The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-21

lied. At Winnsboro he saw an ex-con-
stable, but now Dispenser, with few
others too full of one Y howling down
speakers to keep the truth from being
told. A paid State official has been
carried around ana his bill is now hang
ing fire and it is doubtful if l: will be
paid by the Board of Control. He re-
asserted that Governor Evans had run
from the stand at Edgefield, and that
MIR. George Evans had aided and abet-
ted howlers ut Red Bank. He conclud-
cd by reading Gantt's letter aud COM
,nentlng upon it at some length. He
repeated the charge that Evans voted
against Tillman as q member of tho
Board of Agriculture in 1888, and
sgninst Judge Pope for the Supreme
ber.e.
Mr.. Cooper, candidate for Lieuten-
.ht Governor, gave Mr.. w. S. Thorn
-son, of Spartanburg, candidate for
Sollcltor, three minutes of his time in
order to allow him to catch train for
home. lie took mp lIs time in telling
Jokes and getting Off witty sayings,
which seemed to plense the crowd. He
SAID he Just got up to let the people
sec he was as good looking as DR.. Tim
norman said no was
Senator Harrison opened the ball
for the Gubernntoriai candidates. He
spoke OF the danger of trusts, not the
last among which wns an election trust
or political combinations. He smoke
of Clemson COLLEGE and said that it Was
aever anticipated til. it should be Ii
literary institution anu it did not need
all OF the privilege tax. AZ to his Dis
pcnsary plan he said that what was
needed Is that any central control of it
shall be done away. 1t must be taken
Nut of politics If 1T is made success
Mr.. Harrison then explained in detail
tho feature of his county bottliug
scheme, holding that there could not
:he any cheap liquor rs long MS the
h'rcscnt cumbersome system existed.
Only by cheaper liquor could blind ii.
gers and moonshiners he killed off.
Mr.. Whitman being next introduce d
read his credentials from Il. H. Till
imam md mnde his usual speech about
!pnpsnckcrs and camp followers, but
didn't create much OF laugh or any
evidences of opposition or approval,
e said he had sk;nrcd Ellerbc so
badly ut Lexington that he had gone
to Clemson to milk IL COW in order to
show that he ought to be Governor.
Mr.. Cooper WAS the next speaker
He confined himself mostly to giving
n brief to his political and official
career.
Er. Zimmerman was next intro
dUccd. but he said he simply came to
see tho good people of Newbcrry. His
Office was not II political but ministc-
rinl one. He sniI that it was q mis-.
take TO say that tho old soldiers could
not vote. Tho law required tlu. he
should either be able to read or write
or in lieu of that to understand n
clause in the Constitution.
Mr.. w. ID. Mnyiield, III his speech,
defended the higher institutions oi
learning. He said we needed them all.
We had not one too many. He spoke
)of the necessity of improvement of the
lpnhlic schools. The profits of liquor
sales had gono to the public schools
.for years and years. 1t is so in other
States and cities. lie could see moth
ing wrong III icvotiug that fund to
school purposes.
Mr.. Robinson announced Mt the out.
set his platform on education. AS
many children could never hope to en-
ter the halls ofnny college, they should
have tho best elementary education
possible, and hence he favored giving
more thorough attention to the public
schools.
Gen. Richbourg made short speech,
giving brief account of his military
experience as soldier and militiaman.
After the Stats candidates had
finished candidates for Congress spoke.
They were only allowed ten minutes
and naturally could not say much in
that time. Congressman Lntimer gave
brief account of his services in Con-
grcss and was followed by Mr.. w. p.
Widcman, of Abhcv;llc, who inter
sncrsrd his serious remarks with some
COOK Jokes which Immediately captiva-
ted the crowd. He is splendid singer
nnc the crowd insisted on II song and
he gave them parody on the song
"Ihcy are after me-" applying it to
his Congressional race. He was voci-
ferowsly cheered. Mr.. j. l.. Keitt be-
ing at home did not mako q speech
'urthcr than to refer to his candidacy.
S:EErITG At LAUHTNS,
Tho meeting here was un orderly
one. The attendance numbered about
1000. Chairman G. j. Smith called
the meeting To order md nroynr u,o