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CAMDKN, S. C AY, A - THE campaign. At Union. I'nlon, Special.? The ianatorlal meet ing was held here lnH$B grove near *h?? graded school building in the pres *?<?? of about 400 people. Nothing of any special interest was developed and the now daily specialty act between hvana and I-atimer with slight varla' tjons called forth cheers for each of the contestants. Sometimes both were cheered at the same time. Theae little ''spits" now come no frequently that the candidates' memories often fall them at critical moments and hence members of the press are called upon to Quote tho record. Bvanfe claims that l*atlmer holds up his record and defies anyone to find even a flaw and he has on more than one occasion driven a four-horse wagon through it and claims to have smashed - it The order of the speaking was re 3sed about a week ago and as a con uence the meetings go off with more ap.'' All the speakers seemed re frshed by the two days' rest but the au dience today was auything but an en thusiastic one. Scarcely more than 10 per cent of the voters in each county have attended the meetings in this campaign. At Spartanburg. Spartanburg. Special? The senatorial meeting was held bore in the grove tu'ar the Episcopal church in tho pres r!K'C of about 7000 people. This meeting has been looked forward in wJth - ""KT*ai deal drnilwesfTor'sf range to Bay Spartanburg caots about the largest vote of all the counties In tho States, not excepting Charleston, Her vote In the last primary aggregated nearly 7, 000 and 'knowing ones assert that the total Vote now is about 9,000. A large portion of this vote is east by the op eratives in tho numerous cotton mills 4ln the county, in /act this same factory Vote all over the Piedmont cuts a large figure in South Carolina politics. This is tho adopted home of ex-Gov ernor John Gary Evans and an ovation was expected but did not materialize. True it is, ho was liberally applauded und cheero;!, perhaps more so than two other candidates who received warm upplause and his speech was closely e. listened to and tho little thrusts at Latimer were enjoyed. Many who ox pected to see the dally tilt between himself and Latimer were disappoint ed, for today thoy seemed to have Juried their grievances and both were on their good behavior in a general xvay. Evans received a large, handsome floral horse shoe bouquet from the Elks of Spartanburg and several other bou quets while Latimer, too, was remem bered by one of /his lady admirers with a handsome bouquet. The Bpeeuhes, while about the same, with slight variations were all well re ceived, and judging from the expros - eions on the faces of many in the au r dience, they were surprised at the ag gregation of brains in the senatorial party. At Gaffney. .Gaffney, Special. ? The meeting here was called to order by the county chair man, CoU'T. B. Butler, at whose, re quest prayer was offered by the Rev. " vW. H. Hodges, of the Methodist church. The first speaker introduced was EX-GOVERNOR EVANS. Ttie laws passed by the Reformers ten years ago aro still on the statute books, and now having accomplished - the work, and now that those days of bitterness are passedoand we can sit down and talk' the matter over calmly and dispassionately. ' '' He told of M^Laurln's treachery to the people who elected him. Evans .elakasu-that he foresaw and foretold thls'flve years ago. ? The raising and rimnufacturing of cotton will always be the bed-rock of South Carolina prosperity. With this ?EVans made his usual tariff reform ar gument. This he believes is the real issue before tho country, and a discus sion of the Philippine question and such issues sink into insignificance ' when compared with this. The money question is settled and the northern States are willing to Join hands with tho south in this light for one of the fundamental pronciples of the Demo cretic party. ? COL. GEORGE JOHNSTONE said he never entered a new county on this campaign but lie felt a pride in the fact that he under the leadership of Hon. George D. Tillman won the fight in the constitutional convention for the establishment of these new counties. Me spoke of the duties and respon sibilities of a United-' States senator and his ideal to which a candidate for this high ofTice must measure. The south'* contribution to the world s wealth from cotton alono since Lee H surrender aggregates nine billion nine * ..hundred and ninety million of dol -lara yet this money is not in . the south' and he, too, made an argument of the tariff. He believes that the masses arc as patriotic In one aection no the other and all that is necessary is to awaken and point out the dangers that are surrounding us, and he be lieves tbat under proper leaderahlp we can arrest this government