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BiKCHMoju. rBopanrroa. "THE HAND T> If THE DILIGENT SHALL RULE". TKlt.MS, fl.&O IS AJDX AN CIS l'Klt ANNUM. VOL. 28 CAMDEN. KERSHAW COUNTY. S. C.. TUESDAY. NO :3 2 iON IS INDORSED ION IS PASSED BY OVER WHELMING VOTE. ID TO VOTE AS UNIT Will Give the Delegates to Wil <"*?** ft Large Majority of Ita ibers Are For Ilim, and Under Unit Role Will Vote It for South Carolina Democratic pntlon, after a long and Inter cession, late Wednesday night a resolution Indorsing the Idacy of Gov. Woodrow Wilson, >W Jersey for president, elected presidents and then turned to lection of delegates. The princi it on the floor of the cotiven | was on the question of Inutruct lelegates. la sentiment of the convention Tery largely In favor of Gov. >n, as evidenced in the vote on [resolution of indorsement, but 'llson force were unable to mus [ft majority when It came to a ptlon of instructing the delegates log only sixteen votes. Long and lly the contest was waged, speeches and points of order the lunltlon, and with frequent of applause puncturing the srationB. looting at noon Wednesday the Ventlon organized by the appoint [t of the credentials, with 'Mendel tmlth of KeKrshaw In the chair. I credentials committee appolnt [the convention took a recess to the committee to proceed with rork, the most important feature rhlch was the decision of the con Mi from Charleston and George- , |n the former case the Barnwell sation, proponents of J. Elmore tin for sheriff of Charleston |nty. waB seated by a vote of 3 6 In the Georgetown caae the irt house club," representing the fees of "old Georgetown, " was id by a vote of 36 to 4. The rentlon reconvened at 8 o'clock | Thoo G. McLeod, former lieu It governor, waB elected per Ient president. M. M. Mann and ft A. Hoyt, temporary secretar Were made permanent officers, lien, with the convening of the sccatou of the convention nthO opening fight. The first i on Instruction came on the r, It having been decided that the Identlal fight should be made in - convention, .without reference | Committees. John P. Thomas, ng for the Richland delegation, Ipltated the flght, offering a res Ion Instructing for Woodrow ion. Henderson for the Aiken del *lon, offered a resolution agains' ruction for any candidate. This tfutjon was finally adopted. Be ?tther the Henderson or Thomas Itttlons came up for adoption H. I Calhoun of Barnwell, offered a itltute for Instruction. This was in, 218 to 122. Fhen the Henderson resolution v^dopted, 178 to 162. This for *' 'instruction. Undaunted, the >n. forces, through J. W. Rags offered a resolution of lndorse . This was adopted, 241 io 97. Jjrs greeted the announcement of Then, with the most ser- 1 {?) deliberative functions of the rentlon disposed of, the conven-i proceeded to the elect\on of del- j jries at large. [ohn P. Thomas, of Columbia, op ~ the flght offering, resolutions lorslng Wilson and instituting the legation for him. I. 8. Henderson, on behalf of the >n delegation, offered resolution |orlng an unlnstructed delegation, ?aid that he was an advocate of >drow Wilson, but tliat the party i abovo the candidate. He said >.orats should reserve their de jon on a candidate until the Re >llcans had put their nominee in Held. L. Smith, of Kershaw, said y^'he was in favor neither of In ictlon nor Indorsement for any Mdate at this time He. too, said jdfoW Wilson was his first choice president. He discussed the liable Democratic nominees. If you have confidence in the loy l Of those you send to Baltimore, ft Instruct?" asked Mr. Bmlth. jT.t l>. Calhoun, of Barnwell, said I ; the Convention Should go on rec-l I'jn some shape or form for Wood - 1 Wilson. He offered a substitute ' ?th the Thomas and Henderson Ittttons. F. Btevenson, of Chesterfield, 1 an amendment to the Calhoun Htlon providing that the flouth Ins delegation might change to If other candidate than Woodrow &n by a two-thirds vote. ft rote of 218 to 122, the con Mi rejected the Calhoun substl i resolution Indorsing Wilson and red the Routh Carolina delega te decide by a majority vote on tar candidate should they find It Jf Question recurred upon the ^ffrfcon substitute resolution, declared against Instructing latagation to vote for any can di ll tote of to Iff, the oon l agreed to the Henderson sub resolution, thereby refusing an Instructed delegation to a. Mr. Henderson put on aehar." ftagidftte, although ha aald not la favor of Instruction, a resolution Indorsing tire f Woodrow Wtlaott for itlo nomination far preel ..Hmctlog the dalagatlon ?HK1?