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VOLUME XIII. Kill DA V, -TFST; CAM DUN, S. ( THE VOTE SEEKERS. linerary of Many Would-Be States men Now Progressing ENTIRE GOOD FlELING PREVAILING 7, ) An Occasional Sharp Colloquy, Mow-/ ever, lends to Hnllven the Monoti ??ny of the Performance. The Candidates. Tho following is a complete list of i the candidates for the Senate, the State offices and Congressmen in the various districts, given jh the order in which their pledges were filed 'y!th the chair man: U. S. SENATE. A..C* Lntlmer, 1). S. Henderson, Geo. Johiyton, Wm. Elliott. J. J. Hemphill, J. O. Evans. GOVERNOR. W. H, Tinunerman, M. F. Ansel, 1"). C. Heyward. W. J. Talbert, J. H. Till man. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. C. 1-. nioase. J. T. Sloan, F. B. Gary. , ATTORNEY GENERAL. W. F. Stevenson. U. X. Gunter, Jr. STATE TREASURER. ~R. H. Jennings. SECRETARY OF STATE. J. T, Gantt, J. 11, Wilson, J. Thos. Austin. Superintendent of education. 0. B. Martin. J. J; McMahan. CO M PTRO LLl^R G E N ER A I W.iU. Sharpo, A. W. Jones, G. L. WalMcr, N. W. Brooker. ADJUTANT AND IN SI' ECTOR GENERAL. J- t). Frost, G. D. Rouse, Paul E. Ayar, J. M. Patrick,' J. C. Boyd. RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. Jas. Cansler, A. C. Jepson, 11. L. Caughms^^lL^Jr^KIuard, J. G. Wol ling, W.?r4Cvans?\l. G. Mobley, II. H. PrJneo, Thos. N. Barry. J. C. Wilhorn. cong'iess. FIRST DISTRICT. T, W. Bacof, Geo. S. Legare. ' SECOND DISTRICT. G. X). Bellinger, J. Win. Thurmond, CJco. W. Croft. s, THIRD Di STRICT. 1. H. MfCall, Wm. N. Gray don. Wy att Aiken, Geo, E. Prince, Wm. J. Strihling, E. M. Rucker, Jr., R. F. Smith. FOURTH DISTRICT. Stanyarn Wilson, Jos. T. Johnson. FIFTH DISTRICT. . W. B. Wilson, I). E. Finley, J. W. Floyd, T. J. Strait. . . SIXTH D 1ST It I CIV" R. B. Scarborough. ( SEV E^H-4WTf?HCT. A. F. Levej <J. B. McLaughlin. J The Schedule. fpaign Schedules are as fol SEN&TORLVL. \). Conway, Monday, June 30. 10. Georgetown, Wednesday. July 2. 11. Kingstree, Friday, July 4. 32. Monck's Corner, Monday, July 7. 13. Manning. Tuesday. July 8. - 14. Sumter. Wednesday, July 0. ' i!5. Orangeburg. Thursday, July 10. IK. Harinberg, Friday, July 11. J 7. George's. Saturday. July 12. 18. Charleston, Tuesday, July 15. 19. Walterboro. Wednesday, July 10. 20. Beaufoit. Friday. July 18. 21. Hampton. S^urday, July 18. 22. Barnwell. Tuesday. JulS' 22. 23. Aiken, Wednesday. July 23. 24. Edgefield, Thursday. July 21. 25. Saluda, Saturday. July 26. 5?6. Lexington. Monday. July 28. ' 27. Newberry. Tuesday, July 29. 28. i-^urens, Thursday, July 3 V1-' 29. ttlrcertvllle. Friday, August 1. $0. FIckens. Saturday, August 2. 31. Walhalla, Monday, August 4. 32. Anderson. Tuesday, August 5. 33. Abbeville. FrldayrAugust 8. 24. Greenwood, Saturday. August 9. 25. Union, Tuesday. Augujt 12. . ? 36. Spartanburg. Wednesday. Aug. 13. 37. Gaffney, Thursday, August 14. 38. Yorkville. Saturday. August 15. 39. I>ancaster. Tuesday, Auguot 19. vJOAChester. Wednesday. August JO. 41. Winnsboro, Thursday, August 21. STATE. !). Barnwell. Saturday, June 28. 10. Aiken. Tu&day, July 1. 11. Edgefield, ^Wednesday, July 2. , 12. Saluda. Friday. July 4. 13. Lexington. Saturday. July 5. 14. Newberry. Tuesday. July 8. 15 Greenwood. Wednesday. July 9. 1 b" Abbeville, Thursday. July 10. 17. Anderson, Friday. July 11. 4 ?" 18. Walhalla. Monday. July 14. 19 Pickens. Wednesday. July lfi 20. Greaflvllle.~ Thursday^, July 17. 21. Laurens, Friday. .luUNilS. 22. Cn/on. Monday, JulyT^ 23. Spartanburg, Tuf|RU}l 24. Gaffney. Wednesday.] 25 Yorkville. Friday. 2fi! Chpster, Saturday. July 26. 27 Winnflboro, Tuesda.i, July 29. 28! Lancaster. Wednesday. July 30. 29. C?HjO?n. Thursday-, July 31. 80 Chesterfield. SaturdW^^ugJist 2. 31 Bennettsvllle. Tuesday, August 5. ar Bishopville. Wednesday. August 6. 23. Darlington, Thursday, August 7. 24. Florence, Friday, August 8. N 35. Marlon, Saturday. Augusct 9. Conway, Tuesday. August 12. ? 37. Georgetown. Thursday. August 14. a8.-K4?f?***e?,8aturday? 'August 6. 39. Monk's Corner, Tuesday. August 19. *40. Manning. We<Hies4lgr, August 20. 