The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 04, 1914, Image 1
r
VUIjFME LII, NOTRER ",0. 5 NEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914. TWICE A WEEK, *1*1 A Y1AJL
J 11 " ??amm???a??? \
Fred H. Dot
Confider,
^ Aiken's Plurality /
f Error Discovered
Dominick Urges His Friends
Errors?Pay No At tent
Victory
\
To the People of the Third Congres- j
sional District:
I
I feel deeplv grateful and aopreci-!
ative to the white voters or tiie Tinra j
Congressional District for the hand- j
some vote given nie in the first pri- j
mary election.
I am writing ,this simply to inform
them to the fact and to impress upon
them that I am still in the race for
congress, and am to be voted on in i
the second primary, to be held next
Tuesday, 8th day of September.
There was an effort, whether intentional
or otherwise, I know not. to j
create an impression in the district j
that Mr .Aiken had been renominated i
on the-'first ballot of the first primary.
I. :. .... . :
For several days after the election,
they carried the statement that Wyatt j
Aiken had defeated all of his oppon- j
ents. while the figures from each j
( county, published in the same connec- '
tion, plainly showed that Mr. Aiken i
, had- not received a majority of the |
L votes cast.
B Finally the figures given out by the i
several county chairmen as official, I
were published as follows:
* Aik. Do:n. Evns. Hort. !
Abbeville .. .. 1495 671 87 248
Anderson .. .. 3216 3333 51 1012,
Greenwood . . 1170 968 571 283 j
Oconee 1912 540 75 54S
Pickens .. .. 1788 1164 54 469
"" f 4 AO 1 4A 4 on CO
-\ewoerry .. .. i-tfo it^t _o oo j
?
11079 8170 867 2648 j
fiThese figures show a majority of j
06 votes against Mr. Aiken in ihe 1
district . Evidently these figures indi- !
cate* conclusively that the majority of
the voters of the TO.ird district desire
some one other than Mr .Aiken to
represent ihem.
I'pon receipt of the official tabula^
tVlQ TAtfl:* f* OPH- !
iiUil aiiU 1CIU1US ui lat. ? W
nee county, by precincts, we find the
total ifor congress the same as the totals
telegraphed by the county chairman,
as official. The total number of
those voting is put down in the official
statement as 2903, yet the total
official vote for congress was 3.075.
Error Discovered.
A friend of mine called my atten- j
tion to this and upon examination, it, j
was found that Mr. Aiken was given ^
an official vote of 270 more Phan he '
actually received, as set out in the off.- j
cial returns by the precincts. His vote j
should have been 1,642 instead of 1,912 j
an error in addition, but when Lt was '
/ i
/
ninick
n
it of Success;
|h
?i - D.J f Z iS
unner i\eauceu uy\
0
' in Oconee Vote. t!
to Turn Out?Watch For a
ion to Campaign Lies. j(
is Sure.
a
claimed that Mr. Aiken had a ma- -j
jority over all his opponents, it was s
:i criminally negligent, careless error,
to say t e least, especially in view of .
the claims being made in behalf of "1(
a
Mr. Aiken.
According to the-corrected returns
the official vote should fte and is: a
Aiken Dom. Evns Hort
Abbeville .... 1495 671 ST 248
Anderson .. .. 321a 3333 51 1012 a.
Greenwood . . l\70 96S 571 283 J(
rv^ATiPA * 1fi42 ">40 75 548 i y
Pickens 17S8 1164 54 469 11
Newberry .. ..149S 1494 29 SS 1
10809 8179 867 264S
In my own county I am informed tl
a
that several votes were thrown out ?
because t>e names of the voters were
, . . u
cn the ciub rolls wit.i only their m- ,
n
tials and this after the rolls had been
purged by the executive committee
and these names le t on the roll. Had
Ci
these votes been counted, as tr.ey
s1
should have been. I would have led in ,
. . h
Newberrv countv, so 1 am intormed,
a
instead of Mr. Aiken. In Xevs^v:l-rv
n
county I received 1,494, votes one less
0
than Mr. Aiken received in Abbeville ,
j(
count?'. I mention this only for the tj
purpose of refuting the impression
that M\ Aiken and his friends have ^
been d.'ligently endeavoring to make ^
it appear tihat I would not'receive 400 ^
votes in my home county. I received ,
1 c
this vote in Newberry county, not- ^
withstanding the fact that there was
a bitter, political fight made on me. .
