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Summer Merchandise a?t Ha. Ii Price AT The Sumter Dry ft OWING to the modern abuse of the term "Bargain" this word has lost much of its former attractive? ness, but we have prepared a wide assortment of Seasonable Merchandise, displayed on the center tables, convenient to see, and which is suitable for both big and little people. We will call it our "Half Price Bargain Counter" because anything on it will go at 50 cents on the Dollar, and if we have given it the wrong name be sure to tell us so. The Sumter Dry Goods Company, \m Sumter, Struth Carolina. ?ECKLERS CHALLENGED. BL KAMT KS MAKE SPEAKING HARD FOR OPPONENTS Of GOVERNOR. Bless* Say* He Would Call Extra ?mail a of Legislature, If R Would Pan* a "Stay" L?w?Good Crowd PlUMJUt at Darlington. Darlington. Aug. 8.?A crowd of from 2,000 to 2,600 voters heard the quartette of senatorial candidates here today. There was little depart? ure from the customary daily routine speeches, and the only semblance of disorder was the spirited replies that were directed at L. D. Jennings and W. P. Pollock, when these two can? didates were tearing Into shreds the governor a defense of his record. At one time the resentment against the latter became so boated that chorus went up 'Take him down'" which was repeated a dosen times or more. With his head erect and shoulders thrown l>eck, Mr. Pollock shouted defiance into the faces of the heck? lers by telling them "Not one dirty eoward In the audience can take mo ,diJWA There were three particular points of Interest In the speeches today. The first was the charges of W. P. Pollock that "Josh" Klrven, candidate for the Isgislaure In Darlington county, held a mortgage on a Darlington planta? tion as remuneration for invoking the governor's ercy in the Interest of A. O. Tedder, sent to the penitentiary for life for manslaughter. Senator Smith added another fea? ture when he made his first plea of the campaign for the cotton mill voto. The Darlington milt has been closed down for a week or ten days, and today there was a small bunch of op? eratives who kep up a firework ot replies at Senator Smith. Turning directly to these the StsV ator pledged himself to work for them ss Sealously as he had the farmers. If these would but take him Into their confidence. lie told them that he would work for them truth? fully and honestly, and that he would make them no promises that he wouldn't keep. There were scattered cheers from these In response to the senator's plea. The strategic point In Oov. Blex'te's spesch was his answer to the peti? tion praying 'or an extra session of the State legislature to formulate some plan to counteract the demoral? ised condition of the cotton market In consequence of the European crisis. This extra session will be called on one condition, the governor said, and that la that the members of the gen? eral assembly shall agree in advance to pass a "stay'' law, which will ore vsnt the foreclouse of chattel mort-i gages during; the demotion of the cotton market. It is not to be a gen? eral "moratorium." which would pre*] elude the payment or oll ?lehn, hut would apply onl> to those for which chattel mortganes . ervo as security. The speeches today were made from the court house steps, square* of seats havinn been ranged around In the shade of several large court yard trees. J. J. t.'oggeshall. county chair? man, presided, and kept the enthu slaam and partisan feeling of the au? dience within proper bounds. I? D. Jennings spoke first. The governor's whole campaign, this can-1 dldate said, wan made on abuse ot' newspapers iml newspaper men, cer? tain disputed votes of Senator Smith's nearly 20 years ago. and a general round of abuse of everybody that happened not to agree, with ihc chief executive. Mr. Jennings said he knew nothing about the newspaper reports of pre? vious campaigns. "Hut 1 do know." the mayor of Sumter continued, * that the reporters with tnis senatorial partv have given fair reports, nnd havs told no lies on any man." If the newspaper men were all liars, as the governor charged from day to day, then it was the governor's duty, Mr. Jennings challenged, for the chief executive to furnish the proof as to their mendacity. The mayor of Sumter explained that the people were learning through the newspapers of the governor's record, much to the despair of the chief executive. "Mr. Pollock and I have held up the record from day to day, and the governor hasn't yet called us liars," Mr. Jennings emphasized. Bleaseism wouldn't last long if all the people were educated, Mr. Jen? nings went on. One of the pertinent questions which he put to the audience today was, "Why was it necessary that 'Portland Ned/ when released, had to be brought to the governor's otllce, and not turned loose directly from the penitentiary as other convicts had been " There was much applause from tho antl-ndmlnlstration forces in the audience