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GRACE IS A WIGGLER. n,
It is not usual for this news
paper tobutt into the controversy L
of others, but when the person.
are the Governor of the State
and the Mayor of the State's
largest city, then charges of cor.
ruption from either of them is
of public interest. Mayor Grace
in his newspaper the -Common
Sense" makes the grave charge
that Governor Blease was beint
paid by the Charleston blind
tigers for the freedom they are
enjoying, and that he has traced
the graft uptothe Governor hi
self. The governor's attenlion
was called to Mayor Grace's I
assertion, and he character
ized the statement and t h e
man in language hot and strong.
He said "that anyone who stat
ed that he had rece'ived i -raft
from the Charleston blind tigers
was a cowardiy liar." Since then
Mayor Grace in hiis newspaper
disclaims having said that the P
governor receive- graft. H e
says, -if we had competent proof n
to show that the Governor did t
himself, in proper person, receiv
ed this graft, our readers may
rest assured we would say it."
We had very little conidence
in the Mayor's assertion that he
had traced this graft practically
up to tne governor,.but when we
saw his statement and it repeat
ed mt-ore than once in interviews,
then we were anxious to know e
the truth, because. we had stat
ed in these columns several times
that it is a rule we have adopted '
to support an officer for a second
term, unless it is proven that he p
has been corrupt, and if the )
charge made by Charleston's t
Mayor is proven we could not
t
and would not support Governor
Blease one minute, but what do
we tind in the last issue of MXiay
or Grace's "Com won sense?" de
wiggl-s ike a snake. . e lays
much 4,tess upin i i- 0 r I
"pra :t'cAlls " an.a r~es ;r* - i i
lawyer',- sch..-ie to co(nfuse w-t
technicalities. Acc rdi:g to ,u
understanding of te usual nws- c
paper Engish _K y r Grac - in. d
the di-ectciarge .s h te ;ov A
ernor, the investigatinlg couljmit
tee authorized by tue general as
sembly to investigate thewinding
up commission and other matters
connected with the-State dispen
sary, regarding the assertions of t
Mayor Grace a charge, stretch
ed their authority and summons
him before them to testify, no
one objected to the committee
exceeding its authority, not evenb
if it undertook to investigate theb
report that Mayor Grace and Mr. t
Stevenson had effected a deal t
whereby Grace was to be benefit- *(
ed in his fight to prevent Cnar
leston from voting on the comn-s
mission form of government.
We are certainly glad the corn
mittee called upon Grace to make
gocd, and if he has only had a t
dream or is giving vent to spleen .
because the governor refused to
dismiss the chief dispensary con
stable because that otticial fought [
Grace in his fight for Mayor,
and is allied with the Mar-tin fac
tion, the people should know~ it.d
We notice also that Grace makes ,
about the same intinmation against P
Shariff Martin. He chlarges that
Martin is toleratmng the rotten
est kind of graft among the ru
ral policemen, everybody wxho
opposed Grace is grafting.\ Wef
regard this a most unfor-tunate
situation. Mayor Grace was for
merly a supporter of Gov er noru
Blease, was or is a member of his
statT, up to the last we have hear d
of him in regard to this relation
he had not sent in his resiga
tion, but he, when asked aout
it is reported as having said he
had never bought a uniform. and.
that his membership was onty.C'
passive-a peculiar w'ay o. ioo.k
ing atit sure. -t
We recall the activity of B.3H
Stotriart against Grace ia iue .be
was runumag for- Mayor, and n'e;
have a reco.Iestion of ha o. n
heard it s.aid tuat Grace iusu u
Stbtart remnoved lramt tue eha
letu force, out tue governorr
di d not reuove eb~Otuart U -
Grace's request, and f rom then
on tuer-e w.as a ure,.cau ute- nf
healing. Tue uen xxiet hi i
appe tred in the ::a te eau veu Ju
as a mnember- of tue i3raw-a dat
egaiivu which put a camup u!poil
Grace's cauti oi or the *o .ax
polhties tile Urt. am grAw
N~ot only .so, to~er': u a
to put Chanue-stou .cd-j.: s
form of goverunuent w.en it a
had~ succeeued wonid have leis
lated the Grace adanoistra-u
out-of otiice, Mayor Grace wxeat to,
Columbia and he saw the cuai
tions bet ween the leguslature. ai..d
the gover-nor, the nent tingw
knew there was afrieudly inerest
in his behalf on the part of i.e
leader of the House and Gr ae
was saved, later we hear oflrc
visiting tis ieader- at his notu
town, and still later tuis Ieauer
gives out an interview inl wuie .I
he makes the deciar~ation tilat
Jones will carry Charleston. Noxx
then, what arec the ueooie to un
derstand? Can it be thljt Gra c-'
charge against the governor:a
part of a poiitical conspirayo
is it that Grace is reahy tr-ylu
to inject virtue in thle poliicso
the State, htving giveni up the
effort to redeem Charlestou
Inasmuch as we hlave made a
this comment upon what appec~:r-.s
ed in the - Common Sense"w
il1 aiso reprodues just what it
id, together with the alleged
tir which Grace gives as the
LSiS for his assertions. The
riter of the letter may be a
yth or he may be genuine at
iv rate we shall give the whole
isiness to the readers of this
?wspapers, so they may judge
ir themselves.
