The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 13, 1912, Image 4
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THE IHM. |H IWnoi.F.
While the grand Jury was In ses?
sion last week Mr. Kugene Hogan
voluntarily told several fellow num?
bers of that body, in a casual eon- \
veraatlon, that he had paid Got
Walter G. Htuhbs, a mem her of Gov.
Blesses staff, one hundred dollars
to procure a purole for his son. Ku
gene Hogan. Jr. In his statement
he particularized the following de?
tails: That he tlrst consulted Col. i
Stubha in t?fercn?e to obtaining a<
pardon for his son; that Col. Stuhba
Informed him that he would obtain
1 pardon, or parole, if he was pud
1100.00; th.it he (Hogan) thereup?
on offered to give Col. Stuhhs his
check for 1100.00. but Col. Stuhhs de?
clined to accept a check, saying that
the cash n;one\ must he plac d in
hia hands; that he tHo^an) then de?
cided not to pay ovel the titntu y In
aa\?" ? "f the printing of the par*
don and finally agreed with Col.
Stuhhs to deposit the mone> in the
hands of Mr. M. Ik Bandle, with in?
structions to pay over to Col. Stuo ?
the said M""."" immediately upon
proof that Kugene HtgJOg Jr.. had
been purdoned. or paroled, by OOV,
Blease: that in putfuantt of this
agreement ht dep.'died in Mr. Han?
dle's hands $100.00 In ? urrency?
three twenty dollar hills and four
tens - and that when Gov, Biegst
shortly thereafter paroled Kugene
Kugene Hogan. Jr.. the said sum of
gttjtati trat duh paid ovef to Coi W?
G. Stuhhs.
Those who are interested in the
details of the HOfJOg parole ami the
reason" assigned h\ (h.\ Blease for
this exercise of executive tlemenc]
will find the desired informal log ttt
out in Blease's Book of Pardons, now
being gffM rally dlatrlbttttd foi ? am
paigu purposes.
ffggj fact that Mr. Uoggg had stated
to quite a nun her of people that he 1
had i'H.I Cot, Still.I.s Hff.ff to oh- i
tain u pardon fgf Bit tog was a mat?
ter of e.mimon knowledge about tic
atreets t.e tomotlmo, and Iht Inct
wss communicated directly to the 1
writer twice within the past two
weeks. The first time it Wat asserted
that .Vr. Hogan had made the state?
ment IO an lndl\ldual. but md In the
tmmtnet ot w tu. - es, Th? second
tim? 'in information < inn from t
num.-1 of tin- grand mr\. win. hoard
the Halt meal n ads Ig the present s
of pr.o thally tVtrj m?mh.r ot that
body. Mr. Mngaa maklni Ihe ttate?
hi* nt voluntarily in a general ( onver
SgdJtM and und? l go plodgjl Of se?
cret v . \ gtt ted or Implied.
But ?he f o t I.mim kru w n to
Mr. Ilogat that the suhotanct <?i his
Statt no nt- had It ? n ? oiu in unnatt d
to th? \\iit? ? la -. nt tw?. repl*
?entat.\?s to thi? utllcs og Monday,
July ^th. p. thronten th. editor of
thu p .pt i with i km ? in ii k In
the ? v ? fit of the puMt*ntl?ill that In
Mr. K.ngt n. llotfan. had Iliad.- the
?taten ? nt- ihsrYl tot forth In ivtt r
ence i?? iht payment of iiof.fi t?. col,
Wt G Stuhhs. in ? onsnl? ration of I
pardon, or parole bring granted to
Kugeln llt.gaii. Ji b) < h.\ . llleil ?
through iht inHnoncs ol W. ??
Stuhle, Tin urilti wa< at dinner
?Ah? ? th? \ sailed ..t this ottlee und
ther? fort did not recelvi th Ihrem
per.-oiiall\. hul the tint ii weft mad.
to a m? in? * r ?d iht offl ? force, with
the rmjnoot I hot the writer be Inform*
?mI. The meosagi t dull deliver*
ed. Tht ahm? i- ih. mswt ?
in conclusion Iht wi uq would
asjggptt t>. Mr Hogan 'hit ht mttsi
he fOtll ?W al? that In. I .< t- ll| hit
triinv o tlog with t'oi Htuhbs art gen
sonII] known In thi- community, ?
th? renn It of tfntemcnti made by him
tjofl to raflont persona, and that
he wot reolt) desirous of keeplni -?
