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WH* *I MTFR WATCHMAN, EfUtl on ohttaied Aug. 2, iss Che oOtatrbr.- ni anb Southron. Pnbll?lic?l \\edueaday and Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR. & a 11.10 per annum?In advance. On* asjuare Ami Insertion.11.9t nWery subsequent Insertion.10 Oos tracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will ha charged far as advertisements. On+tua*iea end tributes of respects erhl be emerged for. MAT BOND ITS OWN EMPLOYES. nsimasaiau Caa Save Money. Joint Commission Reports. Washington. June 30.?Bonding companies that write bonds for gov? ernment employes and officials are Interested In the announcement that the bonding commission, created ai the) last session of congress, favors ths bonding of government employes by the government Itself and has mads this recommendation In a pre? liminary report made public today. The commission Is a Joint body, com? posed of members of the senste and and House, with Senator Qallinger. of New Hampshire, as chairman. The commission reports that if the government does its own bonding it will mean sn enormous saving, as there are now 150,000 empolyes un? der bond whose sureties resch the eaortrmus totsl of $3.000.000. Per the Isst year or so some of ths leading actuaries of the United States have been working under the direction of the bonding commission In an endeavor to ascertain the num? ber of bonded employes on the gov? ernment payroll, the percentage of defalcations during the last decade and the general average relation of premiums to penalties. While their work Is not by any means complete they have gone far enough to demon? strate to thsir own sattsfatclon that gha rates charged by surety com? panies are entirely too high. Officials say that the surety com? panies brought this Inquiry on them? selves. On January 1. IfcOt, they en? deavored to treble their rates to gov? ernment employes, they allege. There were so many angry protests from pearly paid and medium-salaried em? ployes who objected to the Increase that Mr. Tawney took the matter up and had the House authorize an In? vestigation CALL TO THE RED SHIRT MEN. Wm Meet In Hpartanburg August 17 and la?Good Order. In obedience to acceptance of the Invitation from the patriotic people of Spartanburg by the Red 8hlrt Men to hold our next reunion with them. I hereby <*all upon all Red Shirt Men organisations to ssnd one delegate for each ten members, or fractional part thereof, to meet in reunion con? vention In the city of 8partanburg, August 17 and II. In oases where rolls of companies have been mlsplsced of Red Shirt Men. organisations may call their comrades together, regardless of com? mands they served In sending in names of delegates st once, or not later than August 1st to John Wood, chairman. Spartsnburg. To Insure lodging snd all other Privileges certificates from local or? ganisations showing thst 25 cents duos has been paid to the treasurer, J. M. Payne. Anderson, should ao eompany the name of dt>!?gate when sent In. All delegates or other Red Shirt Men Joining the parade will he re? quired to wear a red shirt, which may be made of cheap calico, costing 21 or 20 cents the pattern, or any other red cloth. Rod Bhrit M.-n may Join the pa? rade On fO"t or SS hors??l>;t< k It would be more llko H7K Red Shirt Men to hsve ss many men or horses or mulsa as possible. In the name of docorurn. good or? der and r. I fpf |lM i MM that gavs birth to the memorable Hamp? ton Rod Shirt campaign of 1*76, It behooves sll Red Shirt Men to cd,., brate the reunion In a dignified mat) ner commsnsurate with the commend? able spirit that prompted the good pangle of Spartanburg to Invite the mirvlvora o| MM Had Shut Mng N visit them. J. C. StrlMlng. < ?ommander-ln-Chlef. John O. Mobley, Ad)t Oen and C*Js4 of Staff Ws consider it tedious to talk of the weather, snd yet there Is noth? ing more Important.?Auerbach. *h*d April. IftM. 'Be Jost an 1? sua ROOSEVELT INFLUENCE GONE. ORGANIZATION REPUBLICANS TURN HIM DOWN HARD. Grtaoom Finds Hope In Defeat and There is Talk of Putting the Colo? nel in Harness. Albany, N. Y.. July 1.?Theodore Roosevelt Is to be asked to get back In harness again. His decisive defeat In the senate and assembly by the Republican organslation has created a sensation which may force him to take an active part In the politics of his state and the nation. Almost be? fore the gavel had ended the special session of the leigslature tday, the members who shared with him the lost cause of primary legislation were planning to make him leader of the party in the State whether he wants to be or not. They point to the fact, , once he plunges Into the contest In the State, he will be Involved In the politics of the nation, owing tu the prominent part which the State is ex? pected to play in the congressional campaign of the fall. The Republican organization mov? ed swiftly and smoothly today in fin? ishing in the senate the