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FIGURES CONCERNING
THE 1910 ELECTION.
BLEASE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR
IN SECOND PRIMARY BY A
SCANT MAJORITY OF 5,000 VOTES i
Columbia, August 3.?With the
primary election less than a month
off, and confident claims being made J
by the ardent supporters oi tne two j
leading candidates for Governor, it
is of some interest to look back to
the campaign of 1910 and in the
light of the election figures of two
4Brs ago form some idea of the
tna^ces this year. Judge Jones is a
new factor personally in the primary
but the strength of Governor Blease
* and of the opposition to him is pretty
well known.
i Mr Blease was elected in the second
primary of 1910 by a majority
J\ of only a little more than five thousNn'd
votes?to be exact, his majority
was 5,133. A change of less than
2,?00 votes would have defeated him.
In Charleston his majority was more
than that, it was 2,745, and it was
freely charged just after that election
that at least fifteen hundred fraudulent
votes were cast in Charleston
county. In Richland the majority
for Governor Blease was over one
thousand, it was 1,027, and a substantial
change in these two counties
would ordinarily be sufficient to
bring about the defeat of the present
Governor. In 1910 Mr Blease
had in the second primary the support
of practically all factions in
Charleston as against a Prohibitionist,
whereas this year the Grace
faction, triumphant at the recent
municipal election, is opposed to
him, and the anti-Grace faction is at
least not for him, so far as any one
knows. At any rat it is certain he
will not receive in Charleston the
landslide vote he got two years ago. I
In the second primary of 1910
Governor Blease received a majority j
of the votes in twenty-five of the j
^ torty-three counties as follows; Abbeville,
Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, j
Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkelv, Calhoun,
Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton,
Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton,
Horry. Kershaw, Laurens, Lee, |
Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg,
Pickens. Richland. Saluda and Union.,
Of these counties which gave
Blease a majority those giving him
the largest majorities were the fol>
lowing: Aiken 1,071, Charleston 2,745,
Horry 440, Lexington 624,
Newberry 62S, Richland 1,027, Sak
luda661, Union 485. In the other
w counties which he carried his majorities
were small.
. Governor Blease's opponent, Mr
* Featherstone, received a majority'
in the following counties: Cherokee,;
Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, |
Dillon, Edgefield,Fairfield, Florence, i
Greenville, Greenwood, Lancaster, j
Marion, Marlboro, Oconee, Spartanburg,
Sumter, Williamsburg and
York.
A The vote by counties in the sec- <
ond primary of 1910 was as follows:
Featherstone. Blease. 1
Abbeville 1081 1108
Aiken 1076 2147 i
Anderson 2819 3497
Bamberg. 453 491
Barnwell 815 1155
Beaufort 308 361
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Berkeley 339 4S1
< alhoun 339 375
Charleston 820 3565 1
( herokee 1574 1439 ]
Chester 947 844
Chesterfield 1-39 990 1
Clarendon 710 861 j
Colleton .1063 1159
Darlington 1440 934
Dillon 995 561
Dorchester 486 829
Edgefield 912 775
Fairfield 670 634
Florence L. 965 701
Georgetown 442 868
Greenville. 2836 2214
Greenwood 1226 1<)42
Hampton 825 922
Horry 1050 1490
Kershaw 793 909
Lancaster 1472 960!
Laurens 1592 18721
Lee 618 7521
Lexington 1301 19251
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Marion
Marlboro IJjSb ?
Newberry 964 }^'
Oconee loo4 1044
Orangeburg 157b
Pickens 11
Richland 1^23 -*>6
Saluda 643 1319
Spartanbnrg 4o44 4UOU
Sumter 65t> <'
Union HW
Williamsburg 1273 ?<<
York 174S 16.0
51.049 50.1b2
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In the first primary me vote iui
the leading three candidates was
very close. Out of less than 100,000
votes cast, Blease. Featherstone
and McLeod together received 77,292
votes with six candidates in the
race. The \ote for these three was
as follows: Blease 28.986, Featherstone
26,142, McLeod 22,164. Blease
had a lead over Featherstone of only
2,844 and Featherstone had a lead
over McLeod of only 3,978 votes.
The Blease, McLeod and Duncan
vote was the anti-prohibition vote,
and it amounted to 52,234 as against
51,486 for the three prohibitionists,
whereas in the second primary
when a much larger total vote was
cast, Blease received only 56,182
votes to 51,049 for Featherstone.
In the first primary of 1910,
which was the real test of the personal
strength of the candidates,
Blease received a majority in only
three counties, Aiken 12 votes, Newberry
176 votes and Saluda 16 votes.
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six counties of Beaufort, Charleston,
Florence, Georgetown, Lee and
Sumter.
