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THr! SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the eods Thoa Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June,. IE 111 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1906. New Series-Yol. XXTI. 3k> 5? Published Every Wednesday -BY OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, SUMTER, S. C. Terms: $1.50 per annum-in advance. Advertisements : One Square first insertion... ...J1.50 Every subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will ba charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. I BILLY BRYAN COMES HOME. - Many Large Welcoming Parties Met the Steamer and Gave the Distin? guished Democrat a Hearty Ova? tion. "New York, Aug. 29.--Under gray skies, but In exuberant spirits, and bronzed by the suns of many climes during a year of travel completely around the world, Wm. Jtnnings Bry? an, of Nebraska, twice the nominee of the Democratic party for President of the United States, and already en? dorsed as the candidate for 1908, steamed up New York bay this after? noon oin the steamer Prinzess Irene, and received an ovation from large welcoming parties, which went down to quarantine to meet and cheer the incoming vessel and its distinguished passenger. Mr. Bryan did not enjoy his usual health during the voyage, bat he was much better today, and sai^ that he felt sure he would be able to carry? out the plans which have been made for him during the next few days. He was very much fatigued when he boarded the steamer, and during the entire voyage suffered from in? digestion and severe headache. His illness v, as not serious enough to in- j terfere with his. work, however, and he devoted a large part of the nine j days at sea in preparing his speeches and in keeping up his correspon? dence. Mr, Bryan will not land in New York city proper until tomorrow afternoon, when he will be received cut the Battery by delegations of prominent Democrats from all parts of the country, and escorted to the hotel where he will make his head? quarters while here. He was taken off the Prinzess Irene by special per? mission of President Roosevelt short? ly after the vessel had 'anchored in quarantine. First he went aboard two tugs, which had been chartered by "Bryan's Nebraska home folks," where he was exultantly greeted and hailed as the next President. He then went aboard the trjm little yacht Illini, owned by his long time friend and schoolmate, Edward F. Goltra, of St. Louis, and where such well known Democrats as Norman E. Mack, national committeeman for New York, and Daniel J. Campau, national committeeman for Michigan, were awaiting him. In the Illini Mr.* Bryan was taken to the landing of the * Ocean Yacht Club, at Stapleton, Stat? en Island, where he landed and was whirled away in an automobile to the home of Lewis Nixon, "Ben Braw," on the heights of Tompkinsville, and overlooking the harbor. Here Mr. Bryan spent the night, the evening being devoted to a serious conference with intimate personal friends and men of prominence in his party. No special political sig? nificance was attached to the confer? ence by those who attended it, and who declared its purport was merely to learn Mr. Bryan's wishes regard? ing the plans which have been made for him during the next few weeks and to acquaint him with the drift of affairs at home. Mr Bryan was accompanied by his wife and daughter, Miss Grace Bry? an. Mrs. Bryan went with him on the Illini to Mr. Nixon's home. Miss Bryan continued on the steamer and spent the night with friends in the city. Co!. Moses C. Wetmore, of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Dunlop and Miss Dunlop, of Chicago, who had been travelling companions of the Bryans during the latter part of their tour of Europe, also arrived on the Prinzess Irene. Mr. Bryan could not be drawn into a discussion of political questions to? day. "What I have to say of politics at this time, and with my incomplete knowledge of affairs at home, will be said tomorrow night at the 'Madison Square Garden reception, under the auspices of the Commercial Travel? lers' Anti-Trust League. Probably then you will find that I sha:! discuss subjects I have spoken of bei'ore," Mr. Bryan added with twinkling eyes. MR. BRYAN WELCOMED HOME. Tremendous Ovation Given the Ne? braskan In New York. New York, Aug. 30.