The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-31
ATTACK ONLY0N|
t. Netting at Laureas 60 Friday Was
the Scene Of Disorder
PISTOLS WERE DRAWN

And Things Looked SQually at One
Time. but Matters We're Quicttel
Down, and the Meeting Was Re-
>uncd.-i.yun Defended Himself.
Did Not Refer to Crews Again.
With the esd OF the campaign II
sight The frs; real eXci,emen; oc-
Cured a; Laurens on Friday While
j. Fraser Lyon was addressing the
big crowd J. T. Crews. Henry Wright
and Others mounted or tried 20 mount
the speakers sand 70 get Lyon.
Attempts were made 10 strike the at
| lornc! general. none being success
full For about FIVE minutes the ex-
citemeni was intense.
Friends Of Lyons and Of the Crews
brothers crowded toward the stand.
Mr. Lyon had bee. speaking but 4
few minutes when the trouble oc-
Cured Mr.. Lyon in opening his
speech told that he was %. Laur-
ems soil 10 reply 20 an editorial in
the I-aurensville Herald accusing
him Of dishonesty he went on 10
say that he was prepared 10 prove
the editorial maiiciously false in that
part referring 70 his character. He
l i.h, 90 hx,ir
sponsible for this editorial.
While Mr.. Lyon was speaking ".
T. Crews. his brother or some one
standing with the TWO men and their
friends near the speakers stand
called: Read those other letters.
Mr. Lyon replied. Il am going 20
read all about you.
J. T. Crews then leaped on the
stand with others. standing near.
Crews tried 70 strike Mr. Lyon. hu,
; was caught before he could reach
him. Mr.. Lyon was awaiting the
attack with fists clenched Eenr.
WCiGhi had not succeeded in mount.
. ing the stand but cursed the attor'
ney general. who at once tried &c
strike him. but being unable 10 reach
: him landed kick in the oeishhor
: borhood Of the stomach.
. By this time the whole grove wa:
!. in utter confusion = few half drawr
revoivers were seen and Iraged,
seemed imminent People rushed o,
. the stand. friends Of the Crews bro
. theirs ;ugging to join in the attack
while friends OF Mr.. Lyon pushec
} their way through the crowd TO react
his side.
Citizens and policemen mounttc
the stand for a few moments vaini!
sought 10 restore order. John l.
Bolt. clerk OF court and R. 4. Coop
|, er. county chairman. !mplored n,
) crowd TO return 10 their seats. TIA,
pleas OF these sentlemec fna!l!
quelled the riotous attitude.
Mr.. Bolt conferred with Mr.. LyoI
! and announced that in order TO in
sure peaceful continuation Of tn
5 meeting Mr.. Lyon had consented go
! 70 make furthe. illusions 10 ". I
: Crews. AS Mr. Lyon renewed hi
speech cheers for Lyon and Crew!
were given
BY this time the crowd was seated
nd the critical situation in a grea
. sense relieved. serious trouble hav
ing been aver,ed by the quick ac,io!
Of Messrs. Bolt. Cooper. and others
4 policeman with his hand on hi:
revolver took his sea; on the step.
OF the stand and there remained un
Ii! Mr.. Lyon concluded his speech.
Mr. Lyon. resuming his speech
said he had stood for his persona
honor when i, was aSsailsd and woulc
continue 10 do so. He said he VA:
speaking 10 the honest people o.
I-aurens and expected them 10 hear
him. He said he had been a.to-ne!
general for four years and would be
Cor two more.
4 voice from the crowd cried No,
If :ou have ANYBODY running agains,
YOU" He then told how he had
served South Carolina as attorney
general. He made no reference to
Evans ic his speech. Closing. he
said he expected the support Of the
bes; people Of LaurenS. He was
cheered by many while speaking and
vas heartily cheered and applaudcd
when he closed.
g. =. Evans opened his speech By
calling Mr.. Lyon names he probably
has not used heretofore when Mr.
Lyon was present. When he said
Mr. Lyon was AN infamous liar" the
attorney general came back 10 the
stand and said 10 Chairman Cooper:
Il wont stand for that. saving he
| intended 70 resen; it. Mr.. Cooper
begged M-. Lyon not 20 do so and
then told Evans be would have 20
use parliamentary language. remind
Ing rim ,ha; Mr. Lyon had not re-
| !erred 10 him.
Evans was hiSSed and in the add:-
tional excitement he WAS unable TO
continue for short while. He fin
ally finished and was cheered by
some.
The above account Of The unIor,u-
nate agar was furnished the State
by its campaign correspondent
| Killed ON Train