The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 01, 1902, Image 1
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VOL. XVIII. KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 1. 1902. NO. 18
" CRITICS MUD.
JUSTICE" CRITICIZES "CITIZEN"
AND "A PRIVATE INTHE RANKS." <
Thinks the Weekly Mail's Correspondents
Should be Willing to Let
the People Choose.
Tho articles of "Citizen" and
' A Private in the Ranks," which
appeared recently in The Weekly
Mail seem to be attracting very
little attention in this section: in
fact, so far as we have been able
to learn, they have produced no
effect whatever except an effect <
opposite to the one intended by ,
tlie authors. I
These writers disclaim any ani ,
mosity towards Senator Williams
yet they make hi in the subject ot
their articles. They appear to be ,
so much frightened at the mere ,
ii?uf h#? max' bite that /
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they are trying to choke him off
before he attempts to take hold.
Their object, we suppose, is to try |
to create the impression that they <
are voicing the sentiment# of the .
people of Williamsburg and thus f
persuade Dr. Williams to remain ,
unannounced and leave the field ,
open to their man.
Their insincerity in their pro- <
tessions of esteem for Dr. Williams i
is apparent fhronghout their ar- ,
tides. ''Private" after avowing (
his personal friendship, declares <
that the Senator is the child of de- i
signing politicians and could by <
no means win on his own merits. (
"Private" thus betrays his own j
incinporitv and at the same time -
declares that that great body of (
voters who sent Williams to the ]
senate term after term did not
past intelligent votes, but voted ,
like sheep. And now he pretends J
to want to put these same mutton J
heads, as he calls-them by infer- ]
ence, "to thinking'
This same writer says that the j
list as proposed by- liimself and
"Citizen" should bcM>oiled down
to one and 4iput him out as the
people's candidate." Who are to 1
do the boiling? "Private" aad ,
r* I
"Citizen"? Who will then pui j
out the "people's candidate?"
"Private" and "Citizen?" Would <
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sucn a one ue me jjwpw ?
date? >
' Citizen"" insinuates that Sena- ,
tor Williams thinks ;'he was ere- j
ated just lo fill an office and that (
no one else can fill it but himself," j
while the '-Private" indirectly de- (
clares that he is a "would-be (
political boss." These professing ,
friends and admirers have not the ,
temerity to make their charges
openly and boldly, but resort to .
insinuations and indirection. Is ,
_lhis the proper way to attack a J
man ?
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Now, would it not be a better j
expression of the will of freemen j
for the peopUi not ''Citizen" nor
"Private" nor any one else, but
for the people to say who shall be J
their candidate? This is a free t
country. Let every one of the <
eighteen proposed by these writ- 1
ers, let Dr Williams, should he
see fit, and let every one else who ,
chooses come out for tfceoffice, and ]
then let the people, not "Citizen" {
nor "Private" nor any other man j
t
i
dictate, but let the people choose
their official. Should they say
that Williams must step down
and out, we are quite sure he will
do so cheerfully ami gracefully.
We understand that Dr. Williams
has demanded the names of
the authors of the two articles referred
to, but that the editor ol
I he Mail refused to give the
names. Justice.
KINUSTREE CLUB MEETS
And Elects Delegates to the Demo- i
cratic County Convention.
1'iusiunt to the call ot the
County Chairman Kingstree Dem- ,
ocralic club met in the Court (
house Saturday morning at 11
o'clock-, with Dr. D. C. Scott, the i
president, in the chair.
The following officers were
unanimously re-elected lor the i
ansuing two years: president, D. i
C. Scptt, vice president, C, VV.
Wolle, secretary and treasurer,
VV. V. Brockington. H. O. Brit- !
ton, J. (t. McCutchen, VV. W. j
(Jrayson, and S. W. Jernigan
were then elected as a conunitteon 1
registration, and Dr. D. C. Scott a '
member ol the county executive
rommilte.
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A number of new members
were added to the club roll and j
the names of all who have died or
moved from the county stricken (
jff. The roll, after being purged, |
was found to contain 345 names, |
which under the rules entitles the j
Mub to 14 delegates to theconutv
mnveution to be held on Monday, j
May 5. Following are those who 1
were placed in nomination and <
elected: W. H. Kennedy, R. H. *
Kellehan, H. O, Brilton, 0. W. i
Wolfe, G. S. Barr, D. U. Scott, 1
fohn A. Ke'ley, K. K. Wallace, (
K. L. Hirsch, W. V. Brockin<:ton; 1
LeRoy Lee, S. Mc B. iScott, G. R. 1
Nelson, and It. J. Kirk.
