The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-13
COUNTY CAMP PAIGNERS

sspoKE AT p! HOLLY ". HILL q THURS
pay MORNING.
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sOrangeburg Candidates Speak In that
Section for the First Time.-A'tt-. :.
tendance Good.
Holly Hill, August 11th-speciai:
The County Campaign was held this
morning in the grove surrounding
the School building, with a large
crowd in attendance. The e, meeting meet
was called to order by County Chair
man Lide, and was opened with pray
er by the Rev. =: F. Way. ,E,' =
The first candidates called were
4hese for Township Commissioner.
First among these was Mr.. A. a.
Avinger. He told~the. people of his
ability as a: mechanic, and as q build.
.er of good roads; and asked for their
support. Next Mr. J. T. Russell stat
ed that he did not want the Office,
but was running merely as sense
of duty, and because Of great per-
suasion from his friends. He re-
minded them Of his former service
dn the same position, service which
gave him an insight into the ,respon-
abilities and duties Of the Office.
The next office receiving attention
was that for cotton weigher at Holy
Hill. MI. l.. B. Hart, offering him
self for reelection, stated that he had
served for two terms, and if elect
ed, would give the same attention in
the future that he had in the past
His opponent, lMr. M. C. Shuler, said
that, he wanted the office, and. If
elected, that when the people brought
their cotton and put it on the plat
form, that it would be their plat
form and not his. Promising JUS
tce to all.
Next on the list came the candi-
dates for the House. D. H. Mar
chant, Jr., gave some of his personal
history. and said that he was run
ming on NO mans platform. He wants
to go to the House for the honor Of
it. and that he would vote for local
,anfidn, Dr.. H, H, 0dum was una
yoidably absent and Mr.. Jas. H. Fan
ming made an able plea in his be-
half. Mr.. Miles O'Riley, the prohi-
bltion candidate, asked that each can
didate express himself as to how
he would vote on the liquor question
! in case Re was elected. He stated
that he would have made this re-
quest sooner had it not been that he
wished for Mr.. ConDor to get among
ais own people before the question
was raised. Mr.. B. A. Shuler stated
that he was a Democrat and that
he had great affection for the people
OF Holly Hill. Mr.. W. j. ,Zeigler
wants higher education and is pro-
hibitionist, but thinks that the peo-
Dle should settle the question. MT.
=. S. Bowman asked for reelection
and promised the people not to give
them hot air results. Mr.. J. r. Con-
!, nor was received with applause, and
made one of the best speeches Of the
day. He made no promises; simply
stating that If elected it must be un-
derstood that he was under no prev
ious obligations to act in any spec
ial manner; that he must be left
free to follow his own judgment in
all circumstances that might arise.
Mr.. W. c. Griffith wants to open up
Four Holes Swamp and get the water
of the land. He stands for local op-
fion. Mr.. T. P. Horger stands for
higher education and wants to stamp
out whiskey. James F. Hutto wants
to go to the Legislature to stamp
out most Of the criminal laws and
make new ones. A. J. Hydrick, Jr.,
asked for reelection stating that the
experience already gained would
serve the people we'll in the ensuing
term.
AT this point the meeting adjourn
ed for dinner, which was served in
picnic fashion. After dinner the
candidates for cotton weigher at Or
angeburg made their little talks to
the people.
Hon. A. F. Lever was present and
was greeted with loud applause,
showing the esteem and confidence
the people of this section have in
him. He made an able speech, ex-
planning his vote on the lumber ques-
tion to perfect satisfaction of all that
heard him. At the close of his talk
he was presented with pair of
clubs, by Mr.. Doc Edwins, in behalf
of the Farmers Union. The clubs
were given him that be- might be
able to lay low those papers that
have been criticising him. These
clubs were two beautifully developed
ears OF corn grown in the commun-
ity; and it is to be hoped that they
will do most effective work.
The meeting broke up after the
nnyl candidate for MAGISTRATE was