The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-04
HOW THEY TALKED
At Sumter, Manning and Monck's
Corner
A TWO WEEKS REST.
A Short Synopsis Of the Speeches
Made at Each Of the Above
Meetings by the Seyera!
Candidates.

Candidates.
The meeting at Sumter oD Tuesday
week was attended by about $50 pco.
pie. The candidates for railroad com.
missioner spoke first, Col. Wharton
leading off, They were followed by
the candidates for governor, Patterson
opening. His speech was modified
rebash Of the charges he has been max,
ing against the goveraer since the cam,
psign opened.
McSweeney followed. He character.
ized the charges of Patterson as too lit.
tie to be seriously discussed. He had
followed the custom of Hagood and
others in taking the papers. He was
as successful business man as Mr..
Patterson aud he believed it a good in.
vestnent. Patterson had not said any
thing about enforcement of the law in
>Barnwell and Banberg aud in Sumter.
Col. Hoyt followed. He said that
PATTERSON was preaching that the dis
pensary is prohibitive, and in the next
breath he says that there are more blind
tigers than ever before. Patterson has
made such grave and serious charges
that McSSeeney ought to BE- i'm
peached, because he reads newspapers
and has newspaper men on his staff.
Gaughter.) Col. Hoyt admitted that
the dispensary law is better than bar
rooms. He had always worked for the
enforcement of the law, and he could
enforce it better than any Of the other
candidates. He denied the charge Of
coalition. Would Patterson reject the
support of reputable newspaper? Did
McSweeney's appointing TWO Of his
staff from The State office influence
that paper? 1t is rot supporting him.
He said that from his youth up he had
opposed high license. Patterson asked
what about his position last fall? Hoyt
explained that be had advocated the
prohibitionists uniting with other forces
to tear down the dispenssry and put it
in an election where prohibition would
take it's chances.
G. Walt Whitman began to fire at a
retiring crowd. He said Columbia
blind tigers are jealous Of Charleston S
opportunities. Itis elf-demonstrative
that the oispensary Ia" Is not being en-
forced. 1t IS not belpg enforced IN the
dispensalles themselves. he had
helped to bring about the reform move
ment and it hadn't done any good, for
taxes are fourth higher notwithstand-
ing the dispensary profits. He made
no charges, but it looks desperately
suspicious where all the money goes.
He said the dispensary law was net be,
ing enforced, but If elected ne would
enforce the law if bleed flowed like a
river.
he was followed by Gary, who made
one of his characteristic speeches. He
harped on the blind tigers. He said
that Col. Hoyt had never shown how
prohibition could be enforced without a
constabulary; and where vas he to OBJ
tain the revenue? He advocated hav-
ing textile schools wherever practicable
and having the gate between common
schools and colleges closed. In reply
to question if the Gary family had
not enjoyed the Offices in South Caro-
lima, against the platform in 1890 IA
yored by Ben Tilluan, he asked. did
not they deseNe it?'
The candidates for lieutenant, cover
NOR then had their inning. Col. Knox
I,ivinpston smoke first He had repre-
sentsS con5tv which has been prohi-
b;tion for 60 years, When the Childs
ill bvbri6 r,,..sure-was introduced
he nroroset, substitute, a genuine
Drobibition bill. 1t was killed. He
had voted for the Archer local option
bill. He is stlll prohl0luonlSt. MT:
Winkler said that Gladstone advocated
the dispensary system. Col, Sloan
spoke Of some OF Sumters gallant sol
diers. Mr.. Blease made q hnet speech
as it was getting late. Col Illinan
then spoke:
Gen. BeI.lnger was not present, ou'
his opponent Moore spoke. Dr.. Inn;
norman asd Capt. Jennings discussed
their respective capabilities for the OF
fee of State treasurer.
Derham and Brooker rocked along a:
usual. There was no spice in theirs.
McMahsn was not here and Caper:
did not speak at les.sth.
Gen Floyd and Capt. house SPOKE
and each was pleasantly IeceiseS' M
There was quite an e2tenSeE eoito
guy between Mr, bfooAer anu i:eSsIS, ~
eE D. +: heels OF sumter, IN Bnach n LIZ
latter denied some OF VT. .brooAeI
statements regarding nulla BONA take!
in this county.
THE MANNING MEETING.
The crowd at this place surpassed al
Cor niurance. The pyrotechnic