The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-26
Those Election Notices.

Those Election Notices.
Our attention has been called to an arti.
Gle in the Manning Farmer of last issue,
in which our name is used in manner
that may mislead some who are unac-
ouainted with the facts: The commls-
sioners in their discretion saw fit to
authorize The TINES to publish the
election notices. The TINES has al
wavs published these notices. They re-
ouested us to act as clerk OF the State
board, and we did it, but had nothing
whatever to do with the advertising
decision. The first intimation made
about advertising came from Mr.. }. Nj.
Montgomery who had just had a prl-
vate conversation with Capt. W. {.
Davis, and Mr.. Montgomery address
| ing US, said, Captain Davis request
ed that a copy of the election notices pe
civen to the Farmer" to which We re-
plied: ''That is matter entirely with
the commissioners. 1t is for them to
say whether the election notices shall
be published in the two papers, one
paper, or whether they shall be pub
lished in any paper, as we knew OF no
! law which required them published at
ALL The inference from the Farmers
article is that we Influenced the ooard
to give the notices to this paper only.
This is mistake, nor did 1t make any
difference to us whether the Farmer
was authorized to publish them: we did
not mention the matter OF advertising
to q single soul before the subject was
brought up by Mr.. Montgomery who
stated the request made by Captain
Davis. We know, however, that mem
bers of the commission did not relish
the idea of the method employed oy
the Farmer to secure the advertising,
because they expressed themselves
cutie freely, and we believe had the
editor of the paper or any one whom
he may have sent gone before tne com
missioners and made the request OF the
board, instead OF taking Off one mem
Der from each board into a jury room
to privately make arrangements, the
results may have been different. 1t IS
a fact that members of the two boards
regarded it a reflection upon them to
send Captain Davis and Probate Judge
Windham to use their influence TO Sc
cure this advertising, at the same time,
we are satisfied neither Of these gen
tlemen had any idea when they each
took q member IRON each board off
privately, instead of appearing before
the whole commission, OF giving oEence.
and would not have done so had they
thought it would be so construed.
The last paragraph in the article IN
the Farmer wherein it refers to pub
fishing these notices sail the same"
would have in our opinion been more
just had it said Through the courtesy
OF Mr.. Louis Appelt. it was enabled 10
publish the complete notices OF elec-
tion," because it is a fact that at the
request of Captain W. G. DAVIS, with
our own hand we made a copy OF the
4 list of managers to be given to the eoi-
tor OF the Farmer, which should be sur
fcient evidence that we have no IN
terest in keeping that paper from get
ting these notices.
The election commissioners alone
have the power to say where these no
vices shall be published, and all the IN
terest we have in the matter IS to ger
from them the necessary authority to
publish, and having gotten tins, II
would make no difference If they had
also authorized the publication IN a
half dozen other papers If there were
that many. The MANNING lines mas
lalways published these notices, Detore
land after it had opposition, and 1t IS
I the first time any complaint has been
Smade because the opposition was noS
authorized to publish them also. Inc
Editor of The TINES has been ''clerk''
| for the boards many, many, tunes oe-
| fore, and ever since 1880 has had I'M
Sposed upon him the looking alter the
management OF the general elections.
1T is because we have been actively
serviceable to the party in a practice PIE PIE
wsy every county chairman since looO
has depended largely upon our eXperl'
sence for aid in having all arrangements
iproperlY made for the elections.
We have no reason to use our ln1uence
Ito defeat the editor of the Farmer many
business matte, he seeks to obtain: he
has never interfered with US nor have
we any desire to interfere with him.
If it is policy to have men OF influence
to secure patronage for him, that Is his
business ours is different.
| The reference to the ''devll' being
put into the commissioners was not be-
scause it was Captain Davis, but because
she did not make his request oo>the
board. Our only reason for explaining
this matter at all is to correct any I'M
preston which may be made upon the
minds of people, that the election com
smissioners were influenced in their &C
stion by us, and to let it be known thai
the Farmer got its list OF manager;
from US, in order to show there was nt
Edesire on our part to be discourteou;
to it's editor.