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I'* J;*Tv Av?~* *h "**{ : ' YOLCME LI., NUMBER 8. NlfWBEKRY, SOUTH CAEOLDTA, Tl'ESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1913. TWICE A WEEK, $1^0 A YEAR. t CALLS ON TILLMAN FOR t PROOF OF HIS CHARGES HOUSE RESOLUTION CONCERNING SENATOR'S CHARGES. B Measure Tassed ^iid Sent to Senate) | Would Have senator Snbstanti I ate Assertions. Columbia, Jan. 23.?The controversy, or rather as some of the members are calling it, the game of politics, between Senator Tillman and Governor Bkase, occupied the attention of the general assembly again today. It was the predominating question. * Senator Tillman is to be asked to make good whatever he meant with I x" - - V.J~ ~.i/Yo-notir>n t Vl > t t Vl P i reiertiicti 10 ms augQconuu muv ??_ Southern Railroad or Mr. Abnev used improper influence in connection with tlie assembly. Some of the members ! said that ihere was- nothing direct to ! the charge> others suggested that it was all politics. At all ev nts, the resolution having been introduced by Mr. ^ Re-mbert demanding the investigation, < * there wa?> rather general consent both * -yon the part of the friends and politi- t * * Vinf f Vj ' cal enemies 01 tne govt?i UUl L11UL IUV I I investigation should be had. 1 For once Mr. Rembert and Mr. Stev- ; *onson, who are regonized as active op- i poneuts with reference to this partic- i ular question, voted in concert. c Dr. Wye he Protests. During tKe course of the discusion I Dr. Wyche protested against the whole 1 * proceedings^ He did not want either I the statement of Governor Blease or r t r,f Qanatnr Tillman Drinted lur 1 cj/ij wi wvu?.... . in the permanent Journal. He lauded the services of Senator Tillman and t insisted that it was all a political s scrap >and not worth the notice of the r general assembly. t Mr. Rembert, who introduced the res- * olution, said that he felt that the menu I bers were called upon to defend them- ^ selves against such charges, and while many knew that there was nothing to P the charges, yet coming from Senator 5 Tillman he ought to be mad-e to show 1 why he indulged in such insinuations or wihdraw them. Says Only Old Members \Concerned. 1 Mr. Jamei;, of Bishopville, said that ? be was no friend to Mr. Abney and in ^ fact, had never seen him and that he c presumed he had not yet reached his r zone and as he saw it, there ttas no _4 occasion for Jhe new members to get * and if anvbodv wanted an in- 1 vestigation let it come from the thirty c or forty old members who were re. v durned to the house. 4 c " Mr. Moore, of Abbeville, insisted that 1 Senator Tillman should either be made to specify or to shut up and he thought 3 that as the member^, were to be called upon to vote on Tuesday for Senator > Tillman as United States Senator, that ' they ought to know whether or not he * was prone to making all sorts of un- v founded charges. He regarded it as f a serious matter, and insisted upon v ~ T\ or Koine f) nn P B^lllClUlug uvuie ~ Stevenson for Resolution. s Mr. Stevenson suggested that it was c all a lot of "hot air" and intended for r ca npaign and political purposes, and 1 b that men in politics; could not afford v ' _4o be tendcr-fcoted, and, so far as he 2 ^ was concerned, the resolution could s pass. He submitted the report of the c * judiciary committee, which recom- J mended that the special message No. c hv Governor 2 4, lO l!C? uiu-v ^ _ Bleas-s, and the reply of Senator Till- A jnan, be published in full in the Jour- I nal, auid tnis was agreed to, although Dr. Wye he insisted that the whole * contro/ersav ought to be eliminated. 1 Mr. Ashley said that he had never < been asked by Mr. Abnev to vote for j 1 any railroad bill or any o^her measure, and that he had perhaps ^een a member logger than any others, and he suggested that if S-enator Tillman kept ! on making charges that he "must surely be losing his mind." He insisted 011 the* investigation being had or that Senator Tll nan be called upon for a 1 &t?.cein-nt. The resolution was finally ; /adopted after Mr. Rembert had argued 1 1 qhH st?trd th;it the die- 1 i Hi IL2> ~ ? w fc nity of the old and new members alike : earn ruled its adoption. The vote in favor of its adoption was mti to 38. and is as follows: B Ay ' (for r -olution;) Xay (against.) Yeas?Addy. .J. \Y. Ashley, M. .T. ^^Rxrhley, Atkinson, 1 ilea. B'ackwell, Boyd, Browning, Charl-es, Clowney, Creech, Cross, Daniel. Epps, Evans, Fortner, Gray, Hare, Hall, Hardin, Harrison. Harper, Holley, Hutson, Irby, Jr., W. E. James, Johnston, Jones, Kelehan, Kelly, Kennedy, Kibler, Kirby, Simpkin, Lybrand, McCravey, McDonald, McMillan, McQueen, Malpass, Meln, Miller, VTit/-.Vio]l \Titr?hiini \Tivcnn \TnnrP