The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
WARM MEETING AT OLAR.
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fore MIR. Zeigler could go one way,
which brought laughter.

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fore MIR. Zeigler could go one way,
which brought laughter.
A. G. W. Hill, the next candidate
for county commissioner, announced
his candidacy and promised good SER
vice if elected. He believes that the
commissioners should see that all
money derived from the commuta-
ton tax should be put to work and
not allowed to lie idle in the hands
of the treasurer.
J. C. Mcmillan, the next candidate
called, was absent.
D. w. Phillips announced his can
didacy for county commissioner and
promised to see the roads often and
promised better results than are now
obtained if elected. Regarding the
petition referred to above he said
he thought every man should be
allowed to vote as he saw fit. He
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E. NJ. Sandifer was the next candi-
date introduced and he said he had
no record as public servant, but if
elected would make one in the next
two years. AS to the petition sub
mitted, he would not commit HIM
self.
G. H. Smoak was next introduced,
said he had no particular record in
public Office to point to but is prac-
tical business man and feels that he
is competent to handle the affairs
of the county economically and in a
business-like way. Said he was told
at Ehrhardt that he was too good a
business man to ask for such an insig-
nifcant office as commissioner, but
thought the admission that he was a
business man was the best argument
for his election. He would make a
record. he said, if elected. He did
not commit himself.
J. J. Zeigler was the next scheduled
speaker in the race for county COM
missioner, but was not present at the
meeting.
W. D. Bessinger, the next candi-
date for commissioner to speak, an
nounced his candidacy and said, re-
garding the petition, that voting was
a personal privilege and would not
commit himself. He believes the
| communication taxes should be used
where collected.
W. R. Bessinger, the last of the
candidates for commissioner to speak,
told of his experience in working
the roads of the county and said he
believed he could do good work If
elected. He would not commit him
self on the petition.
Auditor and Treasurer.
Both Messrs. R. w. D. Rowell,
| candidate for reelection as auditor
and county superintendent Of educa-
ton without opposition, and G. A.
Jennings, candidate for treasurer, un-
opposed, were absent. A message
from Mr.. Rowell stated that his
health would not permit Of his at
tending the meeting during the
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Supervisor.
C. w. Fogle was the first candidate
to speak in the race for supervisor.
Said he had no long record to refer
to, but if he was elected he would
soon make the record He compared
the roads of Orangebu s county with
those of Bamberg and told Of how
much better our sister county's
roads are than ours. The secret, he
says, lies in the fact that in Orange
burg they build sand-clay roads and
his ambition is to show this county
what fine roads can be built. He
stated that he had travelled consider
ably in this county and had seen no
sand-clay roads. A voice from the
crowd: Have you been between
Bamberg and Denmark" Il have,
replied Mr.. Fogle, ''and found only
a clay road" He then explained the
difference in construction of the two
kinds, of roads. He declared himself
for E. D. Smith for the United States
Senate amid cheers.
L. P. Mcmillan was introduced as
the next speaker and spoke of feeling
very much at home in Olar He said
he appreciated the value of good
roads not only because they were
good for the county. but because lie
hauled annually many tons Of ferti-
lizer over the roads in tina: section
to his own farm, in addition to pro-