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/?ir tllWF.It VTATCFf M \N. Ksiaslisltc*! April. IH50 Consolidated Au* 3, 1881. Ii<? tliiM and Fear not?Fx?t all the ends Thou Aims't fit In* thy Country'*, Thy Qod'l and Truth's." BUMTBR, 8 0., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1912. THE TK?K SOUTHKO.N. ITnnMMll? .hiue, IMS Vol. XXXIV. No. 1. RUOSEVFLT A CANDIDATE IM lv 1 r I p TO IU ITH1K \\ * j ?\\ I NTION. orY. iM HtniM if for a Tl>lnI T?mi In Deftamc o| l*rcccdcnt Although He lt<-|Mi<tini? - Ills Own Solemn Fledge Not to Re a < andldste Again In Any Circumstance*. New York. Feb. 24.?"1 will accept the nomlnnt on for president If It Is tendered me ind I will adhere to this decrdon until the convention has ex prenaed Its pi ??fernc<VH is Col. Theo? dore Roosevelt's reply to the letter of seven Republican governors ask? ing him to stand for nomination. The eagerly awaited reply was giv? en out tontgh1. at Col. Roosevelt's of? fice here during his absence on aj tri? to Hostoii. It was unexpectedly ' brief, but definite. It follow*: The Announcement. New Yoik. Feb. i!4, 1?12. "Oentlemen: I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realise the full and heavy reeponslolllty it puts upon me. ?expressing aa It does the carefully? considered convictions of the men elected by popular vote to stand us the heads of government In their sev? eral States. I absolutely sgree with you that this matter is not one to re decided with any reference to the personal ' prefwreiu for Interests of any man, J but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole. ? "I will accept the nomination for president If It t* tendered to me. snd I will adhere to this decision until the convention has expressed its De? ference. one of Ilm chief principles for which I have stood and which I now stand, and which I have always en? deavored and always shall endeavor to reduce to action Is the genuine rule of the pec.plc und therefore, I hope that so far as possible the peo? ple may be given the chance through direct primaries to express their pre? ference OJVl* ?*??* ***** *** taw newdH her of the Republican presidential convention. , t "Very truly oyurs, ' "Theodore Roo^-ivelt " The Hon. Wlllhvm E Olasscock. governor of the Slate cf West Vir? ginia, Charleston. W. Virginia. ' "The Hon. Chester H. Aldrlch, gov? ernor of the State of Nebraska, Lin? coln. Neb. "The Hon. Robert r\ Bass, governor of the State of New Hampshire, Con cord. N. H. "The Hon. Joseph M Carey, gov? ernor of the Stata of Wyoming, Chey? enne. Wyo. ?The ff?n. Chain 8. Oeborn. gover? nor of the State of Michigan. Laaelng. Mteh. "The Hon. W. R. 8tubbs, gover? nor of the State of Kansas, Topeku, Kan. ?The Hon. Herbert S. Hsndley. gov? ernor of the State of Missouri. Jeffer? son City. Mo." The above named governors as sembled at Chicago two weeks ago end drafted a letter to Col. Roose? velt, asserting that there was a popu? lar demand for htm to be resident again, snd urging him M decluri himself as to whether be would ac? cept the Republican nomlnutlon "If It egJJSe unaollclted and unsought." For two week* Col. Roosevelt t on sjisrsd the letter. hl?Htlgg plainly that he had no Intention u muklnsr a hestv reply. Ttie <t?vermjcw* letter. The governors' letter follows "Chicago, Feb. 10, Uli, "We. the undersigned Repuhi |f>.'?trnor" BawSOShted for IhS purpOS I of considering what will bent insure the continuation of the Republican party aa a useful ?gefstf of good gov? ernment, declare it our belief after a careful Investigation of facts, that a large msjorlty of the Republican vot Mgm of the country favor your muni - nation, and a large majority of Um people favor your election, ;ts the I i.ext president of the Cfdtsd "We believe tb-.t rw*r euudldj will Insure success the ggal l MB? palgn. We helleve that >ou represent, ss no other man represents, v principles and poUetfj upon irhletl v*e must appeal for a ma.Joritv of the voles of the American people, and which In our Opinion nr<- n.y for the happiness and prosperity of ?he country. "We believe th;if In vhrS of this publle demand. ;.mu should soon de? clare whether* If the nominalem fo the presidency come to you n solicit? ed, and unsought. y?n will nrcept ft 1 In submitting this request, we sr< not considering you* p rsonal Inter* COMMISSION BILL PASSED. BKH M i : DECIDES PUB IMPROVE >n \ i< ir\i. GOVERNMENT. MtS)SSS*j Will \llow Towns of Be leratei i.