The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-01
THE CAMPAIGN CIRCUS.
A Review of the First Weeks P.rform-
anGeS.
Correspondence Columbia State.


CHARLESTON, June 2I.-The first
weeks stage o the two months journey
of the Reform band wagon through South
Carolina having been accomplished it
might be of interest to review some of
nent characteristics of several of the can
dates.
Five counties have been Tislted-Clar-
endon, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Hor-
ry and Marion-and the speeches has
been heard bv nn more than LOO people.
At Marion yesterday Con was a liberal es-
time of the number of the audience and
the reason for even that much interest
was because Marion had two soma on the
stump-Elierbe and Norton. George
town broke the record for a small meets
ing, thery being les than SO white men OF
that county in attendance,
Careful readers Of the Safe are about az
familiar with what has transpired as those
who attended the meetings. They have
had the gist of the arguments In all the
salient points made in those five days
condensed into about 80, 1000 words of dis
patches to the State.
Next to the senatorial race, the contest
for the job Of keeping warm the e3ecu-
| tive chair in the State House next winter
W - . t'SSSo. 40 ~ uoo luGCiO SI-
ing. This is occasioned by the fact that
q favor5te son OF the lowlands and Pee
Dee section is M of the candidates !; an
equally favored sou of the Piedmont is
another, and that the hills OF old Union
send forth a candidate, who tells some
unsavory truths about Reform, grinds a
crank about colleges, and sprinEies an &C.
ceptahle amounto Of gingera and pepper into
the debates.
MIR. W. II. Ellerbe, of Marion, is we'll
known In public life in this State. BY
The changing of four votes from Stokes Of
Colleton by the Richland delegation he
was nominated in 1890 for comptroller
general, and on taking the stand to accept
his nomination Mr.. EIlerbe said be with
ed 1t understood that be was not one of
those who believed there had been any
corru ption in the State-that the fight
was simply IN the principle of "outs''
wishing TO be 'ins." His administration
of the comptroller's Office for four years
was creditable. To 1894 be was one ofthe
candidates for governor, but his s'br ches
holt on Tillman was not one of the
strongest, 30 he fell behind. Mr.. EIlerbe
is an ardent Reformer, but not of the Till
mau-Evans stamp. His platform seems
to be one on which mode alton, with JUS
tice to all factions, will have q standing
crowding off the arrogance and insolent
~partisanship which nave characterized
the governors Office for six years. Mr..
EIleroe is the youngest candidate.
Stale Senator John r. Harrison, of
Greenville has been a member of the leg
islature u greater length Of time than any
other man in that body, with the possi-
BILE exception of Major Buist, OF Charles
ton. After serving in the lower branch
several terms be has graced a chair in the
Senate for eight years. He is he's eldest
OF the candidates, being about SIS, and is
of rather distinguished appearance. Iron
gray, with a head shaped like James G..
Blaine and beard trimmed in his sty le,
mis- side face is not unlike that of the
Maine statesman 10 years ago.
Ia politics Mr.. Harrison Is a conserva-
tive Rsformer. His promise is to recog-
lie nc class or faction If he is elected
governor, and tn try and bring the peo-
pie together. His votaagainst the metro
politan police bill will probably be re-
tnembered in Charleston on election day.
The only clash between Mr.. Harrison
aud Mr.. Ellerbe is on Clemson College
the former claiming that the institution
Is conducted more as a literary than an
industrial school; that it costs too much
aud that whatever it gets should be ap.
propriated directly from the treasury and
not gn To it in the uncertain privilege
tax; Mr.. Ellerbe, a member of the Clem-
sou boar;t, defending that college as it
stands. Both favor State institutions Of
higher learning.
M. Harrison likes a Joke exceedingly
in private o Dversation, and he is fond Of
telli"E2hem on the stand.
Jonesville, Union county, Is beingilaily