The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-08-24
CAMPAIGN PARTY
CHARGES BROOKLAND.
Candidates Greeted by Al
tentiVe Audience i'm the
Growing City on Banks
of ,,Congaree.--NOthing
New i'm Speeches.
BYD, HALTIWANGER.

BYD.R. HALTIWANdER.
The Lexington County campaign
party charged New Brookland, the
growing city on the banks of the Con-
garee, on Saturday last. Brooklaud
is noted for it's beautiful women, and
] for this reason perhaps, if for no other.
! "some' of the candidates love to min
gle there. The audience was intelli-
gent, for the most part attentive and
listened with keen interest to what
the speakers had to say.
The meeting was held in the park
near the Assembly Hall, and there is
no better place for outdoor speaking
in all the county. Mr.. Julian A
Gayden, the popular mayor Of Brook
land, and who, by the way, Is can
didate for the position of magistrate
against Mr.. Henry Buff. presided with
becoming grace and dignity. At the
outset Mr.. Gayden announced that
no unreasonable demonstrations would
be allowed; that all of the candidates
should be given respectful hearing.
| CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE.
The candidates for the House all
made good speeches and were ap-
plauded. w. r. Lowe, being at home,
received the greater amount OF ap.
plause. Each of the candidates dis
cussed good roads. free bridges, edu-
cation, etc. Mr.. Lowe was the only
candidate who discussed the liquor
question, and he favored statewide
prohibition.
OTHER CANDIDATES.
After dinner the candidates for the
! office of county treasurer were first
called. Mr.. Malpass leading off in a
graceful speech. There were no is
sues to discuss, but if elected he prom
ised to give his time and his talents to
| the office.
Mr.. B.. L. Wingard said that he
would not again run for the office If
| he was elected this yea.. He read a
list of figures showing the condition
of the county's finances at the present
time.
The candidates for county commits
sioners next spoke, each of them lay
ing their claims before the voters.
FOR CONGRESS.
The crowd had waited patiently
through the other speeches. 1t had
been announced earlier in the day
that CONGRESSMAN Lever and his op-
ponent, DR.. Ray, would speak during |
the afternoon. When the little Co..
gresham noun led the platform tt e
crowd went wild with enthusiasm al
lusty shouts for Lever came from all
over the audience. Mr.. Lever spoke
for more than All hour and at times
he was forced to pause on account Of
the vociferous applause:
When DR.. Ray began to speak the
crowd became restless. and the chair
man admonished the people to give
the candidate a respectful hearing.
When DR.. Ray sat down the crowd
yelled for Lever.
CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT.
During the early part of last week
N. W. Brooker, of Columbia, the man
who is bending every energy to cause
the people of Brookland to annex 10
Richland, through the columns of the
Columbia Record, issued a challenge
to the Hon. G. M. Efird of Lexington,
to meet him in Brookland on last Sat-
urday for joint discussion of MIR.
Efrd's proposition to free the bridges.
In the same card Mr.. Brooker stated
that the county commissioners could
not issue the notes without again sub
mitting the question to the vote OF
the people. He further charged that |
the present move is only scheme TO
fool the people, and that Mr.. E6rd
had not raised his voice for free
bridges until after the annexation |
move was launched.
After making all of these charges,
however, Mr.. Brooker was conspicu-
ously absent.
While it was not openly stated, it
was learned on the ''side" that the
men directly interested in annexation
and who are really in favor OF going
to Richland, disapprove of the tactics
adopted by Mr.. Brooker, and are no
longer seeking his advice.
HON. C. M. EFIRD.
Mr.. E6rd having accepted the chal-
lenge Of Mr.. Brooker. addressed the
audience, making clear the PROPOSE
tion to raise the $4,000 for freeing
the bridges. At the outset he said
that he had not intended coming to
Brooklaud, but after reading the chal-
lenge Of Mr.. Brooker, he could not 90
otherwise than accept. He regretted
CQaU NlF. DFOO6SE "aS uou p OoOAe. |
Mr.. E6rd then took up the charges
of Mr.. BROKER. He characterized the
statement that he had not attempted
to raise his voioe for free bridges un-
til after the people had begun to talk
about going to Richland, as deliber-
ate lie. He referred to his efforts in
this direction as early as 1892, when
he was member of the general as
sembly, but at that time, he said, the
sentiment for free bridges was not
sufficiently strong to push the measure
through.
In reference to Mr.. Brokers other
charge, Mr.. Etird said:
Il desire to reply specifically to so
much of MIR. Brokers communication
"a SAYS: NO county can be bonded,
except by vote of its people author
lied by the leeislature.' My position
has heen from the start, and is now,