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From the rest of South Carolina, spoken through th? PIEDMONT ftf THE GOVERNOR'S RAGE To the Editor of the News and Courier: Which, in your opinion, of the anti-Blcase candi dates for Governor Is strongest and most likely to win out? -I lay aHde personal choice aei want to vole, a.; near us I can, for. law, order and South Caro lina. Give me your opinion.- based on tbe same principle. Youtb for better government. J. H. A. CARTER. Ehrhardt, S. C, August 17, 1914. Tho question propounded to The News and Courier by Mr. Carter 1b ono which has been pre. ferred by many of its readers. Every mail lately has brought auch communications. 'The News and Courier haB hesitated to answer them because it has been perplexed by the same doubfa which 'ts correspondents confoBB. It has felt, as they have felt, that the situation was ono which called for the laying Balde of personal preferences in order that those who wish to Bee political progress in South Carolina might get together If possible .upon the candidate who In all the circumstances seemed to possess tho greatest elements of availability. The News and Courier has not regarded the six antl-Bleaso candidates as equally acceptable, but it does believe that any one of them Would make a good Governor. It has proceeded from the opening of the race upon the theory that at the last thousands ot voters, like .Mr. Carter, would wish to cast their ballot i for the man who could most readily be assur ed in this way of a place in the second prmary. Is it possible now to say who this man Is? As to that Tho Hews a ad Courier can only give Its best judgment. Proof as to Its conclusions, or ?ii? COURIER, the great and influent ii organ of the people of lower South Carolina: as to the conclusions of. anybody else, is not to be had. The reports which come from the various sections of the state are conflicting now just as the situation has shifted more than once since the cam paign began. It !s possible that it may shift agsi?. But if oar Interpretation of the developments of the last two weeks Is correct? the movement daring that period has been In tbe state as a whole steadily to. ward Manning and bin prb?pects in our judgment are distinctly superior to those of any other can dido te. In saying that it is only proper that The Newa and Courier should add immediately that Mr. Man ning'has been from tho beglhnlbg its first choice. But it has not allowed this fact to govern* it and it has withheld its support from Mr. Manning's candi dacy because it was doubtful of his chances and with other good men offering it was quite ready to cast its Influence for any one' of them whose prospects might seem to be distinctly Superior to those of tbe others. But the race between the four loaders on the anti.Bieuse side has been, in this respect calculated in tnntalize a.}} those whose chief desire has been-to avoid the possibility of having to witness the election'' of a man committed to the perpetuation of the present regime. Browning has never been a factor,' nor do wo think that C. A. Smith is to be so regarded. They aro both good men, but outside the circle of their own immediate friends neither is looked upon as having any chance of getting In tbe second race. Cllnkecale's active supporters are'men who do not ordinarily interest themselves in politics except to vote They have urged, his' cause' very eloquently, -7. .*.