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CROWD IN DILLON [ SHOWS THE "PFP.* W LHOST DEHO\STRATIVE U DIE.X b ^ FOR STATE CANDIDATES. Kichars and Fort tier Airain Swear Allegiance, Hut Former Denies "(oattail Swinging.*' The State. Dillion, June 27.?Candidates for State offices talked today to a demonstrative audience in prosperous and progressive Dillon. Robert A. Cooper of Laurens rejoined the campaign party today. (The meeting was held inthe auditorium cf the old school building. Many women were in attendance. Hisses and cheers greeted the heated declaration of John G. Richards that he intended to support Blease for the senate, but was not a "coattail swinger." J. R. Regan, county chairman, presided. The Rev. H. A. Willis, pastor of the Baptist church, offered the invocation. tj. u. rortner, running ior ranruaa commissioner,-told th? Dillon audience that he intended to support Blease for the senate. The declaration brought some applause and a few hisses. Mr. Fortner declared that as far as he was concerned the ixlea in the Fortner bill originated with him several years ago when he was work-! ing in Greenwood and saw white peo- j pie teaching in the Brewer normal college. Andrew J. Bethea and William M. Hamer, candidates for lieutenant j % governor, stood today on their native! (health and sang, the praises of "Home Sweet Home." Both were enthusiastically received, liberally applauded and presented with flowers by two winsome little girls, whom they rewarded with kisses. J. A. Hunter and B. F. Kelly, the j two remaining candidates for lieuten-! ant governor, were given attention. J Charges Pernicious Activity. J. A. Summersett charged that A. j T\7 ir?np? hie nrmrvipnt for <^nrrm- I troller general, had had clerks from his office going over the State in the interests of his reelection. Mr. Jones denied this. He said one of his clerks ha<\ come to see lu'm in Florence to g'jt some vouchers signed. <4I beiieve that the time has come v/hen South Carolina will set her heei on the neck of blatant demagoguery," j'ufttara^ ATanriol T Cmith tVia /-if UV.V/iWi vu aU^.UUO.1 U. iiA wv V* the candidates for governor to speak. "Why can not we trust the citizens of each school district to decide- in , elections whether or not a compulsory system of school attendance ( should be put into effect ?' asked Speaker Smith in telling of his sup- ] port of local option compulsory school ( attendance. * , Speaker Smith's presentatiorf of the | n?ed for a chief executive who would , enforce the law arouaed the Dillon au- , dience to prolonged applause. ? Lowndes J. Browning asked where the revenue was coming 'from if Mr. : Clinkscales' plan for State-wide com- < pulsory education or Mr. Manning's j and Speaker Smith's plan for loci*. t option compulsory education were s adopted. He said it was impossible < tn finartcp pithpr nnHpr the Ipvv r ly the constitution for school pn-- L poses. He advocated the abolition of } the levy and avowing the legislature \ to make a direct levy for sc'jools and j. requiring school districts co supple- a j ment this as needcl. He predicted t^at c compulsoiv idilC.tULli would folio*' t without the engendering or any bit- f terness. He argued for reform of the tax system. Clinkscales in Form. Cheers and cries of "Hurrah for i ~ Clinkscales" were raised as John G. Clinkscales came forward He had entirely recovered from his indisposi- 13 tion of yesterday and kept the crowd t laughing with his j:kes. Then he *made a compelling argument for a i Statewide compulsory school attend- j ance law. d Robert A. Cooper of Laurens, can- t: didate for governor, in his first speech n since the Manning meeting, said that j the governor could affect the happi- j ?- "J TfAlfnra f r?it"T7Qno nf ! 6 .iicas clilU nunaic i;i uic vnijivuo the State by his actions. tj "The State of South Carolina can a - . i never be a greater State until the law of the land is a shield of protection cl tor every citizen and is enforced to s the letter from the mountains to tfie sea," declared Mr. Cooper in pledg- 0 ing himself to enforce the statutes, j Mr. Cooper advocated the extension ! j 0 o? the benefits of Clemson college to ] the farmers who support it by dem- j cnstration farms. He said that the! farmers bore the heavy costs of fertilizers and should be taught how to n farm to best advantage. 