The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-28
The Contest is Growing More Spirited
as the Days Go By.
CANDIDATES GET BELLIGERENT,
And Propose to Spoil Each Others
conference.-the Meetings Are as
aRuIe Well Attended.
Colletoa Meeting.


here. He asked all those who would
support him for governor to raise
their hands. There was an air of conf
dence about him, but the hands up
lifted showed that he was not the
unanimous choice Patterson ac-
Quired new dynimite in Charleston.
He seemed to know great deal about
and jollied The News and Courier.
The crowd numbered about 800, in
telligent farmers principally, and a few
ladies. Business men are not attend
ing the meetings. McSweeney and
Patterson are from adjoining counties
and each have supporters here. COL.
Hoyt's speech was his best so far. He
is hopeful of Colleton and Dorches-
ter.
The candidates for State treasurer
spoke first, Capt. Jennings opening up
and DR.. Zimmerman following. Then
followed the fight for comptroller gen.
eral. This has assumed unexpected
proportions. Mr.. Brooker, agent Of
the sinking fund commission, has
made charges that he has reported de-
linQuent taxes in many counties with
executions outstanding for years and
that the sinking fund commission has
ehwarted him. He says they have vir-
tually robbed him Of his commissions
and that Derham was behind 1t all.
Derham resented Brokers charges.
II Brooker would accuse him in pri-
vate conversation of robbery he would
go away with an altered countenance.
Barney Evans took the Plant sys-
tenn for his text, and charged that the
people of this section were bottled up
by that road because the railroad COM
mission was subsidized He would
make vestibules stop at all stations.
Mr.. T. N. Berry, for railroad commits
sioner, talked up for prohibition on
railroad inspecting tours as well as
elsewhere.
Senator Pettigrew, was present and
addressed the meeting.
w. d. Mayfield sent regrets.
Candidate Etheridge remained in
Charleston.
Mr.. w. D. Evans stated that for il
years he had been county chairman in
Marlboro, had gone to the house, then
to the senate and had now unanimous
endorsement for reelection to this
place. In reply to charges, he said
that South Carolina had as good depots
as any State. Barney Evans had
smelt that champagne bottle they had
the train and wanted some of it. He
(W. d. had taken but one drink Of
champagne in his life.
Col. ]. II. Wharton told joke about
what happened to parrot for talking
too much. He didn't want to do too
much talking, but lot Of handshak-
ing.
The candidates for governor then
opened.
Mr.. Frank 3. Gary of Abbeville, the
first speaker, said he had just received
three letters commencing his policy Of
campaign, and he declared that he
would not indulge in mud-slinging. He
made practically the same speech, ia
voring local option between prohibi-
tion and dispensary. He had voted for
the bill to give the common schools
100000. The senate had called 1t
bluff and had defeated it. For his
part he had voted for ii honestly and
wanted the schools to get the money.
He put in a good word for the Charles
ton exposition.
McSweeney was the next speaker.
He had lived in an adjoining county Il
years and was quite at home. He was
not a mud-slinger and stood on his re-
cord. He gave advice to young men,
however limited their opportunities, If
they would be honest and faithful they
could win any position. He defied any
man to show proof Of any official mis-
conduct The dispensary law had been
better executed under him than under
any predecessor. He got into the Der-
ham-Brooker controversy and said that
it was untrue that there was collusion
of state house officials on the sinking
fund commission. He again replied
to Patterson's charges about in the
same manner as at Charleston. He
read extracts from editorials in the
Spartanburg Herald and Greenville
News, who opposed his dispensary
views, commencing his administration.
Col Hoyt said he was confident that
the people of South Carolina will vo;e
for prohibition this year. He charged
that Mr.. Gary had not voted for the
Robinson bill which represented the
platform upon which Gary is now run
ming. When he jumped on the dispen-
sary McSweeney asked if the law is
not being enforced in Greenville now
better than ever before.
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