The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-08-19
The Candidates At Brookland.

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An audience of perhaps four hun
dred heard the candidates for county
Offices, Solicitor Zimmerman, Con-
gressman Lever, and Col. George
Johnstone, the only candidate for the
United States Senate present, at New
Brookland on Saturday. Quite a
large number of ladies graced the oc-
casion with their presence.
The meeting was held in the beau
titul park and we venture the asser-
tion that there is nc. more ideal spot
for such a gathering in the whole of
South Carolina. It was representa-
tive gathering of voters who came for
the express purpose sof hearing the
various candidates on the various is-
sues of the day, and a finer set of
democrats never assembled together.
All of the candidates were given a
most respectful he&ing. The dispen-
sary was closed during the speaking
by order of the Mayor and although
the dispensaries in Columbia, just
across the river, were running on full
time, not a single man was seen un-
der the influence of whiskey. It re-
minded one more of religious gath
ering than a political meeting, 80
orderly was the crowd.
There were no sensations among
the candidates and we shall not at
tempt to even give brief synopsis of
the speeches. We shall only touch
on the new points brought out-here
and there giving little light on the
situation. To attempt to report the
meeting in full would make enough
copy to fill up great Metropolitan
daily, for there was something do
ing" from the time Ex-Mayor Gun
nell called the meeting to order at II
O'Clock until after five in the AFTER
noon and even then some of the can
didates were not content to. leave,
and could be seen on every street
corner, and talking to little groups be-
meath the tall and shady oaks.
Col. John D. Frost, representing
the Columbia Chamber of Commerce,
was present and by pre-arrange-
ment, made a short address on the
subject Of free bridges before the can
didates were heard. Col. Frost has
studied this subject we'll and has been
chief promoter of the proposition in
Richland county. He said, among
other things, that it was shame on
Columbia that these barriers had been
allowed to exist for all these years,
and that be was glad to announce to
the people of Lexington that they
would soon be removed. Out of the
25 wagons to be found at the market
in Columbia every morning, 20 are
from the Lexington side. Col. Frost
stated that he was going to make a
personal canvass of the two townships g
in this county, directly interested in
movement, and see how much could
be raised by popular subscription.
Then he was going to make a canvass
of Columbia and see how much could
be raised in like manner, and what
ever amount of the $4,000 was lack
ing Columbia township would raise
by the issuance of 20-year floating
bonds. Col. Frost made a good i'm
preston and was literally applauded.
The people of Breokland are thor
oughly aroused on the subject Of free
bridges and each candidate for the
| Senate and House were asked to ex-
press their views on the matter.
TIE candidates fer the House came
first and were allowed only y minutes
|! ii which to discuss the issues and tell
of their fitness for the position. They
spoke in the following order: W. ".
HAYES, ". r. Lowe, DR.. z. c. Ridg-
eli, R. L. Shuler, J. Brooks Ningard, :,
Joseph L. Amick, and Isaac Edwards.
AL Of these candidates stand for prac-
tically the same things; they are all
opposed to i.ioh appropriations, the