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&!)c lUatc hman and J5outi)ron. tHX H MTEK WATCHMAN. BMhMMMI April, ISM. 'Be Jut and Itai do*?Let ?II the ende Thou Alme't et be thy Country's, Tbj God's and Truth's." THE TKBE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMS fJoacoUd?,ted Aug. 3,1881._SUMTER. S. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1912. Vol. XXXIV. No. 48. TIE BULL MOOSE PARTY MONOPOLIZES MAJOR ITY or t ??\\ r.vriovs TOOC Dull Moo-c Delegate* Willing t?> Polios Whero\<-r II?* May Lead Threni ? Near-Fire In Coliseum (?uscn Home 1 nea-din-t?., but Nor mal Restored when KooMe\4.|t 4 all?, for Oub'i?Permanent Oixuiil/.a(i< >n of I'n n\ will Take Today? CYimd Like* Teddy's Talk ami I'rmr* Him to MU It most. Chicago. Aug. C.?The second day's ee sion of the National Progressive Co.^sentlon was given a.most entirely to C >1 Theodore Roosevelt, who, inj addltl m to delivering his long-awalt ? ed confession of faith." answered at some length and with a g?*eat deal of earnestness a question as to his atti- : tude on the negro question. Th delegates cheered Col Roosevelt for more than an hour when be ap- , peered suddenly and rather dramatl I cally on the platform of the Coliseum. ? While awaiting the Colonel's arrival I most of the delegates bad Joined in , an impromptu sons that they would follow him whereever be should choose to lead. This was the spirit of the reception accorded the former ' President when he reached the Con? vention Hall, and it was the spiri. wltb which his advanced ideas of progressiv eness were received as fast ' as they were uttered The session, however, was not with ^ out its thrills. A photographic flash? light explosion set fire to one of the smoke retaining bags hung among the decorations above the crowded bal- ( cony, and for a time there was ner- i i vouenes* V hhh It wss feared might lead to a panic. Temporary Cbalrman Beveridge \ and Col. Roosevelt called to every? body to remain quiet and the band Started to play as two firemen climb? ed into the steel girders of the roof, ihed the burning bag back from before the flames reached ibis decorations running | H^RRt gallery and extin itshed the Are. This act was fol lowed by a distinct sigh of relief and ! a round of cheers. I The doors of the Convention Hall j had been thrown open to the public J after Col Roosevelt reached the Col- | iseum. and the big auditorium held , one of it* greatest crowds. - The rush ] for place? was so great that the Are marsball soon ordered the doors closed again. Tbere were thrills, too. when CoL Roosevelt was interrupted several time* with questions. The sun.- -qe-c tator In the galleries, who yesterday fired the query at f<?rm? r Senator Al? bert J Beverldge. demanded to know of the Colonel: "What about the li? quor traffic?" The query came at the Close Of the lengthy explanation of the speaker's attitude on the negro ques? tion ami Mr. Roosevelt received it with distinct Impatience As the delegates were yelling "shut up" and put him out." Col Roosevelt ?aa'v.mI hi* hand tow ir?| the man and ?aid ? ?h. go to a primary school or foouethtng. 1 Then n?* added: "Let me get along with my speech," There wer?? cheers ami erb s of . .u're all right." And pleas*.' added the Colonel. ? >t this now eg as man h of a mono? logue as possible." Wh-n th" Cob'ted had concluded th* Cnv?-nt on proceed.-d at once to ob?pt th'- r. o..rt of the committee on credent i < ai <> i rule requiring that all resolutions submitted from the floor go seat t?? the resolutions commito . wltlmu' debate Perrna nent organization was postponed un? til tomorrow, wlifii the platform also Is to be adopted and Col. RoseveIt and a running mate nominated fOff President and \ 'OS President Og the new third p .rty tl-ket. Me paid a tribute to civil war vet? erans. "It Vgl of real significance" h* said, "that thl- Convention should b>\.. been op.-ned l>\ the drum? and fifes of the men who In their youth dar-'d e\er\tblna f??r the great princi? ple of waging battb? for a worthy -aus?-. And hexld - the men of blue stand th#? ssaa ad grey." ? 