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If BAPS OUT WORK 5*" * GALLS ON PEOPLE TO HELP IN THE INVESTIGATION. ' PROBE PRIMARY FRAUD K ? W. F. Stevenson, dm In nan of the n ? m A ivitofi 1 fn pummiuimrr, jnnu? 9 ?v the Voters ami NcwspajXTs of the HUto to Help in Jiiimiing Down the Ballot Box Stutters. A dispatch from Charlotte, N. C., eays W. F. Stevenson, chairman of the special committee of seven appointed by the State Democratic committee of South Carolina recently, to oonduct an investigation into the primary election for governor held August 27, spent Monday in conference there with W .13. Wilson, Jr., of r^v^Kock Hill and T. B. Butler of Gaffney regarding plans for tho proposed investigation. Ju6t prior to leaving the city for Atlantic City, he dictated a letter to tho Democrats of South Carolina, in which he mapped out the line of the inquiry and called upon all good citizens to aid he committee in its work. The assistance of tho press of the State is requested in order that ample publicity may be given the club rolls of the various counties with the view to ferrotting out as many of tho irregularities as possible. The fact is emphasized that the primary system of the state must ,bo preserved and that the inmHrr must be urosecuted to the end, tregardless of whom it may hurt, whether Jones or Blease. Each county chairman is asked to prepare club rolls and these, after being arranged alphabetically are to be published in the home papers and copies are to be forwarded to the division chairman having immediate supervision of the investigation. All good citizens are asked to scan these lists to see that there are no duplicates and that those voting were properly entitled to do so. The State is divided into two districts, with the Soiuthern railway from Charlotte via Columbia to Charleston the dividing line. A special subcommittee, composed of W. 13. Wilson, chairman, J. D. Bivens and K. M. Jeffries, is appointed to secure the club rolls and poll lists and investigate all evidences of crookedness east of the dividing line and including the counties through which the line passes, and J. 13. Parks, chairman, T. 13. Butler and J. N. Grier are appointed members pf a similar committee to take charge of thp rest of the State. The meeting scheduled for Wednesday September 11, is called off. Mr. Stevenson'^ letter in full follows; "to the ftemocrafs of South CaroKrtft. "Gentlemen: I have been designated as chairman of the committee to investigate the primary election held August 2 7, last, for governor, and owing to absence from the State recovering my health, I was delayed - * 1- Y in assuming direction 01 mo worn. ; now call on all good citizens to aid in the work, as it is manifest that in liiQ time available and the great extent of the work, seven men can do little if not aided. We ask your aid: "First. In reporting Instances of wrongdoing, making the report in the form or affidavit, if possible giving names of witnesses and where found; send this information to the chairman of the committee having charge of your division of the state as shown below. Second. Aid in getting copies of the poll list arranged alphabetically and copies of the club roll of the respective counties arranged alphabetically and the poll list, together with the returns required to be filed with the clerk of court, such as are either in his hands or in the hands of the county chairman. At the end of ths poll list of each precinct the veto reported by the managers for governor should be stated. "1 have asked the newspapers to copy and publish these poll lists and I have called on the respective county chairmen to cooperate in aiding this and employ at least two men in each county to copy the poll list at once, making carbon copies of the same, and let the newspapers have copies of the poll lists for publication and send the other copies to the respective chairman having that section in fbarge, and send the bill tc me at Cheraw for approval and payment. When the work demands employ as many more men as may be necessary. "Copy and send also to the sam< chairman all club rolls and send tin hill also to me. Where no club rol existed or where it has not beei turned in for any precinct state tin fact at the bottom of the poll list fo that precinct and get possession o the roll if a special messenger ha to bo sent after it at tno com miuee expense. We want every, club roll i tbe State sent in to the county exec utive committee on Thursday nex with the county returns. This mm be done before we can proceed proj 6- erly. "Third. When the poll lists ni published then let all citizens sea the list of alleged voters and see the names of any appear twice or f they appear who are not residents < that precinct or any who are n Democrats. If they find such let be reported to the