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REGULARS YS. BULL MOOSE. kec.flars ami progressives split in north carolina. ameowtiAe Committee Make* Its Meet Inf Strictly a Taft-Sherman Affair. Progre#?Sv*s Indorse Thompson. Charlotte. N. C. Sept. 4.?After the executive committee of the North Carolina Republican organization to? day demanded that ail except those who touk the oath of allegiance to the Taft-Sherman nattoital ticket be bar? red from the floor of the conven? tion about 400 Rooeevelt delegates, led by six of the principal Republican leaders of the State, calltd another conventnm and met this afternoon at the same hour as the regulars. They passed a resolution against the action of the committee and de? clined to have any further relations with the Taft convention, agreeing to put out a single electoral ticket and also a single Progressive State tick'* Independent of any action on the part of the regulars. The scenes on both conventions were marked by spectacular speeches, principally of the Roosevelt follow? ers. In which Former United States Senator Marlon Butler tried to take a prominent hand. His attempt to get the Progressives to compromise with the regulars on a State ticket was voted down. The Roosevelt conven? tion indorsed Dr. Cyrus Thompson of Onslow county, who was nominated for governor at the convention held yesterday in Greensboro. The situation seems to be hope? lessly split as a result of tho action of the State committee which con ibts of 21 members. Fifteen of these were present this morning with Chair? man Morehead presiding. The vote to debar the Roosevelt delegates from the floor of the regular convention was carried 9 to ? and the six mem? bers of the committee withdrew at once and set themselves to the task of laying the foundation for the third party in North Carolina. Directly after the action of the committee. Chairman Morehead di? rected that all delegates who were to be seated should be given badges and that policemen be stationed at the doors of the hall to prevent the en? trance of any Roosevelt men. This step robbed the regular convention of much anticipated interest, and an af? ternoon session of about an hour In length was held, this being marked by the adoption of previously pre I pared resolutions. Thomas Settle of Asheville was nominated by the Republican conven? tion for governor late tonight. The rt*v.?evelt convention nominated. Z -buion V. Waleer of Lexington for governor soon after midnight. STATE NFUSES TO MEET. Annual Session to Be Held at Chester, October 22 and 2.\. Mayesvlile. Sept. 5.?Please give us space In your columns to say to the nurses of South Carolina that an an? nual meeting will be held in Chester on October and 2.\. An Interest? ing program has been prepared and topics of vital importance are to be discussed. Mis* Sophie F. F-liner, for twelve years editor in chief ot the American Journal of Nursing. 1 hlch Is now the property of the American Nurses' As? sociation, and stands for national pro? gress and national unity, and Is one of the most powerful influences in nursing education that we have in America today, will be with us. Miss Palmer will give us the benefit of her broad experience and superior knowl? edge In talking extemporaneously on the subjects that seem most Import? ant as th.?y are brought up for dis? cussion. The nurses In South Carolina who meet Mlae Palmer will be fortunate Indeed, and we urge upon them to remember the lato? and plan now to attend the meeting. Drop Ml*? I. M l>:i\is. s.. r. t.uy. Sumter. S. C. ;i card saylna you will be there. All registered nurses not members of the State Association ar? cordial? ly Imbed to send In applications for membership, lisp- , tally do we urge upon the Institutional nurses through the 8tate to become member* and help us do all in our power to contin? ually elevate the standard of nursing In South Carolina, and make our <'he?ter meeting an Inspiration. All vlslflnn nurses will P.- h. utH. wel ? "ii..-d to op,-n sessions. Tours truly. Sudle r, Dahhs. Pr.-s. South Carolina QffggggtS Nines' As? sociation. New Hardware Store. Sumter will have .< n? w hardware Store aft?<r th,. middle <?f September. W. It. Burn*. Jr.. known to bis frh-mls a* "Buck." an I K. It. Low ry. general? ly known as Ed or Eddie, are to he the proprietors of the gSW Stoff nhi< h will he Inst illed |n the prem? ises now occupied g? V. ?