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ABOUT THE i STATE CAMPAIGN. -j ?oujiJm /* Nor oxe 'of (knitcatiox, hut ; m Iji I *g. What the sjvcrai! <'a^<tf<!at<M Have to ; Mini tJio ]'lt- Uijtitrs Meeting. * |'jt ' h in rrtr. court house at riCKExa. The fcSppnig'n mooting was held at X'iekouj^on | Thursday. Everything passod'.CjfT quietly. County Chairman Boggs 'called the meeting to order and I iutrodyjejed Mr. Cooper as the liret sptnke*,'. Ho gave a history of his cou- ; ncctiou. with tho Reform movement j and a legislator. His opponent print- 1 ted cl^ructer certificates and cast them broadcast. lie had no press to i do so.jund would not if lie could. In Spartanburg his opponents tiod Mr. | McSwceney to the coat tail swinging arrangement. He hoped ho would bo left to make his own race, and on his merit alouo did he stand. IIo said ho narcr.vw**3 uot ruuuiug a hugging campaign, as ho suggested McSwceney was with Gantt. Mr. Ellerbe was the next speaker, ami mude a special plea for the election of the wisest, best and most practical men to tho Legislature to help him run au economic government. Ho devoted most of his timo to a discussion Sk Wf t*iu work, and ho thought a S good record had been made. Taxation f rT$ was generally discussed. Ho said at SlBjf Edgetield that he would join no one in I VuK tearing down any State institution and nil should be supported. He belioved \ tho State had as much right to tax the ji people for higher education as for jp common.schools, though Ihcy did not ' ?do as mnoh good, because U7 per cent oi tne people conlil not attend colleges, but the State was able to support both. There whs no need for Cleruson as a literary college, but was, aud is, needed as au industrial aud mechanical college. If Clemsou could l>e run without tho privilege tax the tax should be abolished. He wanted to see tho fighting quit aud see the people come together. Then eamo Mr. Whitman, and, as a | true Reformer whoso record was absolutely spotless, he asked to speuk some truths. He said he was sure of election, aud lie wanted to show how pap-suckers hail diverted Reform from its real purposes. Reform lias sobered a Waterloo in the midst of victory. Consistency was not to be found in the head eentre of this ring?tho mossback from . Marion, or rather the cootor from Marion. These pap-sucking oflioials have charged him with bringing trouble, but it iH here already. He came now to tell thut within the last six months a new ring had been organized?the brother of tho mau iu tho ring repudiates it. So far as this campaign went he was the only reformer, aud *ho Movement has fallen into traitorous hands. Wheu his time whs up ho said he was merely on the edges ot the water. Gen. Harrison's proposed reforms as to the dispensary and Clemsou were given most careful uttentiou. IIo devoted moBt of his time to the dispensary issue, aud said he thought it time to ! amend tho machinery. The State could not curry on tho businesu as at prescut two years longer. Ho doubted if the State would ever make money out of the dispensary. He was cheered at tho conclusion of his speech. Major McSweeney came next and was glad ho had an opportunity of scolug tho country. Ho wuh much pleased with the hue roads. He said it was charged that ho was swinging ou to coat calls because his name was i on certain budges. He had nothing ! to do with the printing of these badges, liiit ho would say as to tluit he was in mighty good company win:, his inline was i n tho badges with Bryan and ] Sew nil, I1'van a ami Kllcrlv, but ho wiuitrd it under.stoo 1 that ho was ruun:ug on ins own in-tits. Ilo devoted much time to educational matters und ' as to what ho would do if elected. (o vcruor 11 vans was tho first of the ' candidates for tho Senate to tie presented. Ho apologized because of his so *e throat, and said Pickens was a leader in political views. Bcforo starting he would take some notice of tho slanders circulated against him. lie L id made no charges or iiisintuitions. T'roni day to day ho demanded proof against him, but it nvi r ciiinc. Tho pajci- liave all told of these things. : he | c ,i 1,. m-,. intelligent and would' a. t v whole evi fence and not the state:.., ut of one man. Ho naked if 11 . re was any one who wanted any explanation of a: v of