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his family and his appreciation of the
public confidence.
Comptroller General Derham spoke
of his record in office and argueo that
he wanted the various counties looked
Into and the voters to judge by what
they know and find there.
He took up the maiter of settlements.
Mr. Brooker's collections and
reports, he argued, were something j
like tnat 01 constaDies miieass, u ?aS
constructive. Mr. Brooker has been
paid for all he has ever done. The
commission directed Mr. Brooker to
complete the work in the counties in
Sgvyhieh he had worked and not go into
new counties; and did not stop him
trom the work he is so anxious to '
prosecute. The anonymous circular. ;
sent out bv his opponent, charged |
county officers wth collusion, and ;
when he quoted from the records it
was said he used slander and vituperation.
In his desperation he speaks of I
his war and '76 services, and then he
attacks his dead father. The confidence
shown him was sufficient evidence
of the trust shown him. He did
not know what motives prompted his
father taking office from the KepuDii
caus when he was 8 years old, and his
father was the first treasurer, he heard, I
to turn over money to Hampton.
Mr. Norton W. Brooker said for 23
meetings he spoke of Mr. Derham as i
a gentleman, until he attacked him in
a slanderous way in the papers. In
Yorkville he was excited and spoke of
his father's record and afterwards
apologized for his heat. So far as he
knew Mr. Derham was honest, but he
felt he had a right to discuss his rec- !
ord. He did charge Derham with ab- (
solute neglect of duty with material
losses to the State. Derham has been
In office at Columbia for about seven 1
years and ought to know how to conduct
things. The irregularities he
charged were realities. He voted to
" Koe hoon hloclf Afl
Slop [LIS WUIK, lie i kw
all along. If Derham be elected no one j
will go behind his work. If Derham
be elected he indicated that it was his
purpose to push the matter through to
a Hnish even if impeachment be necessary.
Mr. Derham and Mr. Brooker could ,
not agree as to the comptroller general's
right to force refractory sheriffs
In collecting executions. Mr. Brooker i
:begged pardon for all seeming vio- j
letice. but said he was dealing only in
facts.
John J. McMahan said he had nc
ambition to hold office and allow matte's
to jog along and do nothing aggressive
or active. He intended being
aggressive and progressive or quit the
ofl.ce. He was not after holding an
office for the empty honor without do- !
iug something or trying. He would
rather discuss great educational questions
than answer the captious critl
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cism or nis opponent. nt- luuusm
Capers should run on his merit and
not on captious objections and' efforts
to arouse prejudice. He did not believe
his opponent in his heart believed
there was any just complaint in the
^complaints he is making and in that
^came his irritation. Mr. Capers, he :
argued, showed a curious sen.iment
when he thought he was not as good
a southerner, and he keeps up tlaunt- ,
Jug the red flag. He had the fortune
or misfortune of having instructed Mr. j
Capers. In Clarendon county out of
1 .-> ? voters Capers got 100 or so
voters, he heard, in his race for the !
legislature. Mr. McMahan to-day
touched up Mr. Capers with some
ginger.
Mr. Capers said he would continue to
u.u?i,on WQC o (rmfkmnn i
bci V tllc&L .Ul ^iauau v* ao QVMV.VM-M| ,
but the trouble was McMahan was too
smart. McMahan was trying to run
the whole educational system. McMahan
persists in running over every- I
tody and everything.
Some one said. "We'll have to quit
you both: you criticise each other too I
much."
Mr. Capers said he never attacked
McMahan and he was deeply in earnest.
The reason he knew no French
was because McMahan undertook to
teach him. He was telling of his election
in Richland.
Mr. J. H. Wharton was at home and
simply presented the other railroad
commisadoners. He asked that the audience
be generous and applaud others
'is they did him.
amj. Barnard d. Eivniia nam uc ?^
sorry to have to defeat Laurens' candidate
but he would do so. He again
and again emphasired that the railroad
commissioners had done nothing.
