The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-23

with the needs of the people. It
was not necessary he said Tor the Of
fee to be filled by lawyer. The At
torney General would attend to the
legal department Of the state, but the
office should be filled by man Of
business and good practlcal sense,
acquainted with parliamentary law
and procedure, and this he claimed to
be.
Every letter in his name, ne said
stood for something. The III" he said
tsood for, Harmony amongst the peo-
pie Of the state. The GA for an
Available school house in the state
for every child. The "R" Tor Road
Improvement. The "V" for the de-
velopment of the Villages into cities;
the "E" for Enforcement Of Law and
Order; the "Y" for Yearly earnings
to labor commensurate with the work
done.
He recalled that Charleston pays
ten per cent. of the taxes of the
state, but that for twenty-five years
no candidate from that city had held
state Office. On this account he felt
that if Charleston presented a wor-
thy man, he should be favored.
At the conclusion of his speech the
applause was generous.
For Railroad Commissioner.
Hon. D. L. Smith, of Colleton, was
the first speaker. He outlined his
claims to this Office, and told of the
men in Abbeville County who knew
him, and referred, the audience to
them. He thanked the voters for the
handsome vote received two years
ago, and asked for the votes of those
who then voted against him.
He criticised the administration of
Mr.. Shealy. Said the Office affected
the interests of every man, woman
and child in the state and that their
interests had been neglected. The
people of the state did no, nave he
said what they were entitled to in
the way of depots and public cross
ings.
He called attention to the fact that
two years ago he received seventy
six per cent. of the votes in his
county, and ran ahead in twenty-nine
counties in the state. This he declar-
ed was an endorsement Of him by
the people who knew him.
Frank w. Shealy, the present
Chairman of the Railroad Commits
sion, who is candidate Tor re-elec-
ton, was the next on the program.
He wired the chairman tnat he was
engaged in Columbia in an effort to
settle express rates, and Tor that rea-
son could not be present. He thanked
the people for the vote gwen MIN In
his former race and selected their
votes again.
Mr.. R. L. Mess, of Richland, spoke
next. He was a practical railroad man
he told his hearers and as such was
qualified to fill the office Intelligent
ly. He has come from the bottom up
in railroading and feels that he is
able to serve the people better than
the other candidates, who know moth
ing about the matter, as ne sees it.
He said he loved his country and
was in favor of good roads and edu-
cation, but was not a prohibitionist.
He wanted good barrooms again he
said, fitted UP like parlors, where the
working man after the days labor
could drop in on his way home, take
a drink, go home, eat supper, wash
his feet and go to bed.
Mr.. D. M. McCaskill the other can
, didate was not present.
Adj. and Inspector General
Col. A. H. Marchant, OF Orange
burg, was introduced as the first
speaker for this office. He opened his
speech by saying The. ;:G &c 0ed to
make his speech along the lines of
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