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? ' * \ YOLUXE LII, >'OTBER 48. NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, JI XE 1!). 1!>I4. TWICE A WEEK, tlM A YEAS. ^ The Senato rial t Opens Ut i ABOUT 800 PEOPLE j HEAR CANDIDATES; SPEAKERS GIVEN KESPEC TFl'L I HEARING. Abouf 200 Ladles Presen/?Coun/y I Chairman Dreiier Presided?Mood Order Prevailed. St. Matthews, June 17.?The long awaited and much talked of contest! lor United States senator was official 1/ opened here today, w.ien Senator E. D. Smith, Governor Cole. L. Blease, t*J3 Ho:i. W. P. Pollock, of Chef aw, and Mayor L. D. Jennings, of Sumter, "the I wL big four" aspirants for the seat in the upper house of congress now held by I tlie nrst namea, spoKe oeiore a crowuj of about eight hundred, probably two i hundred cf whom were ladies of Cal- ' houn county, and citizens from several adjoining counties. County Chairman T. H. Dreaer presided, a^d pretty good order was preserved throughout the j meeting, which was ueld on the school j grounds. Each candidate was accord- ; ed a respectful hearing, and while it j was evident that the Smith adherents j were in the majority, supporters of I ' the governor were not lacking. ^ i lit! cia/vv u ?<a.s acciixiiiftij 111*pi tojtn with Messrs Pollock and Jennings, who are making their debut in politics o? a State-wide character. Although the meeting was devoid of anything like enthusiasm, the audience manifested considerable interest in all the! speeches. Smith Denies Allegations. The only incident that gave promise of any real excitement occurred when Governor Blease, who spoke first, referred to James L. Sims, United States marshal, and William E. Gonzales, minister to Cuba, as having secured nnnAinfmnr?fc + Vl rAll cn 1 Qtin Q tTkf Lucli appv/iuuucuio mi Smith. The senator interrupted with the remark, "I had no more to do with the appointment cf Gonzales than did Cole. L. Blease." iwnen the governor declared that "'James L. Sims, another Smith appointee, admitted tie helped to get out a nigger paper,'' Senator Smith again interrupted with "Sim;? was Tillman's appointee." The governor then read a letter from Senator Tillman to \V. J. Shelton, whica said. "Senator Smith and I have agreed about the United States maroV?ol in/I \fr Qimc r\ f Hra n cr r? C4&AVA *Ui . kjuuo, VI v/4 OJ will be appointed"?the governor adding, "If it's a lie, Ben Tillman wrote it. and I don't believe Old Ben would lie for a Republican." Senator Smith again arose and advanced to the front cf the platform, and standing by the governor said he supposed Che latter "wanted to be fair, explaining that he and Tillman had agreed on the marshal and that each would nave a man i " for district attorney, and, declared the j senator vigorously, no man living in j t the image of God, can call me a liar. "Chairman Droher interfered, Senator | Smith returned to his seat, and with, "'Well, Mr. Tillman wrote the letter." from toe governor, the incident was closed. ******** The Columbia Record <of Wednesday had the following to say of t'ne incident: "The governor then read a letter to W. J. Sheldon, Colonia hotel, Colum' bia, from B. R. Tillman, in wtiich the 1 latter states #that he and Senator Smith agreed up3n the appointment I of Sims. 'Some one has lied,' said ! Please, 'and, with all old Ben Till- j man's faults, 1 believe he tells the j truth/ "At this juncture Senator Smit..i arose to his feet, and faced Governor kBlease, saying :'I believe you desire to be fair, and keep the record ! straight. I tell you that Sims is an i appointee of Senator Tillman; and n-o living man made in the image of God can call me a liar.'" * * * $ * * * ? i f The governor declared he would ' r L have one hundred thousand copies of j this speech printed arid distributed. ; After his speech the governor lef: the j crc'tnds. Campaign p Very Quietly - i * ww; . i Jennings liurouuces nunsni. i.'vlay r Jennings told the crowd aj great deal abou^ himself, by way of introduction. of his early struggles a<id present material success. Said if life lasts and his voice holds out he will si.iow the people of the State that neither Smith nor Blease is fit to sit in the Senate of the I'nited States; that lllf OlclltJ llllglll Utf H I UUg SUU1C LUI1C:, but was bound to right herself and was not dependent 011 Bleaseism or Smithism. To show that he, besides being a lawyer, is also a real farmer, having been born 0:i a farm. Mr. .Jen- J nings stated that he runs seventy-five j pjougns ana plants iourteen nimueru acres o:' cotton. He promised that the voters would hear ni re during this campaign about w'.io i^ the poor man's friend. He defended the action of the State convention in changing tne rules, de- \ i-.lor.?