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I . I ' !<? > *? mmmmrnrnrn ESTABLISHED IN 18 MnFMI I BY THE OLD WING 0 \ WITH 344 DELEGATES NOT VOT A MAJORITY OVER ROO! CUMMINS ( THE DEMONSTRATIONS W I Colonel'* Followers Did Not Walk Ou' Might Do, But Instead Were Siler This Rather Than Be Charged W ?Taft Makes a Statement Chicago.?With nearly 350 of the Roosevelt delegates declining to vote and hustling away at adjournment time to tender to Col. Theodore Roosevelt the nomination of a new party the fifteenth Republican national convention at the end of a long and tumultous session Saturday night Renominated William Tfoward Taft of WILLIAM H. TAFT. Ohio for President, and James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York, for Vice President. President Taft receied 561 of the T.078 votes in the convention, or 21 more than a majority. The decision of the Roosevelt people, under direction of their leader, to refrain from voting, left no other candidate. The announcement of the Taft victory was greeted with cheering from his adherents and groans and hisses from the opposition. When it became absolutely certain early Saturday that Mr. Taft would be nominated without great difficulty the iraUt'lD 111 tUUIIVl VI IUV WU?VM%*VM decided to give bim as a running mate his companion on t?e ticket in 1908. All others dropped from the race and Mr. Sherman was the only can didate regularly placed before the convention. A motion from New Hampshire to make the nomination by acclamation was declared out of order. There were many scattering votes cn the roll call that ensued. The convention amid much confusion adjourned sine die. At no time was there an indication of a walk-out of the Roosevelt delegates. They expressed their revolt by silence. In the confusion just before the adjournment, a resolution was adopted giving the national committee power to declare vacant the seat of any man on the committee refusing to support the nominees of the regular convention of 1912. Sherman's vote was f?97. President Taft made the following statement: "The national convention of one of the great parties is ordinarily important only as a preliminary to a national campaign for the election of a President. The Chicago convention just ended is much more than this ana is in useu mp euu ui ? j?iwuhvention campaign presenting a crisis more threatening and issues more Utica Will Celebrate. Utica. N. Y.?I'tica will celebrate Vice President Sherman's renomination. Mr. Sherman sent the following telegram to President Taft: "My very sincere congratulations. With the passing of the storm will come a clear atmosphere and we may expect with a calin judgment a just verdict." The Vice President received the reply: "Your kind telegram received. We'll pull together again and with the same result 1 hope. It will be a pleasure to work with you. One great victory has been won." Happy Over Taft's Victory. Cincinnati, O.?The news of the victory of President Taft in the Chicago Republican national convention created no little excitement in this his home city. Early in the evening the crowds began to gather in front of the newspaper offices, scanning the bulletins closely. When the nomination was announced, bedlam broke loose in the business section of the town. Th.^co nf the relatives of President Tnft, who were in town, were eager listeners to the bulletins as they came over the wires. President Taft is Happy. Washington.?President Taft went to church Sunday and spent the remainder of the day reading and replying to the deluge of messages received at the White House congratulating him on his nomination. They came from everywhere from political leaders great and small, plain citizen?, and tolk in most all walks of life, who had kind things to say. On July 3, the home circle at the White House will be broken and the President wJJI t^ke bla family to Beverly. THE 91. hhweT IF REPUBLICAN PARTY ING, THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES 3EVELT, LaFOLLETTE AND )F ONLY 21. ERE NOT OVER EXCITING t of Convention as Was Expected They it In Their Seats, Preferring to Do Ith Bolting?Sherman's Vote Wac 597 I important than those of the election campaign which is to follow between " * 1 Tho I til? two greai uttiiuuai tiamco. question here aB 6take was whether the Republican party was to change its attitude as the chief conservator in the national of constitutional representative government and was to weaken the constitutional guarantee of life, liberty and property and all other rights declared sacred in the Bill of Rights, by abandoning the principle of the absolute independence of the judiciary* essential to the maintenance of those rights. The campaign carried on to seize