The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-30

ora SnOWeQ Ne uau IdNOIeu lI!e lali-
roads as against the people. Tie
{ candidates. Gen. Watts, Col. Floyd
4 Mai. Blythe, spoke. Col. Floyd said
tno ,rcublo v!,t. his young opponents
was shat they wo".i not vUtunteer as
prlva,e,. Son Vets replied ;hat he had
,o!uu:e.,.d :. any capacity. Maj.
blytho nsked for s.eot!ca an account Of
b., eleven ye.:s OF experience and
ais regard .qr zoe GU:ies o! tie office.
Col. BrsG@sn ss!1 thst Il ali officers
.ried 10 block :ns ,.y Ike Ionpkins
did there won't ~ 40 7.s .or anybody
slse 70 n.p:rs - o!hos NJ. Cooper was
.Syr-:.sG shs Temrt;u' mad Lot tried
to he Governor Col Tompkins de-
three terms as sheriff and two and "A
half terms as auditor. Mr.. Maytieid
showed that every section OF the State
showed an advance in the matter of
education under his administration.
Mr. McMahan declared that this was
the office that afforded the finest oppor-
tunity for an earnest work in the State.
Col. Rice said that the common school
is the supreme interest OF the State.
Mr.. Brown aspired to raise the stand
ard of citizenship of the State by going
into the highways and byways and
and helping the country schools. Gov
srnor Ellerbe declared that Ben Tillman
had built Clemson and Winthrop and
that Uncle George was trying to de,
strov them. Uncle George had sa!d
that Clemson was humbug, yet while
he was O. member of its board in 1896 he
made report saying that it was doing
large and splendid work. Col. I'LL
man replied that Julian Mitchell wrote
the report. Col. George Tillman was
loudly cheered. lie was the only
gubernatorial candidate opposed 10 the
dispensary and favorilg sne incense
system. Col Schrmpert in his speech
stated that he did not offer his services
Is private in the war with Spain pc
cause he was over forty five years OLD.
Colonel Watson declared that E!!eroe
would find him a pretty lively
corpse. Mr.. Feaiherstone pleaded
the cause Of Prohibition. SEN
ator Archer took tho ground that
churches aro the manufacture OF senti-
ment, that tho people were still IN the
flesh and until the millennium camo you
could not stop whiskey drinking. MIR.
Walt Whitman said that for thirty
wears he had been student OF political
economy and yet it was circulated that
he was an ignoramus.
BAMBERG MEETING.
Chairman H. C. Folk announced that
fifteen minutes would be allotted to the
gubernatorial candidates and five
minutes to the others. Mr.. Folk re-
quested that the speakers stop abuse
and personalities and confne them
selves to the discussion of issues.
Candidate Evans replied to MIR.
Thomas s Charleston speech. Candidate
Garris discussed the reason for COM
mission and as pired for Thomas s place.
Commissioner Thomas contended that
his competitors were green men
and could not make rates. Gen
eral Watts said the militia needed
an active, energetic and progressive
man and the military and his op-
ponents had endorsed him as such.
Col. Floyd said that the Citadel had
educated his opponents In order that
they should now be OH the battle field.
Mr.. Cooper said that Secretary Tomp-
kins if he favored the dispensary
should not cast unfair reflections on
the board of control. Secretary Tomp-
kirs said Mr.. Cooper was the man who
was irving to run down the dispensAry.
Col. Bradham said he was toting his
own skillet and was nobody's candi-
data. Col. Rice commented strongly on
the mistaken policy OF the age that
was neglecting the country schools.
Cannidate McMahan's conception OF
this office was that The duties thereof
10y among the peopie and not at the
State house. Mr.. Brown said that
three-fourths nf the boys and girls of
South Carolina completed their educa-
ton in the common schools Supt.
Mayfield said his opponents offered no
remeny Mr.. Featherstone advocated the
cause of prohibition becausei it was right.
Col. Schumpert said he believed in
dealing honestly with the people. Col.
Watson deplored the fact that as so lit
tie money was given to the common
schools in South Carolina large ma
iority of the rising gentlemen IN each
county could not become registered
voters. Col. George Tillman said that
Bamberg was his mascot and he never
came here but that he had good luck.
Solicitor Ballinger made q taking
speech and the crowd was his
Comptroller General Derham conclud-
ed the speaking.