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ygg* ?C?i' AUDERK0N HEMBERS EE PLY 70 3fcLAUR13 Former Senator Tliey Say Was a Member of One of the Reform Conyentlon and Assisted Iu Formulating Principles He Befuses to Support, Columbia. Feb. 2.?Xot in anger, but in sorrow, the members of the Anderson county delegation in the gen eral assembly who signed the call to former Senator Jno. L. McLaurin, of Bennettsville, to run for oovernor today withdrew their endorsement o" bis candidacy. In their recall there was no bitterness. There was only a tone of sadness. "We now fear that we have bee11 acting under a total misapprehension'' tfcey say, "and will, we feel assured, find some one else loyal to the cause ?f the peoplft of South Carolina an:1 tke principles of the Reform party.'* The letter is the result of forme* Senator McLaurin's letter to the effec I that he was no longer aligned with either faction and that in the senatorial race he was against both Blease and Tillman. The Anderson members of the legislature. however, who first sounded ihe Mcl^aurin cr? 11 do not mince words in their criticism of the man who until ? TTT Tiro? tViCUT favAr'to Tr> 11V/TT ?f aa CULVxAi. 1U ? V/i . vv,. jl ii _^v*i -- ?Mentarv language they tell him straight out that he is a traitor. "We regret to see illustrated in its fullest form" they say, "the conduct which you describe in the opening part of y?ur letter, whereby to advance your own schemes for obtaining office you insincerely claimed and obtained the votes and assistance of people who believed in your manhood and truth and voted for your warehouse measure, which measure we still 'believe in and made a part of cur platform, buf. which we wanted to be represented and conducted by people in whom we have the utmost confidence." Senator McLaurin stated in his letter to the press that "in order to get the warehouse bill made a law I had . to reckon with the veto rower of the governor, and without the assistance of the faction then in power I could * ? ctn-n ?? UUt Ilciv t; niurcu <x awy. Mr. Blease, candidate for the United States senate now, and who has the ^ endorsement of the Reform party or this state, was then sove^nor. It was he who called the special session or the general assembly which made the warehouse system a possibility in this state, and ft was he who immediately upon its presentation to him signed what is known as the state warehouse act. introduced in the state sen?te by then Senator McLaurin, from Marlboro county, and under which the former senator f"om Marlboro was chosen warehouse commissioner. The Anderson members of the house do not discount the political significance of Mr JMcLaurin's letter. They recognize that it is a "feeler." But. so far as they are concerned, they have analyzed it, *rd fo?* themselves they have called a halt, and they have put the Rerovm pa^ty on notice. "It is now qrite manifest " t^ey say, "although you we-e a meir^ev cf one of oi:r conventions and agisted in t""0 fo^mnlat'on rf r>T,ir?c?v>Jes to which we understood you had promised yo' r ailes'-?**?* s;: w**t. a~d notwithstanding your pretentions or unselfish action t^at vc:u now intend to cast overboard your adherence to those principles and to our party and that, seeking merely to advance your own individual political interests, you attempt to seize what you now think is an occasion to ride into office as an independent by drawing from the Reform party persons who become dissections. as well as fror the ultraoonservatives who have consistently J ^ ior some I'lrwsa -uuu ue ices robbed us of our rights." Through it all. however, appears the ray of a clarification of issues, and a realization by the Reform party that it has shed a load which it has heretofore had to carry. "We will," say Messrs. Scott, Kelly, Hall