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SLANDER. PQUXXTi AM? JI.NMNtiS BRING IT OUT AT WINNSllOKO. Asnall tho (.ovfmor on Asylum In ?airy and Go Into Sauuiiors Cam; ?Soiuttor Smith Not Forgotten. Wlnnsboro. June 29.?Falrfleld coanty voters today aaw United Stutes sens to Hal campaign tact a break away frpm the groove of last week's huntings and strike out at right unglcs Into another swirling channel. For the first time since the cam* pagn opened, the asylum investiga? tion, to exonerato the good name of one of YorlCs daughters, was inject? ed. Beth Messrs. Pollock and Jen nlnno dwelt at length on this episode, and their pitched eloquence struck a vibrant chord in Fairtleld's extant chivalry. Referring to the "star chamber" proceedings, Mr. Jennings said "Huerta in Mexico never helo such * a trial, and the cross-examination to which aha was subjected," ho udded. astounded even tho lawyers of the Stale of South Carolina" by its ques? tions and insinuations. When Mr. Pollock had read the governor's letter relative to the asylum situation, he asked. "How much worse la It to assault tho body of a woman than It is to besmirch her character or buvrken her fulr naansT Are you going to indorse in uendoce and hidden chargea agalnat the 'sir name of a woman who sprang from tho body of the great common people? I appeal to you as fathers and brothers not to indorse that rec? ord." Senator Smith, too, added a feature to the Initial day's programme on tho road to tho Piedmont This was the rending of a letter ftom his colleague. Senator Hoko Smith of Georgia, to tho editor of the Greenville Piedmont denying any credit for the Introduc? tion of the Smith cotton bill In the United states senate, as had been charged by the governor. Tho let? ter In part was: "I wish to any to yon that I give the full credit to Sena? tor E. D. Smith for his splendid work in Lehalf of this measure. The orig? inal bill was introduecd by him. I had been studying the question with a great deal of care, and I aided him In perfecting certain amendments to tho bill. I supported him on tho door of the senate In the puesago of the measure. If any one has given me the lion's share of the credit I regret it Too much credit can not be given yoor own senator for this work." Gov. Bleaso did not attend the moating. Tho apeaklng began at lOwli o'clock, and at 11.25 a telegram came from htm saying: **Regret very much not being with my Falrfleld friends. Hud fully in? tended to be present. Prevented by Important official business which hud to have my personal attention today." There were approximately S00 per? sona In attendance, a good number of those being women. J. ?. McDonald, the county chairman, presided, and pfnyer waa offered by the Bov. O. J. Pryor. Speeches today were kept well within the 40-mlnutc limit. Tho meeting was held in tho open under the clump of shady trees in tho court house yard. Mr. Pollock, tho first spoukcr, swung into Senator Smith's cotton record. "All Smith has tulked is cotton, cotton, cotton," tho speaker began. "It's the same old song.' This won answered by a chorus of shouts for "Cotton Smith." Kach time that tho speaker attempted to gibe at the senator for his claims to have had some part In advancing tho price of cotton tBfj wus resented by a large percentage of tho audience, and a chorus til disapproval was set up. It ws? not until tho man from Chcraw told the story of how Senator Smith's fat had coot nearly $1,000 u pound aad suggestoil thut the senator be killed and salted down on August 25 that he won the smiles of tho audi? ence. After explaining tho salient features of the now primary rules und taxing the governor with siding with the "Wind tlgor king" of Charleston, "whom he has appointed a colonel on his staff. " Mr. Polloek took up the asylum Investigation. Ifc suid: "Tin governor has talkod himself out about protecting the virtue of our women Taore Is not one of us who would not shed the last drop of hi.I for that Hut Is It any worse to ussault the body of a woman than it is t>> bee nlreh her character or blacken her good namo?" he asked. S ma'.Qr Smith was next introduced. Wh>n he referred to the charge rlade by the Ko\ernor on different stumps thut Hoke Smith was the an thor of tho Smith cotton hill, some one In tho audience called out. "He knows that's a He." The senator then read the letter and said ?hat he understood that another letter from the New York cotton uxchungo -vas In existence In this Stute, whl? h said that K. D. Smith must be