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m* iltfofd. VOL. XXXI. KIXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. 1916. NO. 23 STATE, CAMPAIGNERS AT KIN6STREE MEETING HERE SATURDAY?A QUIET. ORDERLY AUDIENCESPEECHES IN BRIEF. The State campaign party landec in Kingstree Saturdaymorning.com ing here from Georgetown. Th< only candidate absent from th< meeting was E C L Adams, an aspir ant for Lieutenant Governor. Ex Governor Blease did not come hen with the other candidates and die not reach Kingstree until after the meeting had started. He was or hand in time to take his turn on the platform when Gov R I Manninghac finished his address. The meeting was held in the court house yard, where a platforrr had been erected under the trees foi the purpose,and about 1,000 people among whom were a number of la V TL . dies, heard the canaiaaies. mi meeting was rather tame and order ly. Exceedingly tame compared wit! previous State campaign meeting! in that it was practically free fron mud-slinging and abusive epithets. The candidates were all well re ceived and given an attentive hear ing. Governor Manning was greetec with hearty and prolonged applaus< and easily held first place in the re ? ception extended the party. Th< T manfi'nrr u-oc nroqiHpH OVPT hv C0Un UIV^VIU^ ?* ww v. ty Chairman P H Stall. Lieutenant Governor A J Bethej was the first speaker to be introduc ed. He was glad to be here anc thanked the voters of Williamsburj for the handsome majority giver him in the county two years ago. He referred to his trip as a member ol the Ford peace party; and mention ed the thrift of the people of Den mark as an incentive to our people at this particular time of distress ^ He argued against partisan politics, urging that candidates asking sup port should hold up some ideals anc visions of service other than demerit* rtf nrvrvinpnf AMP VA Vjyj/VMV-.. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. Following Mr Bethea, Mr Georgt W Wightman, candidate for Secre tary of State, reviewed his record ai State Senator, emphasizing that he |UUUUIIllllllllUllllllUlllilUUftlUUlil I I m.a I Til \ | \ Guars i= ^ in i f 1 5000: I H TWT?"M Vftii I W/ I | T V get somett I = rubber and fabri | zation of these | the maker's ste 1 tion for Quality If guaranteed in y I miles. Measure p better tires by 15 ItnTL/i'I. A^L&ma rtn*. fw rut# Vl/ft&l 0 U>/ I we are giu Sc ' * 1 Ki"sHar(l' RinnnnnnmnnmunnniiHiHiini i ? \ was largely "in the minority in his | efforts," he having fought bitterly | compulsory school attendance legisl lation and child labor laws, and had been instrumental in killing many ^ worthless bills. He believed that not infrequently a representative in the) r ^rriolotnre hpct ?prVPfl hj<) I J CCIJOIC VI AiV ^lOIHVMkV vvwv ??.. . constituents by helping to kill bills rather than hv makinsr new l^s. In replying to the debate by Mr Wightman, Mr W Banks Dove, who is also an aspirant for the office of Secretary of State,told the audience & j that he had been chief clerk in the office for eight years and prided himself on being familiar with the laws governing the various corporations j of the State. Mr Dove told of the work he is doing along educational lines in the mill district of the capital city. FOR STATE TREASURER. Mr D W McLaurin, candidate for ' State Treasurer, accused Mr Carter, present incumbent, of drawing up* wards of a $5,000 annual salary and at the same time educating his 1 daughter at Winthrop college under the charity provision, and said that Clemson graduates,who put Mr Carter in office,were now forsaking him. He told the voters to work through j the Legislature for better pensions for Confederate veterans and veter* ans' widows. Mr McLaurin referred IU IIJ9 wai lu^tu. Mr S T Carter, offering for re-election to the office of State Treasurer. in replying to his opponent, said he had no war record to play on the j sentiment of the peopie to gain their votes. He should not be blamed for ' this, he pleaded, in that he was not born until six years after the war. Apparently his record as State Treasurer, he said,has been satisfactory to everyone except his opponent, who had tried every means to induce others to enter the field,and had offered to pay the expenses of one man if he ' would come out for the office. FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. Mr James Cansler, candidate for ' i Railroad Commissioner, said that he i is crippled in the leg, while his "unidergrowth" opposition is crippled in ? i the head. Mr Albert S Fant asked that the test of Thomes Jefferson be i applied when casting ballots for the '.office of Railroad Commissioner: "Is iiiuuuiiiiuuuuiiiiUUiiuuiidlHiimiid E S 1JR X i i E S mteed I uriting | MILES [ buy Ajax tires you | ling more than fine 1 ic and the vulcani- 1 ? two. You get I adfast determina- i r. Ajax tires are 1 writing for 5000 ? 