The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-24
The Cor.ty Campaign.

act IS Z boomerang.
The Co1nty Campaign.
The initial meeting was held at
Turoeville last Wednesday and 1t
was largely attended. not only
from the immediate vicinity but
the entire Salem section was we'll
represented quite a number also
went from Manning 1t was -.
desire for another TO chronicle
these meetings. but it was lmpos-
siole to get any one TO undertake
the JOB so the writer will attempt
to do so without giving al Of the
details.
The meeting was presided over
by Hon. D. L. Green and opened
with prayer by Rev. E. P Hut
son. in the audience was Z con
siderable number of ladies ard
they seemed to take an interest
in the proceedings, IN fact they
seemed to enjoy the novelty Of
joining in the applause whenever
4 demonstration was started.
The first TO oe introduced were
the candidates for the office Of
magistrate in that locality. these
we're J. P. Turoeville, Jehu
Smith and David Beard, each in
their turn made their announce
menss and gave their promise to
serve well. Next came the candi-
dates for Auditor and Judge Of
Probate, \. ?. Burgess and J. NJ.
Windham respectively, neither
being opposed, each thanked the
audience for the continued conf.
dence MAI Tested in them. County
Treasurer Wells who IS also with
out opposition did not attend but
sent his regrets.
The candidates for the legisla-
ture came next with II. B. Rich
ardSon, Jr., 70 open. Mr.. Rich
ardson favors Improvement. eco.
nomy, the colleges and the
schools and all things which so
to make up for the good Of the
county. He is opposed to state.
wide prohibition and favors local
option. r. D. White is also in ia
vo- Of local option, the fostering
O.! our educational institutions,
good roads, and legislation favor.
able to the farming interests. as
in his judgment. the legislation
Of the past has been one-sided.
Hon. George +. Jones favors
the taking care Of the education
al institutions but there should be
more economy exercised III the
maintenance Of them. He wants
good roads. lower taxation, pen
sions for the old soldiers. being "a
confederate soldier himself ne is
naturally interested in their be-
half. He stands FOR local option
and chsracterizes prohibition a
failure. J. D. Alsbrooh like the
rest is in favor Of the schools,
GOOD roads. economy in the run
ming OF the government, and on
the liquor question he takes the
position that We cannot have pro.
h,bition without a strong public
sentiment to sustain it. and under
the present conditions he sug-
eests that a special election be
held Throughout the State. and
the question of local option and
prohibition oe submitted to vote
Of the people, and that il the ma
ior;ty say prohibition, then let a
prohibition law be enacted, and
on the other hand if the majority
say local option. the present law
with some notifications will be
all that is needed.
Harvey ". Mitchum made a
strong plea for the common
schools, told Of his experience as
a teacher for twenty years in this
State and Georgia, the needs OF
those vino would never be able to
see the inside Of college, favor
ed good roads. wanted some OF
the money now going 70 Clemson
TO &c TO the common coantry
schools. He stated the county Of
Clarendon was at present under
bounded Indebtedness Of $780,,
900 and he wanted economy. He
was for statewide prohibition.
NJ. Mitchum is good speaker.
he has a good flow Of language
and he received marked attention
because Of his apparent earnest
ness.
James ReaveS new man IN
politics made first rate speech
and a good Impression. He want,
eG something Qone 10 lower taNa-
ton at the same time he did not
believe in crippling any Of our ed
ucat,onal institutions, oct OH the
contrary he wanted these we'll
taken care OF and run with as
much economy as possible with
GU. .retardinS their usefulness. He
was opposed to the laws relating
70 fish and game enacted at the
last session Of the Legislature. and
if be IS elected ne will do his ut
most 10 have these laws modified
by enact!ng {, protection which
viii not be oppressive out sane
and reasonable. He also favorS