the Republican party and make It the instrument of reckless ambition and the unsettling of the fundamental principles of our government was so sudden and unexpected that time was not given closely to show to the people and the party the dangers which confronted them. It was sought to break the wise and valuable tradition against giving more than two terms to any one man in the presidency and the danger from its breach could not be measured. The importance of the great victory which has been achieved can not be over-estimated. All over this country patriotic people tonight are breathing more freely that a most serious menace to our Republican institutions has been averted. "It is not necessary tonight to speak of the result in November and of the IssueB which may arise between the Republican and Democratic parties during the presidential cam paign. "It will be time enough to do that after the action of the convention at Baltimore. It 1b enough now to say that whatever may happen in Novem JAMES S. SHERMAN. bcr. great victory for the Itepublicar ! party and the United States has been j won. The party remains as a great powerful organization for carrying out its patriotic principles as an urgency 1 - * rM.r.?T*/?oo in flovolnnmont IUl I I'lUfsivos ill iiiv; uvviv/pmvKv of the nation along the constitutional lines upon which it was constructed and has even been baintained; end its future opportunity for usefulness is as great as its achievements in the past." Talk of Adjournment. Chicago.?The rapid progress made by the convention after the contests were disposed of in the adoption of reports of all of the committees up to that of the committee on resolution-; materially altered the prospects as to final adjournment. It was believed by the leaders that it might be possible to conclude the nominations and adjourn by midnight or earlier. Sherman Appreciates Honor. Utica. X. Y.?Expressing appreciation of the honor conferred by the Hepublican national convention in selecting him for a second time as nominee for Vice President, James S. Sherman declared that although it was his preference to retire from public life, he had been honored too greatly by the party to decline a renomination. "To appreciate its full significance," he said, "one must remember that not for three-quarters of a century, has a renomination been accorded to any one for this office." Hilles May Lead Taft's Campaign. Chicago.?Charles D. Hilles. secretary to President Taft, probably will be chosen chairman of the Republi-j can national committee No definite j announcement that his selection was certain was obtainable at present, but | it was known that he had been endors-l ed by President Taft and was gener- | ally acceptable. Congressman W1I' Ham It. McKinlev of Illinois, who has I nnnnfnH tho President's campaign - and was mentioned for the chairmanship refused to have his name considered. Headquarters Destrted. Chicago.?The majority of the political headquarters were deserted Sunday. LaFollette and Cummins supporters left soon after the convention closed. The Taft headquarters were filled with boxes trunks and suitcases, preparatory to leaving. Mr. McKlnley left for Washington. He was in an optimistic mood. When the nomination of Roosevelt was mentioned, he smiled and said: "A man will do some peculiar things when he is defeated. The Orchestra hall meeting did Dot excite men." : fq TAFT AND SHERMAN VOTE Showing How Delegate* Lined Up After Stormy Session of National Republican Convention. Roll call on nomination: Alabama?Taft 22; not voting 2. Arizona?Taft 6. Arkansas?Taft 17; not voting 1. California?Taft 2; not voting 24. Colorado?Taft 12. Connecticut?Taft 14. Delaware?Taft 6. , Florida?Taft 12. Georgia?Taft 28. Idaho?Taft 1; Cummins 7. Iiilinois roll called. Illinois?Taft 2; Roosevelt 52; absent 2; not voting 2. Indiana?Taft 20; Roosevelt 3; not voting 7. Iowa?Taft 16; Cummins 10. Kansas?Taft 2; not voting 18. Kentucky?Taft 24; Roosevelt 2. Louisiana?Taft 20. Maine?Not voting 12. Maryland?Taft 1; Roosevelt 8; absent 1, not voting 5. Moiiaor.hiifattR?Taft 20: Roosevelt 9; not voting 1. Minnesota?Not voting 24. Missouri?Taft 16; not voting 20. Montana?Taft 8. Nebraska?Roosevelt 3; not voting 14. Nevada?Taft 6. New Hampshire?Taft 8. New Jersey?Roosevelt 2; not voting 26. New Mexico?Taft 7; Roosevelt 1. New York?Taft 76; RooBevelt 8; not voting 6. North Carolina?Taft 1; Roosevelt 1; not voting 22. North Dakota?LaFollette 10. Ohio?Taft 14; not voting 34. Oklahoma?Taft 4; Roosevelt 1; not voting 15. Oregon?Roosevelt 8; not voting 2. Pennsylvania?Taft 9; Roosevelt 2; Hughes 2; not voting 62; absent 1. Rhode Island?Taft 10. South Carolina?Taft 16; absent 1; not voting 1. South Dakota?Roosevelt 