The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-10

CAMPAIGN In SALUDA.
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES
SPEAK AT WAfSON'S STORE.

Wards, Aug. 6.-The Saluda county
campaign meeting was held at Wat.
sons store, three miles north of here.
Saturday. The candidates for sup
erintendent OF education were first.
b. L. Sample, the present superinten-
dent Of education, gave the people his
side OF the story. Then came w. S.
Wightman, ex-superintendent and two
young aSpirantS, ]. N. DeLoach anu j.
q. Riley. None spoke for or against
compu lsory education.
The candidates for the senate, to FIJI
the unexpired term of senator Z. s.
Blease, resigned, were next. Geo. w.
Wightman WAS the first Of these to
speak. He is great prohibitionist
at heart, but is willing to hold en- to
tho dispensary. Yet he knows that
there has been stealing at the big dis
pensary. He tried to give The State
jab by saying. 1.-The State said it
was so and 1T must be So, "in reference
to some publication in The State.
b. w. Crouch, for the senate. made
a strong speech. lie was at heart op-
posed to the sale of whiskey and would
vote to abolish the dispeasary at CO.
lumbia, and leave IL to the people OF
each coanty to decide.
]. E. Forrest, ex-senator, made a
cleau-cut speech, and was we'll re-
ceived. He said he had voted to re-
mOya the diSpapcary frnp, c,l,,d, oo,a
ty, believing that to be best, and would
do so again. and would abolish the
State dispensary II he had the oppor-
tuniry. While he had voted to re-
move tho dispensary from Saluda he
mentioned the fact that the tigers
were now Is to /.
For the house OF representatives., b.
b. Evans was first. He is In no doubt
but Is flat-footed for the dIspensary
with some amendments. He believes
the present system the best law. He
spoke in high terms of Clemson and
Winthrop and paid a high tribute TO
Senator Tillman and censured the in
vestigating committee.
EI-Representative Geo. G.. Lester is
in favor OF the State dispensary and
wants to widen the public roads.
J. E. Smith is in favor OF anyth ing
to better the people. He gave an ac-
count of his life and only wants the Of
tce TO show the people he wants to
help them. he has good job wait
ing for him II not elected.
Thos. Whittle, Confederate veter-
an said all the candidates who pre-
ceded him had made rash promises
and Liars were abroad In the land"
He was the proper one to hold to. He
is opposed to the diSpensary in every
particular and would yoSe it out.
w. L. Daniel made good talk and
received attention. lie is In favor of
abolishing the State dispensary and
leaving it to the people by counties to
decide. At heart he Is a prohibition
ist. lie says that the investigating
committee showed up enough to prove
that there was rottenness and graft
and any honest man could see IL He
would vote to rid the State of this cor
ruption. The last board OF control
should be convicted and made to wear
stripes. Young Daniels in not coat
tail swinger and speaks his convictions
like man, openly and boldly against
the dspens
G.. l.. Toole, can6 6idate for Congress,
was present and gave a short talk.
Mrs. Geo. Harman OF Bamberg re-
turned home yesterday after visit 10
her mother, Mrs. Lucretia Grlce .-Ex,