""" ' LEXINGTON, 3. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 1918. ! No. 2 >
VOLUME No. 48. ' .
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CANDIDATES FOR G(
SPOKE T
Por four hours and thirty minutes
an audience of 500 sturdy Lexington 1.
ians, most of whom were voters list
ened to a steady flow of oratory on :
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last Saturday. It was by iar me
f largest audience that has yet greeted J
the candidates for State office this
. summer; and it caused the speakers-!
to sharpen their spurs. The audi '
-ence, however; entirely different from 1
other years, sat immovable thoughout
and was unusually 'stingy' in the way
of applause. The meeting reminded j
one more of a patriotic rally than a
political gathering. The candidates
themselves appeared to think so; for1
all of them, with the exception of the
two candidates for State superintend'
ent of education, Mr. Swearingen and
Mr Rector who came last, devoted the 1
greater portion of their small allot
ment of time to a discussion o f the
war, and its awful consequences to J
the country. Neither of/ the two
last candidates even mentioned tne
great conflict, they catching the
idea that* the audience had had quite
enough. On*the great war issue
there appeared to be no difference;
and, while the several aspirants twit'
ted eachoher about other things, ther?
was not a single charge that any of
the candidates in the party were not
loyaL On the other hand, each ex
pressed the belief that every man in
the party was behind the government :
and behind the boys who are doing j
the fighting in the trenches.
Several of the candidates for gov
ernor, among them Mr Richards; Mr
Bethea and Mr Cooper, differed on:
the question of the war being an ;
issue. Mr Richaards declared that ;
there was not a man, woman or childj
in the State, so far as he knew; but"m-iin
are with the government to the !
flutter end; and said that it was a re!"
flection upon the manhood and intel]
ligence of the people of South Caro
k- Jina to assert that the war is the lead
ing issue; &nd especially so since
there mre so many t other questions
of vital interest that should be con
sidered, Mr Bethea said that it was
the teeming question of the -hour, j
and so did Jtfr. Cooper; but neither,
intimated or charged that Mr Rich ;
ards was not sincere or that he was j
not patriotic to the core.
; The Aeeting was called to order
promptly at 10:30 o'clock in the!
, bbunty court house, Judge C. M. I
/?r.Ty,nnrQf,v ^mmtv chairman i
. . UUU, UCiUVMUWO .v.,- ,
presiding. -After a few of the can;
' didates had spoken and. after the;
court house had been filled- to overSowing,
the meeting was ' adjourned!
to the court house green.
Candidate* for Governor
John Madison DesChamps, *" the.
first candidate for Governor to speak,;
came out squarely for "Old Ben" and
said that.Congressman Lever' had.act
J
cd wisely in withdrawing fronu the
senatorial race when he did.. . The
speaker took a shot at the Kaiser and
predicted victory for the Allies. ' ;
. \ John T. Duncan, the second candi
date for governor to speak, paid his
m*nall of his ODDO
E& - L W 2/4V.VW?..V A A :V;_
' . r.ents to the delight of the audience;
and then went into a dicusrion of his
i famous "system." "One of the big
gest things that the system has done
this year," said Mr; Duncan "is to de
clare that Ben Tillman must be re
elected to the United States senate or
the country will go to the devil." The
P speaker claimed credit for the price
of cotton going to 35 cents by helping
to oust the system. He said he
was going to keep hammering away,
and predicted 50 cent? cotton this fall
?with the system wiped out of ex
istence.
