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i The Herald and News VOI.('ME LI, MMBEK 87 MEWBERKY, S. Cn TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1913 TWICE A WEEK, A TtAK 1* GOVERNOR BLEASE I P CONFERS WITH FRIENDS "WILL OPPOSE 'AM' EFFORT TO RE- | ? STRICT PRIMARY. > . C. Simms Will Run for Governor? j | Dominiek for Congress in Third District, I / I Columbia, October 29.?Determina- j tion to oppose any effort to restrict (he primary, and an equal determina- j tn control tlfe next democratic f State convention and State committee, j were prominent features of the con- j ference of two hundred followers of Governor Cole. L. Blease, who gather- i ed tonight in the Jefferson hotel around the banquet board and listen-, ed to speeches from Governor Blease | and liis prominent lieutenants. "*** " L 7 AVlnr-lr flriil f ine Uduquet ucgcm w . .lasted until midnigM. Speeches from | leaders worked the gat jering up at times to the highest pitch of enthusi- J asm. Governor Blease was given an ovation, and the speakers vied with j one another in paying tribute to their , leader. The meeting brought forth the A ? Phar. positive announcement lium ?ui. vma* m les Carroll Simms, of Barnwell, a close \ personal and political friend of the governor, that he would be in the race Hr for governor next year. The governor H himself emphatically stated that he | V would take no hand in the gubernatorial race in the first primary, but inti fanated that he would back the Blease man in the second race if that race be between a Blease man and an AntiBleaslte. I To Oppose Manning. As equally significant was the statement from Governor Blease that he would fight as long as .he lived the man who introduced the resolution in the State committee last summer providingB for an investigation into the charges of W fraud in the primary. While he called no names, the reference was clearly J P understood to be Richard L Manning of Sumter. It brought forth a storm j | of cheers. r Senator McLaurin and Mr. C. C. j I Simms were the only gubernatorial j candidates present Both made speech-' s, -*58.t Mr. ^Hjams appeared to be the ! favorite of the" gathering cries of ? 44Our next Governor" and cheers punc1 i i [tuating his speecn, wnicn was largei.y , a glowing tribute to Governor Blease j and his followers. Senator McLaurin ! wa? given respectful attention and drew applause, but apparently his speech did not contain the material the crowd wanted. Assistant Attorney General Dominick acted as toastmaster, and in his introductory remarks was given a rousing reception. The crowd clearly -arantpH him to run for governor, and 1 r_ this was suggested by several speakers, j but he positively declined, saying that he was going to be elected to congress from the 3rd district. Secure .Control, Urges Blease. Governor Blease urged .his followers to attend club meetings *and secure control of the convention, bitterly op- j ft, posed any restriction of the primary B announcing that he would veto any legislation along this line, urged every r -white man to register, charged thatt fraud was committed in the last primary by the Jones people and that his j majority over Jones was really 20,000; Lsaid a fund had been collected and ; used in that primary from corpora- j tions in trying to help elect Jones, and said one man now running for gover [nor had gone around in his home town and took up a fund, and that le hoped "no Blease man would disgrace himself by voting for that man for gover- ; nor," saying he would fight him on the ! stump next summer. Sam Nichols Speaks. Mr. Sam J. Nichols, of Spartanburg, La candidate for congress in the fourth Restrict, was called for by the crowd i Hhd made a speech which drew tre- ! Bendous applause when he referred to I ^|^e election of a Blease man for mayor F of Spartanburg, in spite of the re| strictions on the primary. He announced !he was going to speak at every county precinct, and urged the | ML neoDle to send delegates to the con- i vention pledged against any restrictions of the primary. Representative C. C. Wyche, of Spariantfurg, said State Chairman JbKii I Gary Evans told him he was in f?