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VOLUME XXV1H._LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1912. NUMBER LARGEST AUDIENCE YET, AT SPARENBURG J. Frazer Lyon Will Indict Barney Evans. BLEASE'S BODYGUARD EMPLOYED BY STATE Largest Andienet? Yet whs very Order ly. Majority of those Present were for Blease, Although they Intel come from Several Counties to Set' their Chief. A representative of The Advertiser attended the campaign meeting in Spartanburg Friday. The best way to size up the character of the audi ence would be by saying that k was composed of just such people as would be expected at a meeting in Laurens. it was composed largely of fanners and not a few mill workers, although it could not be said that such a large number of mill men were there. A meeting for them was held Friday evening. As would bo expect ed from most any state campaign meeting at this time, the majority of the audience was for Blease as the governor's "friends" will go miles to hear him, Jones had a strong follow ing in the crowd and doubtless, taking the view that his follower:- are not as prone to attend the meetings and not as demonstrative? after (bey get there ns are the Blease men, he fell very well satisfied with the day. Gov. Blease hud the usual hand primary. A well known Blease follower of this city who was in the audience and about thirty feet from the stand claimed that at least eighty-five per cent of the hands went up for Blease. The Adver tiser's representative, who was next to him, estimated that about sixty per cent of the hands went up for Blease. A former supporter of Blease and now a Jones man. from Ninety Six. who only happened to be In Spartanburg on Iiis way elsewhere and who stood on the outskirts of the audience and had ii view of the entire crowd from a wagon, estimated that about one half of the hands went up. On the proposi tion from Qov. Blease thai the Jones men hold up their hands, v< ry few could be seen near the stand. Only a few of the Jones men who were pres ent responded to the bidding of the governor. After the meeting was ov er, this correspondent asked three and only three Jones men if they held up ^keir bands and each of them declared that he did not. This correspondent did not, making four out of four, so it can be safely said that but a bare sprinkling of Jones men cared to take up the governor on his unsolicit ed proposition. The speech of Judge Jones was well received by the audience. He was roundly applauded at many points and at the close. The applause for him was characterized largely by band clapping instead of cheering. Gov. Blease made it remarkable speech, principally noteworthy be cause of the ease With which he evad ed issues or charges, it was an ap peal to the prejudices of poorer peo ple and bad the desired effect on many. The Spartanburg Herald gives a full account of the day. as follows: Thirty-live hundred voters endured with perfect docorum the harangues of twelve candidates for state offices yesterday in a pine grove on Kennedy street. Partisanship ran high over the Jone8-Blease race for governor, but one one enthusiast was arrested and the crowd ns a whole behaved ad mirably. There was a reason. One hundred and fifty policemen, accord ing to a statement from the chairman, E. L. Archer, were on duty on the grounds, and the sternest of admoni tions were given potential disturbers of the peace regarding that which would happen to any one who violated the proprieties of the occasion. In dustrial workers, mostly cotton mill operatives, far outnumbered any other element in the crowd, and there were some hundreds of persons present from other counties. Not many rep resentatives of mercantile or profes sional pursuits were in evidence and the agricultural contingent also was relatively .small. Judge Jones and Governor Blease both professed satis faction with the meeting. Flowers were poured upon the platform for both candidates and Governor Blease was presented with a silver loving cup by Iris Landnim, the 8-year-old daughter of B. G. Landrum. a livery man of Spartanburg, who Is a mem ber of the governor's stag. Outstanding Features. Outstanding features of the meet ing, from the news standpoint, besides the absence of half-expected disorder, CHICORA TRUSTEES TO BE AGAIIN CALLED l>r. H K. Alken has Received Letter from the Secretary of the Hoard of Trustees. Dr. H. K. Aiken has received the letter below from Rev. E. E. GUlespte secretary of the board of trustees of Chlcora college. It will be seen by a reading of it. that another meeting of the board will be called at some future date at which the answer of the L?n