Gray Court in this county paid a higher
local rate than did Augusta. Ca.. on
brick. His chief opponent discriminated
against the Piedmont in favor
of Pee Dee section. The rates on fer- j
tiUsers are higher here than in any
other State. Two years ago he was
defeated by another man who has done
nothing except increase rates and then
he took up the argument that the commission
helped to abolish the second
class rates and any honest man can
buck the railroads and that would be
what he would do. Then he took up
the railroad assessments and argued
that the board reduced the assessment
one-han. They neglect the Interest of
the other taxpayers. He corn-plained
that W. D. Evans was riding on passes
and was liable to a fine of $500. Some
one asked B. B. to prove the charge
and B. B. said he had admitted using
fc hie nnaa
Thos. N". Berry was asked whether
h* rode on a pass. He said he dkl not
He said he would strictly obey the law
as to the use of passes and not drink
Ifree liquor and see double tracks. He
wanted the solid vote of l^aurens on
the second race.
J. E. Pettigrew said he was not here
?ote huntinr because he did not want
to divert a vote from Col. Wharton and |
he regretted having Col. Wharton as '
i s opponent. He said two Laurens,
citizens had Dromised to work for him '
at any time and he wished to release
rheni and let them work for Wharton.'
He spoke of the work of the commission
board, that the truckers' association
had tried in vain to get lower 1
rates on truck to the up-country in ;
this county. He was fighting nobodv
and nobody was fighting him and h? j
was running entirely on his record.
W. D. Evans said the audience has
Just been told the voters have been
blind for ten years and they have been
told that the speaker was the hcnest
and upright man was the one to be
elected.
The rate from Gray Court on brick
is now SO cents, before April it was
As to the charge that he worked
for the Pee Dee section?the rate
to his heme, Kollocks. was the only
station to which there was no reducMr?n
in ratps The trouble with B. B.
Evans was that he heard of someone
who had a bottle of liquor on some ;
private car and that bottle was what
B. B. was running after. He was pay- I
ing his way on this campaign and paid
to come here and the conductor told
him B. B. asked him the number of W.
D. Evans' pass. The fertilizer rate to
Kaurens had been reduced. The I^aurer.s
mill could now buy cotton to the
county and then he took up the other
rates that been reduced. B. B. said
he never m:Ve a charge that had been
denied.
W. D. asked if that man could not
be kept quiet.
B. B.?Keep to facts.
W. D.?I let you go on wlthou. interruptions
and this sort of ining is
kept up most of the time.
The fertilizers were manufactured
here and the trust has been organized
? -i ic nnminp hpre be- '
auu invyi r "iuu\. j i*j ?0 ?
cause the rajes and candidates
here are favorable to their investing
money here.
Mr. W. D. Mayfleld. for railroad commissioner,
outlined his policy and put i
in some licks against the railroads
paying the salaries of the railroad j
commissioners. He said the commis- |
slon takes refuge behind the Interstate
commerce commission, but other i
States got lower rates and somebody j
has gotten lower rates, in some way. j
He wanted the small industres en- j
couraged by lower local ratee. Iron
works and such enterprises are handi- !
capped by rates; so with canning factories.
The meeting was then adjourned
for dinner.
At the afternoon session A. Howard
Patterson first took up the advantages
of the dispensary and then took
up Col. Hoyt and jumped on him for
his "coalition" platform. Col. Hoyt, !
lie argued, was trying to cut loose from
Gonzales. Then he argued that men
vote on principle and Hoyt's election
meant good-bye dispensary. Then he
took up McSweeney s administration
of the dispensary and the alleged non- ;
enforcement in Charleston and Colum- ,
bia. He dared McSweeney to tear |
down the barfixtures, because if he did
he would lose all the votes In Charleston.
Then he jumped McSweeney for .
not indictng the custom house off!- :
cials. The dispensary law cannot be
judged when in the hands of one who
is not the friend of the law. Then he
took u.p Gary, just as to the brothers j
holding office, tis Charleston speech i
and Gary's veteran record in the
house.
