The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-29
BleaSe Favorite at
Pickenss Meeting
REPRESENTATIVES, audience Of

dates for state Offices speak in Pickens
on last Thursday. In the audience were
many women. The meeting was called
to order in the court house shortly be-
fore IL O'Clock and opened with prayer
by Rev. D. w. Hiott. County Chair
man G. F. Norris presided, Mr.. Norris
makes p fine presiding officer and was.
perfectly fair to all candidates.
John E. Swearingen, superintendent
of education, was the first speaker. He
is unopposed for reelection but is going
over the state preaching the gospel of
education. He complimented the people
of Pickens county on the progress they
were making along educational lines
and urged them to greater things.
w. B. Dove for secretary Of state
was the next speaker and made good
impression. He has been chief clerk in
this office for eight years. He was fol-
lowed by Geo. w. Wightman for the
same Office. Mr.. Wightman is state
senator from Saluda county. Sam #.
Carter and D. w. M'Laurin, candidates
for state treasurer spoke next. They
were followed by the candidates for
railroad commissioner. McDufffe Hamp-
ton, w. H. Kelley, w. P. Thrower, as.
Cansler and Albert FAINT.
The crowd by this time having be-
come too large for the court house the
meeting was adjourned to the lawn, the
candidates for governor and lieutenant
governor speaking from the stand on
the court house lawn.
John M. DesChamps. ''the biggest
man in the race, was the first for gov
ernor. He made fine address and said
that he wanted to see South Carolina at
the top of the states of the Union and
that she possessed the natural resources
to be placed there. He urged soil test
ing and said that with Clemson college
at our back we can do anything. He
said that too many of us lived in South
Carolina and our pantries were in Chi
cago. He made plea for unity among
the people and the doing away with
factionalism. He is a splendid orator
and made a good common sense speech
John T. Duncan talked about the
System. He said that Blease was
opposed to prohibition and that Man
ming was in favor Of local option, but
he said that it didn't make much differ
ence who was elected, it was simply a
Gaze of the Jumping jack" dancing
when the bosses pulled the string.
Governor Manning w.,s then introduc-
nI Ia ,,;t - 81,
crisis now at hand because of the Mex
ican situation and said that he was do
ing all that he could to insure the safe
ty of the health of the National guards
men. He,spoke Of the loyalty of South
Carolinians He told of the money saw
ed by his administration and of having
cleaned up Charleston. He confined a
good part of his address to the state
hospital for the insane and the improve
ments that have been made during his
administration. He explained that he
had paid 2,375 out of his own pocket in
order to place the best man possible at
the head of this institution and that he
would accept no reimbursement for
this payment. He spoke of the money
saved by having patients do work that
they are able to do and that makes life
more pleasant for them. He received
some applause as he concluded
Former governor Blease was the next
speaker and was greeted with round
of applause. He attacked the admin
istration of Manning and stressed tax
alton. He scored the administration for
their extravaganza and said that they
were creating too many boards to give
jobs to the pets He cited the case
of w. w. Bradley, who is secretary to
Wyatt Aiken, and who was also ap-
pointed auditor to the state bank ex-
aminer, worthless office recently Gre
ated to give job to apolitical pet who
is now drawing two salaries. He also
referred to the tax commission which is
costing the state several thousand dol
lars and whose chairman. draws big
salary and does not pay one cent of tax
es other than the poll on his head. He
says this board is doing nothing. The
state board of charities and corrections
also came in for their share of criticism.
He says all this board has done is to
show how to separate the blacks from
the whites on the chain gang. He says
that a lutte $1,000 man was picked up
over in Greenville and placed at the
head of this board with salary larger
than thesgovernor receives. He refer
red to his pardon record and was loudly
cheered when he scored point. He,
delivered his usual address along other