The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12
IEcKlEns CHALLENGED.
BLEASITES MAKE SPEAKING
HARD FOR OPPONENTS OF
~ GOvERNCIt.
H(eAee siays He Would Call Extra
eeeaAon Of Legislature. II 1t Would
fsss "Stay" Law-Good Crowd
Present at Darlington.

harrington. Aug. 8.-A crowd OF
from 1000 to $500 voters heard the
Quartette Of senatorial candidate.
here today. There was little depart.
ure from the customary daily routine
speeches. and the only scmblance OF
disorder was tho spirited replies tha,
were directed at L. d. Jennings and
w. j.. Pollock. when these two can
didates were tearing into shreds the
governors defense of his record. Al
one time the resentment against the
latter became so heated that chorus
went up Take him down." which
was repeated a dozen times or more.
With his head erect and shoulders
thrown back. Mr.. Pollock shouted
defiance into the faces OF the heck
lers by telling them mot one dirty
coward In the audience can take me
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There wefe three particular points
Of interest In the speeches today. The
f'rst was the charges Of w. p. Pollock
that Josh Kirven. candidate for the
Legislature In Darlington county. hold
q mortgage on a Darlington planta-
tion as remuneration for invoking the
governors inercy In the interest of
A. q. Tedder. sent to the penitentiary
for life for manslaug hter.
Senator Smith added another fea-
ture when he made his first plea Of
the campaign for the cotton mill vote.
Tho Darlington mill has been closed
down for a week or ten days. and
today there was q small bunch Of op-
eratives who KEEP up a firework o.,
replies at Senator Smith.
Turning directly to these the ,en-
stor pledged himYelf to work for
them al sealously as he had the
farmers. IL these would but take him
into their confidence. He told them
that he would work for them truth
fully and honestly. and that he would
make them no promises that he
wouldn't keep. There were scattered
cheers from these in response to the
senator's plea.
The strategic point In Gov. Blease's s
speech was his answer to the peti-
tion praying tor an extra session Of
the state legislature to formulate @
some plan to counteract the demoral-
lied condition of the cotton market
In consequence OF the European crisis.
This extra session will be called on
one condition. the governor said. and
that is that the members OF the gen-
sral assembly shall agree In advance
TO pass a stay" law, which will pre-
vent the foreclouse Of chattel mort
cages during the disruption Of the
cotton market. IL Is not to be a gen
eral moratorium" which would pre-
clude the payment of all debts. but
would apply only to those for which
chattel mortgages serve as security.
The speeches today were made
from the court house steps. squares OF
seats having been ranged around In
the shade OF several large court yard
trees. J. ]. Coggeshali. county chair
man. presided. and kept tho enthu
siasm and partisan feeling of the au,
dience within proper bounds
L. ID. Jennings spoke first. The
governors whole campaign. this can
didate said, was made on abuse .,
newspapers and newspaper men. GER
tain disputed votes OF Senator Smiths
nearly 20 years ago. and a general
round OF abuse OF everybody tina,
happened not to agree with the chief
executive.
Mr.. jennings said ne knew nothing
about the newspaper reports of pre-.
vious campaigns. "But do know. ;
the mayor OF Sumter continued. "tba,
the reporters with this senatorial
party have given fair reports, and
have told no lies on any man."