and Summe*-s of the An^er^on delegation in the house of representatives, "we feel assured, find some one else loyal to the cause of the people of South Carolina and the principles of the Reform nartv." leUe** in full follows: "Hon. Jno. L. MoLaurin, Bennettsrille, :S. C.?Dear Sir: "Some time a^o at t^e s:'S^e~t;on of one of your friends and supporters, wo s:gm^d a renvest for you to Decome a candidate for governor this year. A! that time we were under t^e imores. sion and were i*> formed, that you advocated the rrineinles of the Reform *" ? ,<A ^ C ^ r) /] WOttld assist us and those associated \v . s i1 ^ T *^o;r ^ont'on. 11 is now quite m^nife't aHhouffh yon ve^*e a pf ot> o^r tffV? pni fOrrnu'Iat'*OTl f those principles to wM^h we rn derstood you had promised your alp<->q fjT"! - ~ r\ * "? -1 > c - -o - ?r>i<* -taMf ns of unse'l ish action, t^at you v-vr int^d v c** "* overdo--' * o ~ f^d^ereice tr ' those principles and to our party, and that seeking merely to advance your ! own individual political interests, you ! attempt to seize what you now think | is an occasion to ride into office as an j independent by drawing from the Re} form party persons who become c:si sentious, a3 well as from ultra-cons' servatives who have consistently Tor j some years through election devices ; robbd us of our rights.'' | "We regret to see illustrated in its ! fullest form the conduct which you de! scribe in the opening part of your letj tor, whereby to advance your own r*r. U f AM sn.Vi 4-r\ M rr /\fTi r?/\ \*r\M 11V : SL"uenn.-g mi ULamxiijf, uniuc ;uu i" : sincerely claimed and obtained the | votes and assistance of people who be! lieved in your manhood and truth and ! voted for your warehouse measure. | which measure we still believe in and ; made part of our platform, but which ; we wanted to be represented and oon| ducted by people in whom we have tne j utmost confidence Confessing as you J do that you were guilty of such conI durt, you leave us under the impres' sion that you will adopt such a course I again. What we wanted and thought j we would get in making our call waa ; a bold, outspoken, honest and truthj ful man to advocate the principles of : fVin "Rpforrrt n.irtv rf this stitA which we hoped to advance. We do not consider that by such action we are ad; vancinsr factionalism, hut we are en1 deavoring bv our platform of princij pies to set the people to adopt our ; views as to the economy of our state \ government, and to secure for tne peo1 pie a vote and voice therein. We regret that you have been called and ' found wanting. vve now rear mat we have been acting- under a total misapprehension and will, we feel as! sured, find some one else loyal to the pause of the people of South Carolina and the principles of the Reform party. ?"Yours very truly, "W. W. SCOTT, "H. KELLY, "ASA HALL, JR., ,( "H. CLINTON SUMMERS, JR., "Members of Anderson Delegation House or Representatives/' McLATJRIN REPLIES H07XY 7 0 4 ANDERSON MEMBERS l-vTiIl S 'C You in II?" Before Helping to Elect Blease to United States Senate. Tennettsvillo. '3. C., Feb. 3, 1018. Messrs. W. W. Scott, H. Kelley, Asa Hall, jr., and H. Clinton Summers, Jr., Columbia, S. C.?Gentlemen: You^* January i. iou wnnaraw your ^amtss from a retition requesting me to become a candidate for Governor. Yo'i say: "What we wanted and thought we would get in making our call was a bold, honest, outspoken and truthful man to advocate the principles of the Peform pa^ty of this state, which we hope to advance." That is exactly what you would set. gentlemen, should I consent to become a candidate, but f-cm your Vt^ ?t seems exactly what, you do not want. T VT-I.