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DISORDER MARKS AIKEN MEETINI FACTIONAL FEELING SHOWN V CAMPAIGN MEETING. Liberty Hill (hndidates Draws Fire o " Opposing Element of Crowd. ~ . Some Excitement. . - * The State. v Aiken, July 14.?Disorder and : display of factional feeling that out distanced previous meetings resu!te< here today when Joan G. Richards candidate for governor, read a state ment of his position in opposing E "n Smith for ti.e United States sen ate. Smith supporters apDarently at tempted to drown out the speaker while Blease supporters and thos< wanting an impartial hearing wen equally emphatic and demonstrate in their desire to 'have the speakei finish. The audience previous to this outburst had been out lniermiuenu: enthusiastic and had given each candidate a courteous reception anc c'ose attention By the injection o: a discussion of the merits of Bleas* and Smith :or United States senate the calm was ruffled. Through the severe arraignments of policies of the present administration supporters of the governoi r&mninpH r?nmna rativel v imuassive ai t'.ie start and far into the speaking of t'he candidates for governor tin crowd showed a marked tendency tc accept the statements from the speakers without question. Their applause and c-eers were distributed accordingly. Possibly the best illustratior ~ ^ X1 J;~+Viof rvrot'O i 1 /111 T*. oi me uisuiuci umi <_>uu^u vising Mr. Richards' speech was the fac that he was on the stand for 25 min utes, speaking in the face of a crcwc that yelled madly for Blease, Smitl and Richards. Mr. Richards picket up a glass as though preparing t< throw it at one of the hecklers whc "became very personal. The meeting of the candidates foi State offices was held in Geddings 7-ark, one of 34 parks in the town o Aiken. (The meeting was called to order a 10:30 o'clock by L. T. Wilds, count] chairman, "who turned over the chai] to G. L. Toole. Military Men First. JM. C. Willis, candidate for adjutant general, was the first to speak Toere were about 50 persons in th< audience, W. W.. Moore, candidate for reelection as adjutant general, air swered Ue charges of his opponent Candidates for railroad commissioner spoke next as 'follows: W. I Witherspoon, George W. Fairey, C. D (Fortner, Frank W. Shealy, J. H Wharton, James Cansier has noi re joined the party. When these candi dates had finished speaking the erow( had increased to about 700 persons many of them women. There was applause when . D :F:rtner said: "On August 25 Bleas< will make E. D. Smith look like cents." T A "LTi* + A f r\r? liDllton ?J . A. II Ui 1 LCI , Lauuiuaib lu: uvuwu ant governor, was applauded w'hei he told of his part in the investiga tion of the State Hospital for thi Insane. He was followed by B. Fran! Kelley, Andrew Jackson Bethea am William M. Hamer. A. G. Brice, candidate for attorne; general said that he voted agains the usury ibill because in his part o the 'State the banks charged no mor< thai 8 per cent, interest. Tnomas H. Peeples, candidate fo reelection, characterized himself a., t'.ie "servant of t'.ie people." H< charged that his opponent had votei against a bill for the giving of fre< school books. He spoke of his rec ord as attorney general f-jr the pas IS months, asking reelection on th< basis o' what he has done in tha time. A. W. .lones, candidate for reelec tion as comptroller general, deliverec his customary speech, defending hi: administration, against the previou: attacks of 'his opponent. Mr. .Jone: averred that it was not his duty, bu the duty of the attorney general t( attend to the loss of moneys in th< Lexington county S?v ings bank. Smith First lrp. Charles A. Smith, lieutenant gover nor and candidate for governor, state< that the question of law and orde went hand in hand with the liquo: question. He declared himself ii favor of local option prohibition. "Why do the anti-saloon leagues o our State remain silent on this ques tion?" he asked. "ffp arp nnf nrpnarpd tr> rionhl* our educational ?:'acilities," said Mr Smith, in defending his position 01 the compulsory school attendance question. Mr. Smith was given four bou quets. :V;<-uriel }j. Smith spoke f the re %V .J' 'i v w !/ governor. "I emphasize two planks,'' sai< f ' Speaker Smith, "the eduoati n oi i j masses and t'.:e enforcement of 1 ; and order." He spoke in favor ^jgood roads, advocating t'ne use of C( viet labor on t'::e roads. He call r; attention to the large percentage I C 1 1 4 t Am y?tr 1 r> C'lmll' I n 11UC 1111 LCI av_JC *11 lUiVi \JAA< I He defended his position in favor * local option compulsory educati< He said that a State-wide compulse school attendance law would work hardship on 500 school districts this State. 