The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-28

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Blease. either of whom he would
defeat with the "spite vote" Of
the other.
A race between Manning and
McLaurin would be a walkover
for Mac. The reasons for that
are as follows: Gov. Manning
has not a large personal follow
ing. and has failed utterly to
unite upon himself the large in
dependant element that twice as
a balance of power elected Blease
governor, then in turn, defeated
Blease for the Senate and Rich
ards for governor.
His pernicious activity in a
drastic attempt to enforce liquor
laws IN Charleston t h,rou h
methods that smack Of slave
driving. and amount to perse
cution has built up a hot resent
ment against Manning extensive
ly in the low country and to a
less degree in the up,county.
Manning's church campaign
with the active support of his
lieutenant R. A. Cooper, is be-
ginning to recoil upon both Of
them. In many other ways that
are vital, Gov. Manning is very
unsatisfactory to the liberal ele-
ment who, holding the balance
of power choose between too ex-
tremes when possible, and the
lesser of the too evils when nee
cessary. The straighout Blease
following will vote for almost
any man against Manning. In a
race with Blease excluded, they
would poll about 10000 votes.
Manning's strength as governor,
would be about 10000. A good
speaker with the Warehouse
System local option and improve
ment of rural schools for plat
form and who could command
support from business men,
could if running against Man
ming get $4,000 votes from that
element and the 10000 extreme
Bleasejtes.
Either R. A. Cooper or John
l.. McLaurin could do that and
win over Gov. Manning with
20,000 majority. Blease may be
able to do that also, but, the
chances of his doing it are de.
cidedly less. He is handicapped
by the third term idea that is an
Sagonistic to a large number of
his own following who would
offer an enticing opportunity to
a third man to come in and de-
feat both he aud Manning.
Of course Gov. Blease's par
don record, to his personal tol.
lowing, or to men like this edi.
tor, who endorse it, as a means
to amend, will not count against
him in the least. But to a large
number of these independent
voters, who voted for him twice
as a rebuke to arrogance-it Will
count heavily.
Still with all that a third man
may not enter and even then
Blease might win. Certain it is
that be will give them all a run
for their money. But unless
Blease enters Cooper will stay
out, support Manning as he is
dong now, and run with Man
ning's support in 1918. Cooper's
friends are nov doing all they
can to get Blease to enter in or
der that Cooper's hands will be
united, so he can do likewise.
Another factor in the coming
race for governor is the C;ink-
scales vote. Is true Dr.. Clink
scales is out of politics-as an
active candidate but his friends
all over the State realize now
that we told them the truth last
summer about the Manning
Cooper elimination plot. They
thought then like many who
read these speculations now will
think-that we was talking
Through our hat After the
eliminator did it's work they
knew better. Now if any man
thinks these supporters of DR..
Clinkscales won't swat either
Manning or Cooper one great
big swat when the opportunity
is presented he has another
think coming. Taking the
above as a whole, ana judging
from present indications, that is