The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-29
GhhPAIGNERS IN DARLINGTON
THE ETERNAL LIQUOR OVFS
TION WILL NOT DOWN.
Richards Charges Featherstone -Tyse
Climbed Upon His Platform
FeathcrstOne Receives First Fydrnl
Tribute, From Which Blease PIIcks
acknowledgement Candidate
Still Absent.


people were present in the Darlinyton
court house this morning when the
meeting of the State campaign s4as
called to order by County Chairman
Robert McFarlan. For over four
hours the flow Of oratory contir ued
without abatement and the pat enf
listeners stood the ordeal with marx
ed fortitude for the day was ex-
tremely hot and the speeches very
long.
Unless the repetition Of the charges
against Attorney General Lyon ard Il
promise by Barney B. Evans to Prov
his accusations when Mr.. Lyon shouId
be present, constitute a feature. the
meeting today was without particular,
interest, except, possibly, the state
ment Of John G. Richards that {. q.
Featherstone had climbed upon his
(RichardsD platform.
Mr.. Featherstone was the hrstl
speaker among the Gubernatorial
candidates, and in the course of his
talk, stated that about two years ago
ne had said that it would be un,yiss
to force prohibition upon the people
before public sentiment had reache :,
point where the law could be anN
forced, therefore, that he had advo-
Gated local option as a means tc az
end. Mr.. Richards said that this
his platform exactly and that he ....-
coined his good friend upon If. land
was glao MS own course had thus
been so thoroughly vindicated.
Cole L. Blease. who was absanf.
yesterday, in his speech today adyal
Gates local option as between dis.
Apensary, prohibition and high license.
the last with constitutional restries
tions. Mr.. Blease made a rim gses,
speech, assailing the present ADJ,
astration of State affairs, charfAsS'
extravaganza with the States mooev
Candidates for Governor today va.
rled their speeches from those deIiv
cred yesterday, of course, follow in.
the same general lines, but served u,
In different style. Another noticeabI
feature is that they are really beoon
ing better acquainted and not afra3
to mention each others names on IN
stump. Yesterday it was simply ron
of the candidates said so and so." To
day, it 5 "Mr. Featherstone or NJ
Hyatt said so and So"
The first candidate to receive
bouquet is Mr.. Featherstone. OUT
this incident, Mr.. Blease provoke
some laughter when he prefaceo hi
speech by saying; II know that ia
good lady who sent these beautlf, !.
flowers to Mr.. Featherstone really in
tended to bestow them upon the nex
Governor Of South Carolina. there
fore, L have taken one of them f-o5,
the bouquet and placed it here q
my coat lapel, in order that her lsisa
might not be disappointed" sfr
Blease had just a moment before 80
tracted one Of the blossoms an
proudly displayed it to the audience.t
What is to develop in the whiske
discussions and what Messrs. Iyen
and Evans are going to do are &c.
cidedly the two most interesting fea-
lures of the campaign thus far. vvilt
all the other candidates there sc g.,s
to be only harmony; there are pra&.
tlcally no issues, and the question s
simply one of fitness and choice.
There may possibly be a more gen
eral discussion on the subject
compulsory education. In fact. tE
day, it was mentioned by all the CuE-.
ernatorial candidates except Mes \
Featherstone and Richards. Box-
ever there will be little friction, slncs
all who have expressed themselves a,e
opposed to the system, though dire
'g somewhat in degrees of oppo-;..
ton. Mr.. Blease is unqualifedly o.
posed to the idea, the principle of tNe
law, while Messrs. Hyatt and Mel GOO
think that the time is not ripe. ltt
Mcleod may possibly favor con1ru;-
sorry education when the State sup
plies the schools, but Mr.. Hyatt g .gs
not go that far into the future.
Again today the unopposed ca.
dates were absent. In addi ~