The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-02
THE RECENT PRIMARY ELECTION.

marched up IKE men, ana re-
gardless of newspaper misrepre-
sentations and advice, cast their
ssuferages for men representing
both factions, both Blease and
and anti ti-Blease. They put the
stamp of dsapproval upon cam
paigns of abuse, and while Gov
ernor Blease was defeated, he.
was defeated on account of pc
cnliar conditions prevailing just
at this time. While he failed to
get a majority of the votes cast
tor the United States Senate,
the voters also gave their disap-
proYal, in a most over whelming
manner, of the undigni6ed, Wit
operative and abusive methods
employed by two of his oppon-
ents, Jennings and Pollock. Out
of about 135 thousand votes poll
ed in the entire State Jennings
received less than 5000, and Pol
lock less than 1000. Another in
stance of the fact that the voters
used their suferages as they
pleased in the election was
the defeat of Mr. Brice the anti
Blease candidate for. Attorney
General and the reelection of
Attorney General Peoples, a
member of Governor Blease's
administration, and close
friend Of the Governo. L is
true that Governor Blease was
defeated in his race for the SEN
atorship. but this cannot be at
tribated solely and altogether to
the unpopularity of the Govern.
or or the extreme popularity Of
Senator Smith. Had Mr.. Pol
lock pursued campaign other
than one Of abuse he would have
received a very complimentary
vote. It is probable that Mayor
Jennings polled about his
strength anyhow. But a great
many voters. who have hereto
fore been supporters of the Gov.
in his race for the Chief Magis-
trate, took the view that
SenatoriSmith was already in the
Senate, that the United States
government was doing what it
could to help the farmers of the
South, that the European war
had disorganized the markets of
the world. and especially the
market for cotton, which is the
main product Of the South, and
Chat possibly, while Senator
Smith was claiming so much for
himssli IN raising the price of
cotton, it might be better in the.
face of the price of cotton going
down, to continue Smith in Office
and see what he could do. be-
cause if Smith can do anything
I'm keeping the price of cotton
mp, or if he ever could do any
thing, now is the time he is need
ed. As a matter Of fact we
donbs if Senator Smith has ever
had anything to do with raising
the price Of cotton, nor can he
keep the price up now, but in
the face of the bold claims which
he was making for himself a
great many Of Governor Blease's
former supporters thought they
would give him a chance to see
what he could do, and cast their
votes for him. Tillman's TRADE
Of abuse against the Governor
which came out about, two weeks
ago was not the cause of the de-
feat of the Governor. and it
would be only the indulgence of
achildish vanity in an old man
for Senator TiHman TO imagine
that he caused the defeat of Gov
ernor Blease. The people have
refused several times to allow
Tinman to dictate to them who
should be elected to high
Office, but this happened to be
one of the times when the peo-
pie supported the same man that
Tillman did, not, however, for
the reasons which Tillman as
signed why Blease should be de-
feated.
So far as we know the elec.
ton was orderly and without
fraud throughout the state, and
there was not as much bitter
ness as there was two years ago.
It IS true that some young and
unthinking man, and uniortun
ately a few older one who ought