The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-08-06
CALL UPON VOTERS TO
DEFEAT BLEASEISM
Anti.Blease Men Meet-Agree With Confer
ence Members That Bleaseism is Doom
ed Already.

lower part OF the State and Governor
Blease was getting such cold comfort.
he kept saying, wait till We reach
the Piedmont" When the party got
there Mr.. Pollock said the revolt
against Bleaseism was still more pro-
nounced AT Newberry | saw forty
badges of Socialism and Nihilism
torn from the breasts of men after
they had heard Blease's record and
tramped in the dust. he stated amid
tumultous cheering. Saying when
they penetrated further into the Pied
mont section the sentiment continued
growing against Bleaseism. Mr.. Pol
lock stated that he did not believe the
majority for the Governor in Ander-
son county this year would be as
much as 250 And it disgraced itself
TWO wears ago by giving him major
itv of over 1000" and Mr. Pollock
said he did not believe Anderson
would go for him at all. He said his
information was that "Blease would
lose Laurens county" and gave it as
his opinion that the sweep against
Bleaseism would be complete.
His Privilege.
Il have had the privilege of telling
the people what Blease is and what
he stands for" he continued, saying
that the people could be trusted now,
as always, and their "eyes were be-
ing opened" Showing how he had
carried the fight straight to the peo-
pie the Cheraw man told the confer
ence that the masses of the people
were stirred and that "the great ma
jority of them will never again record
their vote for Blease and what he
stands .or."
Mr.. Pollock said that knew that
thousands in South Carolina had
hearts who beat in unison with his
but he understood the situation and
that they were going to vote for an
other man for Senator. God speed
them in their good work for the
State" He said he would have the
consciousness of duty we'll done in
playing mans part in helping re-
deem South Carolina, and that would
be compensation enough"
Not with the air of braggart, y
he continued, do 1 tell you that
believe that on August 25 Cole Blease
and all he stands for will be swept
aside by a majority of 10000 votes
and the majority may be 10000
Actuated by Patriotism.
Taking up the Governors criticism
and remarks about the conference,
which were delivered at Aiken, Mr..
Pollock said that the call for the con-
ference was actuated only by the
highest motives and patriotic desire
of serving the State and was not an
attempt to get any certain candidates
out of the race. "You know 1t, l
know it and Cole Blease knows it,
he emphasized amid cheers. He said
were his friends to tell him that his
withdrawal would help to defeat
Blease Il would get out of the race
before sundown."
He said that he believe d he still
had a purpose and that was to carry
the truth to the fourteen counties in
the eastern part of the State still to
be visited and that, "as soon as they
get the light they are going to fall
in behind the rest of the counties in
South Carolina for law and order, de-
cency and good government"
He praised the conference as patrl-
otic men of patriotic purpose and
said he believed the people were like
them, willing to lay aside personal
preferences for the common good,
and said he believed the candidates
of the Anti-Blease faction in the
race for Governor were of the same
mould. South Carolinians will do the
right thing at the right time and on
August 25 you are going to see at
least one man in the second race for
Governor whom law-abiding people
can support" he exclaimed, adding
that he did not believe there would
be any Bleaseite in the second race
for Governor.
Men Enough to DO 1t.
He said of the men Of the confer
ence that if there was service to be
done "they were men enough to do
it regardless of any criticism of a
sentiment of a demagogue," but re-
ioiced that the sentiment against
Blease is so strong that there was no
need for the conference to take any
definite steps towards elimination. He
urged his hearers to "go back home