The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-17
DISORDER MARKS
AIKEN MEETING
FACTIONAL FEELING SHOWN AT
CAMPAIGN MEETING.
Liberty Hill Candidates Draws Fire OF
Opposing Element of Crowd.
Some Excitement.

display of factional feeling that out
distanced previous meetings resulted
here today when John G. Richards,
candidate for governor, read state
ment Of his position in opposing Z.
D. Smith for tie United States SEN
ate. Smith Supporters apparently at
tempted to drown out the speaker,
While Blease supporters and those
wanting an impartial hearing were
equally emphatic and demonstratlve
in their desire to have the speaker
finish. The audience previous to this
outburst had been but intermittently
enthusiastic and had given each can
didate a courteous reception and
close attention. By the injection OF
a. discussion of the merits of Blease
and Smith :or United States senate
the calm was ruffled.
Through the severe arrangements
of policies of the present admins
tration supporters of the governor
remained comparatively impassive at
tae start and far into the speaking
o. the candidates for governor the
crowd showed a marked tendency to
ACCEPT the statements from the speak
ers without question. Their applause
and c1eers were distributed accord
ingly. Possibly the best illustration
of the disorder that prevailed dur
Ing Mr.. Richards speech was the fact
that he was on the stand for % min
utes, speaking in the face of a crowd
that yelled madly for Blease, Smith
and Richards. Mr.. Richards picked
up a glass as though preparing to
throw it at one Of the hecklers who
became very personal.
The meeting of the candidates for
State offices was held in Geddlngs'
lark, one of "a parks in the town o.
Aiken.
THE meeting was called to order at
10:30 o'clock by L. T. Wilds, county
chairman, who turned over the chair
to G. L. Toole.
Military Men First.
M. C. Willis, candidate for adju-
tant general, was the first to speak.
There were about so persons in the
audience, w. W.. Moore, candidate
for reelection as adjutant general, an
swered the charges of his opponent.
Candidates for railroad commits
sioner spoke next as follows: w. l..
Witherspoon, George W. Fairey, c. D..
Fortner, Frank wv. Shealy, j. H.
Wharton, James Cansler has not re-
Joined the party. When these candi-
dates had finished speaking the crowd
had increased to about 700 persons,
many of them women.
There was applause when C. D.
Fortner said: "On August 20 Blease
will make E. D. Smith look like 80
cents"
]. A. Hunter, candidate for lieuten-
ant governor, was applauded when
he told of his part in the investiga-
ton of the State Hospital for tie
Insane, He was followed by B. Frank
Kelley, Andrew Jackson Bethea and
William NJ. Hamer.
A. G. Brice, candidate for attorney
general said that he voted against
the usury bill because in his part of
the State the banks charged no more
than per cent. interest.
Thomas H. Peoples, candidate for
reelection, characterized himself as
the 'seTant of the people, He
charged that his opponent had voted
against bill for the giving Of free
school books. He spoke of his rec
ord as attorney general for the past
Is months, asking reelection on the
basis o. what he has done in that
time
A. w. Jones, candidate for reelec-
ton as comptroller general, delivered
his customary speech, defending mis-
administration, against the previous
attacks of his opponent Mr. Jones
averred that it was not his duty, but
the duty of the attorney general to
attend to the loss Of moneys in the
Lexington county Savings bank.
Smith First Up.
Charles A. Smith, lieutenant COVER
nor and candidate for governor, stated
that the question Of law and order
went hand III hand with the liquor
question. He declared himself in
favor Of local option prohibition.
''Wny do the anti-saloon leagues OF