*irr 'lint flic An 1 v nnu* rutrnlatlAll 1 ICil iUg LHat t II ^ V/I Iljr Il\_ ?* l\.j,UiUUVi* was that requiring each voter to appear in person and sign the club roll. "Ask anyone wino charges it to show where the new rules deprive any man or' his vote." he said, adding that the change was made because under the old rules there was no provision as to how voters should enroll, which made it easy for frauds to be perpetrated. esoeciallv in the larger cities. where names could be taken from tombstones and from other counties and given to the secretary to place on roll. Defends Nation.il I'la/form, Mr. Jen .lings defended the national democratic platform with the exception of the tolls plank, declaring this was "slipped in." He said the party in Washington did right in sustaining President Wilson in tolls fight, and declared' himself in favur of all the president's policies. "lAr eyou going to send one to Washington opposed to the president?" ihe asked, adding, "You have the right." Mr. Jennings was undecided whether he was at a disadtage or an advantage by not having a political record. "Some others' in the race have political records,' he said"Some records I do not envy." He has no record except that as mayor of Sumter, but will have more to say about records before the campaign is over. He says he's in the race, not :rom a political ambition to be called a United States senator, but Avanted to show the people that things should not be as they are, and will represent all the people. >V. P. Pallock Heard. -- * T"\ -11- - J 1 1 J 4.U .Air. foaocK saiu uy ntn-ieu tuc paign would be one for order and decency; that he is not the candidate of any clipue or caucus; is in no combination, and makes no promises I except tha: of faithful service to the j ?- tt? ?e 3 *.c' I otitic, ne reicucu iu iJia cigm ;caio service in the legislature from Chesterfield county, a.id claimed he was the first member of the house to advocate State support of free county schools. j Replying to Governor Blease's remarks about corporation lawyers, Mr. Pollock said many of them were better I "than the men who st-od here and lambasted them:" He said he never represented a railroad except in cases involving disputes between railroads. He said if elected to senate he would not come 'back and "throw sand ia people's eyes" by telling them "what I did in committee," where' nobody knows wuat goes cn. Governor Blease charged that Mr. Pollock had voted against a "Jim Crew" bill and in reply Mr. Pollock said: "In that most remarkable ad^ ?*A??c? i ? 't non rl ? orii i fi ii'itll tho i ui too 1JL li, \sCLlL U1^1U11V.U n iia r word 'address,' die gentleman who spoke first to.k occasion to speak about my vote on t ie 'Jim Crow' bill. I do..'t know whether it was correctly read in full or nor. That was twenty years ago. \wien mere was race issun | and the railroads were poor and merely existing, and g od men. as white as Cole. Blease voted as i might have 1 done.' Cheers and Flowers. Mr. Pollock stated that later, when conditions warranted it. h>\ as ohair:y>;>r, rs *he railroad committee of the as**, drew a substitute for a sena-! (C0X7TXUED OX PAGE 4.) Sumter People All Day ELEVEN CANDIDATES FOR lH!EF EXECUTIVE <iOOI> OKDKK REIUXS AT OPEN-1 I Mi JIEETLXU. Caiidida/es For (governor Discuss Sta/e-wide Issues?Fully 1,-00 People Hear Candidates. \Y. F. Caldwell in Xews and Courier. Sumter, .June 17.?Enforcement of of the law and increased educational .acilities were the issues developed by the candidates. for Governor here tor1'n in tlio initio! ni patina n\' thp r>nnn- I ty-to-county canvass of the candidates 1'or States offices, which met with the ent> .siastic- support of the majority , of the audience of twelve hundred peo- I pie, who crowded the court house and j urilizpd pvprv inch of available stand- i ing room, judging from the applause whicu met the sentiments expressed by John G. Clinkscales and R. A. Cooper, when tliey termed these the paramount issues, Richard I. Manning was gi\*e<i an ovation by the people, this being his home. He did