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OCONEE COUNTY HEARS THE STATE CANDIDATES THFlvTI\G PASSED OFF QUIETLY, WITH GOOD OtfDER. What Little Noise There Was Was of a Good Nature Kind?Speeches of the Candidates. Walhalla, Aug. 20.?About 1,200 persons, probably a thousand of them voters, ga.thered in this little city, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, today, and heard the speeches of the candidates seeking State offices. The meeting passed ofT without a ripple of excitement' tJio /->Trior- TI'OC all that OOllld he U1V ii V y VI1V Vi V4Vi ?Tt*0 U?* V ?v. desired and the occasion was practically featureless. Occasionally there was some noise, but of a good natured kind and never was there any serious indication of a desire to prevent each candidate hav* ? ~ ^ fn 1 In AO ri n nr JLIig CL let 11 clliu ica^ctuui ii^aiing. County Chairman J. M. Moss was in charge of the meeting and he performed his duties well. The crowd was, as a whole, not particularly demonstrative and what applause there was was pretty well distributed, near ly e^rv speaker receiving some. J ; !ge .Jones made his "constructive" sper-h, never once calling the name of Governor Blease nor alluding to him, exc pt when he made a categorical reply. to some statements of the governor. Governor Blease, however, de. r\-? 4-V?a nrif inicm o livtrrcu iiiudi ui mc v/jiiwv/ioiiio ui Judge Jones that have characterized perhaps every speech he had made during the campaign. The governor left unusued about twenty minutes of his time. TTino flnral tnlrpnc wprp nrpepntprl -the candidates today, Attorney General Lyon receiving one, Judge Jones three, and Governor Blease one. A brass f band enlivened the meeting with spirited airs. Walhalla is the home of Senator J. R. Earle, a candidate for ^ + 1 geiieieu.^ Mr. Barnard B. Evans, for attorney general, was rather temperate in his remarks today, although he brought in most of his charges against Attorney General Lyon. Mr. Evans boasted of having "whipped" the firm of Mordecai & Gadsden, of Charleston, in the Fed eral supreme court, citing this as an evidence of his legal ability. Mr. Evans declared there should be in the of. fice of the attorney general "a man of the people; a statesman and not a peanut politician." Attorney General i^yon dismissed Mr. E ans and his charges with a few i words. He hoped the voters would stick to Evens as they did two years ago, when he (Evans) failed to carry a single county. >Ir. Lyon declared Senator Earle had been inconsistent in voting against the resolution to Rtrprip'thpn thp hanHc nf tha nnmisol ^v* VWQV44V41 V Vi. tilt' VVU11WV* j for the dispensary winding up com- j mission, when an effort was being j made to place the affairs of that insti- j tution in the Federal courts and later : voting to force the city of Augusta to provide a fish way through the dam of the Savannah river. Mr. Earle had given as his reason for voting against the dispensary resolution that he was opposed to legislating a case through the courts. Mr. Lyon contended that Mr. Earle's support of the Savannah Tiver fish way bill was as much legislating a case through the courts as would have been the passage of the rocnl 11 + ir?n VlP r\^~ UIC IlvUi J i VCViUVAVilJ " ?*V v? v clared Mr. Earle's vote .defeated Mr. Lyon referred to an article written by Mr. Earle and recently published by the News and Courier, in which Mr. Earle stated his attitude toward the dispensary resolution. Senator J. R. Earie said He prooaDiy would not have spoken in his home town had not Mr. Lyon referred to him. He defended his vote against the dispensary resolution, saying it appeared to him that the measure was intended as an affront to Judge Pritchard, who had decided against the State; also that, in my opinion, the dispensary and fish way matters were not parallel. Mr. Earle did not use all of his time. Mr. Thomas H. Peeples was not present today. Jones Discusses His Platform. Judge Jones said that he spoke yes terday and last night to Oconee folks and had never been given more attentive and respectful hearings and knew the audience today would accord him the same courteous treatment. He said he wanted to talk about things for the good of South Carolina. First he explained why he resigned as chief justice to run for governor. It was, he stated, because he uesired to be governor for