The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 03, 1908, Page THREE, Image 3
PROHIBITIONISTS PROTEST. ?'
Representatives of Citizens' Club
of Union Allege Many Irregularities?lOount
of Vote Deferred.
Union, Bee. 31.^-On account of al:
leged numerous irregularities, at the
majority of precincts in this county
in the election held last week as to
wheliher prohibition should continue
or a county dispensary should b,e established,
the prohibitionists today
filed a protest against the declaring
of the election by the board .of canvassers,
\Vhidh had met foivthe purpose
of tabulating tjje official vote.
According to the returns as gathered
by local newspapers, the dispen,3ary
had a mapority of 11 votes out
of 1,217 cast. It is currently reported
that in a large number. o<f P*"a- t
cincts registration certificates and
tax receipts were not required to be
produced as the statute lays down,
that voters cast" their ballots in other
precincts than that named on their
registration certificate,' that one or
more of the precincts did not open
promptly at tire hour specified and
therefore several voters were deprived
of the privilege of voting.
The protest, which was made in the
name of 28 or more members of the
Citizens' club, was filed by Attorneys
J. A. Sawyer and Jno. K. Ham,
blin for the prohibitionists after the
board of canvassers had organized,
but before they had begun the official
tabulation of the vote. After,
presenting their arguments Messrs.
B. F. Townsend and J. Gordon Hughes,.
representing interested parties
whose names have not yet been (made
public, contended that the "Vote should
be counted and the election declared.
However, the board of canvassers after
heading b'ot)h sides agreed to defer
the count until next Monday at 10
a. m., when the board will meet and
receive statements from both sides
as to any irregularities that might
havo prevailed.
It is understood that there is a
strong probability that in tire event
the prohibitionists succeed in throwing
out the vole at the precinctJ
which are named in their protest and
which went strongly for the dispensary,
the advocates of the establishment
of the dispensary here will contest
the legality of the vote as cast
at Jonesville and Cross Keys, both
of which went by a large majority
for prohibition. In such event, if it
is narrowed down strictly, it 'seems
that Union precinct is really the only
one where tlie law was fully complied
with, and under the vote as first
counted this would give prohibition
a majority of eight votes, but the
likelihood is that the whole election
will be declared void, and if this is
done, a number of persons who have
looked into the law are of the opinion
t*hat as tlie special provision for
holding an election specified that it
should be held in 1007, and as another
election can not be ordered and
held in 1007, this precludes an election
being held prior lo August. 1000,
which would be the end of four
years Prom the date when prohibition
was voted in and winch was
originally provided for in the Brice
act, the law under which the election
was first held.
The protest filed is as follows:
"The State of South Carolina?
County of Union.
"To Messrs. John \Y. Gregory, Levi
W. tSmith and J. Ben Tinslcy, Commissioners
of election for state officers,
etc., and by virtue thereof,
constituting t)hc board of county
canvassers for Union county, in
said state.
"On behalf of S. M. Rice, Jr., E.
U., George H. Oet'/el, H. B. O'Shields,
W. F. Walker, George S. Kirby, L. L.
Wagnon, and 27 other residents, citizens
and taxpayers of Union, in the
county and state aforesaid, most of
whom are real estate owners and are
the heads of families of small children
residing in said town, county
and state, the undersigned hereby enter
a protest for the purpose of contesting
the legality of the election
held in the county and state aforesaid,
on the 27th day of December,
1007, upon the question whether liquors
and beverages may be sold in
said county or not. The grounds of
said contest being as follows:
"1. That there was not provided
at each, or any voting precinct in
said county two ballot boxes in which
the ballots must' 'be oast.
"2. That the voting at the following
nftmed precincts was illegally
conducted and the ballots ca'st thereat
hereinafter set fortb, Gibbs, Buffalo
Mills, Excalsior Knitting Mills,
Adamsburg, Kelson, Black Rock,
Colcrainc, Bockhart Mills and Santue;
the reasons being (a) that at the
Gibbs box the managers of election
were never sworn, neither were any
of the voters sworn.
"(b) That at (neither of the boxabove
mentioned were all the vo
tors required to produce a regis!a
lion certilflcate mid fax receipt show
ing the payment of all taxes assesse
against them fdi\ the previous yea
(c) 1*hat in the case of lCxce
sior Knitting Mills precinct none <j
the voitei*s exhibited or held a regis
tration certificate for said precinc
" (d) Tliat' in a number of said pr<
cmcts men were allowed to vote wii
,v'el'e not;registered at said precinct
but hold registration certificates fc
some other precinct; especially wt
this true as to Adamslburg, Buff a]
Mails and Excelsior Knitting Mil]
precincts.
