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ROOSEVELT HWjj MM. H<MLDS IMPORTANT CONFER KNCK WITH II ^ INTIMATES. - ! Will Keep Hand* Off In Present Cam P*l*ti but May Return to Fight In 1812. Oyster Hay. N. Y., Aug. 18.?Theo? dora Roosevelt spent today In what wea probably the most important po? litical conference he has held since he left the White House. He gath- j ?red about him a group of his closest friends and talked over with them the situation, which is best expressed in the reports that the relations be? tween President Taft and himself are , strained to the breaking point William Loeb, Jr.. collector of the port of New York. Lloyd C. Orlscom. chairman of the New York Republl- I can county committee; William Alder of Brooklyn. Frederick J. H. Vracke of Brooklyn and Rpresentatlve W. W. Cook? of Col. Roosevelt's home district, took part in the conference. From what was said by some of the visitors It was learned that the ex- 1 president and his friends have agreed on a plan of action which will hold until the situation shapes itself more clearly. Briefly stated It is this: TVeddys Plan. Fol. Roosevelt Is to stand aside in the New T**rk State campaign and i Nfl 8N h4H guard" fight its own tight | and thus shoulder all the responsi? bility for the conduct and result of i the campaign He Is neither to in- 1 dorse nor criticise the Taft admtnte-1 trat!on. He Is to keep out of the campaign all around If he can. Through some of today's visitors It was learned why the colonel had de? cided to keep his hands oft. He feels that the Republican State committee ta refusing to Indorse him for tem? porary chairman of the Saratoga oen Iftlun?a position he had agreed to aocept against his will?acted re a manner that would make further ac? tivity on his part look as If he were leading a factional fight against the administration. It was said that Col. Roosevelt does not deem if either wise or proper to permit himself to become Involved in such a factional fight and that his present dectsijn Is that he not go to the convention or take any part which would render him responsible. Ho has eonvt to no definite conclusion, however. May .'on p In. One important provision was em? phasised at today's conference. Those with whom he talked were made to understand clearly that Col. "Roose? velt Turves to himself the ruht fee enter th thick of the fight at an? other time If he believes the policies of which he Is exponent are in serious Jeopardy. But he let it be known that he would do so with ertrem* reluctance, for h* feels that In such a aontlngncy he might be led ir.evlta bly Into a controversy with the Taft administration From what was said after the con? ference it was gathered that Col. Roosevelt believes the present atti? tude of men who are influential in the national administration is hostile to him and that an open rupture may result. In such case the colonel feels that he mnv be compelled at some Juncture to exert his influence against the administration STATE OF OHIO. CTTT OF TO? LEDO, se. LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J. Cheney makes oath thnt he Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney A Co., doing business in the Cttv of Toledo. County and Stau af #mntd. und ?hat said Aral will pa? the num of one HUNDRED DOI> LARS for each and every ease of Catarrh that ennnt be cured by the use of Halls t'iturrh Cure. frank J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribe d in my presence, this 6th day of De? cember. A. D.. 1889. (Seal > A. W. OLEASON, Notary Public. HhII n Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, end act* directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. f J CHBNWl A CO . Toledo, O. Soi l by all 1'rugglstS, 7Sc. 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From the Daily Item, August 20. 1 Miring the past few days Record? er Raffield has fined a number of negroes who failed not to spare the r<.d on their wives, and this morn? ing he had three more before him, to cased of this offence, all of them being convicted and fined as follows: Clinton Sanders was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or serve twenty days on the chain gang. Duncan Crimity was given a fine of |l or the alternative of serving ten days on the gang. Dave Lawrence was given the same ?eateacc ;is Crimity. The other cases before the Record? er today were: r. R. Phillips, conducting a busi MM without a license, continued un? til August 21. Mr. E. S. Booth was fined $1 for riding a bteyetl without a light. DISBANDED. The Suwiter Collegians Have Played Their T*a.nt tJanie. Wilh 27 games won, six lost, one Had atid only two lost out of 18 gam*os played on the road to theli credit and with $53.10 in unpaid bills to their debit the