work it be? gan in the assembly. Less than two hours after the organization men had started up capltol hill this morning they were victorious and were com? ing down again. The Cobb direct primary, known as the "Roosevelt bill," was put to death with 25 votes for it to 19 against it, 26 votes being necessary for It to have passed. The personality of Roosevelt failed to shake the set purpose of the or? ganisation and Roosevelt sustained one of the few defeats of his career. Col. Roosevelt's defeat was in no sense a repudiation of his leadership or an Indication that his power is on the wane, those who stood with him say. They had a majority of the Re? publican votes in both branches of the legislature and It was only by a combination with the Democrats the organization were able to win. As? semblyman Green said he already had begun preparations to carry the fight Into the State convention. \ Gov. Hughes, while he will not talk publicly, Is known to take a hopeful view of the situation. Lloyd C. Grlscom. chairman of the New York County Republican organ? ization, to whom Mr. Roosevelt sent his telegram indorsing the Cobb bill, had this to say. "The first thing of all which stands out clearly is of national character. It Is the consolidation aboslutely of three such men as Taft, Roosevelt and Hughes. This situation has brought about such a condition, and It would be difficult to imagine a sit? uation more hopeful to the party, both In the State and In the nation. "The prospects of the party next fall would be seriously affected if the action of the leigslature had been the expression of opinion of the ma? jority. "The point I wish to emphasize is that it was the action of those of the Republicans who bolted the cau? cus In the senate and joined with the Tammany Democrats in a situation where broad party interests were lost to view and nothing but personalities counted." Speaker Wadsworth, who has led the fight for the organization with? out apologies to anybody, said he had nothing to add to his previous ex? pressions of opinion. Asked as to his views of the prob? able effect of the legislature's action on the political situation, he replied that it was too early to speak with any degree of certainty on that point. CAMPAIGNERS IN YORKVILLE CaiuUdutrs Addrt>4H Fair Crowd of Voters. Yorkvlllc, July 1.?The campaign meeting here today was rather mof lirety than the previous ones hav* proved?personalities, most of them not acrimonious but amusing, did rn.-thing to relieve the monotony of continued repetition, The audience today, while fairly good, was rather u ndemonstratlve, the efforts of |h? enndldates eliciting nttie applause Among the contestants for adju? tant general, railroad commission* r and governor little tilts developed to add to the general gaiety. H. I:. Evans continued his attack) Among his statements was an all >ga tlon that Judge Prince had told Ev? ans that James Farnum's punlshmem had been heavier had the Judge known the defendant was so wealthy a man. The candidates speak at Wlnnsboro tomorrow. Mrs. George Tweet left Wednes? day night to visit her sthe.\ st Wll llamstown. N. J. d Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Ali 1TER. 8. WEDM Ww$?i<d raisedT" THE Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN CLOS? ED FRIDAY NIGHT. The Workers Secured Subscriptions For Nearly Five Thousand Dollars More Than the Sum Agreed Upon At the Start, So the Captains, Lead? ers and Commit tec-men Made Up the Sum Required to Make the Grand Total an Even Forty Thou? sand Dollars. From The Dally Item, July 2. The Y. M. C. A. Campaign closed last night and everybody is happy. Not only is a Y. M. C. A. building assured for Sumter, but the people of this town have once again mole I than made good when called upon to get together and work and give for the public welfare. They were asked to give $35,000 and to do It in ten days?they responded by giving an even $40,000 and they did it in six days. This represents a per capita contribution of between six and sev? en dollars for each white man, wom? an and child resident in the city of Sumter. This is said, by Y. M. C. A. men, to be the world's record in a Y. M. C. A. campaign for liberality in giving for this great and worthy cause. Another remarkable and un? usual feature of this campaign that is a source of pride to Sumter people is that the money asked for was rais? ed in less time and with less trouble and arduous effort than ever before in a similar campaign. The money was given by the people of Sumter, not by a few rich men and a compara? tively few others who are well pro? vided with this world's goods. The large sum pledged represents the gen? erosity and the public spirit of the multitude. Everybody gave as they were able and the campaign was a triumphant success. When the committee of workers met at headquarters at 9 o'clock last night all were enthusiastic, for even before the reports were made and the returns