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MANNING GAINING STHKNGTH. AM flrctkMMi of the State Coming to] Rrarleatkm of the Fact That Sum tar Mas t? Ute Mont Widely Popular of toe Candidate*) for The people of Sumter generally are greatly gratified at the evidences of growing strength In Hon. Richard I. Manning a candidacy for governor. Thla la evidenced In may ways; by the many recent communications to the different papers of the State, and by the attacks being made on him at the campaign meetings by both the Bleaae and the anti* Bleaae candidates, for a weak candidate Is never attack? ed by hie competitors. Another sure Indies,Ion of hts strength Is the many lettuce being received at Mr. Man? ning's office wvery day from all differ? ent parts of the State, telling blm of hte strong stand In the writer's com? munity. An Item reporter was given the opportunity of looking over a batch of mall and made a few ex eerpts from letters. from Charleston, a Manning sup? porter writes: "Mr. Manning Is gaining strength daily. I am doing all 1 can for him." Another from Charleston: "We are much encouraged here over the Man? ning outlook.' From Charleston also, ?*! am glad to any that thlnge for Mr. Manning are looking pretty good down here." And stlir yet from Char Mat on eeaoee this: "From all Indica? tion* row are going to fare well here August told me that you would lead In Charleston." The party there la a most astute politi and Is on the ather side In Char Maton polities. An Alken man writes: "I have, for ?omt time, been reading your speech ea and I have come to the conclusion fan are the man more suited for the governor's chair; t promise to do my for you." And from Fairfield these optimistic messages, "I believe he Is growing in this county, and his Strongest opponent Is losing." -I and Manning and ? ? ? are way ahead around here." I feel sure that feu are gaining ground in our coun? ty; f feel good In your behalf today.** Newberry la In Hat too. These are eairecte from a couple of letters: jk^ngratutate you on your bright prospect* and commend the stand on pubt&c questions you are generally as "As thlnge stand now, Mr. tag will poll the largest vote of any of the an tl-Bleaae candidates, and head the ticket over all. both and natl-Blosse In thla county." Dorelieeter comes the word. "I to assure you of my support, and thai this poll you can count on 85 per eent. perhaiJe more." And another from Dorcfe ester. "I wish to report fdr thla section that you will poll a good vote." A Chaster man wrote: "You are gaining ground every day in my coun? ty. A lot of ? ? ? men have changed recently and are talking Manning. I believe you will head the ticket for governor In my county." From an Orangeburg town is written. "You are gaining vetaa every day and the pros? pects are, you will not only carry this box but Barnwell, Bamberg and Hampton counties." Up la the corner of the state, from Picket is county Is written: "I am sure air. Maaalag la growing stronger every day." From Iva, In thickly settled Anderson county, he haa heard, "I am plsaeed to be able to Inform you that thlnge around here are Indeed fa? vorable to your Interest." While from the city of Anderson is written: "I an confident that you are strong, if not a little stronger, than any one in this section." From a mill town In Oreenvllle county, is heard, "1 have got a great many promised to vote for Mr. Manning In this section. I am certainly not leaving any stones un? turned for Mr. Manning. I have a lot of ? ? ? men to vote for Mr. Man? ning One of our wokers was a ? ? ? supporter." A traveling man writes, "I have beeg working the Piedmont section for about three weeks, and. from obser? vation, believe you are growing strong? er every day; a great many men I havo talked to are ? ? ? men but are going to support you. believing you' are the str ongest anti-man in the race." Another traveling man writes. "I have been over nearly every county In the fttat? In th? *pa?t M days- you are growing In favor." The following letter from Charles ton was from a gentleman who 1? not a politician but just a good solid, every day cltisen who had written Mr. Manning, asking his stand on certain question*. This letter Is In reply to Mr. Manning's letter to him. "I am very much gratified at your frank reply to (locations naked. A? a result, you may expect my support In the coming campaign. I ',iavt> shown your letter to atxteen others and thlrt^ei have ptedged theli sup? port to you Two of the others having previously pledged themselves to oth? er eandldates. The other aald he was not ready to pledge himself but would give you careful consideration. One of the thirteen gentlemen pledging hlmeelf to vote for you, tells me thla afternoon that six other voters living on the same block with him, have an? nounced to him that they would sup? port you In the oomlng primary." Home Random Thoughts. In this