Attorney General Weepies, seek
ing promotion to the governorship
upon the splendid record he has made
as chief counselor of the State, ably
C* iiu f V.V W> ? VIJ J/4 VOV il WVU UiO
to the audience. Mr. Peeples touch
ed upon the great European conflict."
pledging hir loyalty to the govern
rhent in unmistakable language. He
then launchjjjinto a discussion of the
tax questioijSwhich, he said; is becom
ing more and more burdensome with
each succeeding year. The attorney
general declared that the people are
beingburdened with taxes to support
useless offices some of which are not
worth the paper upon which the acts
are written. He declared that, if
elected, Tom Peeples will be the gov
ernor of all the people; that he would
help those in trouble using the same
mercy and justice which Almighty
"God intends for one man to show to
wards his fellovrman. At the same
IVERNOR f
0 LARGE AUDIENCE,
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time, however he would see to it that! "
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all laws are strictly enforced. He;
promised the farmers to use all of his j *
power to help them in their labor trou!r
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bles, it elected; ne wouia enaeavur io|
have a law passed that would hold a:
laborer and one that would make it
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possible to bring a laborer back if he j
ran off from his contract. Mr Peeples | \
closed by inviting the people of Lexj"
ington to make the governor's office!
and the governor's mansion their!
headquarters for the next two years, j
commencing next January. Just call *
for Tom Peeples?he will be there. s
Maj. John G. Richards said that it j T
is always a pleasure for him to come j *
to Lexington and thanked the people j
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for the confidence and respect they!
had reposed in him; and it mattered jc
not whether he was elected or defeat *
ed, he would always feel proud of tha: '
esteem and affection. The speaker r
briefly reviewed his work as chairman
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of the South Carolina railroad com! *
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mission and said that his wliole Hie? ix
both public and private?was an open)
book He stands open ^nd above!1
board for law enforcement; but is un,c
alterably opposed to the appropria c
tion of $50,000.00 for law enforce!^
ment?for the governor to use in i
sending men over the State, when it j,
is the duty of the sheriffs and other j j
peace officers to enforce the Iqjvs of
the State. It is a reflection upon the
sheriffs and a reflection upon the peo
pie of South Carolina. Maj. Richards j
next took up the burdensome tax que? j
tion; and was strong in his denuncia:
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tion of increased levies by the genera*!
assembly. There should be a ctirtail!
ment and there would be a curtail1
ment if he is elected governor?if he | ]
has to use the veto power to do it. He j'
said that land assessments had been!1
raised from $3.19 per acre to $5.431
r\av wVnrb was uncalled for and i
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useless. The whole country should;,
use the strictest economy in times i1
like these, said Maj. Richards. He; ]
was the first of 'the candidates tor
make taxation an issue, he said; but I
all the others- are now falling in line. 11
By adopting biennial sessions of th^ '
general assembly, which he favors j:
$100,000 dollars could be saved each!
year; and by doing away with the:1
State board of charities and correc;1
tions another large sum could be sav |1
ed to the taxpayer. Favored the;
adoption of free text books in the:J
schools, which would mean the sav I
ing of hundreds of thousands of do! 1
lars to the people. Maj. Richards;
told of his efforts in behalf of free
scholorships to worthy boys and girls
and how, after three years- work in;
the general assembly, he had succeed;
ed in establishing 124 cholarsbips in
Winthrop and 124 in Clemson. Maj
Richards twitted Mr. Cooper about.
the latter's plan of making boys and
girls pay back to the State the cost of
their education. Mr. Richards closed
with an eloquent appeal for the boys lighting:
across the waters, declaring:;
however, that the war is not a politic
al issue in the campaign of 1918 in
South Carolina; for there is not an
American citizen in South Carolina
who is not for America,-.even to the
shedding cf his life blood.
The Hon. Andrew Jackson Bethea
the next speaker, devoted the great
er portion cf his time in a pariotic en
deavor urging at the outset conserve
tion of foodstuffs and appealing to1
the farmers to pay greater attention
to diversified farming as the only|
salvation of the people at this time.;
Mr. Bethea said he was in favor of
preparing now for the return of our!
boys after the war had been won. A|
serting that the war was the only
great and vital issue in the campaign,
the speaker said it was the busines
of American citizens to speak for
America and her Allies. He said
he did not doubt Mr. Richard's sin
cerity upon the tax question; but he
did not think that he could effect
any decrease. The lieutenant gov
ernor said that he had a hundred
or more relatives in the army and he
war- endeavoring to serve his coun
try as best he could.