the charge* and if there v. ere none who Wanted stieli explanation lie wotiltl dismiss tie charged :o lo.il air from a mud hoie. Pickens six wars ago arose and said: "."stop, thus far and no further." Tho State and then the Nation tool; it up. They started with the Shell manifesto. It was sot forth as your Constitution and the principles there enunciated havo been accepted by everp State. lie said Cleveland was actually ihinkmg of accepting an Anti-Democratic nomination, r.ud was worse than a traitor to .Democracy. Me then reviewed tho increase <>! !]: '? l'tnlii *.s i >i< 1 decrease of ciirul.iti- n 1 v <!. I!f work* c?l ut> to ti;e N Jit'f.'i; ii'iw: , ulid said tin so | ? .\.ii > wcr,' culling tticia J *?j|>'; 1 i.-?t ii . v.rri iuia v.cro liow trying to get >;: tin- I?:in I wagon. .Judge Mill It; aii: i.cxt intro luce I. IK hiiut this \va* hiiiiist n] ;n isr::ii ce t>i: the stump i:i i i - i . in I > lit; was uuublu In I ! . . i.iid be gave uu c>;;tnno or , ' tmn at that time and r"nc no felt called uj;oii to n.uk iho race, and be had nothing to up logize for. So one had ever charged anything wrong against him. No olio could over Hay ho lias been an Judo s>. - ? ?<?u uo uu uever i>ceu f*'Pwform?r," bnt he was a Reformer so far as wauling the reforms which the people wanted, and which were right, lie did not belong to tho Reform faction. lie stood where he did in lb'Jd. Ho was a Democrat. Ho did v'omo before all and uskud for peace. Continuing he said: "Wo don't wunt any more quarrelling. We want to stand together. Wo want to bo neigh uors, u? rciorm meso lump mat need reformation." Ho did hope South Carolina would present a solid front imd work together for such reforms as wcro needed. Ho said ho beard nothing of free silver in the j ublio campaigns of lbtMh lt<'.l'J or 1MM, although it may liavo been discussed in tho Alliance. llu then entered upon a discussion of tho silver question. Tho people of Pieki nsaro independent aud will not veto they are told. Tfc?y will not bo eommauded, but will voto ae they tlr.uk is right, aud whatever they do w ill meet his approval. Mr. Duocan said all wore Democrnis aud it was an iusult for Juugo Eurlo to claim to bo a better Democrat thau others. Ilo then took up Evuus's record and said lie professed many things aud did other things. Tho dispensary mesuago was a contradiction throughout. Governor Evans, he said, tiad admitted he wanto I to go hack on the dispensary board. He repeated "John wants to go back" on tho board, ?nd went to tho story about Hubell's offer to Mixson and, Evans's ordering Mixou to buy from Hubbell, aud how Evans told Mixson that Tillman had Idled his pockets out of tho dispensary. Governor Evaus tried to turn this off by a laugh, in which his friends joined. He | tried to get Evans to muko a denial, and if he made a denial it would bo proven on him in twenty-four bourn. Ho said tho beet thing for Evans to do was to muko no explanations us he coutradicted himself, and then brunched off on tho bond contracts and denounced it as at other meetings. "Evans has done jou," he said, "at overy opportunity, but has dono nothing for you." Governor Evans, ho said, hud been slandering all around, and ho hud said of an insurutice agent at Anderson: "That scoundrel has done as much as steal when he accepted a 2 per cent rato when the rate was reduced by tho Tariff Association," and ho by this very language convicted his brother, who got a two per ceut rate. Evans had better be hitched to tho traces and wait to see if he was a balker, for he can live on interest in bond and rebate commissions. Gen. Eiehbourg and Gen. Watts came next. Gen. Watts emphasized Gen. Richbourg's eaudidacy on the Haskell ticket, and Gen. Richbourg said Wutts was for Bratton, and in less than a year was appoiued to otlice, and ho thought ho hud been on the mourner's bench long enough. Mr. Muylield and Mr. Robinson spoke next. Mr. Robinson being at his homo was finely received. Roth repeated their usual speeches. VF.BY QCIKT AT WALIIALIiA. The meeting Friday was at Walballa., Chairman Herndon without any preliminaries introdnced Mr. W. n \f i:?t.l ? ii a?. 1 Tr. L/, illllj UL'IU r.O till? HIHt I1U spoke of the great progress made iu i (location in South Carolina and appealed for the continuance of bo important