not make a regular j speech, but gave 'his time to the other ; candidates. Chas. A. Smith came out! tor State-wide prohibition, and John | G. Clinkscales, besides advocating stripes for blind tigers and pistol "to- j ters," said if elected governor he j would do all in his power to break up j race track gambling in Charleston and suppress the blind tigers in Columbia. It is evident from the meeting here today that the campaign will be conducted on a high plane free from bitterness and personal abuse, and that the people will demand a^discussion I of issues. I (Later we will print something of the platform of the other candidates and today we give the speeches of the candidates l'or governor as reported by the News and Courier. Tije following is a list of the other candidates: For Lieutenant Governor?Andiew J. Bethea. W. M. Hamer. J. A. Hunter, B. Frank Kelley. Comptroller General?'A. W. Jones, J. A. Summersett. State Treasurer?S. T. Carter. State Superintendent Education?J. i ? ~ - I ii,. sweaniigen. Attorney General?A. G. Brice, Thos. H. Peeples. Railroad Commissioner?Geo. W. Fairey. C. D. Fortner, F. W. Sbealy, .lohn H. Wharton, W. I. Witherspoon, James Cansler. Adjutant General?W. C. Willis, W. W. Moore.) fandi<l.i/es for Governor. It was 1:1") when the candidates Tori governor opened. In introducing Ric-ard I. Manning as "Sumter's favorite son and the next governor of ' South Carolina," Chairman Clifton j brought a cheer from the audience i which turned into a demonstration for Mr. Manning, whid.i lasted several minutes. Mr. Manning briefly thanked j tl:e people o: Sumter for the support j they had always given him and said ] he would give way to the other candi- ! dates. He announced his candidacy j f-r governor and said he stood for enforcement of the law, whether directed agains^-the pistol "toter," the ;ilict liquor deaier, or race track gambling. He said he stood in the position of 'host today, biu said he wontoH +r> cqv cj wrwrH tn hie fpl1r?\V " U11VV/U IV tV ' v/? Vk A ^ . candidates. He referred to newspai per talk of canvasses as "circuses" as a reflection and he said a new era had dawned in political speaking in South Carolina and he pleaded for a campaign on a high order and an avoidance j i oi personal bitterness ana a'ouse. Lowndes J. Kmvnincr. Lo'a /ides /. Browning followed CVlr. j ! Manning, elioencnau aaKM. .cfrffnD j Manni: g. He announced himself a democrat, praised President Wilson and drew applause when he said there 1 -1 Crvurh Porr\lin?j niV i\US 11U C'jaiiaii t:i ouuiu ^u. enough for Lowndes Browning to swing to. He advocated State aid to j tenant farmers to own their own land. | He thi; ks the State eug^t to Joan the ; f -nant farmers $1,000 to $2,000 a a low ! rate of interest f:r long terms, say t Listen t r? f J i io %^anaiaaies twenty years, and t.ius give the tenant larmer a chance to buy the land and : give them p'entv of time in which to I 1 pay back the loan. He said there were | some 30.0UU tenant farmers in the biate. ADOiisnment 01 tne personal | i Stale tax and a substitution for it ot' a j graduated tax on incomes and inheri! tances were advocated by the speaker. | He said the present and was He said the present State tax in incomes was a farce and was not enforced. He attacked the present sys tern of real estate taxation as mi just and inequitable. At 1:40 i). m. a recess was taken u..til 3:30 p. in. for luncto. .John Click scales. .John G. Clinkscales. of Spartanburg, was the first candidate to speak in t'.ie afternoon, Mr. Clinckscales said the pt'ujJiK iiciu a ii&m IU ivuuw me ples f:r which a man stands when he becomes a candidate for governor, and he proceeded to outline his platform. "1 am running oj my own motion and as others have sajd here today," said Mr. Clinkscales, in a half serious, lalf humorous vein. Mr. Clir'.kscales 1 tnlrl linw liic wifp hnri n-nrtnspri him I running for the United States senate a i few years ago. when some friends | were urging him, and of how he had j finally won her consent to make the I race for governor. i "Obedience to law,' was the first matter discussed by Mr. Clinkscales. "If I am elected governor, 1 will throw my whole energy into enforcing the In \vs und tr? redeem mv State from where she 'has gone and been made a laughing stock," said the speaker amid loud applause. He laid emphasis on the duty of the governor tj enforce all law and