The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-08-25
REYNOLDS Mill.


candidates. They came in hocks, and
the complacent, satisfactory smiles,
radiatlng sanguine countenances, i'm
pressed the beholder that each one
was the Caesar OF the day. Reynolds
Mill was gay Friday. The voters
from the country for miles around
were present in full force. And the
number of candidates, strengthened
by several from the Salem section,
presented formidable array as they
came down on the good people" :"
Gle sping every one within reach, with
a gauntlet of steel, and ringing the
welkin with the very expressive chow
dy you dds your family well?" The
humble civilian, the welfare of whose
hearthstoue had never elected an en-
quiring thought, further than hisnear
neighbor friends, opened his eyes
with astonishlnent to find himself
suddenly exalted among the noblcst
gentry Of the land; and how his hos
rom sweued with honest PRIDE. as he
realized that the partner OF his bosom
ranked a queen regent among the
fairest; his children too, dear little
things, so much interest was manifest
ed for their health and happiness.
Really it was a grand time-a COM
munion of loving hearts, felicitous
day of love making Even the seem
cry around appeared to be in unison
with the>happy occas ION The voter,
as he stood on its ba ks and saw the
water moving noiseles sly on its jour
ney of usefulness to the old mill
wheels, could hear ever and anon,
lisped in gentle murme.rs, 'showdy do
Mr.. voter, how is your family" It
was calculated to be al Getting. AL
were friends and brothers. in noble
cause.-The salvation of the county.
The harmony of the scene was at
last broken, when Mr.. E. &. DuBose,
sturdy farmer of Sammy Swamp,
mounted rude platform constructed
of boards laid across two convenient
logs, and announced that the object
OF the meeting was to organize q
farmers club" NJ. Tindal came
forward then, by request, and a ddr,ess
ed the people on the Importance Of
such an organization to the formers
Mr.. Tindal elaborated at some length
on the benefits to be derived by these
farmers clubs, which we're being
formed all over the State. A. the con-
clusion Of his speech, the club was or
ganned with the following officers:
President, W. G. King; Vice-Pres-
idents, r. J. Holladay and G. ".
Broadway; Secretary and Treasurer
4. L. Lesesne. This finished, and af-
ter the signing OF the club roll the
meeting was thrown open to the can
didates Then there was general
speech making. First came the Ser:-
.ators, next the Representatives, anil
so on, down, down, to tie smallest Oh
fee.
In our account of the meeting at
Brailsford's store @e gave the views
Of the candidates for Legislative hon;
OTIS on the campaign issues, except
Mr.. DeSchamps, an aspirant to the
Senate, who was absent. Mr.. De-
Schamps in his speech to-day, said
he was opposed to free tuition in the
South Carolina University; he was
in favor Of the homestead Law remain
ing intact; said he was unprepared to
express himself on the Columbia Ca
nal and the primary and convention
system.
When the list of candidates was ex-
hausted, the editors of the Manning
papers were called upon. the TIMES
came first and non-plussed himself
and surprised his audience by calling
them gentlemen of the jury" Next
the Enterprise mounted the platform
and advised the people to vote for
suitable, competent men for office.
Especially did he urge this rule to be
adhered to in voting for candidates
for County Commissioner.
The chairman of the meeting, Mr..
E. G. DuBose, was last called for. Mr..
:DuBose, on rising, received an ova-
ton OF applause. He delivered al
Extremely facetious speech, amid yolls
o. laughter.