The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10

ped. It Is intimated that both men
have a reserve supply Of fireworks
which will be used at a more convent
ent season.
Mr.. Hemphill was the first speaker
who stated in his introduction that the
candidates were practically all agreed
on all the great national questions and
the only good that could result from
these discussions is that the voters
having heard all these speeches, they
will be enabled better to judge which
Of the six candidates is best fitted for
the high position of United States SEN
ator. He then discussed the question OF
imperial expansion and went over the
same ground which has been previous
ly reported.
Ex-Gov. Evans spoke CT the fight
against McLaurin whom he character
lied as a Republican in disguise, and
his fight to expose him in his true
light He again spoke Of opposition to
the Spanish war but when it was de-
clared he offered his services and was
sent down to Cuba to clean up that
"pest hole" after the war was over.
Mr.. Latlmer endorsed Mr.. Hemphill's
ideas of expansion and Mr.. Evans on
tariff reform, but we are powerless to
change 1t while the Republicans are in
the majority. 1t is plain business
statement. Every Democrat favors 1t
and cannot prevent passages OF purely
Republican measures.
Mr.. Henderson pleased his George
town audience by telling them OF their
great improvements in the recent past
and their grand outlook. He congratu-
lated them on their determination to
make a square white mans fight for
the first time in the coming general
election.
The 20 minutes allotted to all the
speakers was we'll utilized by Col.
Johnstone, who, with his eloquence,
held his audience in the hollow OF his
hand. In his introduction he referred
to Managaut's charge at Chicamauga,
which called forth rounds Of applause.
He told of his amendment to relegate
the back taxes due by the low country,
years ago, to the waste basket. He told
them that it was he who nominated
their countryman for the aoffice OF
adjutant and inspector general in the
State convention and his triumphant
election to that office.
When Chairman Henderson an
nounced the name Of the last senate
rial speaker cheers and yells for "El-
lott" Elliott" "Elliott" went up
with one accord as has never yet been
accorded any candidate for the senate
in this campaign. Col. Elliott was Wis
IDLY affected. Tears of gratitude brim-
med his eyes, and his lips quivered as
he stood in silence facing his audience
waiting for their cheers to subside.
Several seconds elapsed before he
would trust himself to s,eak and with
true modesty, which has always char
acterized his every act, he did not boast
of what he had accomplished, but at
tributed whatever success that had ad-
companied his endeavors to the united
action and layalty of the Georgetown
people. The encouragement that these
people gave was always an incentive to
him and at the close of his congress
ional career he was glad to come back
to these people bringing with him the
fulfillment of every request that they
had made Of him. He regretted for rea-
sons best known to himself that there
were not several thousand more voters
in GEORGETOWN county. Or as he ex-
pressed it, "a thousand for every hun
dred.
He told Of his work in congress in
behalf of the political principles Of the
Democratic party and the Republican
measures that were obstructed by his
party. In conclusion, Col. Elliott told
OF the pleasure it gave him to meet
them again and as parting benedic.
ton said: God bless you all"