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From &e tm of South Coolina, spoken through tfie NEW$ and COURIER, th* gre** and. influential orge? of ?Jie people pf lower South Carolina: THE GOVERNOR'S RACE To tho Editor of the Newe and Courier: Which, in your opinion, of the antl-BIease candi dates for Governor ls strongest and most likely to win out? I lay arlde personal choice and wau* to vote, ai near us I can, for law, order and South Caro Una, Give me your opinion, based on the same principle. Yours for better government. J. H. A. CARTER. Ehrhardt S, C., August 17, 1914. The question propounded to The News and Courier by Mr. Carter is one which has been pre ferred by many of its readers. Every mail lately haa brought auch communications. The News and Courier has hesitated to answer them because it han been perplexed by the same doubts which 'ts correspondents confess. It has fe?t, as they nave felt, that the situation was one which called for the laying saide of personal preferences th order that those who wish to see political progress In South Carolina might get together '.f possible upon the candidate who In all the circumstances Beemed to possess thc greatest elements of availability. The News and Courier has not regarded the six antl-BTease candidates as equally acceptable, but lt do'-* believe that any one of them would make n rood Covernor. It has proceeded from the opening of the race upon the theory that at the last thousands of voters, like Mr. Carter, would wish to cast their ballets for th? man who could most readily bc assur ed In this way of a place In the second prmary. Is lt possible now to say who this, man ls? A? ?o thit The " Ncvn sad Courier can only give its best judgment. Proof as to Its concludions, or as to the conclusions of anybody else, ts hot td be had. The reports which come from the various sect ions of. the state are conflicting now just as the situation has shifted more than once since the cam . 4. t. i. ?? ' -ti? . <.? paign began. It is possible that lt may shift again. Rat ff oar Interpretation of fne development H of'the fast two weelu Is correct, the movement during that period has been In the state ns ? whole Ptead'Iy to ward Manning and hi? prospects th our Judgment aro distinctly superior to those of any ether candidate. In saying that it is only proper that The News and Courier should add Immediately that Mr. Man ning has been from the beginning its first choice. But it has not allowed this fact 'to govern lt and lt has withheld its support front Mr. Manning's candi dacy because lt was doubtful of his chances and with other good men offering lt was quite, ready to c?fJt its influence for any one of them whose prospects might seem to be distinctly superior to those cf the others. But the race between Un "our leaders on the -nntl-Blease side has been in this respect calculated to tantalize all those whose chief desire has been tb avoid the possibility of having to witness the election of a man committed to thc perpetuation of the present regime. Browning has never been ? factor, nor do we think that C. A, Smith is to be so regarded. They are both good men, but outside the circle of their Own immediate friends neither is looked upon os having any chance o? gei?t?g lb the second race. Clinkscale's active supporters are men who do not ordinarily interest themselves ii p 'Utica except to vote/ They have urged his cause very eloquently, but dozens of men who have heard " >. Clnkscales speak have told us that his speeches did not make the same appeal to hlu audiences which* the reports of them frequently did to readers. M. L. Smith has the prestige of having boen Speaker of the House of Representatives, be is probably the beat orator in the race, his ability is recognized by all and In many places he has strong and Influential friends. But h? Is under the misfortune of being persona non grata to a great many antl-Blease men, who think that he neglected opportunities to align him self pronouncedly'against Bl ens! sm earlier than he .did. Cooper ls conceded In most quarters to have made more gains than any Other man in