The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
AS TO CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEE
ASSESSMENTS.
Chairman Dabbs Writes to Correct Some
Errors.
Goodwill, S. C.. July 5, 1904.

Goodwill, S. C.. July s, 1904.
Mr.. Editor: My attention has been
called to the omission Of Supervisor
from list of assessments. This is an
error of Secretary or printer, for see
by memoranda I kept. that the candl-
dates for Supervisor are assessed $40
each. When 7 signed the notice, ]
read it over hurriedly and did not
notice the omission. If Secretary's
minutes do not show an assessment, it
will be corrected at next meeting of the
committee.
There is another error in the pub
lished report Article 6, of the Con-
stitution and Rule s, provide chat
pledges shall be fled with the County
Chairman on or before l2 o'clock
noon, OF the day preceding the first
campaign meeting. Candidates will
please make a note of this, and for
ward their pledges with the cash as
ssessment or receipt from the Secre-
tary and Treasurer of county COM
nittee to me at Goodwill, S. c., up to
Saturday Aug. 9Th. after that date to
me at Sumter, care Fl. Z. B. Wells,
ESQ, Secretary and Treasurer. I will
go to Sumter on Thursday, Aug. 1lth
and from 9 a. M, to 1s noon viii be
IN the Office Of the Secretary and
Treasurer. Mr. Wells, to receive
pledges not previously fled.
The following is the form of pledge
AS candidate for the Office OF - -
II the Democratic primary election to
be held on the last Tuesday in Au-
gust, 1864, I hereby pledge myself to
abide the result Of the primary and
support the nominees thereof, and
that / am not nor win become the
candidate Of any faction either private
~ or publicly suggested. other than
she regular Democratic nomination. =
Now as to a criticism of the amount
of the assessment: Sumter county has
heretofore been the cheapest county
:au the State togun for Office in, and I
have been Informed that some nomi-
aces have failed to pay the additional
assessment, leaving the committee
sometimes With accounts unpaid fox
lack of funds. Also the custom has
been started lI do not approve of itl
of paying the managers Of election
and clerks 81 per day. if there are
enough funds to go around. Ballots
are furnished exclusively by the COM
naittee, and advertising bills have to
be met. All this requires money.
Each candidate has an equal chance
at reaping the result OF all this tex
pense, and whether he receives one
vote or thousand these expenses are
just as necessary. It costs exactly the
same to provide for his one vote that
it does for his opponents one thousand
votes; and II each candidate had to
meet these expenses, each for himself,
it would cost each more than the
assessment laid by the committee.
This is cooperation, trust OF
merger. if sou please. Yet it is an
illustration of "a good trust. Besides
any man ought to be willing to pay
from s.. 90 to s25. oo for the advertising
he gets; he could not get nesr as
much at regular rates, and for the
privilege of seeing and being seen by
his friends al, over the county.
But, MI. Editor, tie committee
needs no defence from me and I an
sure is willing and anxious to be rea-.
sonabls and just, it can be shown
that its action is not reasonable.
E. W. Dabbs,
County Chairman.
Herald and Freeman please COPY.