The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 09, 1916, Image 4
^n^fgfglasgfs ^snsfeosntety gsss unten
fSreet ef sv strike that would
ok railroad truffle f or on In
'Period toot thousand* of sum
seoriying homo
result will bo n
ndemal vets 1* the second
Teeve were fj-om five to
voters nbotnt from the
?I the it ret primary
hev* all return td they, can
fie) entire complexion of
f ej(ga- T^Ose^gJe?HJT ge^flK^h)
ttooeex men were pro
by Urn result of the
9**ft> surprise at the sfso|
Veto won thron greater
iirfaamot tnoManmny mod,
l ad pkseetf much confidence
it that many old Uno Blesse
It for him. One Cooper
n the upMOonntry expressed
h?*ninmn that not n Sintis
Is anrwhero voted for Coop?
er Cooper leader Is report
?Bid that a few Bleaae men
|? ooonty who wero porsoual
Mr. Cooper voted for him.
not eit' the vote* of nil of
led personal friends.
??>?'? n
BsnVwho la too Indifferent to
etUten.
trho eonsffero 'himself too
I Ox np In polities, even to
T "i ift? snen^ln^innfenn
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M^^s^^aMf^^ ^i?n^ gg^fcfcWsa' o^kj^iks^
'Mr
Ig
t
for the poh>
jfnaftnpego Mj>
? t fr?
it told the people of Cher
ef Leo, end other counties,
apeign speeches, that he
rover nor for four years and
*h?t sort of administra?
tiven them, and that
1 rest assured that if they
htm for a third term he would
then* the same sort of admin
He told the people of
arg and ether counties that
If they elicted* him governor for a
fntrd torsi ho would forget past anl?
ief the post bury ths part
wotityl bo the governor of all the
How In has eleventh hour
to the antl-Bleaae majority
iguinat him In the first pri?
nter? ho promisee to know neither
fissnsa nor foes In ths administra?
tion of the ? governor's offlce. Should
sss ho nfcmted, and pledgee himself to
he the governor of all the people. He
na;ponhi to both factions and
himself to two entirely oppo
cleo he promises to give the
same sort of administration he gave
before and also promises to bo a
fair and Impartial governor. Which
statement are we to believer Which
pledge will Mr. Bleaae keep. If ho
should be sleeted?
? o o
Not once In hie campaign speocheo,
Os far ae wo reeollect. and In none of
the campaign literature sent out by
afr. Bleaae. does he come out un
ouatinodry for the enforcement of all
the laws of the State. He has been
extremely careful not to say anything
that would alienate the blind tigers
and others who flourish and prosper
bp the non-enforcement of the law.
o o e
The reports, being circulated by
the Bleaae leaders, that Manning and
hie friends will use an Immense
amount of raonev In the effort to car?
ry the election are false on the face
for there Is no one able to put up the
money, even If Manning would be a
party to an unlawful proceeding of
this character. No special Interest
has anything to gain by the re-elee
tlon of Manning. Neither the big
corporations nor the liquor ring want
a governor who makes It his first
duty to enforce all tho laws fairly,
firmly and Impartially.
o o o
If tho local merchants spent as
much In advertising, In proportion to
their gross annual sales, as the mall
order houoes spend, they would
largoly Increase their sales and keep
at home thousands of dollars that
now go to Chicago and other mall
order centers. The Immense business
that the mail order houses have built
up Is the i result of persistent adver
tiling. In nine coach out ui ten v
local merchant can Hell better good*
Cor the same or lees money, but the>
do not advertise the facts sufficiently.
The mall order houses are always on
the job and are making new custom
era every day.
? * e
Before the first primary the report
was generally circulated In the up
country that Blease would carrj
Sumter county. The report wai
promptly contradicted and the result
of the primary confirmed the asser?
tion that Sumter would certainly give
Manning a majority of the votes cast
The report la again In circulation that
Blease will carry Sumter county,
when every Blease man who knows
anything at all is fully aware that
Sumter will give Mannning a bigger
majority than ever before. Blease
never has had a chance to carry Sum?
ter county In any of the many cam?
paigns he has made for office and
his chance now la leas than ever be?
fore.
e e e
Interest In the election should not
cause Sumter county farmers to lose
sight of the fact that a big wheat and
dat crop should he planted this fall.
tktrlg and .thorough preparation of
the land and early planting do more
to insure a good yield of small grain
than anything else.