5; LaFollette 5. Tennessee?Taft 23; Roosevelt 1. Texas?Taft 31; absent 1; not voting 8. Utah?Taft 8. Vermont?Taft 6; not voting 2. Virginia?Taft 6; not voting 2. Virginia?Taft 22; one absent, one not voting. Washington?Taft 14. Wisconsin?LaFollette 26. r Wyoming?Taft 6. Alaska?Taft 2. District of Columbia?Taft 2. Porto Rico?Taft 2. Hawaii?Taft 6. Total?Taft 561; Roosevelt 107; LaFollette 41; Cummins 17; Hughes 2; absent 6; present, but not voting 344. Roll Call Vice President. Alabama?Sherman 22; not votlnn 2. a ri,nno?Sherman 6. Arkansas?Sherman 18. California?Sherman 2; not voting 24. Colorado?Sherman 12. Connecticut?Sherman 14. Delaware?Sherman 6. Florida?Sherman 12. Georgia?Sherman 28. Idaho?Hndley 8. Illinois?Sherman 9; not voting 49; (vote challenged.) Illinois?Result of poll of delegation: Sherman 10; not voting 17; absent 30. Indiana?Sherman 21; Hadley 2; not voting 7. Iowa?Sherman 16: Borah 10. Kansas?Sherman 2; not voting 18. Kentucky?Sherman 26. Louisiana?Sherman 20. Maine?Absent 12. Maryland?Sherman 8; not voting 3; absent 5. Maryland?Sherman 20; Borah 9; Hadley 1; not voting 6. Minnesota?Not voting 24. , Mississippi?Sherman 17; not voting 3. Missouri?Sherman 20; not voting 16. Montana?Sherman 8. Nebraska?Beveridge 2; not voting 14. Nevada?Sherman 6. New Hampshire?Sherman 8. New Jersey?Not voting 28. New Mexico?Sherman 8. New York?Sherman 87; not voting 3 North Carolina?Sherman 6; not voting 1; absent 17. North Dakota?Not voting 10. Ohio?Sherman 14; not voting 34. Oklahoma?Sherman 4;not voting 16. Oregon?Borah 8; not voting 2. Pennsylvania?Sherman 12; not voting 63; absent 1. Rhode Island?Sherman 10. South Carolina?Sherman 15; not voting 3. South Dakota Not voting 10. Tennessee?Sherman 23; not voting 1. Texas?Sherman 31; not voting 8; ubsent 1. Utah?Sherman 8. Vermont?Sherman 6; noting 2. Virginia?Sherman 22; not voting 1; absent 1. Washington - Sherman 14. West Virginia- Not voting 16. Wisconsin- Charles E. Merriam 20; not voting 2; absent 4 Wyoming?Sherman 6. Alaska?Sherman 2. District of Columbia?Sherman 2. | Mamali?Sherman 6 Philippines Sherman 2. Porto Rico?Sherman 2. Unofficial vote-Sherman 607; Borah 21; Hadley 14; Merriam 20; Beveridge 2; Gillette 1. Absent 85. Present, but not voting 338. Tim. Woodruff Leaves Party. Chicago.?Ex-Lieut. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff announced his resignation as leader of the Republican organization in Brooklyn. In his letter to Reuben L. Haskell Mr. Woodruff says In part: "The utterly ruthless subsersion of popular will expressed by our fellow Republicans, of the great Republican States, by the national committee, the committee on credentials and finally by this fraudulently constituted convention, whereby the destruction of the Republican party 1b, In my political judgment, inevitable. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THU ROOSEVELT NAMED ' OK PROGRESSIVES COLONEL'S DELEGATES FROM , ALL STATES HOLD INDEPEND- * ENT CONVENTION. ( NAME VICE PRESIDENT LATER < < Much Enthusiasm Prevails In Orchestra Hall, Birthplace of New Party ( Sufficient to Carry Conviction That 1 < Organization Means Business. 1 ' I Chicago?Former President Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for < President on an independent ticket Saturday night in the dying hours ' of the Republican national convention in which he had met defeat. The followers of Colonel Roosevelt | gathered in Orchestra Hall, less than a mile from the Coliseum and pledged their support to the former President. Colonel Roosevelt said: \ Gentlemen: I thank you for your . nomination and in you I recognize the ^ lawfully elected delegates to the Republican convention who represent the overwhelming majority of the voters ( who took part in the Republican primaries prior to the convention and J who represent the wiBh of the major- , ity of the lawfully elected members , of the convention. I accepted the , nomination subject to but one condi- ( tion. This has now become a contest which cannot be settled merely along the old party lines. The principles that are at stake are as broad and as ^ deep as the foundations of our democracy itself. They are in no sense , sectional. They should appeal to all , honest citizens, East and West, North , and South. They should appeal to all ( right thinking men whether Republicans or Democrats without regard to , their previous party affiliations. I feel that the time has come when not only all men who believe in progressive , principles but all men who believe in those elementary maxims of public and private morality which must underlie every form of puccessfull free government should join in one movement. Therefore I ask you to go to THEODORE ROOSEVELT. I your several homes to liml out the sentiment of the people at home and ' then again come together. I suggest ' by mass convention to nominate for | tho presidency a progressive candidate on a Progressive platform, a candidate and a platform that will en- j j-t-' - ~ 1 ta Mflrthagaflr ?