. Robert A. Cooper of Laurens was
the next and last of the candidates
for governor. The Laurens candi,
date at once went into a refuta
tion of the charges of Mr Richards!
with reference to reducing taxes.
Mr. Cooper said he did not for a mo!
ment question the honesty of Mr
Richards; but he did not believe it j
could be done without crippling the,
institutions of the State. Further,
more, he said Mr. Richard's estimate
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JEN. TILLMAN DEAD
United States Senator Benjamin
tyan Tillman died at 4:20 o'clock
his morning at his apartments in the
:ity of Washington, following a
;troke of paralysis on last Thursday.
I?he funeral and burial will be held at
3enterville, Edgefield County on to
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norrow aiternoon at o uiuciv. jl?c
vas 71 years of age.
The death of Senator Tillman leav
;s only three candidates in the race
or the Senate?Cole L. Blease of Co
umbia; N. B. Dial of Laurens; and
fames F. Rice of Anderson.
RAST-FORT.
Holy Trinity Lutheran church was;
he scene of a simple, but very impres;
live marriage service, on Sunday afj
ernoon June 23, when Miss Rean j
tfary Fort became the bride of Lewis |
)liver Rast, of Swansea. Promptly j
it six o'clock the bride and groom mar <
:hed down the middle aisle to the j
trains of "Lohengrin's Bride Chorus, j
rhey were preceded by little Miss i
Gladys Kneece who was flower girl 1
They were met* at the altar by the j
rroom's nastor Rev. T. A Shealy, who,
>erformed the ceremony.
The church which was crowded with
he relatives and friends of the young !
:ouple, was decorated with pot plants;
ind cut flowers, Carlisle Rast presid'
;d at the organ, playing Mendellson's;
>Vedding March after the Ceremony, j
Just before the appointed hour, j
Vliss Jimmie Fort sang "A Love Song|
>y Hastings."
The natural beauty of the bride was
leighteried by her wedding dress of
white georgette, with touches of em
Droidery in palest blue and silvers.!
tfer hat was of georgette, also and!
;he carried an armful of white camaj
dons and ferns. - |
After the ceremony at the church i
nany friends gathered at 'Sycamore!
Slope' the home of the bride's mother i
:o extend their congratulations.
Wedding cake and fruit punch*
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. nast leit Dy auto late;
in the afternoon, for an extended;
trip. It was their intention to go to;
Washington, D. C. in their, car and,
from there to more northern pointsi
by train, The bride who is the elder,
daughter of Mrs. Lessie H. Fort, has^
spent all of her life here, ller father,
v/as the late Capt. J. C.Fort, who was;
the founder of (Pelion. She was grad j
uated from Limestone College, being5
the youngest member of the class of j
1916, receiving besides her A. B. de
gree a diploma in Piano and one from
the Minnie Davis School of History.)
She is very musical, and is the author
of a number of creditable unpublish,
ed compositions.
The groom is the only son of Mr. i
and Mrs. W. B. Rast
Since his graduation from Wofj
ford College, four years ago he ha?
been associated in business with;
his father, being junior member and
manager of their manufacturing enterprises
at Swansea. After July 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Rast will be at home to
their friends at Swansea.
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Hugh S. Crosson, son of Dr D M
Crosson of Leesville who has been
with The Murray Drug Company in
Columbia for the past several years.
is now in the army and is stationed
at Camp Jackson. Drafts Crosson.
another son of Dr. Crosson, is in the
last draft and will likely be called in
the near future.
FIRM NAME CHANGED.
Notice is hereby given that after1
July 1st, 1918 B. A. Wessinger will!
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Dccome a paruier in me uusincss
merly conducted by J. S. Wessinger
at Chapin and will continue to do
business at the same stand under the
firm name of J. S. Wessinger & Son.
All obligations of the former busi
ness will be assumed by the new firm.
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of the cost of a session of the gener
al assembly was inaccurate; that it
only cost $59,000 per year; that the
State board of charities and correc
tions cost but $13,000 per year and
saved the State more than it cost by
making those who are able to pay
in the colleges. Mr Cooper said he
could see no honest way by which to
curtail now. He pledged his support
to law enforcement; said that the
war is the paramount issue in the cam
paign and will continue to be the
paramount issue if he is chosen gov
ernor.
