The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-07-21
.BLEASE FORCES
JEER AT SMITH
Band With Banner Makes Much
Noise at Greenville.
VERY PARTISAN CROWD.
Large Audience Assemblies in City
Park, and Much Cheering
GreetS Candidates.

state, July 1S.-The senatorial cam.
paign meeting here today was mark
ed by the first real rough house" of
the summer. When the hour for the
speaking TO begin drew near, be
tween $50 and 200 whooping Blease
men marched to the park bearing
In front OF them large banner, with
inscription; "Blease the working
Mans Friend" These drew UP to the
side OF the stage and cheered lsastSly
for their champion until Senator
Smith the first speaker, was introdu-
ced. Then they gibed at him with
Throughout his speech, calling re-
peatedly: Give us Coley," "Hur-
questions and funny" remarks
rah for Cole L."
These sent up a deafening shout
when the governor was introduced,
and gave the chief executive their
united lung support until he Iefti1he,
stand at the conclusion of his speech.
One became so boisterous and
charged about so furiously in the
crowd that policeman interferred.
the officer: IF you take him, I'll
take you
The governor added that he wa
tired of seing his men intimidated at
the town meetings If they don't
stop it,. he threatened. Pm going
TO hold my meetings in the country
land let the otner candidates speak
in the towns"
Thus encouraged. there were many
who attempted TO &c to the assist
ance of the prosecuted" one, waving
their hands toward the governor, and
volunteering to stand by those i'm
posed upon.
LEVER AS ARBITER.
/ Congressman A. F.. Lever, who
spoke to the county picnic crowd
here yesterday, remained over in
Greenville last night and was at the
campaign today. He was called upon
to settle a disputed point between
Senator Smith and Governor Blease.
Senator Smith, in his speech, told
his hearers that the Smith cotton ex-
change bill, curbing Wall street cot
ton brokers, had been adjusted in
conference of joint committee from
the house and the senate and that it
would soon become law
The governor called upon Con-
gressman Lever to state that these
differences had not yet been adjust
ed. Congressman Lever said they
had not, and the followers OF the
governor unleashed all pent up en-
lthusiasm for noise making, while the
governor chided the senator's
friends
But the joke was turned. Con-
gresham Lever answered in the
affirmative also when Senator Smith
asked if the dispatches from Wash
ington this morning didn't say that
the differences had been adjusted.
The governor said that the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch was in error,
and the matter was dropped with
that
Approximately 5000 voters at
, tended the meeting, which was held
IN CITY park. IneSe were intensely
partisan and cheered their favorites
with unfailing enthusiasm. w
Mills Mooney, county chairman.
praised much by the governor today
said that the crowd was anti-Blease
three to one. The chairman also
said that there were from $50 $500
Blease men in the parade. though the
chief executive said in the course OF
his speech that there we're 100, by
actual count"
WORKING FOR THEM
Senator Smith was the first speak b.
er and got an ovation when he was
introduced. A large group of mill
, men, congregated on the east side of
the stand, began to poster the speak
er with questions. and to interrupt
him. Answering these, Senator
. Smith said: "You men in the cotton
mills don't know e. d. Smith inti-
mately, but by the eternal gods YOU
;, can't keep me from working for you
:, if you are OF pure American blood -
The speaker then told them that
he had made personal Investigation