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3T1jr (Jnmtlg Rerorii. KINQSTREE. S. O. C. W. WOLFE. coitow and ebopwiktow. Entered at the postoffice at Kings tree, S?C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year $1 2* One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months 60 One copy, one year in advance -... 1 00 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, : Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notiees,not News, will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order" to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must oe si guru by the writer, not for publication unless desired, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special olumnjone cent a word each issue, minimum price 25 cents, to be paid for in . advance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at In remitting checks or money orders m' COUNTY RECORD. *'ln men whom men condemn as ill, 1 find so much of goodness still; In men whom men pronounce divine. I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where God has not." THURSDAY. AUG. 13. 1914 * Ixmg aU>ut August 2.") many a candidate itching for office is lvmnd ? : to he scratched. ; EgAnother overworked word during the present campaign?"ovation". At some of the meetings rival candidates are reported as being ovated by the same audience. i ? It is worthy of note, by the way, that the elimination idea came from / Aiken county, a county reputed to be hopelessly in favor of Blease and Bleaseites. Beware of the Greek horse! 11 ?it? rtWUl mu jcftic (1^*7 viiav Mayor Grace of Charleston received such a rousing reception at Spartanburg. It was in ovate form, but not exactly an ovation in the accepted form. 1 Col. Rol>ert Anderson Thompson, the last remaining signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, died at his home at NValhalla, Oconee county, Friday, August 7. Thus passes the last of a body of men who made a mighty big chapter in the history of the world. The campaign meeting here for the Senatorial condidates take* place Saturday. Men of Williamsburg county have always been noted for their love of fair plaj, and we hope * , # that our fellow citizens will maintain our county's reputation. We bespeak for each candidate a respectful attentive hearing, regardt less of political preferences Cut out the "heckling"! Though, doubtless, well meant the so-called "elimination convention" was about the poorest strategical tactics from a political standpoint that we ever heard of. It is to be supposed that a half dozen candidates for Governor, who have paid their assessment fee, their traveling expenses and horne the heat and hurden of the day over more than half the State, would quietly step aside, a la AlphonseGaston, and hand the Gubernatorial nomination to a competitor chosen by a handful of soi-disant arbiters of the anti-Blease faction. Well, hardly. When did you ever I see a candidate for office who did not see victory staring him in the K face? Have the other candidates t withdraw? Perish the thought. OPENING GUN OF CAJ FIRED AT JOI Crowd of Two Hundred of $ From the Twenty-five Car Quiet and The Williamsburg county cam-j paign opened at Johnsonville church i '"P.. 3,*.-. TUrtmnrn nrnOAnf r*Q n _ xuesuay. xuric weir ^ickui, i didates and all, about 20G, somewhat less than usually attend an affair of; this kind when it takes place in that live,wide-awake community. But it is said that a large percentage of the farmers around Hemingway and Jonnsonville were busy with their: t. bacco and could not leave it. We | accepted this as true, because we; saw, with our own eyes, a number of farmers gathering and curing1 the golden weed. As it was, how-: ever, a good representation of the intelligent voters of the community | were on hand and listened for three j hours with marked respect to'the ut- j terances of twenty-five candidates i who had gathered there to expound their views and set forth their claims to various county offices. Everybody was in a good humor,1 and while each candidate received an attentive hearing and was the recipient of liberal applause, either upon taking the stand or at the conclusion of his remarks, it was impossible for one to reach a conclusion as the favorites in the race for various offices. From the attitude of the audience there were no favorites. The meeting was called to order in the auditorium of the school j building at 11 o'clock a.m.by County Chairman P H Stoll, as Squire Geo W Davis, president of the Johnsonville club, is a candidate for Magistrate and was scheduled to be the first speaker on the list. After the candidates for Magistrate at Johnsonville had spoken,the meeting was turned over to Mrj Davis. i GEO W DAVIS. Upon being introduced Mr Davis merely announced his candidacy for re-election, expressed his appreciation of support in the past and felt that his friends would stand by him at the polls August 25. W E MCDANIEL said he had been solicited by many friends to come out for Magistrate and that in submitting himself for the place, he had decided, if ; elected, to know no man when it comes to law and justice. There was no honor in the office, but if elected he proposed to serve his fellowmen to the best of bis ability. N M VENTERS. Mr Venters, who is also a candidate for Magistrate at Johnsonville, was not present, and the candidate for County Auditor was next introduced. J J B MONTGOMERY. Mr Montgomery said that as only j three minutes had been allowed him in which to make a speech, he would "simply introduce you to your next. Auditor,"and expressed appreciation for past support. The next of the long: list of candidates introduced were those for the; office of Superintendent of Educa- i tion. They were Riven eight min- j utes. J G MCCULLOUGH. This candidate said that he had expected more time, that it was im- j possible to say much in eight minutes. He was glad to be present, as ; i ; t