The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-14
CAMPAIGN GROWS
MORE SPIRITED
ATTACK ON HOPE BY SWEARIN-
GEN FEATURES DAY
ALL Candidates Save Coleman, Cantey
and Carter Heard at Meeting in
Bamberg
The State.

The State.
Bamberg, July 6.-Candid& IS For
state Offices spoke in Bamberg co&ay
to an audience of between 295 and
800 voters. All candidates were pres
ent except William Coleman of Union
and J. J. Cantey of Summerton, who
are offering for governor, and S. 7.
Carter, who is unopposed for the Of
Ice of state treasurer. 1t was nearly
4 O'Clock when the speaking by the
two dozen speakers was concluded,
although there was some delay IN the
program incident to the shifting of
locomotive which caused numerous
interruptions for the speakers, who
had to stop until the engine and
cars had made one of the periodic
switchings.
The most interesting development
of the day was the attack on j. H.
Hope of Union by John E. Swearln-
gen, state superintendent Of educa-
tion, who said Mr.. Hope had leaped
on his 'back like an assassin about
the text book adoption by the state
board of education, and true to the
teachings of his father ne would
shake him off. The Union candidate,
Mr.. Swearingen said, had become Of
Tended because he had referred to
the fact that Mr.. Hope had not men
toned that he served as book agent
last year when he was recounting his
record. Mr.. Hope, the STATE Sl2erin-
tendent said, had also been chended
because the state board, of which Mr..
Swearnigen was only one # nine
members, had not adopted the books
offered at price of 100 per cent
above the contract price of FIVE years
ago. Now, he said, Mr.. Hope was
lamenting the fact that text books
would prove expensive this year to
school patrons. If Mr.. Hope wanted
to save expenses by offering books at
100 ger cent advance, he was sorry
for him. Mr.. Swearingen sad, He
did MOI think the Office was proper
one for man who represented pub
fishing houses, he added, but if the
people wanted to vote for his oppon-
ent they should do so.
Hope Makes Reply
Replying to the state superintend-
ent of education, Mr., Hope said he
always pitied The man who lost his
temper, "for whe ma man loses his
temper he loses his judgment" H
said Mr.. Swearingen was saying he
was unfit for the Office because he
had been book agent. ''Politics
make strange bedfellows,' he contin-
ued. "It's a game, l tell YOU" He
did not think the time had come in
South Carolina when man could not
work for an honest living.
Referring to the list of text books
adopted, Mr.. Hope said it appeared
that somebody was needed in the Of
fee. He characterized the adoption
as the worst deal ever put over the
people. The state law calls for uni
form lists, he said, and the state
board had adopted duplicate lists. He
thought the members had exceeded
their powers in this. If he bad been
in the Office, before he wouId have
allowed this to have been put over he
would have resigned, Mr.. Hope stat
ed.
The school affairs of the state, he
said, were in the worst condition
they had been in for 27 years to his
own personal knowledge, and while
women made good teachers, he knew
business man was needed in the Of
fee to meet the exactions of the pre-
sent financial embarrassments.
The race Tor comptroller general
also added slant of interest again
today as did that for attorney gen.
eral.
Walter E. Duncan, comptroller
general and offering for reelection,
told the voters that his opponent, T.
Hagood Gooding, former auditor of
Hampton county, had yesterday at
st. George attempted to explain away
the muddle in Hampton county 5y
saying that it was the fruit of parti-
san politics. "But it's one of those
things which viii not explain away"
Mr.. Duncan said, reading excerpts
from the copy of the order by the
state supreme court to vacate the Of
fee within "a hours and - turn over
to the present auditor re books and
records of the office. M, Duan.~ said