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THE STATE CAMPAIGN MEETING At Walhalla Not Largely Attended. About 800 Present. There wore about 300 people pres ent at the State campaign meeting In Walhalla last Friday. Il might have been mistaken, but for the few bursts of "alleged" wit and some wild thrusts by ono or two of the candi dates at present State officials and at opposing candidates, for a meeting of no particular significance other than "meetin1 together." There was noth ing of ginger or "pep" in thc thing, even Ex-Govornor Bleaso confining himself to very moderato (for him) criticisms of Governor Manning and his administration. If we were called upon to judge of the general trend of sontlmont, as represented at this small gathering, wo would say that Mr. Cooper, a can didate for Governor, was the favor ite, taking "the whole bunch, by and large," so to speak. But, then, no one has asked us for our opinion on thiF matter, and we will "consider the incident closed." Tho meeting was called to order by County Chairman Jas. M. Moss, who requested Rev. W. H. Hamilton, of the Presbyterian church, to offer a prayer. At the conclusion of the prayer the meeting was thrown open to tho speakers, I). W. McLaurln, a candidate for State Treasurer, be ing the first speaker. Mr, McLaurln charged that In the recent bond salo the Treasurer wanted to let tho bonds go privately after advertise ment for ten days. He said he had no charge to make against Mr. Car ter-but, he said, in significant man ner, "What a chance for graft!" Ile also charged that Mr. Carter had educated his child at one of the State institutions, at the expense of the State, "by taking the pauper's oath." There was little of consequence to his speech, as he seemed to have forgot ten pretty much everything but to direct attacks at his opponent and his administration of the office he holds. S. T. Carter, present State Treasurer, who ls ask ing for re-election, followed Mr. Mc Laurln. He was ruffled, it was plain to be seen, and opened his remarks with the blunt statement "that these dirty insinuations have got to stop." "If Mr. McLaurln," he said, "has any charges to make against nie, let him make tho charges and I will answer them," but insinuations, he said, must stop. He booted at. tho insinu ation made as to graft. In regard to the education at the public ex pense, he slated that at the time bc took the State aid he was poor, hav ing been burned out, and "lt was be fore I held public offlce or was asso ciated with a bank." His remarks were in the main along this line, with nothing of special interest. For Railroad Commissioner \V. T. Thrower was "first at bat" with "Canslcr, of Tirzah," on deck and Albert S. Fant to follow. Mr. Thrower called attention to the need of well-trained business men in the office of tho Railroad Commission, and tho great possibilities there are for saving the people of thc State large sums of money every year by looking after their interests. He cited the Instance, of the cotton mill industry alone, in which the South, and South Carolina tn particular, had been robbed of millions of dollars be fore the offlce of Railroad Commis sioner was established, The South, he said, enjoyed every natural ad vantage that could accrue to the great cotton industry, and yet for years and years tho South was sys tematically robbed of thc benefits that had come to her by nature, the railroads discriminating in favor of the New England mills to such an ex tent that they were able to pay freight on the raw material, manu facture lt, then undersell the South ern mills and still have a greater margin of profit than the Southern mills, right at thc cotton Holds. This had all been stopped by the opera tions of tho Railroad Commissioners of the Southern States, who bad car ried their points before the Inter state Commission, securing only jus tice for the Southern mills. But it takes business men to look after these things, and he felt that he could bring business ability and en ergy with him into the management of his end of the work sufficient to justify his appeal to tho voters of the State for their support. "Cansler, of Tirzah," followed, and managed to kee]) tho crowd In a good humor, bringing occasion ripples of laughter by his remarks. He said that ho was not running on his looks and that he admitted that his oppo nents had tho host of him In that re spect. "But," ho shouted, "I can't help it If God gave mo tho brains and my opponents only good looks. If you want brains in the conduct of the affairs of the Railroad Commis sion voto for Cansler; if you want "looks vote for some of tho other fel lows.". Ho had no political ancestry to boast of like some of the other gentlemen running for office, and if he had he wouldn't mention it, for "I am tho greatest of my line." Time was called on Mr. Cansler after his full allotment had been taken up In a ! jocular vein, and ho broke off in the middle of n sentence, apparently re luctant to give place to the other candidates, whom he greeted with a smile as he went to the rear. Albert S. Fant, of Anderson, was the next speaker. He is a young man of good presence, and stated that this was the first time that he had ever asked for public office. He gave full information ns to the personnel of the present Commission, showing that they were all from the lower and central portions of the State He is the only candidate from the Pied mont section and felt that this part of the State is entitled tb representa tion in the body. He would, he said, bring with him Into the oillce, if elected, ability, honesty and an earn est desire to serve the interests of the people of the whole State. He is running, he said, on his own merits and not on the demerits of his oppo nents. Thirteen years ago he had lort the plow handles without a dol lar to enter business in other lines, and conies now to ask the support of tho people, brlng'ng with him a rec ord showing not . dy a measure of success, but having tho highest en dorsement and commendation from hts employers. G. McDuflle "Hampton, who is seek .