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EXCITING FINISH TO THE jRetarosof die first PrilnaryElection in Colleton BITTER STATE CAMPAIGN 0 ^ ^ 21 > isiz-i^ County Met UrKi v Chief Interest in Governor’s Race. RETURNS NOT ALL IN YET 3 ^. *-• a n * I 1 Neck and Neck Has Been the Race For Governor Between Biease Jones. -i That Bleaae will be elected seems assured as we go to press. He is leading both opponents by a small majority. The race (or United States Senator has been exciting, but Tillman will win by a safe jti\Jority. The vote as reported,In the News and Courier Tor this office is: Tillman, 42,386; Dial, 16,189; Talbert. 20,461. Oolleton’s part in the State •campr.'gn was watched with much Interest. This county had been slated as a Blease county, and rl- though desperate efforts were made In behalf of Jones,' the county went for Blease by a vote of 1480 to 1080 with 40 votes for Duncan. Very little was accomplished by the Tillman letter, as the argument was made that this was elerenth hour •frmpalgiv stuff. A few votes were changed in the county, but this was more than counterbalanced bp the extra, efforts made by sup porters bf Governor Blease on nc- •cotsnt of the letter. Great in terest was shown, in the returm as seat in Tuesday night and displayed In front of The Press rad Stand ard offlc*. Tillman Lesds In Omisty and State. Although the Blease ler-der* made a desperate effort to defeat Senator Ttllm:‘n, he was etahd by a snfe mr.jority, ard carried Colleton by a good lend over his two opponents. votes. It there may will chang Polk 96 votes tn the lead. For Sheriff, the Incumbent, W. R. Fox and L. G. Owens will make the second race. Ovens being 86 votes in the lead. FV>r Clerk of Court, J. M. Acker man leads with 687 votes, gad E. R. McTeer and D. B. Hudson fol low with 541 and 537 is barely possible that be a slight error which the result of this poll. For County Superintendent of Education Hugo 8. Strickland leads with 777 votes: Louis C. Pad gett received 653 votes*. The ia- dhmbent Dr. H. W. Black. Sr. ‘ re ceived the third vote 592 and is. therefore, out of the race. F. J. Berry is elected highway this 'office ‘and "the" missoner above both of his oppon ents by a har.isome majority. . For Probate Judge, O. Albert Beroh was elected by a majority of 518. K. E. Jonee defeated J. L. Lyons by 503 votes for Treasurer. The second race for Auditor I* between E. M. Jones,759 votes and A. A. Patterson, Jr. who has 362 JCsrd From E. M. J To The Votefw of Colieton County: 1 hasten to thank you for the magnificent vote you gave me on tl i 27th. I wish I could shae the hand of every man who voted for mo be fore the sun goes down this dry. No man ever appreciated . your •■otes more than I do. Ify heart is full of gratitude to the people of Colleton County, and It ehnll b my constant endeavor ever heres-fter to show my appreciation by serving you cheerfully In office and out of office, wherever and whenever the opportunity presents Itself. It has been my ambition to nerve my people as County Auditor. W# 11 know the great importance of need for U clean competent mar* to fill It. VII ray friends know that I am clean and honeet and most of them know *hr.t I am competent, being na ex pert book keeper of more than twenty years experience. I am a | bnsinees man pure ar-i simple, and , not a-polltlcis.n. I never ran 1 for any other office In my life. V f need business men in onr public < fires and not politicians, for onr county