Junius T Liles and Geo W Wight
man, for lieutenant governor; John
K Swearingen and Victor Rector for
State superntendent of education, ad
dressed the voters. All of them
made splendid efforts, and the g-eater
par1: of the crowd remained to hear
them.
TIMMERMAN AGAIN WRITES
SENATORS ABOUT WHEAT.
In our issue of June 5th we publish
prl n 1 p+.t.pr from Solictor GeorP'p Roll
Timmerman to our United States Sen
ators and representatives in Congress
from this district in regard to the mi]
ling of wheat by farmers. Since that
letter the federal food administration
has issued a new regulation allowing
farmers to mill a supply sufficient for
their needs until October, and allow
ing them, to store a years supply of
wheat but the rule does not permit
the producer to sell any of his supply
to his neighbors to be ground into
flour.
We publish below a letter Afcritten
by Solicitor Timmerman to the Sena
tors n regard to this latter rule.?It
is as follows:
- June 27, 1918.
Spnatnr E D Smith.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Senator:
When I wrote you under date June
1st in regard to wheat conditions and
regulations governing the milling of
the same by the producers of it, you
were kind enough to manifest an in
terest in procuring some relief for
the farmers .affected.In the last few
days I have noticed though the pap
ers that some good has come from
the efforts made and that the farm
crs will be allowed to have ground
into flour a suppy to last them until
October 1st.
Another very serious question
arises, and that is: What is the farm
er to do with his surplus wheat, all
that he has in excess of enough to sup
ply him until October 1st? A state
ment was carred in the papers to the
pffpet. ihat. "hp will bp allowed to keen
enough wheat to supply him flour
for the entire year, if he has it; but
as stated in my former letter, and as
is well known here and elsewhere, it
is utterly impossible for the farmer
in this territory to preserve his wheat
so as to have it ground in winter mon
ths. The statement read by me also
says: "Farmers will not, at the pres
ent time be permitted to sell wheat
to their neighbors to be ground intc
flour." In case one has a surplus over
a year's supply, what is he to do with
it?
The farmers generally with whoir
I have talked do not object to goverr
ment regulations, in fact they expect
them but they had honed that the go\
ernment would hit upon some rule
which would permit them to have
their years supply of flour milled be
fore the weevil attacks the grain, anc
further that they would be permittee
as soon as possible, to make dispos
tion of any surplus which they mighl
have over a year's supply. A large
quantity of wheat in this territory
will become useless for milling pui
poses, if it is kept too long.
If you can do anything- further ir
this matter, it will be appreciated. ]
hope you understand that I *navt
no disposition to interfere with th<
business of someone else. But I fee
i the times and conditions wa<
rant every loyal and interested citizen
!.: do!"V i.Il he can; either by action o
j;.;; c Jo.: h> aid the government.
Yd.th !J.h: personal regards I am
Sincerely yours,
Oeoge Be*.] Timmerman.
PEAK RAISES $116.00.
Our attention has been called ti
the fact that in publishing the amoui
ts raised by the different towns i]
the second Red Cross drive. Evidentl;
this amount was included in the Ch;
pin report Peak Raised $116.00 an<
we gladly make this correction.
CITATION NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Lexington.
i By George S. Drafts, Esquire Pr<
bate Judge.
WHEREAS, M. D. Corley mad
suit to me to grant him Letters o
Administration of the Estate of am
effects of Preston S. Corley.
THESE ARE THEREFORE to fit
and admonish all and singular the ki:
dred and Creditors of the said Pre
. ton S. Corley deceased, that they b
and appear before me, in the Cour
of Probate, to be held at Lexingto]
C H S. C. on 17 July 1918 next, afte
nnMirutinn hor^of nt 11 o'clock in th
forenoon, to show cause if any the;
have why the said Administratis
should not be granted.