- j fcjfeii; m i jr. speak bave-told UB that'bis speeches did not make the same appeal to his audiences which tho reports of them frequently did to readers. M. L. Smith has the prestige of 'having been Speaker of the House of Reprec-?htailycs. he is* probably the beat orator in the race, his ability is 'recognised by all and In many places he has strong and Influential friends. But be" is under -the''misfortune of being persona non grata to. a great .many an ti-B lease men, who think that he neglected opportunities to align him. self pronouncedly against Bleaslsm earlier than he did. Cooper, is conceded in most quarters to have made more gains thatt. any other man In tho race. The trouble Is that he had further to go than any of the four under consideration as factors. He has made ? fine impress?fi'and he will get- a handsome vote, but the difficulty In hiB case in - that he was not generally known outside of his own judicial cir cuit and he bas be'?h dependent largely upon the support which he could not win tor himself at tbe meetings and the efforts in his behalf on the part of friends whom ?le msd? for himself at Columbia'dur ing the sessions of the legislature. Wherever one of these friends has been'located It has been easy to see votes' to ' goodly nuiifbers turning to Coop?r'r but outside a section of th? Piedmont these localities have been widely scattered. Thus we come to Manning. He was one of the best known men in the race when it opened. He has been In public life for years and, his people be fore him. His qualifications for the office Which he seeks can'be disputed' by no one. He Is the bent fitted man for the GdvcrhorHhfp In the contest? sane, practical, experienced, progressive, elean.. No* (>' . . '. . - ' body has denied or can deny all this. He would give to South Carolina as Governor an administra tion in which the entire atato could take pride. The argument against him hss been that the attacks upon him by Governor. Blease during the last two years had destroyed his chances. It doesn't look so now. He Is the. one. candidate v whose support Is drawn from no one section but who has strength in prac tically every connty. It has been said that he is a class candidate, but an Investigation will show that men in all stations of life are'for him It is argued further that he is closely identified with' factionalism to make him acceptable. Yet there ia no man who knows him who does not know that were he elected he wonld be Governor of all the people, and that the people would not fail to recognize this. Are the at tacks Upon him by Governor Bleaso, who has more than onco singled him out from among other candi dates for assault, to drive anti-Blease votes away from him? If so, upon what ground? The only pos reason for to ci ?V course is thai he Would not be difficult to elect' h> a t.econd primary, and this is an assumption which 18 unsupported by fact. Tf Man ning gets in the second race he wi(l undoubtedly bj elected unless the Blease party have a majority of votes in the first primary?la which event any anti Blease candidate who blight get into th? second* race would be defeated. And Manning can and will tge this was a situation, in which its rendors were en. titled to its views. It haB set them forth with entire candor and as fully as seems required. Their ac. ceptanco or rejection must rest upon tho weight of their own logic, backed up by the reader's own ob servations as to the premises from which the conclu sions arc drawn.?Newa and Courier, Aug. 22, 1914. (Editorlnl) "Advices received by The News and Courier yesterday from various sections of the state did two things. First of all* they emphasized *be.-?