day of shock and panic when the so-called statesmen of Europe seem bent on arraying 20 million of the flower of their manhood against each other, the article below from Theo. H. Price. Stop! Look! Usten: is the most timely sugestion that I have seen. When it came to my at? tention Saturday I decided to repro? duce it In this page that it might have all the Influence its logic should carry with It to save us from hysteria and panic. a a a That the Farmers* Union is alive to the situation the open letters of the committee of the State Union publish? ed along with this is plainly evident. "In the multitude of counselors there is safety," and I confidently believe that before this month is half through the machinery to save the value of our cotton crop will be in working order. It will then rest with the indi? vidual farmer whether he avails him? self of the help brought to his hand, or by an Insane desire to sell his cot? ton largely nullify all the good work that his organised brethren, and the business organisations of the county provide for him. It behooves every public-spirited man to Join in moulding the sentiment of our farmers to make use of every resource of his own, and of every aid that can be extended to him by the merchants, bankers and United States tressury to maintain the price of his cotton at a figure that will save the finances of the South and of the na? tion. B. W. D. Stop) Look! Ltstett! Supplement to Commerce and Fin? ance,. July 29. Since today's Issue of this paper went to press the news from abroad and the Imaginative* rumors that have sprung therefrom have thrown the financial and commercial world Into a trensy of alarming excitement. Values are being thoughtlessly sac? rificed. People are selling merchan? dise and securities at far below their intrinsic value and in both Europe and America an unreasoning fear of im? pending financial and political chaos j r'.as taken hold of the community. Under such conditions It becomes the duty of every right thinking man to do all that he may toward the re establishment of confidence. If the universal war which so many are predicting with a glib thoughtless? ness that is almost criminal should oc? cur, property will be more valuable than money, for a speedy depreciation In the value of money by unlimited Inflation Is the only way In which It would be possible to finance the un? thinkable cost of such a gargantuan conflict. Debts would becomo uncollectable, bank deposits unavailable and a world-wide moratorium would have to be declared. For this reason those who own anything that has productive or prospective value as a necessity of civilisation will do well to keep It rath? er than exchange It for a bank cred? it which will have no value at all If, aa some foolishly think, civilisation is to be destroyed. For the same reason the expected war can coontuc.rSm h m m m m war cannot occur. Even if the states? men and rulers of Europe are insane enough to undertake It their madness would be futile, for Its estimated cost Is thlrty-slx billion dollars, .and the money cunnot be had. Happily, the advance of democracy has made the payment of Interest of ruch a debt Impossible, for the people would speedily remove from power the gov? ernments that Imposed the necessary taxation. The sum named Is the direct cost only. The Indirect cost would be much greater. It la less than ten years since the reverses of Russia in her war with Japan led to what was call? ed "bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg, on January 22, 1905. Then as now it was said that all Eu? rope would be drawn Into the conflict; France, as Russia's ally, England, as Japan's friend, and Germany as the hereditary enemy of both. Those whose memory take tbern so far back will recall that on Monday. January 23, 1905, the world's markets Opened at prices which proved to be the lowest for a long time, and from the figures then touched cotton In par? ticular advanced about six cents per pound within the next ten months. When the end of the world and the scanntete destruction of civilisation aceni imminent it is well to consider bow often such predictions have fail ed in the pent Thos. 11 Price. Zero In Accldente. Thomas Hardy might bave added another etory to his "Life s LI tie Ironies," If he bed reed about f*ie man who died from blood poisoning after pricking his finger on a safety first pin.?Milwaukee Journal SENATOR SMITH AND W. 1?. POL LOCK ARE CHESTERFIELD FAVORITES. Crowd of One Thousand People Pres? ent to Hoar Candidates?Smith Discusses Cotton Situation? Po? litical Machine no Expense, Says Mease?