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TOL. XXVI MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 6.1 TRMP (Of HEROES: OLD SOLDIERS IN GRAY MARCH ONCE AGAINS THRICE MADE WELCOME Camp John B. Gordon, the Tented City in Which the Old Soldiers Are Made Comfortable,. Macon, Ga., is Almost Filled With the Old Vet erans. Remnants of the gray clothed ar my, which balf a century :.go set the world an example of valor and self sacrifice, and answered the roll call at Macon, Ga., Tuesdai in a muster of peace-the annual reunion of the Un ited Confederate Veterans. Strange too, these old soldiers of the Lost Cause were guests partly of the flag -they fought long years. For they occupied tents loaned by the United States army. Organizatiois of the Sons and Daughters, with several affiliated as sociations also met. Fifty thousand visitors were at Macon at the start and more were arriving on dozens of special trains. Frequent showers and threatening skies failed to allay the enthusiasm of the "boys in gray" at the formal opening in Central City Park, for the greeting at Camp John B. Gordon, the tented city named in honor of Georgia's famous leader. Underneath the surface of the cle bration there could be felt the touch of sadness at the thinning out of the already "thin gray line" which is more pronounced at every reunion, and the unfortunate railroad accident in Mississippi, when several of the comrades from Texas were injured. This sadness was more pronounced, among the spectators than among the veterans themselves, however. The city is thronged with veterans and visitors. Special trains continu ed to arrive each hour on Tuesday pouring into the city more veterans and their relatives and friends. Tuesday more than 50,000 people from out of town was in the city and Tuesday night the number was doubl ed. The convention was called to ored by General John W. Maddox, of Rome, Ga. This was followed by prayer by Chaplin General Cave. Several Confederate songs were rendered by a picked choir and as these old-time airs were heard by the veterans their eyes filled with tears, as recollection of years long since past, no doubt surged through their minds. Col Walter A. Harris, of Ma con; Miss Grace Lumpkin, sponsor forMacon, and Major John T. Moore, welcomed the veterans and visitors. Hon. Roland Ellis delivered the ad dress or welcome to the Sons of Vet erans.I Responses were made by Lieuzten ant General C. Irvine Walker. Com mittee appointments followed, and the convention adjourned until 8 o' clock Tuesday night when the in nual oration was delivered by Col onel Wallace Screws, of Montgaiaery. The various sponsors were also pre sented to the convention. Camp John B,. Cordon, the tented city, Is filled with veterans. Despite the continued rains the old soldiers in the camps are well provided for Every tent is floored, the streets of the camp are paved with cinders. aad the old veterans are as comfortable as possible. OwIng to the enormous crowds here no automobiles or vehicles are allowed in the camp and certain of the principal streets of the city are roped off for the exclusive use of ped estrians. The attendance of Sons of Veterans is the largest ever known at a reunion. March of the Old Heroes. The fast fading gray legion of the Lest Cause marched through three mies of people Thursday in Macon and as the remnant of the army cf the Confederacy wound its slow way through the cheering lines of human ity, drawn 150,000 strong from ev ary quarter of Dixie to do them 'ho'n or, the tears of countless women, the treble yell of children and the husky shouts of emotionally moved men gave a strong background to the sound, of the famous "Rebel yell," as occasional comparnies gave It and sent away a "Johnny Rob" capering In the ranks in sheer joy of the ren nolsance of the martial spIrit that held Grant and his great armies at bay for four long years. It was one of the greatest parades that the Confederacy has ever known. Fully 7,000 veterans were In line marching by States through broad and shaded streets of Macon. all drawing an equal tribute of hoc or and re';orence from the posterity of all. no matter whether it was tae half a hutndred survivors of the grim and galla:.t troopers under Forrest or the hum ble'st "piney woods" veteran* from the fa'r down counties of South Georgia. clad only in roughest gar ments. but wearIng proudly the cross of honor that told of his service to his State f.0 years ago. Brigaie geerl mounted onth beat bloodod horses of Tenr see, Kentucky and Georgia. their erect carrage and easy seats typical in ap pearance to the landed gentlemen of the old ante-belium South. vied for the spotlight with old negroes, muany of them wearing~ by full sanction and love the fill Confe(erate uniform, a tribute of Ioynly and heroism durIng those years when so many slaves held fast and true to "ole marse."