The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-08
COUNTY CAMPAIGN At
UTOPIA YESTERDAY
MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED
PRESENT.
A Good Meeting Throughout-Can-
didates Received Good Atten-
tion-Questions Discussed.

today. was attended by more than
three hundred people, including
number of ladies. 1t was good meet
inc. All the candidates received good
attention. 4 number OF questions
were discussed. and while several OF
the candidates disagreed on measures
there was general good feeling per-
vading the meeting and the day pass
ed off most pleasantly.
The meeting was held in the large
oak grove surrounding the residence
of Mr.. Walter l. Herbert. 1t is an
ideal spot for campaign meeting. in
fact, it is one OF the coolest places
in Newberry county, if the word cool
can be applied to any place in New
berry county during this season OF the
wear. The weather was terribly hot
.oday, but there was good breeze
stirring here. and the heat was not
oppressive. In fact, everything SEEM
ed to work together for good cam
paign meeting.
The people in attendance included
representatives Of the surrounding
country and other parts OF the
county. There were several present
from Newberry and several from the
extreme upper portion OF the coun-
ty.
The people took an interest in the
discussion OF the questions by the
candidates and showed their interest
bv their close attention.
This was the last meeting until the
9th of August. when the campaign
will open up again at Prosperity. 1t
is long wait. but there were conflicts
which could not have been avoided in
campaign in which there was not
long recess. and hence the skip OF
more than a month:
The Utopia section is a prosperous
section of Newberry county. The
crops are in good condition.
The Meeting in Detail.
County Chairman S. S. Cunningham
presided over the meeting and intro
duced the speakers.
The first speakers today were the
candidates for county superintendent
OF education. Messrs. Thos- E. Wick
er. c. Howe Lyon. and J. S. Wheeler,
in the order named. They all made
good speeches. favoring better
schools and promising to do their
duty if elected to the responsible po-
sition which they were seeking.
The superintendents OF education
were followed by the two senatorial
candidates. Messrs. Cole. L. Blease
and Arthur Kibler, and they
by the candidates for the house Of
representatives It should not be
Judged that the orators were getting
in all the work here All the candi-
dates were circulating among the
crowd and putting in a good days
work.
The Senatorial Candidates.
Mr.. Cole. L. Blel-> was the first
speaker OF the two senatorial cand!-
dates. He thought the most l1rpor-
tant questions before the people were
taxation and education. Taxes last
year were high enough but county
taxes were a half mill higher this
wear and this year the state levy was
FIVE mills and the county levy ; mills.
When the Legislature met next year
il would be found there was def
cheney OF upwards OF $4,000. Mr..
Rlease referred to what he termed
the glaring inequalities in the assess
r1ents OF corporations for taxation, as
shown by the comptroller general.
The Southern Bell Telephone COM
pany. for instance had S75o,ooo of
property in this state and paid taxes
on SII3,ooo.
The state treasurer had recently