Moseley, Murray, Nelson, Odoin, Pyatt, Rembert, Ritt-enberg, Robertson, Robinson, W. S. Rogers, .Jr., Sapp, Sanders, Sherwood. Shirley, Stevenson, Strickland, Thompson, Walker, .Ir? Warren, Welch, Whit?, Whitehead, Jr., Wilburn, Williams, Youmans?74. Nays?Speaker Smith, Barnwell, Bas1.:.. t"> *vi ?? n T"\r, Kill, ueisti , DU?tI5, V,Uili 11ICV, uaiutjler,. Delaughter, Dick, Friday, Greer. Harvey, Hunter, W. A. James, Kirk, Lee, Long, Martin, Massey, Mea.is, N'icholson, O'Quim, Pegues, Ready. Riley, L. M. Rogers, Schroder, Walter M. Scott, Sensenry, Smiley, Stanley, Sturkie, Vander Horst, Whaley, C. C. Wvche, C. T. Wyche, Zeigler?3S. The Resolution. The resolution offered pressed by md passed by Mr. Rembert reads: Whereas Senator Tillman in a let- ' :er addressed to the general assembly n iu n ^ e t> )i oouui ^tuuuiia., m speaKuig ui u. L. Abney, division- counsel of the Southern Railway, -says: "He is the eal octopus which strangles the legslature and persuades it to do his bid- i ling," and further in said letter says: i 'But Ben Abney and the Southern 3 Railway attorneys in. the legislature ( lave hppn tr*n vpdqI nrirl nrvrriint fn 1 )rotect the peop'e against the rail- oads." ^ 1 And, J Whereas it would be inconceivable < hat our senior senator would make ;uch a bold and daring charge of cor- < 'uption among the representatives of J he people of the State, who have so 1 ong honored him, without having i )roof of the justice of his charges. { tnd, / jffj ! Whereas, if he has the proof, it is * ight that the people of this State * should know how they have been berayed by their representatives. Now, < here fore, be it. f Reserved, by the house of represen- i atives, the senate concurring, "That Senator B. R. Tillmau, be, and is h-ere>y called upon, to produce the evitence in sTipport of his charges of cor. < uption in this legislative body. Resolution Sent to Senate. After the house ha? by a vote of 74 o 38 adopted the Rembert resolution ? if inquiry, Mr. Nicholson, of Green- j sood, said th*t he had hoped to keep ( iut of the nolitical wrangle, but he ^ eared the house was going too far if < t applied the clincher, as had been 3 uggested. He went on to say that he t tad never been a poHtical friend of , Senator Tillman, but that h-e had real- , ?ed that Senator Tillman had his vir- ( ues and was a man who always did ( '.*hat he thought was for the best iu"rert of his people. H-e often differed ] Onndfni' T i 11 -,>i o r> onH V) o r? i ri nr?t > UU OtilCl IV I X ill I 11 Ci it C4 ii iiVz v* * v* MW I hi. k that the senator had in hi3 ] tatement charged, or int-cnded to :harge, wrong to the members with eference to improper influence. He bought that the proper thing to do vas to blot out the entire incident. \ i;-.d he could not possibly s-ee where t my good would come1 to any one by < continuing the controversy. The mar :ry however, tim: that the rcs>lution had better go over to the senite and th#? parliamentary clir.cher vas., upon motion of Mr. Rembert, applied. The hous? resolution has not i yet rotten to the senate, being the last hing acted upon in the house today, ind will be th-cre considered next >\ t*eiv. AK>EY DEMES < H AKGE. Kefers Entire Controversy to i Judiciary Commttee. < Columbia, January, 23.?The- senate bitterly resents the charge made igairst them by Senator Tillman, hV.r,i- pncv tiro under railroad domina t ion and are swayed by Col. P?. L. Abr,#iv, chief counsel for the Southern Railway. The upper body this morn-) ing refused to print the reply of S?n-1 ator Tillman even in the temporary i i Journal and sent it to the judiciary j committee to r- port on. A letter from Co1. Abney, containing an indignant denial of the charge that he is the real octopus, which sways legislatures, was sent along with th^ Tillman reply, as was a letter, which Senator Carlisle had from Harrison Ferguson, the Spartanburg man, who, too, is replying to Senator Tillman's attack. Senator Clifton denounced the statement of Senator Tillman and said that he would never vote for it to go into the temporary Journal, the permanent Journal or a cross between them. He said that he was not influenced by Col. Abipy or any other colonel, and he would never vote for such an outrageous charge to go into any Journal. The Sumter senator was supported by n fr? ?