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COUNTY CAMPAIGN CLOSED ON Fl X Keport ol' Meeting Held iu the Court House Friday. WAS ATTENDED l\Y ABOUT 400 VOTERS \ll the Aspirants for County Office Have Now Had Their S;iy and the Matter is Left to the Voters. In the eourl house Friday morning was hold the last meeting, save one, ol the Laurens county campaign. Then wore at least lour hundred people in at tendance at various times during the meeting which lasted from 10.30 to about ~ o'clock. Col. T, B. Crews and Mr. lohn B. Brooks, the presidents of the two Democratic clubs of the city, presided over the proceedings, Col. ( rows introducing the speakers. The lin e ting was featureless, unless the hearty applause accorded some of the candidates may so he termed; close at tention and absence of rowdyism might also bo noted as marking the events of the day. A Hacks upon The 1 .aureus Advertiser were made by Messrs. Cannon and lrby along the same lines noted at the Wa terloo meeting, while Mr. Clarence Cuninghnm added his respects at Fri mecting. Messrs. Cannon and i ton both made exceptionally strong eches defining their respective stands the number of issues in the cam jiaTp n, "upofi winch 'vnCj -^irr -WJPpsI agreed except the whiskey question" Mr. Cannon attacked Mr. Wharton's private lifo in declaring him an unlit man "to Wear the (lagof prohibition." Mr. Wharton devoted more time to the iii mission of the tax question than to :m,\ other, contending that it was more important and should bo the subject of earnest though! and wise action on the part of a representative than the ques tion of whiskey. The candidates for the House? of Representatives made practically the same speeches as hav< heell previously reported, only they were all more enthusiastic, inspired doubtless by the largo and attentive crowd of voters. < i.i:kk ok tin; court. Mr. C A. Bower, candidate for clerk of the court, was presented as the lirsl peak or. Mr. Bower made a vorj earnest talk, telling of his services as county auditor and why ho aspires to a higher public position. Had no criti cisms to make of his opponent for the manner in which he had conducted the office, Promises efficient service if promoted by the pcoploto the office to which he aspires. Vir. .lohn f. Bolt, also candidate for clerk, followed Mr. Bower. He began by saying he did not feel thai he should peak at his home meeting. However, lie proceeded to tell of his having been eli et< d three times as clerk and of the remuneration attached to the office Which llO declared had IIOl been over $2,4oo per year. Had tried to give elli ch.'lll service. Had never given any man a drink of whiskey In order to in Ibleue?' support. He, loo, had no criti cism to make on Ins opponent. county AtiniTOH, Mr. Charlie W. McCravy led off for the would-be auditors. Briefly told of his record as deputy sheriff and as cot ton census reporter for I .nitrons county. Thinks himself well qualified for the duties <d' county auditor. Mr. W, L. Ferguson asks tho support of tho people for audit ir on his record, having filled tho position some years ago, Thought ho had proved his com petency. Mr W. T. DoiTOh has never hold public Office but believes himself fully capable of filling tho requirements Of county auditor. Will appt'OCiatO th?' support of the voters. Mr. It. W. Nichols, after forecasting the feelings of all the candidates next Wednesday morning, especially the de* foaled onosi spoke earnestly of tho du* tic <d' the office. The position moans Work, careful and painstaking work. coliNTV TKRASURKR. Mr. -I D. Mock thinks that Ills terms of oflico as trcnstiror have the bet ter fitted him for tho performance of de position and he wants the office for an other term. Mr. J. Wado Anderson Is offering for llio office ol" treasurer for ll ? lir. I lime and if elected promis? . t" conduct the duties of the olliee to Ihe i" ; of Ids ability. FOK SIIKIMi i'. ('apt. Thon. J. Duckett, candidate for re-election, made it clear lliul 'A' again honored by the people ho would continue to discharge his duties faithfully und to the host of his ability. Mr. J. P. t aid well hud no sue eh to make hut it* elected will do 1 i; be3l to make the people a good shci'ilV. Mr. J. Thomas Pc<Jcn I been before the |k?;|)'o before asking .?*.? ? ion to the sheriffs ofllce. Tools kindly lows 'd all veterans, for he is liiinsi If ?? bun f o Confederate soldior. Will administer the duties of lh< i< . 