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_ Stye wfttttymfffl and Soutljron. .MVtfiM WATCHMAN. Emusltahed April, ism. *Be Just snd Pear not?Let all the ends Tacu AUns't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE THUK SOUT?RON EstaMl?bed fiinr mi Oon undated Aur. 3. 1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1912. Vol. XXXIV. No. 61. JONES HOWLED DOWN. i IN Dl DATE Is hiMliHtli.llior i HCl huTWOLVB \ r wm.itxov Chairman* I nfori-. Vain?Jones Men in Crowd Being l*rv|??rvtl to Itc taliutc. Blees? Mxkrs no I'.ffo-t :o ?N?-?k at \l?M?tlnfC. Inn Addresses sup|*>rtor?. l^atcr On ? GoycrsjOf \-k% AiulU'iav to Ki-t'p Ouiet. Ami- r Aur. 17.?Jude Ira F? Jones was howled hewn by supporters of Governor Cole L. Blease at the State, campaign meeting here sedgy, A former Chief Justice of South Carolina now aspiring to the Gover norshlp. wan denied the right of free speech by voters of Anderson County. Three times did Judge Jones attempt to speak and in each Instance, ere he had uttered more than a few words, his voice was drowned out by the mighty yells, that went up from hundreds who were detei mined that he should not be heard. The howl? ing down of Judge Jones was emi? nently successful, despite the efforts of Acting Chairman S. Dean Pearman. Mayor Lee O. Hollman. "Josh" Ash le> and Governor Blease himself to re? store order. For fifteen or twenty minutes pandemonium reigned, and the presiding officer, seeing no chance of quelling the tumult, declared the meeting adjourned without the au? dience having heard either of the two leading candidates for Governor. Incensed at the treatment given their fsvorite. who was the second candidate for Governor introduced, the Jones men in the crowd, although outnumbered about three to one, plainly indicated their purpose to re? taliate should Governor Blease at? tempt to speak. Therefore, the Gov? ernor told several persons on the stand he would not speak unless Judge Jones were granted a fair hearing. Thie Information was convened to the Bleaee roes in the crowd by "Josh" Ashley, who added a personal appeal, hot all to no svsll The greater oart Of the crowd, ft was reliably stated, oniae to the meeting with the ?nt.cv tjdn of silencing the Anti-Blease can? didate for Governor and nothing would satisfy them but the accom? plishment of their purpose. Although It was reported that a demonstration antagonistic to Judge Jone* had been planned, few believed that it would assume such propor? tions. The city authorities had talo-n what they thought were sufficient pre? cautions to prevent any real disorder, but almost as sooa as the howling started, it was realised that nothing could stem the tide of hostility to. warf* Judge Jones. Oovernor Blease managed to get in a few words during the procees of howling down Judge Jones and the Oovernor declared thai the Jones men were responsible for the trouble and were trying to create sympathy for their candidate. It was very evi? dent, however, that the great volume of sound could not have come from the small number of Jones supporters ie ?J'e.ern a admitted the crowd oon taiaed. The meeting was held in Huena Vista Park. Andersons amusement resort, and the crowd numbered about 2.S0S. All the candidates for minor offices were listened to respectfully. In fact, so good was the order pre? served during the first part of the m##?tln<. thut the rumor? of possible trouble w, r? twally forgotten Everything went along swimming? ly, except for an occasional interrup? tion which bore no slgnlflcanee until Judge Jones was introduced. Then the storm broke and in all its fury. There was no mistaking from the ?.?? sjinnmg the purpose of the howlers. Ka< h word that Judge Jones uttered was lost in the noise that eine from rioo-e han a thousand throats. Sit? ting on the railing of the steaker s ?tand in an attitude of define, Judge Jone? waited while the chair? man pleaded with the disturbers to de-nut. His words fell on deaf Sjgfg, however. Judge Jones then sat down and Governor Mlease arose. Turning to th* reporters* ta l>l?-. the Chief mm* iMve Said V >u m uspap.-r men get this down now and don't lie." Then facing the crowd. Which he with several magi' waves of his arms sue ee< ded In quieting in a measure for a very brief period, the QOYSfgOf rge* - I i red The Join * men up in those trees and a few scattered around In the erowd ar?? hollering fof JOAOS, to howl him down and create sympathy for hi??> ' Then the Oovernor SSksd all ths Blease people "to keep quiet and I. r ion** speak " For a few seconds It ssemed the Governor's appeal would gg hee?led. 