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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19

batiste. At the top Of the white founce
are placed bows OF ribbons matching the
color of the lining batiste. Another pet
ticoat novelty Is the deep Hounce COM
posed Of lengthwise tucks, which are left
free near the foot and are Of universal
length. forming points. The lower, un-
tucked part OF the flounce is enriched
with lace and insertion.
The picture given today shows cos
tune Of silver gray poplin. The skirt is
plated at the sides and back and is other
wise plain. The bodice is close fitting
and fastcns under the arm, having Il
wide belt with applications of flowers OF
luXCuil lace. The bolero Of the same
kind Of lace forms sleeve caps, and the
sleeves themselves are plain and tight.
The collar is stitched. The cravat is OF
white mousScline de soic with chouy.
The hat Of gray mOusselinc de sole is
trimmed with large pink poppies and
wing Of black spangled lace.
JUDO CHOLLET.
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Will Repair Railroads.
This Looks as If Russians Ex.
pect to Winter IN Pekin.

Washington. Sept 1.-THE war
department has received the fol
lowing cablegram from Gen. Chat
fee:
Taku, (no date }
Adjutant General, Washington:
Sept. l3 Russian commander as
sures me he has ordered repair ma
terial from Port Arthur, Vladiavo
stock and United States, and that he
feels assured railway will be repair
in two months Need SO storm flags
and 5000 more small flags latter re .
CURED for Chinese houses to show
our protection Goodnow ,elegraphs
Ito at request Ii Hung Chang leaves
Shanghai in week or 80.
Chaffee
1t is thought at the war department
that the date Sept l3 refers to the
time the message left Pekin The
railroad mentioned Is the line be.
tween Tien Tsin and Pekin. The
second dispatch is as follows:
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Mayor Jones' Statement.
The Total Loss is Over TWen.
ty Million and 5000 to
5000 Dead.

ASstin, Tex. Sept Is Gov Ssyers
received last night the following official
report from Mayor jones of Galveston
as to conditions there
Galveston. Tex. Sept IA.
Hon Jos D. Sayers, Governor
After the fullest possible investiga
tion here We feel justified 10 saying 10
you aud through you to the American
people that 20 similar disaster has
overtaken any community or sec,icD 10
the history of che country. The loss
of life is appalling and can never be &C..
curately determined. 1t is estimated
at 5000 to 5000 people. Tbsre is
not home 10 Galveston that has not
been Injured while thousands have been
destroyed. The property loss repre-.
sents scoumulatioos Of 60 years aud
more millions than oan be safely stated.
Uoder these conditions With 10000
homeless aud destitute With the entire
population under q stress aud strain diff
doult to realize. We appeal directly 10
the hour OF our great uergency to the
sympatby and aid Of mankind
Walter jones.
Mayor.
X B. Hswley,
NJ. Of G
McKibbin.
Commander Department of Texas.
The information reaching here from
an official source states that reports Of
promiscuous shouting of vandals at
Galveston have been exaggerated.
Houston. Tex. Sept 16.-The fol.
loving notice was seut to the Associat.
ed Press today at the request of Gov
Ssyers
Austin. Tex Sept 16 Gov Sayers
gave out the following today
Reports sent out from this place by
wbomsoever may that eight or nine
hundred thousand dollars hos already
been paid 10 are absolutely false aud
made without authority and calculated
to do great harm to the needy sufferers
on our coast No such sum Of mooey
has been received or anything ap-
proa.hiog it has been received 1t is
believed that the stories have done
great harm 10 that they have prevented
the contribution Of money which is SO
sorely needed at Galveston
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Manchester, Sept 17-Several
more mills closed today. The
operators agree that they cannot
work profitably with cotton at the
present prices
Great interest is felt in the result
Of the vote now being taken by the
employers federation with reference
TO closing the mill for IL days in
October. The outcome will be an
nounced at Fridays meeting An
effort is being made to stop all minlI,
including those stocked with cotton
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Powers Accept Credentials.
A Reported Agreement as to
the General Demands.

Loodoo. Sep. 1S. 4 80 . N There
10 nc sdditional news from Cbios this
morning. The Daily Graphic ssser,s
that oil the powers hsve oepted Ii
Huog Chang sod will probably scoep,
Prince Ching - osgosiasors. 1t Gays
also that the posers hsvs sgrssd to TO-
siss that . seosrsl government. ss,is
fscsory TO tho powers. shall bs sstsb-
lished 10 Cb,oa aod that foil rstributiou
shall Do exse,sd for ths attscks upon
the legations No oom uuuiea,ioos, .,
however. have yet passed between the
poWers concerning iodsmoi,ies, aud .
Bsrlio dispatch says il 10 believed there
that Dr. Mumm VOC Sshwarseosteiu, ,
the German minister. will purposely
delay nego,is:ions un,ii Marsbs vou
Wsldsrsee bas srrivsd.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.
sDsi!y. TDaily except Sunday

