Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, August 22, 1912, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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T? the Democratic Voters of the
Fourth Circuit.
I am a candidate for your votes.
,I ask the same on no other ground
than that you decide me to be a fit
and proper person to hold the office
of Solicitor, basing your judgment
upon what you know or may learn
of my character, and of my qualifications.
I have been often asked
t whether I am a Blease or a Jones
. man, some asserting that they would
not vote for a Blease man, others
equally as positively asse'tlag they
would not vote for a Jones man. I
have hut one answer for both. I am <
friendly with both Blease and Jones
'but I am under no obligation to either
of them, and shall cast my ballot for
the one of them whom I think will
better fill the o..ce, unbiased by any
consideration of personal advantage
to myself in this campaign. But I
shall not attempt to champion the
cause of either, or influence others in
their choice. 1 have friends supporting
me, who are divided between
Jones and Blease and I shall not insult
either by attempting to control <
their judgment nor shall I allow one
or the other to control me. I have
told no man during this campaign
which I shall vote for, and no one is
authorized to class me either as a
Bleaseite or a Jonesite. I am a freeman,
claim as much patriotism as
anybody and shall cast my ballot as
I please with an eye single to ray
country's need. ' i
t .nM onr.;loa If,
VV uai X UOTC OUiU 0WVTV M^r..-yw
all other candidates, I am championing
neither Ellerbe nor Ragsdale for
Congress, neither A nor B for Sheriff,
X or Y for Clerk and bo on down the ,
line. And when this 'race is over
I shall not "sit down with a fear or
a frown," but rest content with having
"paddled my own canoe," if I
fail of election. And if elected I i
want no man to be able to charge
that I secured election by clinging i
to this straw, or that, to the Governor's
smile or the Judge's favor, but
desire to feel that I have stood erct
upon my own manhood, dcelved no <
^ one, been brow-beat by neither sidet i
M^^and secured your vote upon my merandgo
into officeuy?aHM| |
saYe~tne iaW am^cfernaTp
justice, tempered by mercy for the j
frailties of human nature. 1
I deem it unnecessary to givt you i
any auto-biography of my life or 1
get any one to write my obituary '
while yet I live. You are not con- 1
cerned as to whether I may have been <
born or reared in a mansion or hovel, 1
though neither is the fact. However, ?
to ray dying day I shall reverence the 1
parent who supplied with many com- <
forts my childhood days, and spurn ?
the thought of upbraiding on account i
of the luxuries which necessity re- ?
J -1 U J wllkkAM 1
ouirea snuuiu u?r ut-nieu u? ?i?uuni
from me. I am what I am, and as
such I seek your suffrage, ackncwler
have the manhood dlinftLgfgTA
edging that I am not faultless, that
I have made errors, am likely to make
others. But trusting that I may ever
have the manhood to correct any
error I may find I have made.
I have held several responsible
public positions, made a record In t
each, and built a reputation and by
that record and reputation 1 must be,
and am content to be judged and
weighed. But I trust no man will
judge me by the carpings of the few
enemies which God in His wisdom has
bles or cursed me with.
Circumstances were such that my
competitors and I were unable to
meet at but one of the places appointed
for us to 6peak. I have been informed
that hnth nf the mhave is
sued some campaign literature.
I appreciate as highly as any one
the kind offices of my friends, what
they may say, write or do in my behalf.
Nearly all the lawyers of
my Bar have given me assurances of
support, and I appreciate same, but
I cannot and will not seek from them
or anyone else a certificate as to
my character. If my reputation is
not good enough to support itself in
the community, no patch work will
mend it. Nor is any man's reputation
so good that it is free from as- i
saults by the evil minded. ,
Respectfully, ,
T. I. ROGERS.
Since writing the above I ha%e been
Phown a circular issued by Mr. Sperms
or his friends. I have no comment to (
make thereon save the following: Mr. (
spears knows full well or ought to .
know that the statement therein thai
he reentered this race for Solicitor
"before either of his opponents made
any public announcement of their
candidacy" is misleading and incorrect,
as is also the statement that J.
K. Owens withdrew from the race as
soon as it became known that Spears
would stand for reelection. Mr. Spears
knew full well that I bad publicly announced
my candidacy for the olfice
at different points in the Circuit Ion?
before he ever changed his mind and
entered the race. The following
statement published :n the Pee Dee
Advocate at the request of Mr. Owens
shows that he did not retire from
the race because Mr. Spears re-entered
it.