'o|. Rf?oH#.v?dt departed most fre juently from his manuscript when discussing the judiciary II? SpokS f Sjsj re.all of the "Incompetent" Judge alld laid he Used the UO.*e.ti\e in Its polite and general sense.' T rn not attacking the Judges." he .Jdod. "I am llpholdlag the handl f?o b'OieSt Judge." The delegates cheered for sevora' minutes wh?n Roosevelt declared Hat Instead . f advocating Moclallsm or an archy be really was urging "a or win i:m>\ NfiURO Kl.r.tTltot t r? ie YESTERDAY MoitMN*;. I vocation * onducti d Without a Hitch and M.iu Pronounced Dead A most instantly. Colombia. Aug? 7.?William Read! UM Anderson county nemo COnvlctsd early In ihc yens f an attempted i r.initial assault. Was electrocuted at the Stale penitentiary yesterday morning He was taken from his cell by two guards at 11.01 and strapped in the chair at 11.<?.">. when a curren of 1.950 volts was turned on for one minute and "?'? seconds. A second cur? rent was turned >?n for 40 seconds, and the negro was pronounced dead at 11.0!? by Dr. Robert T. Jenn'-gs, prison physician, and Dr. S. R. Flsh burne. His body was removed from the chair and carried to the autopsy room where a careful examination was made. The execution was carried out without I hitch, death being al? most instantaneous. The current was turned on by C. J. Robbins, a guard at the Hl tl penitentiary. Mr. Rob bins was deputized by Capt. D. J. Orlttlth, superlnten . mt of the peni? tentiary. He will very probebly aci as official executioner for the State. Reed was the tirst prisoner to he eneeuted as provided by the law ofi the last general assembly. The ne- ', pre eon footed to his orlms to Rev.1 Richard Carroll. The execution was witne.sand by 2 4 witnesses, the num? ber allowed by law. Richard Carroll acted as spiritual adviser 'o Ueed and held a service in the death cell yes? terday morning. Several other ne? groes were present with Carroll I The hour set for the execution was 11 o'clock, and tie execution was under the direction of Capt. Griffith as provided In the measure provld- j Ing for electrocution. Reed was brought to the penitentiary several weeks ago und placed in the old prison building. <>n Monday after-| I no.m he was removed to the death I honse, which has heen erected near the main prison building. He oc ' copied the first cell. I-i Inland Proclaims Independence. j Athens. Oreece. Aug. 7.?The Turk- 1 l.-h island of Nlcarla In the Aegean SS i has proclaimed its blependence of Turkey. The inhabitants, number? ing RJ.OOO, seized and Imprisoned all the Turkish officials. I rOOtfVe to Socialism and an antidote to anarchy." After talking an hour and a quar? ter Col. Roosevelt started to <piit. He had omitted about one-half of the prepared speech c nd someone pointed out that he had forgotten to discuss the tariff. '?That* hm," he exclaimed. " Rut 1 don't want to take up the time of the Convention. Copies of the complete -I.eh will be distributed." "Go on; gon on," shouted the dele? gates and the <' domd went back to ins speech "l am for a protective tariff." he said, and a cheer Interrupted him. His tariff views, particularly his endorse? ment of the tariff commission scheme, won applauded, "i would disregard any tariff proin? lass made by the Republican Nation Sl Convention." said the Colonel, "for ! I do not regard i homily or honesty '.. i detected pi >kpocket as an au hority." I Then the ColOOOl shouted: i heard >\er there (in the Penn? sylvnnls delegation) ? Query about the negro question. There has been distributed here a letter of mine to Julian Harris which 1 wrote three or four days ago. in that I set forth my views and the reasons back of my views, But I cm give you by ex? ample just whit I mean. 1 think the Am. ii. in penpie are Hood people to bad and |.r .?eople to drive In Republican National Convention' hitherto there has be.