The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-08-22

iaE aES dtu|tG
Mr.. T. n. Berry, said Re lad no
political record, but an honorable
business record, and no one said he
was not competent.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Col. Knox Livingston, in response
to inquiries, said he did not vote for
Haskell, but many honest men did
so, but that was dead issue.
James H Tillmap said be was the
only fall b'ooded German, with a
wife of Gnrman descent, in the race.
He stood in his own shoes. he
jumped Blease for voting large ap-
propriations for negro colleges. Llv-
ingston voted for local option.
Cole L B'ease defended his vote
for the colored college, and believed
it in the interest of the white people.
The rational government approprl-
ates fund and a portion ot 1t has
to 60 to colored education. He was
the first to announce the negro
school platform and others got on 1t.
He voted with the best thinkers and
servants on the negro college applo-
priation. He favored the dispensary.
Mr.. Blease said he would not deal
in mud sli giug or vitu2ela'o1 l:
Tllman wanted to know if he spoke
of him. BIease said be did not and
that Tillman said he could walk and
win against Blease.
Mr.. Derham said he was the first
county official in Horrv to come out
for Tillmar, snd in 1892 conserva
tives and all his people supported
him ard have done so since.
Mr. Brooker said be was honest
and conscientious in wanted tax re
forms and given the opportunity to
collect back taxes. Some OF the
audience teased him good natnredly
about bis work, but be insisted that
he put his whole soul into bis work.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
G Walt Whitman said in time
history would make him the real
father of the reform movement. He
went for drunken man and devoted
most of his time to Biblical quota
tions and that there was nothing
against the mere act of selling or
drinking, but motive must be con-
sidered. He Jumped on the dispfn
sary enforcement The law was left
to itself. He said policemen in
Charleston directed him to blind
tigers, and he had it on good author
ity that constables patronized blind
tigers.
A Howard Patterson went for pro-
hibitior and pointed out the advan-
tages of the dispensary. He jumped
on Col. Hoyt and his coalition
editorial. He commented on Con
zales' support of Hoyt. Then be
went for McSweeney's enforcemel t
of The dispensary law and blamed
Gov. McSweeney for turning the en-,
forcemeut of the law over to the
police. After finishing McSweeney
( he spoke of the Gary brothers want,
ing three offices and wanting them to
leave something for their friends
Gary's plan means the death of the
dispensary. He wanted the people
TO elect him. as the papers were not
supporting him.
Gov. McSweeney claimed honesty
OF purpose in whatever he bad done
He wanted his record compared with
any other governor. He thanked
God there has been no bloodshed,
but better feeling. 1t was absurd to
expect him to force true bills. II
bis administration has been clean,
honest and businesslike he asked
support.
Monday Mr.. Gary took bis Colum-
bia record.
Mr.. Gary said he did not Monday
use his name in what be said. He
said he beard the constables were
out working for their faVorites. He
did not use any names.
Gov McSweeney asked if he did
not mean him, as be was the only
candidate who controlled the consta-
bles in any way
Mr. Gary said if the rap fits him
he had nothing more TO say.
Mr.. McSweeney vert on to say
Mr.. Patterson and Mr. Gary jumped
on bin and made attacks on him.
He denied every charge and declared
he furnished the proof that there
was nothing 10 the charges. He
said Mr.. Patterson started ont on
the campaign with lot of fimsy
charges and he had denied them all
aud Mr.. Patterson had not with
drawn them.
Gov. McSweenev then went on to
say that while at Walballa Mr.. E. E
Ferrer, editor OF the OcoDee News,
who published that statement about
the tigers, came up to him and said
he was sorry he had published the
article intimstipg MeSweeney had
patrorized blind tigers, bot said he
did not knt W the full effect. He
went on to say that to his surprise
Mr.. Werner said that Col. Richard
Aldrich bad written him asking him
to republish the article intimatipg
that the governor, Be!Iinger and
Gunter bad patronized tigers"
Gov. McSweeney said he was mor'i
fed at this statements; that CJl.
Aldrich should have made such a
request and tried to drag down
others than himself. This was con-
temptible politics and had never yet
won. The whole charge was a
slauder and should have been with
drawn. Then be went on to say
that be bad never said one unkind
word about his opponents. Mr..