The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-06-21
STATE CAMPAIGN
OPENS IN COLUMBIA
Featured by Appearance of
Women Candidates
WOMEN GIVEN
BIG OVATIONS

| Candidates. All Candidates Stapa
on Platform of Economy and Edu.
cation.
Columbia Record, Tuesday.
peatured by the appearance OF two
women of South Carolina, who are for
the first time in the history OF the
state seking q state office, the BIZ
ennal campaign opened in Columbia
Iuesday morning. An audience or
'oo to 500 people was present when
the opening gun was fired, but had
dwindled to a mere handful of faith
fuls' when the final speeches were
made in mid-afternoon, when the can
didates for commissioner OF agricul-
ture and adjutant general were heard.
The campaign did not furnish any
/ sensations. One of the candidates for
attorney general charged extravaganza
in that office and aother candidate for
the office Of comptroller general to
succeed the incumbent, r. III. Goodine
OF Hampton who was deposcd as au-
ditor Of Hampton county devoted
much Of his speech to a denial Of any
irregularities in that office.
a. b. Langley, presided. He asked
the audience to give each candidate
a respectful hearing.
The Rev. w. II. Boggs, pastor Of
Arsenal Hill Presbyterian church, Of
fered the invocation.
| j. Is. Owens for lieutenant governor
wired that he would be unable to at
tend the first few days on account Of
ether business.
| The candidates for governor were
allotted 20 minutes each. Cole i.
Bleasc was tho first speaker. He read
a statement OF his platform and stated
he would deliver a public address in
Columbia at a later date stating his
position more specifically.
| FIc states lie was in the race at the
solicitation Of his friends. He stood
for reduction Of taxes, the abolition Of
useless Offices. He advocated liberal
appropriations for all state institu-
tions but opposed extravaganza. He
| favored building up the public sys-
TEN. He believed in paying school
teachers sufficient salaries. He would
urge passage Of laws to further and
protect labor. lie stood for liberal
support, even to extravaganza IL nee
essary for Confederate veterans. He
favored the strictest enforcement of
the laws.
| Mr.. Blease said he would know no
! c., nt inia
alities unless they were started by his
opponents he said
He said he would abolish the
State Tax commission, which he de-
scribed as useless. He wanted the tax
levy reduced bu cutting to the bot
tom edge without hurting necessary
operation of the government. He fay-
ored a one mill tax levy for free
schools. He favored a purchasing
board for state officials to have con-
troll of buying supplies, ETC., for state
institutions. They would receive no
extra salary. He stood for tax on
water power Of the state for bi-en"
NAL session Of the General Assembly,
for care of Catawba indians by the
United States Government.
He urged all women to register ana
vote
J. j. Cantey, Of Summerton, canda-
date for governor, was absent.
John r.. Duncan Of Columbia, thought
the state should conserve her resourc-
es lie spoke at some length on the wa
ter power industry OF the state and or
its possibilities. lie attacked the "sys-
TEN" as he has done in previous cam
paigns. He favored rights for taie
llaboring man.
George X. Laney, Of Chesterfield,
said he was "tied to no mans or no
n womans apron strings" He wanted
the highest or the lowest citizen TO
come to him IL he be elected and ne
would treat all with the same privi-
|leges. He thought all, business inter-
tests should rise to the assistance OK
the agricultural interests and Its
problems. The farmer Is the basis OF
the welfare OF the state. He has as-
'|ways been loyal friend of the farm
er, ne said.
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