chairman name |r- below. Let me say .too, that it mak no difference whether the irroguk or illegal votes favor Jones or Ifleai we prefer t<? cut out the cancer, one is found, no matter whom rag*. hurts. We must save the primary r gardless of the advantage of eith< candidate. | "Fourth. To the newspapers we a I peal. We ask you every one to pu I lish this week the poll list of Augu ' 27 in your respective papers and th spread before the eyes of every intelligent citizen of each county the names of those voting August 27 and send copies of the paper containing same to John Gary Evans, State chairman, Spartanburg, S. C., and to each member of the committee, to wit: W. F. Stevenson, chairman; T. B. Butler* Gaffney, S. G\; J. B. Parks, Greenwood, S. C.; W. B. Wilson, Jr., Rock Hill, S. C.; J. D. Bivens, St. George, S. C.; J. M. Greer, Union, S. C.; R. M. Jeffries, Ridgeland, S. C. We have provided for having them copied as seen abooe. The only possible way to get at the truth is to * - * ~ l 1 ., # turn on the white ngnt 01 uusuiuic publicity and for all good citizens to cooperate in doing it and wrong doing will be detected if any were done. "Fifth. We ask every newspaper in the State to publish this letter this week, so that the people may be adised that we depend on them and what wo want. "Sixth. If fraud was committed it was likely to be done in one of the following ways: By persons voting when not on the club roll; by persons voting more than once either at the same club or at two or more different clubs in the same or different county; by persons voting who are under age or non-residents, or who have not lived in the State long enough to vote; by persons voting State tickets in both State and county boxes; by persns voting twice for governor, and by Republicans voting, by buying or influencing votes by money ,liquor or other unlawful inducements. "These are the principle ways that the primary has been abused. But don't exclude others. For the purpose of convenient administration and division of labor. I appoint the follow? ?i i tnoc v\7 it Wilson. Jr.. UK BUUtummun/w. .. . ?. , chairman, Itock Hill; J. B. Bivens, H. M. Jeffries, to get the counties lying oast of the Southern railway from Charlotte via Columbia to Charleston including the counties htrough which it passes, to wit: York, Chester and Fairfield, Richland, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Dorchester and Charleston and all counties east of there. I also appoint a committee, consisting of J. B. Parks, Chairman, Greenwood; T. Bt .Butler and J. M. Grler, to do a like work in the balance of the State. All information should be sent the respective chairmen, Messrs. Wilson in the east and Parks in the west, who will apportion the work among the other members and will take measures to have all matters of moment verified and will have the club rolls and the poll lists checked against each other. Each member of the committee is authorized to receive subscriptions to carry on the work and to incur expenses not exceeding the funds so collected without the approval of the respective cmiirmau. "The work will require a strong force o fclerks to check and arrange matters, heavy expense to copy club rolls and investigate charges of crookedness. The work to be done is arduous and disagreeable. It is your work, undertaken at your command and under circumstances which demand it for the integrity of the primary system. Hence you should give us your support in the matter above named and with the cash necessary to do the work at once. The meeting announced for Wednesday, September 11, is premature. We can not be ready and will only be losing I time from tho important w9rH *n hand and therefore the committee I will not meet formally till called by chairman. Now a word as to the counties tfhere no charges of wrong have been made. The whole election has been challenged and where the I records show a clean straight election has been hold we desire to say so, hence in order to make up the roll of honor the record in each county must be furnished. Clive us your help and the means and in two weeks we will endeavor to give you a re_ port that will throw a light, on the subject whether it edifies the body politic or not. "Yours very truly, W. F. Stevenson, "Chairman." ? Makes a Remarkable Flight. At Etmpes, France, M. Fourney, the French aviator, last Wednesday won the Criterium pri/.e, offered by the French Aero club. He made a notable flight, but failed to equal the lecord set by Pelles here lost September, Fourney remained in the air for 13 hours and 18 minutes and covered a sistance of G28 miles. Wants Hemedy for Plague. A reward of $10,000 to anyone who can perfect a cure for the plague that has killed several thousand horses in Kansas has been offered by Governor Stubbs. The Governor decided on this action following a con4 ferenco of leading vetenarians when it was admitted there was no cure known for the malady. a Throws Acid oil llentix. 