The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-27
SPEAK AT SPRINGFIELD
CANDIDATES HAVE BIG CROWD
GUT AT THAT PLACE.

.ES-,z5srEr SO4 Al 411tAA AI1SA2s
AN Candidates Given Close Atten
tion.-Big Dinner served.-Level
Grows Pathetic.
Springfield, August Especial;
The campaign meeting held here yes
terday was in many respects the hes;
held in the County was the generous
testimony given by each of the can
didates; who, by the way, are the
jolliest set of good fellows that ever
ran together. The meeting was held
in the elegant school building and
the very best Of order was had dur
ing the entire six hours that the
smiling candidates had the floor.
At II O'Clock the meeting was
called to order by James H. flaming
who promised that at one O'Clock
Springfield and community would
serve dinner free to all in the spac'
ious new building of Salley 6
Gleaton That promise was made
good to the entire satisfaction OF
six hundred people who enjoyed this
occasion. Col J. 3. Stroman very
generously entertained the several
candidates and their friends.
The first speaker intrduced was
Mr.. A.. D. Fair, who having no op,
position, made a short happy speech
Then came T. M. McMichael, who
briefly spoke on the present mode OF
assessing property, its affect, etc.
Mesrs. j. c. Kennerley, A. w.
Stroman, j. l.. Weeks, E. T. .Edwins,
Il. E. Gramlin and NJ. K. Jeffords,
can didates for Cotton Weighers at
Orangeburg, each made an earnest
appeal in behalf of their peculiar
fitness for that place.
Local candidates for. the Office OF
Magistrate and Cotton Weigher at
Springfield, with the candidates for
Township Commissioner of Goodland
and Rocky Grove made short talks.
: The candidates for the House Of
Representatives were given a little
longer than their allotted time, and
they made good use Of it.
First to claim the attention of the
large number of voters was Col. B.
A. Shuler seeking reelection. He
said that: Personally he had al
ways been prohibitionist, bat that
the whiskey question was big one,
and If elected he would vote. for
State wide prohibition" Col. Shu-
der is in favor of abolishing the Off
ce Of r. r. Commissioner and in es-
tablisking an auxiliary Of Clemson
College in the southern part of the
State.
~. Next came w. ]. Zeigler, who said
he was farmer; had voted against
whiskey, and if elected would serve
the very best interest Of the people.
John S. Bowman spoke of the i'm
migration question, drainage, good
roads, good schools, etc. He claim
ed to be "State-wider' on the whis..
key question. IT."
]. Rutledge Connor, candidate
from the newly acquired territory
from Berkeley County, said he: was
a prohibitionist. He was a practical
farmer and business man, and favor
ed drainage, better roads and such
improvements IL our. schools as was
practicable.
VIC. Griffith declared himself a
local optionist. He was in favor of
the demands of the times and pre-
sented the drainage question and, the
need of spending some of the Glenn
son College money on the boys in
this section. n, - z.r- :s.,;.
1T. P. Horger made a Statewide
prohibition speech. Spoke of the
need of education and religious
training in: our homes and our
schools. ....,.
j. F. Hutto spoke Of the many
laws made that even the maker did
not understand or obey. If elected
he would endeavor to- repeal some
OF these laws. He had voted the
prohibition ticket, but was in favor
of local option.
A. ]. Hydrfck, Jr, sought reelection
on his record as a lawmaker. MI.
Hydrick explained his vote on the
lien law and the crop mortgage law.
He said he had voted the prohibition
ticket and would do SO again but he
was in favor of local option.
D. H. Marchant claimed to be one
of the few consistent candidates Of
fering for the legislature. That he
began local option man, and would
end the same way. tMr. Marchant
claimed that some of the candidates
had changed their platform at sew
eral of the meetings. That he had
voted for prohibition and would dc
80 again; but that he was in favor OF
local optiion.,-.-.
Dr.. H. A. .Odum, being Springfield s
peerless candidate, was given an ova'
ton. His platform having been print
ed in all the papers, it is useless to
give it again. He is alone in advo.
eating q rural police system similar