**>r of the same restrictions for the State : primary which were enforced in the m Spartanburg city election, requiring ! ^ registration certificate and poll tax J receipt. Attorney General Peeples responded to calls, and joining in the praise for [ Governor Blease, also went on record as opposing restrictions of the primary. Injected Ginger. Former Representative Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, and Representative C. X. Sapp, of Lancaster, injected ginger inrn rhp mPAtinsr with their red hot speec-'nes. the former scoffing at any "peace and harmony talk/' and announcing that he intended to keep on fighting in Georgetown until he routed his opponents. Both talked of last summer's campaign and the fight made on them because they were Blease men. Solicitor G. B. Timmermon, of Lex ington, closed the speech-making. Mr. Charles Carroll Sims in saying j that Bleaseism meant something hig'her and nobler -than Tillmanism started an ovation and warming up to his subject kept the crowd cheering all | through his speech. That the Blease conference felt that they were waging the people's fight was evident in the speeches and in the way the crowd cheered. They are enthusiastic over'Governor Blease and are confident they are going to send him to the senate, but feel that they ought to have an out and out tflease man to run for governor. Cheers for Bembert. There is little doubt but that had Mr. G. R. Rembert been present he would have carried the day, for when Governor Blease referred to his illness and brought to the crowd Mr. Kembert's message to the effect that he expected to recover and make the race and for his followers not to leave his standard and when other speakers referred to him the gathering cheered Mr. Rembert's name to the echo. With the feeling that Mr. Rembert's sickness eliminates him there was a decided drift towards Mr. Sims, as was was evidenced tonight. The two hundred Blease followers were gathered from every county in the State and comprise men from every profession and walk of life. Gathered in the Jefferson hotel lobby tonight w;ere congressmen, candidates for governor and other public men and the keenest interest was manifested in what the Blease conference was doing. NEGRO STATE FAIR TO OPEN THIS WEEK Many Exhibits to Be Feature of Annual ETent?State Display for T^o Days. The negro State- fair will be held this week at the State fair grounds. It is said that there will be a large number of exhibits. A committee from the fair association held a conference with Commissioner Watson yesterday, and he consented to let the State exhibit remain open Tuesday and Wednesday for the fair. IT A XT Tn A On "*? A .HA I KjLJbJC.ASli JflLAJVEKUd. Federal Judge May Haye Them Set Free. Mexico City, Nov. 1.?Daniel and Evaristo Madero, who are confined in San Juan prison at Vera Cruz, have been placed at the disposition of the federal district judge here for a period of 72 hours, during which time evidence against them will be considered. If this evidence is inconclusive it is probable that their release will be recommended to the federal authorifi AO ItlCO. The financial stress, apparently, has been relieved temporarily by assistance given to the government by the national bank. All government employes are now said to have been paid. The member of the pecial Mexican embassy of Japan who are on their way back to Mexico aboard the training ship Zaragoza, are not under arrest, according to officials here, but they will be subjected an inquiry as to the expenditure of 99,000 pesos by them on their triD aboard with Gen. Felix Diaz. A Splendid Ideal. Charleston Post. President Wiison's Mobile speech : showed again the mastery of language of this great scholar who has come t a t aa nnl if inol oiiTr?rr?tfc tv tuc/ pvixti^ai oumimwo 11 uiii academic life, but it showed a good deal more, too. The utterance gave interpretation to a splendid ideal of nationality and of the life and rela- ( tionships of a people. "Human rights, national integrity and opportunity, as