The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-12
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st. Mathews, July THE spir-
tied and sarcastic grenade Of SAM
uel w. Wolfe. attorney general
against the rapid-fire tactics of his
two young antagonistics. Harold
c.. Eubanks and W. NJ. Winter OF
Columbia; the exchange of compll-
ments between John F. Swearin-
gen, state superintendent of educa-
ton, with J. H. Hope. an opponent,
and the exceptional exposition of
bis theories of government by SEN
ator George X. Laney, of Chester
field. in the race for governor, en-.
livened the meeting here today,
which was attended by approx
mately 500 people in large grove
at the school building here.
John T. Duncan of Columbia, the
first speaker for governor today,
scored Cole L. Blease for an al
legged speech made to negro troops.
D. NJ. Winter of Columbia. iii the
race for attorney general. criti-
cized the appropriation for the Of
fee to which he aspires as being
excessive. OF the $4,000 appro-
priated last year. $4,000 of the
item was for outside legal assist
ance. he said. He claimed that OF
the seven important cases handled
by the attorney general the state
was assisted by paid legal assist
ants. He charged that James T.
Carey of Pickens was. paid for
ten-ninute speech in the Sandel
case, in which the state was being
sued for the death of si1l from
typhoid vaccine supplied by the
state laboratory. the vaccine being
claimed to have been contamlnat-
ed. He alleged that Wolfe's first
appearance in public life was in
the house of representatives and,
on the first day OF the session, he
| introduced 1s revolutionary meas
ures. one of which was a divorce
law for South Carolina.
In 1919, charged Mr.. Winters.
the attorney general in his report
to the general assembly, recon-
mended the enactment of a law
abolishing capital punishment.
Suppose, y said the speaker, zone
of your women relatives or one OF
mine had been assaulted by ne
gro. and we knew that his con-
viction would mean life imprison-
ment. which would be the case if
Mr.. VOTES recommendation had
carried. what would you have
done? What would have done?
What would any red-blooded South
Carolinian have done? Taken a
shotgun and have killed him.
Harold Eubanks of Columbia
made charges similar to those
voiced by Mr.. Winter against the
attorney general.
Ths. he was not on the stump
primarily to oppose his young op-
ponents, said Samuel NJ. Wolfe. the
attorney general, but to expose
some of the absurd charges these
boys were making against him. He
claimed that his business at CO.
lumbia kept him in his office, but.
on the solicitation OF his friends.
he thought ne had better come into
the campaign.
Mr.. Wolfe said that he had only
one assistant. probably the only
state in the Enino in which this
condition was found. and the gen
eral assembly decided to approprl-
ate $4,000 for outside assistance
when needed. An item of $4,000
of the $4,000 complained of. is for
the Columbia Canal Commission.
attorneys for which he inherited
from the previous administration
Of Tnos. H. Peoples. J. Frazer
Lyon OF Columbia is one OF these
attorneys.
| Mr. Wolfe said that he was long
opposed to capital punishment. but
as he was not the eXecationer and
the general assembly had not
adopted his recommendation. he
could not see what that had to do
with his race. Twelve states of
the Union. he claimed. had abol-
ished capital punishment.
AS to the divorce law. several
men in Anderson county who
wanted to get rid of their wives
asked him to do that. he said, but
/ when the bill came up in the lesl-
islature. many of the members
| feared their wives would get rid of
them. so it was defeated.
Mr.. Wolfe showed the endorse
ment of his candidacy from the
II solicitors OF the state and Chief
Justice Gary. reading the one from
Solicitor A. F. spisner of Colum-
hia to show that the charge Of Mr..
Winter yesterday that lie got them
/ when he was contemplating run
ming for congress was unfounded
on fact. Mr.. Spigner said that he
was suppaging Mr.. Wolfe for at
torney general. according to the
! letter
81 wish I had the ability these
two young men think they have.
| lnlellectudiiN. DuNSiSohS ei'" i=
! ally.. said the Attorney General.
and ] would make my fortune :
Continuing. Mr.. Wolfe remarked
jokinely that these young men want
| capital punishment. II ! am ever
elected governor of South Carolina
and either of them are convicted OF
a capital crime will take great
pleasure in signing his death war-