4k Columbia, Thursday August 21. Ho lold of the battles fought by the white niMi for supremacy |n the ? Mli u dlatrlct." h,s efforts an appropriation of laoo.ooo was bts-urrd to relieve < n a measure those neotd.Nwlu. had lhus Buffered. HI* tW of so mln utf* having expired, lie only mentioned^ thvj othor measure that lie had been inatrumpnti^ la securing for his Suit. . Hon. ,1. J>Mjj2inphill commenced his apeech by leiorrlng to e&panaion. When ho said we have enough land ia Uieso Vnlted ^tfti? ^ without going out J InftMhe oeran to secure additional t? t - ritor^vho wnH roundly applauded. This has a marked significance hero In H< a ^ettsvlrte. He then. as he had done at Dt\er meetings, told why he i* oppose.) lo t>?e acquisition Of the Philippines. Our industries are not yet fully de relopcd and there is work and room enough for via all, for as yet we <>aly have twoaty-ono inhabitants to the square mile. lie pointed to the ques tionable advantaRe which England oc cupies with her numerous colonies. Only a small proportion of her manu factured products art- s61d to her colon ies. Me then discussed the ship sub sidy measure and tth.l why he opposed it. He told of his work In the legisla ture and his fVght when I11 coat?' ess to protect the Spilth from the passage of the iniquitous force bill. The crowded court room gave Mr. John Gary Evans, the next speaker, i encouragement and Inspiration. Ho | told of his former campaign and the : light against him. He beam no malice today against the old Conservatives who fought him ia the open in days I gone by. He lost the vote of this peo ple before been imp of the lying. slau- . derous unsigned circulars which wore j scattered all over the country. 1- . told why he entered the last cam- I paign knowing that the principles of j the Democratic party wore, in danger by the advocacy of wrong nv asures and he pointed them ont but was not believed, npw that they ?eo Hurt he j wan and is right, he is here again to j face t n< m still a Democrat and ask j ele<'tion at their hands. He told about the "projecting" son and took .issue j with Mr. Hemphill in saying that the j tax on oleomargarine wws an injury to j the farmer because cotton seed oil en- j tored into its composition. Mr. Evans ] thinks that tax is right because olc-o- j margarine is a direct competition to \ rfio honest farmer's butter. He touched ; upon the Virginia-Carolina Chemical j company as a gigantic trust and said ! that there were so many corporation j lawyers in the last State Senate that it was impossible to pass a law to punish them in this State. He made ills usual argument on tariff reform, j He was born in 18G3 therefore has no i war record, but he is a young and ac- j lice j^n. IJ^ntJ'.ed the voters not to' bo mi*- ! led^^r false politicians, but to vlndl- j cate him with their ballots. lie re ceived a bouquet from a Winthrop ctudent. Congressman Latimer came ne\t. j Mr. Latimer said that he did not have j time to throw bouquets at the ladies. The hig'best compliiuc.tfl that he. could j pay them was that when he wanted! a wife h<* did not go out of the State to get one. in 1S88 and in 1890 the far mer felt that there was something wrong, and after appealing to the mm then In congress to help them, and be ing refused, they turnrd among them selves and elected those who would represent and have- represented the agricultural class. Some of tholie who would not help us now come Iru-k and ask to carry our flag. Hon. D. S. Henderson was then in troduced. Mr. Henderson undertook to convince the audience that, all the in telligence and ability is not concen trated In the gentlemen who are and have been in congress. .He is a lawyer and not a farmer, and has always en deavored to be a good constitutional lawyer, and as such, if elected, will en deavor to servo bis State and country. There is something else for a congress man to do besides distribute seed. We need moil, strong men. in congress to stand up and advocate the principles of the grand old Democratic party in the face of the Republicans, lie has olst no faith in the principles of the Democratic party because she has been whipped one or two times. Our prin ciples are right and4jthcrefore cannot die. Harmony and unity arc necessary and be is glad to sro that our people are getting together again. We niu.-t bury imperialism and all such meas ures. We represent the rights of the people, the fundamental principles upon which our government art founded. The big crowd also proved an Inspl- , ration to Col. Johnstone. Ills exposi tion of the cardinal principles of Dem ocracy in his Introduction was in keep ing with t'ho vigorous man that he 's. He is a born orator and his deep earn estness hold at every meeting the at tention of his audience. In speaking of the Philippines and their acquisi tion, first, purchased, tnd afterward by a war of conquest ai)d subjugation, his knowledge of constitution", law was made Jgost manifest. A synopsis of hi* argument haa prevFously been given He made no reference to any of his competitors; and on-more than one oc casion was interrupted by spontaneous outhuists or applause when he spoke of the cause which made the south rise up against the north. It was in that unequal strife that the southern char actor stood out and elicited ther admi