*ng re-election to the ofllce of Rail road Coin missioner, twas the next speaker. He was glad, he said, to get back into the hill country of South Carolina, with which he had been long familiar by reason of hav ing resided in the mountains for many summers. He had learned to know and to love the good people of the hills, "than whom there are no better under the sun." He felt thal he had done his duty In the position he held and hoped for the support of H e people of Oconee. He felt that he bad special qualifications for the du ties of tho office, being by profession a civil engineer, and having found amjile scope for the exercise of his practical knowledge in this line since becoming a member of the Railroad Commission, He referred to the changes demanded of the railways ol this State in regard to replacing wooden bridges and trestles with substantial masonry work, and stated that the freight rates now obtaining in this State were the best that oui people had ever enjoyed. W. H. Kelley based his appeal tc the people of South Carolina for theil votes strictly upon his merits. H( was a business man and sought th< ofllce of Railroad Commissioner be cause he believed that he could serv< the people with ability. He {hough he knew the needs of the people, am would pledge his best efforts in theil behalf if chosen to take a scat In tin body. .lohn T. Duncan was the first speaker on the list o candidates for Governor. He strucl out "right from the shoulder," tack ling almost everything and every body. He is a firm believer in tin State warehouse system, which, how ever, he said must be kept out o politics. What wo most need, Iv said, is a national warehouse, systen with the Federal government had of it. and he advocates a man in th< President's cabinet to have charge o marketing, warehousing and forelgi selling of all surplus crops, He want ed this country to be able lo dispos of her products without first bavin to consult John Dull. Ile knocke the gallon-a-uionth law and paid bl respects to the press of the State Duncan doesn't think much of Mi Cooper, he said, as "he has airead betrayed the Bleaseites and the Cor servatlves, and is now making hi death-bed repentance campaign." Bu he's loo late, he asserted. If electee he (Duncan) promised to be Govei nor of all the people. Governor lt. I. Manning would have been tho next speak o but he was unavoidably absent, ha' lng been called to Columbia on oil dal business Mi connection with tl mustering in of the National Otiai for service on the Mexican horde Chairman Moss read a telegram froi tho Governor expressing his regret ? being unahlo to attend the meeting I Oconeo, and promising to visit th section later before the campais closed if he found it possible to do s When Mr. Moss had finished his reai lng of tho telegram be announce that there was a handsome bouqu sent up for tho Governor, and tho was a slight ripple of applause th greeted this announcement. Ex-Governor Colo Wi, Iliense was the next speaker. He bogan 1 saying that this wa'; not an unusu proceeding, tho sending of flowers f tho dead, but that he was satislb that the bouquet had been made 1 after it was learned that Mr. Ma ning would not be present, as it w not customary for the corpse view the floral offerings. Ho sa that he believes that every citizen South Carolina knows that (Blease) was alone* Governor of tl State during the four years he hold the office, and that if elected again lie would be the Governor and there would be no dictation from any quar ter. Rehearsed the revoking of all commissions to notaries public, stat ing that when he went out of office there was not a negro notary lu tho State; that there were several now. Charged that the State Executive Committee arranged the campaign for this section of the State just at this time so that lils friends would be busy and would not get to hear him speak. He made a sweeping charge that South Carolina to-day was more lawless than it had ever been. He rapped the Board of Char ities and Correction, Tax Commission and various other commissions and bodies of the State government. Fa vors biennial sessions of the Legisla ture, and charged that the past Gen oral Assembly gave Governor Man ning a fund of $50,000 with which to head off lawlessness, and that In the guise of constables a horde of men aro going over the State working for tho re-election of Manning at the State's expense. "1 know," he said, "for I've got a brother-in-law that's one of them." Said the Governor hod "wriggled a good deal at Spar tanburg, squirmed at Greenville, shu (Red about noticeably at Picketts, and at