The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-28
BAMBERG'S CAMPAIGN DAY.
What the Candidates Had to Say to
the Voters of the Baby County.

The State campaign meeting for thi:
L county was held in the court house lasl
Saturday, and was attended by from SW
), to 1000 people, many ladies being pres
ent. The court room was jammed, ano
o many were unable to get inside. The
speaking commenced at II O'Clock, an0
, lust before the meeting was called to or.
der Senator B. r. Tillman entered and
walked up to the front and took seat
As he came into the hall he was greeted
with loud applause, which lasted until he
| had taken his seat. The ladies, too, joined
in the applause. County Chairman H. G.
Folk presided, and the meeting was
opened with PRAYER by Rev. I. {. ODell
Mr. Folk announced that the county eN-
. ecutiye committee asked the speakers not
TO indulge in personalities, and stated the
allotment of time. Candidates for gov
ernor, Is minutes; all others, 10 minutes.
Some of the candidates arrived here
from Barnwell Friday afternoon, and the
remainder came in on the $50 train Sat
urdav morning While here they were
entertained bv our citizens at private
houses and hv the county Democracy at
the variouS hotels.
G. ID. Rouse, who wants to be adlutant
general, was first on the program, and
made 4 neat little speech. Col. Floyd
spent Friday night here, but was com
pelled to 90 to Charleston to ameetlng OF
the board of visitors of the Citadel
Academy.
Mr.. Wharton, for railroad commits
Sioner, then made promising speech.
In fact he promised SO much that Mr. b.
F. Folk staggered him with the question
as to whether railroad commissioners
could control rates beyond the State. VI
course they can't, but MIR. harton re-
piled by saying they could work III con-
nection with the commissioners OF other
States.
BIB. Evans was tanner than usual, and
said c. W. Garris would make a good
i commissioner. He spoke of the poor un-
ion passenger depot at Denmark, and
made his usual reckless charges about the
things the present board had failed to DO,
and promised great things if elected. He
charged the commission with being re-
sponsiblc for the Southern getting CON
troll of the S. c. & G. Railroad, and said
rates We're now 25 to 80 per cent. higher
on account of this.
| Mr.. Pettigrew made a quiet little
speech, saving he had the endorsement OF
his own county, Florence, the first OF the
new counties.
T. n Berry made sport of the other
candidates for their great promises, and
sarcastically said if elected he would pro
vide upholstered furniture in the waiting
rooms of depots, ice cream in summer and
hot chocolate in winter, and double
daily veStibule trains running IN every
direction" The crowd enjoyed this hit
at the ''promising" fellows.
W. D. Mavtield made the statement that
cotton mills were leaving South Carolina
on account of freight rates, which brought
Mr.. c. w. GarriS, who was in the audi
ence, to his feet with the question:
Mr. May6eld, can you prove that
Yes, sir"
IL wish you would, then.
Il can prove it by the newspapers ano
the statement of the board of directors.
If YOU refer to Mr. Montgomery and
the Pacolet mill, he told me they would
build new mill in Georgia, on account
of labor. You have right to criticise
us, but | don't think you should make
statements without having the proof"
Mayfeld wanted to know why the mills
now running buy cotton from Alabama
instead of in the lower part OF South
Carolina.
Garris: Because of the attempt to
form trust to beat down prices. III you
refer to Lucas, at LaurenS, he tried to get
the mills at Spartanburg and around to
form trust to fix the price Of cotton, and
he declined to buy it at'regular rates
from wagons in Laurens.'
ID. Evans came next, and made a
spirited reply to B. B. Evans. He made
a fine impression. He said that when he
went on the board he found high rates on
many commodities. They had reduced
rates on fertilizers, then reduced JOINT
rates on shipments within the State, re-
duced rate on shingles and on cotton at
the request of this same Mr.. Lucas. This
did not look like they were doing nothing.
The rate on wheat had been confirmed.
The law requires a thirty days notice and
opportunity to be heard. Barney Evans
was like Talbert's mill pond-covers all
creation and is not knee deep in any
place. Barney came from fighting stock,
but never went to Cuba until the war was
over, and then to accept office under Re
publicans. Out of the 5000 bales sold at
Bambers this season 1000 went to Chit
ton. Mr.. Montgomery went to Georgia
because labor conld not live in some
places and work in factories. The alti-
tude is ,3S5 feet where he went. Mont |
eomerv had said, too. that all cotton IN
South Carolina would be consumed To-
cally. Over ut Orangeburg it was the
board which was neglecting its duty.
Today Barney saws GarriS is all right.
When he goes to York county Wilborn
will be all right. ana when he gets to
Marlboro W. D. Evans will be handled
lightly.
The candidates for lieutenant governor
spoke next. Col. j. II. Tillman made
neat little speech. and amused the audi
ence. He was followed by Mr.: {. l..
Winkler, who spoke in nice, quiet way
about his record as law-maker III the
legislature and constitutional convention
Col. Jno. T. Sloan alludedto his having
voted to establish Bamberg county.
Cole BleaSe was next at the bat. tie
smoke of the hospitality of the pretty
town. and went Col Sloan one better IN
saving nice things to the ladies.
AS to his record, he detied any man to
poiut to one spot in it which is not con-
sistent with the interests OF the State.
He did favor white mems money tor
white mems schools, and not for free
niggers. -,
Hc had introduced bill to pension a
darky, William Rose, veteran OF three
wars. He had introduced the bill by re.
quest. 1t was reported unfavorably, and
was killed He had not favored II or
voted for it. -. =.
Tillman, interrupting, accused him OF
bad faith in introducing it.
Blease retorted: AS to my veracity
or yours, will leave it to the people OF
South Carolina; l will leave it to the peo-
pie of Edgefeld county,
Tillman: And III leave it to the re-
cord"
Blease: IL have no chaperon in this
race. do not GO around telling of my
father, or of the beloved, my uncle, Sen
ator Tillman" Blease continued that
Senator Tillman and others had intro
duced bills for which they had not voted
r. H. Jennings, candidate for State
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