The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-09
HONEA PATH VOTERS HEARD
CANDIDATES SPEAK TOA
FAIR CROWD
IN GOOD ORDER
SO Many Candidates That None
Had an Opportunity to Ex-
press Himself Fully

itonca PATH. Aug. S.-Possfbly 5O0
voters Saturday afternoon heard tho
candidates for Anderson county ON
cd' make their opening speeches Mt
itonea Path. 4 majority of the can
dldates had already delivered ad-
dresses TN different parts OF the county
put tic llonca Path meeting was the
iirst OF the itinerary.
Inc meeting WAS scheduled to take
placc III The open nir at the Chiuuola
co'ton mill but when o'clock arrived
rain was failing and the chairman
announced that the addresses would
0e dc.iyorcd In the Woodmen Hal,
me place was packed when Chair
man Dan Beacham. called the meet
ihs 10 order. He made a few intro
auctory remarks in which he asked
Ils ncare TO treat every one Uf Tie
apcakcrs with courtesy and copsid-
t'ation. Citizen" Josh w. ASHLEY
secured the floor and informed tie
candidates that every voter" was
anxious to have the candidates de-
clare themselves on the senatorial I
race, whether they were for Blense.
Smith, Pollock or JcnninE..
Tho Chairman announced that the
candidates for the house of represcn-
tatives would be the first speakers.
and ne introduced S. A. Burns, of
ROCK Mill township. The speaker
told his hearers that he knew what
cotton mill conditions require, he
knows what the farns- needs and
while he o. unwilling to make any
promises. he intends doing the bes,
he can for the county IL he is elected.
Col. l.. II. Campbell said that he
was no stump speaker and would not
attempt to make any speech. He ia q
farmer and believes that he has the
ability to fill the office, at the con-
cinsion of his address he refused to
answer many questions as to how he
stood on the race for the Senate.
+. p. Dickson. OF Anderson, re-
viewed his career. telling OF what he
has accomplished. He told his hear.
ors that he had no political record for
them to criticize. He favors giving
the magistrate authority to try the IL
quor cases. thus saving the ceunty
money. and. will push ssuch hill II
elected and favors raising the STAN
dard OF education. In reply to the
question who are you for? Mr.. Dickson
said that he would vote for the best
man.
NABhL leAtue OCuOOls
Rufus FAINT, Jr., CT Anderson. lsaid
that he knew he possessed the ability
to servo tho county and serve It we'll
and oil that nc asks is the chance,
Ho ts anxious for an opportunity to
accomplish something for tho masses.
He favors the enactment of the niRht
textile school bill hut Is opposed to
compulsory education. He thinks that
this should be local option matter.
When his hearers asked him the us.
ual question about the race for the
senate he replide that he Is running
on no mans coat-tails. !;
w. H. Godfrey of Riverside, called
attention to the fact that he had sery-
ed In the cotton mills and knew the
needs OF the cotton mill people equal
ly as well or possibly better than any
other candidate in the race and he
feels qualified to represent the peo-
pie.
. Oscar D. Gray believes in economy
IN the state government; believes In
enforcement Of the law believes that
the country needs better roads, and
better schools and then said. in order
that his hearers might know without
asking HIM. that he had voted for
Cole Bleaee last election and would
do so again thfs year.
Asa Hall OF Iva, does not believe
that the rural schools OF the state get
their share OF the state funds. He he
lieyes that too much goes to the high
er educational institutions and too 1T
tie to the public schools and he wants
every country child to have a chance.
wants law enacted placing the Jim
Grow restriction on the street cars. as
we'll as the trains. He branded as
false the statement that he could
neither read nor write and In closing,
declared that he is supporter of
Governor ,Blease. rs
j. H, HMtchison OF North Anderson
reviewed hts life as farmer. and said
that he was pulled into the race al
most by main force. but since he is In
he wants to be elected. He says that
IL he Is, elected he will give everyone
n sQunre deal and when the usual
question was popped he said that, he
was going to vote for the hest man
tor the United States senate.
: s,} After Pistol Tofers
w. T.. Mahaftey of Winiamston
wanAs some laws enacted to put down
laWIessness. He believes that II, a
bill gets through making ..ptstol tots
inED punishable BY six months ON
tho chain gang without tho privilege
OF o 6ne that there will be Iess dis
regard for this section and that many
liyea will he saved. He said that ev-
efybody knows how he Is going to
yote In the race, for the senate.. He
received con Siderable applause.
-yevs 4, X F., Nelson OF Central. In
9ssed an inspection of his record dur
n.