The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 02, 1914, Image 1
-- . LAURENS, SOUTH CAROdNA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914. NUMBER 6
NANNING AND RICHARDS IN SECOND RAC[
FOR GOVERNOR WITH COOPER CLOS THIRD
Later Returns From Gubernatorial -Race Put Local
Candidates Out of the Second Race. Cooper
Only Few Hundred Votes Behini Manning.
Charleston, Aug. 28.-- Complete eloc- licthea..50,295
tion returns from all counties, wit], Haner. . . . ..14,690
the exception of three boxes in Wil- Hunter.20,599
liamsburg. which (Ire not expected to Kelley....4,074
change the results, put Richard 1.
Manning and John 0. Richards in the Comptroller Oennl.
second race for governor. Comptroller General A W. Jones'
The vote between the three leaders t(-nomination over h1V opponent, Mr.
in this contest was close to the end, Summersett, is by a vote of 79,294 for
and while it became apparent early Joites to '6,686 for Summersett.
yesterday that Richards would be in Ujllant General.
the second primary, the relative posi- Adjt. (;ei. W. NV. Moore has t Ia
tions of Manning and Cooper remained jority of nearly thirty thousand. The
in doubt until the complete returns vote II ti race stands 80,181 for
from most of the counties were in. Moore to 51,697 for Willis.
The returns which The News and ittorney General.
Courier gives this morning are in most Attoravy General Peoles ree(ivmi
instances oilelal. 60 votes, as aga Ist 61,9o for Mr.
The final results show 'that Sena- I riev, aid Is re-eleted.
tor Silith has a maJority of about 12,- Itallrond ConInissioner.
000 over all of his opponents. The "he vole in the race for ral romi
total maijority against Governor IBlease coissIoner \,is Well split 111p. Frank
is nearly twenty thousand. \V. Sl'alv oil(, ". 1). lotitnr niak lug
The vote in the senatorial contest the second vaC. Th vote was as
was as followvs: follow":
Blease............56,680 Ganlsier..........23,0 13
*.30enni1gs. . .... 21 . alth.. .. .. .... .. .. ..0,570
PolloHka1,680 Former ..2...........17,909
Smith..72,062 Shnley .......... ..32.227
Wharton ...............1,073
otalm ..132,83 WitAerspoo . . 16.631
Gonhernor.
momrerst..t1,977 l byavote.of.13 1 r3
Manning ..J5.270 n ongrsst o 468 il6 R aes.
'IcMeards..........2.6,685 Wlma'ley, Blyrnies, .ToltnIsmx, F~inleyv
lietnant G4overnor. ..anid Rlagsdale have been ictiofliInated
Aiidr(.w .1. lethea, Anti-Illeasc. can- to Congr~ess. III ft(, 3d dlistr'ict there
(ldate for lieutenant grovernor, goes will be tA second race betwee Aiken
In:to the secondl race wvith at good lead and D~ominick{. Aikcen lacked only at
over 11. Fi-ank Kelley, Ilease candAi- few hundred ofW having major ity ov em
date. The vote in this race stands as his three opponents. Thle vote In do
follows: tail Is given elsewhere.
Total Vote For Leading and Local Candidates
Couneties- v h
was s fllos: folos
Ble se .. .. . . ...0.5668
Abbevillek921 1596 1404 139. .. ...
