The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-10
LAURENS CAMPAIGN PARTY STARTS
ON SPEAKING TOUR OF TtH|fE COUNTY
First Meeting Was Held at the County Seat Monday
Eight Aspirants for Legislative tiOnOrsSome
of the Issues Discussed.


now under way, three meetings hav-
ing been held Monday and Tuesday.
Yesterday the campaigners held forth
at Langston and today they appear at
Sardis church, Jacks township.
The campaign was officially opened
Monday by County Chairman Cooper
who announced the names of those
who had filed pledges and then turned
the meeting over to the precinct chair
men, Col. T. B. Crews and John b.
Brooks.
The meeting was held in the court
house and the exercises were opened
without divine invocation. The meet
ing lasted three hours and the court
room was comfortably filled from
first to last, it being estimated that
four or five hundred voters heard the
candidates. Each candidate received
some applause, but the crowd was
undemonstrative and if there were
any "favorites" it was not indicated
at this meeting.
The presiding officers announced
lowed the aspirants for the different
offices.
County Auditor.
The first candidate presented was
w. T. Dorroh who is filling out the
uneXpired term of Mr. c. w. McCravy
and who asks to be elected to succeed
himself. Tie mas no opposition.
County Supervisor.
County Supervisor II. b. Humbert is
likewise unopposed for reelection He
has been in the supervisors office
several terms and he stated that he
desired TO tell something of his stew
ardship during the past two years.
By reason of the floods two years
ago the county has suffered great loss
in the way of bridges and road work.
In order TO replace these $4,000 worth
of bonds We're issued and these We're
sold advantageouSly for the county.
with the result that, by hard and
economical work most if not quite all
bridges have been replaced and much
permanent road work accomplished.
Briefly, he considers the county in the
best shape financially it has been
since he was placed in the supervisors
office. Told of the creation of sinking
fund and the railroad bonds that come
up this year for settlement, stating
that the county had the money to meet
it's obligation. He wants the commu-
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at all satisfactory, the county, he
said having each year to lose at least
$4,000 by this system, to say nothing
of the Inequality of the law and the
difficulty in carrying it out. He had
suggested to the legislative delega-
tion that the law was wrong and un-
just and that some kind of change
should be made.
For the Legislature.
Clarence Cunningham was the first
legislative candidate to address the
voters. He is making his third race
for the Legislature from Laurens coun-
ty. He thinks the people should elect
capable men to the next legislature
LOT SOlHe very llupOTlduL uuSSllOllS are
coming up for settlement among them
taxation, restriction of ballot and so
on. Thinks the tax system now in
operation. is failure, that it is wrong
in principle. Returns for taxation of
property should be made on a basis
of true value, and the burden should
rest equally on all, according to his
or her worth. Favors increasing the
number of judges. Is opposed TO
Statewide prohibition; favors county
option, for that is democratic. When
county votes liquor out, he believes
in enforcing prohibition. Spoke brief
ly of schools and compulsory educa-
tion, saying he was in favor of com
pulsory school attendance.
DR.. j. II. Miller took up the question
of taxation, considering 1t one of the
important subjects now before the
people. Should be equally placed on
all property. He fayors liberal sup
port of penal and charitable institu-
tions of the State, as he does the COM
mon and high schools. Colleges nee
essary but they will take care of them
selves. Thinks the State should make
liberal appropriations, but not extraY-
dgant expenditures of the peoples
money. Favors conservation of the
Gtate'e natural racourcae Ac tn the