tabulated it was. known thai more than $35,000 had been secured and that the campaign had been a success. When the reports were made it was found that the pledges aggre? gated $39,489. It was immediately decided by a spontaneous impulse to make the total an even $40,000 and the leaders and workers began cal1 lng out additional subscriptions and pledges. In a few moments the need? ed balance was pledged and the cam? paign was ended with five thousand dollars more than hoped for in the beginning. The bell in the city hall tower was tolled forty times to convey the good news to the people in all parts of the town and the success of the under? taking was known by every one be? fore anyone slept. Mr. G. C. Huntington, general Y. M. C. A. Secretary for the Carolinas and Mr. M. C. Williams, who had charge of the campaign, both congrat? ulated the workers and the city of Sumter on the magnificent success that had crowned their efforts Both said that the achievement here set a new mark in Y. M. C. A. campaigns; that in the length of time required to raise the desired sum and in the amount contributed per capita in pro? portion to the population that Sum? ter had exceeded all previous records. Mr. Williams, who conducted the campaign was presented with a hand? some gold-headed cane as a testi? monial of the appreciation of the people of Sumter for the manner in which he had managed and the suc? cess that he had achieved in this campaign. The following resolutions were in? troduced by Mr. Richard I. Manning and unanimously adopted by a rising vote: Whereas, the News and Courier, of Charleston, The State and The Daily Record, of Columbia, The Dally Item, Watchman and Southron and The Herald, of Sumter, have through the courtesy of their Editors, Sumter correspondents and Reporters, given liberally of their space, editorially snd otherwise, towards adsvrttsing uid boosting this campaign for $35, 0000 for a modern Young Men's Ihrlstlan Association home, then - fore, he it Resolved, That the thanks of the Blttsens of Sumter are hereoy tender fed to Messrs. Robert Lathan, Wii llum i . Qonsales, and Jam 's A. Iloyt, Editors of the above mentioned out >f town papers, to their Sumter cor respondents, Messrs. George i>. I^evy, II. A. Moses and 10. I. Reardon, and to Messrs. II. <?. O.steen, N. (1. Osteen, Sr., and F, D Knight, Bdlton of the lumtar papers above mentioned, and their reporters, Messrs S. V. Parrott, ind J. H. Spann, for their Interest in this campaign, and for the intelligent na't at be thy Country's, Thy God's am ESDAY. JULY 6, TAFT SNUBS BRISTOW. He Refuses to Allow Him to Name Postmaster of His Own Town. Washington, June 30.?A fair sam? ple of the way President Taft is using the patronage of his office to smother independence of thought and action in the Republican ranks in congress is given in his treatment of Senator Brlstow, of Kansas, to whom he has denied the petty privilege of naming thd postmaster of his home town. It is said that Senator Bristow is the first senator of the party in power to be denied this prlivlege since the time of Thomas H. Benton. The course of the President in this matter is believed to be due to resent? ment of the attitude of Senator Bris? tow toward the Railroad bill, the Postal Savings Bank bill and other administration measures. The pres? ident has named as postmaster at Salina, Kan., in which town Mr. Bris? tow lives, Thomas D. Fitzpatrick, whom the senator vigorously opposes. Mr. Bristow's candidate for the place was George M. Hull. Fitzpatrick was indorsed by Representative Calder head, a devoted follower of Speaker Cannon. As a more emphatic mark of his disapproval of the independent course of Brlstow, the president has turned down the man he indorsed for collector of internal revenue for the Kansas district and appointed to the place Fremont Leidy, who had the indorsement of Senator Curtis. The appointment of internal revenue col? lector has been held up ever since last January by Mr. Taft, with the evident purpose of influencing the votes of the Kansas senators on ad? ministration measures in the senate. But Senator Bristow long ago an? nounced that no patronage the pres? ident had to give out would have the slightest effect on his course in the senate. That he has adhered strictly to this determination his speeches and votes throughout the recent ses? sion amply prove. "In all my votes on the Railroad bill, the Postal Savings Bank bill and the Tariff bill. I have voted for what J believed to be f,or the best intersts my Cd|^gtituent8," said the Kansas "progressive" tonight. 