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i VOLUME L, KUSBEii 35. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1912. TWICE A WEEK, $L50 A TEAR. r - Delegates Choi The Cou ? - ?tm/i DEMOCRATIC CLUBS MET ON SATURDAY t REORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRACY FOR 1912 PRIMARIES. More Than Usual Interest In Club ?oaflnffa in "VPwhArTT MPtftinCs 1U V ' ? r/ v Were Quiet. The various Democratic precinct clubs throughout the State met on Saturday and reorganized .md elected delegates to the various counry conventions to be held on Monday, May 6. There was more than the usual inter est in Newberry county tnis year, as , appears to have been the case in other counties in the State. In Georgetown there was a bolt in one club by the Blease supporters, 'who formed a new club and elected delegates to the Georgetown convention. In Ward 1 in Columbia the newspapers devote considerable space to the fact that Mr. George R. Remhert, who has been close to Governor Blease in the legislature, charged that a slate had been made against him and withdrew from the meeting witn, out allowing his name to be voted upon. In Columbia several of the clubs instructed their delegates to vote in thp ^nnntv convention for Woodrow Wilson delegates to the State convention, and it was in the discussion upon resolutions of this character that the Rembert controversy was provoked. In several other meetings in the various counties it is reported that Wilson resolutions were adopted. The reports, however, are principally from the towns, and are hardly full enough to give an indication of just what the sentiment of the people is either in State or national politics. Governor Blease came to Newberry on Saturday. tie was eieciea uy acclamation a delegate from the Ward 5 club to the county convention. Governor Blease attended the meeting of Club Xo. 1, in Ward 3, and at that meeting was nominated as a delegate to the convention. An election was entered into, and the governor was not elected. He arose and stated: "Mr. President: Having removed from Al- ? -T ^?3 ? ~^ fn vxrV* ?/%"h XXI6 Vliy, l i-lclU SU111C UUUUl ao LV/ nmvu *<jlub I should remain a member of. I t- decided I would attend the meeting of this club, but I ask that you strike my name off your club roll. I will be elected a delegate to the county conen tion from the club of which I was 3. member for many years up to my moving into Ward 3 shortly before my election as governor, and I will meet your delegation in the county convention." Ward 3 and Ward 5 both met on Saturday night, and the governor had been elected in Ward 5 before he retir? <ed from the Ward 3 meeting. The convention in Newberry next Monday promises to be interesting. All the Newberry club meetings passed off quietly. Below is given a list of delegates to nnnnfv ftAni'oritinii snH mpmhpri tuc WUUtJ V w..rf of county executive committee, chosen by the various clubs, so far as The Herald and News has been able to se^ * -cure them: ^ TOWNSHIP SO. 1. Ward 1. ' In Ward 1 the following officers were elected: Geo. B. Cromer, president; J. W. Earhardt, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?W. A. McSwain. Delegates to County Convention? G. B. Cromer, R. C. Sligh, W. H. Shelley, W. A. McSwain, Claude Schumpert, Geo. P. Hill, W. H. Wallace, J. W. Earhardt. Ward 2. In Ward 2 the old officers were reelected, as follows: J. F. J. Caldwell, president; William Johnson, 1st vice mr^ciHpnt- E. C_ .Tones. 2nd vice Dresi I-"- J ? - - - - dent; H. W. Dominick, secretary and treasurer. Member County Executive Committee?Eugene S. Blease. Delegates to County Convention? Fred. H. Dominick, Eugene S. Blease, ^ C. G. Blease, H. W. Dominick, D. A. { Dickert, J. D. Wheeler, C. W. Bishop, I i i ten To nty Convention f T7^ < t ri c?^ ^ ur U" rrone T T T artp ?J. V^. OcXIIIJJiC, 11. xx. XJV aixo) M. ?