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-ON TilE CAMPAIGN Candidates For Senator and State Offices Canvassin; MEETINGS GET MORE INTERESTING Discussion of Live Issues - People Keep Cool and Give Each Speaker a Respectful Hearing. At Conway. t Conway, June 30.-The senatorial campaign meeting was held ' in the court house, in the presence of about 250 persons. Congressman Scarbor- I ough, at the request of the county chairman, introduced the speakers. The senators were all refreshed by the day's rest in North Carolina, and t the majority of them are relegating their little set and prepared speeches - the rear and as a consequence the campaign meetings promise to become agre interesting. The Evans-Latimer controversy - came up again, Mr. Evans reading the c charges and Latimer replying at t length, stating that Dr. Stokes, who n was once his friend and whom he had a befriended, was at the time of his n death an enemy. The enmity Lati- S mer alleges arose from jealousywhich q was increased by Latimer's getting 10 the seed and bulletin appropriations tl when Stokes, who was on the agri- c, cultural committee, objected to the o Increase. Mr. Latimer acknowledged h everything charged by Stokes except the free annual pass and he said that y he hoped that he would drop dead in his tracks if his -statement was not 12 true. Mr. Latimer appealed to the t< audience and tried to imitate Tillman by taking a hand primary, but only tI seven hands went up. It developed fz that Evans thinks Latimer betrayed of him in the McLaurin campaign. The g, two men have not been seen to speak cl to each other since the beginning of p: this campaign. It will be remember- ti ed that at Marion Mr. Latimer said r that Dr. Stokes wanted to be a candi- tl date for the senate and made the tt charges against him to help himself, ,c but it now appears that Mr. Latimer hi puts it on the ground that Dr. Stokes s was afraid that he was taking too te much credit to himself about the ru- ca ral free delivery bill. al Senator J. A. McDermott, cour.ty of chairman, presided over the meeting and without any preliminary intro duced Horry's favorite son, R. B. Scarborough, who in a neat little talk l thanked his home for the confidence Ie reposed in him. Mr. Scarborough did E not go to Washington, but will appear at the Georgetown and Kingstree meetings. Col. Elliott in his introduction bi spoke of the feeling of envy with t which he loked upon Congresman qt Scarborough with his entire county P1 and district at his back, while the WW -poor candidates for senator were talk- cc lng all over this State with opponents el at their heels. He told of he~ trip aup the Waccamahaw river a few years hi ago with a view of obtaining infor. 1l mation as to how-'bi.e &-eudho a.! '. Improved as a ineans of transporta- P1 tion. After goibig up the various to empty ~Into Wlnyah bay is d that was necessary to w ter on the bar. Through re mentality an appropriation S . of $2,000,000 was secured for this pur- at pose and now instead of having seven te feet at Georgetown the depth has been increased to fifteen feet and is daily st * Increasing, as the work on the jet- p ties progresses. Thie Waccamahaw dc *river Is a navagabie stream with a regular line of steamers between Con- ;E' way and Georgetown, a distance of 65 Br ( miles. Therefore this subject is of |hi peculiar interest to these Horry peo- te: ple. Col. Elliott went on to show the f fight he had made in congress against the bagging trust, the force bill and all other measures Injurious to the t South. He charactdrized the actions of the Republicans toward the South .s being hypocritical and oppressive. He also advocated the system of popular election for United States I senators in all States without the su- a pervision of national authority. The a Republicans desire to manage us just as they now control the island of ' Cuba-. Col. Elliott is proud of his 14 years'R * record in congress and the fight he I ~has made for the prinicples of his par- a ty and against the enactment of op- a pressive laws. Mr. Hemphill, like the other speak oe, showed that the day's rest at y Lake Waccamaw, N. C., had proven b Ibeneficial. He spoke with his usual g ~eloquence and told about the Repub- h lican methods of imperial expansion.,~ the trusts, etc.. interspersed with ti .