Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-11-15
CELEBRATE GRACE's VICTOf.Y.
Speech by Victol-Crowd Makes Dis
orderly Demonstration.
charleston Post, 8th.)

charleston Post, 8th.)
Probably as many as 1000 people,
manifestly Grace supporters, gather
ed in front Of the Hibernian Hall last
night, and stood for hours to hear
from time to time the latest rep ports
on club boxes. This crowd was in
the main orderly until about mid
night, when it was pretty we'll deter
mined that Grace was in the lead,
with the prospects Of staying so, and
then about 500 of the younger ele-
ment gave free roin to their Joyous
emotions, .au the next hour or two
were filled with scenes Of disorder
and revelry.
The windows of the News and Cou-
rier building, on Broad street, and of
the Consolidated Company's office, on
Meeting street, were smashed, and q
demonstration for Grace had been
made in front Of Mayor Rhett's resi-
dence. Special police squads sue
ceeded in finally quieting the disor-
der.
At Mayor Rhctt's House.
The first movement was made lit
tie before ~ o'clock, after excite
mcnt in Meeting street ran high,
when word was passed along that
Grace had a safe lead.
When the Evening Post extras hit
the street, at about 11.30, showing
the neck to neck race at that time.
with Wards 9, 10 and II not heard
from, and Grace leading in those
wards, the crowd broke into wild
cheering for Grace, and little later
a Grace victory was announced from
his supporters at the executive COM
mittce count
fhls pretipitated the enthusiasm
OF the big crowd into a desire to ex-
press their approval by more than
mere cheering, especially when Ward
workers came in with news of vic
tory, and word from one Of the Grace
men quickly massed about 500 young
fellows into a mob, which thronged
down Meeting street to Mayor
Rhett's residence, where a halt was
made, and Grace was cheered Justify
and calls were made for Mayor
Rhett. One of the crowd delivered a
speech from Mayor Rhett's stems, and
Tor some minutes a scene of grea
excitement followed. Beyond the
noise and the massing of this crowd, i,
no overt art of v'~'~roc wos commit
fra. tie 'ro"h o"Ns satisfied ith
EeJ..na ana cheering.
D1a"" speaks at CitY IIam&
Back 10 ""osjnE street }ne 8iywd
'''4 a, ,..4A an ilour OF IIenzied
lation followed. Col. Grace was
forced to respond to calls for his ap-
pearance at about 1 O'Clock, when
his victory was clearly established,
ana he was greeted with remarka-
bic ovation. TO the City Hall Mr.,
Grace was carried, and there he de-
hvered a brief speech from the steps,
ana then was taken back to Hibcr-
man Hall on the shoulders of his sun
l.,
Grace was offered a ride about town
in carriage drawn by hundreds of
his supporters, but he declined the
honor.
A mob marched down to the office
OF the News and Courier and there
made hostile demonstration, hurl-
ing missiles against the lower win
dows. AS the glass smashed the
crowd cheered, and made such dem
onstration that the police were called
in to disperse them. This was ac-
complished without serious trouble.
Before the appetite Of the mob for
destroying property was satisfied the
windows of the Consolidated Com
pany's office building at the front re-
ceived several vollcys Of stones, and
this morning holes in the plate glass
testified mutely to the excitement of
the night.
This outbreak of last night among
some Of the younger OF the Grace sup
porters did not have the endorse
mcnt Of Col. Grace and his licuten-
ants, and they regret the disorder
that developed into mob violence. 1t
was remarkable crowd, and on the
whole, the absence Of fighting and
more serious disturbances is to be
wondered at, considering the pitch Of
excitement reached by the partisans
IN front OF the IIibcrnian Hall.
Among the cc!ebrants Of the Grace
victory in the streets last night,
though no. in the crowd that de-