-Wiliam Jen? nings Bryan, of Nebraska, who ar? rived in New York Haber yesterday afternoon and spent the night with frineds on a steam yacht down the j bay, landed in New York city this afternoon at 4 o'clock and was th? recipient of a continuing ovation from j that hour until tonight, when he had j finished a notable eighty minute ad? dress before 20,00 persons gathered in Madison Square Garden. Mr. Bry? an outlined clearly and vigorously the principles he thought should guide the Democrats iii their next campaign. Greeted by nearly every prominent Democrat in the country, and accom? panied oy ih.im >r Bryan was driven from the yacht landing at the Battery to the Victoria Hotel. He was oonstanly cheered by those on the crowded sidewalks. Once at the i hotel he was fairly mobed by thous- ' ands of his admirers, was called upon fer an impromptu speech and then shoks hands for more than an hour with an* apparently neverending line of citizens. He dined with his fam? ily and friends and then was driven in an automobile to Madson Square Garden, where his welcome home was made complete in a series of some of the most remarkable demonstrations New York has ever known. The Garden meting was presided over by Mayor Tom L .Johnson, of Cleveland There were brief addresses by Gov? ernor Jos. W. Folk, of Missouri; Augustus Thomas, the playwright; Biarry W. Walker, of the Commercial Travellers^ Anti-Trust League, under whose auspices the reception was given and Mr. Johnson. Mr. Bryan's speech was a clear-cut outline of his ideas as to what the Democratic policy should be. The election of United States Senators by the people; regulatan of trusts by the Government, a universal eight hour day; a settlement of all inter? national disputes by arbitration rath? er than resort to force, and revision of the tariff-were some^of his points. Mr. Bryan declared, however, that he was merely expressing his own opinion and not atempting to fore? cast the policy of his party. Mr. Bryan declared that the trusts were the great issue of the day. He called for the enforcement of the criminal clause of the Sherman anti? trust law and the placing of trust controlled articles on the free list. He went into the question of the Government ownership of the rail? roads at great length and declared that what he had seen in other coun? tries had served to strengthen his convictions on the subject. He saw no danger in centralization, however, and for this reason advocated the Federal ownership of the trunk lines, and the State ownership of the local lines. The speaker gave the President some praise for what he termed his adoption of Democratic ideas. Mr. Bryan also addressed an over? flow meeting outside the Garden. He was driven to his hotel, where he was personally greeted by Wm. Randolph Hearst, who had been loudly cheered as he sat in a box at the Garden meeting. Mr. Bryan goes to New. Haven to deliver an afternoon address and to Bridgeport in the evening. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. San Francisco, Sept. 1.-In all, 452 people perished as a result of the disaster of April ISth. The local health department so states. An in? formal report of the State Board of Health states that of the victims .266 were killed by falling walls, ITT per? ished by fire. 7 shot and two died as a result of ptomaine poisoning in eat? ing "emergency canned goods of poor quality." It is not likely that a president of Erskine College will be elected until December, the trustees having fail? ed to meet at the time appointed on account of irregular railroad sched? ules. Dr. J. S. Moffett. of Chester, seems to be the favorite. "Aguardiente." a kind of rum made of sugar cane, is coming into such gr^.a* .demand in Mexico that much cane formerly used for sugar is now converted ??To alco?mi entirely. The attempts to cool the air in the Xew York subway still meet with scant success. Tn spite of the fact that an air-cooling plant, installed in the Brookljm bridge station of the subway at a cost of ?150,000, was in operation all day Friday, the tem? perature in the subway was ten de? grees higher than the outside air. THE OFFCIAL COUNT. MEETING OF THE STATE DEMO? CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMTTEE. Capt. J. D. Bell, Secretary-The Committee Is on Record as Saying That Ballots In Wrong Box Are No Good. Columbia, Aug. 30.-The State Democratic Executive Committee met last night in the office of the secre? tary of state to tabulate the vote for State offices and members of congress It had been rumored that there might be some political wire pulling ar?d wool pulling, but such was not the case. The members present were Wilie Jones, chairman; A. W. Jones, Abbe? ville; J. B. Black, Bamberg; W. D. Black, Barnwell; J. C. Colcock, Beau? fort; W. F. Stevenson, Chesterfield; R. W. Haynes, Berkeley; W. Turner Logan, Charleston; C. M. Davis, Clar? endon; J. R. Coggeshall, Darlington; J D. Bivens, Ravenel; J. W. Thur? mond, Edgefield;T. H. Ketchin, Winns boro; R. M. McCowan. proxy for D. H. Traxler, Florence; J. W. Doar, Georgetown; J. T. Bramlett, Green? ville; D. H. Magill, Greenwood; J. A. McDermott, Conway; T. Y. Williams, Lancaster; T. B. Crews, Lavrens; W. A Jamesy Bishopville; D. J. Griffith, Lexington; J. Stackhouse, Marion; J. N. Drake, Marlboro; C. L. Blease, Newberry; James Thompson, Wal? halla; Robert Lide, Orangeburg; Dr. R F. Smith, Pickens; W. K. Shealy, Saluda; N. L. Bennett, Spartanburg; L. I. Parrott, Sumter; C. W. Wolfe, Kingstree; F. H. Barber, York. On account of the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. T. Parks, Capt John D. Bell of Columbia was elected secretary. Itfr. Bell is one of the officials of the Carolina National bank and is well qualified for the re? sponsible duties of secretary. Reso? lutions of respect to the memory of Mr. Parks, offered by Mr. Lide, were adopted. ?