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The ? Democrat "DO THOO L1BBRTY OBSAT. IHSP1RK OUR HOOLB AND SLA UK OUR LIVES IK THY POSSESSIO? HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS OLORIOUS.IN THY OAUSR." VOLjCSLX BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904 NO. '27 Gov. Heyw* Meets In Opening the Meet ing of the State Campaign.. BE REVIEWS CONDITIONS And Needs of the State, and Says the Outlook is Very Bright, Thanks the People for their Confidence. The following is a resume of Gover nor Heyward's Bpeeoh at Sumter on Tuesday as reported in The State: Gov. Heyward opened by declaring that he could most truthfully say he was glad to be here. IP meeting his fellow-citizen's of Sumter he wanted first to thank them for the loyal sup port which the vntnrj? nf this county had given him. He saw so many evi dences of growth here that he looked for an even larger vote at the next election. In announcing his candi dacy for re-election as governor of South Carolina, Gov. Hey ward said he waa most profoundly grateful for the many evidences of trust and eoniidence shown him during the administration of his duties as chief executive of South Carolina. In the discharge of these complex duties he had but a single aim, the welfare of South Caro lina, the advancement of all her inter esta. He took this occasion to thank the people of our State for their assist ance and the newspapers also for . Jjhelr co-operation lu this work. As a further manifestation of the trust and confidence of the people, Gov. Heyward spoke most apprecia tively of the fact that he had no op position. . He pointed with great pride and pleasure to this stamp of approval from his constituents, one that he could never forget. In discussing this happy situation, the governor also made acknowledgments for his col -leagucn amonjfcthe State offloers, al) ci whom practically shared in the hon ors of this situation. He then dwelt upon and pointed with especial pride to the endorsement of his administra tion contained In the Democratic plat form of South Carolina. In referring to the present cam paign, the governor said: "1 scarcely know what to do. The State execu tive committee, following the man date of the constitution of the Demo cratic party of South Carolina, has ap pointed a meeting in each county. They have also adoptel a rcs 'lotion to the effect that candidates who had no opposition would be expected ti speak only once In each congres sional district. lt would give me great pleasure, for many reasons, to attend every meeting which has beau programmed if only to meet again the people of our State. Wherever and whenever I nave met them they have given me such a greeting as has made me glad to return and see them again, and share once more their hospitality. NO issu KS TO DISCUSS. "On the other hand, I remember that there are no issues to discuss, as ls shown by the fact that we have no opposition. The office of governor in fact, all of the offices-occupy the time and attention of the incumbents. These are business offices and lt is to the interests of the people that this business should receive prompt atten tion. Since my inauguration I have t: devoted my entire time to the dis- 1? charge of these duties, and I do not f< think lt best subserves the interests of f< all concerned that these duties should P be systematically neglected for nearly two nmnt hs. ri '"For these good reasons 1 shall not h attempt to make every campaign n meeting, by any means, butshallgoto d as many as possible. At present lt ls ti my intention to attend some few ri meetings this week, after which 1 li shall return to my office to get its e business in such shape as will enable 0 me to attend the national Democratic n contention at St. Louis, to which 1 e have been elected a delegate." t Continuing, the governor said it was t not his Intention to make a long n speech nor attempt a discussion of af fairs of state. He did not feel that he was here to give an account of his stewardship for the reason that, ow ing to the endorsement of the conven tion and the fact that he had no op position, this stewardship had also the endorsement of the people. The governor said that he could truthfully say there were no great issues now di viding the people of South Carolina, that factionalism in our State had ceased and the people were working together for the advancement of their material interests. While he did not Intend making an extended speech, and while there were no Issues, Governor II ey ward empha sized the fact that he wished to call attention io one or two matters of most vital importance to the entire State. In this connection he dwelt first upon tlic subject of education in Its broadest sense. Ile pointed out that while our State institutions of higher learning were doing a splendid work, that there was urgent and press ing need for a more complete and sys tematic organization of our common school system. Our State superinten dent of education was zealous and ar dent in his work and he must have active co-operation In each county. There ls no more Important officer In any county than ls that of superinten dent of education. NKK08 OF COMMON SCHOOLS. Gov. Hey ward was deeply in earnest In what he said here, especially so in ird the People. reference to the needs of our common schools, the Importance of which 30uld not be overestimated. He made special mention of the fact that at Hie last meeting of the general assem bly a large number of acts were passed dlowlng