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JIG AUDIENCE HEARD CANDIDATES IN AIKEN GREAT BLEASE DEMONSTRATION ONE OF FE UTRES. Jones Led in Flowers Received, Bnt Governor Had the Crowd?Good Order Was Enforced. * ??? Aiken, July 26.?The unfumigated l State campaign, after six weeks of wordiness, halted for a brief breathinor er.oll in AilrPn tO-daY at the COIL I -?? - delusion of a meeting replete with in' Bteresting situations, but devoid of exW citing incidents, not exsiting and not sensational, because it has become not only common but almost habitual for opposing candidates to hurl the lie into each other's teeth and" to apply opprobrious epithets, the use of which t at one time always meant a personal encounter. Aiken to-day furnished an audieuce second in size to Orangeburg only, there being fully 2,000 in the crowd at its maximum. There were, it is true, about that many at Saluda, but at least a third of that audience were- ladies. While many of Aiken's attractive daughters graced to-day's assemblage, the proportion was by no means so large. Notwithstanding v * some few interruptions for both Governor Blease and Judge Jones, good order prevailed.Indeed, Mayor Gyles at the opening stated that order would he maintained, for there were enough hluecoats on hand tb do the job. In addition, the chairman told the rooters if they did not hush they would be made to hush. They hushed. Features of 5Teetin^. Features to-day were the great Blease demonstration at the conclusion of the Governor's speech; the JV A T T 4.^ mat juage Jones atitruipieu t,u falsify the records of the Supreme Court in his explanation of the Oxner case from Newberry; the refusal of the Governor to answer a direct question put to him by a man in the audience, except with abuse; the charge ^ by Judge Jones, who arose and advanced toward Governor Blease, that his opponent was uttering "the foul est lie that ever passed human lips;" the hiss that greeted the goveronr's denunciation of the- Columbia State; the bitter denunciation of Mr Barnard B. Evans by Attorney General Lyon and the magnificent array of flowers T and other tokens presented Judge Jones and Governor Blease. In this latter, however, Judge Jones carried 1 iV. ~ on nonors, receiving uic piciucoi flowers, the finest watermelon and the "nicest" box of home-made caramels that have been seen in the campaign. i. Blease Crowd. Governor Blease, as usual now, took his hand primary. But. not as usual, he today took two, one before and one after his speech. Both of them reveal _ ed almost two-thirds of the crowd present as supporters of the'present governor. It was noticeable that there was little or no difference in the two; the governor's friends as usual were grouped close about the stand. Ab stated above, possibly two-thirds of the audience were avowed Blease men. Again today, however, the charge is made by Aiken citizens that there were hundreds of visitors here. It is stated that there were scores of auto '> mobiles from Edgefield and Barnwell, and many residents of the surrounding counties here, and it is known that a large contingent from Augusta -was in the city. And so it goes, and still the question is: was it a represen- j tative county audience? Of course, all were aware of the fact that Horse Creek Valley was amply represented. Meeting at Oeddings Park. The meeting was held today in Geddiags Park, a beautiful spot. The heat was not so oppressive as for the past two days, although of course there > were no overcoats or furs in evidence. Further, the chairman had kindly consideration to sufficient degree to see that the entire audience did not perch itself 011 the speakers' stand. It has been really marvelous' to note how many "prominent citizens" in the various counties were entitled to and are given seats on the stands. Messrs. J. B. Salley and George W. Croft took | turns at presiding, the county chair-! man, Mr. 1>. H. Wise, not being pres- I em. , Speakers for the office of attorney general afforded the first real interest of the day, although several of the i other candidates made rousing j speeches and were generously ap-! plauded. Major John G. Richards, for 1 railroad commissioner, delivered one 1 of the most eloquent addresses of the j day; in fact, one of the ablest speeches ; he has