the purpose of rendering service to his State, which has already honored him, and lending assistance at what he regards a time of great crisis. Judge Jones then outlined various planks'in his platform. He reasserted his position on the liquor question, favoring local county option and permitting each county to say how it shall control the whiskey traffic. Liberal pensions to Confederate veterans the speaker also advocated. Judge Jones stressed- the importance of good roads to the industrial development of the State and he said he would have as many convicts as possible put to work in improving the highways. He also thought Federal aid could be secured in connection with transporting the jtfiails over the public roads. Judge Jones again declared himself a great friend to education, standing for liberal appropriations to the State's colleges. The adoption of the Torrens system of land registration ftp A nrofAm AP ATI auu v;icatiuii ui a ojoicm v/i wnuu warehouses he urges as of incalculable benefit to the farmers. He would also have the big insurance companies invest a part of their reserves in the> State, using persuasion, first, then if that failed, force, through proper legislation. The speaker explained in detail the workings of an employer's lia | uimy or wuiKina.ii s cuxiipeiiscniuii ian, j which he advocates. He showed how much it. would mean to the workingman for such a statute to be enacted. Judge Jones appealed for harmony between capital and labor, declaring that whoever would stir up strife between the' two was an enemy to the nannln XJT r\ t % tVi o f /%onif q 1 ' 1 o _ j lit U1 taut [J I tci X ?!? ; iu ; bor be just to each other. Judge .1 ones closed by pleading for law and ol der, peace and sobriety 'so every South Carolinian can lift up his head and be proud that he was born in South Carolina." Judge Jones received three pretty bouquets inscribed as follows: "Best wishes from some of the Walhalla girls?to oiir next governor, Ira B. Jones;" "I am for the church, the school and Jones," this bouquet bearing the cards of Mrs. L. D. Brennecke and Mrs. A. P. Crisp; "Hon. Ira B. Jones, from admiring friends," was 011 the third bunch of flowers. uruveiuur m uegmmug ins speech, said he spoke yesterday at ! Westminster, Oconee county, and didn't refer to Judge -Tones, but at the same place last night, declared the | governor, "I v;as Jones' text." ! "I didn't call his name," said Jud^e j T An AC TT'V> A Tl'OO ill An fVl A nfn nr\/^ I %J unuo, yn likj ?ao 01111 wn IUC o lauu aiiu | i a voice in the crowd shouted to the! governor: "He didn't call your name."i "No; and I won't mention him at Seneca tonight if he's not there," returned the governor. Thp 0T>v??rrmr fnrmpr Rpnr?an. tative Zimmerman, of Oconee, whoj could not be present today, asked him 'o deny a statement attributed Judge Jones at Westminster yesterday, that he (Zimmerman) had voted against separate coaches'. After making this statement in behalf of Mr. Zimmerman, the governor told the crowd Zimmerman was a "white man's man" and did not believe in social equality. Judge Jones remarked that his state-1 ment referred to Mr. Zimmerman's vote in 1S90, while the correstion rsad by Governor Blease referred to 1891. i This was proven by the house journal produced by Judge Jones in making a categorical reply when the governor finished. The governor denied he vetoed the free antitoxin bill, but that his disapproval of another measure was aimed I to stop the extravagance of the Stats ihmrri of health. Defends Paraon. The governor said he had heard rumors criticising his pardon of Earl Rochester, who killed Mills in this county. He produced a letter from the late Judge Charles G. Dantzler, petitions signed by the jurors, county of ncials and other prominent citizens of Oconee county, some of whom he named, and a letter from Congressman Wyatt Aiken, all asking for executive clemency for Rochester. "If you never sign any petitions, there will be no pardons," declared the governor, "but as long as you ask me,' I'm going to i rlon eor T or-*-* TrAiin I uu a.