from the hands of the deapoiler. He told of h a nnhllc service. In behalf of his State 'and his yet undeveloped ambition to wrlto his name on the pages of history. HON. D. S. HENDERSON. Mr. Henderson told of his work In behalf of the formation of Cherokee sounty In the constitutional convefl "3oir. ~ ? .... While he is on the lut quarter of the senatorial race he is as fresh and con- , fident of elettlon aa he has been at. anytlmein 4he race. The issues of tho ... war. were settled more than a thirdoi - a century ago. but the "Republicans turned It into an induatrlal' war which they haVe been wa^fnc against the. south ever since. He 'spoke of commercial expansion advocating It, but ts uncompromisingly i oppoi&I to imperfrt ?spanrten, "Old., -time Pompcrscf is food enough for ns/' paid Mr. Henderson. (This state was followed by prolonged nj> plauae.) . . 'TTT" atop this Philippine war as soon as ?fb& Spaltt had 0* right to sell 4 ^ ' pay oar money Welcome Cuba her a" State ? / again. Theafc quest Ion* will conio up for final settlement during the next lew years, and thin is how wo will vote if sent to the senate. Mr. Henderson told how taxes ure paid to the government. Indirect it is true, but taxation nevertheless Ho again stated his emphatic opposi tion to unlawful combination# of cap! Republican promises are only delu sions when they talk about prosccutlng the trusts which are the offspring of the tariff. He gave his record and asked investi gation from his home people who know him well. HON. J. J. HEMPHILL. Mr. Hemphill Is back In his old con. gresslOnal district and the faces of his audience are nearly all known to him. Had formerly served those people for , n years In congress. He is back to day a candidate for the senate. There has not been a senator from this section of the State down to Kor shaw county since 1831. Henderson ? How about Chestnut? * Hemphill? He was from Kershaw and I said down to Kershaw. "And my friend," added Hemphill, you have never caught on in this race and you never will." (Applause.) Mr. Hemphill spoke of the requisites Of a senator aqd the palmy days of prosperity pWor to 1860 under Demo cratic rule and the men of the south who brought honor to tho nation. He spoke against Imperial expansion. It I is no disgrace to pull down the Ameri "frarr nag ii>'TnT"n^irrT?y w jrr ? It was done with honor both In Mex ico and Cuba. We are "land poor" in America now, wo need more people heie to develop it, and thorc is no ne* cessity for un to go Into the colonial business. While speAklng on the tar iff Mr. Hemphill was interrupted by a fellow who wahtell to know if the government could be run without tcr Iff. This Mr. Hemphill answered by a lucid explanation of the difference be tween "a tariff for revenue," and "a tariff for revenue only." COL. WILLIAM ELLIOTT. When Col. Elliott arose to speak the dinner hour of the people of Gaffney, which i9 unalterably fixed as the laws Of the Modes and Persians, having ar rived, many went out, but Col. Elliott, nothing daunted, proceeded with his speech. Col. Elliott jumped on Mr. IlempldlJL about changing his Speech since com ing into the cotton mill section of the State, declaring that ho had heard him say on at least 25 "stumps" that the Chinese trade was worthless, that our business with that country last year did not amount to more than $77,000 worth of potton goods, which If sold at a profit of 10 per cent, would aggregate only $7,700, which he figured out would amount to only one hunc&edth part or one per cent, profit to every man, wo man and child In the United States, while the truth of the -matter is, we sold to China last year four million five hundred thousand dollariS worth of manufactured cotton goods which Is shown by the statistical abstracts of the United States on page 337. "HE HAD FOOLED THEM." Col. Elliott advised Mr. Hemphill to taks the back track and go and tell these people that he had fooled them. He said Mr. Hemphill tells of the great wealth and advantages of the north and In the no^ct breath about the grarfd manufacturing enterprises of the south. He deplores the lamentations and willlngs of his competitors the gruesome word pictures painted of' the horrible condition of the South." "This, gentlemen," said Col. Elliott. Is all done for affect and tlvey would make you believe that they will turn the world over If you will elect them to the senate." He spoke of his work in congress and testified to tho unanim ity existing in the Democratic ranks Apart from his political work he be lieved in getting every dollar possible from the treasury for tho permancw* upbuilding and improvement of his State, and if elected he would continue In this work. He briefly reviewed his work in his district and told of the confidence and trust imposed in him by the