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*M>BHER GOVERNOR BLEASE MSCUSSKS POLITICAL SITUATION Sag Had Nothing to do With DIstrl* Motion of Tickets?Every Man Mcst be Governed by Dictates of His Own Conscience. fllpecial to The Herald and News. Columbia, Nov. 5.?In view of the ^iatribution of general election tickets with, the name of Governor ManBigg elimiaiated, and the name of Former Governor Cole L. Blease printed thereon as a candidate for governor, Mr. Blease was asked today, Just etore his leaving for Walhalla, where be will be engaged in an important murder case which will be called for trial on Monday morning, for a concise statement of his position in regard to the political situation at this time, especially in reference to the ceceral election to Le held on Tuesday. The former governor made plain <?& fact that he had not sent out any tickets, nor had any passed through feU hands, nor had he authorized the Beuaing oui 01 any Dauots. "so iar as the -State ticket is concerned," he ?ays, "every man who participated in the primary was sworn to support the man who received a majority of the Wes caat in that primary, and whomever his conscience dictates to him as having received the honest majority, lie should support." Mr. Blease made it plain that he is not at this time a candidate for any office. In regard to the national ticket, he contends that if a man is a National Democrat he ehould support the Wilton nominees; that if lie is a National Republican, Tie should support the regular Republican electorial ticketthat there is no half-way ground/' His statement, in full, is as follows: "You ask me to define my position in regard to the political situation at this time. In 1890, when the Haskell movement was at its height, General Matthew Calbraith Butler said: 'There ici A ri/I ^TI 4V? 1 n, Ofni A kliUUlC SiUUUU ILL L1A1& lOU&CC no half-way house. A man mu6t either be a Democrat or a Republican. *niat statement at that time sized uj in a very few words the political situation. The same situation applies today. So far as the Progressives are concerned, they are a bastard political association, comprising a few men who are disgruntled. So far as the Adams and Tolbert fight is concerned, it seems to be a hybrid fight, with neither side having the slighest chance in regard to the popular vote, 'but which may possibly, if Hughes is elected, result in one or both, faction having a voice in the distribution of Federal patronage. If a man believes In the principles of the National Democratic party?if lie is a Democrat?he should Tote for 'Wilson electors. If he is at Republican, he should vote for the regular Republican electors. "So far as the State ticket is concerned, every man who participated in the primary was sworn to support -the man who received a majority of 4be votes cast in that primary, and whomsoever his conscience dictates to him as having received the honest majority, he should support. Personally, I presume I shall not he ar of voting, because I will not be kome on the day of election, ha i*. important legal business which cl me away, in the interests of client . charred with A^rioun crimen "I have not, for myself, taken any interest in politics eince I was deliberately and cold-bloodedly robbed on s <he 12th day of September, in th? so. -called Democratic primary. I am not mow, and will not, so far as I know :now, be a candidate for any office. I have not authorized the sending out of any tickets wit?. my name on them. None of them have passed through my hands, or through my office, or through the hands of anybody authorized by me to use them. "Each man must abide by the decision of his own conscience. I still ?tand where I stood at the beginning ?I would prefer to be in mv Dosliion than Mr. Manning's. If he is elected be knows, and his friends know, that he will have been elected by fraud, perjury, coercion and intimidation, ^backed up by the most fraudulent and corrupt election that, has ever been held in this State. If a man can receive any honor from holding an office when his nomination has been gained by such methods as that, he it welcome to the honor." S03EE POLITICAL GOSSIP Greenville News. Although the general election was a fortnight away, the 1918 