school districts to be bonded for the purpose of improving their ximmon schools, and he trusted that nore8chool districts could see their way clear to levying a tax for the sup sort of the common schools. Gov. Ileyward was firm and out ipoken In his condemnation of law ess ness which seemed to be so preva eut and referred especially to the mmberor homicides that have recent y occurred in South Carolina. He aid that the governor and State ofll ?ials could do little to check tiiisde )lorable condition and the remedy sould rest only with the people them elves. The sentiment of our people oust be aroused upon this subject, .t is a matter of tue utmost import ince from every standpoint and notti ng bad more direct bearing upon our material prosperity, nothing operated 0 disastrously upon our reputation at lome and abroad as repeated disregard ?f the majesty of the law. Too many if our best citizens are not qualified dectors, presumably for the neglect of ury duty. This responsibility rests ipon every man in South Carolina and :ach individual should realize the ?m ?ortance of these grove duties. The test citizenship of the State should ssert Itself and a halt should be ailed and called at once. The dispensary law is the only law he enforcement of which Hes prlma ily in the bands of the governor. Ile lad sought to carry out this law as .est he could, but had found It a most 1 tl icu 1 tr task. This had not deterred dm from doing his duty as he con elved lt and he was willing, at any ?me, to assume the full responsibility evolving upon him as governor of louth Carolina, In the proper enforce ment of any law upon the statute ooks. A lUtlOHT OUTLOOK. In considering the material inter sts of the State, Gov. Ileyward said e thought the outlook was never righter. Lands were increasing in alue throughout the State, the ad ance In cotton, which bids fair to be ermanent, was a blessing to our far ?ers and made them more hopeful nd this one fact made a general im rovement of conditions. Labor, "how ver, was gradually getting scarcer od it ls our intention, through the ewly-orcated bureau of commerce ad immigration, to bring Into South aro'ina a good class of white immi rants who would make up for this eflclency. It was the intention of lils bureau also to build colonies In ur State, to take up our waste lands nd add to the general prosperity of ur State. The negro is good In his lace and wc need him as a laborer, ut we need more white people and lie sooner we get them the better. FINANCIAL CONDITION. In speaking of the financial condi ion or the State, Gov. Ileyward re llnded his hearers that for some years , has been necessary for the State to arrow money, and that he had called ttention to this condition of alfairs i his annual message, urging the leg lature to make some provision plac ?g the State's ll nances upon a cash asis. The general assembly bax! assed the license tax law placing a nail tax upon all corp iratlons. Un irtunately after the passage of this it the bill was found to be inopera ive for this year. For this reason, it as necessary for the State to borrow lils year $145,000 more than last yea) i meet current expenses. The appro dation act of H?0:i appropriates 1,133,000and In 1004 this act appro dated $1,247,000. Gov. Hey ware hought it his duty to call this mattel ti the attention of the people and sale hat he would again ask the attentior f the legislature to this all-impor ant situation, asking also that tin jgislature would make some provisioi ir better enforcing the tax law anc :>r more equitable assessment of tin roperty of the State. The governor, in closing, warral; ^iterated his pleasure at again meet lg his friends. This pleasure wa ?aterlally increased because of ni ividing issues. He brielly referret <> the pension appropriation and tin sgard and affection with which tiiesi croes would he remembered am ?ired for. The governor, one of tin riginal advocates of the good road lovement in South Carolina, agaii mphasized the great importance o his work, expressing his pleasure a ho interest manifested in the move lent in so many sections of the State in conclusion, Gov. Ileyward sai e could not hope to adequately ex ress his appreciation to the peopl f South Carolina for the bonus the iad bestowed upon him. lie ha orne in mind this mark of a people rust and c mudenco in thc discharg fhis duties as chief executive an L had always been a help and an er ouragement to him. He had ri lighcr ambition than to meet tl: rust reposed in him with falthfuhie: 0 his fellow-citizens and with faitl illness to himself and this woul 1 ways inspire him In meeting tl utlos and roponsibilities of the bin lllce with which he had been bono d._: Awful Savagery. Two Indian children of Eagle Va ey, Nov., have murdered their thrc ear-old brother. The oldest ol' tl ratricides is 7 years, a girl, and tl ither is but 4, a boy. Indian Jae he father of the three children at tis wife, left their tepee to haul wo md on returning to their tent foin heir youngest child with Its ribs cav n and its backbone almost sever rom its natural fastenings. Owl ,o the fact that the older children h ?bown a strange aversion to the de ihild, they were at once accused of t '.rime. They, however, maintain t eticem e characteristic of the Indi md have refuged to answer questioi The father of the bey, who ls an ec iatcd red man, is almost heart brok iver the affair. CAMPAIGN BEGINS. The Sumter Meeting Contrast With Those of Former Years. THE UNOPPOSED ARE HAPPY. Col. Tribute