The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-11
SOUTH CAROLINA'S PRIMARY.
McSwEENEY AND HOYT TO CON-
TEST GORERNORsHIP.

McSweeney Had 5000 More Votes
Than Hoyt fn the First Primary.
Iis Chances seem the Best In To-
days Race--The Burning Dispen-
sary observation-disclosures Contest
with sloan for the Lieutenant
Governorship-vote May Not he
Large.
Columbia. s. C.. Sept. lO.-The second
primary election 60 settle the question be-
tween candidates not settled in the first
election on Aug. %. Will be held to-mor-
row.
The issue Is brought clearly between
Gov. Mcsweeney and Col. James A. Hoyt.
for governor In the FIRST race McSwee-
ney received. in round numbers. $500
voses Hoyt. $500. while the three other
oandida,es-Gary, Patterson and Whit
man-divided 1900 votes between them.
Under ordinary circumstances Il would
be remarkable 20 expect man OF Col
Hoyts ability. character and conserva-
tism 10 get more than half OF those is.00o
votes In Tomorrow contest. but white his
frieI.is have been working hard and some
Of them are optimistic. IL seems most I'M
likely that in a vote ae large as that Of
the irst primary Col Hoyt win gain more
than 1900 votes. which would give Nc
Sweeney a majority OF 1900
II che weather continues good the ra-
pldly opening cotton Will keep many farm
ers away from she polls 50 that a vote OF
5000 viii hardly be poiled. Gov. Me
Sweeney will lose a greater proportion
Of the non-voters than Col. Hoyt. and IN
case OF as small vote as that indicated
the majority Of the governor will be less
somewhere between 5000 ana 5000.
Dispensary - strong.
AS stated In this correspondence months
ago. The dispeusary had gained friends In
the previous year and as a business in
stitution lt is stronger now than al any
time since its establishment While Il
may never be entirely eliminated from
politics. Il u conducted IN a less offen-
sive manner than formerly. The red
handed constable with rifle aud revolver
who invaded private homes and was open
~ shielded by the state. Is now In the
background. while the personal liberty
OF citizens who were at first deprived ~
che privilege OF bringing whisky
beyond the limits OF tho state
and had their mouths held az tho dispen-
sary bung. II drink they must. Is restor-
ed. There are no more seizures OF impor-
tations for personal use" Yet the dis
pensary Is making more money and this
has become a decided feature IN the
smaller towns. whose revenues are not
large. and where $1,000 more or less dur
ing the year has a considerable influence
So u comes down 90 this that the chief
objection now had 10 the dispcnsary sys-
TEN by those who are not prohihitionists
or opposed TO the sale Of liquor by II.
ecnse Is that the commonwealth has mo-
nopolizod a business that II not looked
upon as creditable and makes all the peo-
pie participate In running big rum
shop" Fifteen years ago the sentiment
in this would have appealed strongly to
a majority Of the people. who we're won't
TO have an overabundanea Of state pride
but II familiarity breeds contemut "a
twclve-years' course OF reform politics
has a levellng influence. and the high
things come down. The mountains tum-
bic into the valley.
The towns wish the revenue aud they
do not wish prohibition. Under the cor
stitution high license may be had. but
the establishments opened under that
system could only sell liquor Ia quaint.
ties. and II could not be drunk on the
premises. SO IL would IN reality be having
the same dispensariea under city control.
The advantage OF that. from the business
standpoint. has not appealed 10 the coun-
~ people.
The great majority OF people wish the
liquor question could be settled for term
OF years withou, these nights. that have
become nauscating, could be eliminated
from the state campaigns For two solid
has almost seemed - fhOaa
forced 60 hear and read as II the very
atmosphere we're reekinE with the odor
Of barroom. and the air was nIlcd with
whisky and dispenr~ry Hundreds OF
candidates from every crossroads stump
have had but that one subject for their
speeches and they have gone 70 the dregs.
For Lieutenant Governor.
There r. hardly more interest In the gn-
bornatorial contest than In that for lieu
tenant governor. 10 be settled tomorrow
between Col. John r. Sloan and Col.
James VI. Tiilman. Col. Sloan T. a lawyer
OF this city lie has been Ia both branches
OF the general assembly. and ~ a young
man. was assistant clerk Of the House,
He entered the Confederate army when
fs ana was IN some Of the noted battles
OF Virginia on returning from the sur
render. he re-eniered school. then came
10 he South Carolina College. where he
graduated with honor. lie later grad
uatcd In law with distinction.
Col Tlilman Il the son OF former Con-
rre~yrnan George -. Tillman. ana q me-
phew OF the Senator. lie was lieutenant
colonel Of the First South Caroline Reg
iment. He made himself the champion Of
the men and aided them IN getting up
petitions for niuater-out. On one oeca-
slon he dock a batch Of these petitions on
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