The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-23
0RAMGEBURG MEETING GOOD.
STATE CAMPAIGNERS SPEAK To
AUDIENCE OF 700.
Attorney General Lyon Vigorously
Dcnounces Charges Made by Ev.
ans, Referring to Opponent as that
Thing-McLeOd Gets Warm An
piause~and Bouquet-Mallon and
( Cansler-Lcver Given Ovation
Best Attendance of Entire Cam.
paign--St. Matthews Today.

orangeburg, July 20.-Inspired by
perhaps the largest gathering which
has greeted them since the openine
OF the State campaign, practically all
of the candidates made excellent
speeches here today. All were listen
ed to attentively and treated with due
consideration by the 700 people, who
comfortably filled the court house.
the plan of having the meeting in the
open air having been abandoned on
account of the threatening condition
tf the weather.
There were no prominent new fea-
lures of the meeting, the most inter
esting portion of which was the reply
of Attorney General Lyon to his on
ponents speech. in which were re-
peated the various charges against
Lyons administration of his office.
The promise made at Beaufort by Mr..
Evans, in reference to showing up GER
tain matters in connection with Ly-
on's alleged support by alleged graf
ters In the present race, was not
kept, judging from the manner in
which the audience received a very
slight bit Of information" along this
line. Lyon carried off the honors in
the matter of applause, by at least
SO per cent, maybe 100.
All Of tho cord;loxaz
today, except Messrs. Jennings, Jones
and swearingen. unopposed, and
Hampton. candidate for railroad COM
missioner. Notes of regret were read
from the absentees
At 1880 o'clock this morning the
meeting was called to order by Coun-
ty Chairman Robert Lide, who is also
State Senator from Orangeburg
county. After the Invocation, by the
Rev. D. D. Dantzler. the candidates
were introduced by Chairman Lide,
those for railroad commissioner com
ing first.
G. H. Mahon, who did his first work
on the farm of his uncle, near this
city, was the first speaker He de-
MED saying that the T. P. A. had en-
dorsed his candidacy as an organiza
tion, as charged by Cansler, but said
that practically every member of the
organization in South Carolina had
pledged his support to him. Mr.. Ma
hon then went through his figures as
to rates. etc, as heretofore.
0. c. Scarborough says that it is a
| mistake to think that the office OF
railroad commissioner is a joke, as SC
many seem to think. His agricul-
| tural and legislative experience quail
| ifies him eminently for the position
| he says.
| Cansler, the "Tirzahrite," express.
ed gratitude Gas he has already done
on several previous occasions) for the
votes given him in Orangeburg in his
previous races. He again made ref.
erence to the Mahon-T. p. A. and
Scarborough-House arrest matters.
| or the candidates for Lieutenant.
| Governor, it would be difficult to sa,
who Is in the lead here. Both Messrs
Smith and Duvall made splendid ad.
dresses and received a considerable
amount of applause, about evenly d.
| vided.
Il. Il. Evans. for Attorney General
again gave utterance to the alleget
charges against Attorney General, Ly.
| on. The speech of Mr.. Evans con.
tanned nothing new, and the seef
sown from several stumps failed tC
fall on fertile soil in Orangeburg.
| Mr. Lyon made vigorous reply Il
his opponent, whom he several time.
characterized as that thing" at the
same time shaking his finger at Ev.
ans and denouncing as "infamouslN
false certain of the latter's state.
ments. While Lyon was looking uy
a certain portion of the record re-
|
heard to say, figures don't lie" A.
| quick as flash, Lyon turned TOWARD
MS opponent and looking him
straight in the face replied, mo, but
some folks who read them do" This
brought down the house" After dis
| posing to the apparent satisfaction OF
the crowd. of each and every charge
made by his opponent, Mr.. Lyon clos.
ed by saying that he was mot afraid
OF grafters or this thing down here, >
pointing to Evans. Prolonged ap-
plause, little short of an ovation fol-
lowed the conclusion of Mr.. Lyons
| speech.
| For Adjutant General Major Char
les Newman led off and re,ited his
fitness for the place of his long mill