against material interests." I Chrysanthemum Show. Don't forget the Chrysanthemum show and hot supper in McCaughrin block store room, Tuesday evening, November 4, by ladies of Avelelgh Presbvterian church. i POINTS OUT DUTY OF WOMAN VOTERS Mrs. Pankhurst Urges Illinois Believers to Action.?Must Prove Fitness. ! I ______ ! Chicago, Nov. 1.?Mre. Emmeline Pankurst, the English suffragette, today stepped on equal suffrage soil for the first time and for the first time t addressed women who have th 3 right to vote. "I feel like dancing," she told the | Chicago suffragettes wno heard her, j' hut I never dance." ; She mad; two speeches and attended three receptions which extended over as many hours. 1 Mrs. Pankhurst told several hundred members of the Political Equality league that if the- women of Illinois failed in their duty at the polls j fnr wAmori'' ! L.UC 11 g J11 JLVJ1 I 1U1 II | would receive a setback all over ibe | world. She advised her hearers against party affiliation and against | militancy. / j j Mrs. Pankhurst tonight attended the ball of the Women's Trades un-1 , ion league. | ? i Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Blease. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Blease, widow of the late Henry H. Blease, and step- j mother of Gov. Cole. L. Blease, died at the home of.her son, Sheriff Cannon G. Blease, Sunday night about, nine o'clock, after an illness of one week caused by a stroke of paralysis. 1 Mrs. Blease was the daughter of the late William Satterwhite. She was 72 years old. She is survived by three children: Eugene S. Blease, Esq., Cannon G. j Blease and Mrs. Julius Eison. The step-chiidren surviving her are: Harry H. Blease, Gole. L. Blease and Mrs. T. G. Williams. ! Mrs. Blease was a good woman greatly beloved by all who Knew ner and her acquaintance in the county was very extensive. j Her step-children loved her almost as if they were her own children and she in turn was a good true mother ; to them. * *! ! During the life time of her late husband, Mr. Henry H. Blease, thev 1 kftnt. an onen house and every one was welcome at their board and many a j time has she extended- the hand of j charity to the wayfarer who was in need, but it was all done in an humble way without ostentation and with characteristic gentleness and courtesy. Tho fiinpral will he held from thp * v.. ? ? residence of Sheriff Blease at fhrpp j o'clock Tuesday afternoon, service conducted by Rev. J. E. Carlisle, of the Methodist church, of which church , Mrs. Blease was a member. Interment will be at Rosemont , cemetery. The following will act as pall bear ers: utto ivieuner, jo. r. ijoggans, ju : . W. Floyd, J. F. Epting, J. H. Cliappell, i J. T. Mayes, F. R. Hunter, J. D. Wheel- , jer. . ! " "** Calvin Crozier Chapter. | The Calvin Crozier chapter, U. D. C., ! will meet with Mrs. Herman Wright on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Edna Hipp, Secretary, j i Colored Teachers Institute. To the colored teachers of Newberry county: ! i The Teachers institute of Newberry county will be held at the Hoge school building the second Saturday in every month beginning Saturday, November 8th, at 10.30 o'clock a. m. All teachers are asked to attend these meetings and prepare themselves for work. One failing to attend will be fined $1.00. Teachers holding unrenewed certificates should see after them im- . mediately. By order of the county supernten- j dent of education. Ulyses S. Gallman, Colored bjpervisor. j The Corn Show. The corn show for Newberry county j will be held in the vacant store of the McCaughrin building Saturday November 8th, 1913. A1 exhibitors are requested to bring their corn on Frir?av If nAoaihlo Mprnhflra nf Hip Rnvt ii. * ^ ? > ? Corn club are requested to get re-'l1 ports to me at the earliest moment possible. All boys desiring to enter contest for 1914, are requested to send me their names at once. All members are expected to break their land, and put on cover crops this fall. I will be on hand Friday to receive all entries. S. M. Duncan, Special Agent. COMMON PLEAS COURT. j Will Be Held November 17?Judge Shipp to Preside?The Jurors are Drawn. i , The common please court will be held at Newberry on November 17. Judge Shipp will preside. The jurors 1 i1 for> the term were drawn on Friday ; and are as follows; J. S. Williams. C. F. Saner. Virgil Kohn. , E. C. Bedenbaugh. I Sam W. Lake. } W. P. Blair. ! v J Levi Jones. 