The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-08-05
ANII.bLEASE MEN
PASS RESOLUTIONS
CALI Upon Voters to Defeat
B!eaSeiSTN
POLLOCK ADDRESSES
THE MEETING
Agrees with Conference Members That
Bleascism is Already Doomed. En-.
cOuraging Reports from Piedmont

Columbia, July 3l--The conference
of Anti-Blcaseites here today gather
ed from all parts OF the State did not
further steps towards elimination Of
any of the six Anti-Bleasc candidates
for Governor, but adopted resolutions
offered by the Aiken delegation calling
upon the manhood of South Carolina
to join with us in going to the polls
and laying aside, If necessary, their
personal preferences and in casting
their votes for the honor and good OF
our State and for the candidates who
appear to be most availble to over
whclmngly defeat Bleaseism on Au-
gust 25.''
Reports from delegates from all sec
tions of South Carolina were coinci-
dent in that they believed Bleascism
is already dead and that the probabil-
tiles are that two Anti-Blease men
will get into the second race for gov
ernor. The conference was composed
Of patriotic men, inspired only by
desire to work for the common good,
iHu IL w tlS never the lllclltlOll 10 nave
any convention" or to interfere with
the free choice of the people Of the
state, stating that I'VE have absolute
confidence in the good sense and pa
triotism Of the Democracy of South
Carolina to select as the partys can
didate for Governor a man who stands
for decency, law and order in South
Carolina and against the reign OF
lawlcssness which has disgraccd
South Carolina for the past three
and one-half years
None OF the candidates for governor,
who are ranked as opposed to the Ad-
minstration, l.. J. Browning. John G.
Clinkscalcs, r. !. Manning. Mendcl l..
Smith. G.. A. Smith, and II. a. Cooper,
attended The conference was held
in the ball room Of the Jefferson Hotel
and there was absolute umanmity
The following resolutions offered by
Geo. w. Croft, member of the Aiken
delegation, We're adopted without
dissenting vote:
Whereas, we, the delegates to the
recent State Convention from Aiken
County, recently issud cali for
conference Of delegates from the vari-
Gus counties Of the state, requesting
the Anti-Blcasc forces to confer as to
what action, if any, should be taken
prior to the holding Of Il primary cleo
ton: and
whereas. representatives from the
various sections of the state met in
the city Of Columbia this day and
made report on the SituatiOn: and
"Whtreas, il was the Judgment Of
those assembled that the ovcrwhclm-
ing majority Of the people of South
Carolina is opposed to Bleaseism, and
Bleaseism is already defeated: and
whereas. it was never the intention
OF the conference and Of the callers
thereof to interfere with the free
choice Of the people Of the state in
the primary election ia be held Au-
gust 25, We having absolute confidence
in the good sense and patriotism Of
the Democracy Of South Carolina, to
select as the party candidate for gov
crnor, a man who stands for dcccncy
law and order in South Carolina and
against the reign OF lawlcssncss which
has diSgracCd South Carolina for the
past three and one hall years; there
fore he it
Resolved by the delegates to the
recent state Convention from Aiken
county, That we do not deem it ncceS-
Sary or cxncdicnt to take any further
Stcp toward selection Of n proper
ana suitable candidate for governor:
but we call upon the manhood OF
South Carolina TO join with us in
going To the polls, and laying aside. If
necessary. their personal preferences
and In casting their votes for the
honor ana gOOG Of our state and for
the candidates who appear to be the
fr al
Feat Blcascism August %
ReSDOnuing to cries Of "Pollock.
Mr.. w. 7. Pollock, OF Cheraw. whose
name is now wen known throughout
South Carolina from the fs.ht he IS
making in the race for the United
States Senate, brought the conference
message or good cheer. 81 have been
in thirty counties. along the coast
and extending to the foot Of the
mountains, and my positive belief is
that Cole RlcaSc will not carry a sin
gle one Of them" he said amid cheers.
Tc'ing OF his ambition to represent
south Carolina in the United States
Senate, Mr.. Pollock said he had l. on
actuatcd by higher motive than this
In entering the race and that motive
Is TO DO a mans part in rcdccmine
south Carolina from the reign of law
lessness which has disgraced her for
the last three and one-half years and
TO bring her again to that place she