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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 118. Weekly, E?tabllshed 1SG0; I?allr, Jan. 13, 1014. ANDERSON, S. C.,WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM AERIAL TRAGEDY BALLOON PUNCTURED HIGH IN AIR BY AN AERO PLANE CLAIMED NINE MEN Mimic Warfare in the Sky at Vi enna Resulted in Thrilling ,ing Disaster (By Associated Press.) Vienna, dune 20.-Nine burned and mutilated bodies. Hie rplintered frag ments of an aeroplano and the char red lemalnso f a big dirigible balloon are the mute records of one of the mast sensational disasters which has occured rinco mau learned to fly. Thc catastrophe, which resulted in the J deaf h of all concerned, nine officers and men, followed a mimic aCack by thc aeroplane on the dirigible ut a great height during tho Austrian man oeuvcrs and rerved to show, more thau any previous accidents to flying ma chines have done, the horrors that would likely to attend aerial warfare. The military dirigible balloon, Kocrliing, early today left Fls?ha mend, ll miles from Vienna, manned by Captai.i Johann Hauewirth. in com mand; Lieutenant Ernest Hofstetter, Lieutenant Breur, Lieutenant 1-iaidin-1 ger, Corporal Hadtmu. Corporal Weber [ and Engineer Kammerer. , At the elapse of an hour a military biplane, with Lieutenant Flats and Lieutenant Hoosta aboard, started in purruit. It war the intention of Captain Hauswirt li to take photographs of the movements of tho troops below and then to join in the maneuvers. At the samo timo, he was to keep out of the range of any.of the mosquito craft which might seek to attack him. Crowd. Gathered Thc hews had .gone abroad that : something in the nature of an aerial, diam fight would take place and at ^d^n^^r^.^'Uie^en^. of ?the ong^,go *le^^^/o>ertook tHo 1>i? 'afrsnf^fan?11 then tho spectators 'witnessed a thrill in g hight: ? [' ' AB might a wasn. bent on attacking somoc iumry enemy, the aeroplane cir cled several time around the balloon now darting clore to her. and then away, always apparently deering off just in time to avoid actual collision. Meanwhile the balloon continued to rise until it was about 1,300 feet from thc ground. The aeroplane at a still greater height, maneuvered until it appeared to be nearly ovor elie air . rhip, then begun ito descent. It- was thc ovident intention of thc pilot of the aeroplane to take up a position directly above the dirigible, within striking distance,, but 'OwJng either to j a total miscalculation of distance or j i.peed, thc nose ot the biplane struck the envelope of the airship and rip ped it wide open.. Balloon Exploded. . - A tremendous explosion followed, thc balloon bursting Into flames, which length Uko lead to the slope of a hill. Almost at the same moment tile wjfn of Lieutenant Hofstetter. who mad boen married only a month, arrived in a motor car. Tho envelope of the balloon still was burning when it Btruck thc ground. Lieutenant Fl atz, when extricated from the. wreckage of tho aero plane, showed faint signe of life, but I almost immediately expired. All j the others were killed. Military officers who witnessed the disaster said that th?, maneuvers had ben undertaken with"instructions ' to | carry out aa far ns possible, the. actual war conditions In which an aeroplane I was attacking a dirigible, the latter J trying to repel the assault. The oc cupants of both crafts bad been or-1 dered to conduct themselves as they would in actual combat. According to Some experts, the ca tastrophe seemingly was caused by Ute aeroplane being caught in the. ed dles from the balloon. They attribute the accident to ? species of whirlwind 4 caused by f-be airship's /propeller, which drew lu the 'smaller machine. Archduke Francis and several offlc clals of the ministry arived shortly on 1 the scene and nn aide de camp of the j Emperor also proceeded (o seek infor mation for His Majesty and express ? ? the Emperor's tympathv. The Austrian army lost several of its most intrepid and experienced av I-1 atore by today's accident, as weil, aa, J Li only dirigible. . . j p Tho start of tho dirigible was m -ida [ .without difficulty, but it