en i in- Raw nc la I ironsactloni with Col,
itnbao, of Iht Oovt rnnr's staff, hi
-?.. aid not have made poblk tht de
t:,t *. u| ?h. iman iction a Ith
Ki. ii put tlcul rltj 1 mi man) i.
pk _
tjo\. Hk am h ? goth n lilmsi i Inb
a hen that n. anmd wig ? ??ui
adroit and expt rh B< ? ?I t lggl< > 11 l hi
g? in-? got aoatloa that Iht ?hn
leston New- and Courier had Mi s?
quoted his ?peach and misrepresented
him by deliberate lying has tall >n flat
for the Identical paragraph In tue
?peech th;?t the Governor denouncei
as fnlee as any lie Could be, w >s writ?
ten by the Governor himself and the
original manuscript In hli >wn hand
writing is now In the possession of
the News and Courier, it Is truly ter?
rible that Bleasc should write ;<
stntement about his own speech that
It as false as any lie Could be.
gnu
The efforts that the attorneys ?'f
Joe Mulley, th< negro who murdered
two little boys In Mari!'??:., county
about two years ago, are making to
?nve his neck, are the very sort of
things that bring the courts into dis?
repute, defeat Justice, incite the peo?
ple to lawlessness ami furnish an ex?
cuse for an appeal t?? lynch law.
There is no doubt of the guilt ??f the
negro, hut his attorneys, ??f whom
Mr. \V. 1\ Stevenson, of Cheraw is
the thi.f, art trying to prevent the
sentence of the court being carried
out by setting up the technical plea
that at the time the crime was com?
mitted the penalty for murder was
hanging and that since that time the
legislature has changed the law and
math- the penalty electrDCUtlon, This
is tlu most nimsy excuse, the most
far-fetched and Indefensible attempt
to defeat justice that we have heard
?>f in a long time* it is to he hoped
th.it tile Supreme Court Will throw
tiie a}.peal out of court and put its
stamp of disapproval on sueh prac?
tica in no uncertnln terms. This sort
of practice makes tin law a game of
chance and tin- ?ourt house < place
where justice is not administered,
THREE HTRT IN At To WRECK.
??Kid" laittlmer. Mi? Beulalt Arm
stvsngj ami 311? Virginia Latttsncr
Bnstnla snHona Injnrleu When Auto
Hit- Rope,
Anderson, July s.?Miss Beulah
Armstrong. Miss Virginia Latlmer ami
James Latlmer wer?, seriously injur?
ed this afternoon w hen 1 >r. T. ( ?.
Klrkpatrtck *s large automobile, driv?
en by Latlmer. ran int?, a rope
stretch?ed across the public road to
warn against a WaahOUt and to detOUr 1
all drivers on a road arouad the
w.,shout. The accident occurred five
miles south of Anderson, is the party
was going from Anderson to their
home at Lowndesvl i?'. At 10 o'clock
tonight the three Injured ones are in
the hospital here and ai. still in an
unconscious condition. lar. Harri?
ind i?i Kirkpatrlck saj they are un*
aHs to tell the extent ?>t the Injur?
ies until they regain consciousness,
when aii examination can be mad..
The\ tea- internal Injuries in ad?
dition t<? the fearful bruises ami cut*
which - ? 11 three sustained. Nix p -
sons. Including Mrs. Kirkputrick and
two small children, occupied the au?
tomobile, which u*ns making nbuut
i" mllee pot hour. They had just'
comt over Ihls particular piece of i
l"id and Were not aware of the rope
having been placed since they pass?
ed, The rope shattered the wind
shield and th.-n raught Mr. Latlmer
ander th? ?-hin, cutting his iteek t??
the bot* und Jerkins him out of ids
?rat, hurling htm tu i nsi th< women
antl children on the rear sent, The
Hying glass caused many ga**he*. When
Mr. Latlmer a*as snatched from his
seat the inv \\ ? itt crushing into , niece
of WOOda. Th< rope cnUght Miss
Latino r under tio ehlu and beside*
0*nrfull) gashing i?i knocked out
her teeth, aii if ihe occupant* were
thrown ii? 1 heip In the bottom of
the ear and were gashed and bruised
before the cut eoulcl h stopped,
Young Wendel l?nttmer, wh?> -at
on I be ft out seat, had presence ol
mind enough lo i ut < u tio- guatoitw
ami tio nuiehiiM cume to a stand?
still
Jtimea Latlmer, who is i year* ol
uge, and Mi> Virginia iLtimer, aged
14, art children ol Mrs, Klrkpatrlck.
win!. Mis.. Armstrong, about years
obi, \n a ie-ah nt ..f IIonen i'uth, and
W a . oil h? r W .1* to v K? ? ? I ejl at
I...\\ im;?'>- !He,
Mr* Kirk Patrick ? i ?1 tlu two small
. hltdn n suffeied pruetieally I In
im v beyond i emu bruised slightly,
Ki?r Latlmer, an h. i familiarly
known in sumter laugh! at Iba ??