Sumter Collegians I have disbanded, but the credit side I outweighs the debit by far, for they have won a State-wide reputation and lost only money. In many towns of1 South Carolina they will be remem beted and thought of well; not sim? ply because they played good ball, but both on and off the field they have acted like gentlemen, yet the thought that they were not appreciat? ed in their native town Vs a wound that will take many stitches, for It is "The unklndest cut of afl." When one thinks of the little towns Tike St. Matthews, Summerton, Bamberg. Lancaster and last but maybe not least, Jefferson, that have supported teams, many players of which have been pr'd well for therr playing, and then com? back home where they claim fifteen thousand people with that Game Cock spirit and find a t.am (the equal of any in the State provon by their record), no member of which has ever received any com? pensation for playing, having to dis? band in debt, makes me feel Hko using language unbecoming a gentle? man, to say the leant, Jack Forbev Manager. THE JEALOO WlEE." A Heal Live Tragedy \n Which An \\e and V Rod Slat Flay Important Parts. ? Prom The Daily lit rr. August 19. I Willie Olden and Josephine John j son, both colored, were oofore the Re ! eorder today, having a*} their prose ', outer Milly Olden. Willie Olden's i Wife, who ( laimed that Olden and the Johnson woman i\ad both severely l>? iten her. It net! that Milly and her hus? band had not been livmg in domes? tic peace lately, and whex Olden walk? ed off with Josephiue on Sunday, Mil? ly got mad and followed, carrying with her an axe. Josephine, seeing her coming, ran in to her house and got a bed slat, when the two women went at each other "nip and tuck," olden soon parting them, but not un? til the bed slat had left Its impres? sion on Millv's head. Lftter In the day Olden went to his home, when another row ensued, and this time his wife swore out a war? rant lor his arrest as well *as that of Josephine Johnson, Recorder Rafneld, after hearing the evidence tenteneed the defendants, ea.eh to pay a fine of $10 or serve twenty days on the chain gang. Otdea was then tried for beating nil nifl mi Another time, and for this nt< need to pay a fine of $10. He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.?Pllpay. M ENT, STER, SHINGLES. LATHS, CK, DRAIN PIPE, ETC. lour, Ship Stuff, Bran, Mixed and Chicken Feed. u g g i e s , Wagons and a r n e 11. :: : : : : irge or Too Small ,ive Stock Co. ?II CAROLINA. MR. BRUNSOH REPLIES. AND PUTS COL. FEATHERSTONE LP A TREE. Former Candidate for Governor Writes of Campaign of 1898 and of Prol?bition Caucus of 1005?Some of the Inside Facts of Prohibition Polities. To the Kidtor of The State: I wish to take up Mr. Feather stone's reply to my letter and shall thank you foi its publication. I am not new nor do I expect ever to be again a candidate for any office; therefore, 1 have no personal ends to gratify; my leading desire in the mat? ter Is to see the cause of prohibi? tion advanced. I have given the best of my life to the temperance cause in this State and In 1898 had served several years as grand chief templar, was in touch with nearly all the prominent temperance workers In the State and yet 1 had never heard a word of C. C. Featherstone. Let "the Charleston situation" speak for itself and you do me the favor, Mr. Editor, to insert just here the vote of the city of Charleston for the several candidates for governor in the primaries of 1898. (The vote was as follows: First Primary?Featherstone, 31; Ellerbe, 198; Waston, 58; Tillman, 137; SehumpeTt, 925. Second Primary?Featherstone, 1, 136; ElleTbe, 384.) Mr. nrunson's Record. If then. Mr. Featherstone asks me to give him my reasons for the im? pression that he leaned to the liquor ?ide, I shall go into tht records, and 1 think I can get from your file the card published by three of the lead? ing prohibitionists of your city criti? cising his utterances along this line. "Mr. "Brunson's retirement." I re? gret that Mr. Featherstone has refer? red to this, and it is distasteful to me to write it up, yet I shall "make good." The convention of 1898 was the largest convention we have ever held In this State, it was composed largely of brainy, unselfish men. That body saw fit to nomina 9 a State ticket and without my seeking it In any way whatever, I was named as the candidate for governor. That was the highest honor that ever came to me. Rut the trouble then be? gan, many were saying I could not sign the pledge, and I feared, without ever reading the pledge carefully that I could not. However, when the pro? position was made to withdraw the ticket. I protested. Here is a copy of the letter I wrote to Mr. Feather? stone: iM'ttcr to Featherstone, "June 8, 1898. Hon. C. C. Featherstone, "Laurons, S. C, "Dear Sir: "Col. Wille Jones sent me a copy of the pledge yesterday and after a most careful analysis a* to intent and language, i reach the conclusion that it was intended only to prevent "bolt? ing" after the nomination, and tho' the language is somewhat ambiguous. It can only mean a candidate' other than the regular Democratic nomi? nation,' and said nomination can only be made at the regular primary. The language of the pledge will permit a dozen candidates of ao many different Democratic faction*, provided they ?