is said, short ly afterwards the spectators noticed/ th?t the balloon was not flying aa well as usual, but seemingly carried by the ; wind. Ltcmten.ant 'Fiats, who was at tached to' the ; n?yy* is reported 'also td have remarked that the machinery of the balloon waa not io order. Shrieks of Bj lng. Peasants who were near at hand . report hearing despairing shrleka ot , the occupants ?f the Condoin as tho . wreck of. the I od descended. As si tance came s '.lily from alt sides. Officers and mer n automobiles hast ned from Fischamend bot it waa dlffi (Continu?d on Page 4.) v t.... MINISTER NAON RETURNS TO NIAGARA FALLS FULL OF OPTIMISM IMBIBED IN CAPITAL Mediation Will Linger for a Week Longer Even if it Must Die Then (By Associated Press) Niagara Falls. Ont.. June 20.-In stead ot adjourning abruptly, as ex pected, the mediation proceedings will be prolonged perhaps for another week. The change was brought about as a result of the visit of Minister Naon of Argentina, to Washington, where he conferred with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. Dr. Naon brought hack a spirit of optimism and some new ideas which lie imparted to Am bassador da Darna, of Brazil. und Minister Suarez, of Chile. It was an nounced after their talk that th'.-re would be no conferences until Mon day. The Argentine envoy reiterated the hopeiulness he expressed earlier lu tlie day. The determination reached is to keep tlie mediation hoard from for mal adjournment though there may he a recess in another week or so while the search is continued for per sons eligible, according to the ideas set forth in tlie conferences, for pro visional president or Mexico. Although no definite plan has been trained, all parties expressed a wish to make renewed effort to effect a compromise. There is every reason to believe that the friction between Curranza and Yilla, and the report that Gen eral Huerta Intended' to retire in favr or of Pedro Dnscuralh affected tho mediators in their decision. The pos sibility of develppmcnts in .Mexico 'In tho Immediate "future which might ckaW?^e^?n^i^ ?cm.Ohere ?so has beeb; ttffceh into consideration'; ' Only Optimism. Dr. Neon's ideas, it is believed, have not cdystallized into a definite pro posal. The Impression here Is that hus chief object in professing opti mism is to prevent the deadlock be tween Americans and Mexicans from precipitately ending the negotiations. The American view is best reflected by the statement of President Wilson that "tho outlook is moro hopeful." The view of the Huerta government, as expressed by Mr. Kabassa Is that tho Mexican delegation will not take tho Initiative if the conference is to break up. Dr. Naon summed up the situation from tho raedlctor-, point of view, when he predicted Mi's' r.fi? neg otiations would be continue \ another two weeks. It rests with the mediators wheth er the conference shall be continued. If, ntter the rejection of tho American and Mexican propoFals, the mediators' I plan should meet thc same fate, thc | < conferences automatically would ho ' ended, but there is no need for the mediators to subject their plan to thc | ? teat until they are ready. COL. P. H. NELSON DIED SATURDAY The Weil Known Lawyer for Criminals. Died Suddenly in Columbia Last Night Special Correspondence. Columbia, June 20.-Patrick Henry Nelson, aged 58, died suddenly at his residence in this city tonight. Sever al years ago while tukipg exercise in \ gymnasium he over exerted himself and caused an aneuriBtn of the aorta, and.tut*for a very delicate operation it the time he would have dled.^ He aas not been in robust health since, ri though lie has bren able -to attend to busineiz cr.d nan handled some of the most ' conspicuous criminal casen In the history of the state. (Toi. Nelson was a son of Brig. Gen. P, H. NolBon, comdianding one of thc hut regiments from Mils state for the confederacy and'killed early In I he* war: He ip "!*, doacchdnnt of the Patrick Henry family Of Virginia. Gol. Nelson was a native of Kershaw county and began the practice of law In Camden.'He married Mhu Shannow laughter of Col. VA M. Shannon who wai thc" martyr, li: t.