sDsi!y. rDaily except Sunday
Nc. 81 runs through to Columbia via Ce;.
raj +. Il. Of S. G.
Trains Nos. IS eod "a run vie Wilaon anc
:ayettevi!ie-Short Line-aud make close
onnec;icn fer all pointo North.
f-sins on c. d D. R. Z. leave Floreace
isiv except Sunday 9 80 a %, arrive Darling,
ON . l5 No, HsrtSvile 8 IS a u, Chersu
II so u, Wadesboro 225 p m. Lcav.
Florence daily except Sunday Z IS 20, ar.
rive Darlington 8 20 p %, Bennetteville 9 Il
m, Gibson 9 46 p m. Leave Florence
sunday only 9 80 N. arrive Darlington
10 05 q m
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 oo
m, Benoettsville 90 a %, arrive Darling
.or 90 N, leave Darlington 8 so q m, ar
rive Florence 8 10 m. Lesvs Wadssborc.
laily except Sunday 3 90 p N, Cheraw 4 IS
p N, Hartsville Z 90 q N, DarlieRton 6 2s
N, arrive Florence 90 p N. Leave Dsr.-
iington Sunday only 8 80 M, arrive Flo
!nce Is m.
]. r. KENLEY, JNO. r. DIVINE.
Gen'I Manager: Gen'l Sup.
f. Y. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
T.1 RMERSON Gen'l Pass. Agent
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Hsbsns, Sept l5.-Tbere is q
stroug undercurrent of Interest in
the elections today for delegates to
the constitutional convention in ali
the six provinces. In the municipal.
ity of Habana seven eights of the
vote was cast before noon The
voting was heavy and the city was
exceptionally quiet. The result is
not yet known, but it seems u fore
gone conclusion that the national
party will have majority Of the
delegates to be chosen in the Habana
province. Many of the rural dis
tricts will not be heard from until late
tomorrow.
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STITCHED GOWNS,
Tailor Made Fashions In Cloth and
SILK

A multiplicity Of lines of stitching con.
tinucs to be used. Skirts have often from
lO to ~ rows Of stitching around the
foot, usually Of contrasting tone, and
sleeves are seen which are covered with
lines OF stitching from the shoulder to
the waist The heavy straws Of which
many summer hats are made are also
stitched with silk Of a contrasting color.
Iallor made gowns of thin cloth,
thick silk, peau de sole and satin are
greatly worn. They arc chiefly in shades
beginning with gray, passing through
browns, blues and green 10 black. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-19

Houston. Tex. Sop, l6 The Mcr.
ohau,s sod Planters Oh mill, one of
tue largest cotton seed oil mao ufaotur-
ing and refining plants 10 the south q.
wss destroyed by 6re this afternoon
TIE loss is estimared at oetwe 1850,
600 ADD $400. 600 (; insurance 1882,
500. Tbreo hundred sod 6fty men
will be thtoWo oat Of employment.
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NEW UNDERWEAR.

novel Ideas For PctticOats For the
summer.
Black silk with pompadour design in
colors mikes very pretty and useful petit
coats.
n novel idea for petticoats is the re-
movable ilounce. Petticoats of light silk
are quickly soiled around the foot, and
some clever person has thought Of using
a deep tlOunce of white or ecru batistc.
linen or tursore silk, trimmed with lace.
This is tackled in place and can easily be
ripped off and washed.
"A new way Of decorating white lawn
and batiste prtticoats is to put under the
embroidered founce q flounce of colored
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aku

Adjutaut General. Washington:
Pekin. Sept l4.-Expedition Tien
Tsin to Tuliu, 20 miles southwsrd, ,
two companies Fourteenth infantry
participating. Returned Tien Tsin,
slight opposition. Town destroyed
by British troops; no casualties filed
cable Office 6 80 p m, 18th
Chaffee
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Liverpool. Sept II The make,
advanced today on strong New York
sdvioes but quieted later on dissp
pointing spot Gales aud heavier ten.
dsss.
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sDaily tDaily except Sunday.
No b3runs through to Charleston, 8
VA Central r. R., arriving Kann.ne so;r,
Lanes 6,43 p u, Charleston $50 D m.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chadbour
Sc M, arrive Conway TAO n N. return
ing leave Conway 8 Is a N, arrive Chs6
hourn 10 35 am, leave Chedhouru IL .boam
,rrive Boardman IL rs p m, retaining lesve
Boardmau 500 y 10, arrive Chsdbourn 3. .3s
pm. nsil' except Sunday.
:. Il. KENhV, Gen'I Manager.
/. 81. EMER>ON, Traffic Manager.
! Y. 49, kSON Geu'l Pass. Asen
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NO CHANGE IN PEKIN.

