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CONTESTS EECTION ? PROTEST FILLED BY ATTORNEYS FOR JONES WITH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Tho Official Paper Alleges That Frauds Wore Committed and Illegal Practices Indulged in to Prevent Freo and Fair Expression of the Voters of the State. Attorneys representalng Ira 13. Jones, candidate for governor, Monday filed an oflicial protest with the State executive committee of the Democratic party, charging illegal voting in the primary election Tuesday a week. Tho protest was served on John Gary Evans, the chairman, and Colo L. Bleaso and John T. Duncan, the opposing candidate for the nomination. Tho protest was filed by R. W. Shand, Frank G. Tompkins and W. H. Townsend, attorneys for Judge Jones. The protest was brought officially before the State executive committee at its meeting at Columbia Wednesday at noon. In the protest it is alleged that tho oflicial returns from Aiken, Anderson, Greenville, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, Dorchester, Oconee, Laurens, Saluda, Pickens, York and Chester do not represent the expression of the will of the Democratic voters who participated in the election. The protest is as follows: State of South Carolina. To the State executive committee of tho Democratic party of South Carolina, and to Messrs. Colo L. Blease and John T. Duncan. Pleaso take notice, That Ira B. Jones, a candidate at the primary election, held on the 27th day of August, 1912, for the nomination for the office of governor, respectfully shows: 1. That ho is a rosident of the State of South Carolina and a qualified voter of the said State, qualified to vote and hold office in the said State under the laws and constitution thereof, and the constitution and rules of the Democratic party of tho said State. 2. That he, the said Ira B. Jones, v. was a candidate for tho office of governor of the said State and complied with all rules and regulations of the Democratic party, as such candidate in the election which was held on tho 27th day of August, 1912, and that the said Cole L. Blease and John T. Duncan were also candidates for tho nomination in said election. 3. That the said Ira B. Jones is informed and believes that in the said election held on the 2 7th day of August, 1912, many frauds were committed and illegal practices indulged in, and the law violated so as to prevent a free and fair expression of the - - - ' * ? 1 .1 . will 01 me voters m s.nu uitxuun, and that the said returns tabulated by the managers of the said elections and certified by the county executive committees in the counties of Aiken, Anderson, Greenville, Cherlkee, Spartanburg, Union, Dorchester, Oconee, Laurents, Saluda, Pickens, York and Chester do not represent the expression of the will of the Democratic voters who participated in the said election, and said Ira B. Jones contests the votes cast and returned in each of said counties for Cole L. lllease and John T. Duncan as candidates for the oflice of governor, on the grounds: a. That many persons were allowed to vote in said election in the said counties who were not of the ago of 21 years, and would not be of that age at the time of the next general election. b. That many of the ballots counted and returned in said counties as having been cast for the oflice of governor were not deposited by tho voters for said otlices, but were deposited In tho boxes provided for candidates for county otlices, and counted In declaring tho result for tho nomination of governor in violation of law, thereby affording the voter the opportunity of voting in both boxes for the same oflice. c. That many persons in said counties had their names upon more than one Democratic club on the same day one (Democratic club on the same day for the same oflice in tho same election. d. That sany persons in said counties were allowed to vote and did vote in the said election, whose names were not placed upon the club rolls - * It. . for live (lays prior 10 me mi to ul uici;tion; the names of some of such parties being placed upon the club rolls on the same day as the election. e. That many persons in said counties were allowed to vote more than once in said election in some cases, in the names of differont parties. f. That the club rolls used by many of the boxes in said counties in holding the said election were not certified to the managers by the president and secretary of the respective club, and in many instances included names which had been placed upon such rolls within five days prior to the date of the election. g. That many persons wore allowed to vote in sifaM election in said counties who were non-residents of this