1 Virgin Jlingler, daughter of f 0 prominont Ashland, Ky., ministei r dashed acid into the face of hei f sweetheart, Clarence Duncan, whet ' * *? 1 - 1 r\ n (Uil li/tl R She found mill liiuvuiK ivy s young girl on the streets. As a re n suit Duncan will probably loso tin sight of both eyes. t, ^ 3t. Killed by llobbers. ). I.. V. Veley, who was shot by yegg men while trying to prevent a rot bery of (he Uichinondville postoflie n Friday, died Monday in a hospiti ^ n* Albany, N. Y. 11 is wounds ar * 1 * - * i i - .1 I jj, similar to those wnicn khiuu i i j. dent Mckinley. The yeggnien hav [)( not been captured. it 1(i Aviator lias Narrow Escape. ns At Greonsburg, Pa., Aviator Cai ir Pal more of New York fell 15 00 foe S(, Wednesday and escaped with a dh if located ankle and slight bruises. II it machine was wrecked. e- ? ? er Walked to llis Death. John Cloona, 40 years old, < p- Rraddek, Pa.w, lak eidutetainshrdl b- Hraddoik, Pa., walked out of tl st fourth story of a hotel and was kll us ed. Ho was a sleep walker. HELP WILSON FUND EACH CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE GIVEN A RECEIPT. ? This Receipt Has the Semblance of a Finely Executed Bond and Will Be a Souvenir. Tliero have been engraved handsome certificates, bearing excellent likenesses of W'oodrow Wilson and Tlios. H. Marshall, one of which, properly executed to fit the individual case, of course, will be issued from the New York ofliee as a receipt for every contribution of $1 or more to the Democratic national campaign fund. Kjwh of the South Carolinians who have made contributions of $1 or more to the fund through The Jfinios and Democrat will in due course receive his receipt in this form, except in cases where lump sums were transmitted to The State without a list of the individual contributors therein represented. These roceipts, having the semblance of a finely executed bond, are suitable for framing and doubtless will be carefully preserved by holders as handsome souvenirs of their participation in a popular movement that is unique and important in tlie political history of the country. Gov. Wilson has positively proclaimed that he relies chiefly for the financing of his campaign upon relatively small subscriptions from the rank and file of his party. "Tainted money" is not desired and will not be accepted. The Democratic nominee purposes to avoid even the ap pearance of evil. He in tends to uetermine by actual test whether it is possible to elect a man president of the United States without forcing him into a situation humiliating to himself and compromising to his party, where he must seek funds from a few magnates or from corporate interests, which naturally would afterwards consider him deeply obliged to them. Formerly it was the custom in planning a national campaign, to solicit contributions from the rank and lile more or less half-heartedly, but to depend for funds upon relatively lew persons, these being almost exclusively representatives of great corporate terests. Quay and Dudley were adepts in the collection of campaign funds after this fashion, and Mark Hanna reduced their methods to a marvelous system. Standard Oil, the New York Life Insurance company and the great corporations operating in the protected industries these were the sources on which the party managers depended. Sums represented by at least six figures were received from the principal contributors. There have been within the past 16 years various efforts on the part ot candidates and their managers to break away from this practice. Most of these efforts were by the Democrats. Some were successful to a considerable extent. In the Cleveland campaign of 1S92 the sinews of war were supplied by a host of small contributors and the nominee y^s carried to victory mainly through the active support of t.best? subscribers. In 1908 William Jenning Bryan suggested an appeal to the people for funds and much of the money in the campaign of that year Was thus raised, mainly through newspapers. The people of South Carolina made liberal contributions. Gov. Wilson has gone further than any presidential candidate before him, further than either of his opponents, in the matter of disassociating a campaign for the presidency irom corporation influence or the suspicion thereof, and, on the other hand, of enlisting in the campaign jihe active support of the rank and file of tho party. Presumably he has had in mind not merely avoidance of the perils and embarrassments inseparable from corporation support, but. also the desirability of developing in the generality of voters a sense of individual responsibility and of wholesome personal interest. Personal