Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-26
THE STATE cAMPkIGNERs

Il was a large and good naturcd au-
iicnce that listened To the state cam
nisncrs in the courthouse last Wed
Incsday. 1t was gathered from all
arts OF the county and included rep
rrscntativc farmers and others of al
shades of political opinion. During
the four hours that the meeting was
in progress. as many rs four hum
dred people passed in and ou,. and fol-
a good part OF the time the audirnc,
the number was reduced to 25o OF
less.
IL was liberal minded and good
natured, but serious audience. respect
fnl in its attention anG liberal will
It's applause. The speakers were al
on their good behavior. stuck closely
10 their texts and with two or thrc,
exceptions cschcwed all reference tc
iactionalism.
For the Iovcrnorship the audience
was clearly divided in its sympathirs
the applause for Richards being more
general and that for Cooper being
somewhat the louder. The hest all
round speeches from the standpoint oi
subject matter and elegance OF drliv-
cry were those Of Claud y. Sapp fol
attorney general. and }. NJ. Drs-
Champs, and the man to whom tn,
Reform element seemed to warm ul
to most was \. y. Richardson. form
or game warden, now n candidate fol
railroad commissioner.
All professions OF loyalty. and al
rulogics of President Wilson brought
forth loud, long continued and cnthu-
siastic applause. regardless Of whcth-
cr they came from Conservative ol
Rrrormer, and references to Blcasy
whether by name or inference. pro-
ducrd very emphatic demonstration
to whether they were friendly or I'M
friendly. The Reformcrs indicated as
thorough Il sympathy with the wal
and the flag as did the Conservatives;
but they declined to fall for any suS
i, stion that seemed TO recognize 10y
atty or patriotism as an issue.
John 4. Duncan seemed TO get tho
same curiously Interested attention
that nc has always gotten and while
there were those to approve all ht
said about lSlcasc and richards, there
were also those who approved what
he said about Christie Brnct an,
Cooper: but nobody seemed TO care
much one way or another about Dun.
can himself.
The meeting was called TO order b!
County Chairman John \. Marion m
about 1890 o'clock and was opcnc'
with an appropriate prayer by Rev
r. 4. Walsh following which thu
speaking programme WAS entered in
TO and continued without intrrmissioI
straight through to the end.
Railroad Commissioner. ..~
A. 4. Richardson was-tihr first can
didatc TO prcscrtt his claims for thi
office. -~at1ter speaking in Il conpii
mGtfftary manner Of the evidences {
Eatriotic Amcricanism nc had seen
n the community, as illustrated by tn
service and Liberty loan flags an
1.-THE activities of the Red Cross ladies
he explained his candidacy for the oi
flee of railroad commissioners, bi
wanted 1t understood that hc VA
running on his own merits and not
lanyl,ody's demcrits. lie wanted the OF
flee badly, very badly: but nc did nt
want that or any other office bhdl
enough to want 10 attain it by pull
ing down any other mans characto
or reputation. He reviewed as brief
lly as his limited time would perini
his late spat with Governor Mannin
lover the game wardcnShip. He tol
how the newspapers had featured tn
Ichargcs Governor Manning had mad
lagainst him and how they had slurrc
over and suppressed the informatio
of his subsequent complete vindica
ton and Governor Manning's publ
lapology for having misrcprcsrnte
him. He said he had incurred Il the dis
pleasure Of the governor originally be
cause ne had helped to defeat the gov
crnor in his pct hobby Of being nj
flowed to remove sheriffs who migf
incur his displcasurc. He told ho'
he had secured the passage Of n bi
Ito require the election Of game ward
ems in the primaries and how VI
Manning had vetoed II. He told ais
!. how, when he went into oillce III
game warden department was costin
the state $4,000 q year and turnin
hack an income OF only $1,000 a yea
hn
he was paying $4,000 a year into III
school fund. He said that there wcr
laws governing the control Of rail
roads, express, etc, and said that
lclected he would administer thos
laws in fairness and justice to hot
the people and the railroads. On
thing to which he committed himse
in case of his election was the aboli
ltion of grade crossings. (ApplauscO
ID. l.. Smith of Waltcrboro, also
candidate for railroad commissions
said that the income of the gam
warden's Office was a matter OF stat
lutte passed after Mr.. Richardson's ap
pointment to. office. He told of his re
cord Of public service in the lcgisla
lture and otherwise. Said he has tw
sons in the army voluntarily, tha
they are still under twenty-onc. Sal
he was also in favor OF doing ava
with grade crossings.
J. T. Vowel said he was a 100 pt
cent American and 100 per cent Dem
locrat. Had 35 years Of practical rail
lroad experience and knew how to Gt
safety for the travelling public. II
Iadviscd that defects should be report
led in advance of wrecks. Some of hi
opponents would hold him responsible
for the wreck on the l.. & c. roa
several years ago because he ha
built the trcstle. The life OF trcstl
Timber IL from to 10 years and thi
trestlc had been built II years before
Stood for overhead bridges at cross
lings instead Of deep cuts under tn
railroads. Favors both sanitary con
ditions in depots and passenger train:
If elected will have passenger trai
windows screened. He has given u
the last child he has to the war. an
invested all his surplus money TO tn
Red Cross and war savings stamp.
(Applause.)
II. H. Arnold of Woodruff. was gla
to he here today and let you look int
his face with n request that you In
vestigate his character and qualiflca
ltiors for the office. Had been in poll
tics in his county for thirty years
but not the kind of politics that make
men call their fellow men discredit
able names. His aim had always bee
the elevation OF the citizenship OF thi