~ or "mis sis." At the head of a troop of long~ timbed eary ridica men in gray, griz zled an~d linedl, but kindly of face' when the white beard did not hide th9 fers red., a seven-Year-oldI boy !n the fi! babiliments of major general of the Confederacy. He was the grandson of Nathan Bedford Forrest. the great Soimern rogper, A th treom njhsd the sfand BILL TURNED DOWN dSO j so V. W. CREIGl!TON ASKED TO ITEM IZE 1113 ACCOUNT I ~ ' Plz -AS IS REQ~iJREII BY LAW The Matter Refered to Governor th the 1 Blease, Who Wrote the Comptrol- Cc' ha! Ier General to Pay Creighton, But r Law .is Complied With. c~- ~ ~ i n a Comptroller General A. W. Jones ag today gave to the press copies of I mil correspondence between himself and ste Governor Blease and Mr. C. W. as a Creighton, of Greenwood, special of- po5 ficer appointed by the Governor for and the enforcement of laws, in which is 'described an interesting situation that SoC has arisen over the refusal to settle res a bill of expenses of Special officer istS ! Creighton. Mr. Creigh ton sent in a ma month's expense account to the comp- tioi troller general. The comptroller gen- ven eral refused payment on the ground that it was not itemized. The account wh read: "For special services render- ist ed for one month, ending April 22, cee - 1912. The letter of the comptroller for general to Mr. Creighton, the first of tiol the correspondence after the receipt not by the comptroller-general of the ex- can pense account, is as follows: I Some Letter Pass. sell Columbia, S. C., May 3, 1912. and Mr. C. W. Creighton, Greenwood, S. and C. no Dear Sir: I have before me your and special account for the enforcement act] of law for special services rendered. foIl I beg to say before we can pay this account it must be itemized, giving lest the number of days and dates on I which services were rendered. Ser- bin vices rendered on special fund by the C month is not permissible. Kindly Le" send statement and we will attach to C your account and issue you a check Lee for same. Yours very truly, Col A. W. Jones, Comptroller General. ler, Mir. Creighton's reply to this was . as follows: C h Greenwood. S. C., May 6, 191. Ch Hon. A. W. Jones, Columbia, S. C. I spa Dear Sir: Your letter of the 3rd instant is at hand I am leaving home cn duty today and will not return un- Chv til the last of the week, about Satur tow day, and then I will take up the sub- 1e ect matter of your letter with you, MCI Yours very truly, mis C. W. Creighton. you "ac Governor's Letter Thi Governor Blease's letter to the ref( comptroller general is as follows. ed Mr. A.W. Jones,Comptroller General, Columbia, S. C. ThE Dear Sir: I have a letter from y.: vourself to Mr. C. W. Creighton ofli reenwood, S. C., in which you state: "Services rendered on the special teL fund by the month is not permissi- ,h or.. ble.'' I notice in looking over the ac counts of ex-Governor's Ileyward and cha Ansel that claims for detectives, both ot white and black, inside the State, and outside, have been paid without a: word from your ofice and in munch larger sums than the amount to be paid Mr. Creighton. I can not un dersand wyyou are endeavoring to e hammer me inl the enforcement of the law~s, for section 793, Vol. 1, code ofco laws, 1912, provides: ''Sec. 79Z. The amounts specified and for the various o.'icers of the State and for various p~nblic purposes, other;e than for salaries and clerical service so shall be duly accounted Lor; a detail-t'E ed statement thereof shall be made n to the general assembly at its next ed ensuing session. No person author-hi. Ized to mahe contracts or draw said C ti appropriations shall exceed the spec- an or inec appropriation, nor shall any fund be expended for any other pur-li pose than that for which it may b aproprated. All accounts shall be itemized and verified." IIO I iwuold be glad. therefore, if youlw nd would pay this claim without furthern truble, as you 'have been doing in ter the past. These appropriatiO-ns are set aside for the governor and the claims ap proved by him. I think this should "a be satisfoctory and should be paid by bt vou without further trouble.bu I regret your position in this mat- to ter, for I have endeavorced to be your friend. True, you have not ap- ei preiated it, but I do not care to havedf any trouble in the courts about the di payment of the expenses of this .f fe, and would be glad if you would : ~ pay them without further contro- ed. versy. boa If you will notice. tho above see tion speciis that "All accounts shall be itemnized and verified," and that. "A detailed statement thereof shall a e made to the general assembly atIin is next ensuing session." This ap- sa rIles to me and not to you. The ac- Ie counts are to be itemized and verified to this omee. I am responsible, no)t ou, for what I do with the mnoney raid from this cmce and accounts tp-co proved by me. n Cole L. PPase, Governor. r Comp'trolier General's Letter. u Ca r:ror '>!n'erai Jione's sent the tha oowing letter Thursda' to Gover- and norBlss. givin~g his reasons for not onorn the -^reighton account: u Cr."umbia. S. 0., May 9, 1912. 