? * ? ? ,
Cole It Blease has raiaed the cry
that the Manning men will use coney
to carry the election, . alleging that
automobilen and men to drive them
are being hired to work on the day of
the primary.. This charge la made
designedly to distract attention from
the practices of the Bleaae liquor ring
workers. Senator B. R. Tillman makes
the direct t * ?? that the liquor ring
la furnishing * big corruption fund to
elect Bleaae and debauch the State,
Which charge do tyou believe to he
true, Biease's charge against the Man
niggf man or Tlllman's against Blease
as* the whisstey ringt Which to
aetiat ttfeety to be truer
? ' ? *
, Bleaae ehargea that Manning turn?
ed out every Bleaselte office holder?
a false charge, of course. How
many did he turn out In Sumter coun?
ty; or Lee or Clarendon or Marlboro
Or Spartanburg or any of the other
counties? The truth Is, Manning
kept hie promitP to be a taon-parti
my a Bleaselte
Mannini
annlngis
> at Mannmg-*
Prodigal Returns to Fold.
Editor Daily Item:
A few days ago, In publishing e
abort statement which I gave you
you prefixed a 'sub-head which he*
placed me In a false position. The
headng waa that I had given the lie
to those persons who had reported
that 1 waa in favor of the election of
former Oov. Blease, whereas as a
matter of fact, during those days be?
tween the primary and the publica?
tion of my article I had made state?
ments in my haste which could very
well have Justified my friends in say?
ing I was in favor of Mr. Blease, but
like the Prodigal Son of old I came
to myself and found that I was wrong
In my political attitude toward Gov.
Richard I. Manning.
Very respectfully,
C. aivln Stubbs.
Sumter, 8. C, Sept. 6th, 1916.
8TJMTER COTTON MARKET.
Dally by Ernest Field, Got
ton Bayer.
Good Middling IS 1-4.
Strict Middling 16.
Middling 14 3-4.
Strict Low Middling 14 1-4.
l*w Middling 13 3-4.
1IBW TORS OOTTOIt MARKST.
Yesfdr?
Open High Low Close Ceos*
Jem . .15.95 .69 .40 .40 .72
stab . 15.82 .82 .56 .66 .86
ggay . 15.85 .?7 .71 .71 16.00
Oct . . 15.41 .43 .19 .19 .53
Dec . .15.55 .60 .33 .33 .65
Mr. John K. Crosswell returned
home Wednesday from his summer
vacation of several months. He pur?
chased a King car In Chicago and
made the trip to Sumter from that
city through the country. He camo
by way of Indianapolis and French
Lick Springs, where he spent five
days, then to Ixmlsville, Nashville,
Huntsvtlie, Ala., Atlanta, Augusta and
Columbia and then to Sumter. He
broke the Journey by stopping a day
in Nashville, four days in Atlanta and
two days in Columbia. He reports
having hud a very pleasant trip, with?
out an accident or delay of uny kind,
except that he had to make a wide
detour through North Alabama on
account of bad roads in East Tennes?
see, as a result of the storm. If he
had been able to follow the route
through Chattanooga to Atlanta the
trip would have been ubout 250 miles
less than he actually travelled.
Mrs. T. J. Perkins, of I*ike City.
Fla., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. C.
rouAceo growers delig
Buyer From Timiiioiisvllle Hh
Experience of Pee Pee Ift
This Year.
'?Over 2,000,000 pounds of tobdcoo
hsrve been sold at the Farmers' ware?
house at. Tlmmonsvllle this scaso
an average price of over 16 cents
pound," said J. J. McKenzie, ?uc
tloncer, yesterday. "There are three}
tobacco warehouses at Timmonsvllle,1
Mr. McKenzie continued, "and^all of
them have done well, the .market'
opening with a rush August 1 with
buyers on the floor from practically
all of the leading tobacco companies.
The market closes there this week, ;|
"Competition among buyers hast
been keen and the farmers are elated]
I
over the splendid prices they have]
received. In several instances the
returns from the tobacco crop have]
enabled farmers to pay debts brought,
over from last year and at the sa
time pay this year's fertilizer hi1
leaving she cotton crop clear profi
The farmers are so enthusiastic o
the prices received for their cro;
that they are planning to plant ev
a larger tobacco crop next year a
ihe warehouses and buyers are
lng arrangements accordingly."
\
Mease's Pardon Record. ' {
Qov. Blease, during his two terms?!
reversed the verdicts of juries, In up-j
wards of 1.500 cases. No Democrat^
lc governor before Mr. Blease nor af-*
ter has exorcised so freely the preH
rogatlve of executive clemency. More4
over, besides turning put hundreds ofk
criminals whom the people through*
their juries had placed In restraint,!
Gov. Blease on going out of office1
issued a blanket pardon, whereby,
about 1,000 persons whom he had
paroled were clothed with citizen?
ship.
According to Mr. Blease's reports)
to the legislature, nearly 300 nets oli
executive clemency were performed
during the first year of the Blease ad?
ministration. Seventy-six of the
beneficiaries had been convicted ot
murder, 68 of manslaughter, eight of
rape or attempt to ravish, and two of
bigamy.