1 Lly and humane1' . Mr. John D. Owings enlli attention to Iiis record as deputy shorill for Lwo years and assured the voters thai he felt he could discharge the duties of the olliee with perfect su lion. Mr. B. A. Wharton is inking his third campaign for the olliee. Com pared his efforts in thi lirecti m to the remarkable record of Congressman .Johnson. Thinks there should he rota tion of the olllces. Claims to bo quali fied. Mr. John D. W. Watt., said that ill complying with thu rules of Ihe Domo cralic party he was presold to pi nt himself on exhibition. Had during Ihe campaign managed lo. got all Iiis oppo nents intere tied in Wal I . Mr. 0. C. Cunningliam ha ? no nil In gieS to olror for being in the race for shcriir. Said n<?'*', ...,.;*?.??>' o' '? hilion am.l his h or IhT po sit ion. suit.?iN'Tkxim;\ r !?!?? \ti<.\. Mr. J. <'. Hordelto Ihinl his train ing and experience Tit him for the du ties of school coinmi? inner. If elected Will keep the ollicO opi 11 eVOl . ? tho year. Mr. Thos. P. I'.s t'd Im I s? v rul years experience as a t< suil er and greatly interested in the educational iu terests of tho county. Will d > his duly if elected. Mr. Ii. W. Nash, who is landing for re-election, explained (he manner ol school fund npportionmentH and de clared that if it < ? dd h pr ?vod b< ydnd a reasonable doubl lliiil the fund lind been squandered by him ho would at once rotiro from Iii ? rat ?. Thi 1 was In answer to reports he had hoard regard ing Iiis adminisl rat ion. Mr. (loo. I.. Pill d ein i fhrti In had not raised hi Vol .. aill l :il"I his op|H>nouts; thai lie vvsi 1 hi tki 1 ? IIa racodii his own m< 1 . ivd if tlx peo ple elected him I' ' ". Ollld eiuk'O' il 1.' do his whole duly. CdlKiMT. I Mossr?. lt. < ?. Hairs ?11, Wright Mar tin and W. I). Watt i, camlidal for! the olliee of coroner, bri II; p)'( eliled respective claim.: and liliealioi);i for the posii ion. Mr. 11 II. posed for re-election; explain ? 1 Hut \ tbril of paying the county school lou< h ors, submit led some ligtire rhowliig the Hldius ol I he ? '; liiudl lifdlj and made an Ott most plea I'm* the adoption of a hotter plan for Improving and keeping dp the publk 1 eorN'n ('um.uis.-ik'.i 1;;;. j Messrs. Home" Cut her I on, M. W. ! Cray, W. V. Kai!'. aU<1 T. Nl.iii IMpol' merely slated thai 1 . . wallte 1 .hi olliee. each believing he could accepta bly Uli the p??.-it. Col. John It, \\ harlot, wit . the firsl speaker for the tftatO Si it >< . A great deal of Iiis time was I 1 ? the Ii cussion of t he 1.,?. 11 1. li .1 i . uth Carolina showing the groat incrostso in the amount in spit? of the increa ? oi j ho taxable property, this applying to both county and Stale. The establish menl of the four new judicial circuits hi 1 ho past few year vva cil<d 11 an instance of the lnereas< ol co I to the State, the expense being formerly only $lu,oni?. now $75,000. Mr. Whurloh saw 110 good thai these new circuit had done in rolioving cotige il on in Ihc courts, lie was opposed lb Immlgru* lion (is it now work \, holds Um: |j should bo \' l?utai y, and lit 1 ate should not spend unj inone.s oii ll, Mr. Wharton oppose; Ihe old :"l Iii , '. homo in Columbia and favors :h<' repeal of the lien law. Will i/oteagaiiist the dls pensary in the November election. Hon. John M. Cnnnon spofc forcefully touching upon all tin i ; now under discussion hut ? attention to tho dispem u than to any one other. II? hi . the dispensary as the correct and demo era tic solution of the win koy i "and no matter if the people i i La rens county vole again I a < times it will not change my \ the subject." (Here ii \ Ir. Cannon asked to bo correctly (plot i.) Ilc thinks that if prohibition i . for Laurens county it should bt.(I for the wdiole Slate and thill bin < ? : ncnl Is inconsistent in not <> Imidin -. Further he thought thai the j n tionists of the county ought gotten a man to head ll ir can personal character made hi n ' i< bear the Mag of prohibition." It courso of his speech Mr. Caniv i from his pocket a paper and ho had the odd facts to roV. cusntions and if <'ol. Whnrti ? the facts he would read the l< tho direct question by Mr. Cant \V liar ton replied, "You are in! your spi ech," Mr. Cannon said I .!?; it that- Col. Whnrton did n< the document read and put ii ba< his pocket. Tho speaker critic Advertiser for preacliii ?? and no( supporting i 'ol. Lunipl th?