government is nothing but a big business concern. Th» people should exercise rruoh care to select honest and com- X o Cr» -j g -J tZ § i -j C’ —j tc M— 2 s tc $ X -4 § 8 , rates. ^ The incumbent coroner. D. D. Rhode and J. D. Buvhrnar- run over wi*h 51 votes in the lead | for Rhode. j C»onsid?ral)le interest was maii- .. . . fested in the race for Congressmen merrhra* Tillman got many votes of men who fr ? m thp district, ,, y T* had never before 'voted for him. chiving 1^40 votes ano L&risey Ho7 His Colleton vote is 1483 as rvainst <611 for Dial and 44 2 for Talbert. ^4 T wr».hlp C< miniwdoiHr. Corocreaeional Ek’Ctions Broxton tewrship gives E. L. K DuBfls. 77; E. \V. P. McMlllian. 114 A. J. Slneath, 121. Second race between McMlllian and Slneath. Warre-* township gives J. W. Kinsey 216 and C. W. Crosby 1"9. t v «^ Di|jrlct Lepare de T«ats Larisey by r ssfe nia«c)rl*y. ■Second, Byrnes defent? Calhoun by a large majority; Third. A1k a n 1« ra-^lec^ed over E‘van« - Fifth. Finley deferred Ragsdale and Pollcck; Sixth. Ragsdale defear* Ellnrbso. For Siet* Tr'aenrer—Carter. 42.699; McLr.tirln. 22,520. # Flvr Attorney General—Earle 8.7ll; Evars. 6.833: Lyons. 25.335: Peeples, 24.362. There will be " s“cond race between Lyons and Peoples. For Railroad Commlasiorver— fansler 24.785; Richards. 4^;6?7: Wharton, 15.130. Richards will possibly b" elected. Blow I/radlng While the returns for the Ststo -r» large are r*"*t complete, there has been a totsl vote report^! to ♦h*' News and Courier at 1 P. M. tod-v of 113,453 c^f which Blease hs.s 56,349; Duncan 1.604; Jones ,55.500. Flection Quiet. t The election pr.«scd off nnl^My in this county yesterday so far as can be learned. Them wns an unusually heavy vote polled. The total cr.»t, Judglr.r from the vote for solicitor, being 2476. The re suits of this election are-somewhat V. . P. 1077 Ad- Ad- A. J Gatcb el- R Lee be- Kinsey is elected Sheridan townsl ip dison 112; W. R. HoM dlson elected G!cv»r township give 1 Gatch 40; J. F. Britt 15. eeted. „ * Bells towr^bip give® B Ulmer 85; ;B. O. Beach 138; Givens 169. Second race tween Givens and Ber^h. Verdier township gives W. B Bailey 173; W. A. Carter 313; Jno. Kicklighter 156. Second race be tween Bailey and Carter. Heyward township gives J. E. Oravee 26; H. T. Herndon 84; Jas per 14; J. B. Smoek 67; A. A. Vcm 52; W A. White 60. Secor*d race betwe?n Herndon and Smock. Blak“ township: H. R. Price was elected without opposition. l,owen* township: A Bunton wa< elected without opposition. Fraser township. J. I. Gr-vir* It J. A. Tuten 32. J.* A. Tuten was elected MitsWro’'*' doee In selecting his clerk*. And ©fflcer should net only be hoiv*«t and eomp«*ent, hu* court®- J ous and polite seeking always to aerve his people. I premia® the people of Poll^Vn county to fulfil! all cf these r®- qiilreinenfs. I shall be auditor fee aM th® p'o- T* 1 ® of the county. I am no imn’s tool. I am the people’s servant A s'ware deal I promise to e-''rv /r ♦ax payer in th» county, whe'hey he he my friend or not, I am a poor mar* havlnr oo^hiov hot a rood wife e hon*e fu’l ot -h! | re® and * dear conscience, void of off-ms® toward dl men. If this la the kind of .men vou want for your auditor, pleas® eWt TDA. X s—• cn aeolrt^f of h'a » fl| wrr^ of on ray own H. Broxton township. R R. Miley !?• A. Cummings 71. W N. Jonss. house to Second race between Jones J. Wilson el ected without opposition* .vote of 396 Blake and Lowndes. R. F. gins. 10. R. D.. Robinson. 