The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-08-24
State Speakers Heard
In Chesterfield

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and were given a respectful hearing
by large and orderly audience
among whom were many ladies.
Judge M. j. Hough presided, in
Producing the speakers in his usual
dignified manner.
When the speaking was only fairly
begun it looked as though the crowd
was in to witness some pretty
rough stuff"
Dr. +. G. l.. Adams, candidate for
Lleutenant-Governor, had followed
Mr.. Bethea, his opponent, on the
stand, and at the conclusion of his
speech, was attacked by Mr.. A. A.
Wilkes, of Darlington, former
school mate of Mr.. Bethea.
The concluding portion of DR..
Adams speech was a joke about a
negro's pig in bag becoming a
puppy at the other end of the line.
In applying this to the conduct of
Mr.. Bethea, DR.. Adams said he didn't
care to have anything to do with
any man who was Christian at one
end of the line and crook at the
other DR.. Adams was walking TO
the door at the back of the stage with
these as his concluding words when
ne was intercepted by Mr.. Bethea
VINO asked what was that he had
said.
Il said it," DR.. Adams replied. In
stantly Mr.. Wilkes flashed through
the doorway and landed a heavy
blow on DR.. Adams chin. The two
men clinched and fell to the floor
before others could interfere. where
they struggled and writhed until thew
were dragged apart.
Fined Ten Dollars
In the afternoon Mr. Wilkes was
hned $40. The Darlington county
man said he had known Mr.. Bethca
number of years ago, when the two
were small boys in school, but that
they had not been together since.
He said he had champipned the cause
OF MIR. Bethea voluntarily.
Barring this incident the dav
passed off with NO nudue excitement
Captain w. T. Thrower, of Che
raw, running for Railroad Commits
sioner, seemed to inspire some en-
thusiasm.
Perhaps the most finished address
OF the occasion was that Of Mr.. John
Madison Des Champs, for Governor.
He began his speech with a warm
tribute to Lord Chesterfield, heartily
commencing his principles of con-
duct to the State of South Carolina
deploring the fact that in politics es-
peclally, we seem to have lost the
finer sensibilities of which this man
was the most noteworthy exponent.
he believes that South Carolina
mas the climate and geographical
location to make it the most desirable
spot on the globe. He deplored the
presnt chaotic condition Of our poli-
tics and blamed much of our lack of
progress to this cause.
In his eloquent appeal for no north
no south, no east, no west, but one
united country he reminded one of
the great speech of the immortal
Henry w. Grady at the close of the
civil War. Whether Mr.. Des Champs
gets many votes or not, we are sure
ne has won many admirers who will
never miss an opportunity to hear
him speak.
John T. Duncan said he had made
one vote for Governor Manning by
disproVing a statement made by Cole
l.. Blease on practically every stump
that George Younginer. of Laurens
County, who was killed by a negro.
was Confederate soldier. R. A
Cooper, candidate for Governor and
solicitor of the 8th judicial Circuit
prosecuted the case referred to and
the sentence of death was imposed
On this OCCASION Mr.. Blease told how
founginer, a Confederate veteran.
was shot down and his body burned
and how Manning had committed his
sentence. He then referred the
crowd to R. A. Cooper.
IF the facts are not as have
stated, I'll withdraw from the race
and disgrace myself for life by yot-
ing for Dick Manning for Governor.
Later on when Mr. Cooper was
speaking, Mr.. Duncan interrupted
nm long enough to ask him if Yon-
glner was a Confederate veteran
lie was not Confederate veteran"
Mr.. Cooper promptly replied. Mr..
Duncan thanked Mr.. Cooper and re-
Piled that he had made at least one
vote for Mr.. Manning.
Mr. Blease told the crowd that the
brains that managed the State AS
ylum were spilled by yankee sub
ordinate and not by the superinten-
dent at all. That Mr.. Maning's par