The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-22
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
OPENS AT ST. GEORGE
NO EXCITING INCIDENTS AT
FIRST MEETING
Candidates Declare Positions on Is-
sues-Very Little Ginger and
Plenty Of Platitudes.
William Banks in State.

st, George, June 19.--Platitudes.
Nothing less than that charactcrizes
the majority Of the speeches made
here today in the opening meeting Of
the state democratic campaign.
There was one speech of force, en-
! compassed in short space of five
minutes, during which Mr.. j. Fraser
Lyon denounced the dispensary and
was chccred by the crowd in this, n
diSpensnry county. There was anoth-
cr expression of applause when Sena-
tor Bleasc declaimcd against the high
cr education of tho negro.
Before arriving at st. George tho
campaign party met and organized.
In this organization, the programme
was made up. The candidates for
governor were to speak first and can
didates for the United States senate
last In this way Mr.. w. w. Lump
kin came late in the afternoon when
he was tired and the crowd was tired
and he made no effort to make
speech. The crowd made decided
effort at first to prevent him from
| speaking. but there was more of good
humorcd raillcry than of malice in
the attempt and when ii was seen that
Mr.. lnmpkin accepted the "howling
down" in good nature, he was given
an audience. There was one old chap
who kept cheering for Tilman, but
Mr.. I.umpkin "sassed back" and af-
ter the meeting he hunted up this old
romradc of the Confederate army and
they became friends.
The position Of the eight candidates
for governor on the liquor question
are about as divergent rs the four
points of the compass. Mr.. Manning
and Mr. McNlahan believe in re-
formed dispcnsary: Mr.. Anscl in
county lispensarics; Senator Rlcaso
commends the institution as il is: Mr..
Joel +. Brums"n For prohibition; Mr..
y. {. Jones agrees with Mr.. Brunson,
hut pending the arrival Of The time
for prohibition he is willing TO put up
with the Bricc law, by voting the dis
pcnSnry out OF county after county
and destroying the state machine. Mr..
| w. a. Edwards of Snluda did not get
to touch ON the liquor issue, but he is
IN favor Of the Raysor- Manning bill.
Mr.. Edwards is man with mission
--hc wants to lay the Southern rail
road with Subjugation. He has pend
IN" suit against that corporation for
merging c"mpctin" lines under its
own management. Ilc claims that tho
franchise of the Southern road in
those properties should revert to tho
state of South Carolina.
A Quiet Crowd.
There were about 400 present to-
day. principally ladies at the morning
session. In the afternoon there was
larger proportion Of voters. The
crowd was orderly. Not much inter-
est was manifested and the crowd
seemed impcllcd by curiosity more
than otherwise. This meeting was
merely the initial bow. but if the re-
malndcr Of the campaign is to be like
this, the meetings will be insane and
the system Of campaigning will be
proved farce. There are eight cam
didatcs for governor and each has but
twenty minutes in which to express
his views on political and economical
questions.
The presiding officer Of the meeting
was Senator Dennis, who acted for
Senator Bivcns and made an opening
and closing speech. After the meet
ing, Mr.. +. ID. Smith, the cotton man,
was invited to speak and he fired hig
punches Of gun cotton. into the aud
lcncc and cntmscd them as he alwavs
does
The Speaking Begins
The meeting was opened with pray
er by Rev. Mr.. Stccdman who made
an earnest appeal for providence to
guide the campaign so that there
shall he no violence, no lack Of rca-
son.
The first speaker was Mr.. M. r.
An 'cI OF Greenvillc, who thanked the
people OF South Carolina for the fine
vote which he received four years