The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-27
The CAMPAIGN
For United States Senator and
State Offices Opens
AT SAINT GEORGES. B.
All the Candidates fer Governor and the
Other State Offices with Few E1cep.
tons Attend snd Address the
People. Senator Tiilman

tons Attend sud Address the
People. Senator Tiilmar
Absent.
The State campaign for 1906 vas
formally opened st St. Georges or
Tuesday OF last week.
The meeting was called to order al
ll.2o by County Chairman E J. Den
MS aad wss opensd With prayer by thf
Rev. Er. Stssdnan. Chairman Dan
mis- then outlined the purposes OF the
sstha,ing. The people OF Dorcheste,
County were gathered, be said, to see
these candidates, who had cfs-eo
themselves for efnce, snd, seeing then
and hearing them, to pass upon their
fitness for cface. He referred eloquent
" to those who had made So1th Car.
olns great in history and emphasized
the necessity for those to whom the
ballot had been entrusted to keep well
their trust.
The Hon.
MARTIN T. ANcEL,
OF Greenvtns, candidate for Governor,
wss the first speaker Introduced. MI.
Ansel was crested wish arplsuse. F.rst
OF al be desired to shank tine LADIES
for tteir presence. It argues well for
the campaign Of 1905 shat they should
grace this cccasioH with their prrsence
He htmsslf Is not running on his GOOD
looks, however, for In that event he
feels sure some Of the Others would b.
elecaed over him. BE wasn't elecsea
four years aSo, but ne came so Close
to it that be felt it bis duty to agsin
presens himself to the people for tnell
sufrcsges. He is proud that be rep
feszn5s the Piedmont and he Is PROUD
Of the magnificent vote he received IL
his old Judicial circctt, where ne Is
best known. Ee has the endorsement
OF hts county. It Is Only upon hign
grounds that he desires election. He
stands for the great principle OF high
educarion and he stands uL qaalifedly
for the great work OF the public
schools. In the youth Of the country
is the hope OF the country. There he
urged strongly the Importance OF the
conmon schools Good rsao:.is anoshs,
plank In bis platform. Tnis Is q
matter OF greatest interest. We Don't
want suca roads that we snail have
our religion j,lted out OF US before ~e
get TO cnp,cn." he faVcrs seeking sno
accepting atd from the Nations Gov
eminent for this purpose. he is op
posed TO the State diepsnsary aod be
is in favor Of local county option a.
between 8 county o1spensary and pro
hibiaton. II 5ns county officers are
able to take charge OF the county .
affairs In other matters why are they
DOT able to sake care Of the county's
liquor selling, he asked. BE is oppos'
cd to one county debating to ano: bel
ss to what it shall have. Let the Gov
ernor sppolnt the board to take charge
OF the selling Of liquor and let the
Governor 90 responsible for them. Pa!
them salary. q doesn't believe IL
commissions. Le5 them report K
each term Of tns Clfcpis Court. Pen
sion the old Confederate soldier ans
let him go to his grave In pecce.
The Hon.
c. L. BLEAsE,
OF Newberry, was then introduced K
tie audtecce. He is candidate to:
Governor. he has represented New
berry County In shs Legislature sew
ersl times, and is to. cay the county ;!
State Senator. he can prove by tn
records that throughout bis who'll
csreer he has been consistent n th'
positions be has taken. BE favor
biennial sessions Of the Legislature
laws restricting the hours OF labor, an
liberal appropriations for eouca iona
ourposes, out is opposed to the highe
education OF the negro. This Las
statement evoked applause. Hs favor
q marriage license system, and IN
eccnomicalen enforcement Ct she Govern
ment. he believes the oispenssry sys
tenn is che best solution OF the whisks
question and he favors the repeal {
The Br.ce law. Recurring to the ne
gro question, GOO nsver insendec ina
the negro should bs anything els
thsa the servant Of the white man.
he bad his way he would wipe out 10
negro college st Ocangeburg. Ii 20
have corruption IN the State disper
sary, what would you have If thes
we're Al county boards? Ha does nc
favor the Raysor.Manning bill. Ga
of bis reasons Tor shls Is because on
OF the amendments provides ths
whenever the bosrd thinks the di'
peDssry is a nuisance they have tt
right TO close it up. That Is rot go
erned by the people. They ssy the ci
oensary Is corrupt. All tight. Wh
is IL corrupt? Is is oecsuse nan orig
nally opposed to the dispeasary ID
have OF recent years been placed
charge Of the syssam. But there is
co,lu ption in the dispeasary. Mr.iW.
Cciios .old him yesterday that sine
the dispensary was voted out IN cs
tain counties the jog trsf1c on b
railroad had more than doubled. Pr
ttbirion has fSile6 in Nswberry. T
is ready, willing and waiting to defer
any attack made on the dispeoss
system. BE, too, tsvers gooa roa
and good schools. Everybody dot
But the money OF the people is bel
souandered DOW. Two more judic
CIRCUITS have been provided, but 81
they clanor for extra Courts. he he.
ed 20 defest the appropriation for t
payment OF the expenses ot these
ira Courts. II elected he will endes
or 20 reduce extra Courts. He fave
3 liberal appropriation FOX Ex-Confe
a-. oolSiars arf he WANTS to se6