<mo ami 10.000 to Vote. President of Senate RevetntdL Columbia. Feb. 24.?The bill pro- I viding for a commission form of gov- ' ernment for towns of between 4,000 ! and 10,000 inhabitants, that passed the general assembly last session and was vetoed by the governor, was passed over his objections yesterday morning in the senate by a vote of 24 to *. This act had already passed the j house and has been held up In the senate for consideration since the | Aral ol the session. Senator Carlisle called this bill up, j saving that it has been in the senate ' i for consideration for some time and he thought that it should be acted upon. The bill was then brought to a vote. The senators balloting to over? rule the governor were: Black, Car Hale. Christensen. Clif? ton. Crosson, Kpi/8, Green. Alan John stone, laney, Lrfvwson, Mars, W. L. Mauldln. T. J. Mauldin, McCown, j Montgomery, Muckenfuss. Halnsford, Stuckey, Stimmers, Walker, Waller, Weston, Wharton and Young. Those who would sustain the gov? ernor were: Ackerman. Appelt, Bate/*. Dennis. M?rtet Forrest. W. J. Johnson. Stew? art. Strait. The president of the aenate an? nounced that the senate sustained the governor In hla objections and that the bill was killed. At this point Senator Clifton moved for a reconsideration of the rota, He said that the senator from Chester was absent but that he had informed him that It is absolutely necessary for the town of Chester to have a commission form of govern? ment, and he thought that this meas? ure should pass, the governor's veto to the contrary notwithstanding. Senators Clifton. Carlisle and ^tner*~had sdme discussion with IJeut Gov. Smith, president of the senate, as to his ruling that the governor's objections had been sustained. Pres- 1 Ident Smith claimed that to overrule a veto two-thirds of the members elected must so vote. Senator Car? lisle read from the constitution and contended that two-thirds of the elected members of the senate were necessary to pass on a constitutional amendment, but on the veto of the governor only two-thirds of the mem? bers present were necessary. Upon hearing the arguments, Gov. Smith reversed his ruling, called Senator Clifton's motion out of order and announced that tho act had been passed over the governor's veto e**d was now a law of the State. ; The act provides that towns of be? tween 4.000 and 10.U0O will vote on what Is known as the commission form of government. The act pro? vides for a mayor and two aldermen, whose terms of offlco shall be for four years. Tho eloction provisions, as to registration, ure governed by the Youmnn's amendment, specifying the time thit qualified electors sae register. 1'rod Springs to Chester. Chester. Feb. It, The Chester Drug Company, which recently pur? chased the Star cafe, and will put it in an up-to-date condition, cornpar ing with any in the State, has closed a contract with Fred Springs of ? 'htrlotte. X. C. to manage It. Mr. Springs is well known all over the State. His excellent playing on the Sumter baseball team during the State leaguo season of 190*H gave him i it publicity. At present he si night manager of the Gem Cafe in I Mmrlotte. ests. We don't regard it as proper to eoisaldof either the Interests or the preference of any man as regards the nomination for the presidency, We ?re sipreasing our sincere belief and h it ludgmenl as to what demand? ed of von tn ths Interest of ths peo* pie u J n whole And. we f? ? I that you would be unrtaponshre lo ? plain public duty. If you should decline to I.pt the nomination of the Wishes of ? majority <>t tlw Republican ! voter* of the United BtattO, through the action of their dslSgStel in th? Baal national convention. "Yours truly, "William c. Glass.i . Chester H, Aldrich. Bobert !