1 in miles, Ajax are 1 00 miles. i i claiming Quality g iranteeing it" ? >ld by g E s rare Company f E iinmimniiinrniiinHHiinfinimnimnni he honest? Is he competent? Will be faithful to the duties of the c fice if elected?" He was anxious th this test be applied to himself. A G McDuffie Hampton asked for su port upon his qualification as a cr engineer and because of experien in the office. He particularly stresa his work in compelling railroads abandon the policy of coa?tr?cth wooden trestles. Dr W H Kelly li ened the task of building up and d ^ ^ i? r veloping Soutn uaronna 01 prupt tions commensurate with that of tl constructions of Solomon's tempi Mr W T Thrower said he came b fore the people with the endors ment of Chesterfield county, ai that he is the only candidate for tl office east of Columbia. FOR GOVERNOR. Governor Manning was the fir speaker of the candidates for Go ernor. The Chief Executive said I sympathized with the flood sufferei and assured his hearers that he wou sound a general appeal for contrib tions to relieve these victims. The Governor reviewed the la lcoe oftnHiHnns confronting him tv years ago, when liquor was open and brazenly sold, (he laws trampli under foot and criminals turni loose on the people wholesale, consequence of his relentless pres ure for law enforcement a healtl sentiment has grown up and this f vorable public opinion is rescuir fUo IQ 11' flQ PVtrtpflPPd luc aim ui tin. iu?, ww true bills, convictions and pleas guilty in Charleston to charges liquor selling. The Chief Executi stressed the sympathetic and hear accord in which his office and tl Legislature worked, the welfare the State always being at stake. ft Manning also told the story of tl revolution of the State hospital f the insane, it being converted into hospital for the sick instead of an i stitution for the reception of crirr nals. i?C-(i0V UOie Li Dieustf uesiKuan as false the statement made by Jol T Duncan, Esq, at Monck's Corm that Blease had said in the Piedmoi he would cut the meetings in the lo counties, where they raised "on niggers and alligators." Any mt who made such a statement, he sai was "a common, every-day liar." Though bitterly characterizing }/ Manning's administration as "tl most lawless since 1876," he bo; eloquent tribute to the Governor uncompromising zeal for law e: " i - iL, 117: forcement bv reterringio me wuiu boro tragedy when four lives wei lost. That Sheriff Hood was con polled to deliver his negro victim 1 the court or lose his commission ; Sheriff. The speaker also accuse the Governor of compromising lav cheating useless offices and commi sions. The former Governor also a tacked the chairman of the tax con mission, "who pays only $1 poll t? and Abbeville county should pay 81 of that back." In contradiction < his usual policy of being Goyernor< his "friends only," the late incun bent says h<* "p eposes to be tl Governor of aii the people." R A Cooper, Esq, wanted it di tinctly understood that if elected 1 would not abuse the pardon pow< by usinpr it a9 an instrument to r ward his friends and punish his en mies. "The convict may be yoi 3on,yourJhrother or your best friem but don't Ithink because you vote for me that I'll destroy the verdii i-aaa uninoo onntzinPC U1 iwciyc JUI JIIJCU UUIWJ wutiMvv absolutely that a mistake has be made." Mr Cooper pleaded for s intensive development of agricu ture, pointing out that last yei South Carolina imported six millic pounds of butter. He wanted to I Governor if he could win it fairl and honestly. "If elected, I'll n< ask how you voted. Any man wh tries to be the Governor of a factic or Governor of his friends cannot 1 Governor of anyone. Think of o; past history!" i he Mr J M DesChamps said his mot >f- er was born in Williamsburg coun at and if his kinsfolk were remove 'lr nothing would be left here but t p- trees and the earth. Mr DesCham ril also explained he obtained the so ce briquet of "barnyard" candidate 1 ed mimicking the calls of the barnya to fowls, which proved to be a deiigr ig ful diversion each day from the cc it* vention's routine of debate and pt ie- sonal vituperation. He was makii >r- a lion's fight to be Governor,he sai he John T Duncan. Esq, charged th le. "Cole L Blease stole the records o >e- of the Governor's office, covering 1 ie- his trail, and now he boasts nothii id has been proven on him." T he speaker also argued that Mr Coop had been in the race but two days In answer to Mr Bleaso's denial st the statement that he did not inte v* to visit some of the low count counties, where they raise only r s, jjrroes and alligators, Mr Dune ^ charged again that this state me u* was made at a meeting with mill c erators in Anderson county. 1 Blease's statement that he would vo Governor of all the people was ehf 'y acterized as "deathbed repentance ?d OFF FOR THE BORDER. In National Guard Leaves Styx, S for Fort Bliss, Texas. iy a. The first regiment of the Sou Carolina National Guard entrain in Monday for the border. They v, of travel in three sections, Lieut ( of McCully in command of the fir: ve Maj Spratt of the second, and ( ty Blythe of the third section. T he first comprises 1,015 enlisted m of and fifty-three officers. jr The Field hospital company, t ie cavalry troop, and the engineer coi or pany followed under the comma a of Maj Brailsford. These units coi n. prise: Field hospital, fifty-six m ,j. and five officers, the cavalry troo] PLAY BALI it lr :i "S re We all need exercise ii the open air. Why no play the good old Amer as ican Game of Base Ball 'd It's the most healthfu v, game of all. s* Get a supply of DIAMONE t- BRAND BASE BALI n- GOODS. Get up i lx Team. It will be grea fun and exercise com )r bined. 