sharing in the burdens and responsibilities of his party is the normal, healthy and proper part of the individual citizen. So*"believing, Gov. Wilson, has, colloquially speaking, "put it up to the people." IJe craves election to tne presiuem:? but would go into the White House free of obligation to special interests. He wishes to feel himself obligated to the people. This condition he believes essential to preservation of a pure Democratcy. Henry Morgenthau chairman of the finance committee 1 of the national Democratic committee, has described the issue in this language: "However independent a man maj 1 may be, it is natural that be wil be called upon by those who inaiii r bis election financially possible U 1 concede certain privileges, immuni r ties or even more direct rewards it return for their assistance, and i 0 sense of indebtedness will make th true equity difficult. Why shout we not pay for. the election of on candidate for the presidency and s be sure that he is free to servo u ?" and is not bound by obligations 1 ? interests incompatible with our own In other words, why not invite a 0 the obligations upon ourselves? Her is an opportunity to erect a perm; c nont moniiincnt to real Domocrac; which is in danger of destructioi "When a corporation contributes prent sum of money, who really r< ''I pays it, for repaid it must, be? C course, the people, (lov, Wilson lu a very clever way of putting it. 11 18 says that a contribution from the ii terests is Jiko the pail of water yc take in over night from the pum In the morning you use this pail < )f water to pour down the pump in o lu dor to start the water flowing, ar ie then it flows continuously. The r 1- tio of the pall of water and tl stream it brings on is equal to tl interests' contributions and the returns expected." "Wo figure," said Mr. Morgantliau, "that we shall need about $1,500,000. We believe that it should not be difficult to raise that amount. Of the 7,000,000 Democratic voters in this country we should be able to find at least .''.00,000 who would be willing to contribute an average of $5 each. That will give us just the amount wo need. Of course there is no reason why representatives of the interests may not, even under this system, make a bid for favor by sending a largo voluntary contribution. Hut we have provided for such a contingency. In the first place money from questionable sources will ' 1-1 ? /a /I r?l o en DO I'OJOCIOU. Ill lUU BOVVUU |iiav.v we liave set $10,000 as the 111.-it of an individual contribution. In that way no fewer individuals can claim credit for the election of a candidate. You may be surprised to know that we have already had occasion to turn down one or two contributions because they exceeded the limit set. From the way the public is responding to our appeal we are very sanguine about the result of our undertaking. I think wo shall bo able to raise the required amount, and outside all considerations of party such success would be a victory for not only those who contributed but for the entire nation." Returns t.o the national committee indicate the success of the Wilson plan to have the people themselves finance the campaign of their presidential candidate and so bo partners in a greater sense than ever before in the administration of the affairs of the nation. Thousands of contribution certificates should be procured by South Carolinians within the next few weeks. ? ^ Some Good News. Profanity is said to be on the decrease, which, if true, is cheering news. Singularly enough the blame for so much profanity in times past is placed upon the horse. That such a noble animal should be guilty of being so responsible for such an evil omes as a shock yet when we remember how hostlers, jockeys and others interested in horseflesh have made the air lurid with their language there seems to be some truth in it. Ann it must be confessed that there is great provocation when a horse balks, or takes the bit between his teeth, or discovers the white of its eyes preparatory to k4ck'ng. Put ow the auto is working a most grateful change as it displaces tie horse. Of course an auto can do lots of mean things, but what is the use of swearing at cold iron when it breaks down? Unlike the horse the auto is inanimate and all oaths and whipping are wasted upon it. But whatever the cause of lessened profanity there is cause for gratitude. Four Thousand Iforscs Died. "Four thousand horses have died in twenty-six counties in Kansas," said J. II. Mercer, state livestock sonitary commissioner, in discussing the strange disease that has attacked horses in that state. "At the present rate," he said, "the whole of Kansas in a few days will be included in its ravages and there is nothing to insure it staying within the state boundaries," : ? ? Gives Away His Dody. Through the