^Chairman Jones appointed a com? mittee consisting of Messrs. W. F. Stevenson, D. H. Magill and J. Wai? ted Doar to tabulate the vote. The vote had alrady been tabulated by Secretary Bell at a great deal of trouble and everything was there for verification. This required but a few minutes and the committee found that the returns published were sub? stantially correct. The results are as follows: For Governor: Ansel.39,156 Manning.23,159 Blease.16,959 Branson.10,IIS Sloan.3,368 McMahan.2,243 Jones.j. 870 Edwards. 576 For Senator: Tillman.83,074 Comptroller General: Jones.51,132 Wrlker.45,559 Attorney General: Lyon.45,272 Youmans.22,975 Ragsdale.. ...28,210 Railroad Commissioner: Sumimersett. ..15,848 Wharton.24,636 Sellers.8,622 Cansler. 22,661 Sullivan.24,550 Adjutant General: Boyd.64,591 Haskell.31,062 Secretary of State: McCwan.5.1,867 Morrison.20,3y7 Ragin.13,500 Tribble. 7422 Lieutenant Governor: McLeod. 95.320 State Treasurer: Jennings.96,343 Superintendent of Education: Martin.<..92,564 The candidates for congress re? ceived the following vote: First District: Legare.9,01S Second District: Patterson.6,370 Toole.2,845 Hare.2.S21 Third District: Aiken.9f293 Beggs.0.S02 Fourth District: Johnson.12,732 Irby.2.13S Mahon.2,805 Fifth District: Finlay. 9 703 Strait.'"159 Seventh District: Lever.13,164 When the sub committee made its report, the committee adopted the tabulation and declared all who had received majorities to be the nomi? nees of the Democratic party. There THE DISCORDANT NOTE. BRYAN'S ADVOCACY OF GOV? ERNMENT OWNERSHIP OP RAILROADS CON? DEMNED. Senator Bailey of Texas and Repre sentaive Livingston o? Georgia Crit? icise the Proposition In Strong Terms-Probably Create Dissen? sion In the Party. Washington, Sept. 1.-William Jen? nings Bryan's advocay of government ownership of railroads has brought forth bitter criticism from two prom ient Southern Congressmen, Senator Bailey of Texas and Representative Livingston of Georgia. With much feelirug, Senator Bailey declared last nis'nt that the Demo? crats will not permit Eryan to be both nominee and platform. "While Bryan may be the nominee in 1908, he cannot also make the platform," declared the Texan. "The proposition for government ownership of the railroads will not take with the thinking men of the SoutI?." j Representative Livingston was even i more emphatic ^han Bailey. "If Bry I an insists upon Government owner I ship of railroads," he declared, "I I would not venture to predict his nomination two years hence." Liv? ingston condemned the proposition as harmful only. He says that it would bring about a conflict between Federal and State authorities and if put into operation would build up a gigantic political machine. Bryan's reference to Government ownership he styled as, "the only dis? cordant note in an otherwise magnifi? cent speech." Prof. Hand's Lecture. Mr. W. H. Hand is a Professor in the South Carolina University and a member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Educational Associa? tion. His special work in both these connections is the upbuild.:ig of rural schools and the establishing of County High Schools. He is to make an address of one hours length at the opening exercises of the General Sumter's Memorial Academy on the morning of the ??th of Sept. com? mencing his address at ll o'clock and closing at 12 o'clock. There will be other addresses by leading men of Sumter County in relation to educa? tional matters and the exercises of the school commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. will be very interesting. All are cordially invited to attend, teach? ers sepecially and members of'School Boards. J. J. D. Stateburg, S. C., Sept. 3, 1906. will be a second race for governor be? tween M. F. Ansel of Greenville and R. I. Manning of Sumter; for at? torney general between J. Fraser Lyon of Abbeville and J. W. Rags dale of Florence; for railroad com- ' missioner between J. T. Wharton of Laurens and J. M. Sullivan of An? derson. This second primary will take place September ll. After this was disposed of Mr. D. H. Magill of Greenwood offered res? olutions commending Chairman Wilie Jones and expressing the belief of the committee in the honesty and in? tegrity of the chairman. This was j adopted and Gen. Jones