The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-07-21
GREENV|LLE BANKER
DEN0UNCES BLEASE
Calls Governor Liar and Makes
Attempt to Reach Stand.
RESTRAINED BY FORCE.
y. w. Norwood Addresses Crowd
After Regular Meeting, Using
Strong Language.

SJate, July 16.-The tension which
has held the senatorial party all the
way in the tour through the Pied
mont broke today and for few mo-
ments at least converted the political
camp into surging, struggling, howl
ing mob. One innocent enough look
ing question was the cause Of the ex-
hpIosion, which has been threatening
several days.
When the, governor was speaking,
]. w. Norwood, president of the Nor
wood National, Bank, said TO be the
second wealthiest bank in the state,
asked the chief executive:
How about DR.. McIntosh?"'
The governors answer was:
When get to Columbia I expect to
request DR.. Mcintosh TO take seat
/ on the stand. III answer that cues
tion then and not behind his back
as a coward like you"
calling the chief executive Il
damned liar" Mr. Norwood swept
aside the policeman standing beside
the little swinging gates 70 the in
closed stand and rushed toward The
governor. "Ch''ag rs way against
other Eolicgmea and state detectives
who -prang between 1t was with
difficulty that the infuriateG man W as
forced backward down the te--foot
steps. il requiring the comuln ed
efforts of half a dozen staiwart men
TO keep him from breaking through
and getting ITO the governor. who re-
mained standing in the far corner Of
the stand, where ne was when he
made the statement
From all sides the audience closed
in and Mr.. Norwood was pressed
back in a struggling mass equally de-
termined to get into the melee. NO
body was badly hurt, though many
of those in the miXup were struck
with fists about the face and breast.
Mr.. Norwood had blows directed at
him from all sides. but he was SO
active that none were effectively de-
livered.
The question at issue today was:
At the AbbeVille meeting the COVER
nor devoted practically his entire
time to an explanation of the parole
OF r. A. Richey, who was convicted
OF assaulting his 13year-old adopted
daughter. When the convicted man
had supposedly developed paralysis
the governor appointed a medica,
commission, composed of the late DR.
"
Mcintosh Of Columbia, TO make an
examination 1t was on the basis OF
these medical reports, along with
others, the governor said at Able
vile, that be- granted the parole.
q \ The governor then praised in un
equivocal terms the professional anC
manly characters Of these physicians
Since last Tuesday DR.. Mcintosh ha.
been quoted in a signed statement
IIsaying that he believed that Richcy
had feigned paralysis and that ht
mad so said TO the governor in his re
port. 1t was this that led to the dis
: order today.
Governor Blease spoke 10 a larg,
J crowd of mill operatives at tn,
Woodside cotton mills last night, anC
then told his hearers that the meet
ing would be over today when h,
(the governQr) had spoken.
The meeting will begin at
O'Clock" he said. Senator Sm!r'
is the first speaker and will talk :!
minutes will then speak for tn,
4 same length of time. After that tn
! meeting will be over unless you car
to stay and hear lot OF trash"
The major portion OF the COVER
r nors followers took the governor a
= his word today and treked ava
= when the governor had finished, tn
speaker having but little to say afte
lMr Norwood had been taken from
the stand, but the meeting was no
Z over. Not only did MessPs. Jenning
and Pollock speak and get an EN-
r thusiastic welcome too, but Mr.. Nor
= wood took the stand after these tw
e mad their say and fayed the governo
: without mineing words, adding tina
. he was not talking "in confidence
e IF what DR.. Mcintosh said
g true" Mr. Norwood began, the
e Rlease is what we all know him I
s .jhc. a dirty, Infamous liar
The speaker explained that tn
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