The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-06-18
IS A QUIET AND ORDERLY MEETING AT DoNNALDS.
Opening of the Campaign in the State.


800 capllal CONG among us anu
,, used in legitimate way. Should b
# be elected Governor of South Carollu
Il he would do his utmost to see th
n illegitimate combinations of capt.,
l. properly handled, and he would confe
t with the Legislature on that subject il
: order that the best interests of tn
d State might be conserved.
4 The next speaker was DIR. w. II
Q Zimmerman, who said that like tn
: lean dog he is good for a long race
s DIR. Zimmerman said he had not ex
: pected to make a speech, as he though
Y the time would be taken up by the can
didates for the Senate, all long-winde,
fellows. He Is not stranger in Soutl
Carolina. He challenges the closes
scrutiny into his private life and public
| career. He would make the campalg,
dealing in most kindly way with hi
. opponents.
, He thought that taxation would mo-
, soon be lowered. He has been reliably
, informed that there is very little money
in the Golfers in the State treasury, ant
the Governor and Treasurer will be OBJ
liged to borrow money with which tc
conduct the expenses of the govern.
ment. The interest on the public debt
must be paid promptly in order tc
maintain the credit of the State. Fol
that reason he would advise econom
in legislation.
The policy of the State is settled on
the question of education. The col.
leges deserve and will receive the sup.
port which has been given them.
The rural districts are in need of
good roads. He views with alarm the
exodus of the people from the farms,
and believes that good roads and good
schools would help TO reclaim the
white citizenship for the country dis
tricts.
He called attention to the danger of
negroes having the controlling influ-
ence in politics on account of our reg
istration laws. The white children
ought to get an education, or as much
as they can. For it is possible that
with division among the whites the
negroes might be used as the balance
of power.
He stated that he wants the office of
Governor for one term and one term
only. He claimed an experience which
none of his competitors had enjoyed, IN
both branches of the General Assembly,
as State treasurer, member of the sink
ing fund commission, etc. He concluded
by saying with deep feeling that he
loves his native State and would be
rejoiced to be it's chief executive.
The several candidates for Governor
WILL receive tiattering vote here, al
though the favorite SCENE to be Mr..
M. f. Ansel, the former solicitor of
this circuit. He spoke with much vigor
and was in the home of old friends.
MIR. Ansel said he was no stranger here.
These people had looked into his face
many times, even when they did not
want to. He thanked the people of this
judicial circuit for the honors they had
in the past bestowed upon him. The
office of Governor has its duties and
its responsibilities as well as it's
honOrs.
He declared that he had not been
fortunate enough to set all of the edu-
cation he wanted, and he is an advocate
of education, education Of the hearts
and of the hands. "A great tidal wave
of education is passing over this coun-
try, and we must get in the swim or
get left. The old field school has left
its influences upon the country, and
these influences could be enlarged if
more time aud more interest should be
given the common schools today. lie
would in the campaign appeal for the
education of the children to make bet
ter citizens. He said that he is IN the
race to- the finish Notwithstanding the
fact that il had been rumored that he
had Withdrawn.
Good roads is a hobby with him, and
he advocated good roads for the State.
We have railroads and street cars, but
we want something for the people at
large. He said that he had often won
dered what would be the value of the
wagons and vehicles ruined by running
over rocks and roots aud'ruts.
There are a great many cOnvicts In
this country, why not use them to make
good roads? Build little bit at time
and eventually all of the highways will
be macadamized. If this kind of worl
had been begun 40 years ago we would
, have had good roads now. After con
, Guiding his speech, Mr.. Ansel went ou
, among his friends and showed the othel
, candidates few things In the art O
1t had been reported that Col. j. III
{ Tillman would be on the defensive, bu
l he started out by twitting his oppon
r ents for not discussing the dispensar,
i. law.
Q DIR. Zimmerman replied that it is no
r an issue and everybody knows wher
!. he stands Col Talbert declared him
. self in favor of the law and said hi
i time for speaking had been limited
Q and Mr.. Hayward stated he had a.
a ways favored the law. Mr.. Ansel state
It that he Is in favor of the law properl
h enforced.
Mr.. Tillnan then took another tao
% and said that Talbert is asking fo
|. office on the ground that he has bee
10 in office for twenty-five years: ID
10 Zimmerman has had one for twely
,f years, Mr.. Ansel for ten or twelv
,e years, and Capt. Hayward had uevt
or had one, butwants this one mighty ba'
10 He discussed the antiquity of some
Col. Talbert's jokes.
10 The rest of his time was devoted
ic the charges made against him by Il
10 editor Of The State, who, he said, WI
ne so biased that he attacked the who
ry Methodist conference and stigmatiz,
is the Rev. IL. o. Watson with hsyii
ly told falsehood because there had be,
ls, some talk OF moving college fro