The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
CANDIDATES IN CLARENDON.
NATIVES AND NEJGHBORS GIVEN
A WARM RECEPTION.
Neither j. Fraser Lyon Nor Ii. B. Ev-
ans Were Present ut Campaign
Meeting Friday.

plause be any indication. O. c. Scar
borough. candidate for railroad COM
missioner and j. III. Lesesne, out after
Geo. s. Legare's seat in congress, were
given ovations. Thomas G.. Mcleod,
candidate for governor. from the
neighboring county of Lee. was ap-
plauded to the echo.
Four candidates. Cole l.. Blease, J.
Fraser Lyon. G.. Med. Hampton and
Ii. B. Evans were absent from the
meeting today.
All me candidates present, except
those running for governor and for
congress, spoke in the court room.
but Its seating capacity was INSULT
Client TO accommodate the crowd, not
moro than $50 Of whom could get
within hearing. so the meeting was
adjourned to the auditorium Of the
new school building. where every one
could listen seated while the "b!g
guns boomd.
Manning has a right to be proud
OF her new court house, set in the
middle Of a we'll kept lawn, sprinkled
with nifty little keep off the grass"
signs. which warn the uninitiated to
keep on the cement walks which lead
up to the entrance. The new school
building, too, Is a credit to a town
OF this size. Many of the candidates
complimented Manning on having
two such buildings.
The Clarendon audience was un-
usually generous with its applause.
A large number OF women heard the
speeches, which accounted possibly
for the number Of candidates who
received bouquets.
The meeting opened in the court
room promptly at IL o'clock. with
prayer by Rev. F. II. Shuler. County
Chairman A. j. Richbourg presided.
The candidates for attorney general
had the right of way today. but neith-
er =. Fraser Lyon nor the other aspir-
ant for the office were present.
The would-be adjutant generals
spoke In the following order: Capt.
j. M. Richardson, Maj. Charles Newn-
ham and Capt. w. w. Moore.
When the candidates for railroad
commissioner took their turn, o. c.
Scarborough. the first speaker. was
given a rousing welcome by his neigh
bors and friends in this. his home
county. Frequent bursts of applause
interrupted his speech.
James Cansler spoke next, and G..
Hayward Mahon followed him. G.
Med. Hampton. who has been Ill, has
not yet rejoined the campaign party.
The two candidates for lieutenant
governor, c. A. Smith and e. Walker
Duvall. made their usual speeches.
Mr.. Smith was presented with a
bunch OF flowers. Then the meeting
adjourned TO the auditorium Of the
school house, where II was again call
ed to order at 1850. The audience
had apparently increased. Between
700 and 500 people filled the seats on
the lower floor and in the gallery Of
the auditorium.
Capt. John G.. Richards was first
introduced. He told of his political
career. advocated an adjustment of
taxation by res ssessment, declared
that he was the author of the recent
bill giving State support to the needy
rural schools and OF scholarship bills
In favor OF Winthrop and Clemson.
He called himself the "only simon
pure" farmer in the race for govern
or. Capt. Richards called Mr.. Hyatt
an "air plant" farmer and told of his
plantation on the fifth floor of the
siyscraper.
Coming TO the liquor question, Capt.
Richards declared that he was a pro-
hibitionist. but. If elected governor
of South Carolina. and the next legis-
iature were 10 pass local option
bill. he would sign It, He said that
ne stood for majority rule" That
the six wet counties should not be
allowed to nullify the will Of the ma
tority. He appealed to the prohibi-
tionists Of Clarendon to unite with
those Of the other dry counties and
wipe out whiskey.
The chairman read d telegram
from Cole l.. Blease which stated
that important business had prevent
ed him from attending the meeting
today. J. T. Duncan then spoke.
c. G. Featherstone met with pro-
Ionged appaluse VII IN he arose 10
speak. lie began his address with a
short sketch OF mis- career. but soon
took MP the whiskey question. declar-