people who know him bctl. CONGRESSMAN LATIMER at tho afternoon meeting made his usual speech giving an account of his stewardship from the flme^ he went Into public life ten years xgo He"*1 spoke under more or less excitement oc casioned by the incident at the closing of tho morning moeting. The crowd lis tened to him closely and cheered him at the close. Nothing new was saia tnat~ has not already been published only that Mr. Evans had been complaining that he tired of holding the calf while the others were sucking the old Re form cow dry. This the people must de cide and from their actions he had some to the-conclusion that the people thought that about the only office that Evans was not fit for was that of "calf holder." ? ^ At Yorkvllle, Yorkville, Special.? -The Senatorial candidates spoke here Saturday. The meeting was peaceful and without sensational developpnent. Tho audi ence was a fairly good one and the speakers were given good attention with same applause. THE STATE CAMPAIGN At Conway. Conway, Special ? About 400 voters were present here ? no ladles. Theso were.unterlfled_ijiL?fi?rttf prest In Inter eat, not at all demonstrative. Jokes ancient or modern ? were below par. Chairman McDermott, Impartial and courteous to all, did not consider time to precious, plenty of candidates and - ample timt. The visit here end ^ to Myrtle Beach made decided) y^ one' of the most jpleasaqt meets of the cstb Kpalgn. Ths party was met at the sta tion pf County Chairman .McDermott. who assigned. In hospitable welcome, pleasant homes to all. TU m4to| irf letter . by Wllbourn after MoM?y haul aaked for it. brought vigorous rejoinders from Mobley, who ?sid South Carolinians would not ac cept dictation Trou northern vmUroa* osptUllsSs. Ha also statsd that ths em* jrssr ******* aid in reriectlqxtf At half past t<Mi Chairman J. A. M< - Dermott called meeting to order, re questing Rev'. j. W. Elkins to invoke divine blessing The preacher prayed "God to give Ms men who fear Thee, and who e^obevv evil." Candidates for office of conipt roller general enmo fl.'ST today, Mr. Walkei leading In strong business speech; heard with appluu.se. Senator Sharpe here for the first (line; attentive!} heard. Mr. Jones a,\uin gave l?;.?iness presentation of his claims; applause. Col. Brooker, last speaker, repeated his experiences on sinking fund commis sion and agal#Hhartf<>(| lna opponents with bartering office for voU.s. Mr. Walker admitted having promised to continue Miss Maher in office, no other such promise. Mr. Brooker was point ed in his remarks concerning these charges. Military men seeking appointing! as adjutant general of South Carolina now swept the field. Col. Frost h ading concluding amid applause. Capt. Pat rick next to the front, followed by I)r. filing last to the front. Candidates for office of railroad coin mlssloner now took charge of the meet ing, running schedules for themselves ? and all others Interested. Runs were bumped along on a tram road, so to speak today. Mr. Caugbman flraj speakor, gave rates, denying that rates on l?ai tobacco wcro higher In South Carolina than in North Carolina, and not lower, as tated by Mr. Wilborn at ? Darlington. Called on Wilborn for de nial and proof. "Cannier of Tlrzah" made his run, to the evident pleasure with "a starched, ironed, spiced and perfumed speech." Mr. Wolling now heard on business aspect of the office. Mr. ^jlborn made usual run at usual rate of speed. Charged Mobley with voting against appropriation for public schools. Mr. Prince abont. Mr. Mob ley next, submitting conditions to prove hie vote agaiuat appropriation referred to by Wilborn, was in favor of low taxes. Asked Wilborn for letter from United States railroad commission introduced, ?t Marion. Refused,, Mr. Wilborn saying it was private proper ty. Mr, Klnard next gave business facts and figures. Mr. Jepson's straight run ? one of his best ? witnessed with closest attention. Mr. Evans made last run, closing the entire sche'dyle with attentive hearing and transferring the meeting again to Chairman Mc Dermott. "Mr. Wilborn now read "letter ~ ~Mf7~ Mobley had asked for. Miy Mobley asked for dale of lettcpr February given and statement^?rade by Mr. Mobley. /: ,4 By permission /of others concerned Lt. Gov. Tillman now made his speech, In order to catch lan early train. Be fore discussing newspapers and issues, thanked his opponents for privileges accorded him, thyii asked for promo tion by record jviuP precedent. Read his remarks wheji/'sworn into office or lieu tenant governor, then resolution of thanks passed by senate. Then on to his oponents ? no criticisms whatever to make against them. Have tried to eerveyou as best I could, running on merits, with thanks for past support. References to office holding of Talbert, Tlmmerman