The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 05, 1916, Image 6
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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
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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
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LIBERAL TERMS
are here ex'ended to patrons.
Correspondence relative to the
opening of an account is invited.
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SUMTER, S. C.
The Oldest Banking Institution in the County
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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