Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-07-18
The ball was opened by Capt. Jen-

ham with allowing treaSurerS to make
settlements whenever the latter want
to. Derham, interrupting. said this
was untrue. Brooker said he could
prove it in the record for 1897 in Rich
mond county Derham said that he
was contradicting Brokers state
ment. They agreed TO talk it out at
FLORENCE
Capers made the crowd holler l..
assailing McMahan for naming a flag
on Winthrop college for "a Yankee
soldier who was teaching at the sum
mer school!
McMahan was not here
Col. Floyd said Williamsburg had
been one Of the banner counties. He
wanted to keep its support
DR.. Rouse was absent
The candidates for Railroad Com
missioners made about their usual
speeches.
Gary was the first speaker for the
office of governor. He for the frs.
time referred to the fact that he has
no papers backing him up. He re-
terated his support of the dispensnry,
and jumped on prohibition. nut advo.
Gated local option between the two.
He produced the record showing that
ne had voted for the Archie: 5!il as
amended by Winkler so as - allow
zach county the right to establish or
to remove dispensaries.
Col Hoyt said he had not referred
to the Archer bill. but to the bill pre-
pared by Mr.. Robinson CT Anderson
which provided for a vote Ctween lis.
pensary and prohibition. Gary char
ged coalition between blind tigers and
prohibition to squeeze the life out of
the dispenSary. He accorded I'll hon
or TO honest prohibitionists, hit Nan>
ted honest men not to be persuaded
to vote for prohibition. He again sta
ted that factional lines had been
drawn against him as he was Gary
and a Tillmanite He wants to be
measured as an individual.
Patterson began by saying that while
Mr.. Gary is discussing local option. he
would discuss the dispenary. Nobody
in the campaign has said anything
about the Garys holding office until
yesterday. when Walt Whitman said
something about it. Nobody is at.
tacking Gary for supporting Tillman.
He said that Gary didn't have the
courage to come out in favor of the
dispensary at Charleston.
Gary-That is absolutely untrue.
Patterson said that at Charleston
ne had asked Gary if the latter was
n favor OF high license for Charleston,
and the latter siid that his position
was understood by the crowd
Cary asked the crowd if they.
wanted me to explain my position
again. and they said no.
Patterson-But the people of South
arolina must have an explanation.
Gary-The people know how
stand. You are the only one who does
not. and you haven't got the brains 10
take il in. can't give them TO YOU
Patterson then paid his respect, 10
prohibition. Everybody in South Cu"-
Dina knows that if Gonzales takes up
n fellow 1t beats that fellow. ana so
| Col. Hoyt says he did not sock The sap
port OF Gonzales
Patterson then hogan on MrSWccn-
ey. making the same CHARGES of no,-
| enforcement of the law Hc uade a
new point" that Mr. Wel,h. of the
firm of Welch & Eason OF harleston.
runs blind tiger. and has United
States revenue license Yet McSwee-
ney has commissioned him a member
Of the Charleston county board Of con-
troll
McSweeney stated that he mad moth
ing to do with it. The appointments
were made by the legislative delega-
ton from Charleston
McSweeney looked bright and fresh
after his rest He stigmatized Patter-
sons charges as little. absurd and
ilimsy. Did Patterson mean to charge.
that the editor of the county paper
could be bought for dollar and a haIf
year? AS to granting United States
licenses how could any power stop the
granting OF them The coustables get
list OF those holding licenses and
trali them, but il is impossible 70 ALSO
lutely enforce the law in a seaDort
ney) could rot 30 around like Patter,
son looking for blind tigers. He could
ho' force the grand jury in Charleston
any more than Patterson when a pro-
hibItioniSt could prevent the grand
jury of Barnwel! from THROWN gout
the warrants which Patterson placed
in their hands.
McSweeney defended his record and
sa!d the dispensary 10 had been en-
forced better than ever before and
without bloodshed
Col. Hoyt said there were admira.
nie features in the d!spcnsarv law as
compared with the barrooms. But the
people who are appointed to enforce
the law do not do it. 1t is enforced
in towns and cities with the aid of
municipal authorities. but not in rural
districts-at least not in his part or
the state. Dispensarics sell to blind
tigers
The colonel then paid his respects
20 Mr. Gary The bill he had referred
TO was introduced by Robinson from
Anderson, not Robinson from Pickens.
1t was introduced in 1899 and Gary
voted against it. 1t was prohibition
The Archer bill was dispensary. Per