The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-22
KEYNOTE OF COUNTY CAM
PAIGN SOUNDED AT
CHERAW MONDAY NIGHT

began last Monday night at Cheraw
where the speakers were greeted by
fairly large crowd who gave them
the best of attention.
The speakers were in McBee on
Tuesday; on Wednesday they spoke
IN jefferson; to-day, Thursday, they
will speak in Pageland; tomorrow,
Friday, they will visit Mt. Croghan
and on Saturday they will meet at
The Courthouse.
If Blease had any friends at the
meeting in Cheraw Monday evening
they were silent. In plain words Sen
ator Laney, Representative Rivers
and Probate Judge Hough told the
voters that they would not support
any candidate whose loyalty was even
in question. Messrs. Turner and
Macfarlan were equally outspoken in
denouncing anyone who has a ques-
ton mark after his loyalty.
The meeting was called to order by
Township Chairman, Mr.. Berry. The
first speaker was Auditor Eddins. who
thanked the voters for past favor and
FOR the fact that they were allowing
him to be renominated without opposi-
ton. Mr.. j. A. Welsh, County Treas
urer, thanked the voters for support
IN the past and for not opposing him
in seeking denomination.
Probate Judge, M. j. Hough thank
ed the voters for allowing him to
serve them in Office for sixteen years
and promised continued faithful SER
ice and said that, if after twenty
years of service he should be defeat
ed, that he would not be sore, but
would always be appreciative for the
favors shown him. Mr. Hough stated
that he realized that every voter had
right to cast his ballot as he saw
tit-that he did not mean to be die
tatorial-but as for himself he would
not support for the United States
Senate or any other office anyone
whose loyalty was in question, that
the voters could not afford to send to
the Senate a man who would not be
recognized by the Administration
that if they did so it would simply
mean that South Carolina would ONLY
have one Senator, Edd Smith, the 9TH
cr being nonentity.
For the House of Representatives
Mr.. R. G. Macfarlan made a ringing
address and urged that all rally
around the President. He stated that
he was firm in his belief that the vot-
crs would elect to office only those
men whose loyalty was unquestioned.
Mr.. T. w. Turner stated that he is
al Amcrican-had u brother in
France, another to go, and would go
himself when called and that he would
not ask for deferred classification.
lie was opposed to any man who was
not squarely behind the Government
and whose loyalty was in question
lie would not promise everything but
if elected would look after the inter-
csts of the people whom he repre-
sented.
Representative Rivers reviewed his
record for the past four years and
stated that much progressive lcgisla-
| ton had been.cnactcd while he was a
member Of the General Assembly.
lie had originally opposed the Tax
Commission but now thought it was
4 step in the right direction. Mr..
Rivers said that ones loyalty should
be Judged by his acts. Have they aid
ed in the Food Conservation move
ment, Liberty Bonds and War Saw
| ings campaigns; Red Cross Work,
etc? He was opposed to any man
whose loyalty was in question and he
denounced in unmeasured manner
| that pro-German who is now in the
senitentiary and from the bars is
sending his newspaper, The Charles
ton American, to our people living on
rural routes free until after the pri.
| mary election. Mr.. Rivers is for
'ooNAc" w tiSoll against any
German sympathizer and those whose
loyalty is in question.
Mr.. S, }. Sellers advocated Prohi-
| hition as the cure-all for all diseases
cf the body polite. Mr. Peter c.
Campbell created much amusement
by denouncing prohibition as German
ism and said it was first brought to
this country and called temperance
that the kaiser is the author of pro-
hibition and he was surprised that
Mr.. Sellers was advocating German
ism. Mr.. Sellers was opposed to the
law compelling white man to work
but at the same time he was for his
government. Mr.. Campbell said he
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