defeated by all means. A promise was made to pnKlure this letter If possible. When tho senator was Introduced he said he hud been twitted with tin clatni that ho had done nothing. "I guess the denizens and ha Minos of the court house think that the pas? sage of federal statutes amounts to nothing. If I didn't have anything tu do with it, thank God I was there while it was being done." The speaker also referred to the accusation that he talked nothing but cotton. "I thank God that some one has talkod cotton until it has risen from 8 cents a pound to 12 1-2 cents," ho answered. Another responsive note was struck I when the senator said that he fell that something was duo to him for his efforts to reduce the cost of nitrate of soda by working to have a com? mission appointed to search for sodium deposit. At no time since the campaign opened has tho senator appeared in more aggressive campaigning form. It was at the conclusion of Senator Smith's speech that the telegram from tho governor was read. Cries of "We don't want him." "Give Smith Mease's time," and "Let him stay at home," followed In rapid succession. When Mr. Jennings set up his de? fense of the new primary rules, some? body yelled: "Hurrah for Mease." The speaker scored by answering: "If you vote for Mease you'll have to voto according to those rules und 'you can't help if" j The governor's strained relations with all departments of the govern? ment wcro then taken up. "The gov? ernor is no more a proper person to send to the United States senate than ho was to be governor of South Caro Una. He is so constituted that he can't work with any other depart? ment of the government. He's been at loggerheads with all of them. Ho has demoralized tho State militia. His temperament is of such a nature thut he doesn't look at anything from a broad viewpoint. He has antagonized every branch of tho national govern? ment with which he has had to deal. If he should be sent to Washington ho would bo unable to do anything for South Carolina if ho couldn't work in double harness with his colleagues." In discussing the methods resorted to In removing Dr. Leonora D. Saun ders from the State Hospital for the Insane he said: "The means em? ployed were such that any man who has any reverence for womanhood could not endure them.' The speaker then took up the ex? clusion of Dr. Saundcrs and her father and her attorneys from tho meeting of the board of regents and the de? nial of her request for an investiga? tion when misconduct hud been im? plied. "The governor has the right to appoint the regents," said the speaker. "When this is done his au? thority ceases. Tho governor went to the meeting and through his in? fluence as appears from the record had her father, her lawyers and her stenographer excluded. I submit that she had as much right to have her lawyer and stenographer there as tho governor had." After having read the governor's letter Mr. Jennings asked: if there's one man in the crowd who would in dores such charges against his daugh? ter, raise your hand." No hands wcro raised. Again the question was re? peated, but no hands went up. 'Would you liko to have such a letter written about your daughter?' he continued. "We know that woman has a char? acter as puro as tho driven snow, but sho would not have had without a trial beforo an impartial legislative assembly." 1 The Compulsory Kduc.tilon Question. Kdltor Sumter Item. Here Is a letter from an official in Woodrow Wilson's S ate, replying to questions on a matter which is in? teresting South Curolinansv, Staite of New Jersey, Department of Dubio Instruction, Trenton, Juno I, ltl4, Mr. 10. II. Make, Greenwood S. C. Mr. Dear Sir: I most certainly be? lieve that education has made greater progress ii. this State under stich a law than before such a law was pass? ed. It would be a very unpopular move on the part of any one to propose to repeal the compulsory education law. in New Jersey. 1 have no doubt that compulsory education would advance very Ifta? te; utlly the pTUgrOSS of the white peo? ple of South Carolina. Very truly yours, A. L. Kendall, Commissioner of Kducatlon, Of replies received from twenty lour other Stales, all express prac? tically the same opinion in different words. Yours very truly. L\ H. Blske. Greenwood. June 2U. DM4. The Punster Rani Batate and Insur? ance Company has moved Its offices from the old court house building Into the oltlee at No. 1 ~ West Liberty Street, formerly occupied by 'die Peoples' Lank. 