Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-07-30

also made vitriolic speeches against
the record Of the governor, and at
Lexington stated that he hoped his
wife and children would leave him
II he ever grasped the hand Of Blease,
this being said in answer to the state
mentof the governor that he did not
speak to him and Mr.. Pollock on or
off the stage.
Meeting at Columbia.
BY far the most interesting meet.
ing of the week was the one held at
Columbia. People from all over the
state had come to the capital city IN
the expectancy OF seeing something
"break" rs the governor had promis.
ed at the two meetings held last week
to answer the statement of DR.. Nc
Intosh in regard to the Richey state
ment. There was tenseness In the
air all over the state and when the
news was spread abroad that Nc
Intosh had been shot the night before
many more people came to Columbia
to hear the candidates. DR.. Mcintosh
had stated that he would certainly be
on the stage at the proper time to
prove that he did not sign the state
ment.
1. D. Jennings Speaks.
The first speaker of the Columbia
meeting was L. D. Jennings, who had
great difficulty in making his speech,
there being a great amount OF heck
ling by the friends Of the governor
when he denounced him. He told his
auditors that he intended having his
speech regardless, and excoriated the
chief executive merc!lessly upon his
record. When he referred 20 the
reign Of lawlessness and the shooting
down In the dead Of night Of men he
vas Justify cheered. He finished his
speech under great difficulties. The
next speaker was Senator Smith, who
launched into his record at Washing
ton. He told Of his labors in behalf of
the working man, and while he re.
ceived some heckling at the hands OF
the supporters Of the governor lie re-
ceived marked attention from the
audience. When he at first arc,e to
SPEAK he was accorded an o%ation
lasting 4 full minute.
lie did moi refer to any Of tie other
candidates running and wheE he sat
down he was presented with 1rnch
o. flowers.
BIease cheered and Kissed.
The next speaker was Governor
Blease, who came forward amidst
cheers and Kisses. A part Of the
sHdditenhceSeiEr@ MINI fof-so1S0
making It difficult for him tci make
his speech. but he bitterly denounced
them, and stated that 1; was q crowd
Of Metropolitan and Columbia Club
members. The Kissing kept up, aud
he ordered the Dtate constables to 20
up to the Columbia Club and tho
Metropolitan Club and close then up
until hs heard from him He said hs
was doing this In retaliation and ask
ID bis enemies to continue kissing -
II vas making votes for him all over
the state. He va presented with q
large number sf flowers a. hs began
to speak, an umbrella and loving
CUP. He launched into hin enemies.
paid his respects to the newspapers.
and said he had beat them all two
years ago and predicted that he would
bsat tie hound" out Of them q tie
tvsnsy-a 9Th ~ August! He then ~
- 1poa ths. Me3atosh stateueo&
ss.Atns the hst q rseofdt BE- had rod
q ehS AbbevNlS meeting vhsrt be ex-
SahinSd his rslstSe Of 'Richey. He
thsa sssA the staGsnent hs "says vas
.saVA - by ono ef the most promin-
- hVVD: = tbs state - having
toa aGn1t - D.. rNeintosh.. whersin
- ln1bas slsEsl that Richey had -
ssussaas stmulating paraiysis." He
- that H thaA signature to ths
0ealement vas not Or. AcIntosh's that
4 Aad been forged. and thai be would
do all hs could TO catch the man vhs
committed the forgery. He stated
that hs wss sorry Dr.. Mcintosh Wa
not present and thAk he had besn
shot, saying ths& 10 BlsaIefte had
shst him, that Bleassttss DO not shoot
people down q midnight. He closed
hh speech By predicting that he
would b elected On the frst ballot.
Pollock Dsnsvness Dlsass.