Something less than 200 acts ot
executive clemency marked the sec*
und year. Forty-nine \pt tho bene*.
ftclarles had been convicted of
slaughter, 32 of murder, 10 of
statutory rape* attempt to ?>J
bastardy or seduetfrn jtnd j
bigamy.
Closs to 850 persons received clers*
sncy at the governor's hands in 1? It.
Fifty-six were murderers, 65 had
been convicted of manslaughter, II
had been held by juries guilty of rape,
attempt to ravish, incest, adultery or
reduction, three of bigamy.
Qov. Blease resigned five days be*t,
fore the expiration of his second
term. Detailed reports concerning
the 700 cases in which he exercised
executive clemency during his' last
year are not available. One hundred;
and one convicts had been set free In
one day. Sixteen were serving life
terms for murder and 31 had been
sent up for manslaughter.
Gov. Blease paroled and then par?
doned the wealthy Union county
planter, W. T. Jones, convicted of
murdering his wife.?The State.
man;
rai
Appointed Grand Chaplain.
Baptist Courier.
The Laurensvllle Herald tells us I
that "Rev. W. E. Thayer, D. D? of
Sumter, has been appointed grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of An?
cient Free Masons of South Carolina
to nil out the unexplred term of this
office made vacant by the death of the
Rev. W. P. Smith, of Spartanburg.
The appointment was made by R. A.
Cooper, Grand Master." ,
The Cooper Vote.
The disposition of the vote accord?
ed Robert A. Cooper in the first pri
ntary will, of course, decide the pri?
mary. How even the fondest support?
ers of M r. Blease can expect that he
will get over 10 per cent, of them is'
more than we can see. The great
bulk lot the Cooper vote came from
the people who were of the opinion
that Gov.I Manning had treated the
Bleaseltes with too much considered
tlon. In Greenville county alone the
governor alienated several hundred
supporters because he appointed a
man who has voted for Blease to oA
lice. When he passed the word among
his followers to reclcct McLaurl)
warebjbu.se commissioner, the governor,
lost thousands of votes. In fact the
re-election of McLtfiurin, which would
never have been accomplished but for
Manning's stand for him, probably re?
sulted In Cooper making the race. It
so embittered antl-Bleaseltes over the
State that they felt tho governor
ought to be rebuked for it. So that
the Cooper vote represented to a very
large extent tho voto of tho most ui
compromising anti-Blcnseites In the
Mate. To suggest that these people
would tako Blease In preference to
Manning is a joke. Mr. Blease may
got 10 per cent of the Cooper V(tyk
but he won't get over that?Spar,
tanburg Journal. j
j
Mr. Walter Mltns is at home from
Newark, N. J., visiting his parent^
NOTICE.
hereby given that the sec
ratic Primary will he held
th day of September, 1916,
Rowing polling places with
ing managers and clerks:
1?W. A. Weathers, Alfred
?Scarborough, A. H. Weeks; A. S.
Rowell, clerk.
Ward 2?J. B. Baker, W. A. Thomp?
son, R, O. Purdy, Jr.; S. K. Nash,
clerk.
Ward 3?W. W. James, J. D. Pace,
W. M. Brazlel; Raymon Schwartz,
clerk.
Ward 4?T. W. Pace, W. O. Price,
Q. A. Brown; J. I. Lescsne, clerk.
Borden?G. W. Hatfleld P. B.
Emanuel, Luther Wilson; C. M.
Emanuel, clerk.
f Concord?L. J. Newman, T. M.
Hodge, Hazel Brunson; F. A. New?
man, clerk.
Dalzell?W. J. Douglas, J. Harry
Jones, H. C. Edens; A. F. Smitk,
clerk.
* DuBose?J. R. Yates, Horatio Fra
sler, Robert Du Boso; Malcom Rivers,
Clerk.
Earle?J. B. Harvin, John E. Mc
Danlel, H, Grady Stone; D. O. Pierson,
clerk.
Farmers?H. M. Spann, W. O.
Bradford, A. L. Ardls; Marion Mc
Leod, clerk.
Hagood?W. J. Sanders, W. M. Le
noir, Jr.; J. L. Jackson; B. F. Myers,
clerk.
Manchester?G. L. Geddings, F. M.
Coulter, D. W. Allsbrooks; Robert
Christmas, clerk.
Mayeaville?J. H. Burgess, E. G.
Spencer, W. B. Cooper; R. J. Mayes,
Jr. clerk. !
Oswego?M. H. Andrews, T. C.
Caufhen, W. D. McLeod; J. F. Moore,
clerk.
