The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-25

man. Your administration as may
or of our town has been clean and
successful. and you have been Who'll
ly impartial in the administration
OF the law.
This certificate is given you
in spirit Of simple duty, and
may be used as you may deem
best. Yours truly,
III. H. Newton"
Below is a reproduction in full
the circular my friends issued in
my behalf two years ago, and
which Mr.. Rogers has so violently
criticised in his recent circular and
in the one issued two years ago:
"An Address to the Democratic
Voters of the Sixth District
We, the undersigned neighbors
of P. A. Hodges, Marlboro's candi-
date for Congress, do hereby COM
mend him to the Democratic voters
of the sixth congressional district
as an able, consistent and loyal
Democrat, business man of
sagacity and ability, a Christian
gentleman of high ideals and pure
life, a man who has never proved
recreant to any public or pri-
vate trust, and who, we believe,
would bring honor and prestage to
this district as our representative
in Congress.
Mr.. Hodges is a native of this
county and has spent his life
among us. and we feel that he is
worthy Of our honor that his fell
low citizens can bestow upon him.
He was four times elected mayor of
Bennettsville, and he discharged
the duties of this office with con-
spicious ability and fearlessness.
He dealt justice to all with an
even hand, without regard to the
financial or social standing of those
charged with the violation of law,
and his vigorous prosecution Of
law breakers did much toward
driving all forms Of vice out of the
city.
Mr.. Hodges is a man of recog-
nized business ability and intes-
rity. Several years ago, when he
was just beginning what promised
to be a successful mercantile career,
there came a panic and two bad
crop years, and the failure of those
whom he had furnished supplies
to pay their accounts caused him
serious financial embarrassment for
a while; but he was not satisfied
for his creditors to lose, and he
went to work and settled every
dollar of Indebtedness against him,
although it took him several years
to do it,
Mr.. Hodges is an earnest and
loyal church and Sunday school
worker. He has been for fifteen
years a steward and trustee Of
the Methodist church, for ten
years chairman Of the board Of
stewards, and for fifteen years
superintendent of the Sunday school.
He was lay delegate from this
state to the last general conference
Last winter when the trustees
of Columbia college were looking
over the state for the best man to
make their financial agent, the
choice fell upon P. A. Hodges, al
though no layman had ever before
occupied that important and re-
sponsible position. He undertook
this work with that zeal and
enthusiasm which always marks his
efforts, and the remarkable success
with which he has met in his cam
paign for the college shows that
the trustees made 10 mistake in
selecting him.
''As he would have to be away
from Bennettsville most of his
time in the interest of the college,
he resigned his official position in
the city and church the first of
this year. Should he be elected to
Congress, he will have till the
assembling of the next Congress,
in December 1909, to finish the
campaign for the endowment of
Columbia college.
Mr.. Hodges comes from an
agricultural family. He was born
and reared on farm; his brothers
are farmers; he knows the needs
OF farmers and will work for their
interest, as well as for those of all
other honest occupations in the
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