The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-08-17
LANEY AT SPARTANBURG
From the Spartanburg Herald:


"Spartanburg is entertaining today
two candidates for governor of South
Carolina. They are spending few
days of the weeks recess in the state
campaign in Spartanburg resting and,
of course, campaigning bit. The gen.
tlemen are Thomas G. Mcleod, of
Bishopville, and George X. Laney, of
Chesterfield. In all probability one or
the other will be next governor of
South Carolina.
"The gentlemen, who are our
guests today, are tenjperamentally
quite different. This isl apparent at
the first glance. Physically they are
political types. Mcleod is short and
fat, round and good humored. He
wears, usually, broad-brim light col
ored hat, cooked just right, from
much lifting, with the sweatband
stained just enough to keep it from
looking new. He has the string tie.
too. He is affable, tells a good story
and is at heart a democrat. He likes
people and his sympathies are genu-
inc.
"Mr. Laney is the dark man in the
play. He is tall, has black hair, and
black eyes. His hair is long and he
affects lock that falls over his rather
pallid brow, when he is most intense.
He is an intense friend of the common
people-and perfectly honest about it.
He probably actually walks the floor
at night seething, or brooding, over
the wrongs inflicted upon the people
by state senate, hopelessly commit
ted to the corporate interests of the
state. Mr.. Laney, as senator, voted
against the Southern Railway in the
East Main street crossing matter last
year. He is also the senator, who so
intense upon bringing relief to the ag-
ricultural interests of the state last
winter, made some hurried remarks
about the Rev. "Billy" Sunday and
the invitation Spartanburg extended
the legislature to hear him, that he
afterwards explained with regrets. He
is honest and intense.
"Both Mcleod and Laney. under q
different political atmosphere than
exists in South Carolina politics just
at this time, would be standing for
something very positively. They
have honest convictions of a real
sort-but honest convictions unless
you can get away with them success
fully on their merits, are question
able things to express
State Senator George X. Laney,
of Chesterfield, candidate for COVER
nor, spent yesterday in Spartanburg,
and last night addressed a crowd of
several hundred voters at Pacolet.
He will remain in the city today
and will deliver an address at Saxon
Mills at $50 o'clock this morning,
will attend the county campaign
meeting at Woodruff today and will
deliver an address at Clifton and
Glendale tonight, and will go to
Greenville Friday morning.
Senator Laney was introduced to
the voters at Pacelet last night by
State Senator w. S. Rogers, of Spar
tanburg, who paid him a glowing
tribute, as a legislator. "Senator
Laney is true friend of the people,"
said Senator Rogers, "and he has al
ways been friend of Spartanburg
county. Whenever 1 have had local
measures in the legislature, such as
the bill in which the Main street
crossing. could always depend on
Senator Laney to the last ditch"
Senator Laney, in his talk at Paco-
let last night, said he did not know
who built the Pacolet mills and the
mill village, but he certainly was a
man of broad vision. He said Pacolet
was revelation to ham as a model
mill village, and he was amazed at the
the size of the community house, the
school building and the homes of the
operatives and the general layout Of
the town. "This is as it ought to be-"
he said, "it shows friendly interest
between labor and capital. The man.
agement here has shown that it has
the interest Of ,he people at heart,
and I am sure the people here have
the interest of the mill at heart. This
ought to be, and I have no doubt is
happy family"
Senator aLney reviewed his course
in the legislature during the past
twenty years, and told of having been
identified with the passage of the
many bills for the welfare of the peo-
pie. He was the author of the first bill
making an appropriation from the
ct afa treaauru for tho puhlic echnnlc