made on the campaign. Mr. T. j H. Peeples won encouraging applause! on his usual speech. But. it was not until Messrs. Evans and Lyon addressvoters that a?y real excitement was produced. Judge Ira B. Jones, for governor, was warmly received by his admirers in the audience. As usual he was not 'given the greatest amount of applause at the beginning, but won his way as he proceeded. The first conflict between the Jones and Blease ' elements was precipitated when he : +1,^ <<? ; fVi^. tit Vi r\ 1 ^ I JSUIICU LliClL tJUC lllggCl Wets niiuic burden of the governor's speeches. The chairman was forced to call for order at this point, and when the speaker referred to the removal of all the notaries public merely for the sake of getting rid of a few negroes. Social Equality in Cars. On the social equality charge, Judge Jones said that he with a great many others had. ridden up to Aiken from Graniteville on the street car with a number of negroes, and that there was no thought of social equality at the time. He named a number of well known Aiken legislators who i had voted with him on that question, j las follows: Messrs. Owen Alderman,' M. T. Gunter, 0. C. Jordan and T. P. | Woodward. "Would Governor Blease I \ have voted for me if he thought I had j |such a black record?" asked the i : speaker in connection with this and ! | other charges that had been made \ against him. Blease and tlie Newspapers. Some of the loudest applause of the j day was elicited when Judge Jones; stated that Governor Blease's attitude j - - . ___ ! i toward the newspapers wTas a onesided affair. "He is glad of every bit of the newspaper support," said the j speaker in naming over the papers : that the governor denounces and those by whom he and his friends, as he j says, swears. | Citing Governor Blease's willing- j ness to sign an act appropriating SQon onr> for imnrovement of the State ! house, Judge Jones said that if Govereruor Blease were re-elected and a | Blease legislature elected, there would j ; be an era of extravagance unprecdent- i jed in South Carolina. Stothart Again Mentioned. Upon mention of Constable Stot- j hart's name, in the charge he has: made heretofore, eome one volunteer- j I fomniic moocQ cr& PaPSilT for i I ^U. iauivuu V/ i Judge Jones' benefit. "Veni, vidi, jvici," using, however, somewhat unorthodox prounuciation. Judge Jones had some little sport over the correct pronunciation. Proceeding, he said: j j "So long as> the chief executive allows > i Constable Stothart, his appointee, to j remain in office, he disgraces the great | i office he holds and puts a stain and j ' blot upon the good name of South | | Carolina." | "Jones looks good to a man up a ! tree," shouted a citizen who was per- j ched high in the forks of one of the i beautiful trees that shade Geddings j park. Chairman Croftfs Killing. . i Criticism of the governor's attiude i i | toward Constable Stothart called forth j a Blease demonstration, mingled, how- | ever, with shouts for Judge Jones. ! 1 | j Chairman Croft called for order and a j ihearing, saying: "If you don't hush j j we'll make you hush." This appeared^ j to anger Governor Blease, who re- j | quested the newspaper men to make j j note of the chairman's statement, that j lie expected to use it after today, j ; Chairman Croft appeared to have no ; I objection to this, as he was calling j ! for order that the speaker might be i heard, a duty which he regarded as j 'incumbent upon him. "Were you a Confederate soldier?" | asked some one in the audience of Judge Jones. j ' Replying, the speaker said that he j ;was eight years old when the war be- | I Igan and thirteen when it closed, and | | that therefore he was not a soldier. He stated that he was 6ixty years of age on the 29th day of last December. Experience of Years. "Your hair is mighty gray," spoke up another auditor, and Judge Jones j : told an anecdote that turned the! , laugh effectively. "But," said he, i | "what if I have gray hairs. A man j : can't do what I have done in South; ' Carolina and not have gray hair. It ' is the knowledge and exnerience of sixty years of sober, industrious life j I that I bring you and offer in the ser-! ! vice of South Carolfra." i Judge Jones today received the fin- j jest basket of flowers yet seen in the ; present campaign. It