The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-31
CONGRESSIONAL. PARTY WAS
HERE YESTERDAY
HECKLLNG ABSENT
Crowd Composed of Almost
LOCO Paid Close Attention
What Aspirants Had To Say

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slonal campaign meeting In Anderson
ana none developed. The meeting was
called 10 order s'!ort!v after 10 o'clock
yesterday morning in tho court house
nEd fer Two hOurs the voters listened
70 inc asp.rants for o.licc. giving each
one or tirm respectful hearing.
+. Dean Pcarman, county chairman
called the meeting to order, about L.
,o0 people throngins tie court room
The Chairman made few remarks
IN Which he said that every voter In
The audience would rejoice over the
glorious victory OF the democrats in
the election two years ago and that
every vctrr would assist the demo-
crate party by sending good men ana
true To congress. lie then introduced
az the FIRST speaker an Anderson con.
ty mnn. John a. Horton of Bolton. who
Is Il candidate for congress from the
Third district. MT Horton was given
an ovation when lie arose to spcaf
He began his address by saying that
all candidates had been accorded the
best or attention in the other three
candidates hcnlo:- ard asked as much
OF Anderson people. Mr.. Horton gave
r sketch of his history, during which
he pointed out that he was born In the
Ncn!c's Greek section OF Anderson
county. was graduated from the Pat
rick Military school of Anderson, later
farmed in this county and for six or
eight years had been mayor OF Hclton.
He also pointed to his record as pres
tdcnt of a Belton bank
Mr.. Horton says that he is hearty
exponent Of federal aid for good roads.
He estimates that the government
spends about $500. 100000 every year
OIL rivers and harbors and navy bills
and pensions and says that an In
finitesimal part OF this amount would
be sufficient TO link the entire. country
together with good roads. He says
that $50 or 500 per mile per annum
would soon give the country as good
roads az the city now has and would
lift q burden from the shoulders of
the farmer.
Tho speaker said that he was heart
lily In favor OF any extension of the
rural free delivery system and thinks
that this should be worked out as rap
idly 6s possible. He saysn that ne rs
strictly an administration man. that
lie believes the man in the white house
today Ia the greatest that the country
that this man hns an able assistant in
tho person OF the Peerless Leader,
William Jennings Bryan. He believes
that the two together possess more
brains than any othere men In tn
universe.
Mr.. Horton then turned his atten-
tion to Mr.. Alken's vote on the canal
tolls bill and handled this subject
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publicans assisted In spending the
S40O 100000 necessary for the con-
strucNon OF tine canal and then turned
right around. and tried to get their
hands In the pockets of the people to
stenl It back and then was found Mr.,
Aiken voting with the republicans He
charged that MFR. Aiken voted against
President Wilson md against the peo-
pie and warned his hearers that the
congressman would fall back on his
plea OF "th'e party platform" He said
that Mr.. Aiken should be ashamed &c
his boast that IL 1t became necessary
he would vote again just as he did be-
fore. He asked the question els the
servant greater than tho master" and
said that any congressman was merely
the servant of his constituents. He
also severely criticised Mr.. Ailken's
vote on the pure food law when the bill
was first presented In the lower
house.. He pointed to the fact that Mr..
Aiken waE one of the II men to vote
against the measure nnG said that It
was to Mr., Aiken's dlsgracc ard to the
honor OF South :arolina that Mr. AK
on waa the only congres,nnn from this
district to. vote agaipst tho measure.
Hn also said TINT b perusal Of the
house Journal showed that during the
last half OF one session OF tho house,
Mr.. Aiken answered 10 Ills li0me 90
times without voting. IA times OF
which he WAS "palred" but that on
The other 15 occasions there. was no
excuse for bis falling to Vote.
Mr., Horton closed by saying that on
August 30 Aiken WIN Surc tc ineet de-
feat because OF his votes on the canal
tolls bill and the pure food bill The
speaker was accor lad ,urh applause
when he concluded.
Mr.. Aiken,
when Mr.. Aiken arose to sneak he
was given a good round OF applause.
30 said that iie would first take IN =
! che: charges brought against him AMI
dispose of these before .ho went Into
any. further discussion He satli that
on the question Of; the pure innl bill
whom the bill was, presented In rom
gress and about 10 bio voted zor 1T was
discovered Sy ono member tfhat it con.
,.:ssaed Q clause wf1ichii prohibited
ut iseH from taking any hand In tho EN-.
/ ta-sement OF the nufe food laws ahl
lthterfered with states rfgath. When
the note OF alarm was sounde ed ,ffe
Voted with the other If, n animal theS hilI