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P-P TOLTE XIX, NUMBER 75. NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911. AA-EXL 'N'' WILL RUN FOR SENATE IF TILLMAN DOESN'T -OTHERWISE GOV. BLEASE WILL OFFER FOR RE-ELECTION. As Willing to Rest His Candidacy on His, Record-The Cleyeland Inci dent Unfounded. The seemingly authorized statement that former Congressman W. J. Tal bert, of Edgefield, would be a candi date for the United States Senate next summer against all comers, which is *generally understood to mean that he "will be a candidate whether or not Senator Tillman runs, has led to a Sgreat many surmises as to the com -plexion of the next senatorial race. 'Governor Blease has on several occe sions announced that he would be candidate to succeed himeslf as gov ternor, allowing the senior senator to :succeed himself without opposition. 'The announcement of Mr. Talbert's -candidacy in any -event naturally ,brought up the question as to Gover ir Blease's attitude in case Senator Tillman for any reason should not be .a candidate to succeed himself. In conversation with a representa Itive of The Herald and News, in reply 1to the direct inquiry as to whether or -not he would be a candidate for the 'United States senate in case Senator "Tilbman should not rui, Governor :Blease said: "You niay say that if Senator Till 'Man is not in the race I shall be a candidate for the United States sen .ate next summer, standing upon ny -record as governor, and my record from the time I reached my majority -until my election as governor. If Sen ator Tillman desires to succeed him -self, I shall be a candidate for re -election as governor." Governor Blease had just returned -from Cleveland, Ohio, where he has 'been attending the great council of the 'Improved Order of Red 'Men, and %where his speech, accorting to the Associated Press dispatches from <CLeveland, won for Charleston the -next meeting of the great council. The -goternor, when asked for an expres Ksion as to the candidacy of Chief Jus 'f Jones for governor, saide "If the race far governor is between the present cthief justice and myself, I 'ave only to say that th~e people's gov ernor is the servant of the people, and it is for the people to decide whom they -will havie. My record will be before ~-hsm. There is in it nothing to hide, Tor anything that. I wouild desire hid e,. The raee is oien to all who may ~esire to enter, and the people are tl' . I am willing to rest my candi ac~y with the people who last geernr e cedre to the position. That is all that I have to say in regard to the iatter." Governor Blease was asked in re -gard to the story sent out from Cleve land to the effect that he had chastis ed a negro bell-boy in a hotel, in Cleveland. The governor said there was Qbsolutely no foundation in fact for the story, and that nothing which coiii <rive a seumtlance of truth to the etorv had occurred. The following Tesoutions were adopted hv the great corncil of Red Men after the publica ion of the story: '"Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1911. "This great council regrets exceed ngly that incorrect newspaper reports hawe given publicity to the statement that Past Great Sachem Cole., L. Blease caned or undertook to punish a bell Toy in the corridor of the hotel Hol -aii!n. The statements are wholly ntrue, and against the dignity of this reat council, and an-'injury to one of its respected members, who has in every manner conducted himself prop erly as a Red Man and a gentleman, -omoorting with the dignity of the ,'chief executive of the State of South Cawlina. Therefore, be it "Resolved, That We deplore the un ounded report circulated, which we heieve the newspapers were misled in -reseting. and will gladly rectify when the facts ,re nresente to +hen"" "I hereby officially certify that the for resohitlon was unanimously orted by the great council of the nied States, of the Improved Order land, Ohio, September 14, 1911. (Signed) "Wilson Brooks, (Seal) "Great Chief of Records." The resolutions wre drawn up and presented by Judge Sewall, of Idaho, and H. J. Feltus, of Louisana, and were read and offe'ed by Past Great Incohonee Green, of New York. They were seconded by James T. Rogers, ex Senator of New York; Judge Cunning, of California, and others. These gen tlemen were with the governor during the entire afternoon before at the Elks' annual banqut, where the gover nor responded to a sentiment, and at which he was elected chief ruler of the Elks' organization of the great council for the ensuing year, and these