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HUES FOR SEME BUSY THE W0ULD-3E SENATORS HOLD FIVE MEETINGS IN PIEDMONT SECTION. LITTLE SQUALLY AT TIMES This Section of State Is Aiive With Cotton Mills and Farmers and is Real Battleground of the Race. Co! i! i ? The past week in the senatorial rice has bean one oi many IV;;;iircs, features whi. h have a"; times lo.)';. d a little squally, i,>r both the candidates offering lor this hi?h office a id tor the voters who ha.e heard tluni. There were only live meetings kcM, and thc.-e were i:i the Piedmont >c<i! on *:f i he s.ate wit ere the major.;y of the voters live and which is t o re J by all as the real battle ground of lite race for the seaate. This section of the .-tale is live with cotton mills and seme of the best farmers of the entire state li\e there. In the past few years its complexion cs a voting body presents many interesting phases. In the r.ue for the governorship two years ago, Governor Itlease, now a candidate for United States senator, carried Anderson, Spartanburg, Pic-kens and made a close run in Greenville and carried Abbeville by a small majority. On the other hand, the present senator, E. D. Smith, candidate for re-election, carried all of these counties by substantial majorities. The other two candidates for tlie office, Messrs. \V\ P. Pollock and L. D. Jennings, not having before this entered state poli-! ties their strength is problematical.! There is much speculation as to the result of the past week on the complexion of the campaign, as each i meeting was featured by attacks upon the governor's record by W. P. Pollock and L. D. Jennings and by attacks upon the record of E. D. Smith by the governor, as well as the defense of Ills record by the encumbent. AM of the candidates received their meed of applause, and the friends of each in the various counties visited were read to actuaim anu proc-iaim their loyalty to his candidate. At Abbeville Governor Blease used thirty "of the forty-five minutes allowed him in explaining the status of the now well-known Richey case, although he stated at the outset that he was not explaining or apologising for any of his acts during his administration. The Richey case was one where the governor had been accused of pardonlug a man who had been convicted of assaulting his adopted fourteen-yearoM daughter, and the governor read from the stand many voluminous documents in regard to it. He stated that Richey had not been pardoned, but that he was out on a bond of $5,000; that he had issued the papers in this case upon the recommendation of the prison superintendent and the testimony of two reputable physicians who had been delegated by him to ~ ?? ?v?mln?(i'An Thoco nhvsi liiaivu au cAAuuuuuvii. ? xvuv fv ? clans were Dr. A. B. Knowlton, recently deceased, and Dr. J. H. Mcintosh, both of Columbia. He stated that these physicians had stated that Rlchey was a paralytic, and that freedom would aid in his restoration to health. Abbeville county is the home of Richey, and this is the reason assigned by the governor in explaining the status of the case. The meeting was devoid of other features, with the exception of the presence of the cotton bill as the emblem of the Smith forces. It is estimated by K. H. Aull, editor of the Newberry Herald and News, that the meeting was antiBlease in sentiment. W. P. Pollock and L. D. Jennings both made impressions at the Abbeville meeting, and were received by the crowd with cheers. They made their usual attack upon Senator Smith and Governor Blease. Mr. Pollock stating that the record of Senator Smith was too poor and that * " Til ko A irk ctan/i oi uovpriiui dicclsc iw uau i \j a iwuu upon. Pollock exhibited an election ticket of 18S0 upon which the name of J. P. Gibson, one of th colonels on the staff of the governor appeared alongside that of negroes who ran on the republican ticket that year. He stated that the governor appointed James Sotttle, an Italian of Charleston, on his staff, and that the latter had not even gotten out naturalization papers, being at the time of the Appointment a citizen of Italy. He criticized the pardon record of thf governor, and took Senator Smith to task for his inactivity at Washington. He abated that Senator Smith nor anyone else could raise the price of cot S ?::ator J!i spoke of his re: ore ;i i In the set' tell'a" of the work n? 1 , coraplisr.-.-d by hinj on tlm im:ni</r .?:o:: s : c.uumitie; of av!::;!i lie i< the < i.i.r , jo;.::'.. Hp of'orts towards i!i<? inter f O; .s of tie1 fanning el ass w -re j upon at length. an J he said that !; j ! had been a> fused of 1>. i:^ a Men <! 1 r:iiy o:i" idea, a?) ! l;o thanked '?' 1 f. that fact. He said that ail of iii. . ;; )(, ot:cr:y ??j?l ?a;eti?s lad l.f'i ir *] ! tie- in:cr;^t of tl;e f:tr:n: r. r.tvi tin he would eon'iiuio to c:ort I.'