The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-11
i.owndesviiie Locals.

Thursday, Sept. 9Th, will long be re-
membered in I.0wndesyill- with pleas
llrc rs the red letter day of the reunion
of Co. |, 14th Regiment, Confederate
Veterans, barbecue and game of base
ball between the LOwndesville team
and the Anderson locals" The vet
Grams and their friends were addressed
in turn by the following wcll-known
speakers: Gen. nj. l.. BOnham, of An
derson, ex-senator /. II. McCalln, Of
this place, Gen. II. II. Iiemphill, and in
the afternoon by Senator Asbury
G.. Latimer.
After listening to the speeches Of the
three gentlemen first named nll ad-
journed to the tables, the veterans
marching two abreast To the special te
bic reserved for them, and their friends
gathering around the two heavily load
ed tables provided for them. The
scene that followed can better be i'm
agined than described.
After DINNER-and we arc COM
PEELED to write that dinner in big, big
capitals-the crowd again gathered
around the stand to listen to an old
friend and acquaintance, one whom
they have always supported with n
practically unanimous vote, with the
exception of ono election, to which he
referred rather sternly y in his speech rs
stab in the back from those he had
counted his friends: Hon. A. G.. Lati-
mer, candidate for the United States
Senate.
After q few introductory words from
MIR. |. II. McCalla. the Congressman
began his speech with feeling review
OF the happy days he had spent among
these, his home pcoplc, and told how
many years it had been cherished
plan with him somo day to steal away
and. come here to minglc freely with
his friends, to talk over the old days,
to rejoice over the good fortune that
had come to some and to weep tOgeth-
cr over those of tho trcsidc and the
tic Great Keepers scythc: then he pro
ceeded to speak Of his pain and m0rti-
iication when the returns from
this place came in last year. and he
found that the poll which had hitherto
stood so nobly by him had given him
only very small minority, and refer
red to this rs stab in tho back, duo
MIR. Latimer touched up tho Junior
Senator in his usual style, and spoke ut
some length on the charge of nepOtism
so often made against him, stating
few facts which, If they had been gen
orally known before, might have saved
him some of the votes which went else
where in the last election.
Ho stated that he had secured posi-
tiOns in Washington for forty one
young men-one of them, Clement AL
len. Of this place. being related to him:
that he had appointed seventy II. L. d.
carriers. two Of them are his nephews;
and that with regard to the appoint
ment of his son, w. Carroll Latimer,
vice paying $a,sOO q year ho had moth
ing whatever to do. that the Postmas-
ter-Gencral, knowing and liking tho
young man, had voluntarily offered tho
position to him, his father not being
involved in the transaction at oil. The
Congressman declared that ii they
objected to this they had only to
scratch his name off their ballots Mt the
next election, for he loved his kinfolk,
and the man that didn't wasn't likely
lOvo OF stand by anyone else. Ho ex-
planned why it was that Il new carrier
had not been put on here, after tho
new route was mapped outand the car
ricr bonded, saying Tint he could only
to do SO much and could not get any
further action at present Continuing,
he gave his views on tho ship subsidy
bill, and named his reasons for OppoS-
ing it. lie advocated the repeal of the
existing unjust merchant mnrino laws,
which he believed would have the Same
effect as the subsidy bill, and without
CAO VOSOOV,OOO OApCucC W tuO pCORAO-
His speech was we'll received and he
received many evidences of the warm
friendship in which he is held here.
His speech cleared up the many small
things which were not thoroughly un-
derstOod by our people as to his actions
in certain local issues. I.Owndesvillc
is proud of Nr. Latimer, her most dis
tinguishee son, and is snlways glad to
hear of his successes.
Senator McLaurin had been invited
to address the assembly and much ro-
grct vns expressed when itwas learned
that he could not come, as the people
hero are anxious to hear him. Some
tween McAaurin and Lnhmer, which
would no doubt have taken place had
the Junior Senator been present.
Over three hundred people attended
the game of base ball between Andcr-
son and Lowndesvllle on tho Lowndes-
vile High School grounds. The game
was starchy and interesting from start
to finish and both teams played to win.
Score, 6 to 2 in Anders0n's favor. Our
people were charmed with the gentle
manly bearing and clean playing of the
visiting boys, and will be glad to well
come them again to our little city.
Ex-Congressman LAatimera and daugh-
ter. Misc Anna, drOye down from Bel
ton Wednesday and returned Friday,
While here they were the guests Of
Mr. Jas. T. Latimer.
Rev. j. G. Shive, of Piedmont, began
(, meeting Of several days in the Pres
hYterian Church Saturday morning
From here he goes to assist Rev. j. T.
McKinnon at Abbeville.
The Lowndesville baseball team
had stanti ON the BARBECUE grounds
Thursday from which o neat sum ySai
realized toward paying the eypenses o.
r,rihgihg the Anderson team down here
md other items The meMhara nf 4h.
am wish to thank their friends tani
al nose who aided them withl money
and rheir patronage OIL the grounds. /!
subscriptions an early settlementewil
be appreciated See my member @
the team or the mana ger.
Mr. JUL y. Keys spent several day