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/ THE F0RT MILL TIMES
VOL. XVII. FORT MILL, S.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1908. NO. 32.
WFTAISHEI
Rco??^'I<.ans Sweep
Like An i
j MR. BRYAN MEETS DEFEAT
,( More Complete Returns Show That
the Democratic Candidate Did Not
Make as Good a Run as He Did
Twelvo Years Aso.
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New York, Special.?Practically
complete returns received up to a
late liour Wednesday night indicate
that William H. Tai't, of Ohio, as
President-elect, will have a \yte of
309 in the electoral college. This is
w!Itii , in L-nfiu c i ??-i~
.11 a w t VIVO Ul 111*- ll/ltTiini 111 ill I*
by National Chairman Frank II.
Hitchcock and (17 more than a majority
out of the total electoral vote
of 483.
The most important news of the
late returns indicates that Maryland,
after vacillating during the dnv and
Apparently being safe for the
Democracy, has been swung into the
Taft column. The unoflicial figures
give Mr. Taft the State by 13G votes.
Maryland was the last of the doubtful
States to be heard from. Indiana
and West Virginia as well as Mentana,
turned out to be safely Republican.
Colorado went for Bryan.
Mr. Bryan lias a total of 174 votes,
two less than he received in IS!Hi.
In 1004 Mr. Parker received only
140 votes, in 1000 Mr. Bryan received
155 votes and in ISOti the Nebrnskar.
received 170 votes.
Mr. Taft's 300 electoral votes compared
with 330 received by Roosevelt
in 1004, 202 received by Mclvinley
in 1000 and 271 received by McKinloy
in IROti.
Republicans Retain Control.
No changes of material interest
have been reported in the congressional
returns. The Republicans will
hnve about the same working majority
in the Sixty-lirst Congress as at
present, and Joseph (i. Cannon, of
Illinois, imdobtedlv will sin coed himself
as Speaker. Representatives
Jesse Overstrcet. of Indiana, and
Hepburn, of Iowa, are the n ? conspicuous
among those who have failed
of re-election.
The Senate retains its Rep 4 1'can
complexion, although there "will be
a material change in the person""! <>!'
the upper body of the national legislature.
National Chairmo". Norman I'
^fnek, of the Democratic party iss*i"d
n Rtntteient in which he declared tha?
he' di?* not believe Mr. P?rynn would
again be a candidate for the presidency.
He said he believed that the Nchraskan
might he a candidate for the
United States Senate in 1011, provided
the Legislature of his State is
Democratic- in that year, when the
first vaneancy will occur.
The latest returns indicate that in
the national House of Representatives
the Republicans will have 20S
members and the Democrats 172. with
eleven districts missing.
The Result in New York.
Judge Taft's plurality in the State
of N ew York, according to corrected
returns is 20.'1,40">, more than 28.000
in excess of President Roosevelt's
plurality of four years ago. Gov.
Charles E. Hughes was re-elected in
New York State by 71.150. The returns
as between President and Governor
indicate a heavy splitting of
tickets.
The heavy yote in Ohio made ligurcs
extraordinarily late owing to the
immense size of the ballot. Mr. Taft
carried his own State, however, by
50,000 plurality, a reduction of more
than 20b,000 from the Roosevelt vote
of four years ago. The Democratic
State ticket in Ohio, headed by .liaison
Harmon for Governor, appears to
^|e safely elected. The State Legislature,
which is to choose a successor to
Senator Joseph<llh Kornker, appears
tl\ lv#? ??* oo ' ! " .
^ <! kvmwi UP Uiincril i IIC Jlfpublicans
and Democrats.
In Indiana Mr. Taft was successful
in carrying the Slate by about 8.000,
but the entire Democratic State ticket
headed bv Mr. Marshall for Governor,
was elected. The congressional
delegation from the State shows a
gain of seven Democrats.
The returns from West Virginia,
owing to the mountainous ehnracter
of the country, are slow in coming in.
