The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
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El1aqoR1AAL# NOTES :
Capt. A. A. Boykin has been an'
nouced for Supervisor Of Kershaw
County. The crop of candidates
sprouts early over in Kershaw. Per-
haps it is due to the recent summertime
weather.
Gov. Tillman now wears patent
leather shoes like a town dude. What
. difference an Office makes. i is
reported from Washington that even
La.imer, Strait, Talbers aud other
Reformers we're surprised at Gov Till
mans style.
The negroes Of Columbia have been
holding meetings. appointing commit
tees, passing resolutions and talking OF
putting ont a municipal ticket. There.
- in Sumter and elsewhere. they will
ind that they have made a mistake.
Until they pay a greater portion of the
taxes than at present, they should have
sense enough to keep hands of III
municipal matters.
Both candidates for. Mayor. aud
several of the candidates for places on
the Board Of Aldermen we're absent
from the meeting on Monday night.
They should have been there-it was
their duty as citizens. especially the
candidates for Mayor. as they alone
could have given the information con-
eerning the demands Of negroes.
The Elwell-K Kirkland trouble 10 the
Methodist Church, Columbia, will not
be settled. The Kirkland faction
accuse DR.. Elvell of lying aud throw
ont hints of some scandal in which he
Is implicated These men, Norton,
Kirkland aud other advocates of the
dispensarY are attempting to e a down
the Methodist Church because it will
not lend aid aud comfort to the dispen-
sasy. That is the way it appears to us.
.sd it is a disrepatable piece of work.
A special from Birmingham, Ala.
says that. 5000 negroes we're attend
iiBg ! Staies Convention. The negroes
considered the question Of emigration to
Africa. Resolutions to the effect that
.s tue white meo brought the negroes to
America. they ought to pay their fares
baek.to their native land. we're passed.
We. wonder how the resoluters would
ike to be returned to Africa in the
same condition as their ancestors were
brought theace. That is. take them to
the edge Of the African jungle, and turn
them loose stark naked.
Senator Butler has introduced two
bills in the Senate of some interest,
but which. We fear. stand little chance
Of passage. The 6rst provides for the
restoration of the Beaufort Library. 1t
provides for the duplication from the
library Of Cougress,o of books equivalent
IN number aud value to replace those
taken by a United States officer in 1862.
and subsequently destroyed by fire. The
second .ppropriates $40. 600 for the
erection Of an equestrian statue to
General Francis Marion. Of the Revo-
hosionary army. 10 Columbia, s. c..
While appropria.ing, however. we see
40 reason Why a provision for a statue
20 Gen. Sumter should not be made.
The contest 10 the Izlar-Stokes Con-
gressional election will be decided by
the State Board of Canvassers to.mor-
row. The Board has been meeting
from day to day and doing nothing
since it assembled last week. The
delay is due to the failure of the
Orangeburg Board to send 10 the
complete returns. The returns will be
IN tomorrow. and the contest will be
finally disposed of. Gen. Islar was
clearly elected, and we eau see no
reason, Dor wen presext by which he
can be deprived Of the Office to which he
vas elected, with any semblance OF
honesty. To declare Dr.. Stokes elected
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