The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-25
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BEING INJECTED
SOME OF JOHN C. RICHARDS
REMARKS AT FLORENCE
WERE KISSED
A NOISY MEETING
Clinkscales Seemed to Be The
Favorite With the Crowd At
This Meeting
A NOISY MEETING
Special to The Intelligenccr.

Special TO The Intelligcnccr.
Florence, June 2i.-Greater display
OF factionalism than at any previous
meeting by voters and candidates
alike marked rather warm meeting
here today Of candidates for state Of
fices. attended by probably eight hun
| dred persons.
compulsory education was strongly
| endorsed when Iohn G. .Clinkscales Of
Spartanburg. the compulsory educa-
| tton advocating candidates for cover
| nor, was given n hearty reception BY
the men aIa particularly by n large
number OF women attending the meet
| Ing. Clincksvales devoted part of his
address to n mild denunciatton of his
opponent, John G. Richards of Lib
erty Hill. whom he called upon 10 re-
sign from his office as chairman OF
the railroad commission before asn1n.
him (Clinkschies} tc relina,,ish his
professors!ip at v,c:iord college. The
remainder Of his 9peech waa given to
an exposition of the needs OF a state
wide compulsory education law. :;
| Cheers and Kisses and cat calls
greeted John G. Richards. candidate
for governor, when he made his US
ual denuncietion OF those unnamed
persons charging him with being n
coat-tail swinger. Richards address
contained more OF factiOnal feeling
than any previously made by any
candidate. and indicatious OF @haif
dormant actionallsm were shown, by
stna
SIT Is all right when the dogs and
scum OF Georgia vote your way, It is
all wrong when they don't" asserted
b. Frank Kelly, OF Lee county, can
dictate for Lieutenant Governor, when
attacking his opponent, J. A. Hunter a
iorne- Georgia school teacher for oD-
posing the Fortner bill providing for
separation of the races in the schools
aud denoancing the recent revision of
the primary rules
Again >factionalism crept into the
meeting when Attorney General
Thomas II. Peoples, OF Barnwell. can
didate for reelection, declared that
he is being, opposed because his cleo.
ton two years ago was due to his af-
filiation with Governor Blense In state
politics.
"The recent investigation OF thl
State Asylum was directly brough,
into the campaign for tho first time
when, j. A.. Hunter OF Bamber. in the
race for Lieutenant Governor called
upon B. Frank Kelley, who had made
some stinging remarks regarding
Hunter. to explain Kelley'.. activity
ut midnight mcating Of the senate
judiciary committee when the asylum
probe was being considered. Hun
ter referred to his part indicating Dr.
Eleanora B. Saunders with apparent
pride.
Cries Of mo-, mo-" greeted c. D.
Fortner OF Spartanbnrg candidate for
railroad commissioner when he bitter
ly attacked the delegates action In
revising the primary regulations.
Possibly feeling the apparent tense
ness OF the crowd in political way,
Charles Carroll Sims. OF Barnwell
and Mendel L.. Smith OF Camden, CUB
ernutional candidates. pleaded with
them to forget the political past and
to Join with them in their fight for
good government. Sims described
the last'tw state campaigns as dis
graces to the state.
Mendel l.. Smith devoted consider
able part OF his speech to oposing the
compulsory education views of Clink-
scales.
Immediately after Clinkscales con-
cluded his address. possibly a hundred
persons left the court room Interest
Of the voters here seemed principally
divided between Richards and Clink-
scales. who might possibly be termed
expOnents of the opposite views.
Liberal applause was given each OF
the major candidates and statement.
OF candidates for minor offices in sew
eral instances evoked cheers.
Seven OF the nine candidates for
governor have expressed their belief
that the campaign can not much long
er continue on the high plane which
marked II is unusual at the beginning
The party was tonight entertained
at reception given by Secretary Nc
/ Gown at his home here.
This f. the home county Of Chas. A.
Smith of Timmonsviile candidate for
governor. -
Richard l.. Manning also received
much applause. He declared that the
last two campaigns, were a disgrace
to the State. His usual arguments
were made, and were we'll received.
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