The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
CANDIDATES DISCUSS LIVE Is
SUES OF THE DAY.
DIR. Rentz Renews Attack on MIR
Mley's Record.-CrOwd Cheer.
ed the Candidates Freely.

this no doubt curtalled the numDer
of voters who heard the various
candidates as they laid claim to the
suffrage of the people, there being
perhaps only $50 people assembled
on the cotton platform Of the Sea-
board Air Line depot when the meet
ing was called to order. Capt. W.
T. Cave, the chairman of the local
club, called the meeting to order at
II o'clock, and in the absence OF
a minister, DR.. Leighton Hartzog Of
fered an invocation. Capt. Cave being
a candidate for supervisor, called Mr..
c.. F. Rizer to the chair and he pre-
sided throughout the meeting.
A feature of the meeting which re-
minded one of the days of 1912 was
the reading by Acting Chairman Ri
ger of petition bearing the sigma
lures of 64 voters of Olar and that
vicinity in which the voters request
ed each candidate to declare himself
for or against the present State ad-
ministration in order, as the petition
said, that the voters might vote in
telligently." The full text Of the
petition follows: I'VE, the under
signed voters, do hereby request each
candidate for each Office to express
himself, whether in sympathy with
or against the present administra-
ton, that we might vote intelligent
ly." To this a few responded by
an open declaration against the ad-
ministration, while others preferred
not to commit themselves at this
time.
A personal difficulty between Mr..
B. w. Miley and DR.. S. P. Rentz, can
didates for the house Of representa-
tives, was narrowly averted by the
timely intervention of friends at the
close of DR.. Rentz's speech, and this
was another feature which added
more to the interest of the meeting.
Mr.. Miley had charged that some time
ago DR.. Rentz had endorsed Mr..
Miley's record in the legislature and
had promised his support if Mr.. Miley
would enter the race. DR.. Rentz de-
MED this charge during the course
of his speech, and when he had clos
ed replied to Mr.. Miley's question by
saying that he had not told him so.
This brought on a dispute and as
each assumed somewhat of belli-
gerent attitude and drew nearer to
each other, friends intervened and
poured oil on the, troubled waters.
A little heckling was INDUCED in
but at no time did the spirit of bois-
terousness manifest itself and good
order prevailed throughout the meet
ing.
At the close of speeches by candl-
dates for supervisor short recess
was taken in order that the candi-
dates might get together and decide
upon the dates for the last two meet
ings of the campaign. 1t was de-
cided that the next meeting should
be held at Denmark on next We'd
nesday, August 5th, and the last
meeting at Bamberg on Friday before
the 25th of August.
The original time limit set was five
minutes for all Offices save those Of
supervisor and representative, but on
account of the absence of several
candidates for minor offices the time
for speeches by candidates for the
house was extended to twenty-five
minutes.
Cotton Weighers.
The first candidate introduced was
Mr.. A. J. Fail, who is seeking elec-
ton as cotton weigher at Olar. Mr..
Fail had nothing to say, however.
Mr.. A. R. Morris was next called,
who, like Mr.. Fail, had nothing to
say.
The other two candidates in this
race, \. R. Morris and D. J. Temple
ton, were absent.
Magistrate ut Olar.
In the race for magistrate at Olar,
Messrs. O. J. C. Lain and J. w. Smith,
the two candidates for this office,
merely announced their candidacy.
County Commissioners.
Mr.. H. w. Chitty, standing for re-
election as county commissioner, was
next introduced and replied to the
charge of Mr.. j. J. Zeigler, made at
Ehrhardt, to the effect that he had
but one eye and could not tell when
the roads were in good condition be-
cause he could only see half of them.
To this he replied that he could go
~ hn