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SCMTER WATCHMAN, EMakV Consolidated Aug. 2.188 iIrMatten nub Soutbron Published Every Wednesday, ?BY? MTCEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTKR, 8. C. on il.ftO pet annum?In advance. " - -Ua: Qae Square trat Insertion.$1.00 * fevery subsequent Insertion.10 Coatraats tor three months, or longer srtll be made at reduced rates. Alt eemmunlcationa which sub sat is private Interests will be charged fee aa aavsi ties menu. g,. OtHiajUsi and tribute* of respects f wtn be charged for. CAUSE OF FLOODS. ?I Pact Few Days Asms* the Necessity Waehington, Aug. 17.?The dleas hoods aow ragtag throughout the heath, with their appaJIng dan hft to hasaan Uvea and to property, to a strtklag though lamentable and eaatty sbjsst leeaon, said an official of ' the National Forest Association to day. With the torrential rainfall In the Piedmont and Appalachian Msnatafa ration, coupled with the etisalaal deforestation of the moun? tain sldee throughout this section, at t the headwaters of our Southern ^atraama, no other result than severe Sende can be expected, and this con? dition, an bad as It Is. must pteadl'y ?row worse and Increasingly more damagiwg, statu our people return to sanity In their treatn ent of the for* ?teats. It proves a* no other lesson ^an, the need of the forest covering and hears eloquent testimony to what we are preaching day In and day out. that our forests are abaviutety essen? tial to the Nation s life and must be preserved. If these woeful conditions I and lossse are to be prevented. f4 ?flach work as oar Association Is do? ing; m setting forth the facta; In call? ' hug aWentlea to the results of our| pressnt methods and policies; In awakening the Intereat and conscience of the earnest and thoughtful Individ oal. must In time, and we hope be ( fore all the forests are gone/ make the South realise that her forests most ha saved, and must call forth ?nch unanimous sentiment and ef tort therefor, that they will be saved. Surely we are not true to ourselves ? or to our Southland, If this grave ' matter, affecting aa It does the very life of our people and their material prosperity now and In the future, does not receive the Immediate attention It deserve* We must have not only the Appa? lachian National Forest, but we must ; have Stale forests throughout the en? tire South?It to only through and by k means of both that forest perpetua \lon will become a reality. BRING THEM TO JUSTICE. It waa persistency sumored on the day of election that liquor was being ?fad freely la the Interest of certain candidates. This la a crime under the statute* punishable by severe penalty. But. aside from this it Is a shameful state of things when a Democratic primary election cannot be conducted among white men In a decent com* munlty without resorting to the low, dirty tricks of a ward heeler. We hope that the report we heard Is not true; but ths t>wn authorities should keep a strict lookout hereafter on election day and hale the guilty per? son to Justice, be he who he may.? Kings tree Record. ? HELD ON PEONAGE CHARGE. Pmsnmcnl (ieorgten end a Negro Consta bee Are Fader Arrest. Albany. Oa.. Aug. 11.?The most sensatlonsl affair of the kind ever de? veloped in this part of the Btate Is expected to grow out of the arrent yes? terday at Bsconton In Mitchell coun? ty of Minor E. Jackson, a member of one of the most prominent fam? ilies In thU section, who was ar? raigned here this afternoon before United Rtatee Commissioner D C Benjamin, charged with eorixplrmy and peonage. The case was contin? ued till tomorrow. Taffy Childs, a negro con-table of Mitchell county, was arraigned with Jackson and both were placed under 11,000 bonds. The city authorities at Urbana, III., are co-operating with the entomologi? cal department of the University of Illinois In an effort to find out to what extent house flies are bred In garbage and to discover some method to put an end to the breeding. Mied April, 1850. ?Be Just ai 1. SUMTE! PRIMARY RESULTS DECLARED. RETURNS TABULATED BY STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. Smith's Votes Ghen as 30,012, Evans' 27.584, Rhetts 22,422, An? sel's 62,867 ami Blease's 42,100? F. C. Flshburne Attempts to Keep Cansler From Entering Second Race, but Is Overruled by the Com? mittee. Columbia, Aug. 29.?The State Democratic committee met tonight and declared the result of the pri? mary election of August 25. The re? eult la as already forcaated in the pa? pers and the vote Is practically that already published. There are no changes whatever so far as the sec? ond primary Is concerned. There was a protest against permitting Canslar to go Into the second race, but this was overruled by the committee. Thoa? present were: Wille Jones, Rich land, chairman; Bid Griffith, Lexington; W. F. Stevenson, Chester? field; J. W. Dunn, proxy for W. T. Logan, Charleston; W. E. Bodle, 8a Inda; A. J. Bethea, for D. F. Smith,, Pic kens; Wm. Banks, for J. C. Wil born. York; M. F. Ansel, for J. T. Bramlett. Greenville; Cole