The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-26
ROWLS Them DOWN
SPARTAkBURG BLEASITES Not
FOR SIMNS OR IRBY
CLINKSCALES ON TOUR
Senator Smith Goes Over Spartan.
burg County-Blease Speaks
Other Candidates Make Final Ap-
peal to EoterS-Richards Men
Howl at Fellow BleaSiteS.

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peal to Voters-Richards Men
Howl at Fellow Bleasites.
The candidates of both factions
have made Spartanburg county the
final battle-ground of the campaign.
Features of that county's three-day
political skirmishes are the rousing
reception given John G. Clinkscales
in his tour of his county, and the
apparent bitterness with which the
Spartanburg supporters of Richards
have tried to prevent the speeches
of Carroll Simms and w. c. Irby.
On Friday night Charles Carroll
Simms was howled down, much to
his own disgust. and he expressed
the opinion that was the treatment
accorded a pure Bleasite Bleasism
wasn't worth three cents. At the
Saturday meeting w. c. Irby was
threatened, but finally finished his
speech.
John G. Clinkscaies at Saturday
concluded the second day Of his
whirlwind three-day campaign of
Spartanburg county with speech at
Pacolet station before a crowd num-
bering IT'S. During the day, the
local candidate aud mis- party covered
distance of 81 miles over the roads
OF the northern portion of the coun-
ty. Dr.. Clinkscales spoke eight times
before audiences which aggregated
some 1900 people. He was received
in the same warm, cordial manner
with which the people Of the south
ern portion Of the county received
him Friday. At the conclusion of the
days campaign, the candidate ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with
the results manifest from the four.
Senator Smith trailed the Clink-
scales party speaking to enthusiastic
audiences. R. I. Manning spoke at
Jonesyille A. J. Bethea put in a
hard day. speaking at practically all
the places at which Senator Smith
spoke. Governor Blease spoke at
Clifton and Pacolet and at the Court
| House.
At the meeting Saturday night Mr.
! Irby had been speaking but short
time when he mentioned Mr.. Rich
| ards Hub Lockman asked him if
the Blease candidates for governor
had not held a caucus in Columbia
and promised not to abuse each 9TH
! er.
"I never promised not to abuse
John G. Richards" shouted Mr.. Irby,
.'for I considered him man thrust
| into our fold to fool the people. "
Hurrahs for Mr.. Irby and cheers for
Richards met this outburst. Mr..
Irby replied by saying that the med
icine men" need not think that they
could howl him down. This epithet
was resented, but the candidate cow
tinued, saying that he had seen in
the paper that the medicine men"
had howled down Simms, and he had
heard that they had come to howl
him down.
Several rushed through the crowd
at this time, one man in shirt sleeves
grabbing Mr.. Irby by the arm and
telling him that they would pull him
down and not let him speak. The
crowd gave a whoop, Mr.. Irby shout
ed that he would not be stopped, and
for the next few moments none could
tell what was going to happen. Mr..
Lockman and Mr.. Irby were carry
ing on a heated battle of words which
none could hear, Solicitor Hill was
waving his hands and calling to the
crowd to stop, and the uproar would
not be stilled.
To add to the picturesqueness Of
the scene, J. C. Porter. placing him
self directly in front Of Mr.. Irby and
shouted: "I stand between Bill Irby
and any one of you. and South Caro-
lima has never produced a gamer
man than I am. I will shed my last
drop of blood or protect him." and
other such expressions. all the time
saving that he would not let any one
get to him.
Mr.. Irby continued to throw hot
shot into the teeth of the medicine
men and never exhibited the slight
est trace Of fear. "These medicine
men can go all over the State and
sell medicine to negroes, but / want
to show them that they have not got
the people of Spartanburg in their
pockets" Continuing, he said:
They may give the negroes medi-
cine to cure their stomachs. but am
talking to the brains of this county. y
Pandemonum reigned sevedal times
and when Mr.. Irby finuished, Mr..
Lockman made statement to the
crowd and said that whoever said the
medicine men had planned to howl
down Simms or Irby told lie. This
ringing epithet went out over the
large audience without any attempt
to resent it.
Charles Carroll Simms, who says
he is the original Blease candidate
for governor, had his own private
speaking at the court house Friday
night turned into a Richards demon
stration by the followers of Richards
who had gathered in force to show
the speaker a good time. He was
heckled from start to finish and it
was in a pandemonium of cat calls.
joking rejoinders and cries for Rich
ards that he concluded his speech
with the statement that if the Blease
party threw over one who has been
faithful for ten eyars for three
months old Bleasites the party was
not worth three cents.
From the very beginning he spoke !
with difficulty. being interrupted with |