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TK CAMPAIGN MEETING. S1CNATOMIAL CANDIDATE!! MAM SFKBCHKB. IHsruesrd In a CaJni Manner?Tito to Be Made on Are Kn? eed Smith Ap* Favorite*. If the eine of the crowd that was in Um court house when the senato? rial oass pol aw meeting was called to ardor nt 11.41 o'clock this morning is egg hl dos; off the amount of Interest fjhe punpin feel In the content then Mae? aro nut deeply concerned. All held, nensiaatrr kaoludod. there wer? two hundred and fifty to thron ?nt. As th't the crowd wai by lata arrivals, but at the court room over thud the oemaU oxpaak fret, and dleeaa far eallclt called to order John H. Clif Dr. W. B. to open the meeting with Chairmen Clifton then announced the aaaalailal candidates would that the throe candl ? ritcttor aad htr. Lover, thn candidate for congrest, would follow. Mr. John Gary Evans, of Spartan trat Introduced. Mr by saying that this was minting of the most impor ? tant campaign the State has ever In more than one respect. He proceeded to discus* the Impor? ten that enter Into the cam He told how the South., the ?pathera cotton farmer In particular, has boon op press ad aver since tho ejleaa of th, war. le now oppreeftetf ?A4 will continue to he oppreeaed. an aa the Republican party re? hi power, by the tariff, framed taeuted far the benefit and en? I anon t of the manufacturers of th? ??Ith. Ha amplified this theme b> fgefeag Into a detailed and partlculai wMowxatoh of causes and effects of the Bop?oilcan robber tariff. In con he touched briefly upon th? lal situation. Hie speech wai sent and Interesting, hut there Utwo nothing now, original or alten I? it. He was given attention, but groused no en C*nee during the course his speech there was ripple?a gentle ripple-?of sp? end when he concluded he applauded quite liberally. *Out Qsjorga Johnstons, of New her Pp. Introduced his remarks with an that took well and amused Ha then got down to a at oatioaal issues in real that the armed con that rent the country In twain ago, settled hut one mot hod of settlement attempted by the not the right one. The ?tl by the war that end llta?em ail other questions the Irtasaghid and it le the settle of ether and more Important exsexetteoxt that require the heat of Sbftja at aS See them men in this cri aas la owr affairs. Ho referred to the of the Republican party and the South. Boose ha declared to ho the moet dsn that has ever held high and the most and oeweeteaciouslees polltl has area known, net dishonest in potty with money matters. %ot In political affaire he to ruthh ? hau la not nominated hy the Re eo? vent Ion now in seaalon In the eouatry will escape and true American oitl wtn breathe a freer air. for 's aeaanatlon would be a to liberty and the republican of government He discussed tariff and the currency system re refer* presented the evils we the need of change, and where haw the changes should bo made. J oh onto as was applauded liber? al Intervals throughout hie 5 OoL W. W. Lampkln, who entered the raeo at the eleventh hour, filing hio pledge e-eeterday, was the next exaenher. Me made a red-hot prohlbl thm speech. He unllmbered his well ?n brand of eloquence and de? led hie well-rounded periods un the rafters rang. His prohibition laMiita were generously applauded, also said that he was a traveling and wanted to go to the senate rspreoont the 101.000 traveling a who are now without representa I In congress. He Is and has always a working man and he wants to ?nt the urepresented working Mt O. H Martin, who has filled the of State superintendent of edu nation for six years. Is admittedly one of the most effective campaigners und Stump speakers in the State, and ai though he confined hlnnHf el<>??ely So tJho manuscript of his speech he ? hit with the crowd He play* nrtle of a plain, common sense and ready, outspoken, sincere laborer for the public weal and plays It well. He speaks a language every body understands, and his sentences are clear-cut and direct. He attempts no airy flights of eloquence, perpe? trates no florid eloquence, but talks to the point, enlivening his discourse with Jokes and stories that hit the point every time. Mr. R. Q. Rhett, of Charleston, when Introduced, was received with greater applause than any of the speakers who had preceded him. He apparently had a large number of friends and well wlsehers In the crowd and they gave him a good send off. Mr. Rhett devoted the greater part of his time to a lucid and forci- j ble presentation of his plan for the revision of the currency system, by which the hold