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[ THE UNION TIMES \\\ W. Johnson. Com p. % VOL. LXII. NO. 114. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, AUOUST 2.1, 1912. ?1.00 A YEAH. | CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED AT 1 THE WALHALLA MEETING Blease Attacks Lewis W. Parker and Mill Merger. Governor Accuses Jones tV' of Making a Dirty Campaign. Walhalla, Aug 20.?About 1,000 persons, including many dwellers in remote mountain coves, attended the state campaign meeting here today. Judge Jones gave all of his time to a discussion of his platform. He not only did not mention the name of the governor, and refrained from criticism of the Rlease Governor Blease said that when he spoke yesterday at Westminster he did not criticize Judge Jones in his absence, but in the same town last night Judge Jones spoke and took Blease for his text. "I never mentioned his name," remarked Judge Jones. The governor said Judpre Jones was making "the nastiest, hfthiest campaign a white man has ever made in this state since the days of Moses." Governor Blease defended his pardon of Earle Rochester, of Oconee, reading recommendations of clemency from Judge Dantzler, the jurors, Congressman Wyatt Aiken and others. He read from the house journal of 1891 a passaire showinc that py Representative* Zimmerman, of this county, did not, in that year, vote as Judge Jones did on the separate coach bill. Attack on Parker. Referring: to talks made recently by Lewis W. Parker, of Greenville, to mill operatives in Union, Walhalla, Seneca and other towns, the governor said this activity on the part of the mill merger president proved what he had been charging, that Jones was backed by the corporations. He declared that the mill merger was formed to control the price of cotton. Judge Jones, in a categorical reply, denied that at West minster he mentioned the governor's name x>r referred to him. He said also that whan ; he aaid of. ex-Representative Zimmerman was that Zimmerman voted as he did on the separate coach bill in 1890 and not/ in 1891. He added that J. R. Earle and C. R. D. Burns also voted with him on that measure. Judge Jones read a telegram from his son, Chas. D. Jones, and an affidavit from Charles Vincent, of Camden, denying the charge made by Governor Blease at Abbeville that Chas. D. Jones had paid Vincent $.r?0 to work for Judge Jones. Following is the telegram and affidavit: "Columbia, S. C., Aug 17. "Hon. Ira B. Jones, Anderson, S. C. "The charge that I employed or paid Archie Vincent any sum whatever to canvass for you until the primary is maliciously false. I saw Vincent at Camden wearing a Blease button. "Chars. D. Jones." \r: ? _ ? * n?:? i. IlltCIU UCIIICS IV. "Heath Springs, S. C., Aug 17. "Ira B. Jones: "I have just read in today's News and Courier that Gov. Blease read a letter at Abbeville yesterday from E. A. Newman, of Camden, stating that Chas. D. Jones gave Archie Vincent of Heath Springs, $50 to work for votes for his father till August 27. Neither Chas. D. Jones nor any one else has ever given me $50 or any other amount to work for votes for Ira B. Jones. I have never been a Jones man at all, but have been for (low Hlease up to the present time and if I should change in the future it will not be through the influence of money, for I cannot be bought over. Furthermore, Newman simply lied when he wrote that letter and I demand a copy of said letter. "S. A. Vincent. "Sworn and subscribed to before me this 17th day of August, 1912. "E. C. Croxton, "N. P. for S. C. "C. E. Williams." Box Supper and Ice Cream. The ladies of Wesley Chapel will give a box supper and serve ice cream and cake on Saturday, August 24th. The proceeds will go to the benefit of the church. Rev. C. A. Shealey will conduct the music. The hours will he from 4 p. m., until 11 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend. Every quarrel is a block in the fountain of some lawyer's fortune. A bachelor girl is merely a girl who is unmarried. FERGUSON BE6S TILLMAN NOT TO GIVE OUT LETTER Spartanburg Man Who Displayed the "Eminently Qualified" Letter Wires Senator Tillman Not to Turn It Loose. Washington, Aug. 12.?Senator Tillman today received a telegram from Harrison Ferguson, the Spartanburg man to whom he wrote a letter Monday discussing Governor Blease's fitness for the office, stating emphatically that the recipient of the letter was unwilling to have it published. It was stated in the correspondence last night that if garbled portions of the letter are being given out in Spartanburg, the senator would give the whole letter to the press. He said tonight that his Spartanburg correspondent had evidently read this intelligence in The Herald, and had wired him expressing his unwillingness to have the letter publshed. The telegram indicated that the man addressed had not given out any part of the letter, although a part of its contents were being discussed in Spartanburg a few hours after its receipt. Senator Tillman also received a telegram today from Governor Blease