39, Towles 73. Towle* elected. Bells township, A. t Walker H. W. Hudson, Jr.. 174, Hudson elected Red Bank, L. E. Hill 118. J. C. Crosby. 60, J. E. Gatch 74, Second astonishing to the people o? ’he county and some of the candidates f . am left at home who were expected j an ° , p to be very much In the running I " *n-en township. P The Preea rad Standard. last night, was a scene of great activi ty. There were several hundred persons present who were most in dented ‘ In learning the latest n®wa from the front. Thanks to the kind efforts of the mftoager* arvl friends of The Proas and Stand ard complete returns were dis played by 13 o’clock for all county ^0^ officers and the entire returns for state office* with the exception of four polls. At Intervals during the evening bulletins, were received from the News and Courier. Charlee- ton,» and the State. Columhir giv ing the a^sulta of the vc*es r®- uorted at these places. The la«t bulletin was received bV 1:30 o’clock which showed that Jon®® ^as slightly In the leal with 25000 vote# to ba heard from. Same Remits. The ts-bulateo returns of »he comp ty vote for the county and state will be fonM in this Issue. The following Intereeting far’s ■tand ont Heney K. Bftricklsnd, of Lodge, elected Representstlve on Wi* nm ballot br a natter ing vota; tba second race for the sseoad piaaa inil be between J. T. Polk aad J. L. Robertson with with Hug- H F 130, I hsve nothing to s*r my opponent In the secord H® is my friend and manv friends sre my friends T s®d Wt’l not spe®V on him. I am rntning m®rtt. I lead the ticket in the nr® by ov®r f®ur hundred vo?-*« and got over twice as mar’- vn*«« r-s my nearest oppon®nt. 1 all my friends to stick to me lo the second rage srd T soHct» *h® rotea of those who voted for otb®r o*ndid»T?F''who did not get in -he second race. I ca®not se® everybodv p«*r«'v>- p.My between now and fhe s®<'ond I shall not atteirp* a house canvas I b lieve that would b® a®* impo«ition o® ,v »® peoole. To sJl those I cannot ;r *e I make this app®al. Try E 'f .Tones as Auditor and s®e if hs doesn’t make good I thank you one and all. Sincerely yours. jE M Jon® '■■■■■■■" I M. Reeve* 109. J. O Jaqucs, Jr. 7* S O Pierce 64. I. B Week* 62 ‘Second race between Reeve* and Jaquee. Fraser township, H Hodges is Heyward township.R. Q ^ 114, H. t? Giver* 107. L. W. Ihley 16. W. Jasper O Quin 77. Second race bet ween ' Br>nn and Givens. Glover and Sheridan township. 1 Bryan elected without opposition Walterboro, Wolf Creek and U/’er J. H. Ohapllr* 182. J. D. Colson 189 B. J. Crosby 103. J. A. Edward.® 16 Ben R. Hiert 65. Second rsoe be tween Chaplin and* Colson blease seems to .be ‘V- AHEAD AT S O’CKKX LOT,* telephor^ .mu* |tk*( h. will b* wkM lb. ret.rn. »r* The following are the figures B1 from The News and Courier at 5 o’clock give* the following flguree which seem to indicate that Blease U leading his two opponents, and 61.510 Jones.. •• 59.494 Duncan w. t.690 fi tc S-® S 1C £ 2 t CP f2 oc co 32-i gfesS£SS-ilsK8a*£eS«*^SStJS SgsisissM3gjEftSS3=g2SsSg£S822C ocso: : ^in|j22: 'b . v> "I am ; CO • 9-e Nl £ : to CO : 01— to ^^ O^OmtO: Cn: to to -0 «=Sis$*Bl3-.ii:S?’-*t3asSSMSSSi3SS5 f ,S; b - tC p - b - ; •—<0. : oc oc -j 151*-iot; re• twom *-• COrc s® ! * l^e CO • * * • • • M*—: : C4 • W' P®: : r® ■ i • <©: : oaww*; £ ^5 ?■. jl o tc ►-* x2 ^ it*- 3 in ~ * 3 j’ *® • W 3 *-* Cv • _ —JM®8 M _ W K u.! : a : ^ h- n* u: Jt : o® A 45 iP O ts2r®^40—iOfOAP TO if to : 2s j® • 2^ ^ cn in to ®® S to tv O inSK ^ to ®-OiRf ■■ 't- _ n . 