The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
TO Be Fought at the Next Meet
ing OF the
STATE LEGISLATURE

Whiskey Business Meet at Colum-
bia and Committee Of Three is
Appointed to Draft Bill to Be
Presented to Legislature.
Columbia, Dec. 3.-The confer
ence Of Prohibitionists, held in the
Senate chamber this afternoon, de-
ciGed to ask the General Assembly
to pass, at the coming session, an
iron-clad State Prohibition law, and
q committee consisting Of Senator J.
C. OTIS. OF Cherokee, and Represen-
tative John G. Richards, Of Kershaw.
Charles 4. Smith, Of Florence, an's
Nendel L. Smith, Of Kershaw, was
appointed to draft the bill that will
be submitted to the Legislature.
The Rev. c. E. BUrts, Of Edge
field, president OF the Anti-Saloon
League. Of South Carolina. presided.
The conference was held behind
closed doors, and the announcement
CT its action was made tonight by
the Rev. J. E. Harley, secretary Of
the League.
It was intended originally to hold
also a mass meeting tonight in the
hall OF the House to be addressed by
DR.. P. F. Baker, secretary OF the
National Anti-Saloon League, but
DR.. Baker could not be here and the
meeting tonight was called OF. The
open convention, set for tomorrow,
was also abandoned, as several OF
those present this evening desired
to return home. There were abou.
chirty-fve present this afternoon
SECRETARY Harley stated tonight
that every county would be orga-
nized for Prohibition.
as it intended, Mr.. Harley" said
the reporter, that the proposed bill
shall be an iron-clad Prohibition law
without any options whatever"
1T will be q straight Prohibition
bin, replied Mr.Harley, with no
county options or anything Of thai
kind at all. The gentlemen named
as the committee will draw up the
bill along the linee laid down by
the conference, al submit it to 9th
ers. so that all ohjectionabl features
may be eliminated. Yes, the con-
ference declared for State Prohi5it-
ion, and we will try to keep out the
drug store bar rooms"
The gentlemen named as the com.
mittee to frame the Prohibition bill!
were All present at the conferenc- :
and all four of them are members
Of the incoming Legislature. There
were several other members OF the
League here also.
The conference brought to Colum,
bia number of prominent men from
different sections of the State. Th'
president OF the League in thi:
State, the Rev. C. E. Burts, is on+
Of the strongest young Baptist min
listers in the State-strong in char.
acter. ability and personality, as wei
as physique. Mr.. Burts is the sor
Of a Baptist minister and a gradu.
ate of Furman University.
Prominent among the Prohibition
advocates is the Hon. C. c. Feather.
stone, OF Laurens, who was here to.
day. Mr. Featherstone recently an.
nounced that he would be candi-
date for Governor in 1910 on tn
platform of State Prohibition, 70:
which he has been contending fol
years. He made the race on thai
platform in 1896 and came very
near success.
The two Smiths who were appoint.
ed On the special committee are big
men in more ways than one. and this
seems to be good State and gooC
time for Smiths.
Mr. C. A. Smith, Of Florence, is
new to politics, but veteran in
good works. He is a merchant o:
Timmonsville and was recently elect
ed to the House from Florence coun-
". He has served several terms
as president Of the State Baptist
Convention, and is Chairman Of the
board Of trustees Of Furman Uni
versity.
Mr. Mendel L. Smith, Of Camden,
was here in attendance on the Su-
preme Court, and was also invite
to the Prohibition conference. Mr..
Smith, while in the House, Of which
he was speaker for two terms, stood
for the State Gispensary, but now is
Prohibition advocate, and support
ed Prohibition in the county con-
test. He has been sent back to the
House from Kershaw and is pledged
to introduce a Prohibition bill. He
says the House has a majority for
Prohibition. Mr. Smith was asked
today if he had any announcement.
to make with regard to the Guber-
Material race in 1910, since two
interesting statements had recent; J,
been made with regard to candidates
in that year, but he only smiled his
engaging smile.
Another Geubernatoria1 possibili-
" arrived this afternoon to attend
the Prohibition Conference.-The ,
Hon. John G.. Richards, of kershaw
Captain Richards. for he is also an
Officer in the National Guard, has
been sent to the House from ker-
shaw for five or six terms, and is a
leader in that body lie is commit
ted to the passage OF a Prohibition
bill, having always supported the
State Gispensary as a step to Pro-
hioition, and being himself always
total abstainec.-News and Cour-
ier
Speaks Well for Them.
The rural carriers in the service.