The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-10
Candidates For Senator and State
Offices Canvassing
MEETINGS GET MORE INTERESTING
Discussion of Live Issues - People
Keep Cool and Give Each Speaker
Respectful Hearing.
At Conway.

conway, June oU.-1ue SeudlOIldi
campaign meeting was held in the
court house, in the presence Of about
$50 persons Congressman Scarbor-
ough, at the request Of the county
chairman, introduced the speakers.
The senators were all refreshed by
the days rest in North Carolina, and
the majority of them are relegatlng
their little set and prepared speeches
to the rear and as consequence the
campaign meetings promise to become
more interesting.
The Evans-Latimer controversy
came up again, MI. Evans reading the
charges and ] atymer replying at
length, stating that DR.. Stokes, who
was once his +, End and whom he had
befriended, was at the time Of his
death an enemy. The enmity Lati-
mer alleges arose from jealousywhich
was increased by Latimer's getting
the seed and bulletin appropriations
when Stokes, who was on the agri-
cultural committee, objected to the
increase. Mr.. Latimer acknowledged
everything charged by Stokes except
the free annual pass and be said that
he hoped that he would drop dead in
his tracks If his statement was not
true. Mr.. Latimer appealed to the
audience and tried to initiate Tillman
by taking a hand primary, but only
seven hands went up. 1t developed
that Evans thinks Latimer betrayed
him in the McLaurin campaign. The
two men have not been seen to speak
to each other since the beginning OF
this campaign. 1t will be remember
ed that at Marion Mr.. Latimer said
that DR.. Stokes wanted to be a candi-
date for the senate and made the
charges against him to help himself,
but it now appears that Mr.. Latimer
puts it on the ground that DR.. Stokes
was afraid that he was taking too
much credit to himself about the ru.
raj free delivery bill.
Senator J. A. McDermott, county
chairman, presided over the meeting
and without any preliminary intro
duced Horry's favorite son, R. B.
Scarborough, who in a neat little talk
thanked his home for the confidence
reposed in him. Mr.. Scarborough did
not 60 to Washington, but will appear
at the Georgetown and Kingstrce
meetings.
Col. Elliott in his introduction
spoke of the feeling Of envy with
which he loked upon Congressman
Scarborough with his entire county
and district at his back, while the
poor candidates for senator were talk
ing all over this State with opponents
at their heels. He told Of his trip up
the Waccamahaw river a few years
ago with a view of obtaining infor-
nation as to how the river could be
improved as means Of transporta-
ton. After going up the various
streams emptying into Winyah Day
he found that it was necessary to
deepen the water on the bar. Through
his instrumentality an appropriation
of S2,000.000 was secured for this pur-
pose and now instead of having seven
feet at Georgetown the depth has been
increased to fifteen feet and is daily
increasing, as the work on the jet
ties progresses. The Waccamahaw
river is a manageable stream with a
regular line Of steamers between Con-
way and Georgetown, a distance OF 90
miles. Therefore this subject is OF
peculiar interest to these Horny peo-
pie. Col. Elliott went on to show the
fight he had made in congress against
the basging trust, the force bill and
all other measures injurious to the
South. He characterized the actions
Of the Republicans toward the South
as being hypocritical and oppressive.
He also advocated the system of
popular election for United States
senators in all States without the su-
pervision, of national authority. The
Republicans desire to manage us just
as they now control the island OF
Cuba.
Col. Elliott is proud Of his IA years
record in congress and the fight he
has made for the principles Of his par.
ty and against the enactment OF op-
pressive laws.
Mr.. Hemphill, like the other speak
ers, showed that the days rest at
Lake Waccamaw, N. c., had proven
beneficial He spoke with his usual
eloquence and told about the Repub-
lican methods Of imperial expansion,
the trusts, etc., interspersed with
clean jokes.
Mr.. Evans again told why he en-
tered the senatorial race against Nc
Laurin and why he entered the re.
form movement. There are six can
didates for the senate and they all
have a record. He has not jumped
on Col. Elliott for not fighting the Re-
publicans because he was not in po-
sition always to battle with them.
For instance. Col. Elliott has been
and is gold bug" and therefore can
not fight them on this issue.
He jumped on Latimer and took
him to task about his boasted record.
He said Mr. Latimer denounceS the