1 For Public Health. "We must respond to the princip * of the medical profession in the m, ? j Lei yui aeaiiu ctuu w " i tinued Speaker Smit'li, who told j the work of the State board of heal j Speaker Smith's statement that i would honor the verdict of 12 jui '?; men was greeted with applause. - i Lowndes J. Browning, in speaki i J of the liquor question as express -1 by other candidates for govern r 1 ntotn^ Vt rv n*oc i T"i fo vnr rwf 1 rtf Oiai^u iiicii ii t ?> ao aaa iu ? vi v/4 *WN option. He asked that Mr. Clinkscales c I fine his position on tins mooted qu( j tion. Mr. Browning again urged t'.iat t State loan money to persons desiri ! 1 to become home owners, thereby nei ! ing to solve the many rural problen J' He made an attack on the prese - j personal property tax, and adv.cat * | in lieu oi* it a graduated income 12 tj John G. Clinkscales, in anseweri: >rj Mr. Browning's question, said that -! ,:ad answered the question at Edg > field. He gave out the following stat ment concerning his position: " | "In view of the fact that the wh: 1. key question has been brought up this campaign, I wish to state r 1 position on this question, "j "I believe that South Carolina h *; suffered from the lack of constructi 1 legislation on account of undue agit * tion of the lfquor question and 5: therefore, favor the enforcement } | the present law. - j i j ?1j.? a _ : t AUYUCuuDg amie-mut* iia?o r "I will add, however, that I am f' total abstainer and am personal against w'Mskey, but am not advocj ing State-wide prohibition in tr L campaign as some would have t r i people believe." :; Mr. Clinkscales went on to say th ' he believed the lawlessness of tod | was due primarily to the abuse of t '' pardoning power. | He then went into his "hobb> i as he himself says, of compulso j school attendance. He stated that ! would not bankrupt the State to p such a law in force. "1 am pleadi for the 40,000 boys and girls of ti , State," he said. ! \Tr r,lint<;r?alps was ?nvpr> a ho J aiiet. *' Robert A. Cooper spoke of the I ~ j fice of governor as the most impc i I tant office in this State. He advoci > | ed the enforcement of law, nami the glaring exceptions or' disobei ' ence of the law in Charleston, wi - its racetrack gambling and Colu: 3 bia with its "blind tigers." Mr. Cooper stated that he was - Cavor of equalization of the sch' i! facilities of the counties. He p? -1 a tribute to the work of 'Clems e; college in all that it is doing for t \ | farmers, and urged, that the demc i straticn agents acquaint the peo] | with the danger of the boll wee Y ; which, according to experts, will rea t Soutu Carolina in five years. J f | asked that support be given the SU e (board of health. The speaker th i developed his idea for a rural cred r i law. s j John T. Duncan advocated the z 31 pointment of a public service co 1i mission. He then talked about wl a : he culls his "system." <> i 1 ^ >' i ~ J i.i * .JUxlIl rUL-cll US>, uti SalU, UV I t j denial of his coattail swinging h I e ; advertised 'himself -from Hellaball t to Boston." j \Y. C. Irbv, Jr., recounted his fi* -: in the legislature to sustain the v< I , of the governor on the sale o? t s! asylum property in Columbia. ] s I told of liis work in the State c< s j vention in denouncing the ru r 1 ^ A ~r~i r ^ .1 U ? ? I, .. +V.04- T ? i auuptcu uific. nc uiicu ficu iuai .ju 3 : G. Richards and Mendel L. Sin ?' had missed this convention, feari i to give a vote on the rules. ; He related the time when the mi -1 in Aiken closed down, almost stai 3 j ing the people. "I propose to ma r ' every man who works in a mill j( r a union by law," he said. 1 Mr. Irby scathingly denounced t control of cotton mills by Xorthe f capital. Richard I. Manning said that t i j people o-f the State were tired of h 2 1 tionalism. Law Enforcement Paramount. 1 "The paramount issue above 3 others in South Carolina is enfon j ment of law. What difference dc ~ | ir make what laws you enact if th jar.