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Pohlitdied Wednesday and Saturday. ??T? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY HUMTIR, *. C. 91.19 per annum?In advance. Ad v e r \ L*c men ts | One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent insertion.frt Centrarts for three months, or >ager will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The sumter vVutehman was found? ed In HIO and the True Southron in lift The Watchman and Southron oow has the combined circulation and influent* cf both of the old papers, and la maatfestly the beat advertising medium in Sumter. 1 \mmmnwmmmM um mi n r n col, vrraM He Explain* Hi- ( onnectlon With the Parole of Eugene llogun, dr. Ortenvide. 3. C. July 11. 1!?12. Mr Edit, i Will \<>u please gllOW RM SPSICS in your \ ipt r to reply to \oiir editorial on the Rwggg pi rot.- of July !Mh. He low will be a true statement ot the whole affair. On. or ,ibout April Nth. Ifll, Mr. M l:. Handle - ante to m> stofl ind said h" wanted in to ?o to Columbia with him to see if he could not n<t hie daughters husband pOfdoned or paroled. I told Mr. Handle I could not Ket off and furthermore did not have much Influence with Governor ftlease. notwithstanding WS had been friends for a gtsggbof ot \. i r -. Mr. Handle ~t.it? tl Vh.it the lawyers wan! .1 to barge Mr. lit.can hve hundred ir- to inten de for him. Mr. Handle said If I would g<? With him he would give me one hundred dol? lars. Mr. Handle sahl that his daugh? ter had become \ery nervous, she was almost worried sick, for fear some one would capture Eugene Hogan, Jr. I finally censented to go. Ol or about April Itfl Mr. Handle and I went to have a conference and present our petition to Governor Hlease. Mr. Handle got Gov. Hlease It parole his son-in-law. Eugene Hog in. Jr., o it of the State. The Governor then said to Mr. Hundtv? was tl at satisfut tof). Mr. Handle spoke up and said he would like to have him come back to South Carolina. Then Gov. Hlease said you are trying to take the r?vantage of nie, so 1 will not parole him at all. Ku there was nothing for Mr. Hand!" and I to do but to leave the Governor's of? fice. After dinner I told Mr. Handle I was not satisfied with our visit, so I would go up to the Governor's mansion to see him again and see if he would not reconsider and parole Hogsn out of the State, as he had told Mr. Handle l>ef??re noon he would ?b>. ) went to the Governor's mansion. 1 told Gov. Hlease that Mr. Handle did not me ?n to take the advantage of him In any way and I wanted him to reconsider and parole llouan out of the State a* \\r * ,(,| he Would do be? fore noon. Gov. BlenSS then told m< to tell Mr. Hand is to have the young man t- return sad give <?p lo Um frhrriff md he. Qov. Bleoic, would pa? rch i. i then returned to the ho? tel and told Mr, Handle what I had don. whhh made him very happy Ol or about the |Stl ot April 191 I. Mr. M. H Hand!. < ims 10 me again and l that llo,{ati was not able to sosjm t..o k \>> S.-uth Carolina and he Want* d me |fl gSj hack to Columbia and stats tin condition of Bugeix Hsjsjns Jr. to in. Oovernor and see If l ? i Id not pa rob bun nut >>'' t hi State I ptou hi d Mr. Hand . I Would Inks th?- matter up With Qov eriii r I !? ISS nSJhtg I pud the Gov? ernor asssthof visit. The Oovernoi took Ho pot Wog and Belgier'* lette?,1 which was nothing more than black inall. and then told ice In WOUtd p roh BtSgeJM ItOSjaSk Jr. Mr M H H ndl. gnVS gtS UtS on* hundred dol? lars, nald h?> Kot the money from ghgpasg UssjMsj sr i nevef tried In it a v,. ., t , i i urn not ashamed vf m> got Msg Ig the h ast. If l had ret boon or in. Governor' staff nothing would hav< been nen tioneii shoot llosjnn si IhU lime. It \a d'.rt. f"i nothing In the work but tu tr\ in hurt Hleaae - rhnnci foi ??? ?ssnitun. i hove h#nrd Hum -.one i>i th, ? n. i|> skate* .ir.ouid Sumli i" think ..r SSOSSSl, that t gnVS Co Hirn*? ill. .-lo- hundred. Oov, Bl< don't ' know tit ? t Mr. K nell. BJJtVe f. . the ows h'indr.d foi n ? % P? r<" j if itv nuts snyi W t ? Slid I.