The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-18

uate Tor governor, was the mex
speaker. He opened with some com
plimentary remarks TO Greenyille am
said If the people had never seen 6
miracle they saw one now, a man who
was willing to tell the truth on the
festo was a lie and said they had not
been able to show up fraud at that
time, but there was surely incipient
rottenness. "If can smell now, there
is incipient rottenness somewhere al
this time" He jumped on Tillman as
apolitical somersaulter but was greeted
with cheers for Tillman. He replied
that he paid Tillman u compliment
when it was due and his hearers did
not have sense enough to do this. He
had not said Tillman was D liar, as one
OF his opponents had done. He said
the Swamp Fox (Ellerbe) had his
tongue out and would not come before
the people,; Mr. Whitman was inter.
rupted with cheers for Tillman and
cries to sit down. He said the noise
was being made by dispensary consta-
bies and their friends. He poured hot
shot In the crowd and returned a goo |
reply to every cheer. Mr. Whitman's
time was up before he finished but he
was given more time on account of the
Interruptions. When he spoke of Till
man not keeping his promises the
crowd hollered for Tillman. He waded
into the pap-suckers, as he called
them, and In conclusion grew eloquent
in praise Of South Carolina.
Gen. Ellerbe was next on the pro-
gram, but was not present and Super
intendent of Education w. ID. Mayfield
was introduced. He was glad to see
the people of Greenville again, who
had honored him in the past and had
given him an important Office when q
mere boy. He spoke of the growth OF
education in this county and in the
State under his charge. He took up
the Clemson matter and entered into q
defense of its management, saying it
was the farmers college and was sup
ported by them and no lawyer or doc
tor had to pay for its support. Tie
people would not grudge any m ,ney
spent at Clemson, which would make
the boys grand and glorious men.
232, 600 boys and girls are now in the
public schools, and the majority of
them would never go to college. Mr..
Maytield urged the people to stand by
those who were building up the public
schools. He defended the present ad-
in the matter of taxation
end gave particulars OF how tho taxes
On horses and such things had been de-
The taxes on railroads had
been increased, valuable land being
put on the tax books which was not
there before. Mr.. Maytield spoke of
what the administration had done
along the line of pensions and also
gave it credit for having inaugurated
,he primary. He told of the good con-
1ition OF the banks, railroads and cot
ION mills in South Carolina and said
40 man could say that the administra-
lion had been O failure He thanked
,he people for their past support and
asked them to vote for him if they
thought he would make q better officer
han his competitor. Mr.. Mayfield
vas cheered as he sat down.
Mr.. L. @. Robinson, of Pickens,
for Superintendent of Edu-
,ation, was the next speaker. He was
| grandson Of Greenville, and admired
lis grandmother. He was a graduate
,f Wofford, denominational college,
out was not opposed to the State col
eges: The public schools should be
sustained. Because he was new man
vas no reason why he was opposed to
,he administration. He b"d been edi-
or of q Reform paper for the last six
'ears and had defended the true, tried
md trusted leaders Of the movement
md would still do 80. His opponent
spoke as IL was running for Governor.
Since MIR. Mayfield had gone to Colum-
oia, he had undergone a change of
leart. When first elected, he preach
ID rotation in office, but now he wants
;he Office for life. Mr.. Robinson told
In anecdote of Eli Perkins which he
applied to MIR. Mayfeld. He read from
,he Shell manifesto, the paragraph
calling for rotation in Office. Mr..
Robinson was applauded at the close
)f his speech.
The candidates for solicitor were
1oxt on the program. Mr.. M. f. An
gel was first introduced, but he did not
make any speech. He thanked the
people for their past support and
gracefully introduced his friend and
competitor, G. E. Priuce. of Anderson.
MIR. Prince said such handsome treat
ncnt as had been given him by Mr..
Ansel took the starch out Of him. He
said MIR. Ansel had held the office for
eight years anC had established rep
ltation as a criminal lawyer. Mr..
Prince made q speech which kept the
crowd in good humor and which was
|ull of wit. He told several anecdotes,
,ne Of which about Brother Crawford
was the one used by Solicitor Ansel to
good effect in his former campaigns.
Mr.. Prince spoke of the Importance of
the office of solicitor In the admins.
tration of justice. He believed in ro-
tation in Office il they would rotate
Ansel out and rotate him In. Mr..
Prince took his scat amid laughter and
4 few cheers for Ansel. The race for
solicitor is being conducted on high
plane, and If it continues in the way it
started it will be good example to
yhe other candidates for higher Offices
Mr.. Prince and Solicitor Ansel went off
Joseph L. Johnson, candi idate for
Congress, was the last speaker. He
made a strong free silver speech, but
the crowd had become very small His
opponent, Stanyarne Wilson, together
with Gen. Ellerbe and Maj. McSween-
ey, wore delayed In Spartanburg.
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paper which he read before New
York scientific association q physician