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Published Wednesday and Saturday. ? BY ? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTKR. *. C. Teems: fl.fcu per annum?In advance. Advertisement*: Oae Square Arst Insertion.11.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.ftO Contracts for three months, or >af?r will be made at reduced rat**. All communication* which aub gsrve private Interests will be charted far ae advertisement* OMtuartee and tributes of reapect wtu be charged for. The Humter Watohman was found? ed la I*as and the True southron la lit* The Watchman a*d Saustiraa sa>w has the combined ctrcutatlaa and fceftaeac? cf beth of the eld papers, aavd la manifestly the beet aAvertsatag aesdtum in SumSer. There Is no mystery about the com mteelon form of government, it la' stmplv the application of business principles, business methods and busl neee supervision to municipal affaire, j It is the management of public affairs by business men. It Is the fixing of responsibility for the expenditure of public money on a few men who are held directly and personally respen I eible for economical management and efficient results. The taxpayer who grants anything else In municipal government is hard to please, see The referendum and recall feature ef the commission form of govern? ment is slone sufficient to recom? mend the plan to the taxpayer who dealres to exercise a direct voice In the government of the city, sea eS? I see Commission government is not an untried experiment, but a proved and tested system that has been found adapted to the needs of towns and eitles both larger and si. aller than Sumter. It Is well to beai In mind that the system wherever tried ha * accomplished even more In the way ef good government and e -omuim-al government than 'anticipated. No town or city that has adopted OOm mission government haj discarded il and returned to the old form, r see In the (ace of the uniformly < suc?.t??fu! and satt-facto; .? revolts! ax ..... t?u.??a ? ?,. sgmmtatoa go eminent hj hundreds | i.? rgg .i ?. i Ith ?> . ? ? . ggstf aggf Wee > > . ? - something more substantial than a supported assertion of some opponent of the system that It will not prove suited to the needs of Sumter and the conditions here. see i The old system of municipal gov? ernment has been given many years j of pstlent and expensive trial?the reeulta apeak for themselves. Now let us try the ggg gsjgtoi plan and compare results. If the new plan proves more un-atid m.-ry the law provides far a return to the dd sys? tem. see The lilchland county Ji?;y ban d< clared that Kvans. I'.oykln and Tow til were not guilty of grafttgg, and this probably ends tho dlSpSgSSIJ graft prosecutions. Henceforth these aaitingulshed ex-putdlc servants will be left In peace to enjoy their <p?ick ly accumulated competences, strang? er things sometime happen when a thrifty Individual utilizes his op portunitb* and | ?UgsT] Ot * ?an 1 year. in tiik roi.it i < Ol im. Niinibi of l in> tried b\ lb conh r lac Monday Morning. Ib>l t \|y, i i \ |ol ittOg of tiack or? dinale., ref us u to mo t (run. ' or 5 days. I John Williams. dSSUffdl rlv ? on,bu t .ur mg. drunk and restating arrest. ? IT. oi .a davs on ea? ti ? hart:? . Wtttta JswhlgS riding bicycle on for?M,pi, n tub walk. $J or I days. Jgtgees WNgggj, riding bk yi le on forbid.h I sidewalk. II or I days. Sol Myers, leaving hofSe Unhitch? ed. ?'? or Hi days. M. H tteck. violation ot auto or? dinale I kg not stopping at corner. $.* or 11 da\ ?. Hi s r. ifgagf, aiia.'? si Ptunkett und I m i>m llfMsard. creating a dis? turbance and lighting, and drunken gggg as to Lucius DJossnrd. $i"> or ;io d?? * on ea< h ? harge. each. Mo4, ? |?? immii, aha- M PIttnkOtt, fSsgfagJC) deordeilv conduct and curbing. Ill eg ''ft guys e n h. William Thonia-. violation of hack ordtinarc ? by failure to k? cp ap pointo ? nl * 11 or N da v g Msg i op i i, < ajne ib ? ueel A marriage lleenae V?as Issued Sit urdiv to Bdward .lues MuyoHvttlc, und gknass tb id ?tnteburg, color* l ??NOT GlTI.TY VERDICT FOVNU ItV itlcill.AND .11 UV. John Dell Tow ill. I, Wiiili Boy kiu und W. O, Tat um Declared In noceiit Of Conspiring to Defraud .state in Ohl Dsspoungry Transac? tion? tcsjuJttu] Requested for Tu? tum bv Attorney General ? Wit no***'* for Defence ami Argument of 1 ouii-ol Heard Saturday. Columbia, Juna I,?Tha Jury in the "label" caaa returned a verdict of ??not guilty" tin.