political pot was boiling over at Columbia last week. For many years, the State fair has afforded a convenient occasion for a general assembly of the politi\f#\ VI.. _ AVt A A TT 'A n Vl A \ \aetua. man v <* uumeicu^c r> as- uciu this year. Political leaders from ev-ery section of South Carolina were on iiand, all bent on laying plans for the campaign two years hence. Only the supporters of Mr. Blfease went so far as to have a formal convention tout there were present in tlie capital enough opponents of the former governor from the various counties to form a large deliberative body. Interest centered in the gubernatorial race in 1918. The contest for the United States Senate is not yet attracting much attention. The AntiBlease men freely admit that they were caught napping in the first primary this year and are determined that such a condition sliall not occur again. They regard Blease and Bleaseism as "being anything but dead and are fully aware mat tne Anti-mease iorces win ihave a tremendous fight on their hands tv. o ears from now. The Blease and j^n+i-Please factions will be better or??ri^ed in 1918 than ever before. Both * i e a complete organization at ~ ' many months before the prii of Robert A. \,e wijj again -inriidate for governor, wai hailed with intense satisfaction not only by his old supporters tout also by a countless multitude who supported <iov. Manning and others in 1914 and 1916. Rumors had gone abroad that I T nno man m4orV*f AnrvAta Pnn. cug uaui gao v/^j/vsru w*a gressman Nicholle in 1918, or might enter the race for United States Senate. Such talk had encouraged the gubernatorial booms of other prospective candidates. Those who dej sired to support Mr. Cooper wished j some statement from him at an early date so that they would not be em5 barrassed by the requests of others 1 a-4ir? cooV */% ch/wod.^ flvivDrnor Wan. 1 ning. As soon as Mr. Cooper announced, lie was assured c? splendid support by influential men from all parts J of the State. He is regarded by most of the Anti-Blease leaders as an unbeatable candidate. Many of the more 1 1 conservative men in both factions believe that, were he elected governor, he could do more toward destroying factionalism than any other man In South Carolina, for he is not an in tense partisan and will have not only the respect but also the support of no small element of the Blease faction Prominent politicians from many counties predicted that he would carry them unprecedented majorities in 1918, expressing the opinion that he would get a much larger Tote than that accorded Manning this year, i It is probable that one or two candidates on the Anti-Blease side will j i offer for the gbernatorial nomlna-1 ttion. Nobody seems to know Just what Dr. Joihn G. Clinkscales. of Spar- i tanburg, will do, but there Ib consid- j 1 erable belief that he will not be In j ' the battle. Former Lieutenant Gov-' ernor Thomas G. McLeod of BishopTille, will very likely -be in the lists ; again, and is regarded as a man who ' would be a formidable factor. The | opinion is general that Lieut-Gov. Andrew J. Bethea will toss his sombrero ' into the arena. He ha9 no small following and is an energetic campaigner. The only announced candidate ( for governor, other than Mr. Cooper, is Attorney General Thomas H. Pee . Dies, who has been identified vith the , Blease faction, but is not considered an | intense partisan. Re was twice elect, ed to his present office over opposii tion and this year had no opponent. , There is some talk to the effect that j John <x. Richards will again appear, as a Blease candidate for the govern orship. 