The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-19
The Senatorial Campaign
Opens Up Very Quietly
jennings Introduces Himself.

great deal about himself, by way OF in
PRODUCTION, OF his early struggles and
present material success Said ii life
lasts and his voice holds out he vii,
SHOW the people of the State tnat
neither Smith nor Blease is fit to sit in
the Senate of the United States; that
the State might be wrong some time,
but was bound to right herself and
was not dependent on Bleaselsm or
Smithism. To show that he, sides
being a lawyer, is also a real farmer,
having been born oA a farm, Mr.. Jen-
nings stated tnat he runs seventy-fiye
ploughs and plants fourteen hunderd
acres Of cotton. He promised that the
voters would hear mere during this
campaign about w1o is the poor man S
friend
He defended the action Of the State
conveation in changing the rules. de-
claring that the only new regulation
was that requiring each voter to ap-
pear in person and sign the club roll.
ASK anyone wao charges it to show
where the new rules deprive any man
OF his vote, he said, adding that the
change was made because under the
old rules there was no provisioG as
to how voters should enroll, which
made it easy for frauds to be perpe-
trated, especially in the larger cities,
where names could be taken from
tombstones and from other counties
and given to the secretary to place on
roll.
Defends National Platform.
Mr.. Jen 4ings defended the national
democratic platform with the excep-
ton Of the tolls plank, declaring this
was slipped in" He said the party
in Washington did right in sustaining
President Wilson in tolls fight, and
declared himself in favor of all the
presidents policies 'tAr eyou going to
send one to Washington opposed to the
president?" ihe asked, adding, You
have the right" Mr. Jennings was un-
decided whether he was at disad-
tage or an advantage by not having
political record. Some others in the
race have political records he said
Some records l do not envy" He has
no record except that as mayor Of
Sumter, but will have more to say
about records before the campaign is
over. He says he's in the race, not
rom a political ambition to be called
United States seaator, but wanted
to show the people that things should
not be as they are, and will represent
all the people.
w. p. PallOck Heard.
Mr.. Pollock said he hoped the cam
paign would be one for order and
decency; that he is not the candidate
OF any clique or caucus; is in no
combination, and makes no promises
except that of faithful service to the
State. He referred to his eignt years
service in the legislature from Ches-
terfeld county, aAd claimed he was
the first member of the house to yad-
yocate State support OF free county
schools.
Replying to Governor Blease's re-
marks about corporation lawyers, Mr..
Pollock said many OF them were better
than the men WAC stood here and
lambasted them" He said he never
represented a railroad except in cases
involving disputes between railroads.
He said if elected to senate he would
not come back and throw sand ia
peoples eyes" by telling them "wnat l
did in committee" where nobody
knows what goes en-.
Governor Blease charged that Mr..
Pollock had voted against a Jim
Crew" bill and in reply Mr.. Pollock
said: I'm that most remarkable ad-
dress if it can be dignifed with the
word address, the gentleman who
spoke first tock occasion to speak
about my vote on the Jim Grow bill.
| do know whether it was correctly
read in full or not. That was twenty
years ago when there was race issue
and the railroads were poor and mere
ly existing, and god men. as white as
Cole. Blease voted as l might have
done