State, and many other persons "were allowed to vote in said election who were not residents of this State for the period of a year prior to the next general election. h. That many persons wero allowed to vote in said election who were not citizens of this State. J. That the vote at many of the clubs in the said counties were not counted and certified to the chairman of the county executive committee within 48 hours after tho close of the naid election, and the results in some of the boxes were not certified to by tho managers. k. That persons were allowed tol vote in said election at some of the* ' CHARGE GREAT FRAUD ? MT. CAKMEIi CITIZENS CONDEMN THE PRIMA HI ES. Declare There Has Been No Honest Nomination and Express Preference for General Election. The following letter has been tendered to the Augusta Chronicle for publication: "Mt. Carmel, S. C., Sept. 2, 1912. "To the State Executive Committee, to Judgo Ira 13. Jones, to uov. uoie L. lilease, to All Citizens of South Carolina: "Every intelligent citizen of South Carolina knows that the primary election just held was tho greatest farce since tho days of '76; that the ballot boxes wero stuffed to tho extent of 15,000 votes at the lowest estimate. Who did it? In Anderson the increase over 1910 was 1,700, Blease got 1,500 of them. In Dillon the increase over 1910 was 700, Blease got 600 of them. In Chesterfield tho increase over 1910 was 900, Blease got 700 of them. In Florence! the incroaso over 1910 was 2,200, j Blease got 1,300 of them. In Clarendon tho increase over 1910 was 475, Blease got 425 of them. In Kershaw tho increase over 1910 was 850, Blease got 530 of them. In Oconee the increase over 1910 was 1,000, Blease got 950 of them. In good many others, for example, Horry. "Would Jones men stuff ballot U/Wrtfl UK T~) 1/\n flA tTAf AO 9 rP K A O UUACO VY 11^ llicaou V Utvo i X 11U tl UU IV facts show that there has been no honest nomination for governor, and therefore all Democrats are released from their promise to support the nominee. Should wo have a second primary, would it not be worse? If wo wait two years, will it not be still worse? The legislature can not now pass a bill over the veto of Blease, and therefore the primary law can not be corrected. "There is only one remedy, and that is take the matter into the general election and elect a decent man for governor. If Judge Jones can not run, select some other good man and elect him. We have a majority of the qualified voters of the State and can elect whom we choose. Why not do it? It is the only hope for good government. (Signed) "J. J. McKellar, Jno. D. Grace, S. D. Wells, M. Steiner, P. Bradley Morrah, John W. Morrah, F. M. Knox, and R. F. Morris." THEY GOT TOO BOLd>. ; Several Railroad Men Charged With Fraud. Completing a trip through four states jn a round-up of indicted former employees of the Southern railway, Detective Edward McQueen of the Railway Secret service, reached Mobile Friday. The search, which is for the time being, ended, began August 6 and was for the purpose of arresting eleven ticket sellers and ticket takers of the Southern, who, it is alleged in the indictments, swindled the company out of more than $25,000. Of the eleven indicted employees, nino hnvn hern lnnded behind lirison bars. One has pleaded guilty and six others have confessed. Two are at liberty, but their arrest Is but a matter of time. All of the alleged depredations were committed on the Mobile-Selma branch of the Southern railway. The operations extended back for ten years, but tho indictments allege only those acts perpetrated within the period of three years. All of those indicted had been in the employ of tho company for many years. The scheme or conspiracy was worked by tho ticket seller selling tho passenger a ticket which he would not stamp as required by the railroad. Boarding tho train the tickets taken from these passengers by tho ticket collector would not bo returned to the collector in accordance with regulation, but to tho ticket seller in on tho deal. Ho in turn would put the ticket back in the rack to be sold over again, splitting tho money with tho ticket taker. Whenever the auditor put in an appearance to check up tho ticket seller, * * * * 1-1 i? ...: * 1* UIO I1CKCIS WOU 1(1 UillilllCU Willi i iiu previous statement when compared with the finances on hand. In this way the scheme worked interruptedly for a number of years and thon there was a careless slip in the plot and the indictments followed. precincts in said counties without being required to make oath as to their qualifications to vote, and to support the nomineo of the party. 