The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-16
THE CAMPAIGNS ORATORY
WAS GREATLY ENJOYED
BY LARGE CROWD
THE BEST OF ORDER
MIR. Pollock Received An Ova-
tion--Smith scnt:sno,.t s::r.
prisingly Strong J

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Anderson county did herself proud
yesterday. There was n large crowd
In attendance upon the campaign
meeting which was addressed by can.
didates for tho United States senate.
and not one case of disorder was re-
ported during the whole day. There
was some good naturcd gibIng Mt some
or the speakers but not enough to
cause any disturbance, Governor
iilcasc had great many friends In
the crowd, and many Of them were
conspicuous for the rcd ribbon badges
which they dlsplaye.i. and yet there
are some who think that the crowd
was largely In sympathy with the
other speakers. Senator Smiths
friends were jubilant,' after the meet
ing and claim that It was memor-
able day and that the senator may at
least divide tho vote in this county.
From the cheering II could hardly
be claimed as any one candidates
day, although the greatest demon
stration of enthusiasm and of unre-
strained sympathy came at the con-
clusion Of the somewhat, remarkable :
nddresB Of w. P. Pollock; Who had !
cDme 70 the ely anisye iFGSAtTapger.
and left with the respect and admira-: !,
tion of Hundreds OF new made frisnda.
Senator Smith mad a. sfGnt many )
friends In the crowd, and one OF Che
features which opened tho day was
the parade OF wagons from the coun-
try loaded with supporters and adj
mirers OF the senator. and his record
in congress. This parade was headed
by the jolly banti from Wild Hog, and
fol lit =, IN.
ty four splendid mules. the wagon
on which was mounted
Senator Smith, surrounded by sew
eral we'll known citizens OF the
county, nearly all of whom lre stated
to have supported the governor two
years ago. There we're other wagons
and citizens on foot.
The best OF order prevailed through
out the day. The weather was mottled
sometimes the SUN, breaking out
with great intensity, atdother times
there being showers. Governor Blease
had the better OF tho day, 30 far
as the weather wn1 concerned, as he
was the first to speak. IIc was In fine
form. and in a good humor, and
showed no effects OF the day before In
Ahbcville. which by common reports
Is said to have gone decidedly against
him. The weather was against the
other speakers, but they came through
with flying colors.
The meeting was called to, order by
8. Dean Pearman, county chairman,
and the invocation was by Rev. o. L.
Martin, OF Lebanon, the best known
Baptist preacher In this section OF the
state. Mr. Martin prayed for an or !.
derly day. and such 1t turned out to
be.
Mr.. Pearman in a pointed and ef-
fective speech asked thes;audience to :
give close attention 'Ntos all OF the
speakers and urged tl}at Sno discour- .
tesy be shown any 'o4sS 5A1 only one .
time during the day did sit;pbpear that
any man would havaSeb be,,removed
from the crowd. aa1 4fat was toward
the close OF Mr. Pollock speech when /,
some OF his repartee gqHthas better OF
q man in the crowd WHO IAN gibing
at Mr.. Pollock. Police officers 'steppea
up to the side of the man, but Mr.. Pol
lock begged them to desist as he could
attend to the man alone. 4 This seemed
TO have O salutary effect.t ~
In Walhalla Today.
Governor Blease and party went up
to Pendleton in the afternoon to
spend the night at the home of, Mrs.
Blease's parents. SENATOR Smith and 1
Messrs. Jennings and Pollock re-
manned in Anderson and will go to !,
Walhalla on the gas-electric at 1890
this morning. Many perspns fron2alt
over this section attended the meet
ing. some coming from Abbeville and /
Greenwood counties. but all mani
tested merely deep interest In the
meeting and there was no apparent at
tempt on eny side to pack. the meeting,
or to bully the speakers. although {
there had been persistent i fnmore y
that some Of the speakers would aba.s
howled down. s!S; /. ~ 81 : s. 4
The candidates spoke, alphabetically,
Blease,, Jennings. Pollock, Smith. The
governor OF course got o warm recep-s
tton from his Anderson friends and !
was frequently applaudeds throGShoIt 1
his speech. Mr.. Jennings, whose rep Z
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