'udg*? Jones advanced to the fr< nt of the .?tuml in his second I i iten.j i to address the crowd. "Life : i\-loving people will resent IhiSi denying a man fr? ? speech." was .i.s far ; s Judge Join s i;ot. H,. was stopped with another outburst ol howling snd hooting, which ths chair man aUempted to stay, but again hid . ft-.t t was futile. "Josh" Ashley then" tried bis handt saying to the crowd. Von km-xx 1 love the citizens of An del sun County. You w on't hear eith? er il yog don't let Judge Join s speak. The Governor gayi he won't speak if >ou don't let Judge Jones speak. It appeareil that 'Citizen Josh" had at last succeeded where others had failed in restoring order. Judge Jones arose for the third time and started to speak. It seemed by now that the worst Sfgg over i nd the meet? ing would continue according to schedule. Therefore Judge Jones tuid to the crowd: "The chairman oail't quiet you. Governor Blease can't gU'*t you, so you'll have to Q*J*ei your? selves." The speaker then referred to Gov? ernor Blease's "social equality" charges, saying: "I want to tell you that Mr. "Josh" Ashley, a gentleman whom you all know and a friend of the Governor's, voted against the separate coach law." "I never done it." promptly came from Mr. Ashley, who was quite near the speaker. "The Journal of the HOgse shows if" continued Judge JOttCS. ' Boys. I never done It." xvas again the answer of probably the biggest Blsasrts in Anderson county to im? plied charges of social equality made bj Governor Blease against all who voted against the separate coach law. I The crowd evidently concluded that Judge Jones had said enough, so the yelling and howling were again resumed with even greater force. Judge Jones took his seat for the third time and th^ chairman made another effore to restore order, but it was no use. The crowd was deter? mined that there should be no .n jre speaking and the crowd's wishes pre? vailed, at least the desire of the great? er portion of the audience, for there were some who desired to hear both Judge Jones and Governor Blease speak and expressed keen disappoint? ment at the disorderly end of the I meeting. Mr. Lyon added some interest to the race for Attorney General by of? fering to give 9100 to the Anderson Hospital if his opponent. Mr. B. B. Evans, can prove he (Lyon) paid $50, 000 to Ben L. Abney to compromise the suit against the Bichland Distil? ling Company. "If you'll withdraw from the race IH prove it," said Mr. Bvam. Mr. Lyon declared the Blease dispensary commission had employed Mr. Abney, the contract with whom was made In? dependently of the Attorney General. Mr. Evans had charged that Mr. Lyon officially approved the contract with Abney. which the Attorney Gen? eral denied. Mr. Lyon said he would pay anoth? er hundred dollars to the Anderson Hospital if Evans proved that he (Lyon) asked the Legislature to or? der the merger suit discontinued, as charged by Mr. Evans. Mr. Lyon said he would appoint two members of a committee, Evanse txvo, and these four add fifth, and would abide by^ their decisions In regard to this pr' position. The crowd laOghed heartily xvhen Yr. Evans exclaimed: "I'm a lawyer, and a good one." He said he had chared eleven white men and one woman, all OttargOd with murder, and that Mr. Lyon had never had a case of merit before he became Attorney General, Mr. Evans declared the ttowspaperi were unfair to him and lighting him "because they don't want me to catch their little pets." He s.ii*i he wogid guarantee an honest ami straightforward administration, "and I wir put behind the bats some i.pis xx ii" stand nigh in South Caro? lina " he COM luded. Mr, Ly< n met tin* charges of hli opponenl In ihe sams mannei ai here Itofore, Ha related some dotalls of tin- Parnum case and again explained why he agreed to s Uns In order to have Parnuni plead guilty, He de? clared that Parnum*i plea of Ku?t> gave the lie to the verdict of the jury that acquitted bun in a former trial n connection with dispensary affaire. Replying to Mr, Lyon, Mr, Bvam told the crowd that If Senator O, W Sullivan, of Anderson County. a membei of Ihe legislativ? dispenser) Investigating committee, did not sub stantlate his charge in reference to Abney's fee for compromising the Kl bland Distilling Company case, he JOU Ti?L IS P?NHiN^ HIGH <,\|N- \hh <>\i;k state pok former chief justice. Closing Day* of the Campaign Iftnd Iii? Supporter* Confident ??f Vic* lory ? Meeting at Greenville on Thursday Exported to bo stormy. Columbia, Aug. is.?With the pri? mary election only eight days off, the people are In patiently awaiting the end ol the present Strained political condition, and When Greenville is reached on next Thursday and the foi nil campaign comes to a close, the people Will settle down and be prepared to cast their ballots on the 27th for their candidates for Gover? nor and for the other offices. With only three more scheduled meetings until the close, interest will shift to Columbia, where the centre of activity will be transferred after the closing Of the stump-speaking which has been going around the State ever since the middle of June. Greenville on Thursday is expected to be a stormy climax to what has been the most spectacular and bit- j ter campaign ever seen in South Caro- j Una, for Greenville is the home of J. N. King and O. M. Watson, the | two men who were ordered out of the , governor's mansion one Sunday a few ( weeks ago. when they came asking j I for a commutation of a sentence im- | I posed on a negro. The Governor says j : the two