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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

MEssRs. Thacker and Blair are out
early with their announcements of
their candidacy for the Republican
nomination for representative. They
evidently reason that the people have
right to know as soon as possible who
are aspirants for public office, in order
that they may take every needful pre-
caution against the nomination of un-
fit men. In this particular instance
the people can be assured If honest and
efficient representation which ever gen.
tleman is chosen.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

THE ISLANDER regrets that its re-
cent local comment upon the very
proper decision of County Treasurer G.
NJ Tucker not to be candidate for
any office this fall seems to have been
construed by few persons as an inten-
tional reflection upon one or two most
worthy gentlemen, who are now i'll Of
flee, and whose names are again NEIL
toned in connection with official pO-
sitions. Nothing could be further from
our intention. We have the highest
respect both for Judge Thacker and
Mr.. Harrison, whose records in and out
of Office have been such as to thorough
~ commend them to the confidence
and good will of their fellow citizens.
If they secure the conventions endorse
ment for the positions to which they
now aspire there will be no candidates
on the ticket who will he more cordial
ly supported by THE ISLANDER. Now,
few words as to the propriety of the
situation, from what we believe to be
a strictly impartial standpoint. In the
first place, from no reasonable point of
view is the case of Judge Thacker par
ailel with that of Mr. G.. NJ. Tucker. A
legislative position is all honorary
rather than remunerative one, and it
is not in the eyes of the law county
Office. For the efficient discharge of
the duties connected with it qualifica-
tions are necessary which Judge
Thacker and his honorable competitor
for the nomination, Mr.. Blair, possess
in marked degree. They are honest
men, whom 10 corporation or senator.
ial candidate can hope to buy. There
Is nothing in either the letter or spirit
of the law that should make Judge
Thacker hesitate for a moment about
complying with the wishes of his
friends that he should be o candidate
for the legislative nomination, and it
is to be regretted that the friends of Mr..
Blair interfered in such q thoroughly
friendly and honorable contest, with
the apparent purpose of prejudicing the
interests of Judge Thacker in his own
precinct by securing signatures to Pc
tition in support of his competitor. 1t
doesn't matter with whom the petition
originated. 1t was impolitic, unwise
and unfair. 1t is only fair to Mr.. Blair,
however, to say that we believe it to
have been started entirely without his
knowledge or consent.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

IN Difference to the wishes of the sill
yer men separate vote was taken in
the Republican national convention
on the question of the adoption of the
money plank of the platform, and the
vote stood sl23 for and llOk against it.
This may therefore be regarded as a
fair test of the relative strength of the
two propositions in the minds of the
masses of the Republicans of the coun-
try. 1t is significant that not single
vote for free silver was cast by any
delegate from any one of the New
England or Middle states, where the
country's greatest commercial and
manufacturing industries are centered.
From all the states east of the Missis-
sippi river and north of Mason and
Dixon's line, the richest and most
populous section of the American con-
tinent, only five votes were cast for
silver-two from Illinois and three
from Michigan. California cast four
teen votes for silver, which was the
largest vote cast by any state for the
white metal; the next largest being
seven and half from North Carolina.
Only seventeen votes for the silver
cause We're mustered in the convention
from all the great line of northern Dor
der states from Maine to Washington
and of these six We're cast by the dele.
gates from idaho, who walked out i'm
the little Teller-Dubois procession, and
six 10y the delegates from Montana, OF
whom only one went out with the
secesslonists, who numbered twenty
three all told. Can any one believe
for u moment that such slight defec.
ton, after all the hullalaboo raised by
the silver states, can check the grand
progress of the Republican party or
prevent its triumphant success at the
polls this fall? We firmly believe that
the people will say by their ballots in
November that the party has gone as
far toward silver reconciliation as If
Is safe for the government to 90 with
out the full concurrence of the great
commercial nations of Europe. The
money plank of the platform is rather
clumsily drawn, in a rhetorical sense.
but it is comprehensive and specific
and leaves no room for doubt as to the
party's true position on one of the
greatest issues before the people. Fol.
lowing Is the declaration; 1.-THE Re-
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