-'- ? ' " WILSON MEN PLEASED DELEGATION PRACTICALLY IN STRUCT ED FOR HIM. Mr. Lewis W. Parker, of Greenville, Who Want s Underwood, Considers Himself Bound to Vote for Wilson. Mr. Francis H. Weston, senator from Richland County and one of the most prominent advocates of Woodrow Wilson for president in South Carolina, who was elected an alternate delegate at large to the national Democratic convention, said Wednesday night that he was pleas ed with the results of the 8tate Dem ocratic convention. "Of the 18 delegates to the Balti more convention elected by 8outh Carolina, 14 are Wilson men of the first water," said 8enator Weston. "The convention expressed its pre ference for Wilson by an overwhelm ing individual vote and adopted a ?resolu/kftpn roqulring the delegates to the national convention to vote as a unit. This to all lntentB and purposes amounts to sending a dele gation to Baltimore instructed to vote for Woodrw Wlson. "I intend to introduce in the next session of the general assembly a bill which will give the people of South Carolina the right to express their preference for president of the United States muoh more definitely than they have been able to do for the last several years," declared Sen ator Weston. Mr. Lewis W. Parker, of Green ville, elected a district delegate to the national convention, who first preferred Oscar Underwood for pres ident, declared Thursday morning ?hat he considered the indorsement of Wilson by individual vote of the State convention and the passage of , the resolution requiring the dele gates to vote as a unit equivalent to instruction for Wilson. 'Mr. Parker said he considered himself bound to vote for Wilson. 8EATEI) THE DELEGATES Contest From Georgetown County is Decided. The credentials committee'late this afternoon voted, 3 6 to 4, to recom mend to the State Convention to seat the faction from Georgetown County headed by Mr. Walter Hazard, and to recognize ihelr Convention as the regular Democratic Convention for , Georgetown County. Their delegates to the 8tate Oon- , vention are: D. I. Wilson, J. B.e Steele, J, A. Brourton, E. O. Bc..t wrlght, Wm. Pyatt and G. A. Doyle. This result carles with it the seating of O. H. Mitchell on the State execu tive committee. The announcement of the result of the roll-call followed at the close of several hours of argument, over an lu^ur of which was consumed by Claude E. Sawyer, Esq., in presenting ai the Bide of the faction by Olin Sawyer and W'. H. Andrews, in claim ing that theirs waB the legal Con vention. to vote for him as a unit. ? i.M,. L. Smith, of KerBhaw, moved to indefinitely postpone the Ragsdale Indorsement resolution. Ho said It would accomplish indirectly what the convention had JuBt declared against directly by rejecting the Cal houn resolution. M. L. Smith made a point of order against the Ragndale resolution. Mr. Ragsdale said he was willing to change the wording of the Indorse ment resolution If it savored too strongly of Instruction. Mr. Clifton Bald that the Ragsdale resolution was entirely different from the Calhoun resolution, since It sim ply Indorsed and adopted the unit voting rule. Mr. Pollock made the point of or der that the Ragsdale resolution was contradictory to the Henderson reso lution which had been adopted. Mr. Clifton said the fight on the Ragsdale resolution was an attack on the right of the people of 8outh Car olina to express their preference for president. President McLeod ruled that the Ragsdale resolution was In effect the same as that of the Thomas resolu i tlon and ruled it out of order. Pandemonium reigned for a few minuter. Mr. Ragsdale announced that he had another resolution. "Resolved, That this convention Indorse Woodrow Wilson for presi dent without Instruction," shouted Mr. Ragsdale. "They can't quibble over that!" "I move to table the motion," said <3i. L. flmlth. "I move that the convention vote aye and no as Individuals," said G. W. Bolllvan. Mr. flulllvan's