The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-24
NEW FEATURES !.
OF CAMPAIGN
WERE BRoUGHTsIN TIE
MEETING AT COLUMBIA
THURSDAY
LARGE. CROWD
MIR. Jennings and MIR. Ronock Had
Much Difficulty Tp Make
Themselves EEssrd
Special to the Intellige1eer.

Special to the Intelligeneer.
Columbia. July 23.-Thsfe were sew
eral new features I'm, th9 senatorial
campaign meeting here Today, Mr.,
Jennings and Mr.. POLLOCK were unu-
sually aggressive. Senator Smith re-
ceived an ovation. Governor Blease
had strong following In the audience.
The Allen Enmerson Case.
L. D. Jennings was tie first to
speak: He hoped order would be pre-
served as very few OF the! !other meet
element.
The speaker. told the audience that
ne intended to take up the major por-
tion OF his time discussing the rec
ords OF some of the candidates.
When he began to oeftach the record
or Gov. Blease the efhsckl began to
get up continuously showifngs "All OF
you Blease men want to hear.the gov
ernor speak. don't y6n. asked Mr..
Jennings. We'll, yolt iiad better let
the other side speak ohayou,; won't
Your hollering viii nSt stop me
from the course I intendsto pursue, /"
he continued, II am going to tell you
OF that record which ffda eliminated
practically all Of the aprfS6ners from
the penitentiary. II r. ana going to tell
you o. a man in Anderaafl who went
into a mans some ard aiew that man.
The jurors and 1000 citizens petition-
ed for him to remain df2 the prison.
while only 1000 names We're ON the
petition for pardon. don't want
to hear" hCwled and ~ ed sstiianS
voices. II don't care whether YOU
want to hear or not" ",-said Mr.. Jen-
nings. Many howls rent the air.
May the Lord have mercy on your
poor, misguided SOULS" exclaimed
Mr.. Jennings. emphasizing his re-
MARKS by pointing his finger at the
heckiers. The speaker with difficulty
then told Of the parole of ]. Allen EN-
merson, Of Anderson.
Would Not Be Personal
W. P. Pollock af Cheraw the second
speaker told of the reasons why he
entered the race for the senate and
reiterated his intention of standing
for law and order If elected. Mr.. Pol
lock outlined the impecunious condi-
tion of his youth and spoke Of his leg
islative records.
In the preface Of his speech Mr..
Pollock paid the following tribute to
the newspapers and the newspaper
man: 1.-The greatest act the fathers OF
the republic did was to provide for
a free press and free speech. have
no patience with q demagogue who
will come before the people and con-
denim the newspapers and newspaper
reporters. They are as good a class
as In South Carolina. You people
whose prejudices are stirred, IL you
would read more and howl less you
would be better citizens"
Mr.. Pollock before launching into
the main body of his speech, told of
attending South Carolina college here.
He gave fullsome praise to DIR. Edwin
8. Joynens. professor emeritus OF the
university, who was on the stage.
"Hor' about Blease being expelled
from the South Carolina college," ask
ed a voice.
"That is personal. and do NOT IN
tend to be personal with any one, :.
l will not allow any man to be j. r.
sonal with me-" exclaimed Mr.. Pol
lock,
Mr. Pollock then stated that he was
tired OF hearing "nigger," ''buck mig
GER, buck nfgger," by the COVER
nor. He challenged Governor Blease
to show where the chief executive had
ever introduced a bill in the legisla-
ture providing for separate coaches.
He then detailed amid the howls Of
the hecklers, how the governor mad
shown throughout the state the pic
ture of negro children and a white
teacher In Benedict college cata-
logue. why did the governor not
tell you that he was a trustee of a
negro college at Orangeburg7" asked
the speaker.
Mr.. Pollock then told of the appoint
ment OF Edwin Hirsch. OF Kingstree
son OF the co-partner of the paper on
which James L. Sims worked, on the
staff OF the governor. He brought up
the appointment OF James Sottiile as
another: colonel on the governors
staff.
When he told of ]. Preston Gibson
OF Bennettsville being a member of
Blease's staff, the man who was on
the union republican ticket OF Marl-
boro county In 1880 along with me-
groes, it brought forth howls and
cheers. Sc AZ
Ovation for e. d. Smith. <
4 Senator Smith, the third i speaker,
was greeted with an ovation which
lasted for full minute OF continuous
applause. 4;gi e .sSS.ls. @a q
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