The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-07-10
COOPER GIVEN OvA.
TI0N IN HOME TOWN
Received with Outbursts of
Applause.
LARGE CROWD
WAS PRESENT

Sensational Events. Ey-Srnntor
McLaurin was Absent From the
Meeting.
The outstanding feature OF the state
campaign meeting which was held
here last Wednesday was the ovation
rendered to Robert a. Cooper, the
home candidate for Governor, both at
the beginning and the end of his
speech. The announcement OF the
death Of Senator Tillman cast a pail
Of gloom over tho audience, a large
proportion of which heard OF the
ncWS for tho first time at the opening
of the meeting
The meeting adopted a resolution of
sympathy for the family Of Senator
TilIman. The Office seekers at n CON
ference preliminary TO the regular
meeting drafted Il resolution, instruct
ing their chairman, JuniuS II Lilies of
OranScburS, to send Il telegram of
coincidence to Mrs. Tilman, which
said: The candidates for State Off
ccs extend sympathy and coincidence
to You in your hour Of bereavement
The meeting held in the court
room Of the I.aurcnS county court
house was attended by about COO vot-
crS. The room was packed TO capacity
and the crowd extended out into the
corridors. AS it is the home of Lau-
rpnS' fDNnltn
he received tremendous ovation. He
was presented with two bouuuts OF
flowers at the conclusion of his
speech, one Of which was from the
Baraca class Of the First Baptist
church, which he taught for years.
The other candidates were also gen
crously applauded.
The candidates for governor again
stressed the Importance OF the tax
question. Thomas H. Peoples said
that he could not promise to reduce
the taxes as that was a legislative
function. but he would pledge his
right Of veto if he found anything in
the appropriation bill which he
thought useless or cXtravagant. He
believed in economical progress of
the State government.
John G. Richards said that he would
not only promise a reduction of tax
alton even during the war, but that
he could curtail expenses without i'm
pairing The institutions Of the State.
Robert \. Cooper denied that he had
ever said that he was "an apostle OF
high taxes" but would state that he
did not believe taxes can be reduced
during the war, but rather that they
would be increased. If elected he
would cndcavor to sec that there was
economy practicod in all branches of
the State government.
John Madison DcSChampS again re-
iieratcd his belief in higher taxation
to put the State in the forefront Of the
commonwcalths of the Union.
Andrew j. Bcthca again voiced his
Eclicf that the only way to handle
the tax situation was by rcadjustmcnt
and equalization.
Major Richards and Mr.. Cooper
again Joined issues today on the
scholarship question, the former be-
ing for the retention Of the system
and the latter for a State loan fund.
John 7. Duncan paid the larger part
of his attention to the System" and
cXcoriatcd Cole L. Bleasc in the bit
tercst words yet used on the cam
paign for Mr.. Blcasc's rcputcd anti
war uttcranccs.
John E. Swcaringcn. for State su-
pcrintcndcnt of education, with the
consent Of his opponent, Victor e.
Rector, spoke out Of his usual order
today in order to catch a train to at
tend the funeral Of his uncle, Senator
Tillman.
j. T. McLaughlin A. A. Richardson.
ID. l.. Smith, II. j. Vowel and II. II.
Arnold, for railroad commissioner,
preceded the gubcrnatorial candidates.
Following the candidates for governor
}. L. Lilies and G. w. Wightman, for
lieutenant governor, S. NJ. Wolfe, C.
\. Sapp and r. p. Scarson, for attor-
ney general and b. Harris, w. d. Gar
risOn and II. II. Morrison, for COM
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and iDd;,of,;oc onnIo