motion was carried. Mr. flmlth withdrew his motion to table the Ragsdale resolution and moved the previous question. The roll waa called and each mem ber of the convention voted aye or no. The Ragsdale resolution was passed by a vote of 2 41 to 97. Mr. Ragsdale put on the "clincher." John C. flellera, of Marlon, made the polnt*o t order that no vlca-preal denta had been chosen. He was sus tained. Thp following vlca-prealdents were elected from the congressional dis tricts: Fir at district: T. W. Wllllame. Berkeley; ftecond District, J. W. Da laughter; Third dletrlct, W. R Oray don; Fourth district, M. F. Ansel; Fifth district, 0; ?. Rpenear; fltxth dlatrlet, J. B. Groan | Svranth dis trict, J>. H. Mom. B. It. Tillman wm elected a mem ber of the national executive com mittee. tie wm nominated b f W. N. Oraydon. IURNED A TRAITOR TO THE SOUTH TO GAIN THE SUP PORT OF THE NORTH FORFEITS HIS SUPPORT a Congr*?m*n Wltherspoon, of Missis 81PP1' I)6flArp8 thm t Congressman VncH-rwood H? Proved Disloyal to the South by Voting to Havo Her Election* Supervised by Govern, meat, tJ' zzzt. VJ uonai amendment fnr election of aen?or. offered T ' b" "b'ch Practically nult on "llrMnl?' ara*?<"o?o> Placed ate rloJjS J ">?aaure la tho .en might have ha (T " f o r C">"" he "ZlZT r p/-ni.ro? ?Ion. wa. the au^mont"^"^0""""" man Samuel A. W^r'apl^f "!T UftnS aTternoon. Un day Congressman Wltheron^ has .been a atanneh BUpp^er"?r? lna?,r?0d '?r lh6 residential nom claTed th,^"""PP' conSre..man de . *"at Q rePre8ontatlvo of tho Sriot^n ,T?" ,?" " PUb"? voU-pH k ? Principle he eaw ln vohed, but merely for political ex Pedlency oould never have h!? Port In a fight for any office On tM* -w.? ?f tho Sherwood pension bill Palgn he "had ' ?< ?b\ cam: Sort Mr c'^ ?n d"P08Cd 10 BU"-; With Clark eliminated an a mn* ?uiV%nD;r:iT " ?Poon. wh0 ? might be said .n'^I flee exceot VCr heW Rny of for| two terms' memb" But to-day Underwood turned hin *oted?for fl6'1" 3?U'h"" d the terv h m?aBure wh,<* strikes at in the South r a'soIIIi,6 8Upremacy residence, he know, h i" ?f ,0Dg once assailed fmo dangers that qnnth k government in the South becauee of suffrage powerthn! HeVnoUT th6 ha"*? of ? gr" -?d.r.;rintb8 onu:r? workod "Oil aa any man ? P?""CB " b^,vr::;,rr>?'-?. poaeihie by tbe nn.? m?re n""i6 tbe'Vop""" eYecUoi amo"dm<"? "bleb places the power for the".!,'"?' e??mn.?*.nd d're"l0n ?outhern gov! amendment "'by? *?" J3'1"? riarllet, amendment which ?e'p?d|! , back on th ? 1e,,berate'y turned hl8 ?Pk on tho claims of tho South tn* e,. egateB has been "the Smith , ! Southerner.' This sectional plea?ha8 other ^y h|g6 f rj^Q jg W,d.0,y th? *ny "Thinking ?. ? &nd manaKer8. | port, and voted ae he did purely ln^ SI'IKX 1UrPt l? Kaln "?PP?rUn and gave no P'ar,ng "olltlca , *avo no thought to prlnclnal or *: r"r ??? h- w" ?? yet he ln the Nor'b. where yet ho has no votes prnm .. d'flregard of pr,?i,a! and subservience to political ??! dlency alone, thin vote in in tv O'aa. with Clarh-.'Zl'n Me"7 In thW.r n 'Th01""'" p,"""?" ??? at Clark has never made nnv ?r *{?r Htre"Kth In the South as bo-Z arate from the North." 'Mr. Wltherspoon said that hv thia ^m.natlon, the only candle. II mainlnB whom he could with self WllZ T! f?r Rr? "?on .id ? hi/ u netweftn these two, he aald he could only choose Oov Wll Mrth0L^Ver"e'' * V'r*'nlan iy Carolinian by cation, who, though long a honored resident of a Northe-n State, han never proVed hlm.elf d ,'oyal ,'0 CTV(;iX)NK AT TIHOALOO^A. Two Men Dead *nd Great Property Dnmafte Done. Extensive damage was done hy a cyclone which tpaRned over Tnnoa loosa, Ala., Saturday night. Tho city was In darknons that night and wlrei are down making communication difficult. Two negroes are known to have t>een killed. The wind and rain were accompanied by the heav iest hall storm ever seen In that city. Many trees were blown down and several small houses had their roofs torn off. An Infant was blown from Its father's arms as he was walking down the street, but was not Injured. Rbeln In Pnll Itertrfia*.. A Honejas, Mexico, dispatch says burning bridges behind them, the Mesfoan rebels oonUnued their re* treat northward bofore the rlfftorl on? federal a. my of Oen. Huerto. Ffre bridge# spvnstng wide area* were dlstrored hy the