The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-21
OVATION GIVEN
SENATOR SMITH
BERKELEY BRAVES PARADED
WITH A BRASS
BAND
A GOOD MEETING
Pollock and Jennings Were Abb
sent and There Was No
Excitement Tuesday

Special to The Intclliccnccr.
MOncks Corner, Aug 18-Thc sena
torial campaign meeting here today
stands out In striking contrast t.
that Of yesterday. L. d. Jennings all
w. p. Pollock were absent. and both
Governor Blease and Senator Smith
received attention and thoughtful
hearings. Only few times wer.
these speakers interrupted by wrang-
lerH In the audience. There were ap.
proximately 400 persons present, ant
was the smallest crowd which the
candidates have faced during the en-
tire campaign. with the exception OF
the Beaufort meeting.
The meeting today was featured by
the gp7crhor's attack on the advcrtis-
ing policy Of Richard I. Manning
the Charleston papers. The point
criticism I'm this was the wording,
"Vote for Richard l. Manning for gov
ernor. ihe anti-l}icase candidate"
"If that advertisement was by on.
OF Blease's friends 1t would be sti,
ring up factionalism. If by Bleas
himself it would be an appeal to pre-
1udice." tho governor charged.
Another interesting phase as added,
on the governor while the chief exc,
utive was charging that Senate
Smith voted to pay $4,000 to the fam.
lily of lynched negro. ~
Abruptly interrupting the govcrno,
senator Smith asked, didn't Benz:
min hyan TilIman and the rcformer
write that into the constitution back
In 1895 when the constitution was re
wr;tten?" The governor replied in til
affirmative, but added. "tliet was til
biggest mistake that TiIln:an eve
made"
demonstration was made for Ser
ator Smith, pageant OF footmen. VIZ
gonS, buggfcs. carriages and automo
hilcs, being led to the courthouse ward
by Metz's band from Charleston.
When the governor was spenkfng.
the charge was made sthnt D. Frank
Mcleod had paid the band. Mr. Mo
Leod denounced this as untrue and
MS claim was substantiated when the
berkiey citizens came forward and
certified by signed petitions, which
the chairman read, that they had
subscribed the fund themselves anf
that Mr.. Mcleod had disbursefi n q
their request.
senator Smith spoke first and was
warmly received. After he had djs-
cussed she new currency aud BANKING
law and clarified It's application ir
giving relief In the present financ,a.
Crisis, Incident to the European war
one OF tho audience volunteered
You only did your duty" "and that's
alEl want to do." the Senator retorted
tnat man who works for his own hon
edt was likened to "a starnaut noo,
which breeds snakes, mosquitoes
darn"
senator Smith asked that his record
ne searched to find II he hadn't hon,
MS iatth. III you find that I've work
ed Tor you, then expect You to ex-
oss your approval at tho ba1Io,
pox. You put me where am. ana
El'vc kept the faith I'm spending 1va
ana one half years working far tbo
farmers OF the State..'
Is The governor who smoke lao+
nounced that a meeting had been boIa
IN the governors offlce vestards,,
when detailed reports from all comn
ties and from all clubs were exen,.n
cd, All doubtful voters wcre aii,nt
!eu, ne SAID. Exclusive OF these no
our side has a majority. the
= ywent Hce estimate Of which is 5000 or
q, s,uuU and the highcst;14.0O0 or $4,000
Inc governor charged that ali the
.orporations IN the state were sun
polung senator Smith. He enume.,
rated. the bankers tho lun1bermer
ana the cotton mill presidents.