the race. Th? trouble ls that he had farther to go than any of the four under consideration as factors. He has made a fine impresson abd he will get a handsome V?t?, but the difficulty'in' IftB case ls that he waa not generally known outside ot his own Judicial cir cuit and he h?fl ufeaH aepeftte'n't largely upon the support which he could hot win for himself ?t the meetings and the efforts lb his behalf on the part bf friends whom ho made for himself at Columbia dur ing the sessions of the legislature. Wherever one of these friends has been located lt has been easy to see votes in goodly numbers turning to Cooper; but outside a section 'of the 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 pur'*?* fe? yo^rr rofl V* *>eonie be fore him. His cjualification? for the office which he Beeks can be disputed by no one. lt? ls the best fitted maa for the Governorship in the contest cane, prhrtfeal, experienced1,'progressive, clean,. No body has denied or can deny all this. He would give to South Carolina as Governor an administra tion in which the entire Btate could take pride. Tho argument,against him bas been that the attacks upon him by Governor Blease during the last two years bad destroyed his chances, lt doesn't look so now. He Is the one candidate whose support Is drawn from no one section bot who has strengt a prac, ttrnllj every comity, lt has been said that he is a class candidate, but an investigation will show that men in ail stations of life are for him. - lt is argued further that he ls closely identified with factionalism to make him acceptable. Yet there ls no man who knoWB him who does not know that were he elected he would be Governor of all the people, and that the people would not fall to recognise this. Are the at tacks upon him by Governor please, who has more than once singled him out from among other candi dates for assault, to drive anti-Blease votes away from him? IT so, upon what ground? The only POB reason for such a course is that he would not be difficult to elect in a second primary, and this ls an assumption which is unsupported by fact. If Man ning gets in the second race he will undoubtedly in* elected unless the Blease party have a majority of votes In the first primary-In which event any antl Hlease candidate who might get Into tho second race would be defeated. And Mann'ng can and will go in th? second race If even a fair percentage of thc voters who are hesitating how to vote will east their ballot H for Ulm. In all thlB The News and Courier does not pre sume to speak ex cathedra. It has felt however "that this was a situation, in which its readers were en. ' titled tb its views. It haB set them forth with entire candor and as fully SB seems required Their ac ceptance or rejection must reBt upon the weight of their own logic, I eked up by the reader's own ob servations as to th? premises from which the conclu, sions are drawn.-News and Courier, Aug. 22, 1914. (Editorial) "Advices received by Tito News and Courier yesterday from various sections of the state did two things. Plrst of al) they emphasized the fact that lively fears are still entertained by thoughtful observers in nearly every county lest two fileaee men get in the second race for governor . Second, they strengthened and confirmed the view which was ex pressed by The News and Courier yesterday that Manning has a larger and more complet following than any other candidate. The News and Courier Is satisfied that no other antl-Rlease candidate^, chances of going In the second primary are so good as Manning's. If any considerable number of Gie voters who have been hesitating as to how they should vote will cast their ballots for Manning there .ls every reason to believe that he will toad all candi dates in" the first prircary. The reports on this point received yesterday wore encouraging. Without exception, so far as has already been noted, that where Manning Is not acknowledged to be the strong, est antl-Rleafle candidate he ls conceded second place by even tims? supporting some Other enria'f date This ls significant. There Ia eenrcely a county In which he will hot receive handsome support ?dQ he ought io carry nt least ay, n. :jy. q-i any other candidate pitiably more."