The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-08

sell up by tearing down others. He
emphasized his unalterable opposition
to any elimination conference and hat
so stated. he said. at Walterboro. He
said he had told the people Of Sum.
ter of his stand and he was leaving to
the people themselves the matter o.
elimination. He urged the people to
go to the polls and vote for the bes,
man and to lay aside personal friend
ship and be guided in casting their
ballots only by the best interests of the
State. He made ringing speech for
enforcement Of the law. drawing ap.
plause by his remarks.
John T. Duncan discussed what he
called the system"
w. G. Irby defied anybody to show
that he did not believe In law and or.
der, and referred to his fight against
the immigration bureau. Mr.. Irby
paid his respects to the Columbia af-
ternoon paper and attacked the cotton
mill mergers, and advocated a com"
mission to regulate them, paying hi,
respects to Lewis w. Parker. He out
lined his plan for rural credits. He
was applauded.
Rich'd I. Manning said neither he
nor anyone acting under his authority
had anything to do with the calling
OF any "elimination' conferences, or
with them. He said he knew nothing
more about them than any one else,
but he thought the talk of the news
papers and those in the conference
had been brought about by desire
to do something for the common good.
He referred to the perplexity in the
minds Of the people as to whom to
vote for. Mr.. Manning said he could
not account for the candidates jump
ing on him unless they were afraid of
his strength with the people. He en-
phasized tho issues OF the campaign
and promised a business administra-
ton II elected. He advocated q local
option compulsory education law. Mr..
Manning attacked wholesale pardons.
The conditions under which we live
today Of the non-enforcement of law
Is a disgrace to South Carolina" said
Mr.. Manning. urging the people to
arise in their might and put those re-
'ponsible out Of Office on August Is,
and to elect those "who would re-
store South Carolina to her rightful
place" and restore law and order. He
was applauded and given flowers.
John B. Adger Mullally then spoke.
John G. Richards said the action
taken In Columbia last Friday to elm
mate certain candidates justified his
charge and fight on the new rules
adopted by the last State convention,
that they were to humfliate the poor
man and to return to the old conven-
ton system Of nominating officers. He
said the elimination conference vindi-
Gated his charge against the last DEM
ocratic convention and charged that
the elimination conference was called
by the newspapers and a few leaders,
but expressed his conviction that all
Df the eleven candidates were inde-
pendent Of newspaper domination
and could not be pulled down like
jacks by the newspapers"
He opposed compulsory education, but
said 1t would be better to submit the
question Of Statewide compulsory ed
lcation to the people than have local
option compulsory education, saying
the latter would he retrogression and
would cause dissension and strife. His
declaration that he intend
ed voting for Gov. Blease for the SEN.
ate brought cheers for Senator Smith.
Charles Carroll Simms said some of
the anti-Blease candidates had been
and attacked Mr.. Manning,
who had started out as the apostle
Of peace and become the apostle Of
hate because he wanted to get the
support Of that little old convention" +"
Referring to the elimination confer
ence. he attacked Mr.. Richards as be-
Ing "Tillmanite, Anselite and Con-
and now a Bleaseite." He said
Richards had been a friend Of Gov.
Blease only a few weeks and asked
the Bleaseites "why they wanted to
take up Richards. a Bleaseite only of
recent conversion, in preference to
others who have been Blease's friends
for years. He said If Mr.. Richards
was grateful to Gov. Ansel" why
didn't he retain the office Of railroad
and warned tho people
against giving office to
ono man."