ration of the world. He painted OKI the 'necessity for the building of the ffcth pitan canal and ttie great benefits to be derived from its construction. The Republicans hold out to us fha ship subsidy measure as a compromise. Col. Johnstons also received a bouquet. j)At B.3hopv?llc Blahopvllle. Special.? The Senatorial candidates dlacuased the Issues here Tuesday. The meeting was fairly well attended andtbe interest good: Each aspirant was greeted with aome ftp plana*; A fewminutes after 2 o'clock County Chairman J< A. Rhame called the meet lag to order and introduced the Hqafe X J. Hemphill who Immediately ent^j etf iato the dfacoaalon of the quest km dt territorial eipaahloa aadthe folly of ear gsiaiamsai la attempting to make the fMtpptae Wands a part ef oar yaaaffcma. We far the Qoqth foagfct I were enacted and made adaptable only j to i ho American people. There is really n^ pr*>11| I ?? ns e * -tiv ! t , we ran fern re the Chinese trade and :t ? is not worth having. The Philippine j war has boon ended 15 times avoiding | ^to Republican statements. yet we n I know that the war of subjugation and conquest i? Mill going On and daily our bright Voumk American boys are Win.-; sacrificed. He dosed with an exposure of the ship subsidy measure whieh he char acterize d as a Republican scheme to re- j fund to the eonlrlbutois of the Mi Kin- ! ley eloetlor. fund in the last national election. His mother in law story caught the ?rowd. Kx-(}overnor .John (Jury Kvans in his introduction congratulated the people of Leo county on their manly fight In establishing their new county and the illustrious name given her. This of course called forth prolonged applause. Mr. Eva lis is proud of his uvord In the fight which he i^ade in the years from 1S90 to is*.t7. When he went to Sumter in ISf 7 it was not his intention to run ; in the senatorial campaign, but after ] hearing McLaurin's speech at the open- ? Lug meeting he deemed it his duty as a Democrat to point him out as a 'Repub lican and he went down In defeat fight ing for the principles which you all ad mit la now right. He again referred t n those circulars which were distributed j throughout the country by his enemies. ] All this tnlk about the ship subsiilv j measure is "rot." The Republicans i dare, not pass it. The Cuban and Philip- j pine questions are mere side issues ! compared with the Iniqitous tariff laws j enacted in the Interests of the maim- J fa^tiucrs an., to the d? ninunt the Southern cotton farmer. "Do not sen I a j man to the senate," said h<(. "who ad mits that lie is whipped before he g 'is j there. If the Republicans are in power j that is no reason why we should not I fight them in congress." He touched on the pension frauds j aud the enormous amount paid by the ! South. If elected he premised not to j make his wife his secretary nor put his boy in a fat job. Congressman Latimer felt thr.t Mr*, Kvans' remarks in rcgai d to cowardi.e were meant for him. He reviewed bis j political record since ISS'O. He spoke or ; his conpection with the alliance an I ( his 10 years service in congress. An- j dei?Ron counfv can tell that he is no j coward. Roeausc the Ropuhllcans .ire [ in the majority It is impossible to g j anything they do not care to give, and ; because he had admitted (hut il w:?<? impossible to reduce the taril under these circumstances it war. not cow- ! ardice, as Mr. KVans bad character- j ized it. lie has done all that lit eould for his district and State. IJp repeated his goat and b e hive anecdote and indirectly applied it to Mr. Hemphill, although again he not call him by name. He repeated Iks arguments against imperialism, bi.t expressed himself as being umV 1 fledly in favor of roniuu n ial expan sion. We have too many mcu in coil- ; gress now who are continua'ly taKung ? too much and denouncing somebody. Mr. Latimer spoke with unusual an'- j mation under tlie prods given him bv ! Mr. Kvans. Two parties seem necessary for tliej perpetuation of our government, and j it 15 the duly of the Democrats to flght i for principle in congress even if the Republicans are in the majority. We : will never get what is light and just , until the Republicans are defeated. If elected to the senate he promised, j even if in a hopeless minority to con- j tinue to fight for the cause of Democ racy. He spoke of imperialism and ex- < pansion and said the best way to de : cide these measures is t<? bring, the in j home and apply them to ourselves. 