1 J. W. C. Jones. I J. W. Cromer. . ' ' s J. C. Floyd. I W. V. Lyles. , L. B. Schumpert. . ] H. C. Longshore. 0. M. Buzhardt. u ^ , & Pat. E. Scott. J. F. Epting. J Thompson Lester. _ Jas. W. Hunter. . **** | J. A. Sease. ' ; i Wm. Johnson. v, c s * i ; W. D. Stillwell. - - i W. G. Mitchell. C. L. Havird. ^-.^4 . Jacob W. Warner. ] S. G. Brown. B t* | ?" frv- ^ ] q 1 i A. F. Pugh. i J. F. McConwell. " " 1 A. E. Lominick. 1 G. W? Bowers " i J. C. Baker. . % "VVm. H. Setzler. } v ? / j | G. S. Long. \ J. V. Clary. 1 ?A. M. Danielson. , &'. < a 1 * ' Will. E. Moseley. f f&y I C. C. Davis. ^ BIG BARN IS BURNED. ! I Building, With Contents, Proves Total , Loss?Much Hay Goes. Il Newty&rry, Oct. 31.?A telephone message from A. L. Coleman, just be-' { yond the river, in Saluda county, tells j, nf hnrniniy rvf o lappo ham nn his 1 , v?t ? ? , plantation Friday morning at 3 o'clock. < The barn with its contents was a com- , i plete loss. In the barn were mop ( than 500 bales of hay, a hay press,! wagon, ten bales of cotton in the seed,' ] and other things. There was a small! ] insurance on the building. The loss < above insurance is estimated by Mr.! , i1 Coleman at ?2,000. It Is not Known !; how the fire started, but Mr. Cole- \ j man thinks it must have started from 1 some one smoking at or ill the building last night while putting away the ; cotton picked during the day. j ??? i Land Sales. The master made several land sales ( Monday, as follows: |^ In the case of Belton Stockman vs. George P. Boulwars et al 41 16-100 acres to Purcell & Scott for $500.00; 1 65 acres to Purcell & Scott for $700.00; j * 9fi 0_Q i/>roo +n Pnrpoll Xr Sprvfrt fnr ' $1,550.00. In the case of Purcell & Scott vs. ( Robert Flcvd at al 90 acres to W. E. 5 Perry for $1,545.00. In the case of J. T. Dominick at al 1 vs. Luther Dominick et al tract No. 1, 1 containing 38 50-100 acres to G. W. ] Jacobs for $700.00; tract No. 3, con- 1 taining 50 6-00 acres to M. M. Buford 1 for $1,000.00; tract No. 4, containing 1 65 33-100 acres, to W. M. Wilson for $1,175.00. There were several private sales, 1 as follows: < The Dr. Thomas N. Boozer place in '< No. 6 township, containing 150 acres, r was sold to the heirs at $40.00 per 1J acre; the heirs-in-laws of S. E. Haw- , ] kins, deceased, sold 55 acres being a j j portion of the old Cureton place, to ! 1 General Floyd for $800.00 j i H. C. Shealy sold a number of lots j J in town fronting on Glenn street and jJ adjoining lot of Ray Watts, as fol- -1 lows: ( Lot No. 1 to T. J. Amick for $72.00; * lot No. 2 to T. J. Amick for $80.00; ' lot No. 3 to T. J. Amick for $60.00; lot No. 4 to T. J. Ameick for $60.00. The executors of the last will and * testament of Mrs. U. A. Amick, deceas- 1 * * ? ? i x.j jt ty , t ea. soia a traci 01 iana containing to 6-10 acres to 0. W. and T. W. Amick c for $1,800.00. t The B. L. Dominick lots in Prosperi- c ^ ? 11 - ? _ . ly were soia as iouows: ^ Lot No. 1, containing the residence \ of the late Mr. Dominick, to J. A. a nnmini/ilr frvr SI RnftOft- Int \'n. 2 to V J. A. Dominick for $810.00. | ^ The lands of Joan L. Shultz, deceas-'s ed, containing 77 1-2 acres, were sold 2 to Mrs. J. J. Langford for $960.00. 