The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-11
MEN OF MARLBORO
HEAR HOT WORDS
Pollock Pushes His Attack on Cover,
orr, Not Mitigating His Criti-
ciSmS.
The State.

Bennettsville, Aug. Marlboro
county voters here today were treated
to anotehr caustic campaign meeting.
In tie opening speech Gov. Blease
charged w. P. Pollock with voting
to kill separate coach bill when a
member of tie State legislature back
in 1896 This Mr.. Pollock branded
as a wilful distortion Of the official
record and in retaliation opened a
volley of invective that has scarcely
been equalled in tie campaign.
Marlboro county is the home of j.
P. Gibson, of mixed Republican ticket
anne, and there mad been much spec
ulation as to what form the rumored
resentment would take here .oday
when tle calico backed" ballot was
Haunted by the Cheraw candidate in
pointing out the chief executives
tainted" appointments.
Mr.. Pollock eliminated no unpleas-
ant references. On the contrary, he
inveighed against the governors rec
crd as on no other occasion since the
campaign opened.
In anticipation, the governor came
to the rescue of Col. Gibson, who, it
was pointed out, mad been sent to the
legislature three terms by Marlboro
county voters and had been appinot-
ed magistrate by Gov. Ansel.
There were approximately 1000
persons at the meeting, which was
held out in the open in the court
house square, D. D. McColl, county
chairman, presiding. The Rev. G. C.
Morse made the opening prayer.
Answer to Smith.
The governor was the first speaker
today and devoted most of [nis time to
the reading of an answer to the Smith
circular issued "for tie purpose OF
keeping the record straight, and cor
recting some misstatements, which is
in rsbuttal to the governors st. Mat
thew's speech, which has also been
circularized and distributed freely
over South Carolina. The governor
statement dealt with -four main sub
jects. In the main it was duplica-
ton of charges made in practically
every one of the 80 counties visited
and are:
That Senator E. D. Smith was a
member Of the Haskell convention ;
that Senator Smith voted to pay
$4,000 to the family Of a lynehed
negro; that the junior senator voted
against separate coaches when a
member of the legislature 16 years
ago; and that Senator Smith is no.
the author of the Smith-LeVer agrlcul-
tural extension bill, the credit for
which Senator Smith has never asked
The governor said that be did not
consider is a promotion to be elected
to the senate after being governor OF
South Carolina. He had held the high
est Office in the gilt of the people, ne
said.
Again tcday the chief executive
warned his followers to stay at the
ballot box August % to watch the
manager VINO calls out the names
and the one who registers the count
lest he lose the nomination through
dishonesty.
At the conclusion of his speech
the governor received two boxes o.
flowers. The name OF ]. P. Gibson
was read out as being among thosE
who sent cne of the punches.
Assails Blease's Record.
| L. D. Jennings began by Saying
that though the record og E. D. Smith
were as black as tie goveronr has
painted it ''it would still shine as the
MONDAY sun in comparison with the
damnable record o. Cole. L. Blease.
In answer to the governors eXnl'
bition of the negro college catalogue
with the mixed picture, the mayor
Of Sumter reminded the Marlboro
voters that these white people were
from the North and that the condl
ton had existed wnen the governor
was a member OF the legislature, ant
that he had never attempted to d.
anything to prevent it.
When discussing the pardon recorf
of the governor, Mr.. Jennings charg
ed taat R. A. Richey had been turned
loose on false and forged certificate
and that his sickness had been felgne(