The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-20

Sumter, June 1.-THE small army
of candidates from nearly all over
the State met the voting hosts of
Sumter county today. The 'Game
Cock County" was ready for the
fray. The first guns of the State
political campaign of 1902 were fired
and no serious casualties are to be
reported. In fact this first meeting
developed into convention OF polit-
zeal physicians. Owing to certain
irregular symptoms, it is true that
these physicians did keep their own
fingers with tenderly lingering claps
upon the pulses of their ''patients"
the while they most sympathetically
diagnosed their own political condi-
tions.
Farmer Hayward, the only man in
the race for Governor who has not
been a politician, seemed to have
no trouble in keeping his furrow
straight among these skilled doctors
of politics. He wasted no time in
prescriptions, but put his hands to
the work and turned up the ground
with double-team subsoil plough.
Heyward and Talbert were the fa-
vorites, the former seeming to be in
the lead.
This is decidedly the largest crop
of candidates ever seen, even in the
most fruitful years. This season
they come from Charleston, Colleton,
Marion, Edgefeld, Lexington, New
berry, Abbevllle, Greenville, Ander-
son, Spartauburg, Sumter, Fairfield,
Chesterfield, Greenwood, Florence,
York and Saluda counties. Several
of these counties have more than one
candidate, and lonely indeed is that
county that has no patriotic seeker
after Office and the rewards.
MR.. MARTIN F. ANSEL
was introduced. He expressed pleas
ure at first meeting friends in Sum
ter Not the first time, he said, that
Sumter fired the first gun. Some
thing prophetic, he hoped, IN his
making the first speech. He hoped
this meant first votes here and first
in race for governor. Mr.. Ansel, as a
stranger here, referred to his past
record. He had been connected with
Legislative and judicial branches OF
government and derived experience
in the executive department. He
would confne himself to only q few
of the many interesting issues before
the Faople. He had always been IN
favor of the primary system. MIR.
Ansel stated that he would always
favor appropriations for the gallant
old Confederate soldiers. He refer
red to the true dignity Of labor and
was in favor of the best and highest
educational advantages to be given
to the citizens of our State. He is
an advocate of education, which
makes better citizens of rs all. The
burning, important question of the
day, a living question. This is
dnty we owe to the coming genera-
ton, to ourselves and to our country.
Mr.. Ansel was heard with closest
attention ard closed with generous
applause.
CAPT. D. C. HEYWARD
was next introduced and was greesed
with applause. He came here to
make friends, (applause,) and was
glad to see that he had them. He
was born near Sumter. His present
visit differed from previous ones.
He desired to say to the people of
South Carolina that he was running
for this Office on his merits. He
wanted it in no other way. He has
the kindest feelings for each oppo-
nent. The people demanded clean,
straight campaign. He was glad to
see no issues before the people.
Glad that he saw united people.
The common development OF our
great and growing interests was the
task to continue to completion. From
time to time the people Of South
Carolina have expressed themselves
upon the dispensary law. He re-