The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-06
BlEASE ADVOCATES
FEEL ENCOURAGED

DurS.
Columbia, April 30.-Representativ
| G. G. Wyche, Of Spartanburg, broke
the general silence which has charac-
terized the Administration circles
since the club meetings on last Sat-
| urday, when in statement issued
| here today he professed to see hope
and encouragement for Governor Cole
l.. Bleaso IN his race for the United
States Senate. Mr.. Wyche admitted the
results Of the club meetings in Spar
tanburg were in doubt, but said that
the Bleaseites in any event would have
much better showing than they did
in 1912, and probably would control
the county convention.
Claiming that Governor Blcase
would carry Spartallburg county by
from 1,500 to 1000 majority over Sen
ator Smith, Representative Wychc dis
counted the results Of the club meet
| ings as expressing the real sentiment
of the people. He said the Blcasc pco-
pie were working people and did not
have time to attend the club meetings
and claimed that the results Of the club
meetings did not reflect the real senti-
mcnt of the voters of the county, as he
termed it: "Thc little club meetings
don't amount to anything as far as in
| dicating the way the county will go in
the primary"
Not Candidate.
AS he announced weeks ago, MI
| Wyche will not stand for reelection
from Spartanbu-g to the general as
scmbly. He said this morning that his
increasing law practice demanded all
OF his time
| In the recent session Of the general
assembly Mr.. Wychc came to be called
the floor leader of the Bleasites in the
house and championed the measures
advocated and endorsed by the govern
| or.
Another Spartanburg man in the city
last night said that the Spartanburg
county convention would be controll-
ed by the Anti-Blcase or Pro Smith
faction by a good majority, and that
an Anti-Alministration delegation
would in al prabobility be sent to the
state convention. The author Of this
statement, while an Anti-Blease man Is
q conservative one and not politician
He seemed pleased with the results of
the defeat Of the Blease forces
throughout the state.
| Additional reports reaching Column
bia Of the club meetings tell Of still
more Smith victories. The sweep OF the
Senator'S friends in the club meetings
seems to have been general, aid some
forccasters have already, begun to pre-
dict that the Blcasc forces will not
have any greater representation in the
State convention OF 1914 than they
had In that Of 1912 and their repre-
scntation then was 80 out of 33G dole
gates.
Situation in Marlboro.
There Is considerable interest being
taken In the convention in Marlboro
county. Unofficial reports from Ben
ncttsyille say that the Anti-Blease
forces Will dominate the convention,
and that 1t Is still an unsettled ques-
ton as to whether Senator John l..
McLaurin Is going to be among the
delegates to the state convention.
Many people In that county, it Is as
serted, are unwiling't to send Senator
McLaurin to the state convention,
since he has so completely embraced
Bleaseism. There Is a movement on
foot to send delegation composed of
eight men who are in no way affiliated
with politics.
There IS no concealing the fact that
the Smith people are elated over the
capture OF the clubs and the control
OF the state convention, as all indica-
t!ons appear at this time. They are
pointing out that while the admins
tration forces can take comfort from
the 1912 convention, still there Is this
very important difference: In 1912 no
apparent effort was made by the Blcase
people to capture the clubs while on
the other hand, the necessity OF at
tending the club meetings had been
Impressed by Governor Blease on his
followers this yeear. He sent out q
letter some time ago to lcadors