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Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, APRIL 11. 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 14. IK lEII'S Rillt MB OF SUITER HI. Enthusiasm Marks First Step in Or? ganization to Further Candidacy for Governor of Hon. R. L Manning. ringing IMLBjCH MAM by candidate, WHEN Hi: is sent fob and BROtOlIT tO MKETING-?ADVOCATES EXEMIMTON FROM TAXES OF SMALL FARMS and HOMES IN TOWN?WILL NOT REGARD rle \SEISM AS AN ISSl e?WOt'LI) be GOVERNOR ALL tdk l?EOl>LE?GEO. I). LEVY, d. d. MOISE and J. a. H'KMl.ht Ullltlll OF CLl'H. A movement which is expected to he Slate-wide was launched in Sumtcr Monday night, when the Young Men's Manning Club of Sumter was organ? ised for the purpose of furthering the candidacy for governor of the Hon Richard I. Manning <>f Sumter. Much enthusiasm was shown by those who had gathered in the Chamber of ' "inmerce rooms, which were lllled to capacity, and Mr. Manning himself made a ringing speech when n dele gatl< \ had been sent for him and had ?.ought him to the meeting. The whole object of the organisa? tion Is stated! in the resolution which eras Introduced at the meeting by Judge R. Ok l'urdy and pass >d by ac? clamation: "Kesolved: That we r#cognize in the Hon. Richard 1. Munn.ng a gen? tleman In every sense qualified to discharge the high functions of the fovsrnor of this State; and we, the young men of the city of Sumter, not only earnestly desire his election, but pledge ourselve# separately und col? lectively to actively work for his ejection ' The meeting was culled to order, Mr Qeo. D. Levy having been asked io act tia chairman, with about fifty present and at once got down to busi? ness. The chairman in a few words stated the object of the meeting, the furtherance of tho candidacy for gov? ernor of Hon. Richard L Manning of Bumter by the young men of the city, who had come together to organize in order to cooperate with each other in this object. His remarks were reconded by Mr. Davis I?. Mid*.', who made a short but enthusiastic speech of encouragement in the work which the meeting had before It. A motion wan m ule for nomination of officers and it was proposed that a president, vice-president and secre? tary and treasurer be elected. Mr. Oeo. D. Levy was nominated and unanimously chosen as president of the organization. 'The Young Men's Manning rl.b of Sumter." Mr. Da vis D. Moise was ??Sitte' vico-presl dent and Mr. j A. McKnight was * hSJgSjg gSeretary and treasurer. At this point It was proposed that Mr. Manning be went for and asked to come to address the meeting. A dele? gation i ? nsistlng of Messrs. C. Klvin Stubbs. j. A. McKnight and H. A. Moses was npj minted by the president to go for Mr. Manning. An execu? tive comndttee consisting of Messrs. W. i. hoNi.-, g, oijuimi, Q, L War ten. < ,> o i; m Whort? r. and W. F. Robertson was chosen. A mm em was made and adopted that a badge bearing tho photograph of Mr. Manning with suitable wording' be adopted as tho emblem of tho] ? Hib. This motion was passed, the wording being left t > the executive committee Mr h. j. MeLaurta, Jr. urgee1 the unremitting active worfc of the club, ss did I?r Ooo. W. Mat, if it hoped to meet with success. At this point Mr Manning arrived snd his appearance was th' occasion of a burst of applause Hi IMS IS formed of the ehjeef of the meeting ?n<i v.h?t | sf Issea state* being aahad to nlmself give a word of eneourage ment to these of his supporters, who hsd gathered to ndvunce his Interests ti In the campaign Mr. Manning seemed deeply moved ? t this expression of Haiti and ? onti dence In him on part of "his friends and neighbors among whom he \s i I best known in his daily life" and thanked them from the heart for what thev were doing and proposed to do in Ids b. h ilf Mr. Muimn Ifcea stated some of the things for v.he li lie would stand In his campaign. A primary safe? guarded from IrrcguUritlcs and 11- ' legality, but giiaranti ? Ing |0 every | Democrat the right to vote. lie wss going Into the race sins'le-handed an I standing on his own bottom, got swinging to any mans coat tail H< advueated u progressist) ami Bgggtrtie? ' tlve administration. Ho emphasized the importance of building up the schools und colleges, especially advo? cating State aid for the common s? hools. He would advocate the ! equalization of taxes and the exemp? tion from taxation of small farms and j homes in the city, in order to encour age the ownership of homes and home building. lie referred to the factionalism of the past and asked that efforts be made to smooth over this feeling and have a united people who would drop personalities and face the problems which affect the interest and wolfare of the people He had never support I ed Governor Mease, nor approved of his course. Ho would not inject Bleasesirn in to the