The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-11
SALUDA VOTERS REFUSE TO
APPLAUD SPEAKERS :.
YESTERDAY -
A RECORD CROWD
The Largest Gathering This Year
Heard the Speakers For the Z.
State Offices
Especial TO The Intelligencer)-

Especial TO The Intelligencer) =
Saluda. July 1O.-The quietests and
probably the largest crowd OF theayetA
attended the campaign meeting of
candidates for state otiiccs here to-
day. About 1000 persons were pres
ent. including probably Goo women,
who listened to the speeches and re-
fused TO applaud.
Speeches OF some candidates we're
charged with bitterness and person.
alities. =.
William c. Irby directed sercas-
tic attnck at John G.. Richards, refer
ring to Richards recent conversion"
to BleasiEm and denied the reiterated
statement OF Richards that "newspa.
per oligarchy" is fighting him.
"Thc guilty heart always finds fear
IN the imagining" he exclaimed
The attacks directed against An
drew j. Bcthea, candidate for lieuten.
nnt governor by his opponents at
the Lexington meeting drew singing
replies today When a5pirants for this
office office again exchanged hitter
personal attacks. Betheh charged
that the record Of B. Frank Kelly as
member of tho .lispensary winding
up commission should sntisfy the vot-
ers Of his unfitness. He descriDai
kelly's work in that body aa ''mon-
umontal failure"
With warning that he would each
day devote part Of his TINA to tho
| attacking of the records OF his oppon-
ents. particularly Kelly's, who he
said started the use OF personalities.
Bethea closed his speech, i;::s i
l. In this connection Kelly told that
hea WAS sapti ives 1nsa asshiir ritig} aStptarfGn
for the arrest pf Thomas 3. Fielder
OF Atlanta, which has resulted in Eel,
der remaining without the State, he
said.
| Statistics aad reports from various
county superintendents of education
| were read by John &. Clinksceles with
the intention OF showing the present
great need Of a statewide compulsory
! school attendance law. y, >,s;
This statement was said to be the
reply to Mr.. Manning's queries as to
the source Of funds for the operation
Of law of nature. lti.l.
A strenuous combined attack on
| statewide compulsory education was
made by Mendel l.. Smith. John g.
Richards and Charles. Carroll Simms,
who somewhat ut length expressed
| their opposition 20 q statewide law
Richards Is strongly opp~ sed. he as
serted. to any law OF that kind, while
Mendel Smith approved the local op-
| tional idea. IA. n
Sims declared Compulsory edu-
! cation is simply scheme to raise q
giant fund by taxn;:on for reckless
| Expenditure" i9AHe 9i'.-.
Richard !. Manning also advocated
the local option form. Mr.. Manning
made splendid business speech. -
Solicitor Robert A. Cooper made q
strong plea for increase of education.
oil facilities. particularly for the rural:
districts and the poorer communi-
ties.
The adoption OF rural credit LAW.
was suggested by Lowndes j.,
the greatest increase Of prosperity 10
the farmers. -.
John T. Duncan told OF "The sysa..
tenn
Mullally was absent. :
Shortly after the meeting opened,
+ interest was aroused by the exchange:
| or sharp attacks on each others per
sonal and public records, by Adjutant
General Moore, seeking reelection.
and M. C. Mills. his opponent.
Attorney General Thomas H.. Pse-
pies and Comptroller General A. w.
Jones were absent.
James A. Summersett, candidate for
I Comptroller general, while discussing
Jones record told that $4,000 Z OF
Lexington county money was possibly;
lost with other deposits In the defrinct
Lexington Savings Bank. Deposited
there by an auditor bonded by the Gulf.
and Atlantic Company" in which
Summersett claims Jones is interested.
His ideas OF compulsory education
were explained by A.HG. Brice, candt.
date for attorney general. who denied
?oeples' charge at Lexington that he
! voted for bill with this provision.i.is
The party was entertained at q bar~
becue dinner as the gueste of the as:s;
sistant United States district attor.
! uey. B. w. Crouch. l..-s
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