~enjokes. Mr. Evans again told why he en- " the senatorial race against Mc- ~ n -and why he entered the re-h m evment. There are six can-0 for the senate and they all a record. He' has not jumped h EHliott for niot fighting the Re- P ecause he was not in a po- t: sha to battle with them. , ce. Col. Elliott has been tl * old.bug" and therefore can c: tiemn on this issue. b on Latimer and took about his boasted record. g ALatimer denounces the g ~aIhtrusts, yet accepted a * free -'passes among g, .Evans eulogized Dr. s -Sks lati congressman from tdstrict, and said thatt M~d,that this lpforma *Out to injure him, to r-unning- for the sen watdto run Tiimse'lr. I'*the following ~ Enq;irer:s 'VS. LATIMER. -esat lrirzah, on1 od! personal repre Lmtig, but got itsC ~toccurred from were present. Mr. Latimer was i eimed 'much credit ~ bafof rural free t of his hearers un- ~ to infringe ~ knew belong- I ed to Dr. J. wi1a stores. This writer was at the ttie se(ving tem- I porarily as the Yorkville corespond ent of the Charleston News and Cou- I rier, and told of the circumstmce re lated, in that paper. A feii days I later there came a letter from Dr. J. William Stokes, and although 7e do I not care to give all of it at thistime, 1 we'll beg permission to introduc the tollowing as "Exhibit A:" Orangeburg, S. C., Aug. 10, 11)0. Mr. W. D. Grist, Yorkville, S. C. Friend Grist: I see by your repxrt In the News and Courier, of the TI-. .ah meeting, that Mr. Latimer has been "at it azain." * * * If all ms riends were as effective as you in his sort of thing, I would have no eed to defend my title. Your hit on he picture enlarging business was centre hit. Several others equally ppropriate-organizing free junkets mong members, placing his kins olks in the government service, and taving his farm set in grass at the :overnment expense and under a gov rnment epert when the State farm .t Clemson is but a few miles dis ant. All this is apace with the pen tentiary bookcase scandal. With Ind regards, - Faithfully, J. Wm. Stokes. All this was so interesting that the rriter was constrained to ask Dr. tokes for more substantial details, at ie same time giving assurance that I othing the doctor would write would 1 fterward he used to his embarrass lent as a public man. In' reply Dr. tokes said that all the matters in uired about were of common know- I edge in Washington, and some of 3 iem are of public record. The letter I )vers four pages; but for the present ne or two short extracts introduced ere as "Exhibit B." will suffice: I Orpngeburg. S. C., Aug. 21, 1900. f [r. W. D. Grist, Yorkville, S. C. * * * The party in question organ ed a junket to Cuba, and also one Due West from Washington a cou le of years ago, and many smaller s ips to New York and Niagara for mnily and friends. On many, or most these, he was persistently urged to n . It was urged that it would not )st anything-until I plainly told the t irty that that was my chief objec- V on to going. He also had sent S ,e an annual pass over one of r te great trunk lines, which I rp- 8 rned. I have heard of others whose v ruples of this sort were overcome by s m. * * * If any controversy t ould arise, and I am called upon to a stify, I will not flinch; but I don't i ,re to appear in the role of inform- t tt, even though it be as to matters g public record. Faithfully. a J. Wm. STOKES. h After these letters had been read d are than a year ago they were care aly thrown aside; but wheh Mr. Lat ter made his vicious attack on the d aquirer at Tirzah some weeks back, .ey become of renewed importance, U id it has required a tedious search to ing them to light again. They con- E in some additional facts that Are m dte nteresting, but which for the aj esent will keep as well as others a. )uld have kept if Mr. Latimer had w ducted himself with becoming cir- o 0 ispection at Tirzah. pl As to Mr. Latimer's claim that he fe d no concern In this photograph en- L r-ging business, we beg to differ. We is e.wllIing to concede his right to sell .a ng distrIc ety not our district representative; but