\ C . - . Joseph M Patty, chase s. Osborn, w. R ftnbbi. Herbert s. ttadisy. '?ThS Hon. Theodor.. RoO* elt, I "Re* York City." CRITICISED WORK OF GREEN. PAYMENT OF $1,000 OUT OP CON. PIX GENT FUND is TALKED ON. Members Hold Thai Money spent Was Not Earned?Passed Over Veto. Columhlaa Feb. 24.?The payment of $1,000 of the State's money to Col. L. M. Green, appointed special factory Inspector by Gov. Mease, was brand? ed as a farce yesterday morning in the house. When the two sections of the ap? propriation bill, especially designed to prevent a recurrence of the "Fac? tory Inspector" incident, were taken up in the house yesterday morning for passage over to the veto of Gov. Bleuse they precipitated a warm de? bate. The governor used $1,000 of his contingent fund for paying Col. Green for five month's service as special fac? tory inspector last year, after he had vetoed the appropriation for the two regular inspectors. Sections 4 3 and 44 were accordingly added to the ap? propriation bill this year with a view to preventing the recurrence of the incident. Both sections were, of course, vetoed by Gov. I '.lease. Section 4 3 reads: "That no executive OfHoer shall use any of the contingent or special funds appropriated to the department of which he is the head for paying for services in discharging whose compensation was not provided for by this appropriation act." faction ii reads: "That the aprpo prlations made herein for the officers and employes shall bo paid as sala? ries to the persons holding the posi? tions designated." After the purport of the sections was explained by Mr. Browning and Mr. Stevenson, and an expose had been made of the farce of paying Col. Leon M. Green, "special factory Inspector," $1,000 of the State's money, when he got the statistics in his report to the general assembly from the records in the office of the commissioner of agriculture, com? merce and industries, the house pass? ed section 4 3 over the governor's ve? to by a vote of 80 to 14, and then passed section 4 4 by a vote of 86 to 4. f ? Of the two voted sections the gov? ernor's veto message says: "I disapprove of sections 4 3 and 4 4 of your act, because I do not believe that any section or proviso should appear in any act after that which designates when the said act shall take effect upon its approval." Mr. Kembert defended the action of Gov. 13lease In expending $1,000 of his contingent fund for paying Col. L. M. Green. Mr. Browning and Mr. Stevenson branded the appointment of the special factory inspector as a farco and a waste of the State's money. When the vetoes of sections 43 and 4 4 were taken up, Mr. Browning said that In 1011 Gov. Blcaso had vetoed the appropriation of $3,200 for two factory Inspectors as useless, and his veto had been sustained by tho house. Then, In the face of his action, ho had appointed "ono Leon Green" as factory inspctor and paid him $1,000 out < * tho contingent fund of his of? fice. "I want to show you how Gov. HI Ksae'j factory inspector spent his time," mid Mr. Browning, He then rend a letter from Col. Green to Commissioner Watson requesting sta? tistics on the cotton mill industry In LCllngtOn county. At this Juncture, the speaker in? formed Mr. Drowning that his time had expired under thS rulo limiting speeches to one minute, Mr. Vender Horst moved to rc eonsldsf the vote on which the houso adopted the one minute rule, us Mr. Browning! the chairman of the ways and means committee, certainly ought to be allowed time to explain. Mr. BhWyer laid 'bat even If Mr Browning were allowd time to ex? plain not a single vote would be changed. Mr. Stevenson declared that now thai the governor's veto of the ap? proprlatlon for ohlef game warden had been sustained, there was noth? ing to prevent him from appoint* in*? Col, L. M, Green a special Kanu* warden ami paying 1)Ir 11 out of the contingent fund of the oxeeutlvo of the. Since the house had been charged by the governor with playing polities In appointing the dispensary Investl? ratine, commlteo, this body owes it to Itself to hear what the salaried 'political press agent' of hi.