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I « r . \ . a:- ' U. mr .yu ir moon aknt lt» Um» > Jlr. P*4««t I el ite el a—lefoe la fever of Mr. Walflt te Ike State Beard el Me* eetfeai Mr. etrtekleed mm hi » attaeked eld ece for af- te yet hlmMlf late of* (lee, aad he eew would, file ae> eared Mr. Pedcett of tad faith la wettlBg to get to 8dMata, his hone, tv refer to Mr. Ulaer. aad raid: “’I would not do that for enj^ of fice la the sift of the people. or for sap thing elae.” The speaker also defended Dr. Black on whom he said the head of affliction ^«ed I been heavily laid. He had ao critl-‘ clem to ntake of Dr. Black, but if the people wanted to make a change their <■ e- lo All WALTERBORO. 8. a omos op Of. A. J. And«rson DENTAL SURGEON »el Office Hours: OPPOSITE ; 'Phone 80S. WALTX&BORO. 8. O to trie hi the atrip, hit he «efa*> ard to am la a way that arlo leadiag, aad la ^Me to nyeelf I tart rorreat him. Haay of you know that I am the maa to whom he refers when he rape: T war a»* T ^ 4»t obhsatlone-to-eupiwrt wot aad they »avu~miTlded attem- maa aad When I came beam r Moo to the opraherr. This war aa- him there wae ao ehaaee for aim. other foatareleaa day. home good «o» dared chafflag wae laddl^rd la SlO* | pot a ted than anyone elae.* Mow, tag the afternoon hp a few amor- 11 did not ray thly. He eerae to horn el the aadteaee. 8ope good ; ate and told am there wee o men opeeehee were made at this aieetlng. from CotUgevllle applying nnd that l>et, nothing oecnrred to mar the Senator Axkermsn would naturally good feeling among ell the oandl- support *nl man. ’and’, said ho. a lf dates A number of ladles were I find this maa Is going to be ap- preasnt aad enjoyed the meet lag. pelated. ere you willing for me ■everal persona came up from Wal- . to step la and take It f* He said _ terboro. among them being Col. C. ' the Governor and the delegation hr( | B the office he ashed for O. Henderson, candidate for Hester, tried to get him to take it.*' Here j support. who made his first appearance. He Mr. Smith Interrupted and aald he | g. H. Ulmer said one pf hit op- look occasion to express his appreel- did rot mention the governor. “Did ponents had taken advantage of utlon for the support given him dur- yon not tell me that the governor him because be had told the truth, |ng the many years he had held had sent tor you and told you that jand had waited to attack him till ike office of master. i he would give the appointment to hi* got him to his home poll at n» SuMMlm Meeting. yon if there was a hitch?" asked gmoaka. He told the truth aud If The beet meeting of the week Mr. Dodd. "I did not", replied Mr. |his opponents would do the sacne ;pras held Ftrlday at Bmoaka, there Smith. Chairman Howell here Inter- they would quit the race His "helns between ISO and 400 persona rupted and told Mr. Smith that the idM of a superintendent of edh- uresent, a large number being la- would give him time to reply ea*e- , cation la a college professor who Biss. Unfortunately the exercise* rori«'r.Uy to Mr Dodd. Mr. Dodd con- >*bould receive a salary of 92.000 were Interrupted by rein which tinning sr-ld: "I told him that If nms be able to go into the school broke up the meeting fcbout noon he found that another was going to , house and teach the teachef. Mr. aad prsvet/ted any further speaking be appointed and that there was no ,Ulmer closed with this remark: till after dinner which was served a rhr.ire for me. I would aa soon he “Vote for me if you will, or for Dr. In picnic U one o'clock. Rain be- had It as anybody else, but that im Black If yon do not care to make ginning again the meetng adjourned most Impress on the delegation tint « change, and If for neither. for to the school house where the candl- he was not a candldr-te. I did mt , God’s sake vote for Hugo S. Stiick- dates for county superintendent of release him from his obligation to land." education spoke after which the me.” . Dr. H. W. Black made a strong audience returned to the stand Mr. Bmith In replying reiterat- speech. He said that Mr. Padgett erected on the school yard and llstaa ed the statement he had previous- hsd been loading things on him. cd to the remainder of the speech- ]jr made on