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The Lexington Dispatch. ' Wednesday, October 7,1908. ICS. EfflBD EXPLAINS . 1CABTIN ICATTEB. g >* .. Stows up Correspondenoe^8eto^;H U#im and Gen. Wilie Jones.?Has I Called Meeting ef Executive ComIt mittee for Saturday, October 10th. , To the Editor of The Dispatch: '' Several days after the last meeting of the Executive Committee I for** warded to State Chairman Gen. Wilie Jones the nominees on the county : ticket for Lexington county, and in accordance with the action of the Executive Committee I put on the ticket the name of Mr. A. D. Martin as county superintendent of education. Thinking, possibly, that an explanation was due Gen. Jones I wrote him the following letter: Lexington, S. C., Sept. 25, 1908. Gen. Wilie Jones, State Chairman, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: In sending you the names of the .nominees for County officers for Lex- ( ington County some days ago I put in the name of A. D. Martin as the nominee for county superintendent of ed- 1 ucation. I think that a letter of explanadon of the situation is due you. ^ You will remember that in the recent j primaries John D. Farr was nominat- ( ed to that office. Some days after the second primary, Mr. Farr was found dead on his premises in the town of Chapin under circumstances which indicated suicide. I immediately called a meeting of the execu- ] tive committee for the 21st instant. On that day the committee met, was ] called to order by myself, and the object of the meeting stated to them to ] be to take some action with reference i to this vacancy. I stated to them ^ that my view and construction of the ^ rules of the party were that they t should order a primary election to c nominate some one for the office of county superintendent of education, { or if they thought best not to make a t uv/iuuiajivu, uic rnaubci lui^ut ua iciti j open to every one who desired to run ? in the general election. A motion ] was made to declare A. D. Martin the < nominee, the man who had been de- j feated by Farr in the primary. My \ first impression was to rule the mo- . j tion out of order as I was clearly con vinced that the committee had no ( power to take any such action, but , . upon second thought, it occurred to J ' me that the committee was supreme, , ond T nnf tVi o rnAfiAn rrrif fV>o manlf. vvuvt Jk/v*v vuv ijuvvivu ?( AUU M1V X?OU*V ^ that it was adopted. I am very sorry j that the committee has transgressed ( the roles as I see it in this case, and I f think this explanationfshould be in . your possession. I shall ,be glad to have any suggestions which you have to make in reference to this matter. Yours very truly, D. F. Efird, Co. Chair. \ 1 On September 26th I received the ( following letter from Gen. Jones. TJnfV. +Viana umiffan in + V.a I , JJUUi VUWV AWUW/X9 M VI V/ YfAJll'VVii 111 J * , initiative by Gen. Jones and myself: ;; Golumbia, S. C., Sept. 25, 1908. To Hon. D. F. Efird, Co. Chairman, 2 Lexington, S. C. ^ Dear Sir':?My information is that the * ; m >: County Executive Committee of Lex- j H< ington couaty met on Sept. 21st. and a f?; nominated by a vote of* seventeen to ^ *> nine Mr. A. D. Martin for Superintendent of Education to fill the va- x cancy occasioned by the death of Mr. t J. D. Farr, who was nominated in the i regular nrimarv election. XT 1 This action is clearly in violation of t Article 6 of the Constitution of the r Democratic Party of this State, which ? reads as follows: "Provided further that no candidate shall be" declared t nominated unless he receive a major- t ity of the votes cast for the office for r which he is a candidate." r . I feel it to be my duty as Chairman T of the party to call the matter to your \ attention. I advise you to immedi- \ ately assemble your Committee for ? the purpose of ordering a special pri- \ TflftTV ftlftntinn. nnpn tn all ^omnorofa Yours respectfully, ( Wili? Jones, Chairman. j < In reply to his letter of the 25th, I ( 'wrote him a9 follows: ^ Lexington, S. C., Sept. 28, 1908. Col. Wilie Jones, State Chairman, < * Columbia, S. C. i Dear Sir: Yours of the 25th and 26th to hand < and contents noted. I think that your construction of the Lexington matter ] as regards the vacancy in office of Co. oupc. oi j&aucauon is entirely correct, j and that to let it stand as at present i will be a bad example to the rest of the State, but I must confess that I cannot see how we can hope for any relief through the plan suggested by ' you. At the former meeting of the < committee, I opposed the action taken ! and so did several others of the members present, the