The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-02
Winnsboro meeting.

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mans speech was again the feature OF
the campaign meeting. He replied to
Col Hoyt as to the interference or
Senator Tillman ma family quarrel.
The meeting was opened with prayer.
Gen Floyd spoke first Superinten-
dent McMahan explained why he en-
ployed Prof. Patterson, of the Chicago
institute, to teach art. He was quail
fed and he saw nothing in the fact that
he was a Northern soldier. He ex-
planned why he and others insisted on
having white teachers at the mead OF
colored institutions. This Is Mr.. Nc
Mahan's home county and he is popu-
lar here.
Mr.. Ellison Capers Landed McMahan
personally, but attacked his admins
tration, which he felt would not be
supported. He jumped on his conduct
of the summer school because OF al
legged overriding Of county authori-
ties.
The railroad commissioners came
next.
Mr.. ]. H. Wharton avoided his Jokes
and talked about determinations,
rates. stops and the like. Barnard B.
Evans said rates were higher here
than elsewhere because Of indifference
or subsidizing.
Nimrod Berry wanted the candidates
measured by the standard Of business
ability, integrity and sobriety and
cited his claims. J. E. Pettigrew
wanted his character closely scruti-
uized and judged by his work and
standing at home. He would no.
promise things ne could not accom-
plish.
W. D. Mayfield wanted special atten-
t!on given to the development Of manu-
featuring enterprises. He was opposed
to the commissioners being paid Dy
the roads.
W.D. Evans said there were six men
jumping on one and he could not
answer them and make his speech IN
ten minutes. When he went on the
board there was not wholesale gro
Ger in Columbia; there are now fVe.
1t was easy to make charges.
Frank B. Gary went over with vigor
the arguments heretofore made. He
devoted a bit more time than usual 10
show that prohibition was not pracel-
cal. He said that the whiskey people
and the high license are going to sup
port Col. Hoyt because they expect 10
crush the life out of the dispensary.
He warned the Prohibitionists when
they voted for prohibit on they would
not get it. He was here mainly be-
cause the dispensary was not now en-
forced. The lax condition OF affalrs
in Charleston and Columbia was the
reason he was running.
A. Howard Patterson took up the
charge that Gary tried to straddle on
the dispensary in Charleston and
GEORGETOWN. He again read extracts
from the reports Of the Charleston and
Georgetown meetings and said that
Charleston wants the license system
and that cold water would kill the
Charlestonians. The Georgetown pa
per placed Gary in favor OF local op-
ton directly, he charged. He went
over his usual figures as to Maine and
South Carolina. Then he jumped on
the Prohibition platform, written by
Col. Hoyt. He said that high license
men were advocating prohibition, IN
which they did not believe. He paid
his respects to the six hundred tigers
alleged to be in Charleston and the
two hundred in Columbia.
The new point in Governor Nc
Sweeney's speech was hts reply to
Gary's charge that the constables have
been made to work harder since the
campaign begun. He said: The seizu-
res for March were 444 IA gallons OF
whiskey and 119 - dozen bottles OF
beer; 120 gallons of beer in kegs; one
team confscated. Of this the United
States government seized ia IL gal
Ions. In April the seizures were 799
gallons Of whiskey; 122 bottles OF beer,
100 gallons of beer in kegs; three stills
confiscated. Of this the United states
government seized 206 1-2 gallons. In
May the seizures were 394 gallons OF
whiskey; 242 dozen bottles OF beer;
24O gallons Of beer in kegs; one team
confscated. Two coniscated this
! month. The United States government
took 81 IA gallons OF the whiskey
seized. In June the seizures were 44S
gallons of beer in kegs; one team con-
fscated; two stills conf1scated. The
United States government took OF this
Sc 1-2 gallons Of whiskey. The average
number Of gallons seized for each OF
the four months was 512. So 1t appears
that June is little below the average.
The only instructions given the con-
stable are to do their duty and these
instructions they have had during the
time l have been governor. He never
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