The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-14

Columbia, Feb. 13.-A new politi-
night when the State warehouse as
sociation Recommended" John L..
McLaurin of Bennettsville for gov
ernor and Oscar X. Mauldin Of Green
vile for lieutenant governor. Mr..
MeLaurin and Mr.. Nzauldin promised
to make the race. Senator j. A.
Banks presided at the meeting.
The action of the members in in
Producing politics into the proceed
lngs has caused a split in the ranks
Of the State warehouse association
When a State ticket was proposed,
M. o. Dantzler of Orangeburg, R. M
Cooper of Wisacky, members of the
executive committee of the associa-
ton and e. w. Dabbs, former presi-
dent of the South Carolina State
Farmers union, withdrew from the
meeting.
In his speech of acceptance Mr.
McLaurin said that ne would make
the State warehouse system an issue
IN State politics and that he. would
begin his campaign for governor
next summer. He said that he would
rather be warehouse commissioner
than governor, but tnat the present
administration was unfriendly to the
system and that he would enter the
race to save the State warehouse.
The labor unions and the secret
farmers societies will be asked to Join
in the McLaurin gubernatorial boom.
The meeting of the association was
held last night in the council cham
Der and was attended by 25 delegates
from the various counties.
Mr.. McLaurin urged the members
to return to their homes and begin
organization for the political cam
paign in 1913.
Before withdrawing from the meet
ing e. w. Dabbs introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
whereas, There is no real reason
for the recent slump in cotton ex-
cept the psychological fear that re-
cent high prices will stimulate such
an increased acreage that cotton will
again be drug on the market; and,
, ."Whereas, Labor conditions, high
prices of fertilizers, and the scarcity
and high prices OF food, together
with the ravages of the boil weevil,
will prevent big yield, regardless
or the acreage; but.
Whereas, Increased acreage will
have the effect of further increasing
the psychological depression, and,
Whereas, 1t will be nothing short
of a crime for us to sit down and
make no effort to impress these facts
upon the farmers, business men and
bankers of the Souti; now, there
fore, be it,
Resolved, That this body do re-
spectfully memorable the governor,
the general assembly, and Col. e.
J. Watson, president OF the Southern
Cotton Congress and president of
the Commissioners of Agriculture of
the Southern States, TO urge our
farmers to increase the acreage in
food crops to prepare not only to
feed all the people of the Southern
States,
>"Resolv., THAT they urge every
farmer to b his cotton acreage to
the size + that he can cultivate
properly and pick and prepare for
market in good condition.
Resolved, That we urge your hon
orable bodies to take steps for con-
cert of action by all the officials of
people of the South familiar with
these facts and to get busy now and
get results before it is too late.
NcSOlVeN, lHaC CnlS ASSOCIATION
calls upon the legislature to pass
such necessary measures az have
been recommended by the former
warehouse commissioner for the i'm
provement and perfection of the sys-
tenn,
Resolved, That we pledge our
united support to the present com
missioner in every effort he may
make to perfect and improve the
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