"The statement published in
iese col unus chargog whole
ile graft by the constables, in
ie '~enforcement" oi the Dis
nisarv law in Charleston seUmS
>have st ir.d un a hornet's
es ho ott' Stat. The
Irther1 sta~tment tha't 'we have
-aIctirat PIZACTCAL
X 'n to 1th, GoVeriior hiaself"
a;s tywith troemen
Laus itret andi has elicited
)m the Governor a rather
iust if indeed, irrelevant,
-nial, coupled with some biting
cithet. It will be noted, how
7er. that what the Governor
tvs is -that anyone who slated
lit ie. Biease, nad received
ra ft. f r m Charle1 1 _-st oni blind
gers was a coward and a liar."
his is not to the point. It is a
,n sequitur. Upon it there can
2 no issue between the GoV
nor and us. If we had con
:tnt proof to som that tile
overnor did himiiself. in proper
ers011. "receive" this gema ft. our
eaders miav rest aLssured t!hat
e would say it. Bat we have
qade no suel claim. What we
ave faid, and can abundantly
rov'. is that the constables
Ure ill Chareston have "'re
ired" it. Moreover, we say
ow, weighing our words well,
lat. not only nave they received
but that the first thing they
id when sent to Charieston was
> oraizC a perfect sVstem of
raft: that in one first stroke
le made a lump collection of
large amount. -and that ever
nee, they have been esacting
Ad collecting, according to the
:lume of business done, a stat
3 sum at fixed intervals: and
iat these actions have been
)incident with the comings and
oings of certain persons and
rsonages whose movements
oint with utmost circumstan
ality to our conclusion that the
raft is "traced practically to
ie Governor himself." The
own facts of graft collection
,e so ,l.-ar and the conditions
e so convincing that we have
>r oursehes reaCed a ioral
U
.LllkiZ:,ir i ~ i~cty
>vii-n..n i ih - mat---r.-Upon
culd . ue r ti. ;.:l t ru a
U.' CU;i1'
'(ouls t e-l i . -a -a: U. d frem. nt
o ut, s' en.
And now let men drop into
ose matters which rre a little
rsonal. It seems to be the
>nvettonal thing in jouralismc
>do everything behind the edi
rial "we." V'iews are put
>rth, characters blackened, in
Emous libels and malicious lies
ropagated under the all em
acing imnpersonal-personal pro
un, first person, plural num
ar. -We" has covered a multi
tde of smns. It has also ot~ord
i safety against just and unjust
lysical attack, and if it has
ut brave men to it has as often
ved cowardly writers fronm un
mely graves. It is all very
cc and all very conventional.