L. Blease, Newherry; also J. D. Be l, secretary, and J. W. R. Pope, treasurer. The committee on tabulation, ap? pointed by Gen. Jones, consisting of Messrs. Stevenson, Griffith and Bodle, reported the tabulation as follows: Ansel 62,897, Blease 42,100, Evans 17,184, Grace 1,499, Johnstone 13, ?5?, Lumpkln 4,861; Martin, 6,802, Rhett 22,422. Smith 30,0*2, McLeod 19,761, McCown 98,321. Lyon. 98, 681, Jennings 100,153; Boyd 59,683, Thompson 43,548, Elmore 30,692. Melllchamp 82,488. Swearingen 40, 982. Jones 79,042, Brooker 24,484, Cansler 25,695, Caughman 80,987, Flshburne 9,988, Richardson 11,077, Summersett 23,947. Second District?Patterson 10,749. Smith 2.888. Third District?Alken 6,625. Bo'ggs 6,820. Fifth District?Butler 4,357, Finley 6.811. Pollock 4.211; Finley and But? ler In second race. Sixth District? El lerbe 8.028. Hodges 2,803. Murchison 964, Cogges hall 1.900, Ragsdale 4.091; El lerbe and Ragadale in second race. Solicitor, Ninth Circuit?Jervey t> 127, Puerifoy 5,645. Third Circuit?Stuckey 1,792, 8toll 2,847, McLauchlln 2.872; McLauchlln and Stoll In second race. Twelfth Circuit?Clayton 829, Quat tlebaum 1.596, Wells 4,005, Sellers 2, 469; Wells and Quattlebaum in sec? ond race. Tenth Circuit?Bonham 3.681, Mc Swaln 5.087, Dagnall 1,968, Long 2, 668. Bonham and McSwain in 8tC-j ond race. Second Circuit?Byrnes 6,486, Da? vis 2,376, Graham 1,232; Byrnes elect? ed. ... j Fifth Circuit?Bennet 1.358, Clarke 1.167. Cobb 2.098. Rembert 1,703. Coob and Rembert In the second race. As soon as the reeult was read by Mr. Stevenson, for the committee, Chairman Jones, under Rule No. 9, declared that tabulation to be the of? ficial result of the primary, but after he had done so Mr. F. C. Flshburne, one of the defeated candidates for railroad commissioner, stated that he wished to enter a protest against the consideration of the vote for Cansler on the ground that Canster was not a qualified elector. He read an affida? vit made by himself, reciting the statement already made on the stump to the effect that Cansler was not reg? istered, and that Cansler had regis? tered only after this point was made against him In the campaign. Mr. Flshburne produced the registration book for York County, on file in the office of the Secretary of State, which showed, he said, that Cansler was not a registered elector. He argued that unless he were an elector he could not take the oath of office If nominated in the primary and elected In the gen? eral election, and that Mr. Caughman could refuse to turn the office over to him. Mr. Flshburne also stated that Cannier'* name was not on the rolls of anv Democratic club In his county and that for this reason he was dis <iualin<*d an a candidate. Mr t'aughman. who was present, aron?. und stuted that he wished to say that he knew nothing of this pro? tect until It came up tonight and that hn hud no part In It. He said that CiaalSf had received the vote* of sev? eral thousand Democrats and that he considered him a good Democrat; that If Cannier were elected by the votes of the majority of the Democrats of the State he, Caughman, would cer? tainly turn the office over to him without any technical points. Mr. Stevonson replied to the argu ad Femr not?Let all the ends Thou A In R. 8. 0 . WEDNESD? ments by Mr. Fishburne and showed that to become a candidate In the pri? mary no man Is required to be a qual? ified elector, and that the require? ments for voting in the primary are different from the requirements for voting In the general election, except in Charleston. Cansler, he said, was now qualified, according to Mr. Fish? burne. Mr. Blease desired to have no snap judgment, hut raised the point that the result had already been declared by the chairman and there was noth? ing before the committee. He, how? ever, moved to reconsider the declara? tion so far as It affects the vote for railroad commissioner, which was done. He then moved to declare the result for that office as tabulated by the committee, and In this way the protest, was settled. He said that he did not know of any better way to elect Cansler than to fight him in this way. Mr. Stevenson offered a solution which was adopted, suggesting that all campaign contributions for the na? tional campaign fund be sent through the State chairman, Gen. Jones. This was seconded by Mr. Blease and adopted. Mr. Blease said that his services were at the disposal of the party during the months of Septem ber and October, if he could be of any use, and Gen. Jones replied that he would recommend both Mr. B'eaae and Mr. Stevenson, as both are good speakers. Gov. Ansel broke in and said he would also be glad to offer his ser vice, but Mr. Blease 'aughed and said the Governor could not leave his of flee. The committee then adjourned. TO USE CONVICTS ON ROADS. Georgia Legislators Asked to Ter? minate Lease System at Once. