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I I I ♦ lUIMA «u ud tt tm w ta JS «•* TW MIK SIMu CUK > NEWJfAfEI HAN WEITB $ •f Ut TEA (THIS K. K Murrmy. N Kajri* tfeMtnr TUlEttAft'fi III < aupm! <Jro*< Hurpri#i© An Health Wan ApparenUf Gready ImprOTMt ^; r tkoM who 414 work for bla woro ' lovoviakly atuHio4 to k\m ao4 know that In him they had a voouloo and AI forreful friend. •' . Any Imp ratal on that Senator Till- man's health had become noticeably worse of late than It had been In Me general doling the past eight years would be erroneous. The laet time the writer spoke with him In his office, ten days before this Is writ ten, the veteran looked as well as the visitor had ever seen him at any Senator B. R. Tillman was so well known in this country that it would time within the past seven years, As to to Kaaotution to Expel Them From Party—State Chair man Warn* All Candidate*. , A solemn warning, embodied la an address by ex-Qovernor John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg, chairman, the State Democratic ex-Governor John Gary Evans, of South Caro- be superfluous, in many ways, to and very much better than he did was issued Tuesday afternoon by paint his picture. eisht y ears a 8°- That the same 5m- His delight in being calmd "pitch- P’esion was made upon other Is for Ben'* as a political sobriquet, borne out by the fact that both Sec- his fondness for rough speech, his retary of the Navy Daniels and Sen- ; 1,nm .J® wWcl1 the Democracy of Cole confesison in Senate debate that he ator Swanson, of Virginia, who had j I-. Blease, of Columbia, candidate was "a rude man and didn’t care,'' seen him at about the same time, j for the United States Senate and his tenacity and terrific force as a were much surprised and inclined to John L. McLaurin, of Bennettsville, fighter, his success in cutting be skeptical at the first reports that candidate for Governor, was chal- through red tape of ail sorts, his im- he was probably on his death bed.;lenged. perlous self-will and his construe- Secretary Daniels remarked that the| The action of the committee was live ability as a national legislative Senator waa in particularly lively taken after several hours of debate, leader in great affairs—all these spirits on a trip to the marine can- in which some of the committeemen wsre long age realised by the peo- tonment at Quantlco. Va., which (were in favor of calling the two pic of the whole country as well as they took together a few days before candidates In question before the by those of his own State. the fatal paralytic stroke. | body and requiring them to show The average man who has ipade Wearing an "antl-saffragette'* ^ yth ® y ,h ®“ Id n ® t b '* J? 1 ’ his way into the United States by badge (because a vote on the worn- C 1 !* 1 party, the methods of vloleat political agi- suffrage resolution to which ho If*^ JLf . *?*I* rB ' taiioa. rough Uaguago and vitriolic was stroohly opposed, was expected Tscaaut* In which Mr Blease was rtth.Slghaciog with the Re- gerty la Itld. aad the re ef Meaere. Meaae aad Aall la aad aleo ea the later easmeelrailea of W P •ho M eervtag a Iona la the » level, he eekl. "aad I aai the that they will regieter a fro proteet at the polls agalast pll« sttschs upon opponents, has not on that day I, Senator Tillman was amounted to Rurb to this remerka- In Ike Seeate for the Imet time bla parliamentary body which very Thursday. Jane 17. That< evening, pmieoely appltea the tael which die before leering the Tapltal. he ho- Maeea goaeiee ehiuty slightly III hnt no one Ihonght ec erase Tillman H amoueiad te anything eertnne AeJ le the **eate a very Utile he did not seem well Prtdnp, Mm H was felt Ithe ea eter- Tllimeo pen aided him le remain it ell «hr»eth (be eeoaft their ev««em of that iwotMe ty. a< thoee who tried to eoll out the ocmtlc party.’* He paid a glowing trlbutn as a member of the exemp tion board to the patriotism of the people of his county and to the boys, representing every shade of Democratic opinion, who were In the fighting ranks of their countrymen. Mr. Maxwell, of Florence, was sat isfied that the people would register their vote in disapproval of Messrs. Blease and McLaurin. "I don’t believe it is necessary to read these men out of the party,” tfte con tended. "Let the information go out to the people of the State and they will die an ignominious death.’ J. H. Moorer of Colleton, art this ’point offered a resolution as a sub stitute to the Ketchin motion, that the committee offer its unbounded confidence in and give its approval to Chairman Evans. Following strenuous objection by Mr. Evans and further debate this resolution likewise was tabled on the motion of Mr. Brown. Mr. Evans said that he did not want a vote of confidence, for he paid no attention to the "barkings of a cur.” He stated that th*se men were attempting to assassinate the Democratic party, and aaked the committee. If It waa going to alt su pinely by and "alow this miserable gang to throw spittle in your faces • At tble point Mr. Wllliaam. of I^ncnstpr, made t motion to require Cole L Bleoee ond John L. McLnn- rln ro show muse why their names •hoeid not he stricken from the bal lots. This motion wm never pot. oe MMt tat -life «r*M r-rrnt'*"—*— 1 —— — »**——■ Mt^lCtalnMa Kvm. Ismt that it «ta fUf. altM to isone tbe ed* I pcwsdty iMi Mdr hr so ! Them is oe wee in m whim t >la ^ •h^ he« e ereo* § iroMoc iMo I Mee - jCeigweit. ef Chemee *| an • M IM t••• ^ pony to thM foods in the solicited from a of dfi.d^ e* «eeS WeeMe on the t *«** | Re* *hev# men If ten jottl pewMOCf toM ten IdL end few etg| Me t f eo eee peeecMe le lie cseveg eM MM nOosoq lee o^hwe M mo senmmMe owd ■ owotd swnaaoee ws do nh dMM Mon swgmimMi m the pneoee end i^onohi ee M MedMwMd thdd th*e ss-vwiOp he nw | *hm Me ■enhe'MMMkf 4* * <d Mmv Mmn Mo m* MhMMMMh fddMMM »#*• hWi*ia..i*i h»»snd I *h* *M r •AlO | * | Sh e* « w* 1 end ess* e-* e 1 • **• no ♦ *>§ ee-Mwe n hnnolfs «# Me ’ «Ss»vs** nn«d * v»*%* s*-»* 1 vwwdsv*' hevvwhp®- so.0' t V ta la thla Bum The aad einerienre only of this white Republican with former ef fort*. In this line nlone saved the State from these conaplratora. Thla candidate for the Senate admits over his own signature that the proposi tion was made and considered, but denies that he was a party to a con ference with the Republican commit teemen or that he agreed to be a party to the conspiracy. The lormer private secretary of the former gov ernor ^af this State, now a candidate for the United States Senate, o^er his own signature in the public i^ress verifies the essential facts, alleges the conspiracy, but claims that he declined to be a party to it. < The former friend and close associate of this candidate the publisher of a newspaper devoted to the political Interests of these conspirators, over his own signature, charges that this candidate for the United States Sen ate was responsible for the inde pendent movement organized by him and actually named the candidates on the ticket. "The high sheriff of the county of Greenville openly states in the pub lic press of the Bute that a candi date for Governor in the approach ing primary made tLe proposition to him that If he would become a candidate for Lieutenant Governor nt the approaching primary election and advocate the election of thla candidate for Governor that M would farahh him the sum of •!.- All of these br tM direr* of individual* and the firmmacaaiul • videor* A candidate for 4 tM Feliad itee Bnante hoe epee hr redwaed to teed IM enmps m meet logs to * Mole ee te tohe pe*i tM*wa f«-t hr him iMt void M o oortteno eesrettv# fwmmtttu* retuemd to rer- wm at the oothorwv el this tew eemmittee whiuO o** Mwo doit etnfeoi W Me Ototo eod eoumtf ewo veetMes More Me eMeoe of **• stm n tM eOnmano of itld M fveed!m 1 nm e*M*Mb M Ms owe* Mi tM Miff OR RMot Baker disclosed (Ml orgnoltntloo ef toe first corps, under Major Gen. Hnator gett. probably had boon •omf* __ although he made no announcement.' •I suspect/* the secretary said. Ib reply to a question, "that aeveral of our divisions are operating together as so army corps under command of General Liggett. Whether any other divisions have been created into an army corps and a tentative army corps commander chosen, I have not* heard.” i . 1 N The corps organization plan, how ever, calls for six divisions, four com batant and two replacement, and with the necessary artillery units and oth er additional troops, the total strength of a corps would be nearly 220,000 men. Undoubtedly General Liggett has all the elements neces sary for his corps if his organization is complete. - With his army,corps in the thea tre where great events are believed to be impending, the .expected Ger-• man thrust assumes now significance The opinion is general among offi cers that the blow is to be the heav iest yet struck. I'biIcmm they mi*take the Mijpi*. the German* are ready for the crucial moment la their great effort to wrench victory by force before full American fighting power can be bmaght to bear among them. 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U» ^ •tror him °would h»T» qu»il*d be- Writing in the Vosslische Zeltung {h, n ^ 1 *G 0 f T ^n 0r Ev “ n< Wer * ,tre ‘* ln * fore th. fiery challenge of the old of Berlin Bernh.ra «y.: J Th ,- committM nn.nlmouely warrior, .ln K le eye. L The ,lme ls n ° w , ripe openly to adopte( , re , olutloBg deplorln g , he Senator Tillman was a very widely, a,8ca8 » peace conditions. Having re-: ( j eat j l 0 f 8 ena t 0 r Tillman and lam- read man. saturated, indeed, with 8 a rd to the ideal peace conditions i entlng log8 t0 the gtate and the good literature, for which he had a laid down by President Wilson un- natIon keen and disoriminating taste. He anlmity of the matter undoubtedly! Chairman Evans, avoiding the knew hole pages of Byron and Ten-j could easily be reached if a method ca i ling of names i n prefacing bis for- nvson bv heart. He had a wealth of discussing the peace terms could mal address to the committee, stated t i fli gRB» to th* nation* th* lat* th* mroting of ll l>2d. body will havo to make Will* Jonea. of of the of allusion from the