The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-21
CHARLESTON HAD
. SCANT INTEREST
SENATORIAL SPEAKERS WIT.
MESSED NO cuOW OF Sc.
WERE PARTISANSHIp
TENTH OF VOTERS
Only About 600 Were Out to Hear
The Debate Between The
Aspirants
TENTH OF VOTERS
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Charleston. S, g.. June 2O.-Those
who believed tba. there would be boot
ed ana spnrrcd rough rilirs in Char
lesion when the United States sena-
torial candidates appeared: a'v their
ahticiphtions collapse today with a
ianle and impOtent conclusion. The
aristocra,ic CITY by the Sea" is not
ed Tor It's bitter confusion on con-
vention. campaign and election days.
Iliat partisan strife Is never allowed
10 pale and flicker here. and that the
political machines are always proper
~ gcared have never been hidden
from ncuriosity moved public. But
with the exception of the Dorchester
county meeting, the Charleston crowd
today was the least tempestous of
those of the four cities which have
been visited ~
1t was not until 4 o'clock that the
meeting was called to order in the
German Artillery hall, with Leland
Moore. county chairman, presiding.
Not more than GOO of the more than
6.O00 county voters in the primary OF
l9l2 heard the four candidates.
the meeting was featured by the
scathing attacks which the post en-
trants are making on the governors
record. and which were uproariousiy
applauded here In Charleston today.I
When thece reminded ChnrIeptr,-
mans Of the Inconsistencies of the
governors practices and his proach-
ing, and asked the audience II South
Carolina could AFFORD to- have & the
governor In Wasti1gtbrl as ssher .reDra-
sentative The ahbHdr y saHiselj back.
He'll TeN NeIs aIsStssfs
~ Left ft6S Staigsae.s 4 5%ss ST. "
Governor Blcnse is following again
this year the custom he gsteL.!shass
In the campaign OF two years ago.
OF leaving the age as soon az he has
finished speaking. He followed Sem
ator Smith. the fret speaker today.
anu AZ soon as he had concluded, left
the hall without hearing the Tematri-
Ing two. consequently he did not feel
the hornets nest which was drawn
about his ears.
1t Is possible that 100 voters left
with him. though more conservative
persons Mt point of vantage on the,
stage claim that not more than Is
ieft the room. Many Of those who
got up. stopping near the door.
AS there were only limited mum.
Der of farmers in the audience, Sepa-
tor Smith switched somewhat from
his customary speech and dwelt more
extensively upon his record in up-
holding the National democratic ad.
minigtration's hand. -s l.}5f
The crowd was made I'M largely of
intelligent business men and the Sem
ator was generously applaUdel as, he
discussed the peculiar advantages. or
the new banking and currency law,
which he caused to be amended with
the farmers time extension feature,
anu explained the direct t,eaelits of
the tariff reform measure.
Senator Smith also took up, though
not in routine detail. the cotton ex-
change regulation bill, and the nppro-
priation which provides for placing a
Eet OF standardized samples on all
cotton platforms in the South. No
utteiance OF the entire campaign has
than the worthy tribut' hich was
paid to Woodrow vii who has
never had an equal "a tn eWhite
House when It comes to purity OF
heart, clearness Of vision, and 5 brill
liancy Of intellect" ,si
Charleston Conditions.
1o'Ci IoicdSC ildu, UDOIOEtCS 10
make for the "hands offn policy. as
regards the enforcement OF law in
Charleston. He believed i'm Ional self
he said, and wouli never
call out the state militia to enforce
the law in Charleston, until the mayor
or Sheriff Martin appealed to him. n
tiiese had been dereiict In duty, the
fact had never been brought to his at
tcntion. JGstifying his Indifference,
he continued. I'm no spy. 7, was under
no obligation to come down here to
see IL race track gambling was going
on. l did not run down to See II you
were selling whiskey. I, didn't have
to. I'll be governor the next six
months. and the same policy will be
in force" tfs, s! =
S The speaker said that when he rot
tob senator he would have removed
the negro mali clerks on the railroads
and mail carriers In the cities, who
get their appointments through the
civil service competitive 3, examina- Il
tions. He, also pledged that hos would
stand by the party platform and that
he would work for all the States. e
This was the succeeding speakers'
opportunity and they seized It by the
foreloc kin reminding the people OF .
Of thes rs cent 4, military !,
squabb]e which the governor had with \
the secretary of wal l Mr. Carr ison.