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Orangeburg, S. 0, Juno 10. The bombardment of Santiago prob ably required the services of more .1-inch guns than 'did that of Or ageburg, which occurred today, but It was not a marker in point of du ration and rapid-firing to that of the latter. For four hours the political guns (this term is fourteen carats fline and strictly original) of South Carolina's devoted and daring aspi rants for official knighthood shelled the woods, but despite a torrific bom bardmont" the fair city is unharmed, and its citizens are still dispensing hospitality and good cheer to their well meaning captors. No "Hob son's choice," in its ancient moan ing, holds us bore. To one who has had the fortune to portray threo successive so-called Tillman campaigns, with all their epithetical hurly-burly, the initial mooting of the campaign of 1898 comes as a mild tonic, without the bracing and exciting features of its predecesso'-s. A small and rather unresponsi, audience of between one and two tlundred persons sat for four hours beneath the fusilade of more than a score of candidates. OTHER COUNTIES, ATTENTION. A speaker's stand, the admirable arrangement of which is worthy of particular comment, was roected under the . spreading oaks of the Colorod State College, and on it .. were gathored,the candidates. twen ty-nine in number, but up to the hour scheduled to the beginning of the meeting, they outnumbered the auditors, and it was 11,30 when the speaking began. The centre of intf rest during the morning was the Or.mngeburg Hotel, where the candidates chaTed each other in friendly r*, alry and plumed their wings for their initial fight. TIE FEATURE OF THE MORNING was the positive announcement that C. C. Foathorstono would enter the gubernatorial contest instead of op posing Major McSweoney for the Lieutenant Govornorship, leaving the lattor- without opposition. All rumors to the effect that the H-on. George D). Tillman '..ould not make the i-ace were effectuially si lencod when lio appearedl on the scone, cocked anid pirimed for the conflict. The meeMing wvas called to order by Dr. Lowma'i, bounty chair mar, who stated that the guberna torial candidates wvould be limited in their speeches to fifteen minutes and the others to live minutes. Heb then introduced OOv'ERNORl ELLEIInE. There was not a sound as the Governor advanced, and from the tomb-like silence that prevailed in the crowvd for the next flifteen mini utes a Quaker meeting without the - amens was p:redicted. Glovernior Ellerbe said lhe had - been in the oflice only seventeen months, but during that time lie had boon abused and misrepresented by politicians who canvassed the State wvhile he was in his office at the State house with his hands tied and his lips sealed, but now, said he, I -thank God 1 amn hore to invite one and all to come and put up or shut up. I have beoon charged with be ing. a political trickster. I deny that 1 have ever made a political deal and I invite any one to .show the proof. Governor Ellerbe asked for re election on- his merits, lHe would not accept it simply because of the honored custom of giving the Go1v (ernor a second termi. Commenting *on the State institutions, he said the penitentiary had ber'n well managed, having paid into the State $10,000. ThoIm management -of the asylum was all that could be desired. Tihe cob leges wore in a flourishing condition, with the exception of the Citadel. The rebellion -there had been unfor tunate, but it should not hurt this grand institution. He had tried to give the people a plain business-like, honest and eco nomical administra*tion. He had had obstacles greater in many re spects than his predecessors. Dur ing his term the State bad been dom inated by the original package peo plo. He, however, had had more li quor seized than any of his prede cessors and at loss expense. . The dispensary was the best solution of the liquor question. In 1892 he had voted for prohibition because be considered it more preferable than open barrooms, but the dispensary system had decreased drunkenness in the State and would be far more potent in that respect