The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-19
CHEROKEE COUNTY'S ,sSsj
NEW
Union County Men Make Fine
Records in the County of
Their AdOption..

ETA JANE, Sept, l5.-As the cleo
ton has passed Off and | am again in
possession of my faculties. | propose to
give TIE TIMES readers few dots that
| think will most likely intere ST them.
Without doubt We had the most stirring
time-particulurly in our county cleo
tion-that has ever occurred in Chero-
kee county, and while several of tue can
didates are Tor wpre) formerly from
Union county | will speak of them Sep
arately and individually:
Mr.. w. Judson Sarratt, who was born
and reared in what is now Cherokee
county. Is son of the late Hon. A. A.
Sarratt, eX-repreSentatiye Of Union
county, headed the ticket for the House
of Representatives by good majority
on the first ballot. He will doubtless be
the youngest member of that body-be-
ing l suppose only about 20 years old.
He has had excellent opportunities for
one of his age to prepare himself for the
duties he has assumed His mother was
Miss Pacolet Walker-one of the mobiles,
ladies of the land-unversally belov,,'
by all who knew her, and as one OF my
neighbDrS puts it., She was city of re-
iuge lur the poor and needy
Mr.. James l.. Walker. eX-School COM
missioner of Union county, who still
ives III The Union cat off, and WHO for
good and Suti ;ieht TeaS Jns opposed The
organizatinr of this new county. W $
eieCGet! at he first primary 10y "A ircl y
~ large majority 10 che Office Of Suu.r-
irtendeBt NJ Eiucli0n. Mr.. Wa)ke; j.
500 we'll krOwn ~ TIE people Jf T. ion
county FOR me to Tempt to speak of
him. He having s"rV"d ihc,n four wears
acceptaby as schooi commissioner
Hon. .Dum"S f. Webster, the present,
Prn!tie Judge, was rr ..lactnd by a larr,.
maio !ty !ir Webster is "a son OF Mr.
Noah Webster, and was born and reared
III what IS now kn1Hn as the Timber
Ridge section Of this county He has
held the office Of Probate Judge ever
since Tie organization of Cherokee.
county aud has made a most acceptable
officer. lie was admitted tn the prac-
tlce OF law about . years ago and hs
has been very successful ia his calling
For several years he held the Office OF
Magistrate in IT," town of Gaffney. ana
by his rulir" and Official acL3
have heard hi" if anv objections.
j. ED Jeiir.,5 E a., was reelected IN
The second primary to the Office OF CIerk
Of Court, which he has held very acna,
ably ever since the county ~ Ghnr-,,: ~
was first organAe.l NJ .J.fMae ~ ,I'a
:'n "t ''r. ,n.i iinu. J1i,t n .T ,a,o
"nO lea H-I'r,' toinI5 Irpres" lI,,o
county IN ih" State Lop;slatnre IT,
vas also bDrU aaI raa~-d in ,hs ~
car I'll of NheTnkes> county. Arter re-.
o',i''tI o,,i -. ,hn ms el3> tFion in the comm y,
"Ah hiiher Sc looIs of this section be
"ni" ~" ana obtained fine business cIn
c"'loh a'p,ng the business men of Gaff-
h"1>, %pere be remained constantly en-
p"SPn untl! the organization of the new
county When he was elected it's first
tlHk nL of Court, was reelected again in
- 20 over strong opposition. In his race
ms year he had for his competitors
three OF as good men ~ ave in Cherokee
c'unty-or the State for that matter
yet he wanted oniv about fifty votes Of
coming In on the first ballot. His sec,
o ld race was with Mr.. w. III Ros,
VINO is one OF the strongest men in -
county and than whom no one is be nc
qualified to tlll any Office in the g. ,. rtel
OF State, besides, the social apS, Gy Guu.y
cial standing of his family made hi, an- an
more formidable rival. i Jus