The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-05
CAMPAIGN DAY.

that of 1890, there beng at a low
estimate not less than 800 voters
present. 1t was CONSPICUOUS also for
the remarkable quietness and good
humor of the crowd who gave in the
main, the speakers an attentive and
respectful hearing, the only excep-
tions being when the speakers at
tempted to leave the issues in the
discussion of which the people ale
deeply interested, and indulge in
personal abuse. These attempts
were met with unmistakable rebuke
from tho audience and had the effect
of forcing the speaker to abandon his
abuse and return to the discussion OF
the issues.
A large number of ladies graced the
occasion with their presence. To this
fact, together with the closing of the
dispensary can be attributed the
cause of the remarkable good order,
which was the feature of the day.
The stand was erected in the
beautiful Masonic grove Of young
oaks, near st. Stephens church,
where the campaign meetings have
been held since 1892, that OF 1880
being held on the court house square.
The audience was in an inquisitive
mind, and put many of the speakers
ON their 'sp's" and "q's" to satisfae-
torily answer the questions put to
them. 1t was remarkable again for
being campaign meeting OF edu-
cation as according to the reports OF
the daily papers the questions now
agitating the minds of the people
came nearer being discussed than at
any previous meeting held during
this campaign.
The Palmetto State Brass Band OF
Summit furnished the music.
AT 1890 o'clock County Chairman
E6rd called the meeting to order
and was opened with prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Deaton.
Mr.. E6rd introduced DIR. Stokes,
candidate for Congress from the 7th
District, as the first speaker. DR..
Stokes is very popular with 8 large
majority of our people, many OF
whom are greatly incensed at the
treatment he has received at the
hands of his political enemies and
are determined to send him back to
Congress as their representative by
even a larger majority than ne mas
ever received.l
he referred to the act of Congress
by which he was unseated
and declared that his was
the only case in which such
a question had been remanded back
to the people in order that they
might decide who their representa-
tive should be. He said that there
would be no primary election for
candidate to ill bis unexpire d term,
as it had been decided that he was
the Democratic candidate for that.
he renewed his purpose to work
faithfully in the interest OF the peo-
pie as his record would show had
been his efforts in the past. he
told of his advocacy of free silver and
said that the Alliance had been the
pioneer in the demand for silver and
this was the reason why the country
was solid for it now; he satisfactorily
explained the meaning of the term
Is to l. He referred to Cleveland
and Carlisle as not only being un-
patriotic but untrue to the people in
surendering the right of the gov
ernment to pay its obligations in
coin-gold or silver. He endorsed
the nomination of Bryan and Sewall.
Mr.. Moses, the other candidate for
this position, was prevented from
being present, and Chairman Ehrd
read a letter from him announcing
his candidacy and asking the people
to vote for him.
Mr.. T. G. Robinson, candidate for
Superintendent of Education, fol-
lowed in we'll delivered speech, out
lining bis policy in school matters
should he be put in charge of the
educational affairs of the State. He
was not opposed to the higher State
educational institutions of learning,
but thought there was room for their
more economical management. He
had upheld the Reform movement
and would continue to do so, and
claimed chat Mr.. May6eld had gone
back on two of the Reform principles
rotation in Office and sreduction of
salaries. He claimed that the pres
ent Superintendent of Education had
advocated wild cat scheme in pre-
pairing the educational bill. His