<l I UUIt? US IU U|iln-ai iu iiuivuiiuvi ...... Southerner, Easterner and Western- i er. Republican and Democrat alike, in the name of our common American citizenship. Wherever in any state the Republi- ; can party is true to the principles of its founders and is genuinely the party of justice and progress, 1 expert to see it come bodily into the new movement for the convention has just sat i In this city is in no proper sense of the word a Republican convention at all. It does not represent the masses of the Republican party. It wus organized in cynical defiance of their '< wishes and it has served the purpose only of a group of sinister political bosses who have not one shadow of 1 sympathy with the spirit and purpose 1 of the Republican party of fifty years ago and many of whom have used the party merely as an adjunct to money I making, either for themselves or for 1 tho grent crooked financial interests which they serve. But we are more fortunate in one respect than our predecessors, for we who now stand for the Progressive cause, the Progressive movement, havo done forever with all sectionalism, and we make our appeal equally to the sons of the men who fought under Grant and to the sons of the men who fought under Lee for the cause we champion is as emphatically the cause of the South as it is the cause of the North. I am in this fight for certain principles and the first and most important of thepp goes back to Sinai and is embodied in the commandment "Thou < Shalt Not Steal.* Progressive Party Dedicated. fhicapo.?The "progressive party, horn Saturday night, was dedicated Sunday. In the presence of perhops j f?00 men. soni" of them recognized leaders of the movement, others mere- 1 1 ly onlookers, the first formal step was j taken, Govenor Johnson of California 1 was empowered to appoint a commit- 1 tee of seven members to confer with i Colonel Roosevelt and formulate a plan of action. i "The movement is going steadily t ahead," 6aid James R. Garfield of 1 Ohio. ) RSDAY, JUNE 27, 1912. THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM t Covers All of tho Pending Issues Between tho Two Organizations? For Tariff Board. Chicago , June 27.?The platform idopted by the Republian national convention, reaffirms the belief of he party in the protective tariff and leclares that the present high cost )f living is "not due to the protective lariff system, as evidenced by the existence of similar conditions in countries which have a tariff policy Jifferent from our town." It declares the party's unchanging j raith in government of the people, for the people and by the people, "expressing its veneration for the name )f Abraham Lincoln, whose lofty principles and superb devotion to his country were an inspiration to the party he honored." !?? Knliof In "nur fiplf. 11 expif BBtO un uc IK1 ... -? controlled representative democracy which is a government of laws not cf men, and in which order is the prerequisite of progress." "The Republican party," it says, ' is prepared to go forward with the solution of those new questions which social, economical and political develapments have brought in the forefront of the nation's interest. It will strive to enact the necessary legislation to safeguard the public health, to limit effectively tho labor af women and children, to protect wage earners engaged in dangerous pccupations, to enact comprehensive and generous workmen's compensation laws in place of the present wasteful and unjust system of employers' liability and in all possible ways to satisfy tho just demand of the people for the study and solution of complex and constantly changing problems of social welfare. Rights of Individual. "In dealing with these questions," says the platform, "It is important that the rights of every individual to the freest possible development of his own powers and resources and to the control of his own justly acquired property, as far as those are compatible with the rights of others, shall not be interfered with or destroyed." The authority and Integrity of the courtB, both state and federal, must be upheld, the platform adds, but it declares in favor of "legislation to prevent long delays and the tedious and costly appeals which have so often amounted to a denial of Justice in civil cases and to a failure to pro toct the public at large in criminal cases." It declares the recall of Judges "unnecessary and unwise," yet favors such "action