*The Benevolent Fund. t,
Notwithstanding the fact that in a o
circular circulated through the Third c?
district by Mr. Aiken's friends they o
admit thai for vears Mr. Aiken has i b
nad a "benevolent fund" on O.and in j n
Xew'oerry county for distribution, as I
so called charity with "no politics a
mixed" in it. I have not and have not
had any "benevolent fund'' with vvhic'hi c
to influence voters, either directly or fi
indirectly. I received this vote also, o
notwithstanc. ng the fact that Mr. c
Aiken since his first election, always ct
overwhelmingly carried Newberry b
county by a large majority. ?
? n . /\/v
AiKen railing un. s
(Comparisons are not always pleas- o
ant, but please follow me while I t<
make a few from tee record to show ) s
you 'how Mr. Aiken in the past two j
years has lost out in the district. In j n
1912 Mr. Aiken, according to the Co- p
lumbia State of August 30, 1912. re-^R
eived a total vote of 16,243 in the d^.srict,
as against ">,312 .or his oppoents".
or a majority of 10,931. In 1914
e received a total vote of 10,80.9 i
gainst ll,6S.r, for his opponents or a
3ta 1 majority of 876 votes against I
im. 1 received in the first primary j
.170 votes.
Evidently a majority of the votes;
f the district want Aiken retired.
Suppose we carry the' comparison |
irough the counties. j
In Abbeville in 1912 Mr. Aiken had
majority of 1,554, in 1914 his majrity
was only 589.
In Anderson in 1912, Mr. Aiken had
majorfity of 1,554 in 1914 his ma?ritv
against 'him in this county was
,1S0 and I led Mr. Aiken in A; .<
cn coun.y 117 votes.
In Greenwood in 19^2 he had a: rnajritv
of S43, in 1914 the majority
gainst Mr. Aiken was 6-">2.
In Oconee in 1912, Mr. Aiken had
majority of 2,1.29; in 1914 hi;; ma)rity
was only 479.
In Pickens in 1912 Mr. Aiken had
majority of 2,637, in 1914 his ma)rity
was 101; in Newberry in 1912
fr. Aiken had a majority of 1,968, in
914 the majority against him was
16.
Watch the Returns.
Do not the figures plainly indicate
lat the voters of the district aesire
notner than Mr. Aiken in congress?
ome people say that figures don't
e. I am issuing t'liis briefly for the
urpose oif calling to the atention of
ie voters of tie district that it is exceedingly
important that my friends
eep an eye open and watch for erors
and mistakes. A mistake of 270
otes might change the results, though j
expect my majority to be much
reater. At an election in this dis ict
some years ago, my recollection
> that the majority was only about
0 votes.
Made a Clean Campaign.
All I ask is an honest election, a fair
ount and correct addition of the re;irns
before the final totals are anounced.
I have great confidence in
le voters of the Third district and I
0 not believe t':at they will stand for
ny wrong doing, erors or mistakes
1 the interest of any candidate. BeDre
closing I wish to call your attenon
to one other matter.
Upon the eve of the first primary el- i
ction, I am informed that the most
landerous statements and misrepreentations
were made against me. I
o not charge my opponent with the
esponsibility of these statements, but
Know tnat tney were put in cireuia- j
on and circulated by friends of my
pponents.
I have net eeard of a single instance
'here any friend of mine had issued
r made one remark derogatory to
26: candidacy of one of my opponents,
nfairly, and nothing can be truthillv
charged against me or them on
lat score.
My campaign has been anr* will be
onducted on a hi?h plane. Notwithstanding
tiie statements and ifalseoods.
they have failed to defeat me,
nd I am satisfied that sticjh campaign
lethods will not only not be toleratd,
but will be resented by s large ma>ritv
of t'ne fair minded people of
ie Third district.
I urge my friends and the voters of
lis district to pay no attention to
tiese slanderous reports, and falseAinrnilnt
o rroir>of r>-? a o f f Vl A
uuu3 LU biuaicu aganidi iii^ ai me
ist moment. In conclusion I will say
nat it is'true that I failed to carry
ly ho'me county, but as to personal
hara^ter, reputation, honesty and insgrity,
I cheerfully refer the voters
f this district to any banker, mordant
or reputable citizen of the town |
r county o' Xewberry. whether he j
e my personal or political Mend or i
ot and i:' he answers truthfully, and
believe he will, I have no fears or
pprehension as to his reply.