From the Pee Dee Advocate of
March 14, 1912.
Mr. Oweas Will Baa.
J. K. Owens authorizes the followin
sr announcement:
"When Mr. Spears announced that
he would not be a candidate for reelection
as Solicitor I decided to enter
the race. The change of mind
on the part of Mr. Spears does not
alter my determination, and I am in
the race for. Solicitor."
The fact is Mr. Oens remained an
avowed candidate until a few days
before the time for filing pledges expired
and this he is willing and ready
to verify. Mr. Spears* circular states
that the late Solicitor Johnson expressed
the wish that Spears might
succeed him. Of this I never heard
until this campaign. I do not know
whether it be true or not but I am
quite sure that there is a great contrast
between the manner in which
the two have conducted the office
and I have no fears that Johnson's
reputation will suffer by comparison.
It needs no defense at my hands, but
I do say that if I go into the office I
Bball try to profit by the good examples
which he set and avoid his few,
and Mr. Mr. Spears' many, errors.
Mr. Spears boasts that he has put
more monev in the County Treasuries I
than Mr. Johnson or any of his pre-'
decessors. The paramount duty of
a Solicitor is to prosecute guilty persons
to conviction and leave tfelr
ing
!o rush intaMn^reycompromiHes, thuB
making the punishment easy for the
rich, and doubly hard for the poor.
The Courts were established to regllate
society, to punish crime, to deter
:rime, and not for money making purjoses,
and such I am sure was Johnson's
ideal. Besides this, if it be true
hat more money has been paid by the
iriminal class into the County Treasiries
in latter years than formerly, it
s evidently due to the fact that the
rudges have imposed larger fines and
nore convicts have been able to pay i
han formerly. Mr. Spears' conduct
>f the office could not have put it
iiere unless pershance he has let
some man off who happened to have (
he money in lieu of the punishment
vhieh he deserved. If I am elected
0 the office I will seek to convict all ;
piilty persons regardless of whether <
t costs money or saves time, patienty
and carefully investigate each and 1
1
?very case.
As to statements signed by cer- ^
ain lawyers of Darlington, I have (
io concern. While I do not know, ]
1 have never doubted that the ma- <
iority of them would suppoit Mr. i
Spears but I have all confidence that J
:hey will not be any more solid for 1
aim than the Bennettsville Bar is
'or me. I have never thought that
:he lawyer's votes counted any more
than anybod else's vote, but since ,
ae has seen fit to thus publicly bring i
the lawyers to the front, although 1
:here are several more in Darlington 1
than there are in Marlbor\ I am not 1
:he least afraid nor averse to having ]
their judgment upon our respective
merits?uninfluenced by local consid- j
^rations.
T. T. ROGERS. i
NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that on the
16th day of September I will apply to
the Probate Court for a final dis- i
charge as Administrator of the estate !
af T. F. Sherrill. deceased. i
G. A. SHERRILL. <
Administrator. '
1
Shawm.?Soma ~of The farmers Of j
thiB section are complaining of thefc i
:otton being infested with the red <
spider which is playing havoc ;
SERIOUS CROP PEST
AT HAND AGAIN.?SECOND GEN*
ERATION OF FALL ARMY
WORM IS DEVELOPED.
FARMERS MUST WAGE FIGHT
The Sudden Disappearance of the
Worm Late in July Aroused Groundless
Hopes in the Breasts of Farm*
ere In the State.
Columbia?The fall army worm?
known among entomologists as Laphygma
fmglperda?has Just developed
Its second generation lp this locality.
The months of the first generation appeared
about the first of July, and the
"worms" did their chief damage between
July Id and July 26. By the
last of July farmers almost universally
testified that the worms bad
* W.V- 4..?It
mysteriously disappeared. n?n?w/
they believed that the peat had entirely
left or had been exterminated by
some cause. Their hopes, however,
were soon to be shattered. The sudden
disappearance of the caterpillars
was merely due to the fact that they
had entered the fround for pupntioft.
During this pupal or cocoon stage,
which lasts about five weeks, a wonderful
transformation takes plane
while the motionless pupa Ilea burled
about one-half an inch below the surface
of the aoll. At the end of thta
period the cocoon splits open and the
adult emerges ae an ashy-gray colored
moth. In fact, these seoond generation
moths are already appearing
and preparing, each, to rear a large
family of crop devastators.
- Recent examinations in several
fields about LeeaviUe discloses the fact
that many of these moths are already
bually engaged in laying their eggs
within the tender buds of young corn.