-o ?am^uj Cai'h Shannon duel which' brought an end tb that prortice in the state. Col. Nelson was appointed solicitor t>y Gov. John Peter Richardson, over such ' distinguished men ais tue late I. Q. Merahall and others. Th? late N". G. Gonzales was largely Instru mental In getting this position for Col. Nelson and it waa somewhat of i' coincidence that when MT. Gonzales aras killed, Col. Nelson was the' prin cipal attorney /Or the murderer. ' Col. ( .Continued on Page Four) OWEN OFFERING PLEDGETJLLERS TRIO OF MEASURES TO PRO VIDE AGAINST CORRUPT ELECTIONS HOLD TO PROMISES Urges Democratic Party to Fulfill its Obligations to the People As Pledged . (By Associated Press.) Washington, June L'O.-Senator Owen today called aiton his Democrat ic colileagues4n the senate to remem ber mat tlie time ir now ripe for calling for the "extirpation of cor ruption, i'm ml mid machine rule in American politics" and offered four bills designed, lie said, to bring about the needed reforms. "If," he said, "the Demj.:ru?ic party loaves the country under tho machine rule system, With the door open lo iraudulent pra?t'ces i.i iioiuluatluif Senatorr an i Congrcsme:t. alter tts solemn prbmlLii to the p<w>ple. it un-a doubt ed ly wih receive revere crlli-i cism. "No senator would venture to uay that be though'- it wise to permit cor ruption in our election machinery," said Senator Owen. "Kut," he con tinued, "nc individual acms to feel chargod with the resposlbillty of pre paring the noceisary measure and urging 'ts- pacage. I propose, there fore, a resolution charging thc com mittee on privileges and.elections with this duty in the hope that it may meet with sympathetic cooperation" Senator Owen explained that one ot hlr- bills was designed to prevent un limited campaign contributions from individuals; tho recond provides for a government expense, and delivered to every citizen, lu which candidates for Federal^ office would havo an op portunity to explain his views. The other tpoasure. Would .legalize the use ; (Continued .on Page 4.) ?N STATE CAMPAIGN Nearly AU Candidates Tell How They Stand to Audience Li Georgetown Special Correspondence: Georgetown, Juno 20.-"I will not repudiate my friendship for Governor Olease for the office of governor," de clared Charles Carroll Simms, of Barnwell county, candidate to suc ceed- Governor Meuse, at thc cam paign me?ting for State offices ' hetti today. He is the first of the, ten can didates in the race for governor who han plainly declared lils political af filiation with the chlex executive. "If this is treason make the most of it," he said, closing an extended recountal of the acts of Governor Mease: described as winning him the. support of the poor men. John G. Cllnkscales of Spartanburg, also aspiring for Gubernatorial hon ors, stressed the great need . in this state for a state-wjde compulsory ed ucation law. At previous meetings Mr. CllnkBcaleB had strongly urged tlie greater development of the common schools system bf thc state.. That- he ls defending no mans par ion record and that Gov. Blease will give hla record explanation when he reaches here, was the statement of Wm. C. Irby, in the race for Governor. He reiterated his denunciation of the new primary rules. Candidates for. Governor today, with Tew exceptions, vigorously denied that they could be classed as "coat tall swingers." When the..campaign op ened .Tuesday only' candidates for ?-overnor "ieferrod to . this alleged charge, but- today several of the as pirants Ipr minor offices made similar emphatic denials. General discussion of thc Issues de veloped during the week. Old struggles and continued plead ing for educational . development, economical administration, good roads ?nd constructivo l?gislation marked the meeting. Possibly more tensity of. feeling ..--?OP? ve various candidates waa noted today. No particular enUmsfasm' in: the governors race was exhibited here, as aaa -been the case at tho . previous melinga,.. J Tho attendance was email, about ifty persons being present when the meeting began possibly a hun (red nore arrived later. T<eonest was received from J. B. A. V'Miiiiily. of Anderson, candidate for governor, that his -platform be read. Lack of ?imo prevented this. James Gamier, bf'Tirzah, for rail road commissioner was reported ill it Manning Pr?dictions . were .