- aftarnooti at o a'OlOOk, in the Uichland County Court, after two hours ami twenty minutes' deliberation, thus saying to the world that John Hell ToWlll, L. Whll Boyklfl and W. ' ?. Tatum were nol guilty of eonsplra? y to defraud the Sta e out of $22.500 on a purchase of 11,009,000 labels in 190?. while they were offi? cials of the lute Stan- dIsp4 nsary. as charged by the State. The defend? ants, with their attorneys, were pros ent in Court when the verdict was an? nounced and they were naturall., elated at their vindication. The verdict came at the close of tlu third day of the trial of this case, it having been preceded by the trial of "Hub" Evans, on the charge of ac? cepting rebates. and he, too. was found not guilts. Spectators and counsel, defendants and the Court have had a strenuous week of It throughout the trial of the "grafi" cases. This case last September resulted In a mistrial after the Jury deliberat? ed thirty-five hours. The Jury today was only a little over two hours in reaching a verdict of "not guilty." Dennis Welskopf, of Cincinnati, whose house sold the State dispen? sary the 21.00.000 labels in 1905 for $35.000, out of which grew the charge of the State that Towlll. Hoykin. Ta tum. Goodman and Weiskopf formed a conspiracy to defraud the State out of $22.500. was a spectator In the Court during the trial of this case, be? having testified for the State yester? day. As a result, he will get a nol pros entered against him, according to an agreement he made with Attor? ney General Lyon before agreeing to testify. This agreement has been referred to time and again in the present trial. ? <m ?? T. R. Felder, of Atlanta, who Wai< the attorney of the Ansel Winding*up agree* the l State ments I per? jury were nol pressed. The Attornev General agreed to this on the condi? tion th it Weiskopf come to South Carolina and testify whenever lie wai nee led. and to carry mit this agree? ment he gave bond in the ?um of $10.000. His firm further agreed to return part of the label purchase money to the state whenever all In? dictment-' against Weiskopf were nol prossed. and deposited $T."no in ; trust company In Cincinnati, in the name of T. H. Felder. J. S. Graydon. attorney for John T. Kearly. ami tin attorney for Welskopf, t,, he turned over to the Sta'e whenever the crim? inal indietments against Weiskopf were dismissed. If, A. Goodman, the liquor drum? mer, who i- charged with having been the "go-between" who engineered ihe .1. al between the dispensary board and Welahopf ami Rarly, and who tnmad State's evidence and is n. living in California, was bitterly de? nounced by the lawyers for the de? ifence in their spent hes, "Where Ii Goodman and why isn't he hen to testify" shouted w. Il, Welch. ' i;.Iman is a dirty little [contemptible scoundrel, who Wels I oj.f. his confederate. swore h wouldn't believe on oath." exclaimed Cot, F. H. Nelson. "Ha is a Self COnfeSSH d thief and a cowardly little Wretch" was another expression used describing Goodman. lie was Payed and Scored by Counsel for the defence who held him up to ridicule and scorn throughout their s|. he Attorney General Lyon, s..ii.-itor w. H. Cohb and Mr. w. f. Steven son ail scored Ihe label deal In Ihelr speeches ind said thai while the de? fence would make floodmun out a Scoundrel now. *till be was ti c inti? mate fi u nd and associate of Tow ill. Hoykin and Tatum in 1005, during the 1 i be I purchase. "Oootlmnn has won the undylno hatred nl Mo gmfters and m.oh nov ? rnl people nncomforl ihle she e he agreed lo testify for Ihe State," said Attorney General Lyon In his speech to t he ill! \ The political feeling underlying tie trial mole it-., if manifest when Col, P 11, Kelson of . nunsel for I he de fen 9 N'l-i In his speech, "not the a* ? ? rn? -. i letteinl h > i ,, n K\\,,, the UtSl sp. ? ? h in Itils ? as< but W. F, HtevenMon, Ihe attorne) who comes heri 'ot niooii monej In nek you to com e ? tlo ,b f. ndnnta. I t. Il yon if e\erything should come out nbont h w t> .. dispensary w Indlns. up off >ii - have been conducted ii would make the hair of Ihe people of South Curo Una stand up. stand straight upon end at tin- manner In which things have bee^i run and at the extravagance tha has been shown." .