The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-23
LAURENS MEETING BROKE
ALL THE RECORDS FOR
ATTENDANCE
SOME "HECKLING"
The Governor Seems To Think
Some Fate Is Pursuing
Him
Special to The Intelligencer.

Special to The Intelligencer.
Laurers, July 22-The senatorial
candidates were greeted by the lar
gest kudience of the campaign here
today. 1t wac estimated that more
than $500 persons were present from
the couaty. Hundreds came In from
Spartan burg, Greenville and Ander-
| son. 9 fieorge a. Browning acted as
chairman OF the meeting and succeed
ed we'll In keeping order.
Governor Blease was the first of
the speakers and he was savage In
his attack on the newspapers, partic-
ularly the Columbia Record. The
governor said that banker and q
mill president at Whitmire told him to
Ego below" and claimed that at An
derson q large stockholder in a cot
ton mill came on the stand with a
pistol in hand and he rehearsed the
Norwood incident at Greenville.
mo BleaEe man." he stated, "has
attempted to assassfnate Senator
Smith. 1t was reported that l would
be assassinated here today" claimed
the chief executive. IF the assassin
Is here. there is nothing between me
and the dirty coward. Let him shoot, y
Governor Blease voiced his belief in
fatalism, saying that his death had
been predestined for q certain way,
and that nothing could change the
manner Of his passing,
Predicting that he would be elected
to the Senate and making his usual at
tack against Senator Smith. Governor
Blease concluded his speech by eulo-
gizing Thomas B. Crews and John M.
Cannon, both deceased.
l.. D. Jennings, the second speaker,
was received with cheers, he calmly
discussed the record of the chief ex-
ecutive and he was heard attentively
by the audience.
After paying his respects to the gov
ernor's pardon record, Mr. Jennings
:c.sed: would you get rid Of the ne
k-o -lail clerks BY tying them at the
end OF a hemp rope?"
ayes, yes" replied number Of
voices. We'll, am sorry for you."
replied Mt Jennings, "and am glad
that the balance of South Carolina
does not believe that way"
W. p. Pollock, the next speaker,
was merciless in his arraignment of
the record OF Governor Blense. Blease
hecklers howled at him throughout
his speech, but he finished under diff
ftcuIties. Those bowling most were
ShlO 10 O6 IfOIu AECSESCu, SpdTthuUufS s
and other counties. A tense moment
IN his speech was when Mr.. Pollock
held up che torn red union-republican
ticket and announced that the name
OF y. p. Gibson was on 1t.
"It. is o lie" cried man In the
audience. Several policemen sur
rounded the man and acting chairman
Browning told the heckler he must
be quiet.
"a man can't come to my face and
say that i am q liar. unless he desires
to take the consequences" replied Mr..
Pollock. f"It's only. q coward who
stands back and insults gentleman"
Mr.. Pollock then offered to with
draw from the race II Mr.. Gibson's
name was not on the ticket. 4l
Senator Smith, the last speaker.
was heckled by a small clique, said
to be from Anderson county; as he be-
gan and he demanded a respectful
and quiet hearing from the audience,
addressing his remarks to the chair
man., The howlers then quit. Senator
Smith did: not depart materially from
| the, cotton 81 ,ech S "a.
Chairman Browning had a turbu-
| lent, record breaking crowd 30 COR
troll and attention was given to all the
sneakers except to Mr. Pollock. There