Governor McSweeney wanted the
people to weigh argument and see
whether a single reason was given for
his defeat. The people could see for
themselves what there was in the talk |
of the general non-enforcement of the
dispensary law. It Is not true he |
would remove any constable who did
not do hiis duty. For years the custom
house had been used as a stora
room and he mapped out the plan of i
campaign and secured Tillman's cooperation,
and he cited what has been
done. He could not go around and
watch every constable. In this connection
he read letters to 9how him
the law is being enforced and his instructions
carried out. He took up
the letters from the mayors to show
that the law is being enforced and received
three baskets o? flowers.
Col. Jaa. A. Hoyt spoke touchingly
of having been brought to Laurens on
a stretcher after having been wounded
and dLsabled. He spoke of having gotten
his first, prohibition views from
O'Neal and-his father In 1-a.urens, how
he has ever since been for prohibition.
Then he took his opposition to the dispensary
and insisted that the State had
no right to engage in the business. The
trouble In Charleston, as related to
him, was that the constables toox
what was in sight.
G. Walt'B boat came in and he has
again attached himself to the campaign.
Mr. Whitman gave the audience
a regular vaudeville show. He
wanted a hand primary on all who d#
not drink, and only a few voted. Pome
one cried. "You hold op your hand,'*
and Whitman said: "Oh, I drink."
The law was not enforced in or out of
the dispensary. He insisted that prohibition
or dispensary could be enforced
and McSweeney had been forced
by the campaign to enforce tne law,
and if Barney Evans is not lying, your
railroad commission is rotten from
bottom to top. If you believe Brooker
yo- r tax department is rotten, ana so
it is with tho oher department, and all
the other candidates, except Hoyt and
Gary were dead. Gary wants to kill
the law by disintegration. He wa?
the first man who introduced th<
Garyoeracy with the Evans attachment.
Frank 3. Gary said Patterson per
sistently tried to misrepresent him.
He waded into his Charleston speeches
and went for Patterson's attacks
H 11(1 ll was suuu aiiri 1111a mat iu^
scrap occurred which broke tip thing*. I
The candidates for lieutenant governor.
Tillman, Knox Livingston, i
Cole L. Blease and C. L. Winkler, j
spoko but they had an up hill job of it
trying lo hold the patience of the
large audience.
Finally Senator Tillman got befv?e
the audience and when he did every j
body wanted the crowd to sit down. j
He spoke of so many ladies ' eivg:
present, as on previous occasions tt- j
women were rot present. He w-.s n<?
altogether on his mettle as he had : o
opposition.
TOOK UP THC PREACHERS
and said sorre of thrm were in mighty
bad company. Hp left it to the cro*5 |
as to whether or not there was th?
combination between tne saloon meti '
and the preachers. He wanted *.z
know why the preachers were so angrv
now. He used to say "It was the 1 >t
dog that howls." To-day a preacher
said. "Suppose we did, what then?*
Why, he acknowledged the whole eve
"The State," which is now the prohibition
organ, in times past ha:, done s.'.?
it could to have the people violate the
dispensary law.
Chairman Pet Smith had some fun
by telling Tillman his time was up.
Tillman did not believe it in the in- j
terest of the State to have prohibition,
because he felt it could never be enforced.
and be a farce and would mean
the return of bars. The men who I
should he watched are the members
of the legMature more than the gov
ernors. Lino up all the candidates.
CHINESE WAR NOTES.
Korean advices report the killing of
eighty Russians at An Tong by Boxers.
The Austrian war ships Kaiseriu
Elizabeth and Aspern have sailed for I
China.
A second Japanese division Is mobilizing
at Tokio, ready to embark for
China.
Placards posted in Canton call upon
the Chinese to slaughter the officers J
auu lortrigueip.
Secretary of State Hay. at Washington.
says the (Government favors immediate
action in China.
The Japanese (Government is ready !
to mobilize three additional divisions
for service in China if required.