Aiken .... .... .... .... ......2016 1816 165 1464 1177 7
Anderson .... .. .. ....3902 3583 1566 1202 1405 1693
ameergrr..372 869 150 450 165 7
Blarnwell ......... .................86.1 15 852 149
Ileauifort .............. ............151 -175 48 357 37 12
oerkeley ... ........ .. ........ .145 812 .10 560 226 31)
Calhoun .. .. .. .... .. ...306 601 141 264 170 7
Char dston .... ........ ...... 2663 2932 472 1875 115g 1
Cheste ue.n....n................ 806 1264 569 158 58 118
Vilerokee..............1569 1I'l-1s 120 115 892 3108
Chesterfield.................1338 1329 391 37 1 921 goe
Clarendon ................... ....1020 906 1831 461 828 3 1
C 0ton .......................r ..5. 13.12 72 78.1 . .17 115
arlingoi.....................a1191 1722 .822 20 .. ; : 5
Ilon .......................791 1F20 .158 163 ... i ..,0
Dorc".ter..................e .625 89 . .11. 402 427 2.1
Egefle)d ...................a .. .22 1302 64.1 562 295 53
loen.................. .ong 25 56 651 1069 .11
loretwn........to75 704rss 1n6th 38 d6sr2 8hr
Grevile............... w.. ll3 b1e4 3918on rac9 be16e A2ken
amto.............. hi.49 1hree op1ont. Th vote in3e
Abbervi..le ...... ...... ...19 56 804 117 301 217
Akes --haw .--.......... ........106 1456 365 1484 174 223
LAndeasonr.... .... .... .... ......91 158730156 1202 6140 1603
Jamrg .... .... .... ......... 172 2069 2233 450 1 332
eaort.--...... .... .... .......82 9075 127 37 379 82
11erkeley----..... .... ...... 1445 2 420 1560 226 420
Carion -.- ---- .... ........ 706 1202 142 2A164 177
arleston --- ... .. ... .. 9265392 472 1875 1650 198
Chesterr ..- --...........1426 126~456 168 6386 473
Chker g.... .... .... .......1569 1-4 122 119 812 3084
PCesrle..-.. . .. . .. . .. . . ... 1. 8 1468 627 574 9 101 8O
RClandon......... .... .........27 316 1223 146 828 83 3
Caludton.... ......... .... ... 1079 1041 '74 781 557 5
Dparintong.... .... ... .. .42694 5422 1046 313 131 :1
Dilmonr.... ......... ...........704 1206 138 13 53. 40
Edgield ..... .. ... .... ..1520 14102 4 6 295 ' .18
Georgetownr ....... .... 65 134 117 779 682 19
Yrenoo...............284 1635 1213 798 279 79
Ha mn.... .... .... ....-......649 7227208 2532961 81 138
1trf ....o xes my...n .t.h.M. .... ....o1099s1717 78 774 u704 s3
Koersh ....t....... .... in . 1066 145 35 182 dvrisi 734i of 23h
ceneectio ..., to. a.... then 175 ( 20re06l Co33 .'s nt 8 13tyth2
Marcon primar ..., ... trust th.t. t 70y 12h 2 b 342ve 4in aderisn an 17ay
Malb orntn,, to, suppor m..e. 9908 1309 C o 40adrn i4s makin a198
allther w... .... ....ete i.. my over all the coutry This 473a
ekes. a.......o..u-.. l t 1468 year and 10s now
R-ihlad ... ...... ...-. -.a '. 277l 67 i 122tee states,13
Salu a ... ... ... .'. . -- -- 107 10 1 71 31 55 23
ENTERPRISE BANK
IS NATIONALIZED
Authorized as a Notional Mank Yes.
terda'y by Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
The Enterprise Bank, N. 1. Dial.
president, has been coiverted into a
national bank under authority granct
ed by the comptroller of the currency
yesterday. The name of the institu
tion in the future will be "Enterprise
National Bank." The ofilcers are N.
B. Dial, president; C. Hi. Roper, cash
ier; L. G. -Balle, assistant cashier. The
order of the cfmptroller general was
sent out August 31st, but was not re
ceived until yesterday, It read as
follows:
Washington, D. C.,
August 31, 1914.
N. B. Dial,
Laurens, S. C.:
li'nterprise National Bank or Lau
rens, Number Tenl IholousanIid Six
I undred Five, authorized to comn
mence business. Char11ter. mailed.
Change books aid open as k nat lionll1
blnk oil iceipt of thi s tel eg rai.
J11o. Skelon Wil haills.
Colmlltroller.
Thell 4lnter-prise IBank mlade applica
tion to the coml) lit roller of lt' cur
rency for a1 111tional charter soon aI
ler the passage ( of II(' am3ended A..(
rclh-Vreeland urrency bill. Number
ous details had to be attended to be
fore the charter could be se(cured and
Tor xhis reason lunsiderable delay
was experienced. IHowever, preparla
tions were imllde inl advanve for the
change and When the telegraiim Wits
received yesterday. tile officers Were
ready for the elaiage Iin] today tlit
bank is working under the iiatinal
laws.
FALL TE11tM (1F COURT.
Jurors Drain for Term (if General
Sessions Court w hich vill Convene
September 1-it..