-J. : ~ 1 ~ ~ r 4.1, _ T? w fiat rriJK'J'ne ui me nciwuu panj have I nhan^o^e'1? I merely declined to support a certain candidate for United ^tnfe^ Senator. In your renucs: fr>'o *,y ^ n candM^te vou referred to *v>y "p trirtism, wisdom r'.nd st^tesmai;sVp." I nlead guiUy to the charge and ."hcerf"l1v acknowledge that you were correct as to mv possessing in an eminent decree these cardinal virtus. T suspected, however, gentlemen that you were not very deeply concerned about wisdom, patriotism or statesmanship, and as T did not wish to "obtain %?oods under false pre tenses" I gentry informed you that for certain reasons I did not think it the part of "wisdom, patriotism or statesmanship" to elect either Governor Blease or Senator Tinman to the United States Senate. You say that In this I forsake reform principles. 1 draw a distinet'on between the personal ambition of men and the principles underlving popular government. If your theorv is correct then I was deceived at the mourners' bench. I never had religion at all and it was ind-'firestion thit made mehout. sroan and say \men. No gen^emen, I infer from your letter th-^t what you want is not a "bold, o^t^poken honest and tmt^f"! to advocate the i)rTnciples of t^e Pefo1""! m'-tv." but. so?ne ho'ly wUh pnfl f>>t? T*ft of "gaT). wbo will ^rOct;t1,ta "hir^s^'f to ^el'i you eie~t t^e b^t^oi-.jn l^w of fine o: ' you to t^e F^ei S^+es i T chee^fi'ilv ipforrri you tbnt T will see . you in hell first. ; T prr? fio ofli?o.eogVor. T have (Is. clined since leaving the senate a sea? ' 1 T-1 J 1 "U ~ ~ J ? on tne r?t!^r>n ii"u a "'-v c wu i t^e Ph'lintpne! ComT"??:C!;oTi. The oti7v I fb^t indite try tak<? I Office wonlrj ho t^t t*"s Stat? reo,1< : soTnebotfv to rn1! >?ei* 0"t of t^e mire | pT)<1 m"r7 rf rr>l?f"nq T b^V^ boen a F^o^nr3!* ^'^"e not for or l fioe. b^t f^om ^r?rir.in^e T endoqvo?*eo to SO WO*"1 *' ?5 t,+ 0/r",T' - vonr <!(?r?^iviT't.:rt?s fl->P"f4 i<; rtofTi 'no- "v\ if t ** """ " *? * f v 0 ' n ii'*? v'-'f' T) TO" r\ f wri T ) / -7 7 ? rvl f'> c n *?* / ? - f ^ " < >"n'"> > T"" ci" - *? T> o } fp.'H t-f> J elf'l T!Ot 1 TT'ifi Vi "<; nttl t. (1*.! low i:s t ' that he u li ;to;- . 3j;:t ?0uth Carolina in this < rlsii: 1 dee iiied to suppo.t Senator ' -n because of his physical coaOiti 1 . Yilmt I'rinci- ic -i* ^.eferia Do I ; fMhiiC i Is the pv h ? n of one man's po litical ambi : t .e cardinal principle oi reform? s \vX:t yo.-r Iette:i:ean.s and t n e % od men like you have ve ' o se'ves to be hoodwinlce ! : 1 "e S eel t :-.t the reform e enieni < .l < is iis rel ited and sir r 1 o ;*owor. I am t.ying I to save it fr tt destruction. ' i helped it to s e;s v> ':X90. Who did j more to keep o 1 out of the ditch in 131C? I am trying to keep you from iroing in again and I might even go in the ditch vith you as I did then, were the-e not other issues of grave:* import. I fear that yoa do not realize the seriousness "of'the situation; we ire just getting into this war and we will suffer as other nations are suffering before it is through. The German army in this country Is our deadliest menace. Mirions of dollars were sent here to hire newspaper e-itors and m:'T.c men. Eight | million dollars were traced to one oerman ior aisiriuuiioij; 11 :s \Down w'ere some of this money went. The re-'Lit is shown in the systematic; spread of German pr^ oanda They have bn-nel up mill'ona of dol'ars of prope^tv; tsev have used roi^on in water and food and ?.;! the time r>rp srwinp- rhp cpni- /Hc<jr>r: ^i<v? This war can only \>e won by selisacrfice anrl unity of action. If the jrnfi^enco of the country in President Wilson could be destroyed we would be an easy prey to Germany. I nave studied: this subject carefully and If "ve do not conquer -Germany in Europe "we will have her to fight in this country. The same causey now operating: overthrew Russia, and but for drastic action would have destroyed England the first year of the war. la ^rance a former "prime minister" has >^eon Tvoven to have been in the pay of Germany. I am not making charges against itiv one in South Carolina at this time. T think our real trouble is more a lack <^f understanding than of dislovalty. ?erm<anv would have been defeated ^efore tbjs if it bad not been for her 1 sr>v svsteTi. Tf Russin h:3.rt fought on =d\ months Ione?r t*re war would have he^n ove1*. h^t German agents undermined the confidence of the poeple *nd the Kaiser a new lease of "life. The same thing happened in Tt.nlv: he7* troops fraternized with the Oerrnans instead of fi?ht;ng them, and now Italian wome^i are heing dragged *T)fr? t^e trenches and outraged where fh^ir screams can reach their helpless brothers in t^e trenohes Th^ir onlv ^o^e is for the Oerman army here with ooison. s^d^'on ^nd fire to- uri^^mine the sun,port of President Wil. 1 son. I feH vou pia^nH' that if La FoHet*1 ^ir-tptes a ^ico^sor to lii^ recently I oo'7 pf?Ttr?oTrp ^ nri -wo e^er,t from * J p^* >"'np'rwif'n ?) Tnt! fe**7y ^o"ti]e to Pre-itfe^t TYi^on. if nvii T>O o r'.?rr^nv fr) v ?\V " *v 7 T p v vr]^nrr f p c* TVflI\ Tt w"M ro^t t^ ^ f1-"'"' -pin/?c; n{ i fn >>rivo in n n d T wov^'l rat^o** pove rn<-? r? thorn than j to h??ve nnv r^r-p, on <v?rth. T (]-v not jvnow o' an^t^'^g whVh would give j rror^ e^^o'Tooromonf. to rro-OerTnn 71 ! se^ti^ent than to pie^t nn ev-Oovemn'' w^o lv>9 fn .reason aT"T oi1! T)rOc1P;rr><*'! WmpeV a. ^riemv of thc j ?iTT>"r>d h?m w;th the nHviTeo^ts of a TTnite'1 States Pe^atoi and T CO'nsHe7' h!rn a morp rtqn2,*1T*ous m{?n than La Fo^^tte at tMs tirre You can do as you plea-"e, but I air | going to stand by the men charged j with the conduct of this war. It is t;i ! orily way that we can concentrate on I powe^ for self-defense in this mesi ! terrible epoch in human history. This I . A11 34- "\r ? I ia an fee is tu it, kci'ueiiieii. XUL misi?nde"staTi(i my reference to obtain^ e; snnno-t for the worehoust - "bill. T s**'^ "I h?d to reckon wit^ tli: i """et^ '~o',TTe~ nf the Oovrior" Factio^^l ?eV'"n<* w*>?s so i^e^se th"t 1 lcr>e*" f1'0 r\r\l\r <-?ff T>^<5S1'r>!^ tflf fj-lfjoQrrg Tt TO.-' *o TYifl Ifp ?t qrj arJn-VTrS frot;o'n "TI^ t^ei o-*?t <s "<^'h c"?ror1 p:'1i o c; T "jf !' cr is. T-t'ST ro"Tir e" Tn*'i win.; Vo r*0*lc']rl'"'"f> 1 cf-> f s'-J *\ "^'OU] ro*^* V>1"i"r,?? c?'l vt-^'r,r>f'ox r>f t'"0 T v*-ot^> r>nrl Vf)"r '"Of}** giifig fr? "-"rf ^ f* r>o 1 V| <->?: f j], Jt' j;f ro +ioT) r\ * 7 H' ? f r"r>'"'l cgi-j^g J] Vfv fl??? ? ?? ??q T DPI', P r>T-?v> p-7 on 1-yj *%' A" c; -> ?-> t T'*PnR.,'SO ' ' o",ev,o'1v t?l^t Oil ;jj -r- f? ^ f i ;f on'^-oi to * e U' t to TV><% T -rO'OT)'-TO fill f ^ r> t o " T1 r-on jv'h^'h v>? <* ?- n* " O'T rt""H 'T-rt'-g^'Jon k "rt f'o Tr<-?>-i * "f '"' fa '"O^*1 I Oe To'nVi " T T?-~ " f'vl t ~ V* ^ c* o n ?- p 'i 71 ( T ~ f 1-) - ov [ r-p'.f T "?>, , ?'of "rt/s?p o<--r^?;c; '* J T*T?? *A ^ f--? . V- f ^ t., ,-, ? v0ll rai r> f 1 r-n*- - f-rtm *t """o-'-c: f-rnTV T !'* > T "1T r ^linn. ' ?Tr,ii y T1 f?r i Sil/iLi iJ | FOOi) QUESTION | Mobilization of Agricultural Forces Planned as Emergency War Measure. I IKN TO K FCP.CES IS SiiK j Radical Action Rendered Imperative by the Necessity of Providing Larger Landowners With Labor Needed to Handle Crops. Rome.?The first of a series of emergency war measures tending to imoc mti/ih oe ni r/Mi finfAK tvSU i permit the difficult food situation will j be announced soon. The mobilization j of all the agricultural forces of the j country will be ordered and the new ! army sent to work wherever there exI ists a scarcity of farm labor. I According to the experts of the min! istry of agriculture, the radical meas1 < '? < l : | U1K, I'M 111(11 lliric IS ll<> i was rendered imperative by the necesI sity of supplying the large landowners j and the organizations which have enj gaged in agricultural enterprises on a i large seale with all the labor they need j for sowing and taking in the crop. The scarcity of labor also bar made imperative the co-ordination of work in farming operations. Take Census of Farm Labor. The mobilization will take place under the direction of Agricultur Minister Raiuert, who will be assi> ^ !