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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1920. ?
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CANDIDATES MAKE
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from the remarks he made, and told j
them that if they sent him to Columbia,
he would be there, and that by ,
sending him they could do no worse
they had done. As he left the
speaker's stand he was applauded. * J
For County Treasurer.
Mr. R. B. Smith, who stands for
re-election without opposition, told ^
the crowd that as he had nt> opposi- ,
tion he therefore had no speech, but (
was grateful to the good people of
for what they had done .
for him in the past, and hoped they 1
. would continue to give him their support.
,
J. J. B. Montgomery
introduced himself as " your next 1
auditor " He had been their auditor
for 30 years and expected to be their
auditor for 30 years longer. "Daddy" '
is "at home" when in Greelyville, and
was greeted with cheers, as usual,
when he presented himself there Tuesday.
Rev. J. 0. Carroway.
Rev. J. 0. Carroway, candidate for
clerk of the court, spoke next and
told his listeners that for four years
the ambition to seek this office had
lain dormant. That four years ago
he had been the opponent of one man
now he had two apponents. He feels
that he is the logical man for the office,
because of age. He would phom
ise do improvement in the conduct or
the office, but would do his very best
to make the people a good clerk of
court, and would get on his knees in
the office to pray, with callers if need
be.
Mr. Jno. D. Brit ton
Mr. Britton made a very logical
and certainly a most opportune
"speech", for it was long past the
noon hour, people were hungry, the
temperature of the hall was sizziipg,
and there were yet to come the candidates
for sheriff, for probate judge,
for supervisor, for supt. of education,
for coroner, for magistrate at Greelyville.
True, the time limit for each
had been fixed at 2 to 5 minutes, but
same was not too*closely observed.
Mr. Britton simply announced that
he was a candidate for clerk of the
court and "would appreciate your
support."
Mr. R. K. Wallace,
was the thiru and last candidate for
the office of clerk of court to speak
He told the audience that he had represented
them in the legislature and
had no small part in passing legislation
for their protection and redress
of grievances. He yields to no man
a superior ability in handling the af*
* " w raQt,
fairs 01 we oiuce. I1C SOIU IIV uiuj
not possess the brain of Plato or Socrates,
but that he was peculiarly fitted
for the office; was a lawyer by
profession and had done office work
all his life. Fe was heartily applauded
Mr. J. N. Haramet
Mr. Hammet announced his candidacy
for le-election to the office of
county supervisor; thanked the people
of Greelyville for past support
and said he lu.d no fear of defeat in
the present lace. He said he was being
accused for the condition of roads
and bridges but that he had nothing
to do with these?ins auues were
simply those of bookkeeper. He was
clerk to the board of commissioners.
Mr. S. J. Singletary
^ Mr. Singletary stated that he had
nbeen supervisor of the county when
the duties were nuch greater and the
pay much less; had naught to say
against Mr. Hammet but thought
himself well qualified for the office
and proposed to make a fair and
square .ace and do his best to^>eat
him. He had had some ups and
downs while supervisor; had been
caHe 1 before the grand jury for matters
over which he had no control,
then again, he was charged with
drinking too much, which he said,
was too true to deny. He had long
since given whiskey the parting hand,
and if elected would not burden the
county with inefficient sendee
Mr. M. F. Montgomery.
Mr. Montgomery was the first to
speak of the two candidates for superintendent
of education. He was
in his home community and was well
received. He said he was vitally in-1
terested in educational work, had been j
engaged in it and expected to follow |
it. If elected he intends to look into j
eveiy school 400m in the county, giv- >
' ?upalfpr i
ing bptviai dwciikivu w w.v ?
rural schools, inspecting the work of
Ihe teachers and help to correct bad
methods. He is devoted to education
and if elected promised to give the
aest he has to the duties of the office
He would be in Kingstree where he
could be easily gotten in touch with
if he were not in the office to meet i
?verv caller.
Mr. Cleon W. Stuckey.
Mr. Stuckey, who is a candidate for
ihe office of superintendent of education
reviewed his record of sendee
n other counties, which had given
!iim ten years experience in educational
work. He felt that he knew what'
the people needed, anu would do his.
!>est to -give them able and efficient j
en-ice if elected. He strongly advocates
school wagons or trucks foN
transporting rural children to and:
from school in communities where the
school is located quite a distance away, I
is is the case all over this county.,
T,-oe o farmer I
ine cannula w saju uc
and that he resided in the Nesmith
section. He received good attention
from the audience.
Mr. Thomas W. Chandler.
The next group of speakers were i
the fellows seeking the office of sher-'
iff. Mr. Tom Chandler, the Cedar
Swamp candidate, was the first to be
called. He spoke of the call to war.
his response to the call, his service over-seas,
and told the people that they
would be safe in electing him sheriff.
He knew they were "not going to forget
a soldier.so soon." .
Judge P. M. Brockinton
The next candidate to speak for the
office of sheriff was Judge P. M.
Brockinton. He was well received and
given the attention of the audience as
* * ?"ciml snlendid !
he ser iorui m n.j,
style, his claims to the office. Unfortunately
The/ Record man had to
leave the hall just before this candidate
was called and was therefore unable
to hear what he had to say.
Mr. W. J. Cockfield.
This candidate told the people that
he was a candidate for sheriff; that
he had been connected with the office
for eight and a half years and understood
the duties; he knew how the office
should be conducted, but that it
took the help and cooperation of the
citizens to make him successful. If j
elected would make a good sheriff,
fair to all and paying special favor to
none.
Mr. H. S. Gamble.