when W. P. Pollock was in? troduced, against which swept an? other gust of remarks, intended to confuse the speaker and counteract the friendly reception he was receiv? ing. One volunteered the question "Who's paying your campaign ex? penses?" No man, the Cheraw candidate re? plied, had promised to pay a penny of these expenses, which, he .said, was more than Hlcaae could say. "Ills money," tho speaker went on, "Is coming from tho lawless element of the State, contributed by the blind tigers, the race track gamblers and poor deluded human beings like you who don't know any better." This speaker went through hi.s customary excoriation of the gov? ernor's "tainted' appointment record, ami again today reiterated the charge that "His fraudulency can not be de? pended upon to keep the party pledge." In supporting this, Mr. Pol? lock cited numerous instances where the governor had violated his oath to support the Democratic nominee and appointed a Hleaselte to the otllce of master, magistrate, auditor or treas? urer when an anti-Bleaseite had been elected. Senator Smith leaves tonight for Washington to formulate plans in ad? vance for tho cotton congress which has been called to relieve tho de? moralized condition of the cotton markets in America, provoked by the European conflict. The senator read a telegram from tho assistant secretary of the treasury, saying that this officer would break an em;mo? ment to meet with the senator in the tatter's ofllce in Washington tomor? row morning for a conference on tho financial situation. Sen itor Smith said he would urgo that the ma? chinery, for the completo operation of tho new banking law, bo complet? ed with dispatch. When this has been done, then farmers can demand i certain percentage of the value of' cotton from the nstional banks, the cotton to be aceopted as collateral. Senator Smith discussed in detail tho measures he had been Successful la getting through congress for the regulation of the cotton markets, nnri that which would guarantee ? hatter price for cotton. To this he added * brief explanation of his resolmi ?n to get the smoniates and the nitrates) investigated. In consequent e .>f thlv Banntet smith pointed out, nitrate <>r Soda dropped off l]| a ton Within six months. Farmers were also remind*! ad tbat he had Initiated the Investiga? tion of tho cotton tie and bagging trusts. Trices for these this sens "i bavt been ctit practlcall) la half, tiio ?cantor said. Senator smith was well received, having been greeted with much applause when introduced, and cheered enthusiastically when he had Umsind speaking. The governor was the last sneaker, [aad bis pent-up enthisststic follow era created a disruption in Senator Smith's speech when the chief ex? ecutive came to the stand in the course of the former's speech. Today the governor read again the fiscal statement produced at the Camden meeting last Tuesday, indi? cating the increase of taxable prop? erty from >ear to year, despite thr cry of "havoc" when Bleaae was elect? ed four years ago. To counteract the charge that a wave of lawlessness is sweeping over the state, the governor put on ex? hibition figures compiled from the so? licitors' reports, Indicating a decline In the number of trials and convic? tions. Bach day the governor takes par? ticular pains to warn his following not to believe anything that nay ap? pear in the newspapers. The governor is haunted by an ? ??? i I other spectre, which is that the Bleasciteg on election day wll| not stay at the polls after voting. He is as particular to Urge that his par? tisans not only vote, but stay by the ballot boxes until the vote has been counted. At the conclusion of bis speech today the governor was borne away on the shoulders of animated followers to the hotel, with from one-fourth to one-third of the audi? ence in the line of march. The next meeting Is at BishopvllVu Monday. The European war and its effects on the price of c?>tton and oth.-r farm products is the chief subject. Qf discussion these days, politics hay? ing dropped into the background to a considerable extent since the begin? ning of the great European contiict. Miss Virginia Hill, of Wisacky, is visiting Miss Dorita Moise On Church] street. * Their Buffering Ended. Hundred! of your neighbors arc ready to tell you just what has made Mfe new for them and relieved them of the tortures of ill health; if you| Will let them. They have used Mrs.! Joe Person's Remedy to purify their; blood and enrich the life-giving fluid ? so that, all the bodilj functions could work properly. When that was done, land the organs got a chance to do their work, Nature cleared up their j troubles, so that they are now well. I It doesn't much matter whether the trouble is laid on the digestion, the nerves or the skin. Bat k of it all is the fact that the blood Is either not good enough or is positively poison? ed. 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