/. W. H. Hunt, J. R. Scurry. Ward 3, >o. 1. Old officers re-elected, as follows: Alan Johnstone, president; Geo. S. Mower, 1st vice president; I. Mc. Hutchinson, 2nd vice president; L. W. Jones, secretary and treasurer. Member County Executive Committee?Frank L. Bynum. Delegates to County Convention? Geo. S. Mower, L. W. Floyd, Alan Johnstone, John M. Kinard, John W. Reagin, J. B. O'Xeall Holloway. Ward 3, >o. 2. In Ward 3, Club No. 2, the following officers were elected: W. J. Culbertson, president; J. F. McConnell, 1st vice president; J. A. Derrick, 2nd vice president; I. T. Timmerman, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?R. V. Porter. Delegates to County Convention?D. A. Rivers, J. A. Derrick, H. C. Bouknight, J. F. McConnell, J. S. Walker, Q. M. Wright. Ward 4. F. R. Hunter, president; J. H. Wicker, vice president; W. S. Langford, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?F. R. Hunter. Delegates to County Convention?F. R. Hunter, E. H. Aull, W. S. Langford, Jno. K. Aull, Jno. A. Senn, John. H. Wicker, J. R. Davidson, R. C. Boyleston, E. A. Griffin. Ward 5. Ward 5 club met Saturday night in West End banquet hall, with a goodly number of voters present. Officers elected?J. Y. Jones, president; T. B. Kibler, secretary. Member Countv Executive Committee?Gregg C: Evans. Governor Cole. L. Blease was unanimously elected by a rising vote a delegate to the county convention. The fol lowing other delegates to the county convention were elected: J. M. Davis, J. H. Chappell, G. W. Hiller, G. C. Evans, R. P. Franklin, J. Y. Jones, W. H. Hardeman, T. B. Kibler, J. P. Livingston. Oakland. Oakland is a new club and elected the following officers: T. J. Digby, Jr., president; C. E. Rikard, secretary; Cliff Barnes, treasurer. Member County Executive uommntee?J. P. Thompson. Delegates to the County Convention ?S. C. Hiller, E. T. Rivers. Helena. Arthur Kibler, president; S. W. Williamson, vice president; B. E. Julien, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?L. I. Long. "n?ipp-c?ta to fountv Convention? Frank Spearman. Hartford. J. P. Summer, president; Jesse Frank Hawkins, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?P. M. Hawkins. Delegate to County Convention? P. M. Hawkins. Inhn?tnnA """"" I Member County Executive Committee?J. J. Kilgore. Delegates to County Convention?W. E. Wallace. J. C. Xeel. TOWNSHIP >0. 2. Garni any. M. L. Dickert, president; H. C. Suber, vice president; B. B. Leitzsey, sec retary. Member County Executive Committee?B. B. Leitzsey. Delegates to County Convention?B. B. Leitzsey, J. J. H. Brown, T. W. Folk. tft. Bethel. Member County Executive Committee?W. C. Brown. Delegates to County Convention?W. C. Brown, C. S. Suber. Maybinton. (Xot heard from). TOWNSHIP >0. 3. Mulberry. Member County Executive Committee?J. L. Keitt. Delegate to County Convention?J. L. Keitt. >It. PleasanL. Member County Executive Commi';! tee?C. L. Leitzsey. Delegates to County Convention?L. i P. Miller, J. W. Caldwell, G. H. Cromer. TOWNSHIP NO. 4. Whltmirew W. H. Rasor, president; J. D. Tidmarsh, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?Jno. M. Suber. Delegates to County Convention?W. h. Kasor, J. u. Tidmarsn, z>. hl. suuer, W. W. Wicker, Jno. M. Suber, F. W. Fant, Dr. R. G. Blackburn, R. M. Aughtry, T. J. Eison, W. J. Fortner, J. C. Duckett, J. L. Evans. Long Lane. S. W. Derrick, president; T. E. Chandler, secretary. Member County Executive Commiti ~ ~ rn "VC T?rvlU let??i. xtx. x1 uutv. Delegates to County Convention?B. H. Caldwell, S. W. Derrick. TOWNSHIP SO, 5. Jalapa. Member County Executive Committee?S. M. Duncan. Delegates to County Convention? Geo. C. Glasgow, Jas. B. Reagin, W. W. Riser, M. B. Chalmers. Xlnaris. J. C. Gary, president; J. D. Smith, yice president; J. A. Dominick, secretary and treasurer. T?vann + iim Pnmmit iViCUlUei V^/U U ii L^y lit A. CV UL1H, v^uiumiu tee?T. H. Pope. Delegates to County Convention?R. G. Smith, T. H. Pope. TOWNSHIP SO. 6. Young Men's. (Not heard from). Longshore s. H. D. Boozer, president; \. D. Hud son, vice president; J. W. Vilson, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?T. P. Pitts. Delegates to County Convention?A. D. Hudson, Thomas Hudson, J. W. Wilson, J. B. Boozer, Alf R. Dorroh. ReederviUa Member County Executive Commitr tee? Delegates to County Convention? William Dorroh, Robert Livingston, C. S. Johnson, I. Mc. Smith. TOWNSHIP >0. 