The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-07-06
TWO HUNDRED HEAR FLOW OF
ELOQUENCE AT TEAL'S MILL


ed in Chesterfield county at Teal
Mill Saturday, July 1st. There will b.
an intermission of about two weeks
before the meetings begin that are tt
cover the county.
At this the first meeting there wa:
a crowd of possibly two hundred peo
pie, who manifested considerable in
terest in the addresses of the variou.
candidates. There were very few la
dies present.
Judge M. j. Hough, county chair.
man, called the meeting to order and
Mr.. Rivers, of Teal's Mill, presidedasi
sided.
The opening gun was fired by Mag
istrate T. l.. Teal, candidate for re-
election as Magistrate of Courthouse
Township. Mr.. Teal pointed to his rec
ord for four years during which it
was his opinion that his Office had col
lected more fines than all other Mag
istrates of the county. He thanked the
people for past support and for what
they would do for him this time.
Mr.. G. B. Brooks name was call
ed but he was not present. He ap-
peared later in the program.
Mr.. j. H. Bittle stated that "All l
want to do is to beat Old Man Teal.
I have nothing against him. All l
want is his job"
Candidates for Magistrate for Cole
Hill were next heard.
Mr.. L. p. Grooms, said in part.
Everybody knows me. If you believe
I am capable to fill this place, will
thank you to vote for me-"
Mr.. L. C. Sellers was not present.
Mr.. Willie Boan said, 81 will ap-
preciate anything you do for me-"
Cotton Weigher
Candidates for Cotton Weigher for
the town of Chesterfield were next
heard.
Mr.. H. A. Watson was the first
speaker. He said: 81 am before you
again. You know my record. If you
are satisfied, vote for me again. I
thank you."
Mr.. w. r. Huneycutt said in part:
II thank you for your support in
1920 and will also thank you for
what are you going to do for me in
1922" He said he had bought muz-
zles for his opponents in this race and
the one he wanted Mr.. Watson to wear
was a weaving muzzle He promised
if elected to give good honest weight
and to be on the job six days week,
Mr.. ]. D. Fincher admitted he was
not a speaker but welcomed the op-
portunity to thank the voters for the
support they were going to give him.
He broke even with Mr.. Huneycutt by
telling a joke at the expense Of the
formers nose.
Mr.. R. E. Rivers, Jr., promised to
do the best he could for the people as
cotton weigher and thanked the peo-
pie for their attention.
At this point Mr.. C. B. Brock, can
didate for Magistrate in Courthouse
ed. He said "If elected / will do my
best for the people of Chesterfield
county"
For House of Representatives
Mr.. C. H. Spencer was introduced
as the first speaker of the candidates
for the House of Representatives.
"I am not among strangers" he
said. 81 favor business-like admin
istration and the elimination of red
tape. I am for a reduction in taxes.
The tax burden lies too heavy on the
land. But we must have good schools.
am opposed to the appointment of
any officers by the governor. All
should elected by the people" He
thought most of the state officers have
too easy time, are allowed to employ
more help than they actually need.
He called for fuller reports on public
expenses.
Mr.. F. M. Moore was prevented
from attending this meeting on ac-
count of sickness in his home.
Mr.. A. w Hursey was the next
speaker introduced He reminded his
hearers that this is the third time for
him to come before them in twenty
years and he believed if the ladies
had been permitted to vote he would
have been elected before. He dwelt
on the importance Of reduction in
taxes. "God did not intend the farm
er to be a poor man." ne said. "It is
the farmer who keeps the world NOV
ing and he should be on the top, not
on the bottom" He believes in good
roads, but is opposed to state aid for
the colleges becadse the town boy
with superior preparation is the one
who gets the benefit, while the coun-
try boy, for whom the colleges are in
tended is seldom able to enter. 81 am
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