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~^= The Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1916 * * ' . . ????????????????? G. M..HARMAN, Editor and Publisher | D. 'R. HALTIWANGER, Associate Editor Entered at the Porft Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter Office on East Depot Street Rrauch Brick Building. Y>V ' .. . . s> \ ' * . J To those of our subscribers indebted to us for subsceiption or advertising we surely would feel greatful to tb|?prif they would come a id bring or send their dues. We y have accommodate them and think they should respond to our needs, just now, when we are striving to get on our feet again. We:. believe you' will. $' v ? _ It seems tough luck is ours. Last week the engine broke on us after being short a printer, and this week rxra aro frvincr to Send OUt SOme election news which makes us late. H|v' We must ask our friends to bear wF with fina 11 y pan out I. than eJHe' are in proper WSit Do Yob Think? When you meet a fellow on the : street aad his face is warped and ' twisted-by an unholy scowl, what do you think ? , When a lazy duffer hogs a whole j seat on a train and lets a tired wo- *man stand with a baby in her arms. : what do you thing? When John Smith whispers into j! your ear that Tom Jones "is a 1 good one to look out for," but that i yotf must not tell anyone that he : (Smith) said so, what do you think? * When one woman tell? you that another woman "is the biggest gossip in town and that the gossip's own closet is jujjt jammed with % ^skeletons," what you think? j When a politician promises you the earth with an iron fence around 1 it and the moon with all of its ! green cheese if you will only vote ] for>him, what do you think? ] ' When a public official forgets 1 all of his promises and loses his ; good resolutions and becomes as 1 blind as a bat as soon as he is in- j ducted into office, what do you . think? ' TX71 ? mnn nnn ri-Vi c? n T> JJ StiflF i UX1CU <4 U1CLL1 wuguu u^/ ? ? prayer in church on Sunday and , then skins you in a sharpe deal on Monday, what do you think? , When a preacher tells you of the < gloriea of religion and of the bene .-^-v fits of purity in your own daily life, ' eatehis Sunof the great deeds he has done and you know he is 4'prevaricating" faster than an auto can speed, what do vou think? / ] When a man teljs you a smutty s?ory of some good woman and you : kljQW^ her character is as white as ' is black, what do you think? , ^Sisen you hear a young braggart < making suggestive remarks about evei^roung girl in town except his owiyjj|er?. what do you think? WSKptei-see one man. trying to undof^fe the legitimate business^rSother by making veiled; allusiora'to possible financial disasr?4 ^A trAn fl-iinlr? LCI ? vy liao uu jvu tiiiim. When a man owes r yau a dollar and crosses the ^reet^to avoid meeting you, what Bo^yo'n think? When a girl leads a man on to declare himself and then deliberately tosses him over' without compunction, what do you think? When a man trifles with the af> fections of a good woman and then is not honorable enough to live up to his word, what do you think? When a duffer borrows a five spot from you and promises to return it j tomorrow-, and tomorrow never j comes, what do you think? When a man looks you in the eye ! and tells you a deliberate lie, and j I Lrnn-ar thcit ho ic Ivintr ami that jr V/U i\liV TT HiWV IV +J ? ? ? J he knows that you know it, what do , you think? When so many primary voters; make such faithful promises of their j support and then practice such out- j ' "* ; * t * ' * # rageous deception by going and voting for the other fellow, what do you candidates think? When you have worked for a town forty years, then get a kick, w haf would you think' A$d if you should happen to do any4>f these things, what do you think other people would think? UNCLE JOSH. . -% - Cream and Skimmed Milk The reader who keeps his eye on o^vorticomonrc ir> thp Hisnatch LI1C ClUV&lblCVIllVllVU ... ? ^ - - jr gets the cream of the bargains. Others get the skimmed milk. ^terphants who advertise get the crearc* of the business, while the fellow who doesn't believe in printer's ink gets the clabber. VI*'* ? NOTICE To'the Democratic voters of Lexingtotr county: T Wish to thank every one of you who supported me in my race for the' Legislature, and to solicit your coavin\$ed support in the second prima*y This being my first political rac^ * have no record in politics to offer my people but I do refer you, as Tdid from the stump all over the county, to my record of sobriety, honesty and progress and beg that you invegtjteate my moral life and my general ntness for the office I seek. I have discussed before the first primary Si* the limited time given us the various issues of the campaign. I stand where I have always stood, ? '?