The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-07-03

was reported. After touching on the
need of drainage in the low country
of the state. the inevitable negro
question was taken up at great
length. The governor also did not
fail to pay his respects to the last
state Democratic convention, calling
its new rules "a concotion of thievery
In order to cheat Blease out" He
made an allusion to Judge Jones. his
opponent two years ago, whom he in
sisted had not been well treated by
his supporters since his defeat.
In closing the governor thanked
his supporters for the vote he had
received in this county. Il have done
what / believed to be for the best
interests of South Carolina" he de-
clared, adding boastfully, Il have no
apologies to make for a word have
said or a thing | have done. have
done what was right and on the
fourth day of next March / will be
introduced as senator by Cotton EN-
pert Ellison Durant Smith"
During the course of Governor
Blease's speech there was consider
able applause from his supporters in
the crowd
HON. l.. ID. JENNINGS.
1T somewhat amused me to sit
down and hear the governor say
what he will do when he hopes to be
in Washington. Why doesn't he tell
what he has done?" asked Hon. L. ID.
Jennings of Sumter. in opening his
speech. Refuting the statement that
the governor had worked for the up
building OF the state, he told of how
he had won the emnity of a great
many people in the state. as well as
every department of state and the
militia as well, and how he cannot
work in conjunction with the ma
uonal government He declared
Governor Blease unfit to represent
our people, that his record proved
this. In speaking OF his pardon OF
Portland Ned, he stated that the
governor had misrepresented the
matter, the facts being that the safe
cracker had been tried and convicted
by the federal authorities and the
crime for which he was punished was
house breaking in Spartanburg coun-
ty, over which offensc the federal
court had no Jurisdiction. Mr.. Jen-
nings spoke about the new rules of
the party, demonstrating clearly thar
they worked no hardship on anv vot-
er, who cared enough to register and
that anybody with any sense could
not object to that. IF he doesn't go
and sign the roll he hasn't sufficient
interest to vote. But nobody seems
to object but Blease."
The speaker at this point was piled
with questions by some noisy young
fellows under age, whom Chairman
Stewart promptly called down. Mr..
Jennings then took up in detail the
Outrageous Star chamber proceed
ings," to which ordeal DR.. Eleanora
b. Saunders of the State Hospital for
the Insane was subjected. He told
of the base charges and insinuations
made against this good woman whose
name was sail she had; of how the man
who now occupies the governors
chair, once occupied by Hampton and
men of that stamp, sought to persc-
cute her because his high Office might
give more weight to his charge than
If private citizens had made il. Mr.
Jennings quoted directly from the
record Of the trial, pausIng after each
episode to ask, Fellow citizens, do
you stand by that record and will
you endorse it?" Mr.. Jennings pro-
nounced the whole affair "such a pro-
ceeding as has never been held in a
civilized country before" yet"
he remarked, the governor says he
is going to stand by that record. Is
il a record that qualities the COVER
nor OF this state to represent the
Anglo-Saxon people in the United
States senator"
Mr.. Jennings, in reply to state
ment OF Governor Blease's. to the eff
feet that under certain conditions he
would be willing to go back to the
livery stable where he was reared,
said, Before he goes back to a livery
stable, he might go in business with