The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-27

per men 90 his staff Of twenty snd they
merited the honor be had appointed another
newspaper man, Mr.. Angus. Kohu, on the
South Carolins College Board of Trustees,
because be was an alumnus of the College.
and because be was the right man for the
place. Gov. McSweeney was not favorite
" ith The crowd and be received little ap-
plause either wheo be began or closed, aud
it is doubtful if be made single vote-the
probability ls that be lost rather than gained
strength.
Col. James A. Hoyt, of Greenville made
few pleasant remarks about his life long
friendship with Sumter people aod the high
esteem be had for Sumter County.
he is heartily in favor Of the common
schools aud will always do all within his
power to improve them and extend their
sphere of usefulness. The question of the
State colleges has been settled by the people
of the State and it is now a fixed policy to
support these institutions literally, bu. not
e3,ravagantly.
He discussed the establishment Of the dis.
penssry system and related the history Of the
scheme by which the prohioitionlst we're
hood -winked 10 1892 and the dlspensary sys.
TEN foist, 7on the State.
If elec,-d be could better enforce the pro.
hibitory features of the dispenssry law than
any other candidate 10 the field, for being op
posed to the sale liquor aud looking forward
s,ric, prohibitory law, be will enforce the
law, and bio: out the blind tigers, if
the Law gives power to enaple the
Governor to Go it. he had been life long
probibi.iosist and his record from his nine.
teen,h yesr had been that OF consistent
opponent of the liquar traffic. He vas
opposed to the State engaging in any busi.
ness, most of all the liquor business. BE
abhored the idea Of the young men ct the STATE
growing up with the idea that the State must
look to the liquor business for revenue TO sup
port the government and maintain the
schools He had always opposed the license
system on this ground and his opposition to
the dispensary was consistent with his past
record. Patterson insisted on reading the
editorial in the Greenville Mountaineer, 90
Col. Hoyt read it and again explained his
position. Col. 8oyt was heartily applauded
and it was Hoyt crowd by large majority.
BE made 6ne impression and be made
friends who will s,aud by him at the
primary.
G. Walt. Whitman, of Union, made gen.
eral onslaught on every body and claimed
that he had done all the work in the last two
campaigns and other men got the votes. BE
promised to enforce the dispensary law if
elected, even though blood flowed like a
river. He said it would take blood and
money to enforce the law aud be was the man
to enforce it.
Frank B. Gary, of Aobeville, made clear
and forcib!e speech and asked the votes of
the people on his record and merit, aud not
because be belonged to q family with rec.
ord for serving the State aud who had been
Of some account. he caught the crowd aud
was heartily applsuded
The crowd began to leave after the candi.
6ates for governor concluded, and rapidly
thinned out from Eve or six hundred to per-
naps couple of hundred. and when the last
Io2
dred people il the house.
Col. Kno1 Livingston, of Marlboro. vas
the first OF the candidates foc Lieutenant gov
ernor to speak. This was his second appear
ance ia toe campaign. and be made the best
shor; speech Of the day. His point that State
campaigns in tais State have go degeoerated
tha. there is but oae issue and that is the
eternal cry 0: whiskey, whiskey, that be
often wonders that the people do not become
thoroughly disguised, struck responsive
chord and be had the crowd with him all the
way through.
c. L. Winkler, of Camden, Cole Bleass,
of Newberry, John T. Sloan, of Columbia,
and Jas. q. T:!lman, of Edge6eld, the other
candidates for the same Office, made brief
speeches announcing their candidacy.
Attorney General Bslliuger was cot pres.
cot, but Jas. H Moore, of Charleston, who is
opposing him made ten minutes speech
State Treasurer Zimmerman asked for
re election aud Capt. r. b. Jennings, o:
Winnsboro, asked that be be given the cf1;e.
Comptroller General J P. Derham aud N.
W. Brookes, OF Columbia, spoke for ten
minutes each Mr. Derham defended his re-
cord in cf1: :e and Mr. Brooker attacked the
ADMINISTRATION aud charged failure to perform
the duties according to law, resulting in a
loss to the State he had good deaf to Say
about the Sinking Fund affairs, how much
be bad sayed the State by his work as field
agent, aud how much more ne would have
recoved had be had the support and co-opera
ton of the Comptroller General. He referred
to the shortage be found 10 this Coucty, and