than prohibi tion, and half a loaf was bettor than no broad. Governor Ellerbe advocated bien nial sessions of the general assem bly. Each session cost South Caro lina about $50,000, and, as far as the general good was concerned, some of them were not worth $2.50 to the State. The Governor took his sent amid applause. "YOUR UNCLE GEOOE." Col. George Tillman was intro duced to the tune of "hurrah for Tillman," "if he is any kin to Ben he's all right," together with consid. erablo general applause. After an eloquent reference to Orangeburg's dead heroes, he put the crowd in a good humor by declaring 'that the time allotted him for making a speech was not even sufficient to al low him to pay them a few compli ments. He could only hop, skip and jump over a few leading questions. His remarks were spicy and pungent and seemed to interest tho.crowd im mensely. I am, said he, for trying to keep your money in your pccket. and not taking it all for taxes. Taxes are too high. I object to having three colleges where the courses are redu plicated and where free tuition is given in competition with private and denominational institutions. Ho dealt vigorously with the dis pensary question, riddling it merci lessly. This moral institution had be -n in operation for live years, and he challenged the authorities to show whore it had paid the State. Why had no other State adopted it? We are alone in our glory--a bloody record of u.ppression, crime and pec ulation. It never started in Swe don, but was invented by some South Carolina Solon in order to organL~e a'political rmng, which wass in full blast with 400 or 500 drones. Men and women, too, will drink whiskey in spite of man or devil and all regulations but from the Jeremi ah of the prohibitionist, one wvould thinkc that this old world was goin to tihe devil at a 2.40 gait. All philosophers say that we should tax that whbich the people will pay for most readily. A majority of the nations of the earth collect more than ono-.half of their revenue from taxes on stimulants, and should we be fools enough to let go this great source for the benefit of politicians and drones? Col. Tillman touched up Governor Ellerbe for bie "lack of judgment and~ backbono"' in not fighting the abuses of the dispnnsry and the Stato colleges. WVe used to pay $45, 000~ for the suppor-t of State colleges and now we are paying $177,000 there'or, and taishecause f h $100,000 deficit ini the State tres ury last year and the reason .for in creasing taxes ono-balf'mill. He was for taking away the privdlege tax from Clemson College and dividing the Federal fund of $30,000 be tween Clemson and Winthrop, giv ing themn the same strenglh as the South Carolina College. This tax wvas the greatest disgrace upon the administration that bast over stained the reputationi of South Carolina as disgraceful as the desjiot of Per. sia wvhen lie assigns some revenue of a certain city to seome favorite cour tier or mistress. The college col lects this tax when it suits, in defer ence to pets -and favorits Som, men get all the guano they want without paying anything. He wanted to be Governor on ac count of the honor attached to it. Ic is honor that makes statesmon and makes men deserve the confidence of the people. He finished amid ap plause and offers to extend his time. COL. Rt. B. WATSON was the next speaker and ?guborna torial candidate. He was greoted with slight hand clapping. He was 50 years of ago before he over asked for an office. He went to the legis. lature to do something for the pub lie schools. He had never loft the battlefield or been furloughed except when pierced by a Yankee bullet. Ho had always been a Democrat and had never retained a Radical negro in his service. le declared that Gov. Ellerbo had attempted to ride two horses and had fallen in the mud. He scored him for having been weak kneed on the dispensary question in times past.. Col. Watson said he was a tem perance mlan, but did not believe in coercion. The way to defeat the whiskey monster was to stop drink ing whiskey. Take care of the home and the nat;on will take care of it self. Put the Bible on every tablo and whiskey