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ELECTION RETURNS CANVASSED. W. ? Bryan's Plurality In South Carolina was 58,298?Combat Between C. C. l*catherstone and C. P. Sims. News and Courier. Columbia, November 23.?Aeeording to the oflieial returns as tabulated and declared today by the State board of canvassers, the total vote for the Democratic electoral ticket at the election of November 3, 1908, was 62,289; for the Republican ticket, 3,847; for the Independence League ticket 43, and for the vSocialist ticket 101. This is a total vote of about 67,000, slightly more than half the total number of votes cast in the Democratic primary election in August. 1 lie largest Republican vote was east in Orangeburg County, 405, with Charleston second, 317; beaufort. third, " j ; Richland, fourth, 236: J'erkelcy tilth, 235. This shows that the strength of the Republican parte 111 this State is now :;s always since the war in thecounre-* where tlure is the- largest negro population, the main constituency 01 the parts in this Slate- be :'tg colored 1. 1 he- largest l)cmocratic vote- was cast by Spartanburg, 4,162; with (1 recnville second, 2,774: Orangeburg t hi rd, 2 ,^87; I ,cn i ngton fourt h, and Anderson, I,aureus and Mat inn each existing ovei two thou -and votes toi the I K-moe iatic tieke-t. lleie- again the same thing is illus' ' ate< 1 -the strength of the I )e-inoiratic party lies principally in the while counties ol the Piedmont, the same thing being proved by the primary returns of the primary election. In the Coegrcssional elections, the largest vote was cast in the 4th listriet, and the second largest in the 3d district, these two districts embracing the heavy white counties ami the Democratic Congressional nominees having no opposition. Electorlal Vole by Counties. I ii<Wl)i-111 o- Kcfmti jn-nd Soi-it-rntic. lican. ent. ulist. Abbeville . . . i,.|8i 9 1 Aiken .... 1,990 4K Anderson . . . *2,099 Hainberg . . . S4S 33 Rarnwell . . . 1,407 Ss lieautotl . . . 522 272 Berkeley . . . 609 2^5 2 Calhoun . . . (169 St 2 Charleston . . i,Sil 347 7 26 Cherokee. . . 1.506 66 Chester . . . . 1,36s 37 Chesterfield . . 1,458 47 Clarendon. . . 1,091 62 Colleton . . . 1,399 i/i Darlington . . 1,279 21 Con-luster , . 883 103 S KdgeTield . . . 1,097 -s lairlield . . . X30 12 2 i-'Iorenee . . . 1.4(10 ,>X 3 7 Georgetown . . 544 u>s 1 , C.rcenville . . >,774 176 7 2S (ire-cnwoeid . . 1,765 iS m Hampton . . . 1,13s llorrv .... 1,247 56 Kershaw . . . 022 45 1 Lancaster . . . 1.721* 5s 2 I.aureus . . . 2,160 61 1 Lee 963 5S 1 I.exington . . 2,r>oS So 1 Clarion .... 2,007 9t Marlboro . . . ?/i(> 16 \ 1 \\ ln-n y . . . 1 .OS 1 | ; 1 eK-oiu-e . . . . 1, 26 i; 2 (?ranget>nrg . . 2,(1*7 J05 1 l'lfkens . . . . 1,241 5(1 Richland . . . 1,750 236 3 is Saluda .... 1, 3S5 S 1 I Spartanburg . 4,162 225 f> Sumti-i .... 1,22s 173 3 t'nion . . 1.2S9 |t> "William* '>urg 1,550 1S0 irk 1 ,'n>(i . <> Total . . . .(.2,2Sy 3.817 45 97 The Congressional Hlecllon In the- Congressional election the* large-st Re publican vote' was cast ill the 71 h dist t ict, where Richardson, the Republican candidate, received 998 votes, against 9,950 lor Congressman Lever. The justly celebrated Aaron Prioleau, the Republican candidate in the ist district, received 631 votes, against 5,759 for Congressman Lcgare. The vote by Congressional districts was as follows: ist district I.egare. Priolcnu Berkeley 622 211 Charleston 1,808 217 Clarendon 1,037 73 Colleton 1.399 51 Dorchester 893 79 totals 5,759 631 J ' 1 L " ' # Y. .,/ .V' .-xj "J.ik 2d district. l'atterson. Myers. Aiken 1,951 Rauiberg 872 26 lJcaufort 559 . . Haruwcll 1,424 27 Edgefield 1,103 Hampton) 1,148 . . Saluda 1,391 5 Totals 8,448 5S 3d district Aiken. Abbeville 1,486 1 Anderson 2,970 < Greenwood i>775 , Newberry 1,662 Oconee 1,083 Pickens 1.298 Total 10,(274 4O1 district. Johnson. v Greenville 2,991 Laurens 2,078 t Spartanburg 4.324 1 I'nion J,413 j Total io,Ko6 ! ' .Stli district. Fiuley. | < Cherokee 1.5111 j Chester 1,37- , Chesterfield l,66Sj Fairfield 1 ' Kershaw 9^3 ' 1 .ancasler 1.7-13 I York 1 .(>ii j 1 .. . il I ?t a 9.4'>s f>tl\ ?1 ist 1 i1. Fllerbi*. | < '.c< >i >jcl< >\\ 11 5 )(>! Floivnce 1.52s I 1 |i >1 rv 1,2^S ' Marion 2,033', Marlboro .... 916 ] ^ Darlington 1,2X3 j Williamsburg 1.441 ^ Total 9>?.V!? i ! 71h di.-triet. I.ewr. Richardson- I l.exiiigtou .'.54 9 Sl> !,( > 1/16 6s' Orangeburg 2.71^ 3Ss Richland 1.819 1S5 ! ; Calhonn (>75 94 I Sumter 1.231 177 Total's 9,959 99(> Featherston and Sims Clash. The time of the State board of canvassers was today taken up with , the hearing of contests in the I,aniens dispensary election cases, and , the elections in the 1st, 2nd and 7th Congressional districts. | The 1,aniens contest was the principal thing before the boa'd in importance and the argument of counsel became at one point acrimonious and led to a personal encounter between the opposing counsel, C. C. Keatherstone, of Laurens. I and C. P. Sims, of Spartanburg. During the argument of Mr. Sims, representing the contestant, he referred several times to the "crazy Prohibitionists," who, he said, could not see the facts except in their own way, intimating, it seemed, that they were so blinded by prejudice as not to be able to tell the truth. He was referring particularly to the