The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-04
FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE
HEAR STATE CANDIDATES
A Very Pleasant and Quiet Meeting
All the Speakers Given an At )
teRtiEe Hearing.

fces were with US on Saturday. 1t
was a good meeting. The rains had
made the ground too wet for farm
work and then it was Saturday and
these two things contributed largely
to the large attendance Of farmers
at the meeting. Then the meeting
was held in most delightful grove
and everything contributed to make
the people feel good. Chairman Hun
ter and Secretary Leitzsey had built
a nice stand for the speakers with
comfortable chairs and large table
for the newspaper people and seats
had been arranged for the audience.
MANY stood and they give all the
speakers a careful and patient hear
ing. There were no Interruptions. 1t
was the largest crowd we have seen
at campaign meeting in long time.
We heard the crowd estimated all the
way from 800 to 5000. We are Of the
opinion that a conservative estimate
would place the number at about l.
500.
The Herald and. News has already
published a full synopsis of the
speeches OF the candidates for gov
ernor. They are all making
practically the same speeches
except possibly Gov. Blease
who varies to suit sthe occasion. He
made vigorous attack upon the rec
ord of the Manning administration
though was not personal, and Gov.
&anning made a strong defense OF
his course and said he had no apollo
gies to make to any one.
9r. ". 3. Caldwell who represent
ed the daily papers at the meeting
has very kindly written brief story
about each ore Of the candidates
speeches for The Herald and News
exGept the candidates for governor,
and The Herald and News, as stated,
has already printed full report of
the speech of each of these, though
We have added to the report the story
Mr.. Caldwell sent to the News and
Courier.
The audience was not inclined to be
demonstrative, except when Gov.
Blease was speaking, and he was re-
ceived with applause and given it all
through his speech and at the conclu-
sion, and when he finished a good
many left the grounds and there was
some little confusion and talking,
(which made it difficult for Mr.. Coop
er, who followed, to get the atten-
tion of the people, but ne did get it
and made a fine cpeech.
Gov. Manning was received with
few hand claps and was given no
applause during his speech, though
he was given the very best of atten-
tion throughout, and at the close re-
ceived some applause, but no ovation.
AS Gov. Manning concluded Mrs. M.
b. Evans, who is the manager of the
rest room, stepped forward from
where she was standing and in a few
remarks presented to Gov. Manning
basket of flowers She said she did
this, among other things, in recogni-
tion OF what the governor had done in
her native city of Charleston in the
suppression of lawlessness.
At the conclusion of the speech Of
Former Governor Blease two young
ladies came forward on the platform
and presented him with two beautiful
baskets of flowers, and another bou-
quet and three baskets of fine peaches
were presented to him. The two
young ladies who came to the stand
were Miss Estelle Chappell and Miss
Elsie Gillian.
1t being Saturday and the hour get
ting late we had to leave before Mr.
Cooper finished, and did not get to
hear Mr.. Duncan or Mr.. DesChamps.
Gov. Manning did not say anything
about the appointment or the removal
of negro notary publics. He neither
affirmed or denied the statement pub
lished in the Anderson Mail that he
did not know when he made the ap-
pointments that they were negroes,
and that the appointments were made
on the recommendation of the legisla-
tive delegation. Former Governor
Blease made the assertion that he
had caused Gov Manning to revoke
the commissions.