The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-17

\ Well Attended ana Pleasant aicct-
ing Held Oh Tuesday in Ecr:bcrt
School House.

" campaign was held ct Renlbell
Tuesday with all the candidates pres
ent. except Mr.. john II. Clifton, can
didate for the senate, and Mr.. X. B.
Belser, candidate for reelection to
the House of Representatives Mr..
Clifton was prevented from attending
by a meeting Of the Exemption Board.
and Mr.. Belser wa sabsent from the
county on business. The meeting was
held in the large auditorium, which
was the nearest approach to cool
place that was found on that torrld
day. The attendance was gratifyingly
arge. practically every seat in the
hall being filled. There were no par
ticular features to the meeting, every
thing passing off pleasantly and har-
moniously. Mr. J. E. DuPre, of Pts
gah, presided.
The first candidate to address the
crowd was Judge of Probate, Thos.
+. Richardson, who is asking for re-
election. He said that he would not
en1barrass anyone by asking them to
vote for him, that if they preferred
another of the candidates, it was their
privilege to vote for their choice with
out being embarrassed By being asked
to vote for different candidate
What he wants is the good will OF the
aeoDie. He discussed in general
terms the duties OF the Office, and
then branched off into an explanation
of the quart-a-month law and the
litigation that had resulted from it.
Fe said that by making the Judge OF
Probate's office the place Of issue for
liquor permits the law had diverted
the office from its real duty and filed
it with booze hunters. The Judges
OF Probate had protested against the
amended law and the case was stlil
in court. What they wanted was to
change the law, Or devolve the duty
Of issuing liquor permits on some oth-
er officer.
Mr.. A. C. Warren said that he had
been elected coroner Of Sumter coun-
ty about thirty years ago and hao
served the people in that capacity. ne
believed, satisfactorily After that
experience he had dropped out OF
public life and had not sought any
other office. But he had worked at
various times in almost every county
Office and was familiar with the duties
Of the several county officers, par
ticularly that Of the Judge OF Prooate
since he had frequently had complete
charge Of the office for weeks at q
time during the illness OF Col. l. v.
Walsh. who was for so many years
Judge Of Probate. He asked for elec-
ton because he was confident that ne
could discharge the duties Of Judge
cf Probate efficiently and because ne
desired to serve the people Of Sumter
county in that capacity. He was an
Ex-Confederate soldier, but had new
err asked for a pension-aH he asked
was a Job in which he could serve
the public and at the same tlme
earn an honest living. -.
Mr.. Jos. r. Singleton said he
asked election as he desired to nave
the honor of serving the county anc
that he promised to receive all VINO
came into his office pleasantly and 20
give every one a hearty hand-shake'
He spoke of having one son IN France
and two more soon to go, When the
new draft law becomes effective ahc
that if the country needed him he was
ready to go himself when the cai
came.
Mr.. Davis D. Noise, who is a can
didate for reelection TO the HOUSE
of Representatives, spoke Wery pr!cl
iv saving that there were. no par
,icular issues and no questions aoou'
which the people differ. He advocat-
cd the construction OF system o.
Good roads throu lout the counif
but said this and a ! similar improve
rocrlts would have to wait untll thS
end of the war. which he hcPeu
would be successfully concluded De
fore the end of the next term OF ttlS
legislature At present ana unlI l'is
way has ended it is the hrst ana Only
duty OF every loyal man and wohiih
+, stand behind the government &ho
10 give il their full support 21 -;
costs He told his audience that hF
was not running against any OF lH'
other candidates-that there are 'hfe>
places to be filled and five candidates.
and al ne asked was that he be CIV
en- one place. the same one that ~
had held for four years, and let Inv
Other candidates run for the o'he;
two.
Mr.. c. J. Jackson said that speech
n,a!,inr was as new 10 him as run
Ming Tor Office. that he had no speccA
to make and proaably could not a;iN'
one if he were to Try. He had rs
PROMISES to make. except to suppo,'
tho government in every way posslol
and to give the best service OF Wi'ic'
he was capable to the county. th'
state and the national governments
He would ask the people CT RemoeF'
! for but one favor-he would ASK ,heh
90 give him just one more vote thi'
they gave their fellow towHs'n;'h
Jesse ellis. for he would appreciate
the honor Of beating him just a llt'i'
i in his own box.
Mr.. A. p. Stuckey said that ne nae
long had an ambition to serve III;
! county in the legislature and IT seem
cd that now IS the opportune time io'
MIN to offer his services. He was l'-
1crrupted by Chairman DuPre at ZEE
point. who asked him to state H,>
,.;a,,.e. on tIe ,,,ottoI of reducing LINES