The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09

*, l5. Evans: II deny the assertion. .--
and YOU must shut up or put up
(ChGel's and calls for Evuns.)
Thomus: "Y0n can deny n heap OF
thinYs.' For four Years I have stood
mp aud fought my colleagues Two to one
for you fur four years | have fought
y""h' BATTLES and ask you no" to stand
hy me-. They have sent out this man
(Erans) to nag ami run mo down.
Evans dcnonncc that as infamous.
~ false
Thomas-You have seen g., in tho
papcrs the fights have made, in one
where the rates were reduced from
Columbia to Newbrrry 5 per cent on
fertilizers. You had Us well go to New
herry upd dress up II wax doh und elect
1t RutlrDnd Commissioner us either Of
the 2r;snhorns oppu;ing me-, who
haven't the learning to operate Il tia
railway and traiu thnt YOU wind up
with IL key.
GEN. W. GRAY, OF GREENVILLE,
was the next candidate for this Office To
address the people. He said, | have
no doubt that you have been amused
with the excessive motlcsty Of the man
who preceded me. What would South
Carolina do il this mun should die?
Thomns-l will give you 800 if you
will figure us Il rate on any lliiun. Y0u
cant do It.
Gray-l have IL diploma which will
contradict that. The record here in my
hand shows that Thomas statements
are not correct, and | submit that tho
records of every year will prove that he
has been for the interests Of the road 5
against those of the cople, | believe
that the votes of this county will go TO
MIR. Sligh-that is the bulk. But there
will be few that will not be for him
and hope they will be Gray votes
There will be Il second race und'if Mr.
Slieh is not in it and am hope you
will give me Il rousiIg vote.
N. II. STANSELL, OF BARNwELL,
came next and said that if what all of
these men say of one another is true,
none of them is fit to fill the Office. and
| am the only clean man. am from
the low country and if YOU elect me to
this Office YOU shall never be ashamed
Of my record.
The candidates for Secretary of State
were next cal led and
was the first TO speak. He began by
telling who be WAS and giving the vari-
ouS positions Of honor and trust he had
filled. He spurned the idea that If
elected it would lie because he WAS Il
member OF the State Board Of Control.
Two years ago one of MIR. Tompkins'
own household went over this State
asking who got the rebales-do YOU
hear OF rebates now? lie felt thankful
for votes that he thought Ncwbcrry
would give him.
ID. ii. TOMPIIINS,
the present Secretary Of State. followed
and thought that his official acts hud
been satisfactory to all. He went ON
to show that no State officer had ever
offered for third term and been de-
featcd. The statement OF Cooper that
the dispcnsary went down under my
management is contemplate state
ment and he knows it. The Governor
took charge and was the sole manager.
Any State officer who would cocrcc the
Governor into anything is fool and
not tit 20 hold Office. didn't do it,.
The candidates for Adjuiunt General
ere next and,
l.. NJ. BLYTHE, Or GREENVILLE.
was first introduced and said, that for
him TO say that he was glad to be here
would go without saying, but it was en-
barrAssing for him to tell why he asked
for the olice-he would rather his
friends do that, for there are some in
Ncwberry. graduated from the Citi,-
del as II Citadel Captain. having won
competitive scholarship in that insti-
tuition Have served the militia of the
State as Lieutenant aud Captain.
ask you to discard from your mind all
prejudice and weigh us all in the bal
ances and then vote for the best man.
}. G. WATTS, OF LAURENS,
was the next speaker and said that he
felt that he had right to call New
berry people his friends, for it had
been proven in the past. This is my
native county for | was born In old
Gary's Lane, and If could have helped
it would not have been born elsewhere.
| come TO ask you now to retain me in
the Office you have given me. My 0p.
poncnt says that as long us there Is Il
Confederate veteran in this State he
should hold this ollice, with him ] agree.
But he is Virginian and | the son OF
Il South Carolina veteran and feel that
am the rightful heir to the Office.
COL. j W. FLOYD, OF KERSIIAW,
came next. Yon perceive that for this
Office We have a triangular race. Two