\v a few of the officers of the Italu 'general staff. The mayor of each town j will be ordered to take the census of I all the farm labor (jf both sexes in his . district and state the anoroximate time needed for local farming work. The next step will be the compulsory enlistment of every man in a new army which will be under the command of regular petty officers. Active operations will begin early in March. Thanks to different climatic conditions the harvesting season in the south of Italy and in the islands is a month in advance on that of the North. Consequently the authorities expect to move the different agricultural units from place to place till every crop has been taken in and then repeat the op eration next year for the plowing and sowing season. The general staff has promised its heartiest co-operation provided the J military situation at the front iin- I proves or, at least, remains stationary. In this case two or three hundred thou-; sand men will he temporarily released , from the army and sent to work in the I farming districts. The men and the women will be paid the prevailing rate of wages. Expect No Hitch. | The authorities are confident the plan will work without a hitch, and if rhe results are as predicted, and if the prize and premium system fails, j it is not improbable that compulsory J farming will be among the after war measures with which the government expects to solve some of the most disttv><sin<r urobilins connected with the resupplying and revictualing of the country. In connection with the present food i situation Premier Orlando announced j in the chamber of deputies that it ' could not be improved even if hostili| ties ceased tomorrow, that the high ' cost of Iivini; and the scarcity of all 'j the necessaries of life wouid continue j for a long time after the conclusion of i peace, imd that the solution of the | problem of supplies is that, today, the ' ! country must resupply itself or be con' j tented with the little that can be im11 ported from abroad. At the same time the premier said that before long the people will he i called upon to make additional sacrii I fices, and that in order to increase the . j ration of the men in the trenches new food restrictions would bo imposed on the country at large. 1 NOW IPS "KNITTING NERVES"' i 5 New York Physical Director Says Ifs Due to Improper Handling t of Needles. 5 "Wow York.?Now it's "knitting 1 nerves" caused ^by concentration of mind and hand on the needles. Thon* sands of women in New York are afi. flicted. according to Dr. Louis R. Welz miller, physical director of the West [ Side Y. M. C. A*., who adds that his j only patients that show symptoms of the new war-time complaint have been women. L?r. weizmnier says mm ^ there is liable to be an epidemic of ? "knitting nerves" unless knitters I learn to knit properly. Dr. C. 1'. Christenson. president of i the Psychological Research society, said: "The women are overworking themselves. Kni'ting has become a craze. Nerves cannot stand this 1 strain. AV/WVA/A/WVW^A/VW^7V^A/V/W^VVW>AC*1 Jv>js/vy?/?yVs/s/\A/,/y^AA>A^AAA/>/<AAA/-AAAV\A/Ws?Vs/"s *< ! | ViCTIM OF GERMAN RAID f , | ENLISTS IN RED CROSS | 2? Chicniro.? Miss Viet??ririf V;ii< 8 , ? Dyke, whose home was destroyed v X when the kaiser's army crush--*! K ss Belgium and who escaped from <s $ German bondage and came to ? f P Chicago, is on her way back to P Jut war nnisen i'uuuu.