matter being fully : discussed both pro and con, and yet the committee declared Mr. Martin 1 the nominee by the decisive vote of IT to 9. It seems now to me that it would be usurpation of power on my part to again call the committee together to pass upon a matter that it has already acted upon, and that too after being plainly told that such ac-f - j; ?4 :^t ?n uon was uireuuy in vj.uioi.iuu ui an the mle9 and the constitution of the Party. The men who sustained the action before would do so now for two reasons: the first, pride of opinion; and the second, the nearne&s of the General Election. ' As I see the situation, there are only two things now that can be done: one is for some party interested to obtain from some Judge an order restraining you from putting the name of Mr. A. D. Martin on the ticket; the other is a much easier and much less troublesome method, and that i9 for you to simply announce through the Press i that the action taken by our Executive Committee is contrary to the Constitution and Rules of the Party, and, 1 therefore, null and void. If you will take this action, I do not think any i ^ ' MI i.. a? it. judge in cue state, uuaer wit? uuuxsputed facts in the case would require ; you to put the name on the ticket, nor : do I think that anybody would venture to procure such an order from the Court, for surely no one could dare i question your right so to do. This < would leave the place to be filled at i bhe General Election in a race free to < ill. We have nothing to fear from bhis as only a few negroes are registered in this County, not enough to effect the election in any way. Yours very truly, . D. F. Efird, 1 Chairman Lex. Co. Dem. Ex. Com. In reply to my letter of the 26th, t f received the following letter: r Columbia, S. C., Sept. 26,1908. tlon. D. F. Efird, Co. Chairman, Lexington, S. C. * Dear Sir:?Your letter of the 25th. at * land and contents noted. I wrote r rou yesterday stating that I thought g rou had better call your Committee ^ together and order a special primary, ^ >pen to all democrats in your county, t There is no doubt in the world that 8 he action of your committee was con- j irarytothe Constitution. I am afraid x ihat if you allow the matter to stand g is it is that it will cause trouble in ? Lexington County, and set a terrible ^ example to the rest of the State, r rust such things as these will end by c breaking up the Democratic primary f n South Carolina. c You have plenty of time to have an J election now. I would advise that ' fou have the first election next Tueslay week and the second one two r veeks thereafter. This should give s rou plentv of time for the filing of c >ledges and paying of assessments; t Df course if you don't order an elec- ? ;ion the tickets will have to be printed ? is given to me by you. a Please let me hear from you at once, r Yours truly, J Wilie Jones, Chairman. t In reply to my letter of the 28th, I a eceived the following letter from ? Ien Jones: r Columbia, S. C., Sept. 29, 1908. C Ion. D. F. Efird, Chairman, ^ Lexington, S. C. j. Dear Sir:?Your favor of the 28th t it hand. I will at once publish the ^ irst letter I wrote you in reference to ^ he candidate for Superintendent of t Education from your county. I have t tlso given out an interview which a vill appear in tomorrow's papers. I may as well tell you now that it rill be impossible for me to put upou he official ticket the name.of Mr. A. ). Martin, as a candidate for Superntendent of Education, in your county, because he has not been nomilated according to the rules of the ^ lemocratic party. One difficulty about this will be that here being no candidate upon the ^ icket furnished by the State Chair- t nan the other names upon that ticket i< nay be invalidated. I am not sure vhether this view is correct or not, >ut a good lawyer told me this morn- t ng that there was certainly danger s ilong that line. So yon see the grave ? mportance of the present situation. i I advise that you at once call your jommittee together, and I believe 5 :hat when you read them my letter j md they realize the great importance )f acting in this matter, that they ^ will agree to order a primary at once. It may be that there will be no candidate in the field against Mr. Martin ^ in the nrimarv election and that he ? JC v will be unanimously elected. In this sase there will be no trouble. e You may tell the committee that I J positively refuse to put the name of ( Mr. Martin upon the ticket, as he was not nominated according to the con- * ititution of the party. ] If a Judge should serve a mandamus upon me requiring me to place J