'He spoke of the outlootf for Democratic j success in the fall fractions. Col. George Johnfcfono in his own way argued the impracticability of in- , corpornting the Philippine Islands into' on iti union of States, whose vote would, at all times be in the interest e.f the j foreigner and alien. Trade would be ; all that wo could gain, and to get it ' Christianity and the Declaration of In- 1 dependence must bo trampled under j foot. ? | ? .His word painlmg of the iniquity of | the Philippine war was a fine piece ol i oratory! He concluded with his usual argu- I ment in favor of building the isthmian j canal and the advantages to the j southern trade. Congressman Klliott feels that ho. 1? | getting back on his native heath. Years ago Lee county, formerly a part i of^-SUHwt*1!*, was in the black district, and the votes of these people helped tn , ovivcome the big black majorities in | tjioilawer counties. He took the ground that the Demo- ' crrfts in congress aro doing and ac- j eomplishlng much even if in the ml- i nority. - Ho spoke of the Crumpack:i i bill, which on account of the pro- j nounced opposition of the Democrat:*.! has not and cannot become a law. l!<-i spoke of^everal measures which jue J tied up in congress on account o.' j Democratic opposition. Hence the criticism of the gentleman (referring: to Mr. Kvans) is unjust to the mem- j hers in the house. He expressed sur- j prise nt the uncalled for criticism by an untried man In the national oon gres?i>He thopght that we Ifad at legist one. senator In the United States con gress. He spoke of the trusts anfl the protecting Influence throwif' around them by the Republican administra tion. " THE STATE <A?PAIGN At Charleston. Charleston, 8pecial? AtSjoVlock Sat urday afternoon the candidates. re freshed by Charleston'* salt sea breeze* a good night's rest, some good fare, gathers^ at Hibernian Hall, where the meeting waisto be held. Chairman James H. Thayer called the meting to order with brief remarks. The hsll -was welV JMled, the audience being brr' ger than Is asual here. Chairman Thayer presented Mr. O; B. Martin as the flrSt speaker, candi date for flute Superintendent of Bdn* cailoa^Yr. -Martin bega* ttrowiag bo JSMi at OuMHpa, "great metropolis Mahiui-s ?al and work a.ul.^u.Nvl^n | ho said it w is time for a chnnM . nor tcnow* from T*r >r CooK. of the ? ? > board of r ducat Ion. that ft< opt : Ion oj t .. V t books was made without n / | knowledge ?'.' Mr. Martin repi?? |h/t , j,0 -aid not know how my fihnd / Mr. Coil; ho would ?<" ?!><; To the further question by M?- M ?) ban. *no you Knmv t!mt th * 1 ernor. In cntlro disregard of ea. npolnted..t)iis Stat.' boa ? . ? Martin replied fcttinnutivW.r Mr. Maj tin was heard wnth interest ami closed ,r"',oo,lu?a ?* ,r..0U-.l ?i.l. *<*'? annlnt'se. Mr. MoMahan is a ptnfeit.y fair ami square speaker ami began *?> saying nice thing* about whoso claim? he bad n?- ??> bee nlmr fercnl. llo Wbubl not discuss Issius. hut principles an. I purposes of edma laVwort. K.', ,o?.,d .IwuKh. ?;< sentiment, he said. make 1. a to. manhood ami wenianhoo. . I. dm Mum the foundation of all that maki s State groat. grand and glorious. lb . would rather improve the ' i ho neople than anything else. rt ! ; v? . ?!??..?? om; who only thinks ot what is popular a drag upon public Improvement and pi? - tress His "Hrst and only purposi ia To trv to do something fol my Mate ?, said ho had faith in jthe people, trust in their breadth nWproR ts?M e ness. "Our public school system w as inaugurated tinder ^Vpo* ;ba^* 18158, not by the best Am ot oui Mat . Now is the time to/U ?>?? meat, to seo nocessailehanvos In h? n S?" try to m-ikP the\tice bettor. M closed in the u..?lst ol ' xv 1 i bis full share of applavtbe. Candidates /or office if I General camo next. Mr. K. ? >l 1 y opening. He made P/tty ll * Binie earnest speech, yfiarging g.oja regularities In this office, and said lo would quit the raeo before in entb all> lnirt ing anyone's feelings. " c would continue to expose inegularitus here In a protons report it was stated hat Mr. Hrookcr^aid Mr. Derbam. f oMhrr olio of his two elerks was olott M,. -would" be chiefelerk whcn ho meant to say, "could be chief ^k. Mr A W. Jones. the next sptakct, showed the importance of this work. its details cxt<MinR i",,? ovi;'.> |V p] nient of executive work . ' wnstofl no time i)^w(?rds but ha>h enough to Show 1% fitness foi the of "'snintor W. 11. Sharpo ? j?mo noitPj made a taking speech. He. was ( anv way connected with tho office n-)J; he said, although he soon oxpo<t?d t?? l.o and would administer sm-h lavs as | w;<Ve eiKKfttd by tho I.eglslature. He i .< -eived eh' ers and applause. Mr C h Walker, a modest tspeaKei, forcible in sincerity of utteran.e < ml Knowb-duo of his M?bJo?-l ? J"' ? , next. Again ho gave a rccltul of the buslnr-BS allnlra of . a bu?'