ien he asks for the privilege as thes presentative of all the people in al uth Carolina, to sell pictures to sen- a rs, we insist upon our right to pro Mr. Evans said that Mr. Latimer ei .ted at Marion that the railroad corn- re .ny furnished them a train to come w wn to South Carolina to hear Bry- a3 tspeak. "We all known," said Mr. al rans, "that the railroads all hate hi yan and would not do anything for si n." It was a true junketing trip got- tl a up by Latimer for himself and lend. si Mr. Latimer did not attempt to in-, rrupt Mr. Evags. Mr. Evans then ' ok up the trusts and scored the Vir nia-Carolins Chemical company, say g we need another revolution In a uth Carolina to get the corporation es wyers out of the State senate. He d< ored these congressmen who boasted h out their seed transactions in con- b: ess, denouncing it as a scandal-and rindle. John McLaurin started out by a aking concilliatory advances to thb epublicans and now they have swal- G wed him. Mr. Latimer started out on his record id gave notice In advance he expectedct tell the whole record in the matter Dr. Stokes came to Washington two P ars after Laitmer had been there and b arded at his home. They soon becamt~ yod friends and Latimer undertook te e 3p him out In his contest with T'om >hnson from Sumter and finally won 1 e fight for him by three votes. Just c ~fore adjournment of congress Stokes c 'as in debt- $3,000 and after the vic- t >ry Stokes came to him with tears in t s eyes and thanked him. Hart Moss h Orangeburg knows +MIs to be true; y ad he also thanked Lim for what he c d done for Stokes. Mr. Latimer ex- t ressed sorrow 2,j oe compelled to say a is about :4. dead friend. Dr. Stokes 'as on the agricultural committee of ~ le house and was opposed to an in-I rease in appropriation for the disti ution of seeds and bulletins but he ~ atimer) had been instrumental in i tting the increase and Stokes never I rgav'e him. Latimer asserted that he ever claimed to be the author of the t ee delivery bill; neither was Billy C tokes. When the matter first came up toke was not in congress nor until wo years after. Mr. Latimier do3s not tink t fair to resurrect a matter long I fter a man is dead. Mr. Grier repre- I nted at the Tirzah meeting in 1900 a 4 trong anti-Tillman paper and was not I isposed to treat him fairly, and Stokes I eing his communication wrote the 1 tters which Evans had read. As to I eddling pictures, a man came to him 'ith an enlarged picture of the house f representatives and while he wgs oking at it, Tom Reed saw it .gd ranted one. so did 30 or 40 others, and e took their orders and the man gave im one for his trouble; that was all tiere was in the peddling picture busi ess. As to junketing trips, Mr. Lati er said when Bryan spoke at Due re+t he andl his friends paid $250.00 for. L Pullman car and the railroad pulled t at his request for nothing. He wants ahenever he can to bring these R.epub icans down South and let them see us xactly as we are and not what they magine us to be. He does not bow lown to Republicans but likes to be rind to them and ther in return al rays vote and help him out on every neasure except strictly party ones. When they went to Cuba they paid $25 day for a car; $2.50 a berth. Tillman Lnd Norton were In the party and they ere entertaining at Greenville. Colum >ia and Charleston. He had gone to 1ew York and Saratoga on freepasses Lnd given Dr. Stokes one for himself Lnd wife which they had used. The ma ority of members of congress ride on ree transportation. He had a record of 60 years in Anderson county and his people had always sustained him. lfr. Evans-"You charged in the Mc Lasrin campaign that I had. stolen 115,00. That cannot be true, for I am rot in the penitentiary." Mr. Latimer "Yes, and you charged that Tillman had lined .his pockets with rebates." Evanz said nothing. "When Christ was unjustly accused 1e was tried and convicted by the Jewish sanhedrin-a body composed of lawyers." added Mr. Latimer. (Cheers md laghter.) Latimer said he had received a mee.. age before the campaign opened that vans was going to put plasters all >ver him in this campaign, yet he was ince his friend; had been at his house; vorked