The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.

western side of the court house
square about $50 of Clarendon's
voters to listen to the speeches
| of Hon. Edward J. Dennis of
Berkeley and Hon. Richard S.
Whaley of Charleston candidates
to represent the First Congress
sional District in Congress.
Chairman S. Oliver O'Bryan
presided over the meeting and
Rev. J. A. Ansley pastor of the
Manning Baptist church opened
the proceedings with prayer.
The crowd was attentive and
respectful to both candidates,
each speaker received good
hearing and both candidates
had their friends who applauded
them.
The first speaker to be intro.
duced was Hon. E. J. Dennis.
He gave an outline of his career
as a legislator, and invited the
closest scrutiny of his service in
both branches of the general
assembly where he has served
for the past ten years. He told
his hearers that he was raised
upon a farm, is a farmer now,
Notwithstanding the fact that
he also practiced law, but that
his law practice was with. and
for the people, and not with,
and for the corporations. Mr..
Dennis discussed his position on
several matters of legislation,
one of which was his attitude
towards getting the general
assembly to pass his bill on what
is known as "the timber tax"
others. his attitude in trying to
get legislation to force the rail.
roads to give the people better
rates, and his attitude towards
| the confederate soldiers. He
asserted that not a single vote
of his has been against the
masses Ill favor of the corpora
tions. He took up Mr.. Whaley's
record while that gentleman
was member of the legislature.
He specified number of meas.
ures to show Mr.. Whaley's SYM
pathies were not with the masses
bat on the contrary, altogether
with the corporations. He said
MI Whaley had voted against
the proposition for an appropri-
alton to give to the MANNED con.
federate soldiers artificial limbs.
He said that his opponent voted
for compulsory aducation, but
when it was asked that an ap-
preparation be made to provide
for the purchase of books for
children who were to be forced
into the schools Mr.. Whaley re-
fused to vote for it.
Mr.. Dennis seemed to think
that Whaley's idea of represent
ing the district was mainly to
get some appropriations for the
navy yard in Charleston, bnt.
gave very little attention to the
needs of the farmers, except to
send to them some packages of
seed, much of which was no ac-
count. He made several refer
ences to votes cast by Mr.. Wha-
ley to show that he was not in
touch with the masses, but in
close touch with the classes.
There had been reports circu-
lated in this county, Mr.. Dennis
said, to the effect, that he had
made a compact with Mr.. Grace
of Charleston, and Mr.. Applet
'of Clarendon. He denounced
these reports as infamously
false, that he was a candidate
Of his own motion, and that he
did not propose to permit this
slander to go unnoticed. He said
If there is a person or persons
have been circulating this re-
port in the audience he
would like for him to
hold up his hand; no hand was
raised, and he proceeded
to reiterate his denial of the re.
port, making it as strong as po-
lite language would permit. He
said that he expected to stand
for congress in the special elec-
tion when Mr.. Whaley was de.
clared the nominee, but when be
learned that it was not to be a
contest of popularity and merit,
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