a work in the Stale. The next speaker was Mr. T. C. Robinson, also a cundidato for Superintendent of Education. After stating bin position on educational matters, he talked about rotation in ollice holding that it would be a bad precedent to roeleet Mr. May field. General Kichbourg Bpoko of his former residence iu this county and gave a brief resume of his military record. General Watts followed and gavo the usual reus on a why he should be j re-elected, reviewing what he had I (loi.e for the militia since he had been in olVieo. General l'.nrle was the first Senate- : rial candidate to speak. Afhr a few j introductory returnks he said ho had been requested to express his views i upon the 1 Uspeiisury. That is not ;i , mutter connected with theSer.ntorship, , still as a South Carolinian lie was in- I terested in the question and would ex- | press his views. It was unfortunate that so many people were encouraged to establish vineyards iu this part of the State and then declare the maim- , faeture and sale of wine uulaawful* The j State should not have declared it was wrong to manufacture ami sell wine, j when it went into the business itself to j i-make money. It had a perfect right to i regulate the tradio but it should not go j into the leisiinss for :i profit. Thebusi- > Hess was damned by the law. If it is j wrong for an indi\ideal t.? sell liquor, i ain't it wrong for the State. It was j not expected that tic State should make* mrtney out of it. If the State goes into the biisim ss for the money it will be cursed by (.od Almighty. The Dispensary law as a regulation of the trafil^ is a good law, if it. is carried out, but it is not. Another evil is that the Governor can appoint two <>r more constables. no can 111>]><>:nt in> mends or heelers nud thiiH wit!ii n:> immense power. I?ut w lint has it n?-i'!?. ? Where is the moiu v out of tLi-t one million dollar buninc*-*? lie tlmijfil nobody with corruption, ! it l.e would like to know wh r? tin: n.' in y i it has i:ri !c. The dealers ' rfore t t:e . v..-. i i 1 made money on: of . . I* !" pt n.-.uy has }>ui> 1 n.it'l: 1?? i rowed, nut that is nil. i'.t.t: i1: ! Ids' the 1 >? jiensai N pa: i the ? :. <. s <>.' the Constitutional 1 o . vt <>n, v, liile ii.-> a matter of li.i t the we art; ti hi that we urn liow :> i11;? Ia\<. ! t pay the xpchOCB of that institution. ito Ueln veil there i should be sumo showing made of the ! profits. lie Mild ho hoped the law would be enforced as it was originally intended to be ? to prevent drinking ; rather than to encourage it. Judge 1 ilar'.o th?*i discussed natioTm' ?< < ? IvTf. i7dDCiQ CuYbieCt 4 large pna of his opening remarks to cooditions affecting tho people by rsason of national legislation. Tho people of tbo State are all agreed on the remedy, he said, and be advisod that the people oosho all biokorings and bitterness uud, united, tight for the common vaueo. Mr. Duucau, iu referring to llovernor Evans, hel?l him up as a violator of law. At Florenco ho resisted urrest when be had violated an ordiuauco of tbo city,. threatening to take charge of the town, un idle boast which he could not carry out. When tiic Governor violates tho law thus, what may wo expect from the people? Jlo said Clover uor Kvaus bud already abused tho power of appointing eonstables. llo appoints them to whoop hi:u up at meetings and has himself beeu driven to tho necessity of goiug down among the boys uud eucourniriutr thctn. At Newberry he rewarded oue of bin howlers by nu appointment aud did the name at Union, w here he told u mou named Sparks, who had been moat prominent iu the howling, to como to Columbia and uu appointment would be awaiting him. lie reiterated hit) various charges about Hubbell-EvausMixon rebates; agrioultural board aud Cletusou beipiest. He said Evans had no show since ho left Barnwell until ho got to Spartanburg and then he had his privato secretary wheeling over the county workiug for him. lie spiked Gantt's guns and Gautt thinks no moro of Evans than you and I do. He concluded by usserting that Govornor Evans knew ho could not be elected except by tho aid of the party machinery tond by stocking the cards. He could not be elected by the free vote of the people Governor Evans said he was glad to talk to honest men. God Almighty had put a stamp on