The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-15
BLEASE GETS
NO SUPPORT
HORRY COUNTY VOTERS
HAVE CHANGED THEIR
ATTITUDE
THE LIE is PASSED
Burning Retorts Between Cover
nor and Pertisans - One In
vited to Fight 1t Out
THE LIE is PASSED
Special to The Intelligencer.

Special to The Intelligencer
Conway, 8. c., Aug. LIT was re.
served for Horny county to provide
tho most striking and most surprising
feature OF the entire campaign when
1t today extended to the governor the
coldest shoulder of the entire cam
paign. Two years ago the governor
carried this county by u handsome
majority Of 662. Yesterday ut Marion
his friends were by no means in the
ascendency and in moment OF irri-
tation 1t was boasted that the vote in
Horry would blot out Marion county.
In the light OF there facts 1t is no
wonder men were stricken dumb to-
DAY when the anti-administration
sentiment displayed was the most
positive vet encountered. When the
governor we' introduced, there was
not the slightest effort made to mp.
plaud him, and continuous ex.
change OF burning retorts war kept
up between the speaker and partisans
OF the factions, one Of whom was
called liar and invited to come to
town and fight 1t out after the meet
Ing. IT was urged that Nthe man
should not stand back on the fact
that the speaker was governor.
Then his following wouldn't be
fwung into ecstacy. nor swept to, the
wQlted .natch Of. of.Aenthusiasm, 4 It / was
not until near the conclusion OF his
Fspeeehi after taclling every political
breeze. that the chief executive g6t
his limited following into a whooping
mood.
w. P. Pollock was the first speaker.
He reminded his audience that Nor
ry's boast was that she was the I'm
dependent 'epublic OF South Caro-
':Ha." The burden of his pisa veg
that she live true to this boasted free
dom and to allow no political ma
chine to lead her citizens to the polls
and vote them with rings in their
noseE. Senator Smith, who spoke next,
appealed directly to the farmers vote
by discussing the measures he has
passed for the bettermen Of the cot
ton market and explained the neces-
slty OF federal aid just now. and how
this might be secured. if
Governor Blease again today re-
ferred to the request, that he appear
before the democratic executive COM
mittee in Newherry Saturday 10 show
cause why his name should not be
stricken off Ward Five roll.
II this should be done the gov
ernOr explained, 1t would be "the
dearest mark ever made by Joe
Keitt."
The governor began today by read
ing the reasons why J. Alan Emerson
was pardoned. as set forth In the
governors pardon document This
was done, the governor explained, not
In consequence Of anything that had
been caid on the stand by his oppo-
nents. or in answer to anything writ
ten. He did 1t, he eleXplained, at the re-
quest Of friends.
l.. d. Jennings said that the gov
ernor might make his friends believe
the pretext. He couldn't explain, and
1t was useless, the mayor OF Sumter
urged. b.
On August rs Mr.. Jennings prophe-
cied. the governor would be buried 80
deep that even Judgment itself would
not resurrect his action.
No .utterance OF the campaign has
30 seized theyattention of the voters. as
the bite. arraignment each day OF
the chief executive ''as the pretended
protector OF women's virtue" and the
consequent alignment of the governor
alwayp. on the side of those who de-
spoil women. and little girls as exem-
plified In the Richey and Emerson
case.
UNDER FIRE