The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-16

'sa'oH ndC pTPC"u'u min, also va.
well received and throughout hi.
speech and nt its clos" was ciiccred
end Mr. Pollock, wlo WAS til. I'M.
known quantity Of the meeting. fought
IS own way from Il merely casual
rlchsant reception to a genuine ova.
tion. Ii Is said that nj the conclusion
ol his speech some men wcrr seen &c
remove their led badges The correc:
ness OF this statement cannot bt
learned. however Mr. Pollok mad,
nig hit. az usual. Ia faowng the re-
publican tick", OF lsSn on which Was
printed th" name OF j. T.. Gibson. ol
l'.nnctiayi!lc. WHO Las been appointed
by Blease upon the governors mill
tnry staff.
senator Smith was well received III
the offset of his speech Tor the n,njor-
uy or the crowd ut INA: inc around
he stand WAS clearly with him. and
as he warmed up into his co,tG.
speech. along usual lines. hc made
many telling points aud he conciUd-
ed with Il fine slow of approya!
from the crowd
lllrnsc'S Speech.
Governor lilcasc cn.nc upon the
stand accompanied Ly his wicc. who
was recognized by very many in the
audience and quite IL shout went M.
After t.lanking tho vGtcrc OF Anderson
county for tho magnificent vote given
him Acrc two years ago. llr declared.
that IT world he even larger next
time. for he calculated this IA thcr..
were only 50 men ana =; wom N III
the Smith parade. whereas, there were
eco Gilcasc badges distributed and men
were asking for more and there were
3,0c3 I'lcasc voters in the cotton mills
OF Anderson county not present
The governor laughed at the parauc
and all pertaining thereto except TIA.
ladies; said lic loved to see paradcG
and pretty women Of which there are
aI% abundance In And son county.
a9 he came to Anderson for his wife.
Tho governor stated that the Smith
itcs pulled OF the biggest "flZzlr" OF II
parade he hnd ever seen. could not
get II Smith man Ia drive thc wagon.
ana had u man TO ride that voted for
Haskell in 1890. and that the hand
was q Dleasc band. and said thai!
Smith looked like joke on The bale
OF cotton.
Bllacc flaycd the last democratic
convention. stated that 1t was COM
posed Of the dirticst, white faced
thieves that ever sat IN convention.
The governor made Il prediction that
was new and unique. He stated that
Ec hail positive information that one
Of tho candidates would withdraw
from this race. and that this would be
a scheme TO steal the election. us the
withdrawal OF the candidate would
nCcecsitatc TIC postponing of the
primary for 90 days and this would
give longer time for dirty work. But
IL they did, II would start the hottest
times since 1876.
Two yenrs ago, Governor Rloase
sag, ,thtl.e were, lots OF preachers
Draying for tho hest man to win. and
that their prayers were answered. MS
the beet man had won. and he felt
confident that the Lord WAS on his
side. Referring to Ills opponent. E. ID.
Smith. Blease stated that In 1890 =.
r. Tillman was elected governor. And
Il convention in Columbia put out A.
G.. Haskell on an Independent ticket.
that Haskell appealed to the negroes
OF South Carolina to help defeat TILL
man In the reform movement and that
from reliable information. Il. d. Smith
sat In the Haskell convention.
Referring to Smiths bills and 'at-
tempted bills" as the governor called
them. he cited the recent ,ynching Of
4 negro woman In Orangeburg county,
and stated that according to law, sup
ported by Smith.thc county OF Orange
burg could be SIZED for a sum not less
than $4,000. That the county OF Or
nngeburg owed to the relatives OF the
lynchcd negress the amount stated.
Further stated that Anderson county
owed tho relatives Of the negro lynch
I'd at Honea Path the sum OF $4,000,
but TINT Anderson would not pay for
the. lynching of any negro, and that
another lynching would take place
II necessary.
Tho COVE inor said thnt as long as
he was in Office he would not prevent
u lynching. and that when crime
that called for one presented itself,
We're lie not governor, he would take
hand Said lie hoped he was MAX
Ing 1t plain for all. That his friends
would approve OF his actions. and
those that did not like 1t. could not
help themselves.
: The governor called upon all
Bleascites to ask for anything they
wanted and promised they would got
It, hut stated il an anti-Dlease called
for anything, II he knew 1t. ho woulc
be refused. Toward tho close OF his
speech, blense continually referred to
the Smith bills. and accused the SELL
ator OF hcing n Haskcllito, further
stating that every man endorsed by
Smith was n IInskellitc. Referring
to pardons granted by him, the gov
crnor stated that he was not yot
through. Tho governor said that It
Yns amusing at Newterry the other
day to see Smith the 15c cotton scnn-
tor riding upon bale of linters Sc
cured from the oil mill that had been
stolen from the farmers. as the cotton
buyers there refused to let them have