- i: i, i i.efiue '.n tliat diT'.lini. He s,:nh< s ! r: !iis labors i:: beljo'.f of the cue; :: > | Li II which would ffcive t!:e interest c \ farmer, end said that lie wouL. ^ t.er hold their Irsorest at heart. Ik \v-..s presented with dowers. Mr. L. lh Jennings told ot the rej cent democratic convention and de* I fended it against tlie attacks of the I1 j governor. He said that the rules pro* I iecled the up-country man from the ' : imported \o:e of Charleston and other ' I v I phwis, and further explained the rules } I as laid down hy that convention. He j IOOK lip I If go . ITIiUl S H.MMU uuu Ut; nounced it in stirring tones, j The meeting at Anderson, where t!ie | friends of the governor are said to be ' ; particulariy strong. lie having carried V the county last time hv a large ma* jority was featured by an attack of the governor upon the newspapers of j the state, and upon the re( ord of Sen- j t. I a tor Smith, lie stated that someone j 0 would withdraw freni the race before i j 'election time. He accused the sena- j jj J tor ef being a member of the Haskell j I com cation, and censured htm for his ; "~ j po!it! al appointments, saying that lie i : appointed as i'nited States Marshall. I j Jas. L. Sims, who had worked ii!>o:i a ; republican newspaper when lie was a | boy Mrs. Hlease was upon the speakers stand, end the governor met a ] ' warm reception by his friends. Senator Smith received one of the best I webomes he has received yet at Anj derson when his friends escorted him I upon a bale of cotton in a wagon lead- i I ing ten or twelve others to the speak- ' | ors stand. He defended his record I and made %one of the most eloquent speeches he has vet made. There were man" white cotton blooms being worn by his admirers, and lie was frequently applauded. There was [ some little heckling by the friends of the governor. The speech and reception of \V. P. Pollock is said to have been the most eloquent of any on the campaign, and at the completion of his address he was given what proved a complete ovation. Air. Pollock made many friends by his fearless and telltale recounting of the record of Governor Blease and of Senator Smith. He showed again at Anderson the red republican ticket with the name of one of the governors staff printed thereon, and denounced the pardon record of the governor. He referred particularly to the pardon of Allan Emerson. a white man of Anderson county, who was paruuneu uv me kuiuuui. Tlie speaker was at first continually heckled by some of the audience hut soon quieted them by his blistering replies, quickly gaining a hearing from those who seemingly had an intention of hindering him. He was accorded the majority of the applause of the day at Anderson. Mr. L. I). Jennings made one of the best speeches he has yet made and took up the record of the governor. He was well received and made many friends for himself. Mr. Jennings took the governor to task for his record. The meeting at Walhalla was devoid of any particular feature with the exception of the characterization of the governor by Mr. Pollock as "feather legged," the speaker saying that the governor would never stay and hear the exposure of his record, and that ho would never come to the speaking until ju6t before his time came to speak. Governor Blease devoted his speech to an attack upon Senator Smith in which he said that the Senator is attempting to assert that he was the cause of the rise in the price of cotton. He flayed the newspapers and criticised the appointments which were made hy Senator Smith. He severely criticised the recent state convention, saying that it was com posed of a set of thieves who by the new set of rules are attempting to rob the poor man of his vote. Senator Smith spoke of his record in Washington, and said that his life had been devoted to the interest of the farmers. He added a feature when he submitted an affidvait from C. P. Moorer of Dorchester county sating that he was at Dorchester the night of the Haskell convention. This was made in answer to the charge of the governor that he was a member of the Haskell convention. Nothing of importance happened at Pickens, but it was a Blease crowd and the governor met with a hearty reception by hla friends. The speeches of the other three candidates were in line with the ones made heretofore. At Greenville th? tenseness which had been seemingly; prevading the atmosphere of the upcountry broke loose when the governor was asked l rjucs'.ion by J. '77. Norwood, one of i 1 iio most prominent bankers of the M tate. Mr. Xorwood asked the rov- , rnor: "How about Dr. Mcintosh." re- ' erriij.7 to the signed denial of Dr. J I. .Mi Intorh published in the press i n reply to the use of his name at Uibeville that he had told tlu* aoverior ili.it Kichey, pardoned by t!i< ;:ovr ii.r. vas si; < ri.t: from paralysis. riu? statement o.' Dr. Mcintosh was hat he no; only did not do this, hot ip and Dr. A. I'..Knowlton told the: rovernor that It it hoy was febtnini* lar.dysis in order to ue; a pardon. Vhen Mr. Norwood asked tlje yoverinr to r\n!nln th's he said that lie id not laik l.? hind a man's ha. '.:, lm' rhen he : rt to Cnlunibbia lie intend- . d havin? Dr. Melrttodi on the stand ! nd ask li'ni there shout the matter ml m* behind his lipid: t.s coward ike you." Mr Norwood r:-V 1 upon , lie stand with the remarks "Vou are damn liar t;rd c " atid it was i-itli (liTirultv tiit'. s-'x or seven men j irid li'ro in che<!; w!i!the s'nte dor.