The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-05
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y. AI,I,Sus Jon.-u., y. Su..u Gao
sina, and man who apparently under
stands the political situation in Che
Palmetto State was at the Metropuli-
tan Hotel yesterday. Ia speaking OF
the reported uupopularity OF Senator
Illlman, Mr.. johnson said
The report that 20 coo voters have
scratched his name from the ticket js
spoken OF Sss az evidence thSat. Senator
Tillman is falling from grace with the
people OF South Carolina. II YOU con
slider that there are over 80, 900 Demo
cratic voters in South Carolina, all of
whom are eligible to vote in the primary
election, and that only 10000 record
their personal objection by scratching
his name, you will see that if the vote
had been direct one with Tillman as
the Issue, he would have prevailed bv
3 to l.
An evidence OF his strength with
the voters OF South Carolina Is the fact
tina: no one in the State was willing to
enter the lists against him in the race
Tor the Senate. The primary In South
Carolina is a freefOr all to those who
conform themselves to the regulations
OF the Democratic par ty governing can
ddacy for Office within the party. The
primary is the canvass In which tho
Democrats fight among themselves and
In which each individual Democrat has
voice In saying who shall represent
the RWsbrty' Wbsy, ia .0okon =, .. a. oo,
edly large vote for Colonel Hoyt, who
10 running rs rohibitionist, doesn't
mean that the dispensary is In danger.
The vote Is largely n personal tribute
TO Colonel H0yt. He was known to the
people OF the State when his competi-
tors in the present race were only
schoolboys. lie was q gallant COnfed-
crate soldier and bears the marks OF
oattle on his person today. He was a
trusted leader, too, in the days OF 1876,
"hen the State WAS Wrested from the
regime OF carpetbaggers.
Many good friends OF the dispen.
sary told me they expected to vote for
Colonel Hoyt Tor Governor because
they believed him to be the beat man
In the race and because they knew he
could not damage the dispensary law
without the help of the Legislature.
and nobody entertained the thought
Tor moment that the Legislature
would be anti-dispensary. Colonel
Hoyts character is a guaranty that
whatever laws are on the statute book
the dlspensary law included, he will
use the utmost ability OF his Cillce, II
Governor, to enforce.
Colonel Hoyt, like q great many
other good Democrats In the State, be-
lievcs that prohibitory laws are the
best treatment OF the liquor Question
and he developed early in the campaign
such strength as to demOraliZe the ones
running against him as advocates Of
the dispensary, and the latter in their
fright called upon Senator Tillman to
cancel his engagements outside the
State and como to the rescue Of the
dispensary, which they declared was
imperiled.
Senator Tillman is special cham.
piOn OF the dispensary and the repre-
sentatiOns made to him on th at subject
caused him to take hand in this pri-
mary and add to the liveliness of the
campaign. Among the candidates for
Governor, however, he never express
ed q personal preference, simply advis-
ing the people to vote for W hom they
regarded the best man.
:" 1t seems that Joseph T. Johnson,
OF Spartan Durg, 10 selected for Con
gress In the Fourth district. He barely
failed OF the nomination In 1893. He
first ran for Congress In the primary
OF 1892 and has run In every race since,
his vote growing larger at each elec.
tiOn. He woulo never make deals or
give pledges to enhance his vote, nor
would he pay men to work for him, or
spend money In any OF the other ways