on a similar occasion iwu years a*u he had been unable to be there. "I am here today asking your support," j he said. For six years he was Super- i intendent of Education and had been severely criticised for not vis iting the schools enough; he realized J that he had made a mistake, butj did not consider the salary attached ' to the office, which was then only \ $650.00, justified him in visiting: the schools of the county more than j he did, but he had always made it a, point to attend educational gather- j ings in all parts of *he county. He 1 said that during his term of office: more school districts had been laid ! out and more schools established than ever, before, and that he had never had to call the county Board of Education together to settle community disputes, and promised that, if again elected, he would work for the interests of the schools and do nothing that would merit criticism.: R N SPEIGNER. Following his predecessor in of- j fice.Mr Speigner ssid the position of Superintendent of Education was a life-sized job.and that he was on the job six days in the week and had given his best efforts to the work. He said he had visited the schools in every section of the county and rendred them every assistance he could. He referred to a petty strife which recently cropped up in one community,but it had been amicably settled. The county board had been appoint JPAIGN ! 9NS0NYILLE TUESDAY overeigns Listen to Oratory ididates Present?Meeting Orderly. ed when he went into office, and during his incumbency he said that he had so much experience that he did not think a new problem could be sprung on the county board. He referred briefly to the employment fl Qlirwaruioinor toQ/?kor r\f rural schools, giving the source of funds from which this officer is paid, and emphasized the incalculable benefit she had-been to the country schools. The employment of an agent and the establishment of tomato "Canning clubs were also referred to by Mr Speigner as an invaluable agency in school and community uplift work. He concluded his remarks bystating tha>: the past year had been the most constructive in the history of the county's schools. The next candidates on the list were those for the office of County Treasurer. Their time allotment was eight minutes. J WESLEY COOK. Mr Cook, the present incumbent, spoke first. He thanked the people of Johnsonville for the support they had always given him, solicited their suffrages in the present campaign and thanked them for what they were going to do for him two years hence. Mr Cook then called attention to certain reports that had been circulated concerning his methods of conducting the affairs of the Treasurer's office, and briefly reviewed his record from the time he first took charge of the office in 1906 up to the present time. He had before him a copy of the report and comments recently made by an expert, accountant at the instigation of a special committee of the grand jury, (which is published in full in tms paper; seiung iortn tne actual condition of the office at each annual statement. He explained his method of depositing the county's funds and the matter of interest paid on same. He said he had done nothing wrong or that he was ashamed of. He charged that his opponent had been brought out by a certain faction, the same men who had been circulating reports that were calculated to injure his reputation. Mr Cook had exceeded his time when he took his seat. R B SMITH said that he was glad to be present and see so many friends. He told the audience that he had asked their support for Couuty Treasurer six years ago and that as he was no speaker, he was simply going to ask their support at the present election, stating that he had always had a crwamol lilrincr fnr tKiio onrl karl vim* ?"inAVI King VIIIW uuu uuu always thought he wanted to be County Treasurer. Heretofore, his friends had brought him out against his wishes, but now he wanted the office and didn't think he was unreasonable in asking election. He was sure he could do the work of i the office as good as his opponent; ; would consider it a great honor and would appreciate the office for the money there was in it, which he ? thought he could use to better advantage than his opponent, as he had a much larger family to sup- ? port. He had nothing to say about < reports and denied that he had , been brought out by any set of men or faction. i v^auuiuaico iui tiic uiiivtc ui ivuau j Engineer, eight in number, were < next on the list and spoke in the 1 folfowing order: 1 W O CAMLIN. This gentleman told the audience 1 that he stood before thein as a candidate for Road Engineer because 1 he believed that he could build ! more roads for less money than any other man; that he had been sue- j cessful in his own business and felt . sure that he would be equally so as the county's road builder. G F CHANDLER. Told his hears that he was one of j them, had been reared amang them i and that he would be their next!, Road Engineer. He was entering!, the campaign with clean hands and } was making a fight against no man, said Mr Chandleir, and closed by | asking his friends to help him get ( on top. j i J W DENNIS. J Mr Dennis said he had been in the j < road building business for a num- i ber of years and had been on the job; 1 with different Road Engineers and j Supervisors, and had always given satisfaction. He said he knew how to build roads and promised if elected to give the work close attention: and to build a dollar's worth of road i for every dollar spent. ROBT H ERVIN Told his friends and fellow citi wj Backache k]j ?!!] Miss Myrtle Cothrum, 1111 1 0 I of Russellville, Ala., says: 1111 MM "For nearly a year, I suf- MM J| fered with terrible back- J ache, pains in my limbs, and my head ached nearly all the time. Our family doctor treated me, but only gave me temporary relief. I was certainly in bad health. My school teacher advised me to TAKE Cardui