tens committee will be discussed. What action will be taken is of course doubtful, but it seems that Laurens will have another opportunity to show that it has a moral and legal right to hold the board to its original propo sition. The letter of Rev. (iiilcspie is as follows: Yorkville. S. C, July 81, 1912. Dr. 11. K. Aiken, Chairman, Laurens, s. C. My Dear Dr. Aiken: I beg leave to acknowledge the re ceipt of your reply to the action of the Board of Trustees or Chieora Col lege in session In Greenville, s. C? July 1!?, 20, and assure you that prop er steps will he taken at an early date for a meeting of the Hoard to receive and consider the answer from the peo ple of Laurens declining to release the Hoard of Trustees of Ohlcora Col lege from the proposition made to them relative to removal of the col lege to their city. Due notice will be given yon of the proposed meeting. Yours fraternally, IS. ID. Glllcspio. Buys a Home. Mr. w. B. Sloan has purchased through Bishop & Wolff the house and lot on .Martin street formerly owned by Mr. W. G. Lancaster and now occupied by Mr. Lockwood. Mr. Sloan buys this as an Investment. and the small turnout of voters in view of tlie poll of 8,594 in this county two years ago, were as follows: Lyon Will Indict Kvnns. An announcement by .1. Fr?ser Lyon, attorney general, following rep etition by his opponent. Barnard B, Evans, or scandalous charges hitherto made on the stump against various persons, that lie purposed to su e ar out a warrant against Evans shortly to test the application to campaign meetings of the slander and libel statute enacted at the recent session of the general assembly. Mr. Lyon said he had requested friends on the platform to take down Evans' utter ances for the purposes of this prose cution. Vigorous criticism by Judge Jones of Governor Hlease's record, particu larly of his action in allowing 172 of the 200 general acts enacted by the legislature at its recent session to be come laws without either approving or disapproving them, though it is plainly contemplated by the constitu tion that lie shall express himself on such measures. Reading by Judge Jones of a tele gram from Columbia, signed "Daugh ters of the Confederacy." saying. "We are working and praying for your suc cess." W. P. Beard's Status. The development of the status of W. F. Heard, of Abbeville, described by Jr.dgc Jones as the governor's bodyguard. Mr. Heard, who has at tended most of the meetings during this campaign, always occupying a seat on the platform, said after the meeting that he was armed, as Judge Jones charged, but held a commission from the governor, dated July 15, as "deputy chief constable." He said his special detail was to preserve or der on the stand. Blease Denounces Rumor. Denunciation by Governor Blease of persons responsible for a rumor which he said was In circulation here to the effect that he had been paid $f>,000 to allow Judge Sease to handle with out Interference the ease of W. J. Massee, the capitalist of Macon, who was recently arrested here on a Ten nessee warrant. Sarcastic reference by the gover nor to the notorious dictagraph epi sode in Spartanburg and the bowling down of John P. Grace, mayor of Charleston, who is supporting Judge Jones. Governor Blease came to the plat form accompanied by W. P. Beard, Sam J. NIcholls, Harry Stokes, of Nashville, who came here to ask the extradition of Massee; P. H. Corlcy. of I^exington. a special agent of the Southern railway, who has boon with the campaign party all the week, and j. G. Ix>ng, of Union, a deputy sheriff, who is a member of the governor's staff. Today, however, he said noth ing concerning fear of assassination. Governor Blease last night address ed at the court house a large number of sympathizers mostly cotton mill operatives who were at work during the day. J. G. Long, of Union, brought here today a loving cup which a commit tee of admirers expect to pre sent to Governor | BJcaoe at th<* (Continued on Page Two.) HOW THE CANDIDATES WILL VOTE. JONES R. D. Hovel E. R. Aycock E. \v. Co pel and J H. Miller John 1). Owings C. P. Brooks STATE SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. It LEASE O. P. Goodwyn SHERIFF. CLERK OF ( OI RT AUDITOR, H. S. Blackwell Geo. A. Browning, Jr. W. W. Campbell W. C Irby. Jr. W. R. Richey, Sr. Jos. Q. Sullivan W. K. Bagwell J. T. Peden John F. Bolt c. A. Power Joel A. Smith J. Waddy Thompson COUNTY COMMISSIONERS L. Dunk Curry Austin Abercrombie J, it. Ilitt T. Mac Roper Mr. W. F. Bailey, candidate for county commissioner, lias not yet ex pressed himself. S. DAVE CHILDRESS PASSED AWAY MONDAY After an Illness of Several Months. During