prose classics. Senator only be agreed upon.” Nothing gave the old greater pleasure than to browse allies would undoubtedly accept rea around an "old book" stand or store sonable disarmament proposals. | that the members of that body were nor did he often complete such a survey without having secured a tro- Berntar^ay, Germany an^er the watc hmeii on the tower of South Carolina’s Democracy and to them was entrusted the task of keeping the party clean and above suspicion. He told of the charges, iterated and President Wilsons demands for self government by small nations. phy. He told with relish of his the writer says, would be favorably, reiterated by certain factional lead- joy In looking over old books in received, but the central powers' ers in South Carolina that the com- England when he was on his Euro- would Insist upon knowing the attl-; mittees, past snd present, were par- pean trip after his first serious ill- tude of England regarding Ireland. | tlsan and corrupt and called on the boss about 1*b years ago. A few Negotiations, the writer adda, should members to stamp the libel In no un weeks ago he was exchanging with taks place directly between the bel- certain way. He charged that theee a visitor in his offlc* at the Capitol llgerenta respecting frontier regain- lead era art trying to undermine the recollocttoDs of humorous incidents tioas ronf <lmr* of the p«*or>]»* in the I*em from , *Gll Bias He • as a particular oerrtic party of Sooth t Signed l "John Gary Evaae. "Chairman State Democratic Execu tive Committee. "By order of the State Democrat ic Committee.” * **me 4m eRsw %' ..v* A Be o—a, «| M*j%**>J Niao ed tM m 4 t'i t*<t«fv*4 M s*Mk* mi iM.mMk ’”* 4 *B '* *4 hsuI. _ | e* M* tan • Me- BRd* tMtfteei vwd to *%f Ms* ta tS*v hefs sp MroRsv A* »oa nsrvtva tMt M **9 tMt wee* Me del M f*R- jStNetiy easaMsMts a evMM OR IM port te%/«d, tStf w*ew a*ee*tf sepptfiav ed Ms caadtdnt** eod If allowed to ft Mae* with sRod** to dig a grev* reotlowe tM potty wttl «o*a ber*mi aad laiet tM aali-RMase Cartioa of • ateoch Ka tM soeirtls of all hoe the Bern erratic petty • "I have Ro.eet rtttfeaa fear of tM reeRlts.** he said ‘*Yo« aloR# have the power to MecMth Yonas ef t’eloe. sa,d purge aad save th* party aed yoit that aome recegaltloa ahoald M remedy Is at th* ballet Mi takea of the SfcMarle-BI*aee-Aull letter* He atroagly advocated the warnlag of the people At thla point a motion by K. E. Padgett, of Edgefield, to'issue the addreaa of ex-Governor John Gary Eynn* to the people of the State a* a warning, was carried and the meeting was adjourned. Ex-Governor John Gary Evans’ ad dress follows: "To the Democracy of South Car- / olina: A crisis confronts the Democratic party in this State hertofore unpar- tive committee, is powerless to deal with it, but as guardians of the par ty it is our duty to call to your attention existing conditions. "At the last State convention of tbe party a rule was passed deny ing to any citizen who voted against the regular nominees of the primary in 1916 as declared by the State or county executive committee, the right to participate in a Democratic primary subsequent thereto. At the {soldiers. /The principal reasons for DARED THE SIB Daniels Rays Large Transport Sailed as Bab Warnings Come ■ In a speech before the Elks at At lantic City, N. J., Secretary Daniels declared: "On the very day that submarines were sighted on the Atlantic coast one of the largest convoys was ready to steam across the water. There was some discussion as to whether it should be delayed a few days to discover the whereabouts of the sub marines and consider the losses they might inflict, but it was decided not to wait a minute but to send on the last general election an independent t waa organized agaljtat the of yoer party over 1.200 Ming polled at the said sending them do the other side was the belief that It would deter Amer ica from lto rapid transportation of .BttCK UUi |<; ■mM .i ^ „ fw* TkwM* top* v* *9^ Do* bead*** eod fer?y prdMfe* been te M dead ae a tZa t Wfda**d*y • Mwd-w* cwHimna .!•**• twe Neehvtlle. Cha\aei aed.Bi Lee Is paeneeger traldh a Na*hvilla. Teaa. % Eoet of the deed ead maay 01 injured are aegroee. Two trale* met oa a curve ml lee from Nashville. Both eng! reared and fell oa either side of track unrecognizable masses twisted Iron and steel, while fearful Impact of the blow drove express car of the northbound ti through the flimsy wooden coac loaded with human freight teles< Irg smoker car in front and pi high in the air the two cars beb it, both packed to the aisles v about 350 passengers, including negroes enroute to work in the Hickory powder plant. Immediately after the collh those who had escaped unhurt with lesser injuries fled in veriti panic. The cornfields on both si of the track were trampled by m feet and littered with fragment! iron and wood hurled from the molished cars. The dead lay l and there grotesquely sprawl where they fell. The dying moa appeals for aid, others lay speech in agony. , Everywhere there blood and suffering and chaoe. From the wreck**# _*