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GRACE ASKS INVESTIGATION. I IIARMMON MAYOR MARKS (IIXROfrs OK FRAIR IN KLKC l OF CONGRESSMAN' fj HALEY. < hHmp Clark lief? PetlUon to I hsiion* t ominltloe? C barges Al? lege! i tu?i Wlialey S|*Mit Over $00, < mi (, scvuro 111-4 Nomination and I I? . ihm and Mad<? I tiNc Return*. Wlialey i ImrMiterlzen Allegation mm TIm?ue of Lie* and Rcvluros they are lm.? to Personal Hostility. Washington. Sept. 24.?Mayor John 1\ Grace, of Charleston, today personally presented to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a petition asking for an investigation of the right of Congressman Richard S. Whaley to his seat, and making sweeping charges against Mr. Wha? ley in connection with his nomina? tion last spring and his expense state? ments to the clerk of the house. Al? though the petition urged that a apc ? ia ? ommittee he appointed to make the Investigation, (speaker Clark re? ferred the paper in the routine way to the elections committee, and it was n >t mentioned at all in the proceed? ings of the day. The full text of the .inenf idci h> Mayor Grace is as follows: ' To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Congress of the 1'nlted States: The petition of your petitioner respect? fully shows: "First. That he is the Mayor of the <"ity of Charleston, and a duly quali? fied eeb tor ?: the 1st Congre?doual dint riet of South Carolina; that for many years he has been closely iden ? tified with the Democratic party, tak? ing part In its club meetings, conven? tions, primaries, and in the election of its candidates; by reason of wh!ch he has gained an Intimate knowledge of the politics of his section, and is qualified to swear that the allegations hereinafter made either on personal knowledge or on information and he? llet are true. "Second. That heretofore to wit, on the 31st day of January. 1913, the Hon. George S. Legare, lato Repre? sentative In Congress from the 1st dkntrict of South Carolina died, leav? ing a vacancy In Congress. "Third. That thereafter, to wit. on th.- 4th day of February, 1913. Rich? ard S. Whaley announced his candi f to till said vacancy, and began a canvass for the Democratic nomina i, simultaneously circulating oughout the district, as your pe uttonAr is Informed and believes, thnt whoever entered the race must be pre? pared to out-spend him in money, in? telligence of which speedi y resolved the campaign Into one of urprecedent ed vote-selling. "Fourth. That at stated times be? fore and after any primary or elec? tion for Congress, each candidate Is required by Federal law to tile cer? tain sworn statements of expenses, etc.. showing thnt the cost of such primary and election has not exceeded $6,000 In the aggregate. In pursuance of which Mr. TThaley filed four state? ments now on the tile in the office of the clerk of the House of Representa? tives, reference to which is hereby craved as often as may be necessary, and which are hereby made part of this petition. "Fifth. That the 1st Corrgresrlon al dtntrlet of South Carolina la com? posed! of five counties, Inhabited pre? ponderantly by negroes; for the ex ? I union of whose participation in poli? ties It Is the custom by common con? sent for white men to lettle their differences in the Democratic primary; the nomination In whl- h is equivalent to sn ele tton. that there were In round numbers but twelve thousand voles cast. In the Democratic pri? mary, in these counties, in which Mr. Whaley was nominated, distributed In the five counties as follows: In Charleston County ......168 Votes In Clarendon < ounty.. ..1.619 Votes In ' SlUatSJi ('onnt\.|,St1 Votes In Berkeley County .. .. ?roS Votes In Dorchester County ..l.f?<>3 Votes Total .12.060 Votes of which on the face of trie returns Mr. Whaby obtained 6.29H votes. thereupon Mr Whale) was de? clared Oe m.mlnee ,,{ tne Democratic party and in a - ? election, which ?a i - h hi o, April J ?. 1'J 13. Mr. Wha? ley was elected without opposl ion to fill th ? MM xpired term That in or* der to obtain th.-ie ?;.J'.?h votes, as your o-titioier is informell and be? hex en M i \\ hub . pent it) 1 he tit st hicI *.nd prim.it P s and the i .i m palgns Incident thereto not lens than sixty thousand t $?'