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

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injure my opponent nor to mortify
his family. am running on my
own record and shall either merit
success or bow to honorable defeat.
I have been assistant attorney gene,
raj for four years and have repre-
sented the people before the highest
tribunal in nearly half hundred
cases and have won four -ffths, a re-
suit not to be complained of in up
wards of one hundred motions.
Every written opinion, as records
show, has been sustained in toto. I
have honestly won the good opinion
of State officers and Judiciary. For
six years, without one cent of COM
pensation, the burden of the opera
ton Of Democratic machinery has
been on my shoulders. All of this
does not entitle me to an election to
the Office of attorney general, but
they shcw that faithful officer, and
true Democrat has more than
mere life service to offer to his
countrymen. I enter the race abso-
lutely unfettered by obligations to
any corporation. My bread has
come from the people, if biased, it is
to those who fed me. Upon my aft
davit proceedings we're begun against
the fertilizer trust. This embodies
the fight for the people against the
trusts, and it will not do to swap
horses in the midst of the stream. |
pledge my most active efforts in be-
half of my people in the fight insti,
tuted by our Office, in the fight of life
and liberty against insolent, brutal
greed.
MIR. Gunter was followed by his
only opponent,
HON. W. F. STEVENSON.
Applause greeted Mr.. Stevenson,
who said he was not begging to be
elected attorney general. He wanted
to be attorney general and expected
to be elected. He fought the propo-
sition that the assistant attorney
general was the logical successor to
this Office. It was bad precedent
that an assistant or clerk in a State
ofsce must needs be the successor to
this Office. Mr.. Stevenson related
some of his work in the court, which
he said ante. dated by three months
the work of the distinguished assist
ant attorney general. He cited be-
ing associated with the attorney
general in important cases and sue
cinctly stated his record, covering
experiences that compared with any.
He asked promotion, not because OF
having held Office in Columbia under
a chief, but because of his merits. II
money and honor are not what are
wanted would get out of the race.
My record is before all, nor will |
ever plush in facing it. He recited
his connection with the sinking fund
commission, with the penitentiary in
vestigation, and as speaker OF the
house, and was ready for careful in
spect1on. He assisted in fixing the
fees of the Office Of secretary of state,
and other works of public import.
TREASURER JENNINGS,
candidate for Treasurer without op-
position, came here to thank the
people, to give an account OF his
stewardship if necessary and to as
sure them of faithful record in the
future.
COL. j. T. AUSTIN,
candidate for Secretary of State, as
he was unknown to many, gave his
record, which included membership
in the famous old Wallace House.
Now a member of the Legislature
and two years ago received the
largest vote as Representative he had
ever received.
MR.. J. T. CAN'T
for the first time in his life appeared
before the people as candidate for
Office. He referred to his record
as chief clerk in the Office which he
now sought. He was glad to think
the race would be pleasant He knew
| Col. Wilson was q good man, 80 Is