The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-25
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Scnnines not In Usual Forn,-Pollock
Has Dispute and warm words with
Number OF Audience e-Baease ana
smith both Conndent. '''@ ~ - :
Laurens. July 22.-The record
breaking crowd Of the campaign came
to Laurens today to. hear the sena-
torial candidates. there being ap-
proximately $500 persons present.
In consequence OF the shakeup at
areenvills Last Saturday. many voters
came here today from adjoining coun-
ties expecting another tilt. Long be-
fore the hour for the meeting to be-
gin the natural amphitheatre out in
the. grove where the meeting was held
had been packed. The meeting was
boisterous. but there was no excite
ment. although the governor said
that It had been rumored that he was
to be assassinated here today. =
' Reminding his hearers that there
was nothing between him and tn,
man who would shoot. the governor
urged that III the assassin Is here. let
him do his dirty work" ~
The nearest approach to disorder
was when w. p. Pollock referred to
the Union Republican ticket OF 1880
which ticket contained the name OF J.
p. Gibson Of the governors stan. One
man In the audience branded this as
a lie. '' - f'i' 30 ''..' t''+--'' 49,
At this tense moment severar po.
iiceineh hurried about the man. who
kept repeating: "Irs q lie ana he
knows It," ~ " e f'2'-' ED '''-'
The cheraw candfdates reply was:
"A man can't come to my face and
caif me a liar unless he's willing "a
take the consequences" "
Harking back again to the assassi.
nation idea, the governor said tina,
a newspaper yesterday in an EDITORIAL
had invited the assassination OF the
chisf executive. - 1.-..'" .
''If should be killed." tho govern.
or added. "more hearses would be
called for the r' next day than 10,
many years" The cause ne represent.
cd. ne explained. would still 60 on.
Reporters and edi, -rs came In again
for q scathins assault. most Of them
being placed in the "Ananias club"
The reporters and two-thirds O,
the editors" he said, would be II
hell before night" II ad1udeed ~
Ananias and saphtra were. '''''''''1 ~.
Mr.. Pollock got the brunt Of tn,
hecklins today when he was maxim,
bold assaults on the governors rec
ORD. The leaders were in small
lgroups. and kept up "team work" II
raising an uproaf When particula,
point was being emphasized. or tn,
fclimax of an argument was ap
preached '' ','. "
Sheriff John Owens referred t
ehsse 'as 'intruders" from Anderson
0rssnyille. Greenwood and Spartan
burg counties. = 2 Z = Ssjs1 ( !
Calling directly to one particula,
squad. he reminded them that the,
did not belong to Laurens county ana
hence were not needed ~ yell leaders
The sheriff also said that he did no
believe that theyeswouid have, beer
any disrespect shown to any speakers
had there been no iuvasions from
other counties.
George A. Browning. who acted rs
chairman in the absence Of w. c.
Irby. who Is q candidate for governor
said that these were also strangers to
him.
Gov. Blease was the first speak er
today and began with the quotation
Those whom the gods would de-
stroy they first make mad"
He said the anti Biease forces were
defeated. and in substantiation cited
three cases where men have recently
become enraged. One, he said, At Whit
mire. when q mill president invited
the governor ito 60 below" another
at Anderson. when another man with
gun climbed on the stand." and a
third at Greenville last Saturday, when
J. w. Norwood attempted to get ia
the governor after having been de-.
nounced AZ coward by the chief
executive. ..... .t.
No Biease man. the governor con-
tinued. had yet tried to as.assinate
Senator Smith. II any one Of the
three. he went on, had been a Bleass
man. the cry Of anarchy would have
gone up and the man would have been
put In Jail.
In discussing assassination the gov.