The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-19
COKE MANN NITHDRANS.
Says County Officials Did Not Ar
range Campaign Itinerary as
Required.

The State.
Rev. Coke D. Mann has withdrawn
| from the race for congress in the
Third congressional district, thus
+ leaving clear field FOR the reelection
, Of WyaC! Aiken, Julius Z. Boggs, an
other opponent, having withdrawn
some time ago.
Mr.. Mann did not resign, how
ever. until he threw out few broad
hints about the action Of the various
chairmen of the county eXecutiv
committees. Mr.. Mann, having had
several years experience in the house
thinks Il wise 10 fight back before Civ
: ing u3 ard ha calls attention to the
constitution of the Democratic party
on county campaigns and the lack OF
! schedule upon which to base his at
tacks on the stump upon Mr.. >iken.
The counties in the Third district and
the chairmen directly affected by the
charges are: Abbeville, F. B. Gary;
Anderson, N. L. Bonham; Greenwood,
Jas. Rogers; Newberry, F. H. Domin-
ick: Oconee, ". C. Hughes; Pickens,
". T. O'Dell.
! Nr. Mann's Statement.
Mr.. Mann's statement is addressed
to the voters of his district and is as
follows:
"Doubtless you will be surprised to
see that I have this day Withdrawn
from the race for congress in the
Thir, district for reasons which !
will mention.
First, my constitutional rights
have been denied me in having no
campaign for the congressional cahdi-
dates in the Third district. Why such
treatment by the county chairman
of the executive committee? The can
didates in the fifth and sixth districts
have separate campaigns. There was
no chance nor time to discuss issues.
| This 7 wanted to do with Mr.. Aiken
and then take him up on his record
while in congress, and then ask him
! to explain some of his votes while
there. For I know some of the peo-
pie will agree with me that they need
explaining. I wanted time for a full
and free discussion of these measures,
and, failing to get these things, i
now refer you to the constitution of
the Democratic party Of South Caro-
lima, page four, article eleven:
The Constitution.
! "'Before the election in 1905 and
each election thereafter, except as
herein provided, the State Democratic
committee shall appoint and arrange
for two campaign meetings in each
county, to be held not less than two
weeks apart, one of which meetings
shall be addressed only by, candidates
for State offices and the other only
by candidates for United States sena-
tor, United States house of represen-
/ tatives and circuit solicitor; provided,
that if any election year there shall
be but one candidate for the office OF
United States senator, or no oppos1-
ton for State Offices, the said CON-
mittee may, in its discretion, arrange
or appoint only one meeting in each
county. In addition to such campaign
meetings the county chairmen of the
respective congressional districts and
judicial circuits shall, when there is
more than one candidate for either
of said offices, arrange for and op-
point separate campaign meetings for
their respective districts or judicial
circuit, the time and the place of such
meetings to be published in each coun-
ty, at which only the candidates for
said Offices shall be invited to address
the people,"
State Chairman'S Letter.
Chairman Willie Jones has sent out
the following letter to thte chairmen
OF tie counties in the Third district:
Rev C. D. Mann having withdrawn
from the race for congress from Third
district, you will please not put his
name on the ticket. If you have al
ready printed your tickets you will
please instruct your managers not to
count the votes cast for him and to
tell the voters that he is not a can
didate"
The canninp season for MANY VeSe-