*ie candidates for the 'regular Dem? ocratic nomination,' and pVdge them? selves to support the nomination after it Is .n the primary. "It is now toa late for lue to de? cline in good faith as the Prohi as. have no time to ?*? ie? t a majn in ry place. To resign and tMen become a candidate on my oW*n responsibility would leave me o'.?en to the charge of double-dealing and I fear my op? ponents would use h on the stump. *'I have sent In !>y this mall my pledge, and 1 hope, sin? vrely hope you Will send In youn and be with us at the meeting at Orangebnrg. "Yours very tury, "Joel B. Bruneon." Mr. Feat hers tone's Reply. Mr. Featherston replied in few words: "1 have voted to withdraw the ticket." A few days lat<-r the withdrawal was published, and though I had packed my satchel und left home to go by Greenville to see a sick daugh? ter, then to Orangeburg to the first meeting of the campaign. I deter? mined not to participate in the sub? terfuge and canvass the State, but to leave my pledge in full force, i did not tfo to ()rangeburg, but here Is Mr. Featherstone'! announcement as given by The News and Courier June is. 'eg; "That as the candidate suggested by the Prohibition conven? tion had withdrawn, he bad decided to Withdraw his candidacy for th^ lieutenant governorship and to hold aloft the banner of prohlblttn at the head of the column.*1 However, in about two reeks I < leared the field, withdrew my pledge wrote the State chairman s good let? ter and lefl Featherstone to work his way. N'ot many days elapsed before a gentleman told me ho had seen a letter written by Mr. Featherstone on Ihe paper of Furgeson and Fea? therstone to a newspaper man, in whh h b<> said I would be withdrawn and ;i more popular man take my place. I asked him for a written state? ment of the substance of the letter and here is what he wrote: That Letter. "If certain strength does not show up in the up-country before the open? ing of the campaign?i. e. if there was not a dclded favor shown for the prohibition ticket?an effort would be made to have the ticket withdrawn in order to allow a stronger man to announce himself for governor, for whom the prohibition? ists could consistently vote." It is possible, barely possible, that the gentleman was in error as to the contents of the letter, and Mr. Feath erstone did not engineer the with? drawal in order that he might "carry the banner at the head of the col? umn." But there is one indisputable fact. Mr. Featherstone knew from my letter above that I would not run if withdrawn by our executive com? mittee, he voted to withdraw the nominees, he had several days in which to remedy the wrong but made I no effort to do so. I Mr. Featherstone will say he voted to withdraw the ticket to help me. Bosh! Let him show some way by which it would help a candidate who had accepted the prohibition nomina? tion to withdraw him and declare him outside of Demrocratic ranks. Did he expect me to canvass the State for prohibition votes and at the same time declare I .was not the prohibi? tion candidate? In 1903. "Now as to what occurred in 1905." Mr. Featherstone admits the confer? ence held in the Jerome hotel the first part of October, 1905, names some of those who attended and then gives as the object of the meeting "to discuss the situation in general and to consider the advisability of putting out a ticket in 1906." He also says that "it was decided that ft would not be wise to put out a ticket. It I was also decided that w^ would attend ) the conference during fair week i which has been called, or which we I anticipated would be, by Mr. Brun | son and certain others and do what we could to keep them from putting out a ticket.'" That is exactly what he came for. But that committee which met durfrtg fair week had no authority to put odt a ticket, and Mr. Featherstone knew it. Then instruc frons given by the conference of June l<5, 1905, to the committee when ctv tted by it, as shown in your piper of ?3une 16, were explicit and positive Xo call a general State conference. Mr. Featherstone can not plead Ifeno ; ranee of this fact; for, not only had j the proceedings of the June 15 con? ference been published by you, but, at the request