Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-18
ITS FUNNY HOV
CANDIDATES TALK
Facility With Which They
Change Their Song to
Suit the Different
Audiences They
Address.

Inc 0Vate.
Conway, July 14.-This is the
Independent Republic of Horny
AID tolay we looked into the honest
faces of the industrious people
who make it independent. The
meeting was held in q tobacco
warehouse in which a big opening
! sale will take place in a few days.
The stand which the demagogues
pounded was tobacco hogshead.
It is funny how candidates 90
talk. At Florence they were all
railoa 4 men, at Marion all tobac-
conists or something of the sort.
and today they We'd in tho attempt
s to Aatter the yeomanry of Horny
and to pin themselves to Scar
/. borough. For he is the young
orator who is running for congress,
: and he is idolized by these people
of his county.
There were fully 1000 people
here. No drunkenness, and in
telligens attention to the speaN51cc.
The speeches were cut to half the
usual time. Patterson protested
and threatened the people with a
matinee in the evening at which
he would grind out more chin
music throught his nasal
phongraph. But the people must
have warned him not to, for ne left,
with the rest Of the party
This is a McSWeeney ounty,
but Hoyt is strong.
The meeting today is the last
until next Wednesday at Ben
nsttsville, Senator McDermott
presided.
Mr.. P. Derham, comptroller
al. was at home and welcomed the
candidates for the several Offices
4 .scarbor ough's name was cheered'
Derham denied the rumor
that he is opposing Scarborough,
he could not be SO ungrateful.
!. Gen. Floyd was here again, an
nouncing the truce-armiesteice
he calls it-between himself and
Capt. Rouse not to attend any
meetings until Spartanburg.
Col. Wharton said that they
had been having a warm time in
this race, but it would get hot
when they get to "where the waters
run" He entertained the crowd
with some jokes. Commented on
the poor schedules to Conway.
Barney Evans began by regrett-
ing the time limit being reduced.
The arrangement of schedules to
Conway is a disgrace. Conway
had complained, but, had gotten
4 no relief. Put the proper men on
the Railroad comission and the
wrongs will be righted. w. D.
Evans is riding on a passs contrary
to law, and is liable to arrest and
Z a fine of $500. W. d. had said
that he was using the pass to
defend his administration. Gov.
Mcsweeney has the right to the
same thing then.
Mr.. T. N. Berry said that the
Independent Republic is indepent
because it's people pay their debts
and are honest. But it lost its
independence three years ago
z when it was annexed to South
Carolina and substituted dispen-
sary for prohibition. He wants
tosee the independence restored.
Mr.. W.D. Mayfeld said that
reilroad rates are such tn at
vineyards, truck farms and tobacco
factories cannot be made to pay in
South Carolina. The rates should
be such that the splendid woods of
South Carolina forests could be
converted into furniture.
Mr. Pettigrew felt like he was at
home in a tobacco warehouse and
speaking across a hogshead. He
wanted to shake hands with COM
rades of Maxcy Gregg's regiment.
w. D. Evans said that he was
responsible for the nice little depot
lately built Lere. AS 10 his record
Z he referred 70 Scarborough, sena-
tor EcDermott and Derham and
to all alliancemen. The criticism
of his record is like the North
Carolina soldier who admitted
that Virginia soldiers could beat