which Time his Life wiis More Hum (Dice Despaired of, He Passed Away Earl) Mondaj .Morn ing. Mr. Samuel David Childrcss, one of the most prominent business men of tile city and an extensive farmer, died at Iiis home here Monday morning at ii o'clock after an illness of several months. He had been gradually sink ing for some weeks, so his death was not unexpected. When he died all of his immediate family and near rela tives were nearby. The funeral services were held at the Laurens cemetery yesterday after noon, the services being conducted by Rev. L. 1'. McGee, in the absence of his pastor. Rev. (\ P. Rankin. A large number of sorrowing friends and rel atives followed the body to its last resting place, attesting the high esteem in which he was held by all. The grave was beautifully covered with many handsome floral designs. The active pall bearers were Messrs. .lames Cralg, c. P. Brooks, R. G. Pranks, W. C. P. Robertson. d. A. Sul livan. .1. Wnrran Doit. Jim Barksdale, .1. d. 0wlng8, J. J. Dendy, Walter Sloan. The honorary pall bearers were Messrs. Col. J. W. Ferguson, Maj. W. A. Watts, C. W. Tune, Dr. Gritton, Dr. W. C. Irby, Dr. R, E. Hughes, J. 11. Kennedy. .1. D. Watts. Mans. 1 Owings. W. L. Cray. R. A. Cooper, G. C. Al bright, A. Huff, Capt. .1. M. Philpot, J. C. Owings. Mr. Childless was fifty years of age. He was born in Dial township, the son of the late J. It. Childless. In early life he moved to this Vicinity and for the past twenty years has been living in this city. He married Miss Ursula Darks, daughter of the late Ursula Park, daughter of the late dien survive him. They are Messrs. Fowler, Dick and David Childless anil Misses Annie, Lucy and .sell Childl ess, lie was a brother of Messrs. W. F., T. B. , J. D. and It. O. Childrcss. all of this county, and Mrs. R. A. Jones and John Edwards, of Fountain Inn. Mr. Childrcss was a man of large business interests and came in con tact with many people, who admired and honored him. II? was always known for honesty of purpose and up rightness of character, being upon the right side upon all public questions of material and moral benefit to the town. He had numerous close personal friends, who always reposed the great est confidence in him. Shortly before his death, he made bis peace with this world and prepared for the next. His death is greatly deplored by his many friends and many expressions of sym pathy have been extended to the be reaved family. RED SPIDER APPEARS. Several Farmers State that the Dan gerous Insect has Made Its Appear ance. Several farmers were in the city yes terday who declared that the red spid er had made Its appearance in this county and that much cotton was be ing destroyed. This little Insect Is causing great damage elsewhere and doubtless Immediate steps will be tak en to stamp it out. Methods of treat ment will be found in another column of this paper. Prompt action is nec essary for results. CAMPAIGN PARTY COVERS THE COUNTY Few Variations In Meeting, hut Nut Ii?; in:' of Great Sign Men tie. c Brought out "Fresh." The party of county candidates lin ed nut six days of hard work last week. Ijiuircns, I.aurens Mill, l.ang BtOIl, Snrdls, Clinton Mills, Clinton, Lydln Mills, Hopowcll, Goldvlllo and Cross Hill woro visited in the order named. At the 1 .aureus mill and at the Clinton mill the meetings were characterized by considornble disor der, Messrs. Copclnnd and Aycock, candidates for the legislature and sup porters of Judge Jones, being howled down by Blease supporters. Although no reports have come from the Clinton mill since the occurrence, it is un derstood that a great many of the Laurens mill citizens resent the row dyism shown by some of the nudiencc there and regret that the candidates wen' not given a fair showing. It is pr .mined that a number of the Clin t , mill people feel the same way. At the Clinton mill meeting, Messrs. Aycock and Browning, candidates for the legislature upon opposite tickets, passed sharp words, but after the meeting, their friends brought them together and now the best of feeling prevails. Mr. Browning accused Mr. Aycock of publicly declaring thai all people Who supported Oov. Blease WOre anarchists. Mr. Aycock denied the charge and Mr. Browning produc ed an affidavit from Mr. P. S. Jeans, of Clinton, in which it was sworn that' Mr. Aycock bad used the language at tributed to him, Mr. Aycock admit ted that he had said something about Hlease and anarchism but that he had not used the exact words attributed to bini. An argument arose result ing in Mr. Aycock branding a state ment of Mr. Browning as a lie. Friends intervened, the two candidates were "cooled