-n a large rep? resentation "I colored men. :?11 from Non-Republican States. The virtue of the Republicans nl the Southern Htates trying to make the Democratic states he good l could not see, "The colored delegates ail enme from states that never cast i Repub? lican e|e. tomI vote nr elected a col? ored man t ? office," Mr Roosevelt ? ontlnuod, ? The old poii. y of attempting to Impose on the Southern states from v ithout has broken down I regret IS Boy thit every man wie. has ever 1.n to national con? vention knows that tin- colored dele? gate* t>. those conventions were of eh it i. ter not only r< ftoctlng discredit on tin* Republican party, but upon t In ir ow n ra< e." WOt'Ml MAKE good GOVERNOR, DECLARES SENATOR. Social Equality Talk Absurd.?Reply* lag to Letter of Editor Sims, sen? ator Tillnian State* that no Son sltlle .Man Bellevee Jones is in Fa \or of Social Equality?Blease Has Muddied Waters, Bays Senator?Ex- I presses His Belief that Joiks is Emla nen.ly Qualified to Hold Governor ill Ifi of south Carolina, Columbia, Aug. 7.?Sonic few days ;tgo Mr. Janus L, Sims, editor of the Orange burg Times and Democrat, in writing to Senator it. H. Ttllman on genera] mattes and the political campaign now going on in the State, encloaed the letter published below and requested the Senator to give his views on the question asked there? in. In answer Senator Tillman says: "No sensible man in the State believes that Judge Jones Is in favor of social equality," and that "he would moke a. good Governor, for he is eminently qualified." The Senator ?ays Governor Blease "shrewdly mud died the waters," and that he has "played politics more adroitly than ti." Judge." Kara is the letter Mr. Sims wrote to Senator Tillman: 'Offlt'f of the Times and Democrat, ' "Orangeburg, S. C. "Senator B. R, Tillman, Washing? ton, D. C.?My Dear Senator: Many of the reformers who were with you In the nineties and who still believe in you and are doing all they can to have you returned to the Senate are . supporters of Judge Jones in his race for the Governorship and hope to see him elected. As you doubtless know, Judge Jones has been charged with being in favor of social equality be? cause ho, with many other good men, when in the Legislature, voted against a law providing separate cars for the races when you were Governor, be? cause of the unconstltutlonallty of , such a law under the Constitution of the State at that time. Other charg? es have been made against Judge Jones because of his acts as a legis- , lator and Justice of the Supreme Court, which we need not mention as they are familiar to you. Judge J Jones was Speaker of the House of Representatives when he voted against the bill providing separate cars for the races, having been elected to that 1 position by the reformers, who af? terwards elected him Associate Jus? tice. We feel that these charges against Judge Jones are a reflection I j on all reformers, as they made him I Associate Justice after he committed the act, for doing which he is charged with being In favor of social equality. The same may be said of the other charges against Judge Jones. As you I were the head of the Reform Move? ment ami were Governor when Judge Jones voted against the Separate Car j Act, WO WOUld like for you to say j w hether you consider Judge Jones an j advocate of social equality because j he voted against that law, and wheth j er In your judgment he would make a I good Governor 01 the state. With great respect. I am very truly yours, (Signed) "Jas L, Sims." Here |g Senaten- Tillman's answer j to Mr, Si me : 'United States Senate. ? Washington. I>. <\, Aug. 3, 1912. "The Hon. James L. Sims, Orange burg, s. c.?Dear Mr. Blma: I have your letter of July 29, for which please accept my thanks, I have been surprised that Judge Jones has allowed Governor Blease to put him On the defensive and made him ex? plain something that needed no expla? nation, for no sensible man in the State believes that Judge Jom-s is in favor of social equality, and Governor Bleaae has laughed In hla sleeve tosee hoe/ shrewdly he has muddled the waters. In other words. be has played politics more adroitly than the Judge, in reply to your question: 'As you were the load of the Reform Movement and was Governor when Judge Jones voted against the Sepa? rate Car Act, we would like f<>r you to saj whether you consider Judge Jones an advocate of social equality bet mse be voted against thai law, und whether In your Judgment he wind?l