Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-07-07
YORK COUNTY DEMOCRATS HEAR
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICE
Meeting at Yorkville Friday Devoid of
Special Interest Some Enthusi-
asm Manifested.

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what livelier than the meetings
held in the other counties.
Several of the candidates re-
ceived generous applause during
and at the close of their speeches,
but on the whole the audience
was not demonstrative and it is
doubtful whether there was an
appreciable realignment of the
voters as a result of the speech
making. Probably 500 voters
heard the candidates for COVER
nor. There was not a woman in
the audience.
The meeting, over which
County Chairman w. B. Wilson,
Jr., presided, was opened with
prayer. The first speaker was
Capt. j. M. Richardson, candi-
date for adjutant general His
speech did not seem to impress
the audience. He was followed
by Col. Chas. Newman, of
Columbia, who promised an
honest administration of the
militia department. Then came
Col. w. w. Moore, of Barnwell,
also a candidate for adjutant
general.
James Cansler, wearing a skull
cap with his name painted in
! gilt letters on the front of it, re-
minding one more of a hotel
porter than candidate for
State office, made a rambling
talk in behalf of his candidacy
for railroad commissioner. He
got some applause. Then came
McDuffie Hampton, son of Gen.
Wade Hampton, for the same
office. He told of his school boy
days in Yorkville and his qualif-
cations for railroad commissioner.
The applause didn't raise the
roof when he sat down. G.. Hey
ward Mahon, eX-mayor of
Greenville, made a sensible
speech and appeared to be the
only candidate for railroad COM
missioner who had given the
duties of the Office any study.
Mr.. Mahon was followed by
Col. 0. G. Scarborough, who
seemed to think that he was
cock-sure of election and that it
would be well for the other
candidates 20 clear the track
for him.
Following the candidates for
railroad commissioner, Chairman
Wilson introduced +. w. Duvall,
of Cheraw, who is seeking the
lieutenant governorship. Mr..
Duvall made several pleasing
references to his youth (he is 35)
and advocated economy in the
administration of the State gov
ernment. He is opposed to State
wide prohibition. Mr.. Duvall
was followed by his opponent, C.
A. Smith, of Timmonsville, who
stressed his efficiency as a school
teacher. He is a State-wider.
Barney Evans made a red-hot
speech for the attorney general
ship, in which he accused Frazer
Lyon of incompetency and dis
honesty. Lyon was not present.
Evans got considerable applause.
G. G. Featherstone, of Lau-
rens, was the first candidate for
governor to speak. Mr.. Feather
stone thinks the liquor question
OF paramount Importance to the
people and had little to say re-
garding the other issues. He was
listened to attentively.
f. II. Hyatt devoted the prin-
cipal part of his speech to the
work he has done in behalf of
good roads. He is prohibition
ist, but thinks it would be well
to keep the liquor question out
of the campaign.
Lieutenant Governor Mcleod
opened with a plea for better
schools. He thinks there should
be devised some plan to reach
the taX-dodgers and is in favor
of local option. Mr.. Mcleod had
many friends in the audience and
the remark was frequently heard
that he would get good vote in
York county.
John q. Richards made good
speech in which he told of his
efforts in behalf of economy dur
ing his service in the Legislature.
He had worked to secure the ap-
preparation for the monument to
the women of the Confederacy.
He is a prohibitionist.
Cole l.. Blease lost no time in
denying a report which John l..
Harley, State agent for the Anti.