Russia is reported to have borrowed
S.Ki.OOO.ddO from the Imperial Bank of
Russia since the outbreak in China.
The French Consul at Shanghai reports
that live French missionaries
have been killed in Southern Manchuria.
The water ship Arethusa, now at ,
League Island, will take to rninn a
large supply of surgical supplies for
naval use.
The transport Logan, en route to
San Francisco from Manila, has seventy-one
refugees from China on her
passenger list.
The New South Wales Assembly has
adopted a resolution to send a military
force to China to act with the British
Imperial troops.
Colonel Charles I<\ Rol>e. who sue
ceeds Colonel Liscum in command of
the Ninth Infantry, has been ordered
to Taku from Manila.
Korea officially denies that the Box- j
er movement has extended to Korea,
or that any Chinese Boxers have
crossed the Korean frontier.
A British officer who was in Lady
smith and is now in China says the
shelling by the Chinese at Tien-Tsin
was more accurate and severe than ,
the bombardment by the Boers.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
The Prince of Wales has been made
a member of the Loyal College of Surgeons.
Samuel W. Tronibley. dean of the
Massachusetts House of Kcnresenta
tives, is seventy-eight years old.
Former Mayor Josiah Quincy, of |
Boston, will hereafter reside in London,
retaining American citizenship.
' The Czar and Czarina received the
Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage at the j
Peterhoff Palace in St. Petersburg.
1 President Ixjubet of France, accord- !
Ing to rumor, will pay a visit to St.
Petersburg. Russia, early in the fail. ;
The Pope has written a Latin hymn
in memory of all the martyrs who
have (lied iu advancing the civilization
of the world.
Judge William A. Holt, of Kentucky, ,
who has been appointed Chief Justice
of Porto Rico, is one of the best known
lawyers in his State.
* Prince Sheng, the Chinese director
of telegraphs, is said to be one of the
best telegraphic experts in the East and
has had a long, practical experience.
The new provost marshal of Manila,
Brigadier-General Bell, began his career
as a soldier in 1802 as a lieutenant
of the Eighty-sixth Ohio Volun
ters.
Henrik Ibsen intends, should his
health permit,to pay a visit in September
to Orkney and Shetland, where
several relatives of his are reported
to reside.
Former Governor William Marvin,
of Florida, now a resident of New
York State, has sent his portrait to
Tallahassee, where it is now displayed
In the executive chamber. He is ninety-two
years old.
The I)uc d'Aeos. Spanish Minister
at Washington, who sharply refused
an invitation to the Dewey celebration
at Chicago, has accepted an invitation
to the G. A. R. encampment
to be held in Chicago.
VETERANS REUNION.
A
They Were Elegantly Entertained at
Greenwood.
FEATURES OF THE OCCAKON.
heroes of the Lost Cause Gsther and
Have a Gjod Time?rieet Next in
Columbia.
Greenwood, Special.?The veterans'
convention was opened Wednesday
morning in the court house. Senator C.
A. Waller presented the Rev. J. S.
Jordan of Phoenix, who opened the
meeting with a most appropriate appeal
to the God of Battles. Then came
a very interesting address of welcome
on behalf of the town of Greenwood !
by Mayor DuPre. who paid high trib- i
ute to the soldiers of the Confederacy
and extended the survivors a warm
welcome on behalf of this thriving little
city. Mr. David Aiken, commander
of Camp James M. Perrin. Sons of
Veterans, welcomed the visitors in the
name of his organization and Senator
Waller in behalf of Camp D. Wyatt :
Aiken, U. C. V.
Gen. C. Irvine Walker, the Btate
commander, then responded for the
veterans in one of the happiest speeches
he has ever made on any occasion. I
After these preliminary exercises
there was read the annual memorial
tribute to the comrades who have died
since the last feunlon and to the women
of the Confederacy.
CHEERS FOR HAMPTON.