--freely mad o to ilght that tho. meeting would be 1 .warm!', next week. ' ' YET INCOMPLETE j_ MIDNIGHT CAME WITH LAU RENS JURY LACKING A VERDICT GOT CASE AT SIX Impassioned Addresses Were Made I Made to the Jury During the Day Yesterday Laurens, S. C.. Sime -Kvldence .in the "trial of Joseph ll. Salli van. u prominent young farmer of this coun ty, for thc slaving of John M. Cannon, judge advocate of the governor's staff, and a prominent attorney at this city, was completed today and the jury re tired shortly before six o'clock. At midnight no verdict had been reach ed. The lirst speech to the jury was made by F. Barron Grier, of Green wood, who is assisting Mr. Coopee. One or the most eloquent appeals that has ever been heard in a Laurens' court is the unanimous verdict of .Mr. Crier's address. When the Speak er held up the coat of the slain man for tho jurors to,see he made an es pecially dramatic plea and.strong men in the cc:irt room could not keep back the tears. Col. Dean of Greenville, Richey & Ttichey, for thc defense, and Solicitor Coopfer for the State addressed the jury. Details Key-en eil. Kev. T. W. Munncrlyn. pastor of the Methodist church at Gray Court, was one ot thc first to reata the side of Colonel Camion after he had re ceived tho fatal shots. Ho caught bold of him and assister! in placing the wounded man on the floor. Can non said. V'They. hgve shot rae to1 death but ^ would j r Ather. dje defend ,lng a woman than any b't$er,; woy. ";' 'The testimony of the ot lier witness es Tor.' Un. stat as lo the . shooting'; > which is alleged to have resulted ? from a hot exchange of words be tween the defendant and deceased be I cause of thc manner in -which Col lonel Cannon had conducted the pros ecution of defendant's brother in magistarte's court that day agreed In essential. Jesse A. Wood lirst complained to Colonel Cannon about the wny he had treated his son and the Sullivan family during the progress of UK trial. Coionei Cannon is alleged to have replied that he stuck to thc ev idence and the jury could decide tho case; that he had no apologies to make. According to thc witnesses, the defendant ha?! tome up just at this juncture, when Mr. Wood' re peated his accusation and was then taken away by a relative, N. B. Wood, who told his kinsman that he would explain lt all to him later. I'nssed Insult. As the Messrs. Wood retired, lt was 'testified by eyewitnesses, Joseph G. Sullivan took Colonel Cannon to task about the manner in which he hud conducted the case, saying to Colonel Cannon that he had made false, state ments, or lied. Cannon resented this by saying Sullivan was a liar him self, whereup on; the defendant came back with .an oath, when Cannon struck him ono blow on the side of the head. Sulivan instantly drew his pistol and commenced firing, with the result as already stated. The cane, a light walking ?tick, wai? broken by the blow. Wltncases for the defense swore that Colonel Cannon applied a vile epithet to Sullivan and struck him at the same time, the blow being suf ficient to stagger the defendant and cause him to take a Step " backward from his position. Humbert Sullivan, a brother of the d?tendant ,was one of the principal witnesses for the defense, .and he swore' that Colonel Cannon threw his hand back to his, hip pocket at the time or Immediate^ aftur striking Sullivan. One or two other witnesses swore to the same statement. The Sullivan Jury. One hour was consumed in securing the panel, which is composed of the following: M. F. Workman, roreman; John L. Bagwell, G. W. Proffltt, I* W. Martin, Frank Abercrombie,.W. Clyd? Fowler, T. L. Moye, D. R. Simpson, S. J. Davis. J. Wofford Anderson, W. F. "Medlock, B. W. Davenport. In the panel there are eight farmers, one liveryman, one' bank clerk; pr.-| barber and one saesman. ooooooooooooooooooo o o Angeles President. 0> .Mexico ' City, June 2').