1. That, the poll was opened and votes received for governor in some of the clubs before the hour of eight o'clock in the morning and in some cases the polls were closed before 4 o'clock in the afternoon. m. That more votes were counted for the office of governor than there were voters participating in said election. n. That enough such fraudulent and illegal votes were cast in the election to affect tho result. Wherefore, the said Ira B?. Jones respectfully asks that the said execu tivo committoe will inquire into, investigato and ascertain whether or not the above stated facts are true, and that the votes from the boxes in the said counties where the said frauds and illegal practices occurred he cast out and not counted in the canvass of the votes cast for the nomination of governor at the said primary election held in this State on the 27th day of August, 1012, and that the said executive Democratic party take such further action in the premises as may bo just aud proper. Respectfully, R. W. Shand, Frank O. Tompkins, W. H. Townsend, Attorneys for Ira 0. Jones. FRAUDS IN AIKEN MUCH IRREGULARITY UNEARTHED IN THAT COUNTY COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED ?? Composed Mostly '>A Supporters of Governor Blease, it Passes Resolu tions Saying That the Result Could Not be Materially Affected by the Irregularities Found, With his coat off and his sleeves , rolled up, Horace M. Cassells of Ellenton stood up and for four hours Tuesday presented before the Democratic executive committee of Aiken evidence that last week's primary, so far as several boxes are concerned, was attended by fraud and corruption. With Bleaso supporters overwhelmingly in majority on the committee, with only one outspoken supporter in his fight, Mr. Cassells, a man whoso word is his bond, won the admiration of many who attended the session of the committee. Aiken being one of the counties in which fraud was alleged, and one of the counties named in Judge Jones' * - A 1 ? 1 ? A- * - fhnt protest, ll is poniuoub iu i fiiiiu iv 1.11,11 more than three-fourths of the committeemen who acted upon the evidence produced by Mr. Cassells, like the chairman, are Blease men. The fact was partially attested at the close of the meeting when Leon J. Williams, who fought with Mr. Cassells throughout the four hours, attempted to have a resolution adopted which, while not against the candidacy of Gov. Blease, was not in his favor, the resolution was voted down by lOto 5, two of the committeemen not voting. The session was conducted with little regard to rules. One man, not a member of the committee, was permitted to take prominent part. That was L. M. C. Oliveras, who was appointed by Gov. Blease to fill an unexpired term as master of Aiken county and who, running on the Blease ticket in the recent election, was overwhelmingly defeated. But for the persistency of <Mr. Cassells in bringing forth his evidence the session would not have lasted half an hour. There were also many sharp personal clashes on the floor between members and much disorder. The several boxes were taken up one at a time, Aiken city among first, two of the managers of the election, H. N. Schroder and John B. Eubank, to the effect that 12 or more votes had been put in the box by men whose names did not appear on the poll list. These, they stated, were marked by a certain sign on the list. A committee was appointed to examine the box and did so with the result that not 12, but 20 votes were found, the names of those voting them not being on the poll list. When the Bath box, one of the cotton mill towns, was brought up for 1 examination, Mr. Cassells asked the 1 chairman if the law require'd that 1 managers of elections subscribe to an oath. Mr. Wise stated that there was no such requirements. ' Mr. Cassells said ho was positive 1 that there was such a requirement 1 and moved that the whole Bath box i be thrown out on the ground that 1 the managers of the election held ' there last week were not sworn. The J motion was overruled. When Mr. ' Wise stated that managers need not bo sworn, the manager of another 1 nOX wno was in me iiuuivjuce, uruse and demanded to know why then he 1 had been required to take an oath by tho county chairman before the elec- 1 tion. < This sharpened the point and the ] law on the subject was referred to ' with the result that Chairman Wise 1 reversed his former decision, holding f that managers of election must be * sworn. Mr. Cassells then produced { an affidavit from I). R. Brown, one of the managers of the Hath box, who 1 swore that neither he nor any of his { associates hail subscribed to any oath, ' nor was it asked of them. The box was opened and there was no poll list j contained therein. 