The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-24

BUT THAT'S ALL
LAURENS MEETING BROKE
ALL THE RECORDS FOR
ATTENDANCE
SOME "HECKLING"
The Governor Seems To Think
Some Fate Is Pursuing
Him
SOME "HECKLING'
Special to The Intelligcncer.

OpcCial tO i ne lntclllRCuCCT.
,Laurens. July 22.-The senatorial
candidates were greeted by the lar
gest audience OF the campaign here
today It was estimated that more
than ,50QfpersonB were present from
,SnnrtnNh f3tasnY lie Ind hndars
chairman of the meet ting and succeed
ed. well 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. Tho
governor said that n banker and a
mill president at Whitmire told him to
Ego below" and claimed that at An
derson a large stockholder In cot
ton mill came on the stand with a
pistol in hand and he rehearsed the
Norwood incident at Greenville.
"No Blease man." he stated, "has
attempted to assassinate Senator
Smith. It wc5 reported that I would
be assassinRted he~e today" claimed
the chief executive. "If the assassin
is here, there is nothing between me
and the dirty coward. Let him shoot"
Governor Blease voic I'd his belief in
fatalism, saying that his death had
been Dredestined for a certain way,
and that nothing col Id change the
manner trf his pasying.
Predicting that b would be elected
to the Sen ate and m ,kint: his usual at
tack against Senator 81 nth. Governor
Bleees concluded his speech by eulo-
gizing Thomas. B. Crews and John M.
Cannon, both deceased.
Il. ID. 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. w
After paying his respects to the gov
ernor's pardon record Mr.. Jennings
asked "Would you get rid Of the ne
gro mall clerks by tying them at the
end Of a. hemp roper"
Eyes, yes." replied a number OF
voices. '!Weli;sI am sorry for you. =
replied Mr.. Jennings. "and I am glad
that the balance Of South Carolina
does not believe that way ~
W.zP. Pollock the next speaker
was. merciless' In his arraignment Of
the record OF Governor Blease. Blease
heckIers howled at him throughout
his Speech but he finished under diff
ficulties, Those ,howling most were
said to be from Anderson. Spartanburg
and other counties. A tense momen,
In; his speech was when Mr.. Pollock
held up the torn red union-republican
ticket and announced that the name
Of J. p. Gibson was on 1t.
at Is q lie," cried a man In the
audience. Several policemen sur
rounded tho man and acting chairman
Browning told sthe heckler,. he must
be- quiet. (.
IA man can't come to my face and
say that Fam d liar. unless he desires
to take the consequences" replied Mr
Pollock. "It's only q coward who
stands back and tinsults gentleman
Mr.. Pollock then offered, to with.
drew: from the race II Mr.. Gibson'f
name was not On the ticket, ~
Senator Smith, the last speaker
was heckled by a IS mall clique. said
to be from Anderson county; as he be
gan and hS demanded a respectful
and quiet hearing from the audience
addressing his remarks to-. the chair
man. The fiowlers then quit. Senator
Smith did not depart materially from
the cotton speech. esS s. Z !. s.
II Chairman Browning had u turbu:
lent, record breakihg crowd to con.
i troll and attention was given to all the
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