1 Hon. Cole L. Blease, Gov'ernor, Co-. -o ui.'." S. C. Iec Dier Sir: Answering your letter TT 'of - instant in reference to .n the~ eo mt o" e'Tnm for services render- Irt ed by r C. W. Creiyhton to be pad or out of the appropriation at your of .dirosal for enforcement of law, T .be tsyA 1 That sdten 79 of the code comn-y SOME VERY HOT TALK BOOSENVLT CHARGED WITH BUl ING UP THE VOTh One o the Roosevelt Leaders Sal, to Have Exhibited His Pile Whil in Washington. The Taft and Roosevelt nationi headquarters clashed today over th Maryland primary results. The wor *lie" was freely used by Senator Dix on, head of the Roosevlt committee Early in the day the Taft headquar ters put out a statement on the Mary land results, part of wh4ch follows: "More than half of Mr. Roosevelt' entire delegate vote came from thi city and county of Baltimore, wher, it is stated the Roosevelt manager placed $10,000 among theIr worker; at an early hour Monday. "In Prince Georges county, whici definitely decided the contest so fa: as present returns indicate, Roosevel money in large amounts wos poure into the county. Large rolls of smal bills, accompanied by checks to bi used If needed were sent out fron Washington on Sunday, at least onw well-known leader in the district hay ing voluntarily exhibited such a 'roll in Washington on Sunday after noon." This statement was duly delivered In the Roosevelt headquarters abou noon, the rival organizations havini an amicable arrangement whereb: they exchange daily bulletins and statements. Here is Senator Dixons's answer: "Evoryone of these statements Is z deliberate, wilful lie. Every mat connected with their concoction anc circulation is a deliberate, wilful liar These lies are circulated for the pur pose and for the only purpose, fo3 which liars always lie." where Gov. Brown of Georgia and staff were sitting and as salute wa: given to the blur of gold braid and shining metal to the right, Genera: Tyler dropped his horse behind and as the little fellow urged his steed out In front every member of the troop came to the salute of the bab3 grandson of his dead chieftain. Bravery and Beauty. Behind Forrest's troop rode 4 men, only survivors of the Georgiz calvary, and beside every horsemar rode a girl in white, the touch o1 light and relief of youth affording 2 clear cut contrast to the sombre gray and sober faces of the Tennessean and Kentuckians ahead. Battle flags rent and torn by bul lets and shell until there was hardly enough left to determine their na ture waved side by side with the bright emblems and riot of color thai signalized the equipage of the innum erable sponsers and maids of honoi sandwiched intermittently througb the parade. In one carriage rode three old men-all that was able to be present from the entire surviving roster ofi the calvary of Gen. "Joe" Wheeler. Here and there above this strag gling regiment and that waved a ban ner bearing the names of Shiloh, Wil* deress, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, M1an assas, and other conflIcts now known to every American school boy. Sev eral regiments carried "Old Glory,' nlaunting full and rippling to the breeze, side by side with banners that had seen a score of battles on the lesers' side of the strife. Throughout all the line of maarch not a veteran dropp~ed out. Many showed empty coat sleeves, many on. ly one leg and some men who had seen ninety winters pass over their heads walked the full three miles. The march of the veterans was fol lowed by long lines of militia, Son! of Veterans and kindred organiza tions. Gen. Bennett H. Young of Louis yle, Ky., was elected commander-in chief in the morning session. Gen . Irvine Walker, of South Carolina and Gen. Van Zandt, of Texas, with drew before the voting commenced ah Gen. Walker was honored with newly made once--that of honorary commander. The announcement ol the election of Gen. Young was re celved with tremendous cheering al the convention in its closing sessiofi Gen. George P. Harrison of Opelike Ala., was chosen commaned of thE~ Amry of Tennessee to succeed Gen Young. Thursday night specIal trains werE leaving every railroad side track it Macon, hurrying out loads of veter ans and reunion visitors to every par: of the South. Macon took care o1 every visitor and the general coin mittee announced that accommoda tions for fully 40,000 people havE never been called on. Not a veteran has ded during the present reunion, a record for all reunions ever held. FIRST VICTLM OF SEASON. Caught in the Undertow and Was Drowned in Surf.. Jame~s B. Mooney, said to he a pro. minent business man of Cleveland. Ohio. was drowned today while bath ing In the surf seven miles from St Augustine has not been recovere1 A young nephew of Mtooney, who wa~ aso In the water at the time wnm aught in the tide current er undier ow and screamed for hep Moone3 went to his assistance and the bei finally managed to gain the shore ut Mooney was carried under anr his body was not seen again. Moon. y is survived by his widow and t-hre4 hildren. He came to St. Augustine o see a sister who is ill in a hospita Will Oppose Fraser Lyon. Senator J. R. Earle. of Oconee hle in Columbia Friday made thi eetinite announcement that he woul: be a candidate for Attorney Gen eral In the primary this summer. Son ator Earle is a supporter of Gov TATE TICKET NAMED CIALISTS TO MAE FIGHT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 1n to Name Candidates for Con ,ress and Full Tickets In Several ounties. orty-five delegates, representing organized Socialists in eighteen nties of the State, attended the j.ust adjourned. 