-Thc O ' dej?u'riir.erit of gobernaron to to day g;lT<* out a bulletin aa o pouncing Hint Villa.had pro* o o chi lined ?encrai Felipe Angel* o o - es, president of Mexico. o' O-. o o o o o o o ooo o o o o a o o o o o SUCCEjSLIKEL? PRESIDENT IS HOPEFUL FOR MEDIATION AFTER TALK WITH NAON FAIR PLAY TO ALL Under the Presidency of a Good Man. Mexico Would Flour ?sh on All Sides (l'y Associated Press.) Washington, .lune 20.-President Wilson today authorized the state nient thal the outlook for the. suc cess of mediation in the Mexican situation was more hopeful titan ever. He made known his altitud'- in view j or hts conference last Light with one I of the youth American mediatory. Ur. Fotnuln S. Naou, the A gen tine tal ti Is ter, who came to Washington to' con sult tlte president and Secretary Bry an. , i Feeretary Bryan also declared that hopes for success of mediation were by no means blasted despite tue ap parent diplomatic deadlock at Winga ra Falls, and the president and ?ecre ! tary of state were supported li- this ?view by Minister Noan, when, ha re I turned to Niagara Falls with the dee ! luratton that he never bad been more confident of the gucccss of the media? ! lion. Olli cia ls here would give no formal explanation of tko basis of, their hop es, but Indicated that joint mediation deliberations would bc resumed Mon day. In this view they were upheld by actual developments, Mr. Noan's return to Niagara Falls having result ed in postponement of the next Joint conference until Monday. Developments In thc ranks ot thc constitutionalists, chiefly thc break between General Villa and uCncral I Carranza were reported here to baw . {Continued, on Page: Four.) wmm m? War Department Withdraws In vitation to Thia State's Troops To Mobilize at Augusta Special Correspondence: . Columbia, lone 20.-"Under In structions from the War department tho invitation extended to you to have the organized milita of your State pur. ticipate in a Joint camp with thc reg ular army for IOU is hereby with drawn." "The above telegram' received at tlte Governor'r. ellice today was for warded to him ut" Charleston by his private secretary. Just why the South Carolina troops will not be per mitted to attend the camp at Augus ta was not explained. Nothing has been heard from Charleston. Washington. June 20.-The invita tion extended by the war department to Governor Blease. of South Carolina, to have the organized militia of the state participate in the maneuver camp to be held In Augusta, Ga., next month, has been withdrawn because of the failure pf the South Carolina militia to meet the requirements of the .Dick militia law as construed by the law officers of the department. .Thc attention of Governor Blouse sonic months ago was called hy the War department to thc short comings or the South Carolina militia in the matter of missing equipment and shortage of men in the various grade The result was some spirited corres pondence between the governor and the secretary of war. Flna'.l;* Gover nor Blease undertook to meet the r> quiremcnts of the department. Trouble lator arose between the governor and thc secretary of, war over the location of the proposed joint encampment on the Isle of Palm*?, South Carolina. Secretary Garrison finally peremptorily transferred this! camp to Augusta, Ga. Since then re ports from the inspection officers of. the war department have disclosed the fact that the South Carolina mili tia still is deficient In the various mat ters complained of originally- and Sec ret a ry (iai?rison therefore, haa felt obliged to withdraw the department's invitation to participate In the maneu ver camp to be held in Augustu. So far South Carolina is tho only Sou tn ern State which will be exclud ed from the maneuvers on tills ac count. Declines To Be It Mexico City, June -20.