The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-17
CANDIDATES IN GREENvILLE.
LYON USES PLAIN LANGUAGE TO
EVANS.
There Was n Large Crowd Present
and All the Candidates Did Their
Bes, to Make an Impression.

candidates played in excellent form
today. The office seekers tmust not
be accused OF playing to the gallery.
but three did launch spirited thrusts
at opponents today. w. w. Moore
took a shot at ]. M. Richardson, c.
l. Blease referred to Messrs. Mcleod,
Featherstone and Richards and Mr..
Mcleod especially. James Cansler
poked a hot one at @. III. Mahon.
II. b. Evans was greeted with Kisses
here as was the case at Spartanburg.
when he referred to the attorney gen.
eral as creature" 1t was said here
today that this is the first instance
OF n candidate being Kissed at a cam
pign meeting In Greenville.
The meeting here was held In the
Grand opera house and some 400 vot-
ers were on hand for the opening cho-
rus. The audience grew rapidly and
numbered nearly 500 before the con-
clusion OF the festivities. The meet
ing was called to order by c. d. Smith,
county chairman. Rev. z. T. Cody, d.
ID, opened the meeting with prayer.
Lyon Gets n ''Hand."
j. Fraser Lyon was the first speaker
and he was greeted with applause.
He opened with a reference to his
speech here four years ago when he
promised to prosecute the grafters.
Mr.. Lyon again said. There Is a man
here who thinks he Is running for at
torney general" Continuing the at
torney general said. 'T beve branded
his statements as false In toto and I
do so today" Mr.. Lyon then told the
people unless this man" varies his
tale "he will tell that Avery Patton
and his associates have made way with
million dollars of school money"
Mr.. Lyon said that Evans doesn't
have to be attorney general to have
him arrested IL he has done something
wrong for any citizen can have an
other arrested. why doesn't Evans
have me arrested?" was the speakers
query. us II because he is too busy
getting arrested himself?" Referring
to the much talked of attorneys fees,
Mr.. Lyon said T. B. Fielder took cases
on a contingent fee and had TO put
up money himself before he could
collect from the liquor houses. He
said the money recovered was picked
up for South Carolina out of a pig
track as IL were. Concluding, Mr..
Lyon said. II defy him to prove a sim
gle statement derogatory to my char
acter." The attorney general promised
to pursue all the grafters and those
who are helping them directly an in
directly. He was cheered and applau-
ded.
n. Il. Evans almost at once referred
TO the attorney general as a Creature"
saying III will not call him a man."
These statements were greeted with a
storm Of Kisses, and cries OF shut
up" were heard from parts Of the au-
ditorium. He said Mr.. Lyon had re-
ceived $4,000 In addition to his SAL
ary and had compounded a felony.
He declared ne would finish the cam
paigl. II he only got one vote. and
perdicted that in years TO come moth
ers would point him out as the man
who had saved their children's
schools. He repeated some OF his
numerous charges but did not read
Arf # he w.,l.
commission. He raid he would con-
tinue TO wage war on the grafters. A
few applauded as ne closed.
G. A. Smith. after telling the du-
ties OF the Office OF lieutenant gov
ernor. told the people that he has
never cast a vote or lifted his voice
for the legal sale OF whiskey. believ-
ing In the abolishing OF the evil. He
talked of the business conditions
f. w. Duvall told OF his 20 years
as a business man and told of the
need OF legislative economy. He
spoke OF buiness conditions and said
that a mans private affairs conduct
cd as are those OF the State would
result In a visit from the sheriff.
opens for Governor.
John G.. Richards was the first
candidate for the day for governor to
address the populace. He was ap-
plauded when ne told the people
that Greenville has given South Caro-
lima n great governor in Martin f.
Ansel. lie said he had been elected
10 any office ne has sought in his
own county on the first primary. He
recalled his success I'm the legislature
and rejoiced at his work for educa-
tion. schools and colleges. lie de-
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