The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-31
THEIR VIEWS ON THE
VARIOUS LIVE ISSUES
THE MEETING AT WILLIAMS
4 STORE ON TUESDAY.
Meeting at Longshore on Wednesday
$s Meeting Well Attended and
u Speeches Given Close At
Il tention.
(By Jno. K. Aull.)

&& 81 The county campaign meeting at
WILLIAMS Store on Tuesday was at
Htended by about one hundred and fif-
ty or two hundred people, includ-
\ ing number Of ladies. While the
crowd was not large, it included more
than half the voters Of the township.
I'm fact, with the meetings arranged
u S}as they are in Ncwbcrry county, moro
Ethan half Of the voters Of the county
will have heard the candidates be-
h fore the primary.
crowd at Williams Store on
gave The candidates close
ISand respectful attention. Tt was
B evident that they were thinking, and
that they wanted to select the best
!, mon for the various offices. There
no applause.
MS No. 7 township includes three pre-
cincts - Saluda, Chappells, and
Vaughanville. Each Of these pre-
cincts was well represented.
~ The speaking was in the grove
across the road from the rcsidcnc,
of Mr.. James B. Johnson. Tuesday
was ideal for a meeting Of this kind
). An excellent barbecue dinner was
served. The 'cuc was furnished by
J Mr.. j. W. Sanders, and was cooked
by Mr.. James Dunbar. with the as
sis!ancc Of Mr.. J. w. Davenport, and
it was very thoroughly enjoyed by
everybody who partook of it-and
everybody present partook.
.@ Considerable space IS given to this
meeting in this issue Of The Herald
and News, because it is desired to
give the views and the positions of
the various candidares as accurately
5 and as fully as possible. Messrs. T.
w. Higgins, Arthur Kiblcr and Os.
Wells, candidates for the lower house
of the general assembly, were not
present, Mr. Higgins not being able
to be present Oh account of the i'll
ness of his aunt, and Mr.. Kiblcr being
confined to his home in Ncwbcity by
sickness. McSsrs. Higgins and Wells
were at the meeting" at Longshorc on
Wednesday, and synopscs Of their
addresses arc given in the report Of
the Longshorc meeti4s.
The speeches OF the candidates for
superintendent OF education are not
given as fully in this report as the
addresses Of The othcr candidates,
/ lack Of space forbidding. 1t is the
s purpose of The Herald and News to
! report the speeches Of these gentle
8 men at a subsequent meeting more
p fully in the next issue. giving more
! space to them and cutting down the
space given to the candidates for the
other olliccS--iaking it turn about, as
it were.
The candidates for the senate are
given great deal Of space in this is
she. Mr.. Aull having raised a consti-
iutional question which he contends
disuualificS Mr.. Johnstonc from hold
ing seat in the general assembly, and
sAit being desired to state the positions
,f these gentlemen on this matter,
1&Rd other matters, as fully as posi-
- }, In fact, what the two candidates
. id about Mr.. Johnstone' position
@ a member Of the board Of trustees
)3 Clemson and as chairman Of the
lard, is reported practically vcrba-
n. And, then, the Office is one or
most important within the gift
the people, and it is well that the
aople should be fully advised as to
views Of the candidates for this
ice
AS stated, in my report in the next
hue it is my purpose to cut down
pir space and give more space to
candidates for the other Offices.
The Meeting in Detail.
JIn the absence Of County Chair
nan Fred. II. Dominick, who had cx-