The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-30
'ASFlRANTS FOR TIE SENATE
TAKE FIRST SHOT AT IN
STiTUTION SCANDAL
DENOUNCES BLEASE
Pollock Asks if One Crime
Against Woman is Worse
Than Another
Special to The ln,elligrnc.r.


Winnsboro. June -. Fairri lid
county voter: today SIM United state,
senatorial campaign tatic. break away
from the traditional ii somrwha, lax
e"d-cdge groove nj last weeks h,st-
ihgs ana swing on, Il, right angles
into another channel
To-day for the first time sine" t'in
campaign opened the rrcrni invrsti-
SatioE o. ti'" asylum for the inSianc
was injected that the good nnmn oi
on" OF forn's fair daughters. might be
cNon'rn' ed Pulh Mcssrs Jennings
and Pollock dwell largely upon this
episode and their "loGnence touched u
responsive chord in Fairficlds Extnnt
Chivalry.
In referring To the Star chamber"
proceedings conducted by tn. board
oi regents. Mr.. Jennings said that
'Iiucrta IN Mexico never conducted
Snrh IA trial. and the cross eAaIi,ina-
lion 10 which DR.. t.lrnacra s. Snun-
ders WAS subjected" liz added. as
founded even III" lawyer of South
Carolina"
Which Is W0rSe!"
Mr. Pollock said that the governor
talked himself out about protecting
the virtnc ,f South Carolina's women
hood. and then asked sis il any worse
TO commit assault upon the body OF
woman than II Is to backen her
character and besmirch her good
namc?"
Senator Smith too added Il new fea-.
turc on this. the first day of the
weeks program on the road to the
piedmont. This was the reading OF u
letter. from Senator i tInke. Sniilh.---..nt
Georgia TO the editor OF The Green
Vile Piedmont. in which the Georgia
senator denied that lic was the author
OF the Smith Cation Bill. as alleged by
the governor the letter In part was:
MY attention has been called to
portion of an editorial i'm your paper
recently. in reference to a hill which
passed the senate curling the cotton
exchanges. | wish to say To you that
give the full credit To T.. d. Smith
for hi splendid work In behalf OF this
measure. The oroginal bill was in
troduCed by him. had been study
ing the question with great deal
of care. and aided him in perfecting
certain amendments to the hill. and !
supported him on the floor Of the sen
ate in the passage of the measure. If
any one has given me the lions share
of the credit for the passage OF the
bill. regret il. Too much cannot
he given your own senator for this
work.
Knew il False.
When Senator Smith first referred
TO the Hoke Smith letter and said that
he would read in reply to the gov
nols charge. some in the crowd
shouted out. the governor knew that
was 4 lie"
Senator Smit, said that he had also
been informed that there was now
letter in South Carolina from the New
York Cotton Exchange urging that
Smith be defeated for rhc senate by
all means. 4 promise was made to
produce this. II possible.
Governor please did not attend the
meeting today While tho speaking
was in session. "a telegram came from
him in Columbia. and read az follows.
regret that cannot be with my
friends in Fairfield today, had fully
intended to come. Detained because
Of official business, which demands
personal attention
Senator Smith had just concluded
his speech when this was read 10 the
audience, and thcr" VAS prolonged
calls for Senator Smith to consume
Governor Rleasc's time We don't
need him. Let him stay at home" and
I'VE want Smith" were repeatedly
called ont.