Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-08-22

of the Penitentiary during Col
NeaPs term of Office.
VARIOUS SPEAKERS. ss.s
After MrsBrooker's speech Capt
Rouse, of Charleston, made a
pretty little talk. Gen Floyd sent
regrets and was absent because of
the sickness of child. Col Jas
H. Tillman presented Col John T.
Sloan, who spoke briefly. He paid
tribute to Mart Gary and the people
of Edgefeld. Mr. McMahan did
not care to say much, as his op-
ponent wos absent conducting all
examination IN Columbia. Nc
Mahan outlined hi work and why
he was anxious to carry out his
programme and purposes. Major
B. B. Evans said, according to
custom, he would not speak to-day,
but presented his opponents. He
then in turn pleasantly presented
Thomas N. Berry. J. E. Pnttigrew,
w. D. ,Mayfeld, W.,D. Evans and
j. II. Wharton. The only feature
of the railroad discussion was Mr.
Evans's query about Mr. Wharton's
membership of the Neal board
of directors, and Mr. Wharton .
spirited reply that nothing wrong
was charged for the time he was
on the board. and Mr. Evans's re-
tort that the board let Mr. Neal
run things his own way. Barnard
B. Evans received a large bouquet
OF flowers. G.. Walt Whitman
made couple of futile efforts to
have hand primaries. Mr. Frank
B. Gary said the campaign liar
and emissaries were telling that he
was oppoed to the dispen5ary. He
said he never fred on a flag of
true, but there was no agreement
as to the facts in the Charleston
incident aud be did not intend
saying anything more about the
| Charleston affair. There had
already been a difficulty about the
matter and be had shaken hands,
and understood they could not
agree as to the matter. He tho'lyhs
the incident closed, but yesterday
Mr. Patterson mentioned the m at
ter and gave his version of it. 1t
was not his Intention to repeat
She matter, but be simply wanted
to say that he and Mr.. Patterson
did not agree on the. facts and he
wanted this understood in advance,
and that was all
Mr. A. Howard Patterson said
Mr. Gary had not discussed the
real issues, but anticipated what
he had to say. He had alluded
to the Charleston affair several
times. He disagreed with Mr.
Gary and the audience is to be the
Judge. Mr. Gary did not answer
him in Charleston and that was
the place for Gary to show his COL
ors. He made bis usual attack on
prohibition and Col Hoyt. The
last eection of his speech was the
old attack on Governor McSweeney
for appointing newspaper men and
for his administration of the dis.
pensary.
Governor McSweeney spoke of
the fight for Congress. He than dis
cussed the Charleston situation
and said that the man who said
he was in any combination with
Liquor men or neglected his duty
told falsehood. There have been
! no scandals since he has been I'D
office. He knew he was as good
a business man as any of his op-
ponents and had proven it. He
was not going to be forced to ap-
point additional constables and he
was not going to be dictated to.
Col James A. Hoyt vigorously
defended prohibition in Maine
and elsewhere, and emphatically
deniedsthat his campaign had any
purpose of ever returning to the
license system. He said he had
heard after every meeting that
Tillman's interference had turned
votes to him. He bellved Edge
field would resent this interference
in a family quarrel; that is what
he said of Hampton. He thought
in 1890 that Tillman was right as
to Hampton and be now believed
Tillmaa was wrong. He thought
Tillman had better start a gospel
of the dispensary. He wished the
vote could be had without inter
ference, as this is a great moral
issue. He received mauy bouquets.
Tillman introduced the candi-
dates for Lieutenant Governor,
who were G. L. Winkler, Cole L.
Blease and Knox Livingston, each
of whom defined their position.
Ellison Capers, Jr, defined his
position and refrained from refer
ring to his opponents views, and
simply wished to present himself.