was "from admiring lady friends in Aiken, S. C.," a broad-brimmed straw hat being used as a basket and exquisitely done in | lavender tulle. Another token was a I fine watermelon "From an old Lan- I caster friend with all good wishes:" " I this was done up in a basket and al- J most covered with beautiful flowers. A Box of Caramels. Still another gift to Judge Jones j was a box of candy from Miss Chaffee ' with t^e accompanying card: "I have j taken great pleasure in making these j caramels for you. I remember your 'sweet tooth.' and the good bits of candy I had from your pockets when i ' I was a wee girl." A pretty boufj'Kt ! from .Miss Xanev Richardson also was j I presented to Judge .Jones. ; Governor Blease before beginning j |his speech called for a hand primary,! | and possibly two-thirds of the aud- j ' ience responded, to which fact the ! governor proudly referred as to what j he could do without even making a [ speech. ? ^ n 'rue uxner i;ase. The governor's next move today was to charge that Judge Jonesi had at Lexington attempted to falsify the records of the supreme court Reading from the News and Courier's account of that meeting, he said that Judge Jones claimed that the matter of the twenty-five cents payment was not an item in the Oxner case against the Western Union Telegraph com pany, to which reference had been repeatedly made. Governor Blease read the records in the case, furnished him by Col. U. R. Brooks, clerk of the supreme court, in which appeared specific reference to the "quarter," as a contention in the case. Replying to the criticism that he had offered a constitutional amend-1 I ment disbarring the children of persons not able to pay poll tax, the governor said that this was merely to keep the children of negroes, out, and I that the amendment would have yield- { ed $25,000 additional poll tax if made i effective. "Look out for the distagraph," I yelled some one, and the crowd laugh-1 ed. "Hurrah for Tom Felder," said another. "My friend," replied the governor,}, "if I were you I would not call such j indecent names* before the ladies pres- i ent. If you have no respect for your- { self, for God's sake respect the ladies ! of Aiken." Taking up the separate coach mat-j ter, which has been made such a large ; ( part of the gubernatorial contest, Gov- j ernor Blease said that those Aiken j. county men who had voted with Judge , tAnoe Hiri not havA free Dasses in their pockets when they were so voting. "Haven't you voted for Judge Jones since that time?" asked a respectable looking gentleman in the audience. "If I was as sorry as you are I'd vote for him now," replied the governor. "But answer my question," persisted the gentleman in the audience. And then it was that Governor Blease appealed to the chairman to} have the interruption stopped. "Now," j said he, "I want to see if this is a 1 fair meeting. The chairman made the Blease men hush when they interrupted Jones, now I want to see if he j will stop that man." Chairman Croft! without hesitation asked an officer in I the audience to see that the man stop- j ped. The governor's interrupter was I escorted off the grounds. Repeating his charge that Judge Jones's son, Mr. Charles D. Jones, had been used to influence the supreme j court, Governor Blease again today brought forth from his opponent the accusation that he lied. "T want tn saV to VOU. Governor > - I Blease," said Judge Jones, arising from his seat and advancing toward the front of the platform, "that that is the foulest lie that ever passed human lips." The policeman who occupied a seat upon the stand quietly and i calmly forced Judge Jones to resume his seat There was never apparent any danger of trouble, for Judge. Jones's attitude was not threatening, and Governor Blease turned toward the audience^and laughed. Later he referred to his opponent losing his head, and stated that he would not hit him, even though some might think it cowardice not to resent being called a liar. "I ain't going to hit him today," said the governor, "but on the 27th day of August the people will knock him out of the box." This was the occasion of a Jones j outbreak in the audience and the j - "* * - .c I chairman called tor oraer Deiore uovernor Blease could proceed. >"ot a Cent for Pardons. In reference to granting