The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-24
MUCH INTEREST AT OLAR
DEMONSTRATIVE CROWD HEARD
CAMPAIGNERS.
Good Order Marked Meeting.-Can-
didates Made Usual Speeches, and
Many Literally Applauded.

Good Order Marked Meeting.-Can-
didates Made Usual Speeches, and
Many Literally Applauded.
The fourth campaign meeting in
Bamberg county was held at Olar
last Thursday. This is the last meet
ing which will be reported in The
Herald, as the Bamberg meeting will
be held today-too late for publica-
tion before the primary. The Olar
meeting was good one; in fact the
only meeting so far where there was
much interest manifested. Nearly
all of the candidates were received
with applause, and some of them met
with quite an enthusiastic reception.
There was an entire absence of all
disorder, and if there was a person
in town who was under the influence
of >whiskey, no one remarked the
fact.
The meeting was held on the cot
ton platform, being presided over by
Mr.. w. B. Chitty, who made a good
presiding officer. Rev. Achille Sas-
sard opened the meeting with pray
er. Chairman Chitty requested that
every candidate be given a~respectful
hearing. A crowd of perhaps 200
men heard the candidates, only a
few ladies being present.
State Senate.
The candidates for the State SEN
ate were the first to speak at the
Olar meeting, Mr.. Miley being the
first speaker.
Mr.. Miley said that if the people
will elect him senator, he will work
for the county as he did when he was
in the house. He stands for prog
ress, law and order and high type
of manhood; and he promised to be
guided by those principles if elected.
The county is progressing and we
cannot afford to lie dormant. He is
staunch believer in good schools,
and as good roads go hand in hand
with good schools, Mr.. Miley believes
that the time has arrived when we
must have better system of high
ways. He had written into the ap-
preparation measure when he was in
the house one-half mill for good
roads and one mill for permanent
bridges, and also had introduced a
law, and had it passed, increasing
the width of public roads from "a
to 80 feet. He cited his record in
the house, and added that he would
endeavor to represent the county in
every way that would be beneficial:
He had had passed law protecting
the people against wildcat insurance
companies. If he is elected he will
serve the people to the best of his
ability
Senator J. B. Black, who stands
for reelection, said that he has done
the best he could in the senate. He
said that he is not much on intro
ducing bills in the legislature, not
usually offering more than two or
three during session, while many
members would offer maybe dozen
day, about thirteen of which
should be killed. He asserted that
he has no axe to grind in the senate,
and knows no duty except his duty
to his constituents. He reiterated
his stand for better system of COM
mon schools, declaring that he al
ways had supported every measure
for their betterment. He cited the
record of the county in being free
of debt. He wants to keep it so, and
promised the people that if he is re-
elected he will never do anything to
bring shame on the county.
House of Representatives.
J. Wesley, Crum, Jr., was the first
speaker for the house. He said that
he has given the county his best SER
vice. In reply to an alleged rumor
that he had offered bill providing
that no one but real estate owners
should be allowed to vote, he said it
was preposterous; that he had more
friends who did not own real prop
erty than who did. He promised to
give $50 to anyone who could bring
forth evidence to show that there was
any truth in the charge. In regard
to the insurance muddle," Mr.. Crum
asserted that he had failed to see
wherein the State had been discrimi-
mated against in regard to fire insur-
ance rates, and he cited the rates of