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THE CANDIDATES I1
MAKE THEIR BOW-.1.
State Campaign Opens at Colombia
and Sumter. Starts j
On High Plane. |
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Thirty-two Entries State ()f-j
fices Made Th&tr Dehnt at Sum- !
ter: While the CompurtiveVy
Little Bund <>f Federal Of
tice Seekers Opened the
Bull at Columbia. i
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Special to Greenville News.
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tjMiui ivi , u. v/., o una i(.? 1 lie
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first meeting in the campaign for
State officers was held in the opera f
house today. The meeting was ?
called to order ut 11:15 with only v
*198 persons present The crowd (
increased in size gradually until j
there was a few-more than 900. s
When all the candidates for gov- v
ernor bad finished speaking save c
Dr. Timmerman, fully one-half c
the ardieoce left to get dinner and
the remaining candidates spoke on |,
to a weavv hut. path nt handful. t
The gubcrnatoi ial candidates s
opened the hall, speaking in al - (|
phabetical order, each one being [
allotted 30 minutes. Capt. D. C
Hey ward war tho only caodidute 0
greeted with any enthusiasm and v
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ua was imiiriilV appiatuieu lit ii
intervals throughout his apecch, p
which was a strong and clear out- j
lino of his position on ull issues. f,
Lieutenant Governor Tillman,
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who seeks promotion, is evidently ?
out to take the'scalp of Taihert. a
Speaking immediately after him, e
he said that Colonel Tulbert was n
evidently a candidate for United ft
States senator, judging troin the tt
way he went on about the trusts, t<
but he would like to know and so
would the people, why Colonel ii
l'albert left the halls of Congross p
where be might do some good p
and came down here seeking the e
office he expects. The greater q
part of his speech he devoted to |,
explanations of his notorious nil- c
ing in theSenateon the Kibler bill tl
and bis subsequent exposure by p
The State newspaper. lie eharg- u
ed Editor Gonzales with putting u
words in his mouth he never used c
and uppealed to the Senate journal
as the only record of the matter h
fey his entire vindication. He 0
denied bwving ever said that Speak- n
er Henderson and Sonator Frye t<
had sustained bis ruling. M
All of the candidates forgovs?- tt
^nor favor good roads a..<l the lib 8
end support of corteges, liboral a
pensions for veterans, improve-,^.1
ment of public scheols, the child tl
labor law and the maintenance of h
the dispensary. They condemn b
trusts and all agreed on ull tho f<
points of well-defined Domocratic t<
doctrines. . t<
Colonel Talbert f>it*erly de- .?|
nouncel Commercial Democrats, |,
comparing them to midnight us- p
sassius, though disclaiming any \V
intention to speak of our, junior
senater, who he said, * as 8o dead n
there was no use boating the 0]
corpse. ir
None of the other candidates' xv
put much ginger into their speech !0
ce, except Hon. VV F.' Stevenson'p
of Chestoi field, candidate for at- 0
toinev general, who took full nd-\
vantage of the vulnerable places in j(
the xp< Ov-h of u 14 opponent, A*- t|
bi?tunt Attorney General IJ X. ^
Gun'n- and litem)I made ft moil- m
key of liini to the nmuaoinonet of y
thd audience. All t ?ld, thoro are 8)
thirty-tivo candidate** in the race n
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for ?tlite oflioes and thirty-two I
tvere present and performed to-J
lay in this divisLn of South
Carolina's political two-ring eir
jiis. H.G.O.
Federal Office See'-crs
riie Senatorial und Congressional
Aspirants Express Their Political
Vievs Before an Audience
Composed Largely of
Ladies.
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Special to Greenville News.
Columbia, S. C., June 17.?
["he opening meeting of the souitonal
campaign here today was
i thoroughly quiet and orderly
>not devoid of personalities and
puts and about the only speech
vitli ginger in it was that of John
iary Evans, who was tho last of
.he senatorial speakers. The
triking feature of the meetiug
vas tho presence of so many ladies
riHny of them social leaders in the
apitul city.
The speeches nil dealt with the '
eading national issues following j
he lino of those delivered hist I
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uminer, onTttting, however, all
liiect reference.to John L. Mcjanrin.
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JolinGary Evans' speech touch**
d upon McLaurin, however, and
ras the real feature of the meettig.
He referred to his own poitical
record, tossed stones in the
irection of Mr. Latimer and went
or Cuba and tho Cubans.