COLORADO, Idaho and Nevada didn't
cut any figure in the presidential cleo
ton four years ago, their ten electoral
votes having been given to Weaver,
who also got ten from Kansas and one
each from Oregon and North Dakota.
What grand showing for national
party! The silver thunder will have to
rumble much more ominously through
out the country before Mckinley is
likely to have cause to shake in his
shoes.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, WASH, MAY 18th, 1896.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Seattle, WASH, May 10Th, 1896.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim. and that said proof will
he made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Saturday, July 18th, 1896, viz:
ELIHU b. FOWLER
Homestead application No. IO,64O, for
the =. Of the Sc. /; Nv. l of the Sc. !:
Sw: of the Ne. of Section %, Township
So, N. r. 2 w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of. said land, viz:
81: G. Stillman, Orcas, WASH; Alfred
Burk, Orcas. WASH; Hans Christensen.
GriswOld. Wash. and j. M. Rose. Girls.
void, Wash.
WIN. d. O'TooLE, Register
First publication June 4, 1895.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

IN the great game of politics unity
and harmony are essential elements OF
party success, and it is seldom any
where that any party has 80 large
majority that its leaders can afford to
invite discord or encourage factional
strife
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

At the earnest solicitation of many of
my Republican friends / hereby an
nounce myseIfas a candidate for Repre-
sentative for San Juan county, subject to
the decision of the County Convention.
JouN T., RIAIR
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

UP to the present writing immigrants
do not appear to be tumbling over each
other in their haste to get to Washing
ton. They probably intend to stay
where they are until after election so
they can vote for Mckinley.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25

The walk-out of twenty-three silver
delegates from the st. Louis convention
was about as dramatic as cake-walk
at colored ball, and scarcely less
amusing.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, Wash, May, 2lst, 1896.

Seattle, WASH, May, Zlst, 1870.
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
~ ing named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Saturday, July IL, 1896, viz:
JOHN p. BERGMAN.
Homestead application number 14,1Z1
for the E. of the Sc. of Lot 5, Sec. g.
and the Sw. of the Sw. of Sec. 10, Twp
36, n. II. 2 w.
He names the following witnesses te
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
George w. Meyers, John III. Boede
Andrew Nordstrom and Peter Peterson
all Of Orcas, Wash.
WIN. D. O'TooLE, Register
Date first publication May %. 1896.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Seattle, Wash,
Wednesday, June 10th, 1896.

Land Office at Seattle, WASH,
Wednesday, June 10th, 1896.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
Az lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk Of Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor. Washington, on
Saturday, August LIST, 1896, viz:
WILLIAM A. WAKEFIELD
Homestead application No. 14,264, for
the Lots 2, 6 and 7; and the Sw4 of the Ne
of Section 5, Township 36, North of
Range West.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz:
James w. Young, of West Sound. Wn.
o. T. Loos. of Deer Harbor, WASH; r. X.
McLachlan, of Deer Harbor, Wash; Peter
LaPlante, Of West Sound, Wash.
WIN. u. O'TooLE, Register.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
NOTICE TO SETTLERS.

Settlers desiring to make final proof on
their claims can make their application by
writing to the ISLANDER for Information.
thus saving trip to the county seat, the
only trip needed being on the day of final
proof.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS

hereby announce myself as candi-
date for Representative, for San Juan
county, subject to the decision of the
County Convention. W, II. THACKER.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
MONEY TO LOAN.

Money to loan on improved farms.
Money constantly on hand for good
loans FRED.'K PETTIBONE,
Fairhaven, Washington
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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Seattle, WASH,
Friday, June 18th, 1896.

Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof wifi be
made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court at Friday Harbor, Washington. on
Thursday, July Both. 1896, viz:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
RICHARD GTFFIN

Homestead application No. 1928 for
the 81 of the Sci, Sec. 80; WI of the Sw4,
Sec. 80, TIP. 81, N. r. wv.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Samuel Belshe, Charles Freel, Peter La
Plante. Joseph Bull, all of West Sound,
Washington.
WIN. D. O'TooLE, Register.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
The Olncial Paper Of San Juan County

THURSDAY, JUNE 25th, 1896.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-25
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
Alliance Reformer.