'T wouM be glad to agree with the president up? on all legislative matters, but my first duty is to the people of Kansas. If, in representing what I believe to be the best interests of my constituents, it becomes necessary for me to dis? agree with Mr. Taft, I cannot help it. Of course, I would be glad to have his favor, but I shall not sacrifice my convitcions on great public questions to obtain it. 1 have no apologies to make for any vote I have cast in the senate. I have done what I believe to be right and am willing to stand on my record." Mr. Bristow will fight at next win? ter's session confirmation of the nom? ination of Fitzpatrick to be postmas? ter of his home town, and it is prob? able he will be sustained by the sen? ate. He will undoubtedly have the support of the "progressive" Republi? cans and the Democrats, and they now come near constituting a major? ity of that body. Congress has adjourned, and so, we trust, has Cannonism.?Charleston News and Courier. and interesting newspaper notices about the same. When the enthusiastic and triumphant workers had dispersed a special meeting of the directors of the Sumter Y. M. C. A. was held. It was decided to appoint a eommitte?* to take steps to employ a permanent secretary and another committee to look around for a suitable lot upon which to erect the building. No time will be lost in getting everything in shape to erect the building and it is hoped that another record will be es? tablished in the short time that will elapse from the time the money was pledged until the completed building is thrown open to the public. The following telegram from an out of town friend of Sumter and the answer sent by Chairman Manning of the Cltlsens' Committee, will be of interest: Charleston, S. C. July 2, 1910. K. 1. Manning, Sumter, S. C. My congratulations and those of Charleston to Sumter on the splen? did enterprise its people have mani? fested and also on its securing the means of obtaining a Y. M. C. A. building worthy of its energetic spirit. R. Cr. RHETT, Mayor. Sumter, S. C, July 2, 1910. Hon. R, G. Ithett, Mayor. Charleston, S. C. Sumter warmly appreciates your telegram of congratulations and good wishes. RICHARD I. MANNING. 0 Ut I) d Truth'*." THE TRTJ 0_\ew Serf TIE STATE Finns* UfML ANNUAL CONVENTION AT CO? LUMBIA, JULY 27. Will Convene In Hall of House t Representatives?I^etter Sent On, By President States That a Num? ber of Important Matters Will be Considered?AU Members Invited? The Programme. Columbia, July 1.?The programme for the meeting of the State Farmers' Union to be held here at the hall of the house of representatives begin? ning Wednesday, July 27, was given out this afternoon. The following letter has been sent, out: The annual meeting of the oSuth Carolina State Farmers' Union, soon to be held is a very important one In the history of this organisation. The meeting will convene in the hall of the house of representatives, State House, Columbia, S. C, Wednesday, July 27. 1910, at 8:30 p. m., and will probably continue in session until about noon, Friday, July 29, 1910. Quite a number of subjects of in? terest* to the Farmers' Union and the agricultural class generally will be taken up for discussion. Reports will be made of the work in the va? rious counties in the State, showing the lines of activity and the organi? zed efforts made to educate the mem? bers of the Union and secure practi? cal results along the line of the ob? jects and purposes set forth in the preamble to the constitution. Reports will be made from the work of the National Union, the con? dition of the Order in other States, and from the St. Louis meeting in May, 1910. The building and management of warehouses will no doubt be taken up along with other important business subjects. We have every reason to believe that definite plans will be discussed and arrangements made to revive and reorganize the Union wherever neces? sary In counties already organized and to introduce the Order into un? organized counties, or parts of coun? ties, thereby gaining a foothold in new territory. The constitution of the South Car? olina State Farmers' Union will no doubt be revised and rearranged so that when printed again it can be ?n dexed with subjects properly classi? fied. We are very anxious to secure as large an attendance as possible, both of delegates and visiting members While the voting power will be con? fined to the regularly elected dele? gates, all members of the Union li good standing are allowed by the constitution to attend the State Union meeting, and as many as can come are hereby cordially invited. A. J. A. PERRITT, President. J. Whitner Reid, Secretary. The Programme. South Carolina State Farmers' Union, annual meeting July 27-28, 1910. Hall of House of Representatives, Columbia, S. C. Wednesday, July 27, 8:30 A. M. 1. Opening exercises. 2. Enrollment of dele? b. 3. President's address. 4. Report of executive committee. 5. Appointment of committees (a) Education. (b) Plans for co-operation. (c) Good of Order. (d) Revision of constitution. (e) Memorials. (f) Warehouses and storage. (g) Resolutions. (h) Farm demonstration work. 6. Communications, notices, mem? orials, resolutions and other papers to be referred to proper commiUees. Thursday, July 28, 10 A. M. 1. Minutes of previous session. 