Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-31
COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
First Meeting Held at Republi'
can Church, Good Speeches,
Ideal Order, Sumptuous
Dinner.


lican church Saturday. With
one or two exceptions all of the
candidates were present. Owing to
the rather sparsely settled condition
of the country for several miles
around Republican, the attendance
was not as large as it is upon meet
ings in some sections of the county.
But as to the quality of the citizen
ship that assemblies at Republican
no section can surpass it.
Before the meeting was formally
called to order by the chairman,
/ Hon. B. E. Nicholson. the county
chairman, read the names of the
candidates who had filed their
pledges, stating that if any had
been inadvertently overlooked they
should now speak or forever hereat-
ter hold their peace.
Candidates Asked Question.
Mr.. Henry Medlock, the chair
man. called the meeting to order
and requested the Rev. J. T. Little
John to invoke divine blessings
upon the occasion. Before formally
presenting any of the speakers, Mr..
Nedlock announced that he had
been directed to ask the candidates
for the House and Senate to state
who they would support and for
they would vote in the pri-
9 mary for governor. In compliance
with this request the speeches show
ed the following line up: Mr.. May
son declared in favor of Gov.
Blease, Mr.. Nicholson, Mr.. Court
ney, Capt. Evans and Mr.. De-
Laughter came out unequivocally
for Judge Jones, Mr.. Williams and
Mr.. Welissleciiaed TO exp their,
preference among the three guber7
material candidates.
p B. Mayson.
The first speaker presented by the
4 chairman was P. B. Mayson, a can
4 didate for the state senate. AT ter
i addressing o m complimentary
4 words to the ladies, Mr.. Mayson
said he would not waste words by
way of preliminary remarks but go
directly into the discussion of the
matters in which the people are in.
terested. He stated that q copy
of the Bristow amendment had
been handed to him just before he
went upon the stand, with the re-
quest that it be explained. While
he had not the time to consider 1t
fully,yet he said he did not mind ex-
! pressing himself. As our United
4 States senator's are already elected
by directsvote of the people in the
4 primary he does not see the need of
4 the Bristow amendment. Further
a more, federal control of our cleo
! tions may lead to trouble later.
a Mr.. Mayson favors four-year
aterms for all county offices. The
aholding of elections every four
wears instead of every two years
would save much expense as well
as much hard feeling. among tie peo-
# pie.
The speaker declared himself em-
phatically for good schools, partlc-
sllarly rural schools, where the ma
iolity Of the children attend. Not
sDprosed to the colleges but d oes not
want money lavished on them to
he neglect of the common schools.
Mr.. Mayson wants the white chill
4lren tG receive the benefit of the
81 money the white people pay and the
colored children TO receive what the
"a negroes pay. He says there are two
negro children in school to every
S8white child, and !yants to see the
8d funds separated.
He read figures from the comp
troiler's report to show that our
Il taxes and the appropriations have
q increased year by year. He favors
4 first aScertaining the amount Of
! fui ds that will be available and
the make the various appropria-
til us accordingly, never exceeding
A our revenue only in cases of emer-
gency. He stands for economy.
4 Mr.. Mayson said when he was IN
the legislature he helped to raise the
4 pensions of the Confederate veterans
j and that il elected to the senate will
q aid in providing for their comfort
4 and support.
AS to the whiskey question. MIR.
gMayson says he stands for local op-
ton, just where he stood four years
ago. He believes this question
should be settled by vote of the