The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
CANDIDATES AT MANNING.
D1spENsARY REFORM BILL STILL
IN CONTROVERSY.
Mr. Blease Says He VIII Answer Mr..
Manning But viii Take His Own
Time About it-Jones and Brunson
Make Faces at Eeach Other.

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Manning, July 12.-All the candi-
dates stood on the same platform here
today, some purposely, some unwit-
tingly and some perforce, but all lined
up together on whiskey basis.
Startling, but metaphorically true,
the same old liquor barrels upon
which Tillman and his opponents
stamped their feet fourteen years ago,
still support the platform whereon
stood prohibitionists, dispensarites
and ..as you like it, candidates today
and Cooked in the eye" the 200 or
more citizens Of Manning, who stood
and sat as quiet as mice under the
trees m court house square.
County Chairman A. J. R:chburg
presided and the Rev. A. Brunson
offered prayer.
Ansel stood for everything that will
help upbuild the State.
That Dispensary Mill.
Mr.. Blease referred to Raysor's
signed statement in the newspapers
this morning concerning the father
mood of the Raysor-M bill and
his platform remarks about it at Or
angeburg. He said he, with Raysor's S
help, wrote the statement published in
The State and that Raysor read and
approved it. It was exactly as agreed
upon between them and The States
correspondent is in no wise TO blame
for any misunderstanding. This leaves
the matter solely between Blease and
Raysor. Blease said that Manning
had seen fit to make explanations at
his home in Sumter yesterday. He
would accordingly select his own time
and place to reply, but it would not be
at Newberry.
Mr.. Manning Speaks.
Mr. Manning was heartily cheered
when he arose. He advocates no new
laws or radical changes in state gov
ernment, but stands for the firm and
unfaItering enforcement Of the law.
The people ought to realize that the
evil Of liquor is here and cannot be
eradica.ed and accordingly unite in
practical plans for controlling its use.
He offered such plans in the Raysor-
Manning bill He said he had spent
much time and effort in framing it so
as to bring about better conditions,
promote temperance and remove cp-
portunities for wrong doing. He is sat-
isfed its adoption would eliminate all
objections to the State dispensary.
Only Pledged Candidate.
Mr.. McMahan declared he advocat-
ed definite and specific measures and
is accordingly the only candidate who
is pledged. Only by voting for a can
didate who presents his ideas in de-
tail and stands for something explicit
can the people select some one who
will give them a progressive admins
tration. He is not afraid to make
enemies, bdt would administer the
law as it is written.
Ansel Stands for Nothing.
Many anti-dispensary people are
backing Mr.. Ansel because he stands
for nothing and they believe he will
make an easy going chief executive
who will hold a loose rein or throw
the reins over the dashboard. He
would do very we'll for governor in
| placid times when there is no prob
| lem to solve, no serious condition to
| meet, and the governor needs only to
entertain and smile and smile again.
He says he leaves the liquor question
/ to you. He ventures no advice.
! warn against the danger of county
dispensaries If one purchasing ma
! chine in Columbia breeds corruption
why multiply it and put one in each
county? Let the intelligence and
courage of the entire State greater
than the average county alone be
devoted to preventing corruption.
Brunson OH Opponents.
Mr.. Brunson said if it were not for
the votes behind it not one Of his op-
ponents would be found advocating
the dispensary. He saw no lessening
Of crime as the last report Of the at
torney general records forty-eight
| case Of manslaughter and 1913 trials
for murder in South Carolina.
M. Edwards entertained the crowd
with his usual burning castigation of
his specially, the Southern railway.
Jones, No Salary for Him.
MI. Jones, Of Newberry, spurned
the governors salary and appeared