men were drunk and that if i they ever come back to his house in , a similar condition somebody would have to come and carry them out. Not only that, bt he stated in his I speech from the State House steps and from other stumps that if these men went to anyone's house in a con- I dition and acting like they did when , j they were in his house and were shot he would pardon the slayer. He fur- j ther denounced them bitterly, and J said: "If they are gentlemen, then God pity the hoboes of South Caro? lina." Both Messrs King and Watson have denounced the Governor as a liar, and said they were n t drunk as charged, an1 they have further stated that Blease will not come to Greenville to their face and say such things about them as he said on the State House j steps here. They have been fighting ' Blease for all they are worth and it is said that they have changed more , than a thousand votes in Greenville alone from Blease to Jones, not to mention the hundreds of others in the adjoining counties. This much is evident, if any reference is made to thU incident in Greenville there will likely be trouble. Both sides will be present in force and therefore the ending of the formal campaign may yet prove more exciting and spectac I ular than any meeting heretofore wit ? nessed. j Reports from the up-country con j tinue to give news of additions to the \ Jones cause, and it is freely predict lEvans) would withdraw' from the i race. j Messrs Earle and Peeples introdu? ced no new matter in their speeches. I All candidates for Attorney General received some applause. Nothing of special interest develop? ed in the race for railroad commis? sioner. Messrs. Richards, Wharton and Cansler making about their usual speeches, except that Major Richards paid a tribute to the late railroad commissioner. J. M. Sullivan, to till whose unexplred term Mr. Richards was appointed. Anderson was Mr. Bulllvan'l native county. Governor Blease spoke from the Court House steps to a crowd of his supporters, after the abrupt close of l j the regular meeting. He arraigned j Mayor Lee O. Hollman, who, he ( barged, was responsible for the dis? order at the park. The Governor gave it as his Opinion that his followers yelled while Judge Jones was apeak-' Ing as a rebuke to Mayor Hollman, J who, the Governor declared, was bit? terly oppoaed to him, The Governor was forced to out short his address on account of the noise made by n group of Jones men, ' who gathered In the edge of the crowd, the Governor was speaking to, He wai carried on the shoulders of some of his enthusiastic admirers, across the itrcel to the Chlquola Ho? tel, ami from the balcony in- acceded to repeated demands of the throng below, completing his remarks begun m the Court House without further Interference, The candidates ,it?? considerably Hcattered tonight, but all are expect? ed in Walhalla Tuesday, when the third from the final campaign ny*ot . ing will be held, ed that the big voting counties of the Piedmont section will roll up big Jones majorities, it has be< ;? estimate ed by reliable persons familiar with the conditions that Spartanburg and Greenville will each give Jones ma? jorities ranging from 2,500 to 3,000. Anderson is counted on going for Jones by a majority of not less than 1,0??0, and it is reported that the ma? jority may go over this for the Jones organization is very active there and ! the farmers and other voters are en- 1 rolling on the Jones side every day by j the score. Anderson may equal : Spartanburg and Greenville in the ' size of its Jones majority. I Oconee is counted safely Jones by a good majority. Pickens is ^de? batable, but is expected to be in the Jones ranks by election day. Tnion is said to be sending in good news of the drift to Jones, while Greenwood is conceded by all who know anything about it to be Jones by Severn) hundred. Laurens, always strongly Blease, is reported as evi? dencing a strong tendency to break l.-om its Blease moorings and join the other counties in the Jones ranks. NeWherry, home of Governor Blease, and giving him a majority of about 600 two years ago, is the centre of a fierce struggle, and a strong New berry man told this correspondent the oth? er day that he believed Xewberry would swing into the Jones column by a small majority. He said the tight which was being made on Sher? iff Buford and Senator Johnstone was going to add hundreds of votes to the Jones rank. Fairfleld and Chester both safely Jones, and Lancaster U going to roll up a big majority for its son, Judge Jones. York is said to be j Jones, as is Kershaw, but the Jones men are claiming both counties, and some influences are at work in York County which may yet land it in the Jones column with a good majority. Therefore viewing the erhole up j country Governor Blease is believed I to have a fighting chance In only York, Kerehaw, Union, Laurens Pickens and Newberry, and the Jones men are confident that over half of these counties will swdng Into the Jones ranks with small majorities. This section of the State is going to roll up a good Jones