The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
STATE CAMP AIGN.
The Progress the Candidates Are
Making in the Canvass.
GETTING LESS PERSONAL.
Pateerson's Charges Against Gov.
McSwseney Fall Flat. What
the Other Candidates
Iovc ~ SsV
Have TO Say.

have visited the COUNTIES Of Dorchester,
Charleston, Collctoa, Beaufort, Hamp.
ton, Barnwell aud Bamberg, IN each o!
which they were cordially received and
given patient hearing. The speeches
made at all the above places were sub.
staptially the same as published last
week. At Walterbo7o Nj. Patterson
took hand primary to see how many
supporters he had IN the crowd Of three
hundred. About thirty hands were
raised, which must have satisfied him
as he did not ask for the negative side
Of the question.
At Beaufort, Capers said McMahan
was an imperialist, in that he wanted
to appoint comfy superintendents and
faculties Of the county Dormsls; also
that State summer school faculty are
northern teachers.
McMahan replied that there was a
movement to take elections of county
superintendents cut Of the hands Of the
people in order that ''jsck-leg poll
ticians could not keep out trained and
expert teachers. This would not affect
efficient superintendents now in cfhee.
w. D. Evans rendered an account of
his stewardship. He had served six
years. a fellow in the gallery had OBJ
jected to a marriage because he wanted
the gal himself. That was the way
with his opponents.
Col. Wharton referred to Bsaufort's
record in overcoming large majorltles.
LET them move hell if they want, but
don't let them move the dry dock, he
said, in para2hrasing another candi-
dates Joke.
3. 3. Evans said that. Beaufort's har-
Dor is useless as point of shipment,
as the town is bottled up by the Coast
Line. He renewed his charge hat W.
D. Evans had written to Lucas, presi
dent Of the Laurens mill, that he was
not responsible to the legislature but to
the people. He had the applause.
The guhernatorial revenue cutters
then got under headway, chasing blind
tigers. M,Sweeney was well received.
He hsdlived in the neighboring county,
had married in Beaufort county and
had always stuck by Beaufort in her
trials. His speech vas about the same
as st Charleston. He made an appeal
against lynch law. He would have had
the notorious scoundrel Thomas tried
and hanged long ago, and he decried de-
lays in court in such heinous crimes.
He advocated an improved arsenal tor
the Beaufort artillery. (Cheers). He
defed any of his opponents to have one
single word against his official record.
Col. Hoyt told Of his record since
1876, through 1890 AMI down to the
present day as servant of the Demo
cratic party, without asking for office.
He had been one Of those % petition
for the prohibition election IN 1892
which led up to the dispensary law.
He opposed high license as he op-
posed the dispensary (Cbeers.) There
is now ten times as much liqutr drunk
in Greenville county outside Of the city
as under prohibition. The blind tigers
buy liquor from the dispensarv. The
Generalization OF upper Carolina Is
forty times as great as under saloons.
Mr.. Patterson without much prellml-
naries began to discuss the issues in
the campaign. He made the dispen-
sary the main topic and defended it as
he did at OIangeDurg. Col. Hoyt had
asked him did nine ten,hs Of the Bap-
lists of the State drink liquor, aud Pat
terson in the course Of remarks said
that a lot Of them do and if all the Bap-
fists who drink liquor be turned cut
there would not be many left in that
church, He wanted to know ifit were
worse for him, vice president Of the
Baptist convention, to advocate dispen-
sary than for Col. Hoyt who had been
president to advocate coalition between
prohibition and high license as be did
IN an editorial last fall. He charged
McSweeney with evading the dispen-
sary issue and covering it up with local
matters. When he said there were only
four constables in Charleston some tel
low said that was too many IUheers
Patterson showed that 20 persons IN
Beaufort use revenue licenses, This Is
evidence Of violation Of the dlspenary
lazy. His speech was very nearly the
original, but the sensational parts were
left out and it was better therefor.
Mr.. Gary made a speech along the
usual lines. Yesterday Col. Hoyt had
charged that he, Gary, lad not voted
for the Robinson local option bill. He
did not recall the purport Of that blu
nut had voted for the Archer bill
which is almost identical with his plat
form. Gary's applause was next that
of McSEeeney.
The candidates for lieutenant COVER
nor then took the stump. About l.
yoters and the negro band were left fol
them to talk to and it was nearly mid
night when Capt. Jennings pronounced
the benediction.
The csnpaigners organized in orde
to allot the time for speaking at TIT
several points to be visited. Col; Hoy
was selected as cua4t Uan
Capers secretary. The candidates ar
never quite satisfied sith allotment 0
time.
Hampton County had her cam
paign meeting Thursday. Governo
McSWeeney gave cordial welcome t
the candidates to the homes Of Hamp
ton. He made no speech, but sinpl,
asked the people to take him on his rec
Col Hoyt was greeted with handicap
ping. a number Of ladies IN y; !; E auol :l
snce were supplied with beautltui 0ou eIl
Gnets ard this evidently inspired "a
Hoyt. for he made avery earnest speeGl
and, as was suspected, ne was tn
favored of the fair sex.
In regard to his editorial Of last VIII