an honest man's face and one on tho thief and every one could tell him when ho was seen. You know and every man know* tbat the Governor stands on the ground while they stand on the roof charging him with usurpation of power. His rocord is known to all men. They talk about me having n body-guard. At the only light I had in this campaign, there was no bodyguard came to my aid, though they 6ay there was. That was a nico bodyguard, wasn't it? (Laughter.) Ho ridiculed the idea of thero being any second raco for the Senatorsbip. The farmers can't be fooled that way. "Ho referred to the fact that he had been called a demagogue because he espoused the farmers movement. Ho was elected to the State Senate and if Duncan was fair ho would read from every journal ho has read from how I espoused and worked for every important measure brought up in tho Senate. "He went on to say that the uationul fight had not yet been whipped. Tho people must sond men to Washington who will fight with Ben Tillman and not men who havo been pulling the wagon back when ho was driving it on. Turning from that phase of national affairs he spoke of the Supreme Court, which he said should be kicked out. The chairman introduced Col. MoSweeney. The newspaper men bad to leave at this point to go to Seneca to catch a train and hence the remarks of the other candidates cannot be given. The speakers were ;Mr. M. R. Cooper, for Lieutenant Governor and Messrs. Harrison aud Whitman for Governor, General Ellerbe having gone homo after the Pickens meeting. TUC ANDEKSON MEETING. Between 800 and 1,000 people were in attendance at this meeting. They were interested listeners though they gnve very little indication of it by cheering or otherwise. Rev. A. C. Wilkius made tho opening prayor and County ('huirmau Breazeale introduced Mr. Whitman, the only Guber nutoriul candidate present, as the first speaker. He stated that tho cardinal principle of his platform was against the State selling whiskey to make its citizens drunk, lie opposed higher education by the State, but favored common school education because the State could better give her citizens uch education than individuals. He pposed giving towns or the country my special privileges. Coming back to the whiskey question ho said anything almost would suit him rather than the dispensary law as now enforced. He excoriated "papsuckers," who like the Hihlieal character had laid tip goods for years and said to themselves: "We'll cat, drink and bo merry," but the people would say to tbeiu: "This nieht thy soul shall be n q tired of thee." .dr. M. It. Copper, candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, was next introduced, who said he had enlisted in the Itetoriu movement in iS.Sli and had teen a consistent one ever since. He p< ke of the various conventions and acts of the Kcfortn party in which lie :ook u prominent pait. He referred to his services in the Legislature and ^institutional Convention. lie stood squarely in favor of idl existing institutions of higher learning. He did nut believe that all the Kcforin movement had done was right, nor did ho believe that a Conservative was not entitled to any consideration from tho lb-form party. He jumped on Mr. MeSweeney for swinging on to Larry G unit's coat tail ami how the latter was booming his opponent, while the |leaker had no subsidized pr< ss or pr.titin.' oilier to sound his pr lises and nl ti.eiit broadcast thl.uighoiit the St:.to. < 1. MeSwaa-nev, the other candiiate, tor ttic above honors, followed Mr. <' cjier. As t>i a subsidized press lie thought it not strange that the newspapers should speak kindly of Jiiin. Ho is a uewspaptr man ami has been j>rt siili-iit of the association and if the newspapers couhl not speak kindly of him he would not run. He is running on his own merits ami swinging on no man's coat tails. His name was printed on badges in Spartanburg w ith those of Lvaus and Idler lie, to*-which ho was In no w%y responsible, lint, however that may be, he certaiuly w?h iu good company. He praised the ltcform movement for having abolished barrooms, the only party tliab hud the courage to do^so. Senator Harmon being next introduced expatiated on the fact that the fertilizer tax was too much money for (Jleuisou as it was nut needed. Ho gave a detail'd