expressed his I thanks. He believes that the vote in ! Richland county has vindicated him. Mr. R. W. Haynes, senator elect from Berkely county, called atten? tion to the fact that in his county there is confusion because the can? didate for supervisor who had re? ceived the second highest vote had not filed his affidavit in regard to his campaign expenses. The county com? mittee has not yet acted on the mat? ter. It was stated by one of the mem? bers of the committee that in his ! cunty thc same thing had happened ! and thc committee had thrown out ail of the votes for the officers af? fected and had ordered a new pri? mary, not a second primary, but a new one. den. Jones declared that this was the proper thing to do. lt was brought out that in the re? cent primary some tickets for county officers had been deposited in the box t<> receive tickets for State of? ficers, and vice versa. In some coun? ties such ballots were thrown out. In other counties they were counted. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Ketchin thought the rules clear enough. The use of two boxes is to prevent "plumping" and all votes deposited in the wrong boxes were so placed at their own risk. The county committees were advised by the State commit? tee to throw out all ballots in the second primary which had been placed improperly. The committee "hen adjourned. A subcommittee will meet here on the 18th of September to canvass the vote in the second primaryJbb>. A DISPENSARY LEGISLATURE. THE NEXT SENATE WILL BE BE? YOND ANY DOUBT. I _ House Practically Certain-Some Late Figures From the Primary Election-Manning Pulls Up Near? er Ansel's Lead. Manning has a good chance of be? ing the next governor. The State has gone dispensary- - This is shown in the returns as to the election of the legislature. It is further shown in the returns for governor. Later returns increase the vote in opposition to both Ansel and Lyon.' When the state com? mittee makes the final tabulation to? morrow night, it will cut down An? sel's lead very much and also largely increase the vote shown in opposition to Lyon. It is believed tha^ Ansel has polled nearly his full strength and that 'in the second race Manning will beat him. The votes for Manning, Blease, McMahan and Sloan largely exceed the vote for Ansel, and, as they all favored the dipsensary it is natural to suppose that those who voted for them will combine in sup? port of Manning in tile second race. Manning will also draw the majority of the Branson support, because they are from the same county and be? cause tht prohibitionists generally be? lieve a purified State dispensary, such as Manning stands forv will better serve the cause of temperance than Ansel's county scheme. For attorney gtneral there will be a second race between Lyon and Ragsdale, as the delayed returns are steadily decreasing Lyon's lead over s Ragsdale. Col. Boyd is an easy winner for ad? jutant general, doubling the vote of his opponent. For secretary of State, McCown has defeated his three opponents in the first race. For comptroller general, Jones has a safe lead over Walker, which later returns appea.r to be increasing. For railroad commission there will be a second race betwetn Sullivan and Wharton. The entire congressional delegation is re-elected. Senate is Dispensary. The new state senate will be pro dispensary unless several of the dis? pensary hold-overs change their sen? timents, which is not likely . In the last senate there was a majority of three for the dispensary, which pre? vented the Morgan local option bill going through. This time the major? ity will likely be four or five in favor of the dispensary. Of the nineteen hold-over senators seven are anti-dispensary and twelve dispensary. The dispensary therefore needs only nine new senators to give a majority. It has ten certain new ones and will probobly win in a ma? jority of the four, contests yet in doubt. The new disptnsary senators have been elected: Mr. Graydon in Abbe? ville, Laney in Chesterfield, Griffin in Co?leton, Wells re-elected in Florence, all candidates are pro-dispensary in Hampton, Kershaw and Lee, Weston in Richland, Clifton in Sumter, Town? send in Union. These eight anti-dispensary -sena? tors have been elected: Sullivan in Anderson, Sinkler in Charleston, Otts in Cherokee, Hardin in Chester, anti dispensary man in Darlington, Wil? liams in Lancaster, Bass in Williams? burg, Dennis's successor in Berkeley. The contests in doubt are those in Clarenden, Marlboro, Pickins and Sa? luda. The hold-over dispensary senators are: Johnson, from Aiken; Black from Bamberg; Bates, from Barnwell; Bivens, from Rochester; Johnson, from Fairfield; Walker from Georgetown; McGowan, from Laurens; Efird, from Lexington; Stackhouse, from Marion; Blease, from Newberry; Earle, from Oconee; Raysor, from Orangoburg. Tho