The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-24

talks, these were Hon. J. 81. Wharton
! who is we'll and favorably known
through the length and breadth OF th'
State, and noted for geniality, ant
handshaking. Mr.. George W. Fairey o
Calhoun, Mr.. W, I. Wltherspeon o
York, and MI. Frank ". .shealey OF Lex
ineton. In our judgment Mr.. Sheale!
made very favorable impression. o
course Col. Wharton has many friend!
| in Clarendon who will be pleased u
vote for him, but Mr.. Shealey and Mr.
Wi.herspoon. as well as Mr. Fortnel
will have to be reckoned with.
The candidates for lieutenant cover
nor are W. NJ. Hamer of Dillon, wht
is largely interested in cotton mills
Hon. B. Frank Kelley. of Bishopville
Hon. J. A. Hunter of Bamberg. Mr.
Hamer started the bail to rolling
with nice little speech asking the
people to honor him with this position
Mr.. Kelley was received with consid'
erable applause, and well he might
have, as he halls from Bishopville, and
is we'll known in Clarendon and Sum
ter counties. Mr.. Kelley is a good
speaker, has the appearance Of states
man, he has had considerable legisla'
tive experience, which to our mind Is
absolutely necessary for the proper con-
duct OF the position. MIR. Kelley made
a GOOD speech teeming with peace and
goou will. He was followed by Mr..
Hunter, OF Bamberg who claimssto be
q school teacher, but that he is 8 mem.
Der OF the legislature, and proud OF the
distinction OF being member OF the
asylum investigation committee. When
he was about to conclude his talk some
one in the audience asked him how he
stood between Blease and Smith, to
which he sharply replied ~ am for J.
A. Hunter" and right he was. the
question should not have been asked.
nor was it anybody's business who Mr..
Hunter would vote for the United
States Senate, Hunters reply brought
forth applause.
Chairman O'Bryan before introduc-
ing the candidates for governor, an
nounced that candidate Charles Car
roll Sims, of Barnwell, and J. B. Adger
Mullally of Anderson, were unavoid'
ably absent from the meeting. We
give in this issue our impress
sion OF the speeches, in doing
so however. we desire to state here
the applause given to Mr.. Manning was
largely by his friends from Sumter
as there were mspy of them in the au-
dience. IT looked to US that they came
to Clarendon to boost their county man
and we do not blame them for in him
they have good man. Our reason for
directing attention to this particular
applause is to prevent an injustice be-
ing done or 8 misapprehension going
abroad as TO the status in this county.
Mr.. Manning will receive nice vote
here so will other candidates for gov
ernor. MIR. Clinkscales will get a
good vote, although many expressed
themselves as being disappointed with
his speech and are asking what has be-
come of bis bold position for compul-
sorry education? There was nothing
that we could find in Mr.. Clipkscales
speech which indicated that he was go:
ing after compulsory education very
hard, however he is formidable fac.
tor in the race, and in our opinion, un.
less he gets more pronounced on the
matter of compulsory education that
be stressed so strongly when he said
he would be candidate for governor
be will lose considerably.
The man in Our opinion that made
the best impression is r. A. Cooper OF
Laurens. Il Cooper can get q fair
chance to reach the people he will
crawl to the top in this race. He i'm
pressed everybody by his open and
dignifea manner, his manly declara-
tions ard his strong common sense.
Watch ont for Cooper.
J. T. Duncan appears to be obsessed
with tie idea that there is q system OF
which Mr. W. A. Clark Is the controll-
ng factor, but what Duncan is
driving at We confess our ignorance.
Hon. W. G. Irby Jr., of Laurens,
did not appear to impress this people
With his apparent crouch against the
cotton mill owners, not having cotton
mills in this section, the masses cannot
MIR. Irby's grievances he de-
sires to remedy. AS We stated IN the
outset Mr.. Manning was received with
loud and long acclaim largely from his
friends who came down from Sumter
to honor him, but while he was speak
ing We listened to hear his explanation
Of that portion OF his platform which
he first gave out relating to the exemp-
ton of certain property from taxation,
but he did not touch this in his speech
here, time was limited and he could
not 20 into an extended argument of
any question, but elsewhere in this. is
sue is his statement which is publish
ed as an advertisement.
Hon. John G. Richards one OF the
candidates is we'll known all over the
State, having canvassed it several
times, and each and every time he was
regarded strong debator. We think
his reference to coat tail swinging is
one OF the strongest points he made,
and his exposition of compulsory edu'
cation WAS strongly put. Hon. Charles