Insurgent** can sing delay to orernment troop traln^" Governor XVoodroto) XVilson Indorsed Overwhelming by the State Democratic Convention Wednesday. ? CHARGE OF ARSON ALLENDAH G09NELL LODGED IN JAIL AT LAND KOI. Follows Investigation of Burning of W .J. Gibson's Home When Ills Four Children Lost Their Lives. Following an Investigation by R. A. Wharton, Inspector of the State insurance department, on the burn ing of the home of W. J. Gibson, when his four children ? lost their lives, January 28, Allendar Gosnell I has been arreBted and lodged in jail at Landrum charged with arson. The insurance Inspector has been conducting an active investigation into the burning of 'Mr. Gibson's home three miles from Campobello at one o'clock in the morning of Jan-j uary 28, and has unearthed Buflicl ent evidence to cause the arrest of i Gosnell. The burning of the home and the death of the four children was one of the moat shocking tragedies in the history of this community. Mr. Gib son is a prominent farmer, a former member of the house of representa tives, and one of the most widely known residents of this section of the State. The children who lost thelf lives in the fire were: Hugh Gibson, 10 years of age; Arthlo Thomas Gibson, 14 years of age; Laura Gibson, 10 years of age; James Gibson, eight years of age. Walter J. Gibson had gone to Greenville to attend the funerad of a kinsman leaving the four children at home. Their mother had died sever al years before and their stepmother the previous winter. Tho children spent the Sabbath with their sister, who lived a mile from their home, but had returned homo at ten o'clock Sunday evening. Neighbors were aroused by the roar of the flameB In tho early morn ing and when the first to roach tho scenes arrived at 1 o'clock tho large two story building was a mnss of flames. The screams of tho children wero hoard by those first on tho ?en*. Helton Reld dashed In amid the flameB in an effort to save tho chil dren. As he entered tho honBe James Gibson, the youngest child, foil from the second story to the floor beneath where Mr. Reld grasped him and car ried him out. The child died that night. The only origin of the flro that could bo volunteered at tho tlmo was tho possibility of a coal from a grate having started tho blaze. Council was a formor tenent of Mr Gibson's plantation. Ho is a young man a bout 2 5 years of sge. FOUGHT TO THE DEATH. When Found Their Lifeless Hand* Rtlll Grasped Pistol*. Propped against the wall of a shack on Kettle Creek, Ky., their life less hands still clutching their re volvers and the last looks of defiance fixed on their faces, the bodies of Albert Stephens and William May bury were found last we^ik by rela tives who had missed ther/t. Each body was pierced by four bullets. Stephens had sold the shack and Its contents *o Maybury, and It Is be lieved they went to have a final set tlement, quarreled, and fought to the death without anyone hearing the re ports of the shot*. . ? m ? ? | Tussle Ends In Tragedy. n. H. Gibson, aged IS, was shot and Instantly killed In Atlanta on Thursday by his brother, aged 19, [ In what Is said to hare been a friend I ly tussle for tha possession of a rifle. DELEGATES ELECTED TILLMAN AND SMITH NAMED WITHOUT OPPOSITION. R. I. Manning and Jno. Gary Evans Other Two Big Four and tho Dis trict Delegates. " The State convention Wednesday night elected Senator B. R. Tillman, Senator E. D. Smith, R. I. Manning of Sumter and John Gary Evana of Spantanburg as delegates at large to the national Democratic convention. Gov. Cole L. Blease was nominated ! for delegate at large by F. H. Dom* lnlck, but was defeated, receiving only 6G votes out of 336. The fol j lowing wero elected alternates to the national convention: | M. F. Ansel, F. H. Weston, W. F. Stevenson and H. C. Folk. The election of delegates at large resulted In the choice by acclama tion on motion of Mr. Thurmond, of Senators tf. R. Tillmati and 0. D. Smith, and on a ballot vote, in the choice of John Gary Evans of Spar* tnnburg and Richard I. Manning, of Sumter. Governor Blease waB plac ed in nomination and received 66 votes. The result of the balloting .was: '.Manning, 207; Evans, 183; M. F. Ansel, 83; L. J. Browning, 68; C. L. Blease, 6G; F. H. Weston, 62. Tho