A sufficient number of counties and
districts have been heard from, however,
to show thnt Mr. Taft hns n
safe plurality.
Colorado early in the day shifted
from the doubtful column to the
Bryan list. The Legist lnture, which
is to choose a successor to Senator
Teller, also is apparently Democratie.
Mr. Bryan's victory in his homo
Ktat-e of Nebraska was a sweeping
Indiana.
Indianapolis, Tnd., Special.?If the
present ratio is maintained Taft will
have carried Indiana by 18,000.
Missouri.
St. Louis, Mo., Special. Missouri
pave its electoral vote to William J.
Brvnn by a. plurality estimated at
30.0OO to 33,000. The governorship
is in doubt, though William S. Cowherd,
Democrat, is leading Hndley,
Republican, on the early returns.
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[MAN VICTORS!;
the Entire Nation ,
Avalanche t
r
10110. Five of Nebraska's rix oon
pressmen will be Democratic, while in jl
tin' Legislature only IS Kcpi.blican.s
seem to bo circled out of a total of o
1J3 Senators and Representatives.
Mr. Taft Talks. i
Cincinnati, O., Special.?Early
Wednesday William II. Taft gave
hearty expression to the gratification 1
he felt on his election as President
of the United States. Business, labor <
and agriculture, lie declared, bad sapported
him. 11 is success, he said, f
should be also the suicess of the
country if his ability and endeavor 1
could make it so.
"Please say that I am perfectly i
healthy but tired," was the message
Judge Taf' wished uttered for him. t
With Mrs. Taft he has enjoyed the
pleasant household of the ('. P. Taft (
family mansion, going forth only
oneo, and then to receive the plaudits <
of thousands of his fellow townsmen
as they lined the streets and tilled | I
rrosic'ent-Elcct,
'LUAIv. HAWARD TArr.
' . . . >
tue Wiiii.mvs for blocks iu the line of l
inarch ??f the parade of the Woodward
High School pupils, faculty ami
trustees. Mr. Tnft tnatle the principal
address at the corner stout; laving;
of the new building of this
school, from which he graduated 1
when a boy. The function gave the
city an opporunity to pay its first I
daylight tribute to the Presidentelect.
Judge Taft did not refer to
the election or politics in bis address,
but eonlined himself to the history I
of the school, which held for him
many fond memories.
To Make Speech.
A speech to the Women's Foreign (
Mission Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in annual session
here, Thursday morning, and a ban- 1
quot of the Cincinnati Comeivial 1
Club Thursday night constitute the 1
public functions which will occupy
Judge Taft before ho leaves for Hot
Springs, Yn.. Friday. I
' 1 am going away for a complete !
mat of at '' ? 1 ^ 1
- . . ? ... ... i x MOI, 1 n ?? n >il III *
Judge Tnft. "No. I am not going to 1
hold political conferences; neither am
I going to consider Cabinet construe- I
tioji nor p< liticnl appointments dur- I
ing this time. It is to be a period
of as near absolute rest and quiet as
I can make it." 1
William Howard Taft.
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1857?Porn in Cincinnati, Septem
ber 15th. I
1874? Graduated from the Cincin- ]
nati High School. <
187(5?(Iraduatcd from Yale Col- ]
lege, second in the class and class i
orator.
1880?Admitted to the Ohio bar. ?
1881?-Assistant prosecuting at tor- <
ney of Hamilton county, Ohio. t
1882 Collector of Internal revenue i
of the first, district of Ohio. ]
188.1 Resigned public office to re- t
sume law practice. j
1885?Assistant county solicitor of
Hamilton county. 1
188?>?Married Miss Helen Herron. t
of Cincinnati.
1887 -Judge of the Superior Court1
of Ohio. i f
1800 Solicitor Oeneral of the j 1
United States. '?
Florida.
Jacksonville. Kin., Special.?The :
election in Florida resulted in the '
usual Democratic majorities of from I
18.000 to 20,000. Owing to the slow *
count of the loug ballot, however, ac- 1
tual figures eai/not be* given now.
