The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-14
CANDIDATES. AT MAYESVILLE
Second Campaign Meeting Was Or.
derby and Candidates Received At.
tcntiye Hearing.

was not large. but taking into cohsid-
Grafton the voting population of the
community IT was representative
meeting. There We're all told be-
tween one hundred and twenty-five
and one hundred and fifty voters as
sembled in the auditorium Of the
school house to hear the candidates
and they gave one and all a most at
tentive and respectful hearing. The
audience appeared not only willing
campaign discussed, and there We're
not Interruptions or potntless ques-
tiOns asked for the purpose of con-
fusing the speaker and throwing
them out of their line Of argument.
AS a result the speeches were better
and more informing than at Shiloh
and the candidates were able to give
Il connected account of their official
records and outline their platform
L.
one of the candidates was asked to
say whether he was for or against
Blease, but Messrs Dick and Belser
| in defending their records in the
legislature referred to their attitude
toward Gov. Blease and stated why
they had opposed his high handed
methods and We're now opposed to his
reelection.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after IL o'clock, by Mr.. j.. B.
| Warren, who acted as chairman and
| introduced the speakers.
The chairman read q letter from
County superintendent of Education
Haynsworth stating that he had been
prevented from attending the meeting
by the examination of applicants for
scholarships in the Citadel.
Supervisor Pitts announced his
candidacy for reelection and gave
an account Of his official record along
the same lines as at Shiloh.
| Treasurer B. c.. Wallace and Audi
tor r. f.. Wilder We're introduced and
announced their candidacy for re-
election
| DR.. Dick was the first of the legis-
lative candidates to speak. He first
explained the condition of the State
Hospital for the Insane and the ur-
gent need for larger, more modern
and better equipped buildings. He
made these statements preliminary to
urging the voters to vote in favor OF
| the bond issue recommended by the
| legislature for the purpose of pro-
viding the needed funds for erecting
the new asylum buildings. He show
ed how the bond issue would be
most economical and wisest plan fol-
financing the undertaking, and stated
that by selling the old asylum prop
erty in the city the entire bond issue
principal and interest could be repaid
lie devoted the greater part of his
| time allowance to a discussion of hi:
record in the House, taking up each
| matter Of importance in detail and
explaining his reasons for the course
he had pursued. In reference to the
railroad appropriation he said tina,
he had first satisfied himself that
the county had the money to spare
that the business of the county would
not be crippled by paying the appro-
priation, that the road Improvement
would not be impeded, and that the
appropriation was constitutional. As
to the consttutionality of the appro-
priation he had not relied upon his
own Judgment, but had consulted sey-
eral of the ablest lawyers in the leg
islature, and they had assured him
that the appropriation was constitu-
uonal AS business proposition. as
paying investment to the county. he
had no hesitancy in saying that he
believed that it was one of the hes,
Or. Dwight outlined his platform
declaring himself in favor of a mod
ern school system. and as the first
step in this direction the enactmen,
of the school law prepared by the
commission appointed by the legisla
ture to revise and re-write the
school laws of the state. He favored
state school tax that would be ap-
portloned to the State ut large and
not ny counties as at present, where
ny the counties that now have more
school money than they can use vii,
contribute of their unused surplus 10
heIp the counties that have not suffi-
clent school funds to run their