The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-08-04
Continued from First Page,
STATE CAMPAIGN
CANDIDATES SPEAK


for Governor, irrepressible and un-
daunted by past reverses, coolly told
the audience as he mounted the
stand that he came to kingstree to-
day solely to give the people of Will
liamsburg the opportunity to look
upon their next Governor. Said he
had been elected to House at age of
20 and had been given the highest
offices within their gift by people of
home county and town (Newberry).
Easy to say what have done or
will do. Look up tax receipts and
compare from year to year. Gov
ernor's office should be filled by a
p!ho can and will restrain ex-
mce. Pointed out several
of extravaganza. State COL
leges a be run cheaper. State is
now borrowing money to pay inter-
est on borrowed money. Opposed to
compulsory education. Stands for
local option. ridiculed so-called pro-
hibition. Pointing to Senator Appelt
in the audience, he said: There sits
the man who first introduced local
option bill in the State Senate in
1895" Mr. Blease ia q forcible
speaker and presents his ideas clear
ly and conNincingly. He was warm
ly applauled.
Chairman Stoll announced that
Candidate Jno T Duncan, the last Of
the Governors" had wired regrets
missed train.
Lest we be charged with coloring
the report of Congressional candi-
dates speeches we give our readers
the account written by the News &
Courier correspondent who seems
to be boosting" Mr. Elierbe for re-
election. We may be wrong in the
surmise: we hope we are. At any
rate the report is fairly accurate ex-
cept that we failed to note the con-
tinuous ovation" accorded Mr. El-
lerbe:
By no means of secondary inter-
est was the meeting of the candi-
dates for Congress from the 9th
district. The Hon James E Ellerbe
is opposed by Messrs P A Hodges,
Ben B Sellers and George w Brown.
The crowd was plainly with EIlerbe,
he being the onlyone receiving cheers
as he advanced to the stand The
Issue in this campaign Is Mr. ElIer-
be's vote on the lumber schedule in
the tariff bill. That seems to be the
only matter under discussion. Mr.
Ellerbe is called a Republican by two
of his competitors. Mr. Brown,
while critieising his opponent, does
not use the term.
Mr. Hodges was the first speaker
today. He told what he thought a
Congressman ought to be and drew
the distinction between a Democrat
and Republican. He charges that
Mr. Ellerbe's vote on lumber favored
lumber producers and hurt the con-
sumers, the dear people"
Mr. Ben B Sellers came next,
making a vigorous attack, of the
nature now rarely heard on stump
in this State. Such expressions as
You amt got a blasted thing outer
Ellerbe," he will find himself in a
hell of Of a minority" and he
smells like sawdust and turpentine.
with reference to the charge of El-
lerbe's favoring the interests of the
saw-mill men, and the like. were in
dulged in by the speaker. Mr. Sell
lers says he's nothing but farmer.
while his opponents are a college
agent, a lawyer and a braggart."
Mr. Sellers says that the audience at
Georgetown was packed against him
with saw-mill magnates.
The Hon George w Brown, of
Darlington, made a clear-cut, dig
nifed speech. giving his views on
the issues. He favors Government
aid in drainage in the South. To
this Mr. Ellerbe replied to the effect
that the Government could not
drain private lands, and that the
money being spent on irrigation in
the West was on public lands.
Congressman Ellerbe hurriedly
reviewed his work in Congress.