gentlemen made a personal investiga tion of the matter, and they presented the resolution to the great council with their personal statements, as the result of their investigations, that the newspaper story was absolutely with out foundation in faet. The governor had a' hard fight to secure the next meeting of the great council for Charleston. The governor 'has been prominently spoken of as the next great junior sagamore, in di rect line of promotion to the head of the order, and was the leading repre I sentative spoken of for the position and probably would have been elected had he been able to attend the meeting of the great council last summer. The golfernor was at that time engaged in his campaign here, and could not at tend, and for that reason his name could not be presented. While he is norW being even more strongly urged, it Is authoritatively stated that the gov erior will not be a candidate for great junior sagamore at the Charleston meeting, and that the name of no South Carolinian will be presented by a South Carolinian for any office in the great council. The elections come every two years, and this having been an off year, the next elections will take place at the Charleston meeting. Following is the story sent out from I Cleveland as to the alleged bell-boy incident: I "Cleveland, Ohio.--Governor Cole. L. I Blease, of South Carolina, who is will ing to succeed Senator Tillnan in the se,nate if that gentleman is ready to quit, is attending the. National Conv'en tion of Red Men. "The governor was at the H{o1anden hotel with a number of other distin gished men, when a negro bl1i boy attempted to push his way through the crowd. The boy yelled 'gangway' Governor Blease raised his 'cane and delivered a husky swat on the bell boy's back and then made .agrab for him to chastise-him some more. "'Down South they hang 'em for in sulting white people in that way,' ex plained the irate governor." "DOG BITES AIN'1T NOTHING." Denver's Dog Catcher Gets His Two Thousandeth Bite. Denvier, Sept. 14.-Herman Carn, of ficial dog catcher of the city of Denver, yesterday recived his two thousandth dog bite. Following nis custom, he annointed the wound with carbolic acid and pursued his work. "Dog bites ain't nothing," he re marked cheerfully. 'd a good deal rather have 'em than mosquito biteb. There's nothing to this hydrophobia business." a noe She remembered him quite clearly. He was the honest-faced tramp who had called some months ago, and who had so touched her that she gave him some of her husband's left off cloth ng. "Come inside, my poor man," she said, warmly, "and I will give you a cup of nice hot tea and some cake." "No, thank yer, mum," answered the tramp; "I don't want yer tea or yer cake. I've .just called to tell yer, mum, that in one of the pockets of that weskit you gave me last summer, mum, I found a five-pound note!" "Good gracious!" exclaimed the as tonished housewife. "And you mean to tell me, you good, honest man, that you have called to bring it back?" "No, mum," answered the tramp, "not exactly, mum, I've called for an other weskit."-London Tit-Bits. Some men can ne good-natured about everythinZ in the world except tw,w +=lephone number. WHITMIRE ORGANIZES FINE CONCERT BAND' AN INDEX OF THE WAY WHITMIRE PUSHES AHEAD. Mr. William Coleman's Liberality Sudden Death of Mr. J. J. Baker. Personal Mention. Whitmire, Sept. 18.-Mr. J. J. Bak er died here Wednesday about noon, of heart failure. Mr. Baker lived on Mr. Frank Fant's place, about two i miles above Whitmire. On Wednesday morning he came to town with a load of seed cotton. He was standing on ] the platform at the ginnery of the i Glenn-Lowry Manufacturing company, I when Mr. Tom Watson noticed that he i was falling, and caught him in his arms. He died immediately. Mr. Baker leaves a wife and three daugh- i ters, Mrs. H. W. Bowles, Mrs. J. I Henry Baker and Mrs. Henry Seymore. I The body was consigned to its last I resting place in the family graveyarA at Beth Eden Friday. Rev, 0. A. Jeff coat conducted the burial services in the presence of a large number of sor rowing friends and relatives. Prof. R. Z. Thomas, of Newberry t college, came over to Whitmire last I week in the interest of education. He , visited the graded school Friday f morning and in a pleasing and grace ful manner addressed the teachers and a pupils. He made obedience, punetu- ) ality and gentleness the requisites of t happy and successful school days,*and a the corner stones of a good character. 