The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-26
LOTS OF ORATORY BY
VARIOUS CANDIDATES
800 PRESENT, IN ADDITION TO OF
FICE.SEEKERS.
Speakers We're Given Marked Atten'
tion, But Applause Was Lacking.
The Speeches.
(By Jno. K. Aulll.

Mt. Pleasant, July 23,--In addition
to the candidates, most of the sixty
nine of whom were here, about three
hundred people, including about seven
ty-fve ladies, attended the opening
meeting of the Newberry county cam
paign held here today. The meeting
was held in the pretty grove which
surrounds Mt. Pleasant church and
Mt. Pleasant school.
The meeting place today was about
three miles from the Broad river line
of the county. 1t is prosperous sec
ton of the county, and the crops here
this year are good. In fact there are
good crops all the way from here to
Newberry, and some of them are ex-
ceptionally fine.
There were thirteen speeches made
here today, in addition to the intro
ductory remarks Of County Chairman
Fred. H. Dominick, in opening the
campaign. All the speakers were Civ
en- marked attention, but the audience
was undemonstrative, so far as ap-
plause was concerned. There, were at
times a few scattered cheers here and
there, but nothing that could be termed
applause.
What few cheers there were came
singly, for the most part, and occurred
during the speeches of Messrs. Chap
pell and Evans. They were very mild
cheers-in fact, it might be said the
meeting was one devoid of applause.
Col. D. A. Dickert, candidate for the
senate, defended Gov. Blease against
attacks made upon. him, and scored
the investigating committee upon its
Augusta session. He also attacked the
legislature on its extraVagance, and
it's unyielding opposition to the COVER
nor. Messrs. John Henry Chappell and
H. H. Evans, for the house, aligned
themselves with the governor, and also
attacked the legislature on the expen-
ditures of the body. Senator Johnstone
and the three present members OF the
house consumed their time in discuss
ing and defending their records, and
did not refer to the governors admin
istration.
Mr. N. w. Workman, for the house, re-
fused to commit himself, when asked
if he was Blease man, saying he was
"for the man who was for the people
of South Carolina" Mr. H. O. Long
did not mention State politics. Mr..
Sam W. Young, candidate for the
house, was not peSen~
The four candidates for superin-
tendent of education devoted them
selves to school matters.
Preceding the speaking, meeting
of the candidates was acid in the
school house, at which it was decided
to put the candidates for senate,
house of representatives, superintend-
ent of education, and clerk Of court On
the regular program, candidates for
the other Offices not desiring to be
placed on the regular schedule for
speeches. 1t was stated that the can
didates for clerk might hot want to
deliver addresses at mally OF the meet
ings, and they did not speak here.
They will come last at every meeting
when they desire to speak. The other
three offices will rotate, the senate
coming first today and dropping to the
foot of the list at the .lext meeting,
which will be held at Williams Store
on Friday. The candidates spoke in al
phabetical order today, and they will
rotate in the same manner. The can
didates for the senate are given 20
minutes each; for the house Is min
utes each; for superintendent of edu-
cation 10 minutes each, and for clerk
of court five minutes EACH
ANY of the candidates rot on the
schedule desiring to speak at any OF
~ naafines will he allowed five min