* 1 i r> 1 a? vaimof o 11 /i ot'iicuui v ai iiaiL*, ornaiui 1 uuu^ anu others, the Spartanburg senator giving notice that he was going to vote to expunge both the message of Governor Blease and the reply of Senator Tillman from the permanent records of the senate. Senator Nicholson thought that it was a matter of simple justice that Senator Tillman's reply ought to bo printed in the temporary Journal, as Governor Btease's message had been printed there. Senator Patter-on called on the senate either to make' Senator Tillman prove his charges of railroad domination or else retract them. The matter was finally disposed of by * i sending it to the judiciary committee. Other features of the session this morning was the passing of a concurrent resolution offered by Senator Ap-i pelt, to request the governor to per- j ^ A/VVM AA /\P f ? V of lAnot I Liiit suuu ui me ^auuuai Gruard as wished to attend "the inauguration of President Wilson to do so. Mr. Appelt saFd that he understood :hat the governor would grant such permission if the general assembly requests it. The Ashley resolution providing for in investigation into the- charges igainst President Mitchell, of the State University, was adopted, the senate ncreasing the size of the committee :o six, three from each body, thclouse resolution having provided fo? i com mi tee of two from the senate md three from the house. TV Miller resolution providing for in appropriation of $"00 to- decorate he State house was killed overwhelm. ngly. BETHEA WAKES STATEMENT. governor's fritism uUn fair and I'd just" Says ('ode Commissioner. Columbia, Jan. 23.?Code Commissioner ' B?ethea submitted a statement n connection with the message of Governor P.lease in criticism of work, tfr. Betfrea thought the message 'unfair, unjust and unbecoming." Me j aid he had appended a she?t of errata j hat covered all th-e mistakes made tnd that he had worked diligently and vith ambition to do his duty. The ?ode commissioner's statement \va = ori-ered printed in the' Journal. FOR REPEAL 1>TH AtfEXDJfEXT. Resolution A*ks State's Representatives in Congress to Use Efortjs Towards That End. Columbia, Jan. 23.?-The unexpected iappcned today. The house commitee on Federal relations, offered the signs of life and "put a resolution | >v-?r the platc." If was an important! natter, and when Chairman Fred ; i Williams. ^chairman of the commit-j ee on Federal r rolutions, cfferrd the , -^solution asking the Federal repre-! jentatives to work for the repeal of' he Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, allowing the colored man to votc. there was surprise. Mr. ' Williams had his resolution adopted after a spirited controversy. The Resolution. The resolution as adopted reads: Whereas, the present civilization of the white race ba?- been achieve! with- " out the assistance of the negro race. The negro race hjis made no advance mcnt en1}" as he comes in co;it with the other human :aces. His presence in the United States is becaus of his not having a <r )T*ernmen.t of hU ow in Africa sufficiently strong to protect its subjects tbe reason for which is his weakness. The people of theseUnited States have advanced the negro further than any other nation, having taught him the most extensive lan guage on the globe, tnp use- 01 toots, the wearing of clothing and above all the Christian religion. In return for FOES OF TIILMAN PLAN DEFEAT AS U. S. SENATOR MOVEMENT UNDER WW TO HAVE HIM RETIRED. Opponents Are Endeavoring to Agree <Mi Candidate WIio Can Defeat South Carolina Veteran. Columbia, Jan. 25.?A movement, having for its object the defeat of United States Senator B. R. Tillman when the general assembly meets! Tuesday to ballot for this office, is under way. ? I i It may reach enough proportions by j Tuesday to take the shape of definite j action, but juist at present the move- J ment has not gotten that far. Those' behind it are "feeling" their way cau-, tiously and will have everything map- j p-ed out before they launch the fight which will have for its object the retiring of Benjamin Ryan Tillman to; private life. Angered by the charge of Senator Tillman thai they are controlled by the railroads, certain ucmbers of the general assembly are planning to show); their resentment in such way as to be | felt, and are casting around to see ir * they ca>n't muster enough strength to retire him. Those behind the movement must have some one on whom to centre their | strength in order to beat Tillman. > Some have suggested that former U. S. Senator John L. McLarin, now rep-! resenting Marlboro county in the State senat?, would be the man and that he is the logical candidate. He was driven out of public life by Senator Tillman, and for the past several years' has besn in retirement, emerging to take the place in the upper chamber made vacant by the death of Senator Green. But Senator McLaurin is persona non grata to a iarge part of the general assembly on account of his political record while in the United States senate-, and therefore his candidacy could hardly muster sufficient strength. - j Watts is Mentioned. Another suggestion has ^een made that Associate Justice R. ^ Watts be \ oted for instead of Senator Tilftnan, this is of course, without Justice Watts' knowledge-, and it is known that these plans have not been even whispered to him. In spite of the fact that he stated in his inaugural address that he would not tak-= the plac? were he to be elected to a seat in the United