Montana.
Helena. Mont.. Special?Returns in 1
Montana outside of S'lver How n-ent j
to a victory for the Democratic State ir
ticket and Democratic presidential
electors.
fell
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1892?United States circuit judge
f <the sixth circuit.
lSflte?Became dean of the law domrtment
of the University of Cininnnti.
1900?-President of the United
tates Philippine commission.
1901?First civil Governor of the
Miilippines islands.
190-1?Became Secretary of War of
he United States.
1905?Visited the Philippines with
ongressional party.
1900?Postered order in Cuba as
'rovisional Governor.
1907 Candidate for the Republian
presidential nomination.
1908?Elected President of the
Jnitcd States.
5a.mca S. Sherman.
1S55?Horn in Uticn, N. Y ; Octo>cr
24th.
1S7S?Graduated from Hamilton
7ollejrc.
1SS0?Admitted to the bar and heran
the practice of law.
icco .??.i ??.
li'ilM i\ I 'I'Willirti Otxinui V *?L ill*.
Republican committee of his county.
1894?Elected mayor of Uticn by a
ecord-brenkinp majority.
1896?Elected to Congress from
lie twenty-fifth New York district.
19SS?Defeated for re-election to
'onerress.
1890?A pa in an unsuccessful ennlidate
for Con press.
1892?Elected to (Yinpress from
lie twenty-fifth New Yor kdistriet.
Vice-President Elect,
UJMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHEFJVIAN
1S:H Hc-elected to Congress.
? Chairman of Republican
State convention.
1SS)(??He-elected to Congress.
ISilS?He-elected to ( bngress.
1900?Chairman of Republican
State convention.
lUO'J Elected to Congress from
twenty-seventh New York district.
1904?Elected to Congress.
?He-elected to Congress.
UK)S?Elected vice President of
the United Slates.
Mr. Bryan Takes It Easy.
Lincoln, Neb., Special.?Col. Brvan
accepted defeat with the ai rof a philosopher.
lie expressed to his friends
his entire willingness to accept tiie
rennet of the people, saying that as
a private citizen he could still advocate
the reforms he had hoped to carry
out as president.
Speaker Cannon P.e-clcctcd.
Danville, 111 , Special.?Joseph 0.
faun on has been re-elected to Congress
by a majority of between 6.000
and 7,000. The returns are incomplete,
but enough of them have been
received to show that he will receive
liis normal vote throughout the district.
Somo Details.
Some of the figures relating to the
Republican slump in States regarded
is certainly Republican are little
diort of amazing. Pennsylvania's
immense plurality of over 500 000
lo about 40,000 for Mr. Taft. The
return in Missouri to the Democracy
in the presidential ticket wiped out a
Republican plurality of 25,000 four
rears ago.
Maryland and West Virginia are
confidently claimed by the Kepubli ans,
but the returns are too meagre
o justify a classification of either
state. Massachusetts, New York and
STo\v Jersey was striking exceptions
o the generally reduced Republican
pluralities.
T1 t L - ~ - ' * - - -
i iinu ims ueen a snnnKnge ol" t he
Democratic vote in several of the
southern States, notably in Virginia
ind Norih Carolina.
Mr. Tnl't has carried Wisconsin by
1 plurality estimated at To.000. a
?all?n>? from the Roosevelt plurality
>f i.ifi.OnO in 1004
Oklahoma.
Outhrie, Okla., Spe-inl.- Oklahoma
las continued loyal to the Democratic
*arty. but the mapority has been ieInced
materially and Bryan's lead
s estimated at 2."? 000.
Washington.
Seattle, Wash., Special. Scattered
elurns throuyl <?nt Washington indi ate
a plurality of at h as' 10.000 for
l'nft and the S'ate Republican ticket,
rile I.eiri-hit lire will be almost wholly
Acpnhliean.