???,no0> dollars, or an average of about ten It 10) dollars for each vote. "Sixth. That notwithstanding such excessive use of money, and because, ns above set forth, he vms required bv I'e.b i.il I i w, under oath, to tile ?tut? merits ShOWlng that he spent SO) ll\ e tin. ,s.,nd $ ? ltM)| > dollars. Nour petitioner alleges Mr. Whab >. wilfully and knowingly Mad false sworn statements with the ebrk of ihr Haws* at Rat rnssatatlvas\ show liikr that hi snect altOSjaihsr only the sum ot M.C3J.10. Seventh. That in Ming such i re ments Mr. Whaley, in each instance, wilfully and knowingly made oath ? administered by a person permitted by law to administer such oath,) to the truth of something which he knew was absolutely false; and that such wilfully and knowingly false oaths were made only because to state the truth would be to exclude him from qualifying and taking his seat in Congress. "Eighth. That Section 33, of the Criminal Code of South Carolina is as follows ; "Whoever shall, willfully and know? ingly, swear falsely in taking any oath required by law. and administered by any person directed or permitted by law to administer such oath, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and, on con? viction, Incur the pains and penalties of that offencce.' "That your petitioner, alleges that under the plain meaning of said sec? tion, and under th? decisions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, Mr. Whaley, by tilling his wilfully and knowingly false sworn statements in order to obtain his seat in Congress, committed four sepirate and deliber? ate and felonious perjuries. "Ninth. That Mr Whaley now sits In Congress, therefore, because he openly bought his nomination and el Thon by going out upon the high? ways and byways and debauching the electorate, and by using over twelve times as much as the maximum of money allowed by law, in avoidance of the consequences ol which he after? wards committed fcur felonious per? juries. "Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the matter of Mr. Whaleys right to his seat in Congress be investigat? ed, and that he be expelled from that body if the allegations contained in this petition be found to be true and for such other further relief in the premises as to your honorable body may seem .4ust. "State of South Carolina: "Personally appeared before me. John P. Grace, who made oath that the foregoing petition is true of his own knowledge except as to such mat? ters as are therein alleged upon in formation and belief and as to those matters ho believes to be true. "John P. Grace.'1 "Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of September, 1913 "W. Turner Logan, (Seal) "Notary Public, S. C." TISSUE OF MKS, KAYS WIIALKY. CongTessniaii Declares Mayor is Ac mated hy lVrsoiml Hostility. Washington, September 24.?When Mr. Whaley was asked about the pe? tition filed by Mayor J. P. Grace, he characterized the allegations as a tis? sue of lies from beginning to end. Continuing Mr. Whaley said: "The people of South Carolina and the City of Charleston know this to be a fact, if for no o.her reason than that the allegations are fathered by Mayor Grace, whose reputation as a character thief, and whose vile oppo? sition to me, politically and personal? ly, is well known to the people of the State and district. "The man whom I defeated for the nomination, Mr. Hughes, had mode no protest, although he could have made such a protest to the State board of] canvassers, and the House of Repre? sentatives in the proper way. If he is complaining, his complaint has not been made known, and I take it that he, the real man In interest, who nat? urally knew beat the situation, has a< ? uulesced In my nomination and elec? tion, otherwise he would be the con? testant in this matter. "I confess no surprise at the action of Mayor Grace; he is my political and I personal enemy, the personal and po? litical enemy of my family for year.s and it Is another evidence of the vln dlctlve and unrelenting character of thu man who happens, by accident to b? the Mayor of Charleston. Mayor Grace has an unorganl'.ed and insane mind, thinks like a bouse atlre and is about as deHtructive and Illogical. lie has ambitlen and loves power as much as any man I have ever seen. He is a ehronle olllee-seeker, having run fnr tin- State Senate and being overwhelm? ingly defeated, lie then ran for sher? iff, and Was overwhelmingly defeated by the people of bis own county, who knew him beat Then my brother-ln law, Bx?afayor R? Qoodwln Rhett, was < andldatf for the United States Sen? ate, ami Mr. Ora< e entered th" race with the avowed purpose only ol de? feating my brother-in-law. He can i laaad every county in the state, and yet bis purpose was so plainly vin dietive and