The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-07-26
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
STARTS AUGUST 9TH
First Meeting to be Held at LangstOn
Church, Last at Watts Mills.

AT a meeting Saturday afternoon
f the Laurens county executive COM
nittee the itinerary Of the county
meetings was arranged and
he assessments by those who file
'ledges for county Offices in the COM
ng primary were fixed.
The county campaign will open Au-
gust 9 with the first meeting at Lang
'ton church in Scufflctown township
md will be followed by meetings in
every other township with two extra
speaking engagements at the Laurens
Mills and at Watts mills, the campaign
closing On the night Of August % at
Watts after the meeting at the court
house on the same day.
Itinerary
Langston Church. August 8, 10 A. M.
Lydia, August 8, p. M.
Renno, August 10, 10 A. M.
Goldville, August 10, 7 P. M.
Clinton, August II, 10 A. M.
Clinton Mill, August II, p. NJ.
Gross Hill, August Ia, 10 a. M.
Center Point, August Is, 10 A. M.
Hickory Tavern, August II, 3 p. Nj.
Gray Court, August IS, 3 p. NJ
Youngs School Building, August 81 +,
10 A. NJ.
Laurens Mill, August 21, p. M.
Laurens, August 30, 10 A. NJ.
Watts Mills, August 90, p. Nj.
Candidates for auditor and treas
urer are to pay an assessment OF $40
each; county superintendent Of educa-
ton, county supervisor and the house
Of representatives, Sis; judge Of pro-
bate, $40; county commissioner, So;
magistrate for Laurens township, $40;
magistrate for Clinton, So; all other
township magistrates, $3.50 each.
These low assessment figures were
made possible by the fact that the
treasurer Of the executive committee
has on hand balance Of $199, carried
over from tho campaign two years
ago.
The time for filing pledges. expires
August 5 at 6 ID. nj.
1t was agreed at the meeting tina
the state campaign meeting, Angus
16, will be held in the court house.
I Announcement Of assessments ant
itinerary has naturally added interes
to political races and rumors OF addi
tional candidates are going the rounds
Until last. night, however, no new an
nounc6ments ,were made since las
week except that Of W. IL. Gray, who's
name has been entered for the legisla
ture by friends. Othes mentioned 70
this same race are r. Dunk Boyd, l..
Bolt, III. B. Humbert, former super
visor, all Of this city, and Dr.. d. N
douglas, president Of the Preshyteria
' college at Clinton. Nothing definit
. has come from them so far.
Mr.. Humbert. in a telephone me:
+ sage to The Advertiser from Abbevill
4 last night, asked that we express b
f thanks to those friends who had tai
en- it upon themselves to annOunt
:. him, saying that he appreciated the
n interest but that he had present el
sagements which would prevent hi
from making the campaign.
The following have announced the
candidates. so far for county oftic
l. either through The Advertiser or OF
e er papers:
II House OF Representatives James
n Browning, Hugh ID. McCravy, Carroll
e Nance, w. D. Owens, Towns A. Will
4 j. C. MCDANIEL, Nv. l.. Gray.
IN Treasurer--Ross D. Young, r. j.
T. IIangston.
lg AUDITOR. Waddy Thompson.
SUPERVISOR. d. w. Watts, II.
n Humbert,
ne Supt Of Education-M Margal
at Dunlap, Miss Kate v, Wofford,
tn Shaw Johnson, Ben A. Sullivan, ]
IS. Mrs. Earl c. Owens, w. p. Culberts'
County Commissioners. II. Moo
A. B. Blakeiy