1< "South Carolina should come to the j^ aid of the man who is willing to put Q ^^^forth the necessary effort to buy his wn house." reclared Mr. Cooper. the ir a o' >?hoo" ? a ilsNv ! ago in the Stat*' were ro adinissi n r > the schools at the beginn'ng 91 of t.ie T?ext i:'i'!)i. they could not get j in." said Mr. Cooper. He urged that ; tile most remote districts educational j * advantages equal to those in the cities land towns I The trouble in South Carolina has " not been toj much taxation, but we j ! :?ave not been given value received j for tax money spent,"' said Mr. Cooper j in urging the adaption of business! | methods in the conduct of the State's affairs. "if you make me governor. ! shall remember my oath of office and know ! no enemies and no friends'," con: I eluded Mr. Cooper. '"T\Vn VPflre from imu.* vnn won't I find a single man in South Carolina I proud that he voted for Blease," said j John T. Duncan, in the course of a J speech in which he talked about what I he calls the "system." | W. C. Irby, Jr., told of his opposij tion to immigration in 1904. "I told the corporations then when | they asked me to help the passage i of the bill that there were too many ! poor white people in the State who needed work, and I would never agree to the importation of cheap labor to take their lobs awav from tfhpm " ' I ~ ~ """ - ' 1 said Mr. Irby, who sketched tne movement to get immigrants and his part 1 in opposing it. "On every question which has come up before the legislature no man has even been able to tell me how to vote,"' declared Mr. Irbv in telling c 1 o:" his vcte to override the governor's veto of the 1-mill school tax bill. Manning for Law and Order. "If I am elected governor I propose to bring into play a State-wide ^ enforcement of law, declared Rich- ^ ard I. Manning, who was applauded ^ when he promised a temperate use of E the pardoning power. Mr. Manning advocated a businesslike administration of the State gov- ^ ernment and local option compulsory t school attendance. He congratulated Dillon on being one of the three coun- _ ties in which every school district had Voted a special tax to supply its schools. Mr. Manning urged State ^ aid for weak school districts to bring ^ the minimum term of each one up to S1 six months. John G. Richards said it rather amused him to hear the candidates who are lawyers trying to teach the n people of Dillon county how to .Arm. f( He toLd of his work as a representa- t( tive for various educational measures qand of his oppostion to compulsory school attendance in any form. His V declaration that he intended to vote n, for Blease was liberally hissed and fC sparsely cheered. Charles Carroll Simms read an ex 1.1 ~ J.'i. ? _ 1. _ nctut uwu uue euuunai m ine state which said he ought not to be elected e( because he would continue the policies u< Df the present administration. He ^ said that the opposition of The State ~~ to him was due to the fact that he would allow no one to dictate to him whom he should have for his friend ^ md whom he should vote for. Charles A. Smith* asking for pro- cr notion from lieutenant governor to ,u<giuui, rv CIO tile last SpCttACl. XTt: jromised to be as considerate of the ise of public as of private funds. He ^ idvocated submitting the question of w: state-wide prohibition to the people. Pr ..ieut. Gov. Smith said that the Stat# lad made great progress educationalv in the last few years. He asked as ? any greater. progress would have >een made under a compulsory school 8U ittendance law and insisted that the ? State was not yet ready for a sys-1 em of compulsion and that it would clS orce negroes into the schools. b 1st by A3JC0USCEMEXTS. _ House of Representatives. Godfrey M. Harmon is hereby an- a .ounced as a candidate for the legisia- tr< ure and wiU abide, the result of the pr )emocratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a caaidate for the House of Representa- a ives, subject to the Democratic pri- trs lary. Neal W, Workman. by riAArtra C "MViWot fc *7 o roTsv onnnnnn. l WV* QV ?s-r? 4UV "VI *0 UUUVUUV d as a candidate for nomination for 1 tie House of Representatives in the as pproaching Democratic primary, in H. 0. Long Is hereby announced as candidate for the House of Representatives and will alude the result f the Democrati2 primary. a 1 No Joe B. Derrick is hereby announcd as a candidate for the House ofi Representatives and will abide the re- ] If ^ lilt" rvf fTl O riomrv>pofi'o nrim<5*TT ~ - w ^ - v? w ju'utxu 