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I?* AT CAMPAIGN MtarriNu TClCMiMV. a. - it at i. Wo* <i*oa u> Sjsanhrr? ee-Osisi Am Uenftor tiov. Manning?Different Meeting?. ling from a platform erected a big oak In the rear of \1?mJ eeuntye court house, the can Ifeiee were each given a fair and stive heating by the crowd which variousl/ eettrnated from one to i thoajaud people, who were under the trees or stood In daring the whole of four and e-half In order not to miss a of the campaign oratory. The erd regeelaid to the last, and thai di Oov. Manning were delight *mm tale feature, as they argued ! A ys? people were especially anx-1 it to hear him give an account of dp. ?he feature of the meeting careful attention given each an attention which was brok-1 rev applause and which was ae> compared to the gen ittnuous hursts of sp? ec einer campaign meetings of eosit ', fhe office ee easts after the minor State tf that term may be used In to offices which ths candl thelr bearers were of importance, came first. 7. Bethen. lieutenant govern rtttate to succeed himself i see expressed his apprecia? te* Che support Which the people county had given him two and assured them that he ? wane his duty in office as he saw Wiest a hie pride af being a of the ford Peace Expfc eaylng that he considered It fortune to have the oppor tb go to Europe to study con there In order that he might people here what he had seen might apply this knowledge nee. He favored intensive education, biennial sessions a f)>ur-year terra for and'he paid tribute Wood row Wilson, as lead-* Democratic party. He was to laoMfcseilsm. He stated Charitas that he operated a h and wen fco nur school tou io cariid ? In ?im - -tunes aiid II to It on hie merits, saying Qi had the jnunlmous endorse ef ths senate in his capacity as it of that >ody. T, C. U Adams of Columbia get the samo office, lieutenant ernership He took up most of ? time In abuse of ths incumbent d decrying He ability. Hs said he a* a icraduats o? Clem son College St et the Booth Carolina Medical fol? ge. Tie stood for law enforcement * H* Mld n* 00111(1 Prove it Bfcthee ren ? pool room and of fhjf te wtthdrav from the race. If t 4m hot do at? to any reasonable [Uns M Bethen wmld withdraw from' 0 rsjee. If he proved his assertions. If nil tidied the Ford Peace Rxpedl aad BetheaY purttclpatlon In it. Chat Bethta should have been attending to his duties Instead ?era* off on a frolic. "Ask ths of Columbf? if Bethen was 1um sy and ask the lawyers of the State the man who got ap the code of IIS wss snVlsn).." hs stated "He loan not uejfjeretwid truth and he Is Stranger to hoi esty," hs said In re? ifet eg to Bethea Oeo, W. Wlghtman of Raluda. as tjm first candldai e for Secretary of flats, stated fhat he was opposed to itm present primary enrollment law. lie stalld that there was need for n*>re Ot?od Samaritans and less need flje hv*i. He favored fhe cutting of ties salaries of State officers in reduc? ing the expenses of the State. W. Banks Dovo. chief clerk to Sec? retary of State ft. M. McCown. stated Hint he was a former school teacher III reply to some criticism of hrs op gonent. who asked the voters to send hiss beck to the ranks of educators. He Stated that he knew the duties of the ekace. was tntlmite with the files in the office and asked that he he elected tecause he was fit for the office. D. W. McLaurln, a candidate for Mate treasurer. ?tated that his op l-ement had beeii drawing the public Honey for more thar twenty years, that he had made affidavit that he was tillable to pay tu tlon of his daughters It Winthrop College, when he was lietttng a salary >f $l>0n and that he ?vas otherwise unfit for the office he lield. wlfile he. McLaurln. was pe? culiarly fitted for fhe office. Mr. ?. T. Carter, State treasurer and cdtidtdnte to sue.?cn? himself, stated I hat Tits record In the office of treas ijrer had pleased i very-one except his ? >p|M>a?*nt That when he made the kSjWLtvu that he was unable to pay his sniighlir'B tuition to Winthrop that he had no outside Interests sxcspt his laJary and thai he was rebuilding his - homo, which hud been burned. He re? ferred Co the euleoi' ftate bonds vvYilch had meant the Having of'.many thou-; sands of dollars and other business he had done to the State's advantage be? cause of his alliance with a Columbia bank. ' The candidates for railroad commis? sioner came next. Albert S. Fant of Helton stated that he-was the youngest man who had ever sought tho ollice. He had received tied unanimous -en? dorsement of his home county In his race U. HoDuthe liumpton, oumUdute to succeed himself us railroad commis? sioner, stated that he was peculiarly Otdor the oflice. The prcseut comml?-.