The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-17
MR.. JOLLOCK CALLED FOR
THE AYES AND NAYES AT
ABBEVILLE
ORDERLY DAY
re AND BIG CROWD
Senator Smith Seemed To Be the
,F'avorite There-some New
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-ao- butrM
hbbeviIle, July 1.-THE campaign
meeting here today was one continu-
GUS chain of unexpected features
Tho governor himself offered the
first. when lie gave practically his Gil
tiro time to q discussion of tho parole
Of n. "A. Richie, who was convicted
for assault upon his little thirteen
year old adopted. daughter.
Though the governor consumed
thirty of his thirty-tlve minutes 81
reading letters md other manuscripts
on which the parole was based. he
said this WAS neither nn explanation
nor an apology. Nor was It To be
considered aE a reply to anything thc
had been said OIL the stump by op-
pOncnts though this case was tho
high light III the Greenwood meeting
last Saturday. lie did this, he said,
in answer to lie3 that had been circu-
lated In Nhbeville county, and thnt
IL It. had net been for this. ho wouls
not have come to Abbeville today.
Tho governor said that Richie,
though technically puroled. was out
on $4,000 bond. and that he Gould
be. EAincarcnratad nt any tin,a. and
would be II his health 80 improved
that it would not impose q burden on
the State to keep him.
Mfr. Jennings added new feature
when he read editorial comment
from The Yorkvillo Enquirer to tho
effect that Messrs Jennings and Pol
lock had entered the campaign ac-
cording to careful prc-arraugcd
plan TO help Senator Smith, and that
the selfish motive behind II was
probably Aaoney-cxpcnses paid from
some other source, and good bonu:
IN addition" The speaker said tla
II tho author waa gentleman, ht
would furniEh the proof as to the pro.
arrangement, or retract 1t with the
same policy. "But II he does neither
tho speaker added. "he is q 'contempti-
bic, cOwartlly liar" AS to the money
charge, the speaker said that such
allegation could emanate "onlyH from
the brnin OF u low-down. degraded.
cpnteniptible coward" ~ ;f..,.
4 The mayor Of Sumter offered to
withdraw from the race, and I'm ads
dition 10 subscribe $4,000 to the Deaf
and, Dumb, Institute at Cedar SprfnRt
II the editor will furnish any proof
as to the assertion.
Mr.. Pollock in running through
the "recordsv again today found an
other Republican on tho governor's
Etnff. This latest discovery, accord
ING TO- the Cheraw candidate, IS Of the
man who owned the Kingstree paper
on which Mr., James L. Sims OF Orage-
burg: as o young man set type. It
was avowedly for this work TINT tho
governor SO strenously objected TO
MIR. Sims appointment as. United
States marshal, and over which ho
had had SO many hard things. to say
on many stumps In the present cam
paign.
=. Mr.. Pollock speaker today called for
the first hand primary. After snb.
1ecting the governors record to, a
severe grflling, Mr.. Pollock asked
that all those who endorsed that rec
ord to show their hands. The speak.
that about fifteen shot
up into the air. When, asked that all
those who did not approve OF that
record to raise theirs there was gem
eEalg fluttering Of hats and waving OF
arms, while the grove behind thu
court house echoed with applause. I,
i Senat0E Smith was the frat speak
er. and Was well received and gener.
ousiy, applauded. 1. He made, today hif
Usual speech In defense OF his record,
without any apology. for working. five
and; onethalf years thi the Interest OF
the farmers. There were many spon
taneoua bursts Of applause In re-.
sponse( to his appropriate foxes, wien
he had concluded, he was presented
with, the: unique gift tofathe campaign,
which was IaGt years cotton stalk
growth with all tb0lls. open, and mono
picked, with the long I. staple locks,
hanging low from the burrs. There
was much applause, when this wa.
passed up to the stage. .s r & ;a = s-S
The governor spoke directly after
the senator. 800 (. :.,
= Senator Smith was the first. sneak.
er. j He began by saying. that there
hnd been much comment that :s.ssCOt-
tom Smith, Boil WeRjin, Sn1idh,. and
Cyclone" Smith had d6ltS y hbttifng
II he didn't he thahkea God that he
was there when tile doing was .d6nc.
He thensread the letter, from Senator
credit for the Smith th.agriclltnre, bill
1t was Hoke Smith whom the COVER
nor had seid was the euthof. "Sena-
tor E. d Z. Smith introduced the origi-
nus Dill t:io :atss:,atss oor;. ;::;::: ;;t::
tor said, .:and ifs any, one has Eiycn
me the lions shore ofathe credit .(foi
amending and dsHuppoTttng tho bill on
the floor Of the se1late) T. regret It
Too much credit caHpot be given your
own. Senator, e. ID. Smith, He dia-
|cussed the measure etill now in com.
mftfee con- nference: .und which >@ten II
|tecomea law vii IN tho ii next few
Edsys. viii compel cotton Dealers Ia
deliver the same GTea OF Cotton sns
contracts call tfor} ZEN you sell
|MiddIing, Jon dell dltng, or It's
equivalent. ior SOD III In c0nae
E1nence,,, ke; Saeid 1a1atfoi y , OF
its es,.slns !. y, Is! S. we .s 3!