Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-07-22
NOT so CALM AT GREENvILLE.
Large Audience Gets Glimpse of Po-
litical Trough House,"

RAJ campaign meeting here to-day
was marked by the first real rough
house" of the summer. When the
hour for the speaking to begin drew
near, between $50 and 200 whooping
Blease men marched to the park,
bearing in front of them a large ban
ner, with the inscription: please,
the Working Mans Friend" These
drew up to the side of the stage and
cheered Justify for their champion
until Senator Smith, the first speak
er, was introduced. Then they
gibed at him with questions and
funny" remarks throughout his
speech, calling repeatedly: "Give US
Coley' and "Hurrah for Cole L."
These sent up a deafening shout
and gave the Chief Executive their
united lung support until he left the
stand at the conclusion of his
speech.
One became so ]boisterous anG
charged about so f~uriously in the
crowd that a policeman i%nterfered.
This the Governor resented, and told
the officer: eff you take him, III
take YOU"
Approximately 5000 voters at
tended the meeting, which was held
IN the city park. These were in
tensely partisan and cheered their
favorites with unfailing enthusiasm.
w. NJ. Mooney, county chairman,
praised much by the Governor to-
day, said that the crowd was anti
BleaSe three to one. The chairman
said that there were from $50 TO 200
Blease men in the parade, though
the Chief Executive said in the
course of his speech that there were
200, by actual count"
Senator Smith was the first
speaker and got an ovation when he
was introduced. A large group Of
mill men, ~congregatcd on the east
side of the stand, began to poster the
speaker with questions, and to inter-
rupt him.
The Question at Issue
to-day was: At the Abbeville meet
ing the Governor devoted practically
his entire time to an explanation Of
the parole of r. A. Richey, who was
convicted of assaulting his 13-year-
old adopted daughter. When the con-
victed man had supposedly developed
paralysis the Governor appointed a
medical commission, composed of the
late DR.. A. B. Knowlton and DR.. Jas.
H. Mcintosh, of Columbia, to make
an examination. 1t was on the basis
Of these medical reports, along with
Others, the Governor said at Able
vile, that he granted the parole.
The Governor there praised in I'M
equivocal terms the professional and
manly characters OF these physicians.
Since last Tuesday DR.. Mcintosh has
been quoted in a signed statement,
saying that he believed that Richey
had feigned paralysis and hat he
had so said to the Governor in his
report.
An innocent enough looking ques-
ton was the cause Of the explosion,
which has been threatening several
days.
When the Governor was speaking,
J.iW. Norwood, president Of the Nor
wood National Bank, said to be the
second wealthiest bank in the State,
asked the Chief Executive: How
about Dr.. McIntosh?"
The Governors answer was:
when l get to Columbia expect to
request Dr.. Mcintosh to take a seat
on the stand. I'll answer that ques-
ton then and not behind his back as
a coward like you"
Calling the Chief Executive a
damned liar" Mr.. Norwood swept
aside the policemen standing beside
the little swinging gates to the in
closed stand and rushed toward the
Governor, fighting his way against
other policemen and State detectives,
who sprang between. 1t was with
difficulty that the Infatuated nan was
forced backward down the %ten-foot
steps, it requiring the combined
efforts of half a dozen stalwart men
to keep him from breaking through
and getting to the Governor, who re-
manned standing in the far corner Of
the stand, where he was when he
made the statement.
From all sides the audience closed
in and Mr.. Norwood was pressed
back in a struggling mass equally de-
termined to get into the melee. No
body was badly hurt, though many Of
those in the miX-up were struck with
fists about the face and breast. Mr..
Norwood had blows directed at him
from all sides, but he was so active
as to be. able to elude the efforts
made at striking him.
Governor Blease spoke to a large
crowd of mill operatives at Woodside
Cotton Mills last night, and then TOLD
his hearers that the meeting would
be over to-day when he ithe Cover
nor) had spoken.
"The meeting will begin at !
o'clock" he said. Senator Smith
is the first speaker and will talk as
minutes. | will then speak for the
same length Of time. After that the
meeting viii be over unless you care
to stay and hear a lot of trash"
The major portion Of the Cover
nor's followers took the Governor at
his word to-day and treked away
whnn tho Gnuarnnr had finished the