The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-21
Especial to The Intelligencer)


Greenville, July 18.-Probnbly the
tittcrcst display of partisan feeling
exhibited in South Carolina since the
nineties marked the senatorial cam
paign meeting here today A small
riot which occurred when Gov. Cole l..
Blease was speaking bade fair at one
time to get beyond control of tho
oiflccre and of cooler heads, and to re-
suit in the shedding. of much blood.
1t Is considered remarkable that It
was checked in its incipiency. AS it
was, several men carry reminders OF 1t
In tie shape of slight bruises.
During the speech of Governor
Blcase. j. w. Norwood, president of
the Norwood National Bank of this
city, asked him to explain "the DR.. Nc
Intosh incident referring &C tho re-
pudiation by DR.. Jas. H. Mcintosh, CT
Columbia, of an affidavit which Rlease
read at the Abbcvillc meeting prrport-
Ing to have been made by DR.. McIn-
tosh and the late Dr.. A. B. Knowlton.
The governor replied "When I talk
about a man 1t is in his home town.
When l get to Columbia, l expect to
request DR.. Mcintosh to take a seat on
the stand and to answer him like one
gentleman answers another; not as u
coward to his back like you.."
Applied Strong Epithet.
To this MIR. Norwood replied: "You
are dirty lying -- -" and
sprang at the governor. 1t took the
united efforts Of a dozen men to hold
the angry man from the chief exccu-
tive. Small of stature, but strong, he
pushed his way until at one time 1t
looked as,if he would elude those who
Were4 holding him and would succeed
In reaching thu ssgoyerpor.s However.
he.sWas. hi1y .Aht6vetf down tlis tepB
to- the ground where. a free -for-aIl
fight ensned. in which many figured. !
Sheriff Ashley, Of Anderson county.
was among those present and man
with a pistol started at him exclaim-
Ing that he was "going to shoot that
d" sheriff OF Anderson county," He
was grabbed by cooler heads. Sheric
Rector. of Greenville, received sting
Ing blow on the forehead and in re-
turn administered a stinging blow to
some one. BADLY bruising his hand in
SO doing.
There was considerable indigna-
tion felt towards Sheriff Rector but he
issued statement this afternoon de-
claring that he went to the assistance
G! Mr.. Norwood, as he thought the lat
ter was going to be killed. =
1t has been impossible to ascertain
the names OF the participants in the
fighting which took place OFF the stand.
bieascites We're H0Oted.
Following Governor Biease's speech,
some 400 or 500 OF his followers left
amid the boots of those who remained
some 5000 in all. Messrs Jennings
and Pollock followed with the bitter
est speeches. they have made during
the campaign and were wildly cheered
by the crowd, which had by this time
become wrought up to tho highest
pitch. Jennings made what was said
TO have been his .greate3t. speech of
the campaign. He Ia friend of Mr..
Norwood and showed plainly that fie
was angry as he spoke. He made an
eloquent appeal to tho crowd to wipe
Bleasefsm. and lawlessness, one. and
the same, forever from South Caro-
lima. He said that no one man could
deter him: from exposing the damnable
record oi Governor Blcase on every
stamp In South Carolina, nor could
any dozens pr'svent him from SO do
ling.
w. P. Pollock was greeted with loud
applause anC' Immediately launched
into. the greateit speech he has made
In tho present campaign according -
hearers who have heard them all. 4
He was meIciIess in his denuncia-
tion OF Blease. After he had been
9. s.1eaking for few minutes heavy
slower began to fail. The crowd re-
fu,'ed> to les.ye and refused to. let the
spluker stop. They stood inA the
dra'ching rain and cheered as the
speaker scored point after point
|against the governor. 4. Z; q. *
Congressman. Lever There.
/. Another most unusual feature OF the
meeting was the Injection or Com
ryeaa ma n A r. Iavnr.i a !arecf nfnrs in :
to the campaign. Lever, was gre, e /,
with wild applause when he made III
statement. Senator Smith took ad-
vantage of Mr. Levers presence to
the charges that the Smith
Lover biH. was not the bin of e. d.
Smith He stated that the. ".bill which
had been agreed upon IN conference
by the house end senate was this billn
and that Mr. Lever was present and
would go state if the audience wished,
g Governor Blease when hel arose ia
speak asked Congressman; i. 1 La y ss &c
state it the bill had been agreed upon
In conference: tas Mr., Smith had said.
Mr., Lever replied that sitsS bad i NOT .