of a member of the com Imlttee which met during fair week, were read before the committee, Mr. Featherstone being present. <4Is That Troe?" But \h* first part of Mr. Feather , stone's statement that the Jerome : conference decldede not to 7>ik out a ticket. Is that true? T received a letter dated October 190'e, from j? gentlrriHH of unquestioned veracity, j from w'tin h I take a few words to cover the-matter under consideration: J "Where are we 'at' in our prohlbfton Might? Mntters are assuming a -?hanged front from what existed in -Juno.met several gentlemen Bt the Jerome.The?, all with ?me accord, felt that the prohibition o'ts should nominate a ticket next y<*ar. We do not want Featherstone .1m was in that conference." Ol ly a few days passed before one member of "that little Jerome caucus nominated another member for gov? ernor, and \ believe a third member Dominated another for lieutenant gov? ernor. Mr. Featheratone inists that the JeTOme confer >nce decided not to put out a tieket. Well, here are a large 11111111?'*.' of the members ol that llt I le body , not or.ly in favor ol putting out a ticket, boti actually nominating each ofkier. If that caucus decided not to make nomination its members should have bee*, bound by its ac? tion, if Mr. Feath irstone's statement be true, then it was a high-handed piece of business fer a large number of its members to no the ver> thing they had agreed Whh others riot to do. Last: Mr. Feathers! ?ne says ho of? fered a resolut'.'on in the fair week committee meeting Indorsing the law ami order league and not a resolu? tion that "hereafter all ? >f the work of the prohibitionists be done throwgh the Law and Order league." If Mr. Featherstane had offered a. resolution indorsing the i.dw and Or? der league, it would have been adopt? ed without a dissenting vote. Let Mr. Featherstone explain why two mem? bers of the committe, in debating his resolution, after pointing to the large number of prohibitionists and the small membership in the Law and Oreder league, used the same ex? pression "that would be- the tail wag ging the dog?" Why did Mr. Featherstone with draw his motion, as If ashamed of it. I before the vote was taken.' jo( l B, Brunson. Bumti r, s. < v. Aug. 17. 1 l <?. A man's argument is nearly always ?-?eif convlnt Ing.? Exchange. CIMOI TO FICMT. WniL BUTTER HOLES CAUCUS AND ASK FOR SPEAKERSHIP. Thoroughly Nettled by Assumed Eiuiiity of Taft, Czar Declares He Will Not Give Up. A Moonlight Social. A moonlight social was given Tues? day evening by Mrs. Hortensia Mey? er, in honor of her charming guest. Miss Mae Stewart, of the City by the Sea." The country home was artistically decorated with Japanese lanterns, which bautifully illuminated the porches and lawn. The amusing fea? ture of the evening was the Donkey Contest, in which Mrs. George Coch ran was the winner of first prize. Miss Leo Brown cuptured the booby. Delicate refreshments were served. As the guests reluctantly bade good night they all voted Mrs. Meyer, the hospitable hostess, unsurpassed. From Sickness to "Excellent Health.". ?So says Mrs. Chas. Lyon, Peorla, 111.: "I found in your Foley Kidney Pills a prompt and speedy cure for backache and kidney trouble which bothered me for many months. I am now enjoying excellent health which I owe to Foley Kidney Pills." Slbert's Drug Store. Danville, 111., Aug. 18.?Despite the declaration of Congressman tLong worth that he will not again vote for Joseph G. Cannon of the house of representatives, Mr. Cannon will con? tinue in the race, according to his own statement to the Associated Press this evening. He will go Into the caucus as a candidate, no matter how many Re? publican congressmen declare they will oppose his reelection. All he asks is that those who go into the caucus abide by its vote, and he promises to do tho same. He does not ask any man to pledge himself to vote for his reelection If he be? lieves that pledge will work against him in the election this fall. Nor does he want any candidate for the Re? publican nomination for congress to repudiate his party by failure to t enter the caucus. I That Mr. Cannon was considerably nettled by the dispatch from Beverly was apparent this afternoon when a copy of it was handed him. Mr. Can? non Is usually ready to grant or re? fuse an interview without a moment's hesitation. But today he read and re? read the Longworth statement, then dictated and redictated a half dozen statements before he got one which finally suited him. Thinks Taft His Enemy. To ?ur furniture buslness ***** There is no doubt that Mr. Cannon and Satisfaction-quality and satis believes the Longworth statement 'action spelt in large letters was inspired by President Taft. 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