~ ^ r\Y?7m urT7 win or iuusc, in mc >3cv.uiiu yiiuw,.. I am making the race clean and on my awn merits. If you want a man who will answer to every possible roll call, one who will meet all the issues as they arise, fairly and squarely and who will, as God gives him best to see it, represent every man, woman and child of Lexington county in the legislative halls and if you believe I can ana will do this, I respectfully solicit your vote on the 12th day of September and I want to assure you that your support will be honestly appreciated and you shall never have cause to regret having :ast it for me. Thanking you in advance, I am, Yours for our mutual uplift, S. E. SMITH. Leaphart Thanks His Friends ? I am taking this first opportunity ;o thank my friends throughout the muntv for the big vote they gave me in the primary election on Tuesday. [ have run a clean and honorable campaign and I expect to keep it up. My position in this race is well known j and I can not do more at this time than to renew my pledge to give the people a clean business administration of the office of Treasurer, if I am elected. Eevery section of the county will receive at my hands a full and fair consideration in the distribution of public funds in the several banks' of the county. I make this statement because I will prove the sincerety of my position by my conduct regardless of how the voters go. [n other words it will be my pleasure to serve all the people of my cfunty. Again thanking the people fa* what they have already done forme, I assure you that I will appreciate all :hat you may do for me in the second race. I will prove my ap'eciation oy thftjff'ay I shall run the >ffice. Gratefullyyours, C. E. LEiPHART. , Holly L. Harman Thank Friends Fellow Citizens: , I am deeply grateful ftf the handsome vote you have jus given me for clerk of court. Whii I am running second in this rac< I have ev- 1 ery reason to look for'ard to sue- 1 cess. I realize fully tat the office i belongs to the people -nd that it is ( the people whom I hall have to serve, if I am electe- I want all ^ of my'friends to knovthat I am still fighting and that I \]1 not give up < until the last vote is ounted. j If I am elected, I hall go into the office Unhampered ?y any outside connections and I sl-h have no inter- ( est save that of pu'ic service. And 1 at all times my offk will be open to 1 public inspection, t shall be my aim ] and endeavor tc ' run the business , of the office as t merit your confi- j dence and to pwe myself worthy 1 of your support * pLLY L. HARMAN. i Card From *" G. B. Wingard To the De'riocitic voters of Lexin^? ^ ton county: I take this^eans of sincerely c thanking the^any voters who j ^ uipperted lr. *n my candidaev farjt the house of -presentatives Tuesday. i I bear no ijwill against those who ! vccd aga-n Jlie :*id shall eve.- cher j ish down tf "> in 1 v heart the r-.ar.v ? knidness^s^own me in th c am- j ^ paign. A^le results of the primary ? will more"iJy show, I am in the I r second r*-' and assure every one i that the" is no man in the race ! who willPPreciate your support in the nexfriniary more than the un- j t dersigm G. B. WINGARD. | \ "PRIMARY TUESDAY. i ! Miller Re-Eiected Sheriff Over Four Opponents; Dent Elected Auditor; Timmennan Elected Solicitor; Sbealy Lacked Few Votes , Being Elected Cierk. The first primary of 1916 has passed into history; it is now a thing of the past, but the second race is on in earnest. It is conceded that | the primary Tuesday was the quiet| est election ever held in the County I although the interest was none the less lacking. Hon. Geo. Bell Timmerman, for 12 years the brilliant Splicitor of the 11th. judicial circuit, was elected over E. L. Asbill and J. W. Cox by an overwhelming majority, and the popular Solicitor is being flooded with congratulations. A. F. Lever