7. Saluda Xo. 7. Member County Executive Committee?W. H. Sanders. Delegate to County Convention?H. T. Fellers. ChappelZs. Chappells clubs elected the following officers?J. R. Irwin, president; W. L. Andrews, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?J. B. Scurry. Delegates to County Convention? J. J. Murran, W. R. Reid, J. H. Johnson, J. W. Darnell. Yauglmville. (Not heard from). TOWNSHIP >0. 8. Utopia. President, J. R. Perdue; vice president, J. M. Nichols; secretary, I. P. Cannon. Member County Executive Committee?W. I. Herbert. Delegates to County Convention?J. M. Nichols, H. L. Boulware. SilverStreet. Silverstreet club organized with 71 names enrolled. J. Fred' Schumpert, president; B. L. Dominick, vice president; H. 0. Long, secretary; G. T. Blair, treasurer. Member County Executive Committee?Jno. P. Long. Delegates to County Convention?H. 0. Long, H. C. Lake, P. S. Livingston. East Kiverside. ! East Riverside club elected the fol- j lowing officers: John H. Cousins, president; W. T. Paysinger, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?E. Lee Hayae. Delegate to County Convention?E. Lee Hayes. TOWNSHIP XO. 9. Prosperity. S. L. Fellers, president; B. B. Hair, secretary and treasurer. Member County Executive Committee?J. B. Stockman. Delegates to County Convention?A. H. Hawkins, E. X. Kibler, J. B. Stockman, W. C. Dominick, L. M. Fellers, VV. Y. Taylor, Jno. F. Wheeler, B. B. Hair, J. D. Quattlebaum, A. P. Dom niicK, A. h. loung, u. l. vvycne, o. u. Fellers. St. Luke's. Member County Executive Committee?.T. S. Nichols. Delegates to County Convention?J. S. Nichols, S. P. Hawkiiib Saluda ?. Saluda No. 9 elected the following officers: J. E. Monts, president; J. B. Harmon, secretary. Member County Executive Committee?J. E. Monts. Delegates to County Convention?J. Pierce Harmon, L. L. Dominick, E. T. Mayer. OWealL O'Xeall did not have a meeting Saturday. Will meet later. Monticello. Member County Executive Committee?P. B. Warner. Delegates to County Convention?P. B.. Warner, W. W. Sheely. Liberty. Member County Executive Committee?R. T. C. Hunter. Delegates to County Convention?R. T. C. Hunter, J. T. Hunter, J. M. Lester. * mnu'vcnrD va -rn 1U 11V. IV) Little Mountain. Little Mountain club elected the following officers: B. H. Miler, president; ' J. B. Derrick, secretary. Member County Executive Commit- i tee?J. B. Derrick. 1 Delegates to County Convention?J. B. Derrick, C. E. Wheeler, Jas. E. ' Sheely, A. X. Boland, S. W. Youijg, W. ' B. Wise. A resolution was unanimously : adopted requesting Capt S. W. Young < to run for the legislature. i The delegates were instructed to ] vote for delegates to the State con- ' vention opposed to changing the party constitution so as to require registra- { tion certificates and tax receipts to 1 vote in the primary. Union. Member County Executive Committee?T. J. Wilson. Delegates to County Convention?M. L. Strauss, T. J. Wilson. Jolly Street. Member County Executive Committee?J. R. Livingston. Delegates to County Convention?J. A. C. Kibler, T. P. Richardson. St. Paul's. Member County Executive Commit.tpfl?J. B. Bedenbaugh. Delegates to County Convention?W. H. Kibler, J. B. Bedenbaugh. Central, Member County Executive Committee?A. L. Aull. Delegates to County Convention?A. L. Aull, Jno. D. Shealy. TOWNSHIP >0. 11. JUlXJllm I (Not heard from). St Phillips. (Not heard from). Walton. (Not heard from). Pomaria. Pomaria did not have a meeting Saturday. A meeting was called for Monday afternoon. At the Arcade. This cozy little photo-play house, , under the management of Bobbye , Bass, is growing in popularity every day. Today, Tuesday will be offered "The i Pride of Lexington," showing the great battle of Bunker Hil) with Jane McRea < as the heroine. Other pictures also. Tomorrow, Wednesday, you will j Love the opportunity of seeinu ''The . ' - -? - J. Temptations 01 a tjreai, m micc j reels. Saturday, May 4, the picture that everybody has been waiting for will ( be shown, "The IIMatef1 Tirajjic." All of these are features and there will be no advance in price. Children . 5c.,5c., adults 10c. Folk-Housman. