The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-06
MIR MIR. POLLOCK
WAS AT HOME
CONTINUED HIS ATTACK UP.
ON THE RECORD OF THE
GOVERNOR
PLEA FOR PEACE
Senator Smith Urges the People
To Stand Together in the Crisis
Caused b. the War
Especial to The Intelligencer)

candidates.
Senator Smith and W. P. Pollock
were the favOrites In the quartette.
The senator was hauled to the court
house again today astride q bale of
cotton. the wagon being drawn by six
mules. Mr.. Pollock was on his ma
tive heath and had many admirers in
the audience. At the conclusion OF
his speech a gold headed cane was
presented to the Cheraw candidate.
In acknowledgement. Mr.. Pollock
promised that he would continue to
brandish the big stick, breaking the
head of Bleasism in every county in
the state.
Smiths Plea for Union.
Senator Smith, who spoke first to-
day. announced that he would go to
Washington Saturday to urge that the
regional reserve bank system be put
in operation at once. that farmers may
be able to hold their cotton while cot
ten is 80 disorganized. He would go,
he said, not as candidate for the
United States senate, but as cotton
grower.
He pleaded that all factional differ
ences be forgotten and for united ef-
forts to Withstand the threatened de-
moralization of business througout
the country. It was only through un-
Ion, he urged, that anything could be
accomplished.
The senator introduced a new fea-
ture in his speech today when he
pointed out that the cost of bagging
and ties had been cut practically in
half as a consequence Of the inveqti-
cation OF the bagging and tie trust
ofrr y,o
who introduced the resolution that
this investigation should be made.
The three remaining speakers made
their talks from wagon in front Of
/ the courthouse. that all might have
the opportunity of hefting.
Governor Blease said today that he
had not said word for or against
any mans candidacy for governor. He
was fighting no mans fight. He had
begged no man to run. However,
| when 1t came to the second race,
and there should be a Biease man In
this, the governor said IN that event.
he would consume every minute OF
his two weeks time in the Blease
mans interests. His machine cost
him nothing, he said as each commit
teemans paid his own railroad fare and
hotel bills. ..-
In defending the parole system, the
chief executive said this was the most
effective Keely cure yet discovered. I.
He had not heard, he said, of mans
taking another drink when the man
has been released on the condition
that he let whiskey alone.
! L. ID. Jennings made his usual
speech pointing to the particular
cases of pardoning which have Gre
ated go much interest recently. the
Rtchey case in Abbeville and the EN-
merson case in-. Anderson. Mr.. Jen-
nings sGid that there was not a blind
tiger in South Carolina who wasn't
working night and day for the govern
! or. The same was true, he said, with
reference to the race track gam
blers. t
II IL were not for the benefit OF
these, they would not be lined up so
unanimously, Mr.. Jennings explained
This candidate prophesied that
Bleaseism would be swept from South
Carolina into eternal defeat on Aug.
ust 90. despite the political machine
Of which the governor had tboasted.
The governor got q gold handled
umbrella today from admirers in this
part of the state. This was delivered
by T.. w. Belk. who In his remarks
Il ~, W. As.EHOttOShp thO StAAs
didate from Cheraw. Mr.. Pollock an.
swered' this by 'characterising the
aforesaid Belk as magnificent spec.
linen OF long cared iquadriped with
skinned tail swinging on to- the coat.
tails of Cole l., Blease which have
already cut on"
This speaker made his usual scath.
ing garrafgnment Of the governors re-
cord and was heartily applauded by the
Chesterfield crowd.
!; On each stump. Mr.. Pollock has
been displaying the sprcad-eagle Re.
publican ticket Of 1880. which con.
ttainB the name of j. p. Gibson OF
IBennettsville., along with those OF sew
eral negroes Of radical time fame.
1t was rumored here today that Col
Gibson YVES chafing under this. and
that some little nnix-up may be expect
ted when; the ticket Is Haunted al
Bennettsviile Friday.
bfr. Pollock says that he will not
vary his speech In the slightest te
Those who know him best take him, al
his word. y s#
Bleese on Peonnge.
In his speech at Camden. Mr., Pol.
lock stated that there Is virtually Q
state OF lpeonage In South Carolina
y pardoaed c0nvfcts working on the
FARMS of people throughout the state.
Governor Blease &, today challenged
the United States district attorney
!, Francis IL. Westotl, !, I'd make an offic.
Hal inyesfig TOM Tor peonage is d vio:
iIatioii OF tho. .tJn Jnitcd States laws. rfle
! governor Baid hes would grant q full
! pardon 70 any haroletl prisoner I'm or.
], der to get any oyide s on the sub