*ct that lively fears are still entertained by thoughtful observers In nearly every'?Ounty lest two Blease meii get In the Bccond race tfor1 governor . Second,'th-by? strengthened and confirmed the view which was ex< pressed by Tho Newo and -Courier 'yesterday-' that? Manning has a larger and more compact" foUowfstffi than any other candidate, ' Tho News and Courier i is satisfied that no other nutI-BIonse candidate's Chances of i/oing in the seeond-primary are so good . as Manning'-*. If any considerable number of tho voters who hare been hcKitatlhj? n8 to how they should .vote will cast their ballots for Manning there fa every -rss-Hsc ic helicrc thcti he ~i?? ?ti ^?oai. dates In tho first primary. The reports on this point received yesterday were .encouraging. Without exception, so far as hns already been noted,' that v- here M?mling Is not acknowledged ta .be the streng est nulF-Bien?e ror.didn.te he Is conceded second place by even thoMe supporting some other candi? In the ?eeorid 'race If even a fair percentage ' of tine date ' This Is siguSi?cnnt. there Is scarcely n county voters who are" hesitating how to vote will cast '(heir fn which he will'not receive handsome support and ballots for bun. ' he ought to carry at least ns many ns miy other - In all this Th? News and Courier does hot pre- candidate probably more."?News and Courior, Aug, sume to speak ex cathedra. It has felt however "that 23, 1914. - ' - ' " ." . . ' " . 1 ?TW.:. ' nr f '. n %r-jfa:jf*ti.1??a. \?* 'fhli ' . but dozens of men who have heard Mr. Clnkscalea Manning would be Governor of all the people. The only way to prevent two Blease candidates from feeing in the second race jF^ center upon Manning, the only ?nt?-B?ease ?an??date who can carry l?wer a? well as upper South ERSDN IS READY FOR ELEC?li D?# A PLEA MADE TO THE] VOTERS BIG BATTLE TODAY] ?The Intelligencer Has Mndcj Every Possible Preparation for Furni* hing News Very Ear? y ' ; ' * ' ?!?. It la believed that today will be one of the most stubbornly contested el ections In tha history of Squth Caro lina, ^Tberp. is, tjbe .Ufttal amount, of j interest in 'the. races-for.all county offices, and for State offices and in the -race for^ovornoTV. wl.lih many candi dates oifcri^^em?eiv?s^ ! fpuiicaa^4t.ps offering ttcmselvea for the United States scnate^tbe^is. i every indication - that there., will' be . mora Interest manifested in the else-} tlon today than-Anderson *iwj>? farp,. .-.a. '-; . Last, night the supporters of Goy-' ernor Blosse for the >, Senate were , r.lalminir. tb^t nu>? had >?(l?r?A? safely stored away with a big majority : , for the. governor, while -on" the other1 hand the supporters of > Senator; Smith were claiming -that Mr; Smith i will prove to be the more popular" of; thtt lurn jnH will Hnrtrirr a RUrnrlS?. an! WillicarrVr. And?f?on ~ hf. fi:feW hnhdfed ?ofces. Th? tn,t?llbjehc?r . has made etttfy possible preparation for giving ['the news at the earH?ti possible hour t<* night and an Interested public will be . In front of the1' Intelligencer' pmce to watch, the returns- come ih. The news received h?fe "vM c?flc-bl direct from ColmnbJa and.byVway 'of, long distinctsteleph?ne fron?.t*eiln?f i ptirtaat points and will be-iacc?rateij It Is estimated, that the , complete county.returns win be in end posted by 9:36 o'clock, at>wbleh - time the first of the State returns Will begin to arrive. ,...;> ,.? ? ., l'^.ii,Vi?'-\>.,i'. * .... I . parW '?v?r 2t^OfflMai* ?mnbtftit?