The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-14
governor was greeted with applause and


the first to violate his own rule. DIR.
Zimmerman said that at LaurenS gem
tlelnan had asked him why it was that
candidates of ReformcrS were either
LAWYERS or farmers, like himself, who
owned broad acres and had done 10
manual labor. He had informed the
gentleman he was mistaken. lie, the
speaker, had guided the plow, pulled
the hoe and done all manner of drudg-
cry.
He did not propose to made Il political
speech: his office was not u political one,
but he wishes to say that he had been III
advocate of silver when some of those
who were loud-mouthcd about it today,
were us SilJni lis the dead.
CHEERS FOR WHITMAN.
When Mr.. Whitman was intro;lucctl.
hr WAS loudly chrcred. Mr.. Whitman
said hc was proud of Unions exhibition
here to-day. lie took this opportunity of
saving that his relations within OF the
candidates hai been most friendly. He
begged pardon for saying it in his pres
cncr. but his relations to his honorable
opponent John Il. Harrison, had l~en
most pleasant. That gentleman had
treated him with courtesy and respect.
lie presented Mr. Harrison to them, ask
ing their attentive hearing to him. If
there was one man in South Carolina
who rivallcd NJ. {. Butler in courtli-
ness. YrntleianlincSS. good fellowship,
that man was John II. Harrison. Mr..
Whitman regretted that he could not
say as much for his opponent. who I'M
fortunately. was not here tUlay. III he
w,ls here. he would ask these boys to
request Mr.. Ellcrbp to explain why he
had repeatedly inSllted him. He had
repeated il. because. as these people
knew. Inc resented insults 10y turning the
other cheek.
ROr@iI on THEIR III, ,oEp.
Mir. Whitman then turned on the Re-
form record and the schools and colleges.
He told how the pledges Of Reform had
not lecn kept.
If he WAS made governor. he would sit
in his office vctoing bills till Gabriel
blew his trumpet until he got the people
what had been promised them.
Noicc--'rcll it all.
~ to TillmIm. he paid his respects to
him ;,S heretofore. But, said Mr.. Whit
imam. | have not said he was II liar, and
| was going To tell linn So to his face. as
one of my opponents has done; not that
he WAS Il dictator. aS another had con-
cuird. These things might he true, but
he had Tut said SO.
The man who two years ago was crying
most loudly against rings, had now, in
some mysterious WAY, inSinlated him.
self into a political ring that had grown
upon the ruins of the old ring and was
running for governor lEllcrbe.) Was it
not funny.
" TO PAP>rCKEHS.
When Mr.. Whitman made his frequent
references To the ElpSuckerS, he always
excited applause.
We are going to make him governor
said an ardent a,lmirer III the crowd.
This WAS Il practical age, he said, and
one that needed Il common sense. pricti-
cal governor. If elected, Inc promised to
give the people such ;lm administration.
At the close of his speech. Mr.. Whitman
WAS heartily appamlcd.
During Mr.. Whitm;,n'S speech. Gov
rrnur Evans. Judge Earle and Mr.. Me-
sweeney came upon the stand. having
Just arrived from Npartanbnrg.
JOHN Il. HARRISON
was t!l" next speaker. He made very
much the same speech aS ut Laurcns.
IuI!N reported at the time. Mr..
Harrison maintained his position. aS
expressed at l.aurcnS. that the right of
local option, which Governor Evans
claimed now existed, did not in reality
exist
ATrEEED EN SuN AND SHOT.
Durln" Mr.. Iiarri>nm'S speech the sun
Goi III it, not work iii the crowd immctli-
atclN IN front OF the stand, driI Ing the
p'"p.c In seek shade Where they could.
The odorS of SlNory haubecucd pig also
came floating across the crowd and had
Il drawing effect that would have been
i!atl"rilg to amy candidate.
wo\ r DI>IiONOK THE STATE.
y new proposition Of Mr.. Harrison in
":"l his county diSmnSary plan was
that II anything should happen in the
state diSlmn&lry of Il diSrcpltablc CHAR
Act"r. the whole state would ba rrSp0n-
Sll!c for it., If, on the other hand. the
counties mSmnmged their diSpcnsarieS,
1t would lc Il local matter
NJ. B. McSwEENEY
was now given the opportunity to present
his claim to the people of Union for
their votes. He Spokchut II few minutes.
After the primary on Aug. -, hc hoped
the people would I'LL come together and
br prepared To strike at any foe. Rcpubli-
ran or independent.
Mr.. Mc~wrcncy has been absent from
tn" campaign f@r the past week. having
l"cn rcclptrating ut Glenn Springs.
GEN ". E\EJ,I.R