The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-27

IIiei me seats on tEc lower 100. ..!IH -!
the gallery of the auditorium
Capt John O.. Richards wi> I:.'>: IA
;roduccd H.. told OF his poli;tc;.! ca
rcer. advocated az aGjuStncn; OF ;aSa-
,ion by rca>>cs>ment. declared! tina. he
Was The author OF the rcccn; bill giving
State support 10 the reedr :'nr::! schools
and OF scholarship bills in favor OF Vim
,hrop aad Clemson He called himself
the only >imoDpurr S,rmcr in the
race tor governor. Capt i:,char'!> call
cd Nr. Hvattan '.air plan, farmer and
told OF his plantation OF :he :ft:l hoo:
OF the Sky>crapcr.
Coming !" the liquor question. apt.
Richards declared rIot h. was 4 prohI-
hitjon,S;. hu.. II elected governor of
South Carolina. AM: the next legislature
We're 20 pass I local option bill. he would
sign il; He >aic: that he stood !or ma
jo-ity rule Tha; The >!X wc. counties
should no; oe allowc,! ~ nu!lifv The viii.
OF the majority dc appealed % the
prohi;i;ioni>tS OF Clarendon 20 unite
with those OF the other dry counties and
wipe out whi,key.
The chairman read Z telegram from
Cole L. H!ea>e which stated that !mpor-
taat business had prevented him from
attending the meeting today. J. T. Dun
can then spoke.
G. G. tcalhcrStonc me. with pro!nnG-
ed applause when he arose 10 speak. he
began his address with Z short sketch
of his career. bu; soon took up the whiS-
KEY question. declaring that j; struc; 4;
the very foundations OF good govern.
:nent Manhood and dollars and cents
could not pc weighed in the same scale.
He told. as usual. OF his advocacy OF To-
cal option a> L means 10 an end. Local
option he declared 40 unSOund doctrine
when applied 10 anything which de-
bauched public morals. BE compared
the sale o. cocaine 20 the sale OF liquor.
asking why Charleston was not permit
ted 20 sell this drug He declared the
I'VE; caupties" practically nulliied pro-
h:bi,ion in the dry counties.
The remainder OF Mr.. FeatherStoce 5
speech vas devoted 70 = discussion OF
the enforcement o! law and order, re-
duc,;cn OF taxation, biennial sessions OF
the legislature and the holGicg OF State
and county elections every four years.
Air. Fea,herstonc was presented With
bouquet.
+. II. Eya,t announced his business
platform" st the outset. He SaIt that
he had nci ''paraded over South CARO-
!ioa for the pas, - years talking about
whiskey ic order that he nigh. ride IL
20 office on IL" Other things we're much
more important He had fought for
good roads. He together with others,
had helped TO raise the price OF cotton.
The country. declared Mr.. Hya;t.haG
gone wild on extravaganza, and no one
could predic, how much higher the
wave would rise Mr. Hyatt; said that
he wanted better schools with better
paid teachers. II ne had his way. al
course would be put :oto
the curriculum Of every school II the
State lir. Hyatt; closed his speech
with discussion c; the States finances.
Before Thomas G.. Mcleod was an
counced. the audience began 70 ap-
plaud. and he waS greeted With another
round when he rose 70 speak.
Mr.. Mcleod declared that he stood
.or cdr alton as represented by the
common -:hoois. high school acd col
!eCe.
Mr.. Mcleod said tia; political plat
form vas like car platform, /; was 10
ge, in on. 90, TO ride on. II some Of
my opponents. he asked. did lot have
the prohibition platform 70 run on what
would they have?
He warned the audience that ,hev
might lose prohibition, for which they
had fought so long, oy passing State
wide measure, forcing i, on counties
which did 20. want IL.
If, said Mr.. Mcleod. any odium were
TO the principle Of loca! op-
top. mis- opponent, Mr.. Featherstone.
had advocated J; four years ago and
twp years ago. aad ;wo years was 100
shor: time for him 20 get the sme!!
0. fire out OF his garments.
Mr.. Mcleod asked for promotion 10
the office OF Governor II his record was
such as 10 warrant il. he closed his
address amid z tremendous burst OF ap-
pause Mr.. Mcleod, loo. was given 4
bouquet.
The two candidates FOR congress from
the First district were the last speak
ers.
Geo. S. Legare. the incumbent. was
first introduced.
Mr. Lesare said that he expected TO
meet with cool reception il Claren-
don. the home OF his opponent. J. II.
Lesesne, bu: was gra,iied 70 find that
he had so many friends in the audience.
He denied ,ha, MS illness during the
past session OF congress had made him
dere!ic. in his duty 70 Dis diStric.
Mr.. ]. II. Lesesne. Mr. Legare's OPP
ponent. who spoke today in his home
town, was given "a ovation by MS fe!-
low ;ownSmen. he attacked Mr. Le-
cares record iu congress. bu. denied
that he wanted 10 take advantage OF
him on accoun, OF mis- illness. Mr..
Lesesue received three bouquets. With
ais speech. the meeting came 10 close.