The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-07-13


careful attention to the state cam
paigners today. although the meeting
was practically without feature. except
possibly. the denial by the Hon. ID. S.
Henderson to the charge made by H. B.
Evans, that the state of South Carolina
had been put to expense hiring him to
argue the Pink Franklin case Attorney
General Lyon was present today. and
answered the charges made by his op-
ponent. Mr.. Lyon received hearty APP
plause.
Mr.. FeatherstOne, i'm local option
county, gave Aiken credit fro standing
for her convictions and not straddling
the fence. At least, she must be given
credit for giving Questions hearing
before making her decision. When the
speaking began today the court house
was packed, generous sprinkling of
ladies being i'm the audience
AS had been expected, the liquor
question was given considerable atten-
tion by the gubernatorial candidates.
Mr.. Mcleod used the argument of Mr.
Featherstone to prove that the local
option plank was the safest one for
those who We're for Sobriety to stand
upon. He argued that the present con
dition of the State, where Sc counties
are dry. is proof conclusive that local
option is the saner platform, whereas
under the prohibition standard it
would be impossible to bring the State
to its present condition of sobrety
The meeting was called to order hy
the Hon. ID. S. Henderson, and the Rev
j. b. Traywick lead in prayer The
candidates for railroad commissioner
We're the first to speak.
McDutlie Hampton asked that Of
kce of railroad commissioner be given
TO a man who was a civil engineer. a
man who w&s able to see to it that the
railroads Woe put i'm such physical
condition. that the lives of the patrons
would be safeguarded. He has been
successful i'm business, and feels him
self qualified to hold the Office and
promises to the voters rigid enforce
men of the law.
g. III. Mahon opened by asserting that
he was born poor, on the form and
was the champion cotton picker of
Abbeville county in his youth" He
proceeded to show the voters how
South Carolina was Disseminated
against, i'm comparison to other States
In the Union, especially as to the rates
from Charleston TO interior Up State
points. He was given generous an
pause.
o. C. Scarborough came before the
voters as farmer and business man.
one who hes extensive knowledge of
rates on the necessities of life He
asked support upon his record as a
legislator, in which capacity he has
been instrumental i'm the reducing OF
railroad rates. He stands for an equal
consideration of the claims of both
the railroads and the people
Cansler, of TirZah. made his bow
with the little cap" He paid con
siderable attention to the kid" from
Greenville. who has 1920 "drummers"
beside him, besides the railroads and
newspapers. He creating considerable
amusement by referring to one of his
opponents as being man who had
followed one profession for twenty
nine years and was now out of a lob.
Charles 4 Smith was the fret con
didate for lieutenant governor and
at the close of his address was gener-
ously applauded. He held that the
candidate for lieutenant governor
should possess the qualifications to
fill the gubenatorial chair ii called
upon. I'm outlining his platform, he
said that he stood for the rigid en-
forcement OF law an economical ad-
ministration OF the government and
retrcnchments where possible. While
there are some appropriations which
must necessarily be made, still he held
that the state governments expenses
must be cut down. Mr. Smith received
generous applause on his assertions
that he stood unequivocally against
the legalized sale of whskey.
r. w. Duvall gave his qualifications
for business administration ii he is
elected, showing that the financial af.
fairs of the State should be placed on
better basis. The tax problem of the
State should be improved by an equal