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Peurlfoy. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. J. T. Polk. B. L. Jones. J. L. Robertson. 7 tx •- Henry K. Strickland. O. W. Way. * ! FOR SHERIFF W. R. Fox. T. H. Caldwell, Sr. L. 0. Owens. J. M. Padgett D. E. Smoak. P. W. Warren. FOR CLERK OF COURT. J. M. Ackerman. D. B. Hudson. E. R. McTeer. J. E. Moore. W. Harley Saunders. FOR COUNTY BUTT. EDUCATION H. W. Black. Sr. Louis C. Padgeit. Hugo S. Strickland. E. H. Ulmer. FOR HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER. J. F. Addison. ' F. J. Berry. O. W. Sweat. FOR PRORATE JUDGE. O. Albert Beach. J. Sinclair Glover. FOR TREASURER R. E. Jones. 0 J. L. Lyons. *rY 11 ; ill i t ; - v i> 7\ ^ * . I FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. D. L. Smith. J. E. Bryan. D. M. Carter. J. B. Dodd. E. M. Jones. Coiambus N. Lang dale. A. A. Patterson. Jr. C. W. Pellum. FOR MASTER. €; G. Henderson. FOR CORONER. D. D. Rhode. J. M. Benton. J. D. Buchanan. I. W. Dopson Lucius R. Hiott. J. T. Taylor. * t* i Card From J. M. PioIgvW. To The Voters of Colleton County: W have Just passed through a pleasant campaign in which l was a candidate’ for Sheriff. The re turns that have come in so far —this being the day after elec- tion—eMow that I received a very gratifying vote and that I came very near being in the second race. WlMle I am disappointed, of course, that I fell short of being In that race. I feel deeply grateful to every | one who voted for me, to those who wished me well, and to thoee who would have voted for me buf for other and stronger ties binding the’i; I realise that I was greatly handi capped by announcing my candidacy and entering the race at such ft late day after the line* had been drawn and many of my friend had pledged their support elsewhere. I feel ths* had I entered earlier, the result* might have been dif fered I am going to take time by my friends that, God willing. I will the forelock now end announce to be In ike race four yercs hence. I will appreciate their remembering .this fket. and I will be deeply grate* ' ful* to them if they will kelp me to so advance my Interest that l will be successful During the past campaign I was very green at politic*, bdt the other candidates for this of fice were kind, congenial cod con siderate ar*l 1 f&red well. We fought a clean figh». f have no accusations to make, nor are apologies t>oce**ray. I am con scious of .no bitternefs towards any of them or their friends. ' The race has been a pleasure to me the whole way around. I thank the people of Colleton county for fhe uniform kindneos I received at their hands. J M. Padgett. ■ Jacksonboro, 8. C. Aug 28, 1912,^ Black Wish la Bamberg. Bamberg, August 27.—special: Complete returns for Bamberg coun ty insure the election of J. B. Black, Incumbent, State Senator over J. F. Folk by a large majority! n. W. Miley and J. A. Hunter are elected to the House of Repreeenta- tivee, G. A. Jen nig* is elected coun ty treasurer and G. P. Harmon Judge of Probate. N. F. Hunter and S. O. Ray will run in* second prt mary for sheriff, and W. P. McMIl® Han and E. C. Bruce for supervisor. Mias Dollye Price returned Mon day eveaihg from a visit of several days to relatives in Savannah. She was accompanied by her nephew. Master Aubrey Prlece. 1 l[ f k .• VOTING COUPON. Cut out this coupon and present it at Brown Fufnitpre and Hardware Company and get in exchange twenty-fire rotas in the 1400 PIANO CONTEST. ' i ^ M «- d V 1 i &