as may be necessary to simplify the process by which any judge who Is found to be derelict In his duty may be removed from office." It favors the peaceful settlement of international disputes and the reference of controversies between naHons to an international court of justice. The Republican party is opposed to special privileges and monoply, says the platform, pointing to the enactment of the interstate commerce act and of the anti-trust act. It favore he "enactment of legislation supplementary to the existing anti-trust act which will defino as criminal offenses those specific acts that uniformly mark attempts to restrain and to monopolize trade." Benefits of Tariff. Th" Republican tariff policy, do rlar?s the platform, "has been of the greatest benefit to the country, developing our resources, diversifying our industries and protecting our workmen against competition with cheaper labor abroad. "Some of the existing import duties," it continues, "are too high and should bo reduced, to accompnsn this correct information is indispenable. This information can best be obtained by an expert commission, as the large volume of useful facta rontained in the recent reports of the tariff board have demonstrated." As to the high co.st of living the platform declared that the party will support a "prompt scientific inquiry into the causes which are operative, both in the United States and elsewhere to increase the cost of living," and that when these facts are known the necessary steps will he taken to reduce high prices. The platform declares for the "progressive department of our banking and currency system." "It is of great importance," It continues, "to social and economic welfare of this country that its farmers have facilities for borrowing easily and cheaply the money they need to Increase the productivity of their land. It is as important that financial machinery to be provided to supply the demand of farmers for credit as it is that the banking and currency systems be reformed in the interest of general business. Therefore, wo rec ommend the passage of state and Federal laws for tlie establishment and capable supervision of organizations having for another purpose the loaning of funds to farmers." It favors developing Alaska's resources and the leasing of the eonl lands there "on such terms as will invite development and provide fuel for the navy and the commerce of tho Pacific ocean." L,n\s to give relief from "the constantly growing evil of induced and undesirable immigration, Among Republican accomplishments mentioned are the Panama Canal, the bureau of mines, postal savings banks and the effect to procure greater economy and increased efficiency in the conduct of government business. As To Campaign Funds. Chicago.?The platform would "pro Iiihit corporations from contributing to campaign funds: Invors a continuance of the present conservation policy, and the establishment of a parcels post. It declares for the maintenance of an adequate navy;" for a strong American merchant marine; for a policy for the improvement of rivers and harbors; for contribution to the work of preventing further floods along the Mississippi and for a continuance of the reclamation poljpy . TI SlflisT FROM CANDIDATES I LIVELY PASSAGES MARKED THE CAMPAIGN MEETING AT BEN- 1 NETTSVILLE. 1 INDULGE IN FIGHTING TALK , ? } J. Fraser Lyon Did Not Mince Words f In Referring to B. B. Evane While Ira B Jones Spoke of Cole Blease , in No Uncertain Terms. Bennttsville. ? Photographic reports of the campaign meeting here , would fairly crackle with words short ( and ugly. Not merely the almost-but- i not-qulte euphemisms ordinarily employed were heard, but the raw fight- 1 ing talk itself was freely indulged in, 1 ! and this not by one speaker but ' : two. The governor of the state, Cole L. Blease, was directly accused by an op- 1 ponent, Ira B. Jones, of malicious falsehood, "of making statements deliberately false," of "telling a lie out of the whole cloth," and of fathering accusations which "only a fool and a liar would make," accusations which showed him "not worthy the name of 1 man, much less of the right to be elected to the office of goveronr." The governor of the state himself referred to a committee of the general assembly as "this guttersnipe i commission that have been crawling : on their bellies in the filth." J. Eraser Lyon, attorney general, was assailed In an ambiguous but hardly respectful terms by an oppo[ nent, B. B. Evans, and he said after ! enduring this sort of things for two years he was determined to put a I stop to it. He advanced upon his opponent with hlR fist clenched and arm drawn back, demanding "Do you mean to call me a liar?" Apparently nothing but