The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-11

Union, July S.-The United States
campaign meeting here to-
day was marked by q siege Of the
most persistent Interruptions of
speakers that has occurred since the
campaign opened.
Last Saturday at Spartanburg there
was a concerted effort to howl one
OF the speakers off his feet. In Union
today three of the four speakers were
subjected to similar grilling Interrupt
tions from a small but noisy group
that harangued tho speakers and kept
up rapid fire Of discourteous remarks
throughout tho speeches Of both
Messrs. Jennings and Pollock and far
into that Of Senator Smith.
For the first time the governors
friends stayed today after tho chief
executive had had his say. On every
stump. the policy OF Gov. Blease is not
to appear until the time has arrived
for him to speak. and to leave the
stand promptly when he has finished
Today the governor left as usual.
but his supporters remained behind
to hear both Messrs. Jennings and
Pollock apply the gaff to the gover-
nor's record. 1t was their bold as
sault that caused the limited number
to fret and bristle and squirm.
or the three subjected to these in
terruptions, Senator Smith had least
to resist. This was occasioned by the
fact that the senator refrained today,
a. he has on every other stump. from
any discussion of the charges pre-
ferred by the governor, and utterly
ignored the governors record. The
attacks which were directed against
him were in the main due to a hos :.
tile attitude and were not provoked by
any particular remark by the
speaker. After much tackling
the senator finally struck a sympa-
thetic chord and carried the audience
along with him by telling jokes. aptly
illustrating the questions under dis
cussion. This was the second time
that the senator has had to face a
hostile audience in the beginning. and
then emerge in unanimous favor. with
q chorus Of pleas to continue speak
ing.
Mr.. Pollock also added a feature
when he held up for the audience to
inspect the red spread-eaglc Repub-
lican ticket Of the Garfield-Arthur
campaign In 1880. This explosive con-
tanned the names Of several negro
candidates for Republican electors and
congress from different districts In
the State>and that Of ]. p. Gibson. u
candidate from Marlboro county for
the house OF representatives land ap-
pointed q member of the governors
staff."
Gov. Blease. who spoke first. said
that no and his lieutenants had held
a meeting last Monday. when reports
as to the general situation from all
parts Of the State were considered.
Conditions are such, he said. that
there exists In his mind no doubt as
to his promotion from governor to
United States senator on August 25.
These reports" he added, "were no,
from blatherskites or from those who
like to hear themselves talk. but from
those who spoke In 1910 and In 1912.
when everything seemed to be Or
ganized against u.s.
The governor again today struck at
the newspapers.
When the governor was pilloring
the members Of the state Democratic
and charging that the new
rules were only to deceive our
crowd some one anticipated the
speaker and said. Its rascality."
ITS downright thievery." the gov
ernOr retOrted. "Rascality doesn't
express It."
"The rules are wrong. Otherwise
they would not be defending them"
the governor added.
The governor said that he didn't
believe that there was voter in
Union county who would believe that
one man could raise or lower the
price OF cotton. II don't believe any
one will be fooled by Senator Smiths
claptrap." the speaker continued.
IL wouldn't vote for him IL / know
ne could" one In tho audience VOL
unteered.
When the governor defended his
pardon record on the petition plea
one enthusiastic fOllowed toId tho