The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-08-13
MEETING AT ABBEVILLE.
s'nmpntEu Party No. . Held Their
Meeting Here frtdnv-Thc Crowd
Large aud Rrp"rt Of the
Meeiing 10 tt Appeared tn the
DatIy IsnprrS of the state.


,, Large aud Report Of th'
Meeting 70 it Appeared ." ih'
Daily Papers of the state.
The best audience of the cam raicu Erecie,
, the candidates inr Ih" Tinted state senate an'
ho,,se OF representatives here Today. The!
num- bered at least one th"usand ANA WAS .
thoroughly representative BODY ot Abhe
vilIe's cttiZeiiship.
The prcsrnrr "t the 'h''cr. was h"u'
manifest early Ia the dnS. hui they wers lev
In number and accomplished little. Evnu'
and i.aii:nrr rubbed each other again.
Records came dangerously near helms
sauashed aud the products of som" ni l.nti
mers bnasird government seed were put or
exhibition. Mr.. lriimer siiil persists tha
"rvs lawyers are running against Latimer.
He scarcely ever uses the pronoun - IL
speak iug OF himself. IL IL always what LAT
mer did" or what I.atiIner said
The candidates r-aiiz- that they ARE now on
the last quarter and time IN tn" precious To t''
wasted ou what some call ''arademIc speech
rp" The crowd listened clo-sly and III,
echoes that come from all sections OF th'
Stat~ inc cate That no one ran with any Ger
tsiuiy name the winner. The ,even can,it
dates hr the Third Congressional distric
spoke here to-day. a.,
Tine meeting was called IN order ny Mr.. w
+. Greenc, acting county chairman, who In
troduced The frat speaker.
HON. u. y. HE'S DERsoN.
Mr.. Henderson In opening his address re
ferred Ia the pleasure The candidates hau en-
joyed In being NJ the reunion al Greenvlllt
and the glorious Con federstr memories which
had been renewed. He took up the regulates
OF the oiiice oI ruiied States senats, Claiming
that u wss not snopgh tn attend In tho in"'
details OF the pffics. but tiat TIE nest et tfS
and ability should be used To Tall All tht
Democrats of the Uuion iur q graDd rally foi
victory IN 1901 under hammer thnt ca.ls 'oi
low tariff antitrust and snii.in r"Tin iisin
He said the iudustiIn war which thc 'nriil
..skl -
the south must be fought On the eternal priu
cIpais OF the Democratic party. lie spuSo on
the Philippine policy and the trust policy
He made IN earnest appeal lor peace nunnE
the people aud urged them tn bring prosper
ily 10 the State by building up iis latent re-
sources.
He vent carefully Into bis record In the old
tax payers convention, and told what ho
did In lsi5 10 rally the people To the RUE o'
the white man and he shared In the conhtitu'
liopaI con veuiiuu OF 1895 Ia bring the dihcord.
ant factions together. He said they sneer ~
him IN peace aud harmony csndidaie ana
say 10 he could bring peace and harmony apo
prosperity 10 his people he would be happy,
he defied any Que TO show that he had ever
acted against the best interests oi the stAte.
His life was open before the people Tor mel.
scruttpy. His life had been n business liie on
all lines q, the same time he had acted FOR
the public. He dealt IN no specific promises
but IL elected he would do his best.
Hos. J. J. HENrHILL,,
who was the next speaker. insists that the re-
ON, ,reu,epts aud dulles oi q senator are ZONE.
thing higher than looking after the material
iuierests OF his constituents. and he must rep
resent the people NJ u leader around whom
They can yntner. leading them 10 tne 2,Snes. . -
seuiimepIs OF American citizenship. Tnis ~
hts idea of practical tnnD actuhted ny ousi-
uess Instincts. To our party b. long the ma'
Iority of white voters Of the naiion and u b.
an eternal shame that the Democrats arc DOL
ry,l lfNI
Prosperity In greatest when wealth. is equal
,y divided bet ween all iuterests and under ex-
,s,ipg Republican tariff laws man nufscturers
have gain, SIX timrAas much ~ tue sEr.ca'' I,,
,iuue To xist Just 80 long IN We accept exist
ing conditions. being content To accept what.
ever little appropriations may be hauded out
10 the south ~ ''hush money" Ar: Hemp.
neu Why upon the south aud gives us notning
In return. Even In the Cuban and Philippine
wars the northern soldiers are The soe oene'
Ecinries.
iny from the Fiiipinoa their homes withous
provocntton In defiance OF the yOnstitution,
and said that the God OF nations VIII certain.
