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until Mit A^ssstmeWATl MDftaVIHG AT 8H1LOH ?ntMMD> BY CROWD OP ABOOT mrWDRKD Devoid of Foatareo ami Etc* Wm Gtvon sa Attentive Trulwck Preceded at MayeeviUe To T%e taHSal mat tins of the numter Coeuty paMUcaJ cumpalgn was a very llaUaaa affair. There were no features et ojiaaaal internet to mark the agajaanen of the campaigners. A crowd el apoat one hundred votere und a ?wanker of ladies of the 8hIIoh and trinity enotione of the county inhered In the grove at flhlloh to hear the epieama. who were gtven an attentive hen ring, There were no ovatloao gtv eai, although each speaker received a portion of applause. The campaign party la a small one fusd the campaigners are on the of terms, the majority of their pleasure at be? ta* ta tan race with their opponente aid gtvtng an their only rename for twanreh** far office their dee!re to serve tte nenntt. The trip to Saitoh waa made In au tgeailllii by macabers of thi cam Salem patty. Them ware law |tcreeaa apsea Snmter antstde of the cam iinen, or oeneo bolderi who will 9mm esndn two yaara from noir, who the meeting at Bhileh the ? speaking oem ef the eaniUdatee decided a at the should apeak those with Btngm opponents, the -for tho letfiimturo thjt eejaildates for magtstiats th whore the mooting* adj#. Tern mlnutee were diet wed mndlletae far supervisor, Ivo tor tiane fir ear en er and ftfteen tot thane Wise cessght seata la the legislature, five mlnuaas wore given to the cundl Sr. Claude Tmleck waa asked t to ?adsjtta at the meeting and did no In n paly eatlefaetory manner, pi eaoatlag m nkenhtrs In their tnra in a way frrwsstod to make thorn feel at their [en *At rhe outset hie asked those to give the candidAtee an at swnrlng. es this was the tleae ciuad)datee to epedh and lot to aneesv in compliance with l trtitjilinnt? WerO no fSlOrrnpUotM ^?nwj* ^ ei^ee^efela^fi fttd thfe ctM*^~ i. ? ^ * ^^Ja^4 ^eV^^A i Si ? ? dnsui m - ^ --^ _ ^\\\m\mk "^nalcal^t^p^t ERetook and waa over toy one r 1 Tnn unopposed eaadldatee ware the eVnt to ha called on. J. K. Bradford, eaadtdate far ekeriff, thanked the rotere for their support four years and asked thorn for a continuance of their aaatrngo. He appreciated the tact that he had no opposition and aa Cnat hear ore that he waa better near, because of his experience, to Sil the office than during his first Mr. U Scarborough, candidate to intend himself as clerk of court, that a man might well be of hie frlende and he* had al? ways appraise ted what hie friends had for him at 8hlloh on former oc He had tried to do his duty by his office and had kept tho work In tho office well up at all tiroes. He promised to continue to conduct too affaire of the office in future so that ao ana would have occasion to regret Tar ea?ter aV m\ Wilder staflfjM had) hoed tho office for a awaakur of years and he waa proud to op without opposition at this time, as \t hsdtrated that the people were sat bated with the way he had conducted ka affaire, aad showed their trust and aeafiatneo in him. He promised to eWdoaver la future to give hie best la order to give general *at County Treasurer B. C. Wallace |ht re-election to the office which ho had conducted to the beet of hla anility, with Intelligent and businee Mac method*. He promleed to al? ways give courteous treatment and at? tention to all who had business with the office. He thanked the people for their peat support and asked the con? tinuance of their favor. Supervisor P. ef. Pitta was ths first icr who has opposition. Hs ex hie appreciation for the con which had been placed In him in the past eight years. With ths oonaty board he had used the money given them to the nest advantage for tap county, as they saw It. Ths work in Ballon township and Sumtsr coun? ty"* ahowed for Itself what had been done during his term of office. He asked the voters In casting their bal? lot to consider what had been done aad to vote accordingly. He promhted to do hie beet for the county at all tlmea, as he saw his duty, whether he received the support of clttsens or not. Ha asked re-election on his merits and premised to give all of his time to the duties of the office In the future, as ho had In the past. Mr. U sT White, s candldste for the trat eance, stated that he had noth inp ajelr^ Mr. Pitta, his only reason for runlnft was that fie wuntet the ?Moo. "I hied Jost as leave Mr. Pitts hove the office as any man in the county, except myself." he stated He asked the suffrage of the voters of Shlloh and promised, if elected, to five the county an economical ad? ministration and to do his duty. For coroner W. J. Seale was the Aral speaker. Ha seeks to succeed himself on his record In office. He had triad to give the county a busi? ness-like administration and to save money for the county and to ihose parsons affected in cases whero he had boon called. Ha would always give his host attention to the duties of the office and asked the support o ' the people of Shlloh. Mr. Joe. R. Singleton stated that ha had fought at the Battle of Dingle's Mill and was therefore a war veteran. He asked the ladies to see their sweet? hearts and gat them to vote for him. He wanted a majority of the votes of Shlloh and