The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-17
DIGGING A HOLE TO BURY
BLEASE POLITICALLY
AND COVER HIM UP
is FEATHER LEGGED
The Latest Pet Name Handed the
Governor By the Man From
Chesterfield
Especial Correspondence.)


campaign meeting here today was
marked by the charge by w p. Pol
lock that the governor "!lad feathers
on his legs" This was in explanation
OF the governors failure to stay on
the stand when the other candidates
are speaking.
THIS candidate said that lie didn't
attack any man behind his back How
ever, he added, the governors turn
1ng turkey" and running away would
not deter him in holding up his record
In all It's hideous nakedness.
Senator Smith added another fea-
ture when he read an affidavit from
Z. r.. MOOrcr, of Dorchester county,
saying that Senator Smith was in st.
Georges the date OF The Haskell con-
ycntion. Oath was also made that ut
the time Mr.. Mourer had reminded
Senator Smith that the newspapers
had reported him as delegate to the
convention, and asked how he could
be mt two places at one time.
The meeting today was the .twenty-
second, thus terminating the first half
of the campaign. Not more than 700
voters heard the candidates, which,
was the smallest crowd since the
Ycrkvillc meeting two weeks ago.
Mr.. Jennings. who spoke first. said
there were not more than $4,000 race
track gamblers, blind tigers, and those
who hold general disregard for the
law in the state. 1t was his pufposc
in this campaign, lie explained, to
open the eyes of the other $4,000 yot.
!. .ers, y who have been bo odWinkad Into
believing Fthat they represented the
cause OF the people.
He closed by predicting that the
governor would be SO badly defeated
on August 30 that he would wake up
In China or some oth:r unclyi!!zcd
country where he ought to be-.
Mr.. Pollock said that he was ey-
haustcd from Wednesdays campaign
Ing In Anderson, where lie said he
played the "salamandcr" by digging a
hole III the sand. putting "Cole" into
1t. and then packing the sand in upon
him. He added that his conscience
was beginning to prick him for kick
ing n corpse.
The candidate from Cheraw devoted
most of his time today to an attack
on Senator Smiths record. He told
the Walhalla audience that Senator
Smith was beginning to believe that
Pollock was the man he would have to
defeat.
Senator Smith challenged his op-
ponents to say whether or not they
would do anything to advance the
price of cotton in the event one OF
them should be elected to the United
States senate. If he had nothing to
do with the raising of the price of
cotton. IL the organization OF farmers
he represented had not accomplished
anything, then the logical conclusion
was that nothing could be done. and
that If either. should be elected he
would attempt nothing in this direc-
tion.
Senator Smith was presented with
a pigmy bale Of cotton, wich the owner
had kept .stored" fifteen years. The
speaker said he would mako this his
emblem. tt
Governor Blease warned the Oconee
county voters today that two newspa-
per men, under the pretext OF solicit
ing subscriptions, were following. tho
campaign party. These he designated
as scamp followers" and denounced
them as cowardly liars. because OF, the
rumor he, had heard that they were
putting out the report that Bleasc
was defeated.
The governor had much to gay
about Tne state newspaper, winch I've
said was many peoples prayer book.
He made his characteristic pleas to
hreate prejudire against the negro and
put on exhibition again today the cat
alogue. OF Benedict College in Colum-
bia, which contains a picture Of the
faculty. in which there are white
members.
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