The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-27

bic policy. he ssd appointed three uswspa.
pc uss 90 his s,sf Of twenty aod they
ossissd the honor hs had sppoiotsd another
ssvspapsr uso, Ne. Angus. Kobn. on the
soa'h Osrolisa College Board Of Trustees,
sseauss hs wss sn slaunus Of the College,
and bsessss b zee The right man for the
plses. Gov. AsSwsssey wss not . favorits
vish the crowd and hs resolved little ap.
plssss either whss hs began or closed, aud
u 70 dosesful 70 hs made siagls vote-ths
probability - the, be loss rather thse gained
strength.
Col. Janss A. Hoyt. Of Gssenville made
lev pleasant rsmsrks about his life loog
f'issdship With Sumter people aod The high
esteem hs had for Sumter County.
He 10 hsar,ily 10 favor Of The common
schools aod will alwsys do oil within bic
power TO improve them ssd extend their
sphere Of ussfulusss. The question Of the
State college, bss been settled by the people
Of the State and Il 10 sow 8xsd policy to
ssPpor, these ios,itutions libssally, bot not
sx,rsvssaasly.
He discusssd the sstab;ishmsnt OF the die.
pssssry sysssm and related the history Of tns
scheme By which the prohibitions, we're
hood.winksd 10 1897 aud the d,spsosary sys.
ten foistsd upon the State.
II elected hs could better enforce the pro.
h'bi'ory features OF the dispsossry Law than
soy other candidate 10 the 6sld. for being op
possd TO the sale liquor end looking forward
s'sis, probisisory law, hs will enforce the
lsv, aud blot oct the blind tisers, II
The Law gives power to snasle the
Govssaor to do Il. Hs had been Q life long
prohibidosist sad bic record from bic nins.
'sss'h year had been that Of consistent
opponent Of The lIquar tra6Ss. Hs va
Opposed to the State engaging 10 any eusi.
ssss. most Of oil The liquor business. Hs
sehessd The idsA ofths young men ef the state
erevisg up With The idsa that the State mest
look 10 The liqsoe basissss for rsvseus to SUD.
pert the govsrsusss asd maia.aio The
schools. He had always opposed The licsnss
sysssa % this ground ssd Die opposition to
The dispsusary We eossis,sat With bic pest
record. Patterson infested On rsadis2 the
editorial In The 0rsssvills Mouu,aiussr. %
Col. Hoyt read Il and again explsioed bic
position. Oel. .Hoyt wss heartily spplauded
and Il zee Hoys crowd sy large usjori.y.
Hs nsds . aus i@prsssioa and hs made
fs'sads who will s,aad By bin q. the
primary.
@. Walt. Whitnso, Of Uoios. made gen.
sssl osslsught % every body aud claimed
that b bad doss oil the wssk 10 the lsst Two
eaepsigss ssd other ne 0st he votes. 30
pseaissd 70 soioses the dispsasary Law II
slssssd. even though blood flowed like .
river. Hs said Il would take blood sod
ueasy 70 safeses ,ts lev cad b wss the man
10 safoses Il.
fsssk B. Gary, Of Abbsvills. made clear
sad forsible spsseh sad ssksd the votes Of
ths people % hw record ssd merit, aud no,
esessss b belonged to . family with rec.
ord fos serving the State sod who had been
OF sous account. Hs caught The crowd sod
wss heartily spplandsd
The crowd began to leave after the caudi.
dates for governor coocludsd, and rapidly
'hinnsd out from ave or six hundred to per.
haps couple Of hundred, and whso the lac,
speaker csneludsd there vas scarcely q huu.
drsd people 10 the houss.
Col. Koox Liv,ogstou, Of Marlboro. vss
the 6sst OF the candidates for lieutenant pov.
s'oor to speak. This was bic second appear.
aoce 10 the campsigu. aad hs made the bes,
snort speech OF the day. HE point that State
csmpsigus 10 this State have 90 dsQsosra,sd
that there 10 bot oos issue and tha, 10 the
sssrssl cry Of whisksy, whisksy, that bs
'f'so wonders that the people do no, become
thoroughly disgusssd, struck Q responsive
chord and be bed the crowd With him oil the
vsy through.
O. L. wiaklsr, Of Camdes, Cole L Blssss.
ofNsvssrry. John T. sleas, Of Ooluubis. .
ssd Jss. q. Tillnss, Of Bdgeasld, The other
sssdids'ss fss the came emos, made brief
spsseess sssssseius shsis caudidsey.
Attorney General Bsllisssr We cot pres.
cot, bot Jss. H. hooss, Of 0hsrlss,ou, who is
oPpos'sg bin nsds tsa misatss speech
State Treasurer Timmsrmau ssksd for
70 election sod Capt. R. d. Jsuniugs, Of
Wiuosboso, asksd that be bs given the cfl %.
co~p'rollsr General J. P. Dsrham and N.
W. Brooisr. OF Coluubis, spok, for to o
mioass' each. NJ. Dsrham defended bic 70 &.
cord 10 efi' and Ne. Brooksr attacked the
adu'ois.rs'ioo aud charged failure to perform
The duties according to Law. rssul,iog 10 q
loss TO the State. Hs had good deal to s.v
about the Sinking Faod a6Airs, how much
be bad saved the State by bic work as Gel d
ssso', and bow much more be woold have
recoved bad hs bad the suppos, and eo.opsrs.
ton OF the Comptroller General. He referred
to the shortage bs found 10 this Coue,y. and