The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-22

'"Sic "cic nunurcuS Of farmers pres
ent today.
Messrs. Jennings and Pollock evil
IDENTITY had many friends i'm the aud
fence. Their speeches were splcndidly
received and they were frequently ap-
plaudcd. Senator Smith spoke first.
ne repeated some of his cotton
speech and directed some remarks on
immigration to the mill workers. de-
caring that he opposed letting down
the bars to the riff-raff of Europe to
compete with American labor He said
You cotton mill boys don't know
Ed Smith intimately, but by the eter-
nal gods you can't keep him from
working for you if you are of pure
American blood" Raise our wages"
shouted one. ''I'll raise your wages
by Keeping out that European horde
that cuts your wages in half" the
senator replied.
referring to his bill to curb cotton
Ni'SN"' SShuloI OIIlltn Sdlu tnat
Congressman A. F. Lever, who was
present, would testify that he (Smith)
had introduced the original measure.
which, said the senator, had been COM
pleted in conference yesterday and
was ready for the president, adding
that he hoped when President Wilson
signed it he would not send the pen
to Hokc Smith.
Senator Smith was literally handed
bale Of cotton On silver waiter
when he concluded, the inscription on
the tiny bale reading:
"Grcenvllc County will give you 3d.
600 lead over all competitors. Your
friends"
Another bale was presented by the
Fairvie" farmers.
Gov. Bleasc said he knew Sena-
tor Smith did not intend to say that
the senate and house conference had
agreed on the Smith bill and calling
Representative Lever to the front of
the stand, the governor asked him if
such an agreement had been reached; !;
Mr.. Lever replying: 1.-The conferees
have as yet not agreed" This brought
round of cheers from the Blcaseites,
while the governor smiled broadly. BY
this time Senator Smith had advanced
to the front and mOtiOned Mr.. Lever
to remain asking the latter if an AS
sociated Press dispatch printed in this
mornings papers did not say the con-
ferees had agreed. Mr.. Levers reply
was, 1T did," which was the signal
for mighty yell from the Anti
Blcaseites The governor rctortcd
that this proved his oft repeated as
sertion that newspapers will lie and
sometimes fool their own men,"
The governor declared that he was
tired of little towns trying to intmi-
date his men at the meetings and
threatened to hold his meetings in the
country and let the "othcr fellows
talk in the towns. This utterance was
the result of what the governor said
was an attempt by one of the many
special policemen to keep one of his
supporters from cheering The gov
ernor was criticising the selection of
Jams l.. Sims for United States mar
shall over w. Mills Mooney, also an
applicant, when Mr.. Norwood's uues-
ton How about DR.. Mcintosh? %
started the fireworks as above de-
scribed.
When the excitement subsidized the
governor continued by telling his sup
portcrs not to worry, saying, '"They
can bring their hoOdlums and half
breeds and howl US down, but on Au-
gust 25 we are going to bury 'em for
ever" He did not consume all of his
time. He received three Handsome
bouquets.
The arraignment OF Gov. Blcasc S
record today by Mr.. l.. d. Jennings
was the most scathing yet made by
that candidate, who said he would un-
cover that filthy pile of trash that
has been accommodating for three and
a half ycars-Opcn your ears and
eyes, but hold your nosc.'
He declared he would show that
Gov, Bleasc does not explain his rec
ord which he (Jcnnings) will give.
"thOugh the heavens fall and hell
breaks" He sail he doubted if 10 per
cent of the senator's and representa-
tivcs in Washington would speak to
Gov. Blcase If he was sent there.
They wouldn't care to be so honOrcd.
What about NOrwood?" somebody
asked: the speaker replying, "Nor-
wood is Il man and South Caro-
lima has 5000 moro like him, as
will he shown ON August 25," Mr..
Jennings declared he had not left
the stand during y speech of any can
didatc during the campaign, and did
not intend to. lie referred to the