denying the reports that the Blease lieutenants were working in the interest of the senator's opponent, W. J. Talbert. Notwithstanding the fact that Senator B. R. Tillman yesterday said that if Mr. Harrison Ferguson chose to give out the senator's letter he was willing for it to be published, Mr. Ferguson declined to show the letter. Senator Tillman has been entreated by Spartanburg friends in the interest of law and order and civic decency to give out in its entirety the letter which he wrote to Mr. Ferguson concerning Blease. The Journal yesterday pubU^ed the following telegram from Senator Tillman in regard to the matter1 -jreu-can :get Wrriscm Ferfctram*' to give you the whole letter, you are at liberty to publish it. It is not honorable of Ferguson to show part of ?t, and I asked him to show none of it. (Signed) "B. R. Tillman." Union County Baptist Association. The Union County Baptist Associa-| tion meets at Beulah church on Wednesday, August 28th. This Association is composed of nearly all the Baptist churches in Union county and meets annually. It is expected that there will be quite a large representation from the churches throughout the county. The delegates will be met at the overhead bridge, which is just onethird of a mile from the church. All delegates and those expecting to at icnu are requested to notify Mr. Stephen L. Crosby, Union No. 1, or Mr. B. Meador, Union, No. 1, so that arrangements may be made for conveyance to the church. Will Install New Pipe Organ. The new pipe organ which is to be erected in the First Baptist church has been shipped and it is expected that it will be erected by September 1st, or a little later. The organ cost $2,500, and is a handsome one. Move to New Quarters. The Wagnon-Bradley Undertaking Company have moved into the building formerly occupied by the Humphries-Perrin Company. The Bradley-Estes Co., will move into the building vacated by the removal of the Wagnon-Bradley Co. Mr. W. II. West Goes With Southern. Mr. W. H. West has been appointed ticket collector for the Southern Railway and is in Washington, D. C., for three weeks' instruction in the duties of his new position. Mr. West is a man of evf>pl1or.t habits and is possessed of industry and energy. He is bound to success. First Open Cotton Bolls. Mr. N. M. Wilburn, of Route No. 2, brought three open cotton bolls to the Times office on Monday. This forward cotton was from his "brag" patch and is the first open bolls we have seen from any section of the county. The cotton is the Simpkins Prolific variety. [ FINAL INS! TO MANAGERS OF TI TION, CANDIDATES i COUNTY EXECUTI The Tickets are Furnished Committee for State County Executive Con Offices?They Are ] Meant to Stay U and Protects M anon AIAUI tUg The. managers should not three (3) tickets each, for si If you allow all who want the; wish, you will run short and i commodated. The number of The managers of election w Chairman of the Executive Cc 26th for the ballot boxes and ti of taking and signing the oath the election. The statute law of the Sta1 tions and recognizes its rules. An oath must be administer vote as to his age and resident nees and that he has not votec mary and during the.day. To give every one, especially ters, an absolutely fair elect cheating, counting and votins more than one precinct, the mi observe the rules and regulath mary and the statute laws of t infringements and violations v ished to the full extent of the 1 There must and shall be an i honest election. After the polls close the coi be in public view, and the tabu! tifted to by the signature of?h< S?tion 256, Code l9fi^ X is duly qualified to vote acco party, and that; He has not voted before in Certify and declare the elect certificate of result of count an ballot box, lock and seal the b< chairman of the Executive Coi The County Executive Com meet in City Hall, (Fire hou on Thursday following the el< for the purpose of declaring tl purposes as may appear in the ing of a second primary if sue! Let every one enter into the his heart and nothing but a spi a desire to do right and impose TV/ AT. Union, S. C. Aug 20, 1912. Rooms Anderson-McNeill. Miss Marie McBride Anderson and Mr. Charles Ford McNeill were mar- er ried at the residence of the bride's pa- dr rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Anderson, on South Main street, Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the Rev. Louis Bristow performing the ceremony. Only a few intimate friends and relatives of the a contracting parties were present. Pr The bride is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Anderson, and has made many friends since moving to Abbeville who wish her all the happiness in the world. Mr. Mc- '01 Neill if a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ul McNeill, of the Lebanon section of s'< the county and has a good position Pe with Mr. W. D. Barksdale as sales- va man. The young couple spent Mon- r'< day with the family of Mr. and Mrs. *h W. C. McNeill and will make their P? home with the bride's parents. ty The bride and