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_, ia k-e* fikSnyaiji J w- 4: VOL. XXXIL WALTERBORO, S. C, APRIL 27. 1910. NO. 36 NO SALARY TOR MAYOR •- MASS MEETING RESOLVES THAT MAYOR SHOULD NOT BE PAID-NO OTHER REDUCTION MADE. port of which is found elsewhere. The .following are the constitu tion and rules governing the Demo cratic Club of WalterLoro: CONSTITUTION. We. the democratic citizens of the .. ■■ ; town of Walterboro. in mass meet- The mass meeting which was held i assembled, bearing in mind the at the court house Wednesday even- upbuilding of the town of Welter ing of last week resulted in the adoption of a constitution and set of rules to govern the Democratic Municipal Club of the town of Wa - terboro and the election of officers and executive committee. The meeting was attended by | about 80 or 90 of the citizens of the town, and Considerable-interest was : taken in the proceedings. It was; also decided by a vote of 36 to 32 that the mayor’s office should be non-salaried. By a vote of 30 to 22 the balance of the resolutions ask ing that 7 council be requested to pass an ordinance reducing the salaries of the policeman to not more than $40 and the salary of clerk and treasurer to $100 per annum, was tabled. The meeting was called to order by Mayor E. L. Fishburne, who. in ! Vice-president who shall perform the absence of Captain Padgett, was J duties of president in his absence or elected to preside. Secretary D. B disqualification. < Peurifoy was absent and W. W.! Secretary and treasurer. Smoak w'as elected to act in his boro, its good government, and the promotion of its business interests, do ordain and establish this constitu tion: Section 1. The name of this club shall be the Democratic Municipal Club of the Town of Walterboro. The said club shall consist of all qualified electors of the town of Walterboro who shall enroll their names on the club list, hereinafter provided for under the rules ami regulations, adopted or to be adopt ed, for the government of elections in said town The said club shall elect and be governed by the follow ing officers, to wit: President, who shall preside over all meetings and be chairman of the executive committee hereinafter pro vided for. voted the democratic ticket continu- iously since 1876 shall not be ex cluded. The numagers at each box at the said primary election shall re quire every voter in such democratic primary election to pledge himself to abide the result of the primary election and to support the nominees thereof and to take the following oath, viz: *‘I do solemnly swear that 1 am duly qualified to vote at this election according to the rules of the Democratic Club of the Town of W'alterboro. and that 1 have not voted before at this election, and 1 pledge myself to support the nomi nees of this primary.” No person shall l>e permitted to vote unless he has enrolled his name on the club list of the Democratic Municipal Club of the Towm of Wai- terboro on or before the day herein above fixed for the closing of the by the executive committee for the holding of the primary election. Fallowing is the form of the affi davit; ‘'Personally appeared before me who being duly sworn de- deposes and says that he is a candi-1 date for the office of in the dem ocratic election for the towm Walter boro to be held on the day of 19... I hereby pledge myself to abide the results of said primary and Sup port the nominees thereof, and that I am not nor will I become a candi date of any faction either privately or publicly suggested other than the regular municipal democratic nomi nation.” Rule 8. In the primary election herein provided for a plurality of i the votes cast shall be necessary to nominate candidates and the candi date receiving the highest number of votes for the office of intend/mt shall lie declared the mominee, and SUPERVISORlOWENS HERE SUPflVlSOk OWENS OF NCIIUND COUNTY. PIONEFR SAkDCUY ROAD BUILDER HERE. said club roll and has been a resident the six candidates for wardens re ceiving the highest number of votes shall be declared the nominees for the office of wardens. Rule 9. In the event of a tie be tween two candidates the chairman The said club shall also elect of its of the State two years, of the county one year and of the town of Walter boro four months preceding the next municipal general election. The club list shall be inspected by and certified to by the president and j of the executive committee shall or- secretary of the Democratic Club