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The State Campaign. OPENED AT OE ANGE BURG. Steven Candidates for Gov* ernor. The State campaign opened auspi coously last week at Orangeburg The Colombia Register says : There was no bad feeling shown, so far as the reporta state, among tue candi? dates, although it is noticeable that all of the gubernatorial aspirants pounded at Gov Elierbe. Some of toe remarks about bim indicate that the campaign will sooner or later develops the regular order of things -abuse, slander, charge, counter charge and, possibly, worse But it ss to be sincerely boped that the can vass will assume no such aspect We only judge as to what is liable to happen fronf experience in previous can: paigns. Tlra? are thirty-three candidates Jot office to orate and, without mean fog any disrespect to any of the thirty-three, we must sympathize with til? people woo attend the meetings. The feature of the morning waa the positive announcement that C. C. Featherstone would enter the guberna? torial eon test instead of opposing Major i if eS weeney for tbe Lien te O?, ot Govern? orship, leaving the latter without op posittoa. Ali -rumors te tbe effect that Boo. : Ueorge D. Tillman would, not make the race were effectually silenced when he y appeared on the scene, cocked and v' grimed for the conflict. The meeting <vas called to order by Dr. Low mao, son D ty chairman, who stated ?chat the gubernatorial candidate? 'would be lim 'ited ia their ?peeches to fifteen minutes ?3? then iatrodased Governor Elierbe. There was not a sound as the Gov (jtnot advanced, and from the tomb-like nileoeed that prevailed ia che crowd for ihe next fifteen minutes a Qasker meeting without the amens waa ?re $ listed. Governor Ellerbe had been in office ?miy seventeen months, but during that ?aa he sad been abused and mierepre ? ??tej? bf politicians who eaavaesed the dftts while he waa in his office ac the {fest souse with bis hands tied and bis lips sealed, bot sow, said he, I thank Oed I am bare to invite one all to come lsd put up or shut up 1 have been ?barged with bein? a political : Tiefster. I deny that I have ever faade a political deal and ;I invite any ?se to show the proof. Governor Ellerbe asked, for re-eleo lion on his merits He would not. ao f apt it simply because of the honored jostom of giving the Governor a second *?erm. Commenting on the . State io 44 that roos, fee said the penitentiary had Mmeo well managed, having paid ?oto . the State (10,000. ^be management I the asylum was all that eould be de stired Colleges were tn a flourishing esad?tion. witt/ the exception of the Citadel. The rebellion there had been unfortunate, bot it should not hurt this grand institution. He had tried to give the people s l-U?o business like, hooest and econom? ?as! administration rle had bad obsta? cles greater in many respects than bia ftredoesssors. Daring bis term tbe State bau been dominated by the or i gi trialpaekage people. Be. however, bad lad more liquor seised than any of his grtdeoessors aod at less expense The dispensary was the best solution of the lijfegvor question. IQ 18?? be bad voted tnt prohibition because it wis more pre? ferable tb? open barrooms, but tbe dispensary system bad d ser eased drunk assess io lbs State aod would be far save potent in that rsepeet tbaa probi . trna, andi half a loaf was better than ss bread. Go ver 8 or Ellerbe a d vooated bien n ial lassions of the General Assembly Kath session eost South Carolina abou' ($0.000, and, as far as the geoeial gpss was ooooeroed. Borne of them were sot worth (2 50 to the State The Governor took bis seat amid applause Col George Tillman was introduced to the tooe of "borrah for Tillman/7 * 'if he ts any kin to Bsa he's all right," together with considerable general ap piesse After aa eloquent refereooe to Oraagesorg'e dead heroes, be put 1 be orowd io a good humor by declaring that the time allotted bim for. making a imaees was oot even sufficient to allow him ?0 pay them a few compliments Me eould only hop, skip and jomp over a few leading questions His re? mark a were spicy and poo gent and seemed to interest the crowd immensely. I am, said he, for trying to keen your nosey ia your pocket aod not taking it ntl for taxes. Taxes are too high. I object to baring three colleges where the courses are reduplicated and where free tuition ts giren io competition with prviate aod denominational institutions He dealt vigorously with tbe dispen? sary queetioo, riddling it mercilessly. This moral ins ti tatton had been in ope ratio? for five years, and hs ob al ?en g ed the authorities to show where it had paid the State. Wby has no other State adopted it? We are alone in our glory-a Moody rsoord of oppression, crime and speculation. It never start? ed is Swedes, but was invented by some South Carolina Solon in order to organise a political Hog, whiob was iu full blast with 400 or 500 drones. Mee and women, too, will drink io spite of mao or devil and all r?gula? tions, but