The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-08-07
Speakers Given Respectful
Hearing-There Was No
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ward Was Chairman Of
Meeting-Rain Interfer-
ed With Ball Game.

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candidates were given a respectful,
hearing and there was no disorder.
Indeed, the whole meeting was a
"love feast" a sort of Fourth of July
holiday. Rain interfered with the ball
game which was to have been played
Immediately after the speaking. Mr..
j l.. Woodward was chairman of the
meeting and was successful in main
tanning the best of order.
FOR SUPERVISOR.
The first speaker introduced was
Ollie Robinson. This was his home
precinct. Expressed his appreciation
for support he hoped to get. Would
if elected do his best to conduct the
affairs of the office satisfactorily.
DIR. j. L. Jeter was next introduced
and says he will borrow money at
lowest rate of interest. Would not
borrow money from any bank in Un-
ion at 6 per cent if it could be gotten
in Baltimore or any where else at
per cent.
WI G. Pickett, next ,introduced,
says: "Glad to be before you offer
ing myself as candidate for an office
in Union county. Have been Magis-
trate of Union township. The office
of Supervisor is an important office.
My two opponents are good men;
will leave you to say if am not also
good man.. will do nv best to fill
the Office well if I am elected. The
road question is misunderstood; some
people say the Supervisor is to BIZ
held responsible, but there are men,
bers of the board from every town.
ship. I am in favor of widening out
the main roads to at least 80 feet. For
the past six or eight years 1 have
wanted to be Supervisor; have stud
led the matter, and will do my best
if elected to act so that you will not
regret it.
]. J. Davis, offering for election as
township commissioner for Buffalo,
says, "Have lived here and worked
here among you. You all know me.
will do my duty If elected"
v. +. Lawson was next introduced
as candidate for township commits
sioner. Thinks the Office should q.
filled by men who know the needs e.
the township. "I will see thai my
township and county gets the best
service. I claim to know something
about the work. My platform is t!u
building up of my township and couEs-
ty."
F. S. Sumner was next introduced.
"If elected will do my duty as I see
it, to the best of my ability"
FOk TREASURER.
J. H. Bartles was introduced "I
am candidate for reelection to the
Office of county treasurer; have been
in charge of this office for a number
of years. If there is anything wrong
with the affairs of the county I do not
know it. I have been checked up for
18 long years by the State officials
and they have never checked me
wrong one cent. This office used to
be a small affair, but it has now come
to be one of big affairs. 1t is really
the banking business of your county.
100000 is handled in this Office now.
The Office is different from any other
is. as far as the county treasurer's
Office is concerned, more complicated.
I think the people, both my political
enemies, as well as my friends. say
have made a good treasurer. I have
tried to accommodate the patrons of
the Office. A great many say that
have had the Office long enough, but
is the Office suffering? Did one ever
know business that puts out tried
man for one that is unfamiliar with
it? All earthly business is hunting
for experienced men. How long have
you worked at your business? What
is your experience? These are the
questions that a business concern
asks. am not ready to die vet Ed
ucate your boys, be educated"
Wade H. Howell was the next in
troduced. "I feel that l am before
the people around my own fireside.
There is no issue in this campaign.
have supported Mr.. Bartles more
than any other man. I realize that
there is a difference in the treasurer's
Office. Mr.. Bartles did not show he
knew much about the Supervisors
office; could not run the office just
like Mr.. Bartles. I will, if you give
me little time do as we'll as Mr..
Bartles. The money the treasurer
pays out Is done on warrants issued
by the commissioners and others. II
am asking for this office on my own
merits. The books of the county
board and those of the treasurer
came so near to balancing that he
o. K.'ed them both. Mr.. Bartles
would find that the supervisors Office
has grown as well as that of tn,
treasurer's. I will endeavor to make
as few mistakes as anv man you
could elect to that office. come as a
working man; ask you to give me a
chance. We should not get it into
our minds that only one man can run
an Office. I feel that you can get
numbers of men to fill the place. II
ask for trial. If make a failure,
/ and my bondsmen would be respon-
sible. Union county would not lose
anything. We will never have any
one to get experience as long as Mr..
Bartles is treasurer, for he employs
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