The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-07-31
MANNING RAISES
BLEASE QUESTION
Brings Administration Into
State Campaign.
THE AUDIENCE WITH HIM.
agement as He A~sails Chief
Executives Record.

Executives Record
Orangeburg Special 70 Columbia
State. July Richard !. Man
ming. candidate for governor. 1T the
meeting Of candidates for state Offices
here today for the first time during
the campaign injected the issue OF
Bleaseism or what is commonly con-
sidered the policy OF the present ad-
ministration. Throughout his at
tack on this issue the audience cheer
ed as one man for the sentiments ex-
pressed, and there were about 800
citizens of Orangeburg county pres
ent, who gave to each candidate an
attentive and respectful hearing.
Like the meeting at st. George yes
terday. the cheers, when factional-
ism was brought in were for e. ID.
Smith. candidate for United States
senator, and the applause. which was
tgiven every speaker. was both loud
ar and longer when the sentiments
expressed were in favor OF strict en-
forcement OF law and against the in
Judi"ious use of the pardoning
power.
tackled John &. Richards Tor his nu-
merous political affiliations. telling
I'm contrast of his own long friend
ship for the governor
w. G. Irby, Jr.. stated that many
times he had refused to sign peti-
fnr
that his friendship for the governor
was based on personal opinion
The meeting was called TO order
at 10:35 O'Clock by Adam II. Mess.
county chairman. The Rev Watson
4. Duncan offered prayer
~ & EaI,fsT LoJ-- T-9E.s
Jafass- A. Summersett. candidate
for comptroller general. made his
customary charges against the ad-
ministration Of the incumbent, A. W.
Jones. and spoke of the danger of
long tenure OF Office
A. w. Jones said that Mr. Sum-
mersett had recently peen "promot-
ed from the pardon board to the asy-
lum board" He took his opponent
to task on premiums Of certain
bonds.
w. w. Moore, asking for re-elec-
ton as adjutant general. prophesied
that never again would there be an
other governor who would interfere
with the Office OF .cjutant general
as the present governor has. The
audience applauded this statement
He charged that his opponent had n
soft job as member Of the staff"
NJ. G. Willis, candidate for ad-
iutant general. said that - out OF
the - companies in the militia had
been declared to be in unsatisfactory
condition. He charged that there
were many officers in the militia Wno
We're lax in obeying the orCers Of
General Moore. Who are You GO
ing TO put OUT" he asked.
j H. Wharton. candidar. for rail-
road commissioner. in answer to the
question of an auditor >aid that
while he was previously on the com
mission. the freight rates Yer. the
lowest the state had ever .njoyed.
He Was followed by W Wither
spoon and George w Fairey
{. ID Fortner said that he had
been told that If he tried tC show the
picture of Benedict College. which ne
has shown on other stumps. three
men would come To the stand and
prevent him from doing SO. He then
spoke in defense of the Fortner bill
showing the picture. No men ap-
peared.
Frank W Shealy said that he was
running for railroad commissioner
ION his own merit and initiative"
He discussed what he intended TO do
II elected, with the slogan of safety
first"
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
B Frank Kelley. candidate for
lieutenant governor, told OF his pri-
vate life and public record He said
that he opposed state wide compuI-
sorry education. because the time is
not ripe
Andrew j. Bethea said that he was
strongly In favor of law enforcement
and order in South Carolina. THE
greatest need in this state" he said
lis clean politics. " Fis spoke high
ont trN,.n