\ r, Stevenson, In reply, declared thai his employment as additional cou isel had been authorised by the Leg tlature and that In one caae alone he tad helped In saving for the State, |30 '.. "Ml 1 get f.?r live years' work." h< said In reply to a question of opposing oou isel, 'was 118,100." "Yen make that as a positive asser? tion?" quorlsd Attorney w. s. Nelson. ?HUB" EVANS ACQUITTED. Verdict PollOWS Short Trial in Hicli Columbla, May 89.?"Not guilty. W, B, Kelly foreman," was the ver? dict returned by the jury in the "Hub" Evans ease within ten minutes after it had retired to its room fol? lowing the Judge's charge, The quickness of the verdic t followed over four hours of testimony on the part of t is State and speeches on tin- part of the State and the defence in the case of "Huh" Evans, charged with accepting bribes and with conspiracy to accept rebates while a member of the board of directors of the late State dispensary. The verdict was received with only a few spectators In the room. Kvans and his counsel were present and also Solicitor Cobb. The judge had charged the jury and they had re? tiree to their room a little after 2 o'clock, and the Judge had gone when word came In, in about twelve min? utes, that the jury was ready to re? port. The Judge was sent for and then the Jury announced its verdict of "Not guilty." Hi H< Evans, or as he is better known. "Hub" Evans, was placed on trial this morning, charged with ac? cept ng rebates and with having con? spired to receive rebates while a men her of the board of control of the late dispensary; that on December 10. 1900. he accepted In Columbia a bribe of $;.0 from M, A. Goodman, a liquor drummer, at that time representing Strauss-Prltz & Co.. of Cincinnati. O. The main evidence against Evans cons sted of three checks drawn in his fgVOf by M. A. Goodman on the National Bank of Savannah and en? dorsed by H. H. Evans, and throe lette rs written to Goodman by Evans. The checks were dated Savannah, Ga? and bore dates as follows, with amounts: September 6, 1908, for $300; April 11. 190S, for $200. and December 10, 1900, for $2?0. They were drawn on the National Bank "f Savannah, were signed by M. A. Goodman and were endorsed on the back by 11. II. Evans. The letters were from Evans to Goot man and told of receiving cer? tain Check! ami also spoke of certain orders for whiskey, Copies of the letters follow: Letters in I\vldonoe. "New berry, S. C. "Pear Goodman: Your two checks nnd u tters received, one for $2.">o and one lor $50 and in Columbia makes $3110, Here is the list you get: Fifty barrels N rye. 100 barrels N (???in. ban els X gin and la barrels apple brandy. Will put in some case good- next month, and keep building up. Many thanks for kindness. Your friend, Hub." "New berry, S. ('.. May 17, 1902. "The Hon. M. A. Goodman, Savan? nah, Ga. Hear Goodman: How are things getting along in Georgia. Have ymi got home yet. Hope you are all (?. K, l could have gotten 26 cases 8(1 it this buying, but I was afraid it might cut one dov for June buying, wlnn think I cun gel two or three hundred and more XX. Crum asked For Silver llrook this time and left off tie \s. you, of course, saw what we bought- nothing comparatively. Itegitrdfl to all. Come over in June, i m.iv g.i to Pawley's Island und llsh m abo'n ten days, Can you join us then '?' Let me know, Most kind re? gard;; tu your family, Vour friend. Hub.'' Mp, S. Am out of coffee and Ooshcn butter." "Xewberry, s. c, March 19, 1902, "d ir Goodman: I know you feel d leap pointed at the month's pur 1 ll ? ?'. bllt it COtlld Hot be helped, if you will took at Friday's State paper Voll Will sc,, and also thai Cr Ulli ami the legislative commute* was there a 1111 We VV a - llSkei] im IJ to b U V olle month's supply id' the goods M ?? bad already purchased from 1.se and that vva- I.ut if vim vvill note John Kill '\ only got r?0 barn l- \ i \, and no other goo,i< 'rii it is whv I made motion to Luv mil) fur one mouth, i intend, d to uiv,. you and John .ill my order-. As it i- muie of my friends got ha nil) anything this month, but next month things will be hotter, Tb?