vituperative that his to 1 tal rots <iid not exeeed two thoueand m the entire state. He than ran for Mgyoff of the City of Charleston and by every gfttfloe known to the dem i gogne, and by every appeal to pasalotl and prejudice, succeeded in winning tin: poaltlon by one hundred and eight) Votes He has I ever been, ami 11 net HOW, the < hotOS of the pro gresalve business people of the Cl v of Charleston. He is a disturber, at <i g dangerous l< onoelnat, who seeks tear down, without pointing out how la build up. "Ills apposition to me Is not sur prising, for 1 have tcgarded his meth? ods as dangerous and have, there? fore, opposed them with all the strength of which I am possessed. His campaign against me last spring was vicious, vile and evidently moved by j personal hostility to me and my fam- J lly. His candidate was defeated by a clear majority of the untrammeled Democracy of the district, and his ac? tion at this time is an evidence of the fact that he is disgruntled, sore, desperate and willing by implication to befoul his own nest. "As far as I am concerned, I re? gret that these dirty and malicious charges should be filed against me, but I shall not let them interfere with my efficiency as the Representative of the.1st district. My eleven years as a Representative m the State Legis? lature of South Carolina; my four years as the chairman of the judiciary committee of that body; my one year as Speaker pro tern, and four years as Speaker of that body, are evidence of the esteem and respect and confi? dence in which I am held by the peo? ple 1 of South Carolina. Trie further evidence of this esteem is shown in my unanimous election as president of the State Democratic Convention in 1910 and my election last year as a delegate to the Baltimore Conven? tion. "The charges of Mayor Grace are irritating, naturally, but those who understand the situation and know the facts, realise that they are in? spired by the desperation of a man whose admitted ambition whs to come to Congress, and who realizc? that my election destroys absolutely the pros? pect of the realization of that ambit Ion. He is merely playing a hand guided by a mind obsessed and in saned by personal hostility to me, and I am willing and ready to rest, my case upon the facts." cocrt convenes at manning. Jury in Famous Cahlwell vs. Briggs Will Case Finds for Contestants. Manning, Sept. 25.?The Court of Common Pleas convened hera Monday morning with Judge T. S. Sease, pre? siding. The ilrst case tried was that of Da? vid and Abe Levi, Kxors. vs. M. L Bochette, which, being uncontested, was shortly disposed of. The next case was the famous will case of Caldwell vs. Briggs. The jury went into their room at ('?.15 Wednes? day evening and were unable to agree until the noon recess yesterday, and then returned a verdict for the con? testants of the will. The property in? volved under this will Is said to be worth in the neighborhood of sixty thousand dollars, being valuable lands in and near the little town of Sum merton. On the first trial in the Probate Court, it was held to be no will. The case was appealed to the Circuit Court, where it resulted in a mistrial the first time, and this time the contestants win again, it, by the verdict, being established as no will. Notice of motion for a new trial has been given but not yet argued. The case of Hardy against School District No. 14, for balance on con? tract for erection of a school house, is now on trial. Messrs. R. D. Lee and M. W. Sea brook, of Sumter, and Messrs. t. G. McLeod and T. H. Tatum, of Bishop vllle, were visiting attorneys to our court this week. Also R. D. Epps, Esq., of Sumter. ELEVEN LIQUOR shops. lOlko Added to List In Barnwcll? Dispensers Klocted. Barnwell, Sept. 25.?At a meeting of the Barnwell county dispensary board of control, held here this week, it was decided to open a dispensary at BlkOi and S. J. Hutto was elected dis? penser, at a salary of $50 per month. This brings the total number of dis? pensaries to be established In this county to eleven. Dispensers were elected for the fol? lowing towns, at a sulary of $50 per month each: B. F. Baxley, at Dun barton; W. T. Grubbs, at Snelling; B. A. Best, at I'liner; M. C. ix*e, at Kline The election of a dispenser at Hilda was deferred until a future meeting of the board. WRl ( Kl l> LIFE TO SAVE RANK. Cashier Pardoned for Making False Cntrles to Prevent Run on Institu? tion. Washington, Sept. 25.? President Wilson today pardoned ChaflSI A. Isaacs, sentenced