and Ansel. Then to Hey ward and bis farm. Criticisms "made in most pleasant spirit." Issues dis cussed as before. Referring to fact that "Heyward had never' held, office and he feared he never would." Voico frorii crowd: "Yes, he will." "Poor deluded friend," said Col. Till man. "There are a good many of us," said a representative citizen from the in terior. Candidates for offlc.6 of lieutenant governor now, H<jn. Mr. Blease leading. His clear-cut speech interested his Horry friends. Col. Sloan would de tain hungry voters for a few moments only and so detaining he entertained. Time up? speaker down; applause. Mr. Gary gathered the crowd around him and his speech was heard with atten tion and interest. ' \ After an }"*?rmIssion .x an hour for dinner speaking was resumed. Candi dates for the office of attorney general were first speakers. Mr. Stevenson ve?jr briefly presented some of the rea sons! Why he should be attorney gen eral fcf South Carolina with discussion of business and official ? record. Col. Gunter presented his claims In similar manner, giving record as assistant at torney general and as member of the Stat^ executive commitlce. Candidates for the office of secretary of state. Messrs. Austin, Wilson and fGant, were heard in the order named. Col. Wilson said that as chairman of the -ways and means committee he was not responsiDre ror amount or tax levy. The legislature makes appropriations and the ways, and means committee sums up and then Axqs the levy. What he said Saturday was that tho secretary of state had nothing to do with this. Closed with applause. ? Mr. Gantt showed what business management of this oflce would do. Treasurer Jennings was hfiArd from by letter. .J"? : Tho candidates lor the office oi su perintendent of education came next. Mr. McMahan was heartL.wJth tho very closest interest in a strong presentation of educational nede and developments. Applauded. Mr. Martin followed and made strong presentation of his side of tho question. Cheers and applause. Gubernatorial candidates were now presented. Mr. Ansel came first. Showed the 'men on the seashore a mountain booster and let them hear the speech this sort of a South Carolinian would make. Mr. Ansel held the close attention ot his bearers throughout hi* speech and he and Bro. Crafford togeth er bade farewell to the audience and laughter and some applause. Dr. Timmerman next^addressed the noble yeomanry of Horry county. This is His third visit to a people like bis home people. Gere reasons that em boldened bin to "aek for elevation as governor." Presented issues and record and duties of office. Dr. Tlmmerman referred again to Col. Talbert'a state ment, "letting negroes run their own schools as they do their churches," re iterating bis criticism made al Marlon. If Col. Talbert has changed his mind be should say so. Some applause at close. Col1*" That ho leaves a $5,000 Job hikI h $8,000 one 1? argument iu his favor. He is not in favor of taking one brick from colleges but is so much in fuvor of public schools that he dees not want to seo them Buffer. Has not changed but opposed to- division of taxes. Re iterates his former assertions about white and colored taxes saying that he meant that after these funds are ex haunted then let Cuffy raise his own funds and get htlA own teachers, run his own school*, ?''Good applause at close and at intervals during his speech. It was late in the afternoon and a crowded houso unmistakably showed why the audience remained unbroken, when ('apt. lleyward was announced. Cheers and appiauae. strong nil over the houso with numerous hurrahs, for Heyward. All came In full volume as he stepped forward. Capt. Heyward presented his candidacy, discussed is sued and progress of South Carolina frequently interrupted with resound ing applause, heard with undivided in terest. Cheers at close. At Georgetown. Georgetown, Special.-- Th* George town meeting wua few in numbers above the average In condensed Intelli gence. great in Interest? most gener ous in applause. The candidates hnd tb walk the pl*nk to gt-t hferb and the fllKo of the audience was a suggestion Of this reeling. No ladies were present and audience was moving, speakers catching thenj like the old negroes flsh trap? "cumin' and gwlno," never ex oecdlng 200 voters? outside figures. While Mr. Clary was speaklnx in' re. pci'blil'c r f) Fffs fexpftflifncS' Sa speaker of tho house a voice asked: "You would not run in any bogus telegrams would ydu ?'; Hoyward's reception amounted to ah ovation, Col. Talbert's speech also be ing well received. ChaJrman Hender son, most courteous and capable, was impartial and satisfactory to all. Leaving Conway, after a moat pleas ant Visit, the enjoyment of which was doubled by attentions from Chairman McDermott, Mr. D. A. Splve? anrt