pardons I Governor Blease told the Aiken people j to ask J. Q. Davis, D. S. Henderson, ! J. F. Williams, and Turner, of Horse i Creek Valley, whether or not they had to pay anything to get pardons for clients. "Any man," declared the governor, "who say? I ever got a cent for pardons tells as black a lie as any man ever told." i "If Judge Jones carries Saluda < county," said the governor, in regard < to the claims of his opponent Wed- , nesday, "I will make him a present , of anything he picks out to cost not ] over $100, if he will do the same if I i oarrv it. And I make the additional < proposition that I will give him a 10 < per cent, discount if he accepts the offer." Governor Blease told the Aiken people to be on the lookout for Mr. J. Wm. I Thurmond, Judge Jones's campaig2i : manager, who he says has by indirection branded all the Blease supporters < as dishonest people, and that if ho ran for office down this way again to do him worse than they did when he ran for congress some years ago. Always Stood by Aiken. The speaker declared that he had no fears about Aiken county; that it had always stuck to him and that he would always stick to Aiken. "When -li ?? ? r> tr> hp annninteri." LIltM't? \YcLS CL juin/iwi ?- ~~ c- , said he, "what county got it?"?in reference to the appointment of Solicitor R. L. Gunter. Governor Blease claimed that he had saved Aiken county from dismemberment in refusing to allow the formation of Heyward county, "a shoestring county, two ?3 ~ widp and fiftv miles dilU a XJLCLXM. UiA&VW ? w long." Governor Blease received two bouquets today, both tied with tulle. In fact, tulle was popular on this occasion. One bouquet was from Mr. Lewis B. Woodward and wife and the other from Mr. F. E. Carty and wife. At the conclusion of his speech the gov ernor was followed to his hotel by a large number of friends, yelling and cheering to a finish. The governor was hoisted to the shoulders of some of his impetuous admirers and borne 1 away in triumph. BIG FAMILY KEUMON I> 3IAC0X. Cbappell, Garlington, Adams Clan, Which Traces Ancestry Back to Early Days, of Virginia. Macon Daily Telegraph, May 9. At the assembly room of the public library yesterday, from 12 to 2 p. m., j there was a largely attended-* reunion I of the Chappell-Dickie-Garlington- [ Adams clan. I The meeting opened with prayer by | Judge Ira Stanley Chappell, of Dublin, I after which there was a brief address ! I by the president, Samuel Lee Adams, j of South Boston, Virginia. Letters of regret at inability to at- j tend were read from Mrs. Philip E. i Chappell, of Kansas City, Mo., widow j Df the first president of the association; I former Lieutenant Governor J. Chappell Compton, of Selma, Ala.; Inspector General E. A. Garlington, of the United States army, and others. Philip E. Chappell, late treasurer of Missouri, called the first reunion of this well-known family at Atlanta November 4, 1895, since which time meetings have been held at Richmond in 1876, Nashville 1878, SL JLouis iyi'4, | Jamestown, Va., 1907, Memphis 1909, j so the meeting here was the seventh; gathering of the clan. All trace their ancestry back to the early colonial days of old Virginia, to John Chappell, owner of the ship "Speedwell;" who had several sons and daughters, and intermarried with the Dickies, Garlingtons and Adamses, whose descendants are now scattered over nearly all the Southern States. . A genealogy of the family was comKv tVid lotp Philin R. ChanDell. Kf J tMV *Mrvw X*" *4 in 1900, in which he says he found scattered over many States members of the clan in nearly all the professions, but never a felon. Some well-known members of the family are Hons. Absalom H. Chappell, Congressman from Georgia many years ago; James Jones, governor of Tennessee; Samuel Adams, the third governor of Arkansas, and others. A partial list of those present yesterday were: Clifton T. Chappell, of Macon, who has been secretary of the association since it was organized seventeen years ago; Dr. T. A. Chappell, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Clifton T. Chappell, Cecil C. Chappell, C. N. Walker, A. E. Chappell, Mrs. A. E. Chappell, Miss Mattie Chappell, Clarence J. Chappell, Lucia P. Chappell, William Allen Chappell, and T. M. Nash, of Macon; Mrs. G. W. Allen, Laura Al len, Emma