The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-29


service examination.
1t was further pointed out that SEN
tlment was growing in both the North
and the West against the negro. The
time Mr.. Jennings added, would soon
come when the South could look to
these to help nullify these amend
ments, but this could not be hoped
| for If men are sent to Washington
who are unfriendly to the present ma
tonal administration and at logger
heads with the different departments
Of the government.
In concluding. Mr.. Jennings said
that If the governor should go to the
United States senate, the first resolu-
ton he would introduce would be q
measure to compel the president to
release all negroes from the federal
prisons.
Mr.. Pollock threw down the gaunt-
let to the administration forces from
the opening sentence of his speech.
Plucking a white cotton bloom from
an &c. D.. Smith prolific" stalk that
had been seen brought to the stand
for the senator, he, said that he pre-
fcrrcd the white bloom, the emblem
! Of purity and OF the South's pros
pcrity, to the red badges. This
brought numerous retorts from the
audience, to which the speaker re-
Iplicd:
1T is better than to be tagged like
you to keep from getting lost
| In the course OF his speech the gov
crnor said that 1900 Blcase badges
had been distributed, while his fol-
lowers were begging for more. Mr..
Pollock predicted that there wouldn't
be 800 on the coats, II the audience
would listen to him.
AT Grecnvillc last Saturday, the
Ired-tyDcd, spreadcaglcd Union Re
publican ticket OF 1880, on which the
name Of J. p. Gibson appeared as a
candidate for the legislature from
Marlboro county, was torn into shreds
by some political enemy. Today when
the Cheraw candidate held up tho
fragments to the crowd. one in the
audience branded the charge against
Mr.. Gibson as "a lie.'
|
day that there was any srmblancc Of
disorder beyond that OF persistent
hcckling OF Mr. Pollock throughout
his speech, and for Il brici interval
directed against Senator Smith.
Expressing the possibility OF his not
being elected Mr.. Pollock added.
But | know Cole Blcasc won't"
Il bring you message from the ~
counties we have visited" he explain
| ed. From the coast 10 the Blue
Ridge mountains the voters are sing
ing the funeral dirgc OF Cole l.. Blease
and the women, God bless their
hearts, are chanting il as thcy fall
in line" he continued. This speaker
got much applause when he had fin
| iShcd.
Senator Smith returned TO the cam
paign today with his voice greatly inn
| proved.
He began his speech by telling
those about him that he had worked
| for the farmers five and one-hall
years, and paraDhrascd the governor
| by saying that those who didn't like
ii could lump it.
That's the man Blcasc has got to
| t
| up on the cmbankmcnI
I'm the man he'd like to defeat. :
the senator came back while tho
crowd sent up a dcafcning yell.
lis competitors were challenged tC
| say whether they intended to do any.
thing to advance the price of cotton
in the event one were elected, If the
senator had done nothing, as charged
and if no man could do anything.
. IF YOU propose to sneak off like 4
whipped cur and leave the markets tc
be manipulated by Wall street gam.
bcrS. get up and say So" the senator
commanded. "lf that's your doctrine
get up and preach it," he went on
and you'll not get enough votes tc
know that you were in the race"
AT one time it appeared that the
senator would have as much difficulty
in making himself heard as his pre-.
deccssor had. Senator Smith re-
mirdcd the chairman that it was not
fair for half dozen men to prevent
the majority OF the people from hear
ing the speakers. The little group OF
diSturbcrs soon dispersed and the
speaker was allowed to proceed with
out further interruption.
Gov Bleasc had displayed re-
yiscd copy Of Senator Smiths cotton
exchange regulation bill. The chiei
executive charged that all Of this bill
had been cut out with the exception
Of the number Of the bill and the en-
acting words and that Congressman
Lovers bill had been substituted
In reply to this Senator Smith said
that Congressman Lever, in his re-
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