The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
SECOND week OF CAMPAIGN.
CANDIDATES CONTINUE UNIN-
TEREsTING TALKFEsT.
Ten Meetings OF Suite Campaign Al
ready He'd-No Developments of
intcrcst--whiskey Question sHn
Paramount Issue-Friction Among
Statc-widers-- Railroad Commits
stoners' Race.


40 O'Clock promptly. The county
chsirmen Of the various counties
where meetings are yet to be held
are requested TO take note OF this and
act accordingly. Heretofore in some
ot the towns the meetings have not
begun until IL o'clock. which conSin-
ucd the speaking too far into the af-
ternocn.
Ten counties have been visited by
the campaign party: thirty-two re-
main. On Wednesday the itinerary
Will be resumed at Lexington. The
candidates have declined TO attend
any side" meetings. so the three
days interval will be of rest or of
personal canvass. True. some of the
candidates attended smoker at
Chester Thursday evening. and anoth-
er at winnsboro on Friday evening.
but they did not talk politics; this is
according to an agreement among the
campaigners.
During the first week of the cam
peign IL became apparent that the
whiskey question was the paramount
Issue; this was due TO the fact that
upon this matter alone was there a
diversity Of opinion. Mayor Blease
has failed to introduce compulsory
education. the other candidates OF the
majority OF them barely mentioning
the question, some not taking IL up
at all. Who introduced the whiskey
question: That Is a question touched
upon yesterday Blease said that
neither he nor the other local option
candidate. Mr.. Mcleod. did IL; Mr..
Richards says the issue Is not OF his
choosing. and Mr.. Hyatt says there
are other matters of vastly more i'm
portance than whiskey. and that he
does not intend TO take up his time
dealing with II. Mr.. Featherstone Is
the only candidate who discusses the
question without disclaiming respon-
sibility for Its introduction. and with
out In manner apologizing for It;
he declares that he has not made It
an issue, but the situation In the State
has forced II. Because the law OF SO
counties Is being interfered with by
tho remaining six Is Mr.. Feather
stones main reason. and he argues
that the sale OF whiskey affects the
public morals and welfare. therefore
Is bound TO be important.
The issue Is between local option
and Statewide prohibition. with Nc
Leod and Blease championing the
former. and Featherstone. Richards
and Hyatt urging the latter. The
fight among the three last named is
as to who Is the consistent one, the
original-the logical-candidate. This
Is threshed out In almost every meet
ing. Mention has been made of fric-
ton among the State-widers; il fric-
tion there be. II Is on that point.
However. Featherstone has not In
ter. but has repeatedly declared that
he Is not running on that issue alone.
that the people should not elect a
Governor on that issue alone and
that IL another Is chosen he viii: as.
sist him to bring about Statewide
prohibition. Mr.. HYATT Is the only
one. who makes the bald. unquan
fed statement that he Is the only
consistent State-wider among the
three.
Practically the only new feature of
the past week or at least one empha-
sised more than during the frst week.
IL the plea to the farmers. Several OF
the candidates take up some little
time telling about their early strug-
sies on the farm and their work In
behalf OF the farmers since they have
teen In a position TO render assist
sree. Among the candidates for Gov
ernor Mr.. Hyatt stresses this point
more than any OF the others; he tells
o. his boyhood and then OF his work
With f. ID. Smith and otheIs IN the
cotton movement. Mr.. Richards re.
sents all this and says he doesn't iI,-
tend that Hyatt shall kick him of his
farmers platform. Mr.. Mcleod has
a'sO pulled the bell cord" but he
does not emphasize IT, Blease does
not treat this subject except to Gail
down the others for trying to ride
the farmers into Office.
Messrs. Richards and Mcleod talk
more about the Confederate soldiers
than do the others. Blease put a
crimp In that platform. however. on
yesterday MFR. Blease. Though. took
occasion at Yorkvllle to Show his