'Will (Cole L. Blease be a candidate for governor in 191?, and not run for the United States senate? Certain exceptionally well-informed observers iu vuiumuiii gate it as tucix ^piuiuu : that the former governor will again seek a third term as chief magistrate; and run for the senate in 1920 against ] E. D. Smith. It was pointed out that W. Jasper Talbert, who used to he in Congress and who ran for governor in 1902, has already announced for the Senate, and was chosen permanent chairman of the Blease convention last week. He is said to be very close to Blease and has long been a T,,eaee leader, having during the late ' tv. npaign engaged Senator Tillman in si - rp controversy in which no compliits were passed. Those who. be. ive that Mr. Cooper'a principal antagonist in 1918 will be Mr. Bleast argue that no other Blease man can roll the vote that the governor canj rnmmanH and thftf +hp. control of the governor's office is essential to the upbuilding and progress of the Blease organization. They contend, further, that Mr. Blease would have a better chance of defeating Senator Smith ! than Congressman Lever, since it is i generally felt that the latter will be in the 1918 senatorial race and will make a strong bid for Senator Tillman's seat There is no denying that there i? ! general apprehension in the Anfcij Elease camp as to the general election. A strong and thorough effort | t. ill be made to get out the entire - Anti-Blease vote. It is believed that 1 ^1<AiinAn/1n /\f Klo fAHnwai'fl will vrtfp ' liiu uaauus v/i uua n ?v ?v ^)or >Mr, Bleaib and disregard the party pledge. The Anti-Blease leaders are keenly aware of the danger, taking -the position that, as the Anti; ?!ease men were fooled completely in the first primary this year, so they might easily be given the same ?ert of deal in the general election. They regard as significant the fact that the former governor has nowhere ad vis I ed his supporters to vote for the nominee of the Democratic party and that he has done nothing to prevent them j , irom voting for Blease. The entire Anti-Blease organization will be at work this week. The outlook is that politics will have an unusually potent hand in the shaping of legislation for the next two years. While much has been said about he probable absence of fac tional lines in Law-maiang, Tne isews does not believe that such will be the case. It is indicated that the legis-i lative supporters of Mr. Blease will j follow the same line attack that he pursued in the late campaign. Charleston is going to try to get wet again. The liquor question will figure prominently at the M?7 session, as v4l)l the proposal to establish the Australian 'ballot system so as to minimize coercion, deceit and fraud in the elections. The ending of the 1916 campaign has been merged into the beginning ^ ^ 1 a1 o a n +ttta \JL tilC JLV ?0 VUJULCOU. AAAC UtAt mw years will see unusual political activity in South Carolina and politics is going to be played from now until September, 1918, with very little cessation of hostilities. The next campaign will be one of the fiercest and most momentous In the history of the Palmetto State. Subscribe to The Herald and News, COTTON GINNED TO OCTOBER 18, CROPS OF 1916 AND 1915 Director Sam L. Rogers, of the Bureau of the Census, Department o? Commerce, announce? the preliminary report or cotton ginned by counties in Soupth Carolina, for the crops of 1916 and 1915. The report was made public for the state at 10 a. m.f on ' Wednesday, October 26. ( Quantities are in running bales, counting round aa balf bales. Linters not included.) Coun ty 1916 1915; Abbeville 12 51s 12 8341 Aiken 25 215 22 018 j Anderson 26 235 22 533! Bamberg 16 333 11 1411 Barnwell 32 464 24 266 Beaufort 3 247 1, 401 ! .Berkley z ivz 4 ?5t>u i Calhoun 13 882 10 615 Charleston 1 324 2 210 Cherokee 2 258 4 814 Chester 8 780 16 407 j Chesterfield 10 6?7 16 051j Clarendon 11 034 14 944 | Colleton 9 087 7 678 I Darlington 9 018 18 3541 Dillon 13 983 16 951 j Dorchester 5 777 7 038 j Edgefield 19 590 15 569 Fairfield 6 091 12 653 j Florence 9 409 16 738 j Georgetown 384 1 215 j Greenville 11 672 14 426, nroAnwnrv? 1 fi 720 12 115 ' Hampton 12 836 8 176' Horry 1 519 3 2841 Jasper 3* 867 1 72b Kershaw 4 699 14 740 Lancaster 4 146 9 568 Laurens 15 182 16 887 Lee 9 865 18 549 Lexington 14 968 13 776 Marion 6 445 7 563 Marlboro 19 322 27 494 Newberry 16 594 18 779 O^onen 6 589 5 661 Orangeburg 38 997 39 523 Pickens 5 665 4 801. Richland 9 950 11 108 Saluda 16 908 13 36* Spartanburg 20 266 27 274 Cnmfor 1 fi 17 CUU11U1 AV VVV 4k I VW Union 4 695 V 166! Williamsburg 5 705 13 211 | York 7 085 14 135 Total 508 635 581 667 EDWARD C. ELMORE RESIGNS AS CHIEF CLERK Columbia, Nov. 2.?Comptroller General Carlton W. Sawyer, as the result of the sudden resignation of Chief , Clerk Edward C. Elmore, has promoted John S. O'Brien, of Charleston, to