was re-elected without opposition, but did not receive all the votes cast in this county. Senator Sharpe and Dr. E. C. Ridgell run over for the Senate. J. I M. Malpass and J. B. Wingard are eliminated. if For the House of Representatives J-B. Addy, T. H. Shull, S. E. Smith, Dr. W. A. Oxner, L. W. Wise and G. B. W7ingard are in the second race. Mr. Cyrus L. Shealy, came very near being elected over his three opponents, J. E. Buff, H. L. Harman, and P. J. Mims, he having lacked only 61 votes of receiving a majority of all the votes cast. A surprise was sprung in the Sheriff's race, Sheriff Miller having defeated.all four opponents. In. ^Ctil's rape. ITJfe4 Liuh ~r?fts- umssn^ ally strong, and the popular sheriffis heing warmly congratulated. Supervisor Corley and George C. Steele run over, Mr. Corley having along lead. * H. H. Haltiwanger and A. D. i ' * 4 Martin are in the second race for Superintendent of Education D. J. S. Derrick and C. E. Leaphart run over for Treasurer, the latter having a long lead. W. D. Dent is re-elected auditor , . 1' V ' by great majority. Coroner Warren Weed and Lewie Hall run -a second race. Joe M, Caughman, W. E. Lorick, S. R. Smith and R. J. Hook run over for County Commissioners. The tabulated statement is found elsewhere. . .#?? < Mr. Shompert Thanks. To the voters of Lexington County: i * It is with a grateful heart that I 1 thank you for the good vote you ( gave me on Tuesday. Although ' defeated, I am not discouraged. I ( have no regrets to make. I feel ] that I have been greatly benefitted s by having come in contact with my \ fellow citizens, and the warm friend- ] ships I have made will be one of the < pleasant remembrances of my life. < I entered the race a stranger, and, J on account of serious illness in my ] family, it was impossible for me to 1 meet all the people in each of the j different sections. For my opponents i n the race, I have nothing but the : i kindliest feelings. They all treated j] ne like one gentleman will treat;. mother,so far as I know, and this, j vithin itself, should make us all feel j1 ?lad. '1 | 1 I congratulate the winners, those , t .vho have been chosen for the second, i 1 ind I hope thaf the best men will < vin in the second primary. This is j j i serious question, and one of great: 1 i rv~i v^wto ts\ r\\" r\ r niQfl ?itC41 H11J/V71 CVCIJ fiiaiJj i -voman and child in the county; < \ representative should represent iverybody?not the chosen few?M ind I sincerelv trust that such men c ; i rVill be elected to represent this! jrand old county in the second pri-1 ( nary. With a heart lull of gratitude, ,vith kindness toward all and malice ;oward none, I am, sincerely yours, ( P. D. SHUMPERT. !i Pelion,Aug. 31,19IC. 1 I Mr. Derrick's Card to the Voters. | To the Editor of the Dispatch: Please permit me* through th< j columns of your paper to express t( ! the Democrats of Lexington my sin cere thanks and heartfelt gratitude for the splendid vote they gave me on Tuesday for the office of Countj Treasurer, which places me in the second race. I have nothing to sa} against my opponent, and shall con' tinue to conduct my campaign upor high and honorable ground. I arr hopeful, my friends are hopeful and, with continued effort on the part of us all, I feel confident that victory will tie^otirs. If the people see fit to elect me I can but promise to give to the office of County Treasurer the best service of which I am capable, and no man will have occasion to regret having cast his ballot for me. Thanking the people for their support in the past, and assuring therrr-tiiat I will appreciate more their influence in the next primary, I am. Very truly yours, D. J. S. Derrick. t&Sville, August 31, 1916. > ? > Barbecue at Swansea. I will furnish a first-class Barbecue and refreshments at Swansea, on Thursday, the 7th of September. All the candidates in the second primary will be there to interest those present and the dinner will please everyone. Be sure to come. ! 