The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-14
SIS" sCINTILLATIONS.
Political Representations and Per-
xonal Preferences.
Greenwood. 8. c., Feb

i SOnal preferences.
| Greenwood, 8. c., Feb. II.
i While in Ninety Six last week we dropped
| In for a moment on our friend II. n. Calnoun
pleased with his business and the people o
our prosperous neighbor.
Mra. Rick enbaker has Joined her HUSBAND
In Elberton. where they will make theil
hume In the future.
would rather help build them up than teal
them down. II Greenwood has ever spent 6
dollar toward defeating an enterprise In one
| OF her neighboring towns we do not know 1t
| Rev. Mr.. Fogartie's congregation gave him
| him a nice pounding last week on the arriva
OF Mrs. Fogartte and the little ones.
of Court for Laurens county, favors an early
convention, and says II G. w. Shell calls II
there will be a hearty response. Mr.. Wharton
ia candidate for congress from the Fourth
District.
Miss Wlnona burst has returned TO Cooper
Limestone school.
Our Council has employed Mr.. s. 6. Major
to take the census Of the town.
Mr.. Louis who was killed BY the explosion
at the Spartan Mill in Spartanburg recen tly,
was once engineer at the Green wood mill
His life was insured for SlO,OOO
HAPPY UNION.
The whole town extends congratulations te
who VIII was married to Miss Kelley in Baltimore
last Thursday. The happy couple will arrive
here to-day. His young bride made many
warm friends during her stay here last sum,
| mer, but none truer than Jerome, and al
welcome her back as Mrs. Bell.
| PROSPEROUS MILL.
notwithstanding the heavy loss sustained
By the burning Of their ginnery, and the con
tinued low price Of all It's products, our OF
mill promises 10 close the season with profits
is due entirely TO the judicious management
Of President Millwee and superintendent
Evans.
GENERAL HEMPHILL's SPEECH.
1 have heard Senator Hemphills speech 81
| the banquet at Abbeville on the 81 very high
ly complimented. Great and lucid as 1t was
my opinion is It would not stand In the dead
ly parallel with some OF bis effulgent editori-
ais, during the discussion last summer Of the
proprety OF admitting yankee brains into
Clemson College.
SPELLING BEES.
A series of spelling bees between the town
of Dopnald's and the pupils OF Prot Wright,
| school have been In progress for some time
They afford considerable amusement, and are
no doubt attended with profit. While there
few days ago, was importuned to remain
over and take part In one OF them. They
seemed TO think could or ought to spell
well. respectfully declined, choosing to
| leave them In ignorance as TO my know ledge
| to prompt me doubtless would have remain.
| ed. Appropos, / suggest that there is a young
lady at Troy who can spell them all down.
THE MARCH CONVENTION.
The Relormers have started out right, hav'
| Ing in convention assembled, passed anti
tually declaring for free-for-ail primary,
| Judging the future by the past, we predict
ihaa before the campaign Is two weeks old
| the Court House rlngSters will, on some pre-
SWhereasS W and "resSlve" against such an
| ele .tion, but be 1t known unto all men that
the Conservatives are out OF IL and any al.
tempt at caucussing or "boiling down" VIII
be against those Reformers who are inlmical
10 tue political interest OF all pap-sucking
vampires.
A NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR THAT WAS
DELAYED.
It Is now painfully apparent that the Con.
ervatives are simply not going to be "in it''
next campaign. Nearly all Of our editors
lave gone Off after strange gods, and each
ernor, who has previously been nominated
by himself or bis friends. The outlook is
that they will be SO abundant that not only
every editor but all their correspondents, can
choose different ones upon whom TO waste
their pent up eulogy. l have my man spot
ted out don't want 70 lead of. As soon, how
ever, as the reportorial brigade's turn comes,
will bound Into the arena with the agility
banner that will surely lead my man TO vic.
tory. He has already declared himself on our
streets as "Our next Governor" He IL hard
student OF politics beginning early In life he
has grown grey In the business, hence he is
a we'll trained political athlete and acrobat.
His career has been marked by succession
Of hotly contested victories. Only twice be-
lleve has he been knocked out" and then
he lit on his feet, once for Coroner and once
for the Senate. These reverses were due en-
tirely to the normal condition OF politics
when men had 10 sahd or a
abnormal. Under these circumstances, my
man IL hummer" a veritable Nancy
Hanks. He Is the embodiment OF Reform !;
great big editor nor vociferous howlers-
down, to champion his cause, but at the
proper time am going to use this column
and all the ostentation l can command In
heralding forth his claims
On Tuesday evening before publication
will give TO the associated press the follow.
ing: "The Greenwood correspondent Will
say Ia to-rnorrow's Press and Banner: Blow
assembly and spread great feast. Gather I'll
the people with one accord and their rulers
of one mind together and make merry bring
In the children and all those that SUCK al Inc
come forth, bringing his bride, and all rejoice
togelhe while the Conservatives weep that
this man should rule over them, for Hon. H.
r. Hemphill, fret In war, first In peace. fret
Medium, and the only simon.pure woman
sutfragst in the State, will be the next Gov
ernOr OF South Carolina. &C
suppose there Will be no objection to me
using the wires In the Interest OF my candi-
date; Mr.. Walsh worked them for bis expo.
stion-telegraph wires l mean. Mr.: Hemp
hill will manipulate those political, being
himself an expert operator.
p. S.-One week later.-The above para
graph was IN the hands Of the printer and
should have appeared In last weeks paper.
matter. In the meantime the Greenvllle
News has apparently gotten the bulge on me
and nominated my man. ! hope, however,
hills friends will accord me whatever OF
honor attaches to being the first to bring him
forward. II the News IL disposed to be con-
tentious aooutit. can easily establish my
editor. Al any rate will claim dlvy OF ex-
ecutive pap after his election.
N. B.-Since writing the above 1t transpires
term. To this am tenderly acquiescent,
and will now Join The State In booming my
man for the second place Instead OF John
Gary. as It Is only shade more circuitious 10
the same goal anyh1w.
WHAT TO DO WITH QUEEN Ills ISLANDS
Heretofore I have scrupulously avoided
any expression or opinion on the Hawaiian
situation for the reason am not sure wheth-
er my views are Democratic, Populistic or Re.
for Messrs. Cleveland, Blount DOLE Stevens
and queen Lilliuokalana, especially, / respect
fully suggest that Congress forthwith admits
these ISLANDS INTO Inc federation OF states,
and Immediately lease them 70 the Louisiana
Lottery Company and the Duval Athletic
Club (lInited) for a sum sufficient TO pay the
entire running expenses Of this government.
THE STATE NEWSPAPER.
am one of those who think the State news
paper acted wisely In raising its price rather
than lower Its standard Our people need
nothing more than standard literature The
States readers here are, In the main, poor but
not nlggardly, being always willing to pay
a sound price for q sound article. Although
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