make a c.I Governor for the the state,' i answ. r i ?in not consider thai Judge Jones was an advocate of social equality because he voted against that law. and I believe hi wonbi make a good Governor, fO|" h< i eminently qualified, I say thli more willingly i.e. .ms,- it cannot b< construed as my taking sides as be tween the men l announced Ini fall thai I would nol -b. thi* nnd thu far I ha\? seen ii" renson why ?houId change my nttlttide "If the newspapers keep "n pub Ilshlng such stuft* as Grace's attack <-n the Governor and the dictagraph >!ush' they \viU certainly make Blease Governor again. "Very sincerely yours, "(Signed) B. R, Tillman." BLVES WIN FIVE FROM BROWNS. Games at V. M. C. A. Seen by QoOil Crowd Tneadny Night?Game To? night. Tiie Blues were the victors in each of the five games of Volley ball which Were played at the Y. M. C. A. gym naSium Tuesday night, the Browns going down in defeat before their op? ponents despite their hard work. By winning the live straight games, the Blues come nearly up with the Beds In the league series, being only a few points behind them. The next game will be played to? night when the Blues c ontest with the Blacks, Snell and Hall being the cap? tains of the two teams. V ANT ONE-MAN GOVERNMENT. Division of Authority in Canal Zone WouH he Fatal?Koot. Wash; < ., August 5.?Demands for a one-man government of the completed Panama Canal and Canal Zone were voiced in the Senate today when consideration of the Panama bill was resumed by members of the inter-oceanic canals committee, which had reported in favor of a canal com? mission of three members. Senator Brandegee, chairman of the commit? tee, and other members who had been outvoted in the committee, took up the defence of the one-man plan proposed by the House. Senator Boot insited that a divis? ion of authority at the canal would be fatal to its successful operation. He said absolute authority should be vested in one man and that the entire project when completed should be operated practically on a military basis. Senator Bristow led the opposition to this idea, claiming that sanitation and civil government should be un? der separate heads. An attempt to flx Friday and Sat? urday for a final vote was made by Senator Bailey, but was not success? ful. "SYSTEM" TO DEFEND BECKER. Fifty Thousand Dollnrs Being Rais? ] ed for this Puri>oe?e. New York, August 5.?A police fund of |50,000 is being raised for th?- defence of Charles Becker, the police-lieutenant charged with insti? gating the murder of Herman Bosen? thal, according to information in the hands of Distric t Attorney Whitman tonight. The money is being collected, it is said, by the BO-called "system" which aside from the murder case, is to be investigated by the district attorney, who believes there is a corrupt a I liance between the "system" and the gambling fraternity founded on graft and backmail." MASSEE RELEASED 15V SEASE. Georgia Man Will Not Be Held. Spartanburg, Aug. 7.?"This prose? cution has a bad look. It appears that it was not brought in good faith." said Judge Thomas S. Sease in the circuit court today after hearing ar? guments of opposing counsel on the question of whether or not W. t Masesee, the Macon, Ga? millionaire, who was arrested here July 25, while passing through on a train. ought to be extradited to Tennessee. "I find as a matter of fact*" said Judge Sease, in his official ruling in the case, "that the requisition 'S as not authorized by the governor of Tennes? see, bid was issued without authority and is therefore null and void." Tin- court directed that Massce be discharged from custody and that Iiis iMind of $ in,ana he cancelled. The court's decision caused the attorneys representing the State of Tennessee to sa\ that they would appeal from i .indue Sease's decision to the supreme court, though the appeal will not en? danger Masse< s liberty again. They made no effort to conceal their Indig nation. Massee himself did tct appear it the hearing, it developed that Mr. Ma-see. who was here- and who was tak< n Tor W. -i. Massee. was a broth? er of the defendant in the suit. The arguments as to whether or not Mr. Massee should 1*0 extradited Wore made before Judge Sease in the grand jury room nt th.urt house after counsel for the state of Tennessee had failed to secure a continuation of the ease, They asked a delay until tomorrow because of the absence of M !? Massee, w ho, it develope 1. li nt home suffering from vertigo and tin* b r ,?? physlcla n'h care. QUIETEST MEETING OF CAM? PAIGN HELD YESTERDAY. dunes Makes Buslncss-IIke Speech \ with Little Reference to nicaoo, while Governor Tom?