- excel? lent has done In the way of factory Inspection/1 ? included Mr, Stevenson, The house then voted to rescind Its tetlon i" sdoptlng the one minute BAD WEATHER IN SOUTH 111X1' EU RISE TO SOME EXTENT. Good Demand from Mills Has Serv? ed tu Countered Tears Of Disas? trous 1 .fleets of Apprehended Coal Strike. New Ycrk, Feb. 23.?Cotton has advanced awing partly to bad weather at the South and a belief that crop preparation!: are some two to three weeks late over a large portion of the cotton beit. The destruction of about 100,000 bales at Houston and Bombay had some effect for a time. The persistent trade demand from European and domestic mills, how? ever, has counterbalanced to a very great extent even the danger of a colossal coal strike in Great Britain, involving some 80,000 men. For the time being, about the only effect 13 to cut down the spot sales in Liver? pool and to cause some restriction of trading in futures on this side. The dry goods market is gradually im? proving. Prices are firm fer all classes of goods and in 3ome cases have advanced. Exports of raw cot? ton reach a very high total. It is a remarkablt fact that this year European mills have in some cases bought cotton far ahead In the fear that something may happen to the next crop that would send prices back to the dreaded 15-cent level, j The fact that there have been swings In the crop in recent years of 1,000,000 to 3,000.000 makes the weather news and news about crop ' preparations at this time of special Interest. Some Georgia reports are to the effect that the season is re? markably backward and similar re? ports come from other parts of the belt. It goes without saying that if j the start is actually much delayed ? and really bad, It will, as usual, be exaggerated for speculative effect. On the other hand, the visible supply of i American cotton is the largest ever known and with prices at better price-levels, it is not believed that any serious or widespread effort will be made to cut down the acreage materially. ( rule on speeches, and Mr. Browning continued. j Mr. Browning then read a letter from Commissioner Watson transmit ' ting the statistics on the Lexington , county cotton mills to Col. Green. He also read a letter from Gov. Blease's I factory inspector to the commissioner of agriculture, commerce and Indus- j j tries, requesting mill statistics in [ Riehland. Xewberry, Union, Orange- j burg and other counties, and the re? ply of Commissioner Watson trans? mitting to Col. Green the information asked. I i Only once did the governor's fac tory inspector have any trouble in getting second-hand inforamtion from i the commissioner's office it appeared from the correspondence read by Mr. I Browning. This was when Col. Green j asked for child labor statistics in cer? tain mils, which the law does not allow Commissioner Watson to make pubic. I Mr. Browning said that the statis? tics contained in Col. Green'? report were Identical with those in Commis S'.oner Watson's report. 1 "This r>'i?ort from Col. L, M. Green, appointed special factory inspector 1 y Gov. Bleri.se. COSl the State of South Carolian the sum of $1,000," ' concluded Mr. Browning. Mr. Rembert defended GOV. Blease. He raid, though, that he knew none of the details of the affair nor did : he know how Col. Green had gotten bis statistics. "But. be this as it may," said Mr. Rembert, "even if the governor did throw away $1,000 for Green, it Ii a fact that his excellency turned back , the larger part of. bis contingent fund ; into tin- state treasury." j Mr. Rembert characterised tin- ex? pose of the "governor's political press (agent" as a "petty political triek." j Mr. Stevenson said that at the la-t Session Of the general assembly QOV. ?Blease bad vetoed the appropriation for tw ?