Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-08-01

pEl dESO oASO N PS'S
sire, in g conversation with us p
few days ago, that the controversy
be discontinued.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
First Meeting Held at Red Hill
ON July 9th. The Day Passed
Very Pleasantly and prof.
tably.
1t was eminently proper that the
FIRST campaign meeting of 1906
should be held at Red Hill, the
.county seat" of western Edge
field county. Red Hill is in the
heart of section that is densely
settled by sturdy, stauncb, intelli-
gent, prosperous people, and Is
easily reached from many other
points.
This being the first of the Sc
ries of county campaign meetings,
the one at which the candidates
announce their platforms, it was
expected that a very large crowd
would be present. The attendance,
however, was rather small, there
being probably not more than $50
;. persons present. Lack of interest
in political matters and pressing
farm work probably account for
the small attendance.
Almost within the shadows of
the comfortable, coinmodious
school building and the handsome
new church, a stand had been
erected for the candidates to
discuss the affairs of State. Here,
under the spreading branches of a
majestic oak, those who aspired
to become servants of the peo-
pie announced the platforms upon
which they must survive or per-
ish. Their fates will be decidedly
the result of the battle Of ballots
which is to be waged on the 2Sth
of August.
Ths first matter to receive at.
tention before the formal opening
of the campaign was the checking
up of the official list by Chairman
Rainsford to see if all pledges ano
assessments had been duly flee
and paid by the candidates. IL
this connection, we will state that
owing to several belated pledges
being received, the county execu
tive committee, at it's meeting or
Wednesday last, extended the
time for filing pledges from the
goth to the 27th,. the day of the
first meeting. After checking ur
the list Mr.. Rainsford found thai
all candidates had qualified ex'
cept Mr.. Z. F. Thrailkill who hac
forwarded his pledge as candi
date for the House of Representa-
tiyes but had failed to comply
with the rules of the Democratic
party by not paying his assess.
ment.
Mr.. J. II. Bussey, one Of th,
best farmers and most representa-.
tive citizens of the Red Hill sec
tion, acted as chairman of tht
meeting. Before introducing th'
orators of the day he called upor
Rev. J. T. Littlejobn, the bishop
of the " est-sjde, 10 invoke divine
blessings upon the exercises ot
the day.
Mr. S. T. Williams.
The honor of opening the cam.
palgn-the one to break the po,
litical ice-fell upon Mr.. S. T
Williams, who was introduced as
candidate for the House of Rep.
resentatiyes. He declared himself
to be a friend of the common
schools. Favors larger appropria-
tions for the public schools and
less for the state colleges. Stands
for lower taxes. AS a member Of
the township and county equeli-
zation boards he fought hard for
lower values on real estate and
aided materially in reducing the
assessed values on real estate from
Toto 20 per cent.
Mr.. Williams next declared his
position on tho liquor question,
favoring the state dispensary.
Says he voted to retain the dis
pensary in Edgefeld county be-
cause he believed it to be the best
solution of the question. As be.
tween county aud state diepensa-
ry, Mr.. Williams favors the lat
ter. He fears that if county dis
pensaries were established the tax
payers would become involved
through the county boards, there
being no danger from this source
through the state dispensary, for
no suit can be brought against the
state.
MIR. Ira C. Carson
The second speaker that was
presented by the chairman was
Mr.. Ira c.. Carson, the editor of