|. Phelps' gggjggffy store. OPENS CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK HKMCH'KATH' NOMIXKF SPKAKKH AT "DOLLAR DINNER." Makes Ills First Political Address in (.othAii, siiwe Uceoinlug Party'* Maiidard Bearer, to Woodrow Wil? son Workingmen's League?Also Talks on Immigration BOfOffO Two soiv Kdltors of Foreign Language A>wspapcr>. New Y.nk, September 4.?Governor Woodrow Wilson spoke for the llrst time tonight in New York city as the Democritlc nominee for the Presiden? cy. His first political address in the metropolis was delivered at the 'dollar dinner" of the Woodrow Wilson Workingmen's League. Before going to the dinner, he met two score editors of foreign lan? guage newspapers at the National Arts Club and talked immigration to them. "If we can hit upon a standard which admits every voluntary im? migrant," he said, "and excludes those who have not come of their own motion, with their own purpose of making a home and a career for themsep es, but have been Induced by steamship companies or others to come in order to pay the passage money, then we will have what we will all agree upon as Americans. "For I am not speaking to you in a foreign country. I am speaking to you as also Americans with myself, and Just as much Americans as my? self, and if we all take the American point of view, namely, that we want American life kept to the standards and that the only standards of Amer? ican life shall be the standards of re? striction, then we are all upon a com? mon ground, not of those who criticise Immigration, but of those who declare themsehes Americans. "I am not saying that I am wise enough out of hand to frame the leg? islation that will meet this ideal. I am only saying that that Is the Ideal and that is what we ought to hold ourselves to. "Now, strange as it may seem to some gentlemen who have criticised me, the only blunder I have made, the only practical blunder I have made In my interest In a liberal po? licy, with regard to immigration, Is that I got into the wrong society to encourage It. So that it was in in discertiorv of purpose and not an in dlscretlon of purpose, for my interest in immigration is to see that the im? migrant Is properly informed, is prop? erly safeguarded aganst Imposition of every kiad, whether by the Govern? ment or anybody else, and Is directed to the place where he can attain the object he has came for with the great? est advantage to himself. That is the solution of the Immigration question. "Of course, if the Immlgran'.s are to be allowed to come in unlnstructed hosts and to stop at the ports where they enter and there to compete In an oversupplied labor market, there Is going to be deterioration, there is go? ing to be everything that will be de? trimental to the community as well as detrimental to the Immigrant. And. therefore, It Is to the Interest of tha Government that the Governmei t It? self should supply or, at any rale, encourage the instrumentalities which will prevent that very thing. Mul? tiplying the pOftl of entry for that purpose, for example, will ease and facilitate and guide the process of dis? tribution and will above all thing tl*0 supply the sympathetic information which is the only welcome that is ac eeptable to those who come." YOUNG MAX SHOOTS Dt'RGLAH. Savannah Utd of 15 Shot Man Twice With a Revolver. Savannah. Ga.. Sept. i.?Jeffrey Stakeley, 15 years of age, son of Frank M. Stakeley, chased a burglar out of his father's home In Chatham Crescent, a fashionable Savannah res? idente suburb, this morning at I oYloek. In doing so he shot the bur? glar, .lohn (J. Du Ay, twice. One bullet Front Stakeley's revolver entered the burglar's head and fractured his skull. St.iki lev was sleeping In the family j reotdohct alono, his parents being in BufOpa, when a fox terrier on a lower Hour began barking. Jeffrey grobbOd a revolver and making | search of the promises, found ? Window open. In a rOOff] on the second lloor he saw the form of a man under a hed. Pointing his pu lol in that direction, he fired, The buii. t pant tr ited Doflly's head, but did not wound him sufficiently to pro? ven! hi* running. As he ran Btakeley rod again and shot him In the back, Duflty Is now In a hospital under ar 11 t New York Cotton Market. New York, Sept. I, ((pan < 'lose. January. 11.28?30 Man h.11 J| -|| i l,||?43 May. 1 1.42?43 1 1.49?51 OotOPOf. 11.SI-2K 1 tooombof. 