Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
The STATE CAMPAIGNERS
Lively Meeting at GreenVIlIe on Last
Thursday.
RICHARDS and BETHEA HAVE SPAT,
Bio Fuss About the Question OF 10y
aIty-cooper Receives an Ovation
eia Crowd and Considerable Feel


About twelve hundred people from
tho. CITY and county yesterday at
tended the state campaign meeting
at city park. who's" only mcid'h'S
ont of the ordinary wcr" decided
ovation for Robert a. Cooper, "a
spiri,rd clash between Lieutenant
Governor Andrew J. Bcth"a and Johh
G.. Richards, candidates Tor governor
and the lieutenant governors reply 10
certain newspaper critics
Anrluusc was literally bestowed
uInn the candidates. much being
given to Lieutenant Governor b"th"a
utt.ranccs Of loyalty and pa'rio'ishi'
II was. however, a Cooper cro"h'
Judging from the reception given MIN
when me- rose. TO speak and during his
rcm,rks Statements of opposition to
former Governor lile;isc 10y man!
candidates met with vehement ap-
nroyol. IL was an Overwhelmingly
anti Blcasc crowd according To thc
applausc and cheering that greeted
every declaration Of hostility toward
An account in detail OF tn" meeting
follows:
County Chairman r. l.. Cothran
presided and good order was mann
tanned
For Supcrintendent Of Education.
j. r.. Swraring"n of 'olumhht' can
didot, for recollection, first appeared
here. as "a candidate Il d"cnd" ago ne
has been reelected for several terms
U, told of the administration oi MS
office. He named many pcopl" IN
I;rcrnvillc county who could certify as
to his work. Grccnrillc Is hehihu
some other counties hecaus" some
school districts are unwilling 10 No''
additional taxes. Twelve hundred dis-
tricts have voted such taxes. Thcrc
arr now special taxes in l'1So MS
tricts. Urged voters to vote Tor s'a''
aid for schools. viii continu" ms
policy and extend his efforts II re-
elected.
V r.. Rector of Columbia. another
candidate for superintendent OF "duca-
tlDn, Silu lIlitl - 'uh W. '''
read or write and that 75 out oi loo
leave school before they reach the hi'h
grade. Once worked in cotton miii'
Hclpcd to start mill night schoois
while ne was teaching at Olympia
mill i'm Columbia. He taught in nor
mai schools in the Philippines nhder
civil service. Told OF his record MS
Superintendent of schools In Darling
ton. Worked his way through Furman
university and the University OF South
Carolina. Told of work for rural
school legislation while member OF
the general assembly.
For Attorney General.
Claud n. Sapp of Lancaster de-
clar,.d there Is no unkindly irictioh
betwccn candidates for this office. Is
making race solely on his own merits
Has been assistant attorney geherti
since 1917. Thinks war is not an In
sue In this campaign. There must he
oucstion to make il an issue ana
there is no question that South caro-
lima IL 100 per cent loyal. Was Tor
war before the United States went
into the conflict. When he was can
didatc for congress for seat vacated
by death of ID. r." Finley. said ne
would vote for war If elected. Agreed
with the South Carolina senator VINO
said when the Germans gave notifica-
finn of unrestricted submarine war
fare "The ships Of the United States
will go where they damn please Thc
man who refuses to lend his money
to the government Is just as much an
ally OF Germany rs the Hun soldier
who shoots an American fighter. APP
plause.
r. =. Searson of Barnwcll. an
other candidate for attorney general
said he was Il free lance legislator
upd,r the administrations of Ans"l
Blcasc and Manning. Is not coat
tail swinecr and is opposed to "isms.
Has been for the Wilson administra-
tion and has never been able to JOIN
in consigning the constitution to nell
Would follow Wilson anywhere ana
culogized him highly. Cares wha'
sort of country this is after he Is dead
md gone. The paramount issue Is
winning the war. What the voters OF
South Carolina should do IL to elect
men TO office who will make our SOL
diers I'm the trenches feel that South
Carolina IL hehind them. (Applausc)
Samuel NJ Wolfe of Anderson. for
, attorney general. Is from Anderson
and graduated from Furman unNer-
sity in 1908. Studied law for five
wears in law offices and at University
OF South Carolina. Has practiccd law
for ten years In all the courts. Is
prcsidcnt of the Anderson bar asso-
citation. Serving rs assistant attorney
general is not a prerequisite to hold
ing the office OF attorney general The
war Is tn, paramount issue. Is strong
for President Wilson and quoted with
approval Judge Westcotts speech
nominating Wilson for the presidency
I'm 1916. Is willing to devote the cam
'paign to patriotic addresses. hut the
marty custom Is for political speeches.
Has been defeated for the legislature
In Anderson county because nc
wouldn't support Blease. but was
elected finally. Hopes Anderson coun-
~ IL no longer for Blease. Had rath-
er go down in defeat than "stuitify
his conscience and mortality by voting
for Blease." (Applausc)
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
w. d. Garrison. candidate for COM
missioner Of agriculture. commerce
and industries, is practical farmer.
expert in scientific agriculture. I'm
derstands processes of increasing pro-
duction. Is Clemson graduate. The
successful farmer raises enough food
stuffs to support his family and then
cotton. He who raises nothing but
cotton is failure. Knows farming
conditions thoroughly. Native Of An