Allen, Mrs. E. W. Carroll, Marjorie Chappell Carroll, Elizabeth Garlington Carroll, George W. Allen, E. K. Carroll, A. E. Finley, H. M. Finley, of Jackson, Ga., Ira S. Chappell, Mrs. I. S. Chappell, Katherine Chappell, Ira S. Chappell, Jr., of Dublin, Ga.; Mary Chappell, R. J: Chappell, Joseph John Chappell, Mrs. R. J. Chappell, of Dudley, Ga.; H. H. Harvey, Shady Dale, Ga.; Robert Chappell, Luella, Ga.; Miss Estelle Chappell, Xewberrv. S. C.: I. S. Chappell, Winns boro, S. C.; 0. F. Chappell, Bookman, S. C.; C. A. Waller, Greenwood, S. C.; j William T. Chappell, Ruth Chappell, j Willie Chappell, Jr., Jeffersonville, j Ga.; Wm. Robinson, Jr., Augusta, Ga.; j G. W. Burkett, Dry Branch, Ga.; L. B. Chappell, Richland, Ga.; Jasper Greer, Jno. L. G. Woods, Mrs. Olin Minter, J. Lee Malone, 0. J. Minter, Monticello; P. C. Malone, Cordele, Ga.; Guy D. Compton, Milledgeville; E. E. Persons, Fanny K. Persons, Eastman, Ga.; ; Samuel Jj. Adams, South Boston, Va. A Juvenile Adept. "When he opened his picture show Shively paid $200 for a machine that nakes 59 different noises." "Too bad! He might have borrowed Dur baby."?Judge. Jf/| WM Taste and B '& wherever used. WE PREP/ BBMBi Southern Expr< 4 Full Quart*, $4.50 8 Ft 6 Full Quarts, $6.50 12 F Remit Postal or Express Money C I Certified Check. Guaranteed to please plete price list mailed upon request Sold Exclusively I H. CLARKE & SONS, Ii flj The South'* Greatest Mail Order Win Airy. She?Aren't you sometimes frightanoW whpn pwflv iir? in the air? I Aviator?Well, I'll admit I some: times feel a sort of groundless apprehension.?Lippincotts. ? ? !W JVIW^HUn* TEACHER WANTED. Teacher of experience wanted for Union school. Term of five months : and possibly six, at $50 per month, j Trustees will elect on August 3. Ap- j ply to either of the undersigned. C. L. Wilson, Prosperity, R. F. D. J. C. Kinard, Slighs, R. F. D. D. W. Buzhardt, Newberry, R. 5. nAVfrr t>t U'Dl TTk X/VH JL MJMU .11 UAlLf EAT WHAT YOU WANT | Eat what you want when you want it and "Digestif Two or three tablets after meals digests all the food, prevents distress, relieves indigestion instantly. Brown's Digestit is a little tablet easy to swallow, absolutely harmless. It ha? relieved thousands and is guaranteed to please you, if not j your money refunded?50c. Piles! Piles! Piles! "Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will cur? Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at cnce, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the private i parts. Druggists, mail 50c and $1.00. i lauo UCP nn D-nne OlevAlanrf. OhiC' | niL.LIM.T13 IIIru. uu.| a ivi<?i , SALE ODER CHATTEL MORTGAGE By virtue of tlie power given in a chattel mortgage, executed by the Prosperity "Wholesale company, to W. P. Counts, dated the 6th day of February, 1912, the conditions of which have been broken, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the warehouse of the Prosperity Wholesale comDany, at Prosperity, S. C., on the 3rd day of August, 1912, at 10 o'clock a. m., all of the stock of goods of the said Prosperity Wholesale Company, consisting of groceries, articles of merchandise, etc., an inventory of which amounts to $588.74, which inventory a ay be seen by catting at the office -)f the undersigp.fi; also, thi building of tfce said Prospevit* Wholesale Company, valued at $400.00. purchaser of said building to hive thirty (30) days in which to move the same off of lot, and the proceels of san? will be applied to the payment of the mortgage debt. * Eugene S. Blsase, Attorney and Agent of Mortgagee. Newberry, S. C., July IS, 1912 A SAFE SUBSTITUTE FOB CALOMEL A Mild Vegetable Medicine for the Liver That is Free From the Dangers of the Powerful Checimal, Calomel. The W. G. Mayes drug store has a mild, vegetable remedy that successi.v ? _i _ *s xi i j.uju.y uue yia.ce ui rne pawenui mineral drug calomel, the old-fashioned liver medicine. This remedy is Dodson's Liver-Tone, a very pleasant tasted liquid that gives quick but gentle relief from constipation without the bad after-effects which so often follow taking calomel. Dodson's Liver-Tone is fully guaranteed to be a perfect substitute for calomel, and if you buy a bottle and it does not entirely satisfy you, Mayes < drug store will promptly give you your < money back upon