11.11 12 ((panod barely itaady, Closed steady. C0MMIT1 EE M?ETS WEDNESDAY PROBE INTO ELECTION CHARGES WILL START AT ONCE. All Democrat* Asked t<> Give Any Evidence an to Freud in Recent i Election. I Columbia, Sept, 6.?The probe into the charges of fraud In connection with the recent primary will begin next Wednesday at noon in the lib? rary at the State house, according to a decision reached last night by the subcommittee of the State Democrat? ic executive committee. The com mltse requested that all Information as bearing on illegal voting be ad? dressed to W. F. Stevenson, the chair? man. The committee issued a statement requesting all Democrats of the State to furnish all information bearing on the recent primary. It Is the inten? tion of the committee to make a care? ful probe. It is expected that the commitee w'lll be in session for sev? eral days. This means that the sec? ond primary will not be held next Tuesday because the returns will not have been canvassed and the result declared. BLACK HAND AFTER "JOHN 1). Large Sums of Money Demanded From Palermo Headquarters. Tarrytown. N. Y.( Sept. 4.?That John D. Rockefeller, richest man in the world; his son, John D., Jr., and his grandchildren are really in grave danger and that this fact is the real reason for the presence of an armed force of regular guards at the Po cantico Hills estate and also for the oil magnate's hiring of a fp1 ce of de? tectives to protect him was practi? cally admitted here today. Although doing their best to allay any outward feeling of alarm and de? nying that threats had been made, the persons charged with guarding the property here privately admitted to? day that an organized attempt to blackmail Rockefeller has been made. Ho has received letters, or at least they have reached hi3 secretaries, de? manding that an enormous sum of money be paid to men for immunity from molestation. These letters are the output of the Black Hand organization which has been operating all through the Croton Lake region. it is believed that among the members are some Italians who have worked on the Rockefeller estate and are perfectly familiar with every foot ot the grounds and the movements of the members of the family. The very fact that some of the let? ters were mailed at Palermo leads the police and detectives to place more reliance in the demands than they would otherwise. Palermo is the headquarters of the real Black Hand. Whose name has been borrowed by many Isolated black mallen in this country. It was there that "Joe ' Pe troslno, the noted New fork detect? ive, was murdered, it is likely that the post Dee inspectors may be brought into the case, as the sending ut threatening letters through the malls is a Federal offense. While it has been impossible .0 get < mplete details of the character of the demand. It is known that it was a very large sum. It was also made plain that if the money were not forthcoming, members Of the family would he marked for kidnapping and, that failing, for death The fact that his grandchildren were Specifically mentioned has troubled the Oil king more than any? thing else. The babies are the apple Ol the old man's eye. GREENVILLE SUPERVISOR DIES. Excitement and Defeat Fatal to J. P. Goodwin, Greenville, Sept. 4.?County Super? visor J. P. Goodwin died at his home in this city today after an illness of two weeks. The sudden death of the Supervisor Is attributed In a measure to excitement of the campaign just closed. While attending a political meeting gt Llckvllle 1 two Weeks ago, he was howled down as he attempted to ipeak. He was a candidate for re electlon and he pleaded earnestly with the crowd to hear him, but Blease nun In the crowd, knowing the supervisor to have been n Jones sup? porter, refused to lei him be heard. Following his Vain attempt to speak to the crowd, Mr. Goodwin was strick on with apoplexy. He was hurried to the city and given every attention. Put the shock was too severe for him to survive. The excltemenl of the Llckvllle meeting, coupled with his defeat later ut the polls, brought on his death, He was an efficient oflt < lal and had served two terms, The Wilmington star says thai it believes thai a faker with a tin horn eould Met up ;i procession to follow him as the angle Gabriel. We are sure of It, we have seen Jusl such a situation in th.s stat, of South Car? olina, which has been considered Ken orally so safe and conservative. I 'lorence Times CONDITION OF COTTON CROP. Report Gives Percentage of "1.8 for August 25. Washington, Sept. 3.?The condi? tion of the grow ing cotton crop of the United States on August 2 5 was 74.8 per cent, of a normal, compared with 76.5 per cent on July 25 this year, 73.2 per cent on August 2."