The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
PARTY
VISITS CAMDEN
ElksT HALF OF RACE FINISHED IN
syh HISTORIC OLD TOWN.
Ssl. Flnyd Elnquont &c Homo Only Incid mt
SsWag spat Between Himself and Gen.
Waite Candidates Royalty Enter,
9asStE tained. .....
Special to The State.

Eat classic Camden, rich in historic
y associations.
3 @ Here is the monument to tho Con
sstederate dead, in honor of tho gal.
lant Dickinson, lieutenant colonel of
1.-The Palmetto regiment, who was as
ssanxious to get place in the picture
near the flashing of the guns rs any
8Other member of tho fold or staff.
Hard by Hampton park, whore tho
candidates spoke, stands the we'll
known monument in memory of
Baron DeKalb, who gave his life for
Ibis adopted country.
Noar by is tho range known rs
Hobkirk hill, where Green so success
fully met tho British. And not moro
than six miles off is the fold of tho
battle Of Camden, whore Gates mot
with his inglorious defeat-Gatcs,
s8of whom it was said he never drew
up his horse until he reached Char
lotte for battle, in which he ex.
changed his northern laurels for
y 8sonthern weeping willows.
..5i Another feature of this place is
S$the opportunity which the candidates
4 enjoyed Of sojourning at Upton
q Court, 80 we'll known not only as Il
winter sanitarium, but as an agreo
4 able inn at all times.
Though l write with running
Il pen, reference should bo made to
Il the memories which tho towns ceme
terry affords, memories connectel
/ with such mon as Kershaw and Kon
nedy, and other knightly heroes of
the LOST cause. -.
. And to crown it all, this is COM
munity known for the graces of its
womanhood and the excellent char
/ acteristics Of it's manhood, illustrated
in the field and in tho 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 execu-
tive committee, and in Mr.. IT. j.
Kirkland's hands they Jared wolI.
The meeting was n small ono, there
being only several hundred persons
present, but rs an evidence of tho
era of good feeling, l am told that
there were present n score or so Of
those who have not attended n DO
lltical meeting in this county for
years.
THE RAILROAD SEXTETTE
Mr. Berry spoke first. He thought
no could fill tho Office OF railroad
commissioner rs Il practical business
Snan. Ho did not believe in oppresa-
ipg the roads. There wore no BOYS
running for this position. They are
all mon with records, which records
the people should sift and vote for
the best man. AS an insurance man
for many years he had settled many
financial matters, and was able to
arbitrate between the people and tho
roads.
Mr.. Evans yielded to no man when
it came to a business transaction.
The interests of the people and tho
railroads were linked, and he was
competent to pass upon questions of
{ disagreement.
Mr. Garris said he never could
joke when talking politics, and his
face showed it. He knew something
about the burdens of the people and
the discrimination of tho railroads.
He warned tho crowd that when a
candidate told thcm that any Office
was beyond tho capacity of tho or
dinary juryman, that Office should
bo abolished, because any rascalty
committed therein could not be
caught MP with.
MIR. Thomas unrolled his map and
declared he spoke from tho records,
showing that ho kept his oath to do
justice to the people and the roads.
The other members Of the board had
made a trade with tho roads, saying,
Ayou work tho fertilizer rate and wo
Twill recoup you by raise on other
PARTICLES, and he had protested ag inst
it. He presented himself as nm alb.
i solutely clean and irreproachablo