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THE MID)GET7S ONLY TWO PARA S 1 l S TO ELECTION SUSPENSE Hayes-Tilden Contest in 1876 and Cleveland-Blaine Fight in 1881 Notable Exceptions. New York, Nov. 18.-Only two par allels are found in American history to the long suspense experienced this year in determining the result of the presidential election. In 1884 it took three (lays to learn that Grover Cleveland had won by gaining New York state's electoral vote from James G. Blaine with only 1,100 majority. In 1876 it took an electoral commission to decide the fa mous Tilden-Iayes contest. It is interesting to note that the contests of men, in which dominat ing personality played a large part. This is particularly true of the 1884 and 1376. lloscoe Conkling, the bril liant senator from New York, had much to do with the eventful outcome of these two contests. In the case of the Tilden-Hayes fight, it was said Mr. Conkling was of the opinion- that Mr. Hayes had not been elected president and there fore should not be declared the vic tor. If Senator Conkling had acted on this view he could have marshaled enough votes in the senate to throw the electoral vote of Louisiana to Mr. Tilden. But he failed to act on the matter, and tradition says that in so doing he was influenced by a bril liant woman who took that means of venting upon Mr. Tilden her anger because he had caused the defeat of her father, Salmon P. Chase, in the Democratic presidential convention of 1868. Blaine-Cleveland Campaign. Prior to 1916 the Blaine-Cleveland campaign of 1884 was easily the most sensational presidential cam paign in 50 years. Blaine was the idol of the Republican hosts and un doubtedly would have been presi dent had it not been for the unfor tunAte. "Rum, Romanism and rebel lion" utterance of Dr. Burchard in the Fifth Avenue hotel on the eve of election. Mr. Blaine neglected to repudiate his sentiment, and as a re sult more than enough votes were turned in Newv York alone to defeat him. TIhe Burchard episode, coupled with the .releptless hostility of Rosce Conkling, made the defeat of Mr'. Ehiine, as it afterward turnedl out, inevitable. The enmity bettweenl the inVo) men~ of rdminating personally went back to their rivalry for the leadership of congress. Eflorts were made hv frih n'ls at various times to patch up the quarrel, but Mr. Conkling was implacable. I is bitterness towardi Mr'. Bla ie caused more than I ,000 of his supplorters in his home county, Oncida, to v'ote directly for Mr. Cleveland, thereby furnishing enough votes to turn the tidle of battle. As it became evident that the race would be close to the last, the ex citenment throughout the nation, and particularly in Newv York, was inl tense. On the day after elect ion it was announced that Mr. Clevelar,i had carrie1I New York, lIndianai, New Jers(ey andl Connet iiut, together with ''the soli i South," thereby wvinning 226; electoral votes to 170 for M. Blaine. Figures Disputed. Thbe Republican managers dispute.l these figures. They said that late r'e turns fromi upstate New York wouldl show a phifrality for Mr. Blaine. An]i inV1e d, for a time 'it looked as if their predlictions would be fulfilled. TVhe Demucerats charged that .Jay God2d, a warm friend andl political supp~orter' of Mr. Elaine, was using the Western Union T1elegraph com-. pany,, which be controlled, to hold back the election returns. T1he situation became so serious that A. P. Gormian, chairman of the - Democratic executive committee, en F'riday, November 4, issued the fol.. lowing statement: "Trho national .Democratic commIt tee announces to the people1 of the Unitedl States that Grover Cleveland andl Thomas A. Hlendricks have car rledl 219 eelctoral votes for the offiee of presIdent and vilce-president. "The states which have declared ni their favor are Alabama, Arken oI ..I Our New Tyi sas, Conneticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisi ana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Caro lina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex as, Virginia and West Virginia, car rying all 219 electoral votes-18 votes more than suflicient to elect. "No fraud or connivance can de feat the will of the people of the United States thus publicly and de liberately declared." Late that afternoon the belated re turns from upstate came through and they insured the election of Mr. Cleveland. Jay Gould was one of the first to congratulate Mr. Cleve land on the event. -0 WILSON IS AFTER MEN WHO MAKE FOOD HIGH President Proclaims New Agriculture for U. S. in Speech Before Na tional Grange at Washington. Washington, Nov. 14.