down" and as stated above they met and made proper amends for their conduct. Mr. W. P. Bailey made his first ap pearance at the Clinton meeting and thanked the voters foi their past sup port and asked that if he were con sidered a capable officer that be be again elected. The speeches of the other "court house" officers varied very little from those made hitherto. Mr. John F. Holt claimed that be had put in a telophone so that the people could reach him easier and declared that the reason be was not in his of fice a great part of the time was be cause he was out on the street at tending to business which some of the voters had telephoned to him and naked him to attend to. Mr. Bolt said that if he did not nttend to It It would go unattended to. Mr. J. Waddy Thompson took sick after reaching Clinton and did not appear to speak. Mr. Halrston was also absent because of pressing business. The race for the house of represen tatives took on no new feature, ex cept that Mr. Rlchey took up a big part of his time extolling the vir tues of Cole L. Blease, the present aspiriant for re-election to the gov ernor's chair. Mr. Richey reviewed the career of the governor during the past two years, declaring that no proof had been shown that Blease was a grafter and that none of the charges of Felder, Burns and Grace had been substantiated. The senatorial candidates said over ' (Continued on Page Four.) MESSER BABB DIED MONDAY MORNING After being In ill Health for Several Years anil Confined to Iiis Bod for Many Mouths, this well Known and Highly Respected Citizen Died Monday. After a prolonged Illness stretching over a period of several years, Mr. Messer Dahh, olle of the city's best known citizens and a member of the well known family of that name In this county, died at his home here early Monday morning, about :! o'clock. Mr. Dabb had been in ill health for four or live years and on different occasions before, his life had been despaired or. Vor the past few1 weeks his death had been momentarily oxpectcd. Coming as it did. after a long vigil, bis death was easier to bear by his devoted family. Mr. Babb was Oil years of age. lie was born in the BnhbtOWli section of this county, being the youngest of three sons of Sampson Dabb. ,Ir, Ills Cider brothers were the late Marlin I-',. Dabb, who was clerk of court of the county at one time and who died in 1883, and the late Thadeus Dabb. who died about eight years ago. Tin- three of them went to Ih- war and fought throughout the conflict. Mr. Messer Dabb was a member of Co. A. Ctll H. c. Cavalry, known as Sullivan's com pany. He fought with courage and fi delity, having been wounded on one occaslo. He returned after the war and followed the pursuit of farming aril merchandising, lie remained on the farm until elected to the olllce of county treasurer in 1800. lie hold this i olllce for I wo terms and since thill time has occupied several clerical po sitions in the court house. At tin- tine' of his death, hi" was rlork in the coun ty commlsisoners olllce. Karly in life Mr. Dabb married Miss Huna Heliums, daughter of Squire ?lohn Hellams, who lived near him in Dials township. The devoted wile ami six children survive him: Messrs. It K. Dabb. R, A Dabb ami T. K. Dabb and Misses Nannie, Mary Delle and Sarrah Dabb. His two sisters are Mrs. .1. II. Dabb and Mrs. John Woods. [ of this county. Mr. Dabb was an untight, honest cit izen and a man of many sterling, qual ities, He was always cordial and friendly to those with whom he came in contact and numbered Iiis friends by hundreds, lie was a patriotic, public spirited Citi7.cn who had always the best interests of the county at heart. His death is greatly deplored by many people all over the county. The funeral services were held yes terday morning in the Laurens ceme tery. Rev. I.. D. McOeo, his pastor, eon ducting the services. A large eon course of people followed the body to the grave and many beautiful flowers were placed on the grave out of tri bute to him. The active pall bearers were M -ssrs. C. M. Babb, V. M. Dabb. Marcus Nash. Charles P. Drooks, I.. Q, Dalle. ArthUl Harris. Claude H. Dabb. S. I'. Dabb. ClIC L. Dabb. Col. O. W. Dabb. Samp son Dabb. Kniest Harris, K. A. Brooks, William Brooks, Tully Woods. The honorary pall bearers were: Messrs. H. D. Humbert, T. MaeRopor, D. A. Sullivan, D. A. Cooper, II. V Simpson. 0. 