The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03
First Gun Fired I'm
Race for Congress

Candidates for congress in the Third
District opened their regular speaking
campaign in Pickens last Thursday and
were greeted by an audience Of about
600 people, who gave close and respect
full hearing to each speaker. All the
candidates were present except Mr..
Aiken, who was in Washington. He
expects to join the campaigners in Nc
Cormick county this week.
There was no demonstration by the
crowd and it was impossible to tell
which candidate was the favorite The
order was well-nigh perfect and typical
or Pickens county people.
The meeting was called to order in
the court house at 1890 O'Clock by
Chairman G. f. Norris. No minister of
the gospel was present and the meeting
was opened without prayer. Each
speaker was allowed thirty minutes in
which to present his claims and the
meeting adjourned at 12.45.
The first speaker was A. H. Dagnal,
"AA0 oRio iS vas nv oil diISSl LSlCy ouC
felt at home. Said he was making the
race on his own merits and would con-
duct his campaigns free from PERSONAL
ties. Attacked Congressman Aiken's
record and said it looked like something
was wrong when man had been in
congress fourteen years and had not
become a national figure and was not
even chairman of a committee. Doesn't
believe Aiken big enough man for the
job. In favor Of rural credit bill with
not so much red tape as the one re-
Gently passed. Believes in economic
preparedness as well as "a navy equal to
any other nation and believes prepared
ness prevents war. Wants cotton tax
money which was collected by the U. S.
government just after the war returned
to the old Confederate soldiers. Would
make eintermarriage of whites and blacks
illegal in District of Columbia. Believes
in civil service rule and if elected will
treat everybody right.
BY the time Mr.. !Dagnall had finished
his speech the court house would not
hold the people and the meeting was
adjourned to the court house grove.
F. H. Domineck was the second
speaker Said he wasn't born and
didn't go to school in Pickens, but felt
at home here, and mentioned the good
vote he got in this county two years
ago when he ran tor congress. Accused
Dagnall of claiming every county in the
district as his home. Says this is a great
district, containing 30 per cent of the
manufacturing interests of the state,
and should be represented by man Of
ability. He lambasted MIR. Aiken's
record and politics and said he had done
nothing Of Importance since he had been
in congress and hadn't even voted on
half the bills introduced. Said Mr. Aiken
claimed to be a farmer, but had never
been put on an agricultural committee.
He (Aiken) had been in public Office
since he was nineteen years old, had
drawn about $l20, 600 in salary and mile
age and had done nothing to show for
it. w. w. Bradley drew 81 500 year
as Aken's private secretary, but hadn't
been in Washington six months during
the last twelve years. Said Bradley
was also trustee of Clemson college and
Assistant State Bank Examiner. Mr..
Bradley was in the audience. MIR.
.Dominick said he had no special issues
to discuss, bat was Democrat and
would support Democratic measures,
including rural credit bill and prepared
ness. Said II. c. Tillman's father had
been senator twenty years, his uncle
was in congress for many years, and he
thought this district should be repre-
sented by new blood. Told of his record
as Assistant Attorney-General.
John A. Horton was the third speaker
and caused some laughter at Mr.. Dom
inick's expense. Said after hearing
Dominiek speak he wondered if the
assistant attorney-general ever let the
general come into the office.
Expected that Attorney General Peoples
had something to do with the good
showing of his office. Said the rural
credit bill recently passed by congress
was inadequate and would do the small
farmer no good. In favor Of the gov
ernment lending money direct to the
farmers at low rate of interest and on
long time. Said farmers are the bed
rock upon which our government rests
and the government should do more fO,
them. The reason the common people
have gotten no more Legislation in theil
favor is because they do not elect mer
to Office who are in sympathy with