and voted for him against Joe arle. "Now what is the matter with ,ou?" asked Latimer, turning to ,vans. Mr. Evans-"You betrayed me." As to. appointing kin folks to office Ir. Latimer said that no one of his amily had ever held office exc.ept him elf and when his boy was appointed t was without his knowledge or con ent, but his boy is going to school tudying law. "Can Evans say the ame?" asked Mr. Latimer. Mr. Latimer then took s hand pri iary to find out if the crowd thought .e had done anything wrong ,and if ley condemned him only seven hands rent up out of 250. Mr. Latimer also 1 aid that at Mr. Hemphill's and others' 2 .quest he brought a crowd of northern entlemen to the exposition and they ere delighted with the South and t ince have been singing her praises. He ( >ld about Mr. Littlefield's experience 4 nd the defeat of the Crumpacker bill 1 i congress. As to the free annual pass i ?ndered Stokes he said Dr. Stokes did et one in the mail while In his house ad asked him about it, but he told t im to do as he pleased about It, but he I Id not send it and had nothing to do t ith it, and if he was not speaking the T -uth he hoped that he would drop ' sad in his tracks. a Evans did not reply, and this ended t Le Incident for the day. Mr. Henderson told the legend of orry county, demonstrating that a an from this county regards his word paramount to his life. They have ways been Democratic and true to the hite man's cause. He is not parading I rer the State as a farmer. He Is sim- ,~ .y a lawyer and will, if elected, de nd the interests of every olass. Mr. i.timer tells every stum.. Mr. Latimer: VThat does not include s While calling no names, Mr. John- t one referred to Mr. Hemphill's claim . out his fight against the force bill, b mying the silver friends of the north- r et saved the south. He also referred b Latimer's claim ot $208,000 back tax- a collected from the South Carolina C dlway. The bill did pass the house but b as killed In the senate. DeArmond il id Turner both introduced this bill id Mr. Latimer Is claiming credit as 'I also got in a bill. Judge Simor,ton' ibsequently reversed his decision.anfd E e State got the money. C Mesers. Latimer, Evans and John one finally got this matter straight. rroa,dlM'MeMe.rodlal dl dl dl dlu dlu dl At uedrgetowun. Georgetown, Special.-The seijatorial y .eetng held here was what may be a Wled Elliott day. Col. Elliott, who has 1 ne so much for Georgetown during '] s fourteen years In congress, camec ck and returned the talent entrusted him with an hundred fold Increase I ad received the hearty plaudit of f well done" from the citizens of eorgetown. Therre were no tilts between Messrs. vans and Latimer but It Is understood ie matter has by no means been drop- 1 ed. It is lIitimated th~at both men ave a reserve supply of fireworks 'hich will be used at a more convenl-1 at season. Mr. Hemphill was the first speaker !ho stated in his introduction that the ndidates were practically all agreed n all the great national questions and be only g'ood that could result from hese discussIOns is that the voters aving heard all these speeches, they rill be enabled better to judge which f the six candidates Is best fitted' for he htgh position of United States sen .tor. He then discussed the question of aperial expansion and went over the ame ground which has been previous y reported. Ex-Gov. Elvans spoke of the fight gainst McLaurin whom he character ed as a Republican' in dilsgulise, and is fght to expose him in his true I,ght He agpiln spoke of opposition to he Spanish war but when It was de lared he offqred his services and was ent down to Cuba to clean up that 'pest hole'' after the war was over. Mr. Latimer endorsed Mr. Hemphill's deas of expansion and Mr. Evans' on ariff reform, but we are powerless to hange it while the R.epublicans are in he majority. It is a plain business tatement. Every Democrat favors it nd cannot prevent passages of purely bepublican measures. Mr. Henderson pleased j$George own audience by telling t of their reat improvements In the ent past d their grand outlook. H ngratu ated them optheir deter 5tion to aake a squa white mal fight for he first tl in the comi general ~lecton. The 20 minutes allo do all the ipeakers was well utilff& by Col. rohstone,. iwh, .wi.th hit. elogluence, eld his a ce in the hollow of his a and. In troduction he referred to charge at Cicamauga, which call rth rounds of applause. ga Ei t of. amendment to relegate a the bac due by'the low country, re years ago, e waste basket. He told re them that she who nominated their,count n' for the aoffice of hi idjutant ahspector general in the m 3tate conve1Uo. and his triumphant a ~lectionl to th1t ,ffice.a When Ohairl an Henderson an nounced the nape of the last senato rial speaker ibirs and yells for "El- a iott," "Elliott,; "Elliott" went up b vith one accor ' s has never yet been b4 3ccorded any didate for the senate n this cnmpam Col. Elliott was vis [bly affected. Ters of gratitude brim- di ned his eyes, ani his lips quivered as w he stoocl in silenie facing his audience - waiting their cheers to subside. r 3everal seconds; elapsed before he T would trust if to speak and with true modesty, w ch has always char icterized his ever act, he did'not boast cl f what he had accomplished, but at cl ributed whatover'success that bad ad a onnied his endeavors to the united .c and layalty of the Georgetown ee. The :encolragemenit that these a )eop gave was always an incentive to AM at the close of his congress- b onal eer he was Slad to come back o peopl 'ing=,with him the C ulfll' t of every, reqnest that they c iad ma Qfhim. He regretted for rea ons best lfnown himself that there were not several opsand more voters ,n Georget6wn . Or as he ex- r ressed it, "a d for eKery hun tred. He told of his in congress in )ehalf of the poll principles of the )emocratic part the Republican neasures that w bstructed by his arty. In conclue Col. Elliott told )f the pleasure i e him to meet hem again and parting benedic ion said: "God b ou all." TilE STATE MPAIGN At Edge Id. Edgefield, Special. e campaigners Lave left the State o uth Carolina s it were, and are n In "the State f Edgefield." It was expected by owing ones hat this Edgefield m ng would not, xcept in its reflex acti , be a solemn ccasion. In genuine efleld spirits, ong confined and non- en assunder, t surpassed, so the o campaigners ffirm, anything ev n even in outh Carolina. This casioned by he mouthy and mo .ciferous tem est war of mouth doise between he rival factions of rt and Till 'an. For exactly 43 utes after Col. illman was introdu , this howling nd yelling was so istently main ained as to effectual stop even at empts at speaking. y times when he roar of howling v es were at the tmost extreme of fre ed shrieking was perfectly paten that what was nce popularly sup sed to have broke loose in Geor " had perma ently established h dquarters In dgeflld court house, uth Ca,. 'he yelling began im atelydt the f Anselq i"h, 4 Heyward, to oil , peaking .Me Id speak and when he stopped and mid, "My honored frien Talbert came my town and spoke, did my dis nguished friend TilUm , and no one elled for Heyward-the heers of the ouse greeted him. Col Talbert was m elved with most cordi enthu.Iasm Ut the counter cheering or Talbert ad Tilman grew so t brulent and mnfusng that not one w rd could be eaard before before ha sto ped speak For "exactly forty-thr minutes 'illman faced the crowd and only opped when it became Ily appar nt that the rival factions no idea f stopping their hooting .d yelling. 'here were a few drunken en in the rowd but not much anger was via le, the reporter's chair a'ad ble were pset when Col. fi~1man's friends ushed up with a crown :of .flowers, ut It on his head and bore hi In their rms out on the square. Th rivalry as so great that in a few inutes 'lbert's friends came up and re him ut In siilar manner. County Chairman Rainsforrd, forci ly, gracefully, with no refe ce to ruit culture, made approprig e re narks, stated his platform a an ouncd as first speaker Cal. ter, .ndidate for the office o! a rney eneral. Col. Gunter paid bute riefly to the historic record of dge eld county, more briefly referr to i record, then used his 10 minu s to he discussion 'of some Issues con ern ng his candidacy. The Hon. W. 