-News and Courier, Aug, ?. ?u. Manning Would be Governor off ail tfee people. The only way to prevent two Blease candiotes from being "in the" second race loir Ciover?or i?V:??" Manning? the only ?nti~??ease candidate who can carry lower as well a* tipper South Carolina. A PLEA MADE TO THE ! S VOTERS m BIG BATTLE TODAY -The Intelligencer Has Made Every Possible Preparation for Furmamng News Very Early It la believed that today will be one of the most stubbornly contested el ections in the lilntory of South Caro . lina i There ianthe usual' amount- of interest ianthe races tor. all ,codbty offices and for State offices abd th tho * race for G o vorn or, witta many candi dates offering' th?ms?lves ?r*m d With, four car did a tea offer lng themselves for tho United Statea senate, there la ?v?ry indication that Hiero will be '.' more interest manifested In tho elec tion today than Anderson ever saw be fore. Last night the supporters of Gov ernor iMea^o fer tho Senate ,. wer? claiming that . they had cv?And?rson eafely Btored away wtttt.a blg.oajorlty v for tte.govanior.'V^n^/?ft.-the^^^iir hand the supporters of Senator Smith were claiming that Mr. Smith will prove iii be thtf mdr? f?pufor of the two, and wlll^ spring a, surprise, .and will carry Anderdon by, a J?p hundred votes. t'v'iii' Tbajt?t^Ufjcncer tara .m??&lf?*? possible prepafaHon^for , giving ;.?h? news'at' the earliest possible, hoar to night and an, interested public jrill BB " watch tho returns come In, ^ direct frap Cpf|^^ county returns ?^1?Vtn ano^^^^^ .first ot tho S$tf returns *fll begin to .. ur rivo. ;- \.\./?? Parin, Aug,. i24.-^?j5ftfl^l.' aniionn?? ment soya ?hat. L?nevtll?. Arnaco ahd Dle?le-Ard, fa ?WdH^ffiP the and Moselle bas been occupied by . Germans. Frene Positions otherwise nacbgnsed? ^^^^Aia SENATOR SMITH Sayis He U W?S Pleased With Prospect* Over State and Es pecially in SpartaniJurg . ?... J ? ? ?? .. Senator E. D. Smith, who ls a candidate for reelection to the United States' senate from South Carolina, and who is being opposed for that seat by Governor Blease,. W. P. Pol lock and L. D'. Jennings, spent Sun ,dny in An der eon) with friends. The Senator came to this county for . a conference and he says that he ls Very well pleased with Anderson ?.. county, ! and he knows that he will get a good I vote, berft^. Tbs. sencjtor .?ays ,tha>! ho has been over several Sections ot . State nineo the campaign carno to a close and that he 1B much encouraged over tho outlook. j , .Mr, Bmlth caroo to Andorf on from ; Sp?rtnnhurg, whqro ha has been..for the. last few da ya and hq says that he ii much encouraged over what be appreciably stronger, m ?partanpurg ? ri$i?ii??*&&} aWu?coTtthraetf -rumor here thia morning that.the Germans occupied unfortified city ot Nancy, Parlip Aug. 24- It ls unofficially announced., here today that a great , battle- between th.? main forces ot : WiMU?; *ttd .Franco ..against Ohe whole^ .German annjr_ .contin?es. Tha troops, is io hold Germana in Belgium, while IP russia allies continua their . sne??isItt^V^t^';";-^ ?' ; ; ' Ali APT?At TO FARMERS \ Rus*.Their Coitos on th? Martel I^E?^ cr?p*iu wtlhhold from the market that ti? 1 Federal government would be power ) loss to belo the farmers of tho South REPORT IS DEN?ID I Says br. Tripp Is Not Running | Fbi- County Treasurer's #S To* Hb SoWln^Ut*1* ..Mr. B. A. (.'eh try, who bas be cu as sisting Dr. Tripp arning the county' campaipu, m'-y^mAm. ; -I fau^fe It?aMtt^tm ^?^A over toe county that iny falper.Wrlaw Dr Tripp, Jis>'unnl?g.?or the county; treasurer's ; office, .not. Ar { Jhtjnaelf,; mffl&m, m&m. M ?? Sw: report ?pj say there in absolutely no foundation Tor A^n\e, Jus J bxj^t to' return tb Rjt?aM* tn gteptenwaor to UWfPl Mncipal'of tho lttdgevil|e Bligh Schcol.. 1>(L> . . ' ' MJOI&? .M?^r?XT?s0. . 1?C] . i%% \ k WM$$ H * * few? ? . Spartflhbarg . Bleaae?tee Wert ^Rongh on- Ons of Tncu-Ovfn ??hu!??ics. j f I ; - .. .. i..-Iv ?partanburg, Aug. 22.-Av ? ?neet-, infe |ipiii?pM iii??.?.: W?.