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 30.?When the Senate meets tomorrow, It will have before it for a first reading, the Hol? der bill to terminate the convict lease system, which passed the House Fri? day. The measure will have to be read on three separate days In the Senate before It can be taken up and put on its passage. No convict bill has yet been passed by the upper body, although the extra session has been working on them since last Tuesday. A compromise bill signed by 23 Senators, was introduced on Friday, and will be read for the second time tomorrow. This provides for the ter? mination of the system of leasing con? victs on April 1, 1909. On the last day of March next year the present con? tracts expire. The Holder bill provides that the convlcta may be again leased after April 1 next, but provides that all counties wishing them for road work may have first chance; that counties desiring more than their pro rata share for road work shall next be ac? commodated; that municipalities shall then be provided for, and any convicts remaining shall be leaaed to private contractors until December 31, 1911. At that date the lease system shall end. The fund which will be accu? mulated in the meantime Is to be ap? plied to the extension of the plan of using all of the felony and misde? meanor convicts of the State In Im? proving the public highway, building and maintaining bridges, and other public worke. There la a probability that a lively fight may be projected over the sug? gestion to tax the manufacture and sale of near-beer to provide revenue for the penitentiary system. If the Senate passes the income tax amend? ment, it will also meet with vigorous oposltlon In the House. Unless some such debates are pre? cipitated, there Is a probability that the extra session will adjourn the latter part of this week. 10,000 Augustan* In Need. Augusta, Ga.. Aug. 31.?Ten thou? sand people in Augusta are in urgent need of clothing and bed clothing. Capt. A. H. Huguet, U. 8. A., sent here from Fort McPherson, after a day's investigation, found 6,000 in such need. Augusta is battling brave? ly to ward off suffering, but still de? clines to ask outside aid, though say? ing the city will accept all contribu? tions. Thousands of men are at work cleaning up and clearing up after the flood. During the first six months of this year 109 vessels left Naples for Amer? ican ports and carried 6.032 cabin passengers and 25,419 steerage pas? sengers. The 1'nited States produced 29, (704,128 barrels of salt, each of 280 I pounds, In 1907, leading the world in j the industry. is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ail lY. SEPTEMBER 2, i ami TO PEOPLE. - SENATORIAL CANDIDATE OUT? LINES HIS PLATFORM AND ASKS FOR SUPPORT. Mr. E. D. Smith Reviews His Work for Southern Cotton Association and Refutes Slanderous Reports Circulated by His Political Enemies ??What He Stands for in Politics. On account of the washouts on the railroads, I have not been able to reach my friends from Florence by mail or In person. I wish to thank the people of South Carolina for the magnlflcflent vote they have given me, and to assure them of my heartfelt ap? preciation. Time will not permit me to answer personally the many telegrams and letters I am receiving; but later on I will do so. In the meantime, I beg that my friends will do all In their power to organise and have a friend of mine at every voting precinct. I am very much handicapped be? cause I am a poor man, and have not the money with which to effect as thorough an organization as I should like; I must leave the battle with the intelligent and patriotic people of the State; my hope of success rests entirely with them. I have never done the State ot South Carolina, nor its people, any harm; on the contrary, I have given four , of the best years of my life to helping in some degree to secure a higher price for cotton?upon which all our people are dependent. In this battle for the people, my efforts have not been confined to South Carolina, but I can produce testimonials from men ot the highest character, from every cotton producing State, that my efforts have been equally as beneficial and fruitful in their States as in South Carolina; had I desired to use?as my political enemies have charged me? the farmers of South Carolina for a stepping stone to office, I should have confined my work entirely to South Carolina; but this I have not done. My political enemies have also charged that I have received a large amount of money for my services; I assert?and I hereby append a letter from the national treasurer of the Southern Cotton Association, which shows that I have received but little more than my traveling expenses. I have not made this fight for money or for political preferment, but I made it to try and help the poverty stricken South. It Is charged that the business men of South Carolina are opposed to me. I don't believe it. On the contrary, I have letters and telegrams assuring me of their support Being a farmer and knowing per? sonally and accurately the adverse conditions under which the farmers of the South labored, and realizing that from them and their efforts came the support and sustenance of every other business, it was