The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-10
JOHN l.. M'LAURIN
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Following Meeting Of Warellousemen
He Announces for Next CamDoipn.

Columbia, May 3.-John j.. McLau-
rim announced this afternoon that he
was a candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, and would lead the fight for
the warehouse system in the campaign
this summer He made this announce
ment following the meeting of the
warchousemen of the State system
of education and to place legislative
tickets backed by the warehousemen
IN the field in each county They
called on Warehouse Commissioners
McLaurin to lead the fight and in or
der to get into the campaign he an
nounced for lieutenant governor.
Senator McLaurin makes it clear
that he is running for lieutenant gov
ernor simply to get into the campaign
and not for the Office. "A campaign
of education is absolutely necessary"
lie says, Il cannot go before the pee
pie, under the rules, unless candl-
date for Office To be candidate for
a lucrative office would weaken me,
and do incalculablc harm to the cause.
tenant governor, an office no grown
man wants and a live man won't have.
The test will not be my election, but
the legislature
Senator McLaurin declares he will
not take a hand in the race for gov
ernor saying, 81 have no candidate
for governor, and do not intend to de-
fend or attack any man in the race,
unless in the defense Of the system
have no friends to serve nor enemies
to punish"
The warchouscmcn adopted q rcso-
luton mcmoralizing the State Demo-
cratic Convention to allow Senator
McLaurin an hour at each Of the cam
paign meetings this summer, the rcso-
luton reading: "Rcsolvcd, That the
state Democratic Convention be re-
Qucstcd to provide that State Ware
house Commissioner John l.. Mcl.au-
rim be permitted to attend the State
campaign meetings as Il regular speak
or this summer, to present the great
economic question involved in the
state warehouse system, and that he
be given one hours time az each
meeting"
In his address before the ware
houScmcn Senator Mcl,aurin scored
the opposition 10 the system and de-
clarcd that the special interests"
were attempting to throttle it. Hc
charged that conspiracy in Co
lumbia, which fomcntcd the withdraw
al OF the insurance companies should
be fully exposed, and can be, from the
records in his hands He said the
federal government should force the
insurance companies to do business
in South Carolina, or get out of the
United States.
In telling the conference Of their po-
litical power, he said: I'VE arc in a
majority-why not take the rcinS OF
government from the hands Of spoils-
men and sec to ii that there is equal
ity Of opportunity for all white mon,
in so far rs right, privileges and op-
Ipor,unitics are conccrncd?"
In another place he said There is
Il studied attempt TO prevent informa-
ton from reaching the people. Every
effort has been made to poison the
public mind and destroy confidence in
me. They allcgc that the whole thing
was politics. tried to 30 before the
people fourteen years ago, and the
politicians changed the party rules to
shut me out. The intervening time has
been one Of preparation. After being
cclcclcd last winter asked the leg
iSlaturc to put this Office in the pri-
mary. 1t refused so We will give the
people change anyway. Unless |
have the backing Of the people there
Is no use in cXpcnding my energy,
wasting my time and disbursing my
income"
that a campaign Of education Is ne
cessary, and that he will run for
lieutenant governor to lead the fight.
He charged that the special interests
want factional strife. and will use
every effort to promote it, so that
voters will forget economic questions
affecting heir daily existence"
| Politicians Of all factions were very