---President Wilson, while proclaiming a new ag riculture for America in a speech be fore the National Grange tonight, as saulted the men responsible for the inflation of food prices. He said: "We ought to raise such big crops that circumstances like the' present can never recur. It will not do to be niggardly with the world in respect of its food supply." The president stuliously avoided politics and foreign affairs, his only reference to the latter- being: "I wi:sh foreign aff'airs were as simple as agriculture." President Wilson tolli the Grange that "somei of the most interesting problems of our life and of the life of the world lie before us." Hie urged that agriculture be con vertel from an occupation to a sys -- THE HIGH DIVE' At the Carnival esettingj Machine--Model tematie business. "Every nation in the world," the presidlent asserted "ought to come to us to learn how to raise big; crops." Referring to the rural credits leg islation, the president declared it was astonishing that the visible as sets of the farm had not been as available for credits as the visible as sets of commercial institutions. GitEATI BIIT'AIN RICEFSES TO RCAISE BLACK LIST (Continued from Page OneC.) enrich the firms in foreign countries whose wealth and influence were alike at the services for the enemy." Not Aimed to Hurt Neutrals. The note is based largely on the argument that there is no assump tion by Great Britain of power to interfere with neutral traders but that the blacklist is a matter of mu nicipal law enjoinm Dp ritish sub jects from trading with persons found to be assisting or rendering service t~o the enemy. It disclaims any intention of imposing disabilities or penalties on neutral trade. "I can searcely believe," it says, "that the United States Government intends to challenge the right of Great Britain as a sovereign state to pass legislation prohibiting all those who owe her allegiance from whe suc poh iii ni fo n n e. for yu t ou job Sumter,. S.C teAti busiines " E.e-i 'nany is bhein worlanz te e-reihent aasmortid "ouht tro one tlor u . to l.'ar how torem bi hopsda.-"e-ok he islatinon h prui do t LcarCompaiy w\hosnishin. thttevii.s Setat of Sth arohlinotbena aveilale fo cruites as the isblemv sitaf commercia, aginstution . me ontrde ofroh CPure OnC.mo menicteiirmaring datgn o unyries atthe hsgervites for ah, atnCmar eNotm e ort os, Hr N.\alng.i aid unty thatthris no leasshurs forjial la s,.on nda Brthe -h jects fofDcmbr,.ad ,bing h es foan, t e following ttdesredering "tAtl thae Utedact.'aes situein Ciaend o Ch'mlyen the ritat fe Grat containins ahsoty-twgnastat, tor ors legslabtid oh ithe~ allt thos whod oweJ her inlrriande frst tparcl of gwihanyin' ttich warson whensthat prohibt ion i siudte-i thati e Cou nt pn areconatainin Auobilhundre) an] Pat-igt cres, fore you let ,yound byanajon. mo. 210d o. Librt bstPon, Fanni Sumtner, and C. rfrmryo Itsh iia d ig 'on dos Branch, mo Ij. conveye o Soet by S .Turevill by ded10 lte l t, 1910,~s re-f co (red ie booka Q,3 ag.71 P~urcher nto py fjttofaper.Ju th tihSthbierf Cla h ni t (Cann t 5 Linotyp3 essary in the public interest. The right to do so is so obvious that I feel sure that the protest which Your Excellency has handed to me has been founded on a misconception of the scope and intent of the measures which have been taken." The note says the British Govern ment readily admits the United States' contention that neutrals have :he right to trade with belligerents, but that the United States must also Admit the right of one belligerent to stop this trade by lawful means, as seizares of contraband or a block .de. But this particular legislatiun, 't goes on to say, is not of this char acter. "It is," says the note, "an exercise of the sovereign right of an iniependent state over its own citi zens, and nothing more." It is pointed out that even firms in allied nations are being placed on the list where there is a reason to believe that British subjects shouhl not trade with them, and the asser tion is made that the measure is not one against American trade in par ticular, but a part of "general hel Iigerent operations designed to weak en the enemy's resources." Answering the American conten tion that there is serious danger to neutral commerce generally in the British ability to extend the list where it seems expedient, tihe not e says that this is true, but that the Amluericani Government Ia y rest as -iured t hat "t his system of proh ibi tions will niot Ie ca rried further than is absolutely necessary.'' ''it has been forced u pon us,'' con t inues thle flote, "by the ci rcuni stances of the prvsen t war. 1(o ex tend it beyond wha t is required in order toi secuire itsi iinnediaite. 1ur !iose-the( wveakeninug oft the resiources of our 0loppoents ---or to alhow it to interfere with what is really the gein II ine neutrali tradi~e of a counritry wvith which we (desire to have the closest comm nercialI intercourse, woiuhil he con - trary' to) Dritish initerest." there are persons ini the Uniit ed States almoitist imitposs ible to coninc ie thIiat G real Britain is taking mns arins aga intst its eltnimies anil not mierely' to foster its own trade at the expensike of nieutrails. 