Absent and Mr. Gantt Had All His Own Way. Five for Railroad Commission. The Qr8t State campaign meeting was held at Sumteran Tuesday of last week. A few minutes after ll o'clock the meeting was called to order by Chair man E. W. Dabbs, who requested the Rev. Mr. Edmunds, D. D., to open the meeting with prayer. Chairman Dabbs welcomed the can didates, asked a respectful hearing for them, and In a few introductory re marks urged the people of Sumter county to take an interest in politics, to vote In the primaries and also in the general election from presidential electors to coroner. Chairman Dabbs introduced Gov. Ileyward. A resume of the governor's speech which appears on the first page of this paper. Gov. Heyward was followed by Lieut. Gov. Sloan, candidate to suc ceed himself. A Y Kit Y HAPPY MAN. Col. Sloan says he could not express the happiness he felt Tuesday at being with tl ie people of Sumter, at being without opposition and at the mater ial industrial, agricultural. Intellect* ual and religious prosperity of the peo ple of South Carolina. He compliment ed the people of Sumter on the evi dence their city gave of prosperity and the Judicious expenditure of money. He paid a high tribute to Senator Manning from Sumter county, to whose aid ne attributed mucn or tue success of bis conduct of affairs in the State senate. Col. Sloan was in favor of religion, education and progress. In fact Col. Sloan said he was "very much in favor of everything." STATE TREASURER, Capt. B. H. Jennings, candidate for reelection to the State treasurership for his third term, was the next speak 3r. Capt. Jennings was especially pleased to have no opposition, as lt was his third race. He professed not to be a speaker, but desired to known it any mistakes that he had made so Lhat be could correct them In his aext term. Ile said he had been elec ted State treasurer at a very unfortu aate time, a time when money had to ae borrowed. Treasurers before him aatK not had to borrow, but he had seen forced to bot row because of the i pension and other appropria ions. But ae had been able to borrow at a low i .ate of Interest, which Indicated that ; ihe bankers had confidence in the State md Its ability to pay. SEGUETA HY OK STATE. 1 Secretary of State Gantt was then ntroduced. He announced his caudl lacy to succeed himself. He spoke of ;be opposition two years ago of one of i sumter's noble sons, Col. J. Harvey Wilson, who conducted bis campaign i m so high a plane that he and Col. Wilson parted with mutual respect and ? 'Steam which remained until today. | dr. Gantt regretted that he bad oppo- ? litlon, but be asked for an endorse- I nent of his administration. He had ? .ecelved as secretary of state dur ig the past year about $25,000, every lobar of which bad been properly uc xiunted for. The criticism had been 1 nade that a double entry set of books 1 lad not been kept. The legislature 1 md not provided a bookkeeper, and be lid not see thc need of one as dally jalances were struck and dally settle- 1 nents made. No further charges were nade against him and he felt that be 1 was entitled to an endorsement and be ; loped that be would get more votes I Jiis time than two years ago. Chairman Dabbs announced that 1 Mr. M. P. Tribble of Anderson was tlso a candidate for secretary of state. Mr. Tribble was willed for but ho was mt, present and there was no com nunication to the chairman from him. lt is understood that Col. Tribble was letained Tuesday in Newberry and jbatbe will be at Manning Wednesday. Chairman Dabbs next introduced Mr. (). li. Martin, who asks for mother term as superintendent of iducation. Mr. Martin told a number >f jokes to point bis argument. Mr. Martin said in part: "At the opening of this campaign I leem it best to speak bri- My in review if the educational work of the past 'ear and also in review of the work of text year. Within the last 12 months .here have b?en built in South Caro nia about 125 new school buildings, anging In co-it from $100 to $40,000. \bout 20 progressive districts have ,*oted bonds for such buildings. Ap jroximately a quarter of a million lullars have been invested in school muses during the last scholastic year, ind yet we have hundreds of uncom fortable, unfurnished, Ill-adapted, one room school houses scattered all over mr State. May the good Influences of those who have built spread to every luch community. We ought to pass a jenoral law offering encouragement to build houses to districts which are not illowed to tloat bonds. We could take the Income from the dog tax, or a larger share of dispensary profits, and lielp self-helping communities build houses, giving preference to those which would concentrate and consoli date. "Since the adjournment of the gen eral assembly, wc have established nearly 300 rural libraries and that means that more than 20,ooo volumes of well selected books have been put Into the bands of thousands of bright, ambitious children. The good results will reach through the ages-and yet this ls only a beginning. All of our counties, except four, have begun this work, and 1 hope it may spread to thc uttermost parts of South Carolina, until good, Inspiring hooks are placed in reach of every man, woman and child. I hope the legislature will renew this appropriation, and that they will make an appropriation which will raise at least $15 to Increase each libary already established. I - LOW 8ALAKIKS. "Some of our county superinten dents will not offer for re-election be cause their salaries aro so low. They can easily gee better paying positions. 