> factory lnspe< tors on the grounds that they were useless. "But his excellency went ahead and creat? ed a factory inspector just the same whom bo paid out ot his contingent fund" added Mr. Stevenson. "He paid one of his political press agents $1,000 for reports which the individual got front the commissioner of agriculture, commerce und Indus? t rles," declnr tl Mr. Stevenson. "Now, these tWO sections (.f the ;Appropriation bin, which the governor has vi toed, prohibit bis excellency from putting his political friends in pfflce and" paving Mi ni with the J. W. McOOWN, SENATOR PROM FLORENCE is CHAIRMAN. Other Members Arc John s. iforlbock Of Charleston and T. L. clink? scales of Anderson, _ Columbia. Feb. 24.?J. W. McCown, State senator from Florence, was elected by the general assembly yes- j terday chairman of he board of com? missioners which ia to have charge | of the State cotton warehouse sys- I I tern, should the act which recently passed stand the test of the courts as to Its constitutionality. The other i two commissioners elected by the general assembly were Maj. John S. I Horlheck of Charleston county and T. Lb Clinkscales of Anderson coun? ty. All three of the commissioners chosen are farmers. Senator McCown was chossn chair? man oi the commission without oppo- t sition. Two ballots had to be taken be' H the other two members of the O mission were chosen. The six i. 1 nees were: E. W. Dabbs, Sumter; T. L. Clinkscales, Honea Path; J. Arthur Banks, St. Matthews; J. T. Harris, Spartanhurg; J. M. Pollatty, Warren ville. The first ballot resulted as follows: Clinkscales. 66; Banks, 64; Dabbs, 64; Horlbeck. 58; Harris, 22; Polatty, 6. Total number votes cast, 140. Neces? sary to a choice, 71. After the first ballot the names of Mr. Harris and Mr. Polatty were withdrawn. The second ballot resulted a9 fol , lows: Chinkscales, 86; Horlbeck, 74; Dabbs. 58; Banks. 55; McQueen, 1? Belser 1; Polatty, 1. Total number of votes. 138. Necessary to a choice. I 70. i President Smith accordingly de- ? Glared Mr. Clinkscales and Maj. i Horlbeck elected. The warehouse commission will I I consist of three members, one of which will he its chairman at a sal- | ary of $2,100 a year. The terms, two, j four and &.x years," are chosen l<y loC He will appoint a manager, whose salary will be determined by the commission and there are to be cot- ! ton weighers, cotton graders and other necessary help for conducting such a warehouse. The chairman of the commission j will have other duties looking toward the agricultural welfare of the State, 1 and to help him In this he is allowed I to hire a clerk at $1,000 per annum. For the acquisition of property, the erection of buildings and the main- . tenance of the system a bond issue Of $250,000 is allowed, to be taken up 'in 30 years, and this is to be on tho visible property acquired by the com- j j mission and in no sense will bo re? garded as a debt of the State. Tho i ^ . ' commission is allowed a contingent j fee of $5,000. I_ I YOUNG KDGEOTELD FARM KU siic/r. c. If. Coblg Wounded by W. M, Hear don In Store at Fdglichl?Wounds I May be Bostons. Bdgefletd, Feh. 23.?c. H. Cobta was shot twice In the store of May & Prescott this afternoon at one 1 o'clock) by W. M. Reardon. Beth of the men are young farmers of the Pleasant Lane section' who reside within half a mil ? <?f each other, they had a difficulty several days ago at Mr. Coblaa horns which resulted In the ehootlng of Mr. Reardon by Mr. Cobta, the wound being only slight. Tho two m<n came to town today and on meeting face to face in May A Preseott's store, Mr. Reardon dreu a revolver from his pocket ami be? gin tiring on Mr. Coble without a word being pawed by either. The first shot took effect In the chest and the second In the abdomen, a third shot went wild, his hand being raised by one of their witnesses who stepped between the men. Mr. Reardon sur? rendered to the sheriff and Js now in jail. The wounded man Is In B precarious condition and will prob? ably be carried to Augusta for s sur? gical operation. The unfortunate