The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-09
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Union, Specid.-The meeting here
was quiet, orderly and we'll attended.
There were no special features.
The meeting started with prayers,
and then came the lieutenant gov er-
nors. Cole L. Blease spoke as usual,
particularly favoring biennial sessions.
Mr.. C. l.. Winkler alluded approx
iugly to the fact that factionalism had
died out and was not in evidence this
year.
Col. John T. Sloan wanted county
government and control Of the liquor
question and argued that it was coming
to that.
Capt. Jennings and Treasurer Tim
merman spoke as heretofore, present.
ing their purely personal claims for
State treasurership.
Mr.. J. P. Derham took up his ad-
ministration and insisted that he has
all along been demanding specific
charges. He could not see that his
family living in Horny had anything to
do with his administration, provided
he ATTENDED to his work, which he
did.
Mr.. Brooker denied that he sup
ported Derham in 1898. He insisted
that he had saved the State $4,000 in
FIVE years. He charged that he could
prove that Derham was at his home
three-fourths Of his time. He took up
a charge as to Cla. Jndon that Derham
allowed over $4,000 worth of executions
held up against law. The auditor had
no right he insisted, to allow credits
on executions held up. The State has
collected some OF this money through
him.
Then he took up his Marion charges,
where he alleged that the treasurer
wear after year violated the law.
Mr.. Derham in reply said the state
ment was made to him that the sinH-
ing fund agent took off the executions
and collected some, and the endorse
ment he made showed 1t. In Claren-
don his settlements show an improved
condition on the line complained OF.
Mr.. McMahan indicated certain i'm
provements that he had inaugurated
and then took up his replies to Mr..
Capers' charges about employing out
siders for the summer schools and why
he employed the best teachers to take
charge OF colored institutes. A north
ern granite workman, who had scrap
wanted to know why McMahan want
ed to give negroes manual training to
nut them in competition with him and
other mechanics, and not in competl-
ton with the other professions.
Mr.. McMahan said that every Ia
borer deserved equal credit and ne
groes had to work somewhere and the
best will win.
The crowd did not want the ques-
tioner to interrupt, as he was not
citizen.
Mr.. Ellison Capers wanted the super
intendent of education to give due re-
gard to local authorities, which Nc
Mahan had not done. He insisted that
his experience as county school teach
or and county superintendent better
qualified him for the work. He be-
lieyed McMahan was good southern
er. but he had unconsciously gotten
notions that were not southern.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
w. D. Evans said II he had not been
an honest and faithful officer he would
not have the face to ask for re-elec-
tion. He reiterated one by one what
rates had been reduced and what
troubles had been encountered. Much
salt, he said, should be spread over
what other candidates said Of his char
acter and work, because 1t was simply
an effort to tear him down. B. B.
Evans. he insisted, misrepresented the
brick and other rates and did not care
what he said, In his effort to get the
office. 1t was also false that railroad
assessments had been reduced, as
Barney Evans charged. He vigorous
ly defended his reputation for honesty
throughout hfe.
]. H. Wharton tried hard to amuse
the audience that had all along listen.
ed patiently and quietly without
word of encouragement or pleasure.
His throat has gone back on him.
Mr.. Thos. Nimrod Berry wanted to
be elected as business man, who was
careful, sober and trusted by his home
people. He wanted to have his char
acter Investigated and to be voted
upon on his record.
Mr.. ]. E. Pettigrew discussed the du-
ties of the office and why he should
be elected, and his record for his peo-
pie.
WHITMAN AT HOME.
G. Walt Whitman was in his home
county and impressed the idea Of mea