1 know of some well qualified men who have declined to offer fur this position because of meagtr salaries. The average salary ?B only a little more than ?500 a year. 1 hope to see the time when no county superintendent In South Carolina will receive less than $1,000 a year, and when each superintendent will devote his whole time, energy and ability to his work, for upon bim rests the entire system and organization in each county. "We have made graaual improve ment In length of term aud salaries of teachers, but we are yet sorely deticl ent In these vital matters. We have been liberal in prodding- for the train lnlng of teachers, but we need to in crease our revenues by local taxtlon and otherwise, BO that we can provide for longer terms and the best of teach ers, because the best are cheapest, regardless of the cost. We need econo my, but not penuriousness. We have nearly 400 districts which levy local taxes. There are more than 1,(J00 districts In the State. A local tax can be levied only from the first of January to the first of June. The legislature ought to change this law and let the people vote a special tax at any time in the year and especially in July and August; but those which were voted after June 1st could not be collected until the following year. A live county superintendent can more than earn his increase in salary by urging special levies. With improvement lu buildings, libraries, equipment, establishment of county high schools, better teachers and finances, there is coming also at ^, .... .. u ... wuldu Ol ClUUUjr. JLUt useful and beautiful are being taughl together-manual training and indus trial training, as well as literature and art, are being taught and they will widen the horizon and increase the comforts and pleasures of oui people, as well as develop originality and inventive genius. Wo need diver slty; we have had continuous mono tony. "Above all, we need to build ? strong aud enduring sentiment ir favor of genuine training and tru< education. There ls a revival in thii work, and it behooves our construe tlve and farseeing statesmanship t< seize the critical moment and build ai educational structure which will cou tribute rich means o? usefulness, cul ture and happiness to posterity am bring glory and honor to the State wi love so well." As Mr. Martin will have to prepar a summer school work he does not ex peet to be able to attend many mor campaign meetings. A DJ UT. GEN. FROST. Chairman Dabbs then introduce Mr. John. 1>.^Frost, candidate for second term a's a'djutaub and inspecte general. He said he was not in favo of everything as was bis friend Co! Sloan, but he was In favor of a goo militia. This was lils especial duty s long as he was adjutant and inspecte general. Ile could not hope to meet the pet pie In every county in the State th i year as he had very heavy duties t preform during the approaching er sarapment of the State troops. Gen. Frost complimented Sunitf an furnishing the members of the ban which was to render mude at th State encampment. He thanked tl; people of Sumter for their past BU] port and would try to do nothing t make them regret having elected hil Adjutant and inspector general. THE COMPTROLLER. Comptroller General A. W. Jone its a candidate for comptroller gener t*) succeed himself, was then introdu ad. Mr. Jones said: "It gives nie great pleasure to a pear before you at Ult J, thc Hist mee lng ol' the campaign, t> oller myst for re-eleetion to the high and impor int otlice of comptroller general South Carolna. Two years ago tl srood people of the State honored ri with their sutlrages and elected nie that responsible position. I enten upon the duties of my ellice with dil dence and distrust of my ability discharge those duties to your sat faction, but at tbesame time, 1 w tilled with an earnest desire and d termination to do my best to justi your contidence and choice. "While 1 have not done as well 1 could have wished, not been ab! . ple.ise everybody -myself included do feel profoundly graceful that i iidmistrat ion of that ofllee has been far satisfactory to the publie tba now appear b"forc you without :? opponent in 11 ie Held against rat. think that. I am just:lied in regard! that fact as a proof that the eitl/t of the State have sufficient contidei in my honesty and sincerity and tl t hey are willing lo trust me for t more years. "It Ls not necessary, 1 hope, tba should give today an account of stewardship, nor shall I do so, uni you request it. "if any gentleman present desi information as to the work done the comptroller general's oillee duri the past two years, I respectfully fer him to my annual re port su pm it to the legislature, and if any gent man desires to ask me any questli about that work, I will do my best answer him. "Kellow citizens, you will allow to say this: That I thank you sine? ly for the contidence and trust you h reposed in me and 1, today, pledge i self to do everything in my power, reelected, to show myself worthy that confidence and trust." ATTORNEY O KN Kit A I. GUNTER, The next speaker was Mr. I . Gunter, candidate for attorney gi ral to succeed himself. Mr. Gui said in part: "Two years ago at this place 1 a.< for the suffrage of tho people of Sc Carolina and promised t hat sMoul be honored 1 would give an Rccouri my stewardship. I am here today that purposCj although I have nc position, and the administrativ which I am a member was endo by the State Democratic convent lt is exceedingly diftlcult to k what to say In the absence of an o nent from whom to get a cue or might develop some particular lt follows that about all J can do brietiy 'blow my own horn.