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Brl.HTLK (HA\(.K Wf IN PK1MAHV TOTALS ^Fliichartis Increases His Lead (her Manning 1?y Few Votes?Smith's W Majority Over 12,000. ^ Avith official returns from 40 oi ue counties ami with all the boxes counted for. the tabulation last night rdid not alter 1110 posinun u' mc uncv leading candidates for governor. John G. Richards increased "..is lead over Richard I. Manning by 7y votes and now has 26.744: Richards I. Manning l has 2.~?, 360, and Robert A. Cooper has Mr. Richards has increased ^Kiis plurality to 1.3S4 and Mr. Man ning has widened the breach between Himself and Mr. Cooper by 30 votes, v I Of the four counties from which o.T-nfiir-nc arfi Inokin? Cherokee. IBorence, Marlboro and York, Mr. fcoper has a lead in the last two and r. Richards in Florence. John G. inkscales of Spartanburg led in fcerokee, with Mr. Richards as a Pose second. T The vote for the other gubernational bndidates stood: John G. Clinkscales If Spartanburg, 17057; William C. rby, Jr., of Laurens, 15,330; Mendel p. .Smith of Camden, 9,824; Charles A. ^mith jf Timmonsville, 5,744; Cahrles prrcil Simms fo Barnwell, 2,800; T Hnrwriino' nf SprJalia 1. XiV?^ UUtC V. -'V* ?. V*. ? , ?y 517; John T. Duncan oi? Richland county, 532; John B. Adger Mullallj J of Pendleton, 676. For the Senate. For the United States senate Ellisor ^ D. Smith has 72,256; Cole. L. Blease, ^^55,906; L. D. Jennings; 2,401; W. P. ^?ollock, 1,626. Mr. Smith now* -has a majority over his three competitors of Win the race <lor lieutenant governor ^ Andrew J. Bethea of Richland leads with 50,560. He ise followed by B. * Frank Kelley of Lee with 46,152, J. A. Dr?mT\arnr T*'it n 9A onH IXUU.CC1 \JL JJaiilUCig n ItAJL ~\jy\j x'-ry auu I'W. M. Hamer of Dillon with 14,552. Mr. Bethea and Mr. Kelley will be in second primary. I Progn Jac www m IWednes Rates from Columbia Denmark xaniaA H SPECIAL TRAIN, r 10:00 A. M., Fai P. M., and Jacks* Good returning on a y up to and including ti P. M., Savannah, Sund For rates and inform r C W. SMALL, j Division Pass., | A. W. Jones, comptroller general i now has a majority over James A i Summersett of 33,63*3. The vote no-.v i j stands, for .Jones, 79.Sol. for Summer{ sett, 4tJ,19S. j In the rac^ for adjutant general W. j \Y. Moore, incumbent, now has land M. (\ Willie 51,618, or a dear majority of 2S,D;-J3. Thomas H. Peoples, attorney gen! eral. has a majoritv of .">,671 over A. : { G. Briee. Mr. Peeples has a vote of Gi>.| 094, and .Mr. Brice "::as 62,423. Shealy in Lead. iT*"rT> n 1.* W Clioolv loado in r3f'P 11 or railroad commissioner with 32,| 305. He is followed by C. D. Fortner with 28,141; James Cansler, 22,| 734; J. H. Wharton, 20,S04; W. I. Witherspoon, 16,554, and George W. Fairey, 10,864. Mr. S'aealy and Mr. Fortner will run in the second primary for nomination. The official votes from Lancaster county for tb<* Fifth district gave D. E. Finlay 1,277 votes and W. F. Stevenson 1,423. Mr. Finley now has 10,179 and Mr. Stevenson 8.783. J. Ragsdwale in the Sixth district has increased his vote to .11,079. This gives him a majority over -Ms two < ponents of 2,SS9. The State Democratic executive ; committee meets Tuesday at noon in ! the State library at the State house orj call of the chairman, John Gary | Evans, to consider any protests which , mo n ha fi 1 oH rpcnlt rvf j iUUJ lilVU, IV UVViM* V I/" V * WV?.V the election and to make preparations j for the second primary to be held Sep! tember 8. -j ! REPORTED THAT BLEASE WILL PRACTICE LAW AT AXDERSOX Anderson, S. C., Aug. 27.?A report here today is that Gov. Cole. L. Blease defeated in his race for the United Stales senate against Senator E. D. Smith, will move to Anderson when 1 his term of office exDires and Dractice i law here. It is said that the gov! ernor will make his home at the beautiful country estate of his wife's family, a few miles from Anderson. ;ssive Railway of tue CURSJ TO ivannj AND *kson\ flQV W 1 >UUJ J Ul/|IU To Savannah $2.50 2.00 2.00 leave Columbia 8:0i rfaY 1fKQ A M anrivi Liua A \J ?U V 11* Uttlll wivOle 6:10 P. M. II regular trains scheduled to; ain No. 4, leaving Jacksonville ay, 13, at 12:35 A. M. mliAn A M MA<M(A AAA kiuuu uuui uiuci puiuis, see i or write S. S. ETC Agt., Savannah. Traveiin ! A lot her report says that t e governor j! i has been offered a partnership by B. Rl | L. Abney, general counsel for the U - juth Carolina division of the Sout;.- H I rrn Railwav.?Greenwood Journal. H Move to Anderson. Greenwood Journal. Since the primary Tuesday people |j have made all sorts of predictions as R j io Gov. Hltases future plans. The If j following from last night's Anderson g j Mail shows that the- citizens of that I town are discussing the sam ? sub j A report was current on the H j streets today to t :.e effect that vjOv jfl j Blease will move to Anderson : ^ J practice law alter he retires from n .the office o' governor. The report is that he will reside at t'.ie country I home of Mrs. Blease (the Summers I place). Mr. H. Clint Summers, Jr., broth- I er-in-law of Gov. Blease, was in the I city this afternoon, and he says that 1 ne nau never nea.ru me make any statement about coming I here. He thinks it is a rumor with- I i ESjj out foundation. The Dance to Death. Ed. Howe's Monthly. The population of the world is I ! about 1,623,300,000 persons. jl The average age of all persons at I death is 33 years. Total of 47,372,727 persons die an-J nually. Total cf 908,516 persons die weekly. ;l Total of 129,788 persons die daily. Total of 5,508 persons die hourly. Nearly ninty persons die every minute. | About three persons die every two secqnds. The remarkable rate of deaths ; would entirely depopulate New York ! city, containing 4,766,833 persons, in about five weeks. j It would depopulate Chicago, with ! its 1,059,519 people, in about eight days. \ Sixty persons died while you were ! reading this item. s South S [AM LV/li ah ; i i 9,1914 ; _7 I To Jacksonville $4.00 i 3.50 j 3.50 9 A. M., Denmark ng Savannan 1:30 stop at stations named 19 e.m uaiuiuajr, i&, ai u.iv learest Seaboard agent H8ERGER, =4 i I ' Wi Bill He Envelopes Catalc Invitati* Business ( ord: Fw F.ncrrai * ?O" w p 4 w< mi vy Ihe He Twice a Best Ad1 FIKaH" LIIUU I Printers Telephone No. 1. Fail Prin mmmmm ill'fWWP F. PR INI i ads Letter He Circulars La^ >gues Pamphlc ms Visiting Cc ^ards Prograir # ERS TAK1 ? ted Invitations rograms, Etc. 3 Also Publish 11 ...'! 1 raid ana i Week, $1.50 a vertising Mediu vberry County. / H. Au! 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