The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-09

two Judges. He Is a lawyer. You can
eiect MIN one OF those judges and vote
for me for Governor. (Cheers and com.
ter cheers.) o'""
General Ellerbe said he was GOING n
De ellected Governor and is going to on.
force the Dtspensary law.
kneed." ' WAX
Ellerbc: mo man can accuse mo of
being weak kneed. Governor TiIIman
and are both In favor Of reoneninn
the Dispensary, although differ from
him some time. It am elected | will en-.
force that law" (Applause.) After the
men with plenty Of mouth got through
speaking General Ellerbe discussed Al.
lance demands and national issues.
Senator Evans who followed said he
did not pay any attention to the pitiful
llCtle newspapers and inksllnger. There
are measures of Importance and they
ought to be discussed. Senator Evans
tod what he had done for Reform and
said he was going to be the next Gov
ernOr.
| Voice: There is report around
here that you will dlsfranchise the poor
man and keep him from voting"
Evans: "That is lie aud Is Intended
TO hurt me, but they can't fool the peo-
ple:" (Appluse)
| LIlleIuo says l nave got all the poll
ticians on my side. Well they are. but
oiy ehiey see that the people are going to
winning side. (Applause.)
| While discussing the Dlspensarv
Senator Evans said The Columbia Reg
lister Jumped on me Sunday and said
prove or retract because | jumped on II
for criticising Governor Tillman for re-
opening the Dispensary. Haven't /
got as much right to criticise 1t as It has
TO criticise me? was simply defending
Governor Tillman."
lie took hand primary on this ones.
tlon: All who think that the Cover.
nor Is right In reopening the Dispen
sary and that had a right TO criticise
EhelSegister and stand to the Governors
back hold up your hands" On this
double headed question in which Gov
ernor Illlman was mixed the crowd
voted overwhelmingly the way Mr.,
Evans desired None voted the other
way when that side Of tho question was
put. That is vindication enough for
me- exclaimed Senator Evans, and he
went on with his speech OH the Dlspen-
sary, arousing u good deel OF enthusi.
asm. Evans begged the people to vote
for a constitutional convention.
Dr.. Sampson Pope spoke in favor of
ms stand for a Reform primary. lie
talked to small crowd which did not
seem to fully understan all he said,
Dr. Pope declared that he did not ex.
pect any advantage from the Conserva-
tlVes by the position he had taken. On
the Dispensary DR.. Pope said the Su-
preme Court, which was composed of
honorable men, had decided the law un-
constitutional. Governor Tillman was
not acting according to law in reopen
ing the Dlspensary now and the people
should not follow him when he was
wrong. lie apmitted that liouor can
be bought anywhere in the State but
SAID the Governor or no other law Of
ncer has made any attempt to enforce
Propltlon. Dr. Pope insinuated very
strongly that ignoble ambition is guild l.
ing some or the candidates for office
and that they are freezing with fear
tul tenacity to Tillman's coat tails,
I1ilman at Aiken, he said, declared
that no would get a coat tail big
enough for Evans and Ellerbe but
never said a word about Tindal or Pope.
lie Q'Ope) was glad of it as ho did not
hang to anyb0dy's coat tail.
All four of the Congressional candi
oates, Farley, Wilson, Duncan and
johnson, were here to-day and spoke,
belaboring each other and discussing
issues the least Of anything else.
Col. Collards Caughman attempted to
speak this afternoon from the balcony
OF the Union Hotel but the crowd
would not let him. They took especial
pleasure in cheering all he did't say
and for this reason he didn't say anv-
| thing. lie stood on the balcony over
half an hour with colored man hold
ing an umbrella over him. 1t was
hotter down below than 1t was abo va.