-. Down Cos* . tonutry Attack on Opponent. I YorkviUe, Aug. 7.?What la said to have been the most quiet and order? ly meeting Of the State campaign so far was held here today, when the candidates for the several contested Office! addressed a crowd of about two thousand voters in the Court House yard. York County political audiences are noted for their lack of demonstrativeness and the crowd today fully sustained that reputation. There was some cheering, however, but mainly spasmodic, even Govern? or Hlease, who was In fine humor, failing to arouse any great degree of enthusiasm, except on the part of a small group of his admirers, who stood directly in front of the stand, ready to shout approval when their champion handed out the "Near hot stuff." But the audience, as a whole, was undemonstrative. ?out 25 la? dies ..-ere present. Several Incidents worthy of special mention marked today's meeting, not the least of which was Judge Jones' speech, in which the name of Gover? nor Blease was mentioned but once and then in connection with Judge Jones' oft-repeated declaration that individuals are nothing, but South Carolina is everything. Only once or twice did Judge Jones even indirect? ly refer to the Governor. Judge Jones says he has seen enough of York County audiences to know that they cannot be fed on chaff. Judge Jones made a straightfor? ward, business-like, constructive talk, directing his appeal principally to the farmers, many of whom were present. He went over the things he advocates for the industrial and mor? al upbuilding of the State, eschewing altogether anything savoring of per? sonalities and practically made no reference to the attacks on him by Governor Hlease. He evidently did know the people whom he was ad? dressing. Governor Blease, who followed Judge Jones, toned down his remarks considerably, but In effect covered .about his usual ground In assailing record of his opponent, in fact, prac? tically the Governor's entire speech, as usual, was devoted to denouncing Judge Jones for various alleged of? fences against the people of BoUtn (Carolina. SENATE DENIES BRITISH CLAIM. After Long Debate, Upper House Ad? journs. Having Effected So Change in Measure's Standing. Washington. Aug. 7.? By a vote <?. 44 to 11. the senat.- late tonight re? fused to strike from the Panama can? al l?ill the provision exempting Amer? ican slops from payment of tolls for passage through the Panama canal. Debate on the question had continued from l p, m. until nearly midnight. Tin- senate then adjourned until t > morrow without voting on the bill it? self. The defeat of the Burton amend? ment was the senate's defiant answer to the protest of the British govern? ment against the legislation. The senators who voted in favor of the Burton amendment were Brandegee, Burton, crane. Pall. Gron na. Lodge, Nelson. Oliver, Penrose, Root and Wetmore, I niring the evening the clause In question was amended upon motion of Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, by making the exemption apply only to vessels engaged exclusively In the coastwise trade of the United States. GOOD TOBAC CO SALES. 