stub incut bhuwiug that his couuty Dispensary idea wouhl have all the benetits of the present plan und at the same time bo much cheaper. Local option, which he favors, wouhl enable people to say whether profits should l<e made. That is a line point, ho said, but lie could see no leuson whv a i r >111 shcuhl not be made. Mr. 1> unoaii was the f.rst, Senatorial aspirant to be introduced. Ho used a portion of his tune discussing the financial problem, holding that while free silver was necessary for ?ho bene' lit of the ueonle. still ho felt it nnnen. essury to taik at length of a matter upon which all arc agreed. Ho Baid thai Judge Earlo'a candidacy was unfortunate in that it brought out factional politics again and thus prevent in n measure the people selecting the bes1 man. As a connection of his wife lie regretted to have to ah >\v up his othei opponeut. He suid he had never saitl one word against him that ho linen 'i proven from the records or from living witnesses. Ho read tho recort . of Governor Evans's voto on tht agricultural board when Tillman, Sligh, and others wero candidates, He accused Governor Evans with hold iug a couferenco on Juno 27 witl Wehmann, Krocg. Eoessler and Stelling of Charleston in order to get Con scrvativo votes. Ho needs them, yet ho tries to mako Reformers beliovt that it is his opponents who aro trying to get Conservative votes. Ho jumpoc on Governor Evans for receiving mouej from tho bond syndicate. That maj bo a fee, but the peoplo had to pay ii to tho syndicate and ho should have saved that much to the State. Ho saic that Evans was trying to -mako it ap pear that the speaker was Irby'i legatee. Irby whipped himself nnc this man deserves a whipping. H< understands, however, that Senatoi Irby was now sory ho had not madt me race, no claimed that Governo; Evans's action at Barnwell nan an evidcnco of gnilt, when the rebato busi ness was brought up in Mixson'i presence. Governor Evans being next intro duced said that ho wished to prefac< his remarks with a personal statement Ho said: "At Florence I stated in re ferenco to certain insurauce in Ander son, that if the agent, Mr. Maxwell after he received notico that a lowei rate could bo obtaiued on Dispensary business, and didn't so inform tlx authorities, that he had robbod tin State. Mr. Maxwell assures mo thai the business had been taken from hin when the reduced rate went into effect, and that it was not in his power ti give the State the benefit of the reduc tion. I desire to state here, in hif own town and among his own people, that any words of injustice uttered by me against him I retract them like ac honest man will do. (Cheers). I nevei did any man a wrong but what I hac the manhood to apologize for." He went on to say that Mr. Duncan was his personal enemy, but had nol the manhood to nay so, but actually slept in the same room, the night b< fore he publicly announced himseli my enemy. Professing to be my frienc he might have stabbed mo in the bad A voice: "He's nothing but a Ju das." (Cheers.) (fOV#?rnoP V.vfin.a oni/1 M?a wJlAai ? -?w KUUW IUO VllOO being could blacken tho cbaraoter o any man by insinuations. An idolatoi might throw mud at tho Virgiu Mary, but that would not injure her blcsset character. Ho then took nj> the bond mnttei and mid that as T.limnn's letter ha< never been published in this county [ and because rumors had been cireulat> < d about him in connection with it, ho would read 'it. Where is the ovidc.ieo that T nm to ' get SI ">,000? lthind'rt HAorn testimony is that tho amount has not been agreed i upon, lie hoped he would get that j amount. (Laughter.) If ho did, ht I would come to Auderson and spent: ' some of it and divide it among the , boys. As to the conference, one of thi | parties has already stated in the pub ; lie prints tLat there was no such con j ferenco as charged. If I could brinf i up the w hole audience ai <1 disprove lin I statements hi w ould go to Abbeville to morrow and repeat them with the saint ! bold face. Judge F.arle announced that lie wni I a candidate of no man or no newspa ! per. He win brought out l?y no nmi and wasn't running on any man's in llueiice. In 1 S;tJ he wrote a letter tc ; the News and Courier which caused hi: former friends otl'ense, and thcpapei was i.tiw calling upon Conservatives tt vote for Duneau in preference to liim, That is a right they have ami he has uc objections. Ileferring to the campaigi he saitl he luid asked certain qnestioni I about tho dispensary at Lancaster I i... it.'