The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-08-28
The Campaign Meetings Resumed.

The Campaign Meetings Resumed.
On Wednesday the campaigners
appe ared at Summit much refreshed
in body and mind and more de
termined to come off copquerors in
The battle of ballots for seat in the
lower house of the General Assembly
of the State.
The business interest of Summit
is at a stand still, but little in the
mercantile line being done. Lumber,
crossties and naval stores are its
backbone and main stays, and at
times the traffic in these commodities
are quite lively. The place is eli
gibly situated, having good roads
and good back country to support
it and it is a very desirable location
for man with capital and enterprise
back of him. 1t is noted for its
bealihfulness, being the highest
point between Columbia and Augusta
as its name indicates. The people
Of the surrounding country are thrifty
and God loving.
There was only a small audience
at this place. Mr.. Paul II. Craps
was called to the chair and intro
duced Mr.. T. G. Sturkie. He covered
the same ground already reported,
and his speech was given close atten-
ton. He was followed by Mr.. John
Bell Towill in happy little talk in
which he reiterated his position on
questions of interest, and it was we'll
received. DR.. j. L. Shuler. was the
last candidate to be introduced and
he entertained his audience with his
inimitable wit and humor and put
his hearers in better condition to
enjoy the barbecued dinner which was
announced as being ready at the con-
clusion of the Doctors speech.
After dinner DR.. W. Fl. Thinner
man OF Batesburg, was called for and
responded in we'll time speech. He
explained the workings of the various
departments of the State government
and said that the people need look
for no reduction of taxes as the State
government was being run as CO.
nomically as it possibly could be
without impairiDg its efficiency. He
said that Clemson College received
it's revenues from the Morrill, fund,
and the experimental fund, appro-
priated by the National government
for specific purposes and from the tag
tax on fertilizers. He told many
other interesting facts in connection
with the intricate workings of the
State government. He said that he
attended the meeting with no inten-
tion of making speech, his sole pur-
pose being to form the acquaintance
Of and mingle with the people of his
adopted county among whom he had
cast his lot for veal or woe. This
ended the entertainment for the day
and the people returned to their
homes much edited by what had
been told them.
Friday found the candidate aggre-
cation at Chaplin prepared to instruct
the people on economic questions.
Chspin is thriving and progressive
little town, which has often been
called the Pearl of Dutch Fork. 1t
is delightfully."- situated on the Co.
luubia, Newberry and Laurens rail-
road, about 20 miles from Columbia.
We were pleased to notice that it's
people believe in improving the place
by enlarging it's store houses, its
dwellings and it's streets. Her busi-
ness men are men Of push and they
keep things humming around them
in way that gives the place lively
and pleasing appearance.
Mr.. S. J. Clark acted as the pre-
siding officer and welded the gavel