^ jvu cttj , iui i aiii 0:1 vaiii, not your boss." Governor Blease declared that Mr. Lewis W. Parker was helpirtg to finance Judge Jones' campaign and charged that the newspapers were also in an alleged conspiracy to take control of the affairs of the State. He ~ ^ j -\ T ? ^ J ~ ~ ~ :? I sctiu iVii. rui Kt-x uau liiaut; speeciitis m Union, Seneca, and Walhalla "begging the boys to vote for Jones," and' if Jones is not the corporation candidate, "Why is Lewis Parker going around asking the boys to vote for Jones? But the boys ain't going to do it," said the governor, which statement was echoed by several in the audience. mi T, ? u?J _ ? ? j me governor saiu n<j uau a iciegi am ! from Dillon saying some Blease men {were informed yesterday by a Jones i secretary that they could not enroll as the club roll was lost. He also said he was informed that Jones men in Ocoi I nee were putting their names on the j rolls of two clubs. He urged his sup! porters to \'ofe early on next Tuesday | and stay around the polls to see that ; the tickets were not destroyed and i f I that the ballots were properly counted. Dirtiest Campaign, Says lilease. | "You have heard of the dirty slush from Augusta and from .John Disgrace, of Charleston," said the governor, who declared the Jones people are making 111C UH UCBl, Iiaoiicov., uiwiut tarnpaign since Daniel H. Chamberlain." "This campaign for governor is the dirtiest ever seen in this tSate, there's no doubt about that," said the governor, "so dirty that Jones will have a hard time in getting off the dirt and filth put on by the investigating com mittee and his friend Jonnny p. Disgrace." The governor said he was elected by no clique, and when he would not bow down to the newspapers, they were determined to beat him. "And that's the reason why they're trying to buy j votes." He gave as his reason-for ve-1 j^oing appropriations that he was elect| ed on an "Economy platform." fining hark^o the mill merger. Gov-I ! ? ! ernor Blease declared it merely a j scheme to control the price of cotton j to the detriment of the farmers. He J i said the reason Mr. Parker is working ! for Jones is that he knows Jones will j ' help to make the merger stronger i I while he (Blease) will break it up.' The governor closed by again urging i J his supporters to be "On the job" at I ! the noils next Tuesday and declaring * ; "We have got the fight won." He pre, j dieted that he would he nominated on ! the first ballot by a majority .of be- ! tween 18,000 and 20,000. Jones Makes Reply. | Judge Jones arose to make a cate- j ; gorical reply, but there seemed to be j ; a few in the crowd inclined to prevent | j him doing so. However, the chairman \ urged fair play and Judge Jones proceeded. He referred to the Zimmerman matter related above, then declar-. i ed that he had not referred to Gover! nor Blease at Westminster as charged j | by the latter. Judge Jones said he! : denied any man from Westminster to : : tell the truth and say he had mention- i ; < ; ed the governor in his speech there.; (Judge Jones read a telegram from his j son, Charles D. Jones, denying that the ; latter had paid one Archie Vincent, of | Heath Springs, $50 to work for Judge' Jones until the primary. "I saw Vin- \ cent at Candler wearing a Blease button,." the telegram concluded. Judge Jones also read an affidavit f:om Vincent, published several days ago, that he /Vincent) is a Blease man 'and has never worked for Jones. In AAMA1iiaiam TnJnrA TAMAn ** T T? I vjvihj: u^ivn onu5c' uuv/iaijlxi j 1894 J. R. Earle (candidate for attor- | ney general) and C. R. D. Burns voted | i as I did on the stparate coach bill." j Mr. Earle has, during the present cam- ! paign, declared himself a supporter of j Governor Blease. YOUNG FOR MAGISTRATE. r. . _ i Killing' 01 I Oil ill' i nan uiciii jfuiiiiiut'A Upon Question Which Seems to Have Caused Confusion. ? Some confusion seems to have aris-! en as to voting for magistrates in the 1 county, and County Chairman Domi-! nick was asked for a ruling in regard j ^ the matter. ~Countv Chairman Dominick rules j I that a resident of the county other-! wise qualified may enrol his name upon any club roll in the county, whenever his residence may be in the county, and vote at the precinct where his ' name in enrolled. In voting for*inag-, S i i istrate the voter must for a mag- i istrate of the township in which the j ; A f Vi monoornrc? wwr ICB1UCB, anvi muuaa^ic A-.JL election are requested to count the votes thus cast. For instance, under the county chairman's ruling, there is no rule against a man living in Township No. 4 being enrolled in Township No. 1 and voting in Township