The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-07-18

Detail
Ponaria, Newberry County, July
16,--The opening meeting in
the county campaign was neld in the
beautiful and shady grove here to-
day. The meeting was without spe-
cial incident. The speeches were
pitched upon high plane, none of
the speakers indulging in any per-
sonahties, but all giving, in clear
manner, their views upon the various
questions now demanding the con-
sideration of the people of their
county. and State.
A conservative estimate places the
audience, including large number
of ladies, at about three hundred.
They gave all the speakers close at
tention, but there was no applause.
It appeared that there was no special
favorlte, aud that the people had
come to hear the speeches, to look
nnon the candidates, and to judge
for themselves the fitness of each
for the Office to which he aspires.
AS usual in these county cam
paigns, only the candidates for the
Legislature and for the Office of
County Superintendent of Education
were on the program for speeches,
but all others who wished to do so
were given the opportunity. Hon.
Geo. e. Prince, of Anderson candi-
date for Congress, was present, and
made good, strong speech.
The principal questions discussed
by the candidates for the Legislature
we're taxation, education, approprla
tiohs for State institutions, child Ia
Dor aud biennial sessions. All were
agreed that taxes should be as .ow
as possible, but that there was no
chance for reduction for some years
TO come. The dispensary was only
incidentally mentioned.
County Chairman Goggans was
present and was in charge of the
meeting. 1t would be hard mat
Ter to find better county chairman.
He is fair to all the candidates, and
they know it, aud under his direction
everybody moved along smoothly and
without a hitch anywhere in the pro-
ceedings.
Following is the
STORY IN DETAIL:
The crowd was little slow in
gathering, and it was exactly 1888
when the meeting was called to Or
der.
Col. Goggans. in few we'll chosen
words, expressed the hope that the
campaign would be conducted upon
high plane, and that the gentlemen
in the race would strive to show
themselves worthy, and not to show
their opponents unworthy. He be-
spoke for all the candidates the earn
est attention of the audience, and
introduced first the candidates for the
Legislature.
COL. z. H. AULL
said that he was glad to be here on
this occasion. He was born only a
few miles from this place, and knew
these people and they knew him.
. He was in new role here today,
having never before offered himself
for public Office. The Office which
he sought was one of Importance and
responsibility, and the people should
90 about the selection of their legls-
iators in the same manner as a pru'
dent business man would 60 about
the selection of an agent to whom he
would entrust his business.
His views were we'll known. de
had been editor Of one OF the county
papers for fifteen years, ana nls
record aud position on all puoilc
questions was an open book.
There were practically no issues
in this campaign, but there were VI
tai questions which might be dlS
cussed with profit to the candloa'es
and instruction to the people. One
( of the most important of these was
the question of taxation. The priv
lege to pay taxes is the price OF COCO