others, the campaigners journoyed on ward. Tho trfp to Georgetown, on the Wac. camaw. river, is one that is pictur esquely beautiful. Fn Joy able and de lightful at any time it is certainly so when Messrs .Roed Whit ford, W. A. James and Capt. "Dick" Dusenb.ury arc at the wheoi, In pilotage delightful. - "Arriving- nt Georgetown, ttrcr little army of campaigners did lively skir mishing, for stopping places. This whs, at' last, successfully accomplished, some going to Pawlcy's Island and en joying dips again In the salt sea waves. At 11 o'clock the candidates, con stitutlng at the beginning almost a ma jority of the audience, repaired to the court house. , t First, to the beach, first in speeea and first in seeking the votes of their countrymen were the 'candidates for office of adjutant genera Pat rick, with military salute airtir bevity of speech,* led, followed by Col. Boyd, applause. Dr. Rouse next, some ap plause, flowers. Then Col. Frost, greet ed with appaluse and hand-clappings, closing with this in generous bestowal. Mr. Ayer absent. Tho candidates for office of railroad o6m'ixftestoners now once more on the track] '''iBa^sIer of Tirzah," first, who thoiight'thfKafldlencc might be larger, but scarcely more Important. Business run by Mr. Canslcr, similar one by Mr. Wolling, applause. Meters. Wllbora and Price absent. Mr. Mobley next, giv ing at length, as below, his reason fpr voting against additional tax of $100, 000 for public school tax. Concluded with hand-clapping and applause. Mr. Kinard offered 18 years business cxpe rience and public record as guarantees of his fitness for tho office sought, ap? plause. Engineer Jepson's clean run ? -J best ever made ? applauded. Mr. Evans . on the track, run made with Interest, concluding with hand-clappings and applause. I.-ast run made by Mr. Caugh utan, well applauded. Mr. Mobley was very explicit In stat ing his record on voting against the additional school fund of |100,000, be cause the farmers then had passed through a disastrous year impoverisn Ing them so that ordinary taxes were hard to pay. He favored each county making such levy as was wanted for thoir own schools? not raising taxes over the entire States, as provided in the bill defeated in the legislature. He always favored the force schools, had aided them all in his power and had always voted for tho usual State levy to sustain iiieiu. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR., Candidates for office of lieutenant governor next presented their claims $r suffrage* Col. Sloan coming first amid applause. Recalling glorious past history of Georgetown, Col. SlOan came lo Its progressive present. On with his speech, interrupted with applause and so concluding. 1 - Mr, Gary next speaker, with rather unusual introduction, maae his speech. This vigorously done, Interrupted with applause, coming strong at close. Mr. Blcase, closing thlft candidacy had pleasant words concerning George town's past and present before dis cussion of candidacy. I<et Georgetown fight for white supremacy? push the wheel to the winning post or smash every spoke in it. States his platforui fairly and squarely; interrupted* also, with applause, this greying his closing remarks. Amid the familiar surroundings of the temple of Justice, Messrs. Gunter and Stevenson respectively presented their claims as candidates for the office -of-ftHetaey general. A&sostant Attor | ney General Gunter was attentively heard as he recounted his services and presented hi* 'claims for promotion; This especially, true as he dlscujteed great trust question and his record o* this. Applause renewed at conclusion. Speaker Stevenson, beginning hte speech amid some to'nd clapping, had more of this aa he progressed. He dis cussed official and Democratic record, increased amount and distribution of State funds and hilef statement or ms candidacy- Heard with interest, cl?*d wllh applauM. Once again jtfce great seal of mate Turn s" reaching tor the great seni in Hplte of tho fili t (lint. "dinner time" had rrlved; applause. Treasurer Jeiining#' letter van now load McMAHAN AND MAKT1N Then came Mr. Martin, candidate for office of St nte superintendent of edu cation. Mr. 