The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-08-18
Large Gathering of Jonesville Voters Hear
Candidates for Various Offices
Present Their Claims.

ed, thrive to make you faithful co.
oner.
ID. Lester Gault was next intro
duced. Can bring no record like some.
Here are some of my school mates.
Ask them. For 10 years l have served
the people of Kelton as magistrate.
l have served so as to make as little
expense as possible. 1t costs the coun-
ty S4O0 day to run the courts.
If you think / am the man, make
me your coroner and I will serve YOU
faithfully.
Candidates for Sheriff.
j. w. Sanders first spoke. Gives me
pleasure to look into your faces. I
have record of eight years in the
sheriff's office at Union. Jonesville has
been my friend in the past. My rec
ord has been good. But you know
me. Not many days when there was
not some one from Jonesville. l come
from the strong solicitation from
friends in every section of Union coun-
ty. 1t is mans duty to serve, when
called for. l am friend to both my
Let a man come before the people and
present his claims. I am the oldest
man in the race. But man my age
is just about the age to fill the place.
1 will, if elected, live in the Jail as /
ID the eight years. If elected, come
to see me, but not all in one day, for
| could not take care of you all in one
day.
Look down the ticket on 29th of
August. Come to my name. Don't
forget me. I am deserving. Finan-
cially, need the Office. If not elected
you will find that l will take it as a
man should. This has been q hard
year on farmers. l have ploughed
Through the-heat of the summer. Don't
forget j. w. Sanders on 29th of
August.
j. Hay FAINT, present incumbent,
next introduced. Seeks reelection.
have been in office 3k years. 1 feel
that you know me. would mako
no speech, merely announce myself.
But owing to some charges, l must
defend myself. The expense charge
incurred by going for person into
North Carolina. Affidavits from Thos.
Mcdaniel and j II. Jeter stating that
the sheriff had filed no such bill. Read
an affidavit from Magistrate Mann in
which
The charge that locked up well
at the Jail. This | deny. (Here read
affidavits to prove that the Jail well
has never been locked). | am now
>humbler than l was when | came be-
fore you. The responsibilities of the
office have made me humble. | have
done my duty. My hands are united
now as before. Jonesville gave me a
aice vote four years ago, and believe
you will do so again.
Norris Leonard was next intro
duced. Mr.. FAINT can have all the time
to reply to me. Mr.. .Fant's activities
need explanation. l am in the town
where l was born. | am asking for q
chance in life. My parents were born
and reared here; they sleep in old
Gilead church yard. If you do not
believe Norris Leonard is going to
make good, ask the people of West
Springs, Buffalo, Monarch. Height
of my ambition to be sheriff. The
working man is behind me. I'll 20
further than Mr.. ]. Hay FAINT. I'll go
down and live in the Jail. That well
has been locked. Your money and my
money went to dig that well. Till
Norris Leonard announced it was
locked. If elected will give the job
of drawing tickets to some little boy
a different one each time. You all
know who has been drawing it.
There was a negro woman brought
from North Carolina at an expense of
$131.00. Sheriff FAINT 80. KID" the
bill. 1t was not paid because the sup.
ervisor refused to pay. The rural po.
lice should work in the rural police
not as deputies for the sheriff. You
have policemen to handle the work
there. Mr.. FAINT says the rural police
cost Union county not one cent. What
does Mr.. Fant's own deputies cost the
county?
There was $4,000 when Mr. FAINT
went into office.
He drew 40 cents day for board.
ing John Rock, negro, and he not in
the Jail.
Clerk of Court.
K. c. Williams first introduced as
candidate for clerk of court. was
born across the Forest, as near you
as possible. Glad l was born in Bo.
gansville, otherwise I might not have
been born az all. have held respon-
'ible office, as master, but it is a
small pay office. If have made good
the people of Union county did it.
have been so careful and so accurate
that have never been reversed in q