| eioA worked together in harmony and MBfeeoured excellent results, he atat ewS*?|je stated that ho knew the du? ties or tho ollice and ask od re-election on this ground. V\ H. Kelloy of Spartanburg, seek* Ing the ollice of railroad commission sr, spoke of the needs of the exten iSioi of railroads because this meant the development of the country touched by them. * apt. W. T. Thrower of Chester? field county spoke of the methods of making freight ratee and handling freight by the railroads, saying that there eras no equality oryestice In the methods used. He appealed to the! farmers, who depended so largely on the railroads to transport their pro ducts, to elect him. . James Cansler of Tirsah, who has I made the race for railroad commis-'j sloner before, stated that he would not say how many times he had run for the office, as he was leaving those things behind and looking forward to I What was before, as Paul had bid us* do. He Injected a great deel of good I natured fun Into the campaign by his sallies and jests at the expense of the'l other candidates for the same and ] other oitlces, keeping the crowd In a'l roar of laughter the whole time he was speaking. He was not satknled'! with Standing on the platform, but got' upon the board railing around the'l edge of the platform. He sorted off I by telling the crowd that they were I then looking at the 1917 railroad com? missioner and told of his Illness two years ago. when he rould not earn-1 pafgn the! State, as he wits In a hos-1 pital. He rapped the express company rates as being unjust. The candidates for governor were the lust to speak. Cole U Blease wa:? presented as a former governor of I South Corpllan by sir. Clifton. Qoy.J Blease spqke slowly and deliberately.j Beamingly cUooetng his words carefui-i if\nd wwghltijf in rtl* mrhfl what to] say in ortJer to set ft before his aud-i tsnoe in Just the rtgtrt way. Hlsi speech wae the ml blest campaign I speech which he has ever made hV| Sumter. All dt the frre and violence' of former campaigns was lacking. He did not bother to defend his own see-1 ord. but attacked that of the present governor. He was given two bouquets of flowers, one merely marked "Fori Blease" and the other from J. W. I Harper. There were three or four! men on the platform and a few among,! the crowd who yelled lustily when | flov. Blease took the stand and cheer-1 ed him at intervals during his speech. I At one time he became engaged In an altercation with a gentleman in the I crowd, who, when he referred to the I reign of lawlessness In the State at I present, asked the speaker if he. I Blease, was not responsible for it by.I turning so many criminals out of the I penitentiary. The speaker asked him | his name and asked the presiding of-1 fleer to give the gentleman a chance I to speak when the candidates were! through. In commencing his speech, the I former governor stated that there wasjl no reason why any governor should l not be opposed for a second term, I saying that he had been opposed when I he ran for a second term, nor was I there any law to prevent a man seek-.I Ing the ohice as often as he wished. I lie had no excuse or apologies to offer I for a single act he had ever per-1 formed as governor and he would do the same things over again, if he had I tho opportunity, for whatever he did j it was with the Interest of the State ali heart, and he did It for the best In? terest of the State and her people. He attacked Oov. Manning's admlnlstra-1 tlon. characterising it as one of law-1 lessness and rlotlne. He said that there! was whiskey being sold all over the State, and the officers knew of it. He I said these statements could ho proved! by reference to the solicitor's dockets Which showed that more cases had been tried in the past eighteen months thun during the whole time he was governor. He gave a list of crimes which ad been committed, comparing It with those committed during his administration. He charged the ad? ministration with beln?: extravagant, I more so than any administration since 1876. He stated that offices had been created in order t?