1 He complimented the school very high ly on punctuality and good behavior. Whitmire can boast of a fine band worth five hundred dollars. These are the officers: President-Mr. A. B. Yeargin. Vice President-Mr. D. P. Ward, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer-Mr. W. R. Watson. At the solicitation of President A t B. Yeargin, the citizens of Whitmire T were induced to give about one hun- i dred dollars, and Mr. Wm. Coleman, our liberal cotton mill president, who e has done so much for the,up-building of Whitmire, gave the rest. The ban dis named Coleman's Con- I cert band. Mr. R. Hallman has been employed to teach the band, and is proving him- e. self a competent and enthusiastic t teacher, for after seven lessotis the , band1 played upon the streets. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tidmiarsh, Mr. I Metts Fant. and Miss Mary B. Fant S ame over to Whitmire Tuesday. in n Mr. Tidmarsh's fine new touring car. t They spent a day or two here visiting v relatives. Miss Myrtle Su.ber tentertained all 1 the young people of Whitmire and 1 many of the surrounding country at the elegant country home of her + father, Mr. Jno. M. Suber, Thursday eveninlg. Mr. Adolphus Lyles, of Columbia. was here several days of this week manipulating the sale of his property. Mrs. M. E. Abrama anG childreri are spending the w:eek with her father, Mr. James Henderson, near Maybin ton. Ross Burton, Raymond and James Abrams, Guy andl .'ohn Shannon, and 1 Missse Cornelia Shannon and Mollie a Baker are attending the Whitmire o graded school this year. 1: Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Blackburn have h~ arrived in Whitmire and are at home c to their, friends at Mr. Jas. Tidmarsh's. DOGS WERE CHIEF MOURNERS. ( One Hundred Canine Attend Funeral of a Fellow Doe--The Buria'i. r r San Francisco, Sept. 14.--One hun red thousand dollars' worth of dogs 100 animals in all-An the custody of their mistress, attended a canine fun- . eral yesterday that was marked by all pomp generally displayed in an a eminent human- t1 The fune~ral cortege wended its way from the Crocker kennels to a little ox eemetery, where the two terriers were laid away in coffins of concerte fashioned on the Egyptian style. A man doesn't worry so much b aout what's going to happen to him e in the next~world after he has been S bumped and knocked -around this one . or about 50 years. FALBERT WILL RUN FOR UNITED STATES SENAIE NO MATTER WHO ELSE RUNS: TILLMAN INCLUDED. Edgefield Man Was a Leader in Re form Movement,-Has Held Many Public Offices. That Hon. William Jasper Talbert )f Edgefield, will be a candidate for he seat in the United Sta#es senate iow held by Hon. w. R. Tillman is leclared to be certain by those who Lre in the confidence of Mr.. Talbert. t is known that he has made the pos tive statement, in ietters to friends hat he will be in the race, Providence )ermitting, says the Columbia Record. Col. Talbert was chairman of the tate Democratic convention in 1890, which nominated Capt. B. R. Tillman or governor. Prior to that time he iad served, from 1880 to 1884, in the lause of representatives, and in 1884 vas elected to 'the State senate from >1d Edgefield. He was active in the armers' Alliance, having always been farmer, and was one of the leaders >f the reform movement which swept he State in 1890. He was made super ntendent of the State penitentiary, upplanting Col. T. J. Lipscomb. - A ew years later he defeated for con ,ress Col. George D. Tillman, the eld r brother of B. R. Tillman. The two 7illmans were not, however, at that ime poltically friendly. Col. Talbert erved in congress tintil 1902; when ke became a candidate for governor, Lnd was in the second primary with ,apt. D. C. Heyward, who was elected. Since that tim- Col. Talbert has not een active in politics, but he took a rominent part in the fight for prohi >ition in Edeefield county a few years zgo when the dispensary was voted mt under the Brice law. During that qmna ign Senator Tillman. supporting he dispensary, and Col. Talbert, sup orting Drohibition, met in joint de ste at Edgefield, and it was not a chool bov debate, either. At the re ent mpetine i thle EdT'1ild Bantist ceoci:tion. Col. Talbert took a prom nent nart in the discussion of the tem erance question. Against All Corners. t is understood to be the intention Col. Talbert to enter the race for he senate in the '-'mary next year1 oT att9r what other candidates are ri h contest. Thfe means, in simple a.nenare. that he will run whether enator Tillman is a candidate or ot. That Senator Tillman' cherishes he desire to be riven a.nother term is 'ery 'well 'understood throughout the tate. His health has been such since in tritical illness in the winter of 910 that lhe has not been able to ne+pi. hut his strongest fr4* t making .q snoech. Col. Talbert, in the hot days of the inar m,overfen1t. ws: rTeied non e one of the strongest stump speakers f the reform faction, and he evident 7 intends to give the boys a sample of e. etvl.e next summaer, against all miers. Col. Talbert is 65 years old, +0 coao Tillman was 64 on Au 'ust 11, last. 