The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-22
CAMPAIGN OPENS TUESDAY
CANDIDATES ADDRESS SPARTAN
BURG VOTERS.
About 1000 Present at the Meeting,
About Half Being From Other
Counties.

Spartanburg, June 2O.-Devold OF
features and likened by many season
ed campaigners to Sunday-school
picnic, the initial meeting of the
county-to-county canvass of candi-
dates took place here today. The
meeting began in the court house,
but was adjourned to the outside,
where the candidates stood on dry
goods box under the loW-hanging
branches of water oak and address,
ed the people. The tree under which
the candidates stood was so thick
and the limbs 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 were citizens of Spartan
burg, the others coming from sur
rounding counties, some as far away
as Columbia. There was absolutely
no enthusiasm and very little ap-
plause, one campaigner, who has par
ticipated in county and State cam
paigns since 1898, clubbing the Spar
tanburg meeting "the worst farce I
have ever SEEM
The candidates for governor led
off, being given twenty-four minutes
each. Former Governor G.. L. Blease
started the ball to rolling with an
attack on the record of Mr.. Manning
as senator and governor. He said
the administration had been run ex-
travagantly, many useless Offices Gre
ated, and that much lawlessness had
taken place in the last two years.
He also jumped on the pardoning
record of the governor.
Robert A. Cooper, the next gu uber-
material candidate to speak, said he
was in the race on his own account
and was not brought out by any
clique or interest. He stressed law
enforcement and advocated a State
insurance rate-making bureau. Mr..
Cooper advocated extension Of the
education privileges of every child.
]. M. Deschamps was the third gu
bernatorial candidate to address the
voters and he outlined the magnifi-
cent opportunity now before South
Carolina. He called on the people
to get together and work in unity
along all lines. He said he wanted
vocational training in the schools, op-
posed capital punishment and called
on the people to interest themselves
in constructive measures and do
away with factionalism and strife.
John T. Duncan came next in the
gubernatorial candidates. He charg
ed that the State warehouse system
was being built up into political
machine, and reiterated his we'll
known attack on system
Governor Richard I. Manning be-
gan his speech with an appeal to en-
ployers of National Guardsmen to
lend every cooperation to the soldiers
to respond to the call Of the presi-
dent and, touching on the record of
the Palmetto regiment in the Mexi-
can war of 1S45, said he knew South
Carolina today would maintain that
glorious reputation. He congratu-
lated the people and the National
Guardsmen on the prompt and unani-
nous response Of the militia to the
mobilization orders. The governor
also praised President Wilson. He
reviewed the work of his administra-
ton.
Attorney General Thomas H. Pee
pies, Comptroller General Carlton w.
Sawyer and superintendent of Edu-
cation J. E. Swearingen, who are un-
opposed for reelection, made short
addresses, in which they thanked the
people duu plSuScu oAo" IASAA oSoS
services in their Offices.
DR.. E. G.. L. Adams, of Columbia,
for lieutenant governor, ridiculed the
Ford peace expedition to Europe and
Lieutenant Governor Bethea for 60
ing member of it. He pictured Mr..
Bethea as weeping on the neck OF
William Jennings Bryan and said
that as a pacifist he was in opposi-
ton to President Wilson.
Lieutenant Governor Andrew j.
Bethea favored four-year terms for
officers, biennial sessions Of the gen.
eral assembly, education and praised
the record of the Democracy.
By the time the candidates for
lieutenant governor we're speaking
the audience had dwindled to few
score and the other speakers were
heard by only few.
Other speakers who addressed the
voters were: w. Banks Dove and
G.. w. Wightman, for secretary Of
State; S. T. Carter, for reelection,