.n.. 1 ? i - ~l. t. nun il ii*- inn ' UIIJ 1IIIU WI11CJ1 111 had a perfect light to <lo. At tha , timo he assumed iO<ipo:?t>ihility foi i them. Hero, however, l?'j would kuj that the questions were given him bj Mr. Douthit, a member of the St'iti i Hoard of (Control. Ho is present hen ; toilnv. Tho facts iudicnted hy tin ?|*i< stoins would have been proven bii lor the fact that the dispensary ollieinl at Columbia had failed to give Mr 1 >oitt Ii it proofs tiiat they promised him lie said that if he had kn<>\\n that thi campaign was to he conducted on low a plane, he never would have en tercd it. Hut havine entered it In was bound to see it through. IT< know nothing about tho commission: or tlic rebates. While the Dispensnn is a good law, it is now a vast politics : machine, aud carries within itself tin , seeds of destruction, and unless then i1 an impiovoineut tho peopla will do mnnil fig destruction." Judge Earle consumed the latter part of his time in i discussing the monetary problem in such a Kay as to pleaso the audience. Gen. Watts auil Gen. llichbourg made speeches pretty much on the same iiucs as usual. They got into a little tilt, for which they were noted during the first part of the campaign, but it was about the unimportant rnatsor as to whether llichbourg re'ioved i Watts of tbo command of the militia i at the penitentiary during the Darlington war. i 31 r. 31 ay field mid Mr. liol'innon i closed the discussion on the usual lines, adding, however, much vim uad j t "igor to their remarks. OLo.SKS AT AUilKVir.IiH. After two months of campaigning 1 tlio agony is over, at which there will i *1 o doubt bo great rejoicing on the i part of the people. The attendance at 1 lit.! Tnit r|t|.? i . |'v*uv " uo auuiib ? \J\i X uu pru* j | cecdiugs were opened with prayer by ] i liev. W. H. Ariail. Chairman F. B. I < , Gary on behalf of tho Democracy ol 1 Abbeville welcomed tho candidates and 1 I expressed tho hopo that nothing would < l occur to mar the harmony of tho meet- 1 ; iug. Without further introduction he > announced Gen. llichbourg as the i first speaker. He said tho military k I features of the government and its du- a t ties had so long been his study, thathe k t would bo uutitlcd to fill auy other po- v i sitiou. After speaking of his military I j career ho spoke of his political record, a He said his competitor was running on a factional prejudice while ho was run- f ning on his merits alone. Ho alluded 1 i to his couduot during the Darlington 1 trouble aud hgw at the risk of his own C life ho went to Tillman's defouco when i t a mob was threatening to lynch him in I ) Columbia. fi r Gen. Watts in asking for re-election si I gavo a briof account of his stewardship, a r When ho assumed charge tho militia s t was disorguui/.ed,companies had thrown ' t down their guns, but ho was proud to * > say that tho militia is in a bettor condi- i I tion than ever before. After reoeiving . tho military training he had ho felt * more competent to fill the duties of the k I position than his oppoueut. Unliko 8 ) him, however, ho did not believe that t r was the only thing he was lit for. Ho <3 3 said he had not only been endorsed by tho people of tlio State by a handsome voto as well as by tho militia, an eu. dorsemeut which his opponent had 3 signed. aMt. Whitman rend his big manu. script speech upou education, but ho 3 never received very close attention from his hearers. Senator Harrison opened by saying, . that tho most important question to ( any people was that of taxation. It r could not bo denied that the levy had r remained about the same, while tho 3 taxable value of property had increased 3 ?20,000,000. As causes for tho levy t not being reduced ho mentioned the i storm on tho coast; the Constitutional Convention; increasing pensions from ) fifty to one hundred thousand dollars; . the building of Clemson and Winthrop. I But all these thing are past and the i levy ought to be decreased soon. The > next question ho discussed wax Clomi son College, which he believed should r be a technological school and not liter1 ary. It Bhould be liandlsd on scientific and business principles. He bet liered tho tag tax should go into the I treasury. In conclusion ho discussed . T at some length his dispensary scheme. 