The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
GR|LL|NG FOR BLEASEi'. s. :
CHARLESTON WARNS TO SENATE,
CANDIDATES.
Letter From Late Senator I'iIlman
Gives His Estimate OF Former Gov
CrnOr.

Charleston, July 24.-Hibernian
Hall was iammed to overlooking to-
night with an audience that chcercd
itself hoarsc in response to patriotic
utteranccs of candidates for the Unit
ed States senate. 1t was by far the
most turbulent crowd which has vet
como within the path of the senator
ial party.
The splendid audience ana lis most
positive rejection of a candidate whose
patriotism has been brought in qucs-
tion was characterized by w. p. Pol
lock as "Charlcston's answer to that
propaganda which has been going out
through that dirty sheet, the Charles
ton American, which said that thou
sands would so out to hear that arch
traitor and base enemy Of South Caro-
lima, Cole l.. Bloasc, and would not gt
out TO hear decent people" making tho
regular itinerary as arranged by the
STATE Democratic executive committees
the meeting was characterized by
many as ono OF the best ever held i'm
charleston. In the audience were be
tween COO and 700 voters. many of
these representatives Of. Charljston's
best citizenship III civic ana business
interests.
bi'l, Ecnct ana Pollock were re-
cc,ycd with prolonged demonstration
and every sentence i'm denunciation OF
leases loose war tolE ana every ref.
crcnce to the Charleston Americans
mpatriotic attitude prior to the war
ana its semblancc of patriotism now.
characterized by Senator Benet as
here camOullo Sc" was followed by
spontaneous bursts Of rounds Of APP
llause ana choruses Of shouts. There
was no semblance OF Bleasesm de-
tectod.
James Francis Rice spoke under
pressure. lie afforded the crowd con
siderable amusement with the logic he
brought for his election. several times
there were cals to get the hook"
and once his words were almost lost
IN the sIickinG whistles the uproarious
crowd set UP in opposition.
Candidates tonight made some di-
vcrgence from their customary trend
Of arguments. Senator Christie Benct
made powerful plea against The sup
port Of Blcase, because OF the char
acter- Of the paper which is upholding
his candidacy. The government found
il necessary to shut the Charleston
american out Of the mail because OF
its disloyal uttcrances and one mcm-
Der OF the editorial staff had been sent
20 the federal penitentiary The
crowd backing Rloase could not be
trusted said Mr.. Bcnet, who read
number Of editorials from The paper
| N which the war was characterized as
Wilson'S war" and that congress
when standing at the parting OF the
, ways, when the question had TO be
determined definitely whether there
was to be war or not. The American
| said congressman would be bought
with patronage" and the people
fooled"
w, Il. Pollock was no less scathing
~ his arraignmcnt Of the paper which
d!S@raced the name "Amcrican." be-
cause of it's anti-Wilson policy. The
N.Sloyalty OF the member Of the cdi-
lorial staff, who was scntcncel to the
p2nitcntiary, was also emphasized by
Mr. Pollock, along with that of w. u.
Reard, another Of Blcascs followers
now in the pcnitentiary. and that OF
Albert Orth. Tho quartet would not
be complete until Cole Blcasc is
pcering out of the bars of the pen
itcntiary. whore he ousht TO he un-
less he is hanged to lamp post"
Please and his bunch of hirelings
had picked up poor little Tom Peoples
ana taken him out of the governors
race and pat him in the short term
senate race" said Mr. Pollock. Since
Peoples wiltcd at Florence when call
ed on TO say whether or not he would
support Blcasc for the United states
senate, he has been lost, strayed OF
stolen"
ScmatOr Bcuct also challenged Mr..
| Peoples To come hack into the cam
paign 'If Mr.. Peoples doesn't iil(
what we've got to say about him, let
him come hacE. / want him 20 come
hac" on the stump and warn him
'hot the people of South Carolina hate
" Pdiitor.' MI Peoples would either
-'t back ON The stump and denounce
H'"""'s uttcranccs. or h" would he
suspected or dialoya'ty. You can al
WAYS Ill,fra - L., ~ hp