Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-08-14
THIRD MEETING.
The County Campaign Reaches
Stevens Creek--Candidates
Are Observation-Disclosures
cue Dinner Served.

The third Of the series of the
county campaign meetings which
was scheduled for Meeting Street
was held in the grove at Stevens
Creek church Thursday last. About
the usual number of people assem-
hied to hear the candidates speak.
Probably no other section of the
cornty has sustained such a heavy
loss during the past two decades
through the removal or death of
leading citizens as has Meeting
Street. Notwithstanding this loss,
which in some instances has been
irreparabie, Meeting Street still
Las men of sterling qualities who do
rot hesitate to put their shoulders
to the wheel in promoting that
which will benefit the community
ct large. There are to be found in
this vicinity men who have proven
themselves to be worthy sons of
noble sires.
AS has been their custom for many
years, prior to the holding of their
annual protracted meeting, the citi-
zens of the community came togeth-
er recently and worked the public
roads leading to the church. Those
who attended the campaign meeting
Thursday observed that this had
been done for their benefit as we'll
AS for those who attend the special
services that are being held at the
church this week. We were pleased
to see that the cemetery Lad also
received attention along with the
church grounds. The writer has
been attending services at Stevens
Greek with more or less frequency:
for thirty-odd years and we have,
never seen the cemetery SO well
cared for as at present. The leaders
in this work deserve the highest
commendstion.
Here, as at Republican church,
all or the aspirants for legislative
honors were asked to let it be known
whose praises they are singing
among the candidates for governor.
Let's make out the musical pro-
gramme and see how they lineup.
Well, the first number is solo
which is sung by Col. P. B. May
son, who always bravely bears
Blease's banner. The next number
is quartette by B. f. Nicholson,
7. H. Courtney, N. G. Evans and
J P DeLaughter, four jolly Jones
iousters. The last number is duet,
y sort of Blease- j Jones-D Duncan med
ley, which is sung in an unknown
tongue by M. P. Wells and S. T.
Williams.
The first candidate presented bY
the chairman, Capt. John r. Block
er, was Col. P. B. Mayson. He
was followed by Hon. 3. E. Mich
olson. Both of these gentlemen
spoke along the same lines that had
been presented at former meetings.
The candidates for the House
spoke in the following order. S. T.
Williams, N. G. Evans, J. II. Court
ney, J. p. DeI4aughter and M. P.
Wells. These gentlemen of necessi-
~ also retraced their former steps,
there being no new or additional is-
sues the same ground had to be
covered by each. The jokes have
become more than twice-told tales
but they are not yet too stale to
provoke smile.
Edgefeld county has the most
gentlemanly set of candidates for
Legislative honors that an office ever
sought. Judged from purely per-
tonal standpoinG, all of them de-
serve to receive all of the votes of
all of the people. Of course, when
it comes to casting the actual bal
lot, their platforms have to be CEN
sidered aside from their pleasing
personalities.
The last number on the pro.
gramme of this broad-open-dayllght,
open-air, politico-educational enter
tainment was duo, entitled Good
Roads, rendered by VIC. Wells
and A. A. Edmunds. As these
two eschew politics altogether,
we can not say whether these
gentlemen belong to the tribe
of Blease or Jones or Duncan or
the Bull Moose" No doubt though
that they would rather ride
Bull Moose than fence made
of pointed pickets.
The Woodnen of the World
were the hosts OF the day, furnish
ing a frst-class barbecue dinner for
the very reasonable sum of 35 cents