The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-26

not a speaker aud saw no use in making
a speech, as the Office he was running |
for did not require it, but woik was
necessary aud lie could do that. /
MR.. SANFORD wILBURN,
for commissioner, said he wanted to thank |
the people for their liberal support of |
him in the past and asked that they |
again honor him with enough more
votes to put him in and he would do |
them good, honest service, that he would |
hketO talk more, but the rain was too |
near.
The rain came and the meeting ad-
ianrned,
xruAKIIsIE, IE,->-,
The meeting at Carlisle was a rep
etition of the Santuc so far as the
speeches of the different candidates
is concerned. Mr.. w. Il. Jeter,
chairman, presided over the meeting,
and arranged the order in which the
candidates were to speak, just the
reverse of the day before.
MIR. Jeter read letter from B.
Frank Gregory, candidate for COR
oner, IN which was expressed regrets
not being able to attend on account
of sickness.
MR.. J. W. MENG,
candidate for coroner, said this was
the first time he had ever offered for
any office; was Trial Justice for some
years, thought his qualifications and
experience were sufficient to enable
him to fill the office of coroner.
J. D. HANCOCK
-rnIu nn apPeu,v~---~sor,.r--r -rr,,,-,,,,,r,,,-
to announce himself a candidate far
coroner, and did not deem it neces-
sary to make aspeech.
a MR.. J. E. sPRoUsE,
tor county commissioner, said he had
no speech to make, he merely wanted
to appear before and 20 among the
people, seeking the office of county
commissioner, and if elected would
certainly do his full duty to the
county and the people TO the best of
his ability. The above mentioned
gentleman did not have the oppor>
tunity to speak at Santuc on account
of the rain.
Mr.. Sanford Wilburn was next
called, then Mr.. A. G. Bentley, w.
+. Bobo and [. M. Mobley, ali can
dldates for county commissioner, said
i - substance what they said the day
before at Santuc.
CAB. Fowler, B. G. Gregory and
I.J-Betenbaqgh, for county super
visor, were called in the above order
and said, with some additional re-
marks, the same as said at Santuc
Messrs. e. w. Jeter and j. ii.
bartles were then called, who ad-
dressed the people, along the same
lines as at Santuc. Mr.. Bartles by
request gave the Indebtedness of the
county which was about the same
that The TIMES gave last week ex,
cept that Mr.. BartlesI figure d the
railroad bonds and ordinary county
q llstte less. Wanted the people to
view the treasurer's Office from a
business standpoint.
Messrs. j. d. Epps, J. B. Lancas-
ter, j. d. Smith, Jr., j. G. Farr and
Levi w. Smith, candidates for audi
tor, made their bows to the people
in words similar to their talk at San
tue.
Messrs. Jesse r. Hix and I. Frank
Peake, candidates for clerk of court.
also told the people about the same
story as the day before.
6 y. q. Long, J w. Sanders and
81 Kemp Thomas, candidates for
ss9er'f, all pursued the same line of
thsgght as Of the day before.
fp. b Fant appeared. and said he
9td not hayv 3 speech to make. as
7suaf ne only extended thanks for
past fasors. This concluded the be.
|ore dinner speeches.
After dinner the candidates for
,he legislature, L. j. Browning, III
.. Little, b. #. Townsend and Al
.. Lyles, delivered themselves of
heir views as they did the day be>
ore at Ssntuc.
The meeting at Blackrock was but
repetition of the other meetings.
The only ripple of excitement was