The Woman's Tonic I took two bottles, in all, and was cured. I shall 1111 always praise Cardui to 11 * * till sick and sutterin8 w0~ 11 j| llll mcn-" H you suffer from IIII till P3'05 Pccu'iar t0 weak 11S1 VV women, such as head- IIIf llll ache, backache, or other |V| I f| I symptoms of womanly |f|| llll trouble, or if you merely IJ j j IVI need a tonic for that tired, lajj nervous, worn-out feel- yy f| A ing, try Cardui. E-?5 ||fa zens of Johnsonville that he thought we needed more money to build more roads. The condition of the schools did not improve until the npnnlp wpnt down in thpir leans and put up more money for the purpose. He said some sections had good roads two years ago but he didn't know of any now. He didn't attack Mr Eaddy's or any one else's record, but if elected and after two or four years found that he had an elephant on his hands he'd quit, too, as Mr| Eaddv had done. H D FERRELL. Mr Ferrell said he was no orator, that it did not require an orator to build roads; that more work and less talk was needed, and if he was elected Road Engineer no one would regret having supported him. J P FRIERSON. Mr Frierson stated that he was a j candidate two years ago for the office of Road Engineer and only j had one proposition to make: "Equ&I! work to all and special privileges to j npne." T P FULMORE. Mr Fulmore thought his business experience fitted him for the office of Road Engineer, and promised if elected to give the office special attention, to give each section of the [ county an equal share of the chaingang work. C F STUCKEY. Mr Stuckey said he was first in- j troduced in that section four years ago as a road builder, but came before them today asking them to elect him to the office of Road Engineer. Like all the other candidateg.those I running for the House of Representatives were alphabetically arranged on the presiding officers' list and were introduced as follows,eight minutes being the time allowed each ( speaker: I. B B CHANDLER. Mr Chandler came forward in his 3hirt sleeves and his handless arm in a sling, and apparently irritated because of the short time allotted to Legislative candidates. He felt that i they should not be gagged by a time limit. He did not believe in such 1 enormous appropriations of money ; being made to Clemson college and thought each county should have a ' portion of the guano tag tax for the I \ improvement of its rural schools. He stood for compulsory education, , road improvement, equalization of taxation and wanted to remedy the i? law governing the analyzation or; fertilizers. When asked by Sheriff ; Graham if he was in favor of the \ j law providing for rural policemen, Mr Chandler said he was. -| J J M GRAHAM. I 1 It was a pleasure to Mr Graham,:1 tie said, to find that he had so many friends around Johnsonville. He1, was proud of the people of John- j < sonville and had made the biggest 1 ight of his life when a move was made to cut her off from WilliamsDurg. Mr Graham said it would 1 :ake him a day and a half to discuss ( die principal issues of the day. The nost important one he thought was 1 ?ompulsory education, which he did ' 1 lot favor, but was open to convic- j :ion. He was in favor of improved j Continued on page 10 ALLEN'S ji bj FOOT-EASE | Bk The Antiseptic powder shaken into < the shoes?The Standard RenflpBMedy for the Feet for a Quarter ] SHHiflrcntury. 30.000 testimonials. Sold l trade-Mark, everywhere. 23c. Sample FREE. Address. Allen S. O'.ms'ed. Le Roy, N.Y. The Mm who pot the EEs In FEET* For CoDQress. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Sixth Congressional district of South Carolina, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, p J E Ellerbe. I hereby announce myself a candidate to represent the Sixth Congressional district in the nekt Congress, subject to the Democratic primary, p A L Hamer. For State Senator. To the Democratic Voters of Williamsburg County:?I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the State Senate, subject to the rules governing the primary election. Soliciting your support, I am, Respectfully, p EC Epps. To the Voters of Williamshurc Countv! I hereby announce myself a candidate for the State Senate, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Soliciting your support, 1 am, Respectfully, p Hugh McCutchen. For House of Representatives. To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Henry A Kennedy, p To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I have decided to allow my name to be used in the coming primary to be voted on for one of your Representatives. I promise to abide your decision. Yours Respectfully, p J J M Graham. The friends of Mr S A Graham announce him as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules a/ 4U/v. T^/t??tA/iwnfi/t naviir n VI Ul(7 vciuuciauw pen vjr. p To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully soliciting your support, I am. Yours very truly, p Dr J H Pratt. To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the House of Representatives, pledging myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. Soliciting your support, I am, Respectfully, p RK Wallace To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Soliciting your support, I am Very respectfully, p B B Chandler. To the Democratic Voters of Williamsburg County: Pursuant to the solicitation of friends, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Your support will be highly appreciated. p F R Hemingway. The friends of Mr E F PaossER.havii:g faith in his ability and integrity, take pleasure in presenting him to the voters of Williamsburg county as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to the rules of the Democratic Drimarv. p To the Democnatic Voters of Williamsburg:?I hereby# announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary. I bespeak your suffrages in my behalf. p Robert J Kirk. For County Treasurer. I am a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the rules governing the primary. p R B Smith. