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EUE6TIM IN BOUBT BA(K FOR UOVRRNOR SEEMS TO HE CLOSE. levrgr Vote Apparently Ha* Been < a*t and CounU Slow-?With lutere**! Keen In HI*. lUce*. IVople are si ill Awaiting Return* That Will He* oide the Content. Columbia. Aug. 28.?With probably the largest vote In th* history of South Carolina Democratic primaries polled yesterday, the result of the race for governorship was still in doubt at an early hour this morning. Returns re? ceived up to 9 a. m. showed the two leading candidates for governor run? ning neck and neck, with Oov. Cole I* Blease 407 votes ahead of Judge Ira B. Jones, his chief opponent, with many precincts. Including nearly the whole of the big Charleston city clubs, ?till to be heard from. This is prob? ably the closest race In the history of South Carolina primaries. The race for United States Senator was far less exciting, B. R. Tillman. the incumbent, apparently having corralled a large enough vote to elect him over his two opponents. J. Fraeer Lyon led the list of can? didates for attorney general, polling SI,162 votes, with T. H. Peeples next, with 2?.653. It Is almost certain that there will be a second race for this office, with Lyon and Peeples in the points. For State treasurer S. T. Carter made a very strong run. polling near? ly two to one against D. W. Mc Laurln. his opponent. For railroad commissioner John O. Richards haa a long lead, his vote this mors^ng being greater than that of both this opponents. However, it Is possible that later returns will ne? cessitate a second race, as MaJ. Rich? ards has but little more than a ma? jority. The returns were slow coming in, but seemed to be about equally divid? ed between city and country. The vote at I o'clock this morning stood. Governor. Blease.56.155 Jones. 55,748 Duncan.1,932 Senator. Tillman.48.785 Talbert.23.908 Dial.v. ..19.253 Attorney General. Lyon.38.352 Evans.7,330 Peeples. .26,653 Barle.8,792 Treasurer. Cirter.50.72J McLaurin.28.9f* Rai broad Commissioner. Richards. 40.506 Wharton. . ..?.14,702 Caneler. 23,391 The Immense vote polled, the length of the ticket and the keen in? terest In all the races prevented a fast count. The result was that the vote came in slowly last night, many of the most Important centres reporting only a small part of their vote by midnight. The vote was unusually heavy, and the keenest of Interest was manifest throughout. C. A. Smith, lieutenant governor; A. W. Jones, comptroller general; R. M McCown. secretary of State; J. E. Sweartngen. State superintendent of education. W. W. Moore, adjutant general, and E. J. Watson, commis? sioner of agriculture, were unop? posed. It was the first primary in which a candidate for commissioner of agriculture participated, the office having been made elective by the peo? ple by the legislature at Its last ses? sion. WIRELESS PROMOTER DIED IN PRISON. CoL C. C. Wilson. Former President of ?'nJted ( nmpanv, Die* In At Atlant.. Ql Aug. 2?.?C fj, W'l p<-n sejso1 IT, former president ??f the t'nlt.'I Wireless cmnpanv di.-d it night at || g*?losjfe at the United State* p.-rnt. ntl ir> h? r?\ WhOTS hi was serving i tbn. >???.< r*?' s?nt? n f'T using the malls in an attempt to defraud. I'mendc poisoning win giv? n hi tit < sc of tin colon. Is death Miss Mil. Iftiaog daaghtsf of Col, Wilson, mis lodaj t. sgraphed War? den Mosrr from Lancsistcr. TSXaS, |Q prepare th,. hotly for shipment and hold It here p< tiding h? r arrival. Tllltl I GIRLS DROWNED. Trlpb- Trageilj Mar-? gSJSMMj behind Pb nlr. Msjosnhsgdib. III.. Aug. 2?.?Tbt. glrln. tvw? 17 and OftS II >ears old. nr msen of ? * undny v< h ???? class fd<*nh ins. sr< tt drowned In u ereeli n*?ar to re gets today. They Wi re widim,' n!i n Ihe) ( ilDI to a "Jump off'' and |g| lot'- i il> i p h-. ... The bodies srers p- ova rod. PROBING CAMPAIGN FONDS. SENATE PASSES LA EOLlLETTE'n KESOLf HON OF INQUIRY. R4K*?