from the Jeremiad of the prohibitionists, one would think that Ibis old world was going to tbe devil All philosophera sty that we sot tax thai which the people will pay mott readily A majority of the tiooa of the earth collect more t ooe half of their revenue from taxe iitimolsots, aod should we be f eaoogh to let go this great source for benefit of politicians aod drones ? Gol. Ti ll mao tooebed op Gore i Ellerbe for bis "lack of judgment backbone" io not fighting the abass tba dispensary aod the State eoliej We used to pay $45,000 for tbe i port of State colleges sod DOW we paying ?177,000 therefor, aod thal the cause of the $100,000 deficit io State treasury last year and the rea for increasing taxes ooe half mill vas for taking the privilege tax fi Clemson Coliegeand dividing the F eral fond of $30,000 between Clem and Winthrop, giving them the ss strength as the South Carolioa Colle This tax was the greatest disgrace o] the admicistratioo that bas ever staii tbe reputation of Sooth Carolioa disgracefal * as the despot of Pei wheo lie assigns some revenue of a o tain city to some favorite courtier mistress. Tbe college collects this i wheo it snits, so.deference to pets i favorites. Some meo get all the goa they want without paying anything. He wanted to ba Goveroor on ? count of the honor attached to it. ts honor that -makes statesmen ? makes men deserve the confidence the peopje. He finished amid appian and offers to extend him. Col. R B Watson was the oe speaker aod gubernatorial candida He was greeted with sligbt hand ola ping. He was 56 years of age befe he ever asked for an office. He went the legislature to do something for t public schools. He bad sever left t battlefield or been furloughed exes when pierced by a Yan kee bullet. I had always been a Demorat aod b, oever retained a Radical oegro io t service He declared that Gov. Ellerbe h; attempted to ride two horses aod fall? in tbe mad. He scored bim for fcavii beeo weakoeed oo tbo dispensary que li?os in times past. Coi Yvatsoo said be was a temp rance mao, bot did not believe io ooe otoo Tbe way to defeat the wbiske moo8ter was to stop driosing whiskey Take care of tbe home nod the oatio will take care of itself Pot tbe Bibi oo every table aod whiskey will hai small ob ance. He said be favored higher education bot complained that students wer ta sen away from the school too soot aod that mach of the work being -doo by the colleges should be done by tb pablio schools The introduction of the Re?. G Walt Whitman as a candidate fo Governor was greeted bj a round c laughter and good humored applause As usual be made a vigorous, talk right ont in meeting speech whicl bad the amused attention of thc ero w< from start to finish. Mr. Whitman said he had an uttei contempt for the opinion of the pel it i ciaos, aod that he relied on the mass es to elect him. He declared that o the educational institutions of th< State the Citadel did . more than al the others He was in favor o throwing open all the State colleges to all ifs citizens He favord the dis pensary, but not tbe administration thereof. We have absolutely no ad ministration, he declared. * We have bad an administration administered by the politicians and by the United States government However, I am not going to kick the corpse / Be vigorously co m batt ed the "ani rnalculal politicians'" who termed him ai crank, saying that where he waa best known he was given the most credit for having common sense Senator E L Archer made a vig orous speech denying that be had changed front on tbe education ques tion. He favored higher education for all, but the manner in which it was administered made it class leg islatioo ne made an elaborate re view of the history of education in South Carolina and distributed cir? culars anent it. He was for economy in public affairs. He believed in temperance, but if the churches, with their laws against drinking whiskey, could not prevent drunken ness, he could Bot be expected to compromise his common sense by ad vocating a prohibition law when the best people do not keep snch a law Solicitor O. L Schumpert was the sixth candidate for the Governorship to be announced He was cheered and made a fine impression, his splendid voice captivating his hear era He blandy remarked that be was here ^simply because be want? ed votes He advocated education from the lowest to highest point necessary to fit a citizen for any po sition in the gift of tbe people He hoped . that the State institutions ; would be eliminated from politics, so j that this question could no longer serve as the stock in trade of poli ti ci ans to stir up the passions of the people He was not a prohibitionist, but be was open- to conviction He believed in local option with high license. Tbe prohibition champion then ap peared in the person of Mr. C C Featherstone, who announced that as the candidate suggested by the pro? hibition convention bad withdrawn, be bad decided to withdraw his can didacy for the Lieutenant Governor? ship aod