A telegram was read from Wade
Hampton, expressing his regret at being
unable .to come. The mention of '
the name of Hampton set the old sol- |
dders wild and they cheered to the ,
echo. On motion, It was ordered that |
a response be sent to Gen. Hampton ;
telling him that he still occupies the
first place in the hearts of his com- j
rades.
A letter was read from Cape. George |
Lake, now living in Louisville, ex- j
pressing his regrets and a suitable re- 1
spoase was ordered sent to Capt. Lake
who is a prime favorite wli- his comrades.
Next came the roll call of camps, a
duty performed by Col. Jas. G. Holmes,
division adjutant, in his usual graceful
style.
Dir. B. H, Teague presented the report
of the committee on the Confederate
abbey, which showed that the I
offer of Charles Broadwav Rouss has
been met and the $100,000 for the ab- j
bey is now available.
On motion of Col. Iredell Jones, a
committee of three was ordered appointed
to memorialize the legislature
for the creation of the office of com- j
mLsttoner of pensions.
A committee of the same number '
was appodnted to report on the subject
of text books, and just at this point
Hon. o. L. >"chumpert or isewDerry j
made a ringing speech In support of
the plea for fair histories.
After this the convention adjourned
and the veterans wandered off in
search of something to eat. The hotels
here are small, and moat of the viai- j
tors were quartered at private homes. I
The houses and stores are decorated !
with flags and bunting, but northern !
extremists could not take exception to
the decorations, for the Star Spangled j
Banner and the red, white and blue I
are a great deal more In evidence than |
the Stars and Bars and the red, white i
and Blue.
THE SONS OF VETERANS.
At 4 o'clock 'in the afternoon the convention
of Sons of Veterans met dn the
court house, where a large crowd of
ladles and veterans had gathered with
the Sons. The commander of the local
camp?Camp James M. Perrln?Mr.
David Aiken, called the assembly to
order, and after prayer by Rev. R. G.
McLees Mr. Aiken introduced Mr. F. B.
G<rier of Camp Perrln. who extended a
welcome on behalf of his camp. Mr.
Grier'^ speech was eloquent and patriotic,
and he was frequently interrupted
by applause. He lauded the Confederate
soldier and his deeds and aroused
the emotions of his hearers to a pitch.
At the conclusion of Mr. Oner's
speech Mr. Aiken introduced Mr.
i rancls H. Weeton, division commander
of the Sone of Veterans for South
Carolina, who responded very gracefully
to the words of welcome and
went on to make an earnest, soli/, argument
for the truthful perpetuation
of history.
At the conclusion of Mr. Western's
speech Gen. M. L. Bonham was called
for and responded in one of his happy
little talks, full of fervent patriotism.
There were then calls or Mr. Geo.
E. Prince, who responded very neatly,
touching upon the matter of partisan
histories, which is the question most
prominently before both the veterans
and the Sons.
At night the sponsors were presented
to the veterans at the court house, the
Sons acting as escort.
It la estimated that there were at
least 8,000 or 10,000 visitors 'In town
Wednesday, besides many from the
surrounding country. Over 1,000 veterans
were registered, and It 1s therefore
likely that there were more tha*
1,200 here. There are the same number
of Sons, though not all are connected
with the organization. The
number of sponsors was estimated at
from 300 to BOO, the flower of South
Carolina womanhood.
THE PENSION REPORT.
The report of the committee on pen
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sions, presented by Col. Iredell Jones,
is as follows:
Your committee, consisting of W. D.
Starling. J. D. Wilder, J. W. Floyd,
ireueu Jones, names a. noyi, w. u.
Knox, R. H. Jennings, Wm. Jeffries,
Charles Inglesby, W. E. James, E. H.
