The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-06
MADE THE FUR FLY
DOWN IN MANNING.
Archer Tells of Some Coun.
ty Newspaper Dealing
CANDIDATES GO FOE APPELT.

CANDIDATES GO FOE ApPELT.
Manning. June 29.-This has been
the most interesting meeting of the
campaign. The reception Of the can.
.didates, the editorials of SHY Dear
Appeis." (" the denunciation thereof by
Col. Watson, the details of an appa.
rent deal for the Spsrtanourg vote
told by Mr.. Archer and the unusually
warm act to between the railroad
commission candidates sll contributed
10 interest the crowd of 200 persons
from start to finish. EDITOR Appelt
had used oil his .meat axe w.t." as
characterized by Que of the candi-
dates in greeting some Of the cam
paigners. in to days iasne of the
Times, and Col. Watson resented it.
as did Mr. Featherssone. He said
CAN'T. had tried to get $3.50 from
him last spring in order to buy out
Stsnyarne Wilson's interest in the
Piedmont Headlight, as Wilson had
tampered with the voting returns.
Later, one Of Gsntt's friends came to
him, telling him that he needed q
newspaper to advance his candidacy,
and that he could buy Can't ont for
Sl,5O0 Declining to do So, ne was
told t.1st ElIerbe and Neal would do
IT Neal and Can't had conferences,
and the result was that Neal and Ell
lerbe and Others put up $1,500 and
GOT Gan.t's interest in the paper and
kept CAN'T to edit it for them
and said Mr. archer, sif you
keep your eyes open you may soon
see something else about this in the
papers Grea: laughter and ap-,
planse'
This correspondent offers it as q
close guess that Mr. Archer's refer
ence was to the service Of papers ON
Governor Ellerbe, Mr. Neal aud 9th
ers. supposed to be McLaurin and
Stokes, by Mn Thackston of the
Headlight in suit which he has
brought against them for some ST.
$50. as the result of failure to pur-
chase his interest in the psper after
alleged agreements.
If Eilerbe chose to give Appel
some Of his money to edit his paper
for him, it was all right. but it was
strange that be should invest his
money in sparsanburg, where there
we're some 5000 votes.
Of course Ellerbe was sharp
enough to get Neal to make all the
promises and agreements. There
were candidates in the bali VINO had
been approached BY Neal and 10,
v.ted to take stock in the Headlight,
10 the hope of making combination
TO carry Spartauburg county
Governor Ellerbe aaid that be had
S275 invested in newspapers in
South Csro!ios HE money was his
own, aud be used it as he pleased,
bat he had NO money in she Manning
Times.
Replying to Mr. Connor's letter
concerning the reusiug of privilege
tax tags, ne said this was under the
Of his predecessor.
The compromise with q dealer in
Marlboro was made at the suggestion
Of the assistant attorney general, and
expense was saved thereby The
vino bad furnished fer
tjiizers below the Analysis are now
being prosecuted
Gen Watts replied 60 Col Fioyd's
Sumter speech. daring MIN to men
tio, an instance when the militia had
suffered at his hands He would
gladly have the people pass upon his
record ss adjutant general if Fioyc
would submi. his as sergeat at arms
oil the senate to that body.
Col Watson vigorously resented
the structures on himself in Editor
newspaper He was a
guest of the town. aud had never be-
fore been insaited IN Eaan's house.
appelt was the only man who would
be.guilty of such scusilous attack
He began to score him for his edlto'
riag on the psohibitionis.s, when Ap'
pei. arose and demanded that the
whole article be read, ard stated that
he stood by i, aud had 30 apology to
make
The crowd evidenced their disap-
proval by ioud'y applading Col.
Watson aud caitiog on 'Appelt to sit
down
Mr. Fea.herstone declined to con
sums his time replying to Appe'ts
dirty aipgs." but made q spirited
prohibition speech. which ELECTED
much applause.