The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-06-26
Senatorial Candidates at Camden.


Senatorial Candidates at Camden.
Camden, Special.-The second meet
ing of the senatorial and congressional
campaign was held here Monday in
the opera house. Only small but re-
} preventative crowd was assembled
The candidates were al limited to
80 minutes each.
D. S. Henderson was the first speak
er. In his introduction he thanked the
reverend divine for his invocation, and
expressed the hope that his prayer will
De granted. he PAID beautiful trl-
butte to the men who had made Ker-
shaw county famous in the days Of
radicalism and the times that tried
mems souls in the days OF 1876 and the
years that succeeded the overthrow OF
vandalism in the State. He then took
occasion to review some Of the recent
political revolutions through which
we have passed, was thankful these
clouds have all rolled away and again
We are a united Democratic people. 1t
is not necessary, said he, 'in our march
of progress that we should become Re-
publicans, nor to adopt any OF the prin-
SIpltS VI l!lNl patty III OAuSl lHoI we
might attain permanent prosperity.
He thought his views on the prominent
national questions too we'll known 10
express them here and devoted the rest
of his time to the tariff, going into
minute details of how taxes are paid to
the government directly and indirectly
and explained the difference between
"a tariff for protection" and "a tariff
for revenue only
George Johnstone was neNt. intro
duced. This is his first visit to her-
shaw but he is now no longer a strang-
er here. He too told OF the political
past and entered Immediately into the
national questions. What shall be oar
course in regard to the Philippines?
was the subject upon which he grew
eloquent. Those islands are not an
integral part cf our possessions. Th!s
is a question the people must decide
and not the United States senate who
now seems determined to dictate and
regulate everything connected with the
Philippines.
We have no right to hold a people in
political serfdom: in doing this we yio-
late one Of the fundamental principles
OF the constitution.
Mr.. William Elliott first referred to
| the good fortune that was his during
| the war to be under the illustrious
command Of the late Gen. Joseph B.
Kershaw. and the kindness shown him
during the war by the people OF Cam
| den to the sick and wounded Confede-
rate soldiers. He gave brief sketch
of his military career, naming in sue
cession the various battles in which he
took part. He then told Of his struggle
in the old black district as the lead
er for white supremacy. He has served
seven terms in congress and has had
his seat contested an equal number OF
| times. The rivers and harbors have
always claimed his special attention
and millions OF dollars through his in
strumentality have been expended by
the government in the improvement Of
the harbors and rivers of the State.
J. J. Hemphill was the next speaker.
He complained that his predecessors
had stolen his speech. except Col. Ell
lott, the burden of whose speech was
too much water in rivers ana too little
on bar" No South Catolinia1i,' he said
ever OUJCClo IL 10 ~ "atSt va
the bar provided there is something
else better there
John Gary Evans old not conceal his
displeasure because there were so few
present (not more than 120 persons) to
her his speech. "The reform govern
ment made the primary possible and If
you do not attend these meetings you
are in my mind drifting back into ring
rule"
He knows Democrat when he sees
one and four years ago he foretold Nc
Laurin's Republicanism. He was op-
posed to the Spanish war, before the
beginning and so wrote. Senator Till
man. AS a result we have lot OF
ignorant heather who raise products
which come not in competition with
those of the north but Of the south.
He jumped the trusts and character
lied the purchase Of the oil mills in
South Carolina by the Virginia-Caro-
lint Chemical Company as the most
damnable trust that was ever organ
lied anywhere
A. c. Latimer was the last senatorial
speaker. He began with history OF
the reform movement and told how the
bot into the political swim. He comes
into this race on his congressional re-
cord and believes that his 10 years ex-
perience in congress qualities him for
the high Office to which he aspires.
What he has accomplished in congress
was by hard unremitting work not only
for his own district but has worked for
the entire State
This ended the senatorial speeches.
There was no speaking by the Sena-
torial party on Thursday.
At Chesterfield.
Chesterfield, C. H., June 20.-The
ooootor;ol ood conversational poontipO