'I he mo Vi was made necessary by I he demand of the Farmers' Hank and Trusl Company for the quartern formerly occupied, in older that the bunk may make ?g? leuslvt i hangei in its building. BROWNING ATTACKS OPPOSERS STIHS UP POLITICAL ANIMALS AT DA ULI N Ci TO N. Liquor Issue Uises?Clinkscales De? clares for State-wide I'roliiliUloii und rnnlwn to Enforce Law? Darlington, June 29.?Lowndes J. Browning, candidate for governor told the Darlington audience that (he newspapers were supporting his oppo? nent, John G. CUnkeenleSi who was a man of hut two Ideas, one of them compulsory education and the other State-wide prohibition. Mr. Brown? ing charged John G. Bichards, an? other of hij opponents, with being a man who was all things to all men. Mr. Clinkscales, though deprecating tho fact that the liquor question waa being dragged into the campaign, de? clared that he was in the light against the sale and use of it to the death, because he had seen in his own fam? ily connection the evil it could do. Mr. Bichards did not reply to Mr. Browning's bitter arraignment of him in his speech today. The court room where the candi? dates spoke was packed to capacity by a crowd which frequently applaud? ed and cheered. James B. Coggoshall, county chairman, introduced the speakers. Mr. Browning opened his startling speech by asserting that the press was behind John G. Clinkscalos in his campaign for governor. "Tho choice of the newspapers for chief executive is a man of but two ideas, one of them compulsory educa? tion and the other State-wide prohibi? tion," declared Mr. Browning. "If Mr. Clinkscales will put all the argu? ments ho has advanced for compul? sory education in the nine speeches he has mado in this campaign into writ? ing, I can answer all of them in 30 seconds," he added. "It was tho press that gave the State its present governor," averred Mr. Browning. "Hurrah for the press" shouted somobody. "Four years ago in the race for gov? ernor tho people, led by the press, followed a fanatic, two years ago a fossil and this year a joke," declared Mr. Browning. "John G. Bichards has every one of Bleasc's vices with a thin venocr of religion covering them," asserted Mr. Browning. "On tho other hand, he lacks all of Bleasc's virtues; for Blcasc has virtues, one of them is his loyalty to his friends." "We know that," interrupted some one in the crowd. "For the past ten years Mr. Bich? ards has hold to B. B. Tillman with one hand and to William 10. Gonzales with tho other," continued Mr. Brown? ing. "Can you find two more dis? cordant elements? Now Mr. Rich? ards has the Blcasc crowd by the tall with a downhill drag," declared Mr. Browning, ami 1 appladsc and cheers. 'Nobody has accused Mr. Bichards of coattail swinging," protested Mr. Browning, "but Will lrby of Laurcns, who is a candidate for governor, a Blease man and an honest man, has called Mr. Bichards a camp fol? lower." Mr. Browning said that any Con? federate veteran present would know what a camp follower did after the fight was over. "Camp followers come on the battlefield and rob the dead," ho declared. John G. Clinkscales, speaking im? mediately after Mr. Browning finished, said that he did not know that he was the newspapers' candidate for gov? ernor, but that If they were support? ing him that did not constitute cause for a schism. Mr. Clinkscales spoke with a considerable show of feeling about his position on the liquor ques? tion, uddressing many of his remarks to Mr. Browning personally. "If you had my life back of you and if the demon of strong drink had fastened his lingers on your family as it bus on mine, Mr. Browning, you would*never make peace with rum." declared Mr. CUnksCaloa. "11 I had a chanCC to vote against the sale of liquor I would do so if it damned me in every election." Going further Mr. Clinkscales said that he would not advocate a State? wide prohibition law, but that he would see that the law was enforced In the dry and wet counties alike and light blind tigers everywhere. "I hate liquor, Mr. Browning, becuuso I love it so," Mild Mr. ('linkst ales. He added a moment later that he did not know how it tasted, but he had in? herited an appetite for it and the odor ??f it enticed him. "1 hope this liquor question will not he brought up uguln, for i? has nothing to do with ihr coinpuigu," said Mr. Clinkscales, who then eon demned lawlessness, ihc prevalence oi which h<- hu Id was due t<? ih?' ubuse of the pardoning power, lie declared that In his opinion (he List Slate con? vention saVed tho Democratic part> in South Carolina from disruption ami that had he been a member he would have voted for Ihe adoption oi the en? rollment rules now in force. Bobert A. Cooper hutde a ringing declaration for the enforcement of -.