The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-28

the statement that the PlnckneNS ana III
Rutledses were not debarred on that at
count. He concluded by saying that h
would enforce every law, or be found try
ing as faithfully as he had done in tn
legislature. He received bouquet.
A gentleman in the audience wanted t
know if he was married or single.
Gary replied: Yes, sir, | have a yer
handsome wife at home, and am anXiou
to get home to her" (CheerS.)
Same Party: Have you forty chill
dren:"
Gary: No, sir" More cheers}
\. Howard Patterson said he wa
among his friends; that Bamberg was
part of old Barnwell. After speaking
generally for awhile he attacked Nc
Sweeney record as governor. tie Sal'
McSweency had not enforced the diSpen
Sarv law: that in Charleston and Co
lumbia the law was farce and a humbua
Blind tigers We're in full blast at tn
Charleston hotels. He alluded to Nc
Sweenev'S subscribing for papers an(
paving for them out of the contingen
fund, and spoke of the appointment o
newspaper men on his staff, etc. Here
there was spirited colloquy between h
and McSweenev. The latter detled Pat
terSon to make out his charges agains
| Charleston tigers and he would have then
prosecuted. There were frequent cheer:
| for McSweeney and Patterson.
Did YOU ever drink liquor at Troeger's
in Columbia, while YOU were GOVERNOR
asked Patterson.
The man who says so IS 4 liar, sale
McSweeney, tiercely.
Did yOu:"
II say the man who says so Is liar,
was McSweeney's answer, as he sat down
Did you ever drink there while yor
We're lieutenant governor:
Here there was a good deal OF con
fusion and cheers for Patterson and Nc
Sweeney, and the chairman raped fol
order Patterson spoke ofthe Pons case
and said he had refused to sign the pc
tition asking for pardon that the pun
ishment should have been more severe
McSweeney detied Patterson to prove by
Tillman that he was not responsible fOl
turning Tolbert out of the custom house
Patterson did not put the question. He
said that Senator Tillman had appointed
him master at Barnwell, and Aldrich had
nothing to do with it, He had written to
the county papers advocating putting the
masters office in the primary, and the ac-
tion Friday was not slap at him.
He accused Gary of evading the dis.
pensary question today. He concluded
by reviewing his record and leaving the
case in the hands of the people. He was
applauded.
Governor McSweency was received
with some cheers. He had hopedto have
but few words to say of the improve
ments of Bamberg since the deadlock
convention" of 1893, but he would be
forced to make different speech. Pat
terson brings up the same old charges,
day after day, in every county. The
identical charges; and it is annoying to
the candidates and those who have had to
listen to him. He then said that he had
endeavored to enforce the dispensary law,
and he believed that it had been enforced.
Why does Patterson lug in Charleston
and Columbia when he knows that it is
almost impossible to enforce the law
there. All his staff, he said, were not
newspaper men, for one is a citizen OF
Bamberg-Col. John F. Folk. He had
appointed a newspaper man a trustee OF
the South Carolina College, who is the
Deer of Mr.. Patterson or anybody else.
Patterson had made these criticisms so
that he could find something to pick his
way into the second primary. Il say to
YOU now he will never be governor Of
South Carolina" shouted McSweeney,
and pounded the stand so hard that he
Jared off the water goblet, and again
there were cheers and counter cheers.
He did not believe in bloodshed he be-
lieved the law could be enforced that the
better judgment of the people would come
around to the dispensary.
Governor McSweeney said, in regard
to the Charleston custom house business,
that Senator Tillman was in Columbia
at the time, and he consulted with him.
They wired the United States Govern
ment at Washington. He claimed no
credit for this. 1t was due to Chief Howie
and his constables. He said that Patter-
son was making flimsy, nonsensical
campaign. 1t is farcial for candidates to
get up and say what they are going to do.
They don't enact laws.
He took up the Pons case, and read let
ter from w. Gilmore Sims, clerk Of court
of BarnWell county, in which it was in
timated that all Pons and his attorneys
thought was necessary was for him to
plead guilty and he would be pardoned.
He also referred to the requisition for G.
W. NJ. Williams, in which he had removed
two magistrates When he spoke of the
Pons case the governor grew eloquent,
and was applauded by the audience, the
ladies joining in.
Col. Hoyt endorsed all the kind things
said of Bamberg. This campaign was OF
nature different from what he wanted.
The letters which Governor McSweeney
has received had related to the enforce
ment of the diSpensary law in Green
yille-the city, not in the county-and
there was more illicit whiskey sold in
Greenville county now than under pro-
hibition. LaFar had worked earnestly
in connection with the police force. The
enforcement of the law there is due more
to the efforts of Mayor Williams and
Chief Kennedy.
How about the carpet -baggers and
scalawags?" asked Mr.. b. F. Folk.
That statement does not refer to the
administration of the law" replied Col.
Hoyt. 1T refers to the bloody enforce
ment of it,"
He laughed at Gary for getting flowers,
for the latter had been teasing Col. Hoyt
with getting flowers for his political bier.
How about the shelf, Colonel"
What shelf:'
why the shelf to lay prohibition on"
jCheers.)
II don't believe in counting votes until
the primary" said Col. Hoyt, and he was
cheered. Col. Hoyt then spoke of the
newspapers supporting him, and said if
these same papers were supporting Mr..
Patterson that he Patterson) would not
write asking them to withdraw their sup
port. He and McSweeney had good
natured tilt over the killing of Howard,
in Greenville county. Patterson had said
that prohibition could not be enforced in
Barnwell county. A gentleman from Al
lendale had told him that liquor could not
be obtained there then.
An old gentleman in the audience arose
and said such condition had existed for
a while only, and then blind tigers had
thrived under prohibition. If elected
governor he could enforce the dispensary
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