About 100 eggs are deposited by each
female and from a week to ten days
are required to hatch them. Not only
Is it easy to see that the arrival of
the new "worms" is very close at hand,
but it ia also highly likely that the seoond
generation will he much more numerous
in numh^s than the first
MotrckW^raer-^^^tUne^^^M-^
lng pledges aad-paylng assesqaents by
the candidates In this county expired
several days'ago. The following candidates
filed their pledges: For county
auditor?C. M. Wiggins (incumbent)
and I. B. Marshe. County treasurer?E.
E. Ballentine, DeWitt Guilds,
M. J. Motte, J. O. McCants, W. L.
Parker. For county supervisor?J.
M. Murray (incumbent), W. M. Dennis,
Irving Cannen, L. W. Hill, Alfred
Mitchum, Li. m. Kivera, u. r. ua.neutine.
Legislature?J. A. Harvey, L. G.
Fultz, -W. K. Cross, Geo. Davis, J. S.
Mitchum, Manly Russell. Superintendent
of education?Col. C. W. Sanders
(Incumbent) and A. H. DeHay,
Beach Will Be Tried.
Aiken.?An interesting question has
arisen and is being asked on all sides
in Aiken. Solicitor Robert L. Gunter
was informed that a New York paper
had published the report that the
Sharges against Frederick O. Beach,
who i6 accused by the Aiken authorities
of having slashed his pretty wife's
throat here last February, have been
dropped and that Mr. Beach, who was
in Europe when the warrant was issued
for his arrest, had determined to
bring suit against the parties who
were responsible for the issuance of
the warrant under which he was arrested.
Solicitor Gunter states that
the case will be tried and that the
charges have not been dropped.
Shooting Affair at Jail.
Charleston.?A shooting affair at the
county jail, in which Assistant Jailer
Clarence Levy shot and wounded William
E. Wlngate in the side, caused
tremendous excitement, because of the
fact that the two men are of warring
political factions, the Martin and Perry
supporters. Wingate is superintendent
of the city chaingang guards, and
Is the man who procured for A. W.
Perry the famous bucket containing
ei sample of chaingang dinner. Mayor
Qrace declared that the shooting of
Wingate was a premeditated plot.
Campaign in Charleston County.
Charleston.?The Charleston co' illy
campaign meeting was held recently
lasting three hours, with 16 candidates
for magistrate, 17 for the house
af representatives, two for clerk of
court, two for the civil and criminal
court, two for coroner, two for raaster-ln-equity,
and two for sheriff. 43
In all, speaking out of the 68 in the
county race. The climax of interest
came in the speeches of Capt. J. Elmore
Martin and A. W. Perry, run
ning" for sheriff, where there was th<
essence of political rivalry.
Orangeburg's First Bale of Cotton.
Orangeburg.?Orangeburg county'i
first bale of cotton was marketed ii
this city recently. The bale was ship
ped to Jennings & Smoak by the Cop<
Supply Company of Cope. Jenningi
& Smoek sold the bale at public auc
tion and there was lively bidding b;
the local cotton buyers. The bal<
was purchased by J. X. Weeks of th<
local general merchandise firm o
Fairey ft Weeks. The bale was sob
for 14 1-4 cents, and weighed 44<
pounds. The cotton was expressed b;
Fairey ft Weeks.
FROM THE PALMETTO STATfc
Short Paragraphs of Stats Nsws Tha
Has Bssn Gotten Together With
Cars by the Editor.
Sharon.?Notwithstanding the fac
that Sharon has a resident who is c&a
dldate for the Legislature, still count;
politics has tb take a hack seat, stat
politics being at alt times the themi
of convention hero.
Charleston.?News to the effect tha
the great Atlantic fleet of the Unite
States navy, comprising twenty-on
first-class battleships and numeron
cruisers, torpedo and destroydrs, wil
probably make a visit to this por
some time in the fall caused muc^i r<
joking In navy circles.
Mallory.?The second of the serie
of county campaign meetings fo
Marlboro county was held at Brlstow'
store in Brownsville township. Abou
200 people assembled for the meetlm
and in the crowd could be found rej
reaentatives from nearly every portloi
of the county as well as a good nun
ber from Dillon county.