will havo small chance. Ho said he favored higher educa tion, but complained that students were taken away from the schools too soon, and that much of the work being done by the colleges should be done by the public schools. "oWALT" TO THE FRONT. The introduction of the Rev. G. Walt Whitman as a candidate for Governor was greeted by a round of laughter and good humored ap. plause. As usual he made a vigor ous, talk-right - out - in - meeting speech which had the amused atten tion of the crowd from start to finish. Mr. Whitman said he had an utter contempt for the opinions of the p01. iticians, and that -he relied or. the masses to eleut him. He declared that of the educational institutions of the State the Citadel did more than all the others. He was in favor of throwing open all the State col leges to all its citizens. He favored the dispensary, but not the adminis tration thereof. We have absolute ly no administration, he declared. "We have had an administration administered by the politicians and by the LUnited States government. However, I am not going to kick the corpse;" He vigorously combatted the "ani malculal pol iticianis" who termed him a crank, saying that where he wvas best knowvn lie was given the most credit for having common sense. Unlike some of his competitors he could not ride two horses at once, but lie (lid ride a bicycle, an on it he was ridmng right into the heairts and homes of thme people along the cam paign route. Th'le wvomen encouraged him, "aind yet these miserable pohi ticians,"said lhe, sliaking his finger and glaring at the aforesaid poli ticians, "try to make you think I have no chance." lie declared Wat son had ai weakc hackbone and p)ound ed Ellerbe in the same strain). SENATOR E. I. ARCeniR. made a vigorous speech denying that he had changed front on the educa tional question. He favored educa ti(on for all, but the manner in which it was administered made it class legislation. He made an elaborate re'view-of the history of education in South Carolina and distributed cir culars anenit it. He wvas for economy in public affairs. He helieved in temperance, but if the churches, with their laws against dirinkinig whiskey, could not p)revent drunkenness, lie could not be expected to compro mise his common sense by adlvocat ing a prohibition law when the best people do not keep such a law. soL1cITrOR 0. L. sOlIUMPE:iRT. was the sixth candidate for the Gov ernorship to be announced, He was ch-' ered and mado a tine imnpression, his spilendid voice captivating huis hearers. He bluntly remarked that lie wvas here simply because lie want 0(d votes. He advocated education from thme lowest to t,bo Uiest point neesary to fit a nitizen for nny o sition in the gift of the people. II hoped that the State institutioni would be eliminated from politics, sc that this question could no longer serve as the stock in trade of politi. clans to stir up the passions of the people. He was not a prohibitionist, but ho was open to conviction. He be. lieved in local option with high li conse. THE 'ROIIDITON CIIAMI'ION then appeared in the person of Mr. C. U. Featherstone, who announced that as the candidate suggested by the prohibition convention had with, drawn, he had decided to with dravs his candidacy for the Lieutenant Governorship and to hold aloft th banner of prohibition at the head of the column. Mr. Feat herstono made an olo. quent argument from a prohibitior standpoint, illustrating it with fig ures and printed statements. "] love liquor," said he, and a wag or the front bench shouted, "I knoe that from your shape." Mr. Featherstodo said that no la\ could be perfectly and entirely en forced, but this was no reason why the whiskey evil should be oncour aged. The fault he found with th( dispensary was that it sold whiske as a beverage and encouraged itt sale by the advertisement that th whiskey was chemically pu[e. I was the duty of the people to hems off an evil. Three million dollar were spent yearly in South Carolin for whiskey. If this money coulr be applied to educate the Statt would be many times better olf an crime and misery would be averted A SURE WINNER. for