The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-06-28
CANDIDATES SPEAK
HERE ON FRIDAY
Duncan Expected to Lead
for Governor
CHAIRMAN BABB
WILL PRESIDE
1t Is Thought That the Candidates for
Aln"r 0Iliccs will Speak First, Fol.
""cd by the Candidates for COY.
ernOr. Duncan FirSt Snnnknr

Minor Offices will Speak First, Fol.
""cd by The Candidates for COY.
ernor. Duncan First Speaker.
INC candidates for state Offices arc
expected to be in Laurcns Friday for
'hcir regular engagement for mis-
county. Although the program of the
oay mas not been definitely decided
upon 1t is thought that the candidates
ior minor Offices will speak FIRST ana
INC candidates for governor last In
al probability John II. Duncan viii
~ 'ic nrSt speaker, followed con
Sccu'IVcly by Richard |. Manning
oolehan l.. Bleasc, r. A. Cooper and
- VI. Dcschamps. AS the last namod
candidate makes a very entertaninp
speech, it is though. that tho crowd
VIII hold together until the very last
me speaking, as usual, will be held
at iloimes Spring. r. l.. Babb, Esu.
county chairman. will preside. The
speaking will start at 10 o'clock n
H. Since 1t is not definitely docidod
"i"'' alicndantS on the meeting
should DC present at the opening hour
"heh me campaign began there were
negroes holding Office and by his cam
palSn he had drummcd them ont ana
congratulated the present governor "on
at last recognizing that negroes are NOT
as good as white men" Mr.. Blcase
rolnpcd on the new Offices which hovn
Dcen created during tho present admin
iSlration, dcnouncing among others the
poa'd OF conclliation the tax commits
SION ana others. llc said if Governor
Manning hadn't sent Smoke" ThomD-
non 10 anderson last fall there would
u"Ve Dceh no trouble al Brogan Mill:
.hal me Shcrif had the situation in
hand and everything was getting nlon~
an right until Smoke" Thompson
came up. lie aSSailcd the last lcgis-
lal"rc and said IF your legislatures
are no Dctlcr than the last one was
you would be better off without ANY,
ne charged the governor with turning
an lhc i'lcaSeitcS out OF Office and said
sarcasiically and yet he says he is
governor OF all the people"
IN comparing his administration with
'n"t Oh Governor Manning, Mr.. Blcase
aala me dliiercnco between Mr.. Man
,''is administration and mine is that
SAID would not appoint onvhodv
put Blcaseitcs, and did it, and Alr Man
hlnS said he would not regard factionc
ana ala not keep his proimsc.,
Yelling and Cheering.
ne crowd was yelling and cheering
hr' BlcaSc when he made this state.
nich' ana Governor Manning arose
from where he was seated on tho stand
ana walked up to the speaker h,,t
"hat passed between them was not
audlDic to the press stand, because of
nc "proar among the crowd. Chair
n'sn loliey was on his feet uuictinp
me crowd, and finally succeeded, The
soNeInor returned TO his seat Blcasc
'',ii ''i,ii"u' "a TOOK sip OF water and ion
,,hued MS speech, in which he scored
me Manning administration Tho form,
er governor said he was going to NO
elected on the first ballot. He was
presented with two baskets of fiownrs
ana received many cheers.
Enough OF Fncti0nalism.
We nave mad enough Of faclional-
ism in South Carolina. Have vnu
lhonsh; of it?' r. a. Cooper asked thn
audience OF Anderson voters TO-DAY
",lu lhcy answered with cheers. His
n'a,ehcni seemed to meet with tho
ncar'y approval Of his audiencr NIr
1coEer urged that the ncighborbood
Scnooi ho built Up and stressed law
enforcement. "a"
'oIn Madison DcsChamD rourtt
speaker ior the Office OF Governor do
iNe'eh enc IF The most unusuol od-
dresses heard in a political campaign
III 'niS STATE in some time. He dcDaIt-
ca from his business address 10 do
iounce IN no uncertain terms tbe fac
''onallsm which he had perceived.
NY friends said he, Eve have been
id ,oid that factionalsm in South Caro-
ma was dead; not only dead but
buried. IF there be man here who
laS believed that. never again should
lie DOUBT the doctrine of the Resur-
reciion. Today you have shown that
no longer have we democracy IN this
s.a'c. me independents, the men with
me Dalance of power. are the men who
no" can rule. They arc a minority
we arc minority More than one hun-
ared years ago factionailsm started in
South carolina; since that time tbroc
iactlons have been added, one succeed
lnS the other. Man flies at the throat
Of man 'o"'
Makes Prediction.
take an oath as to this If ~
proves false You may hang me in
eiligy, you may send me back to nv
nome In shame. Either shall be tbo
next Governor, or with the indcnond-
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