would thank the voters for them. Ha stated that when the votes wars counted on the 29th of August he hoped that the people of Sumter county would,And that "Old Joa Singleton* was coroner of Sum? ter county. Utter Mr. 8lngleton came back on the stand at his own request to state that ha had risked his life In making Wade Hampton governor of South Carolina In 1876. Be than read Oov. Hampton'a last speech to the Confederate veterans of his command. The candfctatee for the hduee of representatives came In alphabetical order. Mr. Charles I* Cuttino, re? ferred M bin race for the same office eight years iigo when ho was defeat? ed. Ha staled that ha did not have tht? same 14? a* now as he had then. Ho had not thought of running for the office) all too until ho had seen a card in the paper inserted by his friends, whan ha had decided to run for the office Ha believed that he was wall? attod for the office as any man In Uta raoe, ?s ha had bean ihfough tho trying experiences of Ufa which had confronted so many others. He had bean a poor boy and had made tile living by tho sweat of his brow, .in bis fight to better hi* condition. jHe i Was a farmer and lived on the farm nearly all of his Ufa. Ha han been raised In Clarendon county, but had moved to Sumter, as a larger field, whan he beotvme older. Ha had nev? er held public office and the only pub Ua work bo had over done was tho Jn , dosing of the records of tha county, and any lawyer would say that the Job was a good one. He would not raou* If ,** wa> aot elected1, as his Chief raasiW lor eflertng for alction wag thai he thought that knowing the troubles of the poor, he might be In? strumental in making or In helping to make a law or laws to better the condlton or to help some one In need of aid. $s discussed the Laney-Odom aot and the effect It had had on the Insurance companies and Insurance in tha State. A large number of the Urea In tha State, ha thought, ware of incendiary origin, whsro the tailor? ed wanted merely to recover the In? eurance money. Thla was a disgrace to the 'Stats' and severe punt shir ent should ha accorded anyone doing this. Ik referring to tho paasage of the I Laney-Odom aot ha stated that the legislature had overdone the matter of regulation of insurance companies aad ths result was that the companies had withdrawn and the rates were Increased. He believed In modifying tha pr?sent law so that it would be to tho advantage of the companies and Insured also. He'favored biennial sessions of ths legislature; he thought too many laws were made and that tha passage of Injurious laws should bo prevented. He promised ,tf elected, to give the duties of the office the same attention which ha gave to his ladivldual business. J. U Qlllls of Rembert seeks the sams office. He said that he was away from hla home, but that he was not a stranger In the county, as he had lived In It aver since he was a child. He had begun the battle of life more handicapped than some of hla opponents, as he was without a college education. He had always tried to make two blades of grass grow where one grew before, he stated, and this year he had made four grow where one waa before, a statement which eleclted much laughter from the crowd. He promised to squarely face all matters which came up be? fore him, if eVected, and to do at all times what he thought to be best for the county and State. He asked for the support of his hearers and prom? ised at all times to have his heart and eye single to the reeds and wish? es of every individual in Sumter rousty. He referred to his service of eight years as magistrate, in which office he had always r.rled to du hin duty. He advocated a lower rate of Interest as being for the beHt Interest of the State. He would represent all Interests, If elected.as what was ggod for ono was good for all, and what hurt one hurt all. He would not only represent the farmers. He favored the State warehouse system, the best rural schools which could be secured for the funds appropriated for them, pensions for old soldiers and good roods, as far as was rouHlHtent. He opposed the creation of new office*, when they were not needed, as they culled fur more money to run them. He favored biennial sessions of the legislature. If elected he would al? ways be found ready and willing to serve. Davis D. Moise was the next speak? er. He has nerved one term in the legislature and seeks to suceed him? self and Is not seeking a new job. He supposed that the other candidates were seeking to fill the office vacated by Mr. Reiser, who was not seeking re-election. He ran two years ago, when Shlloh and other sections i of Sumter county had seen fit to elec: him by a large majority. He thanked the people for the confidence placed ?in him then and hoped that that con? fidence had been deserved by his rec? ord in the legislature. He referred to the Immense number of bills intro? duced every year and stated that he was opposed to the introduction;of so many bills, as there were too many laws now and one of the chief duties of a good representative was to see that many of these needless laws did not pass. He took up the Laney Odom act, stating that he had opposed it There were two bills introduced, one the