The Reform party in South Caro-
lima is strong enough and honest
enough to purify itself, if the conser-
vatives will only tote fair, for instance:
In Edgefeld county vote for Thur
mond for solicitor We Reformers
voted for and elected a conservative
to the legislature. Now turn about is
fair play. Besides Thufmondis is a bet
ter man that Nelson. The returns in
Edgefeld county show that the con-
servatives voted almost solidly for
Nelson in the first race. We are try
ing to get together as one brother
hood in Edgefeld county and we beg
conservatives to tote fair, otherwise
reformers will learn to distrust their
professions.-Edgefeld Advertiser.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02

Judge Simonson has decided that
he has no jurisdiction in the cut
rate war between the Seaboard Air
line and the Southern Railway and
dissolved his temporary injunction.
This is righteous decision and for
which he should be commended.
But he clouds his decision when he
ordered that each party to the suit
pay his own COST Alter deciding
that his court had no Jurisdiction in
the matter it follows that the S. A.
L. people have been put to expense
and trouble to defend an action in a
court without jurisdiction. In other
words Judge Simonton decides that
a person has right to harrass, an
noy and persecute another in the ex-
ercise of his lawful rights and the
only redress the person so prosecuted
has is to pay part of the cost of
court. This is justice with a ven
gence.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
Mr.. Nelson for S..iicitor.


To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Now that the result of the "battle
of the ballots" is known, let US meas
ure the efficiency of one of the can
didates who will offer again in the
second primary. I refer to Solicitor
Nelson. If there is one Office within
the gift Of the people which should
be filled by an experienced, capable
lawyer, it is that one. There are few
people in dear old Lexington who
have not seen him in the
court house conducting the
business of the Criminal Court,
and fewer still who have not shaken
hands with him while in attendance
upon his duties. Who has not been
impressed with his courtesy and
frankness when approached by the
good citizens of the county on busi-
ness matters? And who among those
having cases to be tried have
not been impressed with the extreme
care bestowed upon those cases pre-
sented by him to the juries! There
is no matter of even more moment to
be considered by the tax paying
voters of the county, and that is the
rapidity with which be always dis
poses of the business of the court,
thus saving hundreds of dollars to
the treasury Of the county.
We do not want an inexperienced
prosecuting officer. He may be a
good lawyer, but that does not make
him a good Solicitor. Why then try
to put away capable. experienced,
Solicitor for one who has not
had such experience, and who can
only attain such efficiency by longer
practice of his profession at the bar
Let we'll enough alone, and return
Mr.. Nelson to Office again.
Amicus.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02

tor Tillman during his first year in
National politics. He has gone be-
fore and started the light in the
West; he is now blazing the road to
the White House for Bryan and he
will champion the cause of the peo-
ple in the United States Senate. Hur
rah, for Tillman! Is it any wonder
that the people love, honor and re-
spect him, and their enemies hate and
fear him and tremble at the men
ton of his name?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
FOR MAGISTRATE.

The friends Of FRANK E. DREHER,
Esq, be being located al The Court House,
announce him tor Magistrate for Lexington
and Hollow Creek townships and pledge
hin TO abide the result
Believing that the. pnblic interest and
convenience uld be best subserved if
the Maglstrat for this judicial district was
in cd access to the Court Ho 'se in order
that pnblic business can be promptly dis
patch. the many. friends Of GEORGE
SAWYER, knowing his com potency and
and ability, take leasnre in placing his
name before the voters of Lexington and
Hollow Creek townships as a candidate
for Magistrate, and pledge him to abide
the result of the primary.
TIE friends of W. S. HITE respectfully
announce him as a candidate in the primary
election for re-appointment as Magistrate
in the Sd Judicial District. VIZ: Gilbert
Hollow and Chinqnapiu townships. He
will abide tie result primary.
At the reqnest of sem o; my trien Is. I
hereby announce m:s=if a candidate for
Magistrate FOR the district embracing Black
Greek and Boiling Springs township |
VII abide the result OF the prilLarE
1S!liH H!L!MAN.
TIE friends of DRAYTOV Z CLARK
announce him aS acaudlda:e for Mag .strate
for Boiling Springs aad KE.cS Creek town
sii!rs He Will abide tie result OF the
primary:
The friends of W. 4 GOODWIN an
EOuEce him as Il candidate tor I ,cistrrte
ir the 5th Judicial District Of Lexington
county. embracing tn township OF Piatt
Springs and part OF G ,ngaiee. ana pledge
biln TO ab!Ce the result OF the primary
e'rctlCn.
TIE fri, ndS Of John " Earsey announce
! i Il As canljd.l tor M,y's.r,l'c in tLs
9th judicial District. embracing the tcwi.-
ship OF Platt Sp' inSS a'td II portion of c W
ga!ee. and pledge him TO abide the iesr,t
OF the primary
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
Managers for the Second Pr!mar
Election