2. Reports of the counties shov? ing the lines of activity, the organi? zed work and the eonditon of the Or? der in each county. :\ Selecting time for election of officers. 4. Reports of committee. Recess, 1:30 P. M. Afternoon Session, 3.30 P M. 1. Minutes of morning session. t. Reports of committees. 3. Reports from the work of the National Union and the condition of the Order in other States. 4. Reports from the St. Louis meeting in May, 1910. Evening sesion, 8:30. Evening 1 less Ion, 8:30. 1. Minutes of afternoon session. 2. Address by President C. S. Bar? rett. 3. Unfinished business. If the business of the State Union Is not completed at the evening ses? sion, th^ire will be a morning session Friday, July 29, 1910. B SOUTHRON, Established Jose, IMS es?Tol. XXXI. 38. cotton r'sftmm. _ ? MARKET STIFFENS. Much Moisture in Some Sections And Lack of It hi Others Also Hare An Influence. New York, July 1.?Recent predic? tions that the market would soon reach a sold-out and over-sold condi? tion were realized on Wednesday when prices suddenly advanced. Many had become so thoroughly im? bued with the idea that the crop was making rapid way that short selling; was over-done. The inevitable sharp upturn occurred. Recent rains in Georgia, the Car? olinas, Alabama, Mississippi, Loulet I tion at times has ranged from 1 1-2 I ana and Florida where the preclp ta I to 4 inches, the ground wni. a lad: of I sufficient moisture 'a Texas and Ok I lahoma have caused active covering I by nervous shorts. ! This decision was brouhgt about I partly, no doubt, by the fact that the I exchange on both sides of the water I will be closed from tonight till Tues I day, next, but it was also traceable I to inereasing reports of an unfavor I able crop situation in important sec I itons. The adverse conditions above I mentioned have given rise to fears I that considerable injury might occur I if the desired weather does not ma* I terialize in the near future. From Louisiana reports have been I received to the effect that the crop I is seriously menaced by the boll wee? vil. i The strength of July has been a I feature. The stock of cotton here I continues to decrease rapidly. The I certificated supply has fallen below I 90,000 bales and some estimates of I the uncovered short interest in the I old crop months are over 200,0C^ I bales. Leading New Orleans interest I have given support at times but the I demand has come entirely from the I shorts. I Early in the week pricee declined I under the depressing influence of dis I appointing advices from Liverpool. I small spot sales, unfavorable trade I reports, quiet spot markets at the I South, bearish pressure and liquida I tion for Wall street, local and South I ern account. The spot sales in the I English market have ranged from 2. 1 000 to 4,000 bales a day. Curtall I ment is spreading in this country. } Many of the crop reports from the I South have been favorable and with I the increased acreage the belief of I many is that the prospects are good I for a heavy yield. I Notices on July for about 20,000 I bales were issued on Tuesday the I 28th. There has been some selling I here against cotton headed this way I from the South. Spot interests here I have sold August rather freely at I times. But the change in sentiment I regarding the crop situation in im I portant sections has been the under I lying factor in moulding the market I of late. / , I Today prices advanced on further I rains in the eastern belt and a gov I ernment report stating that the con? dition of the crop is 80.7 per cent, against 82 per cent last month and 74.6 per cent last year. HANDSOME TROPHY OFFERED. Charleston Automobile Club Offers One to Organization Sending Larg? est Number to Meet. Charleston, July 1.?Chairman Ju? lian Mitchell of the runs and outing committee of the Charleston Automo? bile club will present a handsome trophy to the automobile club, town or organization that sends the largest number of automobiles to the good roads rally to be held here on July 12. The announced conditions are as follows: I. That on or before the itth of July the club, town or organization proposing to compete therefor, noti? fy the secretary of the Charleston Au? tomobile club of its intention to do so, and at the same time furnish the name of the secretary or other offi? cial of the club or organization. II. The secretary or other official so designated will on or before 11 a. m. on July 12, furnish to the secre? tary of the Charltston Automobile club or other designated officer at the Commercial club at Charleston, S. C, a certificate of the number of automobiles of his organization that actually made the run and reached the city prior to that time. The endurance runs are exciting no little interest all over the State, and the indications point to a large num? ber of machines eoming here. Or angeburg, is one of the most active of the communities in organization for the trip to Charleston. WEAT IS UNFAVORABLE