The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-21

merchandise, o. CO anything else that
will likely raise money so that the
taxes will be reduced and expenses Of
the public service will be curtailed,
o,her commodity for gain, and the ad-
vocates of the dispensary have never
claimed, that it is right to.engase in
other fines Of trade.
-, MR.. l.. tk PATTERSOSt.strx
was then presented by CHAIRMAN Ia
tum. This candidate for. gbveRT
ehtfeed no: enthusiasm during jhe. hTst
part OF his speech, burt. later, at he be-
'gaf' 10 stir I sensational ..matters he
wa: cheeredNy the crowd.
~. NtR,, :FssNx :B,.GsRY;
ex-speaker asttfk .hsrsa 8 stpfesertta-
-tiHes. was thspemtspsases'HS eatiEe
speech was. op asltagh anth.hdporable
plane. HssAdt' 'is~ ~:
I'VE hax,a49e to- a-day;~'1ndersths-di:.,
rectians, oS tSsspemoeratic. paFty OF
South .Carslias; TO meas;.tke .Speople
whose. votes we, lSN fos; sss1e to face
and to discuss Gbe@sues which are ne.
fore Jus. Wa cpnstnot to indulge in
yituperatjel ssd abuse ofoIe anotheN,
nor Ss ild1gain personalities, but to
present tha:vtNss :Ehichs we entertain z,
as strorglS.assxs can, aad"ia proper
language. Isasas haysssSPe expecting
TO hear pessSna1 abuse. anu nHd-sainss
ing. Twill say at the. outset ihat.so far
as"I am. concerned, they will be- dis.
appcilntedssf stall mot be drawn into
perstaalities. here for:I eonsider..this.
'A'thsr the:'dps.norr' tss plare to adj ID
just those pattegsr shall treat an
mS fellow candidates courteously. AT
the same time shall present. my Views
/: as s'}orctblY as can, deeming, it, my
Privilege to critfefse.. in ,'pr9per Ian
-ghage the official acts and public ut
terances of those Who oppose me.
l am before you. as a candidate Tor
the high and responsible office Of COY.
ernor.. l entered this race mot OF my
own motion and lto. crafty. my own
ambition. but 1t was at the solicitation
and earnest request of many members
of the general .'aeeembly and others,
who feel deep:iHerest in. ehe welfare.
OF our common country. Il have been
urEed BY many who feel that the lack
(" enforcement of the. dispepsary law
is suteLy. Undertaking it and will
eventually wrecK'N. They have urged
me 10 make .thistrace' Knowing me to
be real friend of the, dispehsary J aw'
and believing that as long. as the law.
~ / would
it enforced. They urge. me to make
..this race, knowing too, that am not
in favor of.forcihg the daw upon an
unwilling people, and that l am in fa-
vor of allowing each county to deter
mine whether or not there shall be a
dispenSaTy in. its borders.
+. Then followed the candidates TO?
lieutenant governor.
Mr.. Bellinger, the incumbent de-
clined to'SpeAk lin view Of his prac-
tical lack ofFopposition." He was
favorite. ~
Mr.. Cooper also yielded to the
speakers.
Dr.. Zimmerman made an earnest ap--
peal for reelection to the office OF
State treasurer. Capt. r. H. Jennings
of Fairfield briefly announced his can
didacy for that job. DR.. Timmermans
homeliness. was the cause OF much mer-'
riment.
Mr.. Derham and his opponent, Mr..
Brooker' had a snirited tilt over the
issues in the race for comptroller gen.
eral
Col. J. w. Floyd had the crowd with
him in his appeal for reelection as ad-
jutaHt general. His opponent, Mr..
George Douglass Rouse, made a nice
little speech. >,
Then followed a coloquy between
Messrs. McMahan and 'Capers in which
neither won. Mr.. McMahan with evil
dent earnestness avoWed his allegiance
to common school education and to
State colleges. Mr."Capers taxed him
with overstepping his rights as State
superintendent of education.
The several candidates for railroad
commissioner presented themselves.
Maj. B. B. Evans. the last speaker,
won some applause by --is attack on
the present commission and upon W.
D. Evans. who is up for reelection.
Dorchester Visited.