*\olt*.s Nairn* Mentioned Along With Archbold, In List of Those Who are to Im? Investigated. Washington. Aug. 2t5.?At the en 1 of a three days' tight in which Sena? tor La Kollette's threat of a contin? ued filibuster hung over the senate to force consideration, that body today passed the Penrose resolution, calling for a complete investigation of the campaign contributions of John D. Archbold and George W. Perkins, and of all "financial transactions and cor? respondence relating thereto" betweon the two financiers and "Col. Theodore Roosevelt, representatives in con? gress and members of the senate of the United States." Objections to the resolution died out in the final hours of the session. When the senate met at noon it had been mutually agreed that no oppo? sition would be made to Senator La Follete'8 request for action. Based on the charges made by Senator Penrose that the Standard Oil company had contributed $100,000 to the Roosevelt fund in 1904, the resolution had been amended by Senators Polndexter and Penrose to cover, respectively, all the activities of Mr. Archbold and M? Perkins of a political nature. The resolution once before the sen? ate passer1 with little discussion and with no votes in the negative. One important change made gives wit? nesses the right to have attorneys at the hearings before the senate com? mittee. Senator Clapp, chairman of the subcommittee which will conduct the Investigations, said today that his committee probably would no; re? convene before September 30. Senator Clapp today asked Chair? man DUlingham of the committee of privileges and elections to appoint another Democrat to take the place of Paynter on the subcommittee. Sen? ator DUlingham already had designat? ed Senator Pomerene of Ohio to take ihe place of Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee who resigned. Senator Paynter has notified Sena? tor Clapp that he can not serve long i er. "There was a general understand? ing among the members of the com? mittee," Senator Clapp said tonight, "that if the Penrose resolution pass? ed we would resume our investigation at the end of September. The pas? sage of the resolution will make no material change in our plans, exeep to widen somewhat the scope of the inquiry." Senator La Follette stated he in? tended to make public a complete schedule of his expnses as a candi? date for the Republican nomination for president. This statement, he said, would embrace' practically all Information that he could give on me witness stand before the senate com? mittee, but the Wisconsin senator ex? pects to appear before the commit? tee. Senator Clapp stated that it had not been decided at what time Col. Roose? velt would appear or what other wit? nesses would testify. Ulfa*** Slanders Wilson. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Just previous to the announcement of the nomination of Woodrow Wil? son, while addressing the voters ot Williamsburg county, at Kingstre". on Tuesday, July 12, Qov, Blease said: "The corporation tool (meaning Wilson) to whom ihe South Caro? lina delegation was shackled, had tolled! to develop availability, and the Wilson basket! In South Carolina had l?.st out and that nobody was gladder of it than your humble servant." fJOVi BISMS went on to say that "conspicuous lack of political judg? ment Bgd been shown in the effort tO nominate Wilson." t ?nly a few minutes later the nomination of Wil? son was announced, and the governor had a s. wo- ease of the "dry grins." The charge the governor made ?>n Wilson was a base slander and Blease knows i'.. Ciov. Harmon, the man BleSM supported, was tin- only can? didate s.-i king the Democratic nomi? nation, who was charged with being friendly to tin- corporations. Blease i reported to have *ani that b?- woul i rots tor Taft befors he would vote fof Wilson. If hS did say tin- he should not hi- seeking !!?'? Democrats nomination for governor of South Carolina. We publish On the to t pags 11 speech mads to farmer* l?s Wltaog on tin- tariff. Road i . i s?e if there u any Republican doe trine In it. Gnats Cocks Bent < hnni|doti*. In a howling match, tin- second of Ihe series Ihe Game Cocks b< i th< Champions, and thus putting them sshres at the hand of the list, The highest overage was made I y A i ?1 g bo bolned I,;s *\ ? r ige, the i - -?;>d average of i""i s is made by ifart.v, . nptaln of the ('? ime (!o< ks, PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS--SUHTER COUNTY. Votes Received by Candidates for United States Senator and State Officers?August 27, 1913. \ CLUBS. Sumter, 1. Sumter, 2. Sumter, 3. Sumter, 4. Horden. Concord., Dalzell. Barl?. Farmers. Gaillard X Roads. . Manchester. Mayesville. (ISWtjffO. Pisgah. Pleasant Grove . . . Privateer. Heids. Kemberts. Salem. Shiloh. Stateburg. Taylors. Trinity. Wedgefleld. Zoar. 9 I X < 16 72 22 24 4 11 3 15 ?