hold-over anti-dispensary sen? ators are: Tolbert from Edgefield; Mauldin. from Greenville; Brooks, from Greenwood; Holiday, from Horry; Brice, from York; Carlisle, from Spartanburg; Christensen, from j Beaufort. House of Representatives. Although the county executive committees all are appointed to meet at noon today, The Record failed to get figures showing the status of the house. Many of these committees did not meet at the regular hour and as the tickets contained so many names in ever:' county the count was long and tedious. Hence, it is impossible to get the results this afternoon. But enough is known to say that the house will be pro-dispensary as the senate is. Wherever the dispen try, heretofore, and a majority that as been maintained and it has made nroads in those counties which had BRYAN AND WILLIAMS. GXOL. Two Great Statesmen Differ aa. Sfeb*. ject of Government Ownersnij*) ?dT Railroads. Washington, D. C., Sept. I.-Tho understanding here is that Johxtr Sharpe Williams and William Zens*. nings Bryan are no longer pohtkafc allies. The subject dates back to their meeting in London, where both, were in attendance upon the Inter* parliamentary Union. Wilhams, so the story goes, discussed the po?t?jcaJt situation with Bryan. They were* zhlit to agree on practically all qusesiiGSS. save that of government ownership, of railroads.' The Mississippi states-^ man warned the Nebraskan ag?a?asfc pushing that subject so far to the*: fore-ground as to make it an issae~. .Bryan is said to have turned h?r&c down with such emphasis as to mai? it a strious offense to the sensitive Southerner. That is sa?d to be, -why Williams, instead of waiting ene day in New York to help welcome Bryan^ has himself arrived only one day be-., fore on the Majestic and hurried^ away from Tazoo City, Miss., passings through Washington yesterday. This, is why it is said in all interviews.-, already granted by him that he care-,,_ fully avoids reference ?o the subject:/ of government ownership of railroads* HEPPLE COMMITTED ftUICHRSc President of Wrecked Pbilade?pl?ft Trust Company Blew Out His Brains. Special 'to The Daily Item. Philadelphia, Aug. 30.-The coro* ner who held the inquest on the body of President Hippie of the wrecked. Real Estate Trust Company an-> i nounced this morning that Hippie*, committed suicide. Hippie blew oni his brains. POLICE CHIEF MURDERED: Negro Kills Head of Police Force o?" Suffolk, Va. Suffolk, Va., Aug. 30.-A murder^ was done at Bedford City Ya. this; morning but the details have not beeiL heard here. Hurricane Branch has. gone with blood hounds, but cannot; give names. All he knows is that a. white man was murdered by a negro* The populace is excited and a later report says the victim was police chief. ^fcy> SIX JAPANESE COX\XCTEUL\ Others Plead Guilty to Killing Fur-? seals On St. Paul Island. Washington, D. C., Sept. I.-The Department of Justice today received a telegram from Valdaz, Alaska, to the effect that six Japanese were con? victed on the 29th of attempting to kill fur seals on St. Paul Island. Five others plead guilty of killing Seals at thc same place. The remaining pris? oner was tried and the case is now before the jury. The Japanese were members of the poaching party re? cently driven off the Island by agents of the Department of Comtmerce and Labor, five of their party were killed at the time and twelve captured. Hanging In Aiken. Aiken, Aug. 31.-Luke Gray was hanged here today at 16 minutes past ll o'clock. To the last he held to the story that he has always told of the killing. / delegations opposed, dividing witia some and makng the full delegation for the dispensary. Just as an in? stance, there is Fairfield. True, that gain is only one, as it is recalled, but instead cf teing a divided delegation it is solid now for the dispensary. So two from Lancaster must be counted and Union sends a solid delegation. York has elected only one sc far anet he is anti-dispensary, but conditions* there indicate that the much-herald? ed revolt against the dispensary is a myth. In Newberry there is one dispensary member elected, that Richland, which has had no election^ will have a majority dispensary dele? gation. Sumter is dispensary. One ? gain is made in Beawiort. Dingle, the only man elected in Clarendon, is for the dispensary. Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson,. Oconee, Cherokee, Charleston, appear^ now to be the only counties which will send solid anti-dispensary dele-, g?tions to the house. There may be> some little doubt as to Greenville, a second primary is to be held, but if it is not doubtful it takes nothing; away from. :he seeming fact that the house will be safe for the dispensary; As that body was the one as. to which the real fight was made> t?ie> result indicates a clear dispensary victory.-Columbia Record.