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-appointment to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J Wesley Cook. For Auditor. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reappointment to the office of Auditor for Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J J B Montgomery. For Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of County Superintendent of Education, subject to the Democratic primary. p J Graham McCullough. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Education, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, p R N Speigner. For Road Engineer. ro the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Road Engineer, pledging myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic primary, p Robert H Ervin. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Road Engineer, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, p H D Ferrell. I hereby announce myself a candiiate for the office of Road Engineer )i Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, p TP Fulmore. c F stuckey announces himself a randidate for the office <>f Road Engin;er. subject to the' rules of the Demorratic primary election. p I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Road Engineer for Williamsburg county subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully soliciting your support, I am. Yours to serve, p John W Dennis. Jr. I hereby announce myself a candidate for election as Road Engineer of Wiliamsburg county. I will say by way )f introduction that I am a son of the ate VV S Camlin, Sr, who/was a Reprejentative of the county on the Demo:ratic ticket for several terms. Solicitng your support, I am. Respectfully, p Wade 0 Camlin. i tes* Cards. I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Road Engineer for Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully, P Geo F Chandler. We hereby announce Mr J P Frierson a candidate for the office of Road Enfineer of Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. p Friends. ????????? % For Magistrate I at johnsot /ille. m I hereby announce myself a candi-^M date for Magistrate for JohnsonvilleJ^M District, subject to the rules of tl^^H Democratic primary. imI p2 N M Venters. The friends of Dudley G HugginsBH announce him as a candidate for trate for Johnsonville District, subject to the rules of the primary. 1 The friends of Mr '.v Enos McDaniel having faith in his integrity and ability do present his name as a candidate for Magistrate for Johnsonville Disrtrict, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p at hebron. The friends of Mr R C McElveen hereby announce himN as a candidate for Magistrate of the Hebron District, al. i_- i.L ? suujeci iu nit? ruies 01 me primary. Many Friends. I hereby announce myself a candidate for tiie office of Magistrate in IJebron District, subject to the rules of y the Democratic primary. I promise, if/-* elected, to try to discharge my duty faithfully. Soliciting the support of the voters of Hebron District, I am. Respectfully, p J T Friekson. * I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate for Hebron District, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J Ed Coker. at lanes I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Magistrate at Lanes, S C, pledging myself to abide by the rules of tne Democratic " primary. p JI Morris. \ l nereny announce myself a candidate for reappointment for the office of Magistrate of the Lanes District, suoject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p S G McDonald. ikfl at cades. To the Voters of Williamsburg County * who are Interested in Magistrate at j Cades: The friends of R T Grimsley offer his name to be voted on in iKe coming primary for said office. He will abide your decision. FRiENDS. p I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Cades, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Soliciting your support, I am, Very respectfully, p 8 W McElveen. AT M0RRI9VILLE. The friends of Mr J H Eaddy announce him as a candidate for Magistrate for Morrisville District, subject to rules of the Democratic party. p I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate for Morria* vtlle District, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, p J M Godwin. AT TRIO. To the Voters of Williamsburg County who are Interested in Magistrate at Trio: I hereby announce myself a candidate for M agistrate at Trio, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Very respectfully, p AW GRAHAM. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate for Trio District, subject to the rules of the primary, p J P Thomas. I hereby announce myself a candidate for M agistrate of the Trio district. My record of two years as Magistrate is before the people. I can but promise, if elected, to do in the future as I have done in the oast?that is, to work for the / people and all the people. Soliciting your suffrages in my behalf, and promising to perform the duties of this office fearlessly and honestly, ^ Respectfully, p v W 8 Camlin. at kingstree. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Magistrate of Kingstree / District, subject to the rules of theDemocratic primary. p , Jno M Ross. I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Magistrate of Kingstree district and respectfully solicit your support. p J B Gamble. at greelyville. I hereby announce myself for reappointment to the office of Magistrate at Greelyville, subject to the rules of Democratic primary. p S M Bradshaw. I I I Are You a Woman? I n Cardui | The Woman's Tonic | FUBSlf IT OBTOSTS^ . Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly ^ The Old Standard resent etrengthenisf took. '' OaOVB'8 TABTBLB88 chill TONIC. Wtm eat Malaria.earichet the bleod .and bailde up the tr* ' tea. true tonic. For adult* and children. is n ffltt / AS