?eif "tt ^ Had not. as-soino. inastcicd tht. ma ehlncry of this all Important offl ?, but was yet a student in the tax do partmrut of South Carolina^ (AP "l^ now lira- f"r O, <? rad*> of tho candidate's for the offl<o ?)f Adjutant OtMicral. aud forward thay marched. Col. J. C. Boyd mado h ? Bpeech. icceived his applause, to the ri'ar marched, while Dr. C.corge Ooug lnss House, who has a military ti1,r n* well as military training, took lila stand Hr. House* was promoted fionij corporal to captain In an1 "army com-, nanv," and last night he was given a Uaitv reception. The applause in creased when Hie, speaker announced that "? very lining had a silver cloud , Col. .loan 1). Frost came next and seemed to capture the crowd. He made a fine speech and a similar Impression and when ho retired hnd to appear n?'ain and tender pleased ncknowledg meats to enthusiast:? applause Tho candidacy of Capt. John M. Pat rick and Mr. Paul B. Ayor was an nor.m ed by Chaidr.ian Thayer. State Treasurer B. H. Jennings ap pea red on the scene, rmade a brief speK'h, retired in favor of various can didates who were not ^o fortunate, and g<;t cordial applause apd welcome. Candidates for railroad commissioner next came in the ring, .Mr. W. Uoyd Kvans. first. Mr. Evans is studying the question, keeps posted, fires into Mr. NVilborn and keeps things moving. He interested his hearers by giving them facts and figurea relativo to the busi ness of Charleston and was cheered and applauded. Mesarn. A. C. Jepson and II. J. Kinard came next, followed l>y Mr. J. Q. Mob Icy, who made a hit. Mr. .1. C. Wilborn, who "had to reply to nine nun in five minutes, 'V made a speech on .the defensive and did not seem to have the crowd. Mcpsrs. J. O. Wolllng. J. A. Cantdei and P. L. Caughmnn all made good spcci lies and were well received, but Mr. H. II. -Prince caught the crowd and made a somewhat sensational speech , Among other statements of a direct and -well put speech Mr. Prince made the statement that the penalties, II rollected from daily violations of laws) on this subject, would annually pay the entire salaries of the railroad commis sioners. Mr. Prince was enthusiasti cally received and made an Impression. CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR NEXT. , - Dr. Tttwrnrrman, randtrtate for Gov-j ernor. came text and was applauded. Dr. Tlmmertnan made his speech ?? has been previously reported, clearly defining his positions op all issues. He gave bis record, * long and honored one, -waa asked' A question or so, gav? straightforward replies and closed rfmid cheers. . Mr. M. F. Ansel was next Introduced and was greeted with cheeriL Mr. An sel la a clear and interesting a peaks r and was well - received. Ha g*>a fctfr message from the Piedmont ? "Anael 4p r Gov A-nor"? defined his platform, aa has been published,' took wall with the -crowd; tot waa evidenced by Ttre i> Vlause he won. Capt. D. C. Hayward aroae mid i storm of cbsara and applaase and Many "Hurra ha for HferwtfNKf 1 appear as a candidate? "^Oot U^Mrw," interrupted a. rotoa from tM crowd. Capt Hey ward made om ot hie * or. Col Talls'l nv as well received ami ho made 8 good .'peoch, which was fre quently applauded Col ?.?*nt?rt ail dressed himself vigorously to the ?*^> i usslou of questions incident to th<? oe* ? asion and wfts applauded when ho stated h e was m favor of t l*o dispen s.ir.v law and. woul?! try to enforce it in Chitrhvlon should ho >?o elected Governor, ( \pplause. I t til. I albeit had some sparring with one or two in dividual* in tho audience, who woie asking questions. One especially in sishul upon knowing if ho was "in fa vor of letirg the mill presidents have entire charge of educating our chil dren." Tho audience was still large when Lieutenant Governor Tillman began his speech With brief preliminaries i oncoming his other opponents Col. Tilhuan woul for CoiiBV^biuuu 1ft! bert ami his long record as an oftlec holder. In the first place he consid ered him dead now, so far as this race was concerned. Talbert, ho said, had held Office < ver since he could remem ber He again assailed him for not be ing on duty at Washington, where, though mm h needed, South Carolina now has onlv one Congressman John ston on duty. He is drawing $5,000 i annually to look after the interests of | his constituents and here he is, look ing after his own. he said. About the only time he evojs shows up in Washington Is on pay day. h ? added. Heading from a tl'JllJsrrl..1l, which lie had Inst received Col. nil man cited Cougrctfjtunn Talbert s i c cord as follows ' In the 53rd Co.i gross, introdm ?d six bills; none ie ported; none passed. The filth ( on gross, two sessions, live hill* intro duced; none reported; none passed. Tho f.r??h Congress, three sessions, four la i i;> .1,1. oducedv