The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
CANDIDATES At GEORGETOWN.
DIAL AND POLLOCK PLEASE
AUDIENCE.
Laurcns and Chcraw Men Eay Stress
ON Uttcranccs of Bleaso Since War
Began.

Tor the United States senate put in
another effective days campaigning
here today. The court house was filled
beyond seating capacity and voters
heard the best speeches of the cam
paign delivered by Messrs. Dial and
Pollock.
Senator Benet was detained in CO.
lumbia on account of the cotton mar
ket stabilizing measure pending in
congress. He telegraphed NJ. w. Py-
att, county chairman, explaining the
cause of his ATS nee, and requesting
that he emphasize to the voters the
keynote of the campaign, "You can
not vote for disloyal man and be
loyal yourself" Senator Benet will
join the campaign party tomorrow or
Wednesday.
The most interesting angle of the
meeting today was w. P. Pollock's
arraignment of Thomas H. Peoples,
opposing candidate for the short term
Mr.. Peoples was designated as 1.-THE
accidental attorney general of South
Carolina, put in the senatorial race by
little band of willful men, headed
by Cole L. Blease to hold Blease in
the senatorial race, while Blease
lodged about in the bushes over the
State"
Mr.. Peoples had slipped into the
office of attorney general six years
ago by "honeyed words, soft smiles
and by hanging OH to Blease's coat
tail" Mr.. Peoples now has a strangl
hold on Blease's coattail. mo man
could vote for Cole L. Blease or Tom
Peoples and be loyal himself"
Mr.. Pollock paid a tribute to the
Bleaseites of finer texture over the
State, referring by name to DR.. Olin
Sawyer of Georgetown, who had
shaken all allegiance to Blcase and
was striving in a commenda Die man.
ner to wipe out the cOntagion in the
community. DR.. Sawyer was present
and was one of the most enthusiastic
| contributors to the volume of ap-
plause. 1t was emphasized by the
Cheraw candidate that these men are
worthy Of much honor and that their
action deserves the plaudits Of all
good people.
According to the Charleston Amer
lean today Blease is now 6. patriot
and Is willing to raise regiment or
brigade and lead them to hell "
need be-" The direction in which he
would lead it would be opposite to
that in which the American boys in
France now are romping and would
be 'in retreat as he led little Tom
Peoples from Florence last Monday,
when Peoples wilted before the bar
Of public opinion"
Blease had been trying to lead the
people of South Carolina to hell all
his life, said the speaker, and had
succeeded in leading several of his
compatriots to the cells of the federal
prisons.
Nobody but a coward had ever
found it necessary to go around the
State with a band of thugs or gun
men, he continued, and Blease had
any number of them four years ago,
commissioned by himself as governor
to carry guns to defend him." Pos
sibly because he was not governor
there were now no gunmen going
around over the State with the cam
paign party. Mr.. Pollock got an
ovation when he concluded his
speech.
The people Of Georgetown were told
today that the vilest slander ever ut
tered against the memory of the late
Senator Tillman was that Blease
stood for the same things Senator
Tillman stood for mo one ever had
occasion to question Senator Tillman's
loyalty or patriotism down to the very
day of his DEATH" Mr.. Dial said. The
laurens county candidate is not OF
those who says the war must be
Fought to a successful conclusion
since we're in it," I'VE went to
war because no self-respecting ma
ton could keep out and don't want
rs to quit fighting until we have whip
)ed the devil out of Germany"
This was no time to send to the
| United States senate a man who said
one thing today and another tomor-
row. Blease had often brought the
name Of the State to shame by his ut
.erances and acts and was now run
ling from one end Of the State to the
| ,ther "whipinp becanso Tho ,oon,o 49,,