The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-13
BLEASE LEANS
TO REPUBLICANS
SAID MAYOR JENNINGS AT
DILLON
FEATURE REMARKS
The Crowd Was Orderly But Ali
Speakers Laid Aside Gloves
in Denunciations
FEATURE REMARKS

Special to The Intclligcncer.
Dillon, Aug. 2.-Approxiniately
1000 persons heard the quartcttc or
senatorial aspirants here today. The
meeting was held In the School Audi
tOrium.
Possibly at no other place have the
candidates received so thoughtfuI "a
hearing. Through the three hours o:
speech-making the best of order was
maintained. Only once or twice was
there the slightest semblance of dis
order.
The meeting today was one brim-
full Of feature remarks. Governor
Blease was the first speaker and be-
gan with his usual harangue about
newspaper liars. In this connection
he read letter. nurporting to be
from the circulation department of
The State, in which it was said this
paper would BIO sont on one months s
trial gratis Bleasc said somepoo,
was paying for this. and tho governor
would see that the: United States GOV
ernment found out who and why this
Wes being done: q
Anothef striking departure In. tas
chief executives @speach was his de-
hunciation OF tho, two banking and
currency laws. passed under the d.
rect fnsistence OF Woodrow Wilson.
The governor prcphesied that there
would be no difference when this law
was put In operation, unless 1t would
be higher rate OF interest and the
practice of favoritism might also be
expected, the governor added.
When L. D. jennings spoke, ho
warned the people that 1t was time
for them to sit up and take noilce. He
had never yet heard of democrat de-
nouncing the new currency law. The
people had confidence enough in the
craftsmanship OF Woodrow Wilson,
the mayor went on. to know that the
president would have never signed a
bill that would not rebound, to the di-
rect benefit OF the misses Of the peo-
pie. It was a sign of republican In
ciinations in the chief executive, Mr.
jennings warned.
w. p. Pollock said that he didn't
believe that Senator Smith had raiseu
the price OF cotton. He Was equally
skeptical about the governors being
responsible for the increase OF taxa
BILE property Of South Carolina within
the last three and one-half years, he
explained. Mr.. Pollock characterized
the governors platform today as a
trap to catch flies. fly paper veneered
with "tanglefoot" to catch the un-
suspccting voter. Tho Cheraw candi-
date said that he didn't believe tnat
the governor had the vote OF the mill
operatives anG that of organized
labor In his vest pocket as he had
boasted. Human beings were the
everywhere, he added. and 1t was his
opinion that these men wouldn't be
led about with rings in their noses
any sooner thar other men. +
Senator Smith today answered the
governor as t. appointments. The
senator explained that "a reality he
had made but one appointment.
James l.: Sims, as United States mar
shall, was the appointment of. B. r.
Tillman.s Senator Smith explained
that he had created the office OF in
ternal revenue collector, but walked
up to find a man already slated for
the :Ub. In the appointment of
Frances Weston, Senator Smith said
he had only stood by his friend, and
In Weston the farmers too had a
friend. It was on the basic OF the
work done back in 1904, when Weston
xent over the country with Senator
Smith helping to organize the fa,'m-
ers, that this appointment was male.
The Benator said he would go. TO
Washington within the next few
days, II necessary. letting the re-
mainder of the campaign go hang IL
there Bhoiild be any danger Of the
plan to secure federal relief for the
farmers falling All the speakers. got
an innusuals respectful hearing, but
Senator Smith was undoubtedly the
fayorlte. I g & rs" !.
Noted Singer Dies. Z.