1 Solicitor Gunter interposed at this point, to urge that the committee get J through, stating that another election must be held next Tuesday. Mr. 1 Cassells shot back that he was after 1 getting last week's election straight before proceeding with another. In tho Granitevllle box were found , four more votes than there were names on the poll lists. It was also ? charged in affidavits made by J. J. , Margie that ho saw John Anderson ' vote and that Anderson was a citizen of Georgia, also that no saw Pope Wingard voto and that Wingard had been in South Carolina only sinco last February. Eugene Buckingham arose to protest against any further protests or as he expressed it "listening to some sore head rant becauso he lost some money or something or other". He contended, as had Solicitor Gunter, that the time for protests had passed. Mr. Gunter then aroso to add that tho timo for challenging any man's vote is when he votes, not afterwards. E. I Pi?ilor mo'irlctrntft at Wjirrnnvlllft. 1/ V I (I I J liiK^IOVl l?bV/ t*v ? f * v?? V v/y offered a motion that a committeo bo appointed to take any further evidence Mr. Cassells had to offer. It failed to carry. When the TTopewell box was opened Mr. Cassells said ho had been informed by ono of the managers that thero was soino Irregularity there. The manager, Rulus Salley. was present and stated that when the votes wero counti u that thero were found to number 97, that six wero thrown out, leaving tho count 91; whereas the poll 1 ipf? showed billy 90 names. In reply to a question, Chairman Wise admitted that when tho I/angloy box was brought in to him, the poll list was not insldo and that not unMl Monday did he si ccood In getting tLc list. Counted tho voted showed 16 FRAUDS ON ALL SIDES MANY ILLEGAL VOTES CAST IN SPARTANBURG. . County Chairman Thinks That Full Investigation Would Show Fifteen Hundred Fraudulent Ballots. That fully 1,500 fraudulent votes were cast in Spartanburg county in the primary election of last week was the opinion expressed Tuesday by E. L. Archer, chairman of the county Democratic executive committee, after a sub-committee appointed to investigate just one kind of possible frn 11 a rnnnvf ml Flint if hnrl fniinrl 10:"? illegal votes in 2 6 precincts. The necessary documents of most the other precincts were lacking so that investigation was Impossible. These 105 votes were cast by men whoso names did not appear on the club rolls, but were placed on the poll lists after they had voted. The committee reported In their poll lists and only 4 0 of the 85 precincts had turned in their club rolls, so that the committee had been unable to do its work with any degree of thoroughness. In one precinct, Victor Mills, 14 men are allowed to vote whose names did not appear on the rolls. This precinct went for Illeaso about two to one. Enoree, another strong Please precinct, also allowed many persons to vote whose names were not on the rolls. The sub-committee's report, together with numerous affidavits in regard to the voting of minors or persons not eligible to vote for other reasons, will be presented to the State executive committee at Columbia by J. H. Gosnell of Inman, executive committeeman from Spartanburg county. Protests against the entire vote at Arkwright, Cherokee Springs and Trough will also be presented to the committee, the county committer derMflintr Tint tn rlApidn Miora pontpsts because no matter how they were decided it would not affect the relative standing of the candidates for county offices. Although a sub-committee appointed to investigate the claim of 'Miller Mines, candidates for township commissioner of Cherokee township, that his two opponents had made themselves ineligible by failing to file their expense accounts in time recommended by a majority report that Mines be declared the nominee, the county committee adopted a minority report to the effect that it would be to the best interest and satisfaction of the people of Cherokee township to allow the two candidates who received the most votes to run a second race and eliminating other candidates. This eliminates Mr. Mines and makes a second race between J. A. McMillan and Elilal Williams. more than tliero were names on the list. S. IT. Hankinson of Windsor stated (hat when the votes were counted at that box last Tuesday afternoon, the managers were out of the room most of the time, sometimes one, sometimes two, and sometimes all three of them, leaving the counting to others. There was no tallying, he said. B. F. Jackson, one of the Windsor managers, replied he did not remember any time when there was not one of the managers present or he did oot have some one in his place. Only three club rolls