The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-26
Big Campaign Meeting.

The county campaign meeting in
Manning had the largest attendance OF
any of the political gatherings we have
had this year. The correspondent OF
the News & Courier sent the following
report.
Manning, August 2l.-Special: The
county campaign closed with rouslug
meeting at the Court House grounds
here today, the attendance of voters be
ing larger than at either the State or
Senatorial campaign meetings. The
Hon. D. NJ. Bradham presided over the
meeting and introduced the several
candidates, beginning with the candi-
dates for the Office of magistrate at
Manning, followed in order by the can
didates for coroner. auditor, treasurer,
supervisor, superintendent of education,
sheriff, clerk of court, House OF Repre-
sentatives and solicitor. The crowd was
in good humor and seemed disposed
to jolly the candidates for magistrate
and coroner.
The Candidates for auditor and treas
urer, A. P. Burgess and L. L. Wells,
having no opposition, only made brief
announcements of their candidacy and
expressed their appreciation of the con-
fdence of the people. These two men
are recognized as model officers and are
certainly credit to Clarendon County
There was some spice thrown into
the discussion between the insumbent
supervisor. Mr.. r. E McFaddin, and
former Supervisor T. G. Owens, and
there was a real shaking up OF things
| between the incumbent clerk OF court,
Mr.. A. I. Barron, and the former clerk
of court, Mr.. J. 81. Timmons, who is
again candidate for the Office. After
explaining his regret at being forced
to do so, MIR. Barron produced docu-
mentary evidence to show dereliction
on the part of Mr.. Timmons whea he
held the Office prior to the election four
years ago, and in reply Mr.. Tmmons
made an explanation that appeared to
be entirely satisfactorily to his sup
porters in the crowd.
Following these the FIVE candidates
for the House of Representatives were
introduced in the following order: John
r. Dingle, DR.. I. NJ. Woods, D. Luther
Green, Fl. B. Richardson and 0. g.
Scarborough. There was 10 material
difference in the views of these several
| legislative candidates, all favoring lib
eral support of the higher institutions
of learning and of the schools in the ru-
raj communities, and all favoring the
! department of agriculture and COM
merce. but opposing efforts to Introduce
alien immigration. DR.. Woods and Mr..
Green were both outspoken in favor OF
repeating the lien law, while Mr.. Scar
borough grew eloquent in protesting
his loyalty to agriculture and all that
pertains to its welfare. The meeting
was interrupted by rain in the midst OF
DR.. Woods's speech at 8 O'Clock, though
light rain was still falling.
After the candidates for the Legisla
tnre finished the candidates for solicit
tor were given hearing, and Messrs.
Mclaughlin, Stuckey and Stoll each
spoke for about fifteen minutes. This
was probably the only meeting during
the campaign where the people stood
for over and hour in the rain to hear
the candidates speak.
Before the meeting adjourned Capt
W. G.. Dayis, president of the newly or.
ganlzed board of trade, made spirited
address in explanation of the object anc
purpose OF the organization, that beins
not only to build up and extend the bus
mess of Manning. not only as marke
Eior tobacco and cotton, but also to make
it to the interest of the people of Clar
endon to do all kinds of trading at theil
county seat. He was given marked at
tention, and his eXtempore addres:
will, no doubt, prove a gooc opening
for the work contemplated by the board
of trade.