Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
TWEIV We HUNDRED PEOPLE
HEAR CANDIDATES SPEAK
Aspans for Congress Make Strong Addresses and
Lever the Favores Both Drawing Thundrous Applause
While Mcleod and Brantey Were Given
Splendid Receptions .~>a

have been told. ne Salo. CnaC tne
people of Lexington have bought Lib
erty bonds. subscribed to the Red
Cross and other war activities. and
have sent your boys to the army: and
after all. that is the true test of gen
uine loyalty" said the speaker amid
much applause.
"My God. does a man have to be
Senator or Congressman to be loyal?
asked the speaker. The boys in kha
XII. said he. carrying gun and plac.
ing their breasts to the bullets. fight
ing for you and 1. are dong more to-
ward making the world safe for de-
mocracy than every member of con-
gress combined. (applause) Mr.. Nc
Leod also paid a glowing tribute to
the boys behind the counters. in the
mills and shops and who are follow
ing the plow. in order to buy bonds.
are Just as loyal and true as any mem
Der of the American congress. In
reply to a question from the audi
ence. Mr.. Mcleod declared that he
would have voted for war and also
for draft act. and he commended Mr..
Lever for his vote. "But." said he.
"where Lever went wrong. was when
he began to monkey with the free
people of the seventh district" Mr..
Mcleod ably discussed the cotton sit
uation. and also immigration. He be-
lieves in America for Americans.Did
not believe in giving any one man a
lifetime Job. and thought it was time
for a change in the seventh districts
congressman. "We are going to
change him alright said voice from
the crowd. "Then let big strong
man replace him." said Mr.. Mcleod.
"George Bell is big enough for the
place." shouted man back in the
crowd. In conclusion: Mr.. Mcleod
said that whether elected or defeat
ed he would continue to do what he
could for the State and the nation
and he would have no fault to find.
Mr.. Mcleod sat down amid consider
able applause his able address having
made a profound impression upon
the crowd. ae>:
Hon. Geo. Bell Zimmerman.
Hon. Geo. Bell Zimmerman was
next introduced by Judge Etrd.
"Come on. George" "Tell 'em about
it," "Take your time. and give it to
him." came from all over the audi.
ence. "Mr. Lever told the people in
Crangeburg." began Mr.. Zimmerman.
E'that that was his first opportunity
to meet his opponents face to face,
and that he was there with the gaffs
on, and I told the people of North the
next day that little Doninicker did
not look good wearing those sort of
things in Orangeburg. Mr. Thinner
man said that when he entered the
race for Congress Mr.. Lever was in
the race for the senate. but he was
re: in it long before he ran out.
"a~d he carried upon his political
carcass the scars of old Ben Tillman' s
pitchfork." said Mr.. Zimmerman
amid laughter and applause. "No-
body questions the loyatv Of any man
IN this race said Mr.. Lever at North
a week ago. they are all good. loval
and true men. and it gives me pleas
ure to say so. "He surely told the
Gods truth when he said nobody
questioned my loyalty. but I want to
give him an instance when one of
his political oppointees. POSTMASTER
General George" did. Then Mr.. Tim
norman offered to produce a man, if
anybody challenged the statement. a
Confederate soldier who had fought
bravely in the war between the States
who was willing to say that Postmas-
ter George told him if he didn't vote
for Lever he was against this war
Mr.. Zimmerman paused and nobody
challenged the statement He said
he did not have any ofticeholders
or office-seekers running from place
to pace working for him.
Mr.. Zimmerman then paid his re-
spects to a "Highstepping aristocrat'
ic-looking" Lexingtonian who, was
claiming everything fott Lever. He
is going around this town ,whlstllng
ard telling it that Lever will get ~
Ger cent of the votes Of, Orange
burg. and 5000 votes inr Sumter
county" God knows if hegets g.
900 votes in Sumter county, they viii.