The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-26
CANDIDATES TALK War.
MEN WHO SEEK STATE OFFICES
PREACH LOYALTY.
small Crowd Attends Meeting at Beau
fort - DesChamps Recommends
Himself Highly.

theuc state campaign meeting was
held at Beaufort tonight with an audi
ence of approximately $50 persons,
about $50 Of whom were voters. lis
tcning TO the speeches of 81 capdi-
dates. George w. wightman and Oc-
tavius Cohen. candidates for lieuten-
ant governor. being absent.
The most interesting incident of the
b.eeting was the picturesque place OF
meeting. Under the mellow light of
nearly full moon, the candidates de-
lvered their addresses I'm court yard
cf the armory of the Beaufort Vol
unteer Artillery and their voices ming
led witht he chirp OF the crickets. The
candidates tonight taking advantage
of the patriotic attitude that Beaufort
has shown toward the war. made
speeches which dealt almost entirely
with the present crisis.
John NJ. DesChamps, the first GU
bernatorial speaker. came out for the
universal military training and a
higher education. He modestly de-
clared that he was as well conversed
In world affairs as any man in the
State. had been called tho equal of
Wilson and could take his place at the
peace table at the conclusion OF the
war with the greatest minds Of this
country and OF the old world and dis
CUES the most intricate problems aris-
ing from the struggle. That Is the kind
OF governor South Carolina should
elect. He also claimed he was respon-
sible for the election OF Governor
Manning. whom he praised as being
one OF the best governors that the
State has had I'm the past quarter OF
a century and asserted he brought
Senator Tillman into the race for re-
election.
John T. Duncan described the in
EQUITIES of the system" to the voters
OF Beaufort.
John l.. McLaurin made a purely
patriotic speech. declaring that when
the Lusitania was sunk he then
thought that the United States should
have entered the war. but had come
to the conclusion later that it took the
two following years OF education and
instruction by President Wilson to
awake the American people from their
lethargy and bring to them a realiza-
tion of what the struggle means to
the world
Thomas VI. Peoples. speaking on his
native heath. said that this was no
time TO inject factional politics into a
campaign. but the people should stand
united behind the government in the
prosecution OF the war. He said that
one OF the main missions OF the cam
didates for various Offices was to teach
the people that America is fighting
for Christianity and mankind. that the
people OF the world shall not be cru
cihed on the cross of imperialism"
John G.. Richards again deprecated
the assertion that the war is an is
sue In the campaign. He claimed that
In his belief all the people OF South
Carolina are 100 per cent. American
he also made IA patriotic address. pre-
dicating that the war will be won by
American soldiers.
Lieut.. Governor a. j. Bethea made
an intensely patriotic speech and took
issue with Major Richards on the war.
He claimed that the war is the great
overshadowing issue OF the campaign.
Mr.. Betheo was presented with a bou-
quet OF flowers tonight. He is the
second candidate TO have been given
flowers on the campaign. Major Rich
ards was given bunch at Barnwell
Tuesday.
Robert A. Cooper said that q great
monument should greet the boys 4,
khaki when they come from "over
there" and II should be n vigorous and
efficient educational system. He advo-
Gated n system which would embody
both the literary and the industrial
branches OF training.
Mr.. Cooper promised II elected gov
ernor TO be the governor of all the
people or be the governor of none cf
the people. He said he had made no
promises nor had he entered into a
trade. Before he would do either he
would 30 down In defeat for third
time.