120,00(1 Pound- of the Weed sold at Three King-tree Warehouse*. Kingstree, Aug. 6.?There was an unusually good sale of tobacco on this market today, fully one hundred and lwent> thousand pounds of the weed being sold in the three warehouses, at an average of i- cents a pound. Of this amount the Nelson Ware? house leads, selling around fifty thou sand pounds This market has had k.I sales from Its opening. Lust week .inil up ti> tbK time it has al? ready sold more than was handled the .mire season last year. Consid? ering thai the bulk of the crop s ye| to he marketed there ia n<> rea? son to doubl that the market will fall umbf the expectancy, which Is three million pounds. TEDDY GRABS NOMINATION. COLONEL'S CONVENTION SELECTS ITS CANDIDATES AND THEN ADJOURNS. Disregarding Custom New Yorker and California n Appear Before Delegates and Announce that Tliey Will Hun. Colonel Gives Details of Hi* Po? sition. Chicago, Aug. 7.?Singing "On? ward Christian Soldiers" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic.M the delegates to the first national con? vention of the Progressive party to? night accalaimed Theodore Roosevelt as their candidate for president and Gov. Hiram W. Johnson of California as their choice for vice presi >nt. Marking a ne v departr the proceedings of national /ions, the two candidates imp ^ <y were formally notified of t* .elimination in the midst of de; H cheers ap? pealed before th' ^^ates tfl voice their ncceptanc . v <o pledge their best efforts V > .oming campaign. For seve? & ? tiours during the morning/ v arly evening the big crowd th .oliseum had listened to a flow of o atory in nominating and seconding speeches in whicli the dominant note expressed was the be? lief that victory would come to the new party in the November elections. Raymond Robbins of Illinois pledged a 100 000 majority for the national ticket in Illinois, and Gifford Pinchot predicted a 300,000 majority for Col. Roosevelt and Gov. Johnson in his home State of Pennsylvania. These Statements were cheered to the echo. The party formally christened it? self "the Progressive party." leaving out the prefix "national," by which it has heretofore been known, but pro? vision was made for the recognition of "real" progressives in any of the States by whatever name they should be locally designated because of State laws. I The convention adjourned at 7.24 p. m. with the delegates singing the "Doxology" in lusty voice. During the three days it was in seseion there I was not a single roll call nor a ballot I taken. The delegates asked no such formalities cither in placing their candidates in nomination or in voting for them. There was not a voice in opposition either to Col. Roosevelt or Gov. Johnson. The delay in nomina? ting them was due to the large num? ber of second speeches allowed. As has always been the case in na? tional conventions the bulk of the work of this gathering was carried ! on in committees. The only sem? blance of a conflict of opposition on the floor was a brief debate today as to whether or not an hours' recess Should be taken. The point was not material, but as one delegate ex? pressed it. "We just had to fight about something to make it a regular convention.' 15,000 WORKERS RESIGN. Walk Out doses 2:i Textile Mills in Mexico. Puebla, Mexico, Aug. ?.?Fifteen thousand textile workers have struck, closing down twenty-thre? mills in this State, most of them mar this City. To maintain order and to guard the properties, most of which belongs to foreigners. chiefly Spanish and French, troops were ordered out and additional forces are expected tomor? row from Mexico City. Recognition of the Textile Work? ers' Union, a nine-hour day and i seven-hour shift at night, s minimum wage scale and a general wage scale revision are among the demands of the strikers. ltlb NAVAL DEMONSTRATIONS. Atlantic, Pacific ami Asiatic Fleets to lie Reviewed October 11 and l.Y Washington, Aug. 7.?Naval dem? onstrations at S;in Francisco, Manila and New Turk, October it and 15 were ordered '. day by the na\y de? partment. Simultaneously with a re? view of the Atlantic fleet st New York, the Pacific fleet Will rendez? vous at San Pram iseo and the Asiat'. Me. t at Manila, officials say there is no political si".-. inee in the order. Practically eveij vessel aide te cruise at Lhe time set for the grand review will be at the assembling points. Could Learn Something. South Carolina grafters could get some good lessons from the gamblers and polk.f New York. It is said that lhe police and men higher up raked off about $2,46#,0di a year for protection. That makes blind tiger protection look like cents. 4$per> tan burs Journal.