The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-30

spat Upon Telegram
Handed Him By the
County Chairman
BOLD SPEECHES
FEATURED DAY
The Voters of Bambers Were
Boisteross, Apslauded and !,
Kissed Each Speaker
In Turn
Special to Tho intelligencer.

Special to Tho Intelligencer.
Bambcrg. June 27.-Moro than 1000
Jealous partisan voters heard the Unit
ted States Senatorial candidates here
today. At no other place yieited In
the campaign have preferential lines
OF cleavage ben so directly drawn or
partisan strife go rampant. Both
Messis Jennings and Pollock. the post,
entrants, were well received. Senator
Smith had a large and appreciative
following In the audience. Governor
Blease had many admirers. and his ad-
herants today were the most bois-
ferrous of any that have listened to;
the candidates thus far. -.
That large ~ ~ de Bam-
berg voters wiz ses"ma.
1ority (which an~ was not
questioned today u. Jvernor's
followers allowed thei. ,rovaI .of
his bitter denunciatione =. Ill classes
and conditions of men who are not
with my friends" When introduce
ling the governor. H. c. Folk. the coun-
ty chairman, read q telegram address,
ed to the governor by MIR, Folk. ask.
Ing that the governor angwer in the
course OF his speech something asHto
athe support OF the democratic nomi-
nee The chairman algo asked tkat
the question be answered.: as the
man who violated at the ballot bax.
"a: proper mnns to represent South, Car.
5qlipa JIM The 1Jnited. s3ataet sedn ~
81 ;ss,t Ssis s'pa lpesaa
he GOVERNOR ssnat l0n, Anfs shtampad:
SsSadsI nis ST. 70 teiesf =, whiis.
the IL appl6uasd his
|fact. He entifelyT tEliio iiofads fiis stuess
stt0n. Bamberg citizens were remind
ed that in the case OF an attack upon
a white woman by a negro, r6smilitary
company would ever be ordered out
to protect the negro. This bold chal-
lenge fell on willing ears, and the gov
ernor again pursued the "nigger ."
Senator Smith was charged with be-
Ing member OF the Haskell conven-
s tion and voting with the negroes back
4 IN 1890 against Benjamin. r. Till
man: that as member Of the, 1egis-
lature he had voted against
the separate coach law; and that he
had voted for bill to pay an indemni
sty fee of $4,000 for the family OF a ne
gro who was lynched.
al! The governor Eaid that the new
\ ruler were only TO- disfrapehise my
frlands," glowing picture OF the
Confederate veterans; hRobert e. Lee
aand the late Wade Hampton, riding his
mule With the .red Schirt- hosts to
rid the state OF negro domination.
Yet. Governor Blease said, "because
4his man cannot sign his fun name,
s he cant vote" It. was at this tunc-
,tufe that some one in the audience
called out. Eyes, but he can get the
clerk to sign It for him" ;; s.Any fool
7,xnows that" the governor fetorted.
j Then he. added, "yOu Amt cOntribu-
Z ting any information. More uues,
tiuns were fired at the cagdidates here
today than at any previous meeting !.
, Many OF these were of an unfriendly
I nature to the present administration,
!. and the parrying and thrusts and acid
{ replies were heartily applaudsx.. ~ .;;s 4
Again toahxy as yeste erday,. Senator
j Smith received seyeyai Is punches of
\ beautiful flowers, which are to be
Y pregsed In memory OF GSe. he said,
who were making s. heroic fight to
take him out of. the United States sens
] although the governor made q bold
attempt to get rough Mt today inset
] ] tngs; u. p, Jennings wnltzed into his
record With greater ferocitY than at
any previous a NEneeting iIa stsas Given
| y. file receptl ana attsr Az a had AZ
sstats cohyant cii was ssSSssfSd e for M III III
TW1Fks by ra1y sins the ggSG Gieiice.
ss::s MAYOR Jennings said that the auv.
& eyhOf was proud cS his record Thgn
d ne sh8lf DO proud Of me, TOR III expecf
3 10 help him Se1hib BIT the fecbrd ftom
y every stump tp SGath gsSt6ltnA, satii
IS MAYOR Jennit 81. B. s. q q!
;ssS DO TO jt, JenniuR mn .I sdofist yStf,