The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-02
CANDIDATES
SPEAK AT
KlNCSTREE
Office Seekers MAKE
U S u a | Speeches
D unc a n Reviews
Blease's Record

Kingstree, July Pin ore than,
500 voters gathered under the
cooling shadows of the large trees:
in the court house yard here TO-.
day to hear the candidates for
state Offices. The campaign partJs
arrived this morning and created
only mild interest The candidates:
for governor were heard With
some little show OF interest, while.
the women candidates received hiK
ovations. O;
Mrs. Drake, of: BennettsFilles
candidate for state superintendants
OF education. was given a big,
cheer by the Winthrop graduates.
here. Mrs. Drake is a graduate
of Winthrop college. Cole g.
Blease, candidate for governor.
was given somewhat Of an ovation
as he arose TO sEeak. 6
The candidates made their aasu&f
speeches and failed to inject ans.
new issues into the campaign
Thomas G: Mcleod, Of Bishops:
vile, received a big hand and also
made good speech. He address
ed part of his remarks directly To-
| the newly enfranchised women;
urging them to take advantage OF.
the ballot to place the right kind
of men and women in Office. Mr.
Mcleod named law enforcement as
the big problem facing the state;
government.
Senator George K. Laney, OF
Chesterfield, did not reach here IN
tine to take his regular place on
the program and was the lastsoe
the candidates. to; speak. The crowd,
had become restless froA long
standing and he did not reeeigs
the attention accorded some of the
others. Mr.. Eaney reviewed his
services TO the state as a lesaslater.
and asked the voters to p1aee kim
in a position to serve his state esins g
higher capacity. 1853;
Mr.. Rlease made his usual affzck;
on the various state Commissions
and said it would be his purpose t0
discontinue many OF them IL he Eaz 3
elected. He defended his Tecord
and said he was work
good of all. and not for aIrySpaT-
!ticuiarsintsxests 80 s-sss
j. 3. Cantey, Of SumInerton
joined the party today, and pre-
dicted that he wtuld be elecfs0
governor. He said he had present.;
led the most elligent platfetzH
ever submltted to the people He
said equalization OF taxes was the
great question before the stste
Harding wpn by staying at honze
while Cox made h,IndrsssS Of,
speeches, declared Mr. gantcy..
who said he would stay at Aessza
and win. -
"BleaseS has juggled figures SO.
fast he cam not keep up with.
them, said John T. Duncan. He,
declared figures do not lie, but peo-
pie who quote them do. Harold
Eubanks.a candidate for attorney
general. charged that .: MMln
ter was railroad candidate. and
was making the race on railroad
passes. He said Winter was an.
attorney for the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad. Mr.. Winter spoke
first deyoting his attention to criu-.
cism of Samuel NJ Wolfe, incusnss
bent.
B. Harris. challenged anyone 70;
meet him in debate on the sound
ness Of the advice he had given
the farmers of South Carolina He.
told of hisssersice as commss-.
sioner of agriculture, and Of ms
visits to all parts OF the state in;
the interest Of the farmers, Geo
w. Wightman told Of his fight ty
abolish the state tax conamfssions
and boasted that it was his basa
which had abolished tru;ants ON.
GERS who enforced the compulsory
attendance of children at school s