'Martin with Introductory' romarks regarding hit* interest in eduy cational affairR, went on to dlscussloi) of his Issues. These nro Issues in th<> interest of economy. After discussing these, Mr. Martin referred again to the Plokcnt editorial and to the report of his position made yesterday. There were two edltorluls which Mr. Martin discussed serlatum, tirnt one entitled "No Favoritism Wiiiited<"' 1 1 in name not mentioned in this? an Issue be tween Superintendent McaMhnn and those 'who ulleged favorltsm. The secpnd editorial on "The Text llooka Matter." Mr. Martin saying that it took his poponent to task for saying he did not have mtte to examine the hooks he fore adoption. At this Juncture Mr. McMahan read from manuscript ex tract from Pickens paper Baying It must have pay for boosting candidates. Mr. Martin replied that "it did not boost him, but blistered you." Your correspondent unintentionally did Mr. Martin great injustice In not knowing that his remarks that his name was not mentioned had no reference to an? oiher of these editorials. Mr. Martin's spoech and statement today was re ceived with cheers and continued ap plause. Mr. McMahan was next presented, UJhn before, entirely acquitted Mr. Martin oTTH vTIT7r"TtnTrmnfr XTr mr "wren ? the editorials in question, accepting his statement to t lint effect. Mr. Mc Mahan In discussing the sluation in volved as to these editorials was inter rupted by Mr. Martin. Mil McMahan made his plea for educational system, method and progress, amid closest at tention. When his timo was up. re quest from Cal. Walter Hazard, in be half of the audience, seconded by Mr. Martin, for further time, was granted. Concluded this extension amid. . ap plause. / f * Candidates for the offlre oj^ comp troller general now heard, Mr. Sharp speaking amid laughter, applause and cheers. Mr. James followed^ III busi ness presentation of the subject. Ap plause. Mr. Brooker next, renewing charges that laws -were violated In re gard to tax laws In this office. Brooker Interrupted by' JonesT spying ilTi8"~WnH before he worked In the office. Also Interrupted by Sharpe, In relation to Drooker's advocacy of soldiers' home. Reply by Brooker isaylng hq waB try ing to relieve old soldiers. Mr. Brooker stated that comptwdler gonor&l is re quired by law to emloct insurance fees and pay same ove/ to treasurer as fast as they are /colle/tcd. Treasurer's re* port shows fhar payments aggregating $12,000 were made to hlin in October, November and December, 1899. For the year 1900 paid in September $13,000. In 1902 paid in July $11,850, this' last-' amount being paid 20 days after Mr.f, Broofer bad asked In this compaignk; his opponent about this matter. Inter-; est on money thus unlawful detained at 7 per cent, would amount to over , $1,500. Made no charge of criminality/ but sp&kt for the interests of the peo ple. Mr. Walker was the last speaker. Had nothing to do wjth the matter re ferred to by Brooker. Gave bMBlnesfl discussion to subject. Applauded. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES at last had a chance. Dr. Timmerman came first. Would not indulge in sopho moric declamation nor tell ? Jokes in pursuit of high and honorable offlco. Was no Joke teller. Experience in of fice. qualification for office, responsibil ities of office would be discussed. Then on to facts and figures. Lunacy incroas Ing every year. Dr. Timmerman wag heard attentively. Applauded at close. Lieut. Gov. Tillman was absent. His unavoidable absence was explained alid Congressman -Tnlbert was introduced amid app'-auge. col. talbbTrt began with a good Joke and apprecla-^ tlve words for this grand and historic* old county. Continuing. Col. Talbert made his speech, discussing the ques tions. telling good Jokes and entertain ing his hearers. Again stated hlg white tax scheme, wan applauded at intervals during his speech; roundly applauded at close. CAPT. HEY WARD. Applause, hand-clapping, yells and continued cheering greeted the Intro duction of Capt. Heyward. When this subsided Capt. Heyward. with, intro ductory words., explaining that be felt at home when he saw these rico fields. Felt that anywhorc in South Carolina ? we are all South Carolinians. Geor getown's pant is glorious, but George town does not live In the past. Growth and progress shown to be In Jteeping with advanced progress of oin* State. TJien on to candidncy and plantform. .Needless to urge South Carolinians to stand upon Democracy. Capt. Heyward was hc^mi with closest attention, was Interrupted with applause, retiring ?mld loud and long continued applause and cheers. M? I gnriuloui ftljAii. Th* most DQDuiotni fO? rwll teOilft Ma' MR. ANSEL was the last speaker. Greeted with band-tlappinR. This "mountaineer hoosier" was glad to see low country South Carolina. No time to discuss Is sues, but % ill Rive a few planks, though it was time for the doxology and ben ediction, * All of us should be proud of the race we belong io? the' Anglo-Saxon. Mr. Ansel labored under the disadvantage of being the last speaker, with no In termission for dinner. Remaining ones paid closest attention U? hie discussion of Issues In presenting his candidacy. Next Bro. Crafford," amid laughter and^ applause and cheers. . Kingftic? . ? . Kingstree, SpeciaJ.? The fox ty of. State candidates discussed tn? issues here Saturday before an audience or 500. tfo.