The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-26
CAMPAIGN CALM
RUDELY RUFFLED
FLORENCE AUDIENCE HECKLES
JOHN G. RICHARDS.
Crowds Shouts "NO! NO!' When Cam
didate Charges SffOrt to Dis
franchise Poor Men.
The State.

Florence, June 24.-The calm of the
campaign for State Offices was ruffled
today for the first time since the tour
over the State began. The audience
heckled John G. Richards after he
declared that he was the worst abused
of the candidates because he dared
to vote for the man Of his cnoice for
the United State senate Charles
Carroll Simms spoke with difficulty on
account of cheers for Smith and in
terruptions. The Barnwell candidate
avowed his friendship for Gov. Blease
soon after he started speaking.
81 have never held public Office"
began Mr.. Simms. "And you never
WILL interrupted an auditor. The
audience was composed mainly OF
farmers. The citizens of the city pre-
ferred the firemen's parade to the
campaign meeting. But the court
room where the candidates spoke was
packed to suffocation, despite the rival
attraction. The governor of South
Carolina was in the audience for
while, but soon left the court room.
The audience was by far the most
demonstxatiye be.ore which the cam
paign party has spoken, given to
cheering and interrupting. TIE Flor
ence crowd showed its temper whe1
C. D. Fortner said in his speech that
an effort was being made under the
new enrolment rules to disfranchise
thousands of poor white men. Shouts
of "No! No" came from the audience
The campaign for lieutenant gov
ernor took on a slightly hectic tinge,
B! Frank Kelley said j. A. Hunter
voted to kill the Fortner bill prohibit
ing white people from teaching in ne
gro schools. Mr.. Hunter, speaking
with some neat, said he was sur
prised that a candidate would drag
in the negro question before such an
intelligent audience and referred with
pride to his membership on the last
asylum investigating committee.
McCOWn in Chair.
j. W. McCown, senator from Flor
ence and Democratic county chairman,
presided. The Rev. J. S. Sewers, D.
D., of the First Baptist church offered
an eloquent and earnest prayer for
the future of S<h Carolina and the
betterment of it's political future.
w. NJ. Hamer started the speech
making for the candidates for lieu
tenant governor by commencing the
last State Democratic convention and
declaring that it worked for the good
OF South Carolina He advocated the
enforcement Of all laws and told Of
his experience as a parliamentarian
Frank B. Kelley charged that his
opponent, ]. A. Hunter, voted to kill
tie Fortner bill prohibiting white peo-
PIE from TEACHING negro schools aid.
vice versa.
'It's all right when tae dago and
the scum of Georgia vote your way,
but it's all wrong when they don't, .
declared Mr.. Kelley in discussing prt-
mary election reform and the last
State convention in which he opposed
the adoption of the mojority report
on rules.
A. J. Bethea predicted that new
day was dawning in the State when
the clouds of ignorance would be lift
ed. He said he stood for clean cleo
tons, the Democracy OF Wilson and
the upholding of the dignity and
honor Of the State.
Thomas H. Peoples said he be-
lieved he was opposed for attorney
general because he went into the Of
flee two years ago on factiCnalism:
q stand today where I stood then"
declared Mr. Peoples.
A. G. Brice againS refused to criti-
else the record of his opponent, Mr..
Peoples, which, he said, should be
known to all.
q try to stand for what is just and
right for al t1e o,ople without ref
arence to factionalism, said Mr..
Brice.
stripped OF Authority.
W. W. Moore said that a year ago
the governor withdrew from him all
authority to issue orders as adjutant
general, hampering him in MS efforts
TO nave government property in the