majority. Abbeville also ought to be placed in the Jones column with an overwhelm ' ing majority. Reports from that j county tell of the Jones enthusiasm . which has been aroused as a result of the fight being made on Bleaseism ', by W. N. Graydon and the other ! strong Jones leaders. Mr. Graydon is'' tiring hot shot into the ranks of the Bleaseites and telling the people of Abbeville County just what Blease lsm is. It is generally admitted that the Pee Dee section is practically solid for Judge Jones and that only In Lee and Horry counties has Governor Blease a look in. The other counties are ex? pected to make a good majority for Judge Jones. Orangeburg and Cal huon are counted for Jones by safe majorities. Then the coastal counties of George? town, Charleston, Beaic/ort, are all j counted for Jones Hampton is said ! to be Jones territory, while Jasper, Colleton, Barnwell, Aiken, Bamberg, Saluda, Dorchester and Lexington are i i all debatable ground. Edgetield Is i counted Jones by a. fine majority, : while Rlchland Is expected to re . verse its majority of over 1,000. which ; it gave Governor Blease two years 1 ago, and give Jones a majority rang? ing around 500. I The Jones tide is running strong. every part of the State contributing I to it. Jones enthusiasm is on the in? crease. His band-wagon is being ; crowded and more are climbing on j every day as it sweeps on towards the end of its trip, which will be reached on August '11, one week from Tues? day, and it is believed that his ma? jority will be between 20,000 and 30, 000 votes. It looks at this stau?' as if it will be a landslide for Ira B. Jones ? for Oovernor. j - I LEVER TO HEAR COMMITTEE. With Defeat of Cttpt. Lamb. Smith Carolinian Is in Line for Chair? manship of Agriculture. Washington, Aug. 16.?The defeat yesterday of Congressman .lohn Lamb o| Virginia by Former Gov. Montague will make Congressman l^ever of South Carolina chairman of the house ( oiu in it t? c on agriculture at the end of the former's term. March I, 1913, This Is one of the most important committee chairmanships that could poslbly be given man from the South. Mr. Lever Is a practical farmer and probabl) Knows as much about agriculture In Its various forma B9 any other man in congress. COTTON MARKET INTERESTED IN (*ROWING CROP. Week Ma> Undergo Considerable Change Especially on the Bear Side of the Market. New Orleans, Aug. IS.?Interest this week in the market will be cen? tred in the pending government report on the condition of the growing crop. The August period ends next Sun? day and the weather this week will be doubly important because of its possi? ble influence on the percentage of con? dition to be returned in the first week in September. The trade has been studying all available informa? tion concerning the crop very care? fully and has gone over the condi? tion figures of other years and partic ualarly last year just as carefully. Opinion regarding the present con? dition will crystalize this week but it looks now as if it would undergo a considerable change, especially on the bear side, from what has been prevailing in certain quarters. It has been clamed by some trad? ers that the crop has improved so much as a whole this month that the condition on August 25, the end of the present month, will be found to be over what it was on July 25. On that date condition was 76.5 per cent of the normal. As opposed to this it is being point? ed out that a year ago on August yrj the condition of the crop was only 73.2 per cent and that it is ubsurd to expect a condition so far above that returned a year ago, when the largest crop in the history of the cotton world was being raised. A year ago this month the crop fell off 15.9 points and this makes comparison this year rather confusing. Thus far private crop reporting bureaus have not done much toward forming opinion. This week ought to bring forth valuable information which will be useful in making prices. The movement of the new crop will be watched closely for it is in? creasing daily and adjustments are taking place In spot quotations to conform to trading in new cotton. Foreign cables claim that Texas is offering cotton freely for prompt shipment but that spinners are not taking hold well. The trade this week will try to get better line on the spot situation. .To (.raft Eyes on Blind Man. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15.?A surgical operatio.i that would have staggered the imagination of Poe in his wildest dreams of fancy is soon to be per? formed in Atlanta. The eyes ot a man condemned to death for murder are to be taken out and put in the sigiitless sockets of a blind man who sells newspapers on the corner of Decatur and Peach tree street. The condemned man is Robert L. Clay, who killed his wife some months ago, and the news boy is John Cashln, who lost his sight several years ago. Dr. Phlnlsy Calhoun, eye specialist and son of the late Dr. Calhoun, has promised Cashln that he will give the operation a trial, provided Clay and his relatives will consent to give his eyes to blind Cashin. and another well known specialist is also Interested. The story Is one worthy to be han? dled by a man of genius. Cashin has ( lung to the hope that some day. some how, his sight would be restored, just as the child dreams that his dead mother has been mira? culously raised from the grave. When Cashin read that 'lay must die for murder. that there was no hope of stay or respite, he conceived the idea of having the condemned man's orbs transferred to himself, and went to see eye specialists. They were Inclined to treat the proposition as absurd and childish, while from a scientific standpoint they thought it impossible. But Cashln persevered, IInail) con? vinced them the operation \\;is worth attempting, and Cashin, believing With Implicit faith that he will see again, is the happiest man in Atlanta. in Massachusetts a man has been arrested for peddling verses on post cards without permission lie evi? dently baked the poetic license. News and ?'ourler. \ Baltimore minister says he "does not Know whether dm decollette dress ?an be abolished." Why not? it would not be abolishing much,? New s and < lourb r, GOY. WILSON READY FOR WEEK. Will Deliver Vumber of Addreoses, Ravi.* Off o Open <hicago llead iiuarters. S?-a Olrt X. J.. Aug. IS?Gov. Wood row Wilson returned tonight from a Sunday retreat ready fur a week of campaigning. Tomorrow he will address the Platt Deustcher Volk? fest Verein of Union Hill. X. J., at that place and on Tuesday will speak at Trenton at the annual outing of the Democratic league. Wednesday the Democratic presidential nominee will attend the annual r>aby parade at Asbury Park, X. J. His Te ments for the remainder of ,eek have not been announced it is likely that he will m at least two speeches. ? Joseph E. Davi' m ^onal com mitteeman of W ??* an, saw the ^y governor tonight ^ a short time. Mr. Davies lea' >, morrow for Chi? cago to open ?Vestern headquar? ters. Senat' v> jorman of Xew York was with Navies at Spring Lake earlier toda> "We want Gov. Wilson to speak in the Middle West just as soon as possi? ble," said Mr. Davies, after leaving the governor's cottage. "Dates, how? ever, have not yet been fixed." Mr. Davies said he would stop at Indian* apolis for the ceremonies Tuesday, notifying Gov. Marshall of his nomi? nation to the vice-presidency by the Democrats and would have the West? ern headquarters in full swing before the end of the week. Immediately afterwards, he said, he would make a trip to the Pacific coast, visiting every State, conferring with national committeemen and State chairmen. The prolongation of the present ses? sion of congress beyond the calcula? tions of the Wilson leaders is interfer? ing somewhat with campaign plans, it was admitted here today. It has been expected that Senators O'Gorman, Culberson and Gore, who are to take an active part in the campaign, would be free from congressional duties by this week at least. ??-~, The campaign committee likewise is waiting for Representative Burleson of Texas, Palmer of Pennsylvania and others who are expected to a&sist in the mangement of the campaign. GIRL SWIMS XINK MILES. Miss Diver Establishes New Endur? ance Record for Her Sex. - * q Watched by thousands of persons' who lined the banks of the Delaware, between Market street wharf and Riv erton. Miss Kathryn Diver, 20 years old, of 17 )3 Willington street, yester? day . wain the entire distance between* these points and then just to show she wasn't the least bit tired by the trip, rowed from Race street pier to Csop' er's creek, Camden. a distance of 3 miles, says The Philadelphia Ledger. According to Noah Miarks, teacher of swimming at the Philadelphia Turage meinde, who instructed Miss Diver in the art, the young woman by her feat has established a new record for en? durance for her sex. The swim to Etlverton was made in three hours and 27 minutes. Twenty-five motors boats followed Miss Diver over the course, in one was her father. Capt. Edward Diver, and her instructor. The young woman one month ago. it is said, could only swim across the pool at the Turnge? meinde. At Rlverton more than 1,004 per? sons turned out to greet the swimmer, ami a committee, headed by Commo? dore Reese, of the Riverton Yacht Club, met her at Riverton pier. Miss Diver alternated between the trud goon and side stroke. MILEAGE BOOK LAW. Southern Road will Hate Case Drought in Cidilaud County to De? termine if the Now Law Can Stand, Columbia, Aug. 15.?-Announcement was made her, tonlgttt ?hat a test case is to bo brought in the Richtend County court of common pleas by can tain sto< khotd r ?*' t'; > Southern Rallwu) to test the validity of the present system of issuing mileage books. The complaint was served tonight on i?. i. ttryan, the agent of tin Southern Railway in Columbia, The action ma) be brought at the next term of civil court. It is understood that a prominent attorney of Washington has been re? tained to represent the plaintiffs who an all stockholders in the Southern Railway. The Southern will be repre? sented in the suit by It. L. Abney of Columbia, division eounsel.