The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-08-18
CAMPAIGN MEETING
AT HOPEWELL
County Candidate Address Good
Crowd Friday-Meeting Call
ed to Order by MIR. Porter

eu 10 oFuer Dy MT. fOftef.
With a >protracted meeting going
on at Hopewell after attending SER
vices in the church, the meeting last
Friday was called to order by Mr.. w
G.. A. Porter. Rev. w. A. Beckham,
who was assisting Rev. Kelley in his
meeting. offered prayer. The can
didates for the senate came first
whit Hon. Harry Hines as first
speaker. He defended his past rec
ord in the legislature. He upheld
the rural police law and claimed he
was loyal TO the people while there.
He always warned the people of APP
preaching dangers. lie gave the
people much Information through
the papers. was willing 20 leave the
~ural police To Il vote Of the people,
as to whether it should live or die.
lie favored giving more help to the
I'D soldiers. He also favored more
LIBERAL support for rural schools.
MIR. Hines gave an account Of his
NClp i'm the cotton weighing business.
e elected he will do aS he has done
all i'm his power for the county and
tate
MIR ID. Reecc Wiliams was tive
next speaker He claimed 20 be NO
politician. but said he was running
simply on his own merits. Good
roads. good schools. good morals and
good government we're sneCial things
he favored He favored more help
'or the old soldiers. He favored 4
plan to maintain roads after being
worked. He is opposed to rural
police law as it is not doing any
good He praised the present road
law. He is in favor of each district
saying by their vote if they favor
compulsory education and is a special
friend to the rural schools. He fa-
vors a two-ccnt fiat rate for rail
roads. He says the state ought to
protect it's waterpowers and demand
pay for using it.
Next came the candidates for the
house of representatives, with
George w Jones as first speaker. He
was the father of the present road
law end rural police law and is will
ing to leave it's life or death to Il
vote of the people He is in favor
of having moro farmers i'm tho logis-
lature and thinks their ability has
been underratcd He doesn't think
We have need of lawyers altogether
iu the legislature. He claimed his
experience i'm the legislature fits him
TO do good service.
The next thing on docket was
dinner There was plenty to cat and
plenty left. but that is the way those
Dixie people do things.
After dinner the other candidates
for the legislature being busy, Mr..
Hilton announced his candidacy for
treasurer, and having no opposition,
cut his speech short.
Mr.. Joseph w. Knight, for auditor,
followed Mr.. Hilton's plan and
thanked the people for his position
and closed.
Captain Stewman not being pres
ent the chairman made some re-
marks for him.
The candidates for magistrates in
Gills Creek and Buford townships
stated their claims and asked n lib
eral support on August 25th. All
being good men, we will not give any
further remarks as to them.
Next came the other candidates for
the legislature. with Hon. j. c.
Massey as next speaker. He had nc
apologies to make for being a law
yer and worked for all people alike
He said he was not ashamed Of his
record and was willing to stand OF
fall upon it. He opposed the rural
police law, favored more support fol-
old soldiers. He is in favor OF more
help for rural schools and believes in
government He said he wouldn't
sling mud unless some one threw
mud at him and if so you would
hear from Tuckaho.
Next speaker was Hon. G. y. Sapp
He defended his record, saying h6
was willing to have il examined. He
claimed he had done as much, If no
more, than any one man for the
rural schools. He said he was n gooC
friend to old soldiers and was Oppos
ed TO rural police law as IL did NJ
good and he would try to kill it. HI
is in favor of the state protecting Its
waterpowers and ought to demand
tax TO be paid for 1t. He asked the
people to return him If he had beer
faithful to his trusts and was willinl
for his record to speak for what III
had done.
The next speaker was s. +. Bales
He is a farmer from Indian Land
and a graduate OF Clemson College
He thinks we ought TO have more
farmers in the legislature He ha
nothing against lawyers, but think
his section has not been representa-
equally With other sections. He tolC
OF his efforts to help the farmer
since he came from school. He i
not in favor of statewide compul
sorry education, but is willing 70
each district TO do as they wish abou
it. He opposed the rural police law
as we did not need it.
Mr.. w. B. Bruce was the mex
speaker. He says he is no speaker
. that he was shot up by Yankees in
stead Of being in school. He believe
1 in good roads, good schools ant
> wants TO serve his people one time il
. the Legislature. If elected he will d,
all he can for his state and count,
= and they will not regret putting hin
. i'm office