Walhalla had tucked tail and run away." He received a considera ble amount of applause as ho closed his remarks and a bunch of follow ers left shortly after he closed. Robert A. Cooper began his remarks by saying that h< had been In public life for 1G yean and had never secured an office bj pulling another man down or attack ing his personal character er pilbil? record. He ls seeking tho office o Governor because he has an ambl tion to be the Chief Executive of tin great State of South Carolina and be lleves that ho can serve the Interest! of the people of our State. He hm no apology to mako for seeking tin office, and denied most emphatlcall: the charges made by other candidate that he had betrayed anybody or an; faction in the politics of South Caro lina. He had no promises to muk that he would reduce taxes, becaus no man could tell what condition might arise in the affairs of the State He did promise, however, that 1 elected he would guard well the af propitiations, seeking to keep thet in reasonable bounds while not sac riflcing the Interests of the citizens c the State In any of the public inst: tutioii8. He was tired, he said, c hearing every two years rash pron {ses to reduce taxes, with the fae staring us in the face that taxes ai to-day three times greater than the were 20 years ago. Would o pp OE the creation of any useless offices favored higher education In ot State institutions, but the publ schools of the State should have lot ger terms, better equipment an greater efficiency. Opposed fr< scholarships in State institution and would advocate these schola ships being awarded to the people i the State at minimum charge, tho r cipient to'repay the State after cor pleting education. Ninety por coi of the general public will alwa have to depend on the free publ schools for what education is r ceived, and he favored more atte tlon to these schools. Wanted see a new system whereby the sim farmer could become a land-ownt Too many farmers tilling tho soll h longing to other men. Favor warehouse system, government mt) keting facilities, regulation of insu ance. Tho government, he s,i( could never mako the citizen ric but lt could give him advantages th were proper and right, for tho m who needs help, to receive at t hands of his government. With t statement that he would, If elect? be the Governor nf all the peop with no favorites among certs classes or factions, he closed his i marks amid a ripple of applav that came from all sections of t audience. John M. Deschampa followed 'Mr. Cooper. Ile began giving a brief history of himself, ginning with the time whoo, as mere lad, he had an ambition learn, getting lils first inform?t by asking questions long before was old enough to go to school. T had been his life habit. Whatever undertook he sought to do thoron ly. He'never went at anything ii half-hearted way. He was In race for Governor with all his hoi and he was going to win if he co rood aright the signs of the ci paign and the trend of thought tho people all over South Ca roll He favored greater advantages the public schools of the State i absolutely free tuition in the St institutions. Favored land regisi tion law and a law that, would ll tho nmount of land that could owned by one man. Too many la land-holders and too many furn who do not own their own far Favored the rural credits syst and saw in tho farmers owning tl own homes the possibility of e man who "digs lils living from ground" becoming able to finance oporntlons direct with great ad\ tage to himself. He ts making race on his own merits, ho said. If elected promisod to know no i nor set of men save as ho ct know them collectively and s< them in serving the whole peoph Andrew J. Bethen is seeking re-election as Lleutei Governor. He ?began his remark calling attention to the great Int*] ance of the office and by recal those illustrious men who have it, some stepping from tho Lieu ant Governorship into tho Go nor'8 office. It was no less imr ant to have an able Lieutenant ( ernor thaq to have an able Go nor, for the former is apt at time to succeed to thc latter's p1 "It is a man's job," ho said. He paid a high tribute to tho Gorman citi zens of this section, descendants of a nation of people whom he had but recently hud opportunity, on his travels with the Ford peace party, to observe in their Individual and na tional life. He had been greatly im pressed with the German people on this trip, mai ho congratulated tho people of this section upon the source of their origin. He hoped to continue to give bis best service to tho people of the Stato for another tenn |n inc Lieutenant Governor's office, and would appreciate the sup port of the people of Oconee. Dr. G. T. li. Adams is seeking Mr. Bethen'? present of fice. He was surprised, he said, that Mr. Dethea should come to Oconee and address the German citizens al most exclusively. "Why," he said, "you're not Germans, or 1 am badly mistaken. You are good American citizens, and 1 want to talk to you as American citizens." He said that Mr. Bothoa should have been in South Carolina attending to tho duties of the office of Lieutenant Governor of this -state instead of gallvantlng all over Germany at Ford's expense and drawing his pay as a servant of the people of South Carolina. He spoke of Mr. Bethea's work as Code Commissioner of South Carolina and said that while