-The fall term of the court of gen
cral sessions will convene Monday
morning, September 14th. Judge '.
F. Sease, of Spartanburg, will be the
presiding judge. In all probability,
the trial of Joseph 0. Sullivan, for
killing John M. Gannon at. Gray
Court, which resulted in a mistrial
at the last term of court, will be call
ed early in the seission. This Is the
only cpM of, gVeneral interst on the
docket.
The following Jurors have lieen
drawn to serve du13ing the term:
lurienis-W. 13. Sloan, Geo. II.
Stewart, Thos. Downey, L. F. Nelson,
11. Torry, P1. I3. Ilailey, R. Guy Silth.
Waterloo- -.. Wallace Godfrty, L'. C.
Culbeitsol, \\'. L. Jmo s, (. 1'. dell,
J1. .la I .\i l o e.
1111ter-l. . h tlit Shough. Ii. 1.
A.ills, R. J. Copeland, Ir., S. N. Nis
Youngsh J.111o. 'oht. Owens. I. T.
Crow, w. W. I Pl s, .1. 1'. 1urdte,
C. It. Levonarld.
DPls l . P olt, C. 14. shelH, Jn1o.
A. Owens, W. C. Wilkie, A. C. Nash,
M. . . J1o. T. Hlder.
TcufIdletourn-oW P. eole C.oL.
Ticetnon.J ECh PatonThtd.y
theulla ve-W, eac Maen J. h.
shower J. ti. Chatnalln. god
one botle Hofrt G Chero Colegod
ree willaer of the Il~e fouha
day and everyrbody is invited to come
and get h passport to a bottle of the
populltu niew drinik.
County Bloard Meets Wednesday.
Supervisor H-1umbert has announced
that the regular September meeting of
the board of County Comminsioners
willl meet this month on Wednesday,
the 91th, listead of oni thie reguilar day
of imeeting. The dtetc was C'bangedt
on aeemunt of tihe fact that thle regu1
lari da~y comies oni elect ionf da~y.
Mr. Lap~sley to 4huange.
Alr. S. Ii. 'Lapsiey, who has reprle
sen'ted Si.!runt and Comn ify here'( for
lhe past year has r'esignedi his 1pos1tion
wit(f (lint fIrm and will begin work
for a large advertising service house
It. 'ah1 'early date. Mr. Lapsley has
made bushols of rflonds in Laurens
~tin'd they 'will be glad to know thaj
'ho will make this City his 'ed
'et's ?in 'his 'newr lIwhe
COOPER OFFERS
VOTE TO MANNING
issues Nintement. Before Leming ior
Noilh Carolinat to Rest.,
lobert A. {oolper, who was prevent
ed by a very nri'row nrgin froai el
(eriig ite second race for igovernor.
has givent oit the following stateintvit
Ii referenlce to the recent election:
"1 am deeply grateful to tile peopile
or tile State for tile Ilagnill 'it vote
giveni tile in the first priiary electioni.
The support given in my own county
and in the other counties of the Pied
mont section where I am best known
is am1ply sufficlent to take the stling
and bitterness out of lily defeat. I
evin never fully express ly gratitude
to Ihe thoutsands of friends who iaI
l'ed so nobly and uisellishly to me,
but 1 shall enideavori to so act it the
future as to show themn their vonfi
IeNlice was not itmisplaced."
As to thle conltest betwieel Itichadlia
1. Malnning" andi .ohn G.. Itichards, \Mr.
Cooper said:
"I shall cast my vote or .\lr. .\ ai
ithig and do what I cani to promote
his eleviol. I believe lie is mt apo
silotio to better serve the State thanl
Is Major Rlichards.
"My slogan throligholit. the ('0ain
paigl was: ''ote for yollr S'tate' and
I shall follow Ihe advice given otheris.
"I do not for a iollmeit think that
I could deliver the vote east for me
to any other candidate, anid I have
no disposition to do so, but if I shoid
at tIis time refrain from stating tty
posiltlon I would be imisund'erstood
illd I make tiis statement in order
that. Ilere shall be io doubt vow or'
herea ftem' as to Iere I t.d"
Mr. Cnoper welt to the liollitains
of North Carolina Sunday to spend a
few days with some of his frh lid's
from tills state.
