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VOL. XXVI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1912. NO. 17
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CAMPAIGN DAY :
IN KIN6ST8EE;
LARGE CROWD OF VOTERS AT- ,
TEND AND ACCORD WEL- f
COME TO VISITORS. i
Tuesday was campaign day in 1
Kingstree. It was all that one 1
could expect for a July day. The
thermometer ranged well up in the j
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eighties soon aner oreuMaai a?v*
noon the mercury hung around the t
nineties, and old sol poured forth j
a fine sample of "ye good old sum- ^
mertime." ,
^Notwithstanding they had had (
davs respite from their strenu- j
H campaign work, the "Greeks (
Rid Trojans" who were to contest J
here not for Helen, wife of the King v
r of Sparta but for political favor be-! c
' fore ?the voters of Williamsburg j
county, for the high offices of the j
of South Carolina, at a meet- s
mg which had been scheduled to j
x take place at 10 o'clock, were slow.e
in reaching the battle grobnd. I,
Some at the candidates reached j
Kingstree Sunday afternoon and *
night while the more important L]
ones did not arrive until about L,
11:30 Tuesday. jc
The large new building known ,
as Gorrell's tobacco warehouse i
was put in readiness early Tuesday 1 j
morning, and long before all the j
candidates had reached town aloutI
400 people, including a number |1
of ladies, had settled themselves}^
? comfortably where they remained! {
during the four hours of speech j j
making that began at 12 noon. ! A
The meeting was called to order t
about 11:40 by Mr A C Hinds, who , t,
presided in County Chairman Stoll's }
stead, the latter being absent, attending
court at Manning. s
The list of candidates was as fol- g
lows, and spoke in the order named: 'j
J T Lyon, Thomas H Peeples, f
|^and B B Evans, for Attorney (ten- ,
K
T Carter, E \\ Mcl^aurin for j
^^ te Treasurer.
^^^hio G Richards, J H Wharton'(
and James Cansler for Railroad:
Commissioner. j ;1
hv. T Dnnejin. Ira B Jones and',.
Cole L Blease for Governor. , r
When the meeting wa.s called to'e
order between eight hundred and a ^
thousand people had gathered in'(
the big warehouse. Good order j
prevailed until Judge Jones started i v
jPftis address about 2 o'clock. His s
hluctii'ii to the audience was ,]
^^Peeted by tremenduous cheer- j
HPig. but there was a small clement "
r of disturbers on hand from adjoin-1 ?
ing counties, chiefly among whom *
was a big rough rul?e wearing a i |
tt^ack hat and blue shirt and a dark,' ?
^shaggy mustache the whole of which ' ?
is said to have hailed from Man- |
ning. It was his interruptions that ^
( caused Judge Jones to remark "that \
the difference between Jones men J
and Blease men is that Blease men j
don't want to hear the truth. They ^
squirm and wiggle and yell and try J
to howl down the man who is rub- :
bing it into them." A number of
Blease rooters, any one of whom ;
could easily be singled out by his ;;
general appearance, were scattered >
J.
: FRU
rs. There is not a man or w<
t. We have them in any size
e Cream Freezers, Ice Tea Tu
'oors and Windows, any size,
so that you can get them on $
?I Kings
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hroughout the audience. But it <
vas a Jones meeting, and it can be 1
aid with impunity that it was a
neeting of the representative voters '
)f Williamsburg; men who are able, ^
villing and ready to do their duty
is they see it at all times and upon '
ill occasions. Judge Jones routed ^
lis enemies and held the best of the ^
hrniicrhnut his soeech. I1
Attorney General Lyon was the
irst speaker and was received with
learty applause.
In a brief mention of his oppon- (
jnts Mr Lyon said: "I do not at- ,
empt to discredit my opponents; ^
,wo of them I have the highest
espect for." The Attorney Gen- J
>ral paid little attention to his comX'titors,
giving his time to a review ?
?f his administration.
Mr Thomas H Peeples made his
isual speech, which was well re- j j
.eived. Mr Peoples told the crowd j r
le would have as good a record as j ^
Attorney General in four years as <
ome others had made in six years.
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Senator J R Earle was not pres- .
nt but sent a letter to the chair- |
nan. In Mr Earle's letter he said:
I favor the economic administra- jj
ion of the government in all of its1 j,
lepartments and the prosecution of j
II wrone-doers alike and the con-! -
raiment of nothing from the eyes}
?f the public." !
When Mr B B Evans was anlounced
there was a "Hurrah for,
.yon!"
"You must he one of those graf-1
ers he let off," retorted Mr Evans. (
dr Evans referred directly to Atorney
General Lyon, and told the
>eople they ought to elect a lawyer
vith a brain of his own. He stated
hat he was running on his own
ibility and that he was no "pin
look" lawyer.