-Pedro Lns curain. ex-minister of foreign affairs, it was atated here tonight by some pf hia friends, would under no circum stances accept the 'provisional presi dency of Mexico. They declared that he is out of politics. ( v CALAMITY TO NATION AR GUED IN SENATE OVER GOLD EXPORT ONE CITY CONTROLS Senator Owen Intimated That Three Groups of Men Have Nation by Throat. (By Associated Press.) Washington, .lune 20. Critics and friends of Hie administration today joined in n sharp ten min tte prosper ity debate in the Senate. Senator Stnoot held lite tariff responsible fur ! planning conditions, while Senator Owen blamed three groups of Unan ! flers in New York. Fenalor Stuool stirred Democratic leader:', by predicting, on the basis of the treasury's statement of foreign trade during Maw thal if the present trend of business conditions did not change within the next few months, there would be "disastrous results." He said the report showed that May imports increased $2il,900.0(IO and ex ports decreased $'.{3,000,000 o"r May. 18?3. He read newspaper dippings of the recent large gold shipments to Europe. Senator Hollis, making the firr.t re ply for the Democrats, snit! foreign distius? of America?- stovks, arising frm the collapse of tho New Haven and of the St. Louis and San Francis co railroads, had resulted in Ameri can stock being turned back on this country and the necessity of tho send ing of gold to Europe In return. Senntor Thomas suggested that some European country must have profited ly the business America was losing, but Senator Smoot ruspouded that the treasury report did not en ter into that' qrtPBtlon.1 Senator -Smoot added ho waa tn- favor. pt,,Amorican, ?labor . gettWfhVs / Wtieffl '6f flio^usl $m- raluat?,1hun forelgtt^bolrTT^v* ^r-Behatbl-^^hsnsd^^ . Euro penh laborers wore crowding'every ship to America to escape the pros perity abroad-the Utah senator WR.~ plcturlne. Wielding (?lunts Power. Senator Owen advanced tho state ment that three groups of men with headquarters in New York were re sponsible for thc present conditions. He said these men controlled $22.000. 000.000-practically all the railroads and every big industry in the coun try. "These men cun forbid the railroads to buy rails, or buy steel cars or to buy frogs and switches or buy lumber or buy crr?es ties. These men can put out of employment thousands upon thousands of men; these men can constrict credits In every district where a representative ls to be elected thip fall and In every state where a senator is to be elected. These men have it in their hands to send down to defeat any candidate, be he dem o' rot, progressive or rep-iblican. who does not sympathise with them." Senator Smoot Insisted that this lind nothing to do with the decrease of exports or the Increase of Imports. The debate was cut short by a call for the regular business of the day. PREMIER ASQUITH RECEIVES WOMEN Hears the Side of the Suffragettes Told by Party of Working Class London. June 20.-Premier Asquith today fulfilled his promise to' receive ? deputation of suft'ragettes. A party of si Y working women, members of Miss Sylvia Rankhuirt's East End Federation, vlflted the prime minis ter at hie residence. The proceed ings were orderly except for a little roughness on the part of some work men who bud come to "see that their women got fair play." The women urged the cnuse of wo men suffrage from their special point of view. Miss Pankhurst was not present as Mr. Asquith had insisted that the deputation must be composed of genuine working women. Mr. Asquith nrgued that if every woman over 20 year? or age possess ed the vote, they would still And the legislative problems exceedingly dif ficult of polution in tba same way as thc men had found them. He agre'ed witlt the deputation that it the fran chise were given to women it should he granted on the same terms as lt was given to the men. The premier explained that it bad become necessary to suppress the or ganized violence of the militant suf fragettes but the government had no de sire to interfere with free speech or the proper organization of opinion. He promised -consideration of the women's representations nnd said he would present to Reginald McKenna. tho homo secretary, their request for the. unconditional release ' of Miss Sylvia Pankhurst. SENATORIAL SPEAKERS WIT NESSED NO S! !OW OF SE VERE PARTISANSHIP TENTH OF VOTERS Only About 600 Were Out to Hear The Debate Between The Aspirants I Special Correspondence, j Charleston. S. tl., .lum; 20.