Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-07-23

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man. III: ccor:s towards the later
e&.s O.. tic forming class were dT"..
Uprn ~ lNEg;h. and he s@iG ihai il
! he'd been accused o: being man Q:
| chi" oma idea, anl he thanked Co
I f. ;hat fact. lie said that NJ! c: hi
tine. energy and >a!cnis lad bc"A II
! ,il~ interest OF the farmer, ard t..
h would cor.:nue ~ cert h !"
! lrer;e n that direction. He s.;0"e
O: his labors in behG.G OF the cu"r22-:.
bill which would serve the interest
60. farmer. and said that he woa.v
e,cr hold Their interest at heart. liz
WAS presented with flowers.
M l.. u. Jennings told OF the re-
cent democratic convention and de-
Tended il against the attacks OF the
governor. He said that the rules pro-
tected the up-country pan from the
imGCrted vote OF Charleston and other
places, and further explained the rules
as laid down by that convention. lie
took up the governors record and de-
nornCed 1t in stirring tones.
TAe meeting at Anderson. where the
friends of the governor are said to be
particularly strong. he having carried
the county last time by a large ma
iority was featured by an attack OF
the governor upon the newspapers OF
the state, and upon the record Of Sen
ator Smith. He stated that someone
would withdraw from the race before
election time. He accused the sena-
tor Of being a member Of the Haskell
conl lca;ion, and censured him for his
political appointments, saying that he
appointed rs United States Marshall,
JAS l.. Sims, who had worked upon 4
republican newspaper when he was
boy Mrs. Blease was upon the speak.
ers stand. and the governor met a
warm reception b. his friends. Sena-
tor Smith received one Of the best
welcomes lie has received yet at An
derson when his friends escorted him
upon a bale CT cotton in a wagon lead
ing ten or twelve others to the speak
ers stand. lie defended his record
and made one of the most eloquent
speeches lie has yet made. There
were man white cotton blooms being
worn by his admirers, and he was
frequently applauded. There was
some little heckling by the friends Of
the governor.
The speech and reception of W. p.
Pollock is said to have been the most
eloquent of any ON the campaign, and
at the completion OF his address he
was given what proved a complete
ovation. Mr.. Pollock made many
friends by his fearless and telltale
recounting of the record Of Governor
Blease and of Senator Smith. He
showed again at Anderson the red re-
publican ticket with the name OF one
OF the governors staff printed there
on, and denounced the pardon record
of the governor. He referred partic-
ularly to the pardon of Allan Emer-
son. a white man Of Anderson county,
who was pardoned by the governor.
The speaker was at first continually
heckled by some of the audience but
soon quie:ed them by his blistering re-
plies, quickly gaining hearing from
those who seemingly had an intention
of hindering him. He was accorded
the majority of the applause of the
day at Anderson. Mr.. L. d. Jennings
made one Of the best speeches he has
yet made and took up the record OF
the governor. He was we'll received
and made many friends for himself.
Mr.. Jennings took the governor to
task for his record.
The meeting at Walhalla was de.
void Of any particular feature with
the exception of the characterization
OF the governor by MIR. Pollock as
feather legged" the speaker saying
that the governor would never stay
and hear the exposure of his record,
and that he would never come to the
speaking until just before his time
came to speak. Governor Blease de-
voted his speech to an attack upon
Senator Smith In which he said that
the Senator is attempting to assert
that he was the cause Of the rise in
the price of cotton. He fayed the
newspapers and criticised the appoint
ments which were made by Senator
Smith. He severely criticised the re-
cent state convention, saying that 1t
was composed of a set Of thieves who