The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-14
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
OPENED TUESDAY
CROWD NOT USUAL LARGE
YOUNG'S GROVE GATHERING
Candidates for Legislature Given
Fine Attention as They Present
Claims Tor Consideration

campaign was held at Young Grove
on Tuesday. Just one month Will
elapse before the next meeting which
will be held at Keitts Grove On the
18th of August and then the process
sion will marcht right on to the wind
ing up day at Newberry. The open
ing meeting was held as early as it
was in order that the entry OF can
didates might be closed and as the
lists close at noon on the day before
the opening of the campaign 1t was
thought best for al concerned that
the time for fling pledges should
cIose and that every one who was
candidate should know who were IN
the race against him or for the same
position he was seeking. The list OF
candidates was published in The Her
aid and News on Tuesday.
There are only two Offices to be
filled this year apart from the mag
istrates for the various townships,
members of the Legislature and pro-
bate Judge. No one is opposing
Judge Ewart and there are only seven
candidates for the three places to be
filed in the legislature. At Newber-
ry and Prosperity there seems to be
a rather lively race for magistrate,
at least there are a number of candl-
dates at each place.
Congressmn Dominick kindly OF
fered US a seat with him to go to the
meeting at Youngs Grove. We ar
rived about ten-thirty and very soon
the speaking began. There was not
the usual large crowd which general
" assemblies at this place for the po-
litical meetings. This is rather an
historic place for meetings and the
political meetings have been held
here for many years, and there IS al
wavs fine barbecue served and that
brings many people, and then this IS
the only meeting in No. 9 township
and takes in very large area not on
w of territory but of white voting
population. There was fairly good
crowd and they gave the best OF at
tention to the speakers and as IS al
wavs the case with Newberry audi
ences were generous to the speakers.
All of the candidates for the legls-
lature except Mr.. Blease claim to be
farmers and most of them are real
dirt farmers. Mr.. Watson says that
his long experience in country bank
which brought him in personal con-
tact with the farmer gave him SYM
pathetic connection with the condi-
ton of the farmer, and we under
stand that Mr.. Watson is real IA
mer of the kind that is needed IN
this country at this time, that ne is
chicken fancier and IS giving spe-
cial attention to the raising Of hogs
and cattle since he left the bank IN
Nav, though he did not mention it in
his speech.
Chairman Wheeler in calling the
meeting to order directed the attea-
tion of the people to the fact that all
who desired to vote in the primary
must have their names on the club
rolls, and that they had to write the
names themselves, and he urged all
those who were enfield to vote to
see to it that they enroll whether
they thought they would desire to
vote or not. And he called the at
tention of the women to this espec-
iallv and urged them to enroll. He
emphasized the fact that new en-
rolnlent was required each year and
that those who were enrolled last
wear would have to enroll again this
wear. that new books had been pre-
pared, and then he told where the
books of enrolment for that section
might be found.
Mr.. Wheeler makes good and
graceful presiding officer and does
not take up the time of the speakers
by making a speech each time he
presents speaker. Each of the can
didates for the legislature was allow
ed fifteen minutes and there being
only one Office to be filed this year
where speeches are expected, and on
ly seven candidates, all the speeches
were concluded before the dinner
hour.
Mr.. Eugene S. Blease was the first
speaker. He said that in way he
was glad that he was the first speaker