The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-29

and spoke very confidently of his elec
ton on the 18th. He said that if he
was sent to the legislature he would do
everything possible.
DR.. I. M.Woods was next introduced.
He is III favor of the State dispensary
and believes it has lessened drunken
ness in the State. He spoke for some
length as to the whiskev question and
favored better roads, better schools
and higher education, but unalterably
opposed to compulsory education.
Geo. R.Jones for the legislature crit
icised the local option plan, saying it
was the trick Of political demagogues
and instituted as a blow at the State
dlspensary. He cited instances where
the dispensary was voted out in some
OF the counties by negroes being allow
ed to vote and a number of white men
were refused.
D: L. Green opened by thanking the
people of Manning and OF Clarendon
for the vote given him two years ago.
He made no great promises on his cam
paign two years ago and dlo every
thing he could to aid the county
and State and did not take up time IN
speaking on all questions that ne was
not interested in at a cost OF Sl.OO per
hour: favors good roads, better schools,
onnosed g. measure to cut down the ap.
nropriation for Clemson college. He
favors the dispensary.
Mr.. S. E. Ingram said all things had
rone on well all around the circuit
With few exceptions. He seemed to
dislike DR.. Woods endeavoring to
show up by comparison his local option
platform. Mr.. Ingram quoted from
the Kingstree Record. II condemn
everything that is imperialistic," II
elected he said that he would not allow
the lobbyists to influence him. he
dwelt upon the local option plan from
start to finish. He spoke OF his record
when orly a boy o. Is, during the
stormy days Of '65.
Mr. W. W. Weeks favored the State
dispensary and believed in the Raysor
Manning bill. Mr.. Weeks paid trib.
ute to Mr.. W. o. Tatum and Col. Willie
Jones and said if they said that the dis
pensary was not bankrupt he believed
it, as he knew them personally.
Mr.. Jno. sR. Dingle was the last
speaker for the house of representa-
tives, and opened up by saying that he
was not running on the demerits Of any
other candidates but upon his own mer
it's. He favored good roads but thought
that a direct tax upon the people
would be the only remedy; favored bet
ter schools and an equal adjustment o.
taxation. he IS opposed to compul
sorry education and would vote against
it. Would vote to repeal the Brice
law if elected.
Mr.. S. P. Holiday and Mr.. F. Ear
Bradham, candidates for superinten
dent of education, both made eloquent
speeches and INDUCED in some very
witty jokes that created vociferous ap
plause.
Messrs Andrew Burgess and E. 3
Brown, candidates for auditor botf
made good speeches. Messrs G. L
James, r. E. McFaddin, Jr., PeterMel
lett, T. C. Owens, Allen C. McFaddir
and Junius N. Strange all made gooc
speeches. They differed as to the way
roads are to be worked in the county
The hour was growing late and the
audience threw bouquets at the candi
dates and jollied them along good-na
turedly.
Messrs L. L. Wells and J. N. Wind
ham thanked the people for their sup
port. appreciating the fact that they
are having no opposition for treasurer
and judge of probate.
For magistrate at Manning MessrE
S. NJ. Youmans, E. c. Thames, J. M
Bagnall and Thos. NJ. Ridgeway al
made their pleas and the campaign
closed at 8 o'clock.