promised he would do this if elected. Stripes for pistol "toters'' instead of a fine was one meisure advo caced by Mr. Clinkscales. H.e said j every man who carried a pistol was ' not a coward and referred to the' killing of John M. Cannon, of Laurens, I by Young Sullivan, and said he knew . the Sullivans and they were not cow- j ards. The blood of Cannon, said the | speaker, was not only cn Young Sul- j livan. but in a measure, on the peo- j pie of the State. "It's the biggest farce on earth, the j tvay we have been dealing with blind tigers,'' said Prof. Clinkscales, advocating the stripes and chaingang sentences tor blind tigers. In sarcastic! vein he demanded the men who said ! "Got to have some money to run the \ city government" and fined the illicit whiskey dealers. "You let it be known in Charleston, Sumter or Spartanburg, I that a fellow who sells liquor in violation of law is going to wear stripes und there will be less of them."' said the speaker with flashing eyes and o.ieers from the crowd. Reform or' court procedure and less use of technicalities were touched on .,.. 1 ~ n-.ie inct war-miner wVlPTI UIIU lit >> U.O juot ?< Ui Chairman Clifton called time on him. Loud cheers greeted Prof. Clinkscales as he came down from the stand. K. A. Cooper. "Enforcement of the law is the most important question of tile day," said R. A. Copper, of Laurens, candidate for governor, in opening his speech. Telli-nrr r\f hie tiiTl VO'J Tc' eOri'lPO SftlifM 111*2 U 1 mo IVU J Vslt* SJ O ^ A *. W s. Kyw.-v. tor Mr. Cooper dwelt 011 the necessity of law emorcement. He told of the great power placed in the hands of the governor and his power to open the doors of the penitentiary. "I am glad that there is in this State 2/demand that in this campaign we must discuss issues," said Mr. Cooper amid cheers. i'Tc 1 ? -1 . J _ T ?.;il ?n li i ciin eieuieu nui i win an in my p-wer to stop race track gambling in Charleston and suppress blind tigers in Columbia and be governor of all the people," said Solicitor Cooper. He said he had no r'riends to reward I and no enemies to punish, but be g;v; ernor of all the people, a sentiment which drew a mightv cheer from tr.e I | crowded court room. Increased edu! cational facilities, especially for tlie i rural schools; g od roads, intelligent ! expenditures o:' tlie taxpayers' money, j the establishment of a demonstration | school by Clemson College in every ! county to bring tap advantage s of that ' groat school to tile door of every far: mer. S.aro aid to assist every white 1 (COXTIXTED OX PAGE 4.) Opening Addn r* , UUl/. Delivered at St. Matthews or the United States Senc Speech Fellow Citizens of Smith Carolina: I presume it would lie useless to tak the Democratic clubs of 1912 were pa eke of what class of men controlled those the State Convention?the corporation heads?particularly the railroad attorneys >o-called, of this State: and then later th action of the State Executive Committee the will of the majority by claiming th sub-committee that was appointed, whicl State, but having a North Carolinian. "Si his native State to hold a meeting at Gh in your minds for it to he necessary for This year we \vere told. "Let's have have quietude in politics."' The other si( we tind. wlieii they^appeared at their cli thing happens which has never been kin State before?this crowd comes with a j other places where they were not printe( cally the same. They packed their club i get to come, notwithstanding their cry, counties they went so far asfto carry n for the purpose of controlling the selectu In the town of Xewberry. Ward 2 club, been a pronounced Republican, and who Xewberry as a Republican until he was di * 1 ' 1 3 A. in his accounts, was eiecieu a ueiegaie Democratic county conventions convened Particularly is t-his true of the Ward I which had three candidates for the ofti< Alderman in an election which was hel Notwithstanding the interest that was t;i candidates from this ward, including all ward only polled 526 votes, which would delegate for each twenty- five membersconvention. Yet on the day previous tl convention by fifty-three delegates. \\h convention. Christie Benct, secretary of mittee. and one of the delegates from "W e have 1330 names on the Ward 1 roll Yet the secretary of the State Democra of this ward club consents to fifty-three as the representatives of 526 actual vote arc entitled to. He