The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-14
SENATOR E. d. SMITH
JOINS PARTY HERE
Senator E. D. Smith Who Has Been Attendin,
Democratic Convention Appears Before Alb
3 beyille County Voters Tuesday Along
- With Pollock, Warren and Irby Con-
testants for u. S. Senate7Less Than
. 100 Hear Candidates. T..

Less than hundred voters Of
Abbeville County were present in
the court house yesterday morning
at II 80 when Mr.. w: P. Greene,
/; in the absence of County Chairman
Howard Moore called the meeting
I, to order to hear the speeches Of the
senatorial candidates. Mr.. Greene
in his opening remarks stated that
he regretted the fact that SO few
Pof the voters of the county were
present and attributed the fact
that so few of the voters of the
county were present and attributed
the fact partially to the failure of
the county papers to advertise the
coming of the campaign party. The
Press and Banner was the only
paper in the county which carried
the announcement of the meeting
which was held yesterday. "
;! In introducing the candidates
Mr.. Greene took occasion to give
the facts connected with their poll
tical lives and a statement Of their
experiences ss public men. ~
The first speaker of the morning
was Mr.. W. C. Irby Of Laurens who
has represented his county in the
general assembly acceptably for a
number of terms and who is no
stranger to the people Of this coun-
ty. Mr.. Irby opened his speech by
thanking the voters Of Abbeville
county for the loyal support which
they, gave him in 1914 when he
made the race for governor. He
stated that he was still fighting for
the same principles that he advoca-
ted with all his power then.
Mr.. Irby stated that he did not
have time to score his opponents
and if the time was unlimited he
would not do so. He then entered
into what proved to be as minute
speech on the principles on which he
expected to be elected to the U. S.
senate.
The speaker scored the profiteers
! in no uncertain terms and fire.
quently referred to a batch of docu-
ments. with which he was armed and
gave both facts and figures to sup
port his statements. He gave the
figures regarding the per centage of
profits made in 1917 by the packers
the furniture manufacturers, the
Gamers, the steel corporations, and
the cotton mills. g..
Mr.. Irby said that if an Abbeville
County farmer raising perishable
products were to load a car and
start it to New York City or to Chi
eago the railroads would sidetrack
the car directly it was out of the
county and notify the big packing
concerns and would await their in
structions before forwarding car.
Claimed that in this way the big
packers manage to manipulate your
car Of products SO that they get it
at their own price and frequently
your remittance will come in the
shape of postage stamp and some
times you will lose money by ship
ping the products. Mr.. Irby stated
that we couldn't expect the farmers
to raise cattle and food stuffs
when they cannot get profit on
their surplus.
The speaker then outlined plans
by which products raised by the
farmers could be handled at a prof.
lit by the government aid in estab-
fishing a packing house in every
county and established a bureau of
information so that products could
be sold at their real value and not
at heir speculative value.
Told of how railroads imposed on
people. Gave figures of the salaries
of big railroad officials. Criticised
Esch- Cummins bill.
Solicitor George Warren of Hamp-
ton County was the second speaker.
His subject, he said was not a plea
for greater national government but
a return to the old democratic prln-