Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-28
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
Messrs. Dial and Talbert Think Till
man Should Retire.

man Should Retire.
There were about one hundred peo-
pie at the opening meeting Of the
senatorial campaign in the Richland
court house last Tuesday, and
speeches were made by Col. w. ],
Talbert of Edgefield and Mr.. N. B.
Dial, of Laurens. Senator Tillman
was absent at the Baltimore conven-
ton; but he probably would not have
been present anyway as he has an
nounced it as his intention not to
make the canvass of the state. The
speeches of Col. Talbert and Mr.. Dial
as reported by the Columbia corre-
were as follows:
Dial Starts Off.
Mr.. N. B. Dial, of Laurens, a can
didate for United States senator, was
first introduced. Mr.. Dial thouoht II
particularly appropriate that this
campaign should open In Columbia
and bestowed more praise on her Just
record and her rosy outlook. The
speaker thought the people ought to
know something of the candidates and
proceeded to give short sketch of
himself, asheis seeking the office
as progressive and a business
man. He was born on a farm;
moved to Laurens when young; Is
lawyer, interested in banking, cotton
mills and other business enterprises.
Said he expected to conduct the cam
paign on a high plane. Thought Sen
ator Tillman is physically unable to
attend to the duties of his office and
should retire; that he is not able to
appear before the people and make
nd 0aQRinC g. -
tion for sentimental reasons. Thought
Senator Tillman had been sufficiently
honored.
LAS to my friend, Col. Talbert,
think we have honored him sufficient
ly, and he has been in retirement in
Edgefield and we ought to leave him
there" said the speaker. Thought the
state needed young man at Washing
ton and he ought to be chosen. Mr..
Dial read his platform. He advocat-
ed government 20. K" of cotton ware
house receipts, not to lend money, but
simply to endorse the cotton ware
house plan; endorsed the Aldrich cur
rency scheme, assailed the tariff anc
stands for tariff for revenue only;
endorsed government aid for roads,
advocated criminal prosecutions for
trusts; stands for the payment OF
cotton claims y the government TO
the people of the south for cotton de-
stroyed during the war, and stands
for rigid economy in government He
saws that he wants to go to the SEN
ate to advertise the state and to place
South Carolina in the forefront OF
progress. He closed amid cheers.
Talbert Winds Up.
Col. Jasper w. Talbert was receiv-
ed with applause. Says he was born
on the farm and has been there all
his life. Loves the Confederate SOL
ders and came out of the war unre-
constructed and never surrendered
Said when he announced Mr.. Dial
hadn't come out and he thought Sen
atOr Tillman was going to retire. Said
when he announced 1t seemed to make
Senator Tillman mad and he referred
to the fiery interview the senator gave
out announcing his candidacy for re-
election. Here / am grievously tor
mented by the lawyers" said Mr.. Tai
bert, taking a fling at Mr.. Dial, telling
a Joke to illustrate point. He kept
the crowd in laughter with his jokes.
He referred to the Edgefield conven-
ton endorsing Senator Tillman
charging there had been an under
standing between his friends and Mr.
Tillman's that both of them should &c
to the state convention, but nelther
endorsed. The convention endorsed
Mr.. Tillman and sent him to the
state convention and defeated Tai
bert To this the speaker referred as
mean, low down politics." and charg-
ed that Senator Tillman's lieutenants
violated their agreement.
He said that he would carry Edge
field two to one over Tillman. MY
friend Dial charges me with having
been defeated as delegate to the
state convention from Edgefield: his
county. Laurens. never even nominal
ed him for l was there" declared the
speaker. He then read his platform
Various Attacks.
The speaker attacked the 'senti-
ment'' that was, he said, being used
to keep certain folks in office the bal
ance of their lives" the reference
plainly being to Senator Tillman. He
attacked the free passes and charged
that many of the senators and con-
gressmen were riding on free passes
Mr.. Talbert said when he took
charge of the state penitentiary 1t was
$4,000 in debt, that in two years he
paid that debt, bought the Wateree
plantation and turned the institution
over to Governor Tillman with $685.
600 in the treasury, and you know
what he did with it," he said. Ht
stated that Governor Tillman got some
things out of the penitentiary untl
the investigating committee got busy
and Governor Tillman then paid fol