The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-18
VOTERS OF WILLIAMSBURG
VERY DEMONSTRATIVE
Yesterday
Blease Defends Editors Son, But
Made No Reply to Tillman's
Letter
Special to The Intelligencer.

Special to The Intelligencer.
Kingstree. S. c.. Aug. l5.-Wil-
liamsburg turned itself topsy turyy
today with the advent OF senatorial
candidates anu made for Senator f.
D. Smith the biggest demonst -atiol
of the campaign. A four mule team
OF "greys" drew the senator to the
courthouse grove where the speaking
was held. This, followed ~ two other
wagons. seven carriages and bugeles
and eighteen to twenty autos, each
vehicle draped in huge banners with
the inscription: Vote for E. d. Smith,
the Farmers Friend"
Senator Smith was the first speaker
and made his usual appeal to the
farmer vote by accounting strictly
sc- HE stewardship & -ecovn.:ns ths
measures he has initiated in their In
tereets. AS to the present demorali-
cation OF the cotton market Senator
Smith said there was no time now to
build warehouses. The plan he Is ad-
vocating and which is being worked
out In Washington Is that cotton shall
be stored locally and the money is-
sued on receipts of the cotton stored
and Insured at home.
Governor Blease came to the rescue
of Edwin Hirsch, one Of the appoint
ments held up each day to emphasize
the governors inconsistency and read
a letter signed by fourteen Kingstree
citizens expressing conf nlidence in
FHfrSeh rnt ecutninenfifsE
appointed to the governors staff. Z.
Mr.. Hirsch happns to be the son Of
the editor and the owner OF the re-
publican paper on which James : l..
Sims as a young man set type. W. p.
Pollock refers to this each day and
argues that II setting type on the
paper should disqualify Mr.. Simms
from becoming United States mar
shall then bring the son of the editor
and owner should likewise diequal-
ify Mr.. Hirsch from becoming n men,
Ter of the governors staff.
The governor was not satisfied
with the reports OF the Conway meet
ing yesterday and caid today that
while nc could not bet he knew a man
who would bet the three reporters
$500 each that the governor would
carry Horny county. The reporters
had only said the meeting was anti
administration In sentiment. which
the chief executive did not deny. No
reference was made by the governor
today to the Tillman letter to the peo-,
pie OF South Carolina today. in which
the aged senator asked that citizens
unite in destroying Bleaseism.
l.. D. Jennings made much short OF
the governors claim that crimfnaiity
was OH the decline In South Carolina
as indicated by solicitor reports.
s'It has become a joke In South
- ~ m ttt
thing" Mr.. Jennings explained. turn-
cecing. He asked. "Do you suppose
your solicitor would bother to prose-
cute "blind tiger" II he convicted
one. the convict would be pardoned1
tsfore breakfast tue next morning.
this pardon being telegraphed." Sem
ator Smith, Mr.. Jennings urged.
neeedd no defense at any mans hands
for the charges preferred by the!
governor. 80
w. p. Pollock raised the crowd tdl
an uproar when he kept asking,
"Where Is Cole l.. Blcase, / should
like to see him?" 81
The governor had left as was HIS
usual custom, carrying away with him
about one-third of the 1900 persons
:. the audience. Seen q group ca
three returned and persistently wrag-
gled the speaker at times. drowning
out much that he said.
The governor. he said. was not
only feather legged, but gun-shy and
couldn't stand the shot. 'ti
II may get hurt some time." Mr.
Pollock continued, "but Cole Bleass1
hasn't yet run me of the stand as II
have him." ~ =.
Nh Pollock made his usual refer
ences to the "tained" appointments
today. though this was the home Of
Edwin Hirsch. $50