'he Socialist party has not grown rapidly in South Carolina as it has other States, and several months the national executive com- i tee of the party sent 0. F. Bran- < :ter, of Oklahoma, Into the State 1 a national organizer for the pur- j e of furthering their propaganda I t forming a State orgainzation. I The present Convention is the ialist State Convention, which t lt of his work and the Social- ] state that from now on they will I ntain a complete State organiza- 1 i and participate in all State Con- i tions. he earnestness and enthusiasm ch is characteristic of the Social party members marked the pro Jings of the Convention, which ned a permanent State organiza , adopted a State platform and inated Presidential electors and didates for State officers. ,ocal Socialists declare them -es well pleased with the results state that in several districts counties their organization will inate candidates for Congress t full county tickets and make .n( ve and aggressive campaign The owing noininations were made: ;overnor-R. B. Britton, Char on. ,eutenant Governor- J. C. Ina t, Newberry. c ecretary of State- P. L. Rawl, ington. omptroller General-J. F. Fink, sville. .ttorney General-John A. 2iette, mbia. tate Treasurer- J. W. S. Pig Spartanburg. ,uperintendent of Agriculture W. Thompson, Reevesville. ailroad Commissioner- W. R.t ries, Pelzer. residental Electors- G. A. Green rtanburg; I. M. Moody, Green J. C. Rabon, Greenwood; E. W. k. Piedmont; J. F. Newman, rieston; John C. Gibbs, George a; F. K. Knight, Gaston; D. H. aughlin, Jefferson. r sioner's report, 1912 quoted..by requires, as you state, that such ounts be itemized and verified." 5 requirement, when made in rence to county claims, was pass upon by the supreme court in c a v. Goodwin, 81 S. C. 427. I re the court said: "There are I - strong practical reasons of pub- 1 olicy for regarding the enactmento tdatory and not directory. The t is and oath are reguired not ontly-t the county boards of commiss-b rs (in this cp~se the governor) C be satisfled with the account, but I the board and its successors ina e (in this case the comptroller ral and legislative examIning mittees) as well as the grand s and the citizens a~t large may, by nination of the claims, ascertaind the affairs of the county (in thisa of the state) have been conduct- p If it be within the power of the r aty board of commissioners (here :aay say of the governor) to auditd approve claims not made out items and veification, it would t, ithin their power to allow claims t nade out as to give no informa- C as to their origin and character, t thus keep those offcially concern- n *or the welfare of the county (in 'I instance, of the state) and the n :ens generally in complete igner-y 3of the management of public e ks and appropriation of the pub- e eveie.'' p. 429 and 431. gain the court there said: "In S >rrmining whether the claims were J iized and verified as required byd ,substantial and not technical precise compliance with the let- 'I of tho statute should be the test. t .To Itemize an account means e ate in detail the particulars of!i o that the account may be exam-p iand its correctness tested." t is means not only by the governor s also the comptroller-general be- t he issues his warrant on ther e treasurer, and subsequently byC n generally, "when merely the c :rent articles furnished or thep ~ret services rendered are sett -n without dates, one of the mostr rtant particulars necessary to the nijiaton of the account is omitt- t Especially is this true when thep rd, whose duty it is to examine in he correctness of the account is I ted to the consideration of claims ing within the current or preced-t year." [r. Creighton's account simplyt es: "For specal services render for one month ending April 22, 2." This does not specify the :cular services, of the particular s when rendered and neither the ptroller-general or examining mititee could ascertain from this what the money si to be paid, have no desire w'aatever to ham- 1 any offcer in the enforcement of1 or performance of his duties. I was elected on the platfor'n "Public office Is public trust," Pblic of!1cials should be held to di accountability for public herefore request that Mr. Creigh 's account to be so Itemized as to me know for what particular ser s he is being paid, in order that I matter may be properly examined