Evening star., 1950-07-08
Candidates Wind Up
Campaign Debates
In South Carolina
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Negroes were seated in the same
sections with whites. But Ne
groes were few in number.
He called on Federal Govern
ment to abandon new socialistic
projects, costing millions Of dol
lars. The serious situation in
which the country finds itself, he
said, made such a course all the
more imperative.
He warned his hearers that the
United States today confronts
problems more serious than we
have ever faced"
\ Millions of people die for the
fright to vote" he said, "and we
just take it for granted. 1t is a
solemn duty for you to vote for
man of experience and ability"
Calls For Youth in Office.
Thomas H. Pope. 37-year-old
speaker of the House, a veteran
OF the last war, was next up. De-
claring that youth was needed in
Government today-a shot at the
former Secretary of State, who is
7l-Mr. Pope declared that every
great movement in the past, in
Guiding the American revolution
was led by young men.
''Mr. Byrnes," he said, should
recall that when he was 81 he
; ran for Congress against a man
who was three e-score years of age.
His cry was to give a young man
a chance" He recalled that Mr..
Byrnes, when he was supporting
President Roosevelts Supreme
Court packing bill, declared that
no man should be in important
judiciary Office after the age Of
10, but should be retired.
There were boos from the
crowd. and Mr.. Pope declared that
my leather lunged friends are
louder, but I will talk a little loud
er too," he continued.
Stone Has Crowd Laughing.
Marcus A. Stone, lumberman
from Florence had the crowd
laughing and cheering with his
attack on Mr.. Byrnes. HE says"
said Mr.. Stone, HE wants to be
governor so that he can undo the
things he did in Washington. I'd
vote for him. if he can undo half
the things he did in Washington
himself"
Mr.. Stone said his own program
would include cut in the highest
State income tax rate to 25 per
cent. abolishment of the inheri-
tance tax, meeting of the Legisla-
ture only once every two years,
with the session limited to so days.
That" he said, would give
time enough to pass all the laws
that may be needed and to appro-
; PIRATE all the money we ought to
spend. "a poor man in South
, Carolina has only three friends,
Sears Roebuck. God Almighty and
i Marcus Stone"
Sees Inconsistency.
Lester L. Bates, insurance COM
pany president, took up the chase
after Mr.. ByrneS, asking what
labor could expect from a man
VINO had voted against minimum
wage of Is cents an hour.
He suggested that Mr.. Byrnes
was inconsistent in opposing
Federal aid to education-when
the Federal government was Civ
ing aid to the States for roads,
parity payments for the farmers
and a half dozen other things.
Referring to the fact that Mr..
! Byrnes had split with the Truman
S administration, Mr.. Bates insisted
= it would be tragic if war came to
e have a governor of South Caro-
lima who could not cooperate
Fundamentally with Washington
The crowd really turned on the
boos and cheers when Gov. Thur.
mond and Senator Johnston, the
two candidates for the Senate
nomination. got under way.
p Gov. Thurmond was first up, anc
, he repeated his many charges thai
Senator Johnston is a Trumanit.
and has the support of the Negroe.
= and the labor bosses.
e Senator Johnston, for his part
a defended himself from these
charges and lambasted Gov. Thur.
mond. At one point, Gov. Thur
mond declared that Senator Johns
t ton, while he was Governor, had
4 entertained Sally Rand, the fan
: dancer, at the Governors mansion.
: I'D like to have her now" a
voice shouted from the crowd,
! amid loud laughter.