The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-07-24
|. D. JENNINGS IS
SEVERELY HECKLED
MIR. Pollock Raps Governor
BleaSe'S Record.
SMITH GIVEN AN OVATION.
iumbia Theatre When Sena-
toriar Candidates Speak.

The following appeared in The
Columbia Record Thursday evening.
Attacks on the record of Governor
Blease. particularly his pardon rec
ord, marked the speeches of L. d.
Jennings and w. p. Pollock, candi-
dates for United States senate, who
were the first two speakers at the
senatorial campaign meeting here.
A feeling of tenseness pervaded
gthe Columbia theatre when the
meeting was opened by Jennings.
: with probably 1900 persons pres
sent
Continued bowling and interrupt
ing remarks made speaking extreme
ly difficult for the first two speakers.
Jennings repeatedly warned them
to discontinue their heckling, for he
would, he said, make his speech.
Pollock was possibly interrupted less
than his predecessor.
First reference of the day to the
attempted assassination early this
Enorning of DR. James H. Mcintosh of
Columbia, whom Governor Blease
had said he would call upon the
stand to explain certain statements
OF the physician, was made by Pol
lock, who asserted midnight as
sassin had tried to get rid of Or Nc
Intosh after an unsuccessful attempt
. had been made to assassinate n good
woman's character" referring % tho
Saunders trial.
After the invocation by Rev. {. y.
Burts, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Beverley Sloan, county chair
man, called the senatorial campaign
meeting to order at 1890 o'ciocK.
The chairman said he was no par
tisan and intended to be fair 20 all
the candidates, but he intended to
keep order at all hazards; thar ,here
were a sufficient num- eT ofthe police
fo,cC on hand ana they would he
called on if necessary.
Mayor l.. ID. jennings Of Sumter
was the first candidate heard. lIC
hoped order would be preserved, a.
very few of the other meetings were
GomnaTed by a rO'y"V element.
The speaker told the audience tha
he Intended 10 take up the uaiol
PORTION of his time discussing the
records of some of the ether candi
Gates.
JENNINGS HEC'ILT0.
Zen he began to attack the rec
ord of Governor BleaJe the hec!Iler
began to set up a continuous howl
ing.
All of you Blease men want L
hear the governor speak, don't you"'
asked Mr.. Jennings "Woil, you hat
better let the other side speak O
you won't hear him
Your hollering won't stop IN
from the course / intend to pursue
ne continued. Il nm going to tel
you of that record which has eiimi
n, ed practically all of the prisoner
from the penitentiary. am goiaI
to tell you OF man in Anderson VIII
went into a man home and sic
that man"
I'VE don't want TO hear" howIe
and jeered many voices.
II don't care whether you want L
hear IT or not" said Mr.. Jennings.
Many howls rent the air.
May the Lord have mercy on YOU
poor, misguided souls" exclame
Mr.. Jennings. emphasizing mis- re
marks by pointing his fingers at tn
hecklers.
The speaker, with difficulty, the
told of the parole of ]. Allen EmmeI
son of Anderson. 4
CRIES FOR BLEASB.
Continued cries rent the air g
"Blease," "Blease." "Hurrah io
Blease."
IT tell you what ! won't do" sal
Mr.. Jennings. "I won't make a reC
ord like your governor. You Bleast
q ites must not like his record for yo
don't want to hear it." The speake
then said that the "blind tigers" ar
voting for Blease and there are man
In Columbia.
''Hprrah for Bleasei" howled tn
aeckiers.
This shows what kind OF crow
iB following Blease," said Mr.. Jer