The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-05
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE.

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TIVE COMMITTEE.
The County Executive Committee
met in the court house last Monday
The following members representing
their respective clubs were present:
Pamela, S P Holiday.
Summerton, J S Cantey.
Cross Roads, A j Richbours.
Jordan, J Ebert Davis.
Foreston, G S Land.
Foreston Reform, J H Johnson.
Doctor Swamp, j Fl Timmons.
Clarendon, W C Chandler.
Manning, J H Lesesne.
Packsville, j G johnson.
Trinity, c L Emanuel.
Fork, r L Logan.
Harmony, A H D Chandler.
New Zion, NJ Woods.
Douglass, W ] Turbeville.
Silver, T B Owen.
Pinewood, E P Geddlngs.
New Town. W T Kennedy.
Alcolu, E D Hodge.
Fulton, A I Barron.
Manning Farmers Platform, Louis
Applet.
The committee confirmed the man
ayers elected by the clubs. Captain
Bradham, former secretary OF the
committee, reported the financial
condition Of the treasury. A com,
munication from the State commit
tee assessing this county $500 was
read.
The matter Of assessing candidates
was left to a special committee con-
sisting of six candidates and one gen.
tleman. The committee was: c. S.
Land. J. 81. Lesesne, J. H. Timmoas,
I. NJ. Woods, E. P. Geddings, S. P.
Holladay, J. Ebert Davis.
The following places and dates
were agreed upon for the county
campaign meetings:
Pinewood, Monday, August II.
Packsville, Tuesday, August IS.
Summerton, Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Manning, Thursday, August 20.
Alcolu, Thursday night, August 20.
Midway, Friday, August 81.
Turbeville's Mill, Saturday, Au-
gust %.
When the committee on assess,
ments retired, some of the Legislative
candidates were called upon to
speak. Mr.. T. B. Owen, in his brief
remarks showed that he has been
studying the questions now being
discussed, and that he is in line with
the progressive spirit. He is opposed
to the tearing down of existing edu'
cational institutions; that he favors
maintaining the Citadel, Clemson,
South Carolina College, and Win,
throp. He also favors improvements
in the common schools and expressed
the opinion that with the three mill
tax and the dispensary money the
common schools can now be run ten
months in the year. While Mr..
Owens did not go extensively into
the matters touched upon, he gave
out enough to show that it was up
to the times.
The other speaker was a gentle
man who has not announced his can
didacy through the Times. He said
that he thought the government
could be run cheaper, but gave no
reason for making it cheaper. He
will find that the people, while they
want the government run economl'
cally, they also want it run efficient,
", and that when man talks econ.
omy to them they want also to hear
his plans and how he is going tc
bring about this economy he pirates
about. Simply saying the govern
ment can be run cheaper is not get
ting it run that way and the people
know it.
DR.. I. NJ. Woods propounded 8
question to Mr.. Owen when that gen
tleman concluded his remarks but
the answer was declined on the
ground that DR.. Woods was a candi
date. The Doctor, who is a candl
date, was just fixing to give the com
mittee a blast when the special com
mittee came in and corked things up
The assessments adopted are al
follows:
Congress ........-.. go
Solicitor.
Legislature. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
Clerk of Court. rt............... 10
Sheriff. 10