meeting of citizens, held at the call of the supervisor to ascertain whether onefourth the number of voters had signed the petition for an election. Mr. Keatherstone, representing the Prohibitionists, requested Mr. Sims to stick to the record and discontinue his references to the "crazy j Prohihitiauists." Mr. Sims uplied that he would settle with Mr. heath j I er^toiu-outside afterwards, whereupon Mr. Keatherstone said he j would settle right then, and the I two attorneys were in instant combat. both are heavy of build audi muscular. Mr. Keatherstone, in' his youth, having been a baseball player of note, and the light, though , short, was vigorous. When the I wo were .separated. Mr. Sims wa>( bleeding about the face and Mr. Keatherstom. had a slight bruise on the cheek, both apologized to the i board. The points raised by the I,aniens; contest are familial, the validity of the registration laws being involved j and the compliance of the county authorities with the provisions of the local option law being questioned by the contestant. In the Congressional contests, the same old questions of the registration of voters and the regularity of the returns were presented. Jacob Mooter, of Orangeburg, the colored lawyer, appeared for the contestant. Richardson, and PrioIcatt and Myers were present also. The board dismissed the contests in all the cases before it, sustaining tlic validity of the ejections as declared o.i the face of the returns. I" the I,aureus case the county board is sustained and the dispensaries will remain closed, unless the case is taken to the Supreme Court on a writ of certiorari. The Republican contestants for Congress will, of course, take their cases before the committee of the House af Representatives in order to secure the contest fee of $2,ooo in L*ach case. j. H. Mr. Sims Tells How It Happened. Spartanburg Herald.' W hen asked concerning the per-1 ;?nal encounter he had j? the sec-1 vtary of state's oflice in Columbia 1 'Vlth ?* C- I'catherstonc yesterday, Mr. C. I'. Situs last evening gave ?ul 11k- following statement: Col. L. C. I'eatlierstone was <. picseuting the prohibitionists of! Laurens county i? the contest" |>eOie the state board of canvassers. 111 discussing the revision of the "egistration books for I,aureus -<?uutv. I contended that the ofli*'!'* by law t? perform llls buy had faileu to do so. and ll:,t t,K' revision nude bv Col. I'eatlierstone and his assistants was without authority of law. I used I he expression, 'When a crowd of prohibitionists get together, though ' ""est. IIk-v rrecpieetly go nearer to getting crazy than any other class.1 "1. beatherstouearose and obleetcd to being called crazy. I ,v_ |,Ik<l 1,1:11 1 (>?ly referred to the 'VX\ USUalI>' (',sl?biyo(l by prohibiLio.usts and meant nothing personal. Hut the conel still retainad his "land of dissatisfaction with this remark. I told hint if he wasn't satisfied to step outside the room UKi wt" ?>uhl settle it any way he liked. He replied, 'No. settle it ??w.* and with that I struck him a blow knocking him against some gentlemen. The gentlemen present caught hold of us and held us apart, but the colonel did manage in some way to scratch my face with his biger nails as he was reaching out after me." 2S8,000,000 DRINKS OF WHISKY BURNED IN LAST THREE WEEKS. Louisville, Ky., \*ov. 26.?Distillery fires within the past three weeks have destroyed millions of dollars' worth of property in Kentucky. the loss of f0,000 barrels in tbe Tom Moore fire at Hardtown last night bringing the total number of barrels of fine Kentucky whisky that have fed the flames recently up to *2,000. In detail this means that the visible supply <>? whiskey has decreased 3.600.000 gallons, or more definitely speaking, 288,000,000 drinks. At an average of $25 per barrel, which is considered a reasonable figure. Hie loss to the distiller is si soo o<>c>. The I'nited States 'governincut, however, comes in for a still heavier loss, although an indirect nlk'- Thi> u tin- t.-x that would Jv 1)11 the whisky. The tax is at least twice the value of the whiskey, which would make the loss to the government between 000,000 and S|,000.000. I he distiller, however, suffers Mom a lire in many ways. His 1 utangible loss is much greater than the actual property loss. The damage to the forced cessation of business. the accruing storage and innumerable incidental losses due l? l,u" ,nv will amount up into millions more. 'i'he frequency of lire has caused some suspicion of incendiarism. Secret service men have been in the held working 0.1 this idea, but have j not been able to secure any evidence to show that the fires were other than accidental. HAWKES' EYEGLASSES are adHeadaches and nervous troubles often originate ir eve strain. Hxaminalion of eves made free of charge by Doctor lien ucrson, representative of A II Ilttwkcs, of Atlanta. Jloadqiiarters at Polham's Drug Store. LADIES' COATS $12.00 to $15.00 Coats reduced to $lO.OO. : : : : $10.00 Coats reduced to $7.50. :::::::: , $9.00 Coats reduced to I $6.75. : V : : : : : : j Tans, Browns, Blacks. : : All sizes. Come and buy. 'CIO. S. MOWER CO. International Harventing Go's HIGH GRADE WEBER and COLUMBUS WAGONS PHOENIX, PARKER and TYSON & JONES BUGGIES WILL C.' 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