- *? v l GOH HlSOSI a n? p., i ? .1 in* .ii< . lh tl i i.I fron Mr M. H. Handle he \* dhtv cos I'd and , last I w onld Ilka '?? ilah t?? ? i I mi got qoih eh* n iinn shi ip to.* tb nk. i did not ? k< Mr. Hoc ipj i check foi lb< i< >tl It I might hove been lowed dos >. t Would hsw lakeri Ml h mile's. Hog m Is fcront I- - on tin r?n I Hint i woukl not loht I I t??-a t" ?iy ? bail ib itmul w dl. Mi Hogi n previous In hh leaving stum ter some years a-ro. This Is all I know of the Hogan parole. Yours truly. W. G STL'UBS. Greenville, s. c . July 11. 1912. The gbovs communication from Col, Waiter (i. Btubbs, of Greenville, which R is received t"da\. with the rOqUSSt to publish, is self*ex|danatory and also Intsrostlng, ilm s it rounds out the story of his connection with the suc? cessful sflort mads to Indues Qov, Dlease lo parols Eugens Hogan, Jr He tills |n SOmS Ol the details not heretofore generally known, hut in n.? particular does his Statement COh? tlht with. Or COntradlCt the state? ment made to members of the er.md jury by Mr, Bugene Hogan, Col, stuhhs la pt ffe ti> safe in setting tip a man i t it ran to ! ?? denounced a* a coward and liar for charging that in- had divided the hundred dollars with Qov, BleasSi since that charge has never been made in this paper. nor do we bellevs any reasonable man would make the charge, without convincing proof Ol its truth, a thing. In the circumstances, Impossible to obtain even though it were a tact. Another matte: that calls for brief ?nmtnent: Col. Stuhhs. asserts th it this Hogan matter was started to i>i Jure Blease. We do not know the motive Inspiring those who first be u hi talking it "ti the streets, but th ? publication iti this paper s/aa n. oh solely for the reason stated in th.- al? ia h. Had We bad tie remotest aha that the publication c f the Hogan stuhiy itory would htlp defeat Oov, Blease. a consummation most devout" |y to i?e prayed for, it would have been printed as soon as we had the facts; but We did in?t believe the story would hurt Blease, Since tin re was no possible way of connecting him w ith the transaction, We are against Blease and Will da nil that is within our pow er to op< n tbe ej ea of lhe people to the true character of the man, to tin end that they may recog nlse hi- unfltnesi for the office h< tew bold- ami to which he aspires to he re?etected, but we have treated Rleasc and all othet candidates fairly in the matter of presenting, without b| i ', all tin- facts that come out iti the Can paign. We do me ask any man to vote against Bleast ju>t because We d> not |ik? him We are not ask? ing anybod) to vote roi or against any of the candidates a*e are giving the faeti si we know them, and the people who read this paper can draw their own conclusions and Vote as they see tit. Blease. ws believe Is until to be CTovernor of South Caro? lina, but if he should be re-elected, he win i.e but I temporary nulsanoe, and the Injury that he may do will be repaired In the years to come, South Carolina is too good a State to be ruined or even permanently In? jured by tbe temporary ascendency Of a demagogue. In DOlltlCS, as m most all other matter-, it is all a matter of taste. ]f the Blease type of demagogue Is the ideal statesman u{ p majority of the voter* ol Booth Carolina, the balance of us who think otherw ise Will h: \? to grin and bear it w ith fortitude, i Kditor. > Arrnagemenl- for County Campaign MnoV?Aaseeasnenl* on Candidate^ rived?Right Meetings to lie Held. The County Democratic Kxeeutlve i \i:t t iT\ i < ommi it i:i: MEKT IXG, Committee met In the grand jury room at 12 o'clock, i.u. Saturday, July ISth, with all the clubs repre? sented, fscept Morden? In th?.