The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-05
BITS OF SMALL Talk
ON POLITICS AND OTHER IN
TERESTING MATTERS.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICIANS
Tlman Against TiIIman with The One Eyed
Edgefeldian Still in Control Our
Boys at Fort McPhersoa-
Other Chit Chat.

Other Chit Chat.
! boarded Il hack the other day III
Cross Hill, S. c.. and after Il delightful
drive of three miles | pulled up ut liar
ris Lithia Springs, this was my first visi
to this famous health and pleasure re
sore. | had seen Mr.. j. T.. Harris, the
about taking orders for his popua
water, and l had heard and read of tn
wonderful work it had done in restoring
the health of thousands of invalids.
l found on alightinS splendid hote
open all the year round, and | found
large number of guests enjoying til
variety of pleasure for which the plac
is noted, and drinking to their grea
benefit of the healing waters of tn
two Harris Springs. This popular re
sort frequently has as many as 40
guests, and every year it becomes NOR
and more popular, while the reputatio
of Harris Lithia water extends all owe
the country
The Springs are located in Lauren
county, S. c., two and Il half miles fro'n
Waterloo. on the Atlantic Coast Line
and three miles from Cross Hill on th
Seaboard Air Line.
The Populst leaders of Union county
are resorting to every scheme and devic
to keep their followers front attendin
Democratic meetings. The Populis
road overseers of this county. as 500
as they learned the date of the Demo
cratic rally at Monroe. decided to wol
the public roads on that day, and warn
ed all hands on the road, but thei
scheme was a boomerang, and thos
Populists who were thus denied thei
right to hear the discussion of the is
sues of the campaign. are mad as the
can be, and declare that they are don
with such party, and with such poll
teal associates.
There is a warm contest going on
Mecklenburg county over the Democrat
ic nomination for the State Senate. Elk
Attorney General Frank |. Osborne is a
candidate, and his friends are doing al
in their power to secure for him the
nomination. He is very popular and a
formidable candidate. His stronges
opponent is Mr.. Weary Dowd, who
was one of the immortal Democratic
Seven in the session of '95. Mr.. Dowd
is the talented and popular editor OF
the Charlotte Daily News and the
Mecklenburg Times. He has Il strong
following throughout the county, and his
friends are making strong fight for
his nomination.
IL
/ spent a part of last Saturday with
the soldier boys at Fort MCPHERSON,
near Atlanta. ] met the boys Of Com
panies Il and NJ, of our Second North
Carolina regiment, and found Them COM
fortably Quartered and in good health
and good cheer. had a pleasant chat
with Captain Cooper, of Company NJ.
and spent few pleasant minutes with
the hester of our North Carolina
troops, Captain Cobb, of the Lumber
Bridge company. l found that there
were nine members of the two com
panies confined to the hospital from sick
ness, the majority of them suffering with
measles.
These two companies are encamped in
a beautiful oak grove, just opposite /,
regiment of regulars. They are some
distance from the camp of the colored
troops, and therefore there is but little
or no communication between them.
Captain Cobb and Captain Cooper ex-
press themselves as well pleased with
their new quarters and stated that the
boys were faring well and Were
improving every day in military tactics
and discipline. Fort Mcpherson is one
of Uncle Sans brag army camps, and is
a most convenient, attractive and health
full place. 1t is full of our brave Ameri
can soldiers, enough there, it seems, tt
whip two or three SPANS.
| have yet to find Il man, Democrat
Populist or Republican, who endorses
Mewborne's letter to Chairman Simmons
he is being roasted from one end of the
State to the other. and people on the
trains. IN the hotels. and everywhere are
asking what manner of men these are
anyhow. and upon what meat they are
feeding that they should descend so low
and instead of making sentIemenly re.
plies to legitimate and courteous requests.
wallow until they stink, in the filth Of
fusion madness and mud
Republican said to me yesterday
that Mewborne's letter would cost tbe
iufioHistS thouSaHuS or votes.
u
Our sister State, South Carolina, is
just now in the midst of a very lively
political campaign; / could hear spirited
political discussions going on every time
l saw few South Carolnians together
The contest is "A spirited one, but it is
all inside the Democratic party and the
fate of all aspirants is settled ut the
Democratic primaries. The negro thaws
no frozen water in South Carolina poll
tics now and he is not concerning him.
self about the solving of political pro
blems. He knows that his interests are
going to be properly cared for by tn,
white people, but he found out long age
that the white men in South Carolina
were not going to let him control tn.
affairs of the State. and he is perfectly
contented. and if the proposition was
made to them now to tur, the State owe,
to their party l think half of them woule
be against it.
The State now has half dozen candi
dates for Governor and the principl.
issue is the Dispensary law. Uncl,
George Tillman who is at daggcrs' point.
with the other Tillman, is in the cam