1ie denties his oivierunient "hiave such unworthy oh ject in view. The note apiparenttly admits thait Brit aini his oateredl thle liositLion pre 'iously lbeh with the Unitedi States that domicile an rd not liationlity? is he test of (ieemy eba~traitc, andl ar goes that ini thItis war riationals of hell igerenits doieli iled fari from honm. mtay render great ai-l anm- co'mfot. admittinog that thvse are soiie-t to he reanchiel by the hiciklist measure. R~eferrinig to excluts ion fromt hips using ltiit ish cioal in (arrying goowis belon~gin:z toi hhickfist firmts, the noite argueos t hot t here can hile ino Itegal ojet io n to such ai refusal which is nierely denying the' use oil British coal toi cartriatee of goods of personts nct ively assist inrg Greait li tain's erteie s. PIne-Tar Rellves A Cold IDrI. He' s P'ine-Taiir-fIleoe coni i elintle soon' e lemtict oit 'pile fore It hieiils rte Irritmaeid mtenimrne, anit pihlegmi. you briartie easte:r an whti Ipromtised to be ia severe ciihl lias bie'e brokeni ill. l'or that. stoiilted up feel itn. t tght e host or sore throat take ai dose of I r. fhed's I l'-Tarir- I eoney andi preve nr ;t wt'arov , bacmek Ini1 cough drtar itgi ng through th le winter. At 3 ottr Drugzgist, MILLS AT ANDERSON, HAVE RESUMED WORK (Continued from Page One.) port his condition as very satisfact ory. He was stricken shortly after reaching .Anderson and his condition became so alarming early this morn ing that he was rushed to the hos pital for an operation. Ilis home is in Union. The health of the camp is excellent, no other sickness having been reported. The hospital detail has been called on to patch up minor cuts and bruises. One private suffer ed a painful wound by experimenting with his hand to see if his bayonet was sharp. It was. The Spartanburg company was re lieved from guard duty by the Jones ville company this afternoon. Capt. F. M. Ellerbe is officer of the day tad Lieut. Walter W. lames officer of the guari. Th: re is much speculation here as to the length of stay of the guard. Naturally this will depend on level opments. It seems certain that there will be no disorder with the artillery men on duty. Maj. Robertson is pro ceedlilg in a business like manner to see that the peace is kept. SUMM[RTON N[WS IT[MS The Radelifl'e Booster Chautauqua which has been with us for the past few days was thoroutghly enjoyed by :1 large apprceiative audien-e. The program was opened Friday mornin,' by a scholarly and instruct ive address by Lieut.-Gov. A ndrew .1. niethea. The afternoon program con sisted of a concert by the llawkeve Glee Club, and an alress by 1)r. WI. T. S. Culp on "The Soul of the Boy." In the evening the Glee Club again entertained a large audiencd with their wonderful musi, an.! I)r. Culp lectured on "'The Troubles of a Saturday morning at eleven o'clock !lon. Julius S. MclInnis of Darling ton, who gave J. Willard Ragsdale such a tight race for congress in the sixth district luring the recent cam pagn', gave a splendid lecture to the f :armners of the3 commutnity. Alr.. Me-. Inis showed plainly that the boll weevil will certainly arrive in South Carolina and told then how to h. prepared for its Coming. Saturday afternon anti night the audience was entertained with the pmaiino monologues played by Miss Gertrude loynekinski an I the acting of Mr. and Mrs. Ilerbert Sprague in "Fsimeralda," and "Rip Van Winkle." Sunday morning all of the churches held a union service in the school at ditorium, at which )r. Lamb, the Chautauqua director, gave a master OLD SAW t s1f~ te (tilt :'a s ou e\ GEORGIA-CA At Augui Atlangtic ( NOvmbecr 13 t< I rt(epo)rtioniat liIatIes fr<( I or- furuther p~arttJi us, 1I. 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The Chautauqua was a great sue (' Sa and the active business men of the community have already ar rainged to have it agai# next year. A number of the young people at tended the meeting of the Christian Endeavor in Sumter. We are glad to have with us again aliss Sallie Anderson, who has been on a extended visit to her brother in M ississippi. Capt. Collins of Bishopville is vis iting Ilon. 0. C. Scarborough. lr. Ed. Rembei't, of Rembert, S. C., was a visitor here on Monday. Messrs. 11. A. Richbourg, W. A. Richhourg, I. 3L l elder, and. R. L. Gayle left ihts afternoon for a camping trip of several days at Princes' Pond. The sportsmen of the community are busy greasing up their guns and cailing together their clogs in readi ness for the opening of the bird season. Mlany of the farmers have been busy planting oats and wheat and, are now ready for a good rain. A. 1. Ml. S RE=SET 1I's tuW': and it is eq cta lly Iini' but t ii' er a bst h-a\'s ti' stur'. 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