ut somehow or other it seems
Sus to be an evasion. When
tiles amount to nothing more
tan an impersonal view of im
rsonal topics, nothing is to be
oned and a great deal of ego
sn to be lost., perhaps, in the
suseof the pronoun '-I." But
asmuch as the mission of this
p~er is the eradication of evil
govern menlt, and as most evil
sovernment arises through
.e -rruption of men; and as it
necessary in proving the cor
ption of men to come down
om glitter ing generaltes to
ecific charges, I feel that it
uld be un wise and manifestly
ijust if for another moment I
lowed any doubt to linger
ound the authorship of these
ties, or if not always the ac
al authorship, at least the in
iiration. They are by John
Grace, and whatever he as
rts be is ready to prove. or
ke the consequences. He says
.LS ueCauLse outlv within theC last
ok ee-rman u~aie\es and thugs
ho rce.Ve m:>ra;- ec->uiragmnett
om1 men~t hutger~ up areC said1 to
C e Cu t reats aginlst hi,
11..r atie eLtappeaig here
. For tt m be ca butr uter
ug to hiap e'. a no fr-ow al
~c.ut 'l.are cimg uno 1r0
a Ot a' th- - 1 ei .s miuric-r
-rhas ou a or t o --do the
0. To bUs fie dsQ adi hi em
rsec . iVL r ea[ze that wxe are
ti d >xA : at last to what has
*nn.dd~ inL Charleston for a
og time-- the telling of some
.cvu ' ruhA; anid in the telling
*.-c e-zrlain pers->us must be
eee h IcLA else can the
y t of :tar'etcc aiid the
..t - e.er 'know ;Wbe truth, and
kuu'ug ni' i. Jrila abu~.t~ that
reyTae te is iensarz i situa
~ 01, frlustance. " C l~o ... thbe
>usticbl., are graft. ing Why
'oldn't wxe say~ it. a nd if n
3name namest'? And w' b -.I Ihouh
e -nt o futher~ and shio-xi tha
.ch tog~i.s are tolerated andc
her upYour answeri wxil
.-on or~se do it: it onlyx
et, iftias.n wuo11 cares
utn.j.Supose, then, we
bat w 6:ek~\- that the
amonnst the rural policemen,
and that such is known and tol
erated by the sheriff of this
county. As fairminded citizens,
would you hesitate to apply to
him the same rule you would
aDlyV to Blease? Do not misun
dci stand us. We do not know
and we cannot say that we be
lieve with the same moral cer
tainty that Martin is getting any
of the graft, as in the case of
Blease: but we do assert that for
poiitical reasons at least fhe
iknowingly tol-erates it. This
we are able to prove beyond any
reasonable doubt. Why then
have not a right to assume that
I our readers will engage with us
in the same earnest discovery
and elimiuation of these nearer
home abuses? They seem verv
anxious; to fasten upon Blease
responsibility for the rotteness
of conditions under his adminis
tration. Why not as to Martin?
Come now, readers, be honest.
If anyone doubts that Mr.
I Grace kiuows what he is talking
about, we publish the annexed
letter to disabuse his mind of
the error. Fur good reasons at
present we withhold the writers'
name.
Charleston, S. C., June 13, 1912.
Hon. John P. Grace.
Mayor, Charleston.
Dear Sir:
I see by the daily papers that
von are summoned to testify be
fore the investigating dispen
sary comm-ttee. Such being the
case I want to say that being
thorouglily familiar with coundi
tions. also charges that you
made through your paper, which
I suppose is the cause for this
summous, I would be glad to
render you any assistance or
I testimony that would be of ser
vice to you. As you will no
doubt recall the fact that during
the campaign. things became so
strong, I was advised that Ben
Stothart was promised a pardon,
in the event of him putting me
(the writer) out of the way, as 1
knew too much and would talk;
furthermore I collected some of
the money that those human
vampires and bloodsuckers
forced these poor people to give
u0.
Please let it be understood
that I am not offering this as the
olivo branch, but it is only a
case where you are right, and I
am with you in this particular,
likie in all cases I am with any
.mn thit I f-el ;s right.
Tutjr:;->n,, ir y* u need mi or
iy services you are at liberty io
cl on me.
Respectfuliy."
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
The battle royal at Unicago i
attracing so much attention that
newspaper readers have little
tunei for other reading than the
convention news. Who is going
to get the nomination is the ques
tion asked by everybody. Will
Teddy bolt the conventton is an
other one put every time there is
anything said about the doings
at Chicago. William Jennings
Bryan is one of the visitors at
the convention in the capacity of
a newspaper reporter. and where
ever he appears he is applauded
b y the Republican delegates,
which shows the Great Corn
moner is popular even with the
opposition, when he is not in the
running himself. If things do
not go well at Chicago for Ted dy,
and Harmon should walk off
with the nomination at Balti
more, would it surprise the na
tives for a third party to spring
into existence with Bryan and
Roosevelt as the leaders? Both
of these distinguished politicians
are what is known these days asI
"Progressives," they are practi
caly of the same political faith,
neither are sticklers for party
name, Bryan oroke into the po
litical arena as a Populist, and
Roosevetsneaked under the tent
as a Mugwump, so if the two
g~reat parties do not put forward
a platform of principles with a
nominee to fit, it would not be at
all surprising for new alignments
to come from these conventions.
Both Bryan and Roosevelt
have taken ~up the illusion that
they are necessary for the sav
ing of the country fr-om going to
the bow wows, without them
there would be no existence,
everyth ing and everyboody would
c swalowved by the great oppo)
sition. and the freedom 'promis
ed '>y the tlaig of the country
would be forever furled, the
coivetions and the elections
may come and they maiy go, but
me country wil go rig~h! on even)
at-r both Bryani and Roosevelt
hve been cal kd hither to give
a. account ot theiri ste wardship
- 1. Tie miass will not
Todty's disp~atche~s inuirate
t 'at Ta ifi be nominat d, Elihu
Rov as made t :nr ny cza r.