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Kentucky lias pone suf'ely for Mr.
Bryan by about lf>,000.
Governor John A. Johnson of Misnesota,
has probably been elected
Governor of that State for a third
term, although the State has pone
safely for Mr. Taft.
The voting throughout the country
has been exceptionally heavy, ideal '\r
weather conditions lumping nut the ? .'?
country voters in full force.
I h
Mr. Taft carried practically every ' '?
so-called doubtful State except \c- |]|.
brnska, where the indications point J,!
to a Democratic victory. Mr. Bryan j i,,'!
has carried Nevada and Montana, in | jS?
addition to the solid South, which Lo
includes Missouri.
Returns from Colorado and from Sit
Maryland are too meagre to form a ^|j
definite conclusion as to their nlti- mi
mate alignment. ^!'
" Alt
Nt
How the States Voted.
The pluralities for Taft and Bryan N.
in Tuesday's election, as indicated ^
by 4 lie latest returns available Wed- <>i
jnesday night, follow: J \\\
States Brvnn Taft iv
Alabama 40.000 ?1
Arkansas 40.000 **??
Cnliornia 75,000 qy
Colorado 5.000 '[?
Conneeticut .. .. 20.000 vl
Delaware 2,500 w
Florida 20,000 w
fuorgia 20.000 W
Mali. 1.000
Illinois 17."?000 r
Indiana S00 n?
Towa 57,000
Kansas 25.000
Kentucky 11.000 ?
Louisiana 40,000 ?
Maine 25,000
Maryland 140 7/
Massachusetts ..
Michigan 120.000 R,
Minnesota 90,000 27
Mississippi .. .. 50,000
I Missnnri 30.000
Montana 3.000 j-j,
Nebraska 10.000
Nevada 1.500 ]->,
North Carolina .. 40.000
North Dakota .. 15.000
New Hampshire. 10.000 07
New Jersey.. .. (15,000
New York .. .. 202.000 j?.
Ohio 50.000
Oklahoma .. .. 25,000
Oregon 10.000 ?)]
Pennsylvania ... 300.000
Uhoile Tsland ..
cnu?h Carolina .. 55,000 ?
' n'b Dakota .. 23.000 23
isee 20.000
" < 1(55.000 If
T~* ?h 15.000)
A* p-ont 27.973
Virginia 30.000 ?j]
Washington .. .. 40.000
West Virginia .. 53.000
Wisconsin .. .. 75.000 ]f
Wyoming 5.000
Totals r?nn,500 T.43S.S22 nt
T:ift's plurality 848.322 tr
P<
Roosevelt Very Happy. ft,
Washington. Special.?P resilient 111
Roosevelt was greatly elated when he 'u
saw by the election bulletins which D
reached him at the White House that 1,1
the yian who will succeed him to the V
presidency is William Howard Taft. tj
for whose election he had striven so s,!
hard, and that the Republican party cn
had achieved a sweeping victory. t'11
North Carolina.
Charlotte, N. v\, Special.?At 3 j\
o'clock Wednesday morning The Ob- ^
server had received reports from ( .
seventy-fQur of the ninety-eight conn- ( ,
ties of the State, and the Democratic (\
State ticket, headed by Hon. W. W. d
Kitchin, is elected by an approximate ],majority
of 30,000. Democratic Chair- (;,
man Filer at 1 o'clock claimed that j,
the majority would be from 40.000 to j||
4">,000, basing his estimates on re- j,,
turns from lifty-two counties. Fifty- j(,
six counties are safely Democratic,
twelve are Republican and six are in i
doubt. No reports were reeeived on j/f
the remaining number, mostly mountain
and extreme eastern eounties.
Two congressional districts .the
Sth and 10th are conceded to the Hepublicans.
Michigan. M
Detroit, Mich., Special.?While
Taft lias carried Michigan by a ma
joritv estimated at about 100,000 at
11 o'clock the election tor Governor ^r'
is in doubt, with Hemans, Democrat,
leading Warner, Republican, by 7,000.
