The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-14
dorsements from oficers OF Marlboro
and Dillon counties.

dorSementS from CmcerS OF MdrPooio
and Dillon counties.
j. A. Hunter recounted his work
in the legislature and his position
on several committees. He spoke at
length of the need Of educating the
white children.
B. Frank Kelley said that Mr.. Be-
thea's code was a "ccde of errata."
He said that Mr.. Bet1ea had "Be-
thune county in mis- code and ridi-
culed that idea. He was given a bou-
QUet
Running on Principle.
Richard I. Manning was the first
candidate for governor to speak. He
said that le was running in this cam
paign on principle, free from abuse
Of other candidates. He told Ct his
life as a farmer and hi. d to cot
ton growers several years ago in get
ting money for the handling of the
crops.
Mr.. Manning denied fore-knowl-
edge Of the elimination conferences,
repudiating the insinuations that
have been given by some of mis- op-
ponents. He advocated local option
compulsory education, as each county
should know best how it can stand
and enforce such a law.
Mr.. Manning then went into the
importance of electing the next gov
ernor of tie State. He repeated his
wish for peace and harmony.
when we have ball." he asked,
"do we not have to take cut its head?
I tell you that tine main issue is the
perpetuation of the policies of the
present administration" He tnen
went on to score the pardon record
of Gov. Blease, stating that there
could be no reasonable explanation
Of laying aside the verdicts and SEN
tences of more than 1880 juries and
judges. He stated that he would be
the governor of all the people and was
cheered when he concluded.
John B. Adger Mutually then spoke.
"NaIiciOusIy False"
81 say to you, said Mr. Manning,
stepping up to Mr.. Mutually, WAC had
become personal in his attack, ''that
every statement you nave said about
me is maliciously false" The crowd
encouraged the belligerents. Mr..
Manning went on to say:
81 have only been restrained from
noticing you on account of a piece 1
saw in a New York newspaper about
your condition and 1 do net intend to
notice you further"
The disorder was smoothed over in
few minutes.
John G. Richards said: Il believe
that Richard l.. Manning is response
bic for more factionalism than any
other six men in the race" He then
went on to say that Mr.. Manning had
been inconsistent as ne had bewailed
factionalism and yet was the first to
inject the issue in the campaign.
He said tat the newspaper oil
garchy, the Columbia State and News
and Courier leading has been doinG
its best to do awy with the county
to-county campign and restrict the
ballot.
Mr.. Richards went on to say that
he knew that he was not swinging
to any mans coattail and that, he did
not think any Of the six anti
administration candidate are swing
into Senator Smiths coatail
81 have scotched them all" ne re-
Piled to question of an auditor. He
was gwen OOuQueL-
Calls Them @ShOrthOrns.'
Charles Carroll Simms said that
all the "shorthorns" Lowndes j.
Browning had ever raised on his farm
were the ether give anti-Blease men
in the gubernatorial race.
Mr.. Sims then went on to Ques-
ton the sincerity Of Mr. Manning IN
injecting the factional issue, He pre-
dicted ttat tnere were going to be
two Blease mer in the second race,
From this point he directed his at
tack against John G. Richards. He
ridiculed his opponent on MS claim
of farmer" saying that ne had
voted to repeal the lien law, He took
Mr. Richards to task for lis changing
attitude on the liquor question. He
presented for inspection the several
political friendships OF Mr.. Richards
Stands to His Gun.