The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-11
SENATOR RODE FROM THE
HOTEL ON A BALE OF
COTTON
ENORMOUS CROWD
HEARS SPEECHES
Governors Home County Gave
Big Reception to His Lead
ing Opponent
Especial to The Intelligenccr)

Especial to The Intelligencer)
Newberry, July 10.-The largest
crowd that has attendend q meeting
in the United States senatorial cam
paign 30 far collected at Newberry to
hear the candidates today. There
were approximately 1000 voters in at
tendance and among these a good rep
resentation OF women.
This meeting too. was marked by the
biggest demonstration that has yet
been made for any particular candi-
date. when the time arrived for the
candidates to go to the grove where
the meeting was to be held q wagon
drawn by pair of splendid Missouri
mules and loaded with q bale of cot
ton was driven up in front Of the New
berry hotel. Senator Smith was
placed astridc this bale ard the wagon
was driven to the Jones Grove where
the meeting was held. A throng OF
boisterous farmers shouted all along
the way and q troop of caYalrymen
acted AZ escort.
AS soon as the Senator had con-
ciuded his speech ho was again yankei
up and seated in an atomobile, pend
Ing from every angle of which were
cotton stalks in bloom and his chariot
was driven again to his hotel. Up
the dusty trail again the noisy
throng followed, yelling their appro-
val OF the rough, matchmaking Job. y
7 OF the. .i@aiiitisy cotton bloom az the
Smith campaign badge. Hundreds OF
:. these wore worn and stood out in very
striking contrast tG the red streamers
flutterfng from the coats of the GOV
er-'or'e friends.
ne meeting today, though largely
attended, was an orderly one at al
times. there being little confusion, 9TH
er than Interruptions. except Of Mr..
Jennings and Mr.. Pollock when these
were attacking the governors re-
cord
More flOwers were in evidence to-
day than at any previous meeting, and
both Senator Smith and Governor
Blease each got about dozen punches
and baskets. among which were sev
eTal baskets of peaches. which the
newspaper men proceeded to sample
In advance. Mr.. Jennings got one
bouquet and Mr. Pollock a basket of
flowers. Mr.. Jennings was the first
speaker. -
He said that his health had alwavs
been excellent, up to the opening of the
campaign. Since then the daily
belching forth of the governors re-
cord had almost given him the chol-
era morbus. In attacking the govern
or's record, this speaker pointe out
that a man had been pardOned whb
had been dead ten years.
When Mr.. Pollock was introduced.
he was asked II he knew "Colie." The
Cheraw candidate answered that he
had had the misfortune to be In tho
State University with the governor.
that he had the greater misfortune to
be in the legislature with him and the
greatest misfortune of all, to have
him as governor. "Yes. 1 know him.
and I've got his number" the speaker
added: This speaker again today dis
played the red, spread-eagle, union
republican ticket of 1880. On this
appeared the names OF negro electors
from various districts of the State.
and also that Of J. p. Gibson of Ben
nettsvtlle. the same man appointed
by Blease on the governors staff.'
This was put on exhibition in an
ever tH the gnyernorIs charges OF re-
pnblicanistn on the stump. Mr.. Pol.
lock also accuesd Charles Carroi;
Sims, candidate for governor as being
a member Of the Haskell convention
and voting for Haskell.
Senator Smith made stalwart de-
+ fence OF his record In the United States
SENATE and offered to fight any man
who attempted to stand between, him
and the farmers. The offer was an
swered. by volunteers IN the crowd.
who said, were with you senatos, and
VIII be glad to help" He said that
he had no; apology to make for hi
service OF i've years and dne half in
the farmerf' interests.
He then dlscussed the various bills
which he had fathered aES the re-
spective merits OF each, poifting OFT
the salient features. The governor
s today refrainsd frorn all bitterness and
did not attackl Senator Smith concern.
ing negro appointments in the civil
service nor did he refer to Haskell.
ism as on other stumps. He was con-
tent to natrRte his political career Of
how he had advanced from ays'stable
boy" to the governors chair. He sup
plemented this with q prophecy as to
his future activity in the United
I. States senate and how his political
enemies would change tneir- attitude
after years had passed; ~, y.s I. .sa