Mr L S. Co:.ni >r. f O 1g
ourg, who im~U. a~z.Usuued that
he would be a candidate for Gov
ernor, did not show up with his
pledge and his assessment fee,
hece he did not throw his hat
into the ring. But J. T. Duncan,
of Columbia. has ilung~ his hat
there and when he gets warmed
up it is expected that he wll:
have a lot of hot stutT to throw
at both of the other candidates
for Governor. Just what Duncan
is running for we cannot under
st:d. lHe surely does not expect
to win. lie knows full well
We lines are drawn so tightly
that bie will not have a look in,
b~t if is purpose is merely to
ause the two other candidates
we do no think the miasses will
ive him the close attention a
ca:didate for a high otlice usual
v meits
GRACE CANNOT DELIVER.
The congressional contest in
the first district will be between
Hon. George S. Legare and a Mr.
H. Leon Larisy. Both are from
Charleston, Mr. Larisy is un
known to the masses, and we
must believe his entering the
race is for the purpose of getting
acquainted with the voters of the
district. but with no hope what
ever of winning against Mr. Le
gare who is one of South- Caro
lina's most faithful servants, and
now that there is strong nope of
a Democratic administration we
know the people of this district
would not be willing to change
for a new man. What is needed
in Washington is experience, Le
gare has this and when there is
something to be done he can be
depended upon to know where
to go to get it. We have only a
speaking acquaintance with this
new aspirant for congress, our
recollection of him is his activity
in behalf of Grace in the last
municipal election in Charleston,
and wesuppose he is to be reward
ed by getting the Grace sup
port in Charleston. We will ven
ture however, to say that George
Legare has friends among the
supporters of Grace that will
sacrifice Grace a hundred times
-:fore they would go back on
him once. Legare will be elected
overwhelmingly.
It is to be hoped that the two
leading newspapers of the State
in reporting the campaign meet
ings will do. honest newspaper
work, and give to each of the
candidates a non-partisan write
up of the meetings. The read
ing public is entitled to this
much, regardless of how partisan
the reporters of the newspapers
are personally; everybody can
not attend the meetings but
thev, in the quiet of their homes
can read just what took place if
the reports are honestly made,
but it the meetings are written
up from a partisan standpoint,
to make one side appear the
favorite, the voters will soon get
on to the method and instead of in -
fluenceing the public mind it will
have the opposite effect. There
is another thing we would be
glad to see, that is for the chair
man of the party to hold the
scales of justice with an even
hand. Wuile it is. known that
[ion. John Gary Evans is. a
strong partisan generally, and
Ile hates Bie Lse; he is .right
now th- head of the party, anti
decenev as well as fairness,
suoulc demandt that he does not
manifest a partisan spirit now.
But returning to ihe news
papers, it will be remembered
hjow the game was worked by
them two years ago, and how it
was received by the masses:
this should be a lesson for their
guidance in this campaign. The
voters of the. State are very dis
criminating. theycan tel wheth
er or not a newspaper story is
fair or unfair, and wherr they
read the ac~ounts of the politi
cal gatherings they are .fully
competent to judge whether or
not any of the candidates is
getting a square deal.
TI.e Baltimore convention will
be the next place for the politic
ians to gather at, and already
they are filling up the hotels in
that city. Among the leading forc
es at tbe Democratic convention
there will be as fierce a struggle
as the Republicans underwent,
with this difference, the Repub
licans went at each others throats
and will never get over the row
among them, while the Demo
crats will fight for their men as
long as there is a chance and
then join with the majority to
help carry the party to the White
House in triumph.
CLAIMS FOR CANDIDATES.
Washington, D. C., June 17th.
Special to The Times.-Speak
er Clark will be nominated at
Baltimore because he is the only
candidate that will go before the
Democratic Convention who can
carry a sufficient nuthber o f
doubtful states to insure his elec
tion.
This is the opinion held by
leading Democrats in Chicago
after a careful analysis of the
situation.