Taking the stand again, Mr Lyon
said: "Evans' statements from beginning
to end are a tissue of lies."
Phere was tremendous cheering
or Lyon upon his unqualified delunciation
of Mr Evan's charges.
Messrs S T Carter and 1) W Mc.aurin,
for State Treasurer, made
hort addresses in which each canlidate
set forth his claim to office.
John S Richards, J W Wharton
inrt -fnmm CansW fur railroad
commissioner. Cansler was the big !
lciise with the crowd, and conclud-1
\
<1 his address by assuring the voters j
hat he was going to be Railroad j
'ommissioner.
MrJnoT Duncan was the first!
f the candidates for Governor to
peak His remarks seemed to bei
lirected against Gonzales and Clark.
Judge Jones followed and in the j
1 A Talk That Is
g Go to the National Mercj
g there is a difference betwet
| TTp-to-HDa/tc
? while anyone can give you
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? where we serve you the fin
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g We have now on aispiay
? 8-a Respect:
IT S E
)man that will say that they 1
i with prices right. Also Top
mblers, Refrigerators, etc.
Just give us your specificatic
rour first trip. * Remember, w
tree Hard1
Wholesale and
? bJj ?nioni>lra aalrl 4*T HfVAf
ATUIOr U1 Ul.^ icinaiivp ch?iv*. * -represented
a railroad in my life."
"That's because the railroads
iidn't want you," came the cry
from a rube in the audience.
"Oh, let him say it," advised i
Judge Jones, "he is saying only what <
lis master says" ? pointing to <
Blease. This thrust called forth tremendous
applause. J
Again the speaker's disturber in- i
errupted to say: "You just wanted <
orrie of that money yourself and i
wouldn't get it." 1
Quick as a flash Judge Jones said: 1
'Here is the difference between f
Tones men and Blease men: Blease <
nen don't want to hear the truth,
rhey squirm and wriggle and holler 1
ind try to howl down the man who 1
s trying to rub it into them. They 1
vent to Georgetown- for that pur- 1
X)se. \Y H Andrews, the champion ?
og-roller, brought them there. c
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money. When you make money
SELF; when you invest money
ERS, No man serves others j
That's why putting^ your mor
WATCH is almost always unj
more than a four per cent retur
Beware of get-rich-quick sche
Let OUR Bank B
We Pay 4 per cent inten
FARMERS <fc ME
"ABSOLUTELY SAFE"
Now Going On at
mtile Store if you want real b
3n a real bargain and a barga
^ 3-ood.s at HjOt;
a bargain. We also invite yc
3r
est kind of4Soda Water. We a
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a nne line ui wnucmcu e> am
fully, , E.
l nai * rigni, mease nas ai least one og-roller
in hi? camp. Vou know, *
hev had those Andrews men there
nth Blease hands around their hats, *
ust like it is around your heart
turning to his interrupter). I told 1
hem they were tagged like sacks of ^
ertilizer. *' The aud^nce cheered 1
icartily. .1
Referring to his vote on the sepa- ?
dtdtU
<jwntHKvonveu'\
f\
: to ksuty
til mora ran MAL'F mAnPU hi I
ASO N
will not put up fruit during
s and Rubbers. If you don'l
>ns, we do the rest. Why d
e are leaders, not trailers.
ware Con
rate coach, or "Jim Crow", law,
Judge Jones said that Dr A H Williams
of Lake City, one of the best
men in the State, had voted with
him against separate coaches, and
no one thought for a moment of accusing
l)r Williams of favoring social
equality. He also named D L
Brown, H E Eaddy, J H Black well
ind J W Singletary, all prominent
men of this section, who voted as
lid Judge Jones. The speaker deaounced
as wholly false and infamous
any intimation that becJause
le voted against separate coaches in
;he early 90's he favored social
squality.
Here again the speaker took no;ice
of an interruption from a young
nan on the front row. "It's all
ight when he (Blease) can find
lien with such narrow intelligence
is yours; hut, fellow citizens, he
uin't fool all the people of South
Carolina all the time. If anylxxly
ries to fool a Williamsburg audi:nce
he will fool nobody but the
ools in it."
Judge Jones referred to thegrantng
of a pardon to Henry Davis, the
rVilliamsburg negro who murdered
lis father-in-law at Salters, and
isked: "Is there anybody herefrom
^alters who signed a petition asking
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it few men know how to invest
?r/\i< /lAf?an/1 Aftltr if ??An V Ml 1 D_
juu ucpcnu uiiij u|/uu i vyui\- \
you must depend upon OTHas
well as he serves himself, j
ley into something you can't
jrofitable? that is, if you wish
n.
:mes!
e YOUR Bank.
ist on savings accounts.
RCHANTS BANK,J
LAKE CITV, S. C
Andrews, S. C. I
argains. This is right, gf
tin, for a real bargain is gjj
<7* 3?xices, ?