Gasque and J. F. Entzminger, ap- ??
pointed by the South Carolina division
United Confederate Veterans' Assooiation,
held at Chester in July, 1899, to
Jrepare and submit to the general assmply
of South Carolina a bill to
amend and revise all.the laws on the
subject of pensions for disabled Confederate
soldiers and sailors and their
widows, beg leave to submit the following
report:
"In obedience to the call of tilt
chairman, the committee held Its meeting
to consider all matters relating to
amendments and changes in the pension
laws of South Carolina in December,
1899, at Columbia. At that meeting
a quorum was present and after
full consideration and discussion the
following general features were recommended
to be incorporated into th#
pension laws of the State, viz;
1. Repeal the provision of the pen
sion laws providing for township
2. Elect in each township one exConfederate
solder, not an applicant
for pensions, to represent said township
in the formation of the county
pension boards.
3. Election annually of three exConfederates,
not applicants for pensions,
by the South Carolina division
LT. C. V. association to serve as members
of the State board of pensions.
4. Give to the State board the right
to approve or disapprove the recommendations
of the county boards, but
withdraw the right of the State board
to grant a pension, unless the applicant
is regularly approved by the
county board.
5. Requiring that each applicant for
pensions shall have been a resident of
the State of South Carolina for the
period of two years prior to the date
of hfe application.
6. That all laws on the subject of
pensions shall be comprehended and
embraced in one act, for the better understanding
and enforcement of the
laws.
a e K/\?a in nrnn/iro 1 tVai*0 f Ko
1UC CIWTC7, IU gcucioi, n XJI uuv
change* whrfch your committee recommended
to be made, and we are
pleased to report that all the suggestlons
above set forth have Docn
adopted in the law parsed at the recent
session of the general assembly.
Your committee did not deem it proper
to Invade the prerogatives of the general
assembly by entering too minutely
or extensively Into the matter of
suggesting a law. We only called attention
to such changes as in our
opinion were vital to the proper administration
of the law. The bill
which your committee introduced,
which practically has now been incorporated
into the laws of the State, may
not oe peneci, dui in me juugmeui 01
your committee a fair trial will show
an improvement on the old laws on
the subject of pensions, and will prove
more favorable to our needy comrades,
from being more impartial in
Its administration and more exacting
in its duties.
The practical carrying out of the
work of your committee, after a general
outcome was adopted, was entrusted
to a sub-committee composed
of J. D. Starling, J. W. Floyd and Iredell
Jones. This sub-committee gave
to the duties assigned their earnest
and intelligent attention, and their
work is approved, with thanks for
their services. There was a general
gentlment among the members Oi me
legislature to acquiesce in the sugges-'
tlons of your committee, and mere
were several memoers in eacn nouse
to whom your committee feel indebted
for a special interest in the measure.
We have deemed it unnecessary, however.
to call particular attention to
their anmes, as the individuals have
been sufficiently designated through
the public journals of the State, and
in the official records of the general
assembly. But we cannot refrain
from calling to your notice the eminent
services of the late Hon. H. C.
Patton, the talented member frov.
Richmond, who wrote the present law
at the request of the sub-committee
and assisted in its passage as one of
me last acts or ais Drier dui oruuani
career.
All of which 1a respectfully sub4
mitted. W. D. STARLING.
"Chairman Committee."
The committee on school books appointed
to-day which will report tomorrow
consists of Col. Asbury Coward.
Col. Wade Hampton Manning and
Maj. J. L. White.
The flag of the Third South Carolina
regiment, tattered and torn, is
here in the custody of Camp Garnngton
of Laurens. Commander T. B.
Crews. Col. Todd was its last bearer.
It was never captured.
The flag of the Palmetto Sharpshooters,
representing the upper coun
ties of South arolina. This flag wag
rarried through the Seven Days" fight.
;he battle of FYazier's farm, the second
battle of Manassas, at Antietam, and
was shot through at Boonesburg. It
sas surrendered at Appomattox and
brought home. It is now in the custody
of the camp at Walhalla.
The next meeting will be held in Co'nmhfa
that eitv havine been selected
)y a large majority. All preset w?re
oud in their praises of Greenwood's
boundless hospitality in entertaining
:he gathering of the old soldiers, reprejentatives
of a lost, but cheriahe# .
rauM.
The Uganda Railway already has a
h-nzth of over 300 miles
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