Mr. Martin's name upon the ticket, nf course I would obey the Judge's order, but under no other circumstances will I do so, because 1 know that the action of the Executive Com- ] mittee of Lexington county is in vio- 1 lation of the Constitution of the Bern- J ocratic party of this State, and so ( long as I am Chairman of the Bemo- < J i cratic party of this State I shall execute the laws as I understand them. Yours very truly, Wilie Jones, Chairman. I publish this correspondence for the purpose of letting the public Know what has been done in this matter. In addition to the above correspondence I have recently received several wire messages from Gen. Jones urging me to call the committee together. At his earnest request, and in view of the above facts, I have issued a call to the committee for October the 10th, at 11 a. m. D. F. Efird, County Chairman. Lexington, S. C., Oct. 5, 1908. Sots From Piaey Woods. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Farmers have been busy gathering their crops, which are from one-third to one-half short, especially cotton. A great deal of the cotton has been ?-a n sum at ? cents. Mr. Paul Fulmer is erecting a new residence in Chapin, preparatory to moving to that place. Rev. E. J. Sox, together with Rev. B. D. Wessinger of Gilbert, and a party of others, went on a squirrel hunt me day last week. The party at one time had seven up one tree and Rev. 3ox bagged four out of the seven. Oct. 3. Subscriber. ^ MANY GOING- TO CIBCUS. _____ t tingling Bros. Expected to Draw Crowds from this county. The circus seems to be the popular opic of conversation these days and nany are making arrangements to dsit Columbia when Ringling Brothers ixhibit there on Friday, October, 16. The splendid new parade at 10 o'clock n the morning, the greatly improved nenaererift. a brilliant introductory pectacle, the sensational mid-air autoaobile double somersault and the greatest European company of artists iver seen under one canvas are the eatures of this year's exhibtion, which he press and public of cities where he show has been are praising to the kies. The Ringling Brothers are celebratng this season the twenty-fifth jubilee 'ear of their splendid enterprise by riirincr fho rmhlio a nirpna pnt.prtain nent that exceeds anything ever done n the pa9t in the way of amusements, fhey have searched the world for loyelty, they have imported at great :ost the most wonderful European and Asiatic acts, they have had builded in oreign studios and shops the finest ?utfit ever used by a circus, and they lave so enlarged their already giganic show that twelve acres of ground ire now required for their many tents. The circus this year numbers 1,280 nen, women and children, 650 horses, ;0 camels, 40 elephants, 110 cages of inimals, 85 double-length railroad cars ind 300 parade vehicles. The main ,ent is the largest ever built. The jreat program is given in three rings, >n two stages, in a vast hippodrome rack and in the spacious dome. There ire 375 performers, 300 of whom are naking their first tour of America unler the management of the Ringling brothers. In addition to the dangerous and hrilling automobile double somersault ict,?presented by Miss La Belle Roche >f France, here are a few other renarkable features never before witlessed in America: The Great Mirza lolem family, from|the court of the lhah of Persia; the man from France rho walks up and down stairs on his lead; Riccobono and his4 4Good-Night' lorse, which wears pants, coat and oots, from Russia; the pig that skips t- A A ril> 4-K A 11C xupc diiu. onuuua uic unutco, tuc ,pe that stands on its head; the wenty-camel team in the parade, and he remarkable zebra tandem-riding ,ct. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. In the Court of Probate, iarah Black Chestnut, as Administratrix of the goods and chattels of Edward Riant dpnpaspd. and in hpr own right, plaintiff, V9. lattie Brown, Maggie Sellers, Will Black, Thomas Johnson, and John Johnson, defendants. Copy Summons. 'o the Defendants above named: You and each of you are hereby noified that a petition, a copy of which 3 hereto annexed, has been filed in ay office, and you and each of you are tereby summoned and required to anwer or plead to the same within tweny (20) days from the service of this nmmons upon you, and if you fail to .nswer or plead to the same, judgment vill be rendered against you for the reief demanded in said petition. ' a - i- r j. n i r r% uareaat juexmgion v^. n., o. v>., tins ith day of October, 1908. GEORGE S. DRAFTS, fudge of Probate for Lexington County, State of South Carolina, rhomas & Thomas, Attorneys for Plaintiff. NOTICE. Co the defendants, Maggie Sellers, Will Black, Thomas Johnson and John Johnson: Take notice that the petition, together with the Summons in this action, of *-hich the foregoing is a copy, was iled in my office, at Lexington, S. C., ? 