re-election then looneld up wher the chairman announced Major M B. McSweeney,' the pleasing and do. bonair, its the only candidate for th< Lieutenant .Governorship. Ho cui his reiarka very short., saying ,.ha he had as president of the Senat< labored to be fair and impartial ani he appreciated the compliment con tained in the fact that lie was unop posed for re-olection. FOI SEORETARY OF STATE thero appeared three candidatei headed by Col. D. H. Tompkins, th< incumbent. Many of the colonel't friends had been yearning t.o see hin on the stump, but they soon ascor tained that he was a platform foo man worthy of anybody's steel. H< declared that the duties of his offic( would be the same no matter wha1 political or economic viewvs obtained His opponents could not attack his business qualifications, so they wer< hopeful that they could heat him 0r the third term issue, lie cited tb< names of Sims, Thompson, Rlichiard son, Bates and Mayfield who hat held office for that period. Mr. M. R. Clooper, of Colloton, o the State board of control, came next lie believed in rotation and showet that his experience qualiied him fo the oflice. Sheriff D. J. Brabham, of Man ning, made a taking speech, pr.omis ing if lie should be elected Secretar; of State for two terms he would go out and then take the Governorship FoR co0MPTaO0LLERl (E NERA L, two candidates appen red, Comnpt roll or .Derham taking the lead. IH avowed that he wias a business mal and that his experience as clerk 1 the office and also chief peculiarl; fitted him for taking charge. Mr. L. P. Epton, of Spartanburg who held thin office for a short tim under Governor Ellerb(o's a ppoi nt mont, likewise uirgel his fit ness fto the office on the groundl of experi once, both as comptroller and as au ditor of Spartanburg County. ''HERE's UNefIl SAM'' wvas the cry wvhen Dri. W. H. Tini merman appeared for re-elect ion State Treasurer. ''You've got th~ job," shouted aniotheri. D)r. T1imnmm moan mado at neat sp)Rehi,saying the he would bring to the dischargoe his dulties thle samo faithfulness an assidu ity that has always charuicteo izedO( his efforts. F'oR AD)JUT'ANT (IENEuAY. General 'Watts led off for the as intant gennealsip. He ai,1 thu when war was declared against Spain ho at once offerod his services to Governor Elk rho in any capacity, and until recently ho thoroughly ox poeted an appointment. HIe was turned down, howevor, on the ground that he could do the State more good as adjutant general in perfot ing the organization of the troops. He referred to his administration of the offico as haviug been acceptable and that his re-election was desired by the militia. Col. J. W. Ifloyd, the one-armed ox-Confederato, spoke next. His speech was eloquent and ho looked the impersonation of the war orator as he glowed under the fervor of his imagination. lie declared there was too much red tape about the milita tary. Moro I usiness was noeded and if elected he would soe that the ante-bollum prestige of the South Carolina militia was restored. Maj. E. M. Blythe, of Greenville, also offered for this office. Mr. Blythe is a graduate of the Citadel and has had continuous military ox porionce for years. He recognized the beneficial influence of his Citadel training as alTecting everything he had sinceo undertaken. He said ho had likewiso offered his ser vices for the war to Governor El lerbo. TInE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT brought out four candidates. Supt. I Mayliold spoke first, stating that ho was opposed to compulsory educa tion and that no man with such views could be elected. He ro counted his services as having boon in line with that. required by the needs of the school systOm. Mr. J. J. MeMahan, the only can didato from the capital city, camte next. He delivered a well rounded speech on the line that the school system badly needod attentiou and improvment. - Senator W. A. Brown, of Marion, spok as a candidate for this office. He said there wore 200,000 children holding up their hands in mute pleading for the light of education and the State should see to it, that they wore schooled. If elected he hoped to elevate