Lahey-Odom aot, and the other a bill which gave the Insurance commissioner authority to hold hear? ings on rates when it was charged that they were unjust or excessive, and after the hearing the commis? sioner was to pass on the rate. -., He had favored this measure, but the oth? er had been passed. The result was that Insurance companies had with? drawn and insurance could not be se? cured in the rural sections. He was In favor of regulating the insurance companies or other large corporations, if they needed regulation, and would vote for a measure to such effect, if he was shown that it waa a good bus? iness proposition. He stated that it was the poor man In the country Who was made to suffer by the passage of the law, as he could not get Insur? ance, and he had given as his chief reason for opposing the Laney-Odom measure that the rates would go Hp, which they have done. One reason he wanted to go back to the legislature was to see that a reasonable?, and just law Is passed guarding this Is? sue. He favored the State warehouse) system, as the best thing which, been done for the farmers, as money through It could be secured on j farm products at as cheap or- cheaper rate of lntereet than ever before, ? under the pesent federal banking law* stated emphatically that It must be kept out of politics, howevr. He fa? vored biennial sessions of tlie legisla? ture. He said that the voter*, .had a good set of men to choose from, and aaked to be remembered on tho 2?th of August when the people of Shlloh marked their tickets for the ballot box. Dr. W. Id McCutcheon said that he had been asked why he was running. He said he ran of his own wish and no ono was putting him up to run. He desired the office because It was an honor to be a member of tho legisla? ture, especially from Sumter. county; he wanted to do something for the county and State and he wanted to give the voters of the county a larger field from which to select their repre? sentatives. He believed In keeping down the number of bills and elimi? nating unnecessary ones. He thought that everybody believed in and want? ed good schools and good roada He wanted to see that the money of the Stute was expended in an economical way. He favored the State warehouse system, but wanted it kept out of politics. He did not believe in giving too much authority to any one man or set of men, as it set temptation in their way. He asked the support of the people of Shlloh on election day and would appreciate anything they might do for him. J. K. McElveen, Shiloh's favorite son, was the next candidate seeking the office of representative who gave his views. He stated that the people had already heard several good speeches, so he would not attmept to make one, but would simply outline his position on the issues of the day. He believed in education as a com? munity builder. He wanted to see the rural schools built up and he advocat? ed in having in each township a graded and high school which would reach the twelfth grade, providing a place for every boy and girl in the country to secure at least a partial education. "To my mind this is one of the greatest issues before us today," he stated. He believed in education along agricultural lines, teaching the farmers to raise their own meat and bread at home, so that they should not want for food. He asked those whose taxes were too low to raise their hands, and no hands were raised. He then asked those whose taxes were too high, ot were burdened by taxes to raise their hands. At first no hands were raised, when he Insisted two persons raised their hands. He fa? vored biennial sessions of the legisla? ture, as a means to cutting down ex? penses. He favored four-year terms of oflice, as a saving for the candidates, as It cost considerable to run. He fa? vored cutting down the salaries of State officials and the saving of the State* money In other ways, so as to reduce taxes. He criticised the tax commission, as something useless, whose duties shoiild devolve upon the State Board of Equalization, which was a body representing the people, while the tax commission did not, and he believed in letting the people have their own representatives. The abolishment of the tax commissio. wolud save the State money, he argued. He said that the legislature was the State's taxing machine ano it was time to call a halt to its raising, the taxes. In conclusion he asked for the suffrage of the people of Shiloh at which some one in the crowd call? ed out: "You'll get It al right, John." Mr. A. K. Sanders stated that he was not an orator and would not try to make a speech. He merely want? ed to give an accounting of his work in the office to which he had bee elected two years ago, and to ask the voters If It satisfied them. If it did, he asked that he be sent back for another two years, suying that he had served for five terms in the legislature and considered himself, because of his experience, better lifted than ever be? fore for the office. He pointed out that in the past fifteen years Surnter had had three chairmen of the ways and means committee, Mr. Altamont Moses, Col. Wilson, and Dr. Dick, who had secured their high positions be? cause they had been consistently re? turned