Wl'gn <'h?'?'l fill the pa-'t I II Tee \ I a i -
aid has man) friend* in Humter mid
I... utilities' w ho wori I or rilled Tuee
.1 i \ when t h. . ii? aid t h. accident,
through the morning pupei In which
b? softer..i -ii* ii frightful Injuries,
Vai,\ exprciion- of ?tymputh) for
h in were hcuril on th. ?treet Tuesdu)
? nd his nan? friend* here hop< for
i ppeedj recovery fol him.
viini|,| l . mil \ -iionuei School,
Tii. Siinitci ? onni> Hummer
Hchoiil wljll begin Monday Jill) SltUh
mil lust fout w. . i - Vrithmeti.
KnglUh ami ttt? I'rlti ir? methods
w d1 In lament Tio >( ??! pi ? " i i'1
I Mi; 1.1 U'l IIAYXHW
gubf ntemb ti of I
S8TTILE DOESI'T AWSWER.
TESTIMONY As 10 CHARLESTON
MTl \Tlo\ AM) GRAFT
CHARGES.
Tin? Plret i Question on Payment <>f
Mon?'> to Constables Not Answered
?Ma x or brace Muk?s Statement as
to Pines Imposed on llliml Tigers,
Columbia, July 10,?"Did you or
any member oi your firm with your
knowledge it an> time ever pay any
money t" any liquor constable or any
officers charged with the enforcement
of the dispensary law in consideration
Of immunity to be granted to you?*'
"Mr. Sottile declines to answer the
question upon the ground that the
answer may tend to incriminate him."
This answer was given by K. W.
Hughes, attorney for Albert Sottile
of Charleston, before the legislative
committee that is investigating the
affairs of the old State dispensary
yesterday. The answer was given by
the attorney for Sottile in reply to a
final qu.-stion hy the committee as
to Bottlle's knowledge ot the whis?
key situation in Charleston. Mr.
Hughes raised the question oi the
light of the commltte to Investigate
the whiskey situation in Charleston, j
The committee adjourned yesterday
afternoon at I! o'clock until tomor?
row morning at 10 o'clock In Augusta.
when the testimony of T, B. Felder,
the Atlanta attorney, will be taken, j
The meeting In Augusta will be held I
in tin? Richmond county court house,
beginning at 10 o'< lock.
The absence of material witnesses
v as tin feature of the session of the
legislative committee lure yesterday.
The Dominion of Canada claimed at
h ast one w itness. ? ?tlu rs were said
to be enjoying the cool air of the
mountains of western North Carolina
and sonn- seemed to have eluded per?
sonal cmtact with the officers of
Charleston county. The lirst witness
to take the stand at the morning ses?
sion was Albert Sottile of Charleston.
The feature of his testimony was "1
d<>n't remember. 1 don't know"?an?
swers to nearly every question asked.
His attorney. K. \V. Hughes of Char?
leston, was present and raised many
objections, Mr, Hughes made a long
argument before the committee and
contended that it did not have the
legal right to investigate tin- whis?
key situation in Charleston. He read
an exhaustive paper, containing many
points of law. The result was that
not one material point to the Investi?
gation was sec ured from Sottile.
Several days ago the committee
went down to Charleston and took
some testimony. Several men were
placed on the stand and some Inter
est ins testimony was presented.
Tins,- men admitted that they were
"blind tigers" and openly charged that
they had Peen paying ;? "protection
fun 1" to a number of wholesale deal?
ers.
Among the wdtnesses summoned for
the session yesterday were Santos Sot?
tile. W, H. Behrens, J. Henry Doscher.
Ali en Sottile, James s. Furnum, J, P.