says that it is an "in tion. 1 am informed that similar conditi t-ne ward represented by the Chairman < men that arrogate to themselves the puri * -1 t t .1 r t<> deprive ine lanoring classes 01 our oia in the county of Xewberry. the count} chairman of the Democratic party of Xev the Democratic party and became the le w-ho was a candidate for office on the Po today chairman of the Democracy of Xe vention of illegal delegates, chosen by drtu up from rolls, as was the case in other cv>i ' ' ? ? ? ? > i _ ?.u w no naci long since nioveu awaj. m im control, they elected as a member of the a man who openly and publicly bolted McKinley for president against the then other instances in the various counties w much of my time and cost me too much county, however, know the conditions in I instances in order to open your eyes and pealed to the negro, have appealed to the pealed to the negro, and have appealed claim n> be Democrats in order to dcfe Bleasc and his friends. X(ay. look at your State Convention, the various counties know who they we: affiliations have been. You know what president of that convention?James A. F dent of three banks. The chairman of th Raysor. a Southern Railroad attorney. ; Senate representing the county of Oran a pass on the Southern Railroad trains. stitution and rules was L>. Aicnoison, in-law of I'ormer Governor John C. She for Governor at the hands of this crowd, man in ifyi. I have not been able to committee on platform and resolutions, bi appointed by Senator E. I). Smith, becaus of the committee?another corporation I representative on the floor of the State J we come to the great spokesman, who hi '?' * "."i'. < lioro u-01-0 inn ctnlnn vntps lei r> L J J1 iiiidi y utv.iv nv.iv. ^^wt. . w?w. defeated for the State Senate in 1910 a William X. Gray don, who was a Haskell informed, seated on the floor of the coin the last primary and yet when asked the ,any of this fraud, could only answer, "No went to Abbeville, or made inquiry of th< ?they refused to furnish the club rolls t< ville primary might be investigated. Ve with his associates, has appealed to the 1 white people of our State. And the chairman of the State Democ the convention?John Gary Evans, four i didate for the United States Senate?lead Union Telegraph Company and other cc I dent, \V. 1\ Stevenson, of the famous inv j dent, railroad attorney, and commonly k: j We find further in this convention in; | rations; hut 1 want to ask you. out of tl j great county of Anderson and the great c farmer vote and their enormous cotton rr members of the Spartanburg, Anderson | cotton mill men were in either delegat These people w-i* > love them so much, t price of cotton t<> fifteen cents?did thei in this convention? How many cotton mi jr.any laboring men were there? Sift y< find it composed of corporation lawyei stockholders. I could call them all. but in charge of the club meetings and the cr interests of the people, when they had a tions why didn't they elect some cott< on the floor of the State convention."?w why didn't they elect some poot men? N : " ' -i - ? ration lawyers anu me corpo?uu->i? poor man. I notice in the Senatorial obiti self down, not ;is a farmer. Inn as a "plai of his?these "planters'?that they wante Now. look at their committees. They *>;ii'i. "Let's deal fairly."?yet look at th the hook? of enrollment?\\ ilie Jones: n Beaufort wh<ce f:\ther was captain of a foii'-ii** ti e Confederate soldiers?that is turn's primary in S- ttth ("aroiina: C'hristi r'keil. the man who bolted the Denv erati j defeat Tillman as the Democratic candid; ;ss Of Cole. L. Blease i Wednesday, June 17, in itorial Campaign?The in Full, e up your time to remind you of how <1 hv the neoole of the towns and cities. clubs, the county conventions, and later lawyers, the bankers, the cotton mill ; of prominence?in fact, the aristocracy, e conducting of the primary election, the in trying to^steal the election and defeat 'if 11*0^ triii/l 1 n flin nri?n?i rir I * tlL 111V.1V. >? tl o 11 (UUl ill L1J v. I'lilllUl V , lliv ii was not satis/ied with meeting in this eaboarcl Bill," at its head, went over into larlotte. All these matters are too fresh me to reiterate them here. peace, let's have no factionalism, let's le held out that they wanted peace. Vet th meetings throughout the State, someown to take place in the history of the >rinted ballot ready to hand around. In 1 they were typewritten, whiclv is practiiritli tvi 'i n flint 1IVV WiLII v. V V 1 J IIH4.il L i Kl L IUV V V.O UlU "Let's have no factionalism." In some egroes to the Democratic club meetings ?n of delegates to the county convention, one William V. Kair, who for years has held the appointment of postmaster at smissed by a Republican for being wrong to jhe county convention. When the [ they were packed with town delegates. /\t tin* (Mtf n vim' vi iiiv. v. i l > ?