The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
SOUTH Carolina CAMPAIGN
Opened at 0rangeburg With Nearly
All the Candidates On Hand.
UNCLE GEORGE" TIllMAN
In the Race for Govcrnor--The Meet
ing Did Not Draw a Large Crowd.
Speeches Very Mild In Tone.


centre cf interest during the morning
was the Oranseburg hotel, where the
candidates chaffied each other in friend
" rivalry and plumed their wings for
their initial fight. The meeting was
called to order by DIR. Lowman, county
chairman, who stated that tho guber-
material candidates would be limited IN
their speeches TO Is minutes and the
others to i've minutes.
Governor Ellerbe said he had been IN
Office only seventeen months, but dur
ing that time he had been abused and
misrepresented by politicians who can
vassed the State while he was in his
office at the State house with his hands
tied and his lips sealed, but now, said
he, thank God am here to invite one
and al to come and put up or shut up.
l have been charged with being po-
litlcal trickster. | deny that [ ever
made political deal and invite any
one to show the proof Governor El-
lerbe advocated biennial sessions of the
Genera. Assembly. Each session cost
South Carolina about so, 900 and as far
as the general good was concerned
some of them were not worth 81. 80 to
the State. The Governor took his seat
amid applause.
Col. George Tillman was introduced
to the tune of "hurrah for Tillman, ="
''if he Is any kin to Bon he's oil right, !"
together with considerable general ap-
plause. After an eloquent reference to
Orargeburg's dead heroes, he put the
crowd in good humor by declaring that
the tims allotted him for making 8
speech was not even sufficient to allow
him to pay them few compliments.
He could only hop, skip and Jump over
a few leading questions. His remarks
were spicy and pungept and seemed to
interest the crowd Immensely. l am,
said he, for trying to keep your money
in your pockets and not taking it all for
taxes. Faxes are too high, l object
to having three colleges where the
courses are reduplicated. aud where
free tuition is given in competition with
private and denominational institutions
He dealt vigorously with the dispen-
sary question, riddling it meccilessly.
He wanted to be governor on account
OF the honor attached to it. 1t is honor
that makes statesmen and makes men
deserve the confidence OF the people.
He flushed amid applause and offers to
extend his time.
Col r. b. Watson was the next
speaker and gubernstoriel candidate.
He was greeted with slight hand clap
ping. He declared that Governor Ell
lerbe had attempted to ride two horses
and had fallep in the mud. He scored
1. H. haa L ha
dispensary question In times past.
Col Watson said he was temperance
man, but did not believe in coercion.
The introduction O: the Rev. G.. Walt
Whitman as q candidate for governor
was greeted by round of laughter
and good humored applause, AS usual
he made vigorous, talk-right- -out-in-
meeting speech which had the amused
attention of the crowd from start to
finish.
Senator E. l.. Archer made a vigor-
Gus speech denying that he had changed
front on the educational question. He
favored higher education for ali, but
the manner in which it was admins.
tered made it class legislation.
Solicitor o. l.. Schumpert was the
sixth candidate for the governorship to
be announced. He was cheered aud
made fine impression, his splendid
voice captivating his hearers. He
bluntly remarked that he was here
simply because he wanted votes. He
was not a Prohibitionist, but he was
open to conviction. He believed il local
option with high license.
The Prohibition champion then ap-
Of Il
Featherstone, who announced that as
the candidate suggested by the Prohi-
bition convention had withdrawn, he
had decided to withdraw his candidacy
for the lieutenant governorship aud to
hold aloft the banner of Prohibition al
the head of the column.
4 sure winner for reelection then
loomed up when the chairman an.
nounced Major N. B. McSweeney. He
cut his remarks very short, saying that
he had as president OF the Senate Ia
bored to be fair and impartial, and ne
appreciated the compliment contained
in the fact that he was unopposed fol
reelection.
For secretary of State there appeared
three candidates, headed by Col. d. II.
Tompkins, the incumbent. He declared
that the duties of his flee would be the
same no matter what political or econ.
omic views obtained. His opponents
could not attack his business qualifca-
tions, so they were hopeful that they
could beat him on the third term issue.
Mr.. Mr.. R. Cooper, of Colleton, OF
the State Board of Control, came next.
He believed in rotation and showed
that his experience qualified him for
the Office.
Sheriff D. J. Brabham, of Manning,
made taking speech, promising if he
should be elected Secretary of State for
two terms he would get out and then
take the Governorship.
For Comptroller General two candi-
dates appeared, Comptroller Derham
taking the lead. He avowed that he
was business man and that his ex-
perience as clerk in the Office and also
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