& ?rhy^ T?eJ^rd-. peot?e1( aW, howled The I3C5OT3S peS^b also howled. hat; ground n^nwliy ..?bd. %as. per ra >tied to wnotudce ^ v,r. ? Sf no. T. Duncan entt??yj?r*a \o col ve the problem Jjy. aiyt^?nci^g,that ne .ts tai? tna$ fer.alt /act?o?a to., support for: governor. .. ... .???^ The interesting part ot Duncan's speech >as tho Just : B?rne pho ^kpo". gai|^^^^^^^^^^ Jlfinoa^^ seemed to h^ !t$pri^sDOk^('tho words: V?j'oase is [;-;?:taioN"4C--tl(io^ wbro 'soaf? iii : ^?SnmrmW Jf 'hi' Sfo^kht 0? * . .--' ?-r-'r^r-il >'.-:/. . . An official dispatch says tua bom bardment of Tai ng-T&u. has commenc ed by tho Japanese 'fleet. ALL BUT TWO HAVE GIVEN FEW HOURS REMAIN ,.- ' v.y- ?.?;.??? ga i? I c .ifc?\+?ti ? I Of the GO Candidates For Office In Anderson County, & Cbft. ' | Ute first thln^" tb at Br'eetc d Jas. NY Feagan, clerk bf bouft ot Ander-? son county, when-ho arrived ?Vhis of fice yesterday: morning was a candi-' date . for coan ty office . w lth ail expense account. From that hour until G o'clock yesterday afternoon the batt-' Idtd?t?a wcro coming In every few min nies and when the pfncV waa closed at ? o'clock alt of the candidates ?x cipt two had filed their sworn and [itemized expense ??co?nts. . The law ^tfnaJntng candidates, wlU b?va WAW that hour !s ?hbinfcrnus?* wi "fei* ihelr' i accounts wini the eleVj^O ' -.'?1 ..-.Ot? $5tftwf?i;(a' ? ?pT?t? lt?^ of' lbeV%fcr?p*?i ^counts 'Ha taey' * a , med --yesterday with Mr. Feafmart: |W.iF.-Towa>B..^V>.r^v. ... .. $34.19' ?nb. R.-Cntnertsoo .r.v;, .48.60 IJSU F. Cox .... .. ... 62.10 W- H; "d<JdfrSy :. .. .i '.."'.. .36.00 IT. .F*1 D?^gaon-.. .. .. .. .. ..31.00 S. Belton i Watson .. ... ?i". ; -.. S9.65 ;l. ?l. Cook.;.... .. ... ... .. 05CO : A>htt Tc:Wo5t ? . .. .. .. .. 38.50 W?tft&G&f- . ?. Tv, K:.-Vt?iwTof .. /. . .' .. 60*0 eflat ^mni?^ .. ., ;. .... "4M* i^TMttl^ .. .. .. t7.? R. D. Smith. . ../2?*fc o. Bi Coswell ';. .. .. .. .. ftS.ee ii: J. Fretw?il. Jr. .. .. .. .. If40 W. PvvNl^blson .. .. .. .. iOf.00 ^^^x^^?i ' * * ' * '* rs^^^ .winston Broun* w v. * '.'.??:?o Jv B^Wt?gltt... .;. .....i.. .. 4&J?2 j s'. tu >arn>*.. ; ' V '.Milloo L. Ti Cftntpbcll .. .. .. .-3846 ;j.;McD. Hogers .. .. .. .. 33.10 ?C. F. Martln .. .. .. ?0.10 I Harrison A. Foster .. ...... .. 31.15 T; P. Nelson..80.40 O. A. M nh ii ff ey ..32.60 R. Ware A?Btln.46:55 W. Ii. Harris .. ...48.05 W. J: Johnson. .. 40.50 j. O: Ballinger.85.40 W, A; Blrod.88.40 W. H. G. Elrod .. '.46.85 J. Lawrence McGee .. -. 24.25 J. M. Holllday ... ..'.42.00 IL A. M ul liken. 34.00 ! Tho?. B. Kay. 46.00 J. M. Dunlap .. .... 27.00 j R. A. Sullivan ...26.35 W. A- Tripp. . T4.7B, \V. A. Spearman..' 36.45 W.T. Watson .. .... ...... 24.25' Walter P. White.,. .. 40.49 J. Mercer King .. .. .. .. ..?O.50: Sam'l M. Wolfe.60.60 '?k L. Sheron*.66.70 P. B. Galley. Jr.; .. .. .. 20.96 Asa Hall, Jr.41.90 Rufu? Fant, Jr..64.90 J. H. Hancock '.. .. .... .. .. 20.86 W. H. Frlereon .. _. .. .. 66.81 R, A. Abrams .. .. .. .. .. ..?6.66j W. W. Scntt ;.. .. .. .. ..46.80) CABB FHOM MR. MBLLALLY I understand that lt has been re. ported at Plercetown, and Wild Hog, and below Honea Path, that 1 . have prithdrevn frons ih- race for gorer-:' nor Thia ls entirely a jilis***? j p.ui in'the race to the finish, and have j ben , receiving, en cou ra gin g reports ?from' many sections. : ino, B> Adg?r Mollally. Parte, Aug. .24.-^General engage engagement^continues today with des. aeration* ,sayi,v0nicl4l communication. Bpth .b?dek ts?ffe'r'pd priVet'o.. loases. ' landon, A??f. 24.rrr?r official Paris d??paicb^aya great. Mitlas are. raging on the'sart fr?ht;. iUoaB. t?plgl?mjto Luxembourg frontier... French troops, ar? taking tho bfr?inBiv?^.ev?rywhe Key pr.c^.acting:,iii conjonction with ?'i BWtt^SrHy: Allies aro opposed alr.ioM entire Gorman army, active d "^^^y ^ -? ? . 1"" ' 3 g . Hortcfc . Tho ntenlbera ot Camp Stephen D. Lift? are Instructed to meet at; the court; honso tomorrow afternoon ?t. 5 o'clock ap attend In a body the fun eral service, of oar deceased,- com fpde, -John M. Payne, f t?g P> Smith, R. F. Divenn, Adj. Vice Commander, . ^m^r . ' "Samantha wnaf?