> u; <w> ^ i >> rlic Rod Cross. v> ISor mother is in Belcrimn :ni\l iirr *"T o soldier brothers ;ire pr1V) -snprs in f???nnnn prison own ? , ul. ii liiCOvE a a Li . jiliwi iiiOUBLE i'rcai ,'iie r::::irian's Wi'e Tells ' r 'aired of - a Cure. ; iiAL IT NOW. '*f hco i <s a" c! of ever be n ie :e ' in vr_;0st:0n trouble .te-> & .i ,!y >vho at las. Yrnd e c L. .'a Lee Morris, of FZllz ' e * - I " wife of a we i r >,11 , ' vi tll'Jl'e. !'o: s;:~> : r' v."me*i dr.: 3 aboutlistless, lacking life and vitality all 1 tr-ai e Hie*- i fst on i>n't "oca they cet no r.t-ength from the food and things they e t. To gain relief, ea'l what s^.e says. "I des- -i ' of b.^ing relieved. T suffered a 1 ~<r ti-re b t after hearng so nrin" wo of nraise favoring *.ciI Iron T ^trrtel takinT it and e' t ok improve ! mv condit'r ! "eel ner e t' a! right nov o cut niv wtk "ith so 1 "* '"ave I was t lv tv's' ' ! t">o!c it. but now I rercrv^e"' it to e erybody as i it will do so -"M-h good for thoso ; t-cirb'o'' v:* ^?rit? 't is intends i cure." Tb? pun L 'o to f ?<; reni '^'K ab]e M"'"'-'* n*"'"ted product *>' a re??] V- ,.,T 1 <"ate1 ;n ?r- ss:ppi a^d sold imde tve thirty "e * \-I-M trp.de r^ar proves t'- t r'co^'e t~otirled wit that (l"r~ o ** weak, rur.dw fee'in;? f-'*e *o s'oir.rch digestion blood anr1 "** n'id troubles. Thousan f people know how if dra^s the ' ^vn to f?el half si'" - ' * ' <i'r <! 1 y? *0 * B' finishing a lc It is always goc your telephone tali bye." If you hang up doing so, the party ? i _ i talking it!ay connnu kJ V remain at the tele] time and keeping t used by somebody c . The "good-byt telephone talk is an hang up the receive terminates'the telep! and effectively. I j When you tele i j SOUTHERN BELL T 1 AND TELEGRAPH I; byiiotscrvuiolc QFWP IMmw'i *31J iV? 1/ IivL-'i * ? Apound'i-rdKcs.48' | ? i _ < * * 1101C!:5 Ac | Hull there is Ui : - From one-thirc L.' . jfe ; W& < * ;^> - - . Y-y 43 * : > t . <\ ,:' "V ./ - 0. Awu .. . jo It fcuiUs folks up , aa. A dollar Lou.e ,.-ug skoro. H ACiu i.c . sold by P. B. Wa; iin. ct . :m .. ist throuebrHE S/ / ' - )?"'/ (i&0L3ftA, rry J'y w . e of Probate. \W > a A. Julia* j V t her Letter* cf A !i. i t " 'i Estate a?rt e' e ti o' The.-.e a e *o cite ? '{ r 'n>r,^{ r the Kindrel arid Crcdito s Ju!to. deceased, tvt ' *i opejtr Before m.e. in t' c '?o t f Probate, % > be held at ? on Tuesday. Feby. t%e l?th n ' . "? r nublicattoi he-e~f, at V ".'^Iock in the foren???. to sb~"v rpi?<-3 ;f r'v t: ev have, wir tbe said Ad:v:vi?t^tion should Bet >3 J granted. Givcn unr'"r *r?v b-nd this 4*h day of Feby. nmv nomi"i "'{PS. W. F. Ewart, J. P.. N. No Alcohol J In This 1 You may wisely hesitate to take medicine containing alcohol ^ Scientists agree that alcohol is injurious. It is*particularly harmful to growing mrls nnd bovs. Of the remedies for liver and stomach troubles, Granger Liver Regulator is recognized as a standard preparation, free from poisonous drugs like calomel and it contains no alcohol. This medicine has u been on the market for years. It is " the 4'stand-by" in thousands of homes thruout the country. It is freely used by all the family whenever one of them f^.-ls headachy or in need of a physic! Granger Liver Medicine is purely vegetable, and it may be taken without fear of griping or any otker unpleasant after effects. Price, 26c * * j for large box. ask your aru^iat i?; it and refuse all substitutes. jlephorie Talk >d practice to close : by saying "good 5 x the receiver without to whom you are e to talk or at least phone, wasting his ** he line frcm being 4 1 'ise. at the end of a ; l infallible signal to r without delay?it hone talk graciously 1 phone?smile 1 r 0i ' : zrr ) j 5 UTTER ".:,j { o iiiiich to-csch person^ ^ " i % r r vriAxTo j AJ*\h r U*.i lUiNO. -f| 1 f-nc ihi:v uiime pieccsl j - './earned - - i nst waste | j i O'mec picccs. I :;4 I J