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c_ VOL. XXXI. VVALTERBORO. S. C, SEPTEMBER 16. 1008. Executive Com mittee Met GRIFFIN J B PADGETT DEAD Thursday and Tabulated the Vote of Second Primary. J. E. Moore Protests Election. The County Executive Committee met at noon Thursday to tabulate the returns for the second primary election. A surprise was sprung in the shape of a protest by Supervi* r Moore, who protested the election on the ground that Mr Grittinhad not filed an extfcnse account before the second primary. Supervisor Moore was represented by Wm. J. Fishbume, Esq., w r ho contended that the failure to tiled such pledge invalidated the election of Griffin. Mr. Griffin was represented by Hon. J. S. Griffin and C. C. Tracy, Esq-, who contended that the law does not require the filing of an expense account, and that Mr Griffin had- gone to the County Chairman and askedif it were necessary to file said account, and that Mr Howell, the chairman told him it was not. Acting on this advice he did not file the account. Committee. The following telegram was received this morning from Senator (irirtm: Columbia. S. C., Sept. 16, 190^. \V. W. Smoak, Jr., Walterboro. S. C. Executive Committee unanimously confirmed County Executive Committee. J. S. GRIFFIN. Return Second Primary Election in Colleton County Sept. 8,1908. State of South Carolina, Colleton County. To the Democratic Executive Com mittee for Colleton county: And now comes J E Moore, who being duly sworn says: 1. That at the recent primary had on the 8th day of September A. D. 1908, deponent w’as a candi date for the office of County Super visor for Colleton county. 2. That at the said election one J. 0. Griffin was a candidate for the office of county supervisor for said county. 3. That deponent is informed and believes that before the second primary had on Sept. 8th, 1908 the said J 0 Griffin aforesaid failed to file his pledge subsequent to the first primary and prior to the second primary, that he would not spend money or use intoxicating liquors for the purpose of obtaining dr in fluencing votes as provided for in the Acts of the general assembly ap proved March fith, 1905. 4. That affidavit of Johm M Ackerman is hereto annexed. South Carolina. Colleton County, Personally appeared J E Moore, who bein first duly sworn says that the above statement of protest is true of his own knowledge except as to such matters as are stated on in formation and belief and as to these he believes it to be true. Sworn to before me this 10th day of September A. D. 1908. E L Fishbume [l. s.] Not. Pub. S. C. J. E. Moore. State of South Carolina, Colleton County. Personally appeared before me Jno. M. Ackerman, who. being duly sworn, deposes and savs that he is | deputy clerk of court of general ses sions and common pleas for Colleton couty and has been for the past several years; th,at J O Griffin, a candidate for office of county supervisor for Colleton . county before the primary elections occurring on August 25, 1908 and on September 8, 1908 did not file with the clerk of the court of Colleton county an itemized state ment under oath of all money spent or provided by him during the campaign for campaign purposes prior to the said second primary election occur ring on September 8, 1908. That the last statement filed by J 0 Grif fin was filed by him on Aug. 26,1908, and that he filed no further state- bath or otherwise until 9th, 1908. * J. M. Ackerman, Dep. Clerk, Sworii Id before me this 10th day of •IMP HmnO II Vox Populi, Vox Dei. jsssg?*: ".ni l |o5 Z* os ~ . o SL - « a 2L: * / One of Smoaks Leading Citizens Passes Away After A*Brief Illness J B Padgett of Smoaks died at State Executive Committee Confirms County Executive ness of meningitis. Mr Padgett had been complaining for some time of a pain in his head, but it was not thought that anything serious would develop from it. He had been at tending to hi? usual duties until 1 Friday when he took to bed. A physican was summoned and did all he could, but it was soon found that i nothing could be done. The pain j was so severe that an anesthetic was administered Friday afternoon. The patient never regained conscious ness. Two of Mr Padgett’s sons | were in Florida. These were sum- j moned. Dr B L Padgett of Hastings being the first to arrive at one o’clock Sunday. L C Padgett of New River, Fla. did not arrive till Sunday evening. The funeral was postponed till after his arrival, so it was not held till nine o’clock Mon day morning, after which the inter* ment took place in the family lot of the Smoaks cemetery. A large crowd of relatives and friends were present. Rev. J R Sojourner of the Methodist church read the burial service. Mr Padgett is survived by his widow and eight children, four boys and four girls, and by two brothers A R Padgett of Smoaks and Weston Padgett of Orangeburg and one sis ter. Mrs D E Smoak of Smoaks. He was in his fifty-fifth year, and had the respect and confidence of eveyone. Unswerving in his