prompt Intervention by others prevented him from administering physical chastisement. And this meeting, oddly enough, happened also to be the first of the campaign thus far to be opened with an Invocation for Devine guidance. An I earnest plea for sanity and moderation was made in the prayer offered at the beginning of the meeting by Rev. Welcom Quick of Clio. About 1,500 I people attended the meeting, which was held in the court house square. Seigler Appeals for New Trial. Attorneys of Jas. G. Seigler, charged with the murder of Policeman Wade Patterson and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years have served notices upon Solicitor Gunter and other attorneys for the state that they will appeal to the Supreme Court for a new trial. When the verdlrt of the jury was returned, counsel for the defendant iminediategave notice of a motion for new - trial, but just previous to the passing of sentence counsel issued a statement that they had, decided to j withdraw the motion, and the court | Imposed its sentence on Seigler. How; ever, at a more recent conference. It was decided to file the appoal. Want Special Bill For Encampment. Through the adjutant' general's office, the South Carolina delegation in Congress in being asked to turn its attention toward the passage of a special bill carrying an appropriation for encampment funds for the National Guard at Anniston, Ala. The president's veto on the regular army appropriation bill cut off the encampment fund with numerous other items for the regular army. J. Emile liarley of Barnwell, captain of Co. E. S. C. 0., wired James F. Byrnes, member of congress from his district. Have not Yet Reached Decision. The three alientists appointed to determine the sanity of Samuel Hyde of Anderson, under sentence of death for murder, have not yet reached a decision. Hyde has been brought to the penitentiary from Anderson ant! his sentence respited until the installation of the electric chair. Politics in Orangeburg County. Politics In Orangeburg county is beginning to liven up as tin* primary election approaches. A number of candidates are out for the house of representatives and for county supervisor, Orangeburg county will elect five representatives and three supervisors. The folowing have announced for the bouse representatives: Joseph A. Berry, Thomas S. Brantley, T. M. Dantzler, Edward B. Friday, Jim F. Hnto, Junius T. Idles, W. Claude Martin, V. Milligan and Basconi A. Rchuler. Kershaw County Masons Meet. A large gathering of Masons from Kershaw county and nearby towns assembled at Camden when the third degree was conferred upon two candidates During the night the brethren retirpd from labor to refreshment. A delightful feast was served by the I stewards, who were assisted by E. J. .McLeod and William Young. Over 100 Masons wore present, >3 of them being visitors. The local lodge lias raised 14 candidates and now has 160 members, as well as one of the finest lodge rooms in this state. Pellagra Commission in Chester. The physicians of Chester county are planning a great educational meeting on pellogra. the meeting, is to l>e a public one, and will be held in the j auditorium of the city hall. The members of the McFadden-Thompson Pellegra commission Hf Spartanburg have been requested to come and make addresses. This commission is making a careful study of pellegra in and around Spartanburg. If. is composed of one representative of the army, one from the navy and a bird from Jhe Post Graduate school. \ TILT IN HIGHWAY ISSUE j Campaign Fop Aiken County Officers Hinges on Bill Passed By Legislature?The Candidates. I Afkon.?Heretofore for many years >ast the dispensary or the liquor quesion in some form, shape or fashion ias been the issue of political camjaigns in Aiken county. Not so this I ear. The meeting held here, when the t Irst gunB of the county campaign vero fired, developed the fact that initead of the liquor question the quesion of the highway commission bill, ahieh was passed by the last legislate and which is in operation in this county, will be the bone of contention. No other issue was presented nor ' iiscussed by the candidates for the ' senate and the houso of represents- 1 lives, and the people of the county I ire pretty well divided on the ques- i tion. j C. L. Bueler of North Augusta is leading the fight for the retention of the system while the other senatorial 1 candidates openly oppose it and would 1 repeal the bill. W. C. R. Trunbull, ] who was elected to the house of representatives two yearB ago, was an 11th hour candidate tor the senate. ' There are seven candidates for the 1 houso, E. Foster Brigham of North Augusta, J. G. Harrigul of Granite? ? <-i n..?Koo nf Waaener vine ana j. dusvcv ?