following delegate? were elected from the seven congressional dis tricts: First district ? R. S. Whaley, of Charleston; Carloton Durant, 6f Manning. Alternates: A. Q. Pad gett, of Walterboro; II. H. Gross, of Dorchester. Secon'l district ? W. W. Williams, of Aiken; B. W. Crouch, of Saluda. Alternates: B . E. Nicholson, of Kdgefleld; Nells. Chrlstensen, of Beaufort. i Third district ? H. L. Watson, of Greenwood; E. C. Doyle, of Easley. i Alternates: R. F. Smith, of Pick ens; B. B. Gossett, of Anderson. Fourth district ? Lewis W. Park er, of Greenville; S. T. D. Lancas ter, of Spartanburg. Alternates: W. Mills Mornly, of Oroenvllle; Ben Hill Brown, of Spartanburg. Fifth district ? W. M. Dunlay, of ftock Hill; J. W. Glenn, of Chester. Alternates: W. P. Pollock, of Che raw: J. J. O'Bear, of Wlnnaboro. Sixth district ? W. T. ? Bethoa, of Dillon; S. A. Woods, of Marlon. Alternates: T. B>. Gibson, of Marl boro; It. ft. Scarborough, of Con way. Seventh district? W. A. Sturkey, of Bishopvilie; A. B. Wingard, of lyexlngton. Alternates: J. P. Thom as, of Columbia; B. II. Moss, of Or angeburg. This Is Political Year. This Is political year ttie country over, as well as in this state and county. This is not tho first politi cal year wo have had, nnd will hard ly bo tho last. Let us therefore, be careful not to say anything that will cnuso coolness between friends, or that will be regretted aftor the ex citement has died sway and every day existence is gone back Jnto. Be firm, ho candid, bo enthusiastic., If needs bo, but do not let anything lead to vituperation and wild and unwarranted charges of a personal nature. Above all, koop cool. Approve* Convention* Course. Senator Tillman said Thursday, in reply to an Inquiry as to his opinion of the action of the South Carolina Democratic Convention: "I ha?e not ?een the full report of the proceed ings of the Convention in the Mate I papers, hut from what I eee la the | Washington papers I regard the .conrse of the Convention ?? Mtiefao tory. WAS. A JONES BODY STATE CONVENTION CONTROLLED BY HIS FRIENDS. REMARKABLE GATHERING Tho Iilcnso I' action W Completely J Overwhelmed at the Meeting, the Goveruor Having About One-Sixth of the Delegates With Him on a Vote for Delegate. Tho Columbia correspondent of Tho News and Courier says the State Democratic Convention was one uf the moBt remarkable gatherings thit has been held In this State In many a year. It was conspicuous because of tho unusual evidence of interest in tho political situation and tho high character of the delegates. Men who have not for years taken any rart In political affairs mado tho sac rifice of attending tho Convention and the personnel of the Convention ! wus decidedly above tho average. It appeared that people throughout the State realized that assertive action should be taken and on that account The conspicuous features of tho Con vention were: The absolute and entire control, in every essential, by the friends of of former Chief Justice Ira n. Jones, In his candidacy for Governor. The overwhelming sentiment In favor of Governor Woodrow Wilson for the residential nomination of the Democratic ticket. Tho sympathy for United States Senator Benjamin It. Tillman and the evidences of the continued hold thnt :?>" has on tho affections of mo peo ple. Tho utter demoralization of the friends and supporters of Governor Hleaso at the Convention. The suggestion has been mado that there was a "steam-roller" at work during the process of tho Con vention, and that this "steam-roller" was marked "Ira D. Jones," and that it was In charge of "Engineer" J. William Thurmond. "Steam-rollers" are not new things in politics and if a faction or a party has thlngB "going" their way to keep tnem "go ing and that thero is no political senso In giving quarter In a fight In which thero Is but one ambition, and that Is to win. There Is no question whatever but what the JoneB forces had the Con vention In control In the minutest do tail on such subjects or public Issues as they cared to exert their Influ ence. In other words, thero were oertaln questions that the managers of the Jones forces did not think It was prudent for them to make any contention about, but wherever It had been determined to act it was accomplished, and this