The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05

air all owe tho state and when tn
news was spread abroad that Nc
Intosh had been shot the night before
many more people came to Columbia
to hear the candidates. DR.. Mcintosh
had stated that he would certainly be
on the stage at the proper time tc
prove that he"did not sign the state
ment.
L. D. Jennings Speaks.
The first speaker Of the Columbia
meeting was l.. D. Jennings, who had
great difficulty in making his speech
there being a great amount OF heck
ling by the friends Of the governor
when he denounced him. He told his
auditors that he intended having his
speech regardless, and excoriated the
chief executive ~merc!lessly upon mis-
record When he referred 20 the
reign Of lawlessness and the shooting
down In the dead of night of men he
was Justify cheered. He finished his
speech under great difficulties. The
next speaker was Senator Smith, who
launched into his record at Washing
ton. He told of his labors in behalf Of
the working man, and while he re-
ceived some heckling at the hands OF
the supporters Of the governor he re-
ceived marked attention from the
audience. When he at first arose to
SPEAK he was accorded an ovation
lasting 4 full minute.
lie did not refer to any Of the other
candidates running and wheE he sat
down he was presented with q Hrnch
% flowers.
Blease Cheered and Kissed.
The next speaker was Governor
Blease, who came forward amidst
cheers and Kisses. A part of the
audience Kissed him for some time,
making it difficult for him to make
his speech. but. he bitterly denounced
them, and stated that i; vas a GRO wd
of Metropolitan and Columbia Club
members. The Kissing kept up, aud
he ordered the state constables to go
up to the Columbia Club and the
Metropolitan Club and close them up
until he heard from him He said he
was doing this in retaliation and ask
ed his enemies to continue Kissing as
it was making votes for him all over
the state. He was presented with q
large number of flowers as he began
to speak, an umbrella and a loving
cup. He launched into his enemies,
paid his respects to the newspapers,
and said he had beat them all two
years ago and predicted that he would
beat the hound" out Of them on the
twenty-ffth Of August. He then be-
gan upon the Mcintosh statement,
reading the list Of records he had read
at the Abbevile meeting where he ex-
planned his release Of Richey. He
then read the statement he says was
given him by one of the most promin-
emit lawyers Of the state as having
been signed by DR.. Mcintosh, wherein
the latter stated that Riohey had "a
neurosis Stimulating paralysis" He
said that If that signature to the
statement was not DR.. McIntosh's that
it had been forged, and that he would
do all he could to catch the man who
committed the forgery. He stated
that he was sorry DR.. Mcintosh was
not present and that he had been
shot, saying that no Bleaseite had
shot him, that Bleaseites do not shoot
people down at midnight. He closed
his speech by predicting that he
would be elected on the first ballot.
Pollock Denounces sIease.
The speech of w. P. Pollock at.
tracted a great deal Of attention, and
he answered his hecklers with blist.
ering replies. He found difficulty in
speaking on account Of the friends of
the governor, but met with more at
tention than did L.. D. Jennings. He
denounced the record Of the governor
in scathing terms, and when asked
about the record of the governor at
the University he stated that that
was a private matter and that he did
not propose to talk about the private
record Of any man. He told OF his
own record as a member Of the state
| legislature and that 1t was he who
had introduced the Jim crow passen'
ger coach law. He promised If elect
ed to serve the interests Of all the
people and said that the people OF
this state were more interested in the
enforcement Of law and order. He
told of the pardon record Of the gov
ernor and held up the red republican
ticket he has been exhibiting upon
which Is the name Of n Of the gov
errors colonies and said that he had
appointed upon his staff a dago from
Charleston who had not at the time
of appointment citizenship papers. He
mentioned the asylum investigation
and accused the governor at attempt
ing to ruin the name of a pure and
innocent woman, referring to Dr.
Saunders.
Lexington and SaIuda.
At the meeting in Lexington there
were a large number Of farmers anG
a good many visitors from Columbia
an Newberry. The meeting was with
out any particular feature, as was
also the cas- at the meeting the mex
day at Saluda. At the Lexington
meeting the governor stated that he
had a complete organization through
out the state, and that he could tel
at the shortest notice the number o,