In the first primary Blease received
a plurality in sixteen counties
and failed to receive a plurality in
twenty-seven counties. His pluralities
were in Aiken, Barnwell, Calhoun,
Cherokee, Colleton, Dorchester,
Fairfield, Horry, Laurens, Lexington,
Newberry, Pickens, Richland
Saluda, Union and York.
Featherstone had a plurality in
the following twelve counties: Abbeville,
Anderson, Edgefield, Green-'
ville, Greenwood, Lancaster, Marion, I
Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg, I
Hampton and Spartanburg.
MoT anA n nlnrnlitv in the I
following fourteen counties: Bam-1
berg, Beaufort,Berkeley, Charleston,'
Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, j
Darlington, Dillon, Florence.George- j
town, Lee, Sumter, Williamsburg. !
Major Richards received a plural-1
ity in his own county of Kershaw.
Considering that the majority for
Blease in the second primary was
only 5,133, and that in the second
primary he received 3,565 votes in
Charleston alone, when in the first
primary Charleston had cast only 3,124
for all six candidates, the principal
question to be answered in estimating
the result this year is
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whether Gov Biease has gained ennncrh
votes to maintain or increase
his slight majority of two vears ago,
or whether he has lost enough to offset
that slight majority of a little
more than five thousand. Has Gov
Blease won or lost friends?
Fatal Shooting Affair at Cades, j
Friday last a number of negro
crap shooters got together and pro-:
eeeded to have a little game in the (
corn field near the A C L station at
Cades. The darkies participating
were Mott Cooper. Zeno Graham.
Lawrence White. Jack Spates. Alex
Taylor. Chamberlain Richardson,
Harry McFadden and George Brooks,
The game had gone on until McFadden's
last quarter had been won by
George Brooks. McFadden not caring
to be separated from his last
coin, grabbed up the quarter and
started to run. The Brooks negro
ran after and soon caught McFad- J
den,who offered him the money, but
Brooks was blood-thirsty and pulled
out his pistol and began shooting,
firing four bullets into McFadden's
body.
Deputy Sheriff McCaifts went up
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to Cacies rriua\ ocmug, miwivi
and brought back Mott Cooler, Zeno
Graham, Lawrence White and Jack
Spates whom he placed in jail. Since
then Alex Taylor and Chamberlain
Richardson have been landed in
jail here. McFadden died from his
injuries early Saturday morning-,
and the negro who did the shooting,
George Brooks, is still at large, but
Sheriff Graham has notified the
authorities in adjoining counties to
look out for him.
Mott Cooper, who is one of the
gang in jail is an old offender havcowaA
?a month's sentence
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on the chain gang for attempting to
shoot another negro several years
ago.
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don't let it slip away from you.
thought. Make no investment
YOUR PRINCIPAL.
Buy no property or anything
anirnr to watch it. Bank VOUt II
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The interest we will pay you is
will bring you in.
Let OUR Bank b
We pay 4"0 Interest oi
FARMERS MEJ
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Retail Dealers
LAKE CITY ITEMS. I
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Big Tobacco Sales Tuesday--Mrs ,
Jones Entertains Miss Weatherly (
Judge anu Mrs S W G Shippjj
and family are stopping with Mrs j
J M Sturgeon during the remainder j
of the week. ,
Miss Emma Finnegan, having been
most charmingly entertained while
the guest here of her brother and }
sister, Mr and Mrs H F Finnegan, I,
returned on Monday to her home at' {
T ofto .
uatca. ,
Dr and Mrs C D Rollins and little
daughter left last Friday morning to <
spend their vacation in the moun- <
tains of North Carolina. \
Mrs A D Jones entertained very \
prettily last Thursday evening from ?
six to eight-thirty o'clock, in honor <
of her niece, Miss Lalla Ruth Weath- t
erly and Miss Louise Hustess of Ben- j t
nettsville.Mrs J M Truluck and Miss j 1
Ruth Williams assisted the hostess t
in receiving the guests. After several
interesting games and contests t
which were played on the large and j
beautiful lawn, two prizes were 11
awarded. Miss Mildred Easterling 1
winning the tirst prize in the apple ]
contest, and the guest prize was s
presented to Miss Hustess. Deli- t
cious and dainty salads and sweets i
were served. 1
Dr and Mrs Eaddy are spending a
couple of weeks at Glenn Springs. i
Miss McFadden of King$tree was 1
the guest of Miss Leone Williams !
this week.
Mr and Mrs E L Rogers and Miss }
Margaret McClam spent the week- i
end at the island. s
Miss Mollie Nachman left Tuesday i
evening'for a trip to Baltimore and <
New York, she was joined at Dillon I
by her aunt, Mrs Morris Fass, who
will accompany her on this visit.
