The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-17
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN
MEETING IN NEWBERRY
MEETING PASSED OFF QUIETLY
AND PLEASANTLY:
Col. Johnstone at Home-All the Can
didates Well Received and Given
Close Attention.


States senate and for the lower house
Of congress addressed about five hun
dred Ncwberry people, including a
number Of ladies, in the new court
house on Wednesday.
Col. George Johnstonc was at home,
and he was literally and heartily ap-
plauded by his home people. Col.
Johnstone spoke for only few min
ntcs, thanking the people Of Newberry
for their generous support and kind
ness to him in the past, and yielding
his time to the other candidates, who
were Newbcrry's guests.
The principal issue discussed was
the currency system, the other candi-
dates jumping with both feet upon
Mr.. Rhctt'S national bank currency
system, which he presented in detail
and with earncstness.
Mr.. Grace hrire the ]rSi sneaker.
Mr.. Rhctt to,'H occasion to reply be-
fore Mr.. Gratc's speech to certain
charges which he SAID Mr. Grace had
made Oil other strmps, and which he
supposed would be repeated at New
berry, Mr.. Rhctt saying that Mr..
Grace seemed to be imbued with the
idea ihat it was his mission TO canvas
the State to defeat him (RhctN. Mr..
Grace did attack Mr.. Rhett's Demo-
cracy when he was introduced, bring
ing the charges to which Mr. Rhett
had replied, and charactcrizing Mr..
Rhett as Republican. In fact, Mr..
Grace devoted the principal part of
his address to an attack upon MIR.
Rhctt's Democracy.
Aside from this, the candidates de-
voted themselves to Il discussion Of is
sues.
Each of the candidates was well
received, and each was literally ap-
plaudcd and heard with close and res
pcctful attention. -.
County Chairman FRED. Fl. Domin-
ick presided and introduced the
. speakers.
The candidates were met at the
train with carriages and were enter
tanned at the hotel while here as the
guests Of the people Of Newberry.
Most of the candidates left on We'd
nesday afternoon for Greenwood,
where Yesterdays meeting was held.
The Meeting in Detail.
County Chairman Dominick, in
callm" the meeting to order. said he
knew he voiced the sentiments of The
people Of Ncwbcrry county when he
said they were glad to have with them
such distinguished company of gen.
best man. "God give us clean men in
South Carolina, who had come to dis
cuss national issues. He bespoke for
each earnest attention. "Checr your
favorics,' he said, "but give each a
respectful hcaring.'
He introduced the Rev. Edw. Full
enwidcr, pastor of the Lutheran
Church Of the Redccmcr, who Offer
ed an earnest prayer, bcsceching that
the campaign should be clean and
wholesome and that the people when
they went to the polls should vote
for the man they believed to be the
: best man. "God give us clean men. in
: Office. upright men, men who fear no
one but God and who hate nothing
. but sin, and who arc determined to
do nothing but the right, no matter
what ii costs,' he said.
i Col. George Johnstone
;. was the first speaker introduced. and
he was received with hearty. and en-
thusiastic applause. Newbcrry being
8his home, Col. Johnstonc spoke for
Ronly few moments, giving his time
to the other candidates.
Col. tombstone said it was not his
intention to say more than few
WORDS. He would yield his time to
the other candidates.. who were the
guests of Newberry today. Hc said
Pthc people Of Ncwberry knew his
faults and knew his virtues. "Thcy
have been gcncrous-you have been
encrous, my fellow-citizcns, with my
s%aaults, and you have been kind, very
,1ind, perhaps, to my virtues. Certain
/ il is that you have been TO my faults
little blind, and you have been to