honesty truthful and fearless in his relation ship toward others, he had won the esteem of all who knew him. His word was his bond. He was asso ciated with those things that made for piety, manhood and virtue. By his industry he had made for him self and family a competency, and was giving his children the advan tages of a collegiate training. His ! had l>een a sturdy manhood, and his death was like the falling of a giant oak in the forest. Smoaks has lost on of her foremost men and Colle ton one of her staunchest and most upright citizens. Mr Padgett was a member of the Methodist church, and at the time 1 of his death chairman of the board | of School Trustees. He had just arranged for an election to establish NO. 5. J- J. Hiers Wins First Prize In The Press and Standard Contest Other Prizes and Winners. *30 c**, EL 2 3 - »r. o 2 5s 0 ^ * 2* - j; 3 3 K £ ^ O? OC fC ~I sS ty 3> £ cn £ CO 00 -i c -j -- *■ . ^1 t3 *- • ccrocr. — CCCC-J — — — Q>—cn — i; — Ok — — —. rc os I- *- I- co *. as o* sc -3 <0 o Sc -a tc ee . > c. c -1 ci •— '-o tv x -j -j SSiBsSrSSSSiESSSSimfesrtgftSfeSiiSwSft! K tv c--I — — rfk to $5 — 01 - J 35 tv IC CC — O’--t* WV W — : c 3. O CC -J «C — to 3. 5C CO 35 — 3. «5 O — O — tv — C- 3. 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FOR CLERK OF COURT. H. D. Padgett. E. R. McTeer. COUNTY SUPT. OF EDUCATION. H. W. Black, Sr. Hugo S. Strickland. FOR SUPERVISOR. J. E. Moore. J. O. Griffin. FOR AUDITOR P. M. Buckner. A. A. Patterson, Jr. FOR CORONER. • J. M. Benton. D. D. Rhode. FOP. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Jasper RobertAon. I). E. Smoak. The votes or guesses in the contest conducted by the Press and Stand ard have been gone over carefully by the following gentlemen who kindly consented to act as judges, E. T. H. Shaffer. O. L. Gahagan. P. M. Buckner, P. M. Murray, and they awarded the first prize to J. J. Hiers, who had ten guesses right on his ticket. Those having nine guesses right get the second prize, of $7.50 These were: Jack Frank, and Wade H. Ze»gler. Mr. Zeigler had four guesses and had nine cor rect on each one so he gets $6. and Mr. Frank $1.50 The third prize of $5. was won by the following: R. W. Barnes, J. C. Kinard, J C Nettles, J B Padgett. J W Thompson, W. D. Bloomingberg, E. C. Reeves, G. W. Lyons and J. O. Jaques, Sr. The fourth prize of $2.50 will be divided between the following: Jno. J. Howell, J. Q. Cousart, A. E. Rentz, G. W. Fralix, Ira Risher, H. D. Martin, E. C. Reeves E. C. Reeves, B. P. Hooker, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Humphry Crosby, H. A. Cummings, C. M. McTeer and Jas. A. Padgett. We are very much pleased with the results of this voting contest, and checks will be mailed as soon as we can make them out. didates and asked whether an item- zed statement of campaign expenses was necessary to be tiiled with the clerk immediately prior to the second primary election. This question was answered by me in every case as an individual not in a professional capacity as an attorney and without in any particular case then and there inspecting the statutes. It has been my opinion a^d 1 have ao expressed it that this statment is unnecenary. The fact in this case are not dear enough in my mind for me to say under oath that this opinion was ex pressed to Mr Griffin. I believe that it was. Kv The following is the pledge for candidates as provided in Acts of 1905. “I the undersigned of the county of and State of South Carolina, candidate for the office of hereby pledge that I will not give nor spend money, or use intoxicating liquors for the purpose of obtaining or in fluencing votes, and that I shall, at the conclusion of the campaign and before the primary election, render to the Clerk of Coart under oath, an itemized statement of all moneys spent or provided by me during the campaign for campaign purpoaas up to that time, and I farther pledge that I will, immediately after the primary election or* elections that 1 am a candidate in, render anitamisid oath*' . _. m by me in said aleation: That a failure to comply a provision shaU render eneh null and void, in ao far ae the date who fhfie to file the candidate complying with this Sec tion: AND PROVIDED FURTHER. ; That such itemized statement and pledge shall l>e open to public in- sdectiorif at ail times.” Prominent Citizen of Bamberg to hi* Reward. CONRAD EHRHARDT DEAD . . u , , a high school at 8moaks, and was Ca'ied ver y , nuc h interested in the outcome. „ , „ , , But his example lives on. Bamberg September 14:—Con- _____ rad Ehrhardt one of the most promi- , ’ cr . nent citizens of Bamberg County, j Lyceum course QeginS in The executive committee, after died at his'home in Ehrhardt yester-; October. hearing argument by , counsel on i daymorning, the summons coming : suddenly and unexpectedly. | He was 76 years old argument hy . counsel on both sides, by a vote of 16 to 3 decid ed to over-rule the protest and to count the votes, declaring Mr. Grif fin the nominee of the party. Those