The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-01
CANDIDATES IN BAMBERG
SENATORIAL AND COMPRESSION
AL AsPIRANTS SOPKE HERE.
RIease Scored by Pollock, Benet ana
Dial. Byrnes Defends Record.
Is Well Received.

The, senatorial and congressional
party visited Bamberg Wednesday
and addressed the voters here. A
splendid crowd greeted the candi-
dates, estimated at four or five hun
dred. A very attentive hearing was
given all candidates. For congress,
the incumbent, Mr.. Byrnes, received
quite an ovation, and that it was a
Byrnes crowd no one could doubt.
The other candidates for congress
were well received, and were the re-
cipients of some applause during and
at the close of their speeches. All OF
the senatorial candidates, with the
exception of Mr.. Rice, we're applaud
ed. Mr.. Dial was easily the choice
for the long term, and Messrs. Pol
lock and Benet both met with
considerable applause.
The meeting was presided over by
Chairman J. F. Carter, and the meet
ing was opened with prayer by Rev.
R. H. Jones.
The first speakers were the candi-
dates for the short term to succeed
the late Senator Tillman, Mr.. Benet
being first introduced. Mr.. Peoples,
candidate for the short term, and
the former governor, candidate for
the long term were, as usual, con-
spicious by their absence.
Christie Benet.
Mr.. Benet said that this meeting
is being held at the same time that
our boys are advancing so valiantly
in France, something that probably
may never occur again. He thinks it
a wonderful opportunity for people
to accomplish something. "Our chill
dren will look back to this time in
after years, and will want to know
what we did," said he. " Those of
us who are kept at home have as
important work to do as those at the
front, The election is the voice of
the people, and he pleaded with the
people to elect only men who have
valiantty supported the president.
The honor of being a senator came
to him Unexpectedly, said Mr.. Benet.
He paid a tribute to Senator Till
man. He knew when Senator Tillman
died there would be some who would
try to side step and try to evade what
they had said before.
Referring to Blease, he said that
if Blease saw At to ignore the cam
paign meetings, it was no fault of
his, and it is not his lookout II
Blease and Peoples will not come
to the meetings and hear what he
has to say.
Concerning himself, he said that
he is known to many officials in
Washington. When he went to the
senate he was appointed a member
of the appropriations committee and
made chairman of the committee on
national banks. Heis a Democrat, all
wool and a yard wide, said Mr..
Benet, and he is fighter. He is
80 years old, and has been lawyer
sixteen years; has been solicitor OF
his district, and is now city attorney.
He was recently appointed alien
property agent for this State. He
complimented Mr.. Pollock, and said
that Pollock stood right with him in
the fight, although he was little
surprised that he should have op-
position at all.
He said that he had asked Tom
Peoples if he endorsed the speeches
of Blease; Peoples had side stepped
and said he believed in Wilson, was
loyal, etc., but he could never get
Peoples to say whether or not he
would vote for Blease. He urged
the people not to vote for anybody
unless he tells where he stands. He
read extracts from the Charleston
American and the Yorkville En-
quirer of Blease's speeches, and con-
fined his criticism of Blease to the
records as printed by these papers.
sYou are either for Wilson and the
United States or you are for the
kaiser and Germany is no
half way ground" Blease had said
in Aiken county that if elected he
would stand with the president, and
urge him for third term. do you
think the president would care to
receive him after what he has said?''
He called on a sailor in the audience
to say whether or not if he were
killed he would charge his blood to
President Wilson, and upon the sail
or replying that he would not, there
was uproarious applause.
Of course, he said, no one will
blackguard the president now. The