The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-16
SENATORIAL RACE.
The Candidates Speaks to a Large
Crowd at 0rangeburg.
LATIMER GOES FOR EVANS.

LATIMER GOES FOR EVANS.
These Two Candidates Attack Fac,
Other and INDUCED In Crimi-
nation and Recrimination
for Some Time.
The senatorial campaign meeting
was held at this place on last Thurs
day. The party came over from Sum
ter, where they had spoken on, Wed
nesday. The following account OF
the meeting was furnished The News
and Courier by its regular correspon.
dent. He says Orangeburg never does
anything by halves. 1t is that unity
of action and confidence of her people
In each other that makes Orangeburg
one OF the finest counties i'm the State.
Nothing gives these people more pleas
ure than to attend campaign meet
ing, SO when the announcement was
made that big and brainy candidates
for the Senate would speak at Orange
burg Thursday fully I,5O0 people
gathered around the stand, erected on
the east side of the Court House, and
gave the candidates the greatest in
spiratiOn they have received ON this
campaign. Everybody expected hot
Stuif' and they were not disappointed
Every candidate made votes, but how
the ballots will add up no one knows.
THE MEETING.
The Senatorial meeting was called
to order 10y County Chairman w. O.
IaLum at ii. IL Il. m, and an earnest
invocation was offered by the Rev. III.
u. Browne, presiding elder OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
first speaker introduced was
COL. WIN. ELLIOTT.
Col. Elliott was at the diSad vantage
of being the first speaker, knowing
that his speech would be criticised by
his able competitors, who would note
everything he said Col. Elliott said
THAT the old Black District had at
various times covered nearly half this
State, and if he had represented half
of it, why not trust him further and
make him Senator for the whole State?
lie told of his record i'm the civil wal
and his work in behalf OF H., home
people in the dark days OF r, sonstruc-
ton. He was chosen to leaSl a forlorn
tight in his district and terrible con-
tests followed each election. yet his
Gongrsssional NJ record @ Of i9qrgAeH @ years
able. The total amount of appropria-
tions obtained is in round numbers
$1,000 900.
Col. Elliott spoke of the wonderful
improvements in the manufacturing
interests OF the county and, as we are
becoming nation of exporters, it is
necessary to improve the,0transporta-
ton facilities on Gods highways"
He spoke of the Appalachian forest
reserve and how beneficial its estab-
lishment will prove to the South in
the prevention of destructive overflow
of our Southern rivers.
THE HON. j. j. HEMPIILL.
Col. Hemphill threw handsome bou-
quetS at the ladies.
a voice: Praise the gals if you
don't get a vote"
We will do ourselves an injustice if
our representatives content themselves
with getting appropriations; we need
leaders in Washington from the South
who can protect our political inter-
eStS. He charged that the Democratic
committee had reported adversely on
one occasion, but Col. Elliott called
him down and reminded him that he
made such a statement before and it
was not true. Mr.. IIemphill yielded
to Col. ElliottS correction and passed
on to the Philippine Islands, denounc-
ing colonial expansion and spoke Of
our Oriental trade, especially the small
returns aCcruing TO us from the Phil
ippineS. He said that in the discharge
Of his duties as a lawyer he has often
been called away from South Carolina
to attend to professional matters.
Some Of his competitors want TO say
that he had given up his citizenship,
but again he deemed it expcdicnt TO
tell of his home connections in Ches-
ter-the same statement he made at
Chesterfield Court House. Col. Hemp
hill received a beautiful bouquet OF
flowers.
EX-GOVERNOR EVANS.
Mr. Evans felt the inspiration of an
od-time orderly campaign audience.
He told why he entered this and the
former Senatorial campaign. 1t took
his competitors five years TO tree Me
Laurin, and now they all come here
and want to be Senator Dan Hen
dcrS0n went all over this country Gus
sing old Ben and everybody connected
with the Reform movement. Now he
comes here preaching unity, but give
me the peas and Henderson the cake"
He spoke OF Latiner'S charge that it
was said of him he took $l5, ZOO out
of the bond deal. He denounced it
again. If anybody will find it | will
divide and give them twO-thirds of it
Latimcr says that his record is clean.
We shall investigate this little mat
ter. He denounced the tranSporta-
tiuu trusts said MIR EVunS "hut