The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-06-23
NO ROUGH RIDING
IN CITY BY THE SEA
Senatorial Candidates Meeting
Duly DecOrOuS.
GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE.

Pollock and jennings AssaiI His
Record From Various Points
OF View.
Charleston, June 2O.-Those who
believed that there would be booted
and spurred roughriding in Charles
ton when the United States senatorial
candidates appeared saw their an
ticipations collapse today with a
lame and impotent conclusion. The
City by the Sea is noted for its par
dsan strife. But with the exception
If the Dorchester county meeting, the
"barleston crowd today was the least
'tempestupus of those OF the four
counties which have been visited.
1t was not until O'Clock that the
meeting was called to order in the
German Artillary hall, with Leland
Moore county chairman, presiding.
Not more than 600 of the more than
5000 voters of the county-the esti-
mate is based on the vote in the pri
mary of l912-heard the four can
didates.
The meeting was featured by the
scathing attacks which the post en-
trants are making on the governors
record and which was uproariouslv
applauded here in Charleston today.
HE'LL NEVER GO THERE"
When they reminded Charleston
lans of the inconsistencie of the chief
executives practices and his preach
ing and asked the audience If South
Carolina could afford to have the gov
ernor in Washington as her represen-
tative, the answer came back He'll
never go there. We can't afford il q"
Gov. Blease is following again this
year the custom he established I'm
the campaign of two years ago Of
leaving the stage as soon as he has
finished speaking. He followed Sena-
tor Smith, the first speaker TODAY and
as soon as he had concluded left the
hall without hearing the rcmainins
two, and consequently missed the rC-
nets nest which was drawn about his
ears. A number of people left with
him. How many it is hard to saw
Some estimates put it as high as 100.
while many conservative persons at
a point Of vantage on the stage claim
that not more than % lett the room.
pany Of those getting up stopping
near the door.
SMITH OUTLINES RECORD.
A there were only limited num-
Der of farmers in the audience Sena-
tor Smith switched somewhat from
his >u,tCmary cotton speech ead
dwelt more extensively upon his re-.
ord In uphnlGing the national DEM
cratic ADMINISTRATIONS hands.
The crowd was made up largely Of
Intelligent business men and the sen
ator was generously applauded as he
discussed the PECULIAR advantage Of
the new banking and currency law
which he amended with the farmers
time extension feature, and explained
the direct tchefits of the tariff re-
form mt asu-e. Senator Smith also tcs
up. though not in routine detail, the
cotton exchange regulation bill ami
the appropriation measure, which ptc
Vtics for racing set OF standardized
yTT'r'"- on ell cotton platforms in the
Sontn
M utterance of the entire cam
Ipa'cn has received more vigorous
response than the tribute which he
paid 10 WOODROW Wilson, who has
never bad IN equal In the Whive
House when 1t comes to purity of
heart, clearance of head and bril-
liancy OF intellect"
WILL LET THEM RUN.
Gov Blease said he had no apology
To make for the "hands of" policy
as regards the enforcement of law i'm
Charleston. He believed in local self
government he said and would never
call ont the State militia to enforce
the law in Charleston until the MAYOR
or Sheriff Martin appealed to him. II
these had been derelict in duty, the
fact had never been brought to his
attention. he asserted Justifying his
Indifference, he continued: I'm no
spy. l was under no obligation TO
come down here to see IL race track
Il IL