1 s Two lots in town at $43.00 per lot to ! ( Mr. Schultz. ! f MR. LEVER LIKELY NOT TO BE IN RACE I i ] >EEMS CERTAIN HE WON T SEEK h SENATORIAL TOGA. |< I J Elimination of Lever, Would It Is ; Believed, Quickly Settle Patronage j] Fight ; < P Columbia, November 1.?That Con-1 pressman A. F. Lever will announce !1 :hat he will not be in the senatorial j1 race, thus le^.mg the field to Senator p E. .D. Smith and Governor Blease, is j * :he information available in Columbia ( :onight from a high and authoritative 1 source. It has been felt here for some i ? mi xt j < :ime, as indicated m me rsews aim , Courier already, that Congressman j Lever had made up his mind not to j snter the senatorial race, and the con- [ rirmation of this came today from a source reliable and authoritative. The announcement from Congressnan Lever has been awaited for sev- j: 1 ?T4- 1mAnr? fViof cfrnr* cf 2rai WtJtJAS. JL t 1Q auuiru wav ciuvug jressure was brought to bear on him tu 2P.t-r the race for the senate and it ^ .vas also reported from reliable quar- j :ers that Senator Tillman was trying to ! nduce Mr. Lever to run for the upper i tiouse. It is known that Congressman j Lever consulted his friends from all parts of the State and he has promised . ~ ?-? nuKlin ctotamont Kofnro rp- r ?U JLlId 1\ C a JJUUliV ObMwvmvuv * V | turning to Washington. ? Helps Weston and Sims. ;1 With the elimination of Mr. Lever ,3 irom the senatorial field it is believed : that the South Carolina patronage :J fight will be quickly settled. That the ,1 shances. of the appointment of F. H. j Weston, of Columbia, as district at- ; torney, and J. L. Sims, of Orange- ' bure. as marshal. are materially strengthened by the turn of events is ; believed. Those in touch with the sit-,] nation and who have been keeping up with the steps in this fight and have 1 1 been reading between the lines have figured out cliat i lot has besn going 1 :>n fceh'r.d the scenes, all having to do svith the next senatorial race. That the naming of the district attorney and 1 the United States marshal were in- A rolv?d in the senatorial fight no one 3 ioubted f lr is reported here in Columbia, and 1 ias been talked for some time, that the ] Dill to create two federal districts in 1 ------- ? ( South CarcJina was onerea as a soiu;ion of the patronage fight between ( Senator Tillman and Smith and to re- -1 ieve the national administration from 1 leciding fcetween them. However, it * s understood that the outlook for the * - - - ... . . i passage of tne diu is not Drigm, in iact ;hat it is in "cold storage". Hence the natter reverts to the original proposi;ion cf deciding which senator will iontrol the appointment, and it seems ;bat the district attorney is the best. ? i* ?1 A Administration ior smjiin That the national administration avors the re-el action of Senator Smitif . is against Governor Blease is generilly acceptea, and, in fact, the gov?rnor b<*s charged that President Wilson is using patronage to try to keep < Jim irom uie senate. < With the senatorial race left to Sen- j itor Smith fr.Lcl Governor Blease it is < relieved hete that President "Wilson ( tvill send in the names of F. H. Weston j is district attorney and J. L. Sims as ] Jnited States marshal. The attitude which Senator Tillman will take is unknown and is a situation which is interesting politiial cir- J *les. That he is making a strenuous ,-ffort to ?ard the appointment of J. W. j rhurmjnd for district attorney is well vnown and just wnat he would do if 1 Vlr. Weston is named is a matter of speculation. He and Senator Smith < *.irrna/l on auroompnf tn confirm ia * u ox5ut-u uii w ? ?.? , ivhich ever one of these two the 1 president i-ames and not to confirm i my "dark horse," so it has been pub- ' ] ished, but that the senior senator will ] consider the appointment of Mr. Wes- ? ;o:: as a turn down for him is also be- 1 l' A1TO/1 iv; ? gu. To Run for Honse. ;* It is believed that Congressman Levjr will seek re-election in his district * o congress for he is very popular, ai 1 >eing c!ia:rman of the committee on * ) igriculture :s a power in the house. r t is also believed hat he will stand or election to the ~eat now held by c Senator Tillman when the next elecion for that seat comes off. There has * >een so:?ie talk of Congressman Lever 1 ls a possible csndidate for governor, )ut it Is nut thought that he has given 1 his latter suggestion any serious con- jt iid ration. In fact when approached ibout this suggestion by this corre- ; r indent ihis week, Congressman Lev- | :r asked - wivive the talk was coming t rom and apparent<y hadn't heard the ( f natter mentioned tffore. All