X?
Illinois. X,
Chicago, Special.?The Republican Ni
national and State tickets gained a Ol
complete victory in Illinois, although Ol
the pluralities will probably fall short Oi
of those obtained bv the party in the Pr
campaign of 1904. Taft has carried R1
the State by approximately 170,000 Sc
vofes. Sr
Kentucky. J/
Tc
- Louisville, Ky., Special.?Bryan's jv
plurality in Kentuekv is 1.1.000, eight y(
and possiblv nine Democratic Con- Vi
gressmen elected and a Republican \y
loss of two seats. This is the probable
storv of the election in Ken- W
tuekv at the close of a dnv which was \y
marked bv the polling of the largest
vote in the hi??orv of 'he State
Now Jersey.
Trenton, N. ,T., Special.?Revised
returns up to midnight indicate that jn,
Mr. Taft's plurality in New Jersey IV
will be between (55,000 and 75,000. be
The Republicans elect seven of the
ten Congressmen and the Democrats
two. the sixth district, which is now
represented by a Democrat, William
Hughes, being very close and in
doubt. eri
Electoral Vote 1904-1908.
HH'H I ?1M?4 190s
U
STATES u ' Z *3
c ? 5 axr'
f3 g "if 1 S 3
C | <i n ! o o
H I H ?. I CS >
ibimt it .. it .. ii
l.ansas y y .. 9
liforiila 10 .. io 10
'ortula 5 .. .. 5 5
iinnollout 7 .. 7 7
laware ;; ;i 3
,r|?'a .. r? .. r.
"r-la 13 13 .. 13
3 .. 3 3
inols Z7 ?7 "7
"ana 1.1 " j-, 15
?? 13 13 13
ntsas . 10 10 10
ntu.-kv 13 .. 13 .. 13
titManu 9 .. 9 o
ti .. 0 0
iryland i s 7 1 9
tssa<husi-tts hi .. 1,; i,j
' ' Ivan M .. 14 14
>n-sota II 11 11
vsKslppl ic .. 10 10
???url 18 .. is is
oitaua 3 3 3
I ?rask a s . II h 8
v?"'n 3 .. 3 3
w Hampshire.. .. 4 .. 4 4
?V .1 |M\f 12 I*
w York 30 II 30 39
>rtn Carolina... 12 .. 12 12
>rih Dakota 4 . '4 4
no I .. 23i .. 23 I 23
:lalioma 7 .. I .. .. 4
i'troll .. 4 ; 4,4
nns.vlvanlft 34 .. 34 31
ioiti> Island 4 4 4
mh Carolina... i? .. 9 .. o
tit It Pnkolu 4 4 4
'iniPSM'0 12 .. 12 .. 12
MIS 13 18 .. 13
all .. 3 3 3 <
rinont 4 4 4
rylnla 12 .. ' 12 .. 12
ashiiiirton ft 5
r\st, S'lrelnln 7 7 7
Lsconsin 13 .. 13 13
yomlnsr 3 .. 3 H
Totals 174 309 140 I 330 ! 4M
>tnl Vot?> in Klrctoral Oolletfe 4H3
M-rssnry to Elect a President 242
itt's I'uirallty 13ft
Ihe Vote in Former Elections.
In 1896.
Popular Vote?William McKinley,
104,779; Bryan. G,502,92:").
The electoral vote?McKinley, 271;
*yan, as Democrat, 149; as Populist
In 1900.
MoKinloy?Popular vote. 7,207,923;
ryan, 6,353,133.
Electoral vote?McKinley, 292;
van, 153.
In 1904.
Roosevelt, 7,623,486; Parker, 5,7.971.
Elect 4/lal vote?Roosevelt, 336;
irker, 140.
In 18S4.
(trover Cleveland?Popular vote. 4,1,017;
Blaine, 4.848,334.
Electoral vote, 219 and 182.
In 18S8.
