The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04
browning, Candidate FQg GOVERNOR
lines Man Gives Account of Visit His Home-Progressve
Farmer, Active in Halls of Legislature Brief
Sketch of His Acts as Public Servant

(From the Union Times, March 13,
1914.)
Inc writer had the pleasure some
time ago of visiting the farm of Hon.
Lowndes j. Browning in Cross Keys
township.
Years ago, Mr.. Browning realized
that the one crop, all cotton, theory of
farming was delusion and a snare,
and he began raising his own meat
and corn. 1t has been "A years since
ne has had to use any cotton money
TO buy meat for his plantation. Not
that he has not bought bacon all these
years, but each year he has sold more
IMAM enough hogs, hams and lard to
BUY all the meat needed on his place.
lie has a very nice bunch Of short
horn cattle and a fine flock of RAM
Daulliet sheep. In fact. he lives at
home
He is president of the County
Farmers Union, and during his ad-
ministration, this organization has
put on new life, and is proving quite
pehehcial TO it's members in the pur-
chase of fertilizers, and other farm
supplies.
Mr.. Browning is very much inter-
ested in the education of the ris-
ing generation, and he takes great
pride in the consolidated school that
has been established at Sedala, large
ly through his efforts AS an incen-
tive to agricultural development. he
has given the use of several acres of
land adjoining the school lot, on
which The school board will have an
experimental farm for three years,
profits to be used for the school.
He has served several terms in
the house Of representatives, during
he session of 1911-12 being chair
man of the Ways and Means COM
mittec. and the two appropriation bills
introduced by that committee were
only amended by the house to the
amount of $S3.75. This is a record
that has never been equaed by the
Ways and Means committee of any
other term. The senate made few
changes, and the vetoes Of the gov
crnor were always opposed by a ma
jority of the house. in most instances,
by the necessary two-thirds major
ity.
Mr.. Browning was the author of
the refunding bill of 1912, and while
this bill involved about $4,000, 900.
one of the largest financial measures
ever handled by the State. the house
of representatives passed il without
Il dissenting voice, even without a ave
by the governor, it was passed over
his veto in the house by a vote of 79
TO 10, and an equally large major
ity in the senate. This act if placed
in operation, should save the taXpay-
crs of the State around 100000 per
year for twenty years.
He was also the author OF the asy-
lum bond issue joint resolution, sub
mitted to the people at the last cleo
ton. While this resolution received
a majority of The votes, it did not
receive the twO-thirds vote which the
resolution called for, therefore, did
not become law. Had this been en-
acted into law, it would have proved
a solution of this very difficult prob
lem, which is still unsettled.
He was the author of the bill which
placed the selection of the commits
sioner of agriculture in the hands of
The people, thus putting this import
ant department Of the government on
q parity with the other departments
Of the State government.
He was the author Of number of
other bills OF benefit to the State, but
too tedious to mention here.
Mr.. Browning will be in the cam
paign this summer as a candidate for
governor, and o. the numerous cam
didates for this position clearly an