of the banks and the bondholders of the North can he broken and the South freed of the oppressive exactions that has kept the South In bondage. By this system money will be provided when needed for the movement of crops at an In? terest of 4 or I per cent He also dis? cussed the tariff and Its relations to the business Interests of the country, and the burdens It Imposed upon the South. Mr. Rhett showed a thor? ough familiarity with the subject and a comprehensive grasp of the situa? tion. The speech was a business-like presentation of a question In which all people have a deep Interest and It created a favorable Impression. Mr. E. D. Smith, who was at home, among his own people, was given a cordial reception. He discuss? ed the tariff and money questions briefly, but the greater part of his time he gave to a history of the fight of the farmers for freedom from the domination of the New York cotton exchange and allied Interests, whose wealth le derived from the control they exercise over the price of cotton. Mr. Smith Is an attractive, eloquent and persuasive speaker and he was at his best today. He struck a re? sponsive echo In the hearts of his hearers and the speech was punctuat el with applause. Mr. Grace, of Charleston, who en? tered the race yesterday, was unable to be present, as he was detained in Charleston by business. ' After the senatorial candidates had concluded the three candidates for solicitor, Messrs. Philip H. Stoll, of Ktngstree, A. B. Stuck*)-, of Sumter, and J. B. McLaughlin, of Blshop vlUe, made brief speeches, announc? ing their candidacy. " The meeting was concluded with a speech by Congressman Lever, who has no opposition for re-election. Mr. Lever, after expressing his sincere and heartfelt thanks for the supoprt Sumter has always given him, told something of the work he has done for this district, the efforts he has made to do more and the plans he has to do more in a practical way for the betterment of the Seventh dis? trict and South Carolina. He was ap? plauded and there ia no doubt about his popularity In Sumter. Stall for Solicitor. At a meeting of the Board of Trade last Monday night a resolution was introduced and unanimously adopted by a rising vote, endorsing Philip Stoll, Esq., of the local bar, as candi? date for solicitor of the Third Judicial circuit. This Is at It should be. It will be remembered that when So? licitor Wilson was elected Judge the governor appointed H. H. Wells, Esq., of Florence In his stead. Then, when the new circuits were formed, Mr. J. B McLaughlin of Blsopvllle, the pres? ent Incumbent received the appoint? ment. The election for this office has really never gone before the people since Judge Wilson succeeded himself four years ago. Mr. Stoll is a man well qualified to All thin office and he should receive the unanimous support of his home county. He Is a ready speaker, and he will make a vigorous campaign and his chances for election are excel? lent. As a matter of local pride every voter of this county who can influence some one In another county should turn him to Mr. Stoll. If this be done and his home county support him loyally his election Is assured. There Is this to remember: It has been SO years since any Wllllam*burg courty man has even offered to an elective office In State, district or cir? cuit. Now that we have a candidate with grit and backbone enough to venture beyond the local pool Into the maelstrom of politics let us give him our hearty and loyal help. To elect Mr. Stoll solicitor would be th?? b??t advertisement that Wl' llamsburg has had for many years. First, let the world know that we have a county that Is second to none In the State In fortuity of sod and resource*; and second, that wo have confidence In and will nuppor' our homo men. Vote for Mali ? Klngstree Cmnty Record. ?W. R. Ward, of Dyorshurg, Tonn., writes- "This Is to certify that I have used Foley's Orlno laxative for I chronic constipation, and it has prov? en without a doubt to he a thorough, practical remedy for this trouble, and It Is with pleasure I offer my consci? entious reference." Slbert's Drug Store. THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. SC EX KS OF STIRRING ENTHUSI? ASM AT THE OPENING SES? SION. VHMt Crowd Present When Meeting is Called to Order?Permanent Offi? cers Are Already Decided On? The Day's Work. Chicago, June 16.?Amid scens of stirring enthusiasm the Republican national convention of 1908 began its deliberation at noon today in the pres? ence of an assemblage estimated at upwards of 14,000 people, with the sounds