B, O'Neill and Wallace K. Harley, A
roll call of the witness.-.- showed that
oniv Albert Sottile and \V. K Harley
wero present,
Mivor Grace .>f Charleston was
present it the hearing, He asked for
p. rtt Isslon to make a statenu nt
whit h was granted. He said that pre?
vious testimony had been given be
i.a, one of th. ..id dispensary com?
missions to the effect th.,i there was a
system of lining llllcll whiskey dealers
in i hark ston. I le sti Id that the sys?
tem had been Instituted by Mayor
Rhetl several years ago and that each
deolei was lined fiiOO a year or |50
everj three months. He said that he
Hpproved the system as instituted by
Mr. Ilheti and that since he became
mayor he had more strictly enforced
tile s\ Stem. I le ,|. . | ,fed thai the
inoiny thus derived was turned into
the trcusur.i n| tin- city of Charleston,
ih invited an Investigation of the af?
fair^ attd asked that any graft charges
in connection with hi- administration
be probed.
When tit, eonimittei held u meet?
ing ill ?'halle.-ton several Week agO
John J. Mill* r testilled thai he had
heard that a ma n by t In- u i me . f
Harley was the agent used In hrlng
Ing the whiskey graft money from
Charleston t?. the go\ernor'd office.
Wallace K. Harle) was summoned lo
appeal helon ihe committee yester?
day, He admitted thai he was ell
I gaged in th? whi.-kev business, but
dented knowlcdgi of graft H. i.
in? inhered \ ? i v Pi le in contiectlol
vv it h his htisllli I I. Kuid that In
did not even know lh< constabulary
? >l Charleston * <>nill V . hut I hat t la I
, rauh *l In.- pi a. .? unmet linos, 11, .p
I tiled that h< hoi ever pa hi a protcc
tion f und to Heu 11, Stothart, tlx chh
?hisUev constable ol < 'harle toi
? ounty,
Albert Sottlli w n? tin Iii
? nlh d h> 11.mu lit. i
W hat lim of husiiM -s ar.
gaged in V"
Tins vv- -? th. in- l ipu Holl
ih. i ominltti. which a as
to p> Sottile'! attorney, Th.
- ild in h id hi en hi I?u na
yea In Charleston, ??n direct ques
tlon he said he had been in the real
estate and theatrical business.
Questioned again as t hi< being !n
the whiskey business Sottile declined
to answer <>n the ground that it was
beyond the power of the commission.
Many questions were asked Sottile
with reference i" his business. He
consistently rc*fused t<> answer any >>f
the questions. The witness said that
he had known Ben H. Stothart, the
chief constable, for 15 years.
"Did you ever have any dealingi
with Ben. Stothart?"
"I have been acquainted with him.
1 have spoken to him."
Sottlle said stothart may have bor?
rowed some money from him before
11*07?at that time Stothart was buy?
ing bottles, the witness said.
Sottile said that up to 1907 he had
never seen anybody give money to
Stothart. He said that rumors of graft
in Charleston had always existed since
the establishment of the dispensary.
"Do you know Mr. Wallace K. Hur?
ley?"
"Ves sir."
"Whii was he connected with?"
Here the attorney for Sottile ob?
jected.
"How long have you known H ir
ley ?"
"Never intimately."
He did not remembei whether he
had -eon mom;, paid to constables
before 1907. On direct question he de?
clined to answer on the grounds that
he could not remember seeing graft
money paid.
"Did anyone tell you that he had
paid graft money to any one?"
"l can not remember," replied the
witness.
"Do you know J. P. 1i, O'Neill?"
"Yog,"
"When iiui you see him last
"A few days ago. l think it was
last Sunday?"
"Did he mention this Bummons?"
Here the attorney for Sottile ob?
jected.
The committee overruled the ob?
jection.
Sottile said he asked i ? Xeill it' he
had been summoned and that O'Netll
said he had not been served up to
that time. He was questioned as to
seeing Beveral other witnesses who
were summoned by the committee.
He knew nothing definite of the
movements of the witnesses.
The witness said that his brother,
Santos Sottile, was out of Charleston
while the tirst hearing was In prog
gress in Charleston. Santos Sottile la?
ter returned. Witness said that his
brother was now in the mountains of
western North Carolina.
A Charming At Home.
Mrs. s. C. McKeown was hostess at j
a most charming al home on Tuesday
afternoon from 5.30 to 7.;;o, the hon
orees l" ing two popular bride* of the
season Mrs. X. 1?. Woinde and Mrs.
Yates Yeadoti.
An original and artistic decorative
scheme hau transformed the rooms of
the lower floor into ?..dland bowers,
effective by masses of nailing smilax,
making u lovely setting for the sim?
ple beauty of the daisy from which
the color tone ,.f white and green
was evolved.
