The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-07
CROWD At CAMDEN
HEARS SPEECHES
DEMONSTRATIONS ARE MADE By
kERSHAN VOTERS.
Governor Blease is Given a Reception.
Interest in Proped cotton
Congress.
The State.

The State
Camden, Aug. 4.-More than 1000
persQn here today heard the sena-
torial candidates in their initial in
Ming in the lower section Of the State.
The meeting was marked by an
other noisy demonstration for Senator
Z. D. Smith. An eight-mule team
drew tae senator to the grove, where
the meeting was held, he percbed
high up on three bales OF cotton, sur
rounded by yeliing partisans, eacn
holding aIoft banner from some
particular club in t1e county which
guaranteed an Overwhelming Smith
majority.
A team of fire horese pranced in
advance of the procession, the fire
laddies waving their hats, as tAey
chung to the fire fighting apparatus.
Men on horseback rode in front
While behind came a band CT follow
ers, waving their mats, their lungs
dust choked.
There was a procession, too, for
the governor. In this there were
more than 100 men, marching behind
a banner VITA tae double inscription
For United States senator Cole. l..
BIease" and For governor, john c..
Richards"
Interest today centered in the pro-
posed cotton congress in Washington
to stay the demonstration OF the cot
ton market in consequence Of the Eu-
ropean war. Both W. P. Pollock and
Senator E. D. Smith devoted much Of
their time to a discussion of the sit
uation.
Mr.. Pollock said that it was the
duty of the government to buy up the
cotton as the Brazilian government
did the coffee, and to hold it until
the market again became normal.
Senator Smith proposed shat Sec
retary McAdoos plan to furnish
money to move the crops be extended
SO as to include government loans oi
money to the farmers at the lowest
possible rate of interest, the national
banks accepting the cotton as pledge,
Gov. Blease, too, referred to the
conference, saying that it was good
idea, but warned his followers not to
be fooled by it. England's mills, he
sid, would shut down when the op-
eratives were called to war. This, he
explained, would induce greater de-
mand for cotton goods, and the mills
would not only be hard pressed to fill
orders, but the price of cotton would
again bounce up, he added.
Another feature Of today's meet
ing was Senator Smiths positive an
nouncement that he did not vote for
Judge Haskell in 1890. He regarded
the movement. he explained, as an un-
wise one and voted against Mr.. Has
keu. though he grievously offended
TWO uncles in doing so, ne explained.
Arraigns the Machine.
w. P. Pollock spoke first. His
speech was aracterized by a grill
ing arraignment Of machine politics
in Souta Carolina, and his indirect
charges that great sums Of money
we're necessary for the maintenance
of such an organization as the gov
ernor boasts Of.
Next to the freedom of the press
ard the freedom of speech, the Che
raw candidate explained, was the
freedom to go to tie polls and to vote
l!:,a men and not, with rings in their
noses and tied to a political machine,
re all individuality and indepen-
det.ce of the voter is lost.
Mr.. Pollock reminded the Camden
audience that the threatened Euro
pean conflict would cause the price
of food supplies to go sky hlgh,
with an equivalent decline in the price
Of cotton. This candidate suggested
that the nationl government should
come to the aid of the cotton grow
ers as the Brazilian government did
the coffee planters In the latter IN
stance, all tne surplus coffee was
bought up and held off the market un-
I'll the price had advanced so that the
people could afford to- produce the
berry.
In attacking the governor record,
the speaker said that the pardons
were granted without any special
concern on the part of tie ch1ef