of patriotic airs alternating with the frenzied shouts for Roose? velt, Taft and the other popular he I roes, the first toscin of the coming struggle from the graceful orator of Michigan, Senator Julius Ceasar Bur? rows, and the Initial formalities which started this momentous gathering in? to meeting. The opening session last? ed less than two hours and was less I noticeable for the business accomplish I ed than for the opportunity It afford I ed of seeing again this stirring pic I ture of the people assembled from ev I ery corner of the country to select a I candidate for president of the United I States. The actual work of the day I was quickly accomplished and to? night the various important commlt I tees on credential, platform, organi? sation, etc.?are preparing for the more important business to come. Early In the day all roads In Chlca I go turned toward the huge pile I known as the Coliseum, with its back I towards Lake Michigan and Its great I turrets fronting a rather shabby sec I tlon of the city. Here centered the J convention throngs?State delegations, I singly and In groups, some with marching clubs and bands and ban? ners for their favorites, the Qhlo del I egatlon with a huge black silk stan? dard bearing the portrait of Secretary Taft. At the front and rear the great I building was beseiged by steady streams I of humanity, until at noon almost I every seat In the structure was occu I pled and great crowds stood out-Ide I to catch the echoes from within. Impressive Scene. I The scene when the vast assem I blage was called to order was one of Impressive dignity, of animation and I of color. In the central erena sat the I delegations, almost 1,000 strong, and I back of them their alternates, another I thousand In number, wi'.h the stand I ards of the State rising here and there I above the turbulent sea of heads. I The points of vantage. Immediately I In'front was held by Ohio, New York, I Pennsylvania, Indiana and Wlscon I sin, each having a candidate, while I further back, rank after rank, were I ranged other States and territories, I Hawaii, Pureto Rico, the Philippines land Alaska forming the outlying I fringe of the official delegation. I Around the central mass of delegates land alternates swept the long lines I of spectators, In rising tires and In I solid masses, men and women, the I latter in gay-hued summer gowns and I with fluttering fans and waving hand? kerchiefs. Higher up another gall ry I made the entire circuit of the vast I enclosure. Above the ever-moving, I keleldoscope scene, bent the huge I semi-circle roof. Its steel glrdlers loop led with bunting and ablade with elec? tric devices, shields and patriotic I symbols. In front of the delegates I stretched the mammoth platform, 1200 feet square, and accommodating 1 1,800 distinguished guests, Including I ambassadors and ministers from f or lelgn states, besides the officers of the I convention and members of the na | tlonal committee. WOMAN TO BE ELECTROCUTED. Mrs. Mary Farmer Must Pay Death Penalty for Fiendish Mnrder of Mrs. Sarah Brennen. Watertown, N. Y., June 19.?Guilty of murder In the first degree was the verdict of the Jury In the case of i Mrs. Mary Farmer, charged with the killing of Mrs. Sarah Brennan. The Jury was out three hours. Justice Rogers sentenced Mrs. Farmer to be electrocuted at Auburn prison during the week beginning Aug 2. The crime for which Mrs. Farmer, who Is 29 years old, was con? victed was the most fiendish. Her victim, Mrs.- Brennan, who was 55 years old, was her neighbor and Inti? mate friend and the motive was to gain possession of the Brennan home, deeds of which Mrs. Farmer had forg? ed In October. The crime was com? mitted April 23. Mrs. Brennan was hacked to pieces with a hatchet and her body stuffed in a trunk. Mrs Farmer's husband is also under Indictment on a charge of murder in the first degree as accessory to the crime. Don't cough your head off when you can get a guaranteed remedy in Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especial? ly recommended for children as It's pleasant to take, Is a gentle laxative thus expelling the phlegm from the system. For coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, hoarseness and all bronchial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold by Blbert'i i>rug Store. Cori Morten of Alken county has been arrested on the charge of chok? ing her Infant to death. EFFECTS OF SPEEDING AUTO? MOBILES. L. W. Page, Director of the Oflice of Public Roads, and Dr. Allcrton S C11 siunan Conduct Some Expert meiits to Pro?e the Theory