On the stage at this opening
leeting were noted a governor, I
n ex-governor, three present
ongresstnen and two ex congrosslen.
Tho crowd at one time was
toout 600, and there was nearly
s many ladies a& men in thethoaor.
Congressman Latimer was the
rat f^eaker. Mr. Latimer began
y remarking'that evidently the
eople of Wolumbia were interestd
in something besides politics,
'he city had awakened from its
othargy and was destined to beomo
one of the greatest cities of
tie country. H.e hoped its prosLVAIlWl
Ka II? I
~ -j <iuuiti uu UUIII1HICU. Ill;
rgod the continuance of the; innnfacture
of law material by the
ities of the State.
Lust Hummer thero seemed to
ave been an issue in South Carlina
politics, but now there was
one in the senatorial race, beivecn
Lim and his opponents it
ras simply a question of person1
choice and not measures. Ho
tood entirely on his record and
sked to he measured entirely
hereby. The best mun should have
bo office. Ho held that the admin?tratioi>
of the Philippine affairs
ad been cruel and iihwis?v Every
:>reign couutry had a right to ea?r
these islands on the same
arms a- we do and yet we havo
pent five hundred millions of dolirs,
destroyed thousands of these
coplo and of our own troops
hen the whole trade of the county
does not amount to over thirty
killion dollars, of which wo get
nly about ono-fourth. It isentaillg
curses upon our people that
ill lust forever, and there in not
ne feature in it that is of valuo
> us. We have a hard task upon
in* hands. Not ft line of scripture
uthorizes the spread of Christiany
hy the sword. If wo hold to
10 Philippines the next step will
e to conquer China nn I then Asia
nd then will come our downfall.
Vo, no taking identically the
mio,step thai itome took and wc
lay look for the same result if
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Have Bargains
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All the Time
In E very Line
Here Are a Few
THAT ARf "HUMMERS."
1000 yards striped and checked
Dimities, worth 12 1-2 cts
now 8 cts.
1000 yards Ginghams, worth
(? cts, now 4 cts.
8 or 10 pieces Grenadette,
newest thing for ladies uulined
skirts, former price 25 cts, now
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15 cts.
10 pieces Point de Bruxelles,
former price 30 cts, now 23.
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30 pieces Scotch Lawns, fast
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colors, cheap at 5 cts, now 3 1 -2
cents.
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Iflfa. skF* SHOES!
%i4|jV SHOES !
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We also have a lot of shoes
that we have thrown on our bargain
counter and are selling at a
sacrifice.
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i ifisliT Srriiii (jo *
wo continue this policy, i favor e
expansion. It is absolutely nee- *
essnry that wo look after our com- '
uiercc, l)Ut it is not necessary for j
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???j i\? uiiiica uiuvr countries. I lie
ownership of tern*ory will give I
us no advantage over other conn* '
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tries, as, under itie f vored nation
clause, other nations can coino in 1
on the same terms. I am oppos- 6
ed to the ship subsidy scheme. It (
v: one of the worst species of Ue- ^
publican protection ever attempt- *
ed. Jpredict that the greatest trust '
this country 1ms ever seen is the
transportation trust. It can make '
or una ako cities. The men who 1
advocato tho subsidy scheme are '
generally ship owners. 1
The whole trend now is toward '
building ruilroads and steamships. "
Soventv-five per cent of our com- 1
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merco is carried today to other
countries bv American cnnitnl Tl.?.
that had come to the city. Daiiy I
ovet 100 trains enter and leave the c
cilv, .but tho chief interest of the t
people now lies in the Conferee <
river, which must bo developed in
order to control tradio. c
If the I-tIonian canal bo linishe 1 e
the future of the South isassur.j \
Kvery port on the South Atlantic t
wnuld roup the trade now enjoyed '
t>y Boston, Now York and Philadelphia.