at Port Dodge, Iowa, June 20, last, to the years in the penitentiary for making false entries in the books of the Forest City, Iowa. National bank, of which he was cashier, strut compliance with the law b\ Isaacs, it is declared would have wrecked the bank by divulging Its condition to tin* public, whereas the falsa entries covering its exces? sive loans to a stockholder of the in? stitution until he could realise on farm lands transactions rssulted In no loss, it was represented to the president that Isaacs acted under the domina? tion of a superior officer. TO CONSIDER GRACE CHARGE. COMMITTEE OX ELECTIONS TO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY TO DISCUSS MATTER., Possible That Charges May l>e Ignor ed, but Prolmble that Charleston Mayor will He Asked to Produce Affidavits Showing Grounds for In vestlgatlon. Washington, Sept. 25.?Little else was discussed among the members of the South Carolina delegation In con? gress today but the appointment of a district attorney and a marshal and the petition which John P. Grace, mayor of Charleston, today filed with Speaker Clark, attacking the right of Representative R. S. Whaley of the First district to a seat in the house. Regarding the latter matter, it wafi learned tonight that the house com? mittee on elections, of which Repre? sentative Post of Ohio is chairman, will hold its first meeting tomorrow. While neither Mr. Post nor any other of the members of the committee would talk for publication, it was as? certained that the meeting will be an "executive session" and thai neither Mayor Grace nor Representa? tive Whaley will be present. The meeting will be for the purpose, it is understood, of hiving the com? mittee decide, if possible, whether the petition filed by Mayor Grace shall be investigated or whether it shall be ignored. It is realized that the method pursued by the Charleston mayor is out of the ordinary, he not being a contestant but a Protestant. Had the case been one of the regular kind when a man who is defeated contests the seat of the man who was his op? ponent, the matter would be easy of solution, but in the present instance Mr. Grace, not having been in the race for the house from the First South Carolina district, comes in as one protesting and not contesting. When the committee meets tomor? row the petition filed by Mr. Grace will first be considered and it is not unlikely that after deliberation Mr. Grace will be asked to produce ulfi davits upon which he bases his' charge? that Mr. Whaley is disquali? fied to sit. in the house. Just, what decision the committee r/ill reach after its preliminary meeting is not yet known nor will it become known until the preliminaries incident to the matter have been fully discussed. Mr. Whaley gave out his reply to the charges last night and Mr. Grace today said that he had nothing further to say regarding the matter at this time. COMMENT n CHARLESTON. Grace charges Cause Much Talk on the Streets. Char'eston, Sept. 25.?Mayor Grace was not at his office today. His secre? tary was absent at the time and at his hotel no one knew just when the mayor was expected to return from Washington. The filing by Mayor Grace with the speaker of the house of representa? tives of charges against Congressman R. S. Whaley is a source of much comment on the streets. The action on the part of the mayor did not come unexpectedly, as it had been known for some time that he would take such a step. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OPENS. Princeton, N. J., Sept. 25.?Prince? ton University formally opened its 167th academic year this afternoon. The formal opening of graduates col? lege will take place October 22. Among the changes in the faculty announced was that of Prof. Pierre Houtroux, of the University of Poitiers, and a nephew of President Polncare, of France, who will take the chair of mathematics. HARRISON TO SEE EMPEROR. Governor General of Philippines Wins Jard Race to Keep Ills Appoint* nient. Tokyo, Sept. 27.?Francis llurton Harrison of New York, newly appoint? ed governor general of the Philip* pines, won a hard race today to keep his appointment for an audience with the emperor of Japan. Thu steamship Manchuria, on Which Mr. and Mrs. Harrison sailed from San Francisco September 10, was delayed by f< Mr. Harrison landed quickly, but just missed the boat train. He caught Jin express to Tokyo and on arrival proceeded by automo? bile to the palace with the Am rtcanl ambassador, George \V. Guthrie, reaching there