No. 1. But his residence being in Township No. 4, he must vote for magistrate of Township No. 4, and can not vote for mag istrate of Township Xo. 1. (Advertisement.) The Governor and the Vets. Editor Observer: Through the columns of your paper I wish to protest against the tactics of the Blease crowd in trying t^o coerce or threuitn my brother veterans who are in the "Home" at Columbia into voting for Cole. L. Blease for governor, against their wishes. Blease's course toward .the wearers of the Gray, since he has been governor, and his recent slap at the Daughters of the Confederacy, stamps him as the man of all others in South Carolina who is least entitled to the support of those who fought so hard for the Southern cause in 61-65. Didn't Cole. L. Blease discharge Riser, the dashing leader of '61 and '76 from the registration board after he had faithfully served two years? And whom did he put in his place? Why, a younger man of course, who could best serve his political ends. When a vacancy occurred in the coroner's office, did the governor give ( favorable consideration 10 the one- 1 I armed Lindsay, who was making his support from his little garden and chicken yard? Did he act favorably | on the application of Singleton, who j earns his meagre support selling small j articles on the streets of Newberry? I Did he think of the one-legged Bass, who earns his living in his little harI ness-shop on the back streets of New' 1 ^ V* ^ aa! o no r* o nrl Uei'l'J' iNU, lit? LU1HT2U a. u\;ai u uuv* unseeing eye to all these brave old Confederates and appointed a strong, ablebodied man who owns a fine farm on the outskirts of Xewberry, and who is leading his (the governor's) cam paign in Newberry county as a candidate ?or the house of representatives. I say, Mr. Editor, that I protest again6t such politics and hope my fellow veterans will think over the matter seriously before they allow themselves to be bamboozled in this way. Ola Vet. g Note: Anyone wishing to know who | "Old Vet" is can find out by the ask- i | ing. NOTICE OF MEETING COUNTY Til M- I OCRATIC EXECUTIVE C03FMIT- * TEE. i The Democratic executive cmmii-,1 tee of Newberry county is here" ' call- $ ed to meet on Thursday, Augv*:t 29. | 1912, in the court hou!.;e, at New ?rry,,% S. U., a.1 iz o ciock noon, lur _* ;kiipose of tabulating the returns and de- I Glaring the result of t'Le primary elec- I tion to be held on the 27th day of August, 1912, so far as the same relates to members of the general assembly and county offices of Newberry county, and for the purpose of forwarding the result of the election in Newberry I county for United States senator, State officers, congressman, and Solicitor to the State executive committee at Columbia. S. C. Fred. H. Doihinick, County Chairman. | Frank R. Hunter, Secretary. Hndigestionl n cause? heartburn, sour SB stomach, nervousness, M ? "'iicfto imntir? hloftH atlH K I Inauowa^ nupuiv fcj*vwv?j *una _ _ more trouble than many different kinds of diseases. M | The food you eat ferments in your stomach, and the M .poisons it forms are ab- H1. sorbed into your whole fll system, causing many dis- III tressingsymptoms. At the 1 first sign of indigestion, try g. Thews'" I Black-Draught] the old, reliable, vegetable H liver- powder, to quickly I cleanse your system irom m these undesirable poisons. fl; Mrs. Riley Laramore, of m\ Goodwater, Mo., says: "1 Mi suffered for years from dyspepsia and heartburn. Thedfora's Jf j Black-Draught, in small doses, j cured my heartburn in a few i? days, and now 1 can eat without TO ? distress." Try it. g Insist on Thedford's Jh 7|. I?7. \m * | ; NOTICE TO EXECUTIVE COMMIT- ! TEE MEN. i 2 All executive committeemen of the _ ! Democratic clubs of Newberry county ! \T-Vin v>ot7?? nnt vot hanripri in The names of managers for their precincts to v serve at the approaching primary 0 election are requested to hand in same j to the secretary of the Democratic f, executive committee by 8 o'clock of n Monday morning, August 12, in order that the complete list of managers may be made up by that tin^e. Fred. H. Dominick, Frank R. Hunter, Chairman. Secretary. WILLIAMS' KIDNEY FILLS! Have you overworked your nervous sys- ! ( tem and caused trouble with your kid- ^ ! neys and bladder? Have you pains in Joins, side, back and bladder? Have you a flabby appearance of the face, and un- ^ Jer the eyes? A frequent desire to pass _ urine? If so. Williams' Kidney Pills will cure j'ou?Druggist, Price 50c. vViiUAMS MFG. CO.,. Props.. Cleveland. C&c (t 33rd Annual I Seas! pym TI ...VI Southern AUGUS' Tickets Limited Until Aug Good on a Very Low Ra tractive Resorts Reac! Railway. * WASHINGT ?nr. n !! ? < ? ? MP? ??? fcionn DAI iMn tpi^.uu nv/uiii/ WASHINGTC Leave Columbia 6.10 P. MJ Best of Pullmans, Day C< ' From Newberry to Norfi From Newberry to Rich From Newberry to Wasi Apply to local agents for other vations, etc., or write to L. D. Robinson, C. P. & T. A. Columbia, S. C. W. E. McGee. A. G. P. A. Columbia, S, C. S. H. Hardwic Washingtc * MOLES AN Removed with MOLESOl ?? kowr lairro ftj* K Al ll\J mallei uan iuigvj v? face of the skin. And thej trace or scar will be left. I rectly to the MOLE or WA pears in about six days, kill the skin smooth and natura MOLESOFF is put up on Each bottle is neatly packed i full directions, and contains enon on Ar/'linor^' Or WA RT! a positive GUARANTEE if it WART, we will promptly refunc FLORIDA DISTRIB Department B188 ><?><?> <S> <?><$> <$> <?>-<$> > . <$> > BARBECUE NOTICES. <?> > >^<^<^<S>^><$><S><8>^>^<S><^^>,$><^<^ ( (Barbecue notices $1.00 each np to ight lines; all over eight lines at the ate of one cent a word.) We will give a first-class barbecue it Keitt's Grove 021 Friday, August -3, :ounty campaign day. A good dinner ~ nrtt r\ vortf b 5uaiauic^u. 0. A. Fevtf?r. B. M. Suber. I will give a first-class Barbecue at , ny residence, County Campaign day, ilonday, August 26.1912. J. M. Counts. I will furnish a first-class barbecue t Wnirtmire on Saturday, August 24, :ounty campaign day.. W. D. Suber. TEACHER WANTED. Applications for teacher for Trant-ood School may be filed with any < ne of the undersigned on or before Friday, August twenty-third, salary ( orty dollars per month. Term, six . lonths. J. Revert Long, George A. Epting, 0. H. Abrams, m A l rusiews. Xewberrv, R. F. D. No. 3. Flagged Train With Shirt. Tearing his shirt from his back an )hio man flagged a train and saved it rom a wreck, bnt H. T. Alston, Ral igh, N. C., once prevented a 'wreck nth Electric Bitters. "I was in a terihip nlisht when I began to use hem," he writes, "my stomach, head, >ack and kidneys were all badly af/ ^ Mountain and I k -* ' I n RSION | A??? 4 11 Railway i| r 14. IQ12 H *fluB ust 31st for Returning. H ill trains. fl tes To the Many At lied by the Southern M Also to I ON. D. C. I TRIP $12.00 J )N SPECIAL J Arrive Washington 8. A JL>aches and Dining Cars. B oik, Va. $ 9.00 rnond, Va. 9.00 hincrfnn. D- Cl. 12.00 I -?-?-??? information and Pullman reser! i S. H. McLean. D. P. A. # Columbia, S. C. H. F. Cary, 6. P. A. ? Washington, D. C. ^ |j ?, P. T. M. j| >n, D. C. ' ID WARTS * FF, without pain or danger, v far raised about the surr will never return, and no \ ; VIOLESOFF is applied diRT, which entirely dissapling the germ and leaving 1. ily in One Dollar Bottles. in a -nlniri flrromnanied bv * " r -> x igh remedy to remove eight or \ 5. We sell MOLESOFF under fails to remove your MOLE or I the dollar. # 4 UTING COMPANY Pensacola, Florida. fected and my liver was in bad condition, but four bottles of Electric Bitters made mo feel like a new man" A *trial will convince you of their matchless merit for any stomach, liver or kidney trouble. Price 50 cents at W. E. Pelham's. v * 1785 1?I2 COLLEGE OF CHABLESTOS 12Sth Tear Begins September 27. fi It offers courses in Ancient and f m Modern Languages, Mathematics, His- / M tory, Political Science, Debating, / Chemistry, Physics, Biology and En- i gineering. * 15 A on/1 H s H parpA sumacs 1W1 u. xa.> uuu JL*. *-*. * with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to each county of South Carolina. Vacant Boyce scholarships, giving $100 a year and free tuition, open to competitive examination in September. Expenses reasonable. Terms and catalogue on application. Write to Entrance examinations at all the county seats on Friday, July 5, at 9 r a. m. . [f 4 y HARBISON RANDOLPH, President, Charleston, S. C. TEACHER WAITED. ? ? Experienced male teacner preferred to teach Excelsior school. Salary $60 per ^nonth for term of 7 months. All applications to be in before Aug. 3. Write any one of the undersigned. 4 D. B. Cook, Prosperity, R. F. D. J. C. Singley, Slighs, R. F. D, J. A. C. Kibler, Prosperity, R. P. X\