To be held on the Sth day OF
September, 1896.
Hilton-John S. Derrick, 81. 81
Dreber, J. A. Wessinger.
Peak-P. w. Amick, W. NJ. Addy,
w. J. Derrick.
Chapin-Frank Buckley, J. S. Hal
tiwanger, J. W. Bouknight.
Piney Woods Church--A. S. Frick,
A. G. Mayer, J. J. Cannon.
Pine Ridge-D. L. Koon, j. A.
Wessinger, ]. E. c. Shealy.
Mates School House-Bogan Mad
dox, S. D. Meetze, G F. Litzsey.
Folks School House,. J. Chap
man, N. NJ. Derrick, Geo. R Eleazer
Spring Hill. P. Rister, Perry
Sites, Melvin Eleazer.
Irmo-J. D. Buckley, F. N. Nuna-
maker, J. D. Leitner.
Gaston-Daniel Lee, Geo. Pound,
Willie Sphaler.
Swansea-J. L. Johnson, Brooks
Harman, w. B. Rast.
Sandy Run-Henry Frank, Frank
Jumper, John 81. Cutler.
Laird's Old Mill-T. W. Craft, A
W. Craft, U. W. Jefcoat.
Rishton-H. E. Jefcoat, J. w
Scofeld, H. V. Rish.
Samaria B. Quattlebaum, H
J. Burgess, R. W. Boatright.
Batesburg-H. W. Shuler, c. W
Sollee, Shelton Perry.
Leesville-S. r. Crouch, J. w
Hallman, Levi Pool.
Lewiedale-J. L. Gunter, G. R
Sease. Elsa Long.
Hollow Greek Church-R J. Price
Wade Long, Frank Price.
Boylston Academy-S. J. Derrick
Z. E.. Hook, H. J. Rawl.
Brook-D. W. Hite, w. H. Derrick
j. G. Swygert.
Boiling Springs, No. l., at S. ?
Shumpert's-E P. Shealy, M. L
Miller, E. S. Hallman.
Red Bank. S. Miller, Jr., J. S
Clark, G. e. Hallman.
New Brookland- Sox, D. J
Roof, E. E Hagood.
Lexington-S. B. George, D. E.
Ballentine, G. W. Caughlnan.
ba Boxes have been sent out by
Members of Executive Committee
Tickets will be cent by mail to each
Executive Committee man. Boxes
must be returned to undersigned by
one of the managers, the Executive
Committee man, or special mes.
senger, within forty eight hours after
election.
/ G. NJ. Efrd,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
VI. HaRMAN, Editor aud Publisher.
ELECTION RETURNS.