of I der a second primary between the the Town of Walterboro and turned candidates so tieing. over to the managers to be used as a Rule 10. The executive committee registry list and no person shall be shall furnish the managers with a Supervisor S. H. Owens of Rich land County, upon invitation of Supervisor Griffin, came to Walter boro Tuesday evening and spent the day Wednesday driving over the roads adjacent to the town, inspect ing the road building material avail able for making permanent roads in this section of the county. Mr. Owens expressed himself as being very much pleased with the amount of material available, and said that the quality of clay, which we have, is superior to the clay used on three fourths of the roads in Richland County. He thinks the supervisor of Colleton has an excell ent opportuhity to make good in the way of building permanent roads. It is the opinion of Mr. Owens that the chaingang, under a competent overseer or road engineer, can con struct tw’o miles of sand-clay road a month. It will be recalled that Mr. Owens is the pioneer sand-clay road build er in the South, and that while he number an executive committee, showed to enroll his name on the j ballot box and all necessary tickets been supervisor of Richlanc nlace numuer an — „ . . ... Mr l ’How e ll the renort ,f the contmrting of the president and six said club list after the day h. rem- and stationery for hold.nir said pri- coUmifr on^eTj , motion Members and the sai) executive j•h"v<t fixed for the closin* of said noary election. waa made that the rules be adopted committee shall have chart;.' of allt 0 * 0 ^ r “* 1 ' i Kule 11. All candidates must sub- hv s«t OT This resolution was elections, the tahulatimt of the votes R»le *• The executive Committee ] scribe to the followm* pledae as re- vrtJddown and the motion to adopt and the declaring of the results „f' of the Democrat,e Club of the Town ! quired by the Act of the (rtneral As- voted down and the motion to lutopt fiximr of candidates' assess- of Vkalterta.ro shall meet on or be- send,ly and file the the constitution and rules as a w hole, L i jns ' > ixm k (JI ( anmuaies as. es> was carried, by a vote of about two- any necessary. ami to thirds of those present; no votes Perform ail other duties |>H*scrihe<i in wen* recorded in opposition-, f ( ni *-' s f > n ^ * The following resolution was of- ' re' ihis CMns'.itutionVor the rules of tit, j«»l A-vmbly of tins State rctul.t-l hereby uledpe that I will aten a consiueraoic ui»c«ssion. it ! mg primary elections, the suiting finally in the adoption of the c ; t ion of the Democratic con of \Aaiterboro shall meet on or be fore the day of of each elec tion \ear ami shall a'j>oint three { managers ami shall hold the primary same with the; clerk of the court of common pleas for Colleton county, to wit: the undersigned of the sUtution, and U make all neefiful | elect,0, ‘ for h< * rt * in rules not inconsistent with law, or '‘ordan -e with the Acts of the this constitution, or the rules of th< County for several terms, he has constructed such roads that Richlanc County is the banner county of the South in its public highways. It is a source of considerable re gret by Supervisor Griffin that letter sent him by Mr Owens die not reach him, as he w ished to have a representative gathering of the J county of and Stau* of wy>uth | eac jj n ^ c j l jj, ens coun ty to be Carolina, candidate for the office j present when Mr. Owens came; bu as it was, Mr. Griffin did not know reduction in the salary of mayor, and the tabling of the remamder of the motion by a vote of 30 to 22. j shall be RESOLUTION. Whereas, the finandai condition of the town of Walterboro is such a-, to demand the practice .of economy in the administration of the buainets of the town, and, whereas. The present expenditures will create a deficiency which will result in the town’s getting into debt, therefore, be it resolved. That the citizens of the town o J Walterboro, in mass meeting assem bled do hereby petition the t »*i of Walterboro Section 2. That the primary elec- in ae Gen hereby pledge that 1 will not cor.stitu- give nor spend money, or use intoxi Club of the eating liquors for the purpose of ob lions held for the nominations „f Town of Walterboro and the rules | taining or influencing votes, and that candidates in the g.neral election i hert * in • sel forth - The names of such | 1 shal? - at the conclusion of the cam- held between the day on m »nagers may be published by the paign and before the primary elec tion, render to the clerk of court (or whiehethe books of registration I the general election close and for the chairman of the executive commit tee in one or more papers published -aid general election. in the town of Walterboro at • least one week before the election. Rule 3. Each voter in such primary |or governing the membership election shall vote one ballot on the Democratic Municipal C lub of w hj c h s b a ll be printed the i ames of the Town of Walterboro, the qua!