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Folk announce ^ ithft aDnroachins marriage of their j j daughter, Anna Maud, to Mr. Gerard ' | McPherson.Housman, of Clifton Forge, | Va., on the evening of April 30, at their home in Newberry. After their marriage, which will be quite private, no cards having been issued, the young couple will be at home to their many 1 friends at 1023 Richland street?Colubia Record. n i JTasristrate So. 7. ( W. P: Allen is hereby announced as 1 a candidate for Magistrate for Xo. 7 ( Township, subject to the Democratic 1 ? , I i primary. Many imenas. AH Decline. ( I Four gentlemen, whose names were 1 placed in nomination for alderman t from Ward 5, have declined to enter ] the race, and their names were placed r in nomination without their knowledge or consent. NEWBERRY ORATOR WINS IN THE STATE CONTEST HELD AT WIN THRO P COLLEGE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. H. S. Petrea, Representative of Lutheran College, akes the First Medal. Newberry college's representative won the South Carolina oratorical contest held at Winthrop college Friday evening. The decision of the judges gave Mr. H. S. Petrea, of Newberry, the first medal; Mr. Ashton H. Williams, of the University of South Carolina, second, and Mr. R. T. Wilson, of Wofford, third. A large and representative audience assembled in Winthrop auditorium Friday evening to greet young speakers representing the colleges which form the South Carolina Intercolle sr'ate Oratorical association. The exorcises were opened by a song by the YVinthrop Choral society and the invocation was made by the Rev. Alexander Martin, of the Presby; c rian church. Mr. C. M. > indsav, of the Citadel, president of the association, welcomed the audience and very briefly outlined the organization of the association before introducing the speakers of the evening. These were as follows: "A Call to College Men," A. G. Heirs, Jr., the Citadel; "What Remains to be Done," E. A_ Fuller, Presbyterian College; "Future Democracy in South Carolina," R. T. Wilson, Wofford college; "Preservation of Representative Government," J. S. Mclnnes, Charleston college; "The Progress of the Nations Towards Peace," W. Marshall Bridges, Furman University; "The Indifferent Citizen," H. S. Petrea, Newberry college; "Untamed," David T. Lauderdale, Erskine "Tho of a Nation," D. J. - ? B. Hill, Clemson college; "Behold the Dreamer Cometh," A. H. Williams, Jr., University of South Carolina. All of the speeches were of high class and were given the closest attention. dewberry Wins. At intervals there was music by the Winthrop Choral society, the Winthrop Glee club. Senator George Bates, of Barnwell; Senator L. P. Hardin, of Chester; the Hon. Whitehead Klutz, of Salisbury, X. C.; Prof. J. M. Douglas, of Davidson college, and Dr. E. 0. Watson, of Columbia, were the judges and they awarded the decision to H. S. Petrea, of Newberry college; sec ond, A. H. Williams, of University or South Carolina; third to R. T. Wilson, of Wofford. Henry Smith Petrea, Newberry. Henry Smith Petrea was born in Lynchburg, Va., November 1, 1888. His parents soon afterwards moved to Concord, N. C., where he received his early training in the public school. Later he entered the Mt Pleasant Collegiate institute, in which institution he won the declaimer's medal in 1907. In the fall of 1909 he entered , the sophomore class at Newberry college, at the end of which scholastic year he contested for the declaimer's med3.1. In March, 1911, he was the orator from the Prhenakosmian society at the March celebration and in June of the vpar he was awarded the junior Dratorical medal, as also the Greek medal and the Magazine scholarship. During the present year he has been i member of the Stylus staff, and was :>ne of the Phrenakosmian debaters in :he March debate, as also successful contestant for S. C. I. 0. A. represen:ation. He has always taken an ac:ive part in anything pertaining to oratory and upon the completion of his course this year he will enter the theoogical seminary at Columbia. "The Indifferent Citizen." The subject of Mr. Petrea's oration, s "The Indifferent Citizen." He delnes the indifferent citizen as the man )f character, the Christian, cultured * nnt hp brib T13.il ana tns OXlt; \% nu v^an uw ^^ _ id. He says that "Civic apathy is most prevalent among that very element of jitizens which is most essential to the maintenance of public purity and a ligh standard