The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-08-16
elected. He asked the voters to vote
fore one other man and "one more.
County Supervisor

w. M. Nash, Offering for supervisor
for the first time, said that he felt
equipped by reason of education and
surveying knowledge to fill the office.
He said that he had surveying equip
, ment and could do road surveying him
self. He fecls capable to administer
the office In every detail, both in the
office I'D in the field. If elected he
promi ed to get the best results from
the m""hinery and chain gangs of the
count. He would divide the gang in
to thr'" sections and have them cover
the co""ty. He promised thorough
systcr' If bookkeeping in the super
visor office.
f! job" D. w. Watts, asking for re-
election, gave an account OF his stew
ardship and said that he had filled the
office to the best Of his ability and that
/ he had clear conscience on his adj
ministration Of the office. He explain
; ed the system Of disbursements In his
office by which all claims are sworn
to and checked up before warrants are
issued Ie explained that all of the
automobile tax money is expended .un-
der the supervision OF the state high
way department on the tot>-soil roads,
leavlng only the former appropriations
for the remaining roads on which the
up-keep cost has greatly Increased.
| He said that he felt after his expert
ol,n ltcNr fNr S1,ok
he was better equipped to carry on
the work.
Superintendent OF Education
q. Shaw uohnsol, first spe ,!Ier in
the race for Superintendent OF educa-
! ton, said TINT he had attended the
schools at Gray Court, had graduated
from Wofford college, had worked in a
bank one year and had taught school
tw" years. With his wide eNlerience
y" H"' equipped to fill the office IF
elected he promised to visit the
schools, do all in his power to obtain
state aid and make his motto quality"
rather than quantity"
! Mrs. Earle c.. Owens said that she
was proud OF the distinction Of being
the first woman candidate to address
a political meeting in the county as q
candidate for Office. She advanced
reasons why women should be allowed
! to hold office as we'll as vote, saying
that women have a tendency to clean
up things. She said she holds an a.
N L.,
taught in town, rural and mill schools,
has had three years experience as
,book-keeper and served in the place
Of soldier so he could go to war.
you have women as teachers, why
not women as superintendents? she
asked. She would build uU an efii-
cient teaching staff in the county.
Ben. A. Sullivan expressed his ap-
lpreciation for votes cast for him in
a previous election. Giving his quail
fications for holding the office, he said
that he Is graduate Of the Citadel,
taught school several years, went to
the Mexican border as a soldier, serv-
ed at home and overseas in the World
War and has worked part Of the time
since his dischrge in the post office,
giving up his position there two years
ago to enter the race for Clerk O,
Court. He was under treatment at a
government hospital, but has not
drawn any pension. If elected he will
visit the schools Of the county and
otherwise do the duties Of the office
to the best Of his ability.
u Miss Kate v. Wofford recalled that
her forefathers settled in this COM
munity. Touching on the subject Of
woman suffrage, she said that 1t was
heart-lifting to see the women re-
acting to the new order Of things.
Suffrage came to us unsolicited and
we are going to make the best OF It,"
The office OF superintendent Of educa-
tion is one that appeals to women. The
educational crisis is rural problem.
I'VE must give moro time to rural
schools. We have made tremendous
progress in the last ten years, but we
must do better. She would have rural
schools SO good that town people
would be drawn back to the country.
Speaking Of her qualifications, she said
that she Is graduate OF winthrop,
attended q business school, worked as
clerk in the office OF Beloved Pitch
fork Ben" in Washington, served as
second class Veoman during the World