C4 'his has always been the practice ~ this office, and of the governor's t :es previous te your administra . I this has been varied dur.1p; . amlnfsatin It has hen BEASE IS WRUNi A GREENVILLE MAN CORRECTS GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT. Says the Farmers and Mill People Had Big Majority in the Coanty Convention. To the Editor of The News and Courier: A Columbia dispatch to rhe News and Courier of May 8, ap pearing on page 2, column 1, under 'he caption, "Judge Jones, 247; Blease 51," Governor Blease, in 3peaking of the various county Dem ycratic conventions, is quoted as fol ows in speaking of the Greenville t is almost entirely a city delegation, Donvention as follows: I further otice that in Greenville County mnd from reports there I am satisfied hat the country people and the mill ;eople were not fairly represented in :he Convention. It was this conven :ion plan and just such schemes as vas done yesterday by certain peo ;le that brought about the Reform fovement In 1890 and swept Tillman Lnd his followers into office and-the ld liners out." The Governor is so grossly wrong n his conclusions as to the Green rille County Democratic Convention hat justice to the country people and he -mill people who were delegates o the Convention, as well as the city eople, demands that the statement e corrected. There were some 400 delegates to he Greenville County Democratic onvention. Of this number 106 vere delegates from clubs within the :ity of Greenville, the balance af 00 or more being from the county Ld the mill clubs. The delegates rom the country and the mill club3 iutnumbered the delegates from Lhe ity clubs three to one. When nominations for delegates to he State Convention were declared n order 27 names were proposed be ore a motion to close nominations vas made and passed. Of the 27 Lominees put before the Convention .3 were residents of the rural dis ricts and the cotton mill villages. )ne of the nominees is the superin endent of one of the largest cotton nills in Greenville. With 400 delegates voting, 100 of 6hom were from city precinct clubs .nd 300 from rural and mill clubs; 'ith the names of 27 nominees to the ltate Convention before them, 13 of hem residents of rural and cotton ill districts-with these conditions ,revaling the vote was taken and 14 1 elegates elected, six of whom are esidents of the rural and mill di3- Z ricts. Wherein is the truth of the Gov rnor's assertion that the country eople and the mill people were not airly represented? They were in the aiajority by 200; one man less than 0 ne-half of the nominees were from he country and the cotton mill dis ricts, and six of the 14 delegates to ' e sent to the State Convention are ounty people and mill people. As a 2atter of fact, three-fourths of the ttendance at the Oounty Convention ere the very peoule whom the Gov rnor claims were not fairly repre- 2 ented. If Greenville is sending a "city I .elegaton" to the State Convention,t s Governor Blease asserts, the peo le whom he claims were not fairly C epresented are responsible for it, C or they numbered 300 to the 100 l elegates from city clubs. C There was no nominating commit ee appointed to place nominees for ' he State Convention before the ~ !ounty Convention. Any member of ' he Convention was at liberty to ' ominate whomsoever he pleased. ~ 'he Convention was probably the ~ 2ost harmonious ever held in Green- C ille, and not once was the name of ither Gubernatorial candidate spok n In the Convention. There was no cheming to elect as delegates to the tate Convention supporters of ' udge Jones. There were no lines ~ rawn between "city men" and country people or mill people." 'he board of trade, a city ogganiza- r ion, but one watchful of the inter sts of the entire county, served re- C reshnents to "city people, country eople and mill people" alike, and at bhe ooncluslon of the repast expres- e ions of gratitude rang from theI broats of a number of citizens of the fl ural districts and the thanks of the c onvenion was extended the board tr f trade through a resolution pro 'osed by a resident of one section ofv he county and seconded by several esidents of other sections and unanl aously voted upon in the affirmative p *y the 400 "city people, country pea-r le, and mill people" present. t The interests of the city people, the ill people and the country people r f Greenville County are cemented ogether in bonds that cannot be sev- 1 red by the Governor's evident at-C empt to array class against class. l Respectfully. L. M. Glenn. Greeville, S. C., May 9, 1912. Entire Country Under Water Practically the entire country be ween Vicksburg and Baird, Miss., is nder water according to reports , rought back to Vicksburg by the ermy relief steamer Wyanoka, which istributed about 100,000 rations: ong the Sunflower river. Officers in . barge of the vessel report there are, pproximately 70,000 head of cattle a be taken care of along this river. Mfan's Leg Cut Off. Perry