~ 5. iIsyes s Thai M In The Repuof,caS. went inIo the
CUBAN war not To relieve the Inhabitants
from the oppression OF Spain but used u ~ an
excuse to 70 Into this eIpansion oos,6esa. 6 ~.
uearness into which many prominent men
came to being led into ihe Republican ranks.
HON. WILLIAM ELLIOTT.
Congressman Elliott said that the "outs"
are never satisfied With the "ins." All these
.tasrments about tue chickering's and dissen.
sicps among Democratic leaders and the de.
piorable condition OF the party 10 only to
catch votes. He Ii just from Washington
OF years. The papers have been In measure
silent about the deeds OF the Democrats. The
Republican, tried 10 give congress tne power
10 regulate the cotton mills. lie teieGrnpheo
ingion and their case was 80 strongly put be.
fore the Republican committee that report
sas never made On the bill.
This measure was inaugurated 10 beneht the
tho .outh, and lis defeat was the work of n
Democratic minority. This same minority
defeated Cuban reciprocity which was inauyu'
rated 10 benefit tho sugar trust.
fact that he iEiiioit had been In congress- IL
years Yes. he had teen trusted by Nils peo.
pie Tor that length OF time aud had served
.hem falihfu ~ whioh bis record would re.
veal and he Invited inspection. he told oi
his work Tor his people. bis service In The
Civil war and the desperate struggle u relieve
the black district from negro representation:
Devotion 70 duty had sspt nitn - 20 ns, engasss ,ss
people OF the entire state. While congress-
man he deemed u his duty towork Tor bis dis
trict aud now With accumulated experiences
ne asks 70 represen! the whole people IN a,, tns
Sustnin MIN. Improvement OF the rivers and
nar bors In the State has been his especial
work and he has devoted much of his Time 10
this work He an9ws % That a. ,hs 70 iSr Inc Rsse Rxe
nue II derived principally from liquor. tobac'
co and duty upon foreign xoodR and not the
q neceasities OF lie. and he believes IN getting
every dollar possible for his people.
CONGRESSMAN LArINER.
Mr.. LatImcr stated that he was born In this
county and his people knew him. The exam
Die OF the distipguished men from Abbsviiit
stimulated him In his younger days 10 emu
late them. He told how he came into puolit
lie and claims that he has been faithful and
ssks this Office upon his merit. He told o
dve able lawyers against him ana " tney
can pot their finger upon one &C. Of h.s where where
In he bad been untrue 10 DIS people i.atiinei
will get out OF this race"
He told about bis copper stock dea! upon
which he admitted some money was made
10 moi . man In this State today who cannot
get what he paid for his stock. A man who
| brings such charge deserves To os reiexa,eo
10 oblivion. "Latimer has taken care oi hi'
money and lived within his income" said he
He has always voted with the Democrats
and has never been anything else. A maI
with cloud over bis record In not NJ To u
there. His friends Of ten years ago are I'LL
friepds today. Again be told Of his concep
ilon Of practical politics and what "Latime,
had done" for his State and district, aud wha
he proposed TO accomplish II sent TO ih'
senate.
MR.. JOHN GARY EVANS.
Mr.. Evars spoke OF the primary system ant
its advantages. lie too claims that this IL hi
native heath. He can light HIS own battle'
and will not appeal TO ~ mpaihy or prrJudir'
of mis- audience. Latimer can well say. IA
| Moses lifted up the serpent In the wlldeInes
no have lifted $4,000 out Of these burned OLD
farmers" There Ii something higher In thi
| life than doodle"