The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
SCRAP Marks CAMPAIGN.
DIR. ADAMS AGAIN ENGAGED IN
FTSTICUFF.
Aside From Skirmish Between Candi.
date and Admirer of Bethea, Meet
ing at Chesterfield Is Pleasant.

Chesterfield, Aug. 17.-Another fist
fight featured the campaign meeting
here today, the combatants being e.
G. L. Adams, candidate for lieutenant
governor, and L. A. Wilkes Of Oar.
lington, who championed the cause of
Andrew j. Bethea. DR.. Adams was
the second speaker, following his op-
ponent, Mr.. Bethea. The concluding
portion Of DR.. Adams speech was q
joke about a negro's pig In a bag be-
coming puppy at the other end Of
the line. In applying this to the con-
dut of Mr.. Bethca, Hr. 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 he was intercepted by Mr.. Be-
thea, who asked what was that he had
said. II said it," DR.. Adams replied.
Instantly Mr.. Wilkes flashed through
the doorway and landed a heavy blow
on DR.. Adams chin. The two clinched
and fell to the floor before others
could intervene. They struggled and
writhed until they were dragged
apart. In the afternoon Mr.. Wilkes
was fined $40.
The Darlington county man said he
J had known Mr.. Bethea a number of
: years ago when the two were small
boys in schools. but that they had not
been together since. He said he had
championed the cause Of Mr.. Bethea
Of his own initiative. Barring this
incident the day was Of the conven-
tional order.
John T. Duncan injected a colloquy
with Former Gov. Blease. Mr.. Blease
had told how George Young of Lau-
rens county. "a Confederate veteran"
had been murdered. Mr.. Duncan de-
clared that the victim was not Con.
federate veteran.
Mr. Blease referred the case to r.
A. Cooper, solicitor Of the Eighth cir
cult, who prosecuted the murderer.
If the facts are not as have stat
) ed, I'll withdraw from the race and
! disgrace myself for life by voting for
Dick Manning for governor said
Mr.. Blease.
: Mr.. Duncan interrupted Mr.. Cooper
long enough today to ask Mr.. Cooper
II Young was Confederate veteran.
He was not Confederate veteran
. Mr.. Z Cooper promptly replied. Mr..
: Duncan thanked Mr.. Cooper and add
ed that he had made Gov. Manning at
3 least one vote.
1t was charged today that DR.. C.
Fred Williams, against whom so much
denunciation has been directed, is not
the superintendent Of the State Hos
pital for the Insane after all. Hes
no more superintendent than you
lare." Mr. Blease told the Chesterfield
crowd. Brains to direct the whole af-
fair, he charged, are supplied by "a
Yankee subordinate" The voters were
warned there was likelihood that the
. election would be stolen this year las
in 1914"
= Gov. Manning made a vigorous
, seech today. defending his admins
, tration and reminded the crowd that
. the issues were the same as those of
> two years ago. The chief executive
disclaimed support from the liquor
interests. "They are not supporting
me-" Mr.. Manning said. "They know
, what 1 have done for them and
they've got 1t in for me- They know
I'll never compromise with their crime
and that will continue as relentlessly
In hunting them down."
, Mr.. DesChamps spoke at a decided
disadvantage, his speech coming last.
But an attentive hearing was given,
despite the demoralizing circum.
stances some departing automobiles