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Page TWO THE PRESS AMD STANDARD, WALTERBOR 0,S.C • # 'i' p’ CA L r ' : < £ I Claims of Edward W. Hughes as a Candidate for Congress as Presented by His Friends Edward W. Hughes, Esq., is most admirably fitted to represent this district in Congress. He is o* * in the prime of life, has excellent health, a genial disposition, uncommon capacity for making / , * ly friends and for holding them, a wide acquaint- *. j) • ane'e with public affairs, and experience of the o % ways of the world. . ~ • He was born in the Country, and after being educated in the schools of Charleston, was gr^ju- ated with distinction at vl the University, of the South, Sewanee, studying law thereafter at the University of Virginia. k His practice at the bar has been varied, exten- Hit sive, and successful. He served for six years in # i the Legislature, and for four years during the last Democratic administration was an assistant Dis trict Attorney. / .. . His activities have not been limited within the accustomed sphere of the lawyer. He has been prominently identified with a large and most suc cessful commercial enterprise in the City of Charleston, and/has been most active in many undertakings, both in his native city, and in the country, in the upbuilding of the prosperity of the State/ He has been an eminently successful man, losing his father when he was a child, and the only child of a widowed mother, he has.made his own way in the world, realizing and often surpassing the expectations of his most devoted friends. He is a man of broad views, and devoted pa triotism, well equipped by native talents and ac quired experience to represent worthily and forcefully the variedjnterests of this district in ► * ,• the Congress of the United States. „ Although'the sphere of his immediate activities have been mainly with the City of Charleston, he has been closely identified with the agricultural interests of the surrounding country. His family - » coming, originally from the country, he has main tained constant and close association with it and love for it, and is familiar with its needs. With his talents and experience, it would be dif ficult to find any one better fitted to represent this district in our National Congress. - (Advertisement.) ... . MadiscnvilJe. Ky., March 15.— Special: The Prcea and Standard: ! was made real homesick today wheri Toe Prtfc* and Standard came, and l saw the pienr^s of Jim Padgett and John Peurifoy. looking at cu* as if they were implonng me to vote for the.a f-.r Congress. And then I read wfth *o* •iiitvh interest the news which the :.a- per carr.ed,especially the personal and local items, and the country corres pondence. It was "like a letter from home.’' I was doubly anxious to see *1j.s v.-efk’s paper, to learn what was doing in Walterboro and the county, n.nd**t was read with pleasure. The new edif’or certain!' can find no fault with the advertising patronage as t^videnced by the last issue. I am glad to see this for it indicates a de- js.re to gg out after business and it is a paying proposition for those I merchants who advertise.' That was j a good article fen the subject on the J front page of the paper. Several of my friends wished me to s**nd an article every now and ’hen from "My Old Kentucky Home;” and with your permission. Mr Editor. I shall endeavor to com ply. I wish to say in begining that I appreciate the verf“ good wishes ma<}e by so many friends before leav ing. and I have to think that the time will come as It surely wil, when I shall be only a vague memory and that to the older inhabitants. But such is life. Perhaps, however, a few of the preceipts I spent so many years in trying to instill in the minds and hearts of the people of the county, will linger and bear fruit, v little poem I have used in writing of the death of some good person has •Ihtse lines, which are ro true: % To live in the hearts w« leave be hind 1 Is not to die. Well, perhaps a flight description of Madisonville and the sureoanding country will not be onintferesting. This is a little citv of 4.000 persons situated on the Louisville 4 Nash ville railroad. 50 miles aonth of Evansville, Ind., and 40 miles aonth of the Ohio river. It is the county seat of Hopkins county, the seventh largest county in Kentucky, which bee's population of 35.000. only about 12 or 15 per cent, being ne groes. The people are largely de scendants of Virginians, North Caro linians. Sooth Carolinians and Ten nesseeans. They have the hustle and business sagacity of the North and the customs and hospitality of the South. Never have I met a more hospitable and congenial people, and their sole object just now seems to be to make me feel at home, and like the place. Mrs Smoak and the Httles ones are not here yet. but I know they will have little time for anything but receiving attentions from the good ladies of the city, led by Mrs Givens, the wife of my part ner,in The Hustler, who is,already making plans for her reception. All this is very nice. “ The principal crops of the county ire tcbacro and corn, though aAarge crop of potatoes, and much hay is grown. It is a good fru.t growing section, and considerable wheat is also made. There are two flour mills 4n Madisonville. Six la-ge tobacco warehouses make this a good tobac co market, and many loads of the weed have passed The Hustler of fice during the week golnr to the warehouses of the city. There are I also a number of very large coal •nines in and near the city. The best grade of coal costs delivered II 50 per ton. In Walterboro it •ells for 111). Fo the fuel bill is mttch lers h*re than down South, but a larger ouantitr of coal is need- *■:!. as the weather is much colder here than in Colleton. It is now r.nte cold and has been snowing a \tt!r this afternoon. Yesterday the wind blew pretty hard reaching a velocity of near tiO miles. This, how ever. was something unusual. While thi* is not in the blue ,rrn?t reg.on there is a lot of blue g-.t*p here. The lawns are very pretty even this early, and are pbtnVl in Kentucky blue grass. Mr May and Mr Anderson would be delighted w th the many pretty horses one seen go ing along the streets. And they ate not so expensive here as they are at Walterboro. A mighty nice horse well broken, can be purchased here for $200 to $250. A salesman told me he had a very flne horse whieh had taken several premiums at the faira. and was a good coeablnation horse, which Jig would mil at *250. Well, Mr Editor. I have taken up enough of your space for this time, hut if your readers would cars to hear more of hia country. 