Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-25
RIcHH 7 HOT IN
/ CHESTERFIELD.
Col. Hoyt VIII Poll a Large
Vote in That County.
NOT MUCH ENTHUSIAST
IS SHOWN HERE.
McSweeney Reads Letters From
His COnstables by Which
He Tries to Prove
His Record.

hO AAlOo W AObS
His Record.
Cheraw, July 21.-There were
about 600 of 800 farmers at the
court house at Chesterfield today
to hear the candidates for State
Offices: The candidates spent last
night at Cheraw, the railroad sta
ton near Chesterfield, and a mass
meeting of citizens was held in the
opera house. Gary. Patterson
and Whitman and other candi-
dates made five minute speeches.
There is a strong prohibition
sentiments in Chesterfield county
and Col.S Hoyt will poll a large
vote. McSweeney and Gary will
divide the rest. This is w. D.
Evans native county. Mr.. Berry
married in this county and
Pettigrew came from an adjoining
county. Barney Evans sailed into
w. D. very vigorously. Mayfeld
spoke as usual. Wharton was not
here.
The speeches for lieutenant
governor were about the same as
usual. Mr.. Derham was quite
unwell and remained at Cheraw.
Mr.. Brooker was not IN good form
either, today. McMahan reioined
the campaign today and met his
opponent, Capers. CAPT. Jennings
was at the meeting, but DR..
Zimmerman was MT. Solicitor
johnson and his opponent, Senator
Brown, spoke.
For the first time in the camp
aign national issues were discussed,
and then but briefly. Strait set
the pace in the contest for his old
seat in congress, now occupied by
D. E. Finley, and the latter kept it
up. Both advocate the Kansas
City platform. The race will be
close. There was nothing new in
Patterson's speech, except that
Bennettsville, in a prohition
county keeps up the dispensary at
Churaw.
Mcsweeney read letters from
his constables, his own appointees,
to prove his record. Patterson
was very slightly applauded. Nc
Sweeney made a stronger speech
than usual and was very we'll re-
ceived. He is runnil G on his record,
and if it is not creditable he does
not want to stand. He declared
that the mayor of Charleston and
the police are trying to do their
duty by the dispensary. There
was not much enthusiasm in the
meeting until Patterson inter-
rupted Col. Hoyt in his speech.
The colonel replies spicily and the
crowd cheered him.
Col. Hoyt said Til]man had
rebuked McSweeney at Bennetts-
Vile. Tillman has the technical
right to meddle in this race, but it
is not expedient. Ben had come
into the campaign to single out
some candidate. Why not take
Walt? He could make new
platform to suit Ben and "would
raise hell on Chicco's street" to
perfection. 6. Walt gave a new
definition of himself today. 81
am kind of business man and
statesman combined"
Gary was received with applause.
He and Mcsweeney received
flowers. Gary made his same
speech, except to allude to Robin
son bill, the local option bill which
Col Hoyt had charged him with MT
supporting. He showed a copy of
the bill to Col. Hoyt today and
called his attention to the fact
that it proposed to abolish the
State dispensary, and for that
reason he had not supported it.
He had thought that Col. Hoyt
would have the fairness to make
this statement, but he had not
done him the justice to do so.
We meet at Camden Monday.
William Banks.