exactly at the ap? pointed time. The Japanese court broke all prece? dents in arranging In advance the au? dience between the emperor and Mr. Harrison, in order that the latter might rejoin his steamer at Kobe to? morrow and continue bis voyage to Manila. This breaking of precedent was countenanced, according to pal? ace announcement, "as a special ex? pression of friendship for the United States." COMMITTEE DEMANDS THAT CHARLESTON MAYOR HE MORE SPECIFIC IN HIS CHARGES, Committee Does not Think Allega? tions Contained in Petition Suffi? cient to Warrant an Investigation, and will Tako up Matter Later when Grace Gets More Proof?Wha? ley to Have Keply Before an In? vestigation is Ordered. Washington, Sept. 26.?There was only one event of importance that de? veloped here today regarding the pe? tition filed by Mayor Grace of Char? leston a day or two ago against Rep? resentative Richard S. Whaley of the First district. When the house com mHtee on elections met this morning in "executive" session Mayor Grace was present. After the committee had read the petition in which Mr. Whaley is charged with having spent about $60,000 t0 secure his seat in the house, and to have openly purchased votes, it was agreed that Mr. Grace b* called upon to make his allegations, now on file with the committee, more specific and exact. In other words, the committee thought that the al? legations contained in the petition were not sufficient of themselves to cause the matter to be taken up in regular order and that to do so Mr. Grace should file more data showing where Mr. Whaley or his friend , spent the money alleged to have been used in his campaign, to whom paid, and where and when. Mr. Grace said he would be ready with this additional data tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, whereupon the committee adjourned to meet at that time. If Mr. Grace presents to the committee tomorrow the affidavits which have been asked of him, they will be carefully ex* a '?ned and should appear that the case needs further investigation Mr. Whaley will then be permitted to file his affidavits in reply to those of Mr. Grace. The issue will then be joined and the committee will act much as a judge on the bench who sustains the complaint or grants a nonsuit when it is faulty under the law either by reason of not stating fe.cts necessary to constitute a cause of action or for other reasons. If, on the contrary, after Mr. Whaley has replied to Mr. Grace, It is believed that there is sufficient cause of action in the petition of Mr. Grace the investigation will then begin at such times and under such circum? stances as to the committee may seem right and proper. While Mr. Grace said to the com? mittee that he would be ready to pro? ceed tomorrow, there is doubt if he will have enough affidavits on hand to give the committee what it wants, unless he already has them with him in Washington. On this point he has nothing to say for publication and in? formed The State's correspondent to? day that any information relative to the committee proceedings must be had from others than himself. It was learned here that one of the principal witnesses for Mr. Grace will be Leon Larrisy, who made the race against the late George S. Legare last year. ALLEGE RACE DISCRIMINATIONN. Washington, Sept. 28?A bitter fight against alleged race discrimina? tion In various parts of the country will bo made shortly on behalf of ne? groes before the supreme court of the United States. The Oklahoma and the Maryland "grandfather" constitutional amend? ment by which thousands of negroes have been disfranchised, will be at? tacked as unconstitutional. An effort will be made to have the Oklahoma "Jim Crow" legislation annulled. An attempt will be made by Tennessee negroes to be permitted to use the name "Knights of Pythias" for ne? gro lodges. Frank Guinn and J. J. Real, two election officials, have been convicted of conspiring to prevent several ne? groes from voting at the congressional election of 1910 in Oklahoma. This was done on the basis that the "grandfather clause*' was unconstitu? tional. The Oklahoma "grandfather clause" made it necessary for all persons whose ancestors were not qualified to vote In 1866 In this country to be able to read and write in order to vote. In Maryland damages have been re? covered against two election officials who refused to allow negroes to vide. The officials were enforcing the "grandfather clause." Five negroes seek to enjoin Okla? homa railroads from