- ab? -eine of Count) Chuirman J. II. Clif? ton, Mr, K, l. Manning wa* elected l im Ii man ol t he nieetl ng. * ?n motion oi m r. I:. \V. l >abba the committee proceeded t?i arrange foi tin count) campaign. The lirst matte- taken up w t? the assessmeni to be levied on candidates, This was arrived al by llrat ascer? taining the approximate i?mount of expems to I?? incurred in conducting the printer) ami th?n making . n H|Ultab|e a ppoi i ion in, ii between Ho several candidates, i'o: the twenty-live voting precinct in itu prlnutr) scvcnt) -live manager wni i e required and it w a decided li pa) I la in one dollu r a da) ? ach, foi ?ach Ol t h? prill ?1' i* 1 ?? total o |l a foi t he two |.| im., ri. I 'of ad t'vrttslng the sum id llibj u.^ appro printed ii ? o in > h i>e necessary. h\? printing ticket*, future* und otlic Idanh - iiu i?nni oi $ue w.i up|>voprI ? ie,i i ,.i expense* i?lher tbun ibov< v pi em nn bit Hol t ?>xi et, . i n .i lie ? i a ii a i a 1.1 te. I. i i ?no n i ? i.< ? usury, to ! ? |u ai >?> ih ll waa dei ob ,i th .i tl.i. . muiiitgi > w on I,i o, n? . ,i. .! .it . ?eh precinct oi. nf the in to nervt i ? ? erj ???in ? I Coroner. 7.50 Maglsti its it Bumter. 10.00 Magistrate tt Wedgefleld.. .. 5.00 Magistrat? at Daliell. 5.oo Magistrates m other districts . 3.00 Congress. 5.00 17, s. lenata. is.uo < ?n motion the secretary was direct* to re< eive all assessment of candi? dates and to deposit the money In lank, to pay all claims by cluck. some to bs countersigned by tin County Chairman and at the close of the primary to make a written report of til receipts and disbursements. a motion was made and adopted that no claims for extra expenses would be allowed or paid to man ay. is-- such as bills for dinner, etc. on day of primary, A resolution Was adopted that the county campaign begin August 7th, and the following schedule of count) campaign meeting* was arranged and id ipted: Bhiloh, August 7. Mayesvllle, August 9, Privateer, August 13, w. dgefleld, A ugust 1 ">. Dahtell, Agust :.'<?. Reml ert, August Bumter, August S3 (night.) Samt, r. August 24, ( noon. ? t ?n motion" ;t was decided that all candidates shall nie the required pledge with the Secretary, H. O. Osteen, and pay to him the assess n ? nt llxed by the committee on or before 18 o'clock, noon, August 6th, -. No pledges win be accepted by the Becretary, unless the assess? ment is paid at the same time. \ motion was mad., and adopted without a dissenting vote being re? corded that no rebates shall bi allow? ed to unsuccessful candidates on as-' sessments paid, nor will any refund he made to any candidate who ma>. for any reason, withdraw from the campaign after tiling h;s pledge and paying his assessment. Candidates should bear In mind that the Bt ite primary law requires pledg? et also to he hied with the clerk of Court prior to tin primary and also a report of expentet, that another re? port of expenses must be hied with the sain.- officer Immediately after the primary (the committee decided that the term immediately would be construed by the committee to mean before the tabulation of the votes of the primary shall have been com? menced by the committee, and that any candidate failing to make the proper returns to the Clerk of Court before the tabulation i* commenced will not he considered by the com? mittee.) The Becretary and Treasurer was authorised and directed to pay for the printing of proper blanks for pledget to he tiled with the Clerk of Court, the form for said blank to be prepared by the Clerk of Court. The matter of unpaid hills from the primary two years ago Wat brought up and discussed. On motion of Mr. Dabbt the Secretary and Chairman were authorised to pay such bills out of any money remaining In th? bands of the Treasurer after the above authorized expenses have been paid. In the event that there should not I"- tufflclent funds on hand, hot otherw ise appropriated, to settle these old claims, then the Chairman and Secretary are authorized to pro rate the amount needed among the sev? eral Clubs In proportion to their mem? bership. Tim Secretary was directed to pur? chase ?i record book In which to keep a record of the proceedings of the Executive committee and an account of ah receipts and disbursements of money. The managers ror the primary were appointed, the same managers to serve for both the first and sec? ond primaries, The committee then adjourned, sub? ject to the call of the chairman. II. (;. i >steen. Secretary. iq i.hi:ii iti.1*1.11.s to in,i:\si Wiling to Meet Governor Anywhere Olli hide of south Carolina. Atlanta, Ua., Jul> 14,? l am nelth ? i a httlh nor ti braggart, but I am willing to meet Mease anywhere out nidi ol ib. state of South Carolina II nd give him llliy personal sat is Lo? tion n< desires." This statement win made lodaj h.