The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-25
BIG DAYAT LAMAR
Tuesday Was Truly a Great Day
at That Place.
RNTHUrIAsTICCROWJ:
Gathered to Hear Senator'S Tillman
and Latimsr. Mir. Ed. Smith,
of the Cotton Growers
Association, Made

of The Cotton Growers
Association, Made g
Speech.
Senator 3 3. Tillman vas received
BY SD audience Ct about l,5C0 people
at Lamar. Senator Lstimer sno Mr..
z. d. Smith, ct the Gotten Growers
Association, were present and spoke.
The audience were as responsive tc
Senator TiIlnan's characteristic ut
terances as st any tine since his sp-
pearance IN 1890. BE Wss vigorous
and ene1eetic exhibiting as much
ginger in his eforts and as much IN
lis remarks IS be has ever exhibited
in Darlington County. When max
ing his attack on the Court House
Ring" and the members CT the last
Legislature who voted against the
Rsysor. Manning bill and who sup
ported the Morgan bill, the old fani.
liar "Eur1ah for Til:nan y was a.
much in evidence as ever before. 1t
was Ti!lnsn audience snd TillmaD
knew it. His s6moniticE to the peo-
pie to leave at home this summer the
legislators who had voted sgsinst the
State Gtspensary net with surpris-
ing resporse and apparent approval.
Senator Tillman came down from
Che1aw Tuesday afternoon, leaving
the train at Darlington, and with
Dan T. McKeithsp, T. E. Sigh and
Dr.. J. G. LAWSON, entered sn autonor
bile, and, after spinning around Dar.
lipgton, they wer deo their way to
Lamar, WHERE he was the guest Of
Ex. x.Senator J. W. Beasly. The speak.
ing was In pine and oak grove, al
most in the centre Of the town Of
Lamar. a stand fer the scconmada.
ton Of tie speakers and seats for
about 100 persons were erected under
one OF the famous Darlington oaks.
The seats provided were, Of course,
not sufficient for the crowd and hun.
dreds OF reople stood for three hours.
Senator Tillnan's speech was what
is usually designated as hot stuff"
So much did ii Impress the boys that
a caucus Of ojsperssry friends wss
held in Wars Hall right after the
speaking, and the following named
gentlemen viii be the cispensary
candidates: For the Serate and for
the Legislature: George P. Scaroo-
rough, J. P. Kirven, J. E. Miller and
W. 4. Dowling.
It is probable that George P. Scar
borough will be the Senatorial csndi
Gate and the others nsn tined Will be
for the Eouse. Nr. Scarborough
voluntarily retired from the cfice OF
sheriff two years ago, after having
served twelve years. he Is one OF the
leading citizens OF the county and Is
very popular. Messrs Dowling, Kir.
ven and Miller have sll served in the
lower house before.
Senator Tillman was the second
sres ker. His first speech in this
county was made twenty years ago,
and was made from the porch CT
Manuel Marcos store at Lydia. Boys
who were in the cradle then sre noR
votirg. Lstha1gy was as great then
IS now. he found then the Court
House ring in charge CT few bright
young men, who controlled the no
limitations for cffoe. He raped the
county Democratic executive COM
nittee for closing the list OF entries so
soon. Ee thinks Il is q trick. He
says the State" is big rattlesnske,
and the Darlington News little
rsttlesnake. BE said the people
would think him green man 1t be
were not to discuss matters when it
seemed to him that South Carolina
was going to the devil OF the devil
coming to it. he said the people had
said to him: I'VE ike your way OF
talking, be Governor. And when he
had served s while they then said:
I'VE like your way OF managing the
Goyernorsnip, be Senator" and by
Cod he had been Senator. He refer
red to the dispensary system, and said
it had been settled time and again by
tie people as the best system OF con-
trolling the sale Of whlskey, but sore
psople who can see no good in Ttli
man or Tillmsnism are still lying
awake at night dreaming, schemtrg
and praying for sCme chance to get
even with h2m.
Senator Tillman said he had it On
good authority that when a eanol
Date for the position OF a director Oh
the State dispenssry board approach-
Cd members Of the Legislature to vote
for him the chief qualification reQuir-
ed by some members OF the Legisla-
trre vas whether OF not the canol-
date would steal and steal everything
in sight. This was to bring the State
dispsnsary into disrepute. Spartan
burg's Legislative delegation is re-
sponsible for the rottennsss in the
county board there. Jim FaInum
was the head devil in co. uptiDg the
State dispensary. When they got
s1rer him he took his trunk and went
to Georgia, and when the trunk was
brought back all evidence Of his
schemes had been destroyed. he re-
ferred to Davis's testimony before the
Investigating committee and scored
the committee for not finding the
i:ouor drummer who, with Hub Evans,
saw the LIQUOR drummer give mem
bsrs Of the State beard money.
The Darlington Legislative dele
CATION had no right to vote to destroy
the dispensary. They had no In
s5ruction from the people Of Darling
ton to that effect. They we're traitors
an- co Sninc He smoke OF tha RaIsOr.