campaign, but did not fear to face It, if It were brought up by others. In closing he stated that, if elected, le would bo governor of all of the people and not only of his supportors. The close of his remarks brought another outburst of applause, which came at intervals during his speech. Those present were enrolled In the Vrunr Men's Manning Club of Sum ter before the meeting adjourned. Mi. Manning's speech in full is: An issue before tho people of this State is that of safe guarding the pri? mary elections. The Constitution of 1895 restricted the suffrage so as to eliminate, us far us practicable, the nogro vote; questions between the whites were to be settled by a friend? ly family fight in the primaries in which every white man, who was not barred by ihe Constitutional and stat? utory provisions was to vote. Under Ihet'c conditions, differences among the whites wero settled, but, being a sort of family affair, no rigd rules v.cio made or practiced; the rules "\ er rung primary elections, loose as they were, were often disregarded, until it became the custom to let them go in almost any way. When differences arose, and feeling ran high, and distrust of each other crept in, dissatisfaction with prevailing methodf erat manfaated, and charges and counter-charges of irregularities ?nd Illegal Voting wero made. White men's differences must be settled lairiy. Party feeling and prejudice often caused men to disregard exact Justice and fairness. Under our pres? ent party rule, the party elections are I k m ly conducted, and abundant op? portunity exists for repeating, and il? legal voting. We should adopt such charges in our party rule as will in lirt to every wbite man the right to \ot<> once, but to vote but once. It should be made impossible to permit ( repeating or to allow non-residents and citizens of other States and for? eign! is not entitled to vote to kill the votes of South Carolinians whose m.ht and prerogative It is to vote. We should see to it that only living South Carolinians bo allowed to vote, and Ii man only once, In order that the primary may be prescr\ed ami not de rayaA lair \>M?H>mcntH. Kxcmptlon of' ??sail Homes and Farms from 'luxation. i shaii advocate such ohangas In m. nt ami taxation as shall inoro falrli distribute thi burdens of tax? ation) and m ike more equal assess? ment*, ami uith exemption! of small homes hi lawn and small farms of llntttad acreage, ami 1 shall advocate mich laW| as will promote ownership of homes t" town, ami n horns, and small farms ' the country. I shall advocate ? la< d registration bill and em oiirageinem to rural credits. warehousing of cotton, bolter mar? ketlng of crops, accurate grading of cotton, ami protection from fraud or adulteration of fertlllaers, which will protect the tnrniei- ami honest fcr iiiiz. ?? seaaufaoturer; ami by maklni life on the farms more profitable and more pleasant and comfortable, many of our problems will be solved In a safe ami sane manner. Self protec? tion, and Ihe solution of rural prob? l UNDERWOOD WINS EASILY. HIS MAJORITY OVER HOBSON] FULLY TWENTY-FIVE THOU? SAND. Played out Hero of the Merrimao Carried Only Three out of Sixty-, Seven Counties?Race for Governor; Close With Comer in the Lead. Birmingham, April 7.?The latest returns indicate Oscar W. Underwood has been nominated for senator over R. P. Hobson by about 25,000 major-1 ity. Sufficicr. . returns have been re? ceived to show that Hobson carried only three out of the sixty-seven coun? ties in the State. Eoth will leave the hOUat March 4th next, Underwood go- ( ing to the senate and Hobson into ; private life. Frank White was nouai-| rated for the short term senatorship j over Ray Rushton. Though returns are coming in slowly the best esti? mates today indicate that Comer, the anti-railroad and prohibitionist candl I adte received a plurality for governor, with Kolb and Henderson running close for seconu place. Kolb or Hen? derson will be in the contest in the second prlmury against Comer on May 11th. Kllby was nominated for Lieut. Governor overwhelmingly. Congressional winners now appear to be Dent, Gray, Rankhead, Almon, Huddleaton, Clayton. The returns now indicate that Clay? ton will retain his seat in congress. It j is almost certain that a prohibition legislature was nominated and if not prevented by the selecton of local op i tionist governor on May 11, State? wide prohibition will prevail next year. lems, which confront us, require at? tention to these matters. i j I shall enlarge on these subjects! later. I ' Economy with Efficiency In Govern? ment. I I wish to stress the importance pf the application of good business methods to the administration of all of the uffalrs of our Stale. I believe i in efficiency with economy. The gov? ernor can, by close study and atten? tion to the affairs of the various in? stitutions of tho State, insure economy and greater effectiveness with an ever widen.ng development, and, if elected, 1 will give to my State a clean, progressiv o business adminis? tration. Education. I favor education at public ex? pense. South Carolina stands nearly bottom of the list in tho per centage of illiteracy. 