- committee and Crtllli |usl liskeil for U.b VV , VV.r. i ait of. It WUH bud "ii me. 11 shown that some ImmIj Is pushing somebody'* stub. I urn til most disgust* d w iili it There will be no nion neu goods for unite land Court. a while, Your ?>?; ii going pretty well. When mb dispensers can got it I am going to put it In in bulk. I could not work tin- com In Without sam? ples. I think this was put up Job. Will tell you all when I see you in April buying. Regards to all. Your friend, li. li. Kvans." TO THE PUBLIC. Mayor Jennings IHsrusaes * Dltliiii* slon Government. shall the City of Sumter adopt the Commission Form of Government with ihe Manager System'.' If not, why not? Sometime in the fall of 1911, B committee, of which i was chairman was appointed, by the Chamber of Commerce to look Into the matter of a commission form of government for the City of Sumter. and consult with our delegation in the legislature. This commltti e met, and unanimously agreed upon the.mmlsalon form of government, under the manager sys? tem and recommended to the delega? tion that they pass an act embody? ing this feature, The delegation had the act passed, embodying this fea? ture and also made a provision for the people to \ote for ? ither the man? ager or department system. The ques? tions therefore, for the voters U> de? termine are. tirst. shall the city adopt the commission form of government? Second, if SO, shall it adopt the man? ager or tha department system? Nat? urally the voters will want to know I the difference between the two sys? tems, I Will now, try to explain. If tile manager system is adopted, then a Mayor will he elected in the .month of August, at a salary of three hundred dollars per annum (the same amount the Mayor is paid under the present system), anil two councilmen will be elected at a sal.try of two hun? dred dollars each, making a total of seven hundred dollars in salaries for all. If the department system is adopt? ed, then a nuiyor will be elected at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, and two councilmen at a sal? ary of one thousand, dollars each, making a total of thirty-two hundred dollars In salaries for the three. The difference Ln salaries between the two systems will amount to twenty-five hunred dollars, i believe that the eouncLl could easily employ a good manager for this sum. And the city would not be out sny more Cor salaries with the manager system, than it would be with the department system. Therefore, up to this point the two systems are equal as to coat. The next question then is. from which system Will the City likely derive the most benefit, Coder our present sys? tem. ther*4 is no line to see that the various employees of the city properly perform their duties. The council is elected without pay. and of course, it cannot be expected that they will neglect their pei?onul business and look after these matters as they should be looked after. I do not deem that it needs any argument to qptivlnce the voters that the commission form of government will be far preferable to the present system. Therefore, i will not further discuss this phase of the question, but will briefly outline what advantages the manager sys? tem has over the department system, Under the manager system, there will be employed a competent man who will give his entire time in looking after every phase of the city's business, He will see that all the employees of the city earn their salaries. He will be responsible to city council ami be subject to removal at any time, and therefore, his position will depend up? on his efficiency and attention to his duties. This being true, it will cer taily luing forth his best services. The employees of the city knowing that their daily services are being con? stantly watched by the manager and realizing that their position will de? pend Upon their efficiency and at? tention to duty, will bring forth their I best efforts. Do you not think that under a system of this kind, the city I W ill gel ,| great deal mol e for Its i money 7 llecause, under the d? part? im- nt system, there will be no one to ilallj und constantly watch the em? ployees and see that they earn their money. It may he argued, that un? der ih,- department system, the May lot* and councilmen tire required to i have ?.,, manv olllee hours each day. I Assuming that theV would Keep these hour.