'l. Hobbs' Family Win ChampionslhiP. Bowling is the most .popular indoor ecreation in Palenville (the "Village f Falling Waters" in the story, "Rip an Winkle") the most beautiful and ne of the most popular summer re orts in the Catskill mountains. Col. ohn F. Hobbs purchased the noted G-ardner Homestead"-1-room house nd six acres of land-the gnost pic ,resque spot in the mouth of the fa ious Kaaterskill Clove. The bowling season in and about 'alenville has been enlivened by any friendly contests and match ames participated in by wellknown owlers from New York city, and oth r cities as well as by local celebrities. everal handsome prizes and trophies rere put up for these and for morn .. at , c 'n~ nd the rivalry was spirited. Col. kioDDs, iamliy Dore o the honors of the season. Mrs. Hobbs, besides winning most of the smaller prizes bore off the coveted silver bowl ing prize, for the lady's highest score for the season, and was presented with a lovely clockpiece for the season'e championship for ladies. Miss Ethel Hobbs stood third in the championshiP class and stood first for girl bowlers under 16 years of age, making 186. She bowled five successive games for 149, 146, 151, 160, 165, 159, thus mak ing the highest'avierage for girls and the second highest average for lady bowlers for the season for six conse cutive games. Baby Claire Hobbs bowled 40, with a small ball. She's only four years old and bowled the highest score in the "infant class." Cal. Hobbs, after recovering from a severe illness, got in the game late, but won the honors for the season's highest score for ladies or gentlemen. Sitting on a chair, before being able to bear his weight standig, bowled the splen did score of 188. He rapetiously dub led himself the "champion squat bow ler." The colonel is naturally proud of the perforMICe of his "team." One night a negro chauffeur ap eared and claimed the right to bowl, Col. Hobbs said, "If that nigger bow les or doesn't get out of here at once I'll never come or bowl here again." The proprietor told the "cullud puia son" to vanish--and he did. "Camp Comfort," Col. Hobb's lovely summer home, is one of the show places In the Catskill mountains. It is 1,500 feet up, with beauty a,ll around. Farm Tlrelephones. Editorial from Jacksonville Times Union. An increasing number of farmers are coming.to an appreciation of the merits of the telephon a a useful ad junct to the farm, both in an indus trial and a social aspect. In the seven Southern States of Alabama, Florida, Gergia, North Carolina, South Caro lina, Virginia -and West Virginia there are now 26,468 farm telephones con nected with the Southern Bell com pany, or under contract. Georgia leads with 7,283, showing that her farmers are indeed progressive. How many has Florida? She occupies the bottom of the column with a beggarly array of 118 farm telephones. During the first five months of this year tihere were added to the number of farm phones so connected 6,222, of which 2,092 -wer in West Virginia, the umber on January 1 hav'ing been 20, 246. Six of the States enumerated ad ded more phones to their farm conven iences. Again we find Florida in the list with a blan--all her beggarly ac count of 118 phones having been erected during the previous years. Evelyn. Harris, the special ~agent of the company, from whose entirely im partial report in a communication to the Raleigh, N. C., Progressive Far mer, written in response to a request for information, we quote, says, in ex planation of the plan under which they co-operate with farmers to en able the latter to secure telephone ser vice in their homes: "In each case the farmers living along a certain road, or in a particu lar community, form themselves into a company, build the line, buy the equipment, and connect this line with our nearest telephone exchange or toll station. W.'ere the line is connected with one of our excnanges we make a charge for the service based on the lo cal rate. This chase is divided equ ally among the farmers, and the cost to each farmer is rarely more than 50 ents per month. This