1 1 I* /\ 1 - 1 -a m the 5tn aay 01 ucsoDer, i?u?. GEORGE S. DRAFTS. Judge of Probate for Lexington County, South Carolina. Lexington, S. C., Oct. 5, 1908. Thomas & Thomas, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Bird Law. The open season for shooting wild iurkeys, partridges, quail and woodcock in the counties of Beaufort, Hampton, Dorchester, Colleton, Barnwell, Charleston, Berkeley, Aiken, Oconee, Lexington, Fairfield, Saluda, riorkrcmtnwn and Clarendon begins the first of November and closes the first Df April. Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the means of life and enjoyment of life to thousands: men, women and children. When appetite fails, it restores it. When food is a burden, it lifts the burden. 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They cleanse and tone the system in a gentle way that does you good. 25c. at Kaufmann Drug Co., Derrick's Drug Store, Sandel Drug Store; Ever notice how easy it is to per suade yourself to do something you really want to do? How can an assessor go about fixing the value of the dog that the baby loves? The older we get the more we wonder why a child likes to ride on a merry-go-round. People who prefer dodging trouble to meeting it squarely are always on the jump. You cannot make a schoolboy believe that history repeats itself. AVERT, The Jeweler, 1637 Main St., Columbia, S. C. ^ y Lexington friends are invited to come in and see me ' |jp V| in my new store. Good things to feast the eyes, and Jewelry for every one and j^Qki every pocket. Mr. Geo. H. Burch is the tim-e maker and will Pmm care ^or ^ie wa^c^ies y^'V/% anr^ them. Don't forget to see the Wedding Gifts in mv stock Got all kinds, and reasonable in price. W. E. A V E R Y . JEWELER, 1637 Rain St., Columbia, 3. C. FALL CL0THIN1 Ell Just received a ne\ and colors to select satisfaction. Big lot of new Shoe buy. ' Everybody knows 1 from Seaboard dep< Union deoot. ALE 919 Gervais Street am I^Ite When y jcg^L Often Jm (3 pick up I PERFECT10 1 dQBtppcd Willi (m ^> lS^rxs*n you wani to he r hons* b has a real smokel jljk smoke or smell?turn th* HIJJL as low as yonJike?br Uk that gms out glowrn lllllm wished in japan and | ||L anywhere. Ev( I Tht-/S3ffi^Lamp \r is the Leap ior the Rodent cr \\ reader. It gives a brilliant, steady light Jj that makes aiudy a pleasure. Madecd brass, o If with the latest improved central draft krar. (F U yoa cannot obtain the rerteeSon Uu na I yomr dealer write to our nearest agency tor d 8TANDA?2.S5tS0 UttuatuuTOnnnmuumumuttwi 4.4.-4.4.4.4.^^4 /s\ /s\ /?\ /s\ /s\ r?,r^.T.rw I NEW FA) j| We are now reet * > vanced styles i] S winter goods. | We invite an i > goods before b ] Lexington counts ^ s welcome. Con I first choice. | Wm, flat jjt? 1804 Main Stree 7|\ /j\ /B\ /d\ /f\ 7|R /f\ /is /? DR. G. R. HARDING, Painless Toofh Extractor and Professional Dentist, R. F. D. No. 2-, 18 A., Columbia, S. C. Hyatt Park car runs by the office. $50 REWARD. I will give a reward of $50 for the capture, with proof to convict, of the party or parties who dynamited the waistway of my mill dam at Barre's lower mill on Monday night, Sept. 21, 1908. W. W. BARRE, 3w49 Lexington, S. C. Would Mortgage the Farm. A farmer on Rural Route 2, iJmpire, Ga., W. A. Floyd by name, says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the two worst sores I ever saw: one on my hand and one on my leg, It is worth more than its weight in gold. Would not be without it if I had to mortgage the farm to get it." Only 25c. at Kaufmaim Drug Co., Derrick's Drug Store, Sandel Drug Store. ;7DRY GOODS, IRNISHINGS v and full line of Fall ? i from. 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D., Manufacturing Optician, 1641 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. 1 The only exclusive optical 1 house in Columbia. I grind / 1 all my glasses. I do only highclass work at reasonable I prices. Beware of peddlers fl and fakirs. I Sore Nipples and Chapped hands Are quickly cured by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Try it; it is a success. Price 25 ce' ts. p rtififnfiprlflin'e Colic, Cholera and l^namDeriain S Diarrhoea Remedy. Never fails. Buy it now. It may save life. "gents1 and SHOES! - ilSTEN! 3uits, latest styles a fit and will give . See us before you Stand?three doors t store is opposite * 4 11 m * ;ud, , - Columbia, S. C.