* "The ofllce of attorney general Is an exceedingly important one. As t.he legal adviser of all the State depart-11 meats, including the dispensary instl-1 < tutions with its $3,000,000 business and large number of olHcers; the du ties as a member of and advisor of the phosphate commission, the State rail-11 road board of assessors, State board of health, and other boards, suggests the amount and Importance of the work of the oflice. How that work has 11 been done the records show, and the representatives of tbe various depart-1 [ ments will attest. . The work of the 11 railroad board of assessors is an illus tration. This board, consisting of 1 live State olllcials, spent a number of I weeks In performing its duties in as- 1 sessing 830,000,000 worth of puberty, and increasing the assessment of last year over $2,000,000 in round numbers 11 over the year before, to the sati>fac tlon, I believe, of all concerned, cer ta inly resulting In a marked increase In the depleted revenues of the State Theslnklng fund commission, of which the attorney general is a member, has charge of the handling of the siuk'ng fund to liquidate the public debt, which fund now amounts to about $550,000 with an Interest to our credit of nearly $20,000 a year for money loaned to the counties and otherwise, or an increase of the year before of over 84,000. THBBB HUNDIU?D OPINIONS. "Nearly 300 written opinions were given by our olllce as well as avery large amount of verbal legal advice The opinions are almost invariably sustained when tested before the courts. The amount of litigation has been considerable and some of it very important, involving such question as the constitutionality of the dis densary law, and thc anti-trust laws railroad merger laws, and others in volving questions of vast legal, pol i ti cal and economic questions. The course of such cases, by reason of cir cumBtances that no lawyer can cou trol, has been slow (more exasperating to mo probably than any one else;; but those that have come to a judicial le&L the State has won, and we have strong faith In the hearings yet to be had. "In the annual report 1 called to the attention of the general assembly that more stringent and certain laws should be made as to gambling and the operation of slot machines. Such laws were passed, of course not neces sarily from that suggestion, but they passed, and 1 stand ready to aid In the enfo?cement of law and to dedi cate all the power of my otllce to the suppression of crime, to proper recog nition of constituted authority and Ute furtherance of the noble name of my Slate." Chairman Dabbs announced the candidacy of Mr. John S. Wilson for solicitor of thU circuit. Mr. Wilson was absent attending cjurt in George town -v , - ? .-' . nA.II".OAl> Of,?! MINION KU. ? ? ->. 1 . ' ' ' Chairman Dabbs stated that eacli of tlie six candidates for railroad com missioner would be given 20 minutes time. The arrangement of order of speaking had beeu left to bim and he called the name of Mr. James Cansler as the lirstspeaker. Mr. Cansler was not present. Mr. C. W. Garris, the railroad com missioner whose term of otllce expires bim year, was then introduced, as a candidate to succeed himself. Mr. Garris expressed his pleasure at meet ing the people ol' Sumter again. He thanked them for their support in the past. He prop sed to conduct the present campaign on a fair and dig nified plane and he had naught to say against any one of his opponents. He realized that he stood before the peo ple In the same light as the other candidates, that of a man seeking a position at the hands of the people of South Carolina. Hut besides this he had an account to give of his steward ship. Since he had taken his oath of olllce he had striven to do what was right between the people of South Carolina and the railroads. And he had done .vhat was right according to his lights. The railroads were citi zens of the State the same as other corporations and they were entitled to eareful consideration, and their rights were not to be disregarded any more than the rights of the peop'e. The acts of the railroad commission had been criticised by shippers, but tho commission had tried to hold justice in view always, and the magnitude ol' the operations prevented their decis i iii with the readiness o? a f?0 cent, transaction. Ile then took up in detail a comparison of the railroad rates in South Carolina and other southern States. His deductions from these comparisons were that the rates in South Carolina were more favorable to the people than the rates in other southern Suites. He.stated that, regardless of the fact that 12 yeais ago nearly all tho railroads in South Carolina were in the hands of receivers, yet today there were more applicat ions for new depots in South Carolina that) in Georgia and North Carolina combined. He.spoke of the matter of claims and took the position that many hon est claims were nut paid because of the lack of local claim agents. He had tried to have the legislature provide for this. The legislature had not. pro vided for lt, and there w;us loss and delay. M lt. W. llov?) EVANS. The next candidate for railroad commissioner bo address thc voters was Mr. W. hoyd Evans. .He said that he came from Marlon, the county of his birth and from [Meilland, the county of his adoption, under the tongue of good