Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-21
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Interesting Campaign Meeting-Ques-
tons For the andidates-Personal
and other Notes.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, August 20.-The county
campaign party struck Rock Hill
Saturday and quite a lively meeting
was held in Friedheim's hall. w. NJ
Dunlap, Esq, was the presiding Off
Ger and introduced the speakers
There were at least 400 voters of
Rock Hill and vicinity present and
all seemed interested in hearing what
the legislative candidates had to say
The time limit was fixed at twenty
minutes and most of the speakers
went the limit, much of the time
being taken up in answering seven
or eight questions that were written
on piece of paper and handed to
the chairman when the meeting
opened.
The candidates covered about the
same ground in their speeches as at
the opening meeting at Tirzah last
Wednesday. The features of the
meeting were the lively little spats
between w. II. Stewart and DR.. ]. II.
Saye, F. P. Mccain and Mr.. E. G.
Sandifer. Also the replies Of the
dispensary candidates to the ques-
tions submitted. The questions were
as follows:
/. Do you favor putting a dispen-
sary in every county in the state, in
want 1t and have or will hereafter
vote ii out?
2. After a dispenSary has been es-
tablished, do you favor allowing the
county the right to vote it out should
IL become obnoxious, and would you
require a majority or a two-thirds
majority vote to put it out?
8. II elected, will you vote to re-
peal the Brice law?
4. Are you in favor of putting
dispensaries back in counties that
have voted them out under the Brice
law?
S. Did you attend a meeting or
convention OF the friends of the state
dispensary held at Yorkville recently
for the purpose OF nominating or
suggesting candidates?
g. Did you come out as candi-
date at the suggestion or request or
said convention or any committee
appointed by said convention?
T. Did you sign the petition or
vote TO remove the dispensary from
Yorkville?
While these questions were an
swered by all nine Of the candidates,
they were intended for those run
ming on the dispensary ticket 1t
was an easy matter for the anti-dis-
pensary candidates to answer them,
but the other fellows did not answer
them as they were requested to do
with a plain old fashioned yes or
no." therefore they did not make
themselves right clear on all the
questions submitted. AS to the first
Question--in regard to putting a dis
cock answered, mo" Mr.. Neil was
mot in favor of it unless people
wanted IT," Mr.. Slaughter did not
favor forcing a dispensary on any
county. Mr.. Epps answered no"
To the second question Mr.. Glass
cock said he was in favor of letting
the people settle 1t in each county
Mr.. Neil answered yes, by majority
vote" Mr.. Slaughter answered in
the affirmative by majority vote.
Mr.. Epps gave the same answer. AT
the third question, as to the re-
peal of the Brice law. they all
stumbled a little. Mr.. Glasscock did
not fully understand the Brice law,
but believed in government by the
people" ri thought that was what
the Brice law strives to give.]
Messrs Neil, Slaughter and Epps IA
vored that part Of the Brice law
giving the privilege to vote out dis
pensaries, but were opposed to the
provision requiring voters to produce
certificates and tax receipts, they
thought the elections should be con-
to question four, in regard to put
ting dispensaries back in counties
which had voted them out they all
answered mo-" Mr.. Neil adding: "un-
less the people want 1t.
To the fifth question as to attend
ing convention in Yorkville, Mr..
Glasscock answered mo" Messrs.
Neil and Epps answered yes Mr..
Slaughter said he went to Yorkville
that day and met some friends, but
did not consider that a convention
was held. To the sixth question:
Did you come out as candidate at
the suggestion Of committee of said
convention, etc." Mr.. Glasscock said
he was induced to come out by some
people who attended that conven-
ton. Mr. Neil was prevailed upon
by his friends to come out. Mr.
Slaughter was not aware of 1t II he
was brought out by the convention.
Mr.. Epps answered. "I did" Mr.
Nell did not sign the petition nor
vote to remove dispensary from
Yorkville, because he had nothing to
do with putting 1t there. Mr.. Slough
ter signed the petition and voted
against it, Mr.. Epps signed petition
and would have voted against dis
tificate. In regard to the answers
of the anti-dispensary candidates
Messrs. ]. w. Ardrey, F. P. Mccain,
j. E. Beamguard and Doctors Mas
sey and Saye their answers were
practically the same as the dispen-
sary candidates, except that they
said yes or no unreservedly. In an
swer to question three they were en-
phatic in their endorsement of the
Brice law and would not vote to
repeal it unless to substitute some
thing better to the same effect.
A tilt between DIR. Saye and Mr..
w II. Stewart was caused by the
latter interrupting the doctor while
he was speaking. The speaker was
denouncing the dispensary as rotten
and corrupt and he wanted nothing
to do with 1t. Mr.. Stewart asked Or.
Saye If he had not served at one
time on the county board Of control.
Turning and facing Mr.. Stewart DR..
Save said: "Yes, I did, and / am
ashamed of il to this day" There
was much applause at this. The
speaker continued and said that he
had never favored, [applausel and he
told them when he accepted the po-
sition on the board that he was no
friend of the dispensary, but would
do the best he could to run 1t hon
estly, and he defied any man to say
that he had done anything 10 bring
1t into bad repute. tApplause and
shouts of that's right"l why did
you leave the board?" was Mr.. Stew
arts next question which DR.. Saye
answered by saying that he did so
in order to take his seat in the leg
islature. [Cries of Hurrah for Saye!1
Mr. Stewart then asked IL 1t were
not true that a certain man known
to be opposed to the dispensary was
serving on the state board of control
at the time some dishonest deals
were alleged to have been made. DIR.
Saye replied that he would not up
hold any man in such dealings
whether he was in favor Of or oppos-
ed to the dispensarv. That no man had
a right to take the peoples money
no matter what his views on the dis
pensary question. DR. Saye was
heartily cheered during the "spat."
When Mr.. F. P. Mccain said he
was not brought out by any faction
or set Of men. Mr.. E. G. Sandifer
rose up and said: You told me,
yourself, that Senator Brice wanted
you to come out" Mr.. Mccain re-
piled: II told you nothing Of the
kind" Sandifer repeated: You did,