The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-21
BALK JENNINGS
IN GEORGETOWN
UNRULY ONES HOWL DOWN May
OR OF SUMTER
Decline to Hear Criticisms of Cover
nor-County Chairman Vainly
Strives for Order.
The State.

The State.
Georgetown, Aug. 17.-Pent up par
tisan prejudice broke through higther-
10 orderly confines in Georgetown TO-
day and for the first time during the
senatorial party's tour through more
than two score counties one o. the
candidates, L. D. Jennings, was sue
cessfully howled down.
The crowd of approximately 1000
voters was preponderantly pro-admin
istration in sentiment and from tpe
outset it was evident that for the
two candidates who daily made bold
and aggressive attacks on the chief
executives record a hornets nest was
prepared By the time Mr.. Jennings
addressed the chair, the governors
derisive remarks This was kept up
with ever increasing volume through
the speakers full time, though the
mayor of Sumter tackled and shifted
and appealed to reason, all without
avail. The badgering Of the speaker
was so persistent that the candidate
hardly was allowed to speak .wo con-
nected sentences. In desperation Mr..
Jennings reminded the audience that
ne was mayor of Sumter.
when the party gets there Thurs
day l expect to have enough police
and citizens to keep order Mr.. Jen-
nings assured them. 81 guarantee in
advance Gov. Blease a respectful hear
ing, which is more than am re-
cei7ing." This, too, was futile shot.
]. w Doar, acting county chair
man, made several Intellectual efforts
to quell the disorder.
Andrews Enjoys 1t.
w. H. Andrews, mayor of George
town and general manager Of the
Atlantic Coast Lumbers corporation,
who led a delegation to Washington
TO oppose tariff reduction on lumber,
was on the stand, also but did not
open his mouth to silence the hecklers.
Instead the sallies of the unruly were
enjoyed by the mayor WHO sat by
and smiled complacently. Bolick, the
chief of police was at Mayor Andrews
side. His arms were likewise limp
and his voice stilled. Both Of the
officers expressed their preference by
wearing Blease badges. When the
time came for the introduction Of
Senator Smith the mayor asked that
the crowd give the senator respec-
full hearing, as''I understand he dis
cusses issues
''I don't ask you to vote for nm, y
he explained in fact 1 nope you
won't" he added There was no con-
certed effort to interrupt Senator
Smith.
W. P. Pollock did not attend the
meeting here today Being detained in
Caeraw, he telegraphed, regretting his
inability to attend.
Explains His Action.
The governor was the first speaker
and was warmly applauded when in
troduced. He began by asserting that
he had not violated the party pledge
as had been charged in not appoint
ing as treasurer and auditor the nom
inees Of the party two years ago.
The executive committee, after max
Ing one decision reversed itself two
weeks later, the governor said, after
the supreme court refused to deter
mine which decision was proper me
refused to appoint either the first Or
the last selection by the committee.
Another point Of interest in tie
meeting today was the reading by the
governor Of two letters purporting to
be, one from J. C. Caafee Of Langley
to N. J. Miller, chief clerk in the Of
fee of E. J. Watson and Mr.. Miller's
reply. The object of the Chaffee let
ter was to ascertain Mr.. Miller's opin-
ion as to the advisability of betting on
Senator Smith Mr. Miller's reply was
that the Blease following was from
classes Of people With whom he had
little personal contact. The class prop
osition was what angered the gov
ernor, who denounced Mr. Miller as a
liar" as TO the Blease following being
from the lower classes, and promised
that the man SO denominated could get
satisfaction when yhe chief executive
got to Columbia
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