/! v ? Muuii/ia a ?? a j u. :e of Mayor and two for the office of kl the day after the county convention, iken in this election, and the number of three of the candidates for Mayor?this have entitled them under the rules?one ?to twenty-one delegates in the county lis ward was represented in the county en their attention was called to it in the the State Democratic Executive Comthis ward, "took the floor and said 1, think that this is an infernal fraud." r i.: / * j i lie r.xecuuve ^ ommuiee ana a memoer delegates being seated in this convention rs?thirty-two delegates more than they r'ernal fraud," but votes for its perpetuaons existed in Ward i in Spartanburg? >f the State Democracy. These are the tying of the primary, and are attempting te from nartirinatinir therein. convention elected one Joseph I.. Keitt i-berry county?a man who years ago left ader of the Populists in this State, and pulist ticket. Yet this is the man who is wberrv county, chosen by a packed conbs whose lists of membership were made unties, which included 'Wd men and men e county of Dorcnester. where they -had State Democratic Executive Committee the Democratic ticket and worked for Democratic nominee. There are many hioh 1 could give, but it would take too to have it printed. The citizens of each l-l-ioii- mrn i-miiitf 1 iMtli' irivp fp\*r I show you that the other side -have apold-line Haskellites who themselves apto the Populists, to all come back and at the will of the people and to defeat Who composed it? The people from re. You know what their past political iheir occupations were anil are. The njyt. is a corporation man an., -.lie presi le credentials committee was Thomas M. and who while a member of the State geburg continuously kept in his pocket The chairman of the committee on conof Edgefield, a corporation lawyer, sonppard, who failed to get a second term and who endeavored to beat B. R. Tilldiscover who was the chairman of the it 1 presume it was the District Attorney e he. Francis H. W eston, read the report awv#?r rmrl also n hank officer, and the Senate of the corporate interests. Then mselt said that in his own county in the I presume he said this because he was md tor the House in 1912. 1 refer to ite of the bitterest type, and who, I am d ention that he knew there was fraud in ? question if he prosecuted anybody for "?and when the investigating committee e Abbeville people?their own committee 3 that committee in order that the Abbet here is this great Haskellite, he who, - - ? <1 legro before, hollering traua among xne ratic Executive Committee, re-elected by times repudiated by the people as a caning counsel in this State for the Western )rporations; and elected for Vice-Presiestigating committee of 1912. bank presinown as "Seaboard Bill." my other lawyers and officers of corpopreat countv of Spartanburg, and the ounty of Greertville, with their very large iill vote, how many farmers were sent as and Greenville delegation??how many ion? How many farmers were there? :hese people who are going to raise the f allow these farmers to sit as delegates ill men were among the delegates? How >ur convention thoroughly and you will rs, corporation officers and corporation it is useless. If these men who were >unty conventions were such lovers of the n+f.-J ,xr filler* 1 intf n.TIVtMl u^uiuic V-uiiuvi vi x j >n mill men to represent themselves ,-hy didn't they elect some farmers?? o: they oniv wanted the rich, the corpo'rs. in order that they might strike the lary of Senator Smith that he puts himuter." I presume it was the.-e associates d. and not the plain fanners. said. "Let's have no factionalismthey eir committees: committee to prepare ext Neils Christensen. the senator from negro company in ti c I nion Army, ami the man who i- rcuu'ate the white e Bcnet. the ><?n-in-lau .-f Alex. C. Hasc party and appealed to the negroes to ate of the pt< pie of this State. So with / / v ; o , r ?