The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-08-13
OFFICE SEEKERS IN
PIEDMONT SECTION
CANDIDATES FOR STATE or.
FlcEs FIND MANY CROSS
WIRES.
THEY PUT In A FULL WEEK

: THEY PUT In A FULL WEE
; Speak in Wlnnsboro, Chester, Laneau
/ ter, Yorkville, eaffney and Spar.
tanburs.-Little Excitement.
Il The first week in the Piedmont il
, the travels Of the candidates for stat,
Offices brought out number of wire.
laid crosswise in, the race for gov
ernor. Attacks and counter attacks
) OF more or less damaging characte,
) were developed and laid before the
people for consideration. These at
tacks were induced primarily because
OF the supposed action and DEGREES
OF; the so-called elimination confer
enees that were held in Columbia and
because of what has been termed the
elimination editorial" appearing in
a Columbia newspaper more than a
week ago.
In short, the newspaper favored
| Robert A. Cooper, Richard I. Manning
and John G. Clinkscales, in the order
named, as its candidates on which
the anti-Blease votes In the State
should be concentrated. AS a result
OF this, attacks have been directed
against the public records of these
three, candidates by the three other
anti-Blease candidates, Lowndes j.
Browning, Charles A. Smith and Men
del L. Smith. This has furnished the
main theme during the past week.
The elimination conferences have
been e1coriated by Mr.. Browning.
who charged that Mr. Manning and
Mr.. Cooper were present at the meet
ing OF the first conference Mr.. Coop
er replied that he went there to op-
pose the scheme Of elimination and
Mr.: Manning said that neither he nor
anyaof his friends acting under his re-
quests had anything to do with the
meeting. No less bitter in attack have
been the speeches Nof Charles A.
Smith, who in presenting his own can
didscy not only attacks the editorial
policy Of the newspaper but prefers
charges against the three men chosen.
This disruption among the anti-ad-
ninistration candidates has. found
parallel no less stFikingsin the COM
bined attacks of Charles Carroll Sims,
William c. Irby, Jr, and John B. Ad-
ger Mutually, Blease candidates, on
John c. Richards, who is also a friend
OF Gov. Blease. Mr.. Simms at the
Charleston meeting two weeks ago be-
gan his attack on Mr.. Richards and
has kept in up continuously since. He
has taken Mr.. Richards to account
Tor his political affiliations. He con:
tends that Mr.. Richards IS a friend
OF Senator Ben Tillman, Mr.. Con-
zales. editor Of The State, and Gov. +
Ansel, all enemies Of Gov. Blease, for
whom Mr.. Richards now voices the
ties Of friendship. "Now, amt he a
daisy" eloquently questions Mr.. Z
Simms as conclusion to his TRADE.
Mr. Simms, however, does not con- ;
dne his attacks to this one side Of
his opponents record. He chargesj
that Mr.. Ricahrds Is ga great seeker !
of majoritfes" because Of his changing
iews on the liquor question. At one {
:ime. says Mr. sfmms, Mr.. Richards
vas q, dispensaryite; four years ago
ae was a prohibttionist and in the 4
present campaign he advocates local
'Dtion. HE is a chameleon, de- u
'lares Mr.. Simms, "for his hues are so
'aried." i
Though Richard I. Manning at the {
meeting week before last
Injected the question of Bleaseism the
'ther anti-administration candidates
ontinues to ply at the issue of law {
Increment with an excoriation of
be injudicious use Of the pardoning y
over. Mr.. Manning maintains that I
he present administration has made q
South Carolina Estate disgraced."
10 villi6es the pardon record of the e
overnor and argues that it Is the +
asic reason Of the disregard for law. o
lore eloquent in this attack are the
9eeches of Mendel L. Smith. c
At the Spartanburg meeting last =
aturday an interesting example of :. :.
10 opinion of the. people was shown. -
sfore an audience Of several hundred :,
'rsons Mr.. Smith took hand pri- e. e.
ary on the comparative safety of
e IN this state at the present time -,
I'd two or four years ago. Only six f. f,
'rsons held up their hands in the
NEST belief that life is as safe now ~
four years ago and all other hands n,
the audience were upheld in sup fa
rt Of the negative side.
Mr.. Simms has continued his attacks or
Richard l. Manning during the past n,
eek for being the one that though be
led peace, peace" was yet the first n
inject the factional issue into the m,
ce for governor Mr. Manning has
tied in reply that though he wants in
factionalism yet he realizes that nr
defeat of Bleaseism, "the para or
'unt issue Of the campaign" will
NE insure peace and harmony to an
} state in the years to come. an
While these wires Of gubernatorial ou
,didates have crossed in tie great ins
profusion the issues Of enforcement on
law and compulsory education con-
ue to hold the forefront Of the
go in the consideration of construc-
2 Legislation. The platitude Of en-.
cement of lawskas found unani- PEI
us concurrence, FOR as some of the US
ase candidates, have said-"Who IS VI.
favor Of Disorder" This side re- orc