will of Dr. W. J. McGec, the noted ethnologist, who died in Washington, Dr. Edward A. Spitzka, of the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, can claim the body for dissecting purposes. Dr. McGee died from cancer and the will bequeaths the body to Dr. Spitzka to bo used "in the interests of science and for the benefit of mankind". Took IIis Tenth Wife. Basking in the sunlight of his 1 Oth bride Samuel J. Killow, of Imboden, Ark., is one of the happiest men in that state. He has loved, courted, and married ten women since 1 880. From five of these the courts have granted him a divorce and he has heard the clatter of their heels as they left his threshold, lie has stood by the coffins of four other wives. ? ? Four to One on Wilson. A New York dispatch says betting odds in favor of Governor Wilson in Wall street has gone up another point. While there has been plentj of two to one money on Wilson, with no Taft or Roosevelt money in sight The Wilson back have raised the odds to four to one and still the Taft anc 1 third term supporters are holding off J ? ? , Killed by Street Car. 5 Grace Pearl Mayfield, the thro< year old daughter of W. K. Mayfiel< j of Atlanta, was struck by a strec i car on the federal prison line Tues . day and instantly killed. The mo 3 tor ma 11 of the car discovered th girl on the track too late to avoh the accident. No arrest has beci made. e (1 Wakes l'p Glingiiig to Ledge. r Walter Richter, ot Chicago, 111 o awoke a few mornings ago to fin s himself clinging with both hand o from the outer ledge of a three-stor ? window, lie shouted, but before pas 11 scrsby could rescue him, he foil, r< c reiving injuries which may prove f? i_ tal. y, ? l. Street Gar Kills Minister. ! \\?,? Willi U At v uicagu iiu" iv?-v. >> in. ,? .... ?- Wilson, f?5 years old, for 23 yeai )f rector of St. Marks Episcopal churc.1 is was instantly killed by a street ci [e Friday night. The crew of the a n. will he hold pending the coroner's ii ,u quest. p. * .Toy Kills Hascball Fail, r- When his home team rallied la id in the game and scored enough rui a- to take the lead, Timothy Flanaga 10 of Ashley, Pa., was stricken wi ic heart failure and died. BAJNK OF (Jorxwa^ m Has largest capital and surplus of ai ! than the combined capital and surpl CAPITAL STOCK.. .. SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOCK] SECURITY OF DEPOSITC ! DIREC abort B. Scarborough, l. L. Buck, J-aorge J. Holiday, We^offer our customers every accc will justify, and we s HOBEBT B. BOABBOROUOH, D, PllKtilDBNT. ^ I We continue to pay 5 per FAVOR THE PROBE + BROTHER OF GOVERNOR BLEASE VOTED FOR THE * MANNING RESOLUTION Providing; for the Fullest and Frecest Investigation of the Charges of Fraud and Irregularities in the hate Primary for the Nomination of oCvernor and Other Officers. The following card to the Columbia Record from Mr. Eugene S. Blease who represented his brother, the Governor, on the State Democratic Committee, shows very plainly that he is in favor of probing the charge of fraud in the late primary to the very bottom: Editor of Die Daily Record: Pressure of busines has prevented the earlier writing of this letter. Although a little late, perhaps, I feel it is proper for me to take this method of setting myself right beforo your readers, for fear that some 01 uiem i may have believed the wrong position in which >ou have sought repeatedly to place me. | I ernprtongietaoin shrdlu cmwfyp In reporting the meetings of the State Democratic executive commit-f tee held since the day of the first primary election, you have persistentj ly referred to me as being opposed to an investigation of the recent pri? i mary election. On two occasions in your headlines, you have referred to my opposition to the investigating I resolution. In your issue of last I Thursday, in your editorial, headed, "The Proper Action," you used these words: "Instead of opposing the investigation, Mr. Eugene Please should have demanded it." At first, f thought your headline writers had misrepresented me unintentionally, for 1 understand that headlines are usually written hurriedly, but the fact that your editorial continues to misrepresent my position makes me inclined to think that the misrepresentation I have received at the hands of your paper is not altogether unintentional. I have ever opposed the investigation of the primary election. A the ' meeting of the executive committee, held 011 the Friday following the day of the primary, 1 distinctly stated to the committee that I did not oppose an investigation, and 1 voted for the resolution looking to the investigation. At the meeting on last Wednesday, I did not oppose Mr. Manning's resolution. I took the position before the committee that it was not proper to order an investigation until the committee knew what the official