The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-06-21
SN THECAMpAIGN.

The Candidates Outline Their Positions
on9ublic Questions.
MeetHie at 0rarseburg.
oranse6urg,s .special.=.The:.- dispaA-
-ss1.y: nat lis the k8Nete to the Stats
M a5n2s5ss ssy s,RsS sssssasGry eg"st. The 5s
chef interest centers snStle candidates
fe1xSwsrrar, whos represent different
9balsss.af. tie gsastiesxl. 80 -
vfs.:ssy ess S5eEss 4:itr tanay
Argat td get spfey eys..a9as a2pesrsfh.aas, = ,
there, vi ushe, quite adeal 81 Old tihte
"mud,skinging" .inss6is&aisa:: MI
Patterson OF BayhHeE made vicious at.
taeks of Mr., MeSVeeney;' Mr.. Sapers
and. Mr. arstattsn :Egan to warm Up;
Mr. BROKER and Mr., Derlam SApwed
:signs Of wefa-scEpping. and Mai S.p'n
ard Rae Evans. Jumped on his Distant
relative. MN. D. Evane. N'' go, 4,
The. canqidaie stfots State Offices who
are permittsd. to entep tAe,pgimsFy are:'
For G6verHor.M. B. McSweensy, j.
A'Heyt. F. B: Gary, A. H. Ratte;s,on.
For LieYte2ant,. GqseEnor-JQhn' T.
HSR 3L. Ninkler'' n {; /; B!sase' r. ).
I,For Attorney GeneralHG. .. BelliD-
ger, James, H, Moore, -. =.
For :. seSFetary.at ssat9ea,s1t- m R: !i Coop:
:. Ell FoE,stats rresstaress%&Nt s&Nt.H II. 'ril,ne.;;;
man, r. H. Jennings. - "'
.Epr .Copiroilsa Gesers1~J. P: Der
ham: n; w. BEoafer. "':.N -
5?s 1IsMasan ISsMPassia5efaiPf fFassh e;Ss1s 5s
=. For +Adjatant and inspector Generas
j. w. Floyd. George Douglas Rous1
x.FoC Railroad Commissioner-W. D.
Evans. J. G, Etheridge. J. He Wharton,
'iHstnfas n. Berry. W. p. Mayfeld. d.
.B1Evans. j. C. Pettigrew. :,
For United: States "Senator-B: "R
.t,i .tI,,i,s|saasa -. C,,Jones: ~
Cons! derSle surprise was shown
When 1t Mas announced that \. &C:
Jones" "6fNewBeffy, late chairman of
ths smaibsfon Fsrty;i would oppose
Tll1aat :. =. 4 ~ ' p
My. o..Iatup. coanty't2ainnan,
catffdsteswert off' f'%RsT. WA. Rog-
ets,Jf the MethbJts: Church opened
the. exercises With prayer.
When .Ny, Tatum .rjStroddced Gov.
McSweepey there was$s2ne handicap
pifg!' The boys hadn1I found the use
cf .rieit '.ttr6ats. In: -opena1g the
staech; Gov. N,Sweeney :thanked the
.peQsie of Orangeburg county for .pssc
sufrages. He had been, tw-ce elected
lieutshant governor apd June %, 1899,
Succeeded the late Gov. Elferhe. He
had sipde succeeding Gov. E1erbe. en-
:desSqradsto carry -ttit all the LAYS OF
the State. ta be fair and impartial ana
to require. all those under him to DO
the same. Factional lines had been.
obliterated, and he claimed the credit
for doing as,pnch Ss any sther man to
bring this, about. South Carolina is
today regarded as, one of the' most
progressive States in the union and
there is. no reason why this condition
should not continue. Hs s,'hoped that
nothing would occur to. mar the high
plane UPON which he proposed to con,
duct the Campaign. He had conducted
his office on business principles and
had tried to administer the govern
ment without friction or ihterference
|: with other officials. =. Whenever mat
ters required executive action he had
conferred with county delegations, on
the principle Of self government. He
proposed to stand on his: record, and
felt that his record was entitled to en-
dorsement for reelection 70 succeed
himself.
= Gov. McSweeney was cheered upon
the cancfusio1 of his speech.
Chairman Tatum then Introduced.
COZ. JAMES A. HOYT.
Cod. Hoyt was not without friends in
the audience. They greeted him warm
" on his appearance. During his
speech there were Interruptions by q
Yokel seated on the platform, but the
colonel took it all good natured
Col. 'Hoyt had been friend of Gov.
McSweeney for many years, but the
latter claimed too much when he
claimed to be the man who broke
down factional lines. There were
many in both parties who had worked
fer that end: sGod forbid that l should
evet disturb the equanimity and placi-
dity of the. conditions in this State" he
said. THAT amt in the dictionary
exclaimed Col. Hoyt's tormentor.
Col. Hoyt then continued:
. 81, ,am mot; hereto plead my own
cause or to urge Tor any personal 'rea-
sons that the people should elevate me
to the. high office of chief. magistrate
of the State. 1t is a call to- duty. that