Speaker Clark has carried, in
conventions or in primaries,
enough of the doubtful States to
isre his election in the event
of his nomination, should lie
carry the same States in Novem
ber.~ Taking the primar-y vote
of States in which Ciark has con
tested with other aspirants for
the votes of the people, Clark's
popuar majority is nearly 200,
Wui. He has carried solidily the
States5 of Arizona, Arkansas, Cal
ifornia. Colorado. Ida ho, Illinois,
ow, Kauis's Kentucky, Mary
.n. Mass :nos ts. 2Mi1-s5
Mot;'nj N)~r. u New t.i ap
suiet, Ne adai. New Mrxco,
Rh. d -Is aid, Wat innIon, West
Virgimia and Wyounn. In addi
tion to this remnark-able phalanx
of States he has a majority of the
delegates in Louisiana, Micbi
iran and Lennessee, with half of
the vote of the State of Okla
homa. In this liit of States, Cal
ifornia, Colorado, Idaho, Il linois,
Kansas. Maryland, Missouri, Ne
braka, Montana, Wyoming and
West Vi rginlia are properly class
ed as donubtfuil States, no matter
hat the Chicago Convention
mihl:t do. for r-hether- one man
or another should he nominated
at Chicago, the dlefection from
the Republican ranks would be
suicient to make these States
ighting ground for the Demo
cracy. and ther-efore these are
donbtf al States. Their total elec
toral vote is ill. Tnere are 532
electoral votes, of which the suc
cessful candidate must receive
267. Whoever is nominated at
Baltimor-e is certain to 3arry
aaa, Arizona Florida, Ar
Kansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Ken
tucky. Mississippi. North Caro
lina, Nevada, New Mexico, Okla
tioma, South Carolina, Texas,
Tennessee and Virginia, with n
total electoral vote of 159. Those
who have followed the contes1
for the Democratic nominatior
must regard as significant th(
amazing strength of Clark in s(
many doubtful States, for he ha:
carried 11 of the 18 States com
monly classed as doubtful. N<
other candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination will have a
Baltimore a single doubtful Statt
in which Clark has contested foi
the State's delegation. Agains
any Republican nominee, Clarl
is practically certain to carry ii
November the 11 doubtful State:
he carried in the primaries. H(
can, of course, carry every Den
ocratic State. This would giv(
the Speaker, as the Democrati<
nominee, 270 electorai votes, 0:
more than the required majorit,
in the electoral college, not tak
ing into account the seven doubt
ful States in which his nane wa:
not Dresented to the Democrat:
in the local primaries that pre
ceded the election of delegates t<
Baltimore. These States are Con
necticut, Delaware, Indiana, NeN
Jersey, Maine, New York an
Ohio.
This is a most remarkabl,
showing. Certainly a candidat,
for the nomination who si
conclusively demonstrates- hi
strength in doubtful States tha
he has carried, can carry othe
doubtful States in which he ha
won a number of the delegation
or in other doubtful States fron
which he will have votes at Bal
timore. No other candidate fo
the Democratic nommination C
muster the certa-in and fixei
strength in the election campaig:
that the Speaker has alread,
shown in the campaign for th
nomination.
Titanic Number Two.
[BY A MINISTER'S SON.1
Sometime ago the aristocrat
and money kings of our stat
set about to construct a politica
sbiD which would break the rE
cord made by the liner, -Th
People," commanded by Capi
Blease. Capt. Ira B. Jones ha
been placed in command: th
anti-Blease editors have charg
of the engines and boilers (fo
they have an abundance of hc
air) and Gonzales of The State
has appoint-'d himself chairma
Of board of directors. Anothef
Ismay. No means have bee
spared in equiping this vesse:
and she has been heralded fa
and wide as unsinkable. Thi
steamer is bound for the poi
known as Governor's Mansior
but unless those in control hee,
the many messages sent out t
them, Capt. Jones, with all o
board, exce'pt "'Gonzy," trul
will go down; for they are goin;
at too rapid rate, and are in th
midst of some enormous ice
bergs. known to political pilot
as farners and working-men
A casual inspection of the pas
sengers embark~ed upon this frai
craft will bring expressions c
mingled joy and sorrow. Trul;
it is a glorious sight to beholi
great social lions and financier
equalizing themselves w 1 t
brawn and muscle; but wheni
becomes so evident that samei
done for selfish motives. iti
nauseating. Capt. Jones an<
crew have been warned of dan
ger, and now we find this ele
gant gentleman actually gom.:
among the steerage passenger:
and assuring them of his goot
will. There are tive distinc
classes of human freight upoi
the Jones ship. First, we tinc
the aristocrats. Second, the
money power, but without muck
'blue-blood.' Third, the -would
be' aristocrats. Fou-rth, thos<
zonscientiously op p os ed t <
Blease's policies. Fifth, thos<
pposed to a governor usims
pardoning power.