Jackson. a white farmer, Iving nearAllendale, nad one leg cut~ >ff by an engine of the Southern rail ray, Saturday afternoon. trough inadvertance. Respectfully yours, (Signed) A. W. Jones. Comptroller General.L RESCUING VICTIMSI IIANY FLOOD REfMEES TAKEN TO SAFE PLACES MANY REPORTED LOST Probably Over One Hundred and Fi ty Thousand People Are Already in the Concentration Camps and the Work of Rescue Continues as Rapidly as Conditions will Permit. Fightin- against time and the rushing flood waters of the Mississip pi River scores of relief parties today ucceeded in bringing in refugees Dy the hundreds to the different points between Baton Rouge and Natchez, still above the water. Many lives ave been lost in Northeast Loulsi ma. Nearly every incoming boat is load d, mostly with women and children, ind the thrilling tales of adventures n th~e swift currents from the Torras revasse, which to-night was reported 3,000 feet wide, were only repetitions >f previous days. The United States army officers are Lctively engaged in directing affairs nd nothing is left undone that can )e done to get the hundreds of people ret remaning in the stricken district :o places of safety. It is estimated :hat more than 150,N00 persons are n the concentration camps. Stories of dwellings and cabins be ng swept away with their occupants ire told every day, while to-day a far ner coming into New Roads told of a in entire ne-gro family, the father 1cepted, being swept away with heir cabin. A negro baby was swept rom its mother's lap and drowned hen the water rushed through the ront door. There were no more breaks in the t ain line levees though there were 3 any rumors and considerable excite- 3 nent. The work of strengthening I he embankments is contin-uing under t he direction of the officers of the Tnited State engineer corps, who ove out reassuring reports to-night. L few more days of sunshine, they ay, will be more beneficial than any- I hing else. The flood situation in this city con- C erns more largely the scenes of 3c- -I ivity around the relief headquarters, F where carload after carload of sup- e lies is being boxed up and shipped -1 ut to the regugee camps In central nd Northern Louisiana, rather than t] .ny alarming condition on the river f, ront. 4 Stories of distress and suffering h hat would reach the hardest heart .re heard everywhere as the flood- a tricken inhabitants of the Torras e revasse are brought on. Eeach party - rriving has some new experience to c elate of how they escaped the flood's ury and how they were finally rescu d, but practically all of them tell oft .avng lost everything but the cloth-c og they wear. r Most of those rescued near Morgan- h a yesterday and different points t. .ere negroes, but a number of white a: amilies were brought in. AmongI ri lese was Mrs. Ermond Beauvais, the rife of a well-to-do farmer, who was r ompelled to desert her home on Bay u. Fordoche several miles west of ere. Mrs. Beauvais is the mother d f ten children.e Eight of them lived with her. c 'hey lost practically everything. The maler children were barefoot and ere clad in slips picked up as theyV ere hurriedly rescued from their .ome Mrs. Beauvias was almost craz-a a d from her experience and groef a vern the loss or her savings of a life [me. Not a woman or child remains in organza and many of the town's ale population who assisted their 'ri amilies in getting out of the flood g ave not returned. The water has s' isen two feet during the past 24 h ours. It is estimated that 80 peo le have been rescued from the see- S ion of Pointe Coupee parish in the it Irect path of the Torras crevasse. a Iany more remain to be taken out. - The work has been badly handi apped owing to accidents. One lunch caught fire and before the ames were extingu.ished it was put al ut of commission. Several other t< totor boats were of no use owing to t< reakdowns. Eight of the boats f: hich have been used by the relief 0 arties developed leaks and Bank. a With all these dIfficulties 400 peo le were rescued during the day up top idnight. They were all removed o camps along tihe Texas and Pacific alroad south of here. Twenty-five egro children w -brought In early a his morning from .'orwood. The re-E jef party reported that hundreds of it thers were still on the levees in Ba-h ou Fcrdoche waiting to be rescued.s Capt. Wood, of the battleship Ne-! ta raska, which is now at Bayou Sara, c eceived Instructions from the Nary I< )epartment at Washington ordering h tim to give every possible aid to flood t1 uffe-ers. Launches from the battle- ti hip will be sent out into the flooded :untry to-day to assist in the rescue ork. '1 Boy Died from Lock Jaw. The State says Walter B. Rogers, C :ears of age, the son of Mr. andd .frs. W. B. Rogers, of 914 Second t tmee:, Elm wood extension . died 1 !onday morning as a result of lock- i aw. While playIng with a small,p usty saw Saturday he cut himself nd tetanus set in. Convict Was Killed. Jenkins Manning. an escaped con- I ret was shot and killed by C. B. ' Pate Jr., near Camden Tuesday. 