GIVEN under my Hand, this 2 da
of July Anno Domini 1918.
Geo. S. Drafts, (L. S)
.Th-obate Judge Lexington Co. S. C
Published on the 3 day of July 191
in the Lexington Disnafch News
I \vee':s.
FARMERS MAY GRIND WHEAT
TO DO ONE YEAR.
Washington, June 27?Upon com =
i plaint of farmers of South Carolina
I that the recent modification of the .
regulations governing the grinding
I - f 1 1 ? r\?-i
I oi wne&t uy jLcumei^ vaawaa
[ to grind a three months' supply did |
not remedy the situation, Represent
ative Byrnes today had a conference
j with Mr Hoover and succeeded in in
; ducing him to issue an order permit
! ting the farmers of the south to grind (
; a 12 months' supply of flour. This
: supply will be determined by allow i
! ing 12 pounds of flour per month oer | C;
person, dependent upon the farmer j f:
including tenants. si
COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.!
! The following has been fixed as ai_
i schedule for the County Campaign |
! meetings at the last meeting of the ;
j County Executive Committee. | jj
j Gilbert August 14th. j tl
Pelion August 15th. j ](
Swansea August 16th. In
! Brookland August 17th. j 0
; Chapin August 21st. ; H
Pine Ridge August 22nd.
Summerland August 24th.
i Pledges of candidates must be filed;
j 1 n'
either with myself or the Secretary j ^
! of the Executive Committee at Lees'
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j viile, S. C. by twelve o'clock August j .
j 13 th. j
C. M. Efird, Chairman Exe | j*
* cutive Committee.
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LEXINGTON GINNERS TO MEET.!
| At a recent meeting of the South j c
I Carolina Ginner's association held in ir
I
I Columbia June 17th it was decided ir
; that the quickest way to get the gin (t;
i ners organized would be to have each; a
| county form a similar organization j c
and Mr. F. S Evans president of the | s<
I statp ocanization has reauesfed me to' a
" ,
_ ask the ginners of Lexington county o
to meet at Lexington* Monday July,
| 8th for the purpose of effecting a
county organization- Jas. K SwygertJ
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! MEETING AT CONGAREE p
| BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be a protracted meeting i
held in Congaree Baptist church at p
'! Styx, beginning July the 14th the(
second Sunday. Rev. M. F Alien pds"
1 tor of Oliver Gospel Mission of Colura;v
bia will preach at 11 a. m. and Rev. I ^
1 Burt Todd pastor of Riverside Bap ^
' j tist church Columbia, will preach at *
' i 8 p. m. Also every service during the 11
! week. The public is invited to at c
J | tend. All visitors cordially welcome. ^
'(OPENING BOOKS OF
SUBSCRIPTION. "
1 -Notice is hereby given that Books
; of subscription to the capitol stock of ^
] i The Hartley Mercantile Co., of Pelion *
': S. C will be open at the store of Hart *
i lev Mercantile Co., in Pelion. on Fri ^
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' day July 5th at 11 o'cick m the lore 1
! noon. IMM 1
Fred G. Hartley i
J. Albert Hartley,
j INCORPORATORS.
ENROLL NOW *
The cnollment book for Gilbert r
r y
Democratic Club is now at loor Hays c
! store and will remain there until July t
28. All voters at the Gilbert pre r
cinct are ur^ed to enroll cn or before
: the above named date.
IRMO GOES OVER TOP t
3 The Irmo district in the recent War (
i Saving. Stamp drive was the first in
i the county to "go over the too/' The
V apportionment havin.tr beer, over sub
a scribed more than $.11,000.00 beiiu
i raised. 1
! UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO. S
LINA. '
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ocnoiarsnip ana ^uirauwc
tions. j
The exeaminations for fchf award
c vacant scholarships in the University
i of South Carolina and for admission
c of new students will be held at the
f county court house or. Friday. July e
d 12, 1918 at 9 A. M. Applicants must t
i not be less than sixteen years of age. ;
e When scholarships are vacant after i
n July 12. the will be awarded to those 1
s making the highest average at exam i
e ination. provided they meet the con \
t ditions governing the aware. Appli
n cants for scholarship shouici write to
r President Currell for scholarship exe
amination blanks. These blanks prcy
perly filled out by the applicant.
