The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-16
OUR NBXq GOVERNOR.
A MASS MEETING IN Ills HoNOR HELD
IN WALTER RBORO.
The People OF Capt Heywards Home
Coanty Gather al the County Seat his
Place OF Residence, 10 Exprese gain
their Confidence In his Fitness
for the Position to which he
has been Chosen.
News and Courier.

OF Oape. Il. ~ Aoy W6Iu s1hOo no OIL
nounced his candidacy for the gov
ernorship in June of last year oc-
Cured at his home in Wslterboro
this evening, when the people of his
county gathered to bear testimony
to their approyal of the action of the
7oters of South Carolina in selecting
their fellow citizen to be the Demo
cratic nominee for governor of South
Carolina. Although his candidacy
was announced sixteen month ago,
Capt. Hayward { has studiously
avoided every effort looking to a
popular demonstration.
Visiting the various counties Of
the State during the period preced-
ing the formal opening Of the cam
paign and forming the acquaintance
of the solid and Substantial citizens
of every section. Capt. Heyward did
SO in SO unostentatious a manner that
his over confident opponents scarce:
ly realized the remarkable political
support which this new factor in
South Carolina politics was awaken
ing At every point visited there
was no lack of enthusiastic friends,
who would gladly have given public
evidence of their high regard for the
man Of their choice, but it was IN
derssood that such a course Of action
Would not be to Capt. Heyward's
liking, and it was that throughout
the long months preceding the sec
eld primary there has been only the
steady onward move of popular favor
looking to the final elevation Of the
modest, high toned Colleton gentle
man as the next governor of the
State.
On September 8, however, the
votes were cast and eha telegrsphic
bulletins began to- disclose the fact
that Capt. D. G. Hayward, of Cole
ton, was actually the choice of the
- - = rTs. - ~ -
South Carolina Democrats for the
Office of governor by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and then il, was that
the pent up enthusiasm Of the good
people of Gollesoa began to be mani
tested and no restraining law could
curb the determination of those who
had known Clinen Heyward best to
do him public honor and to give ex-
pressioE in some public way to the
grssidcation and pleasure which they
experienced in having their trusted
and hoRored fellow citizen elected to
the high office to which he aspired
and which they realized he would 80
worthily fia Thus it was by com
mon impulse the men, women and
children accepted the ides OF tender
ing serenade to their distinguished
fellow citizen, and that from every
section of the county there should
have assembled the gallant sons Of
Colleton, desirous of eyincing by their
presence in Walterboro and by their
participation IN the serensde the
great pleasure and qualification
which they felt in having their favor
ite son chosen for the high Office to
which he had just been elected. e
The spirit of enthusiasm was not
confined solely to the citizens OF
Colleton, for throughout the assem-
bly, could be discerned faces familiar
in Dorchester, Charleston and Beau
fort counties. That so large and
representative a gathering should be
the outcome of a practically i'm
promptu effort, without opportunity
for much public notice, is only an
other evidence Of the popularity OF
Capt. Hayward where ne is best
known and most loved. The vote OF
Collston County may be accepted as
an earnest of how we'll be stands at
his home, aud it IS this practically
unanimous vote of his nelghbors
whlch Capt. Heywsrd cherishes even
more than the nomination itself.
The vote is truly indicative OF the
popular feeling here, for it IS I'M
possible to find anyone in this coun
ty who has not kind word or song
of praise for Clinch Hayward. Rich
and poor, high and low, the inhuen-
tial citizen or the inconspicuous