The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-04
AND BLEASE is STRONG WITH
THE BOYS OF THE
MILLS
USUAL HECKLING
Pollock and Jennings Were An.
noyed and Blease Had Some
Questions Asked Him
Special to t'hc lntclligcncer:

opeCltl ID ne lnIplllEpllpnr.
Gaffney. July 3.-ln the court house
packed with at least 500 persons
most OF them voters. and many more
outside unable 10 gain admittance
!iie 18th meeting of the campaign for
me United States senate was held
here today. The crowd was seyera,
hundred short of that which heard
lovcrnor Blease and Judge Jones
Two years ago. The governor carried
This county. Cherokee. by nearly COO
votes two years ago.
To-Day Senator Smith Mt least d.
Vtded the honors I'm the matter or ap-
piausc with Governor Blease. the d.
VISION being apparently as yesterday
the cotton Elill men for the governor
the farmers for Senator Smith. Jen-
nfngs and Pollock .took" we'll also
An attempt to hoot down Pollock
when he began on Bleaee's record did
not succeed. the anti -Bleaseites, It
appeared. drowning the voices Of their
rivals. Blease was Interrupted q
number OF times also. County Chair
man X. A. Dobson presided and the
Rev. Mr.. Knox offered the invocation.
Law Is Issue.
w r. Pollock. in leading off. de-
clared the greatest issue before the
people of South Carolina today Ia
whether or not they will have con-
tinuance OF lawlessness or return to
law, order, and decehcy4. He made
his usual reference I'd conditions = In
| Charleston. Wh:n the speaker read
the list OF challenged applicants
"furrlncrs", In club 2. ward 8, Char
lesion, n please enthusiast shouted
"all for Coley." Mr.. Pollock replied
'yes, you're right. they are all for
Coley. but 1 don't believe you want to
be lined up with a bunch of Dagoes." +"
Senator f. d. Smith was quite
hoarse and close attention was given
his speech and with his eloquence.
pathos and humor he was frequently
cheered to the ho. Replying to
criticisms Of Blease he reiterated his
position toward immigration by de-
claring that despite the opposition of
the president and party leaders to a
law too restricted he would. II pos
sible, nail up the door against the in
flux of European labor that would
compete with Americans. The sena-
tor said he was determined az far as
iuy LII Hio pCWci I'D Cuaiiu uttiii Oi tuc
Senate immigration committee to
keep out dagoes and scum from
southern Europe who live on rotten
| oranges, black bananas and sting you
to death at the polls"
Denounced Primary.
Governor Blease denounced the new
primary rules. calling them the dirt
lest piece of ballot box thievery ever
attempted to be pulled of in South
Carolina"
Declaring that the greatest dis
cussiOn going on In this campaign ia
cotton" the governor launched into
his, attack on Senator Smiths record
from the time the senator was a men,
her of the South Carolina legislature
to the present. "Haskellism" and
"niggerism" occupying prominent
places in the discussion.
l.. d. Jennings was the last speaker.
He said many Bleaseites were leaving
Ls cause they didn't want to hear him
talk about the governors record ''be-
cause they are ashamed Of It," He
said that, like the governor and his
pardons. those who did not like the
new rules would have to vote under
them and you can't help it. He went
considerably into The governors par
don record, citing specific causes. He
made bid fir the votes Of those who
will not under any circumstances vote
for Blease and who do not care to
vote for Smith. Tomorrow's meeting
will be held in Spartanburg.