therefore neces? sary that the farmers of the South be placed In a position where they could have a living chance to better their condition, and thereby better the condition of others. Every one knows, who stops to consider, that the bur? den of mankind is borne by the men at the bottom; no building or struc? ture Is stronger than its foundation, and I have given my time and money to the strengthening of the founda? tion. The question of currency, a flexi? ble and elastic circulating medium, is of prime Importance to the producers and laborers of this country, for the price of commodities and labor are largely dependent upon the availabil? ity of currency to meet the demand. I am in full aceord with the Demo? cratic party to keep the compensation of the !aborer and the producer on a parity with the value of the dollar, and not allow the dollar to unequally purchase either the labor of the work? ing man or the product of the pro? ducer. The burden of the tariff In Its last analysis fal's upon the producer, because he Is the man that makes the wealth that meets the expense. The tariff destroys foreign competition and trusts destroy domestic competi? tion. I am against both. You can never break up the trusts until the tariff Is revised, and articles manufac? tured by the trusts should be put on the free list. All burdens and in? justices growing out of Iniquitous leg? islation falls upon the producer. This unjust legislation is brought about by the filling of our national legislature with men owned and controlled by corporate greed. Therefore the rem? edy of the people Is the election ??f a I man from the people who will stand i by and fight for the right of the people, who, in a word, is by sympathy and interest a servant of the people, and not of predatory wealth. It must be admitted by all classes of legitimate id Truth's." THE THU 1908. New Sei business men that the burden of the day and menace of the future has grown out of manipulation of our laws by unprincipled financial pirates. We have had in the last few days a practical illustration of what is meant by cutting the timber from the water sheds in the mountainous regions of our State. The damage done cannot be calculated. Therefore I should use all efforts possible to have such na? tional legislation passed as would protect us, if possible, in the future from a repetition of this disaster. There are millions of acres of valua? ble land in our low country which could be made available for farming purposes by a system of drainage, and which would bring a maximum result for a minimum expenditure of money. I should use every endeavor to bring about the passage of such law as would make the drainage of our low lands possible. I am in full accord and sympathy with the platform of the National Democratic Party and its candidate. In a word, I think that I have prov? en to the people of the South that 1 shall stand for any and all legitimate legislation that looks to the better? ment of the condition of my country. Whether elected or not, my time and services shall be at the disposal of those organisations which are striving to better the price of cotton. E. D. Smith. Columbia, S. S., Aug. 31, 1908. Mr. E. D. Smith, Florence, S. C. Dear Sir: My Books as National Treasurer show that you received from the Southern Cotton Associa? tion less than two thousand dollars in all. The territory covered by you reached from Virginia to the Rio Grande, including all the cotton pro? ducing States, and I would suppose that the above amount would have about paid your actual traveling ex? penses. I cheerfully give you this informa? tion, as I have received many in? quiries of a similar nature. My books are open for inspection. Yours very truly, (Signed) F. H. Hyatt. (Copy.)' ENLARGING THE CITADEL. Capacity of State Military Academy Largely Increased. The extension of the South Caroli? na Military Academy's cadet capacity from 180 to 250 is now practically a reality, as the workmen have com? pleted the alterations In the extension on King Street, the installation of the larger heating plant, the remodeling of the officers' quarters, the changing of the library and building of new dormitory in the main building. By the time Col. O. J. Bond gets his new flagstaff erected on Marion square in front of the sallyport, the academy will be well prepared to take up the work of the coming year, benefltted largely by the wise and judicious ex? penditure of 830,000. FIRE AT BRANCHVILLE. Work of Citizens Prevented Loss From Being Doubled. Branchville, Aug. 31.?Branchvllle was visited ear'y this mo *ning by the greatest Are In its history. The fire was discovered in the store of A. F. H. Dukes about 2 o'clock. The loss is estimated at about $50.000, with about 330,000 insurance. But for the heroic work of the cit? izens on the buildings of H. C. Dukes and J. B. Henderson, the loss would have been almost double. UP TO VIRGINIA BAPTISTS. Mr. Rockefeller Offers to Assist In Building Southern Baptist Univer? sity. New York. Aug. 30.?It was stated here tonight that John D. Rockefeller through the general education board of this city, has offered Richmond College, Richmond. Va.. 3150,000 on condition that the Baptists of the Sate raise an adidtlonal $250.000. It was added that Mr. Rockefel'er's in? tention in making the offer was to assist in the development of a great Southern university under the aus? pices of the Baptist denomination. Urgent Appeal for Aid. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 31.?In a peti? tion to the Augusta Chronicle, white and negro people on the Carolina side of the Savannah river, opposite Au gjsta, apepal for aid. There If, it is set out, the most severe destitution there, where homos and crops have been carried away. The Augusta com? mittee reso'ved today to aid these i . people. No one knows, however, just what destitution there is there, but Augusta will help these unfortunates as long as funds are at hand. B SOUTHRON, BMablkhed Ju?c, 18C8 4eg?Vol. XXVIII. Stt A BRYAN IN Si. PAUL. I _ GIVEN WARM RECEPTION BY I GOV. JOHNSON AND OTHERS. Nebraskan Has a Busy Day?Com? pares Democratic and Republican Congress, Showing Extravagance of Latter. St. Paul, Aug. 31.?Satisfied that Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota, his leading rival for the nomination before the Denver convention, will loyally support mm in the coming campaign, William J. Bryan, Demo? cratic candidate for president, left to? night for Fargo, N. D.. where he will speak tomorrow. This was Johnson-Bryan day in Minnesota's capital. Addressing the members of the State central commit? tee this morning Mr. Bryan said: "I am not the first choice of the Democrats of this State, but it is good to be even second choice 'n a State where Gov. John A. Johnson Is first. I am well satisfied to have the ! preference 'Johnson and Bryan' In Minnesota. The news that you bring me that this will be a Democratic year in this State is very pleasing." The meeting of the State central 1 committee was a real love feast in which Mr. Bryan and Gov Johnson j showered compliments and praUes upon each other. I Previous to the gathering of the committee Messrs. Bryan and John? son held conferences regarding the j campaign and not only in regard to j Minnesota, but the other Northwest? ern States. They discussed organiza? tion and the question of speakers and these will be provided by the national committee. Gov. Johnson pledged bis active support of the national ticket and will make numerous speeches be? tween now and November 3. I No sooner had the presidential can? didate stepped from the train this morning than be was taken in charge by Gov. Johnson, National Committee man F. B. Lynch, State Chairman Day, Mayor Lawler and others high In the councils of the party. The greeting accorded to Mr. Bryan at the station was most cordial. After breakfast he was escorted by Gov. Johnson to the executive chambers and there for an hour shook hands with the throng which filed in to meet him. Another hour was spent at the fair grounds, where the presi? dential candidate found much to in? terest him. Later he returned to the fair grounds and spoke for an hour before an immense crowd. His prin? cipal topic was Republican extrava? gance. He received a demonstration, upon being introduced by Gov. John? son, and in his preliminary remarks took occasion to applaud the governor and urged his hearers to assist in reelecting him as their chief execu? tive. RELIEF WORK IN AUGUSTA. With the Aid of Army Officers Rapid f Progress is Made. . Augusta, Ga., Aug. 31.?With rep? resentatives of the United States army to assist in the work and direct the distribution of provisions to the needy,, work of relief is progressing rapidly and effectively. Capt. Hughes of the department of the gulf of the ?United States army will piobably finish hia Inspection tomorrow and then the pro? visions will likely be ordered from army headquarters. It is expected that the war department wil havo available $18,000 from the depart? ment's contingent fund. Water seems to be the chief neces? sity. Though the mains are opened* each day for three hours the water is not fit for drinking purposes. Bread is coming by carloads fr^m Atlanta, Savannah and other points. The weather has moderated, prevent? ing suffering for the homeless. Tho death list has not inere LSed material? ly. All drug stores have been ordered to remain open throughout the night to supply the wants <>f any of the suf? ferers. WAS TRUE TO HIS PROMISE. Alleged .Ma ha ma Moonshiner Walke 100 Miles to Return to Jail. Huntsvtlle, Ala., Aug. 30.?Charles Eaton, an aged one-armed man, who had been released from jail by Federal Judge Hundley to visit his sick wife, surrendered himself last night after having walked over 100 miles to ful? fil his promise to return. After visit? ing his wife at Winchester. Tenn., Eaton found himself without funds and was forced to wi lk back to Huntsville, where he was serving a sentence for Illicit distilling. The stream of blood leaving the human heart covers a distance equal to 61,000 miles each year.