-Jennings Charges Gover? nor with Vetoing One-mill School Levy. Chesterfield, Aug. 5.?Probably the most pacific meeting of the sena? torial campaign was held here today, where approximately 1,000 voters lis? tened to the four aspirants with little inclination to heckle. Senator Smith and W. P. Pollock were the favorites. Senator Smith wag hauled to the court house on a load of cotton by a six mule team. Chesterfield Is the home county of W. P. Pollock, and he had a large following of admirers In the crowd. At tho conclusion of his speech he re? ceived a gold headed cane. In ac? knowledgment Mr. Pollock promised to continue to brandish the big stick, breaking the head of Bieaseism. Senator Smith made hl3 speech in the court house, before an entirely sympathetic audience. Saturday night, he said, he would go to Washington to plead for federal aid in holding the cotton crop off the market. Senator Smith said he would not go as a candidate for the United States senate, but as a cotton grower. He pleaded that all factional differ? ences be forgotten during the threat? ened crisis incident to the European war. ? The plan which the junior senator! will urge is that the regional reserve banks let the farmers bave all neces? sary money, the banks accepting cot? ton as collateral. A new feature of his speech was introduced by Senator Smith today when he pointed out that in conse? quence of the investigation of the bagging and tie trust the cetfRVlMie? had been reduced approximately one half, and that of bagging also cut in two. it was Senator Smith who in? troduced the resolution asking for this investigation. I Oov. Blease said today that he had always stood by his friends, and would continue to do so. When he died ho wanted to go where the ma? jority of them were, he asserted. In defense of tho parole system, the chief executive said it was the best drink cure yet discovered. He had not yet heard of a man's taking another drink when released on condition that he let whiskey alone. The governor said his political ma? chine was of no expense to him, as each committeeman paid his railroad fare and hotel bills. He was lighting no candidate's fight for governor. He had said nothing for or against any man He had begged no man to run. When it came to the second ra"e, though, and there were but one Blease man in it, the governor said ho would utilize every minute of his two weeks' time for the Blease can? didate's benefit. Bleaseites were urged to go to the polls and stay there to see that the vote was count? ed honestly. The governor got a gold handled umbrella a od a leather handbag to? day from his supporters in this part of the State. L. D. Jennings again charged today that the one mill tax common school levy bill was vetoed by Go v. Blease. The governor has said that this law was passed at his Insistence, and that It will cause the last session of the legislature to go down in history as one of the most beneilclal the State has ever held. Mr. Jennings said this became law only by a two-thirds vote of the legis? lature over the governor's veto. The .assertion was made by Mr. Jennlnua that there was not a man who had been or was now engaged in the illicit sale of whiskey who was not supporting Gov. Blease. This, he said, applied also to the race traek gamblers. These, he added, would net be lined up so unanimously If it were not to their benefit to do so. This candidate held up the gover? nor's record to the Chesterfield audi? ence, pointing out particular cases in the pardon scores. Mr. Jennings prophesied that Bleaseism would be swept from South Carolina into defeat August 25, de? spite the governor's boasted ma? chine. W. P. Pollock was on his native heath, and was warmly applauded wdten Introduced. He made his usual speech, slashing the governor's record mercilessly from every possible an? gle. In presenting the umbrella to Gov. Blease, T. W. Belk referred to Mr. Pollock. The Cheraw candidate replied to this by characterizing the aforesaid Belk as "a magnificent specimen of a long-eared quadruped, with his tail skinned, who was trying to swing on to Bleasc's coat tail, which I have already cut off." This speaker made much sport of the governor's leaving the stand, re? minding the audience that he had charged repeatedly that the chief ex? ecutive had feathers on his legs. The governor, he said, couldn't afford to stay and stand the gaff and always tried to take his followers away, fearing they'd be converted. The next meeting will be at Ben nettsville Friday. REQUEST MONEY TO STORE COT? TON Senator Smith Will Cio to Washingt on. Columbia, Aug. 5.?After commu? nicating with leaders In past cotton movements, Commissioner Watson last night requested Senator E. D. Smith to come to Columbia from Camden to meet several gentlemen representing the various interests in? volved for the purpose of advising a3 to the best methods to be pursued In Washington next week, preliminary to the assembling of the Southern Cotton congress. The question of the necessary procedure was gone over carefully and Monday morning a thoroughly representative man from each cotton belt State will meet Sen? ator Smith and Commissioner Wat? son in Washington to canvass the situation and