Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-13
THE MEETING AT UNION.
A Big and Noisy Crowd Made Much
Disorder.

Union. s. c., Aug. 1O-A crowd in
which Blease supporters predominated
but not overwhelmingly, made Judge
Joness speech at the campaign here
today a continuous struggle with their
cat-calls and Interruptions, says the
correspondent of the Atlanta Journal
Cries of sit down." shut up," "let
Blease alone" were hurled at him, in
terspersed with boots and jeers Of ev-
cry description. When he was not be-
ing interrupted with shouts, there was
steady hum Of conversation among
the crowd that drowned his voice ex-
cept for persons standing near the
platform. The chairman, McBeth
Young, and Mayor T. c. Duncan plead
ed for order in vain. Judge Jones. how
ever, refused to be howled down and
proceeded to the end Of his speech. He
was then presented with flowers from
his admirers, and attempted to make q
speech Of thanks but the howls of the
crowd prevented him. A number OF
howlers were evidently under the in
1uence Of liquor.
Jones invited the bowling by bidding
trying to insult the Blease men in or
der that the papers might say that q
crowd Of Blease supporters refused tc
hear Judge Jones.
The meeting was the most disorder
ly one of the week, and the only occa-
sion during that period when there has
been anything like a persistent effort
to howl down Judge Jones.
With the exception Of the feature OF
disorder, the speaking here was color
less and featureless. Judge Jones made
very little reference to Governor Blease
saying that for one day he wanted the
campaign to be raised above slime and
mud singing.
He declared he wanted to see a con-
structive policy of legislation put
through in the state which would in
clude the enlargement of rural schools
the building of good roads, an employ
ers' liability act for the benefit Of in
dustrial workers, and liberal pensions
for Confederate veterans and theiI
widows.
He prodded the governor for threat
ening Charleston with injunctions and
metropolitan police in case that city
voted for Jones and for saying that he
would make the Jones men sweat blood
between now and January in case he
should be defeated.
He's the great bulldozer of state,
declared the judge.
This city being the home of Judge w
H. Wallace, Judge Jones replying to thu
governors criticism Of him for voting
against Mr.. Wallace for a circuit judg.
ship. said: Il did vote against Judg,
Wallace, but / voted for D. A. Town.
send, of this city, whose son, B. F
Townsend, is now doubtless working
against me-"
I'd loo cd a. ~
Governor Bleases Communication of i'm
prisonment sentence of Cardoza Hamp
| ton, of this county, convicted Of violat
ing the dispensary law to a fine. H,
said Hampton was the worst blind IT,
ger in the state.
Governor Blease read letter from
T. willard, a real estate dealer o
| Spartanburg, he stated Mr.. WILLARD
had written to a kinsman. Mr.. VIII
| lard told his kinsman, according t
| the letter, that Blease was charged
with gambling and drinking and could
mt answer the charges and that church
people could not afford to support him
when the campaign Is over" de-
clared the governor, Il am going t
make Mr.. willard answer thes'
charges against me in the courts"
To a member Of the crowd who cheer
| ed at the mention of Senator Tillman'!
name, the governor said: "Tillmar
must be your daddy, you are such {
good Tillmanite."
Governor Blease was presented will
a silver urn and a wreath of flowers by
his Union county supporters. He tool
hand primary which showed that hi
followers were massed almost solidl!
around the stand and predominated IL
the crowd. A large number of peopl