none reported; nono passed. In the fitHIr Congress ho did manage to get in a small bill U? pay a deputy e dlecto,- of internal rovonno, Possibly it was in view of tho fact that ho thought lie was of no value in Washington, that Col. Talbert now Jntfulgod this .vacation at home. Col. Talhert talked of favoi ing an Appropriation for >onr exposi tion. ITo "did, but rrhfortunatoly every speech ho nuikcn generally kills a bill. Ask your committee who wont t'? Columbia what I did as Lieutenant Governor. I aided thorn in seeming $[,0,000 and with others did valuable work for your grand exposition in ICdge fie Id. A bill is now pepnding In Washington for SJLAO.OOO for the relief of your expopslptlon (Illicit, and where fs my distinguished friend. Col. Talbert? Tonight 1 am the. ring mas ter of the circus, but the star perform er who Just preceded me surpassed Johnnie Lc.wlow in his palmiest davs." Col. Tillman r< ferred to bin services in the I lore a Creak Valley la bor -fionbb's ; answered a question re ganling bis worn on the bill putting vestibules on street cftrs and ho closed a fine effort, splendidly 1?U\ j amid apph?u: e.M ? Immediately at tho eonchtslon ot Col. Tillmnn'r spnern CnnRrepsman Talbert stopp*l foiwaid for k reply. Col. Tillman Ftit.-l thai he had no objection to a reply at the propel* time but objected to this regula*. thing of Talbert's making another apeecli in reply when his time was up. The audience was leaving an l_! amid some ronfusion CnT. Talbert ron tinned a rttatonjent. saying ho had boon on duty ten years, and Imd never been absent, except when lie. or some member of his family was sick. He further stated that ho was paired, which was equivalent to a vote; and mentioned several bills ho said lie had passed. Hi^pod thftt lie di.l not object to linvhu? his record vontlllated, and was wilting to he judged by It. . COL. JOHN T. SLOAN. Col. John rl . Hlonn ,mado a good speech and paid a high tribute to Charleston, where ho said tho first impulses to patriotism had boon stirred in his heart when the first gun of the war was fired, t'ol. Sloan tola of his war record and -lijs record ill tho l/cgis ati.ro where be had always boon a firm friend <f Charleston, which had given him over 2,000 votes in the la j. election, and no felt sure would do H-eS. better fo.- him thei time. In reply to questions propound ed Col. Sloan safd that ho believed " the right, of everyone to orgnni/.e am ho thought that a child labor bill should bo passed to prohibit the em ployment of children under I- years of aze. Mil. COM3 L. HMSASti. Mr. Colo L. Ulea.se was t !?*? next speaker. |f<? did not wait for any questions to be asked him, hut de clared at oneo (Jiat ho was in* favor of a child labor hill, of hlcnnlr.1 ses sions of the Legislature and ?f th3 Inborlng f lashes organizing to pro teet themselves from (he oppression of trusts and corporations, in re gard to the schools Mr. HI ease said that ho bolirved in the white .man's taxm being devoted to the education of white children. He favored the dis pensary law as it stands today and (f elected Governor he Would enforce the law In Charleston a:i well as in the country. Mr. TTTeflse aPthls point got Into a wordy comhat with Mr. Clary. Mr. Please having called on Mr. CJary to define his position on the dl?penpary question, Mr. Gary said {hat as each county gd* the profit fronr> its own dis pensary sales there' wire no reason why any county should have a dispen sary if K did not want It. "If you don't wint a dispensary In Charles ton," said Mr. Gary, "you oughtn't to have It.*' There was great applause from the^audience at this, and Mr. Dlesee then declared that it was the (Irat time Mr. Gary had ventured to declare himself on the subject. Mr.' Gary, in reply, said that Mr. Blease had formerly told him he waa ln.f~' vor of local o pUoe, hut sow he hi chanced hls^tttfoe. Mr. BMass d ct*l this outright, and there was confid ersble sparring for a time between the two, until Chairman Thayer finally succeeded In getting thereto take tMllL gmf and let ths speeches pro /caed. c. ' Tha hear wm very lata, and 4ms* of th*??anple had left wheal the For Attorney ~ IWL sistant to the Attorney (lenorai for four years and ^as thoroughly famil iar with the: i!uTir.K of tho ollico. Tlu? lime ha I onto, ho said, for Charles ton to asser*. i t sc If ftKftin in tho poll deal Held of the State and ho would always do all ho could to assist hor c auso. Mil. W. \\ STKVNNSON. Mr. \V. !?'. Stevenson made a tolling speech. lie referred to his six years' record in iho LcgliltatUt'O and said that lie had noon a friend of Charles ton when j ho needed friends. Ho h:i>l been as.