of the mc-irters of congress from :h;s Siatc were visitors at the fair :his week as was Senator Smith. The lex: senatorial figbi iz said to have )ren talked cci^iutrf-bly in Columbia ill this week. Had Smith Retired. < ^ t ?..i j 1 mm uoasitssiJian j-<evt;r wouiu nave nade the race for the senate against jovernor Blease if Senator Smith svould have retired is also believed, but Senator Smith is going to make the ight. His friends think that he can. svin, they say so in large numbers. Friends of Congressman Lever, some Df them at least, told him that if he jntered the senatorial race with Sena:or Smith and Governor Blease he would stand a good chance of being sacrificed and would endanger his whole political future. Some of his most staunch suDDorters vigorously apposed him entering the senatorial 5ght and then, too, they pointed out [he general impression which in their Dpinion is State-wide that Mr. Lever is the natural and logical man to take the place of Senator Tillman when he retires from the senate. Mr. Lever is # strong all over the State and could make a good showing in a race for the senate even against Senator Smith and Sovernor Blease that every one admits. But some of the most prominent of his supporters think it would be political suicide for him to go into the fight. It is generally believed here that if Mr. Weston is named district attorney that the chances are that Senator Tillman will take no part in the next senatorial race, but this is purely a matter of speculation in political circles. Blease Makes Statement Governor Blease tonight emphatically denied the report that while on his recent visit to Washington an agreement had been reached between bim and Congressman Lever whereby the latter agreed to keep out of the senatorial race next year, and in turn , the governor was to support him for the seat now held by Senator Tillman whenever it should become vacant "Tlioro }a nnfllinflr in iM T am nAf UVVUAU^ 1U it) X urn UW Ui a combination with Mr. Lever or any Dther man," said the governor. Th* rumor that Congressman Lever had decided not to enter the senatorial race . lext year gained currency throughout political circles, and the report of the illeged combination refered to with jovernor Blease was given in certain quarters as the real reason why Mr. L/iver would not make the race for hp cpnpfp rjpvt vpnr Thp srtvprnrvr aughed at the rumor and reiterated lis previous statement that he was n no combination o* any kind. The governor said that while in tVashington he met Congressman and Vlrs. Lever on the street and spoke to :nem, out tnat pontics was not discussed. He said that was the only ;ime he saw Mr. Lever while on his -ecent visit to Washington/ Rumors of all kinds have been floatng about, one being that the Bleasg forces had seriously considered running Mr. Levrr for governor, but there appears to be nothing to this. At least Governor Blease savs he has no knowl *dge of it. It was said here tonight that if Senator .Tillman's seat 3hould become vacant that at least a iozen candidates would enter the field tor the vacancy and that .Governor Blease might be. among the number. TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAT. Polls Open in Nine States?New York City Elections. New York, November 1.?Elections will be held next Tuesday as follows. Massachusetts?Governor and State >fficials; legislature. New Jersey?Governor and legislature. New York?Chief judge court of appeals, associate judge court of appals, nine supreme court justices, assembly and State senator in 21st dis:rict. Maryland?United States senator State comptroller. ' Pennsylvania?Two judges of the su )erior court. Kentucky?Two circuit judges; legslature; two constitutional amendnents. Virginia-?Governor and State oflT;ials. Congressional. 3rd Massachusetts, 13th and 26th Cew York and 3d Maryland districts. Municipal elections will be held in nany cities, the more important conests being held in New York, Philalelphia, Cincinnati and Louisville. "Any little article that's a nice lit le article KoDmson s Five and Ten. ?:nt stores has it. . a