favoring the protest were: D L Smith, J. F. Rentz and J D Utsey. Those not favoring the protest were: M W Breland, H H Durant J S Padgett. J M Ulmer. G A Ben ton, W S Weeks, J M Padgett, B. G Hk>tt, I W Dopson, J M Crosby W W Carter, P J Wilson, W F Hill, J C Crosby. W A Strickland did not vote. From the decision of the County having been born in Germany. December 13, 1832. When quite a young man he came to America and located in what was then known as Barnwell County (now Bamberg.) and by honesty and industry began at once to build up a name and a fortune for himself. In ' both of these undertakings he has i been eminently successful, being at i the time of his death one of the I wealthiest as well as one of the most influential citizens of the county. Though he never sought office or political perferment of any kind he was called upon to serve old Barnwell County for four years as a county commissioner and one term J E Moore *■ county treasurer. In both of them positions he measured up fully Executive Committee, through hi. attorney., Firhbume * pahburne, hu .ppeded to the State but coulTBtUr bTinduced toUrffe/ position of Executive committee. The matter came up before that body last night, the result of which we have not heard. It is understood that which ever side wins the matter will be taken to the supreme court, ^ and a decision from that body will be awdited with interest. The following are the affidavits which were presented before the county executive eommitte, and which form the basis of the weal: fori FREIGHT TRAIN PUT ON. f VC LOm honor or trust © serve as mayor of rn which he founded he has always been the father and the recognized leader. He was devoted to his I I but alwaye found time to attend the reUfious services of his church, and perform ang duties that it imposed upon him. Ha was a devoted mem ber of Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, and has bemi ore of its of ficial uMashan and chief supporters for more than a half a century. In its benutifuIU trie crmstei his body wuu laid , to rest _ ^ hi filled with of this hi was The Lyceum course sor this season will begin in October, the exact date not having been determined yet. The couse this season will consist of six numbers, and has been care fully selected by the Lyceum Asso ciation. It is safe to say that this course will not prove an exception to those already had, and that a treat will be in store for those fortunate enough to attend. The following are the attractions: Col. Bob Seeds, October. The Edwin R. Weeks Co., Novem ber. The Boston Ladies, December. Sidney Landon, January. The Robley Male Quartette, February. . Marvin Williams, March. OPENING EXERCISE OF WAL TERBORO GRADED SCHOOL. The opening exercises of the Wal- terooro Graded school will be held at the academy Monday morning commencing at 9 o’clock. The pat rons are especially invited to be present at the these opening exer cises which will be presided over by Chairman M. P. Howell. ‘ The following program has been arranged: Opening Prayer by Rev. J. L. Daniel; Addram of Weicomo, Mayor E. id. FMIOUrMp r ^ Addram, Roe. F, O. 8. L. 8. Ri SMITH S MAJORITY 30,938. Official Returns in the Recent Primajr Tabulated. Columbia, September 12. Accord ing to the official figures as trans mitted to State Chairman Wilie Jones the county chairman and the tabula tions made by Chairman Jones and Secretary Bell, the majority for E D Jmith is 30,937, which is the largest majority ever received hy a candi date for the United States Senate in the Democratic primary in this State, and one of the largest on record for any office. On the other hand, the majority for Caughman is only 553, but Col Caughman has broken the precedent in that he is the first member of the railroad commission to be re-relect- ed after serving one full term of six years. Another close race is in the 3d judicial circuit, where P H Stoll haa a majority of 130 for solicitor, de feating J B McLaughlin, who watt appointed by Governor Ansel on the passage of the new circuit bill. Both tho solicitors appointed by the Governor under the Act were de feated, Benet in the 5th and Mc Laughlin in the 3d. According to the official figure! there were cast for railroad com missioner ten thousand leas votaa than for United States Senator, and the vote for Senator reached the total of 109,934, the highest second primary vote on record. The com plete figures are as follows: John Gary Evans 39,498, E D Rmith 70,436. Superintendent of Education. Stiles R Mellichamp 48,468. J E Swearingen 61,379. Railroad commissioner, Jas Canaler 54,637, Banks L Caughman 56,190. - Congress, 5th district, T B Butter 6,466 D E Finley 9,277. Sixth district, J E Ellerbe 10,040, JW Ragsdale 7;210. Third judicial circuit, J B Me- VArUU *w a.vpi*aar^a w nsfarsmi Tenth judicial circuit, Proctor A Bonham 9,697, J J McSwain 8.6M. Twelfth judicial circuit. C P Quattiebaum 3,831. Walter H Waite 6,758. JURORS TO BE DRAWN. 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