The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-17
With THE STATE CAMPAICNERS
IN THEIR COUNTY.TO.COUNTY TOUR

here was held in the Grand opera
house and some 100 voters were on
hand for the opening chorus. The
audience grew rapidly and numbered
nearly 500 before the conclusion of the
festivities. The meeting was called
to order by c. ID. Smith, county chair
man. Rev. u. T.. Cody, ID. d., opened
the meeting with prayer.
]. Fraser Lyon was the first speaker
and he was greeted with applause.
He opened with reference to his
speech here four years ago when he
promised to prosecute the grafters.
Mr.. Lyon again said There is man
here who thinks he is running for at
torney general" Continuing the at
torney general said, 81 have branded
his statements as false in toto and
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"
MIR. Lyon said that Evans doesn't
have to be attorney general To have
him arrested if heehas done something
wrong, for any citizen can have an
other arrested. "Why doesn't Evans
have me arrested?' was the speakers
query. "Is 1t because he is too busy
getting arrested himself?" Referring
to the much talked Of attorneys fees,
Mr.. Lyon said r. b. Fielder took cases
on 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 pig
track as it were. Concluding. Mr..
Lyon said, Il defy him to prove sin
gle statement derogatory to my char
act"r" The attorney general promised
to pursue all the grafters and those
who are helping them directly and in
directly. He was cheered and applau-
ded.
H. b. Evans almost at once referred
to the attorney general rs a creature"
saving 81 will not call him a man "
These statements were greeted with n
storm of Kisses, and cries of "shut
up were heard from parts of. the au~
ditorium He said MIR. Lyon had re-
ceiNed $1,000 i'm addition to his sal
airy and had compounded felony. He
declared he would finish the campaign
II he only got one vote, and predic-
ted that in years to come mothers
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 from his re-
port of the wlnding-up commission.
He said he would continue to wage
war on the grafters. A few an
plauded as he closed
j. NJ Richardson was the first can
didate for adiutant and inspector gen
eral to speak. He made his usual re.
view of his military record and gave
his conception of some of the needs
of the office.
charles Newham reviewed the good
service of Greenvile militia. He told
of his military career and fitness
for the office he seeks.
w. w. Moore planted battery and
directed brisk fire at Capt. Rich
ardson. Col. Moore referring to Can't
Richardson's prediction that If il had
not been for slight defect in eye
sight he might have been a major in
the United States army, said that he
tMoore) might have been colonel i'm
the United States army if he had grad
uated from West PoiMr.
The first OF the candidates for rail-
road commissioner, O. c.. Scarborough,
spoke of his successful fight for a
reduction in freight rates in fertilizer
He said he is a farmer and shipper
but has engaged in other business and
has much experience i'm other lines.
He thinks the Pee Dee should have n
representative on the commission.
James Cansler returned thanks for
his Greenville vote two years ago. He
said that he had been told that he
had been counted out" He begged
the voters not to elect another
Greenville man, quoting Mr.. Mahon
as saying that the one now is no good.
They both drank out of the same bot
tie. declared Mr.. Cansler. This was
applauded and the speaker received
applause when he closed