Notive to Manniiigers.
All persons who itminged the rural
police election will please seld Inl
their election 'hccolntis, days served
and mileage.
W. T. crews, Sec. Vo'n. EIlection
A Large Tent Wanted.
The Laurens County Fair Associa
tion Is very anxious to get in touch
with someone whto Ias a large tent.
The tent will be needed this year at
the couity fair' and anyone having
cne or knowing who has, will confer
a great favor by notifying President
W. D. Byrd of tihe association.
lranllll Office Here.
The liuckeye Cotton Oil ,Co. of Aui
gusta, Ga., has opened itp a1 branicl
in this cIty throigh McDaniel's Uit
iery and will purchase (ottol seed
and sell and exchallnge cotton s(ed
meal and hulls. .lcDaniel's glinnery,
which has been thoroughly overhaul
cd wIll start operalion at. once. Rtead
the ad of .\clniel''s (inniry il an
other part of this Iapller.
silnging Cont'Ient fi.
The semiI-annual sessioni of tile
Laituns Conlity inging convetion
ill bet held iit. Du)nrbdit Creek churI mch
Satiturday andt~ Sunday10, te 5th and 61ih
of September. The delegates arrIving
071 tihe tralin wIll be mtet at F'ountain
inn and tranlfspiorted to the church.
They will be enltertalllned dur'ing the
two days session .by the htospitable
people of that vicinIty, A large dele..
gation is expected. /'he pubic e lin
ited to attend the sessions.
hiabe Lollis made a staniding ofter'
that he woulld oat as many hard boil
ed eggs for breakfast as a certain well
known candIdate would get votes at
the Honea Path box. The candidate
referred to the offer' In a sarcastic
manner during his speech here at the
campaign .nLnting, bitt Blabe stIll
stuck to his offer. It developed on the
final count that Babe will have to eat
olhy 14 eggs, lie says now that lhe
wishes lie had taken in mnore teri''
tory.--Hlonea Path (Chr'oncle.
Wlistomn Smith Rle-Fleetid.
Wi'nston SmIth. br'otiier or Mr.
Fleming Smithi, or tIi(; ('Iy, was i'e
('leCtedt ('ountyi auilor of' i Anderson'(i
('0untiy by a ha nWoe imajority 13oCver
hIs opponeni'ts.
me u of Murillors.
T'he L~alu ns Counity (oiCofeerateC
Sutrvivors so0C'iat ion will hold thieli'
annu teeti ng at thle 'ourit Iliouse on
raday, Septembn er 1ith. Comie onit
>ys and let us have a fulI atttndanl'e
~tn a nod'da. W. A. MidClintock,
RISUIS UNCANG[D
IN COUNTY RAC[8
Interest is Excited in the
Legislative Race
SECOND PRIMARY
NEXT TUESDAY
Offieal CoI'llt, did not Change the Hel.
alive Standing as Published in the
Last lIsue of The Advertiser. Much
Interest, In Legislative iace.
The olli(lit.tll)lllltion by the execut
tive comimhittee did not change tihe
relative santtding of the dif'erenlt caR
d(Idates lor- eon ty othices as printed in
Iast Week's Advertiser except in tihe
case of the louse of Nieprese'ntativs,
w1re .\Wu W. Hiart was 1found to
have a lead of a few votes over All..
II. 1). SEar i. Ilowever, as n ihelr
of these was telt Inl the second pri
mary. lith( coun1t of the executive
onIRittee did not chialgv th resuts
mnaterially.
'TheCre will be secold ricvs for tie
hlou0s of ' representatives(, for splerill
tendent of edu1eation) and for couity
conuisioer For lthe houlse of, rep
resentatwive~s 11. S. Illackwell1, It. 1).
Gty. o. A. Itrowninlg, 11. S. Cog
gais, Wilson W. Iais amI W. It.
IleiCy, Mr.. will make fthe se:PonId
1'C'V. I"or siperintenI(ent 1 of (ild a
tionl, .es r .1J. 0. .\artin and .1. It.
Suilivanl will make the selolnd race.
Inl the ruCe for counRIty co mi issioner
S. F.. F'arrar , .1. II. I Hitt, .l. N. Leafk aid
-1. T. Todd will bo thle conte-stanits Inl
[t(- S((co l primnary.