-1 meut says that Lomwiile. Amaco .'and1; Pleule-Ard, in department of Heur the and Moselle has been occupied by i Germans. Trenc, Positions otherwise j SENATOR SMITH A VISITOR SUNDAY Sayts fie Is WeQ Pbssed With Prospect: Over St-te aid Es . pecially in Spartankurg Senator E. D. Smith, who is a candidate for reelection to (he, United j States senate from South Carolina, and who is being 'opposed for that snnt hy finrornnr Blrnmv W. P.. Pol lock and L. D. Jennings,'spent Sun day in Anderson with'friends. The Senator came to this county for h conference and he says that he u very | well pleased With, Anderson county, and he knows-that he will fcet a good voto hero. The seneHor says that uo noS uccS ovov several sections- .* ? State Since the campaigu came to i> close arid, that he'Is inch encouraged. over ihv outlook. - - u \ Mr. Smith came to Anderson worn Spartanburj, where- he has been for the last few days and he says : that h? is much encouraged over what he found there.* He Bays be has grown appreciably stronger in Spartanburg ) within the lest few days aud mat Spartauburg is 'now 'a the B. . D. I Smith column. \PkHe, Augi ' M.^Hnwhnrtned rumor | Here this morning that the Germans -, occupied unfortified city of Nancy. Part?*. Aug. 24.?It is unofficially announced s here today that,;a great battle between the main forces Of Pnulunrt tanrf . IVhnnn - Lit ' *ht? Vk??f: Gorman army continues.The mission-'of -.the French and English" troops, ts to hold Germans in Belgium, whl(e Prussia ailleSr cbntliue their M >;. : A?: AWB AL /T?> FABJtKRS, ,-. F. Wals^^S?',f*^B " tfo?to mW?W^ttm^ the Wirke* .. umhin, ;Atui. a?>-!-B.; Watson, president of the' Soufrcro Cotton con gress. { lay Announced ^h'at he will ateefid '?t? O?orgt?' state ebttbb con gress ^ mi'tt?t?WJ'f?&Mfr?''* The meeting was post i aard #r\ Tue nac easily I bear that cotton Is iug rusueu' c-n the market i in-? Georgia for eight and nine cents pound. This is likely to compltca tho enthre situation." ' He ??'d^tBat^?rii?sr Ibe^ cro?f was Wttbheld . fiom the market that the Federal irovernment would be power VtEPOSfT*^ DENEID BY Mit GENTRY! wSJrS . L... .a?pf*l* Ao nui nuunnf | For Coiixiiy Tfeosrier'a Office For His Son-In-Law nr, ? , .- . .- - (Ww J 1 r . v- tri ' . Mr. B; A, Gentry, who has been as sisting nr. Trlpp drulng (he county campaign; baK banded us for pub:?J cation the flowing signed statement! 1 TO"mr' rncmn mm "aiihCiuvh x?mwnj* X I undorbtabd it le currently reported over"tnfe ceni4y ^ha^-myfather.ln^lfiw Dr Tripfcls runtrlng for the' county treasurer's effico, not for himself; but for me."* I' wish to Corrrct- thtB report and flay there is absolutely no foundation for same, as I expect to return "tir Rjdgtjjiiio in September to resume' my-dutles as principal of. the i Kldgevil?0 m?h " Sfchool. : (Signed)'1 ROBERT A. GENTRY . MB. 1KBX MlSTHKATEDi t<$ V\:t ii -xr "<_ :' - 'ii'.vV *?..?;tf.>:'./.- ! Sparteabnrg Bleaseltes Were Rough ' ' i^Of* *ir???fr;;Oj^l^li^jlte% r.;>:-r-U.: j,. -.wi':*.' ' ' ?parl?nfe'4Tit^itg:r?E:?Z$ in'g of'BI?aselto? Tiere .Saturday W^eV-Irby.^.|fev.oen?o^t?,;for' g or. received rough . treatment: t%?iMjqp^r?'''or^diin TJiVr/.cl Th? Richards people 1 also, ho The-^em^dr:^pl*l*5^a?o 4 Son? th^Ja^enur? .*jo-}*M\ Ifby^btrVthe stand. He stood! ? Jro. T. Duncan endeavored to soWe.v the problem'by announcing thai he is , the man ' for ill factions to'Wpf?ort for governor. - I ?tfcecVwSW?af?*^ hl? : who would : b* "?tmt?K >fce tobT theVfc?opl?-that -He h?? pTTrdtcte?Uw? years age) that Jbnss ^cutd lose, aiid : ?l??^uTWand ** yeaVagelU, hod correctly .foretold the result' M the el?ctlon. And'then he paneedfor ' mlfUMt h minutes ^l#%'tjlNt?ftf~ seemed to hang on hlo *aa%erirT? ares: .'"Bi?&W; is ^ be*ten*\ -v"' r*f.- ~? .