> 12 2 11 30 5 3 14 3 -3 h 28 61 83 56 1 36 19 19 i 4 46 19 15 7 24 28 24 12 5 49 9 18 9 104 314 174 97 30 36 7 5 53 10 18 13 48 42 13 2 62 9 62 8 9 50 36 P X < 3 y. BD H A 23\ 58 V 40 69 106 75 2 38 41 46 11 6 53 21 28 11 32 50 33 20 6 56 14 27 33 6 66 102 376 1~6 103 2S 84 t4 16 5 62 CO 15 1 52 1 63 7 7 51 29 10 63 29 -5 ! I ! i i i z $ o 0 149 440 275 177 31 76 105 77 17 23 52 81 59 26 33 102 35 84 13 64 65 57 45 70 149 442 280 178 31 76 105 77 17 23 59 S6 29 26 33 101 35 84 13 64 65 57 45 67 149 442 281 178 31 76 106 77 17 23 59 S5 59 26 33 101 34 84 13 64 65 57 45 7?> 92 303 179 122 11 11 71 55 10 19 46 61 6 i 19 29 73 2 1 14 59 36 30 34 V. 53 142 9 9 51 20 6 2 3 5 4 13 25 22 4 28 3 1 1 49 5 20 15 36 149 446 279 17K 81 76 105 77 17 23 59 S5 59 26 33 102 35 84 18 63 65 5 7 45 70 t i < V. c Z i ~ x m K E V. , X 0 7. 159 447 279 178 31 76 1^4 76 16 9 'i * ?) 59 85 59 26 33 96 35 N5 13 63 65 27 45 70 12 17 1 10 12 1' lu 4 5 3 1 24 1 4 10 9 23 5 4 13 2 1 23 2 1 5 7 6 4 0 107 368 176 lu5 28 49 18 14 63 36 8 1 65 13 65 6 8 46 41 2 63 53 67 53 2 ?> 0 32 7 0 5 30 15 20 15 24 4 16 15 1 45 6 9 14 4 30 67 53 38 4 20 47 6 20 11 20 11 18 5 11 5 10 41 4 6 3 96 331 182 115 31 56 79 23 11 22 34 69 25 22 21 71 29 70 6 42 12 40 32 60 22 46 45 23 22 14 3 1 12 1 3 2 11 12 12 7 5 147 437 279 176 31 76 65 77 17 23 59 86 59 26 33 101 35 85 13 64 65 37 45 10 Total 263 584 1346 890 20 1354 2156 2175 2275 1310 735 2177 2141 150 136 1398 468 430 1479 255 2128 CANDIDATES* EXPENSE AC? COUNTS. Present Campaign Accounts to Sec? retary of State. Columbia, Aug. 27.?Several can? didates yesterday filed their expense accounts with the secretary of State as required by law. The total ex? pense of the campaign of Judge Ira B. Jones, candidate for governor, was $5,999.37. The act unt of Judge Jones is as follows: Entry fee, $100; printing supplies and advertising, $1,700.66; buttons. $250.16; postage $1,214.31; express charges, $23.15; offic rent and furniture, Columbia headquar? ters, $311.50; miscellaneous office ex? penses, $139.4 7; stenographer, $383.38; telephone and telegraph, $50.27; subscriptions to newspapers, $90.52; expense of campaign mana? ger. $426; securing list of voters, or? ganization and distribution of litera? ture by hand, $572; hotel bills, rail? road fare, etc,, of self and secretary, $ 7 3 7. The following expense accounts were filed by candidates with the secretary of State: W. J. Talbert, United States senate: Assessment, $250; advertising and printing, $245.75; railroad fares and hotel bills, $337.50. Total. $733.40. D. E. Finley, congress, $658.40. R, L. Gunter, solicitor, $100. A. E. Hill, solicitor, $193.64. John R. Earle, attorney general. $190.80. A. W. Jones, comptroller general. $5u. x. B, Dial, United States senate: Assessment, 1250; advertising and printing. $1,004.25; stamps, $:',35.91; stationery. $1H.M; clerk hire, $2*50; transportation, $149.2?; telegrams, $15.70, Total. $2,288.12. G. K. .Laney. solicitor, $203.80. Ii. B. Evans, attorney general, $285 M. (!, Long, congress, $1,27.'.. John Ht%Pourlfoy, solicitor, $65. Thomas H, Peoples, attorney eng sral, $257.35. J. H. Wharton, railroad commis? sioner, $355. T. H. Tatum, solicitor, $300.32. P, 11. Btoll, solicitor, $286.40. J, T. Johnson, congress. $200.18. GAME COCKS GO TO FLORENCE. Racing squad to Start Practice Wed nesda> Afternoon on WashIgnton Street, Th< Game Cocks will be in Florence on Laboi Day and there they will strive for a prise In tie- Labor Day races, and they hope with the some successful efforts as In Rock Hill and Fay* i tovllle, The racing squad of the fire de? partment will commence their prac tlce We dnesday afternoon on Wash? ington str.?? and they want a good 'toud out it thai time t.> them. Tin j w 111 praci Ice from then on every afternoon during the week Transportation has been arranged for and the boys expect to leave, for Flor? ence s iturday night. 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