Washington, Sept l5-Minister
WI was On early caller at the State
department today. and spent nearly
aD hour in conference with Acting
Secretary Adee He notified Mr.
Adee verbally Of the appointment of
Yung Lu as an envoy, but had no
further information to communicate
lie wss rather 10 search of news
himself, and was much interested in
. short dispatch from Minister Con.
ger. describing the conditions 10
Pekin The State department. while
declining to make this message
public. authorizes the statement that
the dispatch indicated that no change
had taken place 10 political condi.
tions in Pekin.
Tieo Tsio. Sept. IA, via Sbsugbai,
Sept. Is "A British signal officer re-.
porte . sharp engagement between
company OF the Fourteenth Uoited
States infantry and Two thousand
Boxers ss Mo Tao (Mssow y. on the
road to Pekio The Americana made
. gallso, stsnd. aud q detachment of
Bengal Lsuoers nearby. hearing the
6rioR. came to their rescue aud charged
the Boxers 10 the rear. The Chinese
we're routed, leaving two buodred dead.
The Americans had 90 casualties
The Germans report 90 engagement
With q heavy force Of Boxers west Of
Pekiu yesterday Thursday. The
German loss is said to have been 20
lodicatiops DOW poics strongly to the
withdrawal OF kll the powers from
Pekin to Tien Tsiu.
Gen. Fukishima ia here srrauging
winter quarters for the japanese troops.
The Germans are pouring ioto Tien
Tsin and all nation ali.ies are scrambliog
io- buildings. One British battery
and 200 Australians have arrived.
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A Tragedy in Rock Hill.
Artist ii. A. Brown Shot to
Death In HIS Bed In Mid.
die Of the Might.

MOCK uhii, 0eps lC.-h terrible
tragedy, behind which it 10 supposed
there lies o scandal. Was eoso.ed here
shh morning ss about l 80 O'Clock.
Mr.. H A. Brown (Hsrry Bro~o) the
vell.kooWo psintsr. vas shot twice
Whils 10 bic bed o. his home. The
deed vss done by . we'll dressed mau
vho called up Mr.. Brown's bro,her.in-
law, Mr.. Neel. and asked to see Brown
about soos painting. When tho door
wss opened aud Mr. Nsel started back
20 wake Brown the mao followed hiu
10 and % soon ss be oauRh, eight Of
bic victim. rushed up end ut close
range fred two balls into him The
Fret shot struck 10 the side and ranging
down lodged 10 the bowels. The
second shot was diverted by Mr.. Neel.
who caught the ssssssio's arm sod
dissrrasgsd bic aim. This shot shat.
tered Browo's arm. The mao then
'ssshsd out. jumped into the waiting
esrrisgs and wss driven rspidly away
There vss another white mao 10 The
carriage. Brown died at 6 o'clock
sAis mossiog.
The isqusss vss bssuo today. A.
Ne sdjourooeut no direes evidence as
70 idsstiiy OF Browo's slayer had come
ost. The eireumsssosisl evidences VAS
seeh that Acting Coroner Beek ban
'peoeed the sheriff at Yorkv,lle aud
ordered The arrest Of Mr.. Paul r Brat.
Zoe aod . oolorsd driver named Will
Caldwell. IL came ous thst Thursday
sight Browo had been 10 Yorkville and
Shils there had difficulty with Paul
Brsssoo's brother. John 8. Brs.,ou.
TA's morning ss O'Clock Paul Bra,ton
ssos seross the county 10 Q closed
surrey, driven BY Caldwell. sod upon
sssehios here made inquiry for Browu's
rssidsooe. Caldwell also asid M. Brat.
see came to soc Painter Browo and
that hs had to sec him tonight" The
ssrrisse eostsiuiog Mr.. Bras.on and
ssoibss uso. whose identity has no,
ssse ssesrsaiosd. drove rapidly 10 tho
direction Of Brown's residence sbou,
shs time OF tho shooting aud 10 . half
Aess or lsss returned aud drove rapidly
swsy from town towards Yorkville.
The man Who bad talked With Mr.
Bssssoo sod koew him, also ssv The
sssrisee return sod recognised il % tho
aos sod sbs driver to be Caldwell.
Rock Hill,, Sept l6.-Ths icoues,
over the body Of H. A. Brown v.s
sesuusd this morning st 10 O'Clock.
viii Caldwell. the negro Who vss
identified 40 the driver from Yorkville.
vss sworn, He swore that the two
men whou be brought from Yorkville
vers Paul Bratton aud Johu ). Brat.
son, that be drove the carriage to sew
ssal places 10 Rock Hill iu search Of
Browo's residence. Wheu ibey found
Browns house the carriage was stopped
about one buudred yards from the
house The Two Brattoos weut 10.
10 about teo minutes be heard 1.-TWO
shots The men then came back
When asked IL anything was said By
either OF the Messrs Bra,tous. wi,pes.
said "Mr Johonis said he bad .ho,
browe." This statement vas repeat.
Cd. The matter vas left to sbs iurv.
ssd they returned . verdict 10 sbou,
sslf 30 hour. This sss tbs, H. A.
bsose ssus to bis death bvs pistol
shos from the hsods Of Paul r. Breton
ssd 'hs. John 8. Brattoo wss sooes ssorv
1Aessso."
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London. Sept II Mrs Kruger. ao-
cordiug to . dispatch to the Daily Ex-
press, has arrived 10 Lorenzo MARQUES.
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last named especially is used because il
is becoming and use full and gives the fig.
ure greater elegance
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-11-02