ascertain the admin? istration's attitude, prior to tho as? sembling of the congress Thursday. Subsequently Senator Smith made public the following statement: "Af? ter a conference with S number in? terested In the present crisis that confronts the cotton growers, the conclusion was reached that the most feasible plan was to have icprc senatives of the several cotton States to meet in Washington to confer with the government officials, to devise some plan whereby tht- money mi^ht be obtained for storing and holding the cotton until the present condi? tions were relieved. In further ance Of this idea, together with oth? ers, I will go on to Washington not later than Saturday night. It is ab? solutely essential that what Is done must be done at once before the cot? ton begins to move in any volume to the market." What She Was Doing, One evening the mother of a email miss aged live said: "1 see that you are yawning; It's time you were in bed." "Oh, that wasn't a yawn, ma? ma," replied Grace. "I was merely practising a new kind of smile." TRADE COMMISSION BLL. SENATE PASSES FIRST OP AD? MIX ISTIIATIOX'S AMI.TKIST ME ASURES. Ifn?ti Likely to Disagree U) Amend? ments Made in Senate and Call May l>e Made for Conference. Washington, Aug. 5.?The New lands bill to create a federal trade commission, first of the three admin? istration anti-trust measures, passed the senate late today, 53 to 16. The bill differs radically from the measure as it passed the house, which probably will disagree to amendments and ask for a conference. The senate measure would provide a trade commission of five members to succeed to the duties now perform? ed by the commissioner of corpora? tions with greatly extended authority. The power of the commission would be divided broadly into two classes, I one of investigation Into the business, the financial conditions, conduct and management of corporations engaged in interstate commerce, and the other the Issuing and enforcement of or? ders ajrainst "unfair competition" by corporations. The section of the bill making 'un? fair competition" unlawful prniclpally distinguished it lrom the house bill. All attempts to define or describe the meaning of the term "unfair competition" were voted down. The principal change made on the floor of the senate was the adoption of the Cummins amendment for a restricted court review of the com? mission's orders. Senator Pome rone's amendment for broad court re view was defeated. One amendment would require the commission to make a formal finding in favor of a corporation when a practice complained of is found to be fair, and allowed corporations complained of to have counsel at hearings. The Clayton anti-trust bill was made the unfinished business of the senate and will be pressed for early passage. Milk Sterilized by Electricity. Milk sterilized by electricity, the microbes being killed by electric shocks, is being supplied from the Liverpool corporation milk depots to about a thousand babies daily. The advantage said to be gained over ster? ilization by steam is that the milk tastes the same as when it leaves the cow. It is said that all contamination is removed. BAGGING MD TIES 1914 (f The tillers of the soil are to be congratulated upon the magni? ficent prospects for all crops, which we sincerely hope will con? tinue, so that our agricultural friends may reap a rich reward as the result of their year's labor. Our business is largely dependent upon the farming class, when they prosper, we pros? per, amd we feel very grateful to them for the loyal manner in which they have stood by us for many years past. You will soon be looking around for the wherewith to cover your cotton, as the indi? cations point to a reasonably early crop and as usual, we are well prepared to take care of your wants in this respect. We have all grades of bagging up to 3 lbs. per yard. Our Globe brand is a rewoven fa? bric, but free from holes or any imperfections whatever. It will make an ideal bagging for persons running public gins, as it will serve the purpose equally as well as the new goods and costs very much less. Our Dundee brand is doubtless familiar to you, as we have been selling it for many years. In Sugar Sack bag? ging we handle nothing but standard goods, which we have in 3 and 3 lbs. Our experience has taught us that second hand ties are unprofitable as well as undesirable, so we are offering nothing but standard new goods. We carry a stock of both bagging and ties in our warehouse in Charleston, from which we can ship you direct, thereby saving the local freight from Sumter to those for whom hauling would be inconvenient. We arc pre? pared to make shipments August lift, payable October Mt without interest and you can de? pend on our prices being right. If you have any doubt as to that, it will be a pleasure to quote you. Soliciting your inquiries for this or any thing else in our line. O'Donnell 6 Co.,