groom have the best wishes of a large circle of friends and relatives.?Abbeville Medium. Miss Anderson lived in Union for ncvt-rai years ana nas a nost OI friends and school mates here, who ch wish for her every happiness. mj ho At Sedalia Presbyterian Church. Rj T< On Sunday morning, Aug. 25, dea- so cons will be ordained at the Sedalia nc Presbyterian church, and on the third pc Sunday in September at 8 p. m., re- an vival services will begin in this church. Rev. Andrew Smith, of ps CharlQtte, N. C., will do the preach- M ing. fir [RUCTIONS 1 IE PRIMARY ELECVND VOTERS, AND VE COMMITTEE by the State Executive Offices, and by the nmfttee for County Limited and Are nder the Care an of the ;ers ' * allow any one voter over tate or county candidates, m to take as many as they some voter may not be actickets are limited. Hill call at the office of the >mmittee on Monday, Aug. ickets, and for the purpose to,govern their conduct of be regulates Primary elecr ed to each one applying to b, and to support the nomil anywhere else in the priC r all ^candidates and vo;iop'. and to guard against ! more than once, and at anMrerSimust be strict and :>ni ofcthe Democratic Pribe St^te. If you do not all irill l|e\prorilcuted and punibeoluteiy^&lr and full and antjtag dltihe ballots must latjon of aaihe must be cere managers. *' *v ^^ist with of rcmig to the rules of the such election, etc. don?replace the poll lists, d the ballots back with the 3X and deliver same to the nmittee immediately, mittee is hereby called to se) in the City of Union, action, August 29th, 1912, ic cicvtiuii) anu such utiicr premises, and for the calli be necessary, election with no malice in irit of fairness, justice and on no one else's rights. IACBETH YOUNG, Chair. Executive Com. 4 and 5 M. & P Bank Bldg. Address to Teachers. Prof. Davis Jeffries, superintendit of the city graded schools, adessed the teachers of the summer >rmal school on Tuesday morning, e subject being "The Teacher's ikiiii... tt ;a(juii8iuuiiy. Mr. Jeffries handled his subject in pleasing way and made a fine imession. Rural Carrier Examination. An examination will be held in Un11 on September 14th, under the nited States Civil Service Commis>n, as a result of which it is exited to make certification to fill a cancy in the position of rural car?r at Union and other vacancies as ey may occur on rural routes at lOf nffiooa 1M nkyvi.A ? " J uwiiivvu <u me auuvc-naiiieu UUUI1The postmaster at Union can give 11 information to those desiring to and the examination. Fine Berkshire Pigs. Mr. Emslie Nicholson has purased and placed upon his farm six iles west of Union, fine Berkshire >gs for breeding purposes. Mr. R. C. shop made a trip to Nashville, mn., to make the purchase. The ws came from Ravenwood Farm, sar Nashville, and weigh about 400 runun, oiiu tllCjf ulf ie^iatttfu SLOCK id very fine specimens. The owner of Ravenwood Farm tid $1,250 for one male Berkshire, r. Bishop said this farm had the lest lot of Berkshires he ever saw. HON. BEN F. TOWNSEND PASSED AWAY TUESDAY His Death was Great Shock to His Friends?He Was a Brilliant Young Man and One of Union's Leading Attorneys. Hon. B. F. Townsend, one of the leading lawyers of the Union bar, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. T. Murphy, on Mountain street, at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening. Mr. Townsend had been in poor health for some time, but his friends had little thought that his end was so imminent. It was confidently believed by them that he would recover. Mr. Townsend was 42 years of age. He has represented Union county in the legislature and in the State Sen ate, and was a leading attorney here. He was the only living son of the late Judge D. A. Townsend. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. C. T. Murphy, and his mother, Mrs. Sallie Townsend. Mr. Townsend practiced law with his father, Judge Townsend, under the firm name of Townsend & Townsend. Mr. Townsend was educated Th Capt. Patrick's Military School at Greenville and in Davidson College. The burial was conducted by Rev. L. L. Wagnon and the interment was in Grace Methodist church cemetery, Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock. His grave was covered by beautiful flowers, a tribute from many friends. Tent Show Coming Here This Week. The "Alabama Minstrels" under the management of P. P. Porter, is one of the best Colored organizations traveling. He has gotten together the best talent that can be obtained. Classy costumes, special scenery and up-to-date m\jsic of any Minstrel compa**v traveling. There is an open challenge to any Buck or Wing dancers or cake walkers who wish to compete. They are showing under a mammoth water proof tent. Special attention- will he giten to ladies and iBfldtSh. rDctfl f^ipto set the street parade at noon. ' Snow rain or shine on Wednesday, August 28th. A Noble Man Gone. Mr. P. T. Collins died at one o'clock Thursday evening, August 8, 1912, at his home at Brown's Creek. He had b^en sick for the past two months, and bore all his