The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-29
TIE CAMPAIGN MEET.
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as esmpaign meetings go nowsdays, but it
iFas on the whole very siresoms and unoro-
ftahle performances. Il was featureless and
without that snap and go and ginger that in
The heydly Of reform .gisation made campaign
neetings storm een,ersof excitement. .poiisi-
ull eathnsiasm aud psi.:aen bitterness From
fest 10 iast Il w.s sega ,f s,ns o,g o'six
psnes, sat ,hs pies of the off e wanting
ba4adfws- 1earsi IN thu lA1i for four not,
weary psoitless h,urs Redacea 10 the last
aiaaays's there wss mol one ,hing said 10 all
the spesc1es thar meant anytciog ssve the
hanger foe paolic Office an the psp that gees
ttsssHith S3ne Of h. speakers had the cong
set 10 different masic bu, !, VAS the same
:oad song snis. ana even the mueie was not
atsws the very svariatioas we're more or lees
dread ba.eoa sheelIows and b.ggs at the
kseee. Some of the speakers pitched the
srIae on the dispeasary key and climbed the
assle BY tedious gradnatious to the scbool
81 4 college issue; others broke ::into Ia mo-
Nous discosd NTH the fertilizer rate, climbed
gades ssd rsa around ihe devious cnrses
tsassisaby ahc Raiasasd Connission ia lie
dsaiinss sish ss6e rliissads ana peoples;;
SssilIofhers sang Of arms and . hero. OF shoss
10 soald : soid,eriag 60, bas NOT % prs
vatas ish nasksss ana knapsaeks, %, never,
ss6eh b.ss parpo.es they were nat born;
asd Wssl Whitman sang HE own old song.
yas The meeting Was suecess, as neetings
ges for there were between four aud Eve hun
dred people present, few Of than ladies.
Tie audience wss attentive bnt BOT euthusi-
assie, stiil the5 hung oDsui.h grim persist
seaa, Visiting for the interes. 70 develop, and
ths speakers were spared the modification of
% dressing empty benchec. Once 10 while
atpeakes would make point and the crowd
sssnid applaud In . geoteel and orderly man.
net.s bns there we're no cheers cave when Bar-s
snAH KYans cut the feathers from 8. r. Tbom-
9, and wben.G JEW. Floyd knocked the
sardnst out. Of The military reputation Of
john Gary Watts. Thess we're the oises in
sadreary waste of..6ve mieute petitions sor
svoless
Gov. Ellsrbe madestbe most vigorous aud
spirited speech, aud be bad good reason to
do %. for be vas doing more than pleading
for cfice-he vas defending his official re-
sc9r5, defriog his accusers and demanding
thakaccusations be substan,ia.ed With proofs.
Hs took bolder and more decided s,and
than his cosson.string backbons reputation
would lead one to believe possible aod the
crowd was psrceptibly surprised
Ut. Fsaiberstone, the Prohibition cham
pion. who spranE into the lists At the eleventh
boar and seized ffom the dust ibe standard
thst had been abandoned, made the best
rounded aud most eloquent speech Of The day.
b llis very grace and pleasant address and
eerreasness Of manner he made : most favor.
sbae Impression and without donbt gained
mort ffiends Cor himself ss q man and his
casss than sny Of his fellow candidates.
The meeting vas called to order al IL
oscleek by County Cha rmsn R. o. Purdy,
who reqoeesed Res. A. Clifson to ofe,
pray g.
Chairman Psrdy then proceeded immedi-
s.eiy TO Dusinees. introducing each speaker
in totn. The candidates for Governor were
ssossd fifteen minutes each, and all other
se.nd7datee ave minutes each.
u. Tbcs. F. Brant.ey, of Orangeborg,
csnd date for Congress. wac the 6rst speaker.
He zpressed bis pleasure for the privilege of
addsesssrg Somser audience, referred to
{ his eers;ces IN the campaign of 1896 when he
stumred Vest Virgipia for Began aud free
esiyer and lost bis position ia the Treasury
Derartment in consequence, aud ,beo briefly
discussed the free silver and tariff issues. ae
assured the asdience OF his unswerriug adber.
enee 70 the princ,ples Of democracy and ssked
for sheir votes.
Or. >. Vim. Stokes, of Orsngebnsg. who
nou represents tie, Seventh District briefly.
sfkefched hi, political reco.d and services in
Congress, and ont and then took up the dis.
cnseior of abe free silver Issue, and vas talk
ing Of bus Gnfi option bill when time Vas cali
20. Ese also declared that be stood a., foot
ed on the platform Of The democratic party
snd cited his record in proof of his assertion.
He asked reelection on the groond that be
had. well served the people Of ,nis district
and OF the State and Is qualified BY experi-
enee " serve them better 10 future
1t. G. ". Gsrris, Of Cslleion, candidate
foE. Railroad Commissioners iet sighr toto Xr.
B. B. Thomas fer haying asserted thar oooe
OF bis SIX opponeo:s are qualified to 6ll the
oaiee. Then be said word in his own be-
haifsad asked all Of Mr. Thomas fellow citi-
ssos y bo do not expect tc vote for him 10 put
Garris on their tickets
Rev. J. A.. Sigh, another s.pirao. for
foomas.s job. congratulated sus ter Coao,y