Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07

think so. either. " said a voice in the
crowd. Mr.. Zimmerman said chat
over in Columbia Lever declared that
he. Lever. would step out of congress
and become street car motorman II
President Wilson were to ask him to-.
II want to tell you that President
Wilson thinks too much Of the lives
of the people who ride on street cars
to give Lever a lob of that kind" '"
said the speaker. Mr.. Zimmerman
said that according to the record. Mr..
Lever did not tell President Wilson
the whole truth. in that he had fall
ed to mention the fact that four
good men. loyal and true. were run
ming for Congress in the seventh dis
trict. Challenged Lever. or any one
else, to secure a letter from the Pres
ident saying that Zimmerman should
get out of the race. or that Mcleod
or Brantley should get out of the
race. The President had written
that no distinction should be made
between true and loyal democrats
Lever cannot come now and say that
the charmanship of the agricultural
committee is so important to. the far
mers now. Where were the farmers
when Lever had the senatorial fever?
he asked, Gordon Lee. of Georgia
said Mr.. Zimmerman. would have sue
ceeded Lever and what helps the far
mers. of Georgia would help the far
mers of the South and of South Car.
DINA Who of you farmers knew of
the change in the chairmanship of
this committee when it fell to Lever
about 6 years ago. MIR. Levers cot
ton futures bill had been declared un
constitutional by a federal Judge:
and Mr.. Levers Land bank bill only
gave farmers 8 months in which to
make crop. and the senate had to
amend the bill so that the farmer
would have 6 months. Mr.. Lever
was also charged by the speaker with
being negligent in securing the nj
trate bill to help farmers, all of
which caused delay in delivery. and
loss to the farmers. Mr.. Lever has
done much good. and I give him Gre
dit for what he has done. said Mr..
Zimmerman. In conclusion. the
speaker said Mr.. Lever had written to
a few friends in Lexington asking
them what his (Lever's) patriotic
duty was in running for the senate.
A short while afterwards. he said. a
conference was held at the Jefferson
Hotel in Columbia and Mr.. Lever an.
nounced for the senate. When ha
left that race and re-entered the race
for congress. Mr.. Lever announced
that he would stay in Washington In
attendance upon his patriotic duties
and would not make any speeches
Mr.. Zimmerman closed with an ear
nest promise. if elected. to look af.
ter the interest of the people of the
entire district. of the entire State and
of the. nation. and received an ovation.
After Mr.. Zimmerman had concluded
question was put to him by man
| in the audience. who wanted to know
how he stood on the war. AS quick
as a flash Mr.. Zimmerman replied
that from the very moment when
| Germany had broken her pledge to
! Belgium. as Lever had broken his sol
emn pledge to Senator, Tillnan not
to oppose him for reelection. he had
been in favor of the war. and the
answer brought another ovation from
the audience. and satisfied the intero-
gator.
. Thos. F. B:antley
! Thos. Fn.qBrantley. of Orangeburg
the next speaker, said he favored
short terms in Office. that a new
broom sweeps clean, and some people
hold office so long that they think the
office belongs to them and not to the
people. "Now. my friends sM:r Le'
yer said Mr.. Brantley has got hosbus
ness being in this race" ("Be kin
to him. said voice in the crowd.
'He is running against me now.Leve1
entered the race for Senate-anc
quit. Brantley and the other candl
dates had paid their assessments lr
good faith and they could not afford
to quit. He said Lever promised
Senator Tillman not to run ae~~ inst
him. but after riding Ben Tillman's
coat-tail for 16 years Lever suddenly