The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-08-12
AS the speaker left the stand he wa:
heartily applauded.
Mr.. w. 0. Camlin.

Candidate w. o. Camlin was the
next speaker called. Mr.. Camlin said
he had been asked the question
"Why do you want to go to Colum-
bia?" His reply to this was that he
had five sweet little girls and as
many boys; that he was unable to
educate these ten children in
colleges and universities, and if elected
to the house of representatives would
use his best efforts to improve our
public schools. Mr.. Csmlin's father
was representative for years and
one of the best the County ever had.
1t was now his ambition to go there,
and if elected would be there at roll
call and work and fight to the last
ditch for better roads and better
schools, and with two other good
men, he said, the voters will never re-
gret having sent me there.
Mr.. H. d. Ferrell.
Mr.. H. D. Ferrell was the next can
didate up for the legislature. He was
in his home town and needed no in
PRODUCTION to the audience. He was
farmer and a fighter; had taken
charge of his fathers farm when
quite young and had made good. He
is a Democrat, believer in the
League of Nations policy and stands
square for Cox and Roosevelt. If
sent to the house of re; -nsentatives
would do some fitting there for his
constituents and his county for better
roads and better schools. He was
greeted with applause.
MIR. w. o. Goodwin.
Mr.. Ferrell was succeeded to the
speakers stand by Mr.. W. o. Goodwin,
also aspiring to the office of repre-
sentative in the legislature. He is a
student in the law department Of the
University of South Carolina, but his
duties in that body would not conflict
with his duties at the University, he
stated. He had travelled over big
portion of Williamsburg County in
two days and had found the cry of
the people to be over good roads and
the fish law. He thinks if we are
going to have fish law it should be
general. Too many violations of the
present law, he said, and favors more
rural policemen over the country.
Plans have been worked out for bet
ter roads and the road engineer had
not had time to carry cut the plans,
still he believed that he would do so
if given time. If elected he prom
ised to work to the best interests Of
Williamsburg County "as long as there
was a button on Jacobs coat"
Mr.. L. A. Rogerson.
Mr.. L. A. Rogerson, whose next
turn it was to speak, told the audi
ence that he had been raised far
mer, got his education in small coun-
try schools when it was convenient to
leave the plow or the gin. Had al
weys stood by the farmer and was a
friend to them in 1916, the great
storm year; he knows something
of their needs, and if elected to the
legislature, would work to their ad-
vantage. He believes in good roads
and good schools. Had never been a
candidate for any office before.
Mr.. ] p. Adams.
Mr.. J. P. Adams was next in line
and was the only candidate who
seemed to be "out cunning for scalps."
He said he had no record and would
leave that for the future. He de-
clared in favor of schools and good
roads, but was not in favor of present
county laws. He thought there was
something radically wrong with the
road working system; too much mon
ey was being paid to high salaried
men and officials and not enough ex-
pended for actual labor The road
engineer had been paid around $4,000
in one month, citing as his authority
the supervisors last published report.
The county commissioners also draw
salary, and yet no roads! Money
gone somewhere; had not kept up
roads built by "Old Uncle John Fad
dy." He thought it good policy to
wipe out present system like a cy-
clone and start all over again. The
fish law was no good as it is unless
the same laws were applied to other
counties. He is in favor of more ru-
raj policemen and wants the vagrancy
law enforced. He left it to his audi
ence to gather what he was after
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