the ordinary product of that position was tho South Caro lina Code of Laws. Mr. Bethea's work is referred to frequently by tho lawyers of the State as "South Caro lina's Code of Errors." He prom ised, if elected, to give close per sonal attention to the duties of the office. George W. Widcnmn, was the first candidate for Secretary of State to speak. He was a mem ber or the General Assembly and had fought the proposed Increase in salaries in that department. Tho Secretary or State and his assistants had said that they could not live on the salaries they were receiving. Said he knew that there plenty ol good men in the State who would he glad to have the office for the present sal ary, and he was one of them. Didn't think it would be right to continue these men in ofilce when they cmld not live on the salary it paid. He ls opposed to compulsory education and had fought that In the Senate, as he had also the child labor legis lation. Didn't want nnybody com ing around telling people that they must send their children to school or should not work them, lt was no body's business but tho parents of the children. W. Hunks Dove ls also seeking the office of Secretary of State. He is now holding tho place of assistant to the Secretary of State, and is thoroughly familiar with the duties of the office, he said. He promised an economical adminis tration of the office, bnsod on busi ness methods and conscientious ser vice, if elected. His service as as sistant, he felt, peculiarly fitted him for advancement to the Secretary ship, and he hoped for ravorable con sideration at the hands or the peo ple of Oconee. Spoke Under Difficulties. Those candidates who followed tho Gubernatorial candidates spoke un der difficulties. So soon as the last Gubernatorial aspirant had finished speaking the crowd begnn to dwin dle, and when the last man finished he was addressing more empty benches than citizens of Oconee. lt was about 2 o'clock when the speak ing had ended and a few had remain ed, tired and dinnerless, through out the whole "performance." The attention accorded all the can didates was admirable, and there, was nothing whatever to mar the speak ing. The whole meeting was typi cal of Oconee---good natured, pa tient, interested, yet not demonstra tive. It seemed that those who lis tened tried hard to?der!ve some ben efit from the "long siege." With what success we do not attempt to MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to a decree of the afore said Court, lu the case named below, I will offer for sale, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at Walhalla, South Carolina, on MONDAY, thc 3d day of JULY, 1916, between the legal hours of sale, the lot of land below described: George M. Ansel. Plaintiff, against March or Morris Gadsden et al., D? tendants. AU that certain piece, parcel or lot or land, situate, lying and being in tho Town or Walhalla, County of Oconee, State of South Carolina, con taining two and two-thirds acres, more or loss; bounded on the north by lot of Got jen, on the east by Church street and lot of G. M. Ansel, south by lots of G. M. Ansol and west by lots of G. M. Ansel and W. T. Maxwell, same being known as a portion of tho December Gadsden property. Terms of Sale: Cash on day of sale. In event of purchasor falling to comply the Master is to resell said premises on the following sale day at the risk of the former purchaser or purchasers. Purchaser to pay extra for stamp and papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. June 14, 1916. 24-26 FOR S^L1L,JS. 5a ACHES-One-luilf mlle of West Union, S. C., on public road. Two ?1-room residences, and barns; 32 acres in cul?vnUon. Price reasonable. B. R. MOSS, RI AL ESTATE DEALER, Walhalla, S. O. Summer Time-Fly Time. Now is the time to rid your Home of the dreaded FLY. Screen your HOME ; be in time. No excuse whatever of taking any chances with the Pests, as our warehouses are full up of these Summer Necessities. Screen Doors $1.00 and up. Screen Windows-adjustable 50c. to $1.00. Screen Wire, Black and Galvan ized, all widths, 15c. per yard up. Ice Cream Freezers, Hammocks, Ice Chests, Water Coolers. OIL STOVES, MAJESTIC RANGES, ALUMINUM and WHITE WARE. NU-GLOSS. KYANIZE. JAPALAC. Automobile Tires Electric Fans Electric Irons A few beautiful Electric Lamps to close out at Factory Cost. Matheson Hardware Co., Westminster, S. C. ?IH E U N I VE ITS A*. C AR When over half thc motor cars in America to-day-about a million and a quarter-arc of one make, there must bc a mighty good reason, In every kind of service, under all conditions of road and weather, Ford cars have proved the most dependable, eco nomical and efficient servants of men. Touring Oar, $140; Runabout, $390; Coupe lot, $500; Town Car, $040; Sedan, $740. All prices f. o. h. Detroit. On sale nt Piedmont Auto Co., Walhalla, S. C. Phone 34, Westminster, S, C, Phone 18. SHOES Oxfords, Low Cuts ?fi ?fi We have just received a big shipment of OXFORDS and LOW CUT SHOES. ?fi We have a big and complete stock of STYLE PLUS CLOTHING, Dry Goods and General Merchandise, ?fi ?fi Wc atc agents for MITCHELL Wag ons, MOYER, TYSON & JONES and BABCOCK Buggies. ?fi ?fi A big and complete stock of Harness, Hardware and Farm Supplies, ?fi ?fi Paints and Oils-Lime and Cement, See us for Good Merchandise at Right Prices, W. P. Nimmons, Seneca, S. C.