^Tl it is;'B*ld*bat tt - the/ crt#dt1(rnV she. man -sUd^tbat *he ('wt*i ?tato if 'BT*a?e should . another raid that he would board the train tomorrow If be.thought >so. An official dispatch says. the bom-1 bardment of Taing-Tau has ; ?omm'onc- { DATES FILED EXPENSE It. ' ' 7 '4; i ALL BUT TWO HAVE GIVEN FIGURES FEW HOURS REMAIN Of the 60 Canra&tw For Of?ce fa Amkrson Cototy^ 58 Com plied WithLtw . "Thjtt ' firs? .thJjas^thfil. .greeted_ ?as... I N. Pearman, clerk of .court of Ander son county, when he arrived in of-' flee- y?sterday morning:, was a candt - date for county office -with an expense account: Trpra that hjour until & b'Crocir;" {resteront the cnn?'| .didatcB were cbmlnglnJ?YsTy few. mUi ut?s and when the office was closed . at C o'clock ' all 'of the: Candidates eis- . je^pi 'two had filed thc4r sW?rn and 'ltem??ed exnenae accouhte. ' The law savs that the" accounts must -he filed before the polls open at 8" o'clock on election "r?orhlug' and'therefore: the renialhlng candidatea <*lj 1 'have until tbs^hour morpln&tQ'nle theii ae?oimta .with/the > \ WTb?'J?Io*?hg U A ?tic^lB:m% ol \ ?s^wlth Mr r. Pe?rman? "' 8, M'.<ittthv>:i .( fj. T," OampVoll .. j; McD. Rogers CF. Martin. 68.10 . P. Nelson.' .. 30.40 O. A. Mahaffey t.32.DO R. War? Austin,. 44.66 W. R. Harris.48.06 W. J. Johnson_*.40.60 S. ?. Balllhger .. .85.40 W. A. Elrod .. ;.".88.40 W. H.'G.'Elr?d .. .46.86 J. Lawrence McQeo .. ..... .. 24.25 J. M. Hollldoy .. ".. 42.00 ft. A. Mullikcn. ... 34.00 Thof. B.-' Kny.46.00 J..M. Dunlap .. .. '. .. 27.00 It.' A. Sullivan...- .. .. 36.36 W. A. Tripp .. 74.76 W. A. Spearman ... 86.45; W. T. Watson.24.26 Walter P. Whlto I. 40.40 7. Mercer King.?0.50 Sam'l M.-Wolfe. 60.50 J. L. 'Sherad ...66.70 P. -B; Galley, Jr.. 20.90 Asa Hall, Jr. 41.60 Rufus Pant, Jr: ... 64.60! H. Kaucock. .. 20.86 W, H. Fricrson .. .66.81 ! R. A. Abrams. .. 66.86 W:\W. Bcbtt' S ?. L46.80 ! i ABf> FJBOH MS. MTJtXALLY | \k> " & r I ' t 1 ; I. understand, that it. ha?, been - re. ported at Ptercetown, and Wild.Hog, and below. Honea Path, that I have prtthdrawn from the race for gover nor. This la. entirely a mistake I am in the race to the finish, and have ben receiving . encouraging . reports from many sections. " Jno. B. Adger J???laily. wsi .. ?:?.j ... l s*! i Paris-, Aug. 34.?General- engage ?Ugagemeat continufes today With des Both s4des Buffered severe losses. '. if London, Aug. 24.?-An official- Paris dispatch says great battles are raging *a the gsst'.ssssfe** Mona Belgium to Luxembourg frontier:?Prench troops are b??roft 8h6,.wfrens?ve: everywhere. They are acting in, conjune-tIon wP.n tho British army. Allies are opposed by almost entire German-army; active and reserve,: > y - - t _<s_t-. . ;. -'- tkotice. : The members ,of Camp Stephen D. Lee ire instructed to meet at 'the court ho usa tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock no*, at tend in a body the fun eral, service of our a??e?*?fe?r ' com rode, Joan M. Payne.' ?-' Lu Ps Smith, . R F. Dlvenn. Adj. Vic* Commander, < ?^^V^^C-'" "??manths? - Wholes that et hue the ?roheet ry's o-playin' now? "The -program day's - il*?*Chopplp,' Hiram." ' . ' - ?o "Waal?raebbo^-but ter me It sounds ?,deal,more like eawln*,"?Penn State Frothy PROMINENT CITIZEN DIED SUDDENLY ? END YESTERDAY, Attack Seated Him Very Suddenly and in Few Short ttoor? * Wei Deed?Uremic Poisoning . The people of Anderson weraj shocked yesterday morning when It became known around the city that James IS. Payne .. was . acau. . Many could hardly - believe It -as they had seen him up church fiundey night and on the streets at an early hour yester day morning; at which time, he seem ed to be in his ucual good health: I Mr. Payne arose at