Everyone understands whj
the first t wo classes oppos'
Blease. Simply because he is
self made man, and opposes
heir selfish methods. Trhe)
on't consider him their socia
qual. The third class had an
estors who were "big bugs'
and they hope to gain recogni
ion by allying themselves witi:
Lhose opposed to C. 1B. Thlis ib
big blunder, for though they
ay be proud of their ancestors
would said ancestors be p~rout
>f such coat-tail swinger's? Well
[ guess not. Fourth class is th(
uly erass whicb Jones shouud be
proud of. Fifth, of thiose oppos
a to governor s usimg paracoumna
power, should cuss themn thau
e~sted hian with such authority.
ind stop abusing Blease, be
ause he uses the power giver
im. Many of the lust mentionec
ittally don't know~ tihe '.iffer
,e e:.x en i p.arao a par
been misl 'c by tm-' ;pp n is .
B3ien-e. WViein a jo ,r deci\ .1 .'
I long term.L andO a richi deVd 1 .
short one, C. B3. steps ini aid
idjsts matters. by reducing tin
former's sentence. Is thu
wrong? No. Now, as the granc
ld Jones ship goes down nex
August. let all- board aisi
ad sing one s..;e of tha
.thetic ballad:
HIark frm theIi~( polis these doleful
nmans,
Cobl i, a'oe has'tree d !oor f r'a
Jonews.
T1he hiher the . Judge' gos u th
T1he Ud~i~'ei h is ('hanC s ::eclu m be
Brothecr Gonzales. please ris<
the tune and sing withlout liniinlg
That was an amxusing sp'cta
ee sonme of tie bittere'st ce'enne
of Senator Tilhunan mnade suel:
af'ectionate sp.ecbes in is, be
half at theC county conveintion.S
But you can't fool all the puit
all the time, and when you tra
to defeat Blease by accepting
en, von are making a mniseue.
First Meeting at Sumter Yesterday.
The campaign for State ofilees
formially opeied in the court
house at 11 o'clock today. with
ali the ca.ndidates present. As a
preliminary to the meeting the
candidates met in the jury room
at 10:30 and organized for the
campaign and agreed upon a pro
graimme for the meeting today
rand arranged for a division of
ltime between the several candi
dates. The candidates for Gov
ernor to have 45 minutfs each,
for Attorney (;eneral 15 minutes
-ach. Treasurer1. 10 rninutes each.
Railroad Commissioner 15 minu
tes each, other unopposed candi
I dates 5 winutes. Today the un
optposed candidates made no
speeches. it being agreed that
they make this concession on ac
- count of the late hour at which
a the meeting opened. The unop
posed candidates were merely
'announced by the chairman.
When the hour for the meeting
to open arrived the court room
was packed to the doors and the
;jcrowd was still assembling. It
5 was evident that not half of those
who were anxious to hear the
candidates could gain admission
to the room, so it was decided to
adjourn to the front portico be
1 fore calling the meeting to order.
The announcement was made and
a the crowd repairQd to -the lawn
in front of the court house and
Z5rouped themselves under the
a shade of the trees and at other
t points of vantage. filling the por
tico to an uncomfortable degree.
3 packing the steps, filling tl
3 windows of the offices and couri
I room and occupying every avail
able place within hearing. At a
r conservative estinate the crowd
numbered one thousand,althougl:
some of 'the candidates though1
3 that estimate too low by at leas1
i two hundred.
e The crowd was attentive and
orderly, as a whole, but there
were ten or fifteen boys who were
enthusiastic Bl ease partisans and
were either unable to restrair
their enthusiasm when other can
didates were speaking, or came
to the meeting for the purpose of
interrupting the opponents of
their idol. They interrupted Mr.
Duncan frequently, and while
Judge Jones was speaking they
a kept up a running comment, and
e punctuated his speech w i t h
cheers for Blease. Judge Jones
r stood the annoyance well and go1
back at the noise-makers ~with
telliig effoct by relating several
r jokes tue applieation of whicl
was very evident.
Botlh Judge Jones and Gov.
Blease were heartily applauded.
but there was no wild enthusiasm
S or long sustained cheers thal
were once upon a time the strik
ing features of political meeting
in this State. In comparison with
some of the meetings that have
been held in Sumter, the one to
day was a timne affair. The chie:
characteristic of the meeting wa~
the evident earnestness of thE
~great majority of the crowd, thE
desire to hear what the candi
dates for Governor had to say
and to weigh and consider thE
claims they advanced in thei2
own behalf for the suffrage oJ
the people. The crowd was com
Sposed of citizens of Sumter, Lee,
SClarendon, and s sprinkling oi
tCalhoun and Orange burg people.
Fully half the audience were noi
Sresidents of the city, for, despitE
the f:te that the stores were
closed ;com 11 to 1 o'clock, there
was not a miarkedl predomination
Sof town people in the crowd. If
noise counted~ for anything it
could be justly claimed that it
is a Ulease crowd; but it was a
not ceab ek fact that comparative
ly few took part in the cheering
that was indulged in. It was a
listening crowd, niot a yelling
mob, and it is the silent vote triat
counts in the primary.