the office of super intendent of education. Col. James H. Rico, of Ninety-Six, was announced as a candidate for this office, which ho filled before, but ho was not present. TInE ATTORNEY (IENEliALIIIP. Col. Geo. S. Mower, of Newberry, t was announced as a candidato for attorney general, but did not ap Solicitor (G. Dumncan Bellingor wans greeted wvith applause and cries of "here's t.he Broxton Bridge muan." Ho addressed thie audience as gentle men of the jury" until reminded by the resultant laughter that he wvas not in a court room. He matdo an excel lent sp)eechi and (declar-ed thait ho wvould aliways do his duty wheth r or it made him unipop)ular or not. SEVEN AFTEa ONE. The desirability of an easy sent on -the railr-oad commission was made evident by the appeatrance of seven t' candidates for the one vacatncy. -Commissioner Thomas led off', illuis tratling his ideais by at large map . showing the pecuniary condition of the -ailiroads of thn State, being ta ken from the records. T1hie govern mont iuado certain regnji-emonts of its soldiers anid thris'oflice likewise demanded cortanin necessary qjualili cattions, which as a civil engineer itand as comishsioner for six years lhe had acqui red. r Mr . N. Jlerr-y, of Chesteor, in a few strong words announcee thatt lhe -songht the oflico as a business mnii~ and1( that if electe'd hie would treat atll interests fairlv. TJhoc 11ov. J. A. Sligh, of Newbor ry, an ex-comtmissioner, made a vig oronis appheal for- re-elect ion. H o told 0the "primuing'' joko to the great amnuse'..ent of thle crowl. t Mr. (C. W. (Garris, of CSolloton, had a good recopitiOn firom huis netighbors of O)rngeburrg County. I to felt sure tha~t lhe wita li tied foir ihe posi. (ion withouit haint'irg a cartload of l-(len. J. Walter Grayt3, of (Groon ally did not realize the importance of the ofilce of railroad commissioner. It was possible for this oflicer to ef fect savinge to the Stato that would result in decreased taxation, and it elected he would make such his ef fort. Maj. Barney B. Evans followed in a maiden effort that bid fair to do velop great stump prowess. His first training after leaving college was in a railroad office, and he know what was fair to the roads as well as what was duo to the people. He de clared that the statements contained in the annual report of the cominis sioner could not be relied on. If elected he would do his duty and never try to deceive the people by false statements. Mr. N. H. Stansoll, of Barnwell, the well known sergeant at-arms of the House, said that if elected he would stand between the people and the railroads, endeavoring to be just to both. The last candidate announced was Mr. T. F. Brantley, of Orangeburg, who annoonced that as his competi tor for Congress was not prosent he would refrain from speaking. A letter was read from Congress man Stokes stating that duty' re quired his presence at Washington, and that he would appear before the pol)l0 later. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. CaiputIlgn Apo,illIents. T he report of the sub-committee on campaign schedule was adopted as follows. Beaufort, Tuesday, (night), Juno 21. Hamplon, WVodnosday, Juno 22. 3arnwoll, Friday, Juno 2.1. Bamborg, Saturday, June 25. Sumter, Tuesday, June 28. Manning, Wednesday, June 29. Monk's Corner, Tuesday, June 30. Georgetown, Saturday, July 2. Kingstroo, Tuasday, July 5. Florence, Wednosday, July 0. Marion, Thursday, July 7. Conway, Saturday, July 9. Darlington, Tuesday, July 12. Chesterfield, Thursday, July 14. Bonnettsvillo, Saturday, July 10. Bishopville, Tuesday, July 19. Camden, Thursday, July 21. Lancaster, Saturday, July 23. Chester, Monday, July 25. Winansboro, Tuesday, July 20. Yorkville, WVednesday, .July 27. GJainoy, Thursday, July 28. Spartanburg, Fridlay, July 29. Union, Saturday, July 30. Newberry, Monday, August 8. Laurons, Tuesday, August 9. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 1 2. WVaIhalla, Monday, Augu:st 15. Anderson, Tuesd ay, August 10. Abbeville, Trhursday', August 18. Greenwood, Friday August 10. Aikon, Monday, August 22. Edgofield, Tuesday, August 23. Saluda, Thursd1ay. August 25. Lexington, Friday August 20. Columbia, Satu rday, August 27. ' !