The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-07-26
Politics Not Quite as EOt as tile
Weather.
SENATOR TILLMAN IS ALONG TOO
And Helps the Boys Contribute to the
Gayety of Natioas-Synopsis Of the
Speeches
At BennettSville.

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people, and they came for miles to hear
the discussion Of live issues.
The first speaker was Barney B. Ev-
ans. He said he had been taunted with
the fact that he would not in Marlboro
attack the record Of w. D. Evans. He
renewed his charges taday and said
they were direct at w. D.'s official re-
cord. w. D. has no right to ride on a
pass. He must pay his fare and rail-
road refunds according to law
Mr.. Berry said this county was pros
porous because it was prohibition
county. Prohibition does prohibit
here. Col Pettigrew was willing for
W. D. Evans to carry the county, but
he wanted the votes not going to Ev-
ans.
w. D. Evans, who introduced his
competitors, had not intended to speak,
but replied to Barney. The rates are
not driving mills out CT the State. Five
have been established in this county
since he went on the board. Pacolet is
building a new mill in Georgia because
the altitude Cheraw Is too low, and
the mills now running consume nearly
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]. H. Wharton proposed to correct
evils of demurrage, overcharges, etc.
w. D. Mayfeld is not here. Ether
idge has not been with the campaign
for five meetings.
The first candidate for governor to
speak was Frank B. Gary. He said he
would not force dispensary on MARI
boro and he did not want prohibition
forced on Abbeville. Let each have
what it wants. He believed in the dis
pensary law.
Patterson was the next speaker. He
| is not well-has been sick for three
days. This is the political birthplace
of Ben Tillm.n. There is powerful
newspaper trust. and McSweaney tri-
ed to get the pull Of the press. Patter-
son stated he had stuck to the diSpen-
sary through the scandal last fall. He
! did not want to force the dispensary
on Marlboro. but prohibition is but
sentiment here. In addition to Char
leston's tiger industry, he claimed that
there are over 200 in the city Of Colum-
| bia. The law can not be absolutely
enforced in Charleston, but he would
do it better than it is done now or step
down from office.
Gov. McSweeney said that all Pat
terson wants is to fool the people to
put him in Office. Patterson looked all
over the vouchers in the comptroller
generals Office and could find nothing
| against the administration but war
rants paying for a few newspapers.
No man in South Carolina is SO ignor-
ant as to think that a newspapers sup
port can be bought for dollar year.
Every governor had subscribed for pa
pers-some had even taken magazines.
| Col Walt Whitman came at the
eleventh hour, arriving from Cheraw.
His quaint witticisms kept the crowd
laughing.
Col. Jas. a. Hoyt is in accord with
Marlboro-a prohibitionist as long as
Marlboro has had prohibition. This
county has resented any attempt to
change. Marion had been a prohibi-
ton county, but a dispensary was eS-
tablished there without the consent OF
the people. Dillon had tried to have
the dispensary removed and could not.
It ill-becomes candidate for governor
to 60 around the country abusing the
papers for not supporting him. Patter-
son has been into sixteen counties and
It is a reflection upon him that no pa
per has come to his support. Col Hoyt
could not repudiate or reject the sup
port of papers that oppose prohibition,
and yet they have taken him up on his
manhood.
Col. Knox Livingston introduced his
competitors, speaking in kind terms
of each of them present, as we'll as OF
| Col. Tillman, who wired that he was
| left in Augusta.
! Cole S. Blease, Winkler and Sloan
each made a strong speech. Many peo-
ple think there is as much eloquence
among the colonels as among the can
didates for governor.
| DR.. Zimmerman and Captain Jen-
nines were here and spoke. Judge
Moore spoke. Bellinger was absent.
McMahan was not here. CGpers made
hit.
| Brooker and Derham had little tin.
BROKER accused Derham of perverting
the record. Derham told him he must
not saw that Brooker returned that
Derham had exhibited a letter from
| Auditor Suuier of Columbia stating
| that some of Brokers charges were
not true. The latter went to see
Squier and the latter denied writing
| it. Derham exhibited the letter from
Squier.
The candidates for Congress follow
ed these those for State offices. The
days speaking was closed with Wig
orous and characteristic speech by Sen
ator Tillman.