- ; can didateB voted for by him for ification of voters and the conduct eac ^ t j ie ^ f|i| €< i i to- of the democratic primary dec- the name of the office. council of the town ot Waite to pass ordinances looking to th< i .Adopted April JJ, 1910. following curtailment of the exia-r. ! The following rules; shall govern diiures of the town’s revenue: , ^ membership of the Democratic *laried ,&ke ^ ° f na '' < r M,r " i tfunicipaldub of the Town o{ Wal * (b) Reduce the salary of ih c i wrbon. th% qualification fsoliceman to not more thwii $-10 i er month. t,,,™ of the Democratic Munici|»l j The tjcket810 ^ vote(j ehal| ^ fur . i nished by the executive committee Club of tins Town of Walterboro (c) Reduce th.' salary of t- town clerk and treasurer t-» not <r.v $100 |>er annum. „ (d) Study the pay-roll and at other reduction of fixed saiarie* *,h-< can be inmle consistent wan g-*n service be made. We believe that the above"de crease in expenditures are eaieiuial, and that same can be made withou crippling the efficient discharge ol the duties devolving upon tha officer of the town. The discussion of this resolution was somewhat lengthy, and was carried on by W. J. Fishburne, W. B. Gruber, J. G. Padgett. D. L Smith, Jas. E. Peurifoy and W. W. Smoak. Mr. Fishburne was in favor of reducing expenses, but was op- poaed to designating to council which offices should be made the subject of reduction. Mr. Padgett wm not in favor of reducing the salary of the policeman. Mr. Gru ber did not think the salaries of. the policeman nor the clerk and treas urer, whose position were responsi ble ones, should be reduced. Mr. Smith was not in fkvor of any re duction. Mr. Peurifoy was in favor of a reduction all along the line. The. following ire the officers elected for the dub: President—Dr. L. Ji. Stokes. Vice-President—J. C. Lemacks Secretary and Treasurer—D. Peurifoy. ' Executive Committee — Joe M. Moorer, D. L. Smith. N. C. A. Sauls, Clauds A. Graves, B. G'. Hyrne, R. L. Fraser. o At the coodusfoo of the of Iho B. of voters it the democratic primary elections held iE the Democratic Municipal v’.ub of the Tow n of Walterboro, and :he conduct of such primary elec tion- to be held in said town. * ^ Rule 1. The qualification for mem- oership in the l>emocratie Municipal ‘lub of thf* Town of Walterboro. or for voting at the j rimary elections ea‘led by the Democratic Municipd Jlub of the Town of Walterboro -hall be as follows, viz: The appli- •ant for membership, or voter, shall be twenty-ore years of age or shall oecome so before the succeeding muni fipal general election and be a white democrat. Such applicant for membership, or voter, shall also possess the qualifications and be sub ject to the disqualifications herein prescribed, to wit: The production of a certificate of registration from the registration officers of the coun ty as an elector at a precinct in cluded within the town of Waiter- borp; the production of a certificate of registration for muncipal elec tions issued by the commissioner of registration for the town of Walter* boro for tbs next ensuing municipal general election and in addition he must present an affidavit to the en rolling officer, if required, that he has been a resident within the corpo rate limits of the town of Walter boro at least four months before the election and have paid all taxes due and collectable for the preceding H* cal year; and be must in additiea to this have his name enrolled on the democratic dub list of the town of Walterboro on or before the day fixed by few for toe closing of mo*- idptl Nffatafetion for the than next and shall contain the names of all candidates for the respective offices, and no other tickets shall be used or counted. The tickets to be voted shall be in the following form, viz: “For Intendant For Wardens (vote for six) No vote for warden shall be eount- ’ed unless it contains as many names as there are wardens to lie elected. Rule 4. The managers