3f Call and see our supply Let us help you selec the right kind of Bats !e Balls and Gloves. We guarantee them tc give satisfaction ? e they're the best made. i 4 in >e H Kingstree Hardware Company )e Kingstree, - - S. C " l 1 :h- eighty-nine men and three officers^ ty and the engineer company, seventy d, two men and four officers, he There are 2,350 officers and mer ps of the South Carolina National ,u- Guard going to El Paso for bordei by duty. The regiments and othei rd units will report to the commanding it- officer at Fort Bliss on their arrival, m- Fort Bliss is seven miles from El ?r- Paso. ng Thousands of visitors from all nnrts nf the Statp visited Camr ,at Moore Sunday to bid the soldiers ut good-bye. The camping grounds up were thronged from early Sundaj ng morning until late at night, he Gov Manning visited the camp er Sunday. He arrived in camp shortly before one o'clock and his fareof well talk, as commander-in-chief oi d the State's armed forces, was delivry ered from the bandstand near the ie- first regiment. He was cordially an greeted by the men who had beer nt marched to the stand for the address, >p- The 2d regiment, South Caroline tfr infantry,and three independentunits, be the Charleston Light Dragoons, the ir- hospital corps and the engineers' i." company,left Styx yesterday in foui long sections, on time and in good order. The carefully planned dec parture of the 1,200 troops frorr camp to station, and from station tc train, went off like a well enacted ^ scene and was not broken by a sin ec* gle untoward incident or slip ol management. The men left without confusion, in good health, happy and s*' enthusiastic. 'ol - he COUNTY ENROLLMENT 2,516. en Eighty-three More Voters En, rolled Than In 1914. ne m. Enrollment at the thirty voting n(j precincts in Williamsburg countj m. shows a total of 2,516, an increase en of 83 ever the number registered ir rjg 1914. The enrollment at each clul _ follows: Kmgstree 414, Pergamos 102 Salters 57, Lenud 26, Poplar Hill 76 j Muddy Creek 80, Cedar Swamp 58 Oak Ridge 38, Rough Branch 51 Central 62, Vox 62, Trio 98, Earlei 134, Hebron 89, Bloomingvale 42 ^ Lanes 35, Indiantown 94, Suttoni 45, Black River 38, Johnsonville 111 Sandy Bay 43, Gourdins 35, Morris ville 89, Cades 101, Hemingway 161 Greelyville 230, Workman 29, Bethe 37, Nesmith 40, Taft 39. A total o: 2,516, at aj?ain9t 2,433 enrolled ii ) 1914. : ANNOUP 1 ) i The Federal Reserve Bo par'collection system July friends and customers tha t i I this new system. This m I ' I on this institution, will be > I charge through the Fede mond, Virginia. You can send your checl United States and same w a check on a New York ba can be collected without c< (We feel certain that c this great improvement in FarniArs A: J J .ML. UJL A* ?. vy m. k ? ww ? ? -w?. ^ 1 "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" I Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Act ? tmsmmmnammmmmmmm . A ASKS FOR AID FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS. I - GOVERNOR MANNING CALLS ON THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE TO CONTRIBUTE. I Columbia, August 6:?Governor Manning tonight issued an appeal to | the people of the State to contribute i to the fund for the relief of the ) flood sufferers. Governor Manning J has during the past week made a 5 personal investigation of the situation in the lower counties, and he has received accurate information as > to conditions in other sections of the State. | "The crops over a vast area in our ' State have been completely destroyed," said the Governor, "and thous' ands of our people are wholly without crops, without occupation and ' ?-11 ? Kr>aa/t nnlaoa Will suuu utr wauuui ui^au ' immediate help is given them. 1 "The Federal Government has ' made an investigation through the army engineers and the Government has asked me to receive subscriptions I to supplement the Federal appropriation, which will not be sufficient to relieye the suffering. I have already 1 ' received some voluntary contribu' tions, and those who wish to give may send the money direct to my "?office in Columbia, and committees will be appointed to take charge of C the worK of distribution. Promptness is essential. Thousands of acres of crops have been laid waste in York, Chester, Kershaw, Clarendon, Williamsburg, Florence, lower Mar ion, Calhoun and other counties. The destruction is widespread and r want is urgent. r "I cannot too strongly emphasize ; the necessity for prompt and generi ous response to this appeal on the ) part of our people who have been so fortunate as not to have suffered from the effects of the floods." 9 9 The Orangeburg Packing company has been chartered with a capital of 3 $200,000. The company will do a general packing house business and 9 3 will tend to promote the live stock industry of South Carolina. Plans . for the formation of the company have been under consideration for 1 several months. The movement for f the new industry was led by W W i Long, State farm demonstration aeent. m ii?iKinui | jpfmrntI 1 V/JLJi T JLJL-4A 1 | ard having inaugurated the 15,1916, this is to notify our t we did on that date adopt ' eans that your check, drawn J collected without exchange ;ral Reserve Bank of Rich- j i on us to any point in the rili be considered as good as ink, for the reason that it ost to the payee. >ur pauv.is will appreciate I banking facilities, v I ints National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. C. as Administrator, Executor, Trustee and Registrar. ^ v.