The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-29

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land, Tillmau exclaimed.
Somebody told him that lady i
b the crowd voted for the dispenser,
n Tillman Was delighted at this.
The candidates for
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
=, were then trotted out. w. d. MayGel
, troduced the others.
: W. ID. Evans spoke OF his record a
! a representative OF Marlboro. He de
fenced his administration on the boar
Of commissioners. Would compare hi
record with that of b. B. Evans. ii
touched up the latters insurance bust
, ness In Columbia. He and Barne
jawed and sassed cached other q littl
!, bit to the amusement Of the crowd. |
was nothing serious.
j. g. Etheredge, OF Lexington, mad,
u very manly speech. ii Q had been sicl
the first part OF the campaign. He ha
been q successful insurance man and II
fitted for the office.
j. H.. Wharton, OF Laurons, said tina
on the campaign he had not used any
harsh language nor had he made any
charges against his opponents. He
then spoke OF existing irregularities
In the railroad rates, tariffs, etc.
b. b. Evans OF Edgeield said thai
the commission, in the language o.
Jas. l.. Orr, OF Greenville, is ignorant OF
subsidized. He cited the lease OF the
South Carolina and Georgia TO the
Southern and said that it was viola.
tion OF the constitution. w. d. Evans
says the rates have not been increased
When w. ID. did this he knew he was
falsliying the records and is deceiving
the people. Columbia, instead Of being
| tho dat ri hnfi inn nnint 10 tho ,,nint Il H.
criminated against.
This man Garris, "Old Beckroge
trunk Garris," had assailed him In The
State. He, Barney, had sent his reply
to The State but that paper had de-
clined to take the article, as it had
some tables OF rates In it. He would
condense these tables and ask The
State TO print it then.
After he concluded, W. d. asked to
reply to Barney's statement as to the
rates to Aiken. He said Barney Is an
adept in falsifying the record.
Barney-These are your figures not
mine.
W. D.--If / have been subsidized,
tho same consideration would buy q
whole cowpen full like him.
Barney That's the wall OF dying
cali.
Mr.. T. N. Berry, ,of.Darlington, spoke
next. He 10 a prohibitionist. He
spoke OF his business qualifications for
the Office. He has been successful
insurance man.
Mr.. j. E. Pettigrew, of Florence, re-
iarred to his war services under Maxcy
Gregg and others. The railroads are
not to be mistreated, but they have
lawyers to represent them, and the
State needs a board OF commissioners.
He delivered a valedictOry, referring
teelinely to the separation.
Each OF the candidates was applaud
ed.
CONGRESSMAN WILSON.
The candidates for congress were
then given an opportunity to speak.
Mr. Jos. L. johnson was absent.
Hon. Stanyarne Wilson, the present
representative, was we'll received by
the crowd. He spoke OF national
issues, and cited his record In congress,
especially his speech against imperia-
ism. He jumped on the trusts. He
was proud OF his district, d msgniti.
cent stretch OF country from the noun
tains OF North Carolina to the Con-
garee. Two years ago he promised
that the Congaree would be opened
He didn't know that anybody would
have the hardihood to deny that the
{ fleet Of his work would be accom-
plshed. But his opponent had done
so in his (WilsOn's) absence at Davis
the other day.
Wilson said that he had not done 1t
ALL but without his work, Senator Till
man could never have gotten the ap-
preparation. He told how he (Wilson)
had worked for the bill before the
house committee. The amendmen in
troduced in the senate by Tillman had
been written by Wilson himself 1t
was the only amendment which went
through over the protest of the en-
gineer.
He said Johnson is too heavy, too
slow for this district, man OF but one
idea. He had not the time to discuss
all questions fully, but would do 30 at
the night meeting.
WALT WHITMAN.
The first speaker for governor was
MIR. G. Walt Whitman. He was one Of
the first In the State to advocate pop
ular government. He then made fun
OF his competitors. McSweeney and
Patterson come from the swamps
where they raise nothing but candi-
dates, alligators, mosquitoes and mig
gers. Gary is from Abbeville, where
they have established Garyocracy.
he lKeneQ tne candidates TO railroad
trains Patterson is trying to drive
railroad spikes with tack hammer.
Gary is big fine-looking engine, puff
fing up grade with load of empties.
McSweeney carries load OF red liquor
and corn liquor and beer, and Col.
Hoyt Ia o big mogul, with mighty little
! steam, carrying two Pullmans, one load
cd with bishops, guarded by angels,
| the other filled with the world, the
| flesh and the devil.
The prohibitionists distort scripture.
He didn't know If Col. Hoyt was lead.
Ing liquor men or prohibitionists. II
Col. Hoyt were elected, he didn't know
whether 1t would be victory for pro-
| hibltiOn or liquor men.
He then tackled McSweeney. II the
dispensary law were enforced there
would not be this tight today. The law
is violated In the dispensaries. He
said he had nc back bone and let the
blind tigers run riot. II McSweene,
didn't get enough votes In Richlant
| County TO elect him, he would go ou
OF the executive mansion. II the peo
pie wanted to elect man, take Whit
man. Otherwise there are severa
easy going good for nothing fellows t.
select from.
COL. JAS. A. HOYT.
Col. Hoyt was called next. He pro
tested that IT was not hls turn, that h,
succeeded Gov. McSweeney.