an early hour yesterday morntag-tnd drove to his farm Ho returned from -there about 9 o'clock and drove to bis home where he sat down on his veranda. A few minutes after he had taken ills seat he called to Ms wife that he was r^coming ill and thought that he hod an attack of acute Indigestion, M re i [Payne hurried to hlspldo and he wo 1 I MOi?t?d into thft hnilttift.' n 'nhyalfton being summoned at once: Everything that medical science, could devise was done for him but it-war seen that he was rapidJv risking and all h 1b rela tives wore snmmoheo. He breath?d h m last shortly after 11 o'clock, nre rpl/> nti]attrAntr hilncr *~.alcrT>*f\ am ihr> cause of bis "desta." - - Mr. Payne ?u married -43 years ago to Vlxs Cora Crawford and to them* wereWorn nlhe children, olgbt tof wbem'-aro Hvlng/They nre: J, C. Payne, Mrs. S. A. MeCowD;I?f*ft Rose Payne, Mrs. John V, Davis, M. < Pain?. Miss Dot Payne, Lele- ' ' aBO Harold Payne, all -' " - The deceased- ****? S* ' --'ivcen . ville county > -' * "c- *nder?nn at an early age. He was 86 y^arn old lane Saturday- .. . >. ft Mr.* PcVn? ehrtaged ip (ho harht'ss busln?rs 'tn Andersen when : ho tfrrow Old enough tc* learn ? trade and late? he began- to take ao active ^raeo in politico. >Ho. eorred with,ability;'a* a' m?i'b?r ?f the AndVrson city conne;! and later he became county tTeiwurer which \ pffice he filled for a number of years. He was popular with/ all classes ot people J.n A^d^rs?q cbunty BUSINESS BE1TER W IS THE OPINION Aucerecn F?bp?or SeemT? ' lliihk That Conditions Will Bo On Mend From Now On Since the .end .of the political .?pin-. paign lua boen reached, and, the, DO? lltical discussions '. are . soon to be ! things'of the past, b^l^c^s cond'.i?o?s have been on the mend In Anderson. . The streets were crowded with don- * ens'of people from morning until, lato.' at night and th? stores wore thronged vt 1th, shoppers., Tb? merchants with out exception were expressing opttv uiistic vIowb over the bhalneso out look and the view. ' appeared ; to'be shared by the public in general, "Sho view Is now almost unlvereolly. tafesa that the European war< means a tag business boom to tho-entire country, very soon, and the American people not merely temporarily wit jf^saaV neatly win bt, enriched by the;pew trade areas which #111 iwropettwl up. . - ' ' V v An Anderson bunlncss maz^baete from New York told of the uajrece* dented activity at the. big jobbin? houses where buyers ' from all sec tions were scrambling "to Jaw' .eve*; on a rising market. >- "^^;#*$j*.*v* He made the obKorv&ti(m jhat W*ddb from Americas ; grr?t v gain' tor su*ft fields as the South American, market. Which trade would come to this counA try almost by* default' the commercial pre*tigV of - Germany, ' ttse^ WorWe grcatost manufacturing nation;> w4ttl4 be injured for a generation through ill reeling Jn tbe nations now ?wtftlln*. no matter who wine the war. Tab fa? mfl?ar caption. ""Miaie m iVer&alay* Will be persona hon grata It* a1t"?je Other warring countries, - said he, and this will redourv \-aiU7f to tho bene fit of tW" . >fa, [?^: vvVsa ohe'of the most popular .??n ?i the ??H?nr>t w *<: ** * '- 'Y ' * V%I*r>- ^'tMynW-? wa?. mm**r efWftiv Jo'ln't? 'Methodist church and took ?s* great Interest in sthe...church undor-1 takings and was also acttv+ in all the fraternal <*rd*rs of which he '-wa*? taetni : ' ? The iv-aeral services ?ir? to* place A the home thi? afternoon at 8 o'clock.' and will"be conductedt?r<Ite* T., <q. GWl . snd'B*v/.?l^^'^ ' Praser, followed by the, interm ' Sil vor Brook cemetery; which conducted by tho local lodge ?WD?. . ,/