Charleston. ? With head bowe
down, Sam Brown, a negro constabl*
was led from the Recorder's room 1:
the Police Court, convicted on th
charge of larceny of a two-dollar bill
He was sentenced to 916 or thirt;
days on the chain gang. In defeault o
the money, he was later removed t
the county jail, where, unless friend
?ome to his rescue, he will don th
stripes and go out with the gang.
he characterised as "Impertinent.'
This was whether corporations wen
financing his campaign for the govei
norshlp. Judge Jones said he stoo<
for clean politics at all times am
would comply in spirit and letter wltl
the law requiring publicity of cam
paign expenditures.
Charleston.?If, as experts say, i
city's prosperity can be guaged b;
the financial status of its postofflcc
Charleston is proportionately one c
the most prosperous cities in the Unit
ed States, for its postofflce's percenl
age of earning is very far above th
average. During the past fiscal yea
something over 13,000,000 letters wen
mailed here and about 2,400,000 piece
of miscellaneous matter. The posi
office receipts for the last fiscal yea
were over 9180,000.
Columbia.?The faculty and th
scholarship committee of the boar
| of visitors submitted their recommei
dation for tne aw.ara or oeneuumr
scholarships in the Citadel, to stat
HO! FOR HE1
The St. J
(Formerly
The mountains of
been accorded the invig
life-giving qualities incid<
mosphere. Here Sumrr
can be imagined. Goo
ter, newly paved streets j
tions.
At the St. John ev
to-date. It caters to a re
Modern in all its furnis
just the right place for on
enjoyably.
The Orchestra, un
Charlotte Erson, furnishe
For rates apply to
ST. J<
superintendent of education Swear'
ingen, and this report will be confirmed
by the state board of education at
its next meeting. Twelve vacancies*
were to be filled from the applicants8
taking the competitive examination on
August 9.
B Columbia.?The, Supreme Court in *s
decision by Associate Justice Woods
has reversed the judgment of the Cit*..
cuit Court in the case of E. L. Stalle
ings against the Southern Railway,,
g because the plaintiff admitted that h*>
f had paid an alleged overcharge on.
j freight without objection. Stalling* k
I recovered a judgment in a Magistrate's
y Court for 75 cents overcharge at
freight on washstands shipped from.
Savannah to Spartanburg and 980, thopenalty
for such overcharge.
Mannings?The board of trustees*
have elected Ralph L. Newton of Gib1
son, N. C., as superintendent: of :thor
Manning graded and high schools, tosucceed
Prof. J. C. Daniel, rescntlr
elected superintendent of the Dsrllngt
ton schools. Mr. Newton is a gradoh
ate of Wofford college and comes*
highly recommended. The trustee*
have also> elected Mies Bits ?0* feel- '
0 lsrs at Catt* a* a teacher In 4b* blglk
school, to succeed George W. Greeo^
resigned:
t Sumter.'?The "Sumter plan" of gotej
eftunent i* now-about to start; tar fb? /
efty election waa held and; Mayer. Jhn- .
aingfi and Coundlmen Booth and Row1
land were declared elected and were
I sworn: in. The primary had already
t setteltf the contest and there were
j. polled only a hundred aad odd vptes*
bat aa Mr. Booth received more tfase
did Mr. Rowland he drew tha four- J
year term and Mr. Rowland tha two- A
r year term. The mayor will serve foufr- ^Hj
a yeart.
t Mallory.?Cotton is opening rapid Ir^^H
about here and picking wjlll be beguq^^H
1 in a few days. Demdge' to cottow^^B
* from the dry weather has been con-^H
a siderable and the oondltton of the croy W
> ha* fallen rapidly In thetast few days^
Camden.?Before forty-Seven -people*
1 by actual count, the few candidate*,
i, who are going the rounds for the*
a United Statee Senate and Congreae
e man from the 5th Congressional dimL
trlct, spoke in the court bouse here,
y The meeting was totally devoid of son-w I
f 6i tions aad contrasted .strongly withw j
0 tbe excitement attendant on tha Oun-1 I
s ernatorial meeting held here.r D J
s Chester.?At a special meeting
the city council at which J. L. SandJj^H
euJfeud in hi? resignation as chlc^HH
department heJvtaa^y^^H
j to r^coxtsidef;
? unanimously r?*leatedtBBVIP^^^H
% office, much to the satisfaction of the^Hl
people of Cbester.
g Clinton.?One of the most interest- M
j Ing and exciting municipal elections..
a It is said, that has taken place in the- V
L. history of tbe town was held her^ re- I
cently. W. M. McMillan for re-elee- I
tlon and N. Elwood Dillard were in.' J
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