*. having entered the race. Legislative candidates are about equally split on the one issue of the campaign. J. It. ' Sorgee and J. W. Murray oppose L. M. C. Ollveros for master, but aside from the sheriff's race the other contests are not particularly interesting except that of John W. Dunbar, who stands for re-election as clerk of the court, opposed by T. J. Southall. South Carolina New Enterprises. The Citizen's Bank of Chesterfield c&unty was chartered by the secretary of state, with a capital of $50,000. The petitioners are M. B. Smith, J. A. Watson and P. A. Murray, Jr., all of Cheraw. The Pages Mill Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Company was commissioned by the secretary of state. The company will have a capital of $5,000 and buy and sell leaf tobacco. The petitioners are J. T. Townsend, L. W. Temple and L. G. Miller, all of Pages Mill. The Smith Automatic Transfer Company of Glenn Springs was commissioned. The company will transfer passengers and packages between Spartanburg and Glenn Springs. It will be capitalized at $700. The petitioners are Clement F. Smith and Paul Slmpeon of Glenn Springs. The Lanes Ginnery Company, of I^anes was commissioned, with a capital of $3,500. The company will do a general cotton buying and ginning business. The petitioners are Blakely McCulIough, J. Zigler and E. J. Parker, all of Lanes. Man Injured By Passenger Train. Horace J. McGee, a prominent man In insurance circles and connected with the Southeastern Lire insurance Company, was struck by a passenger train at Greenville and badly injured. His left hand and left foot wore mangled, it being necessary to amputate two fingers on the hand. Mr. McGee walked around some cars standing on one track and stepped directly in front of Xo. 40. which was coming into the station. He was immediately taken to the city hospital and his wounds dressed. A large gash was cut in his side. Mr. McGee resides In Anderson and is connected with prominent families all over the upper part of the state. His injuries will not prove fatal, the physicians say. Richland County Education Board. The county board of education will meet in the office ot the superintend ent. S. M. Ciarkson, in Columbia, the first Friday in July to appoint school trustees for Richland county. The trustees will bo required for the first time to take an oath of office, and will not be permitted to perform the duties of their office unless the oath Is taken. Following the appointment of the trustees the county superin tendent of education will send to each a copy of the necessary oath. This! will have to be sworn to and sub-1 scribed before an authorized person and returned to the superintendent ; before the appointee can be commis- J sioned. I Dates of Union County Fair. The dates fixed for the np.xt Union county fair are Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Octoher lfi, 17 and 18. The dates originally decided upon were one week later, but it was found necessary to make the change on account ( of conflict with daf"8 of another fair The officers of the Union county fair association are: L. J. Browning. : president; A. B. Rrannon. vice president; It. I'. Harry, treasurer, and B F. Alston, Jr., secretary. The first fair was held last fall anil was a decided success. Claims Attempted Murder. Complaint has been made by James Marshal, of Orangeburg, that his wife and her sons tried to poison him by placing concentrated lye in his food. The negro stated that when he had taken his first mouthful his mouth was severely burned by a kind of acid and his suspicion was aroused. He got some of the food and carried it to a doctor for examination. The doctor said the lye had beeu cooked along ' - * ' I ?Kn/tn Wltn UIO IOOU. \> tlj idUio nu??- i/r-r ?i issued for the negro woman and her sons. Dental Society Closed Session. The South Carolina Dental Society concluded its forty-second annual meeting at the Isle of Palms, with the election of the following officers: Dr. J. L. Stokes, of Orangeburg, president; Dr. B. F. Bruce, of St. Matthews, and Dr. P. D. Brooker, of Columbia, vicepresidents; Dr. B. H. Kibler, of New berry, coresponding secretary; Dr. G A. Milner. of Aiken, treasurer; Dr. \V. Bussey Simmons, of Piedmont, recording secretary; Dr. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, editor-in-chief of prctrrdirg* * '1' . . . $1.25 PER YEAR WANT KEW COUNTY N LOWER COLLETON ? MASS MEETING HELD TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION. UNREST AMONG THE CITIZENS \ Committee Has Been AppointedMajor A. S. Marvin Was Elected Cnairman?The Cause For Complaint Is In Reference to the Road Work. Walttrboro.?That Colleton countj b to suffer a further cut for the purpose of allowing the formation of a lew, county was the object of a meetng held at Hendersonvllle. For some time it has been known that there iad been some unrest among citizens jf the lower part of this county and rumors have been heard that an effort will be made to cut off and go to Beaufort county. Recently, however, this discussion has taken a new turn, and now the desire seems to be to form a new county out of the lower portion of Colleton county. Accordingly a mass meeting was called at Hendersonvllle for the purpose of making plans looking to the formation of this county. About 50 to 75 citizens of Hendersonvllle and community assembled at the high school auditorium end were presided over in their deliberations by Rev. G. A. Martin. H. M. Williams was appointed secretary It was decided at this meeting to appoint a committee of 14 to have charge of working up Bentiment in favor of the new county. MaJ. A. S. Marvin, who is and has been the prime mover in the new county talk, was chosen chairman of this commit tee. Other members of the committee are: Paul Sanders, C. P. Fishburne, J. B. Dodd, J. N. Wood, J. M. Speights, E. D. Ravenel and J. S. Hickman. There are several others whose names could not be obtained. The principal cause for complaint is in reference to road work in the county. Those who aro disgruntled claim that they do not get any returns for their commutation tax, and that their roads have not received any attention In several years. They claim that as they do not have a large voting population, that it is useless to appeal to the county authorities for redresB. As one of the members of this committee expressed It, "Anything under the sun for a change." Bids For Working Richland Roads. Columbia.?The board of commissioners for Richland county voted to advertise for bids for working from 30 to 40 miles of road, in sections of from ono to five mileB from October 1, 1912, until May 1, 1913. The plan is this: A contract will be let tc a person to work a certain section ol road, the county to furnish a splitlog drag and all necessary tools, the person taking the contract to do the work. The board was of the opinion that this would be a logical plan for keeping the roads in good condition, and are going to give it a trial from October to May. Democratic State Convention. Columbia.?The same day on whicl. tho National Democratic convention opens in Raitimore- tho senatorial, congressional and sollcitorlal races formally opened with a campaign meeting in Columbia. The committee of the state Democratic convention appointed to map out the Itinerary of the state campaign decided that it would be impracticable for all the candidates for stnte offices to speak in the same place on the same day, hence arranged two serfes of meetings. Policeman Eubanks Given Hearing. Chester.?Attorney Wilson of Rock Hill appeared before Judge George W. Gage in behalf of bail for his client, J. E. Eubanks, who in the capacity of policeman at Rock Hill shot to death there Henry H. Ruttman, a young white man about 21 years of age. and an employe of the Victoria cotton mill, recently, self-defense being alleged. Rail was deni'd. Six Negro Children Burned to Death. Anderson.?Six negro children, ranging in age from 4 to 11?. were burned to death several days ago when their home in ' ountry near Anderson, was destroyed by fire. Eliza Ifunfer, mother of the children was absent from home attending a church service. The doors of the house were left locked but the children could have escaped through windows If they had discovered the tire soon enough. All of tlie bodies were completely burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. Found Out What Cows Eat. Chester.?John T. Peay, a large dealer in Western beef here, discovered while slaughtering a cow several days ago a sight that puzzled him. From the stomach of the cow he gathered a double handful of wire nails, several wire staples,, one brasR watch chain and a number of screws. The acid of the bovine's system had practically eaten some of the wire nails up. The only conclusion he was able to reach w-as that the accumulation had been carried to the stomach through .lie feed of the animal. A Primary Election at Aiken. Aiken?A primary election will be held at which time three trustees of Aiken institute will bo nominated. The nominees will then be appointed by the county board of eucation. This will be the first time that the people will have selected the trustees. This arrangement has been brought about by a wide difference of opinion, which grow out of the action of the Aiken institute trustees recently in asking Prof. D. R. Riser, who has been prin ipal of the school system, for Ms resignation.