The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-17
RICHARDS HAD
AIKEN CROWD
NOISY DEMONSTRATION Up
ON IiiS ATTACK on E.
D. SMITH
A LIVELY TIME
The Crowd Whooped 'Em Up for
Quite While When This
Happened
LIVELY
Especial to The 1n,telligcncer.)

Especial to The Intelligcncer.)
| Aiken. July 14.-Tho continued
calm Of the campaign for State Of
fees was rudcly broken when scenes
of dtcorder were enacted by crowd
OF probably 1000 people here today
following the dcnunciation OF United
States Senator Ellison D. Smith, by
John g. Richards, candidate for gov
crnor, shortly before an othcrwoihe
quiet meeting was brought to a close.
fractional interest was aroused to
high pitch when Richards made his
uEual declaration in favor of Cover
nor Dleasc for the United States SEN
ate. which drew prolonged cheers. He
then began reading q statement at
| tacking the statement credited to
Senator Smith that he had raised the
price Of cotton.
Cries of "Hurrah for Smith," Hur-
rah for Blease," "Hurrah for Rich
ards" came from the crowd
why did you raise the express
| rates.. cane the cry from man di-
rectly In front Of Richards.
Lie Passed. 3
You lic'', came tho heated reply,
from the speaker. a.
"You are another. replied the un-
known man. who was later learned
! to be resident CT Blackvillc.
When the unknown man hurled
Dacn this reply, nicnards hastily
clutchcd drinking glass and drew
as If to hurl 1t at the interrupter.
A large number of excited persons
hastily scrambled upon the stand and
spoke TO the crowd attempting, to Sc
cure hearing from Richards, while
he continually repeated that he would
read his attack on Senator Smith. "if
1t takes me until nigh1'
After the unknown ban had been
escorted from the croyd by a police
an extent and Richards read his
statement
Fyom John G. CIinkscales, came TIL,
uncquiyocal statement today that he
Is not advocating statewide prohi
bition. In reply to Lowndes ].
Browning. who called upon tht'
Spartanburg candidate for definition.
OF his viJws. f,;:l 81 q, ~.
II believe South Carolina has suf-
fcred from the lack OF constructive
Legislation bccause of the ,undu55,sagtl
| tatfon OF the- liquor question. and 1
favor enforcement of the present law"
declared ClinkscaIes. -.:ess,S =, .t35a &
That state wide prohibition is an
issue that should be brought into the
campaign for governor was assorted
by Charles A. Smith; who advocated
that idea. 80 s.'.' ls:,,.-.-
Several cxcoriations of the .open
lnwlessness in this state" was made
by Robert A. Cooper. .,,,i, p: +, a
Richard l.. Manning. made state
ments criticising the manner In which
Governor Blease has exercised. tho
pardoning power. 'i5s NJ
He stressed law enforcement land
realization lof the educational aivan-
tagcs OF the State by giving create,
nppropriationsst their financially
weaker counties were among the. 9TH
er issues OF the campaign. ~ .yys5 !
Compulsory education was urged BY
John G. Clinkscales, while other, can
didates for governor OPPOSED, any
form Of compulsory education or ratir;
vocated submission to the peopierof
tho local; option, form. s.i.a -. ~: Ye,i
Among the candidates tonight t1eei
principal subject OF conversation was
tho sudden and entirely unex6ected
outbreak OF f,factfonism here Will eyfj
dcnces OF a; Blense majority at the
meeting today. s7ss,. =, s.T''