1: About a week ago the negro was I ;men in the room of Pate's 13-year- c OPPOSED SEN. TILLMAN -4 EIS ENDORSPMFXT FOUGHT BY A FRIEND OF BLEASE. But It Availed Nothing, as the Cen vention Endorsed Both Senator Tilman and Jones. The Edgefield correspondent of the kugusta Chronicle says the democ ary of Edgefield county in conven ;ion had a strenuous meeting. Tt was the most lively convention that as met in Edgefield in years, and :here was someting doing all the ;ime. The convention endorsed Senator illman for re-election; it endorsed ;. C. Carter for State treasurer, and overwhelmingly endorsed Ira B. ones for governor, and elected a olid delegation to the state conven ion. The result of the vote in en forsing Mr. Jones was 68 to 4, one lub under instructions, declining '.o rote at all. The convention was ably addressed )y S. McGowan Simkins who o.ppos d the endorsement of any one for ffice, claiming that if the conven ion did so, it would be going back * the old system of convention nom nations and would be a direct slap at ur primary system of nominating andidates. After the convention had been or anized the ball was opened by J. m. Turmond who offered a resolu ion to the effect that the rules be uspended, and Senator Tillman be lected to the state convention by ac lamation. J. . Blackwell moved hat Colonel W. J. Talbert be elected n the same way, and that brought bout the first clash In the conven ion. The election of Mr. Tillman was trat taken up and carried. Mr. Thur ond then moved to table the resolu Ion of Mr. Blackwell as to Colonel 'albert.' The nomination of Mr. Tal ert by acclamation was opposed by fr. Thurmond, and favored by fessrs. S. McGowan Simkins, Dr. W. ). Blackwell and others. The mo ion to table was carried. It was then in order to elect by allot the other five of the six dele ates that Edgefield is entitlel to In he State convention. Mr. A. E. adgett nominated five men as fol olws, who elected easily: A. M. lark, J. B. DeLaughter, J. Wm. hurmond, J. P. Littlejohn, and Jno. Blocker, S. M. Smith, Jr., nominat d S. McGowan Simkins and W. J. 'albert, but they failed of election. Mr. Padgett stated in nominating i e five men that he stood securIty )r each of them being Jones men to e core, but nothing was said about ow Senator Tillman stood; though : follows as a matter of course that s the convention so overwhelmingly dorsed Mr. Jones that 'Mr. Tillman 111 have to stand by the former bef justice in the state convention. The lilt of delegates had been pre ared In advance of the meeting of i convention, and as matter of Durse, it went through as pre-ar inged. Mr. Padgett so stated when e offered the names, explaining that ie various clubs had been consulted nd it was desired to spread the rep asentation over the county. The next battle foug'ht was over a asolution by Mr. G. W. Scott endors ig Sam C. Carter, a native of this >unty, but for some years a non-resi ent, for the position of state treasur 7but the opposition failed and Mr. arter was endorsed. Then followed a resolution by Mr. T. E. LaGrone endorsing Senator illman for re-election. Mr. Simnkins a.in took the floor and briefly reiter ted his grounds against endorsing ayone. The result of the vote was iat Mr. Tillman was endorsed by a Lrge majority. Captain John R. Blocker offered a ~solution endorsing ira B. Jones for avernor. Mr. Simkins again made a renuous effort to stem the tide, but, e failed to change any votes, and r. Jones was endorsed by a vote of to 4, one club not voting because had been instructed to oppose the idorsement of any one; and not be use it was opposed to Mr. Jones. S. McGowan Simkins, who opposed e endorsement of Senator Tillmnan ad udge Jones, and favored the ection of Col. W. J. Talbert, Sena >r Tillman's opponent, as a delegate >the State convention, is a personlal Iend of Governor Blease, and his ppostion has ca-used some comnment mong the Senator's friends. It will Leo be noticed that Mr. Simkins up osed the endorsement of Judge ones. Little Girl Drinks Poison. Little Hattie Heron, 10 years old, Inmate of the Epworth Orphan rome at Columbia, took carbolic ac Tuesday by mistake and died three ours later. The chIld was given me of the acid by one of the ma ons and told to take it to another atron of the institution. She sv lently understood the matron to tell er to take it, for she stepped outsidle e door and drank the entire con ats of the bottle Bryan Wants Wison. The Washington correspondent of he News and Courier says although ryan had a private talk with Speak r Clark, in the latter's offce at the apitol Saturday. there is no evi ence that it resulted in ,'Y dissipa Ion of the feeling that the Nebras an prefers Wilson. There Is grow og nanistation of coolness on the art of the Clark forces towards Mr. ~ryan. People Won Great Victory. A great victory for law-enforce 'ent has just been won in Roanoke, a. JIudge H. M. Woods, one of the est ditizens of the city, was elected na~yor over Joel I. Cutchln, who ly a short time ago wa~s removed .