> provide a place for the pets of the administration. He criticised It for the formation of the State Hoard of Charities and Cor? rections, saying that It required high salaried officers now to say how the Jails and guard houses should be run. when the people already knew how to run them. He stated that tho pres? ent governor had in the legislature voted ugainat separation of the races In railway coaches, when he wanted them separated on the chain gangs. ' He stated that he had cleaned out the Jails utd chain gangs for nothing. He stated that despite the efforts to trail down those whom ho had liberated only three of them had ever been found committing any wrongs since ?they were liberated. Ho stated that his defeat for the United Stntos senate was the best thing i hat had ev er happened to him, I as Mdta Smith had promised the farmers llfteen cent cotton, and he asked any who had gotten it to hold up their hands, but no hands went up. He said that If the hard times had oome after he had been elected, he would have been blamed for it. Eddie Smith was olocted and could explain why the hard times and no fifteen cent cotton had been sold. He criti Oised the governor for giving Dr. Fred O. Williams more salary than that al? lowed by law, saying that if he was for lav/ enforcement, then he ought to take out indictment proceedings agains : himself and Dr. Williams both, as both had broken the law, the one by giving and the other by receiving the additional salary. He thought the railroad freight rates were unjust and ? stated that the people on the farms had to pay them in the end. He stood for the State warehouse system as the best law ever enacted for the people of the State. He was for six per cent. Interest. He favored rural credits, as it gavo the farmer a chance to buy hl? own home. He criticised the leg? islature which had been elected during his previous administrations, by saying Chat they would not do what he want? ed them to. He favored biennial ses? sions. There was one matter, he stat? ed, which he had mentioned at other places, which, at the request of a friend, he would not mention here, . and he asked the crowd to say wheth- . er he should discuss it or not. There were several cries of "Let it pass,"' and one of "Jet's hear it," and the, speaker stated that he would abide by the will of the majority and let the matter pass up. He Just wanted to . let the people know he was not afraid to discuss It. j, Blease left the stand as soon as he finished his speech. R. A. Cooper of Laurens was the next speaker. Mr. Cooper is a splen? did orator and he made a good im- , presslon on the audience, even with these Whose minds were made up andf lo net intend to vote for htm. He. ;no was given - careful hearing, iWj though among those back of the stand, negroes for t*e most part, there ?S3 coneidcruble hum of talking. Hie ?tated that he would not assail the character of any man, as he did not ?vant to secure any office in that way. . Ho wanted It in an honorable way or not at all, not by the shortcomings of others at any rate. He stated that he had entered the race of his own vo? lition. That any man had the right to offer for office, as any man had the right to vote for whom he chose, , when he exercised the right of sot rage. If elected ho would be the fovernoT of all of the people, or not > it all. he declared, a statement which dicited applause. He stated that as governor he would sec that the laws of the State, as enacted by the law making body, were his only guide and that they would be enforced for the best Interest of the State. He would not disturb the findings of a jury with? out good cause, as the pardoning pow? er wan given only to correct a mistake ind to prevent an Injustice. He was in favor of raising the stand? ard of the public schools to the work done during the first two years at col- , lege, ns ninety per cent of the white people of the State never secured any eduoation outside of the public schools. He was not In favor of reducing taxes, but of expending the public money so, that the State got a dollar's worth for >vcry hundred cents spent. The pros? perity of the State depends upon her igrlculture, he said, the tenant farm? ers Should therefore be put In a post tlon whore they could own their own homes. Only three per cent of the farmer boys in the State could attend Ctemson College, he stated, although he was not criticising Clemson College. Me was In favor of State colleges, the only objection being that there were not sufficient of them, and not suffi? cient boys and girls attending them. He opposed scholarships for a few, when there were so many others who could not get It. He favored allowing any toy or girl, who wanted to, secur? ing a free education, but he thought that when they entered they should be willing to give a bond to repay the money to the State, after they gradu? ate from the Institution. He again stattd emphatically that he was run-, nlng because he had a right to run. lie was opposed to factionalism, and If elected he would not be under obll gatl ?n to any man or set of men. He made an appeal to end factionalism, as there was no such thing as working only for one clans of people, as what helped one helped all und what hurt one hurt all. Jahn M. DesChnmps was the next speaker. He is a big man physically and seemed to put his whole heart into his speech, which he seemed to ?enjoy as much as his hearers did parts ? ? '. ?? ? '"??.one-. stead of lum busting the trusts und momod interests, he stood up for of it. H*y 'proved to be u different candidate from the usual type. ln them. He praised what they had done to develop the country and stated that \ a railroad was the greatest blessing j which could ever come into a rural community, or words to that effect. He got off some jokes which seemed to, amuse the audience and his hightlown language Indicated that he was indeed somewhat as John T. Duncan describ? ed him "a windjummer," or hot air artist. Mr. DesChamps In commenc? ing his campaign speech stated that tliis was the county which his ances? tors had helped to settle and where many of them still lived. He stated that he was opoted to factionalism and had started the light to kill it. In describing who he was he stated that he was French and Irish, Scotch and English, Jew and German, but a full blooded American citizen withal. He was proud of being of the greatest race in tlu\ greatest nation in the greatest State in the world. He then went on to tell what he stood for. He favored State and na? tional appropriation for the dredging Of-rivers, as this would prevent much of the floods from which the State had suffered so much. He wanted all of the resources of the State developed and thought that the bringing of cap? ital to - the State was the best and surest way of accomplishing these purposes. He stated that too many of the politicians in South Carolina be? longed to the class of petty polities and favored the killing out of the old politicians and the introduction of a new class. The monied interests, he said, helped the State and without them little or nothing oould be ac? complished. He was not working for fhe combines, but he recognised a good thing when he saw it and did. not mind showing it. He said that the. people did not have any right to say how a railroad should be operated, or whether it eombinod or pot with other roads, but only when its rates were exorbitant should the public intervene to have the rates reduced. He named over a list of things whioh could and should be raised in the State, but were imported from middle, northern, and western states. ,He pointed out fhe. golden opportunities before the people .of the -State. In concluding he Stated that he was a trader and had made what he had by trading. He might hot become governor, hut he wopld be so near it, the other fellow would 4"?ve to olip through the craok , to get in. And th*t lie would not ?WaJp|his chances with anybody else hi the race. Unless the other fellow gave him a good share of boot. John CT. IMsnoan spoke 'next. He charged that Manning, 'Cooper and Blosse each ?had a corterie of men paW by the liquor interests following, thorn ?round. .-He sent shot after shot at <his opponents, and kept the crowd In -good humor, rivaling Cansler of firaah as the wit of the campaign party. He said Manning had made good; when very body knew Blease made evil, which accounted for both good and -evil, die said Manning could, not defend himself from Blease's lies, much less the truth when Blease told it. He referred to 'Blease as the smoothest, stieltest article which the State had ever produced. He said he had finally got Blease out of the pen? itentiary, but he had been unable as yet to get Manning out of the asylum. Manning thought he had paid his way and had a right to stay there. He said that the System was making a monk? ey of Cooper, in referring to him as the connecting link between a man and a monkey. He referred to Gov. Manning as a weakling, rn stating that he was the favorite of The Sys? tem. 'He said Blease charged Gov. Manning as being responsible for riots and crimes during his administration, While Blease's term had been one continuous riot. He said that Man? ning and Cooper would not get as many votes as HI ease, and that Des? Champs would get one vote, and he, Duncan, had a sneaking idea Where that vote was coming from, while' Duncan would get the rest; Gov. R. I. Manning got the heartiest applause of the day when he was in? troduced by Chairman Clifton as a life long resident of Sumter and one who needed no defense at hts own or at any other mart's hands. There were few yells, but there was a general hand clapping as the governor roBe to speak. Mr. Manning made a good talk. He made a straightforward statement of what he had done and tried to do dur? ing his term of office, a speech which received the wholehearted attention of practically everybody present. In ?referring to conditions which he found at the Insane asylum Gov. Manning waxed eloquent and In graphic lan? guage depicted the horrible conditions wltlch he nad remedied. His speech made a Strong Impression and Won friends for him in the audience. 