The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-07-14
CANDIDATES SPEAK
BEFORE CL|NTON|ANS
Initial Meeting of Congress.
sional Campaign Saturday.
ATTENTIVE HEARING
GIVEN THEM ALL
u. A. Morgan, OF Grccnyilic, was the
First Speaker.

First Speaker.
Six candidates Offering their scrvic-
es to the people Of the Fourth Con-
gressional district to fill the vacancy
in the National Hal Of Representa-
ttNes caused by the resignation of JOS.
L. Johnson, inaugurated the campaign
in this county Monday by speaking be-
fore an ordery and attentive audience
at Clinton. The meeting was held in
the Pastmc Theatre which had been
kindly loaned Tor the purpose by its
owners. With all doors and windows
opened and electric fans sending cool
ing brcezes from every side Of the hall, ,
the very best was made OF an unusual
ly hot day and the candidates spoke
under conditions which were not at all
uncomfortable. When the meeting
was called to order by Hon. Wilson w.
Harris, representative in the state leg
islaturc, all Of the candidates were
present except Mr.. Miller, who had
misunderstood the time Of opening.
"ICh lHc llCSllllS ODcnGu llC
house was hardy half full, but during
Athc addresses Of the first speaker, b. a.
Morgan, the crowd gradually incrcas-
cd until there were in the ncighbor-
hood Of $50 voters present. After the
address Of Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Mich
oils the crowd began to dwindlc again,
though it held up very we'll until the
end, the last speaker, Mr. Miller, be-
ing heard by probably two-thirds Of
those who entered the front door.
From the scattered appaIusc which
greeted the candidates, little could be
&Gthcrod as to their relative popular
lty. Whether or not the little spon.
tancous outburst Of applause follow
ing the very brief speech Of Mr. Miller
intended as an endorsement OF What
he said or the brcvity With which he
said il can only be determined by the
future. Nh Millor spoke hardly three
minutes, while al OF the otncr cand-
dates took up their full time of thirty
minutes.
The candidates confined themselves
strictly TO discussion OF their rcSpec-
tive platforms, no appeal being made
to local on state factions, the nearest
approach to a deviation from this pol
IGy being made by Mr.. Gannt whose
EouNtry into classes and sections.
y B. 4. Morgan.
B. A. Morgan. of Grccnville, was the
first speaker. Mr.. Morgan gave the
impression OF a sclf-conhdent and
sclf-contained man, with mind train
cd to precision and order. He said he
did not wish to be known as the can
didatc from Grcenville but as the rep
resentative Of the entire district. AS
all Of the candidates were already
pledged to support tho principles Of
the Democratic platform, they could
differ only in method at arriving at
these aims. The selection Of con-
gressman. then was left largely
to matter of personal choice
and the voters, he said. would
EInake no mistake in selecting any one
OF the six candidates, Mr.. Morgan
advocated increased military prcpar-
Gdncss by increasing the number Of
the citizen soldicry, and the payment
OF the militia for actual DAYS III train
ing or at work He advocated govern
mcnt ownership OF ships, government
supervision and direction Of marketing
facilities lpaticinins after tho State