The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-26

Without q recognized nedu 10 IS
sue orders, any militia organization
will go to pieces, declared Gen.
Moore. "The trouble with the militia
today is in the accounting for proper
ty, which l have been trying to bring
about for the last two years"
Capt NJ. C. Willis, answering Gen.
Moore, said that for some reason the
adjutant general and the militia Of
fcers had drifted apart.
Gen. Moore mas not had the tact
to hold them together said Capt.
Willis. THAT is the reason so much
property has been lost CT destroyed.
That is the reason we have practically,
no militia today
]. A. Hunter, candid te for lieuten-
ant governor, spoke at this juncture.
Referring to Mr.. Kelley's charge, he
said tat until today his legislative
record had never been called in ques-
ton by any one.
I regret that any man should stand
mere and mention the negro question
before such an intelligent audience"
said Mr.. Hunter.
The speaker told .cf his membership
on the asylum investigating commit
tee when he had the honor to help to
vindicate the good name of a true
woman" He asked the audience to
call on Mr.. Kelley for an explanation
of his activity in a midnight meeting
of the senate judiciary committee on
the asylum matter, which caused him
to be left at home in Lee county, Mr..
Hunter spoke with spirit;
Later in the meeting, when c. D.
Fortner, candidate for railroad COM
missioner, made his customary dec
laration that certain interests in South
Carolina were trying to disfranchise
thousands of poor, illiterate white
men, he was answered by cries Of
"No! MOI" and hiss or two.
Candidates fOr Governor.
TIE candidates for governor began
to speak at noon.
Charles A. Smith, being in his nome
county, simply made brief an
nouncement of his candidacy and eS-
pressed for himself and the party
sympathy for R. A. Cooper, his oppo-
nent.
John G. Richards opened his speech
with the declaration that he was the
worst abused, and worst cursed man
in the State simply because ne had
the courage to vote for WI, le'
pleased for the senate. He referred to
q contemplate newspaper oligarchy.' >
q am voting for Gov. Blease sim
ply because l believe he is closer to
the people than any other man." de-
clared Mr.. Richards.
Cries of "coat-tail swinger' and
'fHurrah for Richards" greeted this
declaration, and for a little while
there was some disorder.
Mr.. Richards took The State to task
for first criticising mis- position on the
whiskey question and today commend
ing him as "a true man" The speak
er declared his opposition to compul-
sorry education, saying that Mr.. Clink-
scales, Speaker Smith and Mr.. ann
ming were trying to commit tle State
to policy which would drag thou
sands of negroes into schools to be
educated with white people money.
Mr.. Richards said in reference to
holding the Office OF railroad COM
missioner that he would not insult the
people by throwing it down. He said
Woodrow Wilson neld Office as gov
ernor of New Jersey until he went
into Office as president. The speaker
cited various candidates for governor
who held public Offices and have not
resigned.
'fThe people of South Carolina are
not asking me to resign and 1 do not
propose to allow the newspaper.
and candidates to force me
out of the Office of railroad commits
sioner," declared Mr. Richards.
Charles Carroll Simms declared that
,The State informed the people that
he was not fit to be governor because
Of his friendship for Gov. Blease. He.
told OF his participation in case in
court where he took the position taat
a farmer could not be thrown into
bankruptcy.