of Highway Engineers That Rubber Timl Vehicles Moving at High Speed Strip the Roads of Surface Binder and Ruin Them. A two ton racing automobile mov? ing at something In excess of a mile a minute while an impenetrable cloud of fog-grey rock dust hang to the horlxon and marked the, speeding course of the big machine, was the sight witnessed by travelers on the fa? mous conduit road a dozen miles from Washington on Thursday, April 23. The seemingly pronounced viola? tion of the speed ordinances was countenanced by two of the Nation's federal departments; Agriculture and War; however, the rushing motor? car having been pressed into requisi? tion by L. W. Page, director of pub? lic roads, and Dr. Allerton S. Cush I man, assistant director, in the effort I to determine the effects of automo? bile traffic upon macadam highways, and the stretch of thoroughfare was I placed at their disposal by war de I partment officials. While the racing car and others of! various weights and types made many trips over the selected stretch of a mile and a half at varying rates of [speed, from 5 to 65 miles an hour, a corps of skilled photographers, equip I ped with the most modern devices for photographing vehicles at high speeds, made accurate records of the various tests. It has long been known to highway I engineers that automobiles were rap? idly shortening the lives of the rock I surface roads of the world, and many experiments have been made in the I past six or seven years to determine I the actual cause of the damage done. I To understand how the soft broad I tires of the modern motor car can I work an injury to the surface that I not only withstands, but improves un I der the constant passing and repass I ing of vehicles with iron tires, one I must be apprised brlefy of the theory I on which, first Tresauget of Limoges, I and later MacAdam of Ayr, worked I when giving such highways to the I world. The reasoned that a road sur I faced with bits of stone would im I prove under wagon traffic because I the iron tires of the passing vehicles I would constantly crush the stones and I form rock dust particles; that those I rock dust particles would not merely I fill in all interstices between the I stones, but would also form a sur I face dust binder; the wettings and I rollings tended to cement the dust I into a shell-like surface and thus I make the entire road one traffic-with I standing, water-shedding mass. The reasoned well and wisely. The I macadam roads lived up to the the lorles of their inventors and improved I with the passing years until the ad I vent of the automoble. It was but I a shot time after It came Into vogue I that highway engineers in all civilised I lands learned that a new condition I was confronting them and that es I tabllshed customs were being menac? ed. The trouble was quickly traced I to the automobile and it was studied, lit was soon noted that he soft rubber I tire was the highway menace. It I crushed no rock itself and therefore I contributed no quota of the needful I surface dust binder, while the tre I mendous tractive force of the rear I wheels drew up the dust made by the I iron tired wagons and sent it whirl I ing away over adjacent lands. I Those who witnessed the experi I ments on Thursday near the National I Capital could not doubt fog a mo I ment that the various road experts all lover the world are correct In their I opinion that very rapidly driven au I tomobiles are rapidly tearing up the I surface of the macadam road, for I not only were huge clouds of dust I lifted Into the air and blown off the I road, but careful examination showed I that the material under the wheel I tracks of the machine was distinctly I loosened and ravelled even during the I short period of these tests. I No such effects were noticeable af? ter the passing of iron tired vehic'ds; the series of these tests beginning with the passing of a horse drawn vehicle. This was photographed as I It moved along and also as the wagon tires passed over a given mark. Then the automobiles were sent over the course. The first was a heavy weight touring car moving at five miles an hour. A series of pictures was made of that car on Its many Journeys at varying rates of speed un? til Its maximum of 45 miles an hour was attained. Then the work was taken up by the huge racer, which tore down the road first at a speed of 50 miles an hour, and then 55, 60, and finally at 65. It fairly lifted the road surfacing material as it sped along regular ridges of rock dust ris? ing in front of the rear wheels and floating away in blinding