States senate in case of the death of either of the present senators, the name of Governor Co 1-3^ L. Blease : has been brought forward as a possibility with which to accomplish the j defeat of Senator Tillman. The governor's enmity to Senator Tillman, his hold upon a lsrge. part of the psople a.nd the further fact that is believed that some' of his political opponents in th~ general assembly would rather .:ee him in the senate than in the gov-i ernor's chair, are matters taken into'( amount, and some of those tehind this| movement believe that the governor would accept the place under the circumstances. As far as investigation has gone, the governor has not been approached on j the subject, a.nd has taken no part in ( the movement. The passage by the' house the other day of the resolution j calling on S-enator Tillman to furnish all thes? advantages he has given the people of these United States only " 1 1- - -1-1 -1 1 4. U - anxiety, strne, Diooasnea aim me hookworm. So long as h-? has the ballot he will be a menace to the civilization of America. The ballot was given to him without his fitness or his 1 'asking for it, and given him at a time when these United States were riven asunder by strife, prejudice, malice, hatred, anger and revenge. Therefore, Be it resolved by the house of representatives of the State j of South Carolina, the senate concuri ring. Pirst. That th? congress of the rnit-j ^d St itf? be and are hereby, asked to ' immcdiat lv take action for the r p^al : of the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States. Second. That copies of these resolutions be printed and forwarded to each of our senators and representatives in congress. The Federal relations committee i> alive! i proof of his charge that the legislature is dominated by railroads is viewed as the opening gun in the fight to prevent his reelection. Such a purpose is disclaimed by the author of this resolution, Mr. Rembert, but nevertheless, those in touch with the situation look upon it in the nature of the opening wedge. It is suggested that the next move will be to offer a resolution when the fftnpral ocapmhlv pnnvenec On Mon day to postpone balloting for Lnit-ed States senator until Senator Tillman either furnishes proof of his charges or retracts them. Some hold that the ] constitution makes it mandatory for ! the legislature to ballot Tuesday for j j I'niTed States senator and if this viewis taken by the general assembly it may cause those behind the movement either to show their hand by scattering their votes among different candidates to prevent Tillman getting a majority or else abandon the fight altogether if they haven't mustered enough strength to justify the wisdom of open opposition. * Mease Waits Decision. I There is no denial of the fact that there is a disposition to beat Tillman. The Blease followers would gladly lend it their aid if they could find justification of their course for they^ would like to beat him for his repudiation of Governor Blease on the eve of the campaign last summer. There are several who have never kicked on Tillman and have lived a | lifetime with the hcpe that they might' isee the day when he is beate>a>There are still others who would ordinarily .have stood b:sice him, but who have been driven away by his accusation of c. rruption of the legislature by the railroads. They are very indignant and in the right frame of mind to 'liste.i to just such a plot as is forming. Tillman's political power is fast 011 the wane, .some public men say, and this is proD/ably the first legislature in the last j tw-enty years that fet 1 that make tie-1 mand'S of Tillman's power and forces,! and not face political ruin. He still has rrienas a>na mere is aisu | a large faction that would put'up with almost anything before they would gc against the primary choice. No one can bo found who would own that they are behind this movement and there i^ \ as yet nothing .-nore than a disorganized and ecm-swhat chaotic feeling, but enough of a neucleus to make the matter possible. It may be that when those behind it feel around they will fi.id that opposi tion will be useless, and may lot Tillman be reelected without opposition, but it is just probable that another man will be placcd in the race against him Tuesday and these who do so will probably justify themselves by sayin? that he accused them of being venal and corrupt, which is untrue, and outrageous, and that such a charge relieved them of any obligation to abide by the primary iiromination. Senator Tillman is rounding out his third term in the senate and was renominated by a large majority over two opponents last summer. EXTRA PAY#FOR JUDGES. Tlie Honse Agrees to Bill for Per Diem While on Circuit?Elections Today. Special to Tb? Herald nnd Xews. Columbia, Jan. 27.?Th? house met this morning after a recess from Friday. The senate will meet tonight. The other elections?for superintendent of the penitf ntiary and direc- \ tors will be held tomorrow. In the hoiiee todav the bill allowi ing circuit jtul^cs a p r diem while j actually on the circuit was ordered to I J a third reading. Otherwise there was nothing of sp -i cial importance. The city is crowded with visitors to the National Corn Show, which opened today. Most of the things a woman wants are on the other side of a barbed "wire fence. "Prof. Tatt's" alary $.",,000. V.