0. G. Thomlpsonl defeated his opplo
1n4nt1, J. SIIlaw Culn1inghm1111, fo- judge
(it' probl ate. ii. It. Iilmbert. defeated
both of h1: iI, opponents on Ile first
ballot for comnty supervisor and Ross
1). Young defeated It. .\I. Wolff for
county treasulrer. .1. Waddy Th'lomlp
son, auditor, had no opipsition.
.Johnson Easy Winner.
Congressman .Jos. 1'. .Johnson easily
led Ils two opponents, SaIm. .1. Nich
olls anI T. C. Duncan, in the congres
sional race. The following -was the
vote inl tile district:
Duncan Iohnson Nichoils
Greeiville 95 5180 2512
Laren1cs -.- 99 2521 1153
Spartanihrg t 1.11 59 73 3624
io ;5.. .....3 I8 S75
Tolal . 1. .1. 12 0 N191I
Conliy 3 it gist rates.
in all the townships the resuilts of,
the1 fir't driimary for m ' agistrates
were i isi-.; e(xept Il In lurvIes toWi
ship whefr, .\lossrs It. P'. Traynhamll
and .1. N. Wright will Imve to go into
fthe seconld primary. Ill l11inte townI
ship .\agistrates .\I. A. Cannon(ii an1d
ft. TR. .\il.w1 work. re-elected. Inl Cross
Ifill townshipl .\agistrate Bllnon F11l.
!er was un1opposed, as was .\lagistrmel
.1. W. 'l)onnRlan in Scullletown. .\lagis
t'altes IRobert GIeRnii, In .1aeks, Alee
Abercr~ IombI ie, ini Youn gs; ). .\l. 11l1
iam)s, 11n Dil s, I,. ('. AbhererIombiie 12n
Sullivan~s and J. F. Walker inI WAater
100, were all re-elected.
Ru ral Pollce Retained.
The vote cast.. on the0 ruiral poli1ce
question last. Tuesdaty was comlpar'a
tively small, less than two thousand
Voting. A large numfber' of those whlo
desired to vote en the ciuestion were
debarred by not having their tax re
ellpts anid registration certifieates as
required under the act providing for
the election. The system wvas retained
liy a ve'e if 866 to 824.
Death of Mrs. Edwatrd T'erry.
The hu ndreds of friends throughout
Lauirens counity of MCsarsI I1. Teirry
and Italph Terry will be sorry'3 to learn!
of the death last TuesdIay of their
sIster, M rs. Ed ward Ter'ry. Mr's.
fl'erry died at her home in Ilocking
ham. N. C'., and was burled on) Wed
nesd1ay'RI in er home town. She has
visited Laurn onIS0! sev'eral Occ(asions
anld made man warm1' ~'li'i fri endsH th rough -
her attIractive p~ersoni)1ty'. l1esides5
her husbiand, she leav'es four! ehildren,
all of' whomn hav'e thle deep sym0pathy'
ofI thehir many)3 friend(s it) Lauren''ls.
Th'e annual c'onfer'en(ce of the Wo
'man's F'oreigni .\lissionaryl' societies of'
the Greenville district will be held at
G;ray ('our .\tIeth1od1ist ehur Ich on thle
4th, 5th, ando 6th of September'. The
first session) will beC held( F'riday even
ing, the 4th, at 8:30 o'clock. All who
are interested are invited to he prea,
ent at all the meetingn.
INTER[STING ITEMS
FROM T111 COUNTY
News Letters From Many
Sections.
CORRESPONDENTS
GIVE LOCAL NEWS
iappenings of Interest to Mun) Peo
ple all over the C(ount) and to Thoso
who haitve left tie Family llearth.
Stontet and gon(. to other States.
Cold Point, Sept. I.-Young corin
is looking titne since vhe rain. ('ot
ton picking is the order of the day
with most of the farmers.
ir. Sam M (onday, of (reen ville, has
returned loinie, having spent Ihe week
with his aun11t, Mrs. .John 110annon.
Alr. Sliaw (unn3 iiniglaiin, of (Ai liton,
silv'lt Sunday with horneofolk-.
AI r. Toml Dunicanl and littlo iece,
Willie 111.. spn'nt Sunday withl hlome
folks.