to hold aloft the banner of prohibition at the bead of the col? umn Mr. Featherstone made an eloquent argument from the prohibition stand- j point, illustrating it with figures and printed statements "I love liquor,' said be, and a wag on the front brencb shouted, "I know that from your shape " Mr. Featherstone said that no law could be perfectly and entirely en forced, but thia was no reason why the whiskey evil should be encour? aged. The fault be found with the dispensary was that it sold whiskey as a beverage and encouraged its sale by the advertisement that the whiskey was chemically pure. It was the duty of the people to head off an evil. Three million dollars were spent yeairly in ?oath Carolina for whiskey. If this, money could be applied to education the State would be macy times better off sod crime and misery would be averted A sure winner for re election then loomed up when the chairman an nounced Major M. B McSweeney, the pleasing and debonair, as the only candidate for the Lieutenant Governorship. He cut his remarks very short, saying that be bad as president of the Senste labored to be fair and impartial and he appreciated the compliment contained in the fact that he was unopposed for re election 3 For Secretary of State there appear? ed three candidates, Col D. H. Tompkins, the incumbent. Mr M. R Cooper, ef Col le ton, of the State board of control, and Sheriff D J Bradham, of Manning For Comptroller General two candi? dates appeared, Comptroller Derham, and Mr L. P. Epton, of Spartan burg, who held this office for a short time under Governor EUerbe's appoint? ment For State Tressorer W. H. Tim merman appeared for re election with no opponent. For Adjutant General, General Watts led off, snd was followed by Col J W Floyd, the one armed ex Confederate, and Maj E M. Blythe, of Greenville. The Educational Department brought out four candidates. Supt Mayfield, Mr. J. J, McMaban, of Co tumb?a,; Senator W. A. Brown, of Marion Col. James H. Rice, of Ninety Six. waa announced as a can? didate, but did not appear For Attorney General, Geo S Mower was announced as a candidate but was not present. Solicitor G Duncan Bellinger was greeted with applause and cries ol "here comes the Broxton Bridge man " For Railroad Commissioner-The desirability of an easy seat on the railroad commission was made evi? dent by the appearance of seven can? didates for the one vacancy Com? missioner Thomas led off followed by Mr T N Berry, of Chester; Rev. J A Siigb. of Newberry; Mr (J W. Garr?s, of Colleton; Gen J. Wal? ter Gray, of Greenville, Maj. Barney Evans, of Aiken, and Mr. N H. Stansell. of Ba n we li. The last candidate announced was Mr. T. F. Brantley, of Orangeburg, who announced that as his compet? cor for Congress was not present be would refrain from speaking A letter was read from Congress man Stokes stating that dnty requir ed his presence at Washington, and that he would appear before the peo pie later Mr. E. D. Smith Decides Not to Run for Superintendent of Education. I think it is well for the record to be kept straight The circumstances which led to the placing of a ticket in the field by the Prohibitionists in the State and the subsequent with? drawal of that ticket by the Prohibi? tion executive committee be kept clearly in the minds of the people It mu vt be remembered that before any action was taken at ali that the State Democratic executive commit tee was asked if it would be consist? ent with the rule ? of the Democratic party for the Prohibitionists to call a convention and name a ticket or suggest men for the several offices of the >tate This was before the de? cision of tue supreme court and in the days of the o p stores, and the answer was "yes." Acting upon this permission the convention met and in accord with the spirit of Dem? ocratic liberality extended to brother Democrats who were opposed to the present plan of operatiug the whiskey business in the State, a State ticket was suggested Al) in good faith and in accord with the expressed sen timent of the highest Democratic au? thority Then came the supreme court decision which greatly changed the political outlook, and seemed to modify soddenly the great spirit of liberality that bad been before ex? pressed insomuch that the State Democratic convention endorsed by a majority vote the dispensary and immediately upon thc heels of this the State Democratic executive com? mittee declared that the suggested candidates could come in as individ? uals, but not as the suggestees of any faction either publicly or privately suggested Now it may have been unwise for those who are opposed to ' the preseut liquor laws to have taken | official action looking to organized j effort as they did. but be it remem- ! bered they did it by and with the ? consent of tbe State Demoeratic exe cutive committee just as they now refill that action by the virtual man? date of the same power,thus declaring their devotion to the unity of the j Democratic party in South Carolina Whether fair play bas