> last year, 72.1 per cent in 1910, and 73.6 per cent, the average of the past 10 years on August 25. This estimate wis announced at noon today by the Crop Reporting Board of the United States department of agriculture from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau of statistics. Comparisons of conditions on Au? gust 25, by States, follow: 10 Year States 1912 1911 1910 Av. Virginia. . . .80 96 82 82 North Carolina .75 76 76 78 South Carolina 73 74 73 77 Georgia.70 SI 71 77 Florida. . . .73 85 74 79 Alabama.. . .75 80 72 74 Mississippi . . .70 70 71 75 Louisiana. . .74 69 60 69 Texas. 76 68 69 09 Arkansas. ..77 78 78 76 Tennessee . . .76 88 78 84 Missouri. . . .7S 88 78 83 Oklahoma . . .84 62 85 75 California . . .95 100 95 ? For the purpose of comparison, the condition of the cotton crop in the United States monthly for the past 10 years is given below: May June July Aug. Sept. Year 25 . 25 25 25 25 1912 78.9 80.4 76.5 . 1912 87.8 88.2 89.1 73.2 71.1 1910 82.0 80.7 75.5 72.1 65.9 1909 81.1 74.6 71.9 63.7 58.5 1908 79.7 SI.2 S3.0 76.1 69.7 1907 70.5 72.0 75.0 72.7 67.7 1906 84.6 83.3 82.9 77.3 71.6 1905 77.2 77.0 74.9 72.1 71.2 1904 83.0 88.0 91.6 S4.1 75.S 1903 74.1 77.4 79.7 81.2 65.1 1902 95.1 84.7 81.9 64.0 58.3 Average. 1902-11 81.5 SO.7 80.6 73.6 67.5 ILLEGAL VOTES IN SPARTAN BURG. County Chairman Thinks That Full Investigation Would Show Full 1, 500 Fraudulent Ballots. Spartanburg, Sept. 3.?That fully 1,500 fraudulent votes were cast in Spartanburg county in the primary election of last week was the opinion expressed today by E. L. Archer, chairman of the county Democratic executive committee. after a sub? committee appointed to investigate just one kind of possible fraud re? ported that it had found 105 illegal votes in 26 precincts. The necessary documents of most of the other pre? cincts were lacking so that investiga? tion was impossible. These 105 votes were cast by men whose names did not appear t n the club rolls, but were placed on the poll lists after they had voted. The committee re? ported that many clubs had failed to turn in their poll lists and only 40 of tho 8 5 precincts had turned in their club rolls, so that the commit? tee had been unable to do its work with any degree of thoroughness. In one precinct, Victor Mills, 14 men were allowed to vote whose names did not appear on the rolls, j This precinct went for Blease about two to one. Enoree, another strong Blease precinct, also allowed many persons to vote whose names v.ere not on the rolls. The subcommittee's report, together with numerous Affi? davits in regard to the voting of mi? nors or persons not eligible to vote for other reasons, will be presented to the State executive committee at Columbia tomorrow by J. H. Gosnell of tnman, executive committeeman j from Spartanburg county. Protests against the entire vote at Arkwright, Cherokee Springs and Trough will also be presented to the Committee, the county committee deciding not to decide these contests because no matter how they were decided it would not affect the relative standing of the candidates for county offices. Miss I tear don Entertains, Miss Alethea Reardon was the hos? tess Tuesday evening at an entertain? ment given at the home of her par? ents on South Harvin street In hon? or of her attractive guests, Misses Llllith Bullwlnkle Of Charleston and Katie Alexander of Florence, Quite a numb. r- of guests were present for the occasion and the evening was most delightfully pass? ed in conversation and In games of different kinds. itefreshments were served during the evening which add? ed tO the enjoyment ?