was from tho moment that Mr. Thurmond nomina ted Speaker Mendel L. Smith, as tem porary chairman of tho Convention. Kvery official and every delegate and every issue In which the Jones peo pie were Involved had to have tho Imprimatur of Jones, and there was no middle ground. Those who were not outspoken for tho candidacy of Mr. Jones were not given tho rewards 1 of tho occasion. Tw 'y years ago, when the great "reft movement was at Its zenith, the cr> ./as that measures had to bo considered abovo men, and If a man did not advocate the reform measur es, no matter who he may have b<ien there was no demand for his services. Later on, when the Alliance was In Its glory, tho Alliance "yardstick" was applied and If candidates did not measure up to tho Alliance "yard stick" they were ready for tho Junk pile. And so, on Wednesday, tho password was "Jones" and if that could not be given with perfect will ingness thero was someone In wait ing who was ready to giv0 It. Tho fact of the matter Is that there was no desiro to coerce anyone, boc.au bo" tho great majority of tho members of tho convention camo first, laBt and all tho time for Jones. Thero were 3 40 dolegatos In the Convention and tho only test of the strongth of Governor Hleaso was on his vote as a dolegato to the National Convention, when ho rooelved 60 votes, and of this number 11 camo from Orangeburg, whero tho Conven tion had adopted a resolution that tho delegation cast Its vote ror "Gov ernor of tho Rtato" as dolegato to tho National Convention. Tho signifi cance of tho voto Is all the moro emphasized when, early In tho roll call Colleton was called upon for Its vote and the spokesman for that delegation announced "Colloton casts Its voto for tho Governor of flouth Carolina." It will ho Interesting to noto whero tho strength of Gover nor Hleaso camo from. Out of 340 delegates, 6(1 voted for him, and, Aiken 1, Ilamberg 1, Harnwell 1, Peanfort 1, norkHoy 2. Calhoun 2, Charleston 2, Colleton 4, Dorchester *?, Fairfield 1, Janper 4, Kershaw 5, Laurens 8, Leo 5, Lexington 3, Now borry 8, Orangeburg 11, Pickens 1. Rlohland 1, Saluda 1, Total 66. In this same ballot 'Mr. Richard I. Manning received 207 votes and Mr. John Gary Kvans 188 votos. Ono notlcoahlo foature of tho Con vention was tho absolute wine-open ness of everything. There was no disposition to do anything under cov er. Tho contests were all made In public and tho hearings ny the com mittee on credentials wan about sn largely attended as the Convention Itself, and even the voting on the seating of tho contesting Charleston and Reaufort delegations was open and direct and the rpcord of this Convention Is as open a* that of any political gathering can be. The overwhelming nentlment of th e Convention, ai has been said, was In favor of the nomination of Woodrow Wilson. Th? Convention THEY MADE RICH HAUL MASKED BANDITS HOLD 11' AND ROB EXPRESS TRAIN. Said to llnve Gotten As Much as Two Hundred Thousand Dollars from tho Company's Safe*. A rich haul, variously estimated at from $ U D . 0 0 0 to jkuu.OoO, was made by two masked baiuliis, who early Wednesday morniug lield u;> tho Queen and Crescent New York Limited train No. 2, near Oklahoma, a flag Btation eight miles south of Hattiesburg, 'Miss., and blow open the safe of tho Southern Express car. Express company officials deny that the sum obtained aggregated anything like the latter figure, but declined to make any estimate of the loss. Tho bandits, who are believ ed to be tho pair who held up the Mobile and Ohio train, at Corinth, Miss., In February, made their es cape and are Btlll at large. When Sheriff Dennett, of Terry County, reached the scene of the hold up with bloodhounds about day light, the trail of tho robbers was taken up by the dogs. This led them to the Junction of the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad and a tap line road, where the trail was loBt. It Is believed the men boarded a freight train at this junction. Four men are reported to have been seen leaving the freight train when it arrived at Hattiesburg a few hours after the holdup, but tho authorities have been unable to locate tho bub pected quartette. Tho hold-up of tho train was af fected in a true wild Western man ner, but notwithstanding a