out of 17 were brought in Tuesday's meeting. Mr. ^assells at the conclusion ofthemeetng announced his intention of going Wednesday to Columbia to see that he evidence ho presented Tuesday is aid before the State executive committee. He has a dozen or more affidavits Tom people of irreproachable charicter to show that there was illegal noting other than he reported. These ire from ministers and others, and illege that men voted last week, lomo of whom are residents of Augusta, others who are under ago, ithers who admitted their names cvere on different club rolls from vhero they voted and others who do lot reside in Aiken, but in the other South Carolina counties. After Mr. Cassells* evidence was ill in and it was shown by affidavits ind by personal witnesses that fraud ivas practiced at half dozen boxes, ifter many boxes had been recounted ii?d more votes found registered than there were names on the poll lists, a resolution, introduced by Eugene Diinlrlnrrlinm rvC VUnn 1/^Tl O I MlV/Ulll^lUilll V/ L JJIIV1IVV1II IV . V>?%wv/ man, to the effect that "wo find no Irregularities nor evidence of fraud that would materially affect tho result of the election" was carried. This resolution was offered as a substitute to the one offered by Mr. Wiliams, which was lost. ALL AT THE SAME TIME. Four Sisters Are Married by the One and Same Ceremony.* Mr. and Mrs. I/ewis Clark, farmers, Sunday announced tho wedding of their family at the county seat, near Ozark, Ark., to wit: Miss Clark, aged 22, to Taylor McCain, aged 21, farmer; Miss Selma Clark, aged 15, to Thomas Welsh, aged 2 2, farmor; Miss .lerusha Clark, aged 17, to Geo. Powell, aged 20, farmer; Miss Gladys Clark, aged 10, to A. II. Williams, aged 22, farmer. After attending $ wedding supper at the Clark homo all spent their last night with the on/1 AlrtnHnv thn hrl/laa nnfl v^IU I ix o cm?? v?? v ^ >\?vm ??*?*? grooms repaired to their soveral homes newly built In the same community. One clergyman recited tho marriage ceremony for the eight. ? ? Turks Kill More Christians. Moro massae.es of Christians by Turkish troops on tfco Albanian frontier continuo to bo reported, but the Montenegrin govornroont is straining its utmost to give offect to the peaceful councils of the roprepsentatlves here of the European Powerf. I t BANK OF Conway Has largest capital and surplus of ai than the combined capital and surpl capital 0took. m surplus liabilities of 8took1 security of o?po#itc DIREC jHert B. Scarborough, i. L. Buck, J-?orge J. Holiday, WeTJoffer our customers every acco will justify, and we s< ODBBT B. SCARBOROUGH, D. PRKfllDlMT. \ We continue to pay 5 per STORM PLAYS HAVOC ? MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND OTHERS ARE HURT ? WHOLE FAMILY PERISH * The Property Damage Was Very Serious.?Railroad Suffering From Washouts.?Many Manufacturing Plants Were Under Water and Passenger and Freight Trains Were Marooned. TTMffoA*^ rinraniiQ a rn Vnnwn t n h.lVfl JI* 11 V V.V 11 |/V1 UVlikl l?* V/ MMVf II M WW . w been drowned and many others were lost, it is foared, in a series of storms that swept over western Pennsylvania and the Panhandle of West Virginia early Monday. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Panhandle were badly washed, and it is stat- . ed that trailic will be delayed several days. Through trains were marooned during the night in the flooded district. Many manufacturing plants are under water and the property damage will bo heavy. Reports from the Panhandle of . West Virginia are that nine persons have been drowned there and many more are missing, but the exact loss of life can not l^o ascertained until searching parties have completed) their work. I The storms came after a day of unusual heat, and burst with little warning. Cherry Valley, a mining town, was flooded within half an hour after the , rain began to fall. Foundations of houses were undermined and they toppled over into the streets. The ni)i?onU fonn I1t worn aclnon n n (1 fl i d UUICOpiO 1 CI ill II*/ TT V/I V (AM * V/V If MMV. v.. V not hear the shouts of warning. They were downed in the house. ' White, a farmer, in tho outskirts of Burgettstown, when he heard the sound of tho flood, hastened to his stable to save his horse. He was drowned and a son who went to his rescue was swept away, but catching ; tho branches of an overhanging tree drew himself to safety. Canonsburg, Pa., suffered from the storm. A number of houses wero tilled with water, but the residents had received ample warning and hastened to places of safety. Hancock, who lost his life, had turned back to recover some valuable papers. He I was seen to enter tho front door as . tho house collapsed. His body