'F. Stevenson came ext md would waste no words in ,co pl1 eneting a great county; great eno gh a stand alone. At once he began ahs' eply to Mr. Gunter's special cha es. VVill prove his fitness for office out of us opponent's mouth. The issue is e ween Mr. Gunter and thie ways d neans committee-not with himn. e read a statement from committee, - - iaIning that he (Mr. Stevenson). ennt for to appear before the. 'hares unjust to committee and vr. Stevenson"-so said letter. (Chee and applauuse.) Any charge relating t this suntrue; no man can establish tt nor assert it to my face. Newberry bar's action suits me. Issue now be wween them and Mr. Gunter. Col. . Harvey Wilson came next and; iis firm speech warmed up his Edge geld hearers. He was interrupted with teers and applause, which were vehe nntly renewed at its close. Col. J. Tomas Austin came, briefly and with dignity, presenting his claims and was well received. The letter of Treasurer Jennings. who has his plum and "gone on," was now ready, after which candidates for the office of Superintendent of Educa tion spoke, Mr. 3fartin leading and findig a 'very responsive audience. Mr. Martin made his speech, though hot weather bad made his opponent warm up and discussed issues. Changing books and the election of county su perintendents. His speech and his i1 lustrations pleased the crowd and he closed, having been well listened to, ending with applause. Sup.J.a J. McuMhan snnoee next with ef reference to necesaity of having ,lown along to give us mental rest. need clear headed, courageous pur se-not jokes. Mr. McMahan then ve his closely listening hearers some ts well worth consideration. Then orded his 'purpose and his work, in pendently and resolutely defending a position, taken solely for advance mnt cf needs of the office which he ld. Mr. McMahan had time only for brief statement regarding his limited ponent. Mr. McMahan was earnestly tened to and closed with'cheers and plause. Cheers and counter cheers for Tal rt and Tillman now reigned, cheers r Talbert predominating, in spite of lairman Rainsford's efforts to pro ice order. Some semblance of order as finally secured after continuous )unding of the chairman's gavel. The val factions were very noisy. Col. albert then got the floorr and asked r quiet and the continuance of. the ogramme. Capt. Hayward was greeted with ieers and enthusiasm; then again ieers and counter cheers for Talberrt ad Tillman with some few for Hey ard. Cal. Talbert and the chairman again sked for order. Col. Talbert asking >r Heyward, at this Col. Talbert's ome, the same courtesy and attention iown Col. Talbert at Waiterboro. apt. Heyward spoke to a talkative rowd, the two rival home factions aving much to say to each other. Vhenever the speaker was applauded, here were cries for Talbert and Till ian. Heyward's allusion to the con rast between this and former meet ags was greeted with genuine Edge eld cheers. Capt. Heyward, contin ing, held the attention of his hearers, vinning applause, which was always net by counter cheers for Tillman and Calbert. Air splitting Edgefield yells, loud Lnd continued greeted the aappearance >f Col. Tillman. Again counter cheers 'or Tillman and Talbert greeted the arrs with vehement roar. Th echair nan's gavel was of no avail and for a Long time Col. Tillman faced the .cheer ing, noisy crowd. The continuous beat 'ng of the chairman's gavel added to this with no quieting effect. At last si [ence reigned momentarily and Col. rillman thanked the friends at his home who gave him such enthusiastic welcome. He spoke of the courteous greeting given him at the home of Capt .Heyward and was sure a similar one awaited them at Greenville. He would not discuss the issues today; i1 was not necessary. Whatever record he had made he wuld stand or fall by it Tremendous cheers for Tillman. Tal bert's friends joining in for Talbert. Order with extreme difficulty was re stored. At Lexington. Lexington, Special.