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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.