3 Mr. Mayfield, being introduced, f proceeded to answer some statements 1 made by his opponent. He said Mr. t Robinson did announce his platform . at Manning aud he understood him to be in favor of State colleges as acrainst t denominational. Mr. Maytield naid * f that was not his platform, but be favor- ? r ed supporting every institution within 1 the boarders of the State. Mr. Robin1 son will tell you that the Constitution- J al Convention is responsible for the 1 . new and better law on education, but 1 ? 1 ho does not tell you that I suggested 1 ! every provision in the constitution. * ' As to rotation, Mr. May Held said ho 1 ! penned the provision making tho oflice ot Superintendent of education for f , two years and then submit his claims c , ! to the people. ilo said his willingness ( [ j to serve the people had not pone, * though Mr. Robinson, may think the ^ , j ability has. He sniil his candidacy [ j was not without precedent. Tho first , j Superintendent served eight years, I , aud Hugh S. Thompson would have . | been re-elected for his third term hud i ho not been nominated for Governor. r i It is the history of education in every i ' Stato and every college that when an h | oflicer is faithful and competent, he r , i is kept. Mr. Robinson's argument is r i that when a lnnn becomes competent p 4 hois disqnaliiied. It the people are satisfied with his services ho would <' t thank the peoj.de for re-election, while [ tho ehatigo from tho old to tho new j Constitution is going into clleet. a Mr. T. Chris. Robinson irntnodi- j h ntely proceeded to jump on his opno- i t ! uent fie eaiu Mr. MaylloM pretended j not to understand his platform, lie | ' j , had distinctly stated that he favored j 1 j denominational colleges. Ret both i J H State and other c. lieges stand and .1 build them. Mr. Maytield elaimk 1 credit for what the Constitutional j ^ Convention did, while the whole school | r fraternity was working for that very j . ! object. Mr. Maytlchl simply saw what was p-opu'.ar, jumped in on tin- | , ! title and "suggested" the new school | ' law. Ho Kiii.l ho was lighting mo niHn, I ^ hut fourth terms and that doctrine j thai lends to h life tenure in office. lie I s siml .Mr. Mnyfield suffered with one ] form of insanity that is that lie thinks < ho u. going to he elected. Tliero is u i ( material difference between a State of* i lieu and colleges. Mr. .Miylield has ( : compared himself t<> Dr. ('at lisle. Dr. 1 Greer and to a hor.se. Mavbe if lie I continues ho will get down to the 1 0 s proper comparison. His argument 1 shows thnt ho wants tho otTico for life, 'l Ho should take another training in ^ Reform for ho opposes tho Shall munio festo about rotation in office. Col. McSweenev spoke of his former j residence in Abbeville, end Mid hi rented to see a noised end happy people and if eleotod his first idea would tie to do his dnty as a Carolinian and five justice to overy man. Mr. Cooper spoke of Lis efforts to five the people a primary. It was right that they should hare that privi,ogo. Ho had the honor to atteud a jaucus of the farmers in the Grand Cental Hotel at Columbia to select a canlid ate for Governor. They had select;d Judgo Eurle, but he refused. What lid we do? On the -7th of March wo Found the mau in that grand leader B. It. Tillman. (Cheera.) lie had the jonor to follow him to Chicpgoand as- ** ust in nominating Wiu. .1. llryan. We ire proud of Tillainu. Ho is the equal jf any statesman in tho country and is loved by four-llfths of tho pcoplo of South Carolina. In 181)0 ho ran for tho Legislature and waa elected by a greater voto than any other candidate, bio wah elected unanimously to the Constitutional Convention. He stated these things in order for the people to know his record. He spoke of the necessity of odncation and the part ho liad played in building up the system. Governor Evans being introduced mid that there were some matters that to thougt he ought to talk to his people .bout. These people have been following liin aronnd promulgating these slanders vhon thoy knew his hands were tied, mt there is a day of reckoning coming is suro as God- is in heaven. They .aid that ho should have resigned beore he accepted a law case. But had 10 done so, he conld not have served lis people. They say that I got $15,100 and one papor said yesterday that t was $12,000, in spite of the faot that ! have read on every stump Rhind's worn testimony that no fee had been .greed upon. He said he had given ill that ^testimony to the newspapers .nd not one of them dared print it. He cad llhind's testimony, saying that he ras his attorney until he was nomilated for Governor. Josh Ashley: *'Take another case.