- U. S. Senate. I lilt Till: I.CCISI.A It III . Mr. Clarence Cuningbam was lirst speaker for the House ? scntalivcs. Ho dispo ed of tin campaign falsehoods Iba V ii ed against him bydeeluiiu, truth and dubbing the peopli giving such reports currency lllld cowardly." IL- Wit: eigner, neither was la- a < . vOred all the aid possibl< loldiors and hold that the aid < county dispensary receipt to the municipnlifh s sin ... -idditional fund for \. The speai.-- ? -.Twlv, ' ? and hellci'inenl of i ho comi and in this connection role! excellent system in Cor na mat Lei' was his SUggi . ? .; I State farm be sold and lhe< 01 1 10 put to work on I la in the lower section > f tl "i by putting tiie fertile/ r i'ai'na ra ? oiild ; ; ei- . On tho whiskey question . i :?. i harii taid that if tin re u. r ., dispensary he would land infortunately it had b With; thill the virtue of i; WHS in the faet thai i- I the old bar rooms. lb county option as between ? pchsary and county proh againsl State prohibition. II t tie Impracticability > ? ?' piv lilting a personal experipi , ; ? SO easily procured ? : ? in the prohibit!.in city i Mr-. CUnihgluhn mii le UmlpinoUS reference t . i The Advertiser, speak in boy,'' I'he second speal or for 1 ollice was. Mi-. W. 1 . Irl made his usual attack upon I User at the outset. II nounced that paper fur ii misreprcsentnl ion ol hi i his campaign and sovojvl the editor for hi. 1,. . shaking hands with hi im .. Ills face, at the same tin stab him in (he back. II.; t lie pharisaical attitude of . i '.ol gelling others lo bear . report of his speech, relyi upon itself and i'lai nil ('rilicising I'he Advert 1 . r in'-; Mr. Uhol t for seiiitlor ! U <e? every bit of ii mil loiii ? ol. W. W. Luihpkin," 1 ml the cause <if a man Who '* signature" revealed rcpoh eins. Mr. Irby resent SOtnc are holding him 1 ? vocate; he does. faVor the for he considers It the best die "I he dangerous thlpg" ?" 111. il'ill ell'ect'' of it. Vor the legislature Mr. came next. He i -, a heal (?| favors the county dispcll 1.1 i" this race of his own volit ion ever said thai he w.is broil ? liny parly lied. Ho I.idle. 1 Cnroy-Cothfad law a- i. n< and opposes Slate-wide pr. Ii cause of ip impracticabilii favors Hie dispensary for |be n v it brings in and from the furnish it. lie Opposes an\ 1 cation for tho hegroes than 1 now getting and than 1 la Ir ; give them; favors the 1. pea lien law. M r. Todd Sin I whllY he believe.-, in 1 he \\> trustH and corpoiations ho ill liov? in drasl lc laws against 11 iismoK. I ! i : u lly III the ehil(li'i:i) of the lom \ wlilio tli? ! t hat o looti) LA RGB CROWD HEARD STATE CAM PA I ONERS y\\i. ,io\i:s comks HACK TO LA II It ti I'orinci Superintendent ui tin Cit\ Schools lilcclcd to Succeed Mr. Dobsott, Resigned. dr. I'ai'iioj L. Jones, of Nowberry, i ' i elected suporinlondcul of the 1.; pi i: ni\ schools In succeed Mr. Ii. \. Dobsdn, resigned. Mr. Jones hii cccplod tho position und tho hcIiooIh .. ill open some lime m-xt month, prohu ?\ about the third week. Mr. Joi e uipcriulcndcnt of Iho Lauren hools foiir years, from ItHH (<> ISM)*i, I ho is lh< re'foro familiar with (ho .oil; licrc Moreover, ho i regarded >iif id' Ihf lies! and um t I Ucee fill idol inch in 11"? Si at d .m l Ins i eiu.ru ; roe year ; ago Mr. Jones hits been eii pi in touch With Ihn eduei i iot ul id" tin ? i i.-?11from the standpoint of hi b, which Was hone i<?> yigoroi'i n ho Ii i; ned from tho supdrinb li . <il' tin- I.aureus schools in 11H("?. i in: Ni.w s ,Vt NI5WUI'Kl: t. following is from tho Ncwbcrrj <'!> . .-, I'riday. Anglist 21st, in refer Id !li?- elect ion id' Mr. Jones as sii i I undent (d* the Laun n el ' : ? iretUly to Iiis surprise Mr. |!ni'nc,\ I. ... received an oll er mi VVedix li i. i In- board of l im Uses of flu , iintendency of Ihe graded school i 'n y of I .aureus. A fter c??n: i hull I cr he decided to ue< epl. Mr. Jones was superint ondenl id' '?'? I aitrel? ? city school.; several y< ar . |'< '? st three years ago i ? ^V and eo into Iho .the hct'.'iniiiui' of t a I c; . ? in ilirtuice h ? I in ! pecial \Wul< lid Ja rod \\ in tl !,:) Mi I in .'. Hold in roiis Saturday Morn in: . WVAi AM) HliH/vKti UKT MVVll AJMMiil SM iiplhl ?,. I : I In.i in UlU I amlidalc . Ilde I lu I -a il Sit >'? lie SoillC of ilic Incidents til Ilio Meeting. 'uily ' arcl (Im> eaiuli ? ih>', IM Ihr ! iiit'i'l ii:;v (if I la- : ; <i <? < ' iiupaij'.M. ho. inool ><? ? ? i ? lud I in ? i|>?'ii air at rings a iMOj ()IV! iui i aver by Cininly Chair I ,. ! ,aun iim one Iniii . i . I ? . lil>' IIV Si lialor ? rat':? i' ivriuus chsirgu i In' Icrim-d. la how I I ? Mil,. (rit'd to II hip I ho .. I. i ad and Irnad, ico oC hilds ami I lud nol no army as I'ori ; i.> mid Ihn