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OLUME XXXII. I AURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1916. Democrats , ummoned to Polls To the )emocrats of South Carolina My. attention has been called to the fact that tickets for the general election are being distributed to voters in the counties with the name of Cole L. Blease printed thereon in place of B. I. Manning, the regular nominee for governor of the Democratic party of this State In a speech before a con vention of his friends in Columbia on October 24, the defeated candidate inl the priinary stated that neitlher he nor his friends were bound by the result of the late primary election in which he was a canididate. This man filed i pledge to support the no11inees, State and national, of the Democratic party and when lie voted took an oath to abide the result of the primary election and to'support the nominees thereof. When the State colniittee met to tabulate the returns and <leelare the result. not a protest or contest written or verbal was nade on behalf of any candidate. 'h11 istlimnsy )'e'telnse of frau<d wit hout otYerlg eviilence thereof to the con nnittee or to the courts of the State is simply al 1 Xe ise to make a cowai'<lly an(1 (overt attaek on the regalar 110111lees of tIhe party. These ballots thatt are being (listl' hi t el will be voted by some or tht'.' would not he handled in the variiousI (oun1 ties of the State. There are Iet weeii 12.(100 ani 15001 negroes registered. U'nless the helie(vers in a white manl's govel'iinent go to the polls anl vote the regu'a tick t fill dloetion <dy there is danger of its <e'at or at least huinilia Ioll .1 (leeini it mily diity as State ('llii'liltln o' tle I)eitioeril je party to oiinil t lik note of alairm( alts tall lpoI all white mhen who reiineioher the (lark <ayms of liatlieal niisriite not to be 's'uglt sii'ulll' on ghard( while these ellelllies of our "ivilizai 1ion are assassiiat i ig the llomillnes- if i the paity. Our people latve trlstel white nlen it be I rue so long that Ihey are harl to make believe that one eobtii violate his si-rel( plildge or (ith, but it is Iranllly mtlia ittd by sine th1iat tler inteh(l uloingh it and We tinlist meet. it like men11. It' ealmlilates before the priinary and voters Iliereat hbouni by a solemn (oath 1 .I lll)port the notlliiees ean violate their oat)ls beratse they believe that improper m1eans i l ive beenl eniplved withouit re ot'o i the palthy iachlinerv;\ (ir the ;1ath vo0ltrts to cor~recti Ilie s p.l 'Id wrilgs tIlin ever' 111:,1) is his w)\II juildge anti .urv anotd his only rest raint is his itwt i'illeien'e. ('an we . arfu'rl( to 'ounlte'ranee'l 814-h (1(n(1(n10 as thli- .' I i' sot 1)ne pr"iono y' laws e (1 no! wort the Itper I liy ;Ire writ tll ilflin and tbe st 'e1a1uls o1' white sup1relmtail' are mhere i shlidows. Not only\ is 01i1' State ticket m(tenelt'etl hut there are thre se tIs iof pr'esi'lenlial el(ttors ill the twihl aiil the <btt'eateil 'anlitlate openly- states hat lie will not assist il t'eleting \\'o riw \\'il ,-on, lilt' I 'tlittii'; lt le t <i-111ii ' ef r -iresi Ieni. l';itil a m ore' o iti Ia :' ie wat 111i'd tha t ithi,.' 0u ' I n till i' Os '' .;Ite ('li t t !'riet' 'il it.i a l 11'11' wh it( liii) will i lioliil-;Ihle re'tiot , 0 olr ioli llee11't !tl jires:iilellt Kis <(l .'e 111"1'' Itl' t ilie fennut r\ ;at, 1:"!' malll th, Motl ill leirticullar'11;1 tha an . I l(r i 11nt i the \\'a; 1- lit w ien tlie States. Their e ail0t0'r ar nlimpe' it'tl. \~ll nt ( ,t ! e i eir -'j1 igt'i. 19011'1 f^'i 1.1 sh-a-[ 1, g'lille 111 1,f 1'.it'11:' \!(5 Iin v.trii t and S(e 1hnt '.e\ \ot Is 'l;st xa t"ei' t lh . this is 't r oilly sal'et' ltatl'. Spail :H 1ntry. .11)1l \ ( . i.\ ')' {-',\'.\\N ;. .u th? Caro1'lina~ ('hiairinl::', 1h-. w11 tH 'i it 0'100'1. N Oll.\ Ni'4EiD 111/i' lio1 to itt cit at 511 II lie and plaie FlRO3 ST.\T'iE TICK' ETs they may itteit 1(51, aid to fix thu 1'eliileslliat jim by clounties, f'ori saidi Blease 3en in (ancus Tl'ake Steps to Colivoit oll Rth'lahl'itate lIefoin Faction. 