.\ 1r. (htr1y Fowler :1nd -wifte spenl.
Illuir'sday witi ls. Fowilr's brotiher,
.\Ir. T. It. AeDanilel. na .\1:1:10s,
inlaking the trip on a Ituotoreyele.
A. and .ilrs. .ohn Nelson spelit
Thursday withi the formner's brother,
Mlr. ErIl Nelson, at. Mladden.
Mlr. (GIuy E. .\loore ha, aloutl got
toln his rooli to his house353 col3pleted.
Mr. 0. C. Diicanl amd wile sIc en!llt
Satuinrday night witlh thiir soil. .\r.
P'. P. Dinican at Laurens.
Mlr. Ii. L. llalptonl wyas inl Cold
point Thursday.
M r. -ohn 1). 1111ter it ld lily
sill-ill londay with 1e. . A.. ro k,
of H,1rk'(sdae.'
Ir. S. 11. G(ggans3;. ca(didai e for
houlse or reprel-Sentattives, was van
vassiig i3 (,(I( po it l"rida y.
\Iaddeii, Sept. I.--Well the ''boys"
(id pretty well! I thought at 01
tiie trlly we could a1ll join in tle
long meter l)oxology bit-lob 'ooper
being left out takes a good deal of
rejoicing out. of us! The regretable
part to mie is, if only 150 more ofI hIs
county Imen had stood by him, Coop
er would have been in! "Far away
and yet so ne(a' him" was his Chantiico
for winoninog the governorship. 1he0
Vboy7' 1'Owever ia re i imppoving fit
kno'ing wh'lo to vote for. Cooper 1s
clean and capable and 1 young man.
ile'lI yet he honiored-hat is the con
soling thought of his friends just now.
TheI'l' protrace d leeting began3 at
l'rospect. S1111day. Rev. Jodie Mlarti
Ireahrd for us Sunday 'm0o-ning. D'.
-\. It. Langston preached Sun111day nigh1t.
and IRov .\ir. L.awson of the First Baip
tist ''huriebli came .\londay n3o3-n3i3333 to
1 .'e c t h1 rest of th1 werk. \\'. ar,
I l hopiIg for a r'e vivIal.
'I'lTe sick ol tihe nle'iglhorhood are
better. Aunit. eitsy .\ote's and .\is.
Al. T. Allison, Iwo of our oldest rest
den1ts are vgetting oil very Well. AlrIs.
J. D. ulbetson and tlittle girl
are' 10 ding fa3ir'ly weoll. 11ier lirinds
hiope she wIll SOOnl be he (rsel f agan
.\lr. J1. A. WVofford1 meot with a1 3ain1-.
till accidlent Sunfdaiy afte'rnoon wheni
hiis Cha3ir' went through a weak place
in the flioor of the piazza and lhe was
thrown violently out on the ground
striking his leg on a rock causing a
bad bruise, Hie was unable to walk
for a day or so but is Improving now
and hopes to be at his work as usual
Misses Susie Davenport of New..
berry and Lora Mont'joy of Clinton,
spent several days as the guests of'
.\Isses Carrie Lou and Ruby Cunning.
ham.
The friends of Airs. lAumas Halley,
of Florence, she who was theo iov'alo
Igora Benjamin, were plIeased to shake
hands with her at church Sundaly.
Mr's. WVill Clinkseales is off on a
visit to relatives in Spartanburg alnd
Aior'gantown, .N. C. Mir. (Clinkseales
Is st ay'ing at. the3 hotne11 of Neighbhor
P~owers' andl thait me13ansi he3 is wel
caried for,
Al iss Sara IBryson, a1fter a stay of
WO w loloths withi home folks, left for
tihe T(horinwell Oi'phn a ge Monda3y.
Mi'. and33 .\rs. V3alenti1 are witii her
mother3(3, Mr's. Ailaddlen for a visit. '
Dr)i. A. II. 143 ngston an Mr1 I s. J1. A
Woffordi will attend1( thle W. M. I'. at.
Watnrror Crieek today. Mrs. Woflordi
responds(1' to the address of welicome
and Dri. 'Langston will addllress tho
union in the afternoon.
Mi'. Carl Profiltt had the misfor'tune
to get his buggy torn up by an auto
kCon'tinued on Page 'Thcht.)