-W.. 'Jovan rnnn l\ n Til C. .NCW lia U li, V. Kjli 11oan. - \y. a. salary at Yale for President Taft as K .it professor of law will be $">,u00, the maximum salary now paid to the upper gmde of full professors. i J TO PUT HORSE RACING UNDER A COMMISSION i IMPORTANT MEASURE INTRODUCi ED IN HOUSE OX MONDAY, j ! Would Require Racing Associations t<J i.? ? : j J ?i i i dv juict?ii!>ru auu luu'trx ^uuuucied Under Strict Rules. / Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 27.?In view of the ! much dissussion of the question of horse racing in. this State# the following bill, introduced in the house today by Representative Jno. T. Miller, of Columbia, is of unusual interest: To establish a State .racing commission, to declare their powers and duties, to fix their compensation and to prescribe the conditions, under which horse racing may be authorized * in this State. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the. State of Soath Carolina: Section 1. A State racing commiscinn it; Viorohv octohlicTinH tr> /intncicl of three persons to be elected by the general assembly. The members of the said commission shall hold their office for a period of three years, and the first commission shall be elected immediately upon the approval of this act. They shall each receive an annual salary of five hundred ($500) doi lars to be paid at.the -end of each y?ar. Such salary shall be charged to tke several State and cou.ity fairs and other racing associations in thi'= State, according to the. number of days ailot-ed to each of the fairs or associations for racing during each year. They shall make a full annual report to the general assembly of their proceedings , for the year, and shall embody therein such suggestions and recommenda tions as they may deem desirable. Sec. 2. Said commission shall have the power to prescribe the rules, regulations and conditions under which running and trotting races shall be conducted in this State, and no such^ racing shall be conducted except by a ^ corporation or association duly li :ensed by said commission as herein provided. Sec. 3, Any corporation or association desiring to conduct such racing, may annually apply to the said rac&g commission for a license so to do. If in the judgment of the commission a proper case for the issuance of such, lisense may be shown the said comcontai-n a condition that all raee* or ' mission may grant the same for a term of one year. Every s\icn license shall racf- rpoo-jrr? conduct-vi thereunder shall be subject to the rules, regulations and conditions from time to time prescribed, and 'sha'l l:e revocable by the commission for any violations thereof, or whenever ire continuance of ;riich license shall be de:nj=d by the commission not conducive to the interests of legitimate racing. Whenever such licence is -refused or revoked said commission shall state its reasons for so doing in writing, and enter'the ame .in the minute book of said commission, which shall at all times be subject to inspection upon application* of anyone desiring to see the sam-r. Such findings of said commission shall be subject tcthe review* of the court of common pleas of the county in n * 1"* i /-? Vi p. 11 / .] > r?o 1? rv ? /> f/% A v> m^ii auk ii iaic>> rri z cu uc n^iu. Sec. 4. Any corporation for the purpose of racing and breeding, or improving the breed of horse*, and v conducting races and contests of speed, shall have the ppwer and right, subject to the previsions of this act, to hold one or more race meetings in one year, and to hoid, maintain and 1 conduct running and trotting races at such meetings. At such meetings the corporation or the owner of horse3 engaged in such racing, or others who are not participants in me race nifeiing, may contribute purses, prizes or premiums to be contested for; but no person or persons other than the owner or owners of horse or horses tested in a race shall have any pecuniary in- . terest in a purse, prize or premium con tested for in such race, or be- entitled to or receive any portio.i thereof after such race shall have be?n finished; and the holder of such purse, priz-? or nmninm shall h-p allots in accord ance with the terms and conditions of such race. S-~c. 5. Every running or trotting (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4).