The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-07-26
Criticism of Opponents Is Mild
and Meeting is Regarded
as Tame"
COOPER GETS APPLAUSE
Large Crowd Present to Hear
Candidates for State Office.
No Mud-Slinging Indulged
In.

The barrage fire at the state cam
paign meeting held here yesterday
was of a very mild form. There was
nobody gassed and everybody in at
tendance felt reasonably secure as
there was little indication that any
gun-play would be INDUCED in.
True some of the candidates threw
few brickbats at their opponents,
but generally speaking the meeting
was very peaceful, and some OF the
candidates impressed their hearers as
possessing the dignity I'm keeping
with their positions as aspirants to
important offices.
AS a whole, the meeting was
tame" there was little enthusiasm
during the speaking, Zach speaker
being mildly applauded as he fin
ished, giving the onlooker the i'm
preston that it was done rather
), through sympathy. Only once was a
candidate applauded as he entered
the platform to begin his "oration,"
and this was when r. A. Cooper was
announced as the next speaker. This
was very naturally taken to mean
; that Mr.. Cooper is strong with the
lteople of Lancaster county.
/. The meeting was held in the
!, court house and on the green. The
first two speeches, that of J. T. Lilies.
of Orangeburg, and C. w. Wight
Df pat
lieutenant governor, were made in
side. When Mr.. Weightman finish
ed, Chairman r. S. Stewart, who
presided over the meeting, stated
that there were SO many standing in
the aisle and door, for lack Of room,
the meeting would be adjourned to
the green in trent of the building.
Superintendent of Education.
D Victo. W, of Darlin~R on,
candid"t lie superinten
'educat was the first sreake.
the green. Ke made very much the
same address as on the occasion of
the graded school commencement
here in May, speaking largely OF his
experience in the PHILIPPINES, and
for this he was called to task by j.
L. Swearingen, his opponent. and
the present superintendent, who told
the people that the South Carolin-
ians did not need the same kind Of
education that is needed by the
Phillipino.s Mr.. Swearipgen spoke of
his intel@st in the country schools.
>csaying that 8 5 per cent of the people
I'm South Carolina live in the coun-
try. He complimented Lancaster
county for the improvements in the
school system and spoke of the gen.
eral Improvement throughout the
state during his administration. He
spoke of other needed improvements
and said he, favored compulsory ed
ncation. Mr.. Rector and Mr.. Swear
ingen each referred to the other in
/ uncomplimentary terms but without
. bitterness.
Sapp. Wolf and ScarsOn.
The candidates next speaking were
those seeking the office OF attorney
sShSi di, "Oll, vi Soli ,
3 Claude N. Sapp, of Lancaster, and
+. Searson, of Allendale. in the o, :
der named. Mr.. Wolfe spoke very
= complimentary of his opponents. es.
pecially Mr.. Sapp. He said they
were demonstrating that cam
paign can be waged in South Caro-
lima without bringing the offic.
down to the gutter of ward politics
He mentioned James Francis Rice
candidate for United States senator
and referred to him as the "extin-
guished" candidate.
Mr.. Sapp was the next speaker
land he spoke feelingly OF the fact
D that he is native of Lancaster
county, but said he was not asking
/ the people to vote for him because OF
Ithat reason alone. and he said III
(needed no office bad enough TO get il