( h I ountain- .lf,ncked( MI ir,acle of : lhe Ozark.. Thle hot waters, the mountain air, equable climate and the pine fores'ts make Hot Springs the most wondler fuil health and ple*asure rosort in the world, snimmer or winter. It is own 0(d and controlled by the UJ. S. Giov ernment anid has11 accohmmod ationis for all classes. The Ai lington an;d Park hotels and 00 others andl 200) boarding houses are open aull summer. Having an altitude of 1000 foet it is a cool, safe aund nearby refugo duiring the heated termn in the south. F"or iuinformtion conlcerning Hiot Springs address C. F. Cooley, Man ager Bn',inoss M[en's Lonagu(, Hot Sprinigs, Ark. F'or reduced excursion tickets and piart.iculars of the t rip see locail agent or address WV. A. Turk, Goen'l Pass. Agent, Southern Rly., Washington, A FULL LINT OF UANI)IDATE4. No Otihera U,n Now co,,me ou,t w,sue,Ie r - Ft1n, I'1i1dKg,K liae lu8C-.. ~ [Tho State, 18th... The following is a full list of all the oar.didatos who ars eligible to take part in the present State cmn paign. As those are the only ones who have filed their pledges as required by the constitution of the Democratic party of South Carolina, no otIeras can now come in. From this list consequently, will the voters of the State be obliged to make their selec tions at the primary election in August. For Governor-G. Walt. Whit man, Col. II. 13. Watson, W. H. Ellerbo, Joel i. Brunson, 11 L. Archer, C. C. Foatherstone, 0. I. Schumport, (leo. 1). Tillman. For Lieutonant-Governor---M, 13. McSwoenoy. For Socrote,v of State--M. R. Cooper, ). H. 'lompkinis, 1). J. Br ham. For State Treasurer-D-)r. W. IT. Tinnorman. For Comptrollor Goneral-LJ. P. Dorham, L. P. Epton. For Attorney. General-U. . 1). Bollingor, (loo. S. Mower. For Adjutant and Inspector Gen oral-Jno. Gary Watts, J. W. Floyd, E. M. llytho. For Suporiutondot of Education - W. A. Brown, J. J1. MIcMaIhan, WV.. Maylield, Ji. I. Itice. For Railroad Commissioner-I. It. Thomas, C. W. Uarris. '. N. Berry, W. II. Stainsill, J. W. (raty, B. B. Evans, J. A. Sligh. For Congrass First District-Wi. P. Mtrphy, \Vm. Elliott. For Congress Socond District WV. J. Talbert... For Congress Third Distriet--A. C. Latiher, J. E. Boggs, Georgo Johnstono. For.Congretsi Fourth Distiiot M. L. Donldson, Stanyarn Wilson, J. T. Johnston. For Congress Fifth )istrict -J. K. leonry, T. J. Si rait, 1). E. Finley, W. A. Barber, \V. P. Pollock, E. J. KCoiinody. For Congross Sixth District--J. . Norton, J. . Ellerhe. For Congress Sevent I District J. Wi. Stokos, 'T'homnas F. Urant1ey. rttOM Mit. MOWuIt. 'Iho Statto recoived it teligram from Mr. (-oo. S. Mower last night, asking that tihe alounct mmt ho made that, Oil tecotnt of itmsonem froi: the State, he would not bi tile to attend any of the campaign meet - ings for the ntext two wvonks. 00L.X JOH NsT'oNE's ,ET'TElIt. Accomipanying Col. .Jo'hnstone's pledge was that following letter: Newbor.ry, S. C., Juno1 (16, 1898. IHon. Wilie Jones, Chi rumun State Democratic e'xecultivo Commit to, Columbia, S. C. D)ear Sir: I. hanid you today my pledlge and atssessmont its a candi - dito for congro-s fronm t.he Third (district. Until nowv I have boon1 ut terly un alet 01) atccot Of pro)fessliona1l and1( business engagements to gi vo t.he canvass the slightoet conisideratijort. Even now I have profess.ional engage. mlonts from which unuless I can he disembitrrassod I will bo prevented from making the racee. Undelr thlo advice of friends I have liled my pledge so t hat should1. 1 heronittr 11ind myself ini a position to go into the canvass I will have the right un der'i onr patrty ruiles to (10 so. Very respecelfillly, (1moniEi .JolJNsTroNi. Take JOHNSON'S CHJILL & FE3VER TONIC.--mgu |jtogister, 18th.] Sheehan, of the .Johnston i ifier, who was charged w'ith dosorting, haM boon released from htis confiinmont at Chiekatmanga and tol to behave" bottor hereafter. Hie has been und]er atrrest for somoa weeks, anod throuigh~ the intorposit ton of Senator Till mw in W'ashinigton, Sheehan. has Le oo ordered to ho released. It is not ikely he will go off again without