The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-19

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Against; Jackson
Greenwood, Aug. 15.-Fghting
stubbornly if not bitterly for every
inch of ground as the end of the
campaign is neared candidates for
state Offices today enlivened the
meeting at White Spring Park, in
the end. of the city, with statements
and thrusts that indicate an even
warmer time may be expected be-
fore the. county-to-county meetings
come. to a close next week.
Candidates for state superin-
tendent of education, lieutenant
governor and commissioner, Of ag-
riculture We'd with the gubernator-
ial candidates in the amount of in
terest created. Many statements
made at the meeting today by rea-
son of the fact that an opponent
did not have opportunity to reply
are expected to bring more life
and ginger into the meetings than
have been. shown SO. far. Particu-
larly is this true of the meeting
at Laurens tomorrow when George
w. Wightman, candidate for COM
missioner of agriculture, will fol-
low his. opponent. B. Harris. the
incumbent. -
Mr. Harris. from the platform
today, advised the voters to care
fully consider if "a candidate for
the Office ofoc moseminisr 8 So
the office of commissioner of ,asri-
culture was a real dirt farmer or
a picture peddler."" Mr.. Wightman
had spoken first and had no op-
portunity to reply. However. he
requested Mr.. Harris, as the latter
took his seat, to- be sure to men
ton the picture agent incident"
tom at Laurens and that he.
Mr.. Wightman, would have an an
swer ready
For superintendent Of education,
John E. Swearingen, the incum-
bent: j. H. Hope, of Union and
Cecil H. seigler, Of Aiken, injected
the warmest words into the meet
ing. l~..s
Mr.. Hope characterized as zone
who is not fit to be superintendent
sof. education, would indulge in
such dirty, contemplate mud sling
ing in reference to Mr.. Swearin-
gems statement that Mr.: Hopes
expenses might be paid by a text
book concern. Mr.. Swearingen re-
peated the assertion made at New
berry that while he did not make
the, direct charge he would not be
surprised if Mr.. Hopes expenses
were paid by textbook company.
!. Mr.. .Seisler, while not mention
ing the name of any particular can
didate, referred to these words said
to have been made by one OF his
opponents:
He. has complained of buying
books until his back is burdened.
That mans children are not living
with him and he has possibly not
bought a book for them in ten
years" ~.
Mr.. Swearingen, continuing to
direct his remarks to Mr. Hope,
said he would like to ask that can
didate where he was and what he
was doing while out Of the state.
In the three-cornered race for
lieutenant governor, Dr.. E. G. L
Adams led off by charging that
one of his opponents had been
brought out by graduates of a GER
tain institution. E. B. Jackson,
who followed, made no mention
of that charge but confined HIM
self to his usual address.
J. K. Owens, the third candidate
for the Office, promptly stated that
he wished to lay all the cards on
the table before. the voters and
read a letter said to have been
written in the interest of Mr..
Jackson,s candidacy by. James H.
Hammond, a former Citadel man of
Columbia. Extracts from the let
ter said to have been written by
Mr.. Hammond to a former Citadel
man ia another town follows: In
the present Citadel situation it
would be very fortunate for us if
Jackson is elected. It is incum-
bent upon all of us who have, the
institution at heart to leok out for
its interests. AS an old Citadel man
I was instrumental, with others, in
persuading Jackson to make the
race long before the other gentle
men were known"
John T. Duncan. who did not at
tack Blease at the meeting yes
terday in Newberry, resumed his
thrusts at Mr.. Blease today. He
also declared that Mcleod was the
first choice for governor and Laney
the second choice of Edwin Wales
Robertson, of Columbia.
Mr.. Blease declared that while
he had not made as little as $4,000
per year (Which is the salary of
the governor Of South Carolina)
for the past seven years he stood
ready to rid the state Of the
worst case of stomacheache it has
ever had and which was thrust
upon the people by DR.. Dick