Mr. John A. Horton, of Anderson,
ounty one of my .opponents in the
rst primary only received less than
ne-seventa of the vote of his home
ounty?1,012 votes out of 7.612. Does
ny one suggest, for a moment, that
ecause John Honon did not carry
is own county and received only this
mall proportion of the vote of his
wn county, that he is without charac2r,
honesty, integrity, and has no
tanding in his own county?
Yet the friends of my present oppoent
are endeavoring to create the imression
that because, forsooth, I did j
ot receive a clear majority in my '
own county, this fact is a reflection i Ti
upon me. * J
Denounces Such Tactics.
I
These are the tactics?these .ar-} t*'ie |
j methods, tr.at are being urged to de- !
feat me. : ^
I have completed my campaign. It j
has been clean, fair, square, open, f
| honest and on a high plane. I* I have
j to stoop, at. any time, to the methods
| employed by some politicians. I shall
I before I would do it, go down into ig
i nominicus defeat and leel a thousand |
fold better in deifeat than by being i *
I crowned with the laurels of victory i fer
- - ' tin
won by deception, mis-representation | llv
and "dirty" politics. t10
All 1 ask; all 1 demand, is a square be
deal an honest count, an honest tabu- i ^ei
lation, an honest declaration of the 01)1
result. When I am given that. I am ! *ve:
satisfied, win or lose. I -ve;
Again let me urge my friends and i
all others who are in favor of a square \ ')()
I fU r
deal and a fair count to be on the look-1 *Ac
out and see that the votes are proper- J ou
lv and truthfully declared. ! su<
If this is done I. do not%ear the re- at
sult. eX(
Very respectfully, t>e
iFred H. Dominick. j en
^ 1 pr<
TELLS OF EXCITING TKII' tui
? ne<
Spartan Returns From Europe With 1
Interesting Narrative. of
pn
Spartanburg, Sept. 1.?'The war in pai
Europe was brought home to Spartan- cot
burg people in impressive manner by ! poi
tie narrative of 0. C. Turner, son of J the
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Turner, who has I pai
; returned home after two years ab-joni
! sence in foreign parts. He was in sel
I Pnnfinontal fTnrnno whpn fhp nations IIP:
became embroiled and experienced the
much inconvenience before he man- bai
aged to obtain a bert'h on a home com- cm
ing steamer: Twice on the homeward be
voyage his ship, an Italian vessel, was po
held up on the high seas by warships yes
of the belligerents. On one occasion als
the ship was detailed until a" torpedo wo
boat approached close enough to ke<
throw its searchlight on the stern and an>
I ~
ascertained the same and nationality wo
of tfte vessel. A second time a cruiser cei
suddenly loomed up on the horizon po:
ahead and Mr. Turner's ship stopped
and signalled that it was of neutral ^
nationality before proceeding. Younf ^
women passengers were so frightened teE
said Mr. Turner in describing the ;.ncident,
that several of them were near t
collapse. jgei
Mr. Turner was at Berne, Switzer- | gm
land, on his way to Germany, when \ lar
Emperor William began operations j ^U(
against France. Unable to go alead. J
be retraced his steps to Italy and er?- i ^
gaged passage on a North German j <
Liiyoa liner. iutr ixeiiiiau vcaaci tan- j ^
celled its sailing, however, and as a j a j
result Mr. Turner lost his baggage.
Mr. Turner, a Wofford college grad- tjQ
uate of 1910, has been in t.:e Philipmo
pines for two years, a second lieutenant
in the constabulary. He resigned j r
his commission last spring and left 1
i ill ?
Manilla June 4 for Europe. j
So anxious were American tourists
go<
in Europe to return home when the
coi
war broke out, said Mr. Turner, that .
ed
wealthy men. unable to obtain cabins, '
were glad to accept accommodations
in the steerage. v)a]
Dr. B. B. Steedly is another Spar- ^
tan just "back Ifrom Europe. The only pr(
inconvenience r.e suffered was in hav- ,
W fl
ing cablegrams to relatives here held 1 ^
up, presumably by the censors. Dr.
Steedly was aboard to attend surgical
clinics in Vienna and other capitals. ;
i ] me
He was in London when the trouble j ,
du<
[started. '
j Lady 3l(<on Again. )a
' The Moon Maid tangoed hot and fast, ru'
ins
1 Flashing her silver slippers;
i . |
I She dipped all night tnrougn t:e ;
! . . wa
heavens vast
<;
In a dance with the great Big Dipto
per.
