The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-23

would now try to drag me down and
ask to be continued in the highest of
flee of the State? The people who have
been deceived and defrauded by him
have just right to know. He was arm
in arm with the negro against the
white people in the dark days. AS
matter OF record tsee State treasurer's
office) his father, J. H. Derham, not
native of South Carolina happened
here and was appointed treasurer Of
Horny county by Robt. X. Scott, gov
ernor Jan. 7th, 1869, and served under
Scott. Moses and Chamberlain until
kicked out by Governor Hampton in
1876.
Three paragraphs omitted.
(Si2nedD Norton w. Brooker.
After reading the paragraph quoted
Mr. Derham turned on Mr.. Brooker,
sitting near by. and cried out: 1T is
slander; it is a lie: say it is lie."
Mr.. Brooker, who was sitting near by,
jumped up, stepping forward and said
Now, sir" He said nothing more. but
the evidences were he was making for
Mr.. Derham, but as he took one step
forward Senator Tillman caught him
on one shoulder and Mr.. Wharton on
the other and pressed him down. A
dozen men rushed upon the stand and
Chairman Rainsford told everyone to
be quiet and sit down. Four or five
out in the crowd cried for "Derham."
and Go it, Derham." Let him fight it
out" and the like.
Senator Sheppard was the first to
speak and he said that it was always
characteristic of Edsefield people to
show fair play and he hoped such
would be the case now and he begged
everyone to sit down md listen. Then
Mr. Derham wen- on % say his heart
was too full to SPEAK and then he broke
down and began t. Try and tears trick
led down his checks. Turning aroun1
he said he thanked God he had never
dealt in such stencil and filth as this
man. He wanted to tell these people
and the people of the State he had
been faithful servant of the people
and would slander no one and then
he took his seat Many went up and
shook Derhams hand at what he had
said or to restore his feelings or heart
for he was still nervous and showed
his feeling.
Mr. Brooker was then presented and
stepping lip to the table was as quiet
and collected as man can be. He said
he was calm and deliberate, but he
need not have said that, and then he
entered into his usual argument, that
Derham had absented himself from his
Office beyond excuse. that the tax DOCKS
throughout the State, in many in
stances were in mess; that ne had
been stepped more by Derham than
any one else in prosecuting his expert
work in collecting back taxes and
then he went on to say he never court
ed a fight: that ne was not Dellger-
ant man, but that he would night II
necessary and never ran from trouble,
hut he wanted it understood for once
and for all time that he was not to be
intimidated by Mr.. Derham or any one
else.
On twenty-one stands he said that
he had called Mr.. Derham a gentle
man, and so regarded him, but Der
ham had published a card about him
which he denounced as a slander. In
that card he was charged with "pock-
citing" $s6.46 and overdrawing his ac-
count. This was not true and at
Greenville he denounced the card and
these statements as ISLANDERS and false .
and this was. he urged, the starting :
point of the trouble. Had Derham not
pvblished this vile slander he would .
never had said anything about him.
AS to the circular, it was prepared Hn- :
der the heat Of the campaign, but after
thinking about the matter he had Win :
drawn the circular and not given II
circulation.
Mr., Brooker said he had nothing 70
aroligize for, but was sorry If he had
hurt any ones feelings. He insisted
that he had confined himself to the re-
cords. II Derham was not satisheo
LET him say SO here or elsewhere and
he would try and satisfy him. He SAID
he thought he and Derham were about
even as he had at Yorkville denounced
the newspaper card of Derham and II
Derham was satisfied it was all right.
Mr.. Brokers time was then UP ana
no further time to say anything more.
Mr.. Derham said nothing further
and after the speaking he soon AFTER
wards had left the stand.
There was nothing further said or
done about the matter and the hope Is.
and the appearances are that the storm
has blown over.
Mr.. Derham seems to have said about
o1, he u,anted and Mr. Brooker said
things are about even and quits
The speeches of the other candidates
were of the customary variety. and
failed to create any excitement.