-Those 'who believed thal there would he boot ed ano spurted rough rldlrjy In Char leston when the Untied States sena torial candidates appiatcf: aw Uielr auii. ipa!lons collapse today with a laute and impotent conclusion. The aristocratic "City by the Sea" is not-' ed tor Its bitter confusion on con vention, campaign and "lectlou days. Thal pat lisait st rite is never allowed to pule and tl ic lier here, and that the political machines are always proper ly geared have never been hidden from ucurloalty moved public. But with the exception of the Dorchester county meeting, the Charleston crowd today was tin* least tempestous of those of the four cities which have been visited. It was not until 4 o'clock that the meeting was called to order in the German Artillery Hull, with Leland Moore, county chairman, presiding. Not more than GOO of tho moro than 0.000 county voters in the primary of 1012 heard the four candidates.' The meeting wai? featured by the scatliing -at tacke which Ute post en trants ure maklug on the governor's recoid, anti which were uproariously applauded here in Charleston today. .When there reminded ' Charleato nians of the Inconsistencies of the governor's pi act ices and hiv, preach ing, und asked the audience it.South Carol ina could afford .to have the governor in Washington as ber repro- . wmtaHve.- The auSwrMkjfee^pack, '?HeTi n?|e.e.g#ttf^^ 1 Left .tho ?ln'ge? V> ' Governor Blease IP following again thia year tho custom hs BHt?t;iished in the campaign of two years ago, of leaving the . age as soon as be baa finished speaking. He followed Sen ator Smith, the fln?t speaker today, and SH soon ar he hud concluded, left thc hall without.bearing the remain ing two. consequently hu did not. feel thu hornet's nert which was drawn . about his cars. It is possible that 100 voters left with him. though more conservative persons at a point of vantage on tho stage claim that not more than 25 left the room. Many of those who gol up, stopping near the door. As theic were only a limited num ber nf rannen- in the audience, Sena tor Smith switched somewhat from hts customary speech and dwelt more extensively upon his record ia up holding thc National democratic ad min ir trat ion's hand. The crowd was made .up' largely, of intellgent business men and the Sen ator was generously applauded us he discussed thc peculiar advantages bf thc new banking and currency law, which lie caused to be amended with the funnen' time extension feature, ami explained the direct 'homdlts of the tariff reform measure. Senator Smith also took up, though not in routine de tut!, the. cotton ex change regulation bill, and tho appro priation which provides for placing a F.et bf standardized samples on* all cotton platforms In tho South. No nummee of the entire campaign has received a more vigorous , responre ' than the worthy tribut' it ich was paid to Woodrow Wit "who bas ucver had an equal ? tb eWhtte House when It comes to purity" of heart, cleat ness of vision, and bril liancy of intellect." Charleston Condition?, . ? Governor Blease hud no apologies to make for the "hands off" policy, as regards thc enforcement of law in Charleston. He believed in lo^-al .self government, he said, and would never call out the state militia to enforce the law in Char teston,'until the mayor or Sheriff Marlin appealed to him. If these hail been derelict In duty, the fact bad net ?r been brought to his at tention. Justifying bis indifference, he continued, "i'm no spy, I was-under no obligation to come down here to see if race track gambling was going on. I did not run down to see If you were, selling whiskey. I didn't havo to. I'll be governor the next six months, and the same policy will be in force." Thc speaker said that when be got tob e senator ho would' have removed the negro mail clerks on the. railroads and mail carriers In the cities, who get their appointments through the civil service competitive < examina tions. Ile! also pledged tbat ho would stand by the party platform and that he would work for all tho States. This waa the succeeding speakers' opportunity and they seized it by tbs foreloc kin reminding the people of Charleston of tho recent military squabble which the governor had with the secretary of wari Mri ; Qarrlaon. (Continued on page 4.} .