-?-?MW- u- zj?VT?CT?71?TZ?n?XT law all over thu State. He stated that when South Carolina could fur? nish accommodations to all of its children in the schools, he would be in favor of compulsion. "The State ought to give the physi? cians the right they arc asking to protect our children in the schools from communicable diseases," de? clared Mr. Cooper after advocating support of the State board of health. John T. Duncan proposed an expert public service commission to give the State the benefit of its advice on mat? ters of legislation. W. C. Irby, Jr., told of his opposi? tion to the sale of the asylum prop? erty In Columbia. He said in the ten years he was In the legislature he knew no boss except the majority of the white people of his county and the best interests of the people of the State. Mr. Irby bitterly arraigned North? ern cotton speculators and gamblers, who he declared were injuring Mie mill operatives, the farmers and the small stockholders. Diehard I. Banning said that be? yond the bounds of the State South Carolina was billig Itetelded as a commonwealth in which lawiessnei* was condoned and criminals went un? punished and In Its own legislative hall its people had been culled law? less. What of tile taw? "Wo have a law against race track gambling," said Mr. Manning. "Yet does that exclude from our Sttac this vicious und demoralizing vice and do we not see this debasing and degrad? ing set who have been driven out of one Stale after an rthtt'. ' Mr. Manning alluded to the recent actions of tho governors of Oklaho? ma and Virginia in driving racing out of their States. "I would not desire to play to the galleries by spectacular acts," aver? red Mr. Manninj. 1 j?; would Hot be necessary. I would say to the officials that tho law muit be enforced, re? spected and obeyed. Tho officials would know better than to disregard the order. If they disregarded it 1 would as governor exercise the duty placed upon mo by the constitution and remove the official. Failing to get results, I would resort to the mil? itary to make the law respected and obeyed." Mr. Manning's condemnation of the abuse of the pardoning power drew many cheers. J. D. Adgcr Mullally made his first appearance on the stump for gover? nor. He said he would hand out his platform and make his speech rc night from the court house steps. He termed the speeches of the other candidate for governor "tommyrot.' "I am running for governor and holding on not to Cole Dlease's coat tail, but to Cole Dlease's hands," de? clared Mr. Mullally. "1 am a Cole Dlcase man," he added. He declared he was on Wilson's coattall, on W. J. Bryan's coattall and holding on to Dlcaso's coattall. Demands New Rules. John G. Richards was received with hand-clapping and cheers. He said ho had always been a farmer and al? lied with the farmers. He denounced the personal enrollment requirement of the new rules, and opposed com? pulsory education. He again declared his intention to vote for Dlcase for the senate and said he was not a coat tail swinger. "Every effort of my life has been directed toward bringing law and or? der to pass." asserted Charles Carroll Him ma In opening his speech. Mr.'Simms declared that The State was lighting him and opposting his election because he was a friend of the poor people and had always fought their fght. "You arc nothing but a beast of burden, and they are determined to keep you a l east of burden by not allowing you to exercise your political rights," said Mr. Simms. The speaker charged that the last State convention passed rules which would confuse and bewilder the poor, illiterate voters just as the eight box law was passed to koi p ignorant negroes from voting legally in the days of Reconstruction. "1 never got your name bid you're the stuff," shouted a man when Mr. Simms concluded. ?'Now there's a man who never told a lie," exclaimed the same man when Charles A. Smith was Introduced a few moments biter with applause. 