to the legislature and were worthy of* the. trust and honor. He stated that in the paBt two years more constructive legislation was en? acted than ever before and he had supported every constructive measure He favored the State warehouse system. Everybody knew the good results it had accomplished. He thought that biennial sessions of the legislature would accomplish the work necessary. He had always been on the job and did nott hink that he had missed a single session of the house. He promised ,lf re-elected, to serve as faithfully in the future as he had tried to serve in the past. Mr. C. E. Stubbs sought the office of representative with no ulterior mo? tive than to advance the welfare of his fellow, man and State. He believ? ed in free and equal rights for all and special privileges for none. He felt honored by having so many fine gen? tlemen in the race and asked the suf? frage of the voters, feeling sure that Sumter county would be well repre? sented no matter which three were elected.. In outlining his platform he stated that he favored having less politics In tho State, as it caused a feeling of unrest. He wanted bien? nial sessions of the legislature, with four year terms for all State officers, with the governor and lieutenant governor not eligible for re-election. He favored the extension and develop? ment of the State warehouse system. He favored a rural credit system by which the tenant farmer might be come a land holder. He believed in a thorough educational system with facilities for the rural schools. He stood for reasonable aid for Confed? erate veterans. He wanted good roads and stood for any business-like and prudent measures which would g)ve them. He wanted a practical Torrens land registration system. He thought that the State warehouse system should be in the hands of a board with a commissioner to administer the affairs at the direction of the board. He bel.'eved that the present Insurance laws should be revised so as - to pro? vide for an equitable method of fixing rates and the hearing of and revision of rates on complaint. At the same time he was opposed to allowing in? surance companies to operate as a monopoly in constraint of competition. In closing he asked for the suffrage of the good people of Shiloh and prom? ised to do his best for the county and State, if elected. The candidates for magistrate came in last. There wer three seeking elec? tion in the first district. J. T. Dennis asked to be elected to the office of magistrate. He stated that he would always be found at home and could be reached thero any time. He would give his time and attention to the of? fice and promised to learn the duties of the office, which he would con? duct as he thought it should be. He wanted to serve the people, but if they thought that another man was better fitted for the office, why vote for the better man. He wanted the voteF of thore who thought he was the best man for the office. Mr. J. C. McElveen asked the votes of those who considered him quali? fied for the office. He promised to deal fairly by everybody, if elected. Mr. F. U Player, who is seeking re? election, gave a statement of what he had done in the five and half years he had served as magistrate. He had done his duty without regard to friends or foe. What he had done was for law and order, for which he stood at all tiutCS, and would always stand. He promised to continue to <ilve juctice to all, If re-elected to the office. The meeting was then adjourned and the candidates and others mingled and disctissed political issues and en? gaged in social intercourse for several hours before the candidates left for their homes. Dinner was served on the grounds und all who wanted could secure rice and barbecue. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE The young business man measures the importance of his enterprise by the vision which he has of its ultimate growth. The Officers of this Institution, in like manner, measure the im? portance of his bank account, nit by the size of its initial deposit but by its possibilisies for develop? ment. We cordially invite the accounts of young men embarking in the business world. The National Bank of Sumter, ON THE BUSIEST CORNER IN SUMTER ? ????????MM H ? M ?????? 4 ? ? M ? ? M M M I > f?4 > MTMTTUj LIBERAL TERMS are here ex'ended to patrons. Correspondence relative to the opening of an account is invited. i The Firsft National Bank I SUMTER, S. C. The Oldest Banking Institution in the County MOUNTAIN ?AND? SEASHORE I EXCURSION FARES FROM SUMTER Baltimore. Md. $12.25 Washington. D. C. $10.25 Norfolk. Va. $ 8.25 ' Richmond. Va. $ 8.25 Wilmington. N. C. $ 5.65 Asheville. N. C. $ 6.95 And to Hltout twenty-five oilier resorts In North and South Caro? lina at corrcsi>ondingly low fare*, and the excursion fares apply from many other ixdnts In South Carolina and the Southeast. Tickets will be sold for all Mains on Wednesday, August 16th, 1916 limited returning to mich original starting i>olnt until midnight of September 1st, 1916. Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of The South For fares, schedules, sleeping car accommodations and any de? sired, information, call on O, V. I*la>\?r, Tieket Agent, Sumter, S. ft