The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-08-24
CROSS KEYS MEETING.
Continued from first page.)

Aio prayed tnat every
candidate may be an advocate O
Jesus Christ, whatever others ma,
be his tenets.
THE CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONER
were the openers. First Mr.. San.
ford Wilburn presented his merits,
and asked that his dcmerits be for.
got.
Mr.. Jos. Sanders said Cross KEYS
township was the garden spot of
South Carolina. He told of his
interest in the old soldiers and
recalled the record of the Cross
Keys men in that struggle of
'61'65, naming especially Mr..
Bctsill and the William Gist COM
pany, as eXponcnts of Cross Keys
valOr.
Mr.. w, F. Bobo was mt home,
and made short talk, claiming
honesty of purpose, strength and
competency as credentials for office.
MIR. 1. M. Mobley says that eight
years experience in this office quail
fies him for service in this capacity.
(Hurrah for Mobley.)
MIR. "A. G. Bentley, who stands
for reelection, says he's good look
ing and is running on good looks,
and asked the people to please look
at him. He said the board con-
suited the large tax payers before
they bought the county machinery
and they advised it's purchase.
Says the banks, cotton mills and
railroads are paying the large per
cent. of the cost in building these
roads, and that the average farmer
pays about so cents.
Mr.. J. f. Sprousc says he is
qualified.
PROBATE JUDGE.
Judge Greer reviewed his record,
claiming thcreupon reelection.
He says lawyers are as necessary at
times as doctors, but he has striven
to make them unnecessary in cases
of probate. Says Mr.. Johnson
wants to go to the probate judges
office to improve himself in his
profession and at the expense of
Union county people. Says John
son has no business there, for as a
lawyer he cannot do justice to the
people. Mr.. Johnson has a pro-
fession-lct him keep it; you must
put farmer In. there, it's your
office" " says Mr.. Greer. (Hurrah
for Grcer.)
MIR. w. w. Johnson aspircs
little higher than Magistrate, that
he may better serve his people, and
better his own condition. He de-
MED that he ever said he wanted to
improve himself in his profession
that Mr.: Greer had misreprcsented
him. Judge Greer seems to argue
that he (Grecr) is the only man in
Union County who can competent
ly fill this Office" "And" says
Mr.. Johnson, "he asks why don't
make living in my profession, /
ask him why he quit farming"
Mr.. Johnson received the endorse
mcnt of every member of the Union
bar, and every county officer, except
one in his candidacy for Judge of
probate.
LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. II. Jeff. Harris paid tribute
to the ladies present, saying they
were made of organic matter while
man was made of dust. He says
the dispensary whiskey has rats in
it. And" says he, 81 have
changed the name of some of that
whiskey at Union to cats-a-fight-
ing" THE dispensary is a
breeder of great crime murder and
stealing. And it can't be made
pure and decent, for the Bible says
you can't make good thing out of
a bad thing Says he thinks
Hughes and Townsend not justified
in saying that county dispensary
won't work, for we have not tried.
Says the dispensary forces remind
him of the thieves who set upon the
man on his way to Jerico, robbing
him of all his possessions. He
then advised the people to pack up
and leave if Cole Blease and Rags
dale were elected. (Checrs for
Harris
r. w. Hamilton says the people
of Cross Keys should be proud of
their country. He said temper
ance ought not to be discussed on
political platform, we should talk
business, Il oppose bond issue"
| I Me too.") Said the negro vote
loaded that s15O,OOO railroad debt
on the people and their grand-chil-
dren will be paying on it. Hamil-
ton said he was not entertaining