repute. He had made a clean race two years ago. Ile proposed lo make a clean race this time. . Mr. Evans took the position that it was against Democratic pi hcy in South Carolina to re-elect a man to the olllce of railroad commissioner, giving him 12 years in olllce, one hall the business Hie of the ordinary man. He said that no member of ids immediate family had held otllce since 1854. He appeared before thc people o? South Carolina as a self-made man. Ile had made the money to send bin self through cdiego and he had been appointed private secretary to dov. [?Hierbe, who bad observed his struggles, and who appointed him without his solicitation. Without meaning to attack Mr. Garr?s ho asked his audience what had the railroad commission ever done for thc beuclit of thc people. He did not .hink the commission would ever do my good until railroad passes for themselves and their fare Mes were ./aleen away from them and their salaries were paid by South Carolina ind not by the railroads. He then spoke of various disparities n the rates In this State and In other southern States, and attributed the inference to lack of attention by the ?ail road commission. He spoke at ength of the accident on the trestle it Fishing creek which had not been properly Inspected by the commission. Vir. Evans said that he had the solid upport of the people of old Marion, Us native county, and hoped the peo ile of Sumter would- see tit to give lim their support. MK. J. II. BAULK. Mr. John H. Earle of Greenville was .he next candidate for railroad com nlssloner to be Introduced. Mr. Earle vos in tbe county ot bis blrtb and imong people whom he had known 'rom childhood. Mr. Earle said that lie bad no rec >rd save that os a private citizen and i lawyer to stand upon. He did not iwe a man a dollar, and he had never lone a man a mean trick. That was >he record he stood upon. Ile did not caro if railroads were in ,he hands of receivers, they should be equlred to give the people good ser vice. Greenville, one of the most Ira lortant cities In thejState, bad a little lepot which had been there beyond .he memory of man. All that he lould say was that he would do his iuty. That was all he promised. Ile vould sse that the railroads got jus ,lce, but he would also see that the leople were given justice. The com nlsssion was thc only body to which lie people could look for a correction >f their wrongs. The commission did lot have all the power it should have tut it should apply to the legislature or more power. Mr. Earle denounced the use of liq lor and money in elections, and put i i nisei f on record os against all such nethods to secure an election to oliice. MU. JOHN Q. MOBLEY. Mr. John G. Mobley of Fairfield, andidate for railroad commissiner, ?as the next speaker. Mr. Mobley thanked Sumter for the ote given him two years ago, wheo e carried Sumter county against his , iiieopponeuts. When Mr. Caughman ras elected, which the people of South ? 'aroliua had done as a inward for the ? im Crow car bill, a just and proper . iw and one which deserved the. grati ?ide of the people of the State, he . stired into private life with a clean , onscience. Ile coudacted a campaign . n his personal merits then. He pro- ? used to conduct tho same kind this lone. He would never obtain a single '. ote by unfair or improper means. , ie believed that a time had come for , be people of South Carolina to look ( bout theomca. ot the railroad oem-.. ? ?ission. j le said in the case of the Fishing , reek wreck the commission had been ? uilty of this great neglect, and the ? Iood ot' the victims of that wreck ? ried out against the re-election of Mr. ( arris. He did not have time to point out j ll the wrongs done by the railrods, ( 'hieb the commission should correct. . le said that an engineer had told , im that he hoped he (Mobley) would | e elected. For the engineer felt that i rhen Mobley was told of a defective \ ieee of roadbed that the defect would ' e cured. He said that the railroads ( y their policy of discrimination were ( laking the farmers and other pro- j ucers, the backbone of the country, ( oorer and poorer. j He dejrled against the delay of , rains for the service of rich Yankees nd their dogs. He did not believe lu j guting railroads because they were j Lrong and powerful, but he did be- c eve in making them deal justly dy j be weak. fi Mr. Mobley said that in the days ^ hen the railroads were owned by our j wu people the descriruinations of to- . ay did not exist. But now that the | rads were in the hands of bloated j ondholders wbo.se only purpose was to . loed the peep1'' for all they could, the lethods of'- ucting the railroads] j .ere dilfer" Tr .iC LAST SPEAKER. < Mr. Ii. J. Giguillfat of Oconee was lie last candidate for railroad commis- | ioner to be introduced. Mr. GlgoiL ] at sa'd that from the speeches of ] lie preceding speakers he had dis- j overed that Sumter county was an | lcubator, that it had hatched out ?any candidates. He hoped that J he incubator would s:t him on his . eet. Mr. Glgnilliat read the recommen- , I it ions from his own county and the indorsements given him by his own ?.opie, who declared ulm to bo an tonest niau. Mr. Glgnilliat urged that there hould hu at least one practical rai 1 oad man on thc commission. And ,s he had had a number of years ex lericnce as express agent and railroarl gent he felt more qualified to transact he business of railroad commissioner han men without such experience. * Ki ?Ka Mountain Battle. Gov. Howard has