The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-15
MIR. JOLLoCK CALLED FOR
! THE AYES AND NAYES AT
ABREvILLE
ORDERLY DAY
AND BIG CROWD
Senator Smith Seemed To Be the
Favorite There-Some New
Features
Special Correspondent.

special Correspondent.
Abbevilie. July 14-The campaign
meeting here today was one continu-
GUS chain OF. unexpected features
The governor himself offered the
first. when he gave practically his en-.
tire time to discussion Of the parole
OF +. A. Richie, who was convicted
for assault upon his little thirteen
year old. adopted daughter.
Though the governor consumed
thirty of his thirty-five minutes II
reading letters and other manuscripts
on which the parole was based, he
said this was neither an explanation
nor an apology. Nor was 1t to be
considered az reply to anything tha
had been said on the stump by op-
ponents though this case was the
/. high light in the Greenwood meeting
last Saturday. He did this. he said,
in anEwer to lies that had been circu-
lated in Abbeville county, and that
II 1t had not been for this, he woult
not have come to Abbeville today. (
The governor said that Richie.
though technically paroled, was out
on q $1,000 bond, and that he coulc
be reincarcerated at any time, and
would be II his health 80 improved
that 1t would not impose burden on
the State to keep him.
Mr.. Jennings added new feature
when ne read editorial comment
from The Yorkyille Enquirer to the
effect that MesePB Jennings and Pol
lock had entered the campaign nc,
! ssosding ~ fnt sprs,arran
- e.
the, selfleh sfnnttva behind it was
"probAhly ThpneysexpetaHes paid from
I some other source, and o good bonu,
In addition" The. speaker said tina.
II the author was a gentleman, he
would furnish the proof as to the pre-
arrangement, or rctract 1t with the
same policy. "But II he does neither''
the speaker added. ''he is contemuti-
Bile, cowardly liar" As to the money
charge. the speaker said that such
allegation could emanate "only from
the brain OF q .low-down, degraded.
contemptible coward"
The mayor OF, Sumter offered to
withdraw from the race, and in ad-
dition to subscribe $4,000 to the Deaf
and Dumb Institute at: Cedar Spring.
II the editor Will furnish any proof
as to the assertion.
Mr.. Pollock In running through
the records" again today found an
80. 'on euc governor
staff. This latest discovery, accord.
ing 70 the Cheraw candidate. is of the
man who owned the Kingstree paper
on which Mr. James l.. Sims OF Orage-
Durs as young man set type. It
was avoweaiy tor this work that tho
governor 80 strenously objected to
mt: Sims. appointment US United
states marshal. and over which he
nad mad 30 many hard things to say
on many stumps In the present cam
p paign. Ign
Mr. Pollock speaker today, called for
the first hand primary, After sub
lecting the governors record to a
severe griiling, Mr.. Pollock asked
that all those who endorsed that rec
ord to show their hands. The speak
er anonunced that about fifteen shot
up into the yair. When asked that all
those who did not approve OF that
record to -atse theirs there was gem
eral fiuttering Of hats and waving OF
arms. while the grove behind Tho
court house echoed with applause.
Senator Smith was the first speak
or, and was well received and gener-
sousiy applati6sd, st&ie made today hir
usual speech taHs aefenSe Of his record,
Witaout afi toEy TOR working five.
and one-haif hyearH In the interest OF
the slaTmBf8SfSfInaEaj vz1nrn