> Thonitu It, hVldor on Iii- r. turn to this clt> aftei testifying Im fori tin special Investigating coin hi in*, .a the South Pit roll nil legisla? ture, prnldriM the I'l.i Htati dlspensar> ctist .ii Auausta. I In lilt lot nl w a ? IH iii1swi I til II declaration made yesterday at I lam herg, s. I',, hy Governor IIlease, ii who 11 hi so Iii "I v i i i gl vi any ma i I ? I. w ho w III gel Ton. I'. id. V tu. I <. . i up Ih is side <>f i he H t v a u n a I Hive I ia| |. i no be pi ? . .-nt ." Ill ll.< 11 a t e 111 e 01 G o Ve r II o I Ilk . > t SENATE I ?EIL A RES BRIBERY CHARGES PROVEN BEYOND DOV BT. The Long Fight to Purge The Senate Holl i>f Beneficiary of Corruption Fund Succeed* at Last. Overwhelm? ing Majority Against the Boodle Ar? tist from Illinois, Senator Tlllmuii Again Votes to Sustulii the (?ruft senator?IIa-* Stgteniciit Rend by Clerk of s< nato Just Before Vole Was Taken?Weeps While it Was Read. Washington, July 13.?-Overturning the majority of iis own committee, and reversing Us vote of March I, 1911, the Senate today took away from William Lorlmer his seat as junior Senat' r from Illinois, by a vote of 55 to 2$. A member of tin- Senate sin??- June 18, 1909, Mi. Lorlmer to? day \\;?s declared to have been the re? cipient of votes s<m arid bj "corrupt methods end practices," and his elec? tion was In hi to have been invalid. Td hni, iiiy. Mr. Lorlmer Will pass < ui of th< records ol the Senate as a member of that body, notwithstanding his more than three years' occupancy of his seat. Pacing his associates with the decoration; "I am ready," Mr, Lorlmer sat In the chamber and heard his fate de? creed as tin- roll call showed the nd optlon of the resolution of Senator Luke iaa. of Tennessee, the Senate's youngest member, The outcome of the \oi,. was not a surprise; but the leaders of the right against him had not estimated a greater voti than 50 to 35, Lorlmer gained only oni of the men who vot? ed against him March I, 1911, Sena? tor Jones, ol Washington; while he lost tin voles ? f his associate, Semi tor Cullom, and of Senators Curtis, of Kansas; i: Iggs, of New Jersey; Sim? mons, of North Carolina, and Watson, ol West Virginia. Lorlmer's tight for his own official life began in the Senate chamber earl} Thursday afternoon. When he con? cluded his eloqtu nt declaration that In was li"t a c,,waid and "Would not run In I hi laoi of eerta in defeat " it - o'clock this afternoon, he had held the floor for twelve hours, with Inter missions and receaaea to restore his strength, Only two incidents marked the few minutes between the termination of Lorlmer's speech and the taking >f the roll-call which resulted in his da feat. One was the charge of Senator Dlxon,.Col. Roosevelt's campaign man? ager, that the affidavits Lorlmer had introduced to show attempted cor? ruption of delegates to the Chicago convention were "malicious and de? liberate falsehoods." The other was the request of Sena? tor Tillman, of South Carolina, feeble from the effects of paralysis, for per? mission to have the clerk read a state? ment from him. It was an affirma? tion of his belief in Lorlmer's Inno cense, and ;i pathetic statement of his own feebleness. Tillman wept as it was read and other members of the Senate exhibited deep feeling. "When it was first proposed to re? open the Lorlmer case.'" Senator Till? man said. "Upon the plea of newly discovered evidence, although l was not In the senate at the time, I fa? vored the idea, desiring the fullest ex? pose of the corruption. If