'i did not know before that I was a rival of Washington," retorted the Iteutant governor, "Let us work together for the hlgh est good <>f South Carolina*" urged Mr. Smith. He pledged himself to uphold the law, to administer the State govern? ment economically and to try to get ;i 2-ccnl passenger rate law passed. Lieut. Gov. Smith complimented Darlington on its accomplishments along educational lines. "Religion and education arc two things which make for tho greatness i of our nation." said Lieut. Gov. Smith. "Wo need more education in South Carolina." declared Mendel L. Smith. He Iben vigorously urged the passage I of a local option compulsory school I attendance law, similar to the bill in McADOO ASKS IF THIS IS NECKS SAHV. Secretary Asks for Advice as to Bast Points of Deposit for Funds. Washington, June 29.?Secretary McAdoo mailed a letter today to each of the national tanks In the United States asking* whether they believe it will be advisable for the treasury department to lend a hand again this year in the movement of crops by distributing additional government de? posits. The secretary asked for an opin? ion as to what cities in each State may be used to tbe best advantage as centres from whii h the national banks may place the money among their country correspondents and as to the sort of collateral the bankers regard as best for the security of government funds. "While it is expected that the fed? eral reserve banks will begin busi? ness in time to assist in moving the crops this fall," the letter concluded, "the treasury department will never? theless be disposed to help business through the proper use of govern? ment funds, if it becomes apparent that such help is ncded in any sec? tion of the country." Last year Secretary McAdoo de? posited more than $37,00,001) with national banks tel crop movements and every cent of the money wa?? paid back with interest before April of this year. Focal la Picnic Notes. The Philathca and Daracca class of the Baptist Church held their annual picnic at Pocalla Springs Thursday evening. Boating and bathing along with the bountiful spread of good things to eat made the occasion a grand success. About eighty of the party were transported to and from Pocalla on the big auto truck of the Chcro-Cola company, w hich has been lixed up very oomfortably with cush? ion scats for the purpose. The rest of the party went in their private con? veyances. We had quite a heavy rain and wind Thursday night, the heaviest of the season. A great deal of corn was blown down and destroyed by the wind. 1 understand that the serving of lemonade by picnic parties will not be permitted in the future. This is only right and proper, as the grounds, lights, hall, tables and swings are free and there must be some sourco of return to pay expense of cleaning up after each party and this expense be met with the prolits on cold drinks which arc always on hand. At last some work is being done on the road that so many people are in? terested in, from Sumter to Pocalla. The Chcro-Cola company have had scats put on their big auto truck for the purpose of hauling parties to Po? calla evenings and Sundays, which will no doubt be appreciated by tho public. There will be a big public picnic at Pocalla Saturday, July 4th, and as the business houses will close on Monday instead, there will be anoth? er big picnic then. A party of young folks enjoyed a delightful chicken supper at Pocalla last Tuesday evening. It was pro l nounced a big success. One Posse Mem' er Kills Another. Shaw, Miss., June 30.?Fred Young, a member of a posse of hunters alter a negro murderer, named Jake Farm? er, last night shot and killed Jas. Jolly, another member of the posse, mistaking him for the negro. The search for the negro continues today. Small Boy Kills Father. Ozark, Ark., June 30.?Frank Owens, 13 years old, shot and killed his father, Aaron Owens, after his father attempted to kill his family. The boy was held pending an investi? gation. trodueed by Mr. Harper of Darling Ion. He said advocates of State-wide compulsory school attendance were theorists who would not take the facts into account. "If you pass a law to permit the people in each school district to say whether they want compulsory school attendance, in live years you will have a compulsory system all over the State, put there not by legislative cn actmcnt but by the force of public opinion expressed by the votes of the people." declared Speaker Smith. "Kxecute the laws in sueh a man? ner that the verdicts of the juries, the judgments of the courts ami the of forts of solicitors shall not be turned into mockery and scorn." declared Speaker Smith. "1 will not sign a commutation, a parole or a pardon unless I believe that by s?