of citizenship." That it s not the ignorant, selfish, corrupt and iegraded men, but the good, respectaDle, well-meaning men who neglect ;heir civic duties. Indifference to civic *esponsi'bility can not be justified. The real reason for it is that good (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8). ANDERSON HOSPITAL DESTROYED BY FIRE PATIENTS CARRIED DOWN LADDERS FROM BUILDING. Lighted Match, Carelessly Thrown, Ignites Can of Gasoline?Thrilling Experiences of Fire. Anderson, April 25.?The Anderson county hospital, a three-story, brick building, constructed four years ago at a cost of $50,000, was completely destroyed by fire late this afternoon. The. fire originated from a lighted .match carelessly thrown by a white man, an oil wagon driver, near a can. of kerosine which he had just deposited on the side porch. The kerosine was ignited and a tank of gasoline nearby exploded, throwing flames in every direction. The negro orderly was th? first to discover the fire, and he hurriedly informed the superintendent, Miss Utes, who in a composed manner instructed the nurses to help her get the patients out of the building. All patients who were well enough to walk were led from their beds to the elevator and were taken to the ground in safety. Six other patients, who had undergone operations in the last day or so, were too weak to help themselves, and these were carried to the ground by ladders put up to second-story windows. The flames so rapidly spread over the building that no time was given the rescuers to even bring bed clothes around the patients as they passed th^m thrniisrh the windows. Four pat ients were brought to the ground in nude condition. Miss Janie Langley, of Mt. Carmel, a nurse, who waa operated on tliis morning, and who occupied a room on * the second floor in the rear of the building, narrowly escaped being burned to death. She screamed for help , and Dr. Lee Sanders and Charley Sanders attempted to reach her room through the hall, which was in a blaze. 3Iet by Flames. As the men opened the door leading to the room of the patient the flames burst through and drove them back. They hurried to the ground and by means of a lader reached a window of the room and through the window the sick woman was taken to safety. A aIqtt TirAn 1 Vi o T70 Ko^ATI LXJYi 1UI11ULCO ViT;iCiJ' r> VUiU UX* ? ^ u\*\,A+ fatal to Miss Langley. Judge W. F. Cox, who was operated on yesterday, was taken from a second story window, as were Mrs. J. H. Ferguson, Mrs. Bush Adams, Mrs. E. K. Todd, Miss Corrie McCauley and Miss Langley. Miss Clinkscales, a nurse, who remained at her post on the second floor until all the patients were all safe, descended on the ladder just iu time utsiiwe utJiiig-cui, uu num cava^. Mrs. Adams, one of the patients brought down a ladder, was in a dying condition, and it is feared that she will succumb tonight. The fire did not add to the seriousness of her case, as she was in a condition past appreciating the excitement. A negro woman had just been taken I off the operating table and had not recovered from the anaesthesia. In an unconscious condition she was removed to safety. Other patients in the hospital at the 'time were: Mrs. .Janie Hancock, Mrs. A. C. Sloan, D. J. Watson and four negro women, for a ume it was leaded that Mrs. Hancock had lost her life in the flames, as she could not be located. It developed later that she saw the flames, and, although in a sick and weak condition, she managed to escape on foot, and proceeded to a house next door, where she was found after a *earch. An incident of the fire was when Miss Utes, the superintendent, held a ladder in her arms to lengthen it to enable a man to get in a window on the second floor to rescue some of the patients. Miss Utes, who is of exceptional strength, held the ladder by herself as the rescuer and the patient came down the ladder to the ground. Two patients, Mrs. J. P. Massey and Mrs. Fannie Couch, had been dismissed from the hospital and had not gotten out of sight of the building when the fire was discovered. In all there were 12 patients '"n fh^ building, and every one of them was rescued and no serious effect upon their condition is anticipated from the fire.