When We went to press last week
the returns from the State election
were so meagre that it was impossi-
BILE to even conjecture the majorities
of the successful candidates. 1t
was a primary of surprises; the splen-
did lun made hv Judge Earle was
the first and great surprise and the
defeat of Gen. Richbourg was the
second.
The vote for the candidates who
had opposition, as tabulated by the
State committee, is as follows:
For United States Senator-Evans,
5s,s92; Earle, 1902; Duncan, 1927.
For Whitman, 2.1S6;
Ellerbee, 55,3l3; Harrison, 14,27S.
Lieutenant Governor-McSwee-
ney, 45,442; Cooper, 1856.
Superintendent of Education
May6eld. 1911; Robinson, 81, ,465.
Adjutant and Inspector General
Watts, Al, $50: Richbourg, 36,424.
Elliott is the nominee for Congress
from the First District, having re-
ceiyea < A23 votes
In the Second District Talbert re-
ceived 10,397 votes.
In the Third District there were
four candidates, who received the fol,
lowing vote: Latimer (who was NOM
inated), 9,l36; Keitt, 1885; Wide
man, 1,495; Bowden, 1852.
Fourth Wilson, 10,335;
johnson, 6,Il5.
Fifth District-Strait, 5,262; Fin
ley, 1855: Trantham, 1920. Strait
and Finley will have to run the race
over.
In the Sixth District McLaurin re-
ceived 1856.
Seventh District-Stokes, S,202;
Moses, 1883.
The vote for Solicitors is as follows:
First Circuit-Jervey, 6,S3S.
Second Circuit-Bellenger, $3.50;
Sims, 1854.
Third Circuit-Wilson, 9,147.
Fourth Circuit-Johnson, 7,44l;
Sellers, 3,206.
Fifth Circuit-Thurmond, 4,373;
Nelson, 4,253; Muller, 924.
Sixth Circuit-Henry, 1912.
Seventh Circuit-Sanders, $40;
Simpson, 1,4S5; Thomason, 2,36l;
schumpert, 1865; Sease, 1882.
Schumpert and Sease will make the
second race.
Sth Circuit-Ausel, $3.50; Prince,
$3.50.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
HIS INFLUENCE GROWING.

There certainly can no longer be q
doubt in the mind of a reasonable,
thinking and intelligent man in re
gard to the potent influence of Ben
Tillman in the politics of this State.
This influence is now no longer
limited by the borders of South Caro-
lima, but it has gone out into the
broader and wider fields of National
politics where the possibilities for the
exercise of his remarkable genius as
g leader are increased and his ]abors
in behalf of the laboring people of
the nation promises larger returns in
benefits.
True there are men yet to be found
who strive to shut their eyes to the
fact of Senator Tillman's increasing in
fuence and in their frenzied passions,
deny that the magnatism and intelli-
gence of the man are having wonder
fol and beneficial influence upon the
destiny of the Democratic nominee
for President, in so far as it relates
to his election, the cause of silver
and the correction of the evils grow
ing out of the attempt to make this
nation government by injunctions.
But this effort on the part of his
enemies to belittle the work of Sen
ator Tillman and accuse him of doing
harm to Democracy and its principles
by his Incorporate, harsh and
abusive language, is fathered mainly
from thoughts warped by deep
seated prejudices and never dying ha-
tired. His enemies generally open
wide their eyes to his faults and mis-
takes and close them tightly to his
brilliant successes and virtues. It
was his magnificent speech, his terri
BILE arraignment of the Republican
party and his bold denunciation of
the treachery of Cleveland and his
Cabinet in betraying the trust placed
in their keeping by the Democratic
party, that flashed, like a beacon of
hope from the gloom of financial de-
preston, across the South and West
bidding the poverty stricken people
Of these sections to be of good cheer,
awoke them from their leth-
argy brought on by dispair
of relief and bidding rights
them to prepare to do battle for their
It was his clarion voice and
burning words that setthe West on fire
in the interest of silver, and paved the
way for the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
and made his election possible. It
was Senator Tillman with his plain
unvarDised truths, forcefully and elo-
quently expressed, that aroused the
miners in the coal fields Of Pennsyl-
vania thus, in all human probability,
giving the Democrats at least four
more Congressman and greatly in
creasing the chances of Bryan carry
ing that State. These are some few
OF the things accomplished by Sena-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-02
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

The fiieuds of E. L ASBILL, present
his name t, the Democratic voters Of Lex
ipgton county as candidate for q seat in
the House 'ot Representatives and pledge
him to abide the result of the Democratic
primary, and to support the nominees OF
the party. VOTERS.
The friends Of w. a. SHARPE an
poupce him as a candidate for the House
of Representatives, in the approaching
Democratic primaries, and pledge him 10
abide the result