As soon as the crowd had set
tled dowvn after the change of
base, County Chairman J. H.
Clifton called the meeting to or
der., announced that the crowd
should preserved good order and
give each and ever speaker a re
spectful hearing.
He in trod uced as the tir st
speaker. His Excellency, Gov.
Cole L. Blease.
Before beginning his set
speech Governor Blease stated
that he desired to remind his
hearers that it was rumored up
and down the State two years
ago that if he was elected Gov
ernor, the State would be ruin
ed. that the pubiie credit would
be des troyed and prosperity
would depart. In proof of the
falsite ot this chaLrge he would
cite the fact that only yesterday
le had, as Governor signed notes
of the tate for a loan o) iOU0,000
at3per cent ierest. as low, if
not los er lowerL rat., than ever
before obtained by~ the State on
a loan. exceptu las .vear, also in
hi i.- . I. i i.,t o . .\i e ;muniey
o~l..a -n -4 . s u- i Cat
*~ :,r .r- '. iU ore :n
l a peo '* a t ume.~ a:u tiast yet
was hebanner year in the re
ctip1t of fees ou n oorationi cbar
turs by the Secretatry of State.
ITese facts do not indicate that
the~ Stte has been ruined by a
It r, June 1tlJh.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
HOME MISSIONS.
MANNING AUXILIARY
Let not Him who hath called
us to this work of missions make
this complaint against us: "Israel
doth not know; my people doth c
not consider."
The Missionary Voice is a -
veritable text book for those who
wish to know the conditions and a
methods of advancing the King- 0
dom of our Lord.
Every woman and man as well, ]
interested in the work should t
have this magazine and induce
others to read it.
Mrs. F. H. Shuler is the agent
for both Foreign and Home Mis
sions of Manning Auxilary.
Hand her 50 cents, friends, and
2et this very best help for one
year, or sena. to Mrs. S. L. Mar
shall, Editorial Secretary, 810,
Broadway, Nashville, Tenn.
THE YELLOW HAMMER.
And the Tie That Binds the Birj to the
State of Alabama.
It is not generally known that the
state bird of Alabama is the yellow
hammer. In explanation of this fact
the chairman of the fish and game
commission of the state writes as fol
lows:
"As a matter of history it is known
that Confederate uniforms became
scarce toward the end of the war;
therefore in order to provide the gal
lant Confederates with proper clothing
the good women picked the cotton,
carded it into rolls, spun them into
thread, wove it on home made looms
into cloth, and then they - were dis
tressed to find that they did not have
nor could they procure the dye with
which to color the cloth they had
made. They deliberated over this
vexed question for many days, and
finally an Ingenious dame suggested
that hickory bark be boiled and that
the cloth be dipped into the yellow
water that would result from the boil
ing process.
"The happy thought was enthusi
astically hailed, and tidings of the solu.
tion swept the state, and so all the
uniforms were made of bright yellow
cloth. The coats were made with long
tails, and the soldiers that wore them,
when they ran after the enemy, very
much resembled the yellow hammer,
the bird that seems to dip through the
air as gracefully as does the seagull
skim the waves of the opal ocean."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Castles of El Morro.
There are two things about San Juan
which are to be found in almost every
part of Spanish America where there
are mountains or highlands. One is
the statue of Columbus; the other is
the castle of El Morro. Most people
of the United States are more familiar
with Morro castle In Havana. When
they hear there is another Morro at
Santiago in Cuba and then another in
Porto Rico they wonder what it means.
The explanation is quite simple. These
castles or citadels are located on pro
jecting necks of high land which domi
nate the harbor entrances. El Morro
In Spanish simply means "the snout"
Some of the picturesqueness of the
term seems to disappear when we
speak of a snA of land, but it is very
good geographical terminology.-Chris
tian Herald.
Birth of a Play.
Mr. Frohman Is said to possess the
gift of seeing the germ of a play in
the slightest incident or sentence. An
American journalist once wrote to him:
"Dear Sir-Why couldn't a play be
written round 'Curfew Shall Not Ring
Tonighty"
Mr. Frohman grasped the idea and
replied, "Excellent; come and see me."
A few days later he received a wire
saying: "Can't come. If used send
$500."
The check was sent, David Belasco,
the dramatist, was called in, and the
result was a very popular play, "The
;reart of Maryland."-Excanlff.
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CANDIDATES
FOR CLERK OF COURT.
" HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
- didate for the office of Clerk of Court for
larendon County. subject to the rules of the
emocratic primary.