the stamp, and called and no t satisfied with what he said ea. upon Mr. Polk who was In the audi- about him he had gone to Columbia Things began to liven up at this cnee to suhatantlate what he said 'and jompqd on Mr. Swearingen.. He balance of the month, meetlpz- Thers were evidences of which Mr. Polk did. Mr. Smith said said: "God Almighty in His wls- fire In several Instances, beginning that when the position was offered 'dom placed the har«1 of affliction on in the the speeches of the candidates him he would not accept till he I me. i hope he will never afflict my lor couoty superintendent of edn- came home and went to see Mr. friend, Mr. Padgett. In the same cation, and getting hottest when the Dodd, and'that he told Mr. .Dodd candidates for county auditor spoke, that neither Mr. Polk nor Senator At the Rice Patch Meeting E. H. 1 Ackerman would vote for him, and Ulmer, candidate for county superin | that Mr. Dodd told him to do all he tender**, of education said-that he could for him. and If he found that had taught school off c*nd on up to he could not land me the Job he twenty years ago, and finding' that woald rather he hsd It than anv- he was not keeping abreast of the lone else. This he said he told the times educationally, he had quit the delegation, ard Mr. Polk said: "Jul- work. Mr. Padgett in bis speech ; |us Dodd cannot get the Job, will ■aid that one of fils opponents had ] you take Hi?’* Galling upon Mr. uaid that he had quit teaching polk to say whether or not this v school twenty years ago because he wer* true, Mr Polk said It was. Mr f a. 1 p. * I p. m., < p. m H. W. BLACK. SB. Dewtal Surgeon. WALTERBORO, 8. CL Associated with Dr. John H. Bak er In offief next to Walterboro Dru Company. ' Usual Office Hours. PHONE 67X. O. K. DnRAN P. Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor OOTTAGEYTLLK, 8. tt . Prompt Attention given all bualneaa Plats Made. ALL WORK GUARAN TEED. DR. JNO. H. BUCKS, DENTIST EHRHARDT, 8. a At Ehrhardt from 1st to 20th of each month, and at Colleton the did not have sense enough to man- Smith then stated there would be ege his school. "If," said Mr. Pad- [ no further referencee to this mat- gett, he did not have sense enough to manage one school twenty years ago, will you give him the man agement of every school In the county f" Mr. Padgett also refer red to the administration of Dr. Black, and called attention to sev eral things be would criticise, amor*g which were the discounting of school claims and the employ- ter from him. The Ruffin Meeting. The last meeting for the week was held at Ruffin Saturday* in the presence of about three hundred' voters rnd fifty ladies. The speech es were above the average by all the c^talldates, and there waa not lacking enough spice to rdd test to the meeting. A splendid dinner ment of rural school supervisor. He was served at one o’clock to those uald there could have been approprl-j present after which the speaking nte laws passed now giving the coun, was resumed. ty superintendent of education au thority to borrow money &t a low rate of interest to meet the first school claims that came ir«, and save the loss to the teachers, If the Incumbent had been onto his Job. H also paid a splendid tribute to the (a. A ■work done in the 8moaks school by Prof. A. C. Hlers. Mr. Strickland in hts reply took The candidates for auditor spoke first. This is Mr. Carter’s home, aM Mr. Lr.nrdale took occasion to say that he hoped “Nard’’ would not be elected for the young la dies would hate to see him leave. Paterson, Jr. said It had been reported to him that a ru mor was circulated on him that he had allowed drinking in his office when he was auditor, and that If who occasion., to take Mr. Padgett to task for the criticism contr.