The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-03
GOVERNOR BLEASE
IGNORES CHARGES
NOTHING TO tPOL&GIZE FOR tND
NOTHING TO KETHACT
Jennings and pollock keep Up Their
Bitter AttackS-Trying to Make
Woman an Issue.
The State.

OOU unQemOnStratlFe voters NedlQ lHS
United States senatorial candidates
here today. Tie feature OF the meet
ing was the governors complete ignor-
ing Of the bitter attacks made both
yesterday and today by Messrs Jen-
nings and Pollock concerning the
"star chamber" proceedings to which
DR.. Eleanora B. Saunders, a woman
physician OF the asylum for t2e in
sane. was subjected
The only portion of his speech
which might have been interpreted as
al answer to this, was: Il have no
apology or explanation to make foT
any word I've ever uttered or any
thing I've done. Before III make any
apology or explanation, III go back
to Newberry and work again in the
livery stable"
Senator Smith is to have another
and better job, said the governor,
after August %. Il nave already
made application for it." he told the
Chester audience when l get to
the United States senate, III work for
the establishment of a Liverpool Of
fee with E. D. Smith, the American
representative of the cotton growers
of the world, TO keep them straight
over there He's a cotton expert, and
we'll send him where he can do some
thing for the cotton producers
Again the Appointments.
Recent federal appointments from
this State figured in the meeting
again today The governor asserted
that not a lawyer from the Piedmont
was on the eligible list when it came
to the appointment Of district at
torney, but that they were all taken
from the lower section Of the State.
'fWhen it came to the appointment
OF a United States marshall the gov
ernor continued, ''tne only man tnat
could be found was a man with a
white face, but who had set type on
negro Republican newspaper once"
The governor then asked Why Senator
Smith could not have found some
farmer who could have acted as mar
shall or served as collector of the
revenue.
Mr.. Pollock twitted the governor
as neglecting the farmer when it
came to appointments Of honor,
''Wny, 1 ASK" queried the Cheraw
man, "did the goTernor, when he
wanted to appoint a colonel on his
staff go to Charleston and get that
little sawed-off Italian Dago, the king
of blind tigers? He, too, might have
appointed some honest farmer
While speaking the governor took
Senator Smith to task for not having
the negro mail carriers in the civil
service removed, and then boasted
that no negro notaries had held ccm-
missions under him in South Carolina
while he has been governor.
A Novel Explanation.
Mr.. Jennings explained that the
governor was too busy branting par
dons to sign commissions. There
are more than 900 negroes in South
Carolina with pardons bearing the
name of Cole. l. Blease, governor.
After August % the governor will be
so extingnished that 1 guess he'll be
found in Africa where he can pardon
more negroes" he added.
The meeting today was held in the
opera house, with James H Glenn,
county chairman, presiding. More
women were in attendance here than
at any of the previous meetings of
the campaign.
Senator Smith, the first speaker,
began by reminding the Chester
voters of the promises made six years
ago.
cat that time I promised that 1
would control the niquitous system
in New York which, whether the
crop be large or whether it be small,
casts dice and sets the price" he went
on. "In this gambling hell" he cen
tinued, they cast the dice to see
whether school houses shall be built
or whether little feet shall have
shoes
Senator Smith then referred to the
cotton exchange bill which passed out
from the lower house to the senate
yesterday, modified and amended. He
introduced the original bill in t
Sonafe sTWhpn This ic naSSpd :" he said