The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-12
SPOKE TO
ATTENTIVE AUDIENCE
A PLEASANT MEETING IN A PRO.
GRESSIYE TOWN.
Candidates Present Their Claims-Is'
sues Discussed by Aspirants for
Legislative HOnors.
(By John Z. Auu.)

The county campaign opened on
Tuesday in the progressive town OF
Whitmire. The meeting was attend
ed by. about 150 people, and all the
candidates were present except Mr..
George S. Mower, Who is seeking elec-
ton to the house of representatives.
The speaking took place in the grove
behind the hotel, across the track
from the Seaboard depot, and the
speakers were given good attention.
The weather was fearfully hot The
big trees gave a good shade, but the
blazing rays Of the sun penetrated
the foliage here and there. 1t was
by no means cool in the shade, but
where the sun shone through the heat
was intense. The speakers were, OF
course, the greatest sufferers, and
they didn't mind.
County Chairman Fred H. Dominick
presided in a happy manner, and ne
carried the meeting through in con-
siderably less than two hours, the
speeches being concluded before din
ner. There are, of course, no issues
in any of the races this year except in
that for the house of representatives
with the exception of personal
merit, which is an issue in any race
A wagon constituted the rostrum' the
county chairman and the reporter oc-
cuuying the seat and the candidates
nourins forth their eloquence stand
ing in the body. ~r"'~~. 49, :'>'@
The candidates and the audience
were in excellent humor, and the
meeting passed off pleasantly
throughout.
Chairman Dominick limited the leg
islative candidates to fifteen minutes
each and the other candidates to tVe
minutes each. Several Of the candi-
dates did not take their full time'
while others would have spoken long
er but for the time limit.
The liquor question; the road ques-
ton: thte tSate's higher institutions OF
learning. and especially Clemson; ap-
nropriations and economy in the ad-
ministration of the government; Dlen-
NAL sessions of the legislature; COM
pulsory education; the division OF
the fertilizer tax; the proposed con-
stitutional amendment providing LOT
another supreme court justice; the
turning over Of the old court house
for Y. M. C. A. purposes, and otner
matters, received attention by the
legislative candidates, as will appear
from the detailed report of their adj
dresses.
Following the addresses a barbe-
cue dinner was served.
The candidates and all the Visitors
enioyed their stay in Whitmire. WHIT
mire is not only delightful town, Dut
it is a live town. The big Glenn
Lowry cotton mill, one of the largest
and most successful mills in the
South, is located here, as is also
Coleman's bank, one of the most so4lo
banking enterprises in the state.
There are good churches and SCHOOLS
and business houses which would oo
credit to a much larger place, and the
residences are attractive. The people
take a pride in their town. And they
are amost hospitable people.
One of Whitmire's greatest neeos
and one of the greatest needs Of the
ontire No. 4 township, is better roads.
Fxceedingly bad roads have been bot
fling up this section of the county. Ihe
neople of No. 4 are alive to the I'M
nortance of the roads. Some work has
been put on the roads in that section
lately. and some of the roads are bet
tor than they were some time ago, but
5hev lack much of being good roads,
and good roads the people of No. 4
mean to have.
The second meeting of the county
campaign will be held at 1oungs
Grove today.
Following is detailed account OF