Pisgah?Leon Stuckey, E. P. Brown,
S. W. Hawkins; J. E. DuPre, clerk.
Pleasant Grove?J. L. Kirby, Jesse
McElveen, Wylle Baker; Ho vie Keels,
clerk.
Privateer?J. M. Jackson, B. P.
Harvin, A. P. Hinson; Silas Kolb,
clerk.
Rafting Creek?S. L. Young, T. J.
Brown, J. A. Ream es; D. K. Lee,
clerk.
vi. Heids?Standing Ardls, L. E. Avin,
F. M. Brown; Robert Ardls, clerk.
Salem?S. J. Blackwell, H. D. War?
ren, A. J. Pringle; E W Dabbs, Jr
>rk.
, Stateburg?James Pagan, W. L.
i, ^JL 'CY Richardson; . .John L.
lerson, clerk.
Shtloh?H. G. Weaver, J. W. Player,
J. F. Player; H. O. Player, clerk.
.Taylors?A. H. Truluck, N. Mc?
Neill, W. G. Moore; I. M. Truluck,
clerk.
Trinity?T. J. Keels, G. W. John?
son, J. A. Mlms; J. T. Dennis, clerk.
Wedgefield?H. D. Cain, B. Wade
Brice, W. T. Brown; A. E. Aycoek,
Jr. clerk.
1 Zoar?S. J. White, J. A. Blackwell,
P. L. Jones; J. L. Brogdon, clerk.
The polls will open at 8 o'clock A.
M. and close at 4 P. M., on September
12th, 1916. Ono of the managers of
each club will call upon the under-'
signed for the box for his club, and
for tickets, returns, roll book, etc.
Immediately at the close of the polls
at 4 P. M. September 12thj the man?
agers will proceed to publicly count
the votes and declare the result; and
after tabulating the result shall certify
to the same, and forward the ballot
boxes,- containing the poll list, ballots,
oaths, returns, and all other papers to
the County Chairman within thirty-six
liours after the closo of the polls. The
managers shall administer to all per
sons offering to vote the oath required
by the party rules, and shall arrange
a table, desk, or other suitable place
whereupon the ballot boxes shall be
placed so as to enable each voter to
deposit his ballot without interference,
hindrance, crowding or confusion. The
managers must see that the boxes are
plainly marked so as to be easily dis?
tinguishable which are State and
which are County boxes.
Tho candidates in the second pri?
mary must 11 le with the Clerk of the
Clerk an itemized, verified statement
of any expense that they have incurr?
ed, immediately after the election.
The following is the State ticket in
the second primary:
For Governor.
Cole L. Blease,
Richard I. Manning.
For Railroad Commissioner.
James Cansler,
Albert S. Fant.
COUNTY TICKET.
For House of Representatives:
J. L. Glllis,
W. L. McCutchen,
For Magistrate: 1st District.
J. C. McElveen,
F. L Player.
3rd District.
J. D. Epperson,
M. J. Moore.
6th District.
R. L Burketto,
o
M. L. Moore.
The Executive Committee for Sum
tor County is hereby called to meet on
September 14th, 1916, at 12 o'clock
noon, to tabulate tho returns, declare
l^he reBult of the primary, and for
such other business as may come be?
fore it.
JOHN H. fc LI FT ON,
County Chairman.
MAKES SUCCESS OF PEANUTS.
Hits Thirty Acres and Expect* to Get
About Sixty-live Bushels Per Acre.
-
Mr. P. M. Pitts this year planted
on his place thirty acres of peanuts
as a trial crop in preparation of the
coming of the boll weevil, when it will i
be impossible for the farmers of
Sumter county to grow cotton suc?
cessfully. Mr. Pitts' efforts rn grow?
ing peanuts in his iirst year have ap?
parently besn successful.
On the thirty acres, which were
planted during the drought in May,
Mr. Pitts did not secure good stands,
but he expects to get about sixty-five
or seventy bushels of peanuts to the
acre off the crop, besides the h;?.y
which will average more than a ton
to the acre. The peanuts are being
harvested at the present time and are
stowing up well.
The Suniter ('hamber of Commerce
has for the past year been endeavor?
ing to interest the planters of Sum
ter county in peanut growing, as a
means of diversifying and a crop
which can be grown successfully
when the boll weevil reaches this
State. This fall the demand for pea?
nuts by the oil mills is good and Mr.
Pitts and others who have grown this
crop expect to realize a good profit.
Contributions to Y. M. C. A. Fund.
Two additional contributions have
been received to the fund for the es?
tablishment and maintenance of a Y.
M. C. A. branch for the use of the
South Carolina contingent on the
border:
Mrs. W. M. DeLorme. $1.00
S. A. Harvin. 1.00
Previously reported. 63.00
Total
$65.00
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