request. It is fine for both children and grown people. Only a Fire Hero but the crowd cheered, as, with burned A V? /si 11 rs a rtYnoll Vv AV nanus, 11c uciu uu a. suian ivuuu uua, "Fellows!" he shouted, "this Bucklen's Arnica Salve I hold, has everything beat for burns." Right! also for bolls, ulcers, sores, pimples, eczema, cuts, spTains, brtrises. Surest pile cure. It j subdues inflammation, kills pain. Only 25 cents at W. E. Pelham's. 1 !i SS^lliEn BOTTLED IN BOND med to the world as being the acme of I n Kentucky's choicest product. tinctly high-class in Quality, nm* ouquet* and wins appreciation [Hi iY EXPRESS on Adamsand JgS-^ ill Quarts, - - $ $.50 all Quarts, ? $12.00 ?rder, Registered Letter or j^r wJ or money returned. Comj ^Ici?|1A1^hI ic., Richmond, Vau 6 And Whiaketf Merzbtxtt*. <$>*<? 3><S>3><$><?<?<S>3>3>4><$><?><S>^^ <s> ^ <$> BARBECUE NOTICES. <? <$> <$> <&<$><$><?><$><$>$><$q><$><$><$><$<$>q<$>q (Barbecue notices $1.00 each up t* eight lines; all oyer eight lines at the rate of on* <?ent a word.) We will give a first class barbecue at Keitt's grove August 20. A good dinner is guaranteed. O. A. Felker. B. M. Suber. ' I will give a first-class barbecue at my residence Tuesday, August 13, State campaign day. Will sell meat and bash at 11 o'clock. 7-9-tf. J. M. Counts. I will give a first class Barbe<5ue at Longshore's store, campaign day, Tuesday, August 6, 1912. J. M. Counts. I will give a first-class Barbecue at my residence, County Campaign day, Monday, August 26. 1912. J. M. Counts. 5: We will furnish a first class Barbecue at -Perry Halfacre's Mill, Saturday, August 3rd, one of the regular campaign meetings and will furnish all conveniences for the public and candidates. T. T. and C. L. Ruff. ? DODSON'S LITER TONE BEATS CALOMEL No >~eed Now to Bisk Your Health Taking Dangerous Drag?New Remedy is Guaranteed. Next time your liver gets sluggisk ^ ~ 1 J.,1l on/J Vihq(1o/>Viv crr\ tn itilQ y(JU 1W1 UUU auu u&ouawuj gV w W. G. Mayes drug store and get a bottle of the successful medicine, Dodson's Liver Tone. It will start your liver, gently but firmly, and cure an attack of constipation or biliousness without any restriction of habit or diet Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant tasting vegetable liquor, for both children or grown people. Its use is not followed by any of the bad after-effects which sometimes, follow taking cal omel. v. W. G. Mayes drug store will give you your money back if you do not find it a perfect substitute for calomel. ANNUAL MEETING. Tne annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers' Bank, of Silverstreet, will be held in the president's office at Silverstreet, S. C., on Monday, July 29, 1912, at 11 o'clock, for the election of directors for the ensuing year, and for ths transaction of other business. Please attend in person or by proxy. rtr A A a Kill tl XV* , Cashier. NOTICE OF ELECTION, A written petition having been presented to the undersigned trustees of Silverstreet school District No. 58 of >Newberry County, South Carolina, signet} by at least one-third of the reej% dent electors and a like proportion ^ the resident freeholders of the ot~ twenty-one years, of said Distill $sk- .. in or that an election be held .to deter ? mine whether or not Silverstreet School District No. 58 will fesue andj sell coupon bonds aggregating fo#? T hundred dollars, payable witWtt tw#s*y 'l? ty years, at the rate of interest not exceeding six per cent per annum, payable annually, for the purpose of erecting buildings and for equipment for maintaining public schools in said District An election for said purpose is hereby ordered to be held at H. C. Lake's store in the town of Silverstreet on Wednesday, Aug. 7,1912, .it which election only qualified voters residing in said District shall be allowed to vote. The ballot cast must have written or printed on it the words, "For Bonds," . - or "Against Bonds." The'following are hereby appointed managers of 6aid election: Jno. P. Long, G. T. Blair, and W". H. Hendrix. The polls .will be open at 7 A. M. and close at 4 P. M. G. W. Suber, , T. M. Werts, H. C. Lake, Trustees Silverstreet School District . ? .. . ? ? no. 08, wewoeny, s. <j. >~ow is the time to subscribe to The lerald and News, one year $L50, six nonths 75c., four months 50c.