1 shall never be satis-, tied until this per centage of illiteracy is reduced. We have made great; progress in our educational system,! more and more money is being spent' for the cause of education. As a par-: ent cannot spend his money better i than by educating his child, so the, State cannot spend its money better I than by educating the citizen. I fa? vor the maintenance and support of institutions of higher learning, and provisions for their growth and de-; velopment to meet growing needs, but I emphasize the needs of the public' schools. A liberal appropriation should be made by the State of a fund to supplement tho funds for the school raised locally?thus to endorse and to encourage the spirit of self help. An educated citizenship is the real Justiilcatlon for public education. We must make parents realize the ne? cessity for education; that senti? ment must be so strong as to force parents to send their children to school. When a community reaches that point, almost all of the white children will be in school, and a law requiring attendance upon school by all children between certain ages will be effective, and as soon as it is .shown that a county can have ade quatC school facilities, I would favor' compulsory education with the local option* feature, because any law, to be effective, must be supported by public sentiment. Mela- legislation is not a cure-all. No Factionalism. I I want to be fran'- with you, my friends and neighbor.-,; 1 want to be equally frank with my fellow cltlsena throughout the Stato who do not know me as well as you do?i will not sail under false colors?I want all Voters ti> know where 1 stand on public questions, i want peace re? stored in Smith Carolina; this state? ment I made months ago. and have had no reason to change lt. I want good will, good feeling, I want to see factional politics relegated to the past; i want our people to unite in advo? cating the policies which will build up our State. Improve and uplift the characl >r .>f the eitlsen, and give op* portunlty to better conditions. I shall TOLL BILL IN SENATE. SENATE COMMITTEE'S DELIBER? ATIONS TO BE IN THE OPEN. O'Gormun Insists That There Will be No Needless Delay in Presenting Report on Free Tolls Repeal Meas? ure. Washington, April G.?Publicity for the deliberations on the Panama toll exemption repeal was determined upon today by the senate committee on interoeeanic canals, which tomor? row will begin consideration of the controversy in all its aspects. .Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the committee, decided upon open ses? sions at the outset after a conference with his colleagues. Whether hear? ings are to be held has not been de? cided. This will be determined when the house repeal bill and various compromise senate measures are taken up formally. How long the committee will deliberate no one would predict tonight, but adminis? tration leaders let it be known that any effort to prolong the preliminary consideration would be opposed even to the extreme of moving to discharge tho committee from consideration of 'the subject. Senator U'Gorman, leading Demo? cratic opponent of the repeal, and I others who join with him ^n the fight, still insist, however, that there will bo no needless delay in committee. Senator McCumber, Republican, of North Dakota, a member of the for ! eign relations committee, who stead? fastly refuses to to Join the party op? position to President Wilson's policy, Addressed the senate at length today 1 In support of the repeal bill. He flatly declared that the toll ex? emption from American ships was a violation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and that it was against the spirit of the senate when the treaty was ratified. Senator McCumber's argument was one of the most extensive yet pre? sented in the senate on either side of Hie controversy. Ho talked for three and a half hours, virtually without in? terruption, and at the conclusion of his speeech appealed to all "right thinking men in the senate" to sup ! port the lofty stand the president has taken "regardless of party or political expediency." Tho galleries broke into applause as Senator McCumber sat down. Half a dozen Democratic senators crossed the chamber to congratulate him. The senator devoted his address to the two reasons given in the presi? dents message urging repeal?that exemption constituted a violation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and that ii was an economic mistake. Heading from the Clayton-Bulwer a,id Hay-Pauncefote conventions, the senator also went deeply into the de? bates in the senate and the cor? respondence with Great Britain to show that the provisions of the latter treaty had been understood on both sides of the Atlantic to place Ameri? can Ships, coastwise or foreign, on the same footing in the canal as those of any other nation. Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, at the conclusion of Senator McCum? ber's address, introduced a resolution re lUestlng the president, if not incom? patible with the public interest, to give the senate all information, rec? ords and correspondence relating to negotiations of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senator Brandegee favors the repeal bill. Million Dollar Fire at DccatnT. Decatur, 111., April 7.?The Powers Theatre, the Linn Department store and numerous smaller concerns were burned this morning. The loss is es tin ated at $1,750,000. not, unless forced to do so, recognize tho existence of two factions in this State; I havo many friends and sup? porters who voted for Please, and many who voted for Jones. In the governor's race, let us drop the per? sonalities of the past, and, looking ahead, take up those questions watch affect the int? rest and welfare of the people. It is, however, only frank for me to statt? so that all may under? stand me and mv attitude, that 1 have f never been a follower or supporter of Governor Blease, nor have i approved his course. Some have attempted to Inject the issue of Bleaseism into the gubernatorial race; while i do not agree with them In this, if the same i:i persisted in. then my attitude Is known ami is as stated. I will have no fear in meeting such an issue. if elected governor, l promise to be ihe governor of all the people, and not of those only who support me. 1 pledge myself to do justly, and to love mercy and to uphold and maintain the honor and dignity of South Caro? lina. BEGIN BUSINESS SOON. RESERVE BANK COMMITTEE TO URGE HASTE IN FORMING NEW SYSTEM. Members Ixjok Cor No Trouble as Result of C hange From One Meth? od of Doing; Business to Another ?Would Move Crops. Washington, April 6.?Every ef fort will be made by the reserve bank organization committee to have all banks expedite the formal steps nec? essary to put the new currency sys? tem in operation. Mt mbers of the committee appar? ently do not expect that there will be any financial crisis requiring the as? sistance to banks which the reserve ; system will provide, but they are anx? ious to have the 12 reserve banks in the Held when crop moving time comes around next fall. They hope to be able then to demonstrate how , easily and quickly the new system will take care of a situation which in previous years has caused finan? cial worry, and which last fail led to direst loans from the United States treasury to national banks in the farming regions. Under the law steps to be taken by the banks might be delayed so that the reserve banks might not be set up before autumn, but if the banks respond promptly there is little rea 'son to believe the organization will be deferred longer than a few months. The committee has worked at full j speed on its part of the preliminary work, and tomorrow the formal no? tice will be sent to the 7,538 banks which have asked entrance to the system, of the location of reserve j banks and the limits of reserve dis j tricts. With the notices will go , blanks on which banks must apply : for subscriptions for stock in the bank. : reserves. Thirty days are allowed for banks to meet the first payment oi ? the required 6 per cent of their cap? ital and surplus. As soon as banks in any one dis? trict have subscribed the 14,000,000 capital necessary for a reserve bank, the tihal steps of organization will be promptly taken. The reserve bank will be given a eharter and the mem? ber banks will exercise their right to ' elect six of the nine directors of each [reserve bantr. j President Wilson probably will name the five members of the fed , oral reserve board he is entitled to appoint by the time the reserve bank (barters have been granted. The : board reserve will then name three I directors of each reserve bank and j the banks then w ill be ready to op? erate. Officials here were interested in j what limitations may be placed upon clearing house associations through the new system. The reserve board will have much power over such asso? ciations, but is not expected to in? terfere with the local functions of any such association. Its action, however, ! may take the line of lessening their grip, particularly in the larger cities. Secretary McAdoo tonight an I nounced the results of the direct loans ' to banks at crop moving time last fall. Treasury loans were de? posited in 193 banks in G2 cities in 28 States to the amount of *37,3S6, 000. The last of the loans were re . paid by April I, the limit set by the treasury. The government