The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-17
THE CAMPAIGN ORAToRY
WAS GREATLYHE;NJOYED
BY LARGE CROWD
THE BEST OF ORDER
MIR. Pollock Received An Ova-
tion-Sr,ith Sent.me..ss S:.-
prisingly shqRg 4HlSM

AhueTsoh county dtdStHAt3Sl tprbld
Yesterday. There was Vi SYEaiGrovd
In attendance nrcn .sRnySl1z,zks:1<uu si.s17s. :;<u
meeting which was addreased 30 can
dtdates for the United States senate.
and not one case OF disorder! was re-
ported during the wholei day. 4 There
was some good natured gibifIg ct some
OF the speakers but nots' ,sho4gh to
cause any disturbance. Governor
please Ind great many fttends in
the crowd, and many of them ! were
conspicuous for the rod rlbb6tfs snadras
which they .dIsplayeL,5 aid fyet;i there
arc some who. think that tlifsf icfoWd
was largely In sympathy With tile
other speakers Senator. gSmith's
friends were jubilant after the meet
ing and claim that It was q men1or-
able day and that the senator may 1t
ieast divide the vote In this county.
From the cheering It could hardly
be claimed as any, ono candidates.
day, although the greatest b ydem6E-
stration OF: enthusiasm and ltf 1unte-
strained sympathy came Ia con:
clNsion sGf the some what iI;aIInnat tkabIag
add fes6 II s1HS
come to the spity an sscne neirs s5t s6nKsf;
and left with ths respect and aiiniras
tion OF hundreds OF new made fSfends.
Senator Smith had q gfeat many
friends in the crowd, and one Of; the
features which opened the day was
the parade of wagons from tie cotss-
try loaded with supporters apd ad-
mirers of the senator and his record
in congress. This parade was headed
by the jolly band from Wild Hog, and
following this came u wagoh dfawh
ty four splendid mules. the wagon
containing q bale of cotton
on which was mounted
genator smith. surrounded by aev-
eral we'll known citizens Of the
county. nearly all OF whom are stated
to nave supported the governor two
years ego. There were othef, wagons
and citizens on foot. ~,
The best or order prevailed through.
out the day. The weather WAS ,ulottled
sometimes the sun sbrG&hiI iIEsSout
with great intensity, at2} }0thAr Hines
there being showers. 0oyerl0f Blease
had the better OF thes t8Y5 tar
ns the weather wa3 coHcernedi Oh .he !
was the first to speak. Hes sXas.1n fine
form, and In good numoFJis lasa1t; 1 !;
showed no effects Of the day before In
Abbcvilie. which by common reports
is said to have gone decidedly against
him. The weather was against the
other speakers, but they came through
with flying colprs. u ..l.s. s.,s 3. y.
The meeting was called to order By
s. Dean Pearman. county chairman,
and the invocation was by Rev. O. L.
Martin, OF Lebanon. the best known
Baptist preacher in this section OF the
state. Mr.. Martin prayed for an or
derly day. ana such it4tnrned out to !
be. .sts n Ss,.s;'i n Z. ~ 1
Mr.. Pearc.an in appointed rsud eff
fective speech asked the audience to
give close attention to all Of the;
speakers and urged that no Sdiacour-
tesy be shown any one. At only. one
time during the day did It appear that
any man would have to boz removed
from the crowd. and that was toward
the close of Mr.. Pollock,s speech when
some of his repartee got the better OF
man in the crowd who was .gibinE,
at Mr.. Pollock. Police officers stepped
up to the side OF the man. but Mr.. Pol
lock begged them TO desfst as he could :
attend to the man alone. This seemed
to have salutary effect IL &.
~ In Walhalla Today. s. SfFS;s Z. 3 ! !
Governor Blease and party won't mp
to Pcndleton In the afternoon ) to
spend the night at the home cs: Mira.
Blease's parents. Senator Smith and
Messrs. Jennings = and +, Pollock re-li
mainsd in Anderson, land Will go 70 !.
WalhaIla on the gas:electriS fat t7: 20 Z
this morning. Many persons from all
over this section attended the meet
ing. soma coming from A1bsvfIl le and
Greenwood counties. hut aii s. llahss-
tested merely a. deep Interest," IA the
meeting and there was no appa af8nt a. Q
tempt on any side to pack The meeting.
or to bully the sispeakers Although
there had BEEN a spassigte tent rntnor
that some OF the spea kefA Wonlt sba,
howled down.s
The candidates spoke POI, q ! aassphahe siaaily.I 4
governor Of course got a''wafIn race1s
ton from his Anderson friends and
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