The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-30
SUMTER VOTERS IIEAR CANDr.
DATES.
Audience Of About 200 OIL Hand Friday
Night Gives Attentive Hearing.

There was an audience Of about 200
persons on hand Friday night in the
court house when candidates for coun-
Ity offices made their speeches setting
forth their claims upon the offices for
which they are candidates. All of
the candidates. except Candidate J. X.
McElveen, who was hoarse. were at
their best and were given attentive
hearing by voters and ladies present.
The speeches were all along the same
lines as already reported and so will
not be entered into more fully. The
meeting was presided over by County
Chairman j. H. Clifton.
In the absence Of Sheriff j. X. Brad
ford, Clerk of Court H. L. Scarbor-
ough led off, followed by Auditor r.
Eugene Wilder and Treasurer B. C..
Wallace. none OF whom have any op-
position. Mr.. p. M. Pitts went into
details as to the amount of road and
number Of bridges in the county to be
kept up and showed what he had done
In the eight years he has been super
visor to improve these in a manner
which would bring more trade to
Sumter and meet the needs Of the
general public. He reminded his hear
ers Of what the roads, were eight years
ago when ne assumed the office and
asked his hearers to compare then,
with the roads at present. taking into
consideration the amount of money
he had to spend In their upkeep. He
did not think that he should be put
out Of ONCE because he had held 1t
for eight years. but stated that he
did not ask to vote for him any who
did not think that he had done his
duty. Mr.. L. Il. White. the other can
idate for the same Office. was absent
on account Of Illness Messrs. w. r.:
Scale and Joseph H. Singleton set
forth their claims to the office of cor
oner. Mr.. Singleton recited his we'll
known lecture Mother. Home and
Heaven and read the last address of
Gen. Wade Hampton to the men of
his command. .
NJ. C. Eiwin staLL. made an open.
ing Abr me candidates for tho House
of ! Xtprescntatiyes. his speech being
alon1s the usuai lines. c. L. Cuttino
stated his platform. Magistrate ].
L. ellis came next and was followed
by Davis D. Noise, who is seeking rs.
election. Mr., Noise advocated pub
lie institution for the care and treat
ment' Se&ubarcuiar patients and hop
cd to see one established by legal en-
actment. DIR w. l.. McCutchen
thought that the Federal Government
had passed many good laws and that
the State should pass laws supple
menting. what the Federal Government
had done. Mr.. J. X. McElveen was
not In favor OF the Home for Old Sol
diers, but desired to give each OF the
Old soldiers $12.50 monthly and allow
him to remain at home. He said 1t
would not look good to see his name
scratched. 30 he did not want it
scratched.
| Mr.. A. x. Sanders favored the cre-
alton Of a State highway commission
and had worked for 1t. He set forth
his course during the past session of
the legislature and his platform on
other subjects.
The candidates for magistrate came
last. Mr.. b. p. Cuttino spoke first He
said that many Of the voters of Sum-
ter county We're surprised to see him
In this race. and in fact he was him
self surprised to be In It. However,
he was confident Uncle Ben" would
win. He asked the voters to cast their
ballots for the best man. He said that
In "76 he wore the red shirt and was
proud Of 1t. but he was proud ne had
never worn o red neck tie. He divided
the voters up into three classes, those
who were swayed by every little in
huence, whose votes he would appre-
ciate. II he got them: those whose
votes were for sale. whose votes he
did not want; and those who consid-
cred the men Offering themselves for
office and voted for the best man, no
matter whether he was a friend or
not. These votes. he said, he wanted.
]. ID. Epperson stated that he had
held many public offices, but this was
the first time that he had ever asked
the voters OF Sumter county to give
him their support. He referred to his
having been constable for the magis-
trate. United States deputy marshal,
land deputy sheriff for four years I'M