-lives who are accotupanyins th.p overt: or around tli^ s*:? o surrounded he covornnr and the crowd heran to iir.e aren't <1 the stand. .Sheriff Re-'-i or. r' O'/eenville. was the contest man n the lot and soon order was res tor-j d. but not after a great deal of ex- ! :tc-airr.t had been created. Tne rovrnor spoke hut little more after this ccurrc.MO, but left tlie stand ar.d o rue cro?*?t of iiis followers went with j im. ?.lr. ! oilock was the next speak- | i rfi "MTfe" I'tanrWMflifrTiw SYffT M BREAIFi TIB You sleep breakfast on ti New Pei ~OiiCM> No fire to bui match and you in a minute. The New Per h^H-^r than a V/vvv/A less cost, wit! Burns kerosene inexpensive. Made in 1, 2, 3 sizes, also a ne^ fireless cooking At all hardwar< ment stores. ''New Perfectio STANDARD 01 Washington, D. C (New Jei Norfolk. Va. BALTIM Richmond. Va. Bfii j / jmil fill Emj/ Liij m| mammmmmmmmmmmm m Br and ha ripped the record of the governor wide open, showing t lie red republican election ticket again, and charging the governor with being a fiisrr.ice to the state and tiie people who elected him. He said that when ike tweiity-iifth of August rolled it tund tie* people would snow tiie governor end what is known as I .leas ism mid-r ground for good and all. He was ftt-fjuently cheered during his speech. Following .Mr. Pollock canto Mr. Jennings, who defended the rules of the state democratic convention. He s-id !;e intended telling the record of the governor from border to border of the state and to show the people what kind of a governor they have keen having. He excoriated the pardon record of the governor, and took Senator Smith to task for his record of inactivity at Washington. He was well received and met with applause at the c!o<e of his address. After the speech of Mr. Jennings Mr. J. W. Nor * ?t?A < <? M(1 n it ?1 n\o/1o WOOn U|HJil liir MrtllU iiriu I: I i'tc what some have termed as the hottest speech ever delivered in Greenville county, denouncing tlie trcvernor. Mr. Norwood did not mi nee any words in spenkir.s of the coventor as a liar, and he *.nk a shot or two at local officers. rieiioeint? Slieriff Rector, who hi a warm supported of the coventor. A Long Word. T he longest word of usual occurrence In the Knclish language is "incoinprehensil.ilities," -a- - ? VST ON flE late and still me with a r/ection k-stove Id?strike a have full heat fection cooks coal range at h less work, s?clean and and 4 burner v stove with a oven. 5 and departAsk to see a ? n. L COMPANY pscy) Charlotte, N. C. ORE CharIestown.W.Va. Charleston, S. C, I ]{('< (< 1 IIS?well known makes, such as Corbitt, at $70; The Virginia at $70; The Washington at $t>.">; Southern Queen at $00?all standard grhdes. T. S. Gregory, Cheraw, S.C. -yv^v/wwv^ ^ /WW>" (EHAK SHINGLES?One car load of Cedar Shingles have arrived. I'rices right. See me at once if you v. a . good Shingles. Also have one ~>-p "senger Maxwell touring car for sale or trade?is in good condition. Also one good plug mule, ir. good condition and will work any where. J. F. Harper, Cheraw, S. C. THE HE ST Wagon on earth for the money?"Our King," one horse. Everybody is buying them. Nothing like them sold in the town. See mem at i . uicgui; *3* vutian,, t?.v. Bl"Y the best Buggy made South? the Hackney?price $75.00. T. S. Gregory, Cheraw, S. C. BIG SPRINGS MINERAL WATER is what you need this hot weather; Coolers furnished at cost and water delivered at your home or office in five gallon carboys. Call C. F. Pendleton, Local Distributor, Phone 66. THE BEST Horse, Cow, Hog and Chicken remedies sold for colic in horse, diseases of cow, cholera in hogs and chickens. T. S. Gregory, Cheraw, S. C. WANTED?Good reliable agent to get up Laundry. . Will pay liberal commission. Reference required. Write at once. Bennettsville Steam Laundry, Bennettsville, S. C. BEST WAGON for least money. Narrow tire one-horse, complete seat, $31.50; broad tire, $32.50. Twohorse complete, $52.00. T. S. Gregory, Cheraw, S. C. BENNETTSVILLE Steam Laundry makes special prices on Flat Work for boarding Jiouses, families and barber shops. Will pay express one way on reasonable amount. Give us a trial. All work guaranteed. Write for full particulars, Bennettsville Steam Laundry. CARRIAGES at $75, $85, $90, made by Ames Carriage Co., standard makes. T. S. Gregory, Cheraw, S. C. BIG SPRINGS MINERAL WATER is what you need this hot weather; in five gallon carboys. Coolers furnished at cost and water delivered at your home or office Call C. F. Pendleton, Local Distributor. Phone 66. HARNESS, both Wagon and Buggy ?prices from $10, $12.50, $16.50 to $20. You can't beat them. T. S. Gregory, Cheraw, S. C. Malaria or Chills & Fever Preicription No. 666 ia prepared especially lor MALARIA or CHILLS &. FEVER. Five or (iz doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c NOTICE. The Books of Registtation for Chesterfield County will be open at the Court House until 30 days before the General Election. S. B. TIMMONS, E. T. WHITE, W. M. BELK, County Board of Registration. Bams, Sores Mr. E. S. Loper, Maril'a N Y.t writes: "I have never had a Cut, Bum, Wound or Sore it would not heal." Get a box of Bucklen's Arnica1 SMve to-day. Keep handy at all times for Burns, Sores, Cuts, Wounds. Ptevent Lockjaw. 25c., at your Druggist.