beeu accorded or faith kept I snail uot say. The rec ord is made and is here for ail to in? vestigate With the settlement of onr election laws, this excess of pledging and oath taking seems to be oow unnecessary. It may iead to serions consequences if it is not modified. It is an easy matter for an oath to be so worded as to become a tremendous power for selfish or fac? tional purposes, since all Democrats who take it are bound by it. The time may come when these oatbs may be looked upon as a covert effort to suppress Democratic liberal? ity of expression at the ballot box Since there is so much confusion about the whole matter, I shall not be a candidate for State superintend? ent of education. ED SMITH A Woman Riyals Dr. Tanner. A Young Woman of Union Food. Uaioo County bas a candidate for notoriety in the person of Miss Sallie West, of West Springs, near the Spar taoboTg and Union line Thirty five days ago Miss Sallie aonoDDced that she bad been instructed by she L">?d to eat no more food, s* she persistently re fa sed to partake of food of any descrip? tion. It is reliably stated that *he has faithfully kept ber fast from that day to this She is the daughter of Mr. Sam West, a highly respeoted citizen of West Spring? She is a pretty and apparently healthy young woman of 25 years. She seems to be io the best of spirits aod does not seem to be aoy the worse for her lo o g abstinence from food. She talks very cbeerfolly of the matter, insisting that it is the Lord's command that she quit eating food, She drinks West Springs water: This, by the way, is oot written as an adver tisemeot for :bi? particular water* though if it should successfully take the place of food the proprietors would have a young Klookide of their owo. Sbe rises every moroiog, attends to ber toilet and the everyday affairs of life the dame as anyone else would, but oo amount of persuasion will iodaoe ber KO ra^te fnod The most appetizing dishes are set before ber The fsmiiy. while partak tog of toothsome morset?, try to induce her to eat by telling; her how nice toey are Her reply invariably is the same, that ?he has no doubt it is nice tnoogh, bot she will not disobey the command of the Lord aod does not want it. Friends and relatives have used their utmost powers of persuasion, but all to oo purpose This is her seeood attempt About two years ago sha began fastiog on the same command, bot ber ?ont finally persuaded ber. after eight days of fastiog, that the L rd w?s displeased with ber aod wished her to ?at. She oow tells this same aunt that she foiled her io ber purpose by roisrepre geotatioo ooce before, aod she will oot Hsteo to like argumeot now A deal of interest is being manifested in her case aod physicians who bave called to see ber say it is beyond their compr?hen? sion. She bas no limit fixed for ber fast, but doe. oct intend to eat any more at all Shoold she bold op soother thirty days as well as she bas so far, Dr Tanner will be outdone as a faster. All are anxiously waiting to see what wili be ihe result -mmm>-??<! - HUUions Gi ven Away. It is certainly gratifying to ?be publie to know of ooe conccn in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the nesdy and s offer ing. The proprietor* of Dr. King'? New Dis? covery for Consomption, Congas and Colds* have given a?ay over u n million trial bottles ol thia great medicine ; aod have the satisfrc factioo of knowing it baa absolutely cored thousands of bopele?* cases. Asthma, Bron? chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and long? are surely cored by it, Call on J. F. W. De Lorine, Druggist, and get a trial bottle free' Keguhir sise 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 3 If you want a new organ for your old one ate Randie. Complete and Ready. The Fourth Company Was Mustered in Last Night. Columbia, June 16 -The Inde? pendent battalion, under command o? Major Thompson, is now complete and ready for duty. The last company was mustered in at 8 30 last night with 81 men. Probably jhe best pleased man in the battalion was Capt. Sirrine, the commanding officer of the new com? pany. Yesterday the hearts of ail the men of the battalion, as well as of Major Thompson, were made glad by the ar? rival of a full complement of uni? forms-a sufficient number for every man in the organization to get one These came by express, packed in 40 large boxes, and they will be taken to the C3mp and distributed at once. The guns and all other accoutre- i mente for the battalion are now on j the way to Columbia. Those Dreadful Sores They. Continued to Spread in Spite of Treatment but Now They aro Healed-A Wonderful Work. "For many years I have been a great sufferer with varicose vein3 on one of my limbs. My foot and limb became dread? fully swollen. When I stood up I could feel the blood rushing down the veins of this limb. One day I accidentally hit my foot against some object and a sore broke out which continued to spread and was exceedingly painful. I concluded I needed a blood purifier and I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. In a short time those dreadful sores which had caused me so much suffering, began to heal. I kept on faithfully with Hood's Sarsapa? rilla, and in a short time my limb was completely healed and the sores gave me no more pain. I cannot be too thankful for thc wonderful work Hood's Sarsapa? rilla, has done for me." MES. A. E. GiLSOX, Hartland, Vermont. Hood's? parilla Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. 