00V. Manning stated that he was sorry to keep the audience longer, as he realized how long they had been standing and how tired thoy wer-v but he wanted to give an accounting of his term of office and to show Uhu people that he had done what he had [promised to do. He stated that he would discuss only some of the issues, as his time was.short. He hud^made j the statement in Orangeburg In his I campaign for the office' of governor two years ago that the paramount is? sue in the campaign, as he saw it at that time, was law enforcement. He j had promised if elected to see that the law was enforced and that the verdicts Of juries were not set aside by one! man. That issue was till as live as, it was two years ago, when this com? munity had not suffered as much as other communities had from lax en? forcement of the laws. He stated that he had dismissed that State con? stabulary which bad not l>een doing its duty and he had endeavored to let localities govern themselves, as he believed in local self-goveornment. In Charleston the local officers had not enforced the laws and he had appoint? ed constables for that city, with in? structions to see that the liquor law was enforced and blind tigers closed 'up. Instructions were to raid a place as much as three times daily, If neces? sary and some places had been raided every hour Of the night, quietly and without violence. Charleston now was better than it had been and the con? stables and local Officers were now en? deavoring to see that the law was en- 1 forced at all times everywhere. He had been given f 60,000 by the legislature to enforce the prohibition law of Which he had used $20,000, but he would use the whole amount, if it was necessary to enforce the law. The reports of the solicitors showed that more violations Of the law had been tried and convictions secured than 1 ever before. He referred to the executive clemency in forty-five cases during his administration, saying that irr only two cases had unconditional pardons been given, and ;these were where he thought rnjustice had Taeen done. The pardon board had made the recommendations. He said that by allowing the verdicts , of juries to stand, the good people of the State have gained respect for the law caused by the regard for It. He referred to savings which had been made for the State through the sale of State bonds and the putting of. these bonds on the tax books, where they had never been before. The lose of property by the militia had been set aside and the State relieved of a debt of 132,000. The inequalities of taxation were so glaring that every? body could see them. He had rec- 1 ommended a tax commission which was now studying the inequalities and collecting data with a view of recom? mending changes which Would re? move them In fhe near future, lie stated that he would like to discuss the fetale Board oT^Chtfritles and Cor? rections, education and the teaching of farming in the rural schols, the Torrens land system, rural credits i and other issues, but he did not have the time. "I was elected on a law enforce? ment platform. Have I done it?" he asked. Somebody in the audienee re? plied, "You have done it." "I stood for constructive legislation; have I made good?" he asked. Gov. Manning then entered into a discussion of the State hospital for the Insane. He showed the terrible con? ditions which he had found there on his personal investigations at his In? auguration as governor. Then of his efforts to find a man who would as some the duties as superintendent at the salary tlxed by the legislature. He showed the note and check which he Ivid given to pay the difference In salary between that he had promised, to,Dr. Fred C. Williams and the amount paid by the State, saying that he did not regret the money expended and he would never receive a cent of It back from the State. Applaus? greeted this statement. He said that he had saved in the operation of the asylum $34,900 a year while the ad? ditional salary paid to Dr. Williams was $1,7 00, and asked his audience If this was good business. There were now more doctors and nurses, better food, better clothes and better treat? ment than ever before. When he liad taken charge the inmates were treat? ed as worse than oriminals, many of them were strapped down to their couches and many confined in dark loathsome cells, from which they were seldom, if ever, removed. Now there were none locked in the filthy cells, there was only one case where re? straint was used and this was a boy whose right hand was tied to keep him from scratching himself. The death rate itself was reduced one-haK from what It was when he took charge. He asked If his actions had been right from a business and a hu? manitarian standpoint and the ap? plause from the crowd