was 1 not recovered. The unidentified boy fell into tho | flood when the porch of a house where he had taken refuge, went down, and although scores attempted i to save him, he was swept away. The body has not been recovered and his identity has not yet been established. A number of children in the community are among the missing. The foreigner who ha*d taken refuge on the roof of a house on the < stream on the edge of Canonsburg ' slipped on the shingles and disappeared in the Hood. At Avella, Washington county, three children of Henry Crow, were t drowned. The house was near a lit- < tie stream which rose so rapidly that i it undermined the building and when 1 it collapsed, Mrs. Crow was badly in- i jured. Crow hastened to her rescue 1 and saved her, but before he could i return for the children, they were I swept away. They are Amelia, aged 1 12; John, aged 14, and Grace, aged 1 4. Two other children were tossed i about for a time on the surface of the flood and then thrown on tho i bank of tho stream. i After spending its forces .south j and west of Pittsburgh, tho storm i swung north to ltutler county, j where great damage was done, but so far as known no lives were lost. HI! dorrlnka worn lilnmn rlrvxtm , v/ ( k \? V * ? I V?*M ?T V/ ? V/ V? If AA MV/ IT I A | | small streams flooded and scores of 1 persons spent the night in interur- ] ban cars, while repairs were being ? made to lines and tracks. i Damage to railroads is very heavy. The Washington branch of tho Panhandle was so badly washed that all tiains were annulled. It is said several days will elapse before commun- 1 icati?n will bo open with Washingten, Pa. | ? Sixty Rebels Killed. \ At Tenancinga, Mexico, three hun- ( dred Zapatistas were routed after i suffering heavy losses in a four-hour fight with tho federals Monday night. The rebels lost sixty killed and wounded. Tho federal commander has not reported his losses. ? An exchange says that if you think you aro right go ahead but don't be ] disappointed if the crowd fails to | follow you. < HOBBY, 7. S, C. iy bank in Horry county. More us of all other banks in the county* .. ..$50,000 11,500 r*"' lOLDIftRS 60,000 >RS .. . ., .4 .112,600 TORS ardson, W. A. Johnson, Will A. FptKiuan. mmodation which their accounts' licit your business. V. Richardson, will a. fmeuas fio* Pmrhdknt. .Cashier cent, on yearly deposits. FW0FWN810N AD CARD*. H. WOODWARD AKwc?y r.ad Councilor AS L.*^. CONWAY; H. C. * Wj. B. KOAXtBIVOCOifl CONWAY, 8. Cw AUo*?py at Caw. *.V . . <. H. H. IUKKOK2HJO rtaywloUu *nd gurgeoifc. ) ti. _m CONWAY, 8. C. U. WOFFOKD WA10L. *1. j i . i ^ 'AV . x / Attorney at Lev-a Sank of Horry Building. CONWAY, ti. C. H ION 10 RAVEN Eli Land Surveying and Drainage Splvoy Building Conway, A. O. ME WORLDS SBEATEST SEWIM6 MACMIf IIMwa wan* either * Vibrating RhuUfe-llota^ BMnttUi or a Single Inroad [Chain&UcAl J Mewing Jdaotalne write to ' tmrnmnmi sewini machine muvmi Orange, Masa. iMOMwhc meehlae* are made to sett maAo? faMr. bat Um Jl e w Home U modem worn > Oor gearaatr never ran* oat. i |WK If aaUMrlird dratoni ma t?f MT BUlOlOUGttfl & (X>Lii*&? OO*. (^wwfry, (2. O. SKNATOH TILLMAN WAITING. 1 * Jays the Stale Has Not Gone to Hades Vet and Will Not. The Augusta 'Chronicle says Senaor Tillman has assumed an attitude )f watchfulness over the situation in ^outh Carolina and, in a brief conversation while in Augusta Monday, made it. clear that he intended just tvhat ho said in his recent letter to State Senator Strait, It is plain, too, :han the senator expects to take a band in the situation in South Carolina if, in his opinion, it becomes necessary. Asked if ho had any comment to make on the letter published Monday morning from Governor Hlease, in ronlv tn tlin nnn nf Runrinv mnrninfiC from Senator Tillman, tho Senator replied: "I have nothing to say now, except to say that the State hasn't gor\e to hell yet?and wo ain't going to let it. Further than that I am merely awaiting developments." Senator rillman left the city Monday afternoon for his home in Trenton. ? Family l)io by Poison. That the entire family of the Rev. Crustav Latzke, pastor of the German Lutheran church, at Rocky Ford, Col., was deliberately poisoned is the belief of the coroner, w*io is Investigating tho sudden death of Mr. and Mrs. Latzke and their two children, a daughter nine years old, and a son of twolve. A baby is the sole survivor. ? Kills Rider and Mount. During a heavy rain and thunder atorm, Calvin Rackloy, a prosperous farmer, was instantly killed by lightning, as was also the mule he was riding, near Pelham, Ga. He leaves Ms wife and several children. Vhe storm is not known to have caused Dther loss of life or damage.