clouds, other tests were made and other pic? tures taken of various types of heavy Limousine ears ami runabouts. It was plainly noticeable and was com mentad on that the automobiles when moving at the low rates of speed equal to the speed made by horse-drawn vehicles made very lit? tle dust, the theory that fast speed? ing automobiles are responsible for road surface destruction being pretty thoroughly substantiated by these means. The results of this interesting bit of road work will be carefully stud? ied and put together in a paper or papers to be presented to the inter? national road congress which will meet at Paris October 11; for so far reaching are the ravages of the au? tomobile on the wonderful roads of France that that country has urged highway engineers of all lands to as? semble at her gay metropolis in the fall to take up the problem and strive for a solution of it. LIQUOR SALES LESS. People Consuming Less Strong Drink Now That Weather Is Warm. The warm weather seems to be de? creasing the consumption of whiskey in South Carolina, especially in the low country, according to the figures of Dispensary Auditor West, who has Just completed the tabulation of the dispensary sales for May. The total sales for last month amount to $261, 357.59 as against $372,751.68 for April a decrease of about $12,000. The sales for Aiken county show the greatest slump, as they amounted to $27,642.09 in April and $17,094.23 in May, a falling off of $10,000. Evi? dently the Oeorgia thirst is being sup? plied partially somewhere else now than at North Augusta, Barnwell, Beaufort and Bamberg also show slight decrease In sales while Charles? ton remains about satisfactory, the sales for April being $52,892.14 and $50.508.21 In May. I Orangeburg shows a decrease from $15.577.70 in April to $14,51920 In May. Sumter from $14,786.70 in April to $13,01'.52 In May; Williarr.s burg from $6,096.33 in April to $5, 171.63 in May. Rlchland shows ai Increase, the sales in May being $41,468.10 and in April $40,120.05. PROHIBITION IN NORTH CARO? LINA. Gov. Glenn Issues Proclamation?To Take Effect on January 1, 1908. Raleigh, N. C, June 19.?Gov. Glenn today, amidst imposing cere? monies, signed the proclamation for prohibition to go into effect in North Carolina on the first of January, 1909. The ceremonies took place in the ex? ecutive office and prohibition leaders from all parts of the State were pres? ent. The official vote announced was 113,612 for prohibition and 69.416 against It. Twenty counties out of 98 went wet The temperance women of the State, at the ceremonies, pre? sented a handsome banner to Bun? combe county for the largest majority for prohibition, and one to Tancy county for the largest percentage, ten votes only out of 1,220 In Yancey county being cast against prohibition. LIGHTNING KILLS MAN AND WIFE Baby and Two Other Persons on Same Seat on Greenville County Church Unhurt. Piedmont, June 21.?At Sandy Springs Baptist church, Greenville county, where a Sunday school union was being held, lightning struck the church building, Immediately behind the pulpit, and killed Mr. Will Lin derman and his wife. Two others were sitting on the same seat and were not Injured. The Rev. Mr. McCord, of Pied? mont, was delivering an address at the time and received a slight shock. The church building was vacated, although a heavy downpour or rain was In progress, and there was a great deal of excitement for the time being. DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN. John Patterson Brock Succumbs to an Attack of Fever. Summerton, June 19.?John Patter? son Brock died this afternoon at the home of his adopted mother, Mrs. S. E. Brock, after an illness of about 10 days. He was taken with typhoid fever shortly after his return from a business school and for several days his life has been despaired of. Mr. Brock was a bright young man, full of promise, and his death has cast a gloom over the entire community. He was about 19 years old and the son of Mr. Allen C. Harvln of Manning. Greenville, June 20.?At the quarry of he Greenville Crushed Stone company near Liberty, O. C. Dorman of Oaffney was injured in loading a hole with dynamite. A pre? mature explosion tore several terrible gashes in the young man's face and the attending physician thinks he may he able to save one of the in? jured man's eyes. Mr. Dorman was taken to Gaffney on a cot. ManZan Pile Remedy comes ready to use, In a collapsible tube, with noz? zle. One application soothes and heals, reduces Inflammation and re? lieves soreness and Itching. Price 50c. Sold