Cleveland 7? Popular vote, 5,538,*
13; Harrison, 5,440,216.
Electoral vote?Cleveland, ICS;
arrison, 233.
Tn 1892.
Cleveland?Popular vote. 5,556,Harrison,
5,176,108.
Weaver?Popular vote, 1,041,028.
Electoral vote?Cleveland, 277;
nrrison, 145; Weaver, 122.
The Next Congress.
Chicago, Special.?Three hundred
id seventy-six Congressional disiets
have been heard from, and the
>litirtal complexion of the Sixty st
Congress, according to present
dieation with 14 districts yet to
ar from, will he Republican 205;
emoeratic -71. One hundred and
netv-six votes will control the
ouse. The House of Representaves
in the Sixtieth Congress const
s of Hid Democrats, 22.4 Repuhliins
and three are twohrdluahrdlua
ins and there are two vacancies. The
hie follows;
Congressional Table.
State. I)em. Rep
lahama 0 ...
rkansas 7 ...
llifornia 8
dorado 1
unnecticut ?
elaware 1
lorida 3 ...
orgia 11 ...
laho 1
linois fl 19
idiana 11 2
wa 1 10
nnsas f3
en t uck y 8 3
misiana 7 ...
ainc 4
nrylnnd 3 3
assaclmsetts 3 11
ichigan 12
inncsota 1 8
ississippi <8 ...
issouri 8 ?
nmanu
?braska 5 3
evada 1 ...
mv Hampshire
?w Jersey 3 7
bw York 11 26
?rth Carolina 9 1
urth Dakota 5
liio 7 11
clnhoma 2 2
egon 2
>nnsylvanin 5 27
lode Island 1
nth Carolina 7 ...
>uth Dakota S
>nnessee 8 5
xas 16 ...
ah 1
!?rmont 5
reinia 9 1
ashincrton '
est Virginia; 4
isconsin 1 1(
yoming 1
Total* 1G9 211
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, l*n.. Special.?At 1
in. with IS still to hoar from the
rlieations are that Taft lias carried
niisylvnnin bv a plurality that will
nearer 100,000 tl an 000.000. 'The
turns received show a considerable
Uing off in every county with tlir
eeption of two.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Two thousand men from the Am
ican warships were allowed shore.
| STATE GOES DEMOCRATIC
I
Clarendon. Chester and Laurens Seem
to Have Gone "Dry" - Other
County Contests.
Columbia. Special.- While South
Carolina is normally Democratic,
scattering returns from over the
State iruii'Mte that the Deuioeritic
majority will he about the usual 50,000.
All of the seven Demoeratic eonpressmen
are return* il practically
without opposition. In only two distriots
was there any show of a contest.
the chronic candidate, Aaron
I'tioleau, in tin* First district, receiving
a few scattering votes, while 1\.
11. Kichardson. another negro, was
voted for by the few !J publicans in
the Seventh district.
The Socialist and Independence
tiekels made a very small showing it)
the Slate.
In the county elections, interest
centered in the contest in Lexington
for superintendent of education.
wnere .\. 14 Marliu was elected over
Rev. K. L. Lybrand by about .'J to 1.
For supervisior in Lee <ounty eight
boxes out of i:? give Mooncyhani
(Deni.) .r>7(?: DuRant t independent)
20M.
In Richland, the only other county
where there was opposition to the
regular Democratic nominee, Samuel
H. Owens, for supervisor, dcefaicd
his opponent, \V. A. Douglass ,bv a
large majority. L)ouj?ln>s' vote being
less than U00.
Returns received Tuesday night indicate
that Laurens, Chester and
Clarendon have gone "dry." While
the returns are yet incomplete, there
is hardly any doubt that all three of
these counties have lined up with
prohibitionists.
Martin Is Elected ir Lexington
County.
Lexington. Special, l'artinl vote
from Lexington county shou> that the
total vote in the county will he about
11.000. About 100 Republican and the
rest Democrat. A. D. Martin is elected
county superintendent over the.
