The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-08-21

ods, ho deprecated strife and bitter
ness nnd WAS ono Of tho first to up.
pcal for tho obliteration Of fractional
lines.
In 1888, Colonel Hoyt was unan,
lmously elected President Of the
Baptist State Convention and was
o.elccted for nine successive terms,
whom ho dcclinol to serve longer.
For over twenty years he was Il trus-
tco OF thurman University, and at one
time vice President Of tho Southern
Baptist Convention. For tho last
several yoars ho has beon vice,
President Of tho American Baptist
Educational Society, and has dolly.
cred an address before that body and
also before the American Baptist
Publication society.
Ia June, 1891, he sold his interest
in Tho Baptist Courier and contem-
plated Il final retirement from TIC
newspaper business. For time he
was financial agent Of Furmun Uni
versity; but tho habits and associa-
tions of lifetime were too strong,
and in January, 1892, he assumed
control of the Greonvillo Enterprise
and Mountaineor rs editor and pro
prietor. The name Of the paper was
changed to its original form, The
Nlountaineer, and Colonel Hoyt has
since continued as It's editor and pro
prlctor until the opening OF tho pres
ont campaign, when he relinquisbed
his editorial duties to devote his time
to tue canvass.
Having been SO long activo and
prominent in State politics, it is nat
ural that Col. lIoyt should have lecn
ofton solicited to become Il candidate
for governor; bu5 he has. always
stoadfastly declined until this year,
when the demand upon him WAS snch
that he conld not rofuse. Having
always been an outspOlion advocate
Of prohibition against every other
method Of controlling the liquor trat-
fic, and having repeatedly favored
making tho fight for that principle
in this State, he felt that he could
not decline tho nomination which
was given him by the Prohibition
Democrats in May, and accordingly
he accepted the responsibility and
has taken tho stump as the candidate
for governor. Besides his advocacy
of prohibition, he possesses other
clements of strength in his acknowl-
edged ability, his respected high
character, his long experience and
service in public life without reward,
his success in business and his repu-
tation as Il man and Christian.
AS Prohibltionist, Colonel Hoyt
is strickly consistent. He has never
used whisky himself nor has he ever
permitted the uso Of vino or liquors
Of any kind in his home. He was q
member Of q temperance society when
youth, and later joined the Good
Templars, whose principles he has
always exemplitiod in his daily life.
AS an employer, Colonel Hoyt has
made it rule not to allow any one
who drinks to remain on his pay roll,
and by thus mingling firmness with
kindness he has helped many a man
to give up the habit
Colonel Hoyt is Mason Of high
degree, and before he had boon ten
yoars member of that order, ho was
chosen Grand Master Of the Ancient
Froemasons IN South Carolina, sue
ceeding General j. b. Kershaw in
that Office in 1874. He has also held
memberships in the Grange and the
Odd Fellows. He was prominent in
organizing tho South Carolina State
Press Association in 1875, of which
he was elected president, and ho is
now on the executive committee Of
that body.
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