Kveiv railway would t
then have to #ot an outlet to some
Southern port. Tho future scat o
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remedy lies m the repeal of the 1
merchant murine law. :1
1 am in favor of a revision of the 1
tariff, taking oil the duties that
are building up trusts. Let the | ^
Democratic party wipe out this 1
protective system and insist on a 5
tarifT for revenue only. 1 am in ,
favor of strict legislation for eon.-. J 1
trolling commercial monopolies, ,
such . legislation as will require!*
them to give the government no-1f
cess to their books and affairs soil
that they may be rightly super- *
vised. y (
The canal question is still an c
issne'ih Congress. |t h important ^
just now to decide jusi which
route is the bast lie favored an i '
act authorizing the President to,*
negotiate for the building of the 11
best route. ! *
He favored everything of inter- s
est to the Southland. He was no
lawyer and hail npt consumed time 1
in the study of constitutional ques-; *
lions, but had always loeked af- \ M
ter matters of general interest to'
the people. j u
Ho wanted to deepen and widen | c
the Congareo river at Columbia
and would do all be could to stet '
appropriations therefor. The peo- >
plo would never have occasion to s
deqounce his vote. Ho stuck to ?
the platform and consulted the v
wishes of the people. Whenever;
a man was not in harmony with!*
the people he should not ask their 11
votes. Ho was no time server or ! ^
current floater. He would not v
denounce or pull ilown his op 10 s
nents who were good tind hon '*
orablc men < applauseb Js
Mr. Henderson followed with a I
speech complimentary to Colum?|h
bia and its business development' i
and then going on to deal with the c
ship subsidy, the Philippine poli- 0
cy and other matters as he did i
last summer. t
Colonel George Johustono re- t
called the time when he, as the' b
tirst messenger, entered Columbia, I
after Sherman's vandal hordes j v
had burned the city, and gazed! *
upon its desolation. From that
boyhood tune until new ho had t
always been Columbia's friend. 1
Ho rejoiced over the new 'igbt c
?a L/L/il UiUL/
unpire lies in tlio South. The
uiildiug ?f that canal will make
lio South controller of the Asiatic
ratlin.
Ho considered this matter of
jceuliar interest to Columbia.
There was nothing that otfered
)etter returns. The building of
hat canal would bring us thousands
of miles nearer to the traffic
if the east. Build that canal and
foil will not have solicit North;rn
capital, which you will then
invent your mercy.
The oponing of the eonguree,
le said, was a necessity. It inter*
?su'd every citizen of South Caroina.
As Governor Hammond expressed
it,the question of the next
jest thing "for the people ?f
South Carolina to turn their at*
oution to was the building of the
Isthmian canal."
S ) far us the South is concerned
lie subsidizing of ships would keep
is in the same tinuueial subserveuey
that now controls us.
lie pictured the Filipinos as
laving the same aspirations and
the same God as wo have. We
diould make them friends, not unwilling
subjects. If we pinion
Lhcm to the ground with bayouets
,vo will inevitably drive them into
he ranks of the opposition and
nil protestation of liberty and
luacowill not avail. In the near
iutnro Columbia can easily tie a
;ity of 100,000 inhabitants. He
:outiseled the people to build
wisely.
Congressman Elliott deult with
ii< political record and .spoke of
he opening of the Congaree to
lavigation. Then ho touched on
he ship subsidy, declaring him.elf
against the scheme.
Mr Hemphill made practically
he sumo speech on nutioial issues
hat he did at Union last sutmner
ind made a good impression
John Gary Eyans was glad that
n old reformer could he well revived
in a city like Columbia.
Ho claimed credit for having
'omellcd out*' McLaurin four
ears ago and if his nostrils could
niff Republicanism in the air he
ught to have a place on the
fitch tower of Democracy.
The United Statcjs Senate, fixed
ho policy ef this country' A
lan to represent his State should
avo some legal education and
.hen a man comes distributsng
eed and asking for the ottice, why
hades of JohnCalhoun preervo
us. < Laugter).
The subsidy bill was dead, dyag
when Johnny McLaurin died,
t was timo for tho young men to 4 :-f,'
ome to the front. The war was ' *r
iver. lie had been in the Span*
sh war and while ho had onconnere
I no bullets vet the mosquioes
down tlioro made his face
ook like a popper box.
lie hoped the day would came
trhen Cuba would bo a State of
his 1 nion.
Ho advocated the welfare of
ho cotton farm"!'. He was sur risod
at some of our Southern
otton mill owners running after
hi" Will <>' the Wi?p Republiinisui.
t in* interests of the cot
011 farmer and tho cotton manifa
turer sh mid be i lsntieul.
I'll - South could make good
A A 1 I. il
ouon ^ ion* cnc:iper m:iu nuv
onntrv in the world. Our de?
rclopment wiil never l>o complete
mtil we manfnctnre into (jood*?
vorv lule of cotton we prod nee.
It iv.h th i io'tpiito ts p >licv of
he Hep lhlica \ |?irtv tint inilitM|
Concluded on I th I'ii^o j