1l'so. ('lo I to ado Ption of ile rPsollition hutions are Passed. a prciared list Was read o)1 by tile Columbia, Oct. i .-The 1I ease foe- clia-- as iollowu Lion in caucus here tOlLiglit formally State at large, W. A. lame;, )1 bee adopted a resolution whlh show, tatI there will be no orga n ized holl. from distlict:;: irst, .oh I. Grace, of the Democratic dtate tioket. 'T'hey took('ha lest I Seeond, l':, It. 1 lochI tg steps to attemipt the relhabilitaloi f ati, of Al Tb i'd, Jates N. fear 1111ority3 faction b)' the a1)1)oit111e111 an, o", lde'son Foo it , 1110 .1, of a central co1mm1tteo to call anotho' i t 0f Grenlle Fl ftI, 1, ('inventiloln. Th'ie caucus was hel d in, tiltel fYr(~ ii iiolu ' the0 ~ cout, house, thle Ileaset iiartisans1 'o i flIrei 'Seenli 1 I cer'ing tih'i tleader conit inuously'. A11' fI.xlgo 'T'le followinug tesolti oll, initroduced1 1Ii iafo'naotte Vi5li('03 biy .lohn1 G. I~h ~ardits, was unlanlImouly3ietdtll fI laes ctaiai adopted: I~0l5 i ltom aIlgtOl ('rats of Southi C2aroltia, in conIventIion 1aieu' assem bied, that we do herleby i'ealfl im intiunimg(o 'al(lnet t OUr aullegilance to thle D~emocr'at ic parity, llomatei 1t'St10111 OtliuI and( o0 tile Demoiocratie u ~ riiles, State iI3a1( itt1'ike' gtha ld' andi Natitonal."(addt( o ovro'I lels ilIn lie (colls of0 a lonlg resoluiition,!i'lit t('l11 Wa 101Ii ti, ht which reeclted tile gievanrces of tile so)-jliti s -'miltl as"oen'li cal letd "reformlled foctilon,"'l itouicedif'itoll le odtat 5(1gt by C. C'. Simhs, ill iIs ttictelon, "Sttlltw pclisy('lI.Ilaean weO wouldi be tile last to) enacoura'ige atII ny Ioi 1o ii.Crc f(lalttn dlisltl inof the white voterst of thlS ie ocle ifs' ~lor i ol Sta to whichal imighitI tnil to lead to an1.Vi intngtf lli 3 1 elNdt appieal to ani alien r'w~'teaii a ei act."1~ill11 Thllis i'esolult illn t was unaniimously'aoelPi~oeo~vrs eieiso [The mi noity3 faction aduopitedi ai leSt-of- i ioIinih snwiiioW' lion linhltroduci(ed iby W. A'~.. 110ucky, '' ltotoiiitesISt i. prid''inlg for' a cen trial comm1 it Itfole 1)0 one from eachl Congressioal tdistriet l~llY(tle'la :llit andi t wo fr'oml t he st alte at l a go[' to iiii 1 lCaldlyIleS ieI) 10 oirga nize tand attempa jt to i'elutiita11 tOertiex'uIye011iii cnIheti the lilease fat ion. Th'le resolutiion11, 111l ~ Io oittibm ,1 ; unalfnimioulsly adopted, read: cuelei o i lihle,111 ~ "itesolv~ed, T[hatl the ebaiian of tis iilnlin asotidiytheIet meeting be, antii li ereby dlireeced,ofotsbyh it'lae fvts to pplpolnt a commhiittee to 1)0 com1-wth hikyni omyyhttnda posed of two menlm's fr'om tho State[Inadceiofadthtamdim' at large, and( onhe from eh Con- Jly"s~ oeI.Hes ndeaii gres'slinal dis5tricut, to be0 known astattem'nmyotho 1)iltte theo central commnittco of -the Reoformnf~iilCo h ~iomal at s factidn of the Deomocr'atic party of n io' idn nayeetrt ui gouth 'Carolina, which commifittCee 1isotltha' ,Mnig o h o hereb empem'd tocalla covon-onolpee tat tsuc 'taim and pet' ast/ a on et n ofxti HIS SERMON . I "How about the sermnllIOI?" "The minister preached on the sin fuiness of cheating at bridge." "You don't say ! DIdt he mention any names?" N0, INDEED! A Daughter-A certalin young ina sent mle those flowers this tiorning . l'apnu- -Ion1't say a "certtIain young mnan," ily dlear. They are none of cii certain till you've got 'emn. ADVEiRTISING MAKES MORE BUSINESS. en in South Carolinat that votf"l ;t .-la ., I l i n''r li. N. Tu i l Hin1 n, hi l the ear-il ly 9i'u. li I - e r ' h' I,. Ilease. lat ' inl ble I-h uril halt he "ilbl not expot l- !.Il, a .andhittte for ally tlillcee in lhe en oral eleelion." anl wonuli nol i'. Ile fit rlher sta Ic that lhe was not "Ilow rllninig for any oftic in-Ili near or tlislat futtre.'' Ills speech watA so <ualiled that he cni anntounce for of tile at any Ilene in the future without nullifying his position, as a :t riol in terpretationl of the adlverb, "no,;" will Show. .lohn 1'. Brace, of 2harevlott, n his Speech , said that his faction acepted hoerause 1h'1y had .11 de..tr lt silit th le white vote of' the State, nol bieeanse