generous flourishing of weapons, not a phot waa fire 1. Tho passengers were not molested. When the train was passing the (lag station, Okahola, the two masked j bandits climbed over the tender, and j with drawn revolvers, called out to engineer Maher and his fireman, "Obey orders." The engineer imme diately threw on his brakes, saying, "I'll stop right now." "No," said one of tho bandits, 'pull on around the curve and Btop when I tell you to Btop." After the train had turned tho curve above Dkahola, the engineer was- given the command to stop and complied very promptly. With guns pointed at their heads, he engineer and fireman were then matched bar'.; to the baggage car \n?.V t Ho fo-cnr wan orHcir^ call . ho express messenger. When Mes senger D. A. Gray, of Chattanooga, | stepped to tho door of his car he j ooked nto the muzzlo of a pistol and ild not hesitate to obey the orders : :o get down. ?IX)SK CALL FOR "JOY RIDERS." j 3ne Collarbone Droken and Cars Smashed in Spartanburg. A Spartanburg letter Rays while i running up East Main street at a rate j 3f Bpeed Bald to havo been forty tulles an hour, Ernest L. Layton, j Jrlvlng Edward WllllamB and Ed ward VIckers In a four-passenger car, sldeswlped another car standing by the curb early Monday morning. The car was completely ovrturned and the fact that the top was up kept the passengers from being thrown many feet. It wan by another of those ' proverbial miracles that all were not j instantly killed. Mr. WllllamB, who la a real estate 3alesman, formerly of Columbia, suf tefed a broken collar bone, but other wise no one was hurt. Tho car standing by the curb was badly dam aged and another Just In the rear of It was also lnjurod. The machine Mr. Layton was driv ing was torn asunder and tho front wheels demolished. The party had been "joy riding" and wore running close to the curb to keep out of the light, so that a cop, who had flagged them down might not got their num ber, it is Bald. A rase has been made out against tho speeders. LAST HOPE IS GONE. Gov. Fos* Refuses to Knterfero With j Denfli Sentence. Clarence V. T. Rlchoson's last j hopo of escaping tho death chair j next week for tho nnirdnr of Avis Llnnell, of Hymelia, expired Thurs-I day night, when Governor Fohb, at i Boston announced that ho would not j rofor Rlchoson's petition for coin- I munlcatlon of sentence to tho exe cutive council. The statement from tho Governor followed closely the filing of tho reports of tho special Insanity commission, which declar ed tho condemned man sane, al though subject to fits of hysterical Insanity. Tlio com nt isslslon found that Rlchoflon was sano at tho (line of tho murder and that ho Is sano at present. Chinese Roasted To Death. Victoria, H. C., May II? Many Chinese In Lasna, capital of Thibet, were roasted allvn during an attack on their quarters by angry Thibe tans. In tho fighting many were killed on both sides the rioting grew out of the declaration by the Llama who said tho Chinese were destined for divine punishment. President, Ilnr Association. The Hon. D. fl. Henderson, of Aiken, was on Wednesday morning elected president of tho State Mar Association, to succeed the Hon. Knox Llvln?*ton, of HennottV*vllle, deceased. Thin action wns taken at a meeting of the vloe president of the fttate Asaocatjon. expressed If sol f to that effect hy over whelmingly ?pdorslng his candidacy. GIVEN THE SEATS BARNWELL DELEGATION FROM s CHARLESTON SEATED GRACE FACTION OUSTED The Credentials Committee Ileum and Decides an Important Matter, Incidentally Straightening Out an Important Contest from the City of Charleston. Thirty-six of a possible forty-two members of the credentials commit tee of tho fetato Democratic C'tiii v I tloti, In session Wednesday in ("jitim j t'Ui, voted to scat the delegation from j Charleston, headed by ''.a- n >:i. Jos eph \V. Barnwell, nnd none \.>:od to I seat what became known as : :u> S.nk j lor delegation, that one headed bv j Major Daniel L. Sinkler. Two me::.*. | bcrs of the committee \o'.ed to sea; I neither delegation and four members i lid not vote. After hearing testimony and argn , monts for two hours. tho ere !e::iia!s | committee refused to go i:r.j e\o. u jtive session or to even debate ;? | themselves the merits o:' the c m j testing claims, but im:n.