?New York World. th?
po1
A Problem. 1 v
Philadelphia Record. . 1S^:
< ? . o?> 5Q1
"Does sne sing ror mone> : ?
I "I don't know. The only time I aPJ
: ever heard her see seemed to be
i singing for spite." in?
? rea
Church Notice. 1
Pastor E. W. Leslie having returned coi
from his summer vacation, will preach dei
at Grace church. Prosperity, next pos
Sunday, September 6, at 11 o'clock I
jand at Mt. Tabor at 3:30 o'clock." tide
^ Everybody cordially invited. j ret
) HOLD COTTON C
FOR 12 CENTS
,A> ADOPTED BY STATE CON- F<
FEREXCE
Hiirp Vprpaffi* .")() Ppr Cent in 1915. ft
Substance of Resolutions Passed.
ws and Courier. T
Columbia, Sept. 1.?The cotton conence
here tonight adopted resolu- m
ns proposed by the Sumter delega- J<
n to the effect t'lat all cotton should vi
held oft' the market until Octo- w
r 1, unless 12 cents per pound is th
Lained for it, that one third of this m
ar's crop should be held for one sj
ir if necessary to secure 12 cents, s
it fVirv nr.Y>a acta ; 1Q1" ho r0rln/''0i1. +V
L Lilt; av,I CUflt III X%/ L'J Kt\* ex.
per cent of that planted in 1914, t?
it a canvass of every county in the gc
ite to secure signed pledges for a
zh cotton acreage reduction be made at
once, and that the president and lu
jcutive committee of the association "<
empowered to memorialize the gov- as
lors of the nine principal cotton (fa
Dducing States to call tfceir legisla- th
*es in extra session to enact the la
;essary laws to carry out this plan,
ilesohltions offered by W. D. Black, m
Barnwell, providing that the cotton jn
)ducers offer to the fertilizer com- se
nies as additional collateral their te
xt t- -1 .1 e 10 ? I
ton i:or ixieni 10 noiu iui j.- <j*riius a cv
iind 1'or one year, if necessary, on sj.
i condition that the fertilizer comQies
renew the '-.ariners' notes for aj=>
year, that the fertilizer companies | fr
1 only one-half as much /fertilizer ;
xKvear as they did this year, and sc
it fre cotton producers offer to the ai
nks their cotton as additional se- w
ritv r'r.r f pir dp.hts the cotton tO + -
based on the price of 12 cents a I m
und and the banks ^d^hoid it one j
ir, if necessary, at that figure, were
>o adopted. The idea is that this
uld retire about 9,000,000 bales and
cc
sp it off the market for one year, ,f^
d t-:at the surplus of the cotton crop
u:d be bought up by the mills at 12 |
its. Giving 6,000,000 bales to be dis- j m
sed of in this way.
? ? , th
.Senator Smith Attends. I+,
' LJLJ
United States Senator E. D. Smith
ended the conference and called at- se
ition to the present crisis and of the st
2d or" providing storage room for Ue hi
;ton, the distribution of the emer- n(
icy government money through the
all banks in co-operation with the
ger banks to the small cotton probers
and the necessity of legislation
prevent a duplication of a large
ton crop in 1915. j
Senator Smith said be thought it j
? . I
uld be a blessing to the Soutn if not
Dale d: cotton was planted in 1915
I he heartily endorsed the sugges- gc
n to prevent the planting of e 111
re than 50 per cent acreage another
19
ir by legislation.
rhe senator explained that the cry- Si]
; need was to provide warehouse faC*
o
ities and he thought it would be a
momArQlivo 1 Ti C11 T5* T1 f?P
JU luca IU lutiuuiaiiuv >uwvi.vi?v. I
lipanies to permit cotton to be stor- ar
cc
on skids in suitable places under
hp
ird. The senator explained the plan
get government aid through the *ve
J?,
iks to finance the crops, and oflered '
e following resolution whic'n he re
fa
imiseri ro nresent to congress and i
rp
ic'n ihe thought could be passed by
it body:
Smiths Kesolution. er
'Resolved, That this meeting hereby v*
moralize congress to materially re(>(\
Qe the expense of issuing currncy
der the Vreeland-Aldrich bill to the *?
p
iks, provided tiie benefit thereby ac- J(
ng be accorded to t e planters deal- ^"
,r witi.i the banks to the extent of the
luction so provided." The resolution
s adopted unanimously with cheers.