25 cents. Ho. 64, A. F. M. TBE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Cl-remont Lodge, No* 44, A. F. M., will be held on Thursday Evening, Jane 30; at p. m. Brethren will toke due notice aod govern themselves accordingly L S CARSON, W. M. Attest-H. C. Mosas, Sec. JESSE A. CLIFTON, M. D. -PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Offire over Hoghsoo's Dmr Store. MuNAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. April 13-4t. BOARDING. HAVING TAKEN the Boase on Main Street second door w.ih of tbe Nixon House, I am prepared to ic-ot. modate a lew jugular boarders, and also lodging aod meals to transient customers Terms reneonable Mas. W. B. SMITH. Sept. 8 THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository Transacts a general Bunking business, ajso ons ? Savings Bank Department, Deposits of $1 ?nd upwards received In? terest allowed at the rute cf 4 per cent, per sanuon. Payable quarter!?, OD first days of January, April, Julv and October. W.F.B HAYNS WORTH, W F. RBAME, Cashier President. Jan 13. le Largest aM Host Complete it Geo. S. Hacker & Son, co co " l ' ' -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH. BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite] Cas* non Street, CHARLESTON, S. Cf, ?3T* Perchase our make, which we gu?rante superior to any sold Sooth, and thereby M ve money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OPTICS 07 SuPBSvisoa or RBGISTBATIOS, SUMTia COUHTY. SUKTKB. S. C., May 1, 1897. Notice is beret1 j given that io accordance Attn an Act of the ?-eneral Assembly, tbe books for the registration of al I .legally quali? fied voters, and for the. issuing of transfers, ?c, will be open nt the court bou*e, between tbe hours of 9 o'clock a. m , and 3 o'clock p. m., on tbe first Monday of each month, und for three successive days, until thirty days oefore the next eeneml election. Minors wbo shall become of aje during that period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before tbe books are closed, if otherwise qualified. E. F. BURROWS, Chairman. T. D DuBUSE, Clerk. J. M. KNIGHT, May IS. Supervisors of Registration ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN? ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire and Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal terms to tb09e who are in need of a good safe For prices ?od terms address J. A. RENNO, M?-b 24 Sumter, S. C. yi -PJSCrS CURE FOR - co CA m CURES WHERE AIL ELSE FAILS. " 1 Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggist*._ to . ,CM Q o N SUM PT I ON. MAN WANTED. a rpBE MANAGEMENT of the Equitable I. Life Assurance Society ic thia territory is desirous of securing the services of a mue of character ai>d ability to represent its inter PS ts, with Som ter as headquarters The right man will b<> thoroughly educated io the science cf life insurance and the art of suc? cessful soliciting. There H no Cosiness cr profession, not requiring capital, which is more rc mundra ti re tb*n a life agency coo ducted with energy and ability Correspond ence with men who desire to secure employ? ment, and Rt? ambitious to attain prominence in ibe prcfv??ioo, is invited. W J. ROD DEY, Manager, Match 23-tf Rock Hill, S. C. wm BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fasb onable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty, like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight ; they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made easily irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SION OF TUE BIG WATCH, Oct. 10. L wm & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $76,600,000. Feb 2R Land Surveying. MR, H D MOISE, will give prompt at? tention to calls for surveying and platting land /Can be fouod a: bis office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. O. Nov 18. HONET. New Crop 1897. Choice Extracted Honey, by the gallon or less quantity. For sale at my residence, o? orders may be left office of the Watchman and Southron, X. G. Osteen. BARBY # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. ?P-TOWIC OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, 1,000 Tons High Grade Am moniated Fertilizer, 1,000 Tons Acid withPotasn, 500 Tons Dissolved Bone, 500 Tons German Kainit, 400 Tons C. S. Meal, For Sale. We are prepared to meet any and all prices for STAND? ARD GOODS. Get our prices before purchasing. Respectfully, HARBY & CO. Dec. 16. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S CIDES BSD SEAL CIGARS, A2TD SOYS SAKS