The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-12
VISITORS CAME
TO SWELL NOISE
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING IN
FLORENCE WAS A VERY
NOISY ONE
POLLOCK SAVAGE:
Again Made q Terrific Onslaught
Upon the Official Record of
the Fseseht Governor
POLLOCK SAVAGE
special to The Intelligencer

Florence. Aug. 1.-Approximately
$500 perons attended the campaign
meeting here To-Day. many Of thcm
coming from adjoining counties. TIL ,eo
automobiles of the eight or ten that
drove in line withS the governor to the
grove flying BlSase banners. thrust
out conspicuoulsty their Darlington
county license nnmbers. The automo-
bnss,,, biles, Of course belonged to the poo,
There was little variation in the
speeches here today. Senator Smith.
who spoke first. twas subjected to
much heckling during the first half
of hie speech. 1t being necessary be-
fore the crowd assembled an orderly
bearing to threaten to have several
men arrested. The senator devoted
most Of hie dime to. discussion OF
his efforts IN Washington Sunday to
invoke federal aid for the demoral-
lied situation Of the cotton markets.
He would rather relieve the present
situation than go back to the senate.
If 1t came to choice, he explained.
Governor Bleass took another shot
at ]. W. Norwood, who "cussed out"
the chief executive at the Greenville
meeting. The governor read from
Men of Mark. In, South Carolina"
that the Greenpille banker had not
supported the democratic presiden-
t!sl nominees in 1896.
The governor also branded any per-
son. who wolld charge that either he
CT, his agents got iOne penny for par
donse "a dirty. lieanga ablackguard and
scoundrei." : -5,asss 49, ~, y
The McLaurina 'idean got a whack
on the head today, when the gov
ernor said that he looked upon the
warehouse plan as a1i opportunity for
some people to unload a whole lot of
trash on South Carolina:
l. ID. jennings said today that the
governor would not leave the stand
each day and try to carry his fol-
lowers with him.. if'he didn't know
that he couldn't, vote them as sheep
at the ballot box, II they should find
out the truth.
w. P. Pollock got possibly the best
hearing Of the day. Along with his
usual speech. he incorporated the
questions today as to why the gov
ernor hadn't yet offered reward for
the forger Of the Mcintosh certificate
as promised in the Columbia speech
should DR.. Mcintosh deny Its authen-
ITCHY, or why no reward had likewise
been offered for the apprehension of
DR.. McIntosh's assailant. when the
governors secretary had issued a
statement on the night OF the shooting.
saying that the governors Office
"stood ready to do what 1t could to
apprehend the miscreant."
Mr.. Pollock bemoaned the condition
Of any people when the governor could
boast that he holds the vote OF the
mill operatives and that of organized
labor in his vest pocket, that they
have no independence.
The policy of the governor to come
to the stand each day after the speak
ing has begun. creating much confu-
sion for the man speaking by the
|hurrahing for the governor, and the
custom OF leaving the grounds I'm
mediately at the conclusion of his
speech is meeting with much disap-
proval. some of the governors own
supporters denouncing the practice.
Before the campaign opened Blease
had declared that his opponents were
trying to break up the county to
county canvass because they were
afraid to meet him on the stump.