senator Smith entered earnestly in- j B.
the discussion and amde it plain Bz
it he was doing everything in his B.
ever to get money for the famers. "If th
irere governor I would call the leg- di
iture in extra session tomorrow," fa
d the senator, while the audience Sc
plauded. Senator Smith thinks ihe i m<
portant thing is to pass laws mak- th
I it mandatory to reduce coton ac- en
.ge at least 50 per cent next year, in
V. F. Stevenson thought such laws co
ild be passed by the legislature un- ed
the police power, and set forth the St
>ition forcibly. to
)r. Wade Stackhouse of Dillon pres- A1
nt; B. F. Taylor of Columbia sec- da
arv; Commissioner E. J. Watson, T. ' o'(
1
(INFERENCE ASKS
SPECIAL SESSION
DLLOWS UP ACTION OF COTTOX .
CONGRESS
overnor is Asked to Convene Legislature?Cotton
Act Desired
1.1 VUlilUCU#
tie State, 3rd.
Following hard on the beels of the
eeting Tuesday night at the Hotel
jfferson, of the South Carolina dision,
Southern Cotton congress, at
hich meeting the governors of
ie nine cotton growing States were
emorialized to convene t'heir re)ective
legislatures in extraordinary
;ssion for the purpose of considering
ie plight of Southern farmers,
tere was held in the office of the
)vernor of South Carolina yesterday
conference which resulted in the
loption by those present of a resoition
requesting the governor to
;all a special session ot tne general
jsembly ... to pass, regardless of
ctional politics, a bill" to relieve
i? cotton growers in so far as legistion
may bring relief.
The State was furnished by a comittee
with a report of the proceedgs,
which account said that repremtatives
of 33 counties were in atndanoe.
The. State requested tie
lairman, John G. Richards of Keriaw,
to furnish for publication a
>t of the persons present, or, in the
isence >pf a wr;lten list, to mention
om nvm^ry the namos of some of
p lpid.>rs. Mai. R cbards said that
i ;ar ;:s iit frnaw no Lit was prepared
id fba!: -bis numc/v o*' such matters
as bad. Ho a.?:?er;eJ, however, that
ose attending were "representative
en, scm*- or thrm Lie biggest farm- _
s in fhe State."
Maj. Richards sent to The State
isterday afternon the {following
nnmunication:
ro the Editor of The State:
"Enclosed you will find report of
eeting held this day in the office of
overnor Blease, which We request
.at you publiso as information for
e peoplo of this State.
"The resolutions have been pretnted
to Governor Blease, and he has
ated that he would give t:e matter
s careful considerat'on and -an>unce
his decision later.
"John G. Richrds,
"W. A. Stuckey,
"Jame, Norton,^
"Committee,
"Columbia, Sept. 2.'"
%
Report of Conference. /
i.1. ~
fine report accompanying me iuic>ing
letter was as follows, and thoSe
terestecl in farming interests, was
.lied by Gov. Blease, in his office, at
o'clock, noon, on Wednesday. By
iecial request or. Ue governor Maj.
>hn G. Richards was called from his
mpaign in t:e Piedmont section of
e State to attend this conference
id to advise with those called in
nsultation, Maj. Richards himself
;ing a prominent member for many
>ars of the Cotton association and x
irmers' union and for several years
presenting and fighting for the
x ^ - ? ? ? ^ +U a A11PA /"vf
rmers on me iiuui ul mc uuu^ w
presentatives.
"In attendance upon this conferice
were representatives from Abbelle,
Anderson, Aiken, Barnwell,
saufort, Berkley, Charleston
lerokee. Colleton, Darlington, Diln,
Edgefield, 'Fairfield, Florence,
?orgetown, Greenwood, Kershaw
incaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington,
arlboro. Marion, Xewberry, Orange(COXTIXUED
ON PAGE 4.)
Stackhouse, Senator J. Arthur
inks, W. L. Gray or Laurens, and R.
Belser of Sumter, were among
ose who took prominent parts in the
sc-ussion of the grave situation now
cing the cotton interests of the
biith It was riefMrieri to canvass !'or/
embers among all classes of citizens
e membership to be $1, wfrich would
.title the member to a button showg
his membership. TweDty-seven.
unties reported and were representat
the meeting tonight and Dr.
ackhouse said he would take steps
organize other counties at once.
)out 100 delegates were in attendee,
the meeting beginning at 8
;lock and lasted until past midnight.