the position of chief clerk, and Mr. W. IV. Sutherland, of Columbia, to the position of bookkeeper. ^?r. R. L. Osborne, of Anderson, has been made auditing clerk. Comptroller General Sawyer today, {^ f A a J*t 11 AClf f At* O of Q f A Ill lCO^UUDC LU a KMUUwl IVi Cb DUktCment in regard to the resignation of Chief Clerk Elmore, said: "In reference to the resignation of Mr. Elmore, as chief clerk in the camptroller general's office, I wish to state that I regret his severing his connection with the office. He filled the position for auditing clerk most satisfactorily for four years during the term of General Jones, and when I became comptroller general I promoted him to the position of chief clerk. 'Aifter about 18 months I found that it would be to the Interest of the public service to have him resume the position as auditing clerk, and let me find other assistance as chief clerk. With a view to the business efficiency of this nart r?f .tho- ava/miHva rJpnarfmpnt T rh.2 gested this change to Mr. Elmore, whereupon, to my regret, he severed all connection with my office. The office of comptroller general is charged with details affecting all branches of the public service, and its efficiency is essential to the proper conduct of public affairs. Such efficiency is my sole aim in the selection of my assistants and the conduct of the office while I may be comptroller general." Mr. Elmore says he will run for comptroller in 1918. NEW8 PEI3TT IS MADE dim t T?nT? T?rrm nACma WADf l/JOLEA-rXiA JDtl t JOIJ JHV/iUj Federal Trade Commission Issues Report of Investigation Showing Prices Advanced Without Sufficient Cause. Washington, (Nov. 3.?The federal trade commission issued a preliminary report today on the news print paper situation. Before the full report is published the commission will yield a public hearing to manufacturers, publishers and others Interested. The report issued today says in the first half of 1916, contract prices went, in some instances, as high as $3 per hundred pounds, and after July 1, went to $3.50. Before January r current marTr/if -rwelnCLr* ron?a/1 hofvoon 49 STlrf J8 acw JJi. iV/^O www ?? w** yw ?.V. y-r ] but since then they have gone to $6 or $7, and even higher. It is asserted that "the average price" received by domestic manufac-! turers did not advance in afay thing like the degree that current market prices advanced 'because most of the paper was sold under previous net receipts of domestic manufacturers were legs than $2 in thp first half of 1916. Averag*. "The average cost of manufacture in domestic mills was less tnan | per ton, or $1.65 per hundred, during j the first half of 1916, as shown both I by the manufacturers' own cost sheets and by the costs as "revised by the accountants of the commission. Furthermore, these average costs were slightly lower than in any years from 1913 to 1915. 'Though the average cost declined in the first half of 1916, market prices | of some of the materials advanced in ' prices, sulphite and ground wood were produced by most of tbe paper manufacturers without cost increase anv. not bought at market prices. Some j other manufacturers were protected against the increase in prices Dy contracts. Other materials bought at advanced prices were very small factors in the total cost. Certain economies I irere also practiced in the use of ex- . pen6ive materials." WAS WARMLY BECEIYED. Farmers Tribune. Hon. Fred H. Dominick, congressman-elect from this district, arrived 1 Tl f il A jM f V Til aclH qf on/I romalnod nv. v ? w UMU; U<UU ? VUiWUVU V er until Wednesday, when he left for Helton to take in the fair, going from there to Greenwood, where another fair was in progress. "While here, Mr. Dominick was kept busy receiving congratulations from those of his friends fortunate enough, to run across him, as his stay here was limited and he was kept on the jump. Mr. Dominick said he was being flooded with letters from office-seekers and job hunters, but that as he would not j take office until the 4th of next> March, he was trying not to aseumo the duties before that time and that n-:ieu rally he would not aetempt to do anything in the way of making appointments until he assumed the duties of the office. Mr. Dtminick stilted that he had