".(e).That at some of the precincl
the polls.were not opened as requii
'ed by law, "especially as to time, e;
pecially was this the case at Santu
and Black Hock precincts.
"In view of the fact that the ele<
lion was held on Friday last, and a
so that Monday was so very inch
mcnt, a hard rain falling during th
morning hours, we have been unabl
to collect the proof of all the illegal
lies and irregularities charged; an
therefore reaped fully ask your boar
In receive this protest and adjoin*
I he hearing to some future day, th n
allowing us as well as any contej
Iocs (<> prepare and submit- proof c
the above charges.
"Wherefore, the contestants lien
in ask that your board declare sai
election illegal, null and void; a:i
in any ovont ttiat your board wi
throw out and disregard the return
and ballots of any and all precinc!
at which you anay find the election t
have been illegally and improper]
conducted.
"J. A. Sawyer,
"John K. Hambliiij
"Attorneys for Contestants."
FINANCIAL CRISIS PASSED
Comptroller Ridley Reviews" Cond
lions for the Year Just Closing,
Saying That the World Has
Been Overtrading and
Expending.
. Washington, D??e. 31.?\\\ 1
Ridgley, comptroller ol* the currene;
today gave out a statement dealin
largely with financial conditions du
ing the year 1007, in wh'ich lie sa\
that the conditions which made th
crisis possible are the aceuimilnto
composite results of many years c
business. The whole-world has bee
overtrading and expanding- and in
where has il been more rampant thn
in the I uited Slates. The rcactic
was inevitable and, though it migl
not have taken the form of a ban
panic, had we been better prcpaiv
with such a banking and curreiK
system as we should have, I lie tin
iias come when some or all must pr
for our overindulgence.
"It is the duty of the banks," sa;
lire comptroller, "to restore bu?
ness to normal conditions by resin
ing their functions as promptly ai
?s fully as possible. Fortunate
I here is not only the strongest desi
and disposition on the part of 11
banks to do this but condition* a
such as to make it comparative
easy, and to lead us to expect a mm
more prompt recovery' than has fc
lowed other similar financial criso
">Thc reports of the eomptroll)
show that llie reserves in the ce
Ira! reserve cities were but 22.2 p
cent, against the legal requiremo:
of 25 per cent. The 40 reserve cili
show 24.72 .per cent, of legal reserv
or almost the full legal miuimui
while their total cash means a
20.55 per cent, of their deposits. (
the 40 cities, 21 show legal reserv
above 25 per cent., while 10 of the
show over 30 per cent, of legal r
serve and all but eight of them she
more than 25 per cent, of total ca,
means. (The largest reserves a
in the Texas cities; Galveston ai
San Antonio showing over 38 per ce
of legal reserve and Galveston ov
48 per cent-of total cash means.
"There is not one state whv
does not show an excess of reser
above legal requirement, of .15 p
cent and an increase in legal reser
and total cash means on Dec.
above those held on Aug. 22.
"Although tire central reserve (
ties have received through imports
gold and otherwise, certainly
much as $150,000,000, probably co
siderably more, it- has been paid o
and their reserves paid down to 22
per cent with the failure of a sin<j
bank in one of the central reser
cities.
From Oct. 20 to Dec. 30, 19C
there have been but 10 suspensio
or failures of national banks. (
these, two have resumed, and sever
more should do so in the very ne
future.
" Contrast this with the panic
1803, when 100 national banks fa
ed and of these 54 were never i
opened. The total number of natio
al bnivk' failures for 1007 is 21 ai
this number has been exceeded mai
times in years when wo have hi
i- j nothing which could bo culled a pun-'
- ic. The banks are in bet lor eon.lirl
lion oil Jan. 1, 190S, than thoy ever
r. wore after audi a crisis. The reports
j_ oL' condition of the national banks
,? show that from Aug. 22 to Dec. 3
3_ individual depfosits decreased but
$142,000,000 or about 3 1-4 per cent;
while the decrease in cash on hand
0 was but $40,000,000 and the increase
in bills payable and rediscounts was
| about $42,000,000.