>u to our gj
EJ JSTT, KB ;
tlso call your attention to gj
MBITT. |
1 Ladies' Oxford Shoes, gj
FELDMAN, Manager,
IS HE
the summer. We know you
; buy them in time it's not oui
elay? Just send us a card v
lpany ?
for the pardon of Davis?'' "No,
no, no," and several more no's
came from the audience.
When Judge Jones took his seat
the cheers and applause were
n 1 /\.i4 J /io f r-? l r\ r* i n ??/%1li?n\ a ft*AO
aimwat ucaicuiug, in \uiuyn: it n4w
exceeded by that nowhere else, except
possibly at Georgeeown. Men
waved their hats and handkerchiefs ;
they rose from their seats and for
several moments the warehouse resounded
with the liveliest bit of
noise heard in these parts in many
a day. It was hushed for a few moments
only to allow two young ladies
to march up the aisles and present
to the speaker two beautiful
floral tributes. The young ladies
were Misses Eunice Harper and Ada
Brock ington.
"Next to a Ijeautiful and gracious
woman is a beautiful flower,"
said Judge Jones, and then there
was unrestrained applause, Chairman
Hines pounding for quiet.
Governor Blease was the last
speaker. He took the platform at
3 o'clock and was received with
lusty cheering by his followers and
a lot of small boys who love to make
any kind of a noise.
The speaker started off by producing
a few documents to show
why he had pardoned three, of the
several hundred criminals, lie has
liberated from the State penitentiary
since his inauguration in .January
1011. In referring to the Henry
Davis case he said:
"As to the pardon of Henry
Davis, I have no apologies to make;
I'd do it again. In the first place
I didn't pardon Henry Davis. I
paroled him on the plea of his aged
parents in Florida who need his assistance
for their supjwrt. His petition
was presented l>y Mr J? McG
Simpkins, of Edgefield, and was
signed by some citizens of Williamsburg,
some folks in Florida and
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r*jiiiv vi inu juiui.i. lit jiaivnt'i j
on condition that he leave the State i
within twenty-four hours. South
Carolina was the gainer; one nigger
dead and the other one out "f the
State."
He referred to the J 1> Files mat-j
ter which created some stir in the i
Trio section some time ago. In ev-1
ery line taken up hv him he would j
have his audience to helieve that he,:
as Governor,had acted wisely.justly j
and for the l?est interest <>f the
State.
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we can furnish at the lowest possible'pri
handle the best of everything in music,
with you.
Railroad Fare Paid to
Out-of-Town Cistooers.
Xs Seigling Mv
243 King St, C)
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will want Jars, must have
r fault. Come early.
nth sizes. If you are not
On the whole his speech was very
similar to his Florence address, full
of abuse and uncouth language for
everybody who was not a Bleaseite
or presumed to criticise his official
actions.
As to what he terms the "social
equality" record of Judge Jones, he
said: "When I showed up his nigger
record in my speech at Bishopville,
I eliminated him forever from
politics in South Carolina. I wonder
if those pretty girls who brought
him those flowers know he voted in
1891 and 1892 to make your wives
and daughters and sweethearts ride
in the same coaches with big buck
niggers?"
HEBRON NOTES.
Mad Dog Bites Several People
and Other Dogs.
Hebron, July 1:?One of the most
exciting things that has ever occurred
in our community was last
Wednesday, when a mad dog went
to the home of Mr M C Driggers
and bit him, two of his children and
one of his brother's children and
several dogs on the road. Mr Driggers
and children are now at Columbia
under treatment. Mr Driggers
killed the dog.
Mrs I M Edwards and son,Charles,
wno nave oeen living nere ior tne
past year, have returned to her old
home at Mullins.
Messrs Archie and Fred Coker of
Columbia are spending some time
with their parents, Mr and Mrs J M
Coker.
Dr L W Moore and brother, Bert?
of Moore's X Roads were pleasant
callers in our village last Sunday
afternoon.
Mr J 0 Gowdv spent Sunday with
his parenes, Mr and Mrs J J Gowdy,
at Lake City. He was accompanied
home by his sister, Miss Dess, who
will spend a short while with friends.
Whippoorwill.
If you are a housewife you cannot
reasonably hope to he healthy or
beautiful by washing dishes, sweeping
and doing housework all day,and
crawling into bed dead tired at
night. You must get out into'the
open air and sunlight. If you do this
every day and keep > our stomach
and bowels in good order by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets when needed,
you should become both healthy and
beautiful. For sale by all dealers.
2- I3ST 2^"UTSIC
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ces, or on easy terms, if desired. We
and it will be a pleasure to correspond
Piano Tuning in the Country
at Reasonable Rates.
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harleston, S. G.
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