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There beinj; no further business
he meeting adjourned. '
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Mortuary. J
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On Saturday, April 19 Mr. r
R, J. Kirk was summoned t? his ]
)ld home in Berkeley county by r
he news of the extreme illness of i
lis mother, Mrs. Sarah N. Kirk. t
3n the following Wednesday,
April 23, she died at the age of x
f3 yeais. Mrs. Kirk was the
widow of Col. Philip C. Kirk, of ,
Loch Dhu, Upper St. John's,Berkley,
and the daughter of Dr. (
Benry B. Singleton, of Clarendon
;ounty. It is a singular coinci- r
lenuo that Mrs. Kirk died almost
it the same hour that her raar iage
took place 57 years before. ^
Died?Friday night, April 25, (
1902, Willie, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reddick. The ^
uneral took place Saturday after- j
loon at the Williamsburg cemeerv,
Dr. W. L. Wallace conductnor
t ba c orn'nae
i iiv/ ov? nvto*
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The State dispensary recently paid t
)ver $25000 to the School fund. Under
.he law to make up the deficiency so
hat each school in the county shall re 1
:ieve $75, Williamsburg's share of this ?
'und is *1890.50 8
Mr?. J. W* Coward, T. B. Gourdin,
r. W. Boyle, W. F. Hogan, P. H.
stoll, J. J. B. Montgomery, A. D.
Epps. J. W. Coward. Yf. F. Sports fi
ind C. W, Wolfe were present at the ?
rillman-Appelt speaking in Manning
Friday.
8C11 SIP SIS.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CELEBRATE
FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
Eloquent Address by Gen. M. L. Bonham?Other
Matters of Local
and Personal Interest.
Scranton, April 29?The first anniversary
celebration of Scranton
T rwl nn IT nf P nlaPA Fridftv
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night of last week and was a notable
event in the history of the Lodge.
Grand Chancellor M. L. Bon ham,
of Anderson, was present and delivered
an address. Past Grand
Chancellor Geo. F. VonKolhitz, of
Charleston, who instituted the Lodge,
was expected to be present also but a
telegram was received from him late
Friday afternoon saying that it
would be impossible for him to leave
the city. His absence was, of course,
a great disappointment to the lodge.
It was arranged to have Gen. Bonham's
address delivered in public,
and the use of the Methodist church
was obtained for th.it purpose.
The ladies of the town had arranged
to have an entertainment for the
pleasure of the young people, but,
with their usual kind and unselfish
hearts, decided to postpone the affair
and accept the invitation from the
Pythiaus to participate in their celebration.
So with commendable zeal
mil priprcrv thev went to work and
o / J -iecorated
the church in a most
beautiful and tasteful manner, using
the Pythian colors and symbols
principally in the decorations.
Gen. Bonham'g address was an
ible effort and impressed all who
beard it very deeply. Iu words
)f burning eloquence he recited the
itory of Damon and Pythias, and
>aid the beautiful lesson that their
idelity, loyalty and devotion to each
)ther taught was the corner-stone
jpon which the order of Pythianisni
ests.
At the conclusion of Gen. Bonlam's
address, the Knights and their
juests repaired to the Mixon hotel
vhere an elegant collation was
ierved. After supper was over the
he Knights returned to their lodge
oom and conferred the rank of
Knight on Esquire Carter, and the
ank of Page on Dr. S. M. Diokson.
it was in the "wee sma hours'' when
he lodge adjourned.,
Rain is very much needed to bring
ip cotton.
C H Nachman went to Charleston
peslerday on business.
Mrs. byrd is visiting the family
>f Mr. R. P. Byrd at Ebenezer.
C. S. Welsh of the Floreuce Daily
rimes, was in tcwu Thursday in the
uterest of his paper.
Agent C. I). Gandy has been tvanserred
to Chadbourn, N. C., during
;he trucking season.
Commissioner A. 31. Cook is out
n the Mouzon section to-day lookng
after roads and bridges.
Rev. and Mrs. 1). .'A. Calhoun
lave returned from Hartsville.whith
ir they had been to attend the dis
;rict conference.
Truckers are shipping their pro- j
lucts now bat we understand they
ire nut satisfied with the prices they
ire getting.
Mr. Geo. Cusac, railroad agent
ind postmaster at Mt Holly, is
pending a few days here with his
pand-fatber, Mr. J. M. Kirby.
Mr. G. T. Burnett and brother, of
Florence, have the contract of tinning
the roof of Mr. 11. B. Cannon's
new residence. The} began work
Saturday morning.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETINGS.
Results of Elections in Several Clubs
Last Saturday.
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hebron.
Following are the officers and
delegates elected from Hebron
Democratic cjub at its reorganization
on Friday, April 26.
President, R. B. Smith; vice
president, W. L. Burgess, sec. and
treas. Bartow Smith; member of
executive coinmitte, W W Ken(
nedv; delegates to county convention,
S W Gowdy, R B Smith,
W L Burgess, R C McElveew, and
J C Christmas. 1
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Gourdins.