> doing i will advance the execution of the law in justice and in mercy." The audience vigorously applauded Speaker Smith's law and order decla? ration and cheered him when he tin I Uhed. CITY CLUB i:\ROLLME\T. I-?arge Percentage of Voters In Four Clubs Have Fulfilled?Others Should 1 moll at Once. The enrollment In the four city clubn up to date is 744 names out of an approximate total of 1,000. Ward 2 club leads with 349 names enroll? ed, with Ward 3 club coming second with 19U names. In Ward 1 club 78 names haw been enrolled, in Ward 4 club the enrollment is 121 names. The membership of most of the clubn in the city were considerably de? creased by the change in club pre? cinct lines at a recent meeting of the county executive committee, as pre? scribed by the new Democratic rules adopted at the last session of the State Democratic Convention. In IIIS the vote in the first pri? mary was: tVard 1. 149; Ward 2. 446: Ward 3, 280; Waid 4. 179, making a total of 1,061. As stated already, however, the club precinct lines were changed and this narrows down the confines of the district and lessens the number of votes in each club in the city. It was stated by the secretaries this morning that the presumable en? rollment of the clubs should be about as follows: Ward 1 club, 150; Ward 2 club, 500; Ward 3 club, 300; Ward 4 club, 150. This takes into consideration the changes in the dis? trict and the increase of population since 1912. There are still several more weeks in which the voters have to enroll, but the secretaries request that those who have not done so be reminded that now is the best time for them to come up and enroll their names on their club books, signing their names in full. Pisgah News and Views. Pisgah, June 30.?The electrical storm that paused over here last Thursday night was a magnificent dis? play of lightning. A light rain fell, which somewhat cooled the a r. From Hock Hill to Kershaw Friday even? ing a magnifi'. ent rain fall, but the cloud was exhausted before it got here. The crops are not suffering so much for water as from the intense heat that is terrible on both man and beast. Through this section the crops are very promising, but not so in other places nearby. Will have no watermelons for the 4 th of July, neither peaches. The health of this section is gener? ally good. One or two cases of pellagra among n :groes are the only serious diseases I hear of. Politics are warming up a little. Not much interest, is being taken in enrollment of nan.es. The southern people are noted for their indifferenc nbout exercising the right of fran? chise. Can't you get a hold-up on the Sim ins matter about his setting type on a radical paper years ago and what not? If the old fellow discharges his duties as marshall all right, let him go along in peace. (Apply to your friend Dlease.?Ed.) It Is reported here that Jennings en? tered the senatorial race to help "El lie" out against Dlease. Smith ought to be man enough to hold bis own against any one who opposes him. The arraignment of the Wilson adminis? tration by Koos'-velt in trying to pay Colombia $26,0J0,uu0 for the loss of Panama is equivalent to saying that the American government stole the country. If the Roosevelt administra? tion did so .the American people ap? proved it, for they furnished the money to build Um canal, both Re? publicans and Democrats voted for the Spooner Act in providing the ways and means to build the canal. It is to be hoped that congress will not pay it. The next thing in order Is to pay England for the loss of the I'nited States, as the then colonies de? clared anything. The writer see* many papers and in reading all it has got to be the habit of saying unkind and slanderous things about nearly every man in public life. A man can't run for office without having every lit? tle mistake of his life brought to the front and amplified in a degree that leaves truth out. An evil star seems to hang over ths people in this respe t. I have talked with a number of people in different sections and noth? ing indicates which 1** the strongest candidate for governor or senator. In some sections one man is the strongest, while in another, he is ths weakest. Mr. Albert 'Hogers, who has been visiting here returned home Friday. Mr. Oeorge Rogers, of Bishopville. was here last week. -.- t Marriage Idccu.se Record. Mr. W. Is, l/ewis of Florence and Miss I tattle Philpott of Chicago were issued license to mary yester? day. The office of the supervisors of reg? istration for Sumter county will be closed on Saturday. July 4th, but will be opened again on Monday in order thai voters may register for the municipal election.