The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-17
HORTON OUT
FOR CONGRESS
RELTON MAN in THE RING
FROM THIRD DISTRICT
WILL BE A WINNER
Friends are Sure MIR. Horton Will
Be Very Much in the Race
to the End.

Congressman Aiken is to have a new
opponent for his seat In congress aud
Anderson county candidate For
some time 1t has been rumored that
Belton had citizen with congression-
al aspirations. and was considering
the matter Of offering for the position
or representative from the Third Con-
gressional district All rumors are
now at an end and John Horton is in
the race 10 stay and, his friends say
to win. 1t is believed that lie will
poll q large vote III Anderson county
and this is the largest voting county
In the district. Coupled with the
large .vpte he viii carry. in the other
counties. his supporters and friends
In this county see nothing in the way
of Anderson's having Representative
in congress. $50: 4a~,< 49,.
The following sketch of Mt, .Horton's
life has been sent The Intclligencer
from a warm friend of tie candidate
living In Belton:
John aiken Horton. orr candidate
for cofffess, 'wda horn in August 1874.
on his fathers farm near Bolton. AS
a small boy he attended school here
In .Beitop. having to Walk the distance
OF four miles twice each day, He was
determined to have an education, and
never stood back on account of wind
or weather, but was always present
and afways.led his classes. EJiTrpm,here
he went to the Patrick Military In
stitute In Anderson, teaching school
there the summer months to pay his
tuition. He was graduated from this
institution in 1886. He then went into
the grocery business on q small scale,
but soon his business had grown TO
be one OF the largest In Belton.
In 1903 he organized the Farmers
Bank of Belton with capital stock
Of S25.000.00. He met with great
deal OF opposition in this venture, es-
pecially by Hon. A. G.. Latimer, but
when this gentleman saw how deter
mined Mr.. Horton was to succeed he
withdrew his objections, and was one
OF his biggest stockholders-show
how much confidence he had In Mr..
Horton. The bank has grown to a sur
plus OF $17,000.00. under his able man.
agement. He did all of the work HIM
self for several years. but now he and
his cashier are both taxed to keep up
with 1t.
He was mayor Of Belton for three
terms retiring each time on account of
business. It was during his admin
istrations, that lawlessness was prac-
ucally wiped out of Belton. His fear
less administration did honor, to him.
accomplished the end he was striving
fora law abiding as wellias. clean
town. He was always merciful where
circumstances warranted 1t and did
his duty as an honest man should.
Mr.. Horton, was married In June
1910 to- Miss 7mma Tate, one OF Ell
berton Georgia's most attractive young
ladies. Socially they are one of the
most popular couples in Belton. and
as business man Mr.. Horton is hon
ored as highly as any man In Ander-
son cOl4ts bHcadse he has succeeded
at everything he has ever undertake
en-. because: his character is clean and
honorable!: because he sticks to his
business, because he can always be de-
pendedUn, tG be 'at' his post and be-
cause fIe. VIII do what Is right while
he is there. = =,
That Is the kind Of man Bolton is
offering to- this district as q ,candi-
date for their representative and SIRE
ly that Is the: kind OF a man every
good. honest 1oter in this district
wants to represent him In our con-
gress.! .la @ iea-' g -
II you vote for Mr.. Horton 'you can
feel safe that when a roll is called in
congress- he will be present to, answer
to his namc,and to have your, intereats
truly at heart. Born OF farmer parents
brought up q farmer boy and thrown
in close contact with farmers oil OF
his life. he knows the farmers, needs
not the theories, but their actual
needs.
Living for years in q mill town he
also knows their needs and being
banker. he, knows their needs, and Ia
ready to work for, them a1lto tGe very
best OF his ability, as he has always
done In everything. he ever undertook
to do.
Bolton is, proud, Of Mr.. John Aiken
Horton and predicts great things for
him In the future.
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