The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-24
THE MEETING A
VERY QUIET ONE
ALL CANDIDATES EXCEPT
ONE PRESENT

ALL NAVN1OAA AS A[ASA2 I
ONE PRESENT
Manning, CIinkscales, and Mendel l..
Smith Given Much Applause Dur.
ing speeches-Many Unopposed
Candidates Present to Thank Vot-
ers-Meeting Passed Off Pleasant
" and Friendly, With no Discord-
ant Events.
(By Special Correspondent.)
Sumter, j. 17.@Special: The
first meeting of the rival candidates
for the various State Offices took
place to-day in the Court House au-
ditoriam of this city in the presence
of large and attentive crowd. When
the meeting was first called to order
by the county chairman of the Sum
ter democracy, J. H. Clifton, a few
minutes before II o'clock, there
were several hundred people in the
building but within the next half.
hour this crowd tripled until all the
aisles and standing room was occu'
pied. The crowd was variously esti'
mated at from 1000 to 1,400 and
the correct estimate is between the
two.
The meeting passed off quietly and
harmoniously. Not once did a jar
ring note break the evenness Of the
occasion. Many in the crowd were
buttons indicating their support Of
| the Manning candidacy, and thu
home folk Of Sumter loudly applaud
ed their fellow townsman when he
arose to speak. There were also
delegation present wearing ribbon.
denoting their adherency to Chas. A
Smith, and this contingent set VI
much applause for their champion
when he spoke late in the afternoon
In the race for governor all thu
candidates were on hand except Null
|lally of Charleston, whose absence
from the meeting was explained
when his name was called in thu
afternoon by an accident to his foot
OF the applause which greeted thu
candidates, Clinkscales and Mendel L
Smith seemed the fayorites Of th'
crowd with the home man, Mr.. Man
ming. Richards received a littl'
more than the usual need Of ap
plause also. Browning and Cooper
both made strong speeches, and wer'
applauded.
The meeting began at three min
utes before11 and the most part wa
held in the court room. At the con
clusion of the speeches Of the capdi
dates for acknowledgement tn
speaking was carried On from tn
outside portico, but the hearing her
being difficult, the contest was again
taken into the court room, afte
about six short addresses had beel
attempted there.
The order Of the speakers is givel
below just as they spoke, and TO
each Office the position will remail
the same throughout the campaign
The various candidates for each of
fee will of course rotate.
| Lieutenant Governor.
Andrew J. Bethea Of Columbi;
spoke first. He spoke for neV
days awakening in the State, ant
said education was the only thin,
given a poor man that could not b.
taken from him. He drew applaus
when he emphatically declared h
would not run on any mans Goa
tail.
w. NJ. Hamer Of Dillon made /
straightforward plea for business ad
ministration Of the Office, and declar
ed he was for anything that woult
bring better conditions.
J. A. Hunter of Bamberg spoke il
favor Of rural schools, biennial leg
islative sessions, and reformed pri
mary. Would fill the Office will
dignity, he stated.
B. Frank Kelly of Bishopviil'
made a few remarks upon educatin;
the masses, and not so much highe
education. Had never been handed
lemon in debate, and felt sure of be
| ing the next Iieutenant-governo
unless "God struck him with light
ming.
McCown Unopposed.
Secretary of State R. M. McCoWI
of Florence, unopposed for his Of
flee, briefly thanked the voters o
the county for their support.
Summersett Opposes Jones.
For comptroller-general A. W
Jones of Abbeville, the present in
cumbent, spoke first. Efficiency
strict and non-partisan enforcement
of the duties of his office, and ef
forts to bring about equalization II
taxation throughout the State were
his themes.
J. A. Summersett Of Columbia
asked for rotation in the Office, ane
said he would respect the opinion o.
the attorney general in the discharge
of his duties. He would work har
moniously with other officials.
Treasurer Has No Opponent.
State Treasurer S. T. Carter oi
Columbia was also an unopposed in
elect him. The voter should choose
the man who would fill the position
most efficiently.
Thos. H. Peoples of Barnwell then
spoke. The record of a public SER
want is an open book, and his was