returns from the various counties showed, and I hat it was proper first to appoint a committee to tabulate ' -1 lw. niunhc those returns itim iupui i mc i&au>iU to the full committee. When my substitute failed, and the consideration * of Mr. Manning's resolution was i called up, 1 then moved that at least > three members of the committee of r seven be supporters of Governor i Mease, and at least three members . thereof he supporters of Judge Jones, i 1 stated before the committee my I reasons for making this motion. So . far as I know, no newspaper has published the reasons as given by me. Briefly stated, my reasons were because fairness and justness de? manded that both sides be represent* ed on the committee, and I felt that * if both sides were represented, it would help to bring about good feel, ing on the part of the people general^ ly throughout the State. A number [* of Judge Jones' supporters on the II committee agreed with mo in m> view, and voted for my amendment T1'" ?? ?ni/>riiv of the committee, how 1 IIU IIIUJW. .v^ ever, did not favor it. I do not hesitate to say that I was d opposed to the investigation being or s dered until the returns were tabu y lated, and I thought that Judge i- Jones should make specific charges J- of fraud before any full investigatioi i- should be ordered. I was also oppos ed to a partisan committee, repre .sealing the minority of the voters ii the election, making an examinatioi to and investigation, without the ma rs .iority of the voters having represen lit tat ion on the committee. My oppo ?r sit ion has been as to the manner o * - - e it. ir the investigation and the tune 01 m n- beginning of the same, hut never ha been to a full, fair and honest inves t igation. ? While calling your attention t to tho matters above sot forth, I wis us also to correct the statement in you n, paper reporting the meeting of th th executivo committeo on Friday, At gust 30. Writing of tho investigs horry, 1 y. s, c. i ly bank in Horry county. More us of all other banks in the county. . . . .150,000 12,500 U> HOLDERS .. .. 50.000 JRS . .112,500 tors AUDSONf, i W. A. J oim?ou, Will A. Frnman. >mmodation which their accounts olicit your business. |i . V. Richardson, will a. fhekma* / IOE PHEfclDKNT. .C ASH lift cent, on yearly deposits. qPROFKRHIONAL OAHOH li. H. WOODWARD If Attorney #.ud Councclor At CONWAY, H. C. H. SUAKHKOUOii CONWAY, tf. < , u Arinnicv At 1 ji<\wr. H. H. BIHHOAHHHJ ^bykic(*ii and Surgooju CONWAY, S. C. B. WOFFOKD WATX. iUi.? --- * *.A ,.??t Attorney At Uw, Bank of Hurry Huildiag. CONWAY, B. C. KENK 11AVKXKL Band Surveying and Drainage Spivey Building Conway, S. O. HE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE NLIGHT RUNNING ^ ffjpoa want el thorn Vibrating Shuttle. YlotadB fetouttie or a Hlnglo Thread [Chain JtUilck\ / Bowing Machine write to f 1 M RtW HOME SEWING MACHINE COMPAW Orange, Mass, Ifcoyacwfrir machines are made to ?etl rcganHwarf faHty.but the New lloiuo U made to v?? ? > Oar raaranty never runs cot. '1 fegf authoriied dealers MlKT 1 ^ tea aaui mt J BURRO (J<* it a ?*, ^v>l,LiNtf 00,v Conway, R. O. r tion demanded by Secretary Christie Tlenet, your reporter stated that I went for Governor Blease, but that lie was "absent from his ofHce." I did not no to the governor's oflice for Governor Blease and T do not see how your reporter could have made such a mistake as that. What I have written has been with the desire to keep the record ctrniirhf nmi not. with any purpose of engaging in any newspaper controversy. I deplore newspaper controversies and have always avoided them. Especially now am I desirous fkeeping out of one, for I realize the unfairness which has been dealt out to my brother, Governor 1.1 lease ,by most of the newspapers of this State, and I fear that the mere fact that I , happen to be his brother is the rea, son why some newspapers occasion ally misrepresent me. 1 am, sir, 10ugene S. IIlease. ? Too .Much of a*llug. At Fort Worth, Texas, Miss Laura Seaman tiled suit, for divorce from ? Arthur Seaman, to whom she was married .July 10 last. Mrs. Seaman says in her petition that her husband , hugged her with such frequency and 3 of toil in view of the public that hit ! demonstrative affection became em. barrassing and that he allowed anger . when she protested. She adds that a t month of "spooning" after marriage ! Is enough for her. ? ? McCoy Saves Girl's Life. When Eva Neville's father tried to f reward a well-set-up young man for c saving the life of his daughter at 8 Brighton Beach Saturday night, the l" rescuer smiled and said: '"'Put up your check book. It wasn't anything o anyhow." The little girl flung her h arms about his neck and kissed him r and then he sifted into the crowd, e but not before a policeman recognizi ed him as "Kid McCoy," the former i- pugilist.