The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-01
Tells OF RECORD
JENNINGS AND POLLOCK ATTACK
ACTS OF GOV. BLEASE.
join IN DENOUNCING IT

Charleston Voters See Record Of Gov
ernor Blease Laid Bare by the
Cool Calculating Analysis Of the
Late Entrants into the Senatorial
Campaign.
At the campaign meeting in Char
lesion Saturday Mayor l.. D. Jen-
nings stated that he had no politi-
cal record, but was glad he didn't
| have one like the governors. He
declared the governor said he would
work for Charleston, but he (Jen-
nings) would show that when the
governor had the opportunity he did
som nothing against "the Great City by
the ~, and 'if he wei. back on
you, low can you trust him by send
ing him to the Senate?" the speaker
asked, saying further, personally
Blease is very clever fellow, but
have a right to talk about his rec
ord; I am a citizen of South Caro-
lima and always will be-"
Mr.. Jennings said he didn't know
whether or not the people Of Charles
ton wanted the encampment, but he
was going to tell them why they
didn't get it. He then declared that
the governors hostile attitude to-
ward the national administration was
the cause of Charleston losing the
encampment; that the rule OF the
war department was to make ar
rangements through adjutants gen
eral of the various States, and that
the Secretary Of War wouldn't de-
viate from the established rules and
take the matter up with Governor
Blease, and that this offended the
governor, "but Blease is different
from every other governor in the
United States," he declared.
He read the governors letter to
Secretary Garrison, in which the gov
ernor said he had been ignored and
also refused to muster out certain
companies of the State militia. $50
friendly to the administration at
Washington, when he wants to. be
Senator, said Mr.. Jennings, who
asked, suppose you send the gov
ernor to Washington, something
comes up, he is not consulted, but
Senator Tillman is asked frst?'
He read from a newspaper article
quoting the governor as saying chat
only gamblers, blind tigers and dive
keepers" wanted the encampment at
Charleston, then said he found
among those working for the en-
campment prominent Charleston cit
liens.
The governor, defending his par
don course, had told the crowd many
of them would go to church and ask
God to pardon them, and expected
Him to do it; that when petitions
for pardons came to him it was his
dutv to listen to them. Replying,
Mr.. Jennings said the Lord knew be-
fore He forgave whether the sinner
had repented "and the Lord doesn't
want any votes" He referred to the
pardon some time ago of yeggman
who escaped through the rear door
of the governors Office while a dep
uty United States marshal was wait
ing in the ante-room to rearrest him.
He wanted to know who sent in
the petition for this pardon. He
said if the governor is proud Of his
pardon record "he owes me suit OF
clothes, for I'm going to tell it to
the people of South Carolina" He
said the book of the governors rec
ord is written and he's going to read
it to the public. He said he thinks
Smith should help him acquaint the
people with Blease's record, but that
so far Smith had said nothing.
A man in Dorchester county was
convincted of manslaughter about
two O'Clock, and by five a pardon
was there for him, said Mr.. Jennings.
"Will you send Blease to the Senate
by his record as governor?" asked
Mr.. Jennings. 'Nc, can't afford it,
came from some one in the audience.
The speaker again declared he was
not speaking personally; that per-
sonally the governor was very pleas
ant. "Too pleasant" shouted a lis
tener. Mayor Jennings declared that
IIawlessness in this State was at
greater height than it had ever been.
He told of what he said was con-
versation between two negroes, one
of whom had been indicted for some
crime and wanted an early trial, be-
cause if he went there before Gov
Blease got out he'd get out by en-
ploying a lawyer, political hench-
man of the governors.
Mr.. Jennings said he would not
confne his remarks during the cam
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ord, but would take up other phases
of the executives record. He told
the crowd to vote as they pleased;
that he had not asked and did not
intend to ask for single vote, but
that he would have the consolation
of knowing that he went around the
State and laid the governors record
before the people. He said he be-
lieved the governor could get votes
from "office appointees and lawyers
he'd given pardons to-" Mr.. Jennings
said he was laying aside his personal
affairs to serve the people Of the
State "at this critical juncture." He
closed with a glowing tribute to
Woodrow Wilson and his work as
governor of New Jersey and presi-
dent of the United States.