The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-22
BLOOMS VS.. BADGES
COTTON BLOOMS FOR SMITH VIE
WITH BADGES OF BLEAsE.
SENATOR RIDES ON BALE

0ENAlUN hlDEJ Ula DALI
Newberry Shows Most Enthusiasm of
Present Trip-Senator and Gov
ernor Explain Their Records
Pollock and Jennings Continue to
Explain Record Of Blease.
The senatorial campaign meeting
at Newberry Friday was marked by
the biggest demonstration that has
vet been made since the crusade for
votes opened at St. Matthews three
weeks ago.
Snator Smith was driven from his
hotel to the Jones grove, where the
Injecting was held, astride & bale OF
cotton, drawn by a pair OF splendid
Missouri mules, surrounded by a
crowd of farmers, and preceded by a
SQUAD of mounted cavalrymen, who
acted as escort.
At the conclusion of his speech the
senator was again picked up, put
into an automobile, pending from
every angle Of which were cotton
stalks in bloom, and again driven
back to the hotel while several hun
dred noisy supporters followed the
trail of dust, yelling their approval
of the job.
i Another feature of Fridays meet
ing was the appearance of the, white
cotton bloom as Smith camralgn
badge. Hundreds of these were in
evidence and stood out in striking
contrast to the red s.reamers that
futtered from the coat lapels of the
| governors friends.
| When Mr.. Jennings was intro
i duced, he was greeted with cheers for
the governor. The mayor of Sum-
ter responded to this by announcing
his pleasure in seeing the cotton bios
Il som predominated the red ribbon.
The speaker denounced as "abso'
lutely false" report which he said
had been circulated that he intends
to withdraw from the race when the
campaign closes. He declared he
was in to the finish, whether the
voters count him in or out.
This speaker said that his health
had been excellent until he had gone
into the campaign. Since then, ne
said, the daily recital of the gov
ernor's record had so reacted on him
| that he was almost suffering from
the cholera morbus.
i When Mr.. Jennings started on par
dons, some fellow asked, "How about
i petitions?" His retort being, Eyes
but ask the governor about those he
turned out without petitions, adding
that the governor had pardoned one
man who had been dead ten years
"Blind tigers on your side," vol
unteered Bleasite. "No, because
put them in Jail, fifty at one time
and they left Sumter; gone to Char
lesion, I reckon"
Mr. Pollock said Gov. Blease hat
denounced the appointment Of Mr.
James l.. Sims of Orangeburg a:
United States marshal, because Mr.
Sims, "when a mere boy" set type
; on Republican newspaper. Still
said the speaker, the governor ap
pointed on his staff man, Col. ]. P
Gibson Of Bennettsville, whose name
appeared as candidate on he Unior
|, Republican "calico" ticket in Marl
boro county in 1880. Mr.. Pollocl
exhibited the ticket, declaring the
names of both white and negro can
didates appeared thereon. Wher
asked if he didn't want a Blease
badge, Mr.. Pollock replied that be
fore he would vote for the governor
he would suffer his right hand cut off
i He urged his hearers not to vote
for the "damnable record of Cole L
Blease''. He said thousands voted
for Blease two years ago "and hello
their noses while they did it,.
| Senator Smith told the Newberry
iaudiences that he had no apologize:
to make for working for the farmer:
in the United States Senate for five
and one-half years.
''T would not array class against
Glass;" the senator added. II have
not been agains: others so much as
I've been for my crowd" the senator
said. whats I've been wanting tc
do, and what I've been trying to GO
is not to have so many laws put on
the statute books as I've been trying
to get some of those against the far,
mer taken off," he continued.
No one, he said, who had not pass
ed through the Gethsemane of adver.
sity on the farm, through that hand.
to-and conflict with poverty could
rightly represent the great mass Of
agricultural interests in the United
States Senate. IN emphasizing his
eager spirit to defend his farmer
friends, the speaker said that he
would fight any man who attempted
to stand between him and them.
"We're with you and we'll help!'
came back from the audience, amidst
much applause.
The speaker then explained the
amendment which he wrote to the
banking and currency law to extend
farmers notes, and the real estate
feature, which paper must be accept
ed as collateral, and displayed the
work he has done to get grades