* vlate l with ovor.v industrial enterprise in his native town and with tho building m' the Seaboard Air Lino from Cluv.tor to Columbia, anil he hoped Charleston would also soon possess a competing 1'Ue In the Sea board Air Lino to assist hor. As a la boring man himsclt he believed in la hor organizing to protect Itself, and he had, always voL d for ehlld labor bills fn the Legislature. v Mil. J. T. CTANTT. Mr. (lantt, a candidate for Secre tary of State, said 6that there had boon no mudsllnging in that race. Th > oandidatos were old friends and it was only, a question of ability. He had served three years as assistant to the 'Secretary of State and had ttc coinplislud many reforms in tho pre servation and protection of the State records, and had prepared tho splendid exhibit at the exposition. Tho United States owed South Carolina $2,000,000, he said; tho records were there to substantiate it, and ho promised if elected to see that something was done in the matter. COL. J. HAItVKY WILSON. Col. J. II. Wilson, "the war horse of the House of Representatives/' made a good speech, lie said that tho records of tho Legislature proved that he was a friend of Charleston. llo\had voted and worked for the ex position and he admired the plucU and enterprise of the men behid It. Ho had carried Mr. (inhtt'ifci bill through the House in relation to tho Secretary of State's dtllce. He had thn unanimous endorsement of the voters of Sumter and Lee counties. He had no diploma, but he had left college to enter the army, and had followed tho flag from oKrt Sumter to Appomattox, and had always served his State with out the hopv or expectation of re ward, / Col. j. t. aijstin. Col. .1. T. Austin was the last speak er. He said that Charleston had a glorious heritage and no city had pro duced so many great men. as Charles* ton had done. He favored all lawn that were for the betterment, of South Carolina. He had served ten yars in the Legislature, was a member of the Wallace Louse and of tho Constitu tional Convent ion and felt that ne was tho nuu. for the place. At Wntt-.'f buro. Wallerhoro, Special. ? The State cam paign putty spok" here Monday to a I airly good audience. The speeches were so nearly the same as on former occasions that any ' report, of them would be only repetition of matter with which the public Is already familiar. K 'ng l jd ward. ImpmvJng. London. Hy Cable. ? King lCdward ?passed a good night and his progress towards complete recovery Is uninter rupted. The precautionary measures ordered by his physicians are due to iho necessity for husbanding his si length in vifw of the fatigue of eoionution week. Tne King drove out i from Windsor Castle in a closed car ? ^ in the afternoon, ilo appeared lo be in good health. President Takes Long; Walk. Alexandria, Va., Special. ? President Roosevelt, accompanied by Gen. Leon ard Wood, visited this city Friday af ternoon, arriving here on tho Wash ington ferry boat, at 4:45 o'clock. The two walked baclct to Washington, along the railroad t/acks a portion of the time, and going by way of the Arlington National Cemetery. The President was recognized by many persons ns lie walked through the streets, but there was no demonstra tion. An Injunction. Cleveland, 0., Special. ? The Circuit Couft granted perpetual injunction a^ain^t tlieconstruetlon of the so-call c<l 3-ceut fare street railway In thla rity. The court declared that the or dinance [crantcd by the city council to the promote? of the now company to build roads on at least three of the 17 routes wis inva'ld. Mayor Johnson Is I credited with being back of the 3-cent fare company. The mayor stated today iliat steps would be taken to amend the franchises and a new start takco on l be project. Cummericemtnt of Military Institute. ' 1/exingtoa... Va., Special.? ^he Vir ginia Miliary Instiute commence', ment, which tfiarka the ending of th? 4lxtythird year, begap Sunday. with a sermon by the Ret. Ur* McFaddfen ,of Lynchburg, to the -cadet battalion' preached ln#8tonew*lI Jackaon.jfemp rim Hall. HJgMy (ptereertng military exercises will mark the proceeding*' during the next three days. This yoir'a graduating clasa :? unusually large. Governor Montague and Congress**? DeArtnond, of Missouri, will addrsft them on Wednesday, the final day. \ SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS i (irowlli Rcatonab'y (l##d During the Past Week. The avcrago temperature for ^ho wcok ending Monday, Juno 23, was 70 degrees, which i.s Hjflyhtlv below nor mal The highest /Ivan 07 degree* At Islington und Florence on the 2Ctu, the lowest 01 degree# ?t Liberty on tho 21st. Partly cloudy weather prevailed during the greater portloir of tKe time. The * I mis were generally light* except over limited