they IC do n o eiev VC ole I,. lil ease thle rightfuln nomt iec for' thle ( overnior'ship. Assertitng tat the neowspapier re iots of a (certaint spteeh iniadle by ('ole la. Itlease before the stiudentt b~ody of' al Ion U niv~e rslity sever alI w 'ek ano wa s a "f alsxe an 111ern11l( its rn port," a res o Itionbi ittrodluced '1 eiig ont lien se to "'give a resiume of his ill''antoes (in thtat occ(asiont." In answer tO tile resoluitin, 1Utea so, In a hiittler state menott (blimed (hal 'I lie sleelh u. as garled' and tmadeo a sbiart al tack ont the repiorter' wh'o wriote it. I Fe aleo taidhisi 411~ cmlment toIi Other neOwslpaper' mient anti :aiousi' aut(hor' of the (,aIlii fo thi' gather11ii , whlo slated thie object of the rahlie, following tn itnvietiton by Rev .. 1. Oliv'er, of GeorgejI townI. dlay announcedt for the Untitted Siates setnate unctiotcltlinall'.. w'a 1 i 'n elec ted ltermlanentI chirman u f i lhei (Onlvent in, atnd JlohtI K A ttII of to h lubi, foitmer'11 priato seeretarty to lilease, whetn he was governor, atnd later to Statei War'ehoutse (Commnission er .John L,. Mcfauint, was namuedl ats ltermantfenlt secre3tary. Chaitman Talbert thien made(1 his speech -which dealt \extenslvely wit h the history of the so-cailled r'efoirm movement In South Carolina, WINTER QUALITY surpassed by none Make your headquarters here an< it is to your advantage to trade w having received two sample lin Women and Children. We are e prices. Sweaters are scarce. Shoes by the Load By I:r we haive the best linet of IIo We iave shown. he all leather i kinl for ser vi }e } till ofi'rt. Under wear lBiy 's riblet i oniii sit ...il . .. .. ... . 98c ShU v's Ii ni. frIy,1,""1 ill- uion suits .. 49c i '. I il~ 1 un! iii Ii sils i: .. .. ......986 n i 1' t" t i 1 in 1 o rii i -' . m Re11ved 1y y -es 1Co e: buyer in Ne York.> Dont QUALITY AT POPUL/Ak PRi Come and do your shopprg cn 'I. Trr Chan1die for your money, jou ever f.ofe h(t ues1o sounlds absturdc Ti you, doesn' t it? Even aSo Sea Islander could instan tell, as soon as he heard it, ti a talking machine wasn't a r< person. Come to us, and hear Edison's new i venti< which actually re-creates .tll formt music so perfectly that tir6c blasd nu critics of the leading hewc~spapers this country admit i the column their papers that t cy cannot dist guish an artist's v Ice or instrumor performance f om Edison's Ci-eation of it. A bookle conta ing their criti ues w~i' e furnisi gladly. '' 'NEW EDISO wae-Crea es 11m We want the opportunity to prove you that Edison'ns new invention not a "talking machine"; that it d< what no talking machine can do. A demonstration entails no oblij tion on your part. We want you undlerstand Edison' s new art. Altis ', E .inn A cbr'av LAUR ENS, So iRh Carohnia BARGAINS 3 and prices below the standard. I let us demonstrate to you that 'ith us. We are fortunate in just es of Sweater Coats for Men, Lble to sell these at attractive Lad ies' good heavy coat sweat01s . . $1.98 I[nfaints' Vool swCaters .. .. .. 98c, $1.98 Don't. delaV your buying, (somec now. 'h 1aues we oll'er enn't. he dup1i0aid 41n1 lh' eottonl. \\ool toblogg_an~s for ladies mad :\lisses 49c I ;Iad i' wolI nito hoods .... 48c anl 98c Crib hIInik(is :.50 .. . . .. 50c and 75c \\',-l b l ki'is . $2.98 l.a hesI'' :1l1 wool sertve s;kiI ts .. .. $3.50 i suit .. .. .. $9911 to $19.50 il I I 'Il o 1) $19 Ther 3 of best qua lityllw l i . . . .. . .. .... ..... a l lm... . m.. .. eth ther. S. A werdn o y1e1(C .n fol nt.f devim u Wdev to < . the hr-"t t." t 1 c-t. 11120i )t~herh' MEM ,, 1 rl (c thel- . his :oni iiu to re-create the bLI;t1: voicM so per fcctdy that h i !;.- ('1 tofl could vot be dsthn forushc( Sfrom the :tin l. Eice Of then many dtherrat.. sic ~ artists hay ?ir -n1 1 similar tess-aldas with the samie SuCCssful results.e Of tHe ar vidison's re ftyt Creation of Arase- re taVOcould t>~ earstngihed a m, fro th e er.o inaor. Sine of theni many othertg t sic artiss hae ad e simgilar iofdHear Edpison Re.. n-Cetionof R-Ain Cae' tal he voice. nIhnherhra Thspotgah hw tot is1~ ra-H tWo