indicated that they thought It was. Gov. Manning received several bou? quets of flowers and many of his friends flocked to and around the stand -at the conclusion of his speech to congratulate him on his speech. RfttDEN Ml NFS NVSP*XT*JD. Brttftmore. Aug. 1.?The tugs Tim mi ns and F.feo are dragging tlte ehan lie! with a bchvy wire Aral where the Deutschland must pass when she leaves. It is apparently suspected that mines have been planted. MKW V(>HK llpDKM* GROWS. it t It ? t . Fifty-seven < hi Wren Wi> Within 24 Hours and Health Authorities Call lor 'Help. * Now York. Aug. 1.?With all pre? vious mortality records In the epi? demic of infantile paralysis here broken today when it was reported that 57 children had died during the 24 hour period ending at 10 o'cloc this morning, Health Commissioner Emerson found it necessary to call for additional beds in hospitals to care for the affected. The number of new cases reported in the greater city was 159, and it wan said that of the 2,438 beds available in public and private hospitals only 150 remained unoccupied. The num? ber of cases of the disease since the epidemic began has been more than 4,000. ? While the henlth authorities asiert they have the situation well in hand they admit that unless cooler weather sets in the number of new cases prob? ably will be Increased by several thou? sand before the epidemic stage passes. COAST AWriMJEKV *ENCA?PHEWT. ?**?% t nlfs ih! South Carolina Ulti *Jfc (tergo Instruction at Tort Moultrie.*' Cohnrrtil? Aug. 2 ?The arthual en? campment of the live units of the coast artillery will be held at Fort Moultrte, August 20 to 2T8, inclusive, eceordfng to an announcement by W. W. Moore, adjutant general. There are about 4,00 men in tne or^aiitatidfis at Greenville, Spartanb?rg, GalTney, Jonefcville and Greenwood. ?GICE SMITH'S BILL PASSED. Vi&fional ^o?*ftltfn 1 Measure Pro? vides Federal Cooperation With States 1n Practical Traminf. .)? i > [ I ? ? 4% at "vVashmgton, July tl.-^The senate today passed Senator Hoke Smith's vocational education bill 'providing Tof federal cooperation with the States in promotion of agricultural and Indus? trial education. The postmaster gen? eral, the -secretaries of interior, agri? culture, commerce and labor and the commissioner of education would form a federal board under the tonefcsUre tb supervise the work and to dnttrrbifte funds. This bill Would appropriate 1500,000 for 1^17, tYffO.df/O for Wfl and annnualTy increase the temOOnt,,by $250,000 until tf 25, after wntch-rile ar-nual appropriation woYttd 'be *S, Ouo.OJO. The money would be aflotteo to the States on the ^astb of rural population The measure ha* not yet passed the house. i ? t i I I. i ? BATTUE "ON STOCKHOT). fepedal to The Dally Item. Petrograd, Aug. 2.?Terrifflc fighting Is in progress on the West bank of the Stokhod river. The Germans are re? sisting the Russian advance on Kovel. They have been Strongly refh'forced and are attemptirlg to drive the Rus? sians out of recently capttrrfett po? sitions wet?t of Stokhod. REPAIRS MADE BY BUSINESS MEX Hoad to Camp Moore Is tn Bad Con? dition Near CVmgaree Vresk Bridge. Colombia; Aug. 2'--Sfex'e^n^S^f sand w jre donpefl Into tf?e'ejl\tsnl?il like ruts in the public totghway tftfet out of Camp Moore yesterday after? noon. Near the Conghree oredk bridge a stretch of this road 'had be? come almost impassable, and a tfroua of hands, under the supervision tit Ravertel S. Patterson, 'labored five <er six hours Industriously yesterday to Improve the condition of this rough link. Previous to the recent heavy rains the road had been put in ex? cellent condition by combined forces of Richland and Lexington counties, but during the continuous rains the heavy traffic cut the road bed through to the foundation clay. Though ?rauch improved in the worst places, many stretches -of the road to Styx need at? tention. Those who contributed to the expense of repairing yesterday were: The Cooa-Cola Bottling com? pany, the Chero-Cola Bottling com? pany, the Bludwine Bottling com? pany, Birmingham's bakery and Oehmlg's bakery. i Reports from the county concerning the cotton crop are extremely gloomy. The most conservative estimate ndw places the cotton crop of the county at not above fifty per cent, of an average crop. Some crops are better, but many are worse. Low lands that were not seriously injured by the dry weather in April and May and oh [ which the best cotton crops of the county were growing, have been under water for the better part of three weeks and the cotton is dead or in a .lying condition. The annual mountain excursion over the Atlantic Toast Line will be run thts year on Auiiuat 16. The large advertisement in another column gives the rates and other information.