-The meeting here Saturday was quiet and unevent ful. Lexington citizens maintained the close interest shown at nearly every meeting. Mr. Causler qualified his charge tha all his opponents once rode on freE passes excepting Messrs. Mobley anc meeting to order and Mr. Martin, can didate for office of State supreintend ent of education, was introduced. He was followed by Suipt. McMahan. Mr Martin clearly stated his Issues an< was as clearly aiet by Mr. McMahan who states his position and his shar, of responsibility involved in these is sues with perfect fairness. Candidates for the office of camp trler general spoke next, Messrs Brooker, Jones, Sharpe and Walker al being present. Mr. Sharpe was wel received at his home. State Treasurer Jennings was presen and in a one-minute speech was a pleasantly received as are mast speak ers on much 1opger time. Short and decisive volleys from can didates for office of adjutant genera were next attentively heard. Cal. Fros spoke first ,followed by Messrs. Patrici and Boyd, Messrs. Rouse and Ayer be ing absent. The train was late, but candidatel for office of railroad commissione: were on schedule time as usual. Mr Evans was the first speaker, who mad< vigorous war on rates. "Honest En gineer" Jepson came next, then Messrs Kinard, Mobley, Wilborn and Walling "Cansler of Tirzah" waking up thi crowd and being cheered loudly. Mr Caughman closed. Messrs. Berry an< Price being absent. This was a warme> race than usual. Cl. Talbert was the first speake> arfng candidats for office of gover nor. Time today was only 15 minutes and Col. Talbert at o~nce addresset himself to the issues as previously dis. cussed. While he was speaking of th4 dispensary a voice from the audienc4 asked, "Don't you want a drink now old man?" "You have one too much,' said Col. Talbert, amid laughter. Ha advocated the income tax, which meant taxes for the white schools, child labo> bill and other issues; received ap plause, most at "white man's tax" ref erence. As much of an all4ancemar as ever, and closed amid cheers. Mr.- Ansel was next introduced. H< was glad to meet ladies and men 01 Lexington. "Minister," suggested o1< Uncle Dave Sox, "You ought to hav4 said the blossoms or America." Mr Ansel mads his speech to attentive list eners, gave his planks, all of which in terested his hearers. Dr. Timmerman came next, makinj grateful acknowledgement of past fav ors and friendship here shown. Issues 11 the same. Ansel's gray mare al eady thrown him. Heywa.rd's fian11 vement too soon. Col. Talbert will ever reach stack of fodder. Assailed . Talbett's white man's tax scheme owed it to be unconstitutional, and r ows that Col. Talbert did not vote inst it in constitutional conventlot a d should not now try to ride int( > ice on this fallacy. Dr. Timmermar iti ds an his record, only wants one ter n. An honest, solid speech from jusi me a citizen, and closed after mosi at ntive hearing. L. Gov. Tillman came next, stating his leandidacy. His opponents havE beeni awarded by long office holding term~ for all they have done. Talberi has been eating public pap so long he is foundered. He really expects to bE ;nsel will find it cool when he gets to Piedmont section. As to "Farmer Hey Rard"-don't believe he ever saw a plow stock In his life. Very few, if ny, issues. Will not appeal to your prejudices by play trap about white axes. Assailed Col. Talbert's state ments on this subject; challenged him to show plan to divide under the law. Referred in pot pourri style to sword incident and to his ruling as presiding officer of the senate briefly. All heard with attention; very little applause. Capt. D. C. Heyward was next intro duced, the last speaker. Extended another invitation to Col. Tillman to visit his farm. This his first political candidacy and wants office only on his merits. Issues discussed are more in dustrial than political. These needed for the upblidding of our State. Al ways a Democrat, will always remain a Democrat. Issues were discussed as before, speaker's position for and against being clearly stated. Capt. Heyward was heard with closest atten tion, made en impression as was shown by a member of audience requesting chairman to "sit down and give Hey ward more time" when his time was up. Candida.tes for lieutenant governor now spoke-Mr. Blease first, then Messrs. Gary and Sloan. All heard at tentively with uninteresting side re marks from audience. Mr. Gunter now opened the debate in candidacy for office of attorney gener al, five minutes