45 JOE M. GUNTER. t ? - > Reeder Brothers Barbecne. We will furnish a First-class and Refreshments on Friday, Sept. 8th, at our barbecue place. All candidates are specially invited to come axxd meet the community folks Speaking in the afternoon. A good dinner and a fine time for all. 45 REEDER BROS. NOTICE ^noty Board of Registration. SPftotice is hereby given that the County Board of Registration-.will, be at the following places on the dates named below for the purpose of issuing new registration certificates. as well as renewals, to all persons desiring to register in accordance with the statute: J . Batesburg, Tuesday, Sep.t. 5,1916 Leesville, Wednesday. Sept. 6. Swansea, Thursday, Sept. 7. New Brookland, Friday, Sept. 8. Chapin, Saturday, Sept 9. At Lexington C. H., on the first Monday and the two days following in September and October. The qualifications for registration: 4 'Every male citizen of this state and the United States, 21 years of age and upwards, not laboring under disabilities named in the constitution of 1885 of this state, who shall have been a resident in the state for I two years, in the county one year, i in the Dolliner Drecinct in which the elector offers to vote four months | before any election, and who can! both read and wright any section of the said constitution submitted to ] lim by the registration officer or . )fhcers, or can show that he owns, md has paid all taxes collectible furing the previous year on property in this state assessed at three lundred dollars or more, and who shall apply for registration, shall | oe registered; Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized ehurched and teachers of public shall hp pntitled to vote! after six months residence in the state if otherwise qualified; Provided further, That persons who are idiots insane, paupers supported at the public expense, and person con-; fined in any prison shall be disqual-1 ified from being registered or vot-1 ing; And Provided, Further, That persons convicted of burglary, arson ! Dbtaining goods or money under' false pretenses perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife-beating, house-breaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy, incest; assault with intentj to ravish, miscegenation and larceny >r nther crimes against the election aws, shall be disqualified from be- j ng registered or voting, unless such | iisqualification shall have been re-! -noved by the pardon of the gov-1 irnor. Persons holding registration cer-! :ificates, however, dated any time i luring the year 1918, and since, j A*ill not be required to secure new b certificates in order to vote in the I coming general election. T. R. KEISLER, Chairman. L. K. BACHMAN, BEN. F. DERRICK, bounty Board of Registration, Lexngton County, S. C. Lexington, S. C.. Aug. 8, 191b. i J I have decided | in Lexington County, ;l Lexington Court H< J I Highway, and have " i ; Tracts, containing ab( I and will sell to the November. Any informatic you can get from Cai lumbia, S. C. Yours G. . TO MY FRIENDS . OP LEXINGTON i f Your patronage for^the j appreciated and continuanc When in Columbia don't fa DR. L. L. DENTI ol623 1-2 Main St ''V6.' ' ; COLUMBIA _____ Progressive dealer xnr _ .11 1 it?/ in an me larger ington county. ASK FO PALMETTO ICE COLUMBIA, I lTXltVllVXl U X IV I am in my NEW MARKET, ON M to serve my customers, in and out of tow Fish* ? Restaur Newly Furnished, where I serve Meals an with Good Clean Service. Try me and yo C. P. Mix Lexington / A written guarantee for 15 years, backed by one of the largest dental offices in the State. Full set of teeth Old plates inade over good as new.... Gold Crowns ' ? ux n # ? ? Porcelain crowns .* Richmond crowns Gold fillings Silver fillings White enamel Notice^?Prompt One Day Service ATLANTA "ntf"NFTA n x -i_ix i. _n in Remember the location?ovei no* \*?i? , l?h?np .'i.'fl | llllt iTliUU OlltVi* ^ * J. W. DO! THE REjfl DRY CLEANjfl 1410 TAVH Telephone 1562 to sell my place 1 4 miles West of 1 )use on Augusta J cut it into Seven i )ut 85 acres each. 1 Highest Bidder in j in you may want | ighman Bros., Co-1 truly, I M. CAUGHMAN. | AND PATRONS. COUNTY U V w v 1 I I iV*-~ >ast 15 years greately x ;e of same solicited, il to pay me a call. TOOLE 1ST* v Phone 1646 i, S. C7 F? I s are selling our towns of Lex' >RIT COMPANY | s.c. w Market AIN STRFET, Better Prepared n, with all kinds of Meat and ant d Lunches /" u will con^^gain. SC. / Plates sent by mail are re- jB paired and returned imme- i iK diately. We pay postage. / ?; $3, $4 and" $5 / $3 to So J !s5 #??M - $1 to $2 Will .. ^.... 50c .:;:.,*-> $i.2^tf '? for Out of Town People. l parlors * Miot's drug ?. '4wM