The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-25

nuuiohCe .piaHNeu tne CHaTSe asalnSt
Mr.. Gibson as "a lie.''
:, This was the. only time during the
day that there, was any semblance Of
disorder beyond that of persistent
hacking Of ,,r Mr.. Pollock throughout
his speech. and for a brief interval
directed, against Senator Smith. 49,
Expressing the possibility Of his not
being elected, Mr.. Pollock added.
But know Cole Blease won't" -
II bring you a message fro I'D the "a
counties we have visited" he explain
ed. From the coast to the Blue
Ridge mountains the voters are sing
ing the funral dirge Of Cole L. +Biease'
and the womer. God bless their
hearts. are chanting it as they fan
In line." he continued: This speaker
got much applause when ne had. An
ished. '-''' -
Senator Smith returned to to the cam
paign today with his voice greatly
improved. ' ~ . ,-'.'-
|netHe began his speech by telling
those about him that he had worked
Efor87the farmers Ave and one-half
years. and paraphrasea the governor GO e
by saying that those who didn't like
it could lump 1t.
'z."That's the man Blease has got to
defeat" some one called out from far
up on the embankment. F'-''
F. I'm the man he'd like to defeat,,''
the senator came back, ''but he'n
never do It," he added. while the
crowd sent UP a deafening yell. y
e.: Hts competitors were challenged to
cay whether they intended to do any
thing to advance the price Of cotton.
in the event one were elected, II the
senator had done nothing. as charged.
ana II no man could do anything.
:, A.1f you propose to sneak OF like a
! whipped cur and leave the markets to
be be+manipulated by Wall street GAM
blers. get up and say So" the senator
commanded. "If that's your doctrine,
get up and preach it," ne went on,
land you'lI not get enough votes to
know that you were in the race.
At one time it appeared that the
senator would have as much difficulty
In making himself heard as his pre-:
decessof had. Senator Smith re-
minded the chairman that 1t was not
fair for q half dozen men to prevent
the majority Of the people from hear-
mg' the speakers. The little group Of
disturbcrs soon dispersed. and the
speaker was allowed to proceed with!
out further Interruption. '-''''' "..' q
Gov Blease had displayed a re-
vised copy Of Senator Smiths cotton
exchange regulation bill. The chief
executive charged that all OF this bill
had been cut out with the exception
Of the number OF the bin and the en-.
acting words and that Congressman
Levers bill had been substituted. ''-''
In reply to this Senator Smith said
that, Congressman Lever, in his re-
port with the returned bill. said that
the Language was changed, but not
the principle Of the measure. 80
That makes no difference" Sena-
tor Snaith added. IL started the work.
L introduced the original bin and
there's Some honor in that" '''"'
3. An iinfamous letter was being cir:
culatsi, Senator Smith said, charging
him with dereifction in connection
with the immigration bill. "a -.''
He had just had talk this morn
ing. he said; with representative OF
the Junior Order of American Me-
chanics. and these we're entirely salts.
fled with the work that the senator
had done in this direction. whether
I'm reelected or not, SHAH be SEM
ator until March 4, 1915, and in that
time no opportunity will be allowed to
go by to try to put this measure OH
the statute books"
Senator Smith said that the Smith
voters August 25 would be as pro
lific" as the fruit on the stalk of cot
ton brought 70 Laurens for the sena-
tor today. '''t r..'
! And you can't head these voters
off, the speaker added in conclusion.
| The meeting tomorrow will be in
Columbia. The party goes to Lex
ington the next day, with Saluda,
Edgefefd and Aiken counties next ad- :
! vanced upon. .'' '" .---..
FREIGHT RATE DECISION. o.