The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-30
THE OFFICE SEEKERS,
STATE CAMPAIGN MEETING AT
MONCK'S CORNER.
FeathcrstOne Carriers Off HonOrs in
Applause-Duncan Deals in Per-
sOnalities After Resolution is Pass
ed by Candidates COndemning It.
Scarborough Lambasts Cansler-
Three Hundred Hear Speeches.

Moncks Corner, July 26.-The Hon.
G. G. Featherstone, candidate for
Governor on the tate-wide prohibi-
ton platform, had the crowd at the
State campaign meeting at Moncks
Corner today, receiving, not at the
beginning Of his speech, but at its
conclusion, round after round of
hearty applause and ringing cheers.
Mr.. Featherstone's speech was far
above the usual in excellence, of
fore and eloquence and delivery; he
was particularly defiant and flung it
into the teeth of the voters that he
was advocating what he believed to
be right, and If they did not like 1t
he didn't care, and they needn't vote
for him. He was frequently inter-
rupted with applauso, and there were
evidently some ardent State-widers in
the audience, for there were many
That's rights and "We'll do It"
from the crowd.
The manner in which Col. O. G..
Scarborough cit into" Cansler, Of
Tirzah, for his repeated charges as
to negligence Of duty while in the
General Assembly and that he had to
be arrested "in order to get a quo
rum" was possibly a feature of the
morning meeting. Mr.. Scarborough
Is evidently getting tired Of the rep
etition Of these charges. when, as he
says, II have proved them false on
two occasions" Mr. Scarborough re-
ferred to his opponent as "disting-
uished," but declined, before such an
audience, to say distinguished for
what"
At a meeting of the campaign par
ty this afternoon, the following reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. E. w. Du-
vail and unanimously adopted:
BE 1t resolved by the campaign
party. That we are unalterably op-
posed to the use while on this cam
paign by any candidate of unparlia-
mentary language or the indulgence
In personalities which would be CAL
culated to cause a personal difficulty.
We urge that each of our party use
his influence in carrying out the OBJ
ject Of the above resolution"
The newspapers were requested to
publish this resolution and the coun-
ty chairmen are to be notified with
the request to enforce it If possible.
Evidently John T. Duncan does not
view this action favorably or it does
not meet his approval, for his per
sonalities" were today even more Wig
orous and denunciatory than ever be-
lore and certainly Calculated to
cause personal difficulty" Mr.. Dun
can was fired up" by some stiff
questioning and rejoinders from the
audience, led by Mr.. T. w. Williams,
clerk Of court Of Berkeley. In the
| course of his attack upon Willie Jones,
chairman Of the State Democratic
Committee, Mr.. Duncan said the will
or the people had been thwarted by
the action of a committee on the
night before the convention met and
that Jones election had been rail-
roaded through. Mr.. Williams, who
Is executive committeeman from Ber-
kelley, asked: Didn't the convention
have chance to vote on it?"
1.-THE convention was handicapped
| by their action" replied Mr.. Duncan.
Mr.. Williams seemed to resent the
insinuatons of the speaker and made
several other rejoinders to his
charges which colloquy had the au-
dience on the qui vive for several
moments. A voice in the audience
called out, Let him speak," and Mr..
Duncan proceeded, begging the peo-
pie to hear me for my cause"
Several OF the candidates gave
Berkeley the go-by today. Neither
Lyon nor Evans was present; Blease
was In Philadelphia; Hyatt was not
here, and Mahon and Richardson
were absent. The day was one Of
the hottest Of the year, and the sand
and dust were fearful. They were
brave souls who travelled, some of
them thirty miles on mule back, to
hear the office-seekers present their
claims. while the candidates evidenc-
ed a good stock Of patriotism in jour-
neying to this meeting place and ex-
erting themselves in oratorical effort.
About three hundred was the aver
age crowd, although at times there
were ladies. County Chairman w.
+. Russell presided and the Rev. i.
f.. Edwards offered prayer. The
crowd tho OF