any existed. But the more 1 think about it. the more convinced 1 am that each suc? ceeding senate ought not to have the power to exercise the right to reopen eases that have already been tried by their predecessors. There ought to be some time when the ease will oe settled once for all. I have changed my mind and come to believe that the constitution ought to be Interpret e l mean that the senate to which a man is elected, "shall he the judge of the elections, returns and qualhiea tions of its own members.' Otherwise a man's title to his seat here will al? ways he in jeopardy. If it is worth while, senators may be driven by pub? lic clamor and newspapers to perse? cute rather than prosecute i senator. The changing currents In our political lite ate sometimes so rapid and vio? lent that there is danger in uivitm aw:iv to them ao rapid and vxlolen' Waj lo them and I say this l>o|iev'ng I. liglously in the right of the peopb to govern themselves ami having faith that ultimately the> w 111 ?rreei nil ivronw ??f which we now complain. ? I know ttiit my \ot. in this east* hefon b:is given great umbrage t.. a larae number 'd my constituents In s.-uti. r*arollna becausi the newHpa pt>rt> there have h fellow feeling for the great Chicago dallies und hav< how led aboni I .orinier's coi ruptiou until i hey beln \ e htm lo be < ol i ipl .,,,,1 the p< op.li?, know lug nothing iih.uil the r< cfird and the ? \ Ub rn ?* in the , inu. have imbibed the sanu Uh >. ??Tu o no a ire now i h n\ :i ?sing th< "Th.it l am here at all i? in soi ,. respect* a miracle, ami i know I must hence and meet the great Judge face to face very soon. Knowing that, I can not do otherwise than vote a< my conscience dictates, and I oelieve this man is Innocent of the charges brought against him. "If he be driven from re se.w.e, as seems probable new. j hope he win consecrate his life and great tal? ents, for we all recognise what a phenomenal orator he is. p> the puri? fication of polities In his native city and the uplift of his fellow ?dtlsens in Illinois to the realisation <?t their duty and their danger. "Bp whether he Is expecte I or not, he ought to do this, and I believe If he does bravely tight for a purer gov? ernment In Illinois God will strength? en the arm and he will return to the senate vindicated by tin people of that gnat State. 1 know, for I have been all over It, that there are many millions of the native Ameican stock there, men as high and patrl >tlc as those In any other state, and they ought to assert their manh? od and prove their patriotism." P. H. M Gowan in X. ft C. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers. i (Conducted by E. VT. l>abbs. Prea idrrit i. C. Farmers Union.) Some Random Thoughts. My uttention was called on Batur day to the statement thai certain farmers have been talking about ?eil- 1 ing futures wlu n cotton reaches l' cents the pound To all such let me call attention to the losses of 1909- J 1910 by selling futures. A big farm- j er of Hamberg count) wrote ? big , farmer of Foronce county that some j of the "wise acres" down there had' pellagra as a result of their play ' w ith tin- cotton market, and he, the < Florence county farmer, .and he re? plied that he had very strong symp? toms, see With the weather conditions such j as they have been all <d 1912, with i the 16 million bale crop barely enough to put spinners in possession of a reasonable supply with the spin? nin? Industry adding thousands of spindles and the reports of the trade better than for years, with the farm? ers better organised, and giving more study to the science of marketing i than ever before; with all these rea- J sons why we should not be in a hur? ry to market it does seem like our j farmers would not again throw away all these advantages for the seeming advantage of knowing that they have Sold a part of their crop for 1?' cents. | j sea j Have they already forgot the ex? perience of these other years? Arc they ready to say again that cotton i~ only worth 11' cents? Are lhey Will? ing now to help the other fello V 11x j the price in his interest when if the**! rains last much longer or ar- very general, the present outlook may be reduced by a million or two bales? ! Every farmer knows w hat a wet July and August does for the cotton crop. It is too soon to be Sellins; at any price that the other side will offer. E. \V. l?. Florence is preparing to have a lug time of it on Labor Day. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Veadon have gone to Atlanticville, Sullivan's Is? land, for a stay at that popular re? sort. The Letter of the Law. A mother led her six children to the apple-tree. It had borne hut a single apple?no longer visible to the casual observer. "I told you not to pick that apple!" she said, sternly. "We didn't pick it!" the children answered In chorus. And the oldest girl added. In an injured tone. "You can see your? self that It's still on the tree. I?I mean?the core Is! We only climbed up an'?an' took a bits once In p while?we didn't pick it!'* Slimier Count ji Summer School. Tin Sumter County Kummer School will begin Monday. July 2Sth land last four weck?. Arithmetic, I Knglish and the Prlmars methods will 1m tau ah I The hooka prescrib? ed by ihe Statt Hoard o1 Kdtic itlon will be used. .1. 11 KUHKKT HA YXSW? ?HTM. IV nnt \ Superintendent ? ?! Kdti a \V Wl I I??\|. i aoi and d< nt- p. nell pal? wu d ?!?- i iltu - or popular publications Guaranteed per. \\ v \ i i i? _ v . know l i ? Phone Xo. I?. C, ' Dwyer. Why should the witnesses' M the Cl rleeton blind tiger graft cases have left this state if they w>re not guilty as charged? The people are still talking o.oout the probable candidates for mayor and councilmen under the new form of city government. Candidates' Cards. Announcements of candidates will i.e i rintod in this column unti. the of the irtuipttign lur i'u. No >'%ktui accepted un a edit. For Sheriff. rapt. K. a. Carson is hereby an nouncod aa a candidate lor Sheriff at ihe ensuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office a'Uh promptness and efficiency, we lake pleasure In recommending him for said office, subject to the rules of tlie I democratic primary. MANY VOTERS. 1 hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the renucratic party. J. K. BRADFORD. Capt. Geo. C. Warren is hereby ?renounced a3 a candidate for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. VOTERS. For t'onmer. 1 hereahy announce that I am a candidate for the office of Coroner of Sr.mter County, subject to the action <?f the Democratic primary. D. W. OWENS. For House of Representative*. 1 am a candidate for re-election to the House of RepreseNatives 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 lemo cratic Primary. F. D. EPPS. Dr. F. M. Dwlg mou8ly nominated the House of Ret * to the rules gove kg the Pr.rar; We beepeak for him tne suffrage of his fellow countrymen. The Wedgefleld Democratic Club. For Superrisor. 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. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic pri? mary. P. M. PITTS. For Clerk of Court. 1 hereby arnounce myself a candi? date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Demo era: ic party. L. 1 PARROTT. The name of H. I* Scarborough la presented h+ a candidate for Clerk of <"ourt for Sumter County in the com? ing Democratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk of Court of Sumter county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. JOHN R. SCMTER. For Solicitor. I announce myself a candidate for the office of Solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. TH?^S. II. TATl'M. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rub s of the Democratic Primary. PHILIP H. STOI.h. i V HP t'llltcd State- Senate. i hereby announce myself a candt date for the Fnited gtates Senate subject to the rules of the Democrat party Yi ur support ind lnfluen< will l e npprei : ited V B DIAL I 'or i i aig pi ,ss ? ? the nomln itl in tor Coi the Seventh Congress a \. r. LEVER