received a number f request and letters asking that there ie some otllcial action taken In regard o the celebration of the [25th anni ersary of the battle of Kings Moun ain, which occurs this year. The idea ros llrst suggested by a resident of 'eniisyl vania and has been taken up iy all the patriotic societies of the tate, with the result that some ap iropriate exercies will take place, ?ovurnor Hey ward will do all in his lower to aid the celebration, but there re no funds on hand with which to all for any otllcial action by the tate. Negro Lynched by Negroes. Incited by Jealousy, Samuel Hous on, a neuro, attacked and waa killed Thursday by .loe Scott, also a negro, vim was afterwards killed by a mob lear Randolph, Bibb county, Ala., ind Joe Smitherman, a white man, vas painfully wounded. Houston tired ind thc load missing Scott struck iinltherman's left hand. Scott then Irew his pistol and shot Houston to loath. To avenge Houston's death ils friends and relatives, lt is reported, ynched Scott, riddling tiim with b?l ete. Roosevelt a Fairba A DEBPEKATE CRIME. A Man Shoot? a Woman and Hurls Himself to Death. A small private ofllce in a suite on the eleventh tloor of the Chamber of Commerce bulling at the corner of Griswold and State streets Detroit, Mich., was the scene of a most thrllb lng tragedy Friday when Charles A. Swayse, an insurance agent, fought with Miss Ellie -Alvord for several minutes in an attempt to throw her out of the window, then shut her twice and plunged himself from the window to the brick pavement of State Btreet, being almost instantly killed. Miss Alvord was shot twice in the neck and badly beaten about the head and face by Swayse, hut her physician said Friday night that she ls not dan gerously hurt. Every bone In Swayse's body btlow hts neck was broken by his'fall ot iuTj feet. Despite the ter rific fall, a faint flicker of life remain ed when he was picked up, but it went out as his broken body was be ing carried into the lobby of the build ing. Back of the tragedy Hes a tale ol Intimacy between Miss Alvord and Swayse, who was ?l years old, married and the father of two young daugh ters. Both Miss Alvord and Swayse were for several years prior to Novem ber, 1902, employed at the house ol correction here, Swayse as deputj superintendent and the. woman as s matron. In a letter found on Swayse's body he charged that the woman be guiled him while they were at th? bouse of correction. Their intimacy resulted, Superintendent McDonalc of the institution says, in neglect ol their work and both were discharged. Swayse then entered the employ oi the life Insurance company in whose ofllce the tragedy occurred. Miss Al vord had several positions and thet entered the employ of a sewing ma chine company. Friday she drove up In an automo bile to the Charmer of Corameroi building with J. D. Terry, also em ployed by the same sewing machlni lompanv. She went up to the insui mee ofllce on the eleventh floor wher me and Swayse entered a small privat jfllce at the front of the building 3wayse locking the door after them amgry words were heard, then a strug ile and screams. Next, several shot were tired and employes of the ofllc oroke in the door. The woman' screams were heard on the street an itercompanion, Terry, had hurried u In the elevator and arrived in time t De the first man to rush into the roon Nliss Alvord lay on the floor, her clot! ing tern, blood running from the bu et wounds in her neck and her ha lown and disheveled. The window was open and throug t could be seen Swayse's face abo\ me window ledge, to which he wi illuming with his hands. The fae .vas there only a moment. Then tl lands slipped across the ledge ac Swayse was hurling down through tl tir to his death. It was not clei whether or not Swayse deliberate ;limbed out on the ledge to commit su iide or had crawled out and droppi ils legs aud body over in au altem] .o work his way down the front of tl milding and escape Into an ofllce < ;he floor below. Miss Alberta Burns, who is employ n a building a block below the O?ai Der of Commerce building, saw t lesperate struggle between the com rom her ofllce wludow. Sways3, s lays, made two attempts to throw t vornan from the window. Once hied her feet aud succeeded in getti mt of her body through the windi vhen she broke away trom him. Til ie grabbed her about the waist a igaln tried to throw her to the stre \gain she broke away. Then he racked the woman and pounded 1 tbout the head, Anally drawing his ..olver and shooting her. Swayse then crawled upon thc w low, and, Miss Burns says, let jjdy down until Iiis feet seemed :e?t on something, possibly a nan edge a few feet below the wind? Here he hung for a few seconds tl ils head fell back, his hands lost tl ?rip aud he whirled through tlr out of Miss Burn's range of ion. The Chamber ol Commerce build is situated in the heart of the bush portion of the city and hundreds people on the street heard Miss vord's cries for help as she strugi with the Infuriated man. They saw Swayse's body strike the p ment. There are still some element mystery in the case. At Miss Alvi boarding house it is stated that and J. B. Terry aro married. This Alvord denied to a physician whe tended her. Kept rte rs have not permitted to question her at the pltal. One of the letters foum Swayse was addressed to Mrs. A /euri of Saginaw, Mich., warn her not to let her son marry Alvord, whom Swayse bitterly ex ated in the letter, charging her wrecking his home. At Miss Alv boarding house it was