The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-05

}l a. 49, 49, - o"tneu. AH 10
IferFsd foSthe sales6r State bonds whicl
had meant the Saving of,many thou
sands of dollars and other business n,
had done to the States advantage be
cause Of his alliance with a Columbis
bank. u
The candidates for railroad commits
sioner came next. Albert s. FAINT oi
Bolton stated shat he rwas, the younges
man who had ever sought the office
He had received tae unanimous -en-
dorsement OF his home county In his
race. s.E- ~ ,fsa .a.tss...,
@. MoDutfie Hampton. candidate u
succeed himself as railroad commits
sioner. stated that he was peculiarly
| ~ 4or the Office. The present commits
|S(04 worked together In harmony and
90 eeured excellent results. he stat
d0gNj4e stated that he knew the du-
ties OF tho Office and asked recollection
on this ground.
w. II. Kelloy of Spartanburg. seek.
|ing the Office Of railroad commission
err spoke of the needs OF the exten-
sioit OF railroads because this meant
the development Of the country
toushed by them.
Capt. w. L. Thrower OF Chester
field county spoke Of the methods of
making freight rates and handling
freight by the railroads, saying that
there was no equality oi' 5Aslice in the
methods used. He appealed to the
farmers, who depended 80 largely on
the railroads to transport their pro-
ducts. to elect him.
James 'Cansler of Tirzah. who has
made the race for railroad commits
sioner before. stated that ne would
not say how many times he had run
for the ONCE. az he was leaving chose
things behind and locking forward TO
What was before. as Paul had bid us
do. He injected n great deal of good
ratsired fun into the cam psisn by his
sailies and jests at the expense OF fthe
other candidates for the Same and
other Offices. keeping the crowd In 4
roar Of laughter the whole time ne
was speaking. He was not satisfied
with sanding on the platform, but rot
upon the board rafifng around the
edge Of the platform. He sarted on
by telling the crowd that they were
then looking at the 1917 'railroad COM
missioner and told Of hts Illness two
years ago. when ne could not cam-
'paign the state. as he was In hos
pital. He raped the express company
rates AZ being unjust.
The candidates. for governor were
the last TO speak. Cole L. Blease wa..
presented as q former governor or
south Cprq,ien by NIX. Clifton. Coy.
PIsase spoke slowly and dciibsrateis.
seehningiy CHOOSING his words ;carsful-,
" Md NeiEhihx D. ltis NINA what TO
nay tn order 10 set It before his auti-
tsncs In juxt the ris1nt way. HIS
speech was the miisest campafxna
speech which ne has ever made IN
Sumter. All Of the ffre and violence
of former campaigns was lacking. He
did not bother to defend his own rec
ord. but attacked that of the present
governor. He was given two bouquets
of flowers. one ,mevely marked For
Blease" and the other from J. W..
Harper. There were three or four
men on the platform and few among
the crowd who yelled Justify when
Gov. Blease took the stand and cheer
ed him at intervals during his speech.
AT one time he became engaged in an
alteration with gentleman in the
crowd, who, when he referred to the
reign OF lawlessness In the State at
present, asked the speaker II he,
Blease. was not responsible for 1t by
turning 20 many criminais out Of the
penitentiary. The speaker asked him
his name and asked the presiding Of
deer to give the gentleman q chance
10 speak when the candidates were
through.
In commencing his speech. the
former governor stated that there was
no reason why any governor should
not be opposed for second term.
saying that he had been opposed when
he ran for second term. nor was
thore any law to prevent man seek.
Ing the Office as often as he wished.
lie had no excuse or apologies to offer
Tor q single act he had ever per-
formed as governor and he would do
the same things over again. IL he had
she. opportunity. for whatever he did
1t was with the interest Of the State at
heart. and he did 1t for the best in