This candidate was on home groumi,
where he has been magistrate for several
years. He seemed to forget that
there were other candidates in the
race besides himself and H. "U. Kinder,
and it was the latter's scalp he
was after. He told the audience mat i
he had promised 4 years ago to beat
Mr. Kinder for sheriff. He had no
war record, but was running on his
record as magistrate and deputy in
Greelyville, and "if any one of you
will find a man to say I'll not make
good as your sheriff, I'll withdraw
from the race; but if you'll give me
your vote on Aug. 31, I'll beat the
bunch."
Mr. H. U. Kinder
who is also a candidate for sheriff
had a bad cold and was not in condition
to make a speech. He reminded
the audience that he was in the race
four years ago, and had received a
fine vote. He had studied the duties
of sheriff and familiarized himself
with them; if elected would make
such a good sheriff that adjoining
counties would be obliged to take notice
of his work. Didn't know just
why Mr. Gamble had singled him out
to beat, as there were other candidates
for the office. He had worked hard
for the office; was glad he made the
race four years ago. Had no record
tn nffpr. hut had made a good coron
er. He promised to make a good sher
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iff, always on tne aien, dllU 1V/UUJ w J
enforce the laws. closed by asking
the voters of Greelyville to give
him what votes they didn't give his
friend, Mr. Gamble.
Mr. H. J. Brown.
Mr. Brown, of Cades, who is a candidate
for reappointment to the office
of coroner told the people how glad
he was to be there; that he was 79
years old; would probably not come
before them again, and would appreciate
their support in this election.
During his tern of cffice had missed
only one call, and that to Greelyville, j
because his wife was sick and he could
not make the trrip. Mr. H. S. Gamble
had attended the duty for him.
Mr. M. B. Mitchum
who is also a candidate for coroner
was the next speaker. He told the
audience that he was comparatively
a young man and capable of filling |
the office satisfactorily; but was without
any past experience as a county
official, and would appreciate their
support.
Mr. J. Pat Gibbons
Thml and last candidate to speaK
as candidate for coroner, "brought
down the house". He touched on ;
mythology and ancient history and i
geography from Greelyville via bay |
of Biscay, and in machine-gun style
traversed the universe until he finally
landed on J. Pat Gibbons, candidate
for coroner. His speech was pronounced
the sjieech of the day.
Mr. 1L E. Clarkson
Candidate for probate judge, had
looked into the functions of the office
and found that the duties of probate
judge are of very great importance.
He believes he cdr fill those duties
most acceptably. He is a resident of
Kingstree ant would devote his entire
time to the office. Had nothing
to say against his opponent, one was
an excellent larmer and the other a
prophet. It would be wrong, at this
time when national cry is for greater
production, to take a good man oil
me iarm.
Mr. W. E. Snowden.
Mr. Snowden was the next candidate
up for the office of probate
judge. He was glad to be among the
good people of Greelyville, and remarked
on the advanced age in which
we are living. He felt that he was
capable of filling the office and as
this was a time for thinking and doing,
he hoped the people would think
of him as their candidate for probate
judge, and on August 31 do for him
that which would, make him in reality
their judge of probate.
Mr. D. M. Lesesne
Was the third and last candidate to
speak for the office of probate judge.
It was the first time he had ever been
a candidate for office and had burnt
no gasoline in going all over the county
soliciting votes. He said he had
studied and practiced law and was
well qualified to fill the office he was
seeking. Did not believe in piling up
treasure in the coffers of Jno. D.
Rockefeller by using his gas and oil
running over the county vo solicit
votes.
Mr. C. B. Cox.
This candidate was late to arrive I
on the field of battle. He lived in the |
Hemingway section and had a long
road to travel to Greelyville. Mr.
Cox announced his candidacy for the
house of representatives and told the
audience that while he was not known
to them he would appreciate their
support cn August 31.
For Magistrate at Greelyvilee.
The first of aspirants to appear :n
behalf of his candidacy for this office
was Mr. J. B. Bryant, who was seeking
the office because of his phycical
condition, which incapacitated him for
arduous work. He was an invalid
and asked the support of his fellowcitizens
at the polls on August 31.
Messrs. L. B| Browder, M. M. Bradshaw
and M. M. Bateman eac'i announced
their candidacy for magistrate
at fJreelwille. and the mating
adjourned. It was 2 o'clock^
The campaign meeting was held at
Trio yesterday, is holding at Morrisville
t)day, and will be at Hemingway
tomorrow.
FOREMOST ISSUE1
LEAGUE OF NATIONS |
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League of Nations, but had straddled
the real League issue."
"Governor Cox is in the position of
holding fast to President Wilson with
one hand and reaching for the public
with the other," said the statement.
"He leaves entirely unanswered in his
speech the main issue of the.'League?
Article X?and no one knows how he
stands on it except by interpreting his
statement made after the conference
with President Wilson as meaning that
he favors it Governor Cox must
come out cleanly in the campaign and
say whether he favors Article X;
whether he favors sending American
troops abroad, for his speech of acceptance
is very unsatisfactory' on
that point.
Prohibitionists Find Fault.
Chicago, Aug. 7.?Governor Cox's
failure to take a definite stand concerning
a possible repeal of the Volstead
act and the eighteenth amendment
is "looked upon with great disfavor
and disappointment by the Prohibition
party," Virgil G. Hinsliaw,
chairman of the party national committee,
said today. He previously had
characterized Senator Harding's stand
on the question as "unsatisfactory."
"Neither a ndidate has taken the
stand it was hoped he would take?
namely, firm opposition to any change
in the present laws affecting prohibition,"
said Mr. Hinshaw.
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