-, would that be of an> particular [advantage? I Ihink not. llecause, it In noj office hours that we need, but 'We ItCed tile SclVUes of ;? ? - > 111 | O ? t, lit 'man. nol otilv to see that the ein? ! ployees perform their duties, but to know hov\ tho.-,- duties should be per? formed, 1'nder which system would we be mosl apt to gel the Im -i nu n .. Mayor und Coiineilnu n'.' Cutlet the Managet system, Ihe salar) is not ai tractive enough t < cause a 10 one to seek il. tor a llvi bh.I t hi II, under this system you would eliminate ihi - class of men. and x"n eouhl then get men w ho would not h !v, the lob for the salary attached, b :t would onli take the position for the honor, and for the good of the city. L'nder tb. department system, you a*ould > e more apt to get men of the goody* goody class of hall-fi llow-weil-mct, with everybody, a politician and wir? puller, seeking a job out 01 which he could get his living, would be afraid to do anything for tear he would make enemies, and not be re-elected, and thereby be deprived of an easy job, out ?t which he could make a living. 1 do not believe that you could elect men of the proper business ability under the department system, for the salaries of twelve hundred, and one thousand dollars respectively. The men who have the proper busi? ness ability could not afford to give the hours each day required under the aet. for the salary paid. The re? sult, in my opinion, would be. that \?ve would get men of the goody goody class above referred to, they would get the money instead of the manager, and the city w ould get \ ery little, if anything. Suppose the City Board <?f Education, (composed of the men) should attempt to run the graded schools of our city by divid? ing them up into the departments and one trustee, be designated to look after one of these departments. Do yon think that we would have the magnificent schools that we now have? No, instead of doing this, while there is a Board < t Trustees, yet, they employ a superintendent who gives his entire time and ability looking after the teachers, and he knows how their duties should be Per? formed, and he sees that they are performed. Now, then, if the City adopts the department system, then the management of its affairs would be like the management of the affairs of the schools of the city, without a superintendent. While, if you adopt the manager system, it will be similar to the management Of the city schools, with a superintendent. Some may argue that you cannot hire g com? petent manager. I will reply to that by simply saying, you can always take money and get what you want. They could argue With equal force. that 'you could not take money and hire I a competent superintendent for our school, 1 can conclusively reply to that by simply reminding all those who attended the recent exercises of lour graded schools, of the magnifi? cent exhibition ?>f the results that Were obtained under the system op? erated by our most beloved superin? tendent. Therefore, if we can hire, for the pitiful sum that is being paid a superintendent of this calibre, why then, can we not hire a manager for twenty-five hundred dollars or le.-s, who will look after the city's inter? est, with the same degree of efficiency as Prof. Edmunds looks after the in? terests of the schools of tbe city? How long do you suppose the Sum ter Telephone Manufacturing Com? pany would run if its Hoard of Direc? tors met only once in every tw > weeks, and left everything to bo run by the employe s, with no superin? tendent In charge? There must be a head to every business organization in order for it to succeed. If it were not for the fact that the city treasury has money coming into it from the pockets of all. it would have long sinc?? had to go ,,ut of business un? der Its present business system of