-4fcet chane tho oreneinMtai^r? rv. .."Tho ptdgfem say's lt's 'Choppln,' girara." . 1 "Waal-tn eb be-br,? ter me lt sounds a deal more Uko eawin'."-Penn Btate Froth. PROMINENT CITIZEN DIED "J' SUDDENLY END yESTE^DAY Attack Seized Him Very Soddenly and in FW*> Shbrt Houri Waa Dead-Uremic Poi*on?ng Tho . people ot Anderson were j shocked yesterday morning when lt became known around the city 'that James N. Payne Wfts cead. Many could hardly believe It as they had seen him ht church Sunday night and on the.streets at an early hour, yester day morning, at which time ho seem ed to be In.his urual good health. Mr. Payne aros? at oh early hour yesterday morning and drove tb his , farm, Ho. re tu med from -there. about ? o'clock and drove to bb home where he,?at 4?~? on lila veranda. A- few minutes af ter' he had taken his seat he-called io his wife that he Was fcccining ill and thought that he .had ar. attack of aeute Indigestion.. Mrs. Payne hurried to bis ride and he WA5 asc'sted into tho bon BO, ? physician being-summoned at once. Everything that medical science could devise was done for bim but it 'waa seen, that he wa? rapidly rinking end ail his rela tives wore cu uim on ed. Tie breathed h Ir. last shortly after 11 o'clock, ure mic- poisoning being assigned as thc' cause of .{il* death.;.. -.. Mr. Payne waa married 43 years ?go; to'Vies Cora Crawford and io thom wer? boni nine children, rdght Ot- whetn ?rs llvfhir. They, are: J. C. Payne,, Mrs. S,.A< MeCowu. Mhrn Trono Payne, ,Mr9. John. ^ . ..pavla,: ,M. M. 1Payne, Mis*vT>ot Payne, Leland . and Harold Payne, all o' ' ' Tho deceased tr- . ' 1 " -'.ia vHle county. - < ? < dorwm at an early ago. Ho waa S6 years bid last Saturday. / Mr. Pevne ed?a"gtid In tho narness butin?es In Anderson when ho grew Old enough, to, leam a trade and later he bogan to tike an act i ve. place, in politic. He served with ahijuy ris a 1 member of the-Anderson city 'co'ira?tf1 and later ho became county, treasurer whioh-of fire he filled for a number of years. He waa popular with ' all clausen of people in Anderson county BUSINESS BETTER IS THE OPINION Anderson People Seem To Trunk That Conditions Will Bc fin Mend From Now On Since the end of tho political c?Sh palgn has been reached and tho:po litical discussions are soon to fee things ef the past, business condition? haye been on the mend In Andersons j Tho streets were crowded with do*> ens of people from morning until 'ato at night and the stores were thronged with shoppers. Tho merchants, (rttlar , out exception were, expressing pptfc mtstic views over the :buslnesi out look and the view appeared to-be shared by tho public in genera''. TBo view is now almost' t?ttlv?rsalry t?k?fc that the European war means a bia business boom to the entire country, very. soon, and ? the .'American peoplb 1 Hot merely temporar il y... b)',t pernnjfc' 1 nently "will be enriched by the hew trade areas which will' be opened up. ' '1 An Anderson bnslnesi man baa? I from Now York told rf tb? ?npret?s ??mted activity at th'j big Jobbing houses where buyers. from all *#2*\ Upns were scrosWtaJi td b^ . eran on a rising market. <<:: y, ?/. He made the observation that'lil from Americas i great, gain fields ak the South American which trade would Come to tnt* t try almost by'default, the commet prestige pf Germany, tho$?jf*i greatest manufacturing nation. ' bo injured for ? generation th Ul foellng th the nations now bat uo matter who wins the war. The millar caption "ATade In Germany' j will bo persona non grata Jp . alt ftke I other .warrlns..cqnptrh)H^.sai^ UL j " this wi?, redound vh'My, to the be .flt of this -- . y; 1 I - ...-y--r -OL. vi va J ono of tho most popular '.nen ; tho county/ ? . , , >.. Mr.t .Pnyn*waa a member ot ?L John'i Methodist church and took X groat interest th tho church .j'ndeV takings and was also active l? aH$Uv? fraternal orders ot which he waa ? member, . ? - , Thoi funeral aervlcva , are to, place at the homo this afternoon o'clock and will be conducted by ,.t T. O'Dell and "Revvc Dr. : W; '^fit Frat er, followed by tho tn torment e,t Silver Broo* evokion, whloh will be conducted by tho loe?t. lodge ot Ma cons.