suffering with patience. All was done for him that love could suggest to keep him awhile longer, but God had said, "Enough, well done thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." Mr. Collins was a member of Brown's Creek Baptist church, a deacon and also Sunday School superintendent at that place. He leaves to mourn Vuq q wu** a*; ? ...w u ?? ixv) tv iiv/ w an miss Mamie Bailey, and three small children. His comforting words to his wife were: "I am not afraid to die; I am at peace with God and all mankind. It grieves me to leave you behind, but glory to God it will not be long until we shall see each other again." The burial was conducted by Rev. Danner at Browns Creek Church Friday. A large number of relatives and friends attended the burial and quantities of' beautiful flowers were placed upon the grave by loving hands. Rev. Mr. Daniel Returns. Rev. J. L. Daniel, who has been away on his vacation, will return to Union this week and will hold services at Grace Methodist phnrch Sun. day morning and evening. ************ * * A SIGNIFICANT FACT. * ' * * There are five former govern- * * ors of South Carolina living. With * * the exception of B. R. Tillman, * * who has taken a neutral position * * but has said that Judge Jones is * * eminently qualified to be gov- * * ernor, all of the former govern- * * ors are openly opposing Blease. * * They are: J. C. Shepard, John * * Gary Evans, D. C. Heyward and * * Martin F. Ansel. * * * The best jokes told about a man are those he never hears. Keep an eye on your friends; you know what to expect from your enemies. GOV. BLEASE WABPS THE FACTS IN PICKENS CASE Dramatic Charge That Pickens County Has Been Cut Short on Tickets Fails to Prove True, as Alleged by Blease. Columbia, Aug. 21.?In his speech at Pickens today Governor Blease declared that John Gary Evans had sent J. T. Richey, chairman of Pickens county, 2,000 less tickets than he had requested. The facts in the case are directly in contradiction of the governor's statement. In the first place the ballots for the state primary were not sent out by John Gary Evans, state chairman, but by Christie Benet, of Columbia, state secretary of the executive committee. In reply to a letter written on July 13, asking how many ballots would be needed in Pickens county, Mr. Richey wrote on July 15: "We vote about 3,500 in this county, and will be glad ;# ,..:n 1 --- -> j. JUU mil 9CI1U US itUUUl 1U,UUU tickets." These tickets were shipped to Mr. Richey on August 15 by Mr. Benet. On August 19, Mr. Richey wrote Mr. Benet acknowledging the receipt of 10,000 state tickets and added: "I requested 12,000 tickets. Kindly send me the other 2,000 as t will need that many." Mr. Richey's first letter asked for only 10,000 tickets. Governor Blease warped the record in the case very badly in his speech at Pickens in an effort to bolster up his man of straw whose name is "They mean to count me out." ************ * * $100 REWARD. * * * Information has come to me * * from various counties in the * * state that certain persons are * * causing their names to be en- * * rolled as members of two or more * * democratic clubs. 1 * . a ; JEM: clearly being done for * ? the purpose .of .perpetrating * * " ? ?1 1J A? - ? xiauu auu OHUU1U IlUt UC CUUI1ICH" ^ * anced. A reward of one hun- * * dred $100) dollars will be paid * * for the apprehension with proof * * to convict of any voter who vio- * * lates the rules and constitution * of the democratic party and the * * statute law of this state at the * * coming primary election, to be * * held on the 27th inst. * * JOHN GARY EVANS..* * Chairman State Dem. Ex. Com. * * * WORKER FOR BLEASE STAUNCH REPUBLICAN. To the Editor of The State* It is well known by the people of St. Matthews that Frank C. Cain, a traveling man and resident of this place, is doing heroic work for Cole L. Blease. In order to put the public in position to pro'perly weigh the efforts of Mr. Cain, the undersigned beg to call the attention of the public to the fact that he is a ReouHioan, and has been one since attaining his majority. He was postmaster under the Republican administration here for a number of years and attended the Republican conventions of this State. The activity of Mr. Cain and other Republicans in this vicinity In the interest of Blease has been a matter of curious comment in this community. J. H.Henagan. T. L. Buyck, B. F. Bruce, D. D. S. J. H. Fair. O. C. Robinson. Geo. W.Arthur. J. M. Holman. J. Skottowe Wannamaker, T. W. Dantzler. St. Matthews, Aug 19. Automobiles for Jones Voters. Columbia, Aug. 20?The largest automobile transfer company in Columbia has announced that it will nut all its motor trucks and cars at the service of "law and order" voters in Columbia and its suburbs on the day of the Primary. The transfer company makes it quite plain that none but those who expect to vote a "law and order" ticket are to accept the services it offers free of charge. There are many fihes in the sea, but, this being leap year, there are, of course, a large number of hooks.