Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-21
SENATORIAL CAMPAlGNERS
Large Meetings at Pickens and Green
willie, Friday and Saturday.

Large Meetings at Pickens and Green
willie, Friday and Saturday.
There were from 1900 to 1000 peo-
pie at the Pickens meeting last Friday
and the newspaper estimates Of the
crowd at the Greenville meeting on
Saturday, run from $500 to 5000.
All the correspondents concede the
Pickens crowd to Governor Blease by
an overwhelming majority. Senator
Smith was presented with miniature
bale of cotton and a wreath of flow
ers. and Governor BleaSe was present
ed with a basket of flowers and
broad brim Panama hat Messrs. Jen-
nings and Pollock made their usual
speeches very much tempered, ana
there were no sensational develop
mentS.
The Greenville meeting was any
thing but orderly. Indeed, for time
it looked as if there would be bloody
riot; but the situation passed off with
out developing anything more serious
than a few bruises.
In his speech, Senator Smith said
that his bill to curb the Wall Street
gamblers had been agreed upon in
conference and that all that remained
to make it a law was the signature OF
the president. After the senator con-
cluded, Governor Blease called upon
Congressman Lever, who was present,
to stand up and answer question. He
asked the congressman as to the stat
US of the bill. Mr.. Lever said that the
bill was still in conference. There
were cheers for Blease. Then Senator
Smith asked Mr.. Lever if it were not
fact that the papers OF the morning
had printed a dispatch to the erect
that the differences Of the two houses
had been adjusted, and Mr.. Lever an
swered in the affirmative. Mr.. Blease
commented upon the unreliability of
the papers. Afterward the Green
Vile News wired the Associated Press,
which wired back a statement to the
effect that the statement that there
had been an agreement was mis-
take; that an agreement would be
reached Immediately after the return
of Congressman Lever to Washington.
During his speech, Governor Blease
was asked by Mr.. j. w. Norwood,
president of the Norwood national
bank, said to have the second largest
capital of any bank in the state:
How about DR.. McIntosh?"
At Abbeville, Governor Blease had
put in a good deal Of his time explain
ing the matter of parole Of Gus
Ritchie. He had said that Drs.
Knowlton and Mcintosh had report
ed Ritchie as suffering from paraly-
sis. Since then DR.. Mcintosh has been
quoted as saying in signed statement
that in his opinion Ritchie was feign-
ing paralysis and he had so reported
to the governor. Replying to Mr..
Norwood's question the governor said
When 1 get to Columbia, l expect
to request DR.. Mcintosh to take a seat
on the stand. l will answer that ques-
ton then and not behind his back as
a coward like you"
You are a damned lying - ="
shouted Mr.. Norwood, as he placed his
right hand on his left breast under
his coat and rushed toward the gov
ernor Governor Blease stood still.
Sheriff Rector, the chief of police,
deputies and members of the crowd
rushed to Norwood. There was gen.
eral closing in from all sides. Sheriff
Rector struck one or two OF his depu-
ties and others who were trying to
hold him, and a good many blows
were struck: but finally quiet was re-
stored, with Norwood being held by
the officers. The governor went on
with his speech and when he conclud-
ed left the stand. followed by large
portion of the crowd.
Messrs. Jennings and Pollock made
about their usual speeches, and after
they had concluded, Banker Norwood
took the stand and made a bitter
speech. saying among other things
that when the McIntoshes lived in
Newberry they would not go into the
home of the Bleases and the Bleases
could not go into the home of the NC
Intoshes. He said that if what DR..
Mcintosh says is true, then Blease is
a dirty. infamous liar, and spent some
time denouncing the governor.
Yesterday was an off-day with the
senatorial candidates, so far as official
appointment was concerned, and so is
today TOmorrow's meeting will be
held in Laurens and Thursdays meet
ing will be held in Columbia.