The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-10
CANDIDATES IN HORNY.
CLOSE CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN
PART OF STATE AT CONWAY.
Good Audience Hears Them-No
Excitement in Evidence but Speak
Crs All Please Audience-No Meet
ing Today.

conway, Aug. 4.-With the meet
ing today in the Independent Republic
the campaign in the eastern part of
the State is closed. The candidates
left this afternoon for Columbia,
where they will speak Saturday. The
meeting at Conway was attended by
500 or more of the citizens of Horny
and the speakers seemed to strive TO
surpass each other in their efforts to
win votes, for Of votes there are many
in this county and there is not any set
Of men which can control the vote of
this people.
Revise Tax System.
The speaking was opened by f.
Walker Duvall Of Cheraw, candidate
for lieutenant governor, who was fol-
lowed by c. A. Smith, candidate for
the same office. Next was Attor-
| ney General j. Fraser Lyon, who was
| we'll received. Mr.. Lyon did not dis
cuss any of the matters which have
been talked Of lately, but talked to the
people Of Horny about the need of a
revision of the entire tax department
of the State. He agreed with jeremiah
Smith Of Conway, who had published
an article demanding a change in the
| administration of the tax laws. Mr..
Lyons remarks were given the closest
attention and the people Of Horny
seemed anxious to learn something
| about the States finances. B. B.
| Evans was absent.
| The candidates for railroad COM
missioner were all present and two
OF the candidates for adjutant gen.
eral, Col. Newman and Col. Moore.
Gubernational Aspirants.
Cole L. Blease opened the speaking
among the candidates for governor.
This was the best speech he has made
during the campaign. ]. T. Duncan
| spoke.
This was not demonstrative au-
d1ence. but c. c. Featherstone ap-
peared to be the most generally
favored Of the candidates for COVER
nor. Mr.. Featherstone today relied
less upon his anecdotes and sentiment
and advanced some new and striking
arguments for prohibition.
Mr.. Hyatt was in fine form today
and made capital speech. He told
or what he had done for the farmers
and their interests and incidentally
pushed the fighting against Richards
and Featherstone.
| L. G. Mcleod made today a really
brilliant argument in favor of local
option. He fell upon Mr.. Feather
stone and belabored the Laurens can
dldate for trying to draw the line so
that 1T would appear that a local op-
ton advocate was not moral. Mr..
Mcleod declared that he had voted
against the sale of liquor in his own
county and that the prohibition in
| that county is being enforced by pub
| lie sentiment He declared false any
intimation that he was any less moral
than an advocate Of prohibition and
| invited the closest scrutiny Of his pri
vate and public life. His speech was
the most striking incident of the Cay,
although he did not appear to be so
much of a favorite.
The last speaker among the candi-
dates for governor was Maj Jno. G.
Richards, who excelled al. efforts
| that he has heretofore made. He was
particularly effective in ridculing the
claim Of farmers friends by Mr.. Hyatt
| and of best prohibitionist by Mr..
Featherstone. Mr.. Richards appeared
to make MANY friends in the audience
There will be no campaign meeting
Friday but the candidates will assem-
BILE at Columbia Saturday to tell the
voters all about it.
Congressional Candidates.
The candidates for Congress. P. A.
Hodges, Ben b. Sellers. Geo. w.
Brown and J. f. Ellerbe, presented
their claims for this Office in the order
named. This was the first appearance
OF the candidates in this county, quite
goodly number remaining over to
hear them. The speeches were about
the same as made at other points in
the district. Each candidate attacked
Mr.. Ellerbe on his lumber vote. Can
didate Hodges read a letter from Fl. ].
McLaurin of Sumter urging lumber
men of the district to support Ellerbe.
Each OF the candidates were given lib
eral applause, but the applause given
TO Ellerbe amounted to an ovation.
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