The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-15
JONES ARRESTED.
CANDIDATE PERsISa
TED IN INTRRUPTING LYON
AT CHESTER MEETING.
Two Cops Did the Work-state Cam
paign Meeting Without Feature
Except Rufae Caused By the New.
berry Candidate.


Except Rufae Caused BY the News
berry Candidate.
Chester, Aug THE caravan Of
State campaigners came to Chester
this morning, all being present ex-
cept Messrs. Mcleod, Martin. len.
nings, Tribble and Youmans. The
forenoon was taken up with speeches
Of candidates for governor. Three :
of the candidates were received with
applause on being introduced:
Messrs. Ansel, Blease and Manning.
Lieut.. Gov. Sloan spoke first and
mentioned his services, both in war
and peace, and his work in the gen.
eral assembly in the interest Of the
State dispensary system, stating that
prohibition had been a failure where's
yer attempted He SAID he; is tho
logical successor to the present gev.
ernor.
Mr.. Ansel opened with some re-
marks on the value Of good roads,
then went straight to the discussion
Of the liquor question He declared
his opposition to the State dispensaw
and favored local option as between
county dispensay and prohibition,
showing the advantages Of the coun.
ty dispensary wherever adopted. He
favored liberal appropriations for
Confederate soldiers.
Mr.. Cole L. Blease stated his plat.
form: Biennial sessions Of the legis.
lature, the State dispensary, an aps
preparation of $4,000 a. year for q
reunion of the Confederate soldiers,
opposition to higher education Of the
negro and to special courts.
Mr.. Edwards made his accustomed
fight on railroads and ON trusts.
Mr.. A. C. Jones said he was in tha
campaign as business man and -:ot
as politician. Would make highscz
institutions Of learning equal to any
in the South. He criticized the legsG:
islature of 1892 for passing the dis.
pensary law, when the people had
voted for prohibition.
Mr.. Manning entered at once into
a discussion Of whiskey. He sale
the question of liquor has never been
settled anywhere. He voted for pros
hibition in 1892 because so instruca
ted. He discussed the Raysor-Man-s-
ming bill and said it's features. II
adopted, would greatly improve the
dispensary law. Under the law,
drinking had decreased.
Mr.. John j. McMahan stated thas
he is in this campaign because Of.
the great interest he has always feis
in education and the welfare OF the
State. He favored the State dispens-
sary.
Mr. Brunson's speech was a straight.
and clean-cut plea for STATE pioaN0.s t..
ton.
TIE speeches of Messrs. Lyon and
Ragsdale were made up the usual
rapid-fire. which has been daily prae-
ticed between them. An ineldsat
somewhat sensational was when Mr,
A G. Jones from the audience put a
query to Mr. Lyon and Mr.. Lyon re-
Dlied with question. Upon this Mr..
Jones demanded to be heard. He was
called down by the chairman and
pessisting in his attempts. the mayor
from the platform ordered the az.
rest of Mr.. Jones. Two policemen
made the arrest. Mr.. Jones took his
seat and the incident closed.
Mr.. CASTOR requested that Mr.
Jones be heard. The chairman de.'
cided he had no authority to give
such permission. There was no fur:
ther disturbance and the proceedings
went on evenly TO the close:-The
State.