The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-18
the DAY N IDDEv|LLE:.
BI.EAsE DEPARTS FROM HIS Es.
TABlLSHED METHODS AND
EXPLAINS KICHEY CASE.
JcaninsS Answers Editorial Of York.
vine Enquirer, Demanding Rctrac.
ton of Statements by EditOr-Scna.
sor smith Given Ovation by Farm
ers and Presented with Cotton
6alk.

Abbeville. July 14.-Tho campaign
meeting here today was one continu-
GUS chain of\unexpected features. The
governor himAeif afforded tho f,rst..
when he save\ practically his entire
time to a discussion Of the parole of
II. A. Richey. who was convicted for
assault upon his 13year-old adopted
daughter. Though. the governor con-
sumed 30 OF his allotted 35 minutes
In reading letters and other manu-
scripts on which the parole was
based. he said this was neither an
explanation nor an apology. Nor was
it. hs said. to be considered as q reply
to anything that had been said on
ehe stamp by opponents. though this
case was the high light In the Green
wood meeting last Saturday. He did
this. he said. In answer to certain re-
ports that had been circulated in Alb
bsville county. and IL 1t had not been
for this. he would not have come to
Abbeville today.
The governor said that Richey
though technically paroled. was out
on . $1,000 bond. and that he could
DO reincarcerated at any time, and
would be when his health SO improved
that II would not impose burden on
the state to keep him In the peni-
tentiary.
Mr.. Jennings added another feature
when he read editorial comment from
the Yorkville Enquirer to the effect
that Messrs. Jennings and Pollock had
entered the campaign according to u
carefully prcarranged plan to help
senator Smith and that the selfish
motive behind II was probably
usoney-expenses paid from some
(CDresa and. q good bonus in
oo4l0Oh.H The spcakcr said that II
the author was a gentleman nc would
furnish tho proof as to the prear-
ransement or retract II with the same
pubiicity.
Mr.. Jennings declared that other
wise the writer would show himself
. iiar. Tho charge about money he
denounced bitterly.
The mayor OF Sumter offered to
with traw from the race. and In ad-
ditto. to subscribe 5000 to the deaf
and Iumb institute at Cedar Springs
u tie editor will furnish proof of
his assertion.
Mr.. Pollock. In raking through the
records" again today. mentioned an
ether member Of the governors STAFF.
This latest discovery. according to the
Cheraw candidate, is the son of the
man who owned the Kingstrec paper
ON which James l.. Sims Of Orange
burg. AZ q young man. set type. II
was for this work that the governor
% strenuously objected to Mr.. Sims
appointment as United States mar
shal. and over which, he has gnashcd
his teeth on many stumps In the
present campaign.
This speaker today called for the
nrst had primary. After subjecting
the governors record to a severe
xrilling. ne asked that all those who
indorsed that record to show their
hands. The speaker said about Is
shot up. When asked that all those
Who did not approve to raise their
hands. there rss a general hvtter-.
Inc Of hats and waving Of arms while
the grove behind the court house
echoed with applause.
Senator Smith was the first speaker,
and was we'll received and generously
applauded. lie made today his usual
speech I'm defense of his record, with
out any apology for working five and
one-half years In the interests Of the
farmers. There were many bursts of
spontaneous applause I'm response to
his appropriate jokes. When he had
VVuCiuueu nc was pfeSeutcu WIFI the
unique gift OF the campaign. which
was a last years cotton stalk of rank
srowth. with all bolls open. and none
picked. and with the long staple locks
hanging low from the burrs.
There was much applause whom this
was passed up To the stage.
Senator Smith began by saying that
there had been some comment that
Cotton Smith. "Boll Weevil" Smith
and Cyclone" Smith had done moth
Ing. III he hadn't. nc said. nc was
thankful that he was there when the
doing was dono. He then read the
letter from Senator Smith of Gcor-
sla to tho Grccnville Piedmont. dis
claiming any credit for the Smith cot
ION bin. whom the governor had said
was the author. senator Smith in
roduccd the original bill" the letter
IAN. "and 10 any one has given me
he lions share az tho credit tror