>f the OCCSSiOn for tho young folks present, Tho gas pip lines are now being laid in the back lots between Bumter and Main street up to the tear of buildings situated on Main Street. The property owner." generally have con? sented for the pipes to be put down through their premises In order that they may haw them in as soon as possible. THE VERMONT ELECTION. I '?tr First Time In Presidential Yesi Republicans o?'t Bare Plurality.? j Progressives end Democrats Gain Wliere Other Bide Loses, \Vhiit. River Junction, Vt. Sept. I. The Progressives and the Demo? crats won the honors in the Vermont State election today for although the Republican! carried the State on a plurality vote, there was no election by a majority vote and the choice of a governor was thrown into the leg? islature. There ihe Republicans will have a sutticient majority to elect Allen M. Fletcher and the remainder of the State ticket. White River Junction, Vt.. Sept. J. ?Returns in the State election today for governor from 217 ou: of 246 cities and towns gave: Fletcher (Rep.) 23,602; Howe (Dem.) 18,250; Metzger (Progres? sive) 14,220; Smith (Prohibitionist) 1,425; Suiter (Socialist) 1,006. SOLDIERS HOME SCANDAL. Restraining Order Issued by Judge Gssje Tuesday. Columbia, Sept. 4.?An order sign? ed yesterday by George W. Gage, cir? cuit judge, temporarily restrains A. W. Jones, the comptroller general of South Carolina, from paying a salary to H. W. Richardson and F. W. P. Butler as officers of the Confederate Home. The complaint was filed by John J. McMahan. Comptroller Gen? eral Jones was ordered to show cause on September 9 why he should not be permanently restrained. In the complaint it is alleged that 11. W. Richardson and F. W. P. But? ler have been appointed and com? missioned as members of tue board of commissioners of the Confederate Home and as such have been entitled to receive "no compensation for their services," but only their "actual ex? penses for attending the meetings" of the commission. "That for several months past,' says the complaint, "the defend mt, the comptroller general, has at the beginning of each month issued a warrant on the State treasurer, pay? able to the order of 4H. W. Richard? son, chairman and treasurer,' out of the funds appropriated by the general assembly for the maintenance of the said Confederate infirmary for a sum of money equal to and covering the aggregate of certain items furnished by the said Richardson, among which Items have been each month as sal? aries for the preceding month the sum of $100 for the said H. W. or 'Maj.' Richarelson himself and $50 or forty-odd dollars for said F. W. P. Butler or 'Dr.' Butler, each being des? ignated in said memorandum as White Help,' the said 'Maj. Richard? son' drawing under said official title the largest salary paid at the Con? federate infirmary." J. E. BRFNSON WITH CORN Silt ;W. Former Resident Returns. Publicity Man for Corn E\[M)sition. Columbia Record. Mr. J. Edwin Branson, until re cently a staff man on The Charleston News anel Courier, has returned to Columbia to live. He has been made publicity agent of the South Atlantic Corn exposition and will have offices in the Palmetto National bank build? ing. Mr. Brunson was at one time a member of the staff of The Record and he has many friends in Columbia. Girl Weda in Lion's Cage. Oakland, CaU, Sept. 2.?Surround? ed by a wedding party which includ? ed a lioness, a leopard, a puma a pan? ther and a jaguar also a trainer arm? ed with whip and revolver Miss Ruth Kavanaugh and George W. Loewen stein were married in a den of lions at an amusement park today. Miss Ma.- Clark\ who missed the glory of a wedding among the beasts because she could not choose a hus? band among 260 men who proposed, was among the spectators. Miss Clark offered to be married in the den provided the park proprietors furnished the men. They furnished a battalion. Miss Clark could not trim her eligible list down to one. Hay Crop short in Privateer* Privateer, Sept. :?.?The uins are not doing much now. but if the weath? er continues as it now is they wUI be running fu 1 time in ;? few days. Tho hay crop will be short in this section as the worms have eaten all the mass, and peas are needing rain very bad. Messrs. I'. I*, ami 8. A. llarvin went to Charleston Friday em business. .Mrs. Kemple Covlngton of Ben nettSVilte snd Miss Zola Parlor of Klhoee ;irc visiting at Mr. W. G. Wells'. Miss Mary Hughson of Sumter spent a few days the past week with Misses Talula and ESdna Ramsey, Mrs. O, A. Nettles is visiting in i ?orchester. Mis. E, w. Rivers Is \isitlng in St. < leorge. 