arena where high winds accompanied thunderstorms, and In Rcnufort county where almost hu ar cane winds prevailed early in tho weok. Tho rain on the 14-i5th were general and heavy over the western half of the Stale, where tho amounts ranged fro:n 2 to over 5 Inches, shading off to 1'^* than an inch In the eastern por tions. There were frequent, scattered showerg ovor the Whole State, except' Ln th Pee Do actions where the flaln ? fall was limited, and where more rain 1 j is badly needed in many places. ! The gropnd has boon too wet to plow in the southeastern countics, especially i in the SalkchjUchle valley, where gras | ny fiol (1h are (beaming com'nOu, but generally tho cTTltlv'atod fields dtfi .stJll elonn, and show \he good effect?* t?f their provlous thorough cultivation. \ The rair.s caused a material Improve* merit in corn and the earliest has abouj nil been laidby In gaod condition. is in "silk and tassel." lister plai lugs Icok promising. Stubblo lands ?i nd bottoms have been planted /ex tensively, with the soil In condition/ for quick germination, Rud worms nt ill ? doing damage, but on the wholo /thorn i.s l< 'm damage by worms than jfereto- ? fore. / The condition of cotton is A'ory fine, except In a few localities wJjfero excess of rain has caused deterioration, and in other localities where lleo'liavo broken ihe hitherto almost porTc/ t stands, and checked Us growth, fiicf are* fast d'8* appearing. Mexican wotjvlls liavo ap- ' pen red in Marlboro county. A'^fffW lleldH have becomo fi.ul with- gnvasSmd weeds. Hlooms have been noVcd in every portion of the State, njid a few pointR report .tho plants blooming freely. Sea-Island cotton made moder ate Improvement. Tobacco made rapid growth, and tho crop is above average coodrtion, but needs rajn In Florence and portiona of Marlon "unties. Topping Is general, but curing has made slow progress. Rico Is a very promising crop. A l uge acreage of peas has been sown on rtubble lands. Wheat ami oats thrash ing is well underway; tho yields of both crops are poor over the ?western half of tho State. The weather was - favorable for transplanting sweet pota toes; slips are scares (n Pickens coun ty. Some peaches arc rotting on tho ' trees. The fruit crop will be a nicylor n.i- one. except, blackberries and plumB wh'ch are plentiful. Pasture.*?, gardens, and other minor critys were greatly 1m. proved by the copicjhfl rainfall and warmer nights. } ? / x ' Coonfcdorate Soldiers Relief Asso ciation of Synth Cnroilua. Within the past If ew .weeks there h?u?rt; hren organized at <<k)lumbla, S. C., a' Confederals. ? AnocColS" ? (ion, the purpose being to provide re- ? lief fcr (lcKtitnte Confederate Veterans ~ In that ijtate. This has been0aecomp- . fished through the Instrumentality, of. Mr. N. W. Brooker, a. confederate vet eran, who has succeeded in farming a very strong organization. Tho aosocia--:^" tion la charteded, having a president, ^ secretary and treasurer, with a- board of managers of tl^e leading business men of the city of Columbia. To com pletc the association for the State it la - - designed that county boards be formed 1 to aid the association in its general work of relief and a Judicious distribu tion of funft^provided for<tho said pur poses. The followjng announcement has befcn published: "In accordance with a resolution of the Confederate Soldiers Hellc'f Association oI^3.-C. afc;_.; its meeting June 5th, inat. I?h?oby~ re spectfully Invito all confederal^ sol diers In this State w<ho are (leAHttite and unable to eafn a support nnd\ho are not sufficiently provided for by tab'*,,., laws of the State to put themselves into communication with this associa tion, it will be understood that the oh- ' jeet of this association Is to provide means of relief for the destitute vet erans and it la doeired by oa-that we I if informed as soon as possible how ijflany of this class are in the Stitfe, so that the proper stdps may be taken1 for their relief. We' take the liberty nf asking the command^ of all ther*. camps In thl^jBtate to aid ate In speed ily getting up | this . Information and furnishinff 'it. Vithln the next few we*ks. ,y ' , i At the said meeting, the kasoclattttft ; also directed the president .to JBfileet three persona at each of tyie Ounty ?; seatfci in the State to eonatlttttepa board for each county, who Wlu WTuTe ~aa?& clatlon in their respective cpuntioa. A?ri~^ cordlngly I hare^concludefl to select the^ chairman of Che penaion Hoard in each county to be chairman board, the additional members* board to be aelectcd later by a cpqJM^' rnce with the said chairman aa I fijtt W through oblige greatly will with confer the ceed campa of their the m them in of B. J