** Covernor Evans: "Yes, I'd take a lundred like it under the same circnmtances." Yet in the faoe of all this estiinonv thoy continue these slanders lay by day. lie said thoy accnsed him of deceivng Tillman, but he had written a letor in direct refutation. Since that ettcr wan road the slauderers have not oid "Honest Bon" since. Homo one in the crowd called upon lim to rend tho letter, which he dii. L'liey say I use this as iny credential*. 1 use it as credentials that this man is rying to deceive tho people. ("Thatls iglit.") He suid that his opponents had triad o show that he was not a Reformer .888, but ho didn't pay any attention o them. As to Dispensary rebates hey dare not charge mo with getting iny. I have detied them to do so. As o the Hubbell matter, he had offered vhiskey cheaper than other houses and is Governor it was his duty to see that he State got the best goods for the * east money. ("That's right.") He said he believed this whole thing ras a pat up job to prevent him from inlighteningthe people, but it wouldn't iucceed. x i Governor Evans then sketched iso of the Alliance and ita demands; tow it had captured the Demoora- ' >y of South Carolina and Anally of the lation. There was little new brought out in tlr. Duncan's speech; however, he charged Governor Evans with paying lis privato traveling expenses out of he contingent fund. In the course of H8 speech several gentlemen, lnciudng some candidates, say Duncan ailed Evans a "puppy," when speakng of bis railroad message, saying, 'this is another act of that puppy." Fhe reporters who were on the stand lid not hear it, and Governor Evani, vho was sitting near thetn, probabar hd not hear it either. Mr. Duncaitaid to a candidate afterwards that l^B iad used tho term. Acting Chairman JJIako read a telt ;ram from Judgo Katie saying thfc >wiug to sickness in his family lould not be present, then dismiss*! lie audience, closing tho campaign rf 1890. SIMONTON TAKKSTI1K CASK. 'lie Argument In tho Now Fuincil Kate* War Injunction tluse Concluded. i At Greenville, H. C..Tuesday Mr. Augutus Stnylhe was heard all morning in tho |te earing ease, arguing that tlio court haguisdic'.ion to prevent a continuance in lo ate cutting. Hriiytho argued thntsthe coits ive hen invoked to enjoin rat *s by railfut oinmi-sions and Legislatures, and yet ills unleaded that tin* courts cannot stop jiioads from destroying each other. he ourts have no liigi; r duty than to keepgdi iI?1 i. institutions as railroads going. I tho it-Tiiooii lie argued to liavo tho otraiiiing order set aside. The argiinieni . i the railroad rate-lieaig asc was coneluded i.g.cr an all day audit. .ludgi Simoiitoii at the conclusto'Of lie hearing asked f..r the papers and tf*a ami 10 l i.n lioi'K, \vh?*relio wM prepares pinion. There was no iiitiaiisfion tlirtfh he progress of the lienring ??s to wliffl' tnlgo Sinioiiton \v.nil<l or would iio-no ini'i' jnrisdii'ti >11. atal it is upon this too hat tiio issue lingers. llotti sides are oJni?t; iho victory. For Mothers to Know. That rapid eating is slow suicide That a lump of sugar saturnteln vinegar is ellieaclous in most castof hiccough. That in sleeping in a cold room o<blish a habit of breathing througiha itnse, never with the mouth open. That a severe paroxysm of eonjJig" may often he arrested by a tablesfnftil of glycerin in a wineglass oiot milk. That to compel a child tocatnnyngf igainst which i;s palate naturall'ehels is a cruelty at the moment a 1* likely to produce evil effects laterThat a few drops of the tlnetuof benzoin put into (lie water in which?1 lace is bathed will prevent the pen run re of the skin with whfisoj many jnople ars affected, especially warm weather. ?-* I. / * . . I..