T. MITCH WELLS.
")LEDGING TO ABIDE BY THE RULES
. of the Democratic Primary. I hereby an
ounce myself a candidate for re election to the
Mce of Clerk of Court of Clarendon County.
ARCHIE . BARRON.
r ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE
for the office of Clerk of Court, subject to
se rules of the Democratic Primary.
J. H. TIMMONS.
FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
r AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE
Lof County Supervisor for Clarendon County,
ubject to the rules of the Democratic party.
FRANK P. ERVLN.
A T THE EARNEST SOLICITATION OF
. my friends I announce myself as a Candi
ate for Supervisor of Clarendon County, sub
et to the rules of the Democratic primary.
W. R. DAVIS.
r O The Voters of Clarendon County:
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
he office of County Supervisor of Clarendon
;ounty, subject to the action of the Democratic
>rimary. I was a candidate tor this ofmce eight
ears ago. and was defeated only by a very few
rotes. I have since felt very grateful to the
>eople for the support given me in that electio7
md in submiting my candidacy I do so entirely
>n my own merit, and upon this I ask the sup
>ort of the people of the county, and if elected,
: promise to- look closely after every section
>f the county and to faithfully discharge every
luty of the office to the best of my ability.
H. L. JOHNSTON
E HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for County Supervisor, subject to the
-ules of the Democratic Primary.
J. B. HOLLADAY.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for re-election to the office of County
Superintendent of Education, subject to the
rules and regulations governing our Democratic
primaries. E. J. BROWNE.
FOR SHERIFF.
SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF THE DEMO
cratic party, I hereby oiler myself for re
election to the office of Sheriff of Clarendon
County. E. B. GAMBLE.
FOR SOLICITOR.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for re-election to the office of Solicitor
of Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary.
PHILIP H. STOLL.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for the oMce of Solicitor-for the Third
Judicial Circuit. subject to the rules of the Dem
ocratic primary. THOS. H. TATUM.
FOR CORONER.
TIHE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF CLAR
endon County: I wish to announce that I
am a Candidate for the office of Coroner for
Ularendon County, subject to the rules that
overn the Primary election.
HARVEY C. BAGGETT.
OTHE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF CLAR
~ ENDON COUNTY:-.
Feeling that I can discharge the duties of the
office of Coroner with honor to myself and credit
to the county, I herety announce myself as a
candidate for the ofce of Coroner for Claren
don county, pledging myself to abide the result
of the Democratic Primary.
JOHN L JOHNSON.
HEREBY ANNOUN'CE MYSELF A CAN
didate for Coroner of Clarendon County, sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I
am a graduate of Cedar Springs Institute for
the deaf and the blind, I performed all of the
duties that was assigned to me there. I have
also made a good moral character here in the
town of Manning.
THEODORE V. GRAY.
FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IERB ANONEMYSELF A CAN
diaefrthe Hou-e of Representatives.
subject to the rules of the Democratic party.
JOS. H. BURGESS.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for the House of Representatives,
subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. -
R. D. WHITE.
T EEWLL BE QUESTIONS OF IM
prnctocome up in the next general as
sembly, and with my practical experience as a
Legislator, I feel that I can be of service. I
therefore announce myself a candidate for the
House of Representatives, subject to the decis
ion of the Democratic Primary.
L M. WOODS.
T ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE
a. for re-election to the House of Representa
tives from Clarendon county, subject to the
rules governing the Democratic Primary.
HENRY B. RICHARDSON, JR.
I ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A CA NDIDATE
for re-election to the House of Representa
tives, subject to rules of tuie Democratic pri
mary. JAMES REAVES.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for the House of Representatives sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic Primary.
E. M. KENMEDY.
FOR MAGISTRATE.
TO THEVOERS OF MANNIN~G JUI
sult of the Democratic primary, I hereby an
nounce myself a candidate for the offie of Mag
istrate at Mannig.
Respectfully.
EDGAR DICKSON.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE DEMOCRAT
Ic voters of the Manning judicial district to
continue me In the Magistrate offce for two
years more, pledging myself to abide the action
of the voters at the approaching primary elec
tion, May 27th, 191s. D. J. BR ADHAM.
FOR TREASURER.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY
for re-election to the offce of County Treas
urer, subject to -the rules of the Democratic
party. L. L. WELLS.
FOR AUDITOR.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
didate for re-election to the offce of County
Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic
primary. ANDRE W P. BURGESS.
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE.
T HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
.didlate for the United States Senate, subject
to the rules of the Democratic Primary. Your
support and influence will be appreciated.
N. B. DIAL,
Laurens, S. C.
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