UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (SOUTH CAROLINA.) 



the initiation and referendum ; demanded the abol- 

 ishment of all property qualification for voting; 

 home rule for cities and towns; municipal owner- 

 ship of public utilities, street-railroad, electric and 

 gas lighting plants; education by enforcement of 

 the laws' of compulsory education and providing 

 of sufficient funds to allow every child eligible to 

 attend school; equal taxation of corporate and 

 private property, and the enforcement of the fac- 

 tory-inspection law. It opposed government by in- 

 junction and favored the election of Senators of 

 the United States by the people. It censured the 

 amendment to the Constitution, because it was a 

 special law, appertaining solely to the city of 

 Providence, but declared the readiness of the Dem- 

 ocratic party to cooperate with the Republican 

 party in giving the State a district representa- 

 tion, not only of the cities but of the towns. 



At the Republican State Convention in Provi- 

 dence, Oct. 9, these candidates were nominated: 

 For Governor, Charles Dean Kimball ; Lieutenant- 

 Governor, George L. Shepley; Secretary of State, 

 Charles P. Bennett; Attorney-General, Charles F. 

 Stearns ; General Treasurer, Walter A. Read. The 

 platform indorsed the administration of President 

 Roosevelt, especially " his wise attitude with ref- 

 erence to our relations with the new republic of 

 Cuba " ; declared his record merits nomination 

 for President in 1904; praised the army's work 

 in the Philippines; reaffirmed the wisdom of the 

 American protective system; called for summary 

 treatment of evils growing out of trusts; said 

 tariff readjustment should be left to a Republican 

 Congress; commended the scheme of education 

 and ultimate self-government established in the 

 Philippines; and referred at length to what the 

 party has done for the State. It commended to 

 the electors the articles of amendment of the Con- 

 stitution submitted to them by the Legislature, 

 and accused the Democracy of opposing the arti- 

 cles, although conceding them to be meritorious. 

 It approved the administration of Gov. Kimball 

 and applauded " his action in calling to the as- 

 sistance of the civil authorities the militia of the 

 State for the protection of citizens and property 

 from lawlessness and mob violence." 



The Prohibitionists held their convention on 

 Sept. 21, and nominated for Governor William 

 E. Brightman ; Lieutenant-Governor, Cyrus A. Al- 

 drich; Secretary of State, William G. Lawton; 

 Attorney-General, James A. Williams; General 

 Treasurer, John W. P. King. 



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General, G. Duncan Bellinger; Superintendent of 

 Education, John J. McMahan; Adjutant-Gen- 

 eral, J. W. Floyd; Geologist, Earle Floan; Direct- 

 ors of the Dispensary, Leon J. Williams, H. H. 

 Evans, A. F. H. Dukes; Railroad Commission, 

 J. C. Wilborn, chairriian, and Messrs. Garris and 

 Wharton; Liquor Commissioner, H. H. Crum; 

 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Henry 

 Mclver; Associate Justices, Y. J. Pope, Eugene 

 B. Gary, Ira B. Jones; Clerk, U. R. Brooks. All 

 are Democrats. 



The State officers are elected in November of 

 the even-numbered years, for terms of two years. 

 The Legislature meets annually in January; it 

 consists of 41 Senators and 124 Representatives. 



Finances. The Governor's message to the 

 Legislature of 1903 gives the following as to 

 financial conditions: The income to the State 

 for the year ending Dec. 31 was not sufficient to 

 meet its obligations. The Governor and the 

 State Treasurer were forced to borrow the full 

 amount of the $300,000 authorized by the last 

 Legislature. 



The following statement furnished by the State 

 Treasurer shows the condition of the finances of 

 the State at the close of the fiscal year, Dec. 31, 

 1902 : The cash re- 

 ceipts for the fis- 

 cal year ending 

 Dec. 31, 1902, 

 were : Cash bal- 

 ance, Dec. 31, 

 1901, $237,743.25; 

 back taxes, $1,- 

 601.12; general 

 taxes, 1901, $693,- 

 023.22 ; general 

 taxes, 1902,. $325,- 

 709.51 ; railroad 

 assessments for 

 Railroad Commis- 

 sion, $7,468.45 ; in- 

 come tax, $413.90; 

 fees from office of 

 Secretary of State, 

 $12,160.02; incor- 

 poration fees, $70; 

 annual insurance 

 license fees, $12,- 

 150; graduated in- 

 surance license 

 fees, $16,345.28; privilege fertilizer tax, $81,749.- 



DUNCAN 0. HEYWARD, 

 GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



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At the election, Nov. 5, the Democratic candi- 94; loans (borrowed on notes of Governor ai 

 dates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, Lu- Treasurer), $349,420.14; insurance sinking-fund, 



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cius F. C. Garvin and Adelard Archambault, were $4,385.25; State permanent school fund, $^03_.t>2 



elected. Dr. Garvin's total vote was 32,279. His State special school fund (dispensary), $ 



plurality over Gov. Kimball, who received 24,541 91; Morrill fund (from United States Government), 



votes, was 7,738. The rest of the nominees for State $25,000; commissioners sinking-fund (ordinary) : 



offices on the Republican ticket were elected. The Loans returned $33,860./o; interest on loans, 



' $1,812.20; agent Sinking- Fund Commission, $11,- 



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House remained Republican, with a decreased 

 majority, 37 Republicans to 35 Democrats. The 

 Senate contains 27 Republicans and 11 Demo- 

 crats. 



SOUTH CAROLINA, a Southern State, one 



106.49; sinking-fund reduction, $138.042.44; dis- 

 pensary, South Carolina, $2,113,821.75; refunds, 

 sundry accounts, $2,659.52; total, $4,214,402.76. 

 The disbursements included: Legislative 



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of the original thirteen, ratified the Constitution penses, $44,25547; educational and charitable m- 

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May 23, 1788; area, 30,570 square miles. The 

 population, according 'to each decennial census, 

 was 247.073 in 1790; 345,591 in 1800; 415,115 in 

 1810; 502,741 in 1820; 581,185 in 1830; 594,398 in 

 1840; 668,507 in 1850; 703,708 in 1860; 705,606 in 

 1870; 995,577 in 1880; 1,151,149 in 1890; and 

 1,340,316 in 1900. Capital, Columbia. 



stitutions, $297,300.94; Colored Normal, 

 trial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College, $29,- 

 617.93; pensions, $200,108.80; artificial limbs, 

 $1,999.26; State permanent school fund, $2.247.- 

 05'; State special school fund (dispensary), #S2.- 

 224.73; public printing, $21,064.73; quarantining 

 the State, $7.041.02; maintaining militia, $7,688.- 





Government. The following were the State 86; South Carolina Interstate and West Indian 

 officers in 1902: Governor, Miles B. McSweeney; Exposition, $17,95597: ele ction exper ;es, $1 

 Lieutenant-Governor, J. H. Tillman; Secretary of 45; interest on public debt ^,4.i 



expenditures were $3,<83,bOo.05; cash balance 

 Dec. 31, 1902, $430,797.71. 



State, Marion R. Cooper; Treasurer, R. H. Jen- 

 nings; Comptroller, J. P. Derham; Attorney- 