-a.sw developments, and the applause waa about equally distributed among the candidates. _ ^ PALMETTO CROP BULLETIN. (Icneral Review off Condition* Olven By Correspondent* The temperature averaged nearly normal during the weok ending Mon day, August ISt It. with a mean of 7S ilegrec.s, a maximum of 102 degrees at Anderson on the Wth, ftnd a minimum of 62 degre?yf at (l|lumbla on the 16th. The first ijArt of the warmelt', and rOol. The VunbliU/ he week wan much lie close of tt quite o was deAclent to a slight. Imt nW harmful. extent. High wind* accompanied thunderstorms on !ho Mtlt and l.r?th, doing considerable damage to crops and buildings over much of the western half of the State. Deal met lye hail occurred In Anderson, IMckens, Orcenvllle, Saluda, Union. York and Kmvdiaw counties, with less damuKlng halt in a number of other ;ountlra in the northern half of the State. . x... tt ui ii fell somewhere on every day cpt the 13th and 17th, heaviest on tin: llth and 15th. and most general jver the central portions of the State. Vhe rains did noi reach the eoasl except as light showers, and there were localities in the middle Savannah valley that had no ruin. Many places hi the central and northehstern sec tions had from 2 to nearly 1 Inches, mil iht* average for the State was 1.82 I n i dies. TIT csc 'rain# Vore*"veT>^T>7neficlal lo pea?, eWeet potatoes, forage crops, late ;?< ifn and cotton, and for putting the Kill Into good condition for fall plant ing of vegetables and truck, Early corn Is being gathered in {daces. and all fodder has been stripped from it. Some fodder was spoiled by the rains, Young corn, and that plant ed on bottom lands improved material* ly. and are generally quite promising Wh'Te the rains were light or absent, the corn crop Is very poor. v The rains did not help early cotton fm sandy soils, and It continue^ to rust Hid to shed all but nearly-^,* mature (foils, with some premature Vopenlng. f/ste cotton, And that planted on clay fry soils has started a new growth, and tontlnues to bloom, Tne new growth will put on a top e'rop, but many cor f**pondents do not believe that .this wHUtave-Um^-to mature -te?for? Mature bolls are opening fast, and picking has begun In all sections. This work will be general In the next ten ?lays. Scaisland cotton continues to bloom, but needs more rain. Very lato tobacco was Injured Iti places by the heavy raln^^the last curing Is nearly finished. harvest will begin in a week or two. Upland ilce has Improved slightly. Forage crops will be better than expected, es fatally pons and grass. .Sweet pota Liorfl and cane gained materially. Tur 'n I p sowing Is underway, but where sown earlier, poor stand have been secured. Late peaches, pears and grapes are plentiful, i,' Candidate* Can Get Ballots. Col. Wilie Jones, chairman of the Sfhtc Democratic executive committee, hap announced that upon application he would supply 10.000 tickets to each candidate for State Office and for the-l United States Senate. Uo insists that the applications be s?.>nt in promptly. suggesting that those entitled to the ballots telegraph him at once. It will be remembered that after the tickets were sent to the several county chairmen, there were a great many loft over and these will be divided among the candidates who ''foot the bill." There will be two official ballots. One ballot will be headed with the candidate* for the United States Sen ate. then for governor and other State ofHccvs. The other ballot will have the nqrnes of the candidates for congress at. the top. then for Stafco Sonator, courty offices, legislature and magis trates. Before a ballot Is counted, the malingers will aacertaln If the ballot Is nr. authorized ticket, by counting the number of names. if a name in left off a ballot the bal lot will be immediately marked illegal | and will not be counted, and the cflTF didate who goes to the trouble of hav ing the ballot printed to score an ad vantage over bis opponent, will loss his vote. No ballot will be counted by the managers until It is verified and found to fee the pfflcla! ballot, author ized by the committee. The following letter of Instructions, higncd by W. H. Glbbes, Jr., chairman, | ar.d <1. P: I?gan, secretary, has been iKsued to secretaries of county pre cinct clubs and managefs of elec tion : ;ln no case must members of one1 club be allowed to transfer, lest; the officers to be voted for at thq two clubs be identically the same, or unluae the voter shall have made a permanent change of residence since the laB*i?i4ption. (This ruling la neceasary to prevent -abuses by Importing voters from one purt of the county to another to "carry elections of magistrates. against tho choice of their constituents.) 