At the entrance, .Masur Henry
Ltgon received the cards, and Miss
llst. ii. Crowson welcomed the guests
at the front door, being assisted by
Mrs, J, L, Jackson, who ushered them
into the living room. Here Mrs, Mc?
Keown in white \oiie ,ii>,i lace intro?
duced the guests to the attractive
homu ess; Mr.-. Womble, who wore
her wedding gown of white satin
Veiled Mi shadow hue. ami Mis.
Y.adon. in a drape.I gowtl of pink
crepe de chine.
Mrs. Arthur Crosswell and Miss
h'annle Chandlei then Invited the
guests into th. dining room, where
th. decorations were beautifully car?
ried out. i h< round table was cover?
ed by exquisite lacb Ihe 'enter piece
being u ? ut ulass bowl full ol shasta
daisies, and delicate fern.- reflected in
th.- mirror beneath. ??v?r this an airy
white parasol was suspended, from
which f< ll a "shower" effect of ferns
ami daises. Crystal candlesticks at
ih. corners were in further harmon>
jwith th. datnt) appointments. Ices,
cakes, and mints m the prevailing
colors of green ami whit, were served
by Misses I toucher I icLorme, Maurlne
Ligou, Susie Bultmati and Nellie Pes?
ch.ill.
I lad a hundred guests < ailed during
'io rcccptii-ii hotii s. amotig whom
wen the following uut-of-towu visi?
tors Mosd.s U, A. i ?handler. N. I>.
VYomhlc, and Mis- Kan nie Chandler,
ot Ma> es\ ill. . and Mi Cola. \|. I..... 1
of 111. * tiu ood,
Th. s. i boai d will Ibuilt Irom
Lydia, a station on tio Ilurtsv ill.
Simit.r line, i?. Timmonsville, a on
as th.- work on tin line mi" Sumter
is comph t< < . Th. lor. . ,.t grad I
nov working bei ween I'dshopvilh n,d
Sumtei \\\]\ i ?< transferred ' the
Lydia Tlnnimns\ lib job.
i "t ni '
(III He
FARMERS'
UNION NEWS
Practiced Thought* for Practical
Farmers.
(Conducted by E. \v. Dahns. Pres?
ident C. Farmer? Union.)
Some ltamloin Thoughts.
Last Friday at Cain's mill 11?? - Sum
tor County Farmer?' Cnlon held one
of its most representative meeting**'
Every local was represented by one
or more delegates, and there n*ere
quite a number ?-f private members. |
* * *
Consideration of the Clemson schol
arshlp matters, and trying to devise
the right plan to secure from tins
county full representation on these
scholarships to.<k up a considerable
part of tin- time.
* ? a
It was decided to recommend the
corn club b< ys who have reai hed 18 i
years f< r examination for the one-year
scholarships, but up to this writing.
Tuesday meaning. the writer has
been unable to locate one of that
ags to nominate for one ?.f the seven
at large scholarships.
* * *
Another matter of interest was the
report the committee to hold a
conference with the hanks relativ.- to
the marketing of cotton. The com?
mittee's report lias already been
published in these columns, and does
not med to he reprinted now.
* V *
Suffice it. to say that the county
union continued the committee as a
permanent one to make effective their
recommendations. The joint confer?
ence of the Farmers' Cnlon, Chamber
of Commerce and bankers was so
plea-ant and is calculated to do .-.>
much toward unifying the business
interests of the county that we are
again sending it out to the Farmers'
Unions, and hoards of trade through?
out the South.
0 0 0
At the aftern....n session Mr. Snell
of the Chamber of Commerce ap?
peared before the Cnlon in the in?
terest of promoting a. canning fac?
tory. He was requested to have tin
details worked out, and present t<- tin
next meeting of the county union at
tin closing of the three day farmers
institute that Mr. Beall has arranged
to hold with < Oakland union, the new
one rec ntly organhn ?1 about half way
between Sdayesville and Oswego, at
tin- Baker school house.
* * *
It is t<? he hop.-d that tin- canning
factory will be etsabltshed. it will
mean a great deal to the financial
condition of Sumter to have thous?
ands of dollars coming in through
the year from other sources than
cotton, a brother-in-law of j. Frank
Williams, preaident of the county
union, mad.- about |700 clear profit on
a small canning OUtAt in Fickens
COUnty last season. In March I ate
some of the snap beans thai he put
up. and .-.add hardly tell them from
fr? sh ones.
