The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-02
The POLITICAL BALL HAS STARTED.
Prohibition Not Accepted by the Platform
Club A Good Attendance.
lr meeting OF the Manning Farm

The meeting OF the Manning Farmers
Platform Club last Saturday was wei.
attended. perhaps il had the largest At
tendance OF amy club in the county. and
perhaps the discussions Al this meeting
were about as interesting a any in III,
county. After the usual announcements
by the president OF the object OF The
meeting. the club went right into the
election OF officers. Capt. -. j. Brad
ham who had been president nom the
formation of the club. expressed de-
sire 10 retire from the position. ana sc
did also Mr.. :. j. Bowman wish 20 re-
tire from the position OF Secretary.
However nominations Were made. and
the names OF both Captain Bladham
and \. j. Bowman were proposed for
president Mr.. Bowman declined. and
said rather than accept the presidency
! he would continue to serve as Secreta-
~: then Captain Bradham was elect
ed without opposition. Secretary Bow
man was similarl Y reelected.
In expressing his thanks 70 the club
Tor the renewed manifestation of conf
dcnce. Captain Bradham suggested
there waS an ISSUE. and when he
| finished his remarks Mr.. Louis Applet
agreed that there was an iSsue. and
said thar the president had not stated
il. and the club was entitled TO know.
and then in 4 few remarks he said the
! issue. in the coming campaign was.
"Prohibition against the DiSpenSaiy.
He alluded 10 the call for the Prohibit
ton conference. and the letter issued
bv \. G.. Jones the chairman of the
| Prohibition Executive Committee. and
quoted Mr.. Jones As ordering the Pro-
/ ihibitionistS TO draw the lines. Mr..
Appel contended that this letter to-
gethcr with the presidents remarks
| brought the issue on. and those who Go
not believe in the practicabilitr OF I
prohibitorv law should come forward.
| and give expression 70 that idea by
their votes for delegates.
NJ. G. Galluchat Esq. made 4 briet
speech in which he thought the issue
was not liquor but one that was
more far reaching-it was one OF De
mocracy: that this club was 20 {! !ect
delegates toa county convention. which
would elect delegates TO State con,
vention. and that convention would
send represents natives 10 tuc Nation
| al convention. and care should be taken
not 70 send men who are not true ana
!oval democrats. He then referred TO
Senator McI-aurin's : vote on the Parls
treaty. and warn his hearers not 10
elect delegates who endorsed McLau-
rims views.
CAPTAIN Bradkam followed in a very
earnest speech. in which he agreed
with Mr.. Galluchat that there was an
issue Of national Importance. and also
one Of State importance. He admitted
the diSpen>ary was better than the old
har-room system. but that the time had
come when we could have the dispen-
Sarv so restricted that liquor could only
be legally sold for medicinal. mechan-
ical. Scientitical and Sacramental pur-
poses. He criticised Senator Appelt $
position on the liquor question and IN,
timated that when L candidate. he told
the people ii they wanted prohibition
he would so vote. and II they wanted
GiSpenSary he would so vote. / he cap
tain endeavored TO show IN lnconsl>t-
ency. for while on this theme he said
that the Senator introduced 4 bill which
meant the disruption OF the system.
He then jumped on Senator McLauun
and denounced him for voting for
imperialism and for being an eXpan-
SioniSt. and the editor OF IHE
TINES for endorsing McLaurln and
comparing him with Senator Nor
gan OF Alabama. Morgan. he said had
always been true. but McLaurin had
BETRAYED his people. The captain
~, hpI s.lII IL
Bradhamj should not go 10 the cOnven-
ton. and he made IN eloquent appeal to
be sent. and challenged Mr.. Applet 10
meet him on the floor OF the conven-
ton. He asked the members not TO
humiliate him. and that he would ask
that Mr.. Appelt be elected also. He
wanted 10 meet him and discuss the
issue. that ne had nothing 70 conceal
and he would beard the lion in his den
referring 10 Appelt Us the lion. but
the results show that this Daniel was
not 50 fortunate is Daniel OF old. Cap
tain Bradham was ii his best and from
his standpoint he made 4 good speech.
as he usually does when interested IN i
subject. and when he concluded Mr..
Appelt rose in reply. He started out
by expressing surprise at Mr. GallG,
chats speech: he had no idea he would
have him to consider in this discussion.
He then proceeded to reply TO Captain
Bradham. With reference 10 the vote
of Senator McLaurin he said that Nc
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