Rev. K. L. I.ybrand by a majority of
about 2 to 1.
Union.
Union, Special. Twclv precincts
out of L~? 111 Cnion count v gave Dryan
electors 1,272, Taft 17.
Laurens.
Laurens, Special.?The total vote
here will be about 11,000. At Laurens
city box Di van electors received ;Y?S;
Taft -IS. Socialist 1.
At Clinton, DA an 'Jl^; Taft.
(loldville: Bryan ill!:. Taft 0.
Those precincts are given as it ie
improbable that other than Democrat
ie ticket was voted elsewhere in
the county.
Chester.
Chester. Snooinl- KonrlniMi nin.
finds out of IS in Chester county
give the Democratic electors, 1,171
ami tlic Republicans 30.
Hryan's estimated majority in this
county will be close on 1,100.
Orangeburg.
Springfield, Special.- -Springfield
gives Mryan 3S0; Taft 1,'?. Lever
and Richardson, same proportion as
above.
Abbeville.
Abeville, Special. Abbeville city:
Hi van 3S0; Taft 7; Independence 2.
Less than one-half vote polled in this
county.
Interest in Camden.
Camden. Special.? A great deal of
interest is being manifested in election
results. Resides the excellent
free service which is being furnished
its patrons \?v the Hell Telephone
company, the opera house is crowded
with anxious inquirers who are leeciving
the returns over the wires.
Florence.
Timmonsville, Special. ? Klcetion
very quid. Republican electors 7;
Democratic electors IS!) votes. (Jovernor,
lieutenant govt i nor, solicitor,
members of house of representatives
ISO votes.
Tho Vote in Pincwood.
Pincwood, Special. Democratic
electors -1(1; Republican 1"? Lcgarc
47, Priolcau lib Vote for prohibition
34 against 10. The election passed
off quietly.
Greenwood.
Greenwood, Special.--Partial returns
1,080 for Brvnn; 0 for Toft.
Edgefield.
Edgpfield, Special Vote gives Bryan
electors, estimated. State and
county ticket, 1,300; Tnft electors 17.
Democratic vote 500 short. Election
passed off quietly.
Marlboro.
Bennettsville, Special.?Democratic
electors in Marlboro from eight out
of 12 precincts receive 750 votes, Ttepublican
electors 15 votes. Only
about 50 per cent, of registered voters
cast their ballots in this county.
Out of 1,020 registered voters, only
(53 certificates are held by negroes.
Anderson.
Anderson, Special.?Probably 3,500
votes cast in Anderson county, all of
iwmcn were jiemocrntic except a lew
Republican. Rain fell over lie- county
befora the polls closed.
Atlanta Court Fixes Weight Georgia
Mule May Haul.
Atlanta, fin.. Special.- There is a
limit to the weight :i 'ion * ia mule
should be made to haul uud this limit
was lixed by Judge troy ! - in police
court at 2.100 p umis. .1 : Itroyles
lined M. Walkci *"i.7"> ' rius Walker's
mule was caught by tu enterprising
policeman in 'l.e net of hauling
;; loo' 1 of 4.0J2 j < , .d- .
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Healthy Showing in Earnings
of All Railroads
RECEIPTS PER MILE INCREASED
Commissioner Ln.no Says Railroads
Pcvcuucs Fcr the Yenr Ending ia
June Broke Ail Records.
O
Wnsltilit:!on. Special. In l!ie opinion
of Franklin K. l.ano, Interstate
Comtreree Commissioner, l!:o rail
road, industrial and financial condition
of Use country is improving: rajridly.
"It is a fact,'' said he ''hardly
believable, but nevertheless true,
that the total operating: revenue per
mile of railroads for the year ended
June ."tOtb, l'.H)^, exceeds I hat of any
other year in the history of railroad
ing in* 1 li<? I'llit??tl tatos except the
0110 your of 15)07. The average operating
revenue per mile of line per
month for tlio 22tl.000 miles of railro.nl
reporting to the commission was
$S9-1. for the liscal year of 1D0S.
