The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-01
NO APOLOGY
FOR ACTION
SAYS BLEASE
GOVERNOR FAILS TO AN
SWER CHARGES ON THE
ASYLUM MATTER
NEGRO QUESTION
The Speakers In Senate Race
Raise Talk About Federal
Appointments of Race
NEGRO QUESTION
Special to The In,elligencer

Special To The Intelligencer.
chester. June :n.-Appr0yimatcly
60O undem0nstrative voters of Chester
county heard the United States srna-
tor1al candidates here today.
The feature OF the meeting wos
Governor Bl"asc's complete ignoring
OF the bitter attacks. made b0:n yes.
terday and today upon him for his
part In the Star Chamber" proceed
ing OF the board of regents OF the
asylum for the insane. which subject
ed DR.. Elcnora Sander. lady phy-
slcian OF the asylum corps, to such
humilating circumstances. Ter faith
er lives near here. Only that part
OF his speech which mig.t have been
interpreted as relating to this was
Il have no apology or explanation to
make for any word I've ever utter
ed or for anything that I've done, and
before Ill make and apology or ex-
PLANTATION, Ill go hack to Newbcrry
and work again In the livery stable" !"
Senator Smith was twitted toduy
with promise OF a better Job after An
gust 26. The governor said that he
had already made application FOR
1t. The governor said when get to
the senate l am going to work for the
establishment of an office IN Liverpool
with Ed. Smith as the American rep
resentative of the cotton producers 0i
the world, to keep things straight uv-
er there"
Federal Offices.
Recent federal appointments were
referred TO again today, .aGhen. the Cow
ernor pointed out that no lawyers In
the Piedmont were on the eligibl. list
when 1t came to the appointment Of a
United States district attorney. They
were all from the lower half 0f the
state" the governor added. Contin-
uing this line OF attack he said; when
ir came 10 the appointment Of United
States MaII;hal the only man who
could be found was one with white
face. but who had set type on n negro
republican paper. The governor then
asked why Senator Smith could net
have found some farmer to serve as
marshal. or To act AS collector OF re,
enue.
When Mr.. Pollock was introduced
he in turn attacked the governor for
neglecting the farmer when II came
to appointments of honor" why"
queried the Cheraw man, did the
governor when II came to appointing
a colonel on his staff go to Charleston
and get that little. sawed off, Italian
Dago, the king Of blind tigers He too
might have fond some hone:t farm
err"
Mr. Jennings devoted almost his en-
tire time to the ''star chamber pro-
ceedings, which he characterized az
miserable and contemplate" When
the governor was speaking he took
Senator Smith to task for not depriv-
Ing civil service negro mail curriers'
and clerks OF their Jobs. He then
boasted that while he had been gov
ernor of South Carolina no negroes
had held commissions as notaries.
Mr.. Jennings answered this by say
ing that the governor was too bury
granting pardons to negroes to sign
commissions for them. There are
now in South Carolina" this speukcn
went on more than 900 negroes with
pardons bearing the name Of Cole J..
Blease. The governor on the 25th. OF
August will be SO extinguished that
guess we'll find him In Africa. where
he can pardon some more negroes"
Senator Smith made today one Of
the NOSE eloquent speeches OF the
entire campaign, in defending the rec
ord he has made.
81 arrogate to myself no credit for
what ! am" He said. "All that cm
or hope to, be owe to the teachings
got at my mothers knee and thank
God you haven't money enough or
power enough to make me- prove
faithless to my trust" His mastery
tribute to the motherhood of the sou.
brought forth applause.
Senator Smith received today the
largest box OF flowers that has yet
appeared during the campaign. The
governor too got bunch, and Mr..
Jennings got his first. The mayor OF
Sumter said. holding his flowers up
to the audience, that he would not
disgrace these by putting them on
the political corpse OF Cole l.. Blease."
Mr.. Jennings, began his address by
saying to the people Of Chester II they
"Vote like the people In the lower
part Of the state. you will send the
governor back to Newberry to work
in livery stable"
Read Evidence.
II am going to read some of the
words" said Mr.. Jennings. THAT
Governor Rlease has spoken which
will make the cheeks OF the women