*!ned li> they would brlr»g him a man bis remarks, saying "If I have to | would say that he took a drink go on the stump in Colleton county ‘ and, In order to be elected, abuse affliction. I’ll never be elected." He way." He commended Tillman for founding Clemson and Wtnthrop col leges and the extension work of the former. Mr. Padgett should be in the race for the legislature, and If the speaker was elected he would try to get Mr. Padgett on the State board of education. Treasurer R. E. Jones w&s absent on accountVof the death of his danghter. Mrs. W. W. Cone, nt Lodge, and his,competitor, Mr. Ly ons. declined to say anything out of respect to Mr. Jones. Qwestioard Mr. Polk. When J. T. Polk was speaking Ed Smith asked him some questions as to the appointment of Mr. Smith and Col. Hill. These questions seemed to disconcert Mr. Polk, and followed his usual discussion of these appointments. Mr Smith asked: How many appli cations did you have for the unex pired term of R. R. Black?” *T do not know,' tb*r<* * stack of them,’’ replied Mr. Polk. D "Why was it yon balloted on only one—Mr. Julius Dodd?” "We never to sr.y balloted on any of ..them," said' Mr. Polk. "You rover ballot ed on any of them, just rejected them, * That is what 1 wanted to get jit ” said Mr. Smith. ‘T/Tla^e been requested to ask you . bow. you came to elect Col. J. w. Hill,’’ asked Mr. Smith. Mr. Polk’s time ess out and he asked the chairman how long he would have for answeripg this question, when told ‘"dnly on-* minute" the VACANT SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE CITADEL. ' THE .MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLES TON, 8. C. B£ Maetina Str««t, CHARLESTON, 8 0 MARBLB AND GRANITE WORKS, and 1 with his knowledge he would preae: | ap< , akpr dec „ nw , to ^t^pt to him with 92f>. He also nailed a re port that he had bought hts first went on to say that If bis old friend, election with liquor. Dr. Black, was elected the people would never hear a murmur^ from him. but that If there was to be a change me/Je, then he felt that he waa entitled to” the position i Auditor* Speak. D. L. Smith made perhaps the best speech e* this meeting he has made so far, in th* course of which he argued that if the people believed Mr. Ulmer stated that he waa 58 he was competent to fill the office years old and had a large family au4 hen to elect him would not he had always been successful in hie cause anyone to suffer, would on- undertaklnga, having won the posi tion m cerous enumerator. He had said he was not able to teach in this enlightened .age, and If his op ponents were honeet they would make the aame confession. ‘Tbere is not a men in the race qualified to be a county superintendent of education,” aald Mr. Ulmer. He ly benefit the man elected. It Is not fair he said to drag the candi dates for the legislature into this race to defeat them. J. E. Bryan made a good speech, perhaps the most practicable and T.ractlcal speech mrde so far for this office. In which he said there is much property not on the tax *Caln announced his opposition to books which should be there, "For the rural school supervisor, sr-ylng | instance," said the speaker, "there that he waa opposed to employing a is 9800,000 In lumber on the yards of the Colleton Cypress Company which is not paying one cent of txes •" J. B Dodd among other things a«4d: "When I was turned down in my application by these few men I decided to submit the matter to you the highest tribunal for decls- at woman to teach teachers Dr. Black, who was the first speaker, made cn earnest appeal to the people to unite to help better the conditions of the schools. If they were in a mess, he said, he was not responsible for It. He did not refer to his opponents at this meeting. Referring to the dispensary ion. Yesterday on the stt-nd fund Dr Blcok said he wished they , Smoaks for the first time In mr hfcd stolen every dollar of it while whole life I had my word flatly dis- they were stealing. Prof. A. C. pitted. I am not going to open Hlers risked the speaker if he did up this,,Blatter today. Some of not think more good would have 1 you were there and and the others been done to have taken the mon- can easily learn what was said. It •y paid to the supervisor and have Is a question of veracity between spent It on some week school. Dr. me and my opponent. If you decide Black replied that he did not think I was right, vote for me. snd if •o. For one thing the teacher* not. 1 shall errry It as a thorn in of Latin needed someone who* could the flesh remembering that. — that this branch was being prop-’ erly taught, which neither he or "Man’s Inhumanity to man, any of" bis'opponents" could (To. and ; M * keg ^untlees thousands mourn." then the pltu wae favored by- noted E. M. Jones announced his candi- •docator*. dacy, and D. M. Carter got the first >S«Mt Between Ikxld ami Smith. boquet of the campaign. The only real lively tilt occur- I Oounty Nupt. of KdwcsUoa. red during the speech of J. B. Dodd. L. C. Pr-lgait was the first speak- candidate for county auditor when er for the office of county superin- the short and ugly word came near tendent of education, and referring being used. The spa*t came about to one of his opponents, Mr. Strick en account of a statement in Mr. hind, he said tpe people of the Smith’s speech which Mr. Dodd-said j county would nevet**ct the chance ,waa not exactly as It occurred Mr j to defeet him three times as they Smith brd said that when he came had him,, rnd to MrV Ulmer’s re home prior to his acceptance of rnxrt *1 Ri<^ Patch as to In'ompe- m ex plain it in this short time The other candidates for repre sentative made good speeches, cov ering prr/'tically the same ground as at other meetings. H. I^on fjirisey, candidate for congress spoke Just before the din ner hour, and at the conclusion of his speech asked those who favored his drr'nage proposition and were going to vote for him to go to Washington to enact It Into law to hold up their hands. About one- haff those present held up their hands, and he rioted his speech witB liberal e-pplause Send For Prices, *r Joha Y. Beach repreaeau aa a> Wal ter bore <stabllgh«tl In 17D4. Oldaat Firm la Aanerioa D. A. WALKER Whet is the difference between n good steak and a poor aleak? Flytag Men Fall. victims to stomach, liver ard kid ney troubles Just like other people, with like results in Iocs of appetite, backache, nervousness, headache, and tired, listless, run-down feeling. But there's no need'to feel like that as T. D.Peebles, Henry, Teno., proved. “Six bottles of Electric Bitters" he writes, "did more to give me new strength and good appetite than t-ll other stomach remedies 1 used.’* go they help everybody. Its folly to suffer when this great remedy will help you from the first dope. Try it. Only 50 cents at Jno. M. Klein’s. Should hr Relegated to Rear. Editor Prevt and Stardard: — I wish to say to the readers of The Press and Standard that I hope the day ts near at hand when such men as B. R. Tillman and Cole L. Rlease will be relegr-ted to the rear and such men as \V J. Talbert and Ira B. Jones take their places, for the good book say* that . righteousness exr-lteth a nation, but sin Is re proach to any people. ' Again when the wicked rule the people mourn, but when the righteous rule the people rejoice. God grant that there may be a time of rejoicing in old South Carolina. Observer. Walterboro. R 3. Hunter. Pearce A Battey, the sub stantial. reliable, and energetic fac tors. of Savannah, offer you the the position of auditor he had con- tenry. that If he felt he did not excellent service that has ■ulted with an applicant to whom have sense enuogh to fill the of- convinced many others of the bene- •h felt under obligations, and that fice he would resign from the race. ' f***, °? marketing cotton through this applicant had told him that he The speaker paid his respects to them. Until you have tried them, waa free to go back and If he could ; State Superintendent Swearlngep. perhaps you are neglecting an op- get "the place to accept It. whom he called narrow and prejndtc portunity to realise more for your Mr. Dodd's remarks on this sub- ed. in reference to hit support of ,c©M°n then heretofore. They re ject were as follows: "I must now t the rural school supervisor propo- apeetfully solicit your consignment*, refer to a matter that is yerv un- sition. He made his usual argument. i-18-«m. pleasant to sm. The incumbent ’ in against the waatr of so much dis- — — the auditor's office haa made a count money, and made au appeal I Misses Julia Carter and Alice statement giving la detail the cot* to th# parents to get together and Ritter and J. L. Carter, of Ritter, dltfoaa leadiag up to hi* appoint- have better schools. Ihsvc been visiting relatives la Cot- •MBt to this offko. His statement , h. 8. 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