1 shall try to write again in the near-future. la fact I want to keep in touch with the people of my county and state as much ah possible, and my very beet wishes are for them and for yo^. Mr Editor, l am delighted at the great in terest Mr Price has worked up in the Boy's Corn Club. The people of Walerboro have done flne. and I congratulate them. May those in tended to he aided do as well. Good luck to everybody down Ihere Would he glad to hear from any of yon at any time. Send me a card anyway. Yours very truly. W. W. SMOAK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the Special Primary Election of the Democratic Party for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Con gress from the-First District, will be hfld on Tuesday, April First. 1»1J; and the second primary, if one is necessary, will be held two weeks later. Th# Managers of election shall open the Polls at eight o'clock a. hi. and close them at four o'clock p. m. After tabulating the result, the managers will certify the same and forward the ballot box, poll list, and ail other pppers relating to such elec tion. by one of their number, to the Chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee within forty eight hours after the closing of the polls The County Democratic Exe cutive Committee will assemble in the Court House on Thursday after he election at twel«« o’clock M.. to tabulate the result and declare the same. The following managers have been appointed: ASHTOX—W. D. .>rry, D. M. Yarn. Jno J. Miley BELLS--.). E. Hudson, H. C. Bre 1 - !and. Attie Brvan. BEREA—G. W. Padgett. A. L. Carter. Asbnry Linder COLLETON—Jasper M. Strickland Ivey Redisb. E. E. R,tter.. COTTAOEVILLE—W. B. Garris T. S. Ackerman. C. C. Reeves. DOCTOR’S CREEK—J. A. Bre land. M. D. Black. B. C. Saunders. GREEN POND—E. W. Smith, T. E. McTeer. H. <’. Price. HENDERSONVILLE — Jasper Robertson, D. M. Nettles, Sammie O. Bryant. HORSE PEN—L H Koger. C. N. Langdale. W. R. Beach. HUDSON’S MILL—H. A. Crosby. K. K. Hudson. H. M. Benton •* JACKSOXBORO—W. R. Rey nolds. H. H. Hiott. W. E. Revnolda. LODGE—H. V.\ Carter, A. P. Car ter. R. B. Hiers. MAPLE CANE—W. M. Jaques. J. F Addison. A. M. Addison. ' PEEPLES— \. Driggers. Charlie Craven. J. <’. Wilder. PETITS—L. T. Givens. T. S. Haines. Willie Hartlev. ' OilCE PATCH—C. R. Mears. H. H. Rentz. Peter O'Quin. RITTER—H, W. Ritter. E. L. Rit- tf. DeTrev.lie Carter. RUFFIN—J. W. Sroyly. D. M. Car ter. W. E. Smith. SIDNEY—J. B. Kinsey, G. W. Carl ris. H. O. Robertson. SMOAKS—L. C. Padgett. N. M. Maxey. J. B. Falix. SNIDERS—G. C. Breland. J. M. Kinard. J. B. Hudson. TIGER CREEK—P. W. Warren. T. J. Beach. J. K. Linder. WALTERBORO—J. R. Halford. B. Hiott. E. E. Jones. WHITE HALL—D. W. Poyas, S. E. McTeer. S. A. Marvin. Jr. WILUAMS—J. H. Garris, R. L. WIGGINS—Virtor Hickman. L. B. Riddick. Herndon. J. R. Williams. WOLftE CREEK—D. R. Bryan, A. H. Harndon, J. W. Zeigler. M. P. HOWELL, County Chairman. MARCH 26,1913. ■aessas •M Ism, M* Hniiu «arf Can Tto worst csm. no antler rf bow loot nuaSanc. •re cwreS by tbe wonderful, olS reliable Dr. Porter’* Antiseptic Heaiiac OiL It rrbewe* and Heal* at tbe *Mne tuoc. Be. Me, (LMl AN INTERESTING MEMENTO. Mr McGee has la His Ponsewskm an Old Pistol Used Several Yeare Ago. H. A. McGee. Conductor on the Green Pond-Ehrhardt line has in his possession quite an Interesting pis- ol. It is of the old "muzxie Loader” type, and has its ramrod secured un der the barrel. The pistol bears upon it the inscription ‘‘Palmetto Armory. Columbia. S. C.. 1852”. and' evidently was used by one of the earlier military organisations in tbe capital city. THE DEAREST HABT Mrs. Wilkes' Fondest Hopes RooHttrd—Health, Hap piness and Baby. Plattsharg, Visa.— “ Lydia E. Pink bale’s Vegetable Compound hss proved very beneficial tome, for now I am well and have a street, fcca’tfcy baby, tr.J our borne is happy. “I was an invalid from nervous pros tration, indigestion and female troubles I think it asvsd this baby’s Ufa, aa I lost mg first ana. > \ Is the Man WHAIEY / Is not a novice in legislation, but on the contrary has had long and valuable experience, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives. WtiAl FY Has the abilit y> as well as the uiinuf training and experience, that will make him a useful member of Congress; useful not to the Dis trict alone, but to the Democratic party at large. q , j a • ’ WHAI FY no ^ an e ^ even th-hour Woodrow ■iriLL i Wilson man, but fought for Wil son and his progressive princi ples, when some of those now at tacking Whaley were fighting for the Ryan-Belmont-Murphy influences at the Baltimore con vention. And President Wilson and his friends know it. WHAIFY In thls race ’ as alw *ys, is not TTIrHLLI backed by any political boss or would-be boss, and if elected, will be his.own man! wearing no man’s collar and heeding only the voice of the people. v WHAIFY Understands the needs and condi- f T HnLL I tions of the entire District, and of the entire State, and will be a fair- minded, straightforward and ag- gressive representative. WHAI FY ^ )e€n success ful in his profea- ?! iifiLLi mn an( j j n politics, and he is go ing to succeed in this contest. (Advertisement.) • o