, In accordance with the call of
the county chairman Gourdins
Democratic club reorganized on |
Saturday, April 26, and elected ,
the following officers and dele- (
gates: President, Dr. S W Gamble; (
vice president, N W Baggett; ,
secretary and treasurer, B E
Olarkson; member executive committe,
Dr. S W Gamble. S G
McDonald and B E Olarkson were
elected delegates to the county '
convention with the privilege of 1
choosing their alternates. 1 . 1
On motion of the secretary
Gourdins club unanimously en- j
dorsed the candidacy ot Col. Wil- '
liam Elliott lor the United States ^
Senate. B. E. Olarkson, *
April 25, 1902. Secretary. *
Poplar Hill. * ,
Poplar Hill Democratic club ,
met ami reorganized last, Saturday.
After being revised the roll
was found to contain 90 members
The following delegates were elected
to the county convention: B
B Chandler, CII Gordon, Dr J F
Carraway and F M Brit'on. A I- ^
ternates: B J Chandler, M A1
Thomas, L A Gordon and J M
Carter. BB Chandler was elected
member ot executive commit- l
t r\ /-< r
lee. 0. KJ. Kjaiiaiyn), j. ics.
C. H. Gordon, Sec'y- ?
Cedar Swamp. j
The following officers and dele- ^
gates were elected at the reorgan- j
ization of Cedar Swamp Demo- c
cralic club on Saturday, April 26: a
W D Snowden, president; H L n
Grayson, vice president; W S t)
Grayson, secretary and treasurer.
Member of executive committee,
W D Snowden. Delegates to
county convention: W S Grayson "
and J Y McGill, ^
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S alters. ' , e
Pursuant to the call of the >,
county chairman Salters Democralic
club met on Saturday, (_
April 26, and reorganized. Fol ?
lowing are the officers and dele- j,
? i _ A. ^
gates eieciea; ^
T E Sailers, president; J G Li- j
J'rage vice president; J H Chandler, j
sec'y and treas; J E Davis, mem- v
ber of executive committee. Delegates
to county convention; J G e
Li/rage, J 0 Everett and T E
Sailers.
Grekleyville.
Greeleyville Democratic clubs
met on Saturday, April 26, and
alter being reorganized, elected
the following officers and delegates.
Club No. 1?E R Lesesue, president,
S M Bradshaw, vice president,
J J B Montgomery, sec'y
and treas; member executive commltfoA
^ Vf RhiHpIio T t no
lunwcr^ kJ IU XJi (luoua n.
to county contention: 8 M Bradi
J>>. ,
shaw, G G Gist, L B Bradshaw, J
W Gamble.
Club No 2?R S Brunson, president;
8 J Tavlor, vice president^
C R Burgess, sec'y and treas; f B
Gourdin, member executive committe.
Delegates to county convention:
Vincent Taylor, R M
Footman; R K Jeffords, N D Lesesne.
Ned Ard.
Cades. '
Cades Democratic club was reorganized
Saturday last and elected
the following officers and delegates:
President, J P Epps, vice
president, John Wilson, secretary
and treasurer, W E lianna; memkoi*
ovoonlico Mmmilfce Ont
Thos. Wilson. Following are thb
delegates to the county convention
elected: J N Sauls, W J
lomlinsonj R F Epps, W J Hasjlden,
M D Nesmith.
SCRASTON.
Scranton Democratic club met
Saturday, April 26, and reosganzed.
Following are the officers
ind delegates elected:
A M Cooke, president; W Eu*
:ene Cooke, sec'y and treaty
nember of executive commilteee,
Dr W S Lynch; delegates to
founty convention, P S Wall, W *
3 Lynch, A M Cooke, W S Ketledy;
committee on registration
IV Eugene Cooke, E S Johnson*
IV P Alixon and PA Parker; oa
evision of club rollx Dr Lynch*
iV Eugene Cooke and P S Wall. .
\ppropriate resolutions were
jassed on the death ot Gen Wade
lampton. ?
W. Eugene Cooke, Sec'j
M. Cooke, President.
Prospect,
Prnsnoct Democratic cluh met
Vpril 26 and reorganized with 75
netnbers. Following are the oflfiers
and delegates elected: presilent,
J J Eaddy; vice preidentt S
Joston; sec'y and treas., J M Eadly;
member executive committee*
J Eaddy; delegates to county
onvention: S Poston, J J Haona
nd J J Eaddy; registration comaittee,
S Adkmson, Walter Poson
and W 0 Eaddy.
Black Mingo.
Black Mingo Demc>cratic ?clob
aet at Morrisville ou Saturday*
Ipril.26, and elected the followng
officers and delegates for the
nsuing two years: president, F M
lesmith; vice president, J Wesley
,'ook; sec'y and treas Samuel H'
Jooper; memher executive comnittee,
John S Graham; commitee
ou registration, D D Rhem, ,
I W Marshall, C D Cook, Sr, '
elegates to county convention:
ohn S Graham, James M God- '?
nn, C D Cook, Sr., J C Josey. *
Mr J Wesley Cook was heartily
ndorsed by the club as a candi- .
ate for county auditor. . ' Jk
S. H. Cooper,
Scc'y and treaft f *
Trio.
At a meeting ol Trio Democrat-'
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