The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-27
{ CAMPAIGN I 1 PA MEETING
THE CANDIDATES. SPEAK TO PEG.
PIE AT NORTH.
for the Legislature Tell

Candidates. for the Legislature Tell
Where They Stand on the Ques-
tions of the Day.
After cessation of about a week,
the work OF the Orangeburg county
campaign was resumed and the first
meeting. was held at North Tuesday.
| 1t was held on the depot platform
and was presided oyer by R. H..
Jones, acting for the chairman Of
the county executive committee. The
meet ing, while not an over-enthus-
iastic one, was wella attended and
was opened at 10 o'clock. with pray
err; by Rev.. H. Edwards of the
Baptist church, y !, ..,&5sa
The candidates for county. .reas-
urer and auditor had no oppositi IL
and, save the time given to the
candidates for cotton weigher Of Or
angeburg and several minor Offices.
most of the day was taken by those
for the: legislature. There were II.
with Ave to be elected, one being
added to the delegation owing to a
part of Berkeley county being add
ed to Orangeburg.
B. A. shuler, the. first speaker for
the house of representatives. was
we'll received and asked for reelec-
ton, having served one term. He
touched most of the general issues
in a short speech. He would lave
appropriations for colleges cut down,
and make larger ones for common
schools. He is in favor Of an agri
cultural college in the southern part
of the State. He also spoke "f the
unjust system of freight rates aud
would have them revised.
Miles O'Riley, the second speaker,
being at home and having made the
race two years ago, was enthusiast
cally received. Mr.. O'Riley is one O.:
the two candidates that stand firmly
for prohibition, and in that hehalf
made ringing speech. He men
toned the other issues and approved
an agricultural high schoul.
w. J. Zeigler stated that he was
from the lower section Of the coun-
try. He gave short accDunt o. his
record as citizen, discussed brief
ly the main issues and indorsed aa
economical administration.
John S. Bowman appreciated tue
vote received two years ago AZ was
asking for reelection. He INDUCED
in little wit and went into details
of his record in the legislature. He
was instrumental in obtaining S20,-
600 for school purposes. He favols
a FIVE mile rate bill instead of a
ten-mile rate.
j. r. ,Connor, a candidate from
the section of Berkeley recently add
ed to Oralgeburg, referred to him
self US the Berkeley COON" He
would have the people consider fit
ness and not locality in selecting rep
resentatives. Good roads, education,
irrigation and drainage arguments
constituted his speech and empha-
sized the fact that he had studied
the drainage problem, peculiar need
of his section. He is prohibition
ist, but would not pledge himself to
vote any particular way, only that
he would not vote for the general
sale of liquor.
w. C. Griffith was hopeful Of being
elected and did not want too many
lawyers in the legislature. He de-
plores the present management Of
Clemson College and would have
more scholarships for farmers sons.
There was only one live issue, he
said, that was the whiskey question.
He favors local option.
T. P. Horger, the other prohibit
tion candidate, sought reelection and
went into details of his work. He
spoke feelingly on the whiskey mat
ter and was proud Of what had been
granted for prohibition.
James F. Hutto spoke briefly on
the general issues, but mentioned
particularly the present faulty jury
system, which he was personally
concerned about and for which he
wanted to 80 to the legislature to
try to remedy.
a. j. Hydrick came to defend him
SELF against unjust charges and had
no apologies for his action for the
past four years. He spoke at length
upon the freight rates and admitted
voting against certain proposed laws
and denied the charge that he had
sold out to the corporations.
D. II. Marchant, Jr., did not wish
to argue the merits of the other can
didates, but wanted to be elected
on his fitness. His was a forceful
speech. He said that Statewide
prohibition would be farce and
hence he favored local option.
DR.. H. A. Odom was asked by
friends to enter the race and in a
clear-cut and common sense way
touched upon things of interest and
pledged his best service. He eX-
planned why he could not attend all
the meetings and invited fair and