stated Swayse. had been threatening bei some time and that she went tc ofllce Friday to tell him that was martied and to tiually break him. lt is also stated that Sways? threatened to write to her swcctl In the west, supposed to bc Gi /.snrl. and tell him of their inlln and that she went to his ofllce F to defy him to do it. A letti Swayse's wife was found, the con of which has not yet been learnee Why tho Chango? Secretary of State Hay's declsl change the. name of this republic "United States" to "Amerton meeting with a little opposition. even pointed out that the constit recognizes "the United State America" and that the colonists I Articles of Confederation said, style of this Confederacy shall he Untied States of America." Bi thc State asks, what has the G. to do with the constitution: nks Yoked. They Are Nominated for President and Vice-President. BY THE REPUBLICANS. Every Vote Was Recorded for the Two Candidates Who Had Been Previously Chosen by the Bosses. After continued work on Thursday in tlie Republican National Conven tion at Chicago, Chairman Canuon an nounced that the next order of busi ness would be a roll call of the States for the nomination of President of the United States. The clerk called "Alabama." and immediately Oscar It. Hundley of that . State, mounted a chair and announced that Alabama requested the honor and privilege of yielding its place on the roll to the State of New York. Instantly the convention was in an uproar. The New York delegation VT S S Ou ito *?6u ii ?6 Otic iu.ui wav ing Hags and shouting wildly. Forr mer Gov. Frank Black, of New York, who was to deliver the nominating ?peech in behalf of President Roose velt immediately started for the plat form amid the wildest enthusiasm on ?he part of the delegates. As Gov. Black reached the desk of Chairman Cannon he was warmly ireeted by that gentleman and escort ?d down to the f root of tbs platform. Here Chairman Cannon, standing by tihe side of Mr. Black, in a few words introduced him to the convention. There was a succession of shouts from the Convention, a chorus of shrieks !rom the New York delegation, a par jxysm of tossing Hags, then silence, ind Mr. Black commenced bis speech n behalf of President Roosevelt. SIIOUTINO FOB ROOSEVELT. Gov. Black was frequently Inter rupted by.applause. Gov. Black pro tounced the nominating words at, just, 11.00 o'dook. As he did so he retired mickly from the platform. 'But the words "Theodore Roosevelt" had not eft his lips when there was a shout. The convention was on its feet, like >he crash of thunder that follows the ightning, the enthusiasm began. bTags were in the air, hats were .brown up, men jumped on to their chairs, women stood and shouted The air was rent with one continuous jrolonged shout -from thousands of throats. So mighty was the volume >f sound that nothing definite in the vay of articulate sound was distln ;ulshable. At this point the band struck up. its strains, however, were only faintly ludlble in the mighty din. Then chairman Cannon took a hand. Un furling a tattered silk dag, he advauc id bo the extreme edge of the platform ind began to wave it. The Hag is the property of the Llncoln-McKlnle/ Issociatiou of Missouri, and made Its irst appearance at a Republican con .-eutlon in 1S(J0 when Lincoln was ?ominated. lt was then carried by ihe Missouri delegation and was waved >ver the platform on that occasion as n this. It was fuel to the llame o? mtbusiasra, and the volume of sound ncreased. The front of the platform was next )ccupied by an Immense crayon bust portrait of President Roosevelt, born iloft by three men. Again broke 'orth fresh impetus to the continuous ihout. AN ATHLETE YELL. The front of the stage was next iiven over to a young mau with a megaphone aud a ii.ig. As he swung bbc banner from side t ?side, he shout ed the name '"Roosevelt." At each swing of the Hag the name was re peated. It was soon takeu up by the delegate* lu front, spread to those In the rear, and In a twinkle the whole assemblage was shouting "Roosevelt," "Roosevelt" in measured unison. The young man who started the cry was J. Henry Smythe, Jr., of Philadelphia where he is prominently iclcntilied with amateur sports. The Indian delegation sprung open umbrellas of red, white aud blue, bearing portraits of Roosevelt and Fairbanks and the Alaskan cages were held aloft and thousands ot Hags waved in a wild sweep of colors. The New York delegation, occupy ing a place immediately in front, started out on a marching tour of the ball. Meanwhile thc demonstration showed no signs of dying out. A LITTLE QUIL SINOS. When the applause had continued almost seven minutes, it was given a new Impetus by Chairman Cannon who walked once more to the front carrying his large banner. A little girl clad entirely in white was lifted high on the shoulders of some of the California delegates, and thc first sound of her childish treble was the signal for another outburst. A dole gate requested Chairman Cannon to loan him the large Hag he had carried, and with a smile the chairman hand ed it down. Around the hall lt went followed hy a long line of shouting delegates. California with its great banner of purple, white and gold, came marching down the center aisle, followed by Senators, members of Congress and other prominent in'the life of the nation, shouting laughing and cheering. The New York delega tion catching sight of Henry C. Payne on the platform paid him a brief and especial tribute and then returned Leoninued on page 4.J