The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-08
MANNING LEADING N FIGHT.
SAVE THE STATE FROM LAW.
LESSNESS AND BLEASE.
ISM"
All the Candidates Center Attacks on
Manning who is Looming up as The
Champion of Law nd Order.

Chester. Aug. 4.-Gubernatorial as
pirants expanded today on the attacks
that were started at the Winnsboro
meeting yesterday. Charles A. Smith
attacked the public records of the
three anti-administration candidates
chosen editorially in a Columbia
newspaper and joined with Mendel
l.. Smith and Lowndes ]. Browning
In their denunciation of the elimina
ton idea.
Richard I. Manning again made an
attack on Bleaseism, asking that the
people restore respect for law and
order by their votes on August 25.
In answer Charles Carroll Simms took
Mr.. Manning to account for CRYING
peace, peace" and yet being the
first to appeal to factional feeling.
The audience of 700 Chester citi.
zens. with scarcely more than a score
OF women present, listened attentive
ly until near the end when an an
nouncement Of baseball game al,
most emptied the hall. They showed
small disposition to heckle, though
there were many cheers and the sen
timent, except when the audience
thinned down, was largely anti-ad-
ministrat:on.
Mendel l.. Smith deprecated the
publicity and attacks directed against
the elimination conferences, saying
that he thought it had done more
harm than good. He predicted that
bossism would soon see it's end in this
State. and complimented certain pa
pers In their stand against "cliqueism"
and in favor of leaving to the people
the question Of choosing their candi-
dates either by hearing them or read
Ing the newspapers.
Mr.. Smith went into his stand on
local option compulsory education. He
said that there is not as much respect
for law and order as four years ago.
In discussing the abuse of the par.
doning power he drew O picture of
eulogy for the jurors. judges. solicit
tors and sheriffs. The sentiment was
cheered when he declared that he
would issue pardons only when elem.
ency would further justice.
A collection was taken at this time
for the hail sufferers in York county.
Lowndes j. Browning again attack.
ed the "coterie of bankers who have
attempted to eliminate me from the
race for the governorship." Mr..
Browning then discussed his plan of
rural credits, stating that similar
laws had done much good in other
countries and could do the same in
South Carolina. He called attention to
the great need for small farmers in
this State, who rooted to tho soil
would aid all enterprises in the up
lift of the State"
AS an introduction to his attack on
the present personal property tax, Mr..
Browning referred to his work In the
house Of representatives. where he
had been connected with the ways and
means committee, Of which he was
chairman for one term. He advocated
a graduated tax on incomes and in
heritances.
John G. Clinkscales, applauded as
he arose, told his reasons for entering
the gubernatorial race. He restated
his position on law enforcement. He
advocated corporation commission,
composed of broad-minded men, to be
appointed for the purpose of looking
into cotton mills and other corpora
tions and Of taking care Of the small
stockholders. II want a commission
that will show up these mills and let
the stockholders know how they are
doing business. l want them to be
made to submit annual reports" said
Mr.. Clinkscalcs, as he told Of his loss
In buying stock in a cotton mill.
Mr.. CIinksca'cs pointed out that
Scotland has had compulsory educa-
ton for 175 years and that practical
ly all the States in the Union now had
compulsory attendance law. lie was
warmly applauded and received two
bouquets and a basket OF peaches.
"The first man." said Robert A.
Cooper. Il want to see. If am elect
ed, after l have taken my oath on
January II. next, Is j. l.. Swearngen,
state superintendent Of education,
who Is trying to lead the boys and
girls into the light. With him l urge
provision and facilities before the en-
actmcnt Of u compulsory school at
tendance law"
Mr.. COoper's stand on the fearless
enforcement Of law. regardless of 10.
cality, was cheered. He spoke of his
work as solicitor i'm this connection