The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-09
SEVENTH DISTRICT CONTEST"
Four Competing Candidates Speak In SUM
tcr-ThG -Four Candidates Speaking Arc
FIR. Brnntlry, judge buchanan,
Major Howell and MIR. Lever
Ncws and Courier.

| Ncws and Courier.
| Sumter, August G.-Thc campaign for
! Congress In the 7th district opened hero
! today with only four ca !didates cr' 'crcd
| for the race, the many others s,jokcn
Of rs possibilities and several as Ger
tantics having fallen by the waysidc.
| The candidates who came to the
scratch arc the Hon. Thomas T.. Brant-
| Icy, of Ornngcburg: Judge O. w. I}uch-
anan, OF $umtcr; Major NJ. =. Howell,
OF Collct0n, and tho Hon. A. II. Lever,
Of Lexington. Mr.. T.. ID. Smith, Of this
county, who had signed tie pledge,
announced his withdrawal tron, the
race when his turn came to speak.
The meeting WAS held in the Court
House, which was comfortably filled
by the crowd, estimated to number
about three hundred. The meeting was
called to order at II o'clock by County
| Chairman j. Nj. Knight, who intro
duccd Col. Willie Jones, State chair
man, as the presiding officer Of the oc-
casion. Col. Jones made few pleasant
Introductory remarks and, after read
| q the list OF candidates who had filed
ptcuscs, Introduced Mr.. Rruntlcy, the
| FIRST speaker, who WAS followed by
! Judge Buchanan, Major Howell and
| Mr.. Lever, in turn.
| Each candidate declared allegiance
to the Kansas City platform and all
! Democratic principles that have been
| handed down by true and tried Demo
Gratis. They all denounced tho ship
subsidy steal, imperialism and kindred
| policies Of the Republican party and
| j - allies. They all advocate tho i'm.
| Mediate constr ,ation Of the Nicaragua
| Canal by the Government, which shnl
iortify 1t and own and control it in per.
! Notuity. All will likcwsc advocate the
| 'Xtcnsion and Improvement Of the rura,
| mail service.
Mr.. Brantlcy devoted great deal Of
| his speech to the discussion OF the tariff
.ssuc, fnv0ring Senator Tillman' s policy
| and the imposition Of a protective tariff
| on imports Of raw cotton for the bcnefi1
| Of Southern farmers.
! Judge Buchanan criticised Mr.. Brant-
| 'Cy'S position severely, ch&ractcrizin,.
| b as undcmOcra,ic and inc0nsistcn,
| with the party platform and principles
| Mr.. Brantlcy replied to these criti
| 2lsms and justified his position by the
platform and Senator Tiliman.
When Mr.. Levers turn came he took
| i hand, asserting that Senator Gilman
han never proposed Il tariff on import;
)l raw cotton, but wanted Il bounty on
;uttOn instead.
Judge Buchanan differed from the
otEcr speakers in that he wants the |
Government to extend the Improvement
II the rural mail delivery to the i'm. |
0rovcmcat Of roads. lie also favors |
internal improvements Of all kinds, cs.
)tcially OF the nuvigahlc streams. He |
will work for the establishment Of q !
United States Court House in Sumter
for The benefit OF the people Of This sec
ion Of Lhc State.
Major Howell, who made q clear, lOgi-
clI and forciblG speech, cnlivcncd with
anecdotes on national issues, made
decidedly favorable impression and won
not q few friends. He directed par
ocular attention to the menace tho
gigantic trusts are to free instr II Ions |
and the wcllbcing Of tho masses. His |
position on tho ship subsidy, impcrial- |
ism and Republican policies generally
was forcibly and clearly demonstrated.
lie believes in living up to the princi.
pies Of Democracy and would have mono
Of this reaching out for share Of the
tarir grab.
| MIR. Lever believes that he is better
fitted TO carry on the work for the dis
Lrict than any of the other candidates
by reason Of his five years experience
rs DIR. Stokes private secretary. H.
made strong plea for support and his
speech brought out moro applause than
any other candidate received. The
withdrawal Of Mr.. Smith leaves the
bulk of the vote of this county to be
fought for by the candidates from other
counties, but at this time it is mpossi-
bic to say who will receive the largest
vote. 1t is the general impression that
both Major Howell and Mr.. Brantley
will develop great strength in Sun ter
County.
MIR. SMITH DOES NOT WITHDRAW.
l.ynchburg, August 6.-Specia,: Don t
insert item Of T.. d. Smiths withdraw
| ing from tho race. f.. ID. Smith.
| Writings from MollOhon.