The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-27
STATE CAMPAIGN.
The First Half of the Race Fin
ished in Camden.
TIE SAME OLD SPEECHES.
Col. Floyd Grows Eloquent at
Home. Only Incident Was
Spat Between Himself
and General Watts.


mile post Thursday at classic Camden,
rich in historic associations. Here Is
the monument to the Confederate dead,
in honor OF the gallant Dickinson. lieu
tenant colone! Of the Palmetto regiment
who was as anxious to get q place in
the picture near the flashing Of the
guns as any other member of the field
or staff Hard by Hampton park where
the candidates spoke, stands the well
known monument in memory Of Baron
Dekalb. who gave his life for his adopt
cd country.
Near by is the range known as Hob
kirk hill, where Green so successfully
met the British And not more than
six miles off is the field Of the battle OF
Camden. where Gates met with his
inglorious defcat-Gates, Of whom it
was said he never drew up his horse
until he reached Charlotte for battle, in
which he exchanged his northern laul'-
els for southern weeping willows.
Another feature Of this place is the OPP
portunity which the candidates enjoyed
| Of sojourning at Ufton Court. SO well
known not only as a winter sanitariunl,
but as an agreeable inn at all times.
Though | write with running pen.
reference should be made to the memo
ries which the towns cemetery affords,
memories connected with such men as
kershsw and Kennedy, and other
knightly heroes of the lost cause. And
to crown it all, this is i community
known for the graces Of its womanhood
and the excellent characteristics Of its
manhood, illustrated in the field and in
the forum ever since revolutionary days
Memories here Of church, memories OF
State, memories Of war,
The candidates were entertained at
the expense of the county executive
committee. and in Mr.. T. J. Kirkland 5
hands they Jared we'll The meeting
was small one, there being only sew
eral hundred persons present, but as an
evidence of the era of good feeling. |
am told that there were present q score
or so of those who have not attended a
political meeting in this county for
years.
TIE RAILROAD SENTETTE.
Mr.. Berry spoke first. He thought
he could fill the Office Of railroad com
missioner as a practical business man.
He did not believe in depressing the
roads. There were no boys running Tor
this position They are all men with
records which records the people should
Sift and vote for the best man. AS an
insurance man foe many years he had
settled many financial matters, and
was able to arbitrate between the peo-
pie and the roads.
Mr. Evans yieldeh to no man when 1t
came to business transaction. The
Interests of the people and the railroads
were linked. and he was competent to
poSs upon questions Of disagreement.
Mr.. Garris said he never could joke
when he talked politics, and his face
showed it. He knew something about
the burdens Of the people and the dis
elimination of the railroads. He warn
cd the crowd that when candidate
told them them that any office was be-
yond the capacity of the ordinary jury
man, that Office should be abolished,
because any rascality committed therein
could not be caught up Wild.
Mr.. Thomas unroll his map and de-
clared he spoke from the records, show
ing that he kept his oath to do justice
to the people and the roads. The other
members of the board had made a trade
with the roads, saying, you work the
fertilizer rate and We Will recoup you by
raise on other articles, and he had
protested againstit. He presented him
self as an absolutely clean and ire
proachblc man in politics. But for
that he could not afford to fight his col
leagues in office, as they had charge Of
the minutes and the records. The
other candidates did not know enough
about traffic matters to operate q tin
railroad that wound up with a key.
Gen. Gray elected laugh when he
asked what would become Of the State
if Thomas should die In spite Of his
monumental self-praise the impression
was prevalent throughout the State that
when there was an issue Thomas lined
up with the railroads.
Mr.. Thomas-I dare you to prove i.
Mr.. Gray replied by reading from the
records a resolution offered by Thomas
to the effect that the fertilizer rate be
reduced % percent. and that the rail
roads recoup themselves by raising the
the rates on merchandise. In this way
Thomas had tried to fool the people
people by evening up things with the
railroads.
GENIAL GENTLEMAN FROM ELKo.
Nh. Stanscll. the genial gentleman
from Elko, was beaming with smiles as
he spoke | am no silver tongued ora
tor. said he, or lawyer | am fresh
from the fields Of Barnwcll county, one
Of your men. and am candidate for
railroad commissioner. We have assist
ed you in clccting Your candidate from
the upper part of the State. and our
lower section has never been represent
ed on that board and we arc due that.
/ 1t will be my pleasure if elected to look
after the interests Of the people Of South
J Carolina. and let the railroads. which
are long enough, strong enough and
broad enough, take care Of themselves.
At HIS OPPONENTS HOME.
Gen Watts said he had come today to
beard the lion in his den. to meet Col.
Floyd on his own stamping ground. He
was not 4 Confederate soldier. but he
was the SON Of one who had been on the
staff Of Kennedy and of kershaw He
was surprised that our Old Virginia
Confederate had gotten mad at BiSh-
opvillc because he had said he (Floyd)
was not born III South Carolina He
had said thatno South Carolina Comfcd-
crate had opposed him for rcclcction
and that he had their endorsement and
Flovd had charged him with >tuopiu.