IS ".Since l)cc. 3, the central rese:'10
ves have steadily increased and the
ls disappearance of any premium on
currency in the last few days shows
, that the strain is relieved. Most of
i tlie reserve cities are up to their lvsj
^{>1 requirements, many ot them far
I above it, and the country banks as a
whole are in the saint con.'.ilion.
j_ "We have had a very severe bank
j_ panic. It might, however, have boon
worse and would have been much
[C worse, but for the aid given by (lie
(c j treasury department and some of
1 jlhc leading financial men of the
(| i country.
d "it would seem but a fair eonclun
J sion that 1 ho acute bank trouble is!
is ! past; that payments may be and in I
j_ fact are being resumed so rapidly j
?f lliai normal conditions of payment j
J and remittances may bo now assured. I
3- "The panic is over and the worst
d is past, but we have a long period of
d readjustment ,aud recuperation bell
fore us.
"Values of all kinds will have to
^ be rearranged. We shall have more
? industrial and commercial failures,
y and probably some more bank failurea.
We shall have to go through
a period of retrenchment and liquida1
tion, but there is reason to believe it
will not be so long or trying as it
has been at other times. We have
had a money panic as bad as 1803,
'but the fundamental strength of con1_
ditions lias enable.! us to stand the j
curtailment of credits, and disarrangement
of domestic exchanges
with far less disastrous results than
in 1893.
"After we have paid our debts and
reduced our expenses, t'lie great re1
' sources of the land will revive our
? business let us hope, on a more
sound and enduring basis ihan ever
.'s before."
is
d
Grandfather Ansel.
in Columbia State.
o- Well, who now living in South Cnriti
olina has over heard of a grandchild
>11 in the governor's mansions. Not since
it the War of Secession has tlii been
ik known. Hut there is happiness at
?d the mansion now, for the news comes
sy from Florida that. Gov. Ansel is a
ic grand father. An,I no grandchild
i.v perhaps ever had grandfather more
of the type. Kindly, t'houghlful and
ys considerate, the governor of South
;i- Carolina is the very kind of man
n- whom children would love. It. has
id been remarked frequently since Gov.
ly Ansel came into office that lie was
re such a considerate host whenever lie
11 had gone anywhere with an otlieial
re party and that, he is always "as
ly easy as an old shot " in guy company,
'.h It would bo a pretty question tor
d- the clerk of the state historical so S.
piety or some other deliver into his3r
lory to find out if there were many
n- of the governors of the state who
or were grandfathers at. the time thai
nt they were chief executives.
es
c' O'Neall Union.
n.
, fhere will be a meeting- of O'Ncall
1 O t ^
Farmers' union, at O'N'eall school
house, on Friday, January 3, 100S,
m at 3 o'clock p. m. All members are
e_ requested to be present without fail.
IW John L. Hunter, Pres.
re Utopia Farmers Union.
The Ufopia Farmer's Union will
meet at 'the Utopia school house on
er Friday afternoon at three o'clock,
January 3, 1008.. A full at tendance
of the members is desired as business
v* of importance is to be transacted and
Cl* delegates to the county union to be
e'ecced.
3,
Beth Eden Union.
0p The members of lielh Kdon Fains
mer's Union are requested to meet at
n_ Long Lane sehool house at three
..j o'clock, Friday afternoon, January
!2 3. 1008.
0. S. Suber, Pres.
vo Chris Folk, Sec.
>7, Attention Pensioners.
ns I will be in tlio auditor's offico each
Saturday in January. 1008, to prepare
pension applications, (the apai
plicants can call at. the ofTiee now and
get the blanks. Old pensioners do
not have to apply except where they
are entitled to a raise to a higher
class. The last Saturday in January
,1_ is the last day to prepare applicant
t ions.
W W. G. Peterson,
Pension Commissioner.
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THE STANDARD
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BEGS TO ANNOUNCE:
1 Its warehouse receipts are regarde<
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2 If money can be borrowed 011 any
thing it can be borrowed on the receip
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5 Bankings institutions are familia
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organization and conducts its affairs upoi
strict business methods.
8. The paid up capital stock of Th
Standard Warehouse Company is $350,
000 00, and the company is absolute]
safe, and its warehouse receipts com
ahead of the stockholders.
9. By having a number of Staudan
Warehouses constructed so as to compl;
with insurance regulations and cconc
iniea in general management The Stan
dard Warehouse Company offer the cheap
est rate compatible with sound busines
methods, ample insurance and the full
est protection of its receipts.
10. The Standard Warehouse Cotnpan;
is anxious to have all cotton of farmer
and others stored, and offers the mos
coniple te protection and encouragemen
for favmerx desiring to hold their cotton
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manager Standard Warehouse Company
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"REP<
To the State Bank Examiner of
Bank of Newberry, S. C., at
ber 16th, 1907.
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Overdrafts
Furniture and fixtures
Cash and Exchange
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Capital stock
Undivided profits, net
Unpaid dividends
Cashier's Checks
Deposits, Banks
Deposits, Individual
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