being allowed each speaker. StQod on his record-a record subject to investigation and criticism. Mr. Gunter's speech was heard with closest interest and he closed with some hurrahs for Gunter. Mr. Stevenson next presented his rea.sons for wanting to be elected. Good counity to live in. Why did not Gunter stay in such a good place? Both of us want the same office. Referred to his record and stood on his merits. Mr. Stevenson, too, had good attention and was followed by candidates f.or office of secretary of state, Col. Austin lead ing. Messrs. Gantt and Wilson closing. All of whom were attentively heard. It is due both Messrs. Stevensen and Gunter so correct a mistake made con cerning a remark quoted in Mr. Gun ter's speech at Saluda. Mr. Gunter said Mr. Stevenson's charges were based on false premises, and not on falsehood as was published today. Messrs. J. B. Wingard and D. F. Efird were indefatigable in rendering assistance to Chairman Efird, who letft nothi'.g undone as a curteous and capable presiding officer. Voters faced the candidates undismayed until the very last moments and interested ones are all pleased with this satisfactory meeting. PROMINENT PEOPLE. Emperor William will stock his game preserves near Potsdam and Berlin with American quail. John D. Rockefeller has given'Smith College $100,000 on the condition that the friends of the college subscribe the same sum. Professor R, A. Fessenden said that 4 he would resl fro ..aerm e " rand exploi his wireless telegraphy. President Loubet. has been invested -with'~ the decoration of the Spanish Or der of the Golden Fleece by a special mission sent to Paris by King Alfonso. -Russell Sagg is a director in twenty six companies and institutions, and it is said that his income from fees paid him as director amounts to $15,000 4 - year. Francis Murphy, the temperance ad -vcate, has become a resident of Call -fornia. He has a beautiful home there,. but he has not quit fighting the drink traffic. A march called "The 'Parade March of the Marine Division," composed by Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, has been brought out by a publisher of' Leipsic. Andrew Carnegie, in donating $30,000 for a library at Merthyr-TydviL. Wales, said he tendered the gift because of his indebtedness to the Welsh element in America, many of whom had rendered him service. Senator Hoar will give to the town of Natick, Mass., a duplicate ofth bronze tablet soon to be erected in the Vice-President's room of the National Capitol, as a memorial of the late Vice President Henry Wilson. Though close upon seventy years of age. Mr. Baring-Gould, probably the au thor of more books than any living Englishman, is as upright to-day as he was thirty years argo. He attrib~utes this erectness to his invariable custom of writing at a high desk in a standing position. The "'Old Bay Line." On -account of the Saptist Young P'eople's Union Convention, to be held at Providence, R. I., has autherized the sale of specially low excursion tickets to Providence from Norfolk, Portsmouth and Old Point Comfort, as the following rates: All rail from Baltimore (not in eluding transfer through New York: $13.60. . Via New York and Providence or Stonington Line $12.30. Via New York and Falls River Line $12.60. The "Bay Line" will place these. tickets on sale on July 7th, 8th and 10th of July good, returning from Providence up to and including July 20th, 1902. This route to Providence from the South commends Itself to the dele gates; as it affords a pleasant "break" in the railroad travel, after a good night's sleep in the commod ious staterooms of the "Alabama" dr "Georgia," up the Chesapeake Bay, and which steamers arrive In Balti more in time to make connection with the early trains out of the "Monumental City" for Providence, R. I. Full particulars can be had of all agents along the route of the S. A. L. or J. W. Brown, Jr., So. Pass. Agt and Key Compton, G1. Agent, Bay Line, Norfolk, Va. Mlay Biographie of Talmage Before arrangements had been com-. pletd for the funeral of Rev. T. De Witt Talmage seven biographies of that noted clergymnan were on the mar ket. Official memoirs and biographies ar et to clim attention.