Tljis was less hv about $( ! than for
the year 1007; but it was more than
any preceding year, and was $11S per
mile per month more than ii the year
of the last presidential election. As
I predicted, a loeal ear shortage even
now exists. Conditions rapidly are
becoming normal and prosperous."
Graham Confessed?Sentenced tc
Death.
Concord. X. ('., Special. Will lira
ham is a self-eonfessed rapist under
sentence of death, On the 1 Sth da*
of December Graham is to he hanged
until dead, .1 udge Ferguson having
so scuti need him after the evidenrr
had been taken and a verdict of
guilty reported l>v the jury.
Judge Ferguson addressed the
crowded court room, showing how
the law finds the guilty one and administers
justice in the ease where 9
the law is allowed to lake it-- course,
and in giving the negro a fair trial
carried out the ends of justice. Ur.
also commended the members of :hr
negro vaec for the fidelity and ih*
manner in which they gave tesimony
against the prisoner and did all |>ossilde
to bring out the truth.
The eJosing hours of the trial were
tragic and pathetic. Thursday night
Graham told ( aptain Hi own. of the
local militia, that he wanted to talk
with a preacher, aijd at his rerpust
Captain Brown brought Rev. T. F.
Logan, a Presbyterian minister, to
whom Graham made a full confession.
New Orleans Cotton.
New Oilcans, Special. Cotton-:
Spots opened Saturday easy and
eioseu steady. flood middling hern*:
reduced l-l(! and middling fair 1
Middling unchanged at 8 lf>-lf>; -air*
on the spot 2,000 bales and 2,200 te
a i rive.
Futures opened quiet at a decline
of 2 to ti points under the influence
of disappointing Liverpool cables.
Later the market safjije i etT stil! further
under the bearish into-si'jht
stnternent, the active position reaching
a level !> to 10 points under the
previous day's linn I quotations. At
this point numerous cable message*
from Livelpool and Manchester were
received statins: that the cotton mill
lockout had been settled and prices,
quirk!v rose 20 to 22 points, at which
level they were at a net advance i>f
1(1 to 14 points. At the dosing1 the
tone was called steady and prices
showed a net advance of " to 7
points.
('losing bids: Nov. 8.9.7; Dec. S-.TS,
Jan. 8.77. Feb. S.7(i, March 9.78; April
S.S1 ; May 8.82.
MARYLAND'S VOTE SPLIT.
Indications. Barcd on Official Returns
Arc 7 net Taft Will Receive 2 and
Bryan G.
Baltimore, Md., Special.?Calculations
of the official returns froir.
Tuesday's elections, not finished until
Saturday, show that the eleetord.
vote of Maryland will be split. Bryan
getting six of the electors and Taft
two. On the popular vote?the vote
enst for the elector receiving: 4he
highest number ? Taft carries the
State by fifil votes. His elector polling:
the highest vote received IIH-lTi
an?l tho highest Bryan elector 1J">,910.
Daughter Dead; Mother Injured.
Clarkesburg, Special?Mrs. Joseph
Fettn and her 14-year-old daughter
were fatally injured hv being mr.
down by a Baltimore and Ohio pnsI
seriger train. The (I:uir?litnr a~,^a
\\ 11iIo being taken to a hosnitn! here
ami the irintlier is not expected to
survive an operation performed after
the nceident.
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Mill Employes Get Fell Work.
Pnwtucket, If. I., ^ueeinl.? The
thread millsi of the .1 I'. Cont*
Company, in this eitv. ?i"'oving 2,">ti)
han i ' .nmed a f ' ' '"o working
c!'f " .'!( on Set it aeeording
to an rnnouncemi :it t ' in the
mills. The mills ha\ running
r.? short tin e sin "C t!" neial le
T * 1
pressioti of hist fall.