The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-26
THE ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND
WARDENS.

lightwood has been gathered, the
match has been struck and there is
going to be hot times i'm Batesburg.
Rumors of political combines are free
ly circulating and an old fashioned
all-round fight is looming up in large
proportions on the horizon.
The biennial election for Mayor and
City Wardens, will take place, on Aug
ust the first next, and influences are
already at work, wires are being
strung, buttonholing has commen-
ced, personal appeals are being made
and public meetings are bei1g arrang-
ed for; there will be plenty of excite
ment for our good people between this
and the second day OF August. The
outlines of the coming contest seem
to be coming together at both ends;
one end representing the present May
or and all his friends, the admirers of
his course while Mayor and his sympa-
thizers; the other, an Ex Mayor, back
ed by his old and new friends and by all
who have faults to find with the pres
ent administration. The extremes will
meet and the fur will fly. "When
Greek meets Greek then comes the
tug of wt.r"
The two candidates, so far in the
field, are both tried and we'll known
men. Mr. M. B. Edwards, who will
make fight for reelection and Mr..
e. r Steadman, an ex-mayor, who
wishes to once more handle the
1t is Entirely too early to even guess
at hof the fight to come will termj-
=--1=s bet, VIC join with ali Batesburg
IL hoping that the best man for its
Mayor will win.
The Advocate represents the will of
our citizens and, as the next Mayor of
our town. whosoever be be, must be
the peoples choice, with him, no mat.
ter who he be; with him, as chief Ey-
ecutive of Batesburg. the Advocate
will gladly cooperate in all that
makes for right, for all that shows
promise of beautifying and strength
ening our City and in all. that tends
to bring strangers, tourists, fresh cap
ital and new enterprises to our GO
ahead City of the Ridge
Much by wise enactment of the
powers that be after August first.
after the hot summer months are
passed) will, we hope be done to add
to the comfort, health surroundings
and to the material welfare of our
Ridge City.
We hope to see our citizens using
the city water supply for household |
purposes and the Golfers of our city
treasury rich with the proceeds from
collection of househoders' water
rents.
We hope to see our building boom
Of brick building continue.
We picture in our minds eye many
tall chimneys with smoke issuing
from them and stylish equipages ga
lore, flashing through our streets and
standing under the port cochers of
charming villas, rich, with velvet
lawns, and gay, with the bloom OF
flowers and shrubs. Fellow citizens
OF Batesburg, in voting for new city
fathers, throw aside, as far as posi-
BILE, all personal preiudices and vote.
as all good Citizens should, for what
you squarely, honestly and conscien-
tiously believe to be. for the up-build-
ing OF your town. along the lines of in
tellectual. mora. and material ad-
The tickets, as so far named. are
For Mayor, NJ. q. Edwards, pres
ent Mayor.
For Wardens, S. B. Platt, J. A.
w. ID. NJ. Harm an. j. b.
Youngblood, j. w. Pond andJ. M. Hite
and
For Mayor, Eugene r. Steadman,
Ex-mayor,
For Wardens, w. G. Farber, w. A.
Crouch, w. u. M. Harman. J. J,
Rawl l.. T. Perry. and J, A. Whitten