The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-17
MR.. JOLLOCK CALLED FOR
THE AYES AND NAYEs AT
ABBEVILLE
ORDERLY DAY
-',-'1 AND BIG CROWD
Senator Smith Seemed To Be the
.Favorite There-some New .

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Abbevilie. July 14.-The campaign
meeting here today was one coItinu-
GUS chain of unexpected features
The governor himself offered tho
first. when ho gave practically his en-.
iro time to discussion OF the parole
OF n. a. Richie, who was convicted
for assault upon his little thirteen.
year old adopted. daughter.
Though the governor consumed
Thirty OF his thirty-flvc minutes Il,
reading letters nnd other manuscripts
on which the parole was based. hc
said this was neither an explanation
nor nn apology. Nor was 1t To be
considered as reply to anything The
had been said OH the stump by op-
poncntY though this case waa tho
high light In the Greenwood meeting
last Saturday. lie did this. he said
In answer to lieI that had been circu-
lated In hbbevllle county, md that
IL It had net been for this. he woult
not hn9o come to Ahbevillc today.
Tho governor said that Richie,
though technically pnrolcd, was out
on $4,000 bond. and that he Gould
would be X his health 80 improved
that 1t would not impose a burden on
the State to keep him.
Mr.. Jennings added new foa,;lrc
when no read editorial commenf
from The Torkvi'le Enquirer to tho
effect that Messrs Jennings and Pol
lock had entered tho caIcpaign ac-
cording to O careful prc-nrrnngel
plan. to help Senator Smith, and that
the Gelfish motive behind It was
''prDbnbly money-cxpcnses paid from
aomGs other source, and good bontl:
I'M addition" The speaker said tha
IL tho author wa3 gentleman, ht
would furnish tho proof ns to the prc.
arrangement, or retract 1t, with the
snmo policy. "But IL he does ncithor"
tho speaker added. che is a contempti-
bic, cowardly liar" AS 10 the money
charge, the speaker said that such
allegation could cmnnute .onlyS from
the brain OF q iow-dOwn, degraded,
contgmptible coward"
IS The mayor OF sumter offered 10
withdraw ffom the race, and lin uds
dition to subscribe $6 ,OGO to tho Deaf
and Dumb Institute at Cedar Syringe
II the editor will furnish any proof
asSto tho assertion. s.i,.,g -,
Mf. Pollock In running through
the '"recordsp again today found an
other Republican on the governors
EtnH. This latest discovery, accord
Ing to the Cheraw candidate, is of tho
man who owned the Kingstree paper
on which Mr., James l.. Sims OF Orage-
burg as q young mun. set type. It
was avo%edly for this work that tho
governor 30 strenously objected to
MIR. Sins' appointment as, United
States marshal, and over which hc
had had 30 many hard things. to say
on many stumps in the present cam
paign. e. Z
!. Mr. Pollock speaker today called for
the first hand primary. After sub-
jecting the governors record to-. q
severe grilling, Mr.. Pollock asked
that iall those who endorsed that rec
ord to show their hands. The speak.
er announced that about fifteen shot
Up into the air. When asked that all
those who did not approve OF that
record to raise theirs there was q gem
eEal, futtering Of hats and waving OF:
arms. while the grove behind ths
court house echoed with applause. =,
h -SenatoE Smith was the first, speak
er, and dSwae,syell received and ,geuer-
ousiy applauded. He made, today hif
Usual speech In defense OF his record,
without any apology for working, Ave
and. onethalf years inrthe interest OF
the farmers. There were many spon
taneous bursts OF applause In re-
sponsc TO. his appropriate. Jokes, when.
ne mad concluded, he was presented
with the unique gift of.t the; campaign, !,
which was a last years cotton stalk
growth. With all sb0lis open, and none
picked, with the long, staple locks,
hanging low from the bnrrs. There
was mitch applause, when this was
pasced up 70 the stage. * & ,lS 4
{ The governor spoke directly after.
the senator. :. z, -. ;ss.5 .,., /.
I. Senator smith Il; was the first sneak
er., He began by saying TINT there
ton. smith, boil Meg!l1t + SN1i i!gQ dh ani.
II Le didn't he thankea GSd that he
was there when the doing WIS done
He thenpread the letter, from Senator
credit fer; The; Smith nertculture,y bill;
1t was Holte Smith Whom the Cover,
nor had. said was the author. "Sena-
tor E.' . Smith introduced the origi-
nal bill. the letter tho Georgia sena.
tor said; a.and e. any one has given
me the lions shore 81 The credit ,ifoi
and supporting the hill on
the floor OF the senateJ 4 regret IT.
Too much credit Cannot be given your
own Senator, e. ID. Smith" He dis
cussed the measure etili now In com.
mitteet confcrances and WIich. ,Mhcn il
becomes ssiaw within tho s next few
davos will 0nua vto1 Z kns, "a -