-d:.r. !y call ed for a vote by roll-call. w.:h the result that the committee's r. < 011 mendation to the Convention Is that the delegation from Charleston h-'.id ed by the Hon. Joseph W. Hariiwe',1, together with the various otv.eers el ected by the Convention preside. I ov er bj? Mr. Barnwell, are the 1, gaily elected delegates niul oil" ers. and that tho "Ha rn well" <!ele/:itis bo seated as members of the State Dem (\e> \ -?!! : ,nn. This recommendation was adopt ed unanimously by the Convention and the Barnwell delegation was seated. The vote on the recommen dation to seat one or tho other of 'ho Charleston delegations w;u as follows: Those voting to seat the Rarnwell delegation: W. P. Greene, Abbeville; George L. Toole, Aiken: M. I,. Dun ham, Anderson: W. L. Riley, Ham berg; W. A. All, Darn well ; R II. j.y. Stare, Beaufort; It. G. Causey, Derko ley; W. S. Hall, Cherokee; J. l.ylea Clenn, Chester; J. C. Rivers, Ches terfield; O. C. Scarborough, Claren don: II. A. Will Is, Colleton : 1>. R. Coker, Darlington; K. R. Hauler, Dillon; .1. A. filers, Dorchesier; A. E. Padgett, Edgefield : J. E. Mellon Knlrf<~'a ; a il witiiuajk, ???i.ir ence; H. J. Ilaynesworth. Giecnvllle; W. H. Nicholson, Greenwood: J. W. Manuel, Hampton; J. O. Norton, Horry: W. R. Hough, Kershaw; n. ft. Williams, Lancaster; D. M. Croa son. Lexington; George R Reeves, Marlon; D. D. McColl, Marlboro; C. M. Walker, Oconee; Jas. L. Sims, Or nngehurg; E. P. McCrr *y, Pickens; W. W. Ray, Richland; ,T. M. Forrest, Saluda; S. T. D. Lancaster, Spartan burg; Richard D. I.ee. Sumter; L. J. Drowning, Union; LeRoy Lee, Wil liamsburg. Those voting that neither delega tion be seated were: R. Frank Kelley of Lee. and C. E. Spencer of York, Those not voting at all were: II. G. Paulling, Calhoun; E. F. Hammond, Jasper; John M. Cannon, Laurens, and A. H. Hawkins, of Newln-rry. The credentials committee, consti tuted by a member of each uncon tested delegation, named by that del egation, took up the enntey from Charleston County at thr- e o , '< and at five o'clock the vote was tak en, tho Convention proper taking a recess twice in order to give time for tho arguments by representatives r> f each Bide. Cons<<*f;uenMy, the srrea'er part of tho day's session was con sumed by tho Charleston eonvst. It was the absorbing f< at tin- of tho day's session, and t'w <l:-na\ of fie whole proceedings enme ju-t a {<? .v minutes before the vote u,,h taken, when Mr. M. Rutledco River-, attor ney for the Barnwell d^bi:atbi:i, read a letter from Senator Ren! amin Ryan Tillman, assuring him of his sm mret In the present Convention and de nouncing the tactics of the o >pos!ng faction In Charleston. Appeal hat! been made by Mavor Grace, In his argument before tho committee, to the attitude of Sena tor Tillman ns against Mr Ceorgo Von Kolnltz, a member of tho pres ent Rarnwell faction, conveyed In n letter dated July, lf>f>L\ Rev.rvlnn Senator Tillman's letter to SIoti.T ? n r 1 1 n , of Charleston, written a few days after the recent County Convention, Mr. Rivers Introduci <1 it at what was regarded by all keen observers as the psychological mo ment, and Its reading called forth prolonged cheers from both th" gal leries and members of the Conven tion who were present. In the hall at the time, and If may bo stated that tho Hall of tho House of Represen tatives was crowded Observers of contests of varlov* kinds pronounced the conduct of the case at this particular point a master stroke on the part of Mr. Rivers, and one of tho very neatest of c)lma>en to any argument. Tho letter read hv Mr. Rivers. In reply to stateou-nt s that had been made with referenco to tho attitude of Ren n tor Tillman, was rend only because of the uso of tho namo of Senator Tillman. Mr Martin was nvorso to the use of tho letter nnd declined to Klve It out for publication, even In part, evcept when urged that It was part of tho committee's record. Klftrtivl State Chairman. Thursday morning tho State Dem ocratic executive committee elected John jQary Evans of Spartanburg rhulrman; Col. T). J. Orimth, of Col umbia, vie* chairman. The chairman oloet. was empowered to select a sec rotary at a salary of $ 1 R 0 each elec tion yoar. Gon. Wlllo Jones was elected treasurer.