II i-linnlrl K^i with P**f?i5idpnt FllV
rell by July -r?.
y, Scholarships are worth $100, free.
! tuition and fees, total $ir>S. Next
session opens September IS, 1918.'1
\ For further information and catalog
8 ue, address
THE PRESIDENT,
S. ('. UXiVERSITV. Columbia S. C
ANNOUNCEMETS .
. GEORGE BELL TIMMERMAN
FOR CONGRESS
THOS. G. McLEOD
BISHOPVILLE, S. C.
CANDIDATE FOR MEMEER OF
CONGRESS SEVENTH DISTRICT
I hereby announce myself as a
andidate for reelection to Congress
com the Tth Congressional District
abject to the rules and regulations
f'the Democratic Party.
A. F. LEVER 1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Recognizing his ability and feelTg*
confident that he will represent
le people of Lexington County fearissly
and sincerely, we hereby anounce
the name of Dr. L. E. Dreher,
f Leesville, as a candidate . for the
louse of Representatives.
FRIENDS.
S. E. Smith, farmer?business
lan of Swansea, hereby announces
imself a candidate for re-election to
le House of Representatives from
.exington County, subject to the
rimary rules of the Democratic party
r.d as before "A farmer for farm/
rs.
Recognizing his ability and speial
fitness to represent his County
1 the General Assembly; and, believlg
that the lower section of the eoua"
y should be represented, we hereby
nnounce Mr H. D. Shumpert as a
andidate for the House of Repreentatives
from Lexington County,
nd pledge him.to abide by the results
f the Democratic primary.
FRIENDS.
Having been solicited to make the
ace, J. Brooks Wingard is hereby
nnounced as a candidate for the
louse of Representatives in the com-ig
primary election. He will be gorrned
by the rules of the Democrattc
'arty.
V
In recognition .of his -splendid' Set
: J .,^,1 C^a
ivrs xtmiucittu wit- tvuiiy a.i*u uvon
uring his two years as a member t?f[
he House of Representatives from
.exington County, we hereby an
ounce Hon. T. Haskell Shull as a
andidate for reelection, and pledge
inj to abide by the result of the dem
cratic primary election.
~ FRIENDS
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
I hereby announce myself a candc
[ate for re election to. the office of"
iounty Treasurer and promise aa
aithful service in the future as I
lave rendered in the past. I pledgo
nyself to abide by the rules of the
)emocratic party.
C. E. Leaphart.
FOR AUDITOR
Recognizing his ability and special
itness for the position, we hereby anlounce
Mr. D. L. Shealy as a candilate
for Auditor of Lexington Conny.
and pledge him to abide by the
esult of the Democratic primary*.
FRIENDS.
I hereby announce myself a canlidate
for Auditor of Lexington Coun
y, subject to the rules of the Demo ratic
party.
E. W. Burnett.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE
Recognizing efficiency service and
'aithful oerformance of dutv in the
iastf we the Many Friends of George
5. Drafts announce him as a candi
iate for reelection as Judge of Pro
>ate for Lexington County and pled
te him to abide by the result of the
democratic Primary.
For Cotton Weigher
I hereby announce myself for reelection
to the position of Cotton Weigher
at Swansea and pledge myself to
ibide by the result of the Democratic
jrimary. If reelected I promise
ninpst -fflitlrfnl epmrp u< I
endered in the past.
)d. John V. Hutto.
I hereby announce myself a carvdilate
for/the position of Cotton Weigh*
?r at Swansea and pledge myself to
ibide by- the result of the Democratic
primary. If elected I promise honest
and faithful service.
H. BENNIE WILLIAMS.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the position of Cotton Weigher
at Swansea and pledge myself
tr\ hv fVt o iYif*
: ratio primary.
J. G. Sharps. J
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