The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-23
THE CITY CANDIDATES
ADDRESSED THE VOTERS
MEETING IN THE COURT HOUSE
LARGELY ATTENDED.
Meeting Was on High Plane, the
Candidates Discussing the
Issues.

Cand1daLeS discussing UQc
Issues.
Between three hundred and three
hundred and; fifty voters of the city
attended the municipal campaign
meeting in the new court house on
Friday night. This meeting was held
in accordance with the action Of the
Democratic party Of the city, wlhich
directed the executive committee to
arrange for a Meeting at which the
candidates for municipal honors
should be invited to address the yot-
ers. Less than seven hundred vot-
ers have registered, so that about
half of the registered voters Of the
city were in attendance upon the.
meeting on Friday evening. 4
The speakers discussed issues, and
issues only. The meeting was On a
high plane. There was not even a
remote reference to personalities:
Some Of the candidates for alder
men were not present, Of the abb
sentees only one sent an excuse.
The chairman Of the executive COM
mittee, DR.. O.. B. Mayer, presided. In
calling the meeting 10 order he be-
spoke for each of the speakers close
and respectful attention, and each Of
the speakers was given close ,atten-
ton. Secretary Harry W. Dominiek,
Of The executive committee, read the
list of those who had fled their
pledges. ....
- Mayor ]. J. Langford
The first speaker introduced was
Mayor julius J. Langford, candidate
for\ reelection to the position which
he has held for two terms. Mayor
Langford's speech was very brief.
He said:
"Mr. Chairman and Fellow-Citl-.
zens: You all know I am no public
speaker I simply stand on my rec
ord for reelection. I thank you one
and all for your kindness. =
Hon. Cole. L. Blease.
Hon. Cole. L. Blease; candidate for
mayor, spoke for thirty minutes, stat
inc the platform On which he asked
the suffrage Of the people Of New
berry. r.. >..:,. z:.
After a few Introductory remarks,
Mr. Biease said that he was sorry to
know that certain untrue reports had
been circulated in regard to him In
connection with his candidacy. He
said that those who knew him ought
to know that in this election or any
other he would not seek one vote by
improper methods. It had been re-
ported, he said, that if he were elect
ed mayor he would allow blind tigers
in the city. This had been ms home
for forty-one years, he said, and 1t
would be his home so long as he hy-
ed. and when he died ne proposed for
his body 10 be laid in yonder cemetery
by the side Of his father and his
mother. :'Do you suppose, =" ne
said, c.that:I could accept bhis posi-
ton ::and 4sfli allow this town. to be run
over with blind tigers or: with club
rooms for one year, when I shall
live hefe the balance Of my life, and
when, fl did so, I should receive
and ought Ito receive the scorn and
the contempt Of all decent people. z"
He said, that it was preposterous to
mention such thing in this cam
paign, as all who knew him knew, and
he thought that he was known to the
people of Newberry, among whom he
had spent the whole Of his life. |
LAS TO social clubs,' said MIR,
Blease, "the mayor can not give any
body the right to run club. The se:-
retary of the State Of South Caro-
lima charters them, and they run un-
der the protection Of the law Of the
State. But I want to state to VA
mere tonight, and when say it l mean
it, that if I am elected mayor OF ms
town, and if there is a club room III
it,or if there is one opened in It
wh~re whiskey is sold, or where peo-
pie are allowed to congregate to drink
liquor, I will shut it up, l don't care
who rurs it, or i.cw he may be relat-
ed to aryb ,dy, or 10y high man
he may be-if he puts club room IN
this town, and find that whlskey IS
heino sold in it. or If I find that peo-