-- n i regarded," he said. "O,.ai oicii :i * .uuiuui uues nut nu u i p!n^'* she once held among her sis! . S au-s. It is said of us i-eyond o ] State lines and in our own legislati i f r lie ! halls that we arc a lawless poodle?j ^ a?v | tliat crime is condoned?that crimi- | of; nals frequently go unpunished; that j )ii- the verdicts of our juries are lightly ; led set aside; t.iat the laws are disre- j of ! garded. T.iis. my fellow citizens, is j na.! a serious condition. Is it true? Are! of j our laws disobeyed? We have a law | 3n. j against race track gambling. Does ! I >ry ! this keep this lawless and demoraliz- ! I a i ing set out of our State? Are crim- ; E In i inals unpunished? Are the verdicts j of our juries lightly set aside? You j know the condition. Men and breth- j les j pen, are these things so? I answer [ at-1 yes. Is this condition to continue in >n-1 South Carolina? Is it not so that life of is not protected if you happen to be j th. against the governor? Is not t'lie j be feeling abroad amon;. the reckless, | 7- among the law breakers that if murder i is committed a petiti:n for pardon I "S ; can De securec ana mai 11 it u> ai^u- j ed | ed by the rig'ht ones, a pardon will i or 1 be grained. My fellow citizens, no | -al State can go forward where suci a 1 . i condition exists. It is time to change j le- it. I promise you that i;' elected gov- I j ernor 1 will change it, that law will ibe enforced, and this will be Statehe ; wide, not local or optional but every- j I no where in South Carolina." P- His statement concerning: his ati is. I titude toward the use of the pardon-; nt j ing power was applauded. ed | Mr. Manning was liberally api* i plauded in outlining the rest of his ng platform. ! he .Jo..n B. Adger Mullaly was a'bsent! . ;e- because of sickness. Tells of His Record. ;e- John G. Richards referred to his : .'various connections during 12 years i is- ' "with the State administration. He ; in 1 related his fight to separate the ! whitoc and hlsiPks in travel. "I am the one candidate who has 1 as callea attention to the fact that the ! ,ve ' new rules will disfranchise 15,000 to j ;a- 20,000 eligible voters," said Mr.! I,! Richards in answering the' c'narges of j o-:" 'vV. C. Irby, Jr., that he had failed i ! to atteru. the State convention. Mr. Richards stated t'aat he was! a opposed to compulsory education in ; lly any form because such a law would ' it- militate against the white child in lis favor of the black child. he "I am opposed to spending any money for the education of negroes .at until every white person is educated," ay: he said. he "How are you going to do it?" asked an auditor. 7," "If you Mad as much sense as any rv man you can figure it out,'' he reit plied. ut | Mr. Richards was loudly appiauaea j ng! and the statement brought out fae-; lis j tional demonstration when ne said j ; t'liat he was going to vote for Blease j ,u- in the race for United States senator, j Cheers of "Blease" and "Smith" lastj ed for several minutes. >r- j "Better Look Out.'5 it- j "Better look out for yourself," ng | shouted an auditor as Mr. Richards di-1 read a statement concerning the posiuu 1 firm r.f V. F> Smith and his relation m- to t'ne farmer, which Mr. Richards de- nounced. in The crowd got up from their seats iol! on the ground, many or them climblid ing up cn tne stand, and one of the on listeners from Blackville, it is said, he becoming angered and violent in >n- speaking to Mr. Richards, 'was ar1 I pie rested. ;il, iMr. Richards picked up a tumbler, ch looking threateningly as cheers of He "Hurrah for Smith*' and "Hurrah for ite Blease" were frequent during the en reading o: his statement, -which is as its | follows: | "Wnen Senator B. R. Tillman orip | ganized the farmers in 1S90 and m- hurled this mighty force of reformers lat against those who 'had control of our State government and through ring .he rule methods had dominated our polias itics for years, where was Senator E. oo D. Smith then? "Did Senator Smith align himself' ?bt j with the farmers and those who were j -to working ro place the ballot and the 1 -he control o:' this government in the i hands of tire people o:' South Carolina, j >n-! or was he in league with those who; tes j under the leadership of 'Col. Haskell, hH .'had banded themselves together in an ith ! independent movement to defeat the will of the people o: the State? "Since Senator Smith has been in 11,. s the senate of the United States has ^~jhe been fair to the -farmers and old L-p | j line reformers in his recommendations )in j for appointment to positions in this Jl ! State, or has he been true to his pre*ie dileetions of 1890 and recommended rn only those wfto in that great revolution were hand and glove with the he classes against the masses? 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