The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-02

Was at Whitmire on Saturday After
noon and at WiIlOwbroOk on
Saturday Night.
Governor Cole L. Blease delivered
two vigorous political addresses in
Newberry county on Saturday The
first was at Whitmire on Saturday, af-
ternoon, before an audience Of prob
ably in the neighborhood of 800 to
1000 people, and the second at Will
lowbrook park. in West End, on Sat-
urday night, to one of the largest
crowds which has ever gathered at the
park-probably between $500 to 3,OOO
people, from different sections Of the
county, and including some citizens OF
Laurens and other counties In neither
OF his addresses did the chief execu-
tive refer to Senator Smith. his oppo-
nent in the race this summer for the
United Sta.es senate On the other
nand, Governor Blease devoted him
self to a history of his political career,
to his record as governor, to urging
the people to enroll under the new
primary rules, and to paying his re-
spects. with gloves off and without
mincing words, to his political oppo-
nents in Newberry county, whom he
mentioned by name in each instance.
During both addresses the governor
was enthusiastically received and lib
orally applauded.
The governor came to NeWberry on
Friday night 70 attend the Odd Eel
lows banquet, which is spoken of in
another column. He returned to Co
lumbia on Sunday morning
At WilIOwbrOOk Park.
The govern or was introduced to the
large audience at Willowbrook park
on Saturday night by Col. ]. Marion
Davis, superintendent of the Newberry
cotton mills, and member OF the gov
ernors military staff.
The governor began his address by
referring to his early struggles and
reviewed his political career. Newber-
ry county, he said, had always stood
at his back. However, this year, he
said a caucus was held in a lawyers
Office in Newberry on the eve Of the
county convention, attended not by
cotton mill men, not by farmers,
though there were some present who
called themselves planters who were
stockholders in the banks and the cor
pora ions Cf Newberry-attended by
representa- ives of the four banks, who
were fighting him because ne was max
ing a fight to reduce the lagal rate Of
interest to six per cent, without dis
count. instead Of 10 and II per cen.
discount, "in order 20 give to the peo-
pie of this State, the poor people who
had to borrow money, an opportunity
to borrow it a a reasonable rate, and
10 force these corporations, when they
loaned money, to lend it at rate OF
intestest hat was just and fair to both
the man who loaned it and the man
VINO borrowed it." The governor was
particularly severe in his structures OF
others who he said had attended The
caucus, am0ng them Senator Alan
Johnstone, and Mr.. Lambert ". Jones,
referring to financial compromise Of
a $4,000 deb: at so cents on the dol
lar with which he charged the former,
and to a homicide case which was tried
in Newberry good many years ago
which he urged should have kept the
latter out of the Office where the eau
Gus was held.
The Club Meetings.
He said the club meetings in New
berry county were packed against him,
saying that in Ward negro and a
Republican had been carried 10 the
club meeting to help elect delegates
to the county convention against him.
Throughout his address the governor
mentioned names wherever he made
charges and in this instance he charg-
ed that the man whom he characterized
as a. Republican had held Office under
a Republican administration and had
beben dismissed from the Office which
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