of election shall open the polls at seven o’clock a. m. and shall close them at four o’clock p. m.; after tabulating the result the managers shall certify the same and forward the ballot box, poll list and all other papers relating to rfuch election by one of their num ber to the chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic Club of the Town of Walterboro within twelve hours after the cloae of the polls. Rule 5. The executive committee of the Democratic Club of the Town of Walterboro shall assemble at the town hall on the evening of the first day after the election at 8:30 o’clock p. m. to tabulate the returns and de clare the result of the primary. Rule ft. A!) protests and contests shall be filed within twenty-four hours after thq election with .the chairman of the executive commit tee of the dub and the said execu tive committee shall hear and deter mine the mme at jts first meeting thereafter, provided: That no mem ber of the exacu^ve committee shall art in any contest wherein Ms candi dacy baked on. Rule 7. Candidates for intendant and wardens shall fife with the chair* man of the exoscutivu committee an affidavit in writing to abide the ro- that he was in town until Wednesday morning, and he then did not have time to notify the friends of goo< roads throughout the county to be present. At the conclusion of the town mass meeting Wednesday evening, Mr Owens was called upon to make an address, in which he covered the questions, including suggestions which he had to make" with| refer encc to the roads in the county. Mr. Owens was introduced to the audience by Mr. Gruber in a few well chosen remarks. Mr. Owens jahLthat he was no speech maker but a practical road builder. He came to town to inspect the road ma terial in Colleton County, and found it better than that he had to use in his own county, but he found that the roads were in a bad ^condition. However, he thinks that we can have as good roads in this "county as anywhere else in the State. Mr. Owens is a practical road builder, and did not believe very much in the efficiency of the traction engine, for the reason that it is nec essary to have good* road* before a traction engine can be used. They have been failures every place they have been used. He favors but lit tle machinery, and thinks that with 20 or 25 prisoners equipped with gest that you make Walterboro a tub and build out on the main roads [ve miles, starting at the court louse, regardless of town limit, let ting the town pay for the building of the road in the town. In this way then the people of the entire county would have benefit of this good road, and after the five miles have been constructed on each road, then let an, additional five miles be built on all the roads, making Un miles from the court house, and thus continuing until all the roads in the county have jeen built up.” ; “The county supervisor has a right to come into the town to work pro vided an arrangement be made with the town council, in my county 1 disregard towns/and the practice over the State is to go through the town, except where the town does not pay commutation tax." “With $22,000 you should put 8 teams—16 mules, and a wagon for each team, on the road. It would be well to have an experienced map to start you off, but you do not need an expert engineer, as your roads do not require any grading. It would be economy to have a man to start with and then a young man with ex- cutive ability can learn and carry on the work. I advise starting ths roads and using terra cotta or gal vanized pipes instead of all the small bridges l see aerrss the roads.” "You have fine material,' good clay and sand. The supervisor should have your support and encourage ment in the Work. In case you find that vourgang is not large enough, convicts can bejhitvd from the State at <1 jwr month.” The address of Mr. Owens was Secretary t»f State as htr i b?fore provided) under oath, an itemized statement of all money spent or pro vided by me during the campaign for campaign purposes up io that time, and I further pledge that 1 will immediately after the primary elec tion or elections that I am a candi date in, render an itemized state ment, under oath, showing all fur- Q ther moneys spent or provided by me in said election.” EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS. > The Executive Committee of the , Municipal Democratic Club of the i town of Walterboro met Monday night. Present. Dr. L. M. Stokes, ChairmanTL. A. Graves. D. L. Smith. N. C. A. Sauls, B. G. Hyrne, J. M. | Moorer. The