The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Campaign Meeting.

county campaign was fired Yesterday
at Turbeville, section Of this county
that has developed more in the past
few years shan any one section the
writer mas in mind. The town has
started of like it proposes to become a
municipality OF importance, and 1t has
prospect to do so. 1t will have ad-
ditional railroad facilities within the
next twelve months The surrounding
country has developed, even faster than
the town, on every hand there are
marks OF the founders-the Turbeviiles
these two brothers w. J. and S. G.
were the pioneers, and their. offspring
follow 10 the tracks biazed out for
them by the fathers, with the. result
that the spirit of progress prevails in
the entire Turbevile section, this is
attested to by the well appointed farms,
the splendid schools and churches, and
the delightful homes. Dr.. Gamble has
home in Turbeville that would grace
city, and the stores are all well equip
ped to handle the business of pros
porous community.
The meeting took place in a grove
removed from the business. section.
Mr.. Dan E. Turbevile presided. Rev.
Rboad the local Methodist minister,
opened the proceeding with prayer.
The first to speak were the cauoi-
dates for Magistrate for Turbeville,
these were NJ. D. Baird, the incumbent
W. II. Castine, II. P. Gibbon, and S.
T. Ivy! All OF them pledged them
selves 80 conduct the Office according
to laws
The next introduced was Mr.. G.. II.
Mathis candidate for Judge of Probate.
He gave history of his pass life, said
he was raised on a farm in Lee County,
and if elected TO the Office he would be
| faithful TO the trust. He said he would
not sling mud. nor say anything against
his opponent other than he would like
to have his job, but if the people did
not see fit to give it to him be would
not think hard.
Judge J. NJ. Windham followed. He
thanked the people for their kindness
in electing him whenever he asked Tor
their suffrage, and asked them to con-
tinue this kindness. He referred 10
reports in circulation with regard to
his charges for the marriage licenses.
apd presented the written opinion Of
the Attorney General and members of
the Manning Bar that he had the
right to make the charge he is doing,
and that all of his charges are accord
ing to law. He denounced the report
that he had charged confederate SOL
aiers 25c for identifying them to the
clerk OF court when he went 10 the
court house to apply for pensions.
The next speaker was Mr.. A P.
Burgess candidate for re election for
the Office of Auditor. Mr.. Burgess in
quired for his opponent, but that gen.
tleman did not respond and after looking
around to make sure he breathea a
sigh of relief and ther proceeded with
his speech. in which he asked to be re-
turned to the Office which be had tried
to serve faithfully.
The Chairman read letter from
County Treasurer Wells expressing his
regrets for not being able to be at the
meeting. and asked him to thank the
people for their confidence in him, and
especially for giving him no opposition.
Hon. r. S DesChamps was the first
of the candidates for the House of Rep
resentasives introduced. He discussed
education, mainly. advocating the rails,
ing the standard OF the common schools,
at the same time he was not opposed to
the institutions of higher learning, BE
believed in progress so far as the ability
of the taxpayers permitted. He thought
the railroads should give the travelling
public two cent flat rate, and argued
that il they could sell 1000 mile book
for $40 they could also sell single tic
ket at the same rate. He told OF his
experience as legislator, and thank
ed his hearers for tne confidence they
reposed in him in the past, and that he
held in revered gratefullness the hon.
ors they bestowed upon his father.
The next was Mr.. W. E. Gibbons.
His platform was wrong no Man" He
was an advocate of Eq ual Rights to all,
Special Privileges to none. He be-
lieved in being absolutely fair to all
interests. He said it was not the rail-
road passenger rates that was sripeing
the people, it was the freight rates.
The matter OF passenger rates did not
amount to anything but freight rates
should be regulated, and that he would
endeavor to join those who could act
intelligently on the problem. He was
in favor of doing everything for the
common schools, was opposed to COM
pu'sory education, and argued that if
you forced the children into the schools
YOU could not force them to learn. He
| favored drainage and good roads and
anything for the uplift OF the masses.
Hon. D. Z. Green thanked his hearers
for having sent him to the Legislature
twice and promised if elected to use
conscientious judgement in all matters
which came before the legislature. He
did not think compulsory education
needed at this time. Was in favor OF