0. Thompson, .1. .1. [Muss, Dr. J. II. TcagUC, K. P. Minier, M. L Roper, Dr. W. H. Dial, Dr. W. C. Irby, L. D. Dolt. Y. C. Hellams, W. L. Cray. J. P. Tolbcrl, and .land D Sullivan. Lydia Mill Managers. Mr. W. T. Crews, chairman of the county executive committee, lias sent in the following names as managers Of the election at Lydia mill: T. C. Doyce, John C. Wilson and N. W. Campbell. It will be remembered that in the first list of managers, the Lydia mill box was omitted because no one was present at the committee meeting to suggest names. Ranked with the liest. There are many readers of this nowspaper, we are sure, who will re gret to learn that because of illness Mr. S. K. Doney, who has reported the State campaign meetings since the first of them, will not be able to finish out the campaign, as he was anxious to do and as it was intended that he should. It is not our opinion alone, but that of some of the most compe tent Judges in the state, that Mr. Boney's reports will rank with the best that have ever been done in South Carolina.?News and Courier. TO BE HERE TODAY Speaking to Commence at 10:30. AT HOLMES PARK INE4R THE DEPOT Special Otlicers have been Sworn in by the Mayor und Perfect Order ?III be Observed* Candidates for Uovcrnor to Speak Last. (.'<?>. Hlcasc to Close The stat*> campaign party will I?'. here today. Some of the candidates ar rived last night and the rest will not in on the early train this morning. The Kpcuking will be held as usual tit Holmes Park, on the other siij.e of the C, N. & L. railroad from the passengor station. A platform and Mats have been provided and everything will be made as comfortable as possible. Only tho candidates, police olllcors and newspaper men will lie allowed on the platform. in v iew of tin- t;e t that some dis til i'hn neos Iiiivo liiken place at provl uns cumpitlgn meetings this your, tho city council has thought it wise to , prepare lor any emergency, so a sulll clout force of extra policemen has been sworn in to preserve perfect or der. The county executive committee has also drawn up resolutions urging that order be maintained, 't he follow ing has been I'occIvhI from thai 'out milter: "At n recent inoetinu of the County democratic executive committee, tho following resolutions wer, unanimous ly passed; with Ihn request that the I county chairman, as the presiding of llcor nl the meeting, read them to tho audience from the stand at the open : lug of the meeting:" "Resolved, that. Inasmuch as the Im pression lias gone abroad thai there i? likely to be hoisteiousness and rowly I Ism at the meeting in Liiurens, we, the members of the county democratic executh committee repudiate such suggestion or anticipation ol any other than a quiet orderly gathering of the good citizens of I.aurens conn's and call upon all good citizens to 'nip in the bud' the llrsl signs of turbulence or misbehavior on the part of an; per son present, and to lend every effort ? possible in the prompt suppression and removal of any person who shall per sist in raising a disturbance by In dulging in any Invectives or itnpiil'll ametary language towards any of the speakers, nor will anv candidate on the Stnild he tolerated who Jcopo lizeS the peace and security of those in the I audience by singling out individuals at whom to direct his remarks." "Resolved 2nd, That Laurcus coun ty is as jealous of the good name and as anxious to preserve peace; and quiet at any and all political gatherings held within her borders as is any county in the state and we believe that all good citizens, of whatever political fat lions, are determined that the meet - Ing hero today shall not be marked by disorder or rowdyism in the least. The people are at full liberty to cheer their candidates, bill let all such en thusiasm be kept within proper bounds of reason and decorum and Lauretta county preserve her good name for , la w and order." j The secretary of the campaign par? ty had not arrived when this paper went to press last night. Since he ar ranges the program. It could not bo secured in lime for this paper. How ever, it is known that the candidates for governor will come last and that John T. Duncan will speak first, Ira. It. Jones second and Cole- I,. Blease third. Mr. Duncan will begin his speech about one o'clock. It is hardly probable that any intermission will bo taken for dinner. From Laurens, the party goes to Greenwood. ( Katzenjammer Kids YVednesdaj. i The Katzenjammer Kids and Pathe'* weekly will hold the boards at the moving picture show tonight and to morrow night. The Katzenjammer* and Der Captain will be shown to night and the Pathe weekly tomorrow night. Among the scenes on tho Pathe weekly this time, will be a reproduc tion of the unveiling of the Woman's monument In Columbia. This doubt - less will attract a large crowd. Mr. lavender announce;- that thrso two feature reels will be here on Wodnos day and Thursday of each week.