The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-17

RICHARDS HAD
AIKEN CROWD
NOISY DEMONSTRATION UP
ON HIS ATTACK ON E. I
D. SMITH
A LIVELY TIME;
The Crowd Whooped 'Em Up for
Quite a While When This
Happened

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\Spcclai 10 lHc lntelltSenSer.)
Aiken. July 14.-Tho continued
calm OF the campaign for State Of
fees was rudcly broken when scenes
of disorder were enacted by crowd
OF probably 1000 people here today
following the denunciation OF Uuited
States Senator Ellison D. Smith, by
John 6. Richards, candidate for gov
ernor. shortly before an othcrwoihc
quiet meeting was brought to q close.
Fractional interest was aroused to
a high pitch when Richards made his
nor Blease for the United States seh-
etc, which drew prolonged cheers. He
then began reading statement at
| taclsing the statement credited to
Senator Smith that he had raised the
price of cotton.
Cries OF "Hurrah for Smith," Hur-
rah for Blease." "Hurrah for Rich
ards" came from the crowd.
why did you raise the express
rates, came ne cry from a man di-
rectly In front OF Richards.
life Passed. y
You lic". came tho heated reply,
from the speaker.
You are another. replied the un-
known man, who was later learned
to be resident of Rlackvillc.
| When the unknown men hurled
back this reply, Richards hastily
clutchcd drinking glass and drew
as If to hurl it at the interrupter.
| A large number of excited persons
hastily scrambled upon the stand and
cr 1C1r 10 ft1a Il
cure n hearing from Richards, while
he continually repeated that he would
read his attack on Senator Smith, "if
it takes me until night"
| After the unknown han had been
escorted from the CROWD by q police
man, the crowd was finally quieted to
an extent and Richards read his
statement.
Fpom John G. Clinkscales' came tIit
uEcquivocal statement today that he
is not advocating statewide, prohi.
bition. In reply to Lowndes J.
Browning. who called upon tho
Spartanburg candidate for definition
OF his viows. i5...7 ;.}i2 u si;,i ; A.;.S
II believe South Carolina has suf-
fercd from the lack OF constructive
Ilcgislation bccause Of the undue. agf-
tation Of the~ liquor question, sahi !
favor enforcement OF the present law
declared ClinkscaIes. 49, fs}s
That state wide prohibition Is an
issue that should be brought into the
fcampaign for governor was assorted
by Charles A. Smith, who advocated
that idea. a'i ',' ;s.F
Several cxcoriations Of thei .'open
1awlessness In this state" was made
by Robert A. Cooper. tS
Richard I. Manning, made 4 state,
ments criticising the manner in, which
tGOvernor Blease hns exercised, tho
pardoning power. so NJ
He stressed law enforcement land
retaliation Jof the educational ativan-
tagcs OF the State by giving create,
appropriations to their financially
weaker counties were among the. 9TH
| er issues. of the campaign. MI
Compulsory education was urged by
John G.. Clinkscales, while other; can
didates for governor opposed any
form of compulsory education cs ed,
vocated submission to the people vol
the local option form, ~ if:Y-t
Among the candidates tonight the
principal subject OF conversations was
tho sudden and seniirely unexpected
outbreak of,factionism, here with 'evf.
dcnces of a .Blense majority st the
meeting today. - s, S. !. -, s,,' :;
For, Stains on Mahoaany.i S.