The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-24
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STATE CANDIDATES. BEGIN THEIR
I't CANVASS. tf.,t..

seasoned Members OF Party Find
opening Of Circus Much Like Sun.
day School Picnic.
Spartanburg, June 2O.-Devoid OF
features and likened by many sea /.
soned campaigners to a Sunday
school picnic, the initial meeting of
the county-to-county canvass of cam
dldates took place here today. The
meeting began in the court house but
was adjourned to the outside where
the candidates stood on a dry goods
Dox under the low hanging branches
or water oak and addressed the peo-
pie. he tree under which the can
didates stood was so thick and the
hmns SO close to them that they had
to stoop to see the people on the
outer fringe of the crowd.
OF the 1000 people present not
over half We're citizens of Spartan
,ourg, the others coming from sur
rounding counties, some as far away
as Columbia. There was absolutely
no enthusiasm and very little ap-
piause, one campaigner who has par
lcipated in county and State cam
oaigns since 1888 clubbing the Spar
tanburg meeting 1.-The worst farce
have ever seen."
The newspaper men were accord
ed no facilities and after standing
wsdgaA ia. like, sa.dtnsa; ,far3 some
minutes retired. to the outer edge of
the circle. where the voices of the
speakers. could be heard only with
difficulty.
The candidates for governor led
on, being given rs minutes each,
Former Gov. Cole L. Blease started
the. ball rolling with an attack on
che record OF Mr.. Manning as senator
ma governor. He said the admins
trataen had been run extravagantly.
that many useless offices had been
,reatad, and that much lawlessness
had taken place in the last two years,
He also .assailed the pardoning record
7f the governor.
Robert A. Cooper. the next guberna-
:orial' candidate to speak, said he was
n the, race on his own account and
was not brought out by any clique
~ Interest He stressed law enforce
ment and advocated State insurance
rate making bureau. Mr.. Cooper ad-
lQcated extension of the educational
privileges to. every child.
fzLs NJ. DasChamps was the third
subefnatorial candidate to address
the. voters and he outlined the mag
'iificent opportunity now before South
rarolsfsa~ He called on the people
TO get together and work in unity
along all lines. He said that he
wants vocational training in the
schools. opposed capital punishment
and called on the people to interest
themselves in constructive measures
and do away with factionalism and
strife,
Johni.T. Duncan came next in the
candidates. He charged
that the State warehouse system was
being built up into a political ma
:hine and reiterated his attacks on
/ system"
Gov. Richard I. Manning began his
speech with an appeal to employers
Of National Guardsmen to lend every
cooperation to the soldiers to re-
'pond to tho call of the president
md touching on the record of the
Palmetto regiment in the Mexican
var of 1S45. said he knew South Car
1lina today would maintain that glori-
Jus reputation. He cOngra tulated
The people and the National Guards
men on the prompt and unanimous
response Of the militia to the mobil-
izatiOn orders. The governor also
praised President Wilson. He re-
viewed the work Of his administra-
ton.
Attorney General Thomas H. Pee
pies, Comptroller General Carlton W.
Sawyer and j. E. Swearingen, su-
perintendent Of education, who are
unopposed for reelection, made short
addresses in which they thanked the
people and pledged anew their best
services in their office.
DR.. E. c. l.. Adams Of Columbia,
for lieutenant governor. ridiculed the
Ford peace expedition to Europe and
A. j. Bethea, lieutenant governor, for
being q member Of it. He pictured