Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
First Campaign Meeting Held
at Johnston. Utmost Har-
mony Prevailed. Repre-
sentative Audience.

paign meetings in the Opera House
at Johnston Thursday. While the at
tendance was not large, yet it was
representative body of citizens
who gave the most patient attention
for more than three hours. The meet
ing was called to order by j. W. Cox,
ESQ.,, who presided as chairman.
After the county chairman, j. L.
Minis read the list of candidates who
had complied with the requirements
of the rules governing the primary
election and are therefore entitled
to enter the campaign, the chairman
presented Mr.. T. C. Calilson of Lex
ington, who is the candidate for the
office of solicitor of this circuit. :,
Candidates For Solicitor.
Mr.. Callison said he is not a pro-
fessional Office seeker but is seeking
this honored position as man and
and would rather go down in defeat
than to employ questionable means
in order to win. He urged his hear
ers to select. a man who has power,
ability and courage to put into eff
feet the laws of the country. The
speaker said that if he has to resort
to pointing out the demerits of
others in order to win votes he will
never have public office. By constant
diligence, said Mr.. Callison, the So
licitor can curtail court expense. The
solicitor should be at the Court
House one day before court con-
venes and keep in touch with the
in order to cut out a
number of useless witnesses. He said
also, that it is the duty of the State
to protect the innocent as well as to s
punish the guilty. Re peatedly he re-
fused to take a. case from a clients
because there was no merit in his
case, seeing that it would be a waste
of money to bring legal action. He
urged that the standing of the legal
profession should be raised until it
was on top where it should be. Mr..
Callison told of working his way
through school, farming and teaching
in order to make money to pay his
way through the law course at the
South Carolina University, all the
while aiding in the education of his
two sisters.
Mr.. S. M. Smith, who is also can
didate for the office of solicitor was
the next speaker. He stated that he
was reared in two miles of Johnston
and attended school in Johnston. He
is now Al years of age and has been
engaged in the practice of law for
the past 26 years, during which time
he has been employed in the trial of
more than 100 murder cases. Some
of these were lost but most of them
were won. If elected he said he will
do his duty if it be necessary to fol-.
low case through the United States
court. He stated that he has for
years had the ambition to be solici-
tor, as he preferred criminal to civ
il law, stating also that his 26 years
of active practice equips him for dis
charging the duties of solicitor. MIR:
Smith said he loves the people of his
State and county and that he will
serve them to the best of his ability
all the time. He said many small
cases should be settled in the magiszr
trate's court, thus effecting saving
to the county. If elected he will send
many cases back to the magistrates
court and save many dollars for the
people. Mr.. Smith said: "You know
me as a man and if you think am
capable, 1 ask you to vote for me-"
He called attention to the fact that
he resides near the geographical cen
ter of the circuit and at the same
time at the home of the judge, and
is therefore in a position to serve to-
the best possible advantage.
Candidates for Senate.S
Col. P. B. Mayson was the first
candidate presented for the state sen
ate. He said that in the absence Of
any strong issues he would present
his views on some subjects concern
ing which he had decided convic-
tions. Good roads are needed and
there are none who do not desire
them. Col Mayson stated that he had
no pet scheme for improving the
public roads but will favor any prac-