* * *
In some way my notes on a trip to
King*tree were lost, and the fourth
oi .inly celebration at Delmar in Sa
ludn count) would n ike an Interest?
ing letter, bill tin t. I? not time for it
this morning. From Kingstreee via
Florence to Columbia and Batesburg
the condition oi March corn is se?
rious. It has been "humili tted" by
lad seasons (tid i.r work until
some is past redemption. Were i'
not for tin- many fields of late corn
that look tin.-, twnd th. peas that ar<
being sown on #tuhh|e, the outlook
w ould huh ed ???? gloomy.
* * *
It yesterday'* cloudburst was very
general there will P.- son., exciting
times in tin- cotton market in the
near future,
F W 11
\?w York Cotton a wirket.
New York. .Inly 1 1.
Open Flos.
Januai y.12..12 12.23
March. 12.31
.Inly.12.01 11,93
?ictober.1 2.32 1 2.17
December. 12.37 12.20
Closed steady.
Liverpool Market.
lav. t po,.i. .Inly 11.
Open < 'lose
July?Aug. . UStLj?S6?a 685
Aug?Sept ,;v 1 y - 680 1 j
Sept < t .f?72 '-a ? 7 1 671 *s
i, \ ,\o\ . 1.67?? 68 *a '.'
\\ \\|||>?Met Wonn i
dents to v, ii patent? d spei ilties a
popul if publl< atlon* i?untauteeel
va \ \ I I I >
Shaw <v If^Collum have advertiscd
. give great bargain! in -?rder to
ake r? ? ? ni for remodeling the inter
i ? ? tli* ii store. Next n*eek will he
our last chance for such bargaine
hui season.
Arrangement! are being made for
I g Woodmen picnic at *in*.- mill
n July 24th.
Candidates' Cards. |
Announcements of candidates will
to printed in this column untii the.
? lo.-e of the campaign for 16. No
? ards accepted on credit
For Sheriff.
CapL K g. Carson is hereby an
ncunced as a candidate for Sheriff at
ih.> ensuing election, having before
discharged the duties cf that office
with promptness and etliclency, we
take pleasure in recommending hkn
for said office, subject to the rules of
the IVmocratic primary.
MANY VOTERS.
J hereby ofTw myself as a candidate.
f<?r the office of Sheriff of feumter
County, subject to the rules of the
D-mocratic party.
J. K. BRADFORD.
'"apt. G*o. C. Warren is hereby
announced as a candidate for the of
t.ce of Sheriff of Sumter ccunty, sub?
ject to the rules of the Democratic
primary.
VOTERS.
For Coroner.
r hereahy announce that I am ?
candidate for the office of Coroner of
Sumter County, subject to the action,
of the democratic primary.
D. W. OWENS.
Fbf) ITouse of Representative*.
1 am a candidate for re-election to
the Mouse 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 Nemo
cratie Primary.
P. D. EPPS.
Dr. F. M. Dwlgh
mously nominated,
the House of Repr
to the rules goverr
We bespeak for him the suffrage of
his fellow countrymen.
The Wedgefield Democratic Club.
For Supervisor.
I hereby announce myself a candi?
date for the office of Supervisor of
Sumter County, subject to the rules of
the Democratic Primary.
L. E. WHITE.
1 hereby announce myself a can?
didate for re-election to the office of
Supervisor of Sumter County, subjeet
t<> the rules of the Democratic pri?
ma ry.
P. M. PITTS.
For Clerk of Court.
I hereby announce myself a candi?
date for re-election to the office of
Clerk of COttlt for Sumter County,
subject to the rules of the Demo
era tie party.
I? I. PAR ROTT.
I The name of H. L. Scarborough is
i presented as a candidate for Clerk of
Court for Sumter County in the com?
': ing D. moeratic primary election.
1 hereby announce myself a candi?
date for Clerk of Court of Sumter
county, subiect to the action of the
Democratic primary.
JOHN R. Sl'MTFK.
For Solicitor.
I announce myaelf ? candidate for
the office Of Solicitor for the Third
I Judicial Circuit, subject to th** rules
of the Democratic Primary.
i THOS. H. TATUlf.
I hereby announce myself a can?
didate for re-election to the office of
Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
Primary.
PHILIP H. STOLL.
For 1'iiitod st.ue* Senate
I hereby announce myaelf > i and -
date for the Fnited States Senate,
.subject t.- the rules ,,f the Democratic
party. Your support ind Influence
will be appr< . iati d.
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