not even decided on who would receive the appointment of private secretary. '"But I have utfiermmea on inia: "i win nave an, active secretary who will spend Ms i time in Washington helping me look 4 / Advai f stuae On or aboi baker cars?boi vanced from $7 In che face raw materials c ? ? baker cars, pi But now condit point where Stv increase to thes For the pe rapid advances ing into the ma steel of all kind metal, aluminui And these adva ISO per cent. Studebaker margin of profi with a substanti the FOUR and i seven-passenger you will still hai i J.1 : equal uieca in p design, and all-r Our alio present to be ex JL ? want to you to ( 4?Cyclinder Models fa fl Roadster. . ... . $ 850 ||lu Fouring Car 8*75 Newh Landau Roadster 1 x ou Lowei u??.ci' cue uaereats of nay constituents ' u^a u<3 >ou ue v capauie man, too.'1 aaid air. IxmiUUCK. "it a U0 USG IOC ! ttuy one io a^piy tor LuaL position, lor ! i n b &oin^ LlJ ue a case oi tue omce occmu^ nie man; ne naa got to meas. ure up to one i Uiiuk will make a competent secretary 111 every sense ot tiie word." Jdr. Dorumick's tilends noted that he -aas "looking good;" in fact ht aJd he had gained several pounds' since iae strenuous campaign. Mr. Donnnick can say what proba- j vi.. ??.v- ? j- I Ul} UU UlUOl tdUUlUAlB tau, ilC 1UAUC no promise as to reward before the election, in case re was elected. He said tnat those who worked hardest for his election Iug not even ae yet asked for anything, but Mr. Domi-j nick's friends know that he will not! forget the faithful when time for action comes. In all the advice w^ have read for ; the proper care of children, we have found nothing which recommends taking the baby to the movies. Among the pathetic incidents of life to that of a girl trying to divide her' affections betwen a young man and her dog, so neither will feel hurt. ice in ] of baker ) * it December 1st, the pr Ji the FOUR and the SD r5 to $100 over prevailing of the rapid increase in t entering into the construc _i i i reseat prices nave ucc ions in the industry ha idebaker is forced to add e prices. t . .1 .1 ist eighteen montns tne in the cost of all raw ms nufacture of automobiles s, pig iron, castings, sta n, leather and upholster nces range all the way has always been satisfie t?and you may rest assi ial increase over prevails the SIX will still be the i ' cars in the world at thei ire to pay from $300 to $ ower, roominess, econon ound dependability. itm?nt of Studebaker cars c prices is very limited and is ;hausted at any time. So, i " _ .hi Art i save irom o to we ;ome in at once. Hardy Mowi ? " ? * n >erry, S. C. Columbia, 3 r Main St 1218 Lad}/ WEEK OF PBAYEK. The week of Prayer services will . be held in Central Methodist church J| November 5th-llth. "The council tu.s li turned this year for an object of pray- i er and thank offering to that great neglected field, Latin America, and to the Latin Americans in our own land,' On unday at 4:30 p. m. a serrie* with the Y. P. and Juniors will b* in charge of Misses Epps, and at tfc* evening service the pastor will preacb a special sermon. Monday at 4 p. m.?Topic: '-Reasons of Prominence of Latin Americans." Leader: Mrs. R. D. Wright. Tuesday?Topic: "Religious need* g? Laim America." Leader: Miss Eelisabeth Salter. Wednesday?Topic: "Social Needs of Latin America.'' Leader: airs. George Johnstone. Thursday?Topic: Scarritt Training School. Leader. Miss E. McCoilough. Friday?Topic: Our Objective*? Reo School, Holdine Institute. Lead er: Mrs. W. I. Herbert. j All the ladies of the church Invited to these services. Visitors from other churches will be welcomed. A man in Seattle had a desperai* } fight was a devilfish with tentacle* six feet long. The shark sensatioa is already outclassed, and the fish story has arisen magnificently to the new demands upon its ingenuity. \ Prices _ I Cars ices of StudeC?will be ad g prices. he cost of the :tion of Student maintained, ive reached a a substantial re have been i iterials enter?esoecially on M m mpings, sheet ing materials. r from 40 to d with a small ired that, even ig prices, both most powerful r prices. And finn mnrf* to ly, beauty of it the likely f you v | urge 6?Cylinder Models Roadster $1060 Touring Car 1065 i. c. _ Landau Roadrtsr . 13SO St