bv Slberfs Drug Store. TAFT RESIGNS WAR PORTFOLIO LUKE E. WRIGHT, AX EX-CON FEDERATE, SUCCEEDS HIM. Republican Nominee for Presidency Will Go Out of Office in War De partmnit June 30?President Ap? points Tennessee*n to Take His Place. Washington, June 19.?Secretary of War Taft today handed to President Roosevelt his resignation from the cabinet. The correspondence between the president and Secretary Taft relating to the latter's resignation is very brief. Secretary Taft simply said in his resignation: "I hereby tender my resignation as secretary of war, to take effect June 30 next." , The president in reply said: 'Your resignation is accepted, to take effect June 30." The resignation was dated yester? day and the acceptance today. The statement given out at the White House concerning Mr. Wright's ap? pointment follows: "As Philippine commissioner and later as vice governor and governor he won the affection and regard of the army to a high degree, and many of the most distinguished of the men who served in the army at the time he was in the Pillpplnes have urged his appointment, because they felt he was In a peculiar way their champion and to a peculiar degree understood them and their needs. This Is espe? cially true as regards the men who , were Union veterans of the civil war, 1 for these grew to feel that he was always specially Interested in their welfare. ? "Moreover, his great administrative and legal ability both peculiarly fit him to deal with the problems in the Philippines, Panama and Cuba. For* the work ^f the war department is now such that only a man with spe? cial fitness and unusual training is able to do justice to it. Of all the men Jn the country the president feels that Luke Wright is the man j best equipperj; to take up the work of the department, which for the last seven years has been under the con? trol, first, of Root, and then of Taft. "As a young man he was a cap? tain in the Confederate army. He is one of the best, lawyers not only of his State, but of the entire South. He has also been foremost In advocating and Insisting upon fair treatment for the colored "people. He first definitely established his reputation in the ter? rible days of the yellow fever epi? demic at Memphis, when he practical? ly made himself mayor of the town and took charge of all the relief measures, showing what may justly be called devotion to duty and Indif? ference to his own life, together with the masterful qualities of a success? ful administrator in a great crisis. He was himself struck by the plague he was fighting, but lived to see it stamped out and himself to take part in introducing into Memphis the hy? gienic measuree which has since made it one of the model health cities in te world. i ? ?' i ???? * i, -jdhJe? "He was appointed by President McKinley as one of the Philippine commissioners and enjoyed President Mc Kin ley's heartiest confidence as one of those Southerners who were In sympathy with is administration. Under President Roosevelt he was first promoted to be vice governor and then governor of the Philippines, was afterward the first American am? bassador to Japan. In all positions he served with signal fidelity and ability, and has been in heart and outspoken agreement with the admin? istration in all its policies. Charleston is for Rhett. The choosing of a United States senator is not a Charleston monopo? ly, and it is quite possible for a can? didate to be nominated in a State pri? mary in South Carolina without car? rying his home county. Moreover, it 13 the proper boast of a Democracy whose opportunities are multiplied by the primary election plan that It of? fers to every man the privilege and right to go before the people and present his claims for preferment. No citizen who avails himself of them is subject to criticism on that account The entrance to the senatorial content of a second candidate living in Charleston will not materially change the voting In Charleston county. In the judgement of 4 the News and Courier Charleston county is practically -solid and enthusiastic in support of Mayor Rhett.?News and Courier. The Best Pills Ever Sold. ?"After doctoring 15 years for chronic indigestion, and spending over 1200, nothing hah done me as much good as Dr. King's New Life Pills. I consider th^m the best pills ever sold." writes B. F. Ayscue, of Ingle Stde. N. C. Sold under guarantee at Libert's Drug Store. 25c. Congressman l^ver gave out an Interview in Columbia in which he stated that Bryan has a ttpendld chance to win over Taft, the Repub? lican nominee for president.