1 i-LJLCL1 J an Dr. J. Wm. Folk is hereby an- VV1 ounced as a candidate for the legisiture and will abide the rules of the Jemocratic primary. Platform: Cooperation, education and lower taxes. a B. V. Chapman is hereby announced tov s a candidate for election to the the ? r House .f Representatives, and pledges ! himself to abido the result of the Demj ocratic primary. I -Arthur Kibler is hereby announced j as a candidate for the House of Rep- i j resentatives and will abide the re- j suit of tao Democratic primary. County Supervisor. The many friends of D. C. Boland l hereby announce him a candidate for; County Supervisor and piedge him to J abide the result of the Democratic | primary. I hereby announce myself, a candi-11 date for Coun:y Supervisor for New-;j Derry and will abide tne rules of the ; 1 Democratic primary. L. C. Livingstone, ii I hereby announce myself as a can-11 didate for Supervisor for Newberry!I county subject to the Democratic!! parj j. u. aampie. j I am a candidate for Supervisor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. H. Chappell. I hereoy announce myself a candi-1 3ate for Supervisor of Newberry coan- i ty and will abide by the Democratic j primary. Henry M. Boozer. The many friends of J. Monroe' iXTinlrav rflontrrji Tinor >110 oV?i1irv onH IK ii JUJLO aunii-j a-iav-i , lualifications, we hereby nominate lim for County Supervisor, subject to j he Democratic primary. Friends. I I am a candidate,.for the office of! Supervisor of Newberry county sub- j ect to rules of :he Democratic pri- i aary election. L. I. Feagle. I I hereby announce myself a candi- j ate for Supervisor of Newberry coun-j y and will abide the result of the! )emocratic primary. Custis L. Leitzsey. ; I Magistrate 30s. 1 ana ?. I hereby announce myseir a canrliate for Magistrate for Townships 'OS. 1 and 8 and will abide the re-1 alt of the Democratic primary. L. M. Player. ? Charles W. Douglas is hereby an- ! ounced as a candidate for Magistrate! >r Townships Nos. 1 and 8, subject! ) the rules of the Democratic prl-1 lary. ! E. L. Rodelpsperger i? hereby an-1 ounced as a candidate for Magistrate >r Town snips Nos. 1 and 8, subject to ie rules of the Democratic primary. { Jacob L. Dickert is hereby announcI as a candidate for Magistrate for wnships Nofi. 1 and 8 and will abide ie result of the Democratic primary. Magistrate Township >'o. 8. I hereby announce myself a candi ite for Magistrate In Townsnip wo. subject to the rules of the Demo- j atic primary. Jno. B. McCullum. I announce myself a candidate for agistrate for Township No. 3 and HI abide the result -of fcbe Democratic imary. W. D. Rutherfiord Jos. H. Adaons is hereby announced j J! J-l- r iHinn 4- ^ I a caiiuiuait; iur magzisn cttc iui h wnship No. 3 and will abide the re- | It of the Democratic primary. For Magistra/e >'o. 4 Township. R. M. Aughtry is hereby announced a candidate for re-election for magirate No. 4 township and will abide the rules of the Democratic party. Magistrate No. 9. S. L. Fellers is hereby announced as candidate for nomination for MagisIte for No. 8 township in the apoaching primary. Friends. Magistrate >'o. 11. E-I. H. Ruff is hereby announced as; candidate for reelection for magisite of No. 11 township and will abide the rules of the Democratic party. Magistrate No. 9. Gr. W. Kinard is hereby announced; a candidate for nomination for the! ice of Magistrate in township No. 9 i the approaching primary election. ! _________________' Magistrate >*o. 10. J. A. Kinard is hereby announced as candidate for Magistrate, Township ?. 10, and will abide :he result of j Democratic primary. Having decided no make the race for igistrate in No. 10 township I hereby n'ounce myself for reelection ana i il abide the result thereof. E. H. Wertx. Magis/ra.'e >'o. 10. f. J. Kihler is hereby announced as I candidate for Magistrate No. lOjfl vnship and will abide the result of 11 1 Democratic primary. * WEP Bill Heads Envelopes Circu . l catalogues Invitations ) Business Cards ORDERS For Engraved Ini Progran / We Also f Tka HaraU lilt* Ul/lUlU Twice a Week, Best Advertisii Newberry o Elbert H. Printers For Pa1 Telephone No. 1. 1 Printing J 0 RINT | r ..ill Letter neaas ilars Law Briefs Pamphlets /isiting Cards Programs, Etc ?TAKEN Stations Cards tlSy Etc. Publish and News $1.50 a Year J ig Medium in j ^ i'il * ?% l*T ? ii n Aull to. rticular People Frioitif St AW W V 1 1IVUU Ult | JM.