Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-08-05
AND COLD.
ToRRID TEMPERATURE
AND FRIGID CROWD.
CONDITIONS OF THE CAMPAIGN MEET
ING IN EDGEFIELD YESTERDAY
SMALL AND QUIET CRowD-NoTH-
ING Sensational.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Edgefeld, July 29.-Talk about
George Washington's love of coun-
try, the patriotism of Patrick Hen
ry and Plnckney, the desperate
gallantry of the "Noble Six Hun
died." the heroism of Leonidas and
his brother Spartans at Tnermo-
pylae! Speak not in the same
breath of such minor matters when
remarking upon the valor of thu
political campaigners and their
unselfsh devotion to duty they
hope to perform for their State, as
exemplihed for the last few days
and particularly here to-day, where
the candidates, travel-worn, limp
and listless, battled for their coun-
try's cause i'll a temperature that
indicated his Satanic majesty had
made large territorial acquisitions
in these parts, and facing crowd
from which either heat or political
disappointment has extracted all
enthusiasm.
1t was first attempted to hold
the meeting in the court house. but
there was popular protest against
being iucinerated, SO the meeting
was adjourned to the grove outside.
There were not over 800 people
present, Is or 20 ladies making
part of the audience. 1t was vast
ly different from the Edgefeld
meetings of the past six years
There was no whooping or disorder
of any kind. Brother Whitman's
speech was, as yesterday at Aiken,
the livellest of the meeting. But
while he was howled at in Aiken,
he was cheered and laughed at
here.
If the demonstrations for the
three senatorial candidates is any
indication of how matters stand
here, this is not an Evans county.
The county chairman did. his
work we'll. Speech were limited
within reasonable bounds and the
rule was enforced. When there
ale from IA to 16 men who desire
to speak from 80 to 80 minutes
each, it is as we'll to remember
that the people and the press have
souls to lose and save.
At11:10 a. NJ, County Chair
man J. NJ. Gaines asked the Rev,
Mr.. Brabham to invoke divine
blessing.
"CR1s" ROBINSON SPEAKS.
Mr.. T. Chris Robinson of Pick
ems, for superintendent of educa-
tion, felt somewhat at home in
Edgefeld, where many of his old
schoo.mates were. He was not op-
posing the administration, nor any
member of it except Mr.. MayGeld.
Mr.. Robinson explained why he
advocated maintaining.the4 Citadel,
the South Carolina college, Glenn
son and the woman's college. They
each had their peculiar work to
perform; and this is an era of build
ing up, not tearing down. But, too,
the public schools should be given
the greatest attention. Mr., May
fields record in holding and hunt
ing office for 16 years was mention
ed. He had not explained what
he had accomplished and his last
annual report was a bundle of COM
plants. He used to be Reform
er, but since he OF in office had
gone back Oh two of it's principles
he would not rotate and grumbled
at having his salary cut.
.MAYFIELD ON ROBINSON.
Mr.. Mayfeld was too limited in
time and could only refer to some
matters touched on by Mr.. Robin
son had said his report was bun
die of complaints; be held in his
hand report from Mr.. Robinson
as county Superintendent will
not read it's details; I'll put it in
my pocket" There was undcr what
was in Mr.. Robinson's report.
A CRITICISM.
Mr.. Mayfeld implied that the
fact of the school term in Pickens
being only two months under Mr..
Robinsou's administration, while
4 1-1O months in the rest of the
State, did not speak we'll for his
competitors work.
Mr.. Mayfeld then referred to the
ACHIEVEMENTS of Reform.
ROBINSON IN REPLY.
Mr.. Robinson was given two min
utes in which to set Pickens
straight on the matter of school
term. The term had i,een 2 months
the past year because they had
spent a large part of their money
to build school houses. Hereafter
the term would be double in
length.
WATTS ON THE WAR.
Gen. John Gary Watts remcm-
bered that when the cloud of war
hung over Darlington and there
ahouts the companies for Edge
field were the first to respond. He
had enemies here and he warned
his friends towatch those men who
were going round maligning him.