-ecaseh fa to enforce the kye CLEAR JONES SWEEP THE GOVERNOR WILL HARDLY BE SENT A DELEGATE SUPRISEI THE STATE Several Counties that Were Practi cally Conceded to Blease in the Lower Part of the State Sent Solid Jones Delegates to the State Demo cratic Convention The Columbia correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle says the atten dances upon the club meetings in South Carolina this year was the largest in the history of the state; the Jones and Blease forces were well represented and in many instan ces the issuewere sharply drawn. For months the Blease organiza tion has been urging the voters of the importance of attending the club meetings, held on April 27, when the delegates were elected to the county conventions. Many of the clubs en dorsed the candidacy of Judge Jones and that was the first indication of the sentiment. Monday the county conveations were held and the result is that the Ira B. Jones men will be In control of the state convention, which Is con ceded by the governor. Mr. Jones will enter the convention with 233 delegates out of a possible 336. The governor will have 40 pledged dele gates in the state convention. The attitude of 4.4 of the delegates Is un known. The result of Monday's conventions ame as a surprise to all South Caro linians. Since Judge Jones announc ed his candidacy for the governorship he has been gaining ground, even fas ter than his closest friends believed -they didn't think he would sweep the entire state. The greater voting strength In South Carolina is in the Piedmont section of the state, and reports re eived show that Judge Jones has carried every county of the Piedmont with the exception of Laurens. These~ counties include York, Cherokee, Un ion, Spartanburg, Greenville, Green wood, Oconee, Pickens and Anderson. The fact that Judge Jones carried practically every county in the coast country came as a big surprise, as several of these has been practically conceded to the governor. The state convention will be held in Columbia next week, on May 15. For the past several weeks it has been the fornd hope of the governor to at tend the national convention at Balti more as a delegate at large. The fact that Jones men will be in a large majority in control of the state con ention means that Blease will hard ly represent South Carolina in the iational convention, but Lowndes 3. Browning probably will. The counties carried by the gover or where his home county, Newberry aurens, Kershaw and Dorchester. he returns from the county conven tions while not an absolute assurance f the result in the August primary, how that Ira B. Jones is gaining in Btrength throughout the state; that here is an overwhelming senti::ent ~gainst Bleaseism in the state. There will be two contests decided y the state convention. The regu ar convention in Georgetown endors d Judge Jones and the Blease men ethdrew and organized a seperate ~onvention. Both conventions elect d delegates to the state convention. Dr. Olin Sawyer, the Blease floor eader in the Housei will attend the ;tate convention as a Blease repre ~entatve, though he was not elected y the Jones convention. Reports rew'~ved from every coun :y indicate that Geo. R. Rembert, of Richland, will be the only Blease sup orter of any consequence in the. tate convention. He is very out spoen for the governor. He is the ny Blease man from Richland out f 12 delegates. In Edgefield county Senator Till an was elected a delegate to the hte convention as was J. William nrmond, the campaign manager ~Judge Jones. In Be~rnwell coun yT. H. Peeples was endorsed for attorney general and W. M. Moore r adjutanlt general. Laurens county was the only coun vy in the state to endorse the admin stration of Gov. Blease in its entire ounty, while Newberry county en ~orsed the governor and elected him president of the convention. In several conventions resolutions were adopted against placing a re 3tricton about the primary law, Tudge Jones is opposed to placing ny restriction about the primary and Lt is not orobable that the question wll be brought up in the state con vention. E-emy effort will be used to leane the primary and prevent fraud In the election to be held this Give Up the Old Way. The first Chinese marriage cere ony conducted according to the Western style was celebrated at Shanghai, Tuesday. The ceremony was according to the Chinese ritual, but in all other respects the wedding was of the European style. The bride wore a long tulle veil and was at tended by three bridesmaidS in pic ture hats. The bridegroom wore a frock coat and a silk hat. The cou ple exchanged rings and a band play ed a wedding march. Will Run Him Anyway. In spite of .me fact that the friends of Judge Jones will be inl absolute control of the Convention Governor Blease said, according to the dispatch. that his name would be presented for one of the delegates at-are to Baltimore.