The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-10

tf%lj. the speaker cOnJlhueu
Not Open to Conciytion.
z, wouldn't vote for him if | knew
he could" one in the audience fol-
unteered.
lEnen tie governor defended his
pardon record on the petiticn plea,
one enthusiastic follower tod tht
speaker, "You haven't pardoned
enough yet. Open the doors and turn
them all out.
The speaker assured the audience
that as long as petitions, properly
signed and properly drawn up, come
in, pardons would be granted.
Mr. Jennings drew heavy fire when
he launched into defense Of the new
primary rules, and told the Union
citizens that if they voted August %
they would vote according to the new
primary rules, and you can't help it"
This was resented by several di-
rectly in front of the stand.
Yes, we will vote. We will v>te, ,"
one auditor reiterated again and again,
while companions urged that re keep
cool.
TIE hubbub became even more
heated when ex-Sheriff J. G. Long, Sr.,
shouted: "The old rules were good
enough for Ben Tillman,' witch he
kept repeating, as others tcok up the
cry, Take him out
When Mr.. Jennings told O. his sue
cess as a farmer, the question was
asked, 'fAre there any negroes over
there?" q
One Who Was PardOned.
ooh, yes" tie speaker answered,
"some the governor pardoned. One
whipped a little child to death, but he
was turned cut, along with whole
lot O: others
Here again Macbeth Young, the
county chairman and State senator
from Union county, interposed, and
insisted that the speaker get re-
spectful hearing.
Let them have their fun noW,' Mr..
Jennings begged After August 25
they will be wearing tAe longest faces
you ever saw he explained.
Mr.. Pollock referred to the pardon
Senator Smiths record was too weak
for any man to- stand on
"Ycr're right" was echoed from
the crowd.
"Yes, and I'm going to tell you
another thing that's right the Che
raw man added, while the faces in
the audience grew stern. The record
Of Gov. Blease is too bad for any good
man to stand upon" he added, and
the heckling was again taken up.
To one of those who kept inter
rupting him, Mr.. Pollock replied: "If
you had as much brains in your head
as you've got mouth, I'd ask you to
get up here and make my speech
Mr.. Pollock referred to thepardon
Of CORDOBA Hampton, the Union coun-
ty negro blind tiger, who got the
benefit Of the governors mercy when
under chaingang sentence, together
with the payment of a fine, for vio
lation of law in Union county.
This speaker also took the gcrernor
TO task for Yetoing the act that pre-
vented aliens from voting in the Dem
cratic primary.
However, it was the Republican
ticket which the Cheraw man dis
played that was the distinct feature
f the meeting.
The candidates for presidential
electors from two districts, he said,
were negroes. The candidate for con-
gress from the First district was also,
the speaker said, a negro The name
of J. P. Gibson appeared on this
negro Republican ballot as a candi-
date for the house Of representatives,
the man appointed cn the governors
staff Mr.. Pollock said.
Senator Smith, when introduced was
met with the remark, He looks just
like Jones'
You'll find out, by gum, that it's
not Judge Jones before We get
through with this the senator re-
piled. which retort drew much ap-
plause.
The speaker then said that he had
no apology to make for spending five
and one-half years working in the
United States senate Gin the interests
OF the people who make the food