received, as Interest at 2 per cent a total of I 1200,000. INJUSTICE IX) THE PEOPLE. , Uurdwick so Terms Action of Demo I era tic Committee in Adopting Coun? ty Unit. - Washington, April 7.?Congressman Hardwlck today emphatically erlttcle ! cd the action of the Cleorgia Demo jcratlc committee in adopting tho county unit plan In Democratic pri-j matiee. "Candidates receiving the highest number of votes should be1 chosen," said Hardwlck. "The people of Georgia will be shown sn injustice by the plan adopted." NEW ORLEANS PROTESTS. House Refuses to Hear Protest as' Matter is Executive, Washington, April 7.?When Rep? r?sentativ? Du Pre attempted to pre? sent to the house today resolutions of a New Orleans mass meeting pro? testing against not selecting New Or? leans for a regional bank, Gordon, of ohio, objected, saying it was an execu? tive matter. The speaker sustained the objection. Kentucky Hotel Burned. Eddyvllle, Ky., April 7.?The Galnea Hotel was bvnned today with :? loss of fifteen thousand dollars. LEADER FOB TICK MM. ? W. K. LEWIS NAMED AS INSPEC? TOR. Officer Chosen Jointly by clem-on College and Federal Bureau of Ani? mal Husbandry. Clemaon College, April 7.?Clemson college and the bureau of animal husbandry at Washington have joint? ly selected as inspector in charge of the tick eradication work in South Carolina W. Km Lewis. Mr. Lewis is a native o' erson county, where his people .-eside. In 1900, .ewis was graduated in veterinary .icine from the Onta? rio Veter5 ^ college, which is afflliat ated wit g ronto university, Toron I to. Can *' In 1903 he was graduat? ed at t C cKillips Veterinary college i of Cr , one of the most famous veter ? colleges in the world. Af ? wis has had a wide and va rie* ^' erience. For seven years he W| ** charge of the National Stock lyaru^ of Chicago one of the largest stock centres in the world. For the year following he was engaged in tick eradication work in Texas. For the last four years, he has been connected with the bureau's office in Atlanta, in which position he has come closely in touch with eradication work in ?South Corolina, Georgia and Florida. Into his hands the college and the federal department will largely com? mit their interests in the great work 1 to be done in South Carolina. Durng his first six months of work Mr. Lewis will have his headquarters ' at Clemson college. After that he will choose his headquarter*, as will i best suit the progress of his work. . Under the plan agreed upon by the college and the government. South Carolina will be made a sep? arate district repoitlnj directly to i the Washington office instead of through the Atlanta dstrict offices as heretofore. Subject to the general jsupervision of the college the feder i al bureau, the inspector }n charge, ! Mr. L*w1m, will plan Ih? 5*crk of < eradication, se4ect suitable meft ? for ihis field force, decide upon the most ! efficient distribution of territory and perform other administrative dutee. The expense will be borne jointly by j the State appropriation and by the j federal funds at the disposal of the ' work. I HAPPY OVER VERY LITTLE. - Victory in Republican District In New Jersey Cause Republicans to Re i jw,ce- _ . tMi Washington, April 8.?Though the 1 republicans are jubilant over the re? sult of the congressional election in the Seventh district of New Jersey yesterday, the Democrats contended that the district is normally a strong Republican stronghold. It even went Republican when Wilson was elected governor in 1910. The White House reiterates that the free tolls had noth? ing to do with the result. The offi? cial count gives Drukker over live thousand plurality. UNDERWOOD'S MAJORITY GROWS Official Returns Increase His Great Lead Over Hobson. Birmingham, April 8.?Official re? turns today only show an increased majority for Underwood for the sen? ate. In the governor's race Comer is well in the lead, with Henderson ahead for second place. It Is now probable that Henderson and Comer will run off the governor's contest OB May Uth. Hobson admitted his defeat last night and left for Washington. He congratulated Underwood and pledged him his support. In llobson's district William Oliver received six hundred majority over Bankhead for congress, otherwise the congressional delegation will be un? changed, with the possible exception of the first district Where Taylor's success is still in doubt DIG MERCHANTS TO LOCK UP. New York Judge 1 ses Strenuous Meas? ures With Mercantile Kings. New York. April 8.?Henry Siegel ami Frank Vogel failed to appear in court today ami Judge Mulqueen is? sued bench warrants for them and i>rdered them locked up in the Tombs. Conductors Threaten to Strike. Savannah. April 8.?Conductors on he Blinson Railway, between Sa? vannah and Wayneshoro. threaten to itrlkc unless the demands made upon lie oliloers are agreed to today.