The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-04
BLEASE FAVORITE
WITH AIKEN CROWD
RECEIVES OVATION, LOADED WITH
FLOWERS AND GIVEN CANE
Model Political Meeting Candidates
For United States Senate Heard
by About $3.50 People.


model meeting today There was no
heckling and every one Of the four
candidates for United States senator
was given a respectful hearing. Mayor
Gyles mad announced that perfect Or
der would prevail and policemen scat
tered throughout the crowd were suf-
ficient warning that any unruly dis
play would be checked. The sheriff
sat on tie stand and the chief of po-
lice was there also, and the signal
from these was enough to stop any un-
necessary disturbance. The mayor
made a splendid presiding officer, and
Aiken today gained many compliments
on the fine spirit displayed, the 5000
people hearing everyone attentively.
L. D. Jennings and w. P. Pollock
continued their merciless faying Of
Governor Blease and were frequently
cheered. United States Senator E. D.
Smith got many cheers and had hum
dreds of followers in the audience.
Governor Cole. L. Blease was accorded
an ovation and loaded down with
flowers, besides being presented with
a gold-headed walking stick by his
friends, the street car boys. Several
hundred of his followers escorted him
to the stand, the parade being headed
by a, uniformed band, which rendered
patriotic airs. .
Among the Blease leaders in Aiken
today were: Mayor John P Grace, of
Charleston; C. ]. Ramage, of Saluda,
and S. MEG. Simpkins, of Edgefeld.
The governors admirers were present
by the hundred and accorde their
champion much applause all through
mis- speech.
The next meeting of the senatorial
party will be at Camden on Tues
day.
David H Wise, county chairman,
called the meeting to order and sur
rendered the gavel to Mayor Herbert
E. Gyles, who presided. THE Rev. ].
C. Brown offered prayer Mayor Gyles
said ne anticipated notrouble, but he
told the crowd he and his police were
determined to see that eacn candidate
received respectful hearing, and that
he felt sure the citizens would back
him in seeing that there was no dis
order.
DeplOres FactiOnaliSm
L. D. Jennings deplored the exis-
ence of factions in the Democratic
party in this State. He said on the
faction led by Governor Blease was
lined UP all OF the lawless elements
in the State-blind tigers, race track
gamblers-saying however, "the law
less element comprises only a small
part" and he was not expecting to
draw rom them. He said tnat lined
UP on that side were as good men as
were on the other side, and they did
not realize they were being used by
the blind tigers and race track gam
bIers- to depaucl the State" and it is
In the hope OH cpening the eyes of
these good but misguided men in the
relief that heir eyes were being
opened they would get on the right
side.
He asked Somebody to point out
zone thing which the governor had
done for the poor man. and saying the
governor was commencing the legisla-
ture for passing the one-mill school
tax, and yet he had vetoed the act.
Referring to the governors claim that
he had saved $4,000 through vetoes,
Mr.. Jennings. said some of his vetoes
had received only one vote to sus-
tain them in the legislature, going
on to say that one of the vetoes was
that payin gthe stenographers in tle
asylum investigation. 81 suppose he
would like to have vetoed the whole
record in that case and sent it down
to Hades,' he continued, amid cheers.
Winning Faction.
Mr.. Jennings said the faction for
law and order would be in the ma
jority on August %, for, he said, the
people were tired of one man who set
at naught the will of courts and juries.
Saying there were some people "igno-
rant enough to believe Blease could
turn all of the negroes out of Office ii
he should go to Washington, Mr.. Jen-
nings drew cheers when he said "Cole
Blease has as much chance of being
elected as Franklin J.. Moses, who has
been dead several years" He said
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