Yesterday wa? a record-breaking
day on our' tobacco market, there !
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noney?,
ive it and :
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a good sized pile of money
Let SECURITY be your first j
where you will put in danger j
else unless you yourself are
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more than government bonds ; J
e YOUR BanJk.
i savings accounts.
RCHANTS BANK.
LAKE CITY, S. C. *
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e sure to come back. We
are, Sash, Doors, Lime,
Base Ba
pany
were over 2t0,000 pounds of tobacco
sold here from 10:30 to 5 o'clock,
prices ranging from six to thirtyaicrht
npr nnund. The farmers
n this section are well pleased with
:he prices that the weed is bringing,
and so are the merchants and business
men in general. L M R.
The new steam plant of the Imperal
Company commenced operating
.vith a full force of hands Monday,
and their buver is now active in the
market.
Last week a petition, generously
signed by the citizens, was presented
to council asking its considera:ion
of the matter of arrangements
ior electric lights. The people, it
seems, have been aroused to the necessity
for a well lighted town by
:he pleasing spectacle presented by
:he Imperial plant since full lights
lai'fl Kaon Ant.nn overv PVPnintT for
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:he past week.
Work has been started on the new i
:own jail and council hall,'situated on
\cline avenue, near the freight de3ot.
This will consist, on the first
loor, of Ifour cells, substantially
Drotected with metal, and on the
second, of one* room adequate for
:he meetings of the council and the
Mayor's Court, the entire building
:o be of brick.
Operations are nearing completion
it the plant of the Deep River Lumber
corporation, situated just outside
the southern limits of the town.
Their sour connectincr with the Coast
Line has already been extended for
more than two miles west, and logs
are being hauled in daily over the
new road. The mill will be in full
nperation before the first of September.
| New Advertisements j
Some.', Good Advice ? Farmers &
Merchants Bank. Lake City.
Come Here for Your Carriage Repairing?W
M Vause & Son.
Save Your Money?Wee Nee Bank.
Indian Motorcycle?R W Crosland,
Agent.
Final Discharge?S L Courtney, Administrator.
Price Slashing? Jenkinson Bros Co.
ralcum Powder, Drugs, Medicines.
&c?Kingstree Drug Co.
Fine Pianos on Easy Terms?Charles-.
ton Piano Co, Charleston.
ire can furnish at the lowest possible'pri
andle the best of everything in music,
pith you.
Railroad Fare Paid to #
Qut-ot-Town Customers. $
Seigling Mu
243 King St, CI
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; guarantee satisfaction
Cement, Plaster, etc.,
II Goods
.ead?Others Follow.
HFIP finV Wll QflN'5
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CAMPAIGN FOND.
WILLIAMSBURG DEMOCRATS
START A FUND TO AID PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
Tbe County Record has, at the
solicitation of a number of enthusiastic
Democrats, anxious to contribute
to the campaign fund of Woodrow
Wilson, decided to receive such
contributions,Vhich will be forwarded
weekly to the Columbia State.
We feel sure that the Democrats of
Williamsburg county will come
across liberally. Inasmuch as Governor
Wilson will accept no contributions
from trusts and combines
it behoves every true Democrat who
can, to contribute to his campaign
fund.
So far we have received from the
following persons the amounts opposite
their names:
Mr R N Spiegner $1 00
Jno M Eaddy 'L UO
Dr A M Snider .. 2 50
Mrs S A Snider 2 50
Mr E C Epps 1 00
L Total $9 00
I REED ELECTROCUTED TUESDAY.
Confesses His Guilt and Goes
Calmly to the Chair.
William Reed was electrocuted in
the State Penitentiary Tuesday
morning for an attempted assault in
Anderson county. At 11:04 he was
brought into the "death chamber,"
strapped in the electric chair, and
one minute later 1,950 volt3 of elec
tricity were shot through his body.
After one minute and five seconds
the current was again passed through
his body and at 11:09 he was pronounced
dead. The remains were
taken in charge and buried by the
Penitentiary authorities.
Only a limited number of witnesses
witnessed the electrocution,
the first in the State. Reed went
to his death calmly and without a
tremor. He confessed again before
going to the chair, to the crime for
which he was executed. None of
his family were present.
There are four others confined in
the death house awaiting electrocution,
the next of whom,Alex Weldon,
will go to his death on August 13.
The new electric apparatus worked
satisfactorily; Reed was the
first victim.
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and it will be a pleasure to correspond
Piano Tuning in tlie Country
at Reasonable Rates.
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tiarleston, S. C.
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