committee decided that the primary election for town officers be held Tuesday. May. 17. The following managers of election were elected: A. A. Patterson, Sr. # Chairman, G. W. O. Rivers and W. A. Black. It waa decided that in order to. a , . , . , meet ti* expense, incident to the "** 1 ; * H ‘ h dum l> w *« on ‘ ! that each' road machine, some scrapes and teM affidavit «£ mek aaafitttte Axil bt filed m. dr before 12 o'dodk oa said primary election, candidate for mayor be assessed one dollar, and each candidate for war den fifty cents. Said assessment to be paid to the chairman at the time of filing the campaign pledge re quired of each candidate; said pledge to be filed this year not later than 12 m. Thursday, May 12, no entries to be allowed after this time. These pledgee may be Hied with the chair man, Dr. L. M. Stokes, by delivering to Mm personally said pledge and assessment or leaving same at the office of J. M. Moorer, sec-trea^. of the executive committee. It was decided that a campaign meeting be held at the court boose Thursday evening, May 12, at 8 o’- to obtain from the m intelligent expraarion of their views A on pubfie qmedons. * There will be services at the Pres byterian church Sunday at 11a.m. Subject, “The Brightest, Freest and thing in the werM.* — / •*— wheelers, and with ths 20 or 25 prisoners on the county chaingang, roads can be built very cheaply. With contract labor, a sand-day road 20 feet wide should be built at a coat of not more than $400 per mile; which highway would cost "$10 per mile per year to keep up and would last indefinitely. When asked how this road should be built he said. “This road must first be shaped up with a road ma chine* the clay is then spread on tea depth of six indies, and two inches of sand is placed on this. It takssat least six months to perfect the road bad of such road, ami it should be gone over carefully, and if It found font there are any rats appearing then more and should be put on it, and ut foe end of rix monfos if this method is kept up, it will be found to be a ■noofo, hard road without ruts t—d capabte of indefintte wsar.” In your county," arid Supervisor 1 imdoretsnri you have 122,000 per year for road work. With this money you foould baable of * Supervisor Griffin whs present and was called upon to express his view*. He had had very few to speak to him of the subject of the new road law'and he had had but very little encouragement to carry on this work. He had seen some sand-clay roads, and does ndl think that the traction engine could be used to ad vantage on our sand beds. He in vited Supervisor Owens here and took him over several of the road* and now has his views on the sub ject. Hh has not been moving as rapidly perhaps as some wished, but he wished to placq himself on a solid foundation, and now>xpects to get down to work immediately. Mr. Gruber was very heartily in favor of the good roads, and recited efforts being made by those living on the Givhans Ferry road, to raise money to get their road worked first. After some discussion a motion for a committee was made, and a committee of five was appointed to co-operate with the supervisor in the matter of good roads. The following is the committee appointed bv Mayor Fishburne: W. B, Gruber. H. D. Padgett, R. H. Wichman. W. J. Taylor. Dr. L. M. Stokes. « PICNIC AT BLACK'. (CREEK. Hendersonville, April 25.—Editor Press and Standard: Preparations are being made for the annual vet erans picnic at BlackJCreek Mill to trice place on Thursday. May 19- The p&blic hre invited to attend. All veterans are especially invited, also the members of the fanners’ union* Several prominent speakers are ex pected. - A committee of ladies will be appointed to solicit contributions for the Confederate monument fund. Come one and all and let us spend a day in social intercourse together. R. G. W. Bryan. r f.M IT t‘1 V ll« \® listened to with marked attention. i VT-'S and it is believed that the men who \ i i aa /i3 heard him were enthused with the ■-M prospect for good roads in Colleton / County. nl i ma \ HH JACKSMBMO GUIB. Jacksonboro, April 28.—The Jadt- sonboro Democratic Chib of Jack- noboro precinct met tUi th«2Snl day of April. 1910. by order of Coo.- ty Chairman M. P. Howril and riectg ed the following offioen. to wit: J. If. Ppdgett, prerideot; C. J. BotUr. moratory; J. M. Padfott. executive committeeman; C.J. Better. J. M. Pedf-ott, tbm; W.& C. J.Itthr.M-