The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-07

nounced that he would vote for Judge
Jones.
Mr.. III. S. Blackwell said that he had
been practicing law at the bar here
for six years and during that time
some of his clients had been found
guilty. Now, he said, he wanted to
be guilty of receiving a majority of
the votes from this county and sent
to Columbia. He said he did not in
tend to straddie the fence but would
announce that he favored Cole l..
Blease for governor. He is for the
poor people all the time, for the rich
can take care of themselves. Mr..
Blackwell favored requiring insur-
ance companies, doing business in
South Carolina. to invest premiums in
South Carolina securities and mort
cages In this way he wishes to keep
the states capital at home. He wish
ed for an intelligent administration
of affairs, saying that the people did
not mind paying tax If the knew they
were getting proper benefit. For that
reason he favored voting bonds as the
proper solution of the road question
Let the future generations bear part
of the burden. AS to the schools, he
was opposed to the idea of Mr.. Hand,
of education should be appointed by
the state superintendent of education
He is not in favor of compulsory edu-
cation, but believes that If a man is
not doing his duty by his child then
he should be carried before magis-
trate. Mr.. Blackwell said that this is
a white mans country and that the
white people are not legally or NOR
ally bound to educate the negro.
Mr.. Geo. A. Browning. Jr, said he
was a plain farmer and had a prac-
tical platform. He favored pensions
for Confederate veterans and not a
plttance, improvements of the rural
schools and not all money to the col
leges, local option on the liquor Ques-
tion and local self government on all
questions, economical administration
of the states affairs. Mr. Browning
ardently supported the administra-
ton of Gov Cole l.. Blease. He is
not in favor of sending commissions
to foreign states to run down the
governor. He favors curbing the
the newspapers, in the name of de-
cency He said the charges of Mayor
Grace were unbelievable. He is op-
posed to compulsory education for he
doesn't think the people of the state
need compulsion. Give the white man
what he pays for and the negro what
he pays for. Mr.. Browning here call
ed on Mr. Aycock to state where he
stood and Mr.. Aycock, as above re-
ported, stated that he was for Jones.
MIR. w. w. Campbell is for Cole J.,
Blease once and for all time. He is
in favor of good roads, more money
Tor the supervisor, but favors re-
trenchment, as to the negro he knows
too much now, favors contract law
and some change in the lien law.
Mr.. E. w. Copeland said he was the
candidate Of no faction or party. He
iavors good roads and as a means of
raising money he suggested a tax of
a dollar per head on all mules and
horses. He also favored having town
snip commissioners instead of lust
TWO commissioners. He is in favor
OF common school education and
thinks that Clemson college has more
money than it needs He favors a
demonstration farm in every congress
slonal district He thinks the labor
contract law ought to be amended
Mr.. w. c. Irby, Jr., thanked the peo-
pie for their past confidence. He will