The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-07
SENATOR SMITH
FACES HIS FOES
FINDS ROUGH GREETING AT
SPARTANBURG MEETING.
Render it Almost Impossible for
Him to Get Hearing.

HIM 10 Gel nearing.
The State.
Spartanburg, July 4.-The spirit of
| disorder seemed to have burst loose
at the senatorial campaign meeting
here today, that is, when Senator
E. D. Smith was all but howled down
by portion of the crowd.
No bad eggs were hurled at the
speaker, as was the case in one of the
meetings two years ago, but Senator
Smith was badgered and harassed,
twitted, scoffed at and ridiculed so
that little he had to say was heard
above the hubbub and confusion that
continued until the 80 minutes allot-
ted had expired.
Senator Smiths throat was worse
today than it was at either Yorkville
or Gaffney, where 'ne spoke at much
Disadvantage
Under normal circumstances today
it would have been difficult for the
senator to have made his voice carry
to the limits of the opera house, where
the meeting was neld In spite OF
the handicap OF a bad throat, the
speaker fought his assailants to the
bitter end, occasionally Spiking them
with singing rebuEes, keenly relished
by at least one-half of the audience
that was intensely sympathetic.
City officials were cognizant OF the
fact tat disorder might be expected,
as the entire cluster of mills in the
Piedmont had closed down. When the
meeting began beta Mayor Floyd and
Police Chief Hill took seats on the
stage, and these and DR.. S. T. D. Ian
caster. county chairman, repeatedly
threatened to have the disturbers
thrown out. The governor, too,
asked that MS friends give Senator
t Smith a hearing as respectful as the
! Smith men gave the governor. How
ever, they were powerless to curb the
spirit of disorder that had been un-
! leashed
Crowd Quiefs.
The crowd quieted when Senator
Smith concluded and gave the govern
or an attentive hearing.
As soon as he mad finished his
speech the governor, as is his custom,
left the building, and about one-fourtl
Of the audience followed. Among
these were those who had bristled
! and fretted while Senator Smith was
speaking, and both Messrs. Jennings
and Pollock were allowed to denounce
the governors record without ma
terial interruption.
Original plans for the day were to
mold the meeting at Rock Cliff park,
where there is a pavilion with a ca
| pacity OF probably 1000, but rain
set IN early t1is morning, which IN
duced a change o; programme, and
the speakers were heard in tne opera
house
Here enthusiastic partisans filled
every available seat, and packed sar-
dine-like into every aisle and box
While the governor was speaking
While the governor was speaking
so many persons crowded into the end
box of the upper tier Of seats that j..
T, Harris, the owner of the theatre,
warned the men that the strength OF
the supports was overtaxed. The gov
ernor. too, urged that these get out.
The men occupying the box, however,
were suspicious as 20 the bad box
to which MT. Harris had reference,
and refused to get out, asking: What
las John T. got to do with it?"
Sam ]. Nichols and c. c. Wyche
occupied seats near the governor on
the stage. Beth OF these are leaders
of the governors faction in this coun-
ty, and current report mas it tnat
many meetings have been conducted
within the last few weeks in the in
terest Of the campaign.
Mr.. Wyche presented one OF the
punches of flowers received by the
governor today from friends, who
promised to carry the county for the
governor by majority o. 2,3OO on
August %.
Starts at Once.
Before Senator Smith had oppor-
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