The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-04
Ik isllVI ISLANDER.
POLLOCK AND JENNINGS BRING
1T OUT AT WINNSDOIsO.

Asseil tho Governor ON Asylum In
Suiry and Go Into Saunders Case
Senator smith Not Forgotten.
W1nnsboro. June 29.-Fairfield
county voters today saw United States
senstotiAf campaign tact: - break
away ffpm the groove Of last weeks
hustinss and strike out at right angles
into another swirling channel.
Por the' first time since the cam.
pasn opened. the asylum investiga-
sion. to exonerato the good name of
one Of Yorks daughters. was inject
ed. Both Messrs. Pollock and Jen.
nings dwelt at length on this episode,
sisd their pitched eloquence struck a
vibrant chord In Fairaeld's extant
chivalry.
Referring to the .'star chamber"
proceedings. Ar. Jennings said
"Huerta In Mexico never held such
trial. and the cross-examination to
which she was subjected" no added,
"sstounded even tho lawyers of the
State Of South Carolina" by It's ques-
tons and insinuations.
When MIR. Pollock had read the
governors letter relative to the
asylum situation. he asked. "How
much worse is II to assault the body
OF woman than II IN to besrnirch
her character or blacken her fair
namsf Are you going to indorse in.
uendocs and hidden charges against
IL fair name Of a woman who sprane
from the body OF the great common
people,? / appeal to you as fathers
and brothers not to lndorse that rec
ora"
senator smith. too. added feature
totthe initial days programme on the
roed to tho Piedmont. This was the
reading of D letter from his colleague
Senator Aoke smith Of Georgia, to
the editor Of tho Greenville Piedmont
denying any credit for the introduc.
tiou Of tho Smith cotton bill In the
United States senate. as had been
charged by the governor. Tho let
ter In part was: II wish to say to
you that I give the full credit to sena-
tor 4. ID. Smith for his splendid work
in'behalf Of this measure. The orig
inal bill was introduced by him. 1
had been studying the question with
. great deal Of care. and I aided him
ineperfecting certain amendments to
the bill. ] supported him on the floor
of'ths senate In the passage Of the
measure. II any one has given me
the lions share OF the credit, regret
H. Too much credit can not be given
your own senator for this work.
Gov. Blease did not attend the
meeting. Tho speaking began at
1osAS O'Clock. and at 11.25 a telegram
came from him saying:
"Regret very much not being with
my Fairfield friends. Had fully in
tended to be present. Prevented by
important official business which had
to have my personal attention today"
There were approximately 500 per-
SONS In attendance. a good number Of
THESE being women. j. L. Mcdonald.
tho county chairman, presided, and
ptayer was offered by the Rev. o. J..
Pryor. Speeches today were kept
well within the Commute limit. The
meeting was held in the open under
the clump of shady trees In the court
house yard.
Mr.. Pollock. tho first speaker,
swung Into Senator Smiths cotton
record. "All Smith has talked Ia
cotton. cotton. cotton" tho speaker
began. Its the same old song This
was answered by a chorus Of shouts
for Cotton smith," Each time that
tho speaker attempted to gibe ut the
senator for his claims to have had
some part In advancing tho price of
cotton to0 was resented by u large
percentage Of tho audience. and a
chorus of disapproval was SGT up. II
was not until tho man from Chcraw
told the story Of how Senator Smith s
fat had cost nearly $1,000 "a pound
and suggested that the senator be
killed and saltcd down on August 25
that he won the smiles Of the audi
ence.
After explaining tho salient features
OF the now primary rules and taxing
the governor with siding with the
blind tiger king" OF Charleston
whom he has appointed n coionc
on his staff." Mr.. Pollock took up the
asylum investigation. lie said: 9Th,
governor has talked himself out about
protecting the virtue Of our women
There Is not one of us who woult
not shed the last drop of blood fol
that. But Is II any worse To assault