entitles them to service with -all subscribers in our exchange, and they talk with each other by ringing on the line. They also have access to our toll system by payment of the usua! charge for long distance messages, and in practically every case the line is so constructed that satisfactory' long distance ser vice is possible to very distant points." The plan looks like a fair one to all parties concerned -and seems to have so impressed quite a number of Southern farmers. But it does not ;eem to have appealed to more than 118 of our Florida farmers, as yet. Virginia stands next to Florida in bck wardness in this respect, yet Flor da's 1i will serve to keep her 2,010 i ncnteance. EARLIER THAN USUAL STATE ENTERS THROES OF POLI TICAL CONTESTS. Senator Tillman's Condition Large Factor in Coming Campaign-The Situation. The resignation of Chief Justice Ira B.. Jones, to take effect on JanUPr7 9, 1912, the first day of the next session: of the legislature, followed a day later by the announcemeni tnat he would be a candidate for governor in the pri mary ne5it summer, ana the announce ment, in such manner that it appears to be inspired, of former Congress man W. Jasper Talbert, of Edgefield, for the United States senate, to suc ceed Senator Tillman, whether Sena tor Tillman be a candiate to succeed himself or not, hate set the political pot In South Carolina to boiling sev eral months earlier than at any pre vious time in recent years, Considering the situation from every view-point, it would seem that the complexion of the gubernatorial cam paign and' the senatorial campaign next summer will very much depend upoh Senator Tillman. Senator Till-, man has not beei actively in politics for some time, on account of his health, which had failed him to such an extent that he was not able to at tend the. special session of coagress recently adjourned. It is generaly understood that Senator Tillman want. -to die in harness, though, so far as known by The Herald and Nevs, he has given out no statement as to whether or not he will be a candidate next summer to succeed himiself. Should Senator Tillman be in the run-. ning'to succeed himself Governor Blease and Chief Justice Jones will oppose each other in the gubernator campaign. Should Senator Tillman, for any reason, be out of the runnin1. Governor Blease, as authoritatively announced in The Herald and News today, will not ,be inthe gubernatorial race, for the reason that he will be a candidate. for the United States sen ate, Governor Blease saying, however, that he will not oppose Sendtor Till man should the s'enior senator desire to succeed himself. That is why the complexion of the gubernatorial and the senatori'al races next summer de pends very much upon Senator Till man. Should Senator Tllmnan, Provi dence permitting, desire to succeed himself, there seems to be little doubt that he will ;be re-elected, no matter who, may oppose him. In 'fact, the general opinion seems to prevail that Mr. Talbert .has made a blunder in allowing himself unofficially to be an nounced at ithis time, "against all comers," weakening his strength if Senator Tillman should not be in the race. The people of the State seem to have made up their minds that they are going to let Senator Tillman die in harness'if he wants to.; There is none of the old factionalism in regard to him now-none that will amount to very much in the matter of votes. If Senator Tillman should not be a candidate to succeed himself there 'would be a number of' candidates, in all likelihootl. Governor Blease would certainly .be in the race; the state ment as to Mr. Talbert's almost cer .tain candidacy at all events is pub lished elsewhere in this issue of The Herald and News; Congressman Lev er is known to have senatorial aspira tions which will lead him to make the race at the first favorable opportunity; Mayor Rhett, of Charteston, has been defeated for the position, but is said to want to "come back"; ex-'Governor Martin F. Ansel is said to have the bee buzzing in his ear; and Senator Howard B. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, ex-Governor John Gary Ev'ans--who had already made several races for. the position-and others, are "men tioned." Should Senator Tiliman not be in the running and Governor Blease a candidate to succeed Senator Tillmnan, it is, of course, not known what effect this would have upon the candidacy of Chief Justice Jones for governor. He has simply announced himself for governor, and that IE all. With Senator Tillman in the race to succed himself, it seems altogethael