The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-08-15
County Campaign Opened.

0eu. LII O piodeoHe oho AoPPJ o
dress, Hon. W. II. F R4st welcomed
the candidates and asked for a re-
spectful hearing for sll.
County Chairman Spann briefly
responded and formally opened the
campaign and introduced ". H.
Sharpe, candidate for the State Sen
ate.
He proposed to pitch his can7ass
on a high plane ard discuss tie
Issues sq1srel7 and fairly. He re.
vie~ ~ed hls record as iuemb9r If
the House and said that ii he had
made mistakes they were errors OF
Judgment and not of the heart. He
spoke Of being known by the people
| for 80 years, a great deal of which time
had been spent in The old field school
teaching "tbe young idea how to
shoot" Referring to his record he
read from the Estate" that he had
taken a prominent and leading part
in the economical measures; sdVocat-
ed the $1O0,0O0 appropriation to the
free public schools and the curtail-
ment OF the expenses Of the higher
institutions of learning. He dis
cussed at length his county govern
ment bill and said that the election
of the two County Commissioners
by the people was return to the old
county government system.
He opposed the broad tire bill.
His opponent favored this bill. do
not attack his character, but his re-
cord is public property and is fit
subject for legitimate criticism. [
am charged with riding on railroad
on free pass contrary to the stat
utes Of the State. Replying to this
he said he was a representative from
Lexington county and was also a
lawyer and private citizen OF the
same county. In the first instance
he would refuse pass, in the other
capacity be was the local attorney OF
the road and in the discharge Of his
duties as such was entitled to and
did use free pass, besides this he
gave FIVE acres of land to the COM
pany which, also as citizen, entities
him to a free pass. Every vote OF
his as representative was in the
interest of the people. He was also
charged with voting for pure water
for the members of the General As,
: sembly. The people of Lexington
know what 'canal soup" is ard be
was sure they will not blame him fol
wanting pure drinking water. Here
he made thrust at his opponent fol
voting for an increased appropriation
to Winthrop Normal and In. college
He went before the House commit
tee on railroads and opposed the prop
osition to abandon the Carolins
Midland railroad, through his efforts
an unfavorable report was obtained
on Bank Csughman's bill and he was
the first to ask for the enacting
clause to be stricken out. DR.. Ccos
son was placed on the finance com
mittee not from popularity, bu,
simply to fill tie vacancy caused BY
the resignation Of his predecessor
He would not refer to any of these
unpleasant things but for report:
made behind his back He endorsed
the dispensary as the solution of The
liquor question and had supported ii
in the legislature. At the close Of
his address he was liberally ap
plauded.
DR.. D. M. Crossor, candidate fol
reelection to the Senate, was then
introduced. He commenced by stat,
ing that he had hoped that the cam
paign would have been pitched on a
higher plane than spats, quarrels,
etc, but was sorry to see that his
opponent is excited and was throw
ing dirt at him. He was here TO
discuss issues. You all know me
and you know that it was through
my competency and fitness that I
was placed on the finance committee
OF the Senate and the record will
show that I have met all tie require
ments with ability. Can a railroad
attorney, with stated salary per
year, representing a corporation, so
to the Senate and consistently vote
against the corporation which he
represents in the interest of the peo
pie, to say nothing about riding on
free pass in violation of the law?
He was here to stand on his record.
As to the broad tire bill he favored
it because his county has clay and
sand and while it might not suit all
sections of the county, but there
were many people whom it would
heneft He favored Il also bacause