enforcing the "Jim Crow" law. They lost In the lower federal courts, which went SO far as to hold that railroads need not furnish sleeping cats for negroes if there was not sufficient demand by negroes for such accommodation. For seevral years a light has been waged between white and negfO lodges of Knights of Pythias in the South over the use of the name. The negroes lost their cause In the courts of Tennessee. LARGE AUDIENCE AI OPENING MORNING AM) EVENING SER? MONS OF DR. J. WALTER - DANIEL HEARD HY CROWD- j ED CHURCH. Initial Sen ices at Trinf ty Church Were Interesting and Two Excel? lent Sermons Were I*reaehed by Dr. Daniels?Ikdightful Music was Rendered by Choir-?Program of Services, Twice on Sunday, morning and evening, the Trinity Methodist Epis? copal Church, South, was crowded to its utmost capacity to seat the im? mense crowds which attended the initial services in the new church. It is probable that between fifteen hun? dred and two thousand persons were present at the two services, more than the large church with its full seating capacity in use could conveniently ac? commodate. Extra seats were brought in from the Sunday school rooms and placed in the aisle of the church in order to seat the crowd. Dr. J. Walter Daniel, presiding elder of the Charleston District, preached the sermons at both morn? ing and evening srvices and those present heard two able and scholarly addresses. Dr. Daniel held the at? tention of his audience for more than an hour in the morning and for near? ly the same length of time at night. At the morning service he took for his text Collossions, second chapter and third verse, "In whom are hid all the treasurers of WisSon and Know? ledge," and from ais text delivered a powerful discvjrse. His subject was "Christ, th* source of all things," and he showed by able reasoning that without Christ "there would be none of this boasted civilization of ours." "Christ must be pre-eminent in all things," said the spexker," "Unless he was, and his doctrines could with? stand all of the attacks of infidels and heretics, the church had better shut up shop," he declared. In the course of his remarks, Dr. Daniel referred to the skirts of the women of today, saying rather than wear one "It was better to make two and wear one on on each leg." At the evening service, ttae. c;-owd was even larger than in the morning as several of the other churches had closed their doors hi ? thai h? ir members might atte . ? the Leeg Trinity Church. Dr. Daniels preach* ea his sermon front the text ' Axt Thou a master in I~ rat I I not these things?" the third chapter of St. John, tenth verse. The speak? er showed that it was entirely pos? sible from a philosophic,, bilogical and scientific, as well as a spiritual standpoint that a man could be re? generated, or, as the scripture stated "bdrn again," and that he must be born again to enter the kingdom of God. A special musical program was pre? pared for both morning and evening services which, rendered in a most de? lightful manner, proved a pleasurable feature of the services. At the morning service in addition to the re? gular program, a violin solo, rendered by Mr. Mack Stubbs, accompaned by the organist, Miss Julia Rowland, and at the evening service a violin solo was rendered by Prof. Schumacher, accompanied by Miss Rowland. The choir consisted of Mrs. Geo. Beaumont Mrs. S. K. Rowland, Miss Mary Purdy, Mrs. Richard Wilder, Mrs. B. O. Cantey, Mrs. J. 13. King, Miss Harriet Herbert and Miss Helen Beaumont; .Messrs. C. M. Hurst, C. E. Hurst, II. W. Bennett, J. J. Baker, W. M. Fol som and Dr. C. B. Epps. Before the morning services began Julian David Chandler, Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian I). Chandler, was christened by the pastor. . ORDER OF SERVICE. Morning. Voluntary?I will extoll thee?Hey ser, Hymn Xo. L Prayer?By Uev. W. I. Herbert. Scripture Lesson, Collossians, Chap. No. 1. Offertory?There were Ninety and Nine.?Lorenze, Hymn Xo. 211. Sermon?By Rev. J. W. Daniel, D. 1>. Prayer?Uev. D. M. McLeod. Violin Solo.?Mack Stubbs. Doxology. Benediction. - i y Evening. Voluntary?Jerusalem the Golden. ?Heyser, Hymn Xo. 98. Prayer?By Rev. J. M. Hogers. Scripture Lesson?St. lohn 3rd Chapter. Offertory?Safe In my savior1* A mis. Petrie, Hymn Xo. 287 Sermon?By Rev. J. W. Daniel, D. p. Prayer Mow J. P. Marlon. Violin Solo Prof. Schumacher. v* Hymn No. 200. * Doxology. ^ I lenedli I ion. Miss Viola Benbow has from a visit to friends at und Summerton. returned Manning