1 am glad to report no sickness in the nelghborhool at this writing, ITU,MAN SCORES DIAL. Senator Imlmstns That Uratitvde Bhonid Have Kept Laaves*! Man Out of ltacc. Trenton, Sept. 3.?Senator B. B Tillman yesterday received by regis? tered mail notice from SC. I'-. Dial of Laurens, that he had entered a pro? test with the State Democratic es tive committee against Senator Till? man being declared the nominee of tho party for the United States sen? ate. When asked if he had anything to say the senator replied: "I am surprised Mr. Dial shows so little appreciation and has so little comprehension of the ethics which obtain among gentlemen. I havp not spent a dollar in this election and have not paid out any money at all except the $250 assessed by the State Democratic executive committee. I do not know the exact grounds upon which Mr. Dial and Mr. Talbert are contesting my being declared the nominee, but presume it is on some flimsy technicality too trifling to be noticed by sensible men. I am now willing to let the people of South Car? olina know what manner of man Mr. Dial is. I have not made the facts known heretofore because I do not tight that way and was willing to let the people of South Carolina judge us on our merits." Senator Tillman then said he would show what manner of man Mr. Dial tvas. He cited some instances in which he had been of very materi ?1 ser? vice to Mr. Dial. "My friends who knew these things have felt aggrieved that Mr. Dial should have offered to oppose me at all for the senate," Senator Tillman continued. ' The people have passed on that to my entire satisfaction and I hope to his. But I do not appreciate and 1 do not understand how a man knowing all these things a3 he does^ know them can stoop so low as to enter into a contest on the barest shadow of a technicality. Even if there were merit in his contest, de? cency demands that he should bow to the will of the people. "So far from having had any hand in advertising Mr. Dials failure to file his expense account when I was told by the clerk of the senate that he had filed It and that it was too late, I asked him to notify Mr. Dial and it was only after this notification that he filed a technically legal ex? pense account. I would have scorned to take advantage of him on such a technicality, but he has not hesitated to take advantage of a lesser one." "GO BLOW." TIM.MAN'S ADVICE. Senator Points Danger of Independ? ent State Ticket. Columbia, Sept. 3.?Senator Till? man today addressed the following letter to State Chairman John Gary Evans: "I enclose you a letter which <.ame in today's mail from a man whom I do not know, but whom you may know. I do not understand what he means by the facts concerning our State primary two years ago between, Featherstone and Blease, but I do un? derstand what he says of the contest against Blease's renomination. You already know what my ideas are on the subject. If fraud has been prac? ticed anywhere it ought to be fer? reted out relentlessly and the guilty parties punished in the courts. "My advice to the State executive committee is to go slow and be sure that they can prove that Blease's friends stuffed the ballot boxes before they declare him not the nominee of the party. If there is any suspicion that there is an effort to rob him of the Governor s office b cause of parti? sanship, then he will run as an inde? pendent in November and we would have two w hite factions contesting for the negro vote, with the corporations all lined up and an amount of money for him to control as many negroes as necessary. But he would not need money, for the people would put him In office If there is even a suspicion of unfairness. So 1 beg you to go very slow and be sure of your ground be? fore you take any SUCb steps as that. "After the battle has cleared away and we know where we are, we must take counsel together to prevent a repetition of thi^ trouble end save the primary. The primary is our ark of safety against negro domination. The object now Should be tO make the pri? mary command the confidence and support Of all the white people. If Roosevelt could got his paw in South Carolina under the conditions which seem to threaten us, he has millions of dollars at his command and Blease would not lack money if he did get it from other sources.*' A Delightful Party. I >n Tuesday evening at her home on Sumter Street Miss Edna Walker, who has recently moved to this city from Dayton, Ohio, was the hostess '.?> a number of her newiy made friends at a most delightful party. The large number present were most enjoyably entertained and amus? ed at vsgiouu games during* the even? ing WtllCtl passed a 1 too soon for them. Refreshments were served late In the evening and were much en loyed.