The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-12
THE ADVERTISER.
Cakes and Ale,

Cakes and Ale.
The unsophsticated country press
comment freely upon Charleston sup
porting McSweeney, a dispensaryite,
in the bout for Governor OF course
they mean the voters when they talk
OF ''Charleston But Charleston
ought to feel greatly comp, imented
upon this kind attention. Charleston's
white population and democratic vote
Is pigmy compared to the great demo-
didn't scratch" Tillman. We thought
at the time that the Scratching" bust
ness was mistake. No Democrat
would take up the glove and run
against Tillman from the mountains
even unto the sea. Every county and
every mothers son of the aspiring
~stalwarts in the State hosted hack
feathers and skunk away to a crack in
the barn yard fence. 1t shows o dung
hill strain to crow big now. The truth
is Charleston voted for her "cakes and
ale,' and this is precisely what the
people Of every county in the State in.
variably does. Every open-eyed sensible
man In the State knew substantially
that Tillman's scratches" would pan
out as they did.
Xxx
The State Democratic Convention
authorized the Executive Committee
to appoint the electors for this State.
at the meeting on the 3lst ult the
following proceedings were had.
After 4 brief discussion of the circu-
lar, Mr.. Appelt nominated Col. r. d.
Lee, of Sumter: Mr.. Dial nominated
Col. George Johnstonc: and Mr.. Will
born nominated Mr.. w. d. Trantham,
of Kersbaw. Col. Willie Jones was
nominated by Mr.. Tatum, but de-
clined. Mr.. B. II. Moss, o. Orange
burg, was nominated and there was
discussion as to the eligibility Of Mr..
Moss, he being member of the re-
tiring general assembly. He can of
course resign before the general cleo
tiOn II he cares to.
The vote resulted rs follows: Lee %.
Trantham, H. Moss 10, .Johnstone, II.
Messrs. Lee and Moss were elected
The others were chosen as follows:
First District-M. w. Simmons.
Second District-W. w. Williams.
Third Dlstrict-Cole l.. Blease.
Fourth District--W Mob. Sloan.
Fifth District-W. =. Pollock.
Sixth District--M. S. Cantey.
Seventh District George Tupper.
or course these gentlemen will cast
the vote OF the State for Bryan and
Stevenson nine votes and this must
be done in December. 1t is historic
that no elector ever appointed has
violated his trust.
In Jetferson's time the law pre-
scribed that the candidates getting
the biggest vote should be President
and tbs person receiving the next
highest should be Vice Presidext. JEFF
ferson and Aaron Burr received the
same number Of votes and the House
of Representatives ballotted many
days, the votes being even. Fina ly
one OF Burr's adherents absented him
self and Jefferson became President
Burr was the better Democrat, but
Jefferson was a frst-class hater and
prosecuted Burr to his grave 1t Is ST.
Jefferson now, and thus runs the world
away.
Nv
The State Executive Committee
dominated nine Presidential electors
for the Bryan ticket naming only one
North of the rocks in the rivers of the
State-the Hon. Cole l.. Blease, OF
Newberry. North of Newberry nine
tenths of the Democrats Of the State
reside and vote. 1t reminds us of the
freshman about to marry rich widow
being asked: "Do you take this woman
to be your lawful wife through evil and
through good report?" "Faith your
Honor and the nagers too" George
town has bakers dozen of Democratic
votes and as much voice in the party as
Abbeville or Laurens and they want
the honors to go along with the spoils.
Bryan will be elected and the nine
electors from South Carolina each ex-
pect to be in his cabinet or minister to
China.
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inct lnl
ADVERTISER, and other county news
papers as well, have published all the
notices of the Democracy, its county
executive committee, clubs, ETC., free
All this was strictly advertising mat
ter. In Columbia, Charleston, Green
Vile and many other places it is paid
ior. Laurens newspapers get nothing
Tor 1T. The Laurens Democracy OBJ
tained free from the Laurens papers
what the Richland Democracy pro-
badly paid good round sum for.
Nevertheless, il is not uncommon for
legislator, bent on rctienchment and
reform, to turn all his energies towards
the enactment of bill to cut down the
small sum paid by the county for ad-
vertising.
The democrats and the taxpayers are
practically the same people.
The ADVERTISER will be delighted
to see Captain Frank Weston, of Rich
land county, elected speaker of the
House of Representatives. Captain
Weston is an accomplished gentleman
and thorough patriot and Democrat
Moreover, he Is man OF poise, an ex-
perienced parliamentarian and gifted
with rare tact and judgment. Captain
Weston has had several terms exper-
ience in the House and his election
will be regarded as distinct recogni-
tion of the liberal and progressive
element of the state's younger citizen
ship.
x*x
We were all glorying over Joe Wheel
erNessaD years ago. Now that he has
been 'quetting and kissing hands with
the Powers at Washington some of the
Southern papers are chasing him with
Longstreet and others that went over
to the enemy. The little old fellow is
somewhat of a puzzle and we should
not be In hurry to pass Judgment.
Fitz Lee is still in Cuba by favor of Nc
Kinley.
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\ In Greenville the Executive Com