2. In no case must a resident of one township be allowed to vote except in the box provided tor that township. In border precincts two boxes will -be provided, and managers must . keop separate poll llsta for each. . Z.r Managers mast bear In mind the ?4*toe ilMkt "The tlefcete te he- voted, frhall be furnished by the Statq^and county executive committees, re spectively, and 5 shall contain the names of all candidates for the re spective ottcea: and no^OW-tfclwt* shall be used.** , (This means, of course, that aH | Uther tickets shall be thrown oat and not counted). ^ 4. After doetng the polls i managers are rifttMtM. leBee with Ivote n piccliict wwSSSSS SHOT BY A DEPUTY. Tlie Deputy Who Fired llic Shot Was Lodged \( Jail ? ? ' '#?? - A FATAL CLASH AT NfiSQUEHONING Striking Mine Worker* I ollow Offi cers to a Colliery, and Fatal Shoot* Ing Takes Place. Ncsquchoniug, Pa., Special.?In. a clash between striking mine workers and deputies here, PfltrJek Sharp^ a Striker of Umaford, was shot and kill ed almost instantly by a deputy. TJ?e ebootinx caused conslderablo excite- ? nuVnt for a time, but order was soon * restored without any other porsons be ing Injured and the town is uow quiet. \ deputy, named llany MeElmoyle, vas arrestor charged with the killing of Sharp, and was fiilcen to lhd cotinty (all at Mau.h Chunk. The shooting oc eurred Bliortly after 0 o'clock, Ktve dep uties were 0:1 their way to shaft No, 1, of the Lehigh Coul & Navigation Com pany! just outside of the town. In tho contra of tho town they wero met by a nm rttDOT nlf r>rn ICCTsf WHO l)Ogrin iffefsuat!-" Ing thetn not to go i<> tho colliery, Tho officers did not. stop, but kept on their way and tried to prevent "any trouble. Tho strikers, it is said, then began to abdso tho men and followed them near* ly up to the colliery. There are conflicting stories aa to what actually Wrought on tbo clash'/' hut Just before tho deputies entered the place a shot was died and Sharp drop ped to tho ground. Tho bullet entered hoy bAdy close to his heart and he died almost instantly. Witnesses say that the shooting was done by McElmoyle, and that ho stood only six or seven feet ' . from Sharp whan he fl red hisrevolver.* Only ono shot was flrcd. The deputle* Immediately Vlthdrow to the colliery and a large crowd gathered about the place. When ft was learned that Sharp nation among tho strikers ftnd. Otfcsr . town people and for ft time it looked * though serious trouble would follow? Cooler heads among the mine workers, however, provalled upon the" crowd to dlsporse, using the argument that if , there is any bloodshed, troops would* aut-ely be, sent here from Shenandoah. The crowds dispersed and the town soon calmed down to Its normal state. Witnesses to tha shooting went to the office of W. S. Watkins. a Justtee of ther peace, and made information agfct McElmoyle, charging him - With " shooting of Sharpe. The jg the warrant tn the hands of L_.r_.. E&ert, who found McElmoyle at shaft No. 1, and accompanied by ? IttWd of other officers took him prisoner totfee county Jail, at Mauch Chunk. B&SrUF J. H. Gambert, of this (Carbon)^cpnMty is at Mauch Chunk. It la reported her**, that he may ank that a detachment of troops now stationed at ShenMdOdk sent to the Panther Creek vslls^^r - * Another Version of the says that Sharpe and three the party of iWe deputies their way to work and; walked up to one pt tbe'Wv.., ? ably McJCltooylo called hlta nil worker," and told him thatt "he more of ftJETUlftult h^ a star.'*- He then mado si pfftc|e( whoreat the latter^ volver and* flredind to the ground \fead. Aftetv the five officers madetl Nesquehoning colliery, were employed.? _ ~ rtOney Not Refpj O wensboriyKy . flclala of the Adams . have gone to Fordavllle the robbery reported from there a&yrycthing hy devuiuyeU to. tin! the whereahoute J9f;.the.f28^eee-; Mr. Boatner claim# to have 3 _ from Deanefleld, and which. It Ig al leged. wa8 taken from the agent Fordavllle, after ita arrival there. A lineman aent out to knjater an - kiteiv ruptlon on the circuit report* that h% , found the wire# cut und?r thetafcle j^r , the office at Deanefleld. Or. Wood Por Coi Cleveland, Special. Wood D. D., pastor of grcgatlonal churc^, and most wisely Known ministers Church In tfc? United States, has nounced that he would be la candtdaJia on the-Peaaocratlc tiefcet;; trum ttw^wuiitjr'flrgt diBUifct The rtrbtlCTn uomluer? 1r Htm. Tlieuduic -% f Burton, the present incumbent. w ..... Chapel Burned. ' New York, Special. ? The Usthodiat-; mission board haa received by ia^l iP number of reports THHST Jts agwia lg~ China concerning the recent J ^ r risings there, <Jtev- jfoeV Chung King, Wefk> China, date of June22; "Word has received from the ftev. W. Manly and the Rev. SpeftQtr superintendent of themtsahpa, jn that nelghWIdM, t&*l Lantern Society, the Boxers, has burned the Ku Cfclan, and kl)M thap tot?rtt?er*?ail?ra,