af? fair is greatly deplored by their f rlends. state's money," continued Mr. Si iv enson, As to the large contingent fund which the governor had turned Into tin- sta . treasury, In spite of the $1,000 out of it in- paid to Cel. Or en, Mr, Stevenson said that ohe reason for this was thai Oov, Bleust had re fused to pay th< 'awards which hi predecessors had offered for the oep ture of t rtmlnals. LOWER branch PASSES on \ LARGE NUMBER OF ITEMS in THE HILL. Governor Blease Disapproved Thirty [teaas?He Was flsstalnr?! on Two of Seventeen Last Night While Thirteen are to be Considered. Columbia, Feb. 24.?Gov. Blease sent to the house last night a i pecial message vetoing 30 items in the ap? propriation bill. The house sustain? ed him on two items and voted to override his veto on 15 items. Roll call followed roll call. The house worked until 12.10 a. m. but 13 of the ve* 1 Items we-e left un considered The v m ,n which the governor js was s' Jf a reduce the total of the aPP' sjf 4?n ull? b>" $3,900. One of tr .s upon which the house sus <y . his veto cuts oft the appro ^ ^tion for the salary of the chief p ,ame warden, James Henry Rice, al- ' though there is a statute which pro? vides for his compensation. At 11:55 p. m. the house took a recess for six minutes in order that the legislative day might not be un? duly extended. At 12.01 a, m. it re? convened and began a new legisla? tive day, but at 12:10 a. m. the house took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning. The vetoed items which have not yet been considered follow: For improvements and repairs State Hospital for the Insane, $1,500 Salary board of pardons, $400. Interest likely to accrue on bond? ed debt, $10,000. For tabulating election returns, $600. Tax stamps and blanks for board of fisheries $400. Carolina National bank, $22.50. Preparing and printing code, if so much be necessary, $12,000. Deficit for public printing, $6, (06.41. Item 18, section 34. For expenses uf disperusarj m.e^i gnting committee it so tuHr-.h ??* essary, $5,000. Contingent fund for engrossing de? partment, $323.72. Item 8. section 37. Sections 4 8 and 44 of act lit tirety. Vetoes Sustained. Inspector for railroad commis? sion, $1.800, vote of 47 to 47. Salary and traveling expenses cr ief game warden, $2,400, vote 59 to 41. Vetoes Overridden. Binding records office of sect tary of State, $1,200, vote of 88 to I. Extra clerical services office of comptroller general, $1,400, vote cf 02 to 7. Stationery and stamps ofTco of comptroller general, $700, vote of 92 to 4. Stamps, stationery and printing office of insurance commissioner, $1, 800, vote of 89 to 6. Actuary for insurance depart? ment, $1,500. vote of - 80 to 12. < ?tliee of attorney general, $7, 845, vote of ;?o to ?. Janitor for State house, $120, vote of 92 to 4. Interest to sinking fund com? mission. $1.800, vote of 84 to 9. Paving Sumter and Gervais Streets, $1.917.25, vote of 66 to 22. Special Judge Tancey Williams, $41 8a. vote of 82 to 6. Expenses state board of health* $2,000, vote of 79 to 7. Deficit State board of health I? 1911. $4.133.60. vote of 68 to 22. Teachers' scholarhips at Univer? sity uf south Carolina, $4.300, vote of S4 to 8. New beating plant State negro college, 1 7.000. vote of 77 to 16. Repairing old heating plant ne? gro college, $1,000, vote of 66 to 12. ises ANOTHER CAVE-IH ON H?USER stb 1 LT. A cave-In occurred in the city Thursday on Haueer itreet? making the third which had > ccurred in the city In the past two days. The hole left m the street Is about two feet acroas and about six feet deep, while ths ground is sunk around it for a radius of about six :feet. Tin- hole was first noticed Thurs d > afternoon by Mr. R. B. DnRant, who came near falling in it whtK riding by on horse back. Luckily, how, \.r. she horse saw the hols and teeped ov< r it The l?de said to be ovt r thi sewer lh?c on that -trect and supposed to be najpaed by the sario seeping away of the earth through: the sewer pipe as caused the ots v rave-ins on Salem avenue.