operation, if, therefore, our city schools and the Telephone Manufac? turing Company, and other various corporations succeed so well, with a manager or superintendent in charge then do you not think, that it would at b ast be wise t" try the same kind of business system in our city affairs. I have said too much already, but be? ing so thoroughly convinced In my own mind that the manager system Is so far superior to the department system, is the nason 1 have written this, i believe it is the duty of every voter to thoroughly acquaint him? self with the two systems and vote, not for the interest of any individual or individuals, but vote for what he believes to be for ihe besl business In? terests of the city. Respectfully, 1.. 1?. JENNINGS. New Turk Cotton Market. New York, June (?pen. Close. Jan. 11.20 July.10.9? 11.01 Sept ? >ct 616??I t Met.11.15 ll.lt Dec.U.23 11.29 MY I Itrooi. MARKET. Open. close. I .Ivor i.I, June 3. June.$13 H 613 Jan I'd-. . . ?it:'?101,? Jutf Aug ?;i v i?; c. 61 Sept I ?. t Hit ? I t I ?? t N'.-V . . . . <i 1 ? -1 2 Ml''; \..v ?I ?o< ... 609 local Market H?sin middling, 10,75. I .um r?' I iii<mi Mi ling, The County Farmers' L'nion meat* ing will be held with the Concord Union next Friday, ai Lewis Chapel church. All farmers am invited to he present. The a. c. U h.-.> a big foroa af hands at work on its old freight yard and is rapidly changing the apponr* ance of the yard and arranging it to provide r<ir letter accommodaUoM and facilities in the future. The Coaal Line la putting in an iron pipe culvert on the railroad crossing on silver street. When this work |g completed that portion af the city to have a complete drainage sys? tem. Aanouacements ef candidates will be printed in this column uatil the close of the campaign for lb. No ! eards accepted on credit. Fur Sherl g. CapL M. & Caxeon ta hareby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office with promptneaa and efficiency, we take pleasure In recommending hkn for said offloe, subject tO the rules ot I the Democratic primary. I MANY VOTERS. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of tho Democratic party. J. K. BRADFORD. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the office of Sheriff oil Sumter County, subject to the rules governing Democratic primaries. W. H. SEALE. Capt. Geo. C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic ^ primary. VOTslRS. For Coroner. 1 hereaby announce that I am a candidate for the office of Coroner of Sumter County, sohle*** ? of the Democrati For Houne of 1 am a Candida ~ the House of Representatives subject to the rules of the Democratic Pri? mary. R. B. BELSER. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the House of Representatives from Sumter County, pledging myself to abide by the result of the Bemo eratic Primary. R. D. EPPS. Dr. F. M. Dwight is hereby unani? mously nominated, as a candiuate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules governing the Primary. We bespeak for him the suffrage of his fellow countrymen. The Wedgefleld Democratic Club. For Supervl.-ior. I hereby annou ice myself a candi? date for the office of Supervisor of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. L. F. WHITE. 1 hereby announce Bgyualf a can? didate for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Sumter County, *?ubj?-et to the rules of the Democratic pri? mary. P. M. PITTS For Clerk of C??urt. 1 hereby announce myself a candi? date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party. I* 1 PA R ROTT. The name e*f H. I* Scarborough I? presented as a candidate for Clerk of Court for Sumter County in the con lug lNmocratle primary election. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk , f Court of Sumter county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. JOHN K Sl*MTP!K. Tor elicit or. 1 announce myself a ? andidate for the office of Solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit, suhjoct to the r?hm of the Dc.no. rath Primary, TlfOft. H. TATFV 1 hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the ahVt af Solicitor of the Third Judicial ClrCUtt ?uhject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. PHILIP H. ITAI I