The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

Os bssh of she sla papers. and is maaa-
fsssly fha best advertising medium il
s Graham, Chief 81 the
sunser Fire Department. has replied
she most effective manner 70 the
slsnderons changes Of the Camden
rene and Che ateree Messenger;
He uhzniss ssgned statements rom
Essn whose veracity cannot be cues
sionad ii direct and explicit con-
radicsion Of ths charges made By the
isgruntEed Camden fremen and TO
these ssasemssss he adds the signed
statesnsnts os she Captains of all the
other noss Wsgons teams that the
sournamans was fairly and imparsially
conducted and that they have no
onplaint Is make. Mr.. Grahamss
statement should convince any fair
naindsd man that the charges Of cheat
ne made IN the Wateres Messenger are
untrue and without the least founda-
sion 81 excuse, and should end the
nroTersy
Col Elliott who has worked SO un-.
and accomplished 50 much for
Charleston siince he has been in Con-
gres was given an ovation IN that
sy lass night Charleston owes Col.
Elliott 4 great deal and i IS gratify-
ina to observe this Indication that
Charleston people realize that debt
and have 5 feeling Of gratitude.
zrasi tide is. rare thing IN politics
r S. Yirsus 70 be commended
when isplayed, s.
The l3oer war iis over, Lord Kitchen
81 has rssurnsd TO London and the
Ree soldiers ars in 4 state OF
mind iss ansiicii patton of The ineYitable
sxpogu.e Of their niamanagement Of
TIE Ws IS openly asserted that an;
aVessil l,asion off the English war ofice3
VIII bring g light greater abuses and
scandals than existed IN our war de-
parsnei,s during the Spanish War.
Evans and aasii,nsr made q pretense3
Of wanting 70 6ghs On the stand AZ
Sc Georges tie other day where II
vas pracssiicaIly certain that they
would be separated By hsstanders.
ffser slle meeting L.stimsr vent to-
Evans' room co. see him, but Evans
reaused teas talk 10 his adversary and
left he hotel. For q man who is eter-
nally Boosting that he is game and
charae5erizes his opponents q ffeath-
er-lsgs, this conduct appears pecu-
II looks like John Gary hack
John Cary Evans faced hostile au-
dienee Id Charleston last night and |
had to undergo she ordeai Of an at
sempt so howl him down. But for the
esoss of Chairman Thayer and the
other candidates he would not have
been allowed to speak and as it was
his speech was made under difficulties.
Ghickens are coming home to roost,
and the howling down process, OF
which Evans was beneficiary ten
wears ago and Of which he then eFi-
dantsy approved, he now regards as an
outrage
gaut. D. G. Heyward IS certainly /
she leading candidate for Governor, II
the reception he is meeting with at
the campaign meetings is an index OF |
nopular sentiment. The reports thus |
"a show that he is the most popular
,.andi date in majority of the counties
t,as campaign party has Wis
iSed and in the remaining
counties with perhaps three ex-
eeutions, he ils regarded as second
choice ef the crowd. His vote will be
a largs s IN every county IN the State and
WITH the big maiorities quite num-
Der Of counties viii give him he is
snre. from the outlook now, TO be IN
the second primary.
The press reports to the effect that
the Beers dissatisfied with the terms
imposed by the British may renew
active warfare, are scarcely to be
credited. There is doubtless much