There are too many campaign lies
being circulated to deny them all. but
we publish the following letter OF
Claude Duval's and ask his Catholic
friends to read it carefully:
Mcpherson, Kan, Oct, 25, 1900.
Hon. Geo. L. Pitts, Wellington. Kan.
My Dear Sir: In reply to your let
ter of the 9th inst. asking if am or
ever have been a member of the A. p.
A., as told by Chester l. Long to a
prominent Catholic minister of this
district, beg to say that I have never
at any time, nor am l now, either in
spirit or fact, been member of the
A. P. AS. am one of those who be-
lieve that every individual should
have the privilege and right, be they
Catholic Or Protestant, to worship
their, God at the dictates of their own
conscience. 1t is true that I am a
PrOtestant. member of the Presby-
terian church, and am an active work.
er in the Sunday schools, but have
never referred to this fact in the cam
paign. either privately or publicly,
because l believe that the great work
of all Christian organizations in their
various departments is for the pur
pose of elevating the morals and gen
erdl cudtdcIef Ol Lue peOpie, OOtn Olu
and young, up to the highest plane of
good citizenship. and that such work
should be wholly and entirely separate
from politics for the purpose OF ad-
vancing the welfare of our country to
the end that our municipal, county,
state and national governments may
be conducted with honorl and Justice
to all the people, with special privi-
leges to none and equal Opportunities
to all.
I am surprised that Mr.. Long should
SO far forget these great principles of
justice as to personally, himself, mis-
represent me to one of the great Chris
tian organizations of our country.
Again answering you that this state
ment to the Catholic minister is abso-
lutely false. L remain, very truly,
CLAUDE DUVAL.
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Next Tuesday.

The battle is finished with this
issue, as far as newspaper work is
concerned. Next Tuesday at the polls
the American voter alone with his
conscience and his God will decide
the policy OF the nation for the next
four years. Will it be for Bryan and
humanity or will it be for Mckinley
and imperialism, millitairism and
trusts. 1t is a serious hour for the
American people. They have come
through many crises with much suffer-
ing aud perhaps can pull through
another. But ,he menace to our i'd
eals and the spirit of our democracy
is very great. The trusts have reached
the final source of production and will
now slowly absorb the agriculture.
The grain trust was the entering
wedge to the control of the farmers as
to his produce. In foreign lands Am
erlcan boys are shooting helpless men
fighting the battles of liberty, without
a realization of what they are doing
Here at home the fathers are strug-
CLING under war tax of hundreds of
millions of dollars to keep them there.
1t is to be hoped that American man
hood will next Tuesday close it's heart
to the voice of the party which desires
to continue the course we have been
pursueing.
May the spirits of Washington,
Jefferson and Lincoln hover over the
nation and guide it to right action on
this important occasion.
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| November 5tl !
Our County Candid ates.

For the last time We say to you the
entire fusion ticket ipFEdwards county
deserves your support. They are men
of honor and integrity. Men who have
good moral characters. Men of good
business reputation. Men who will
look closely after your interests at
home and in the state legislature.
VOTE For B. z. TATuM-Don't
send n corporation lawyer to the leg
islature.
VOTE FOR L. r. CEARK-We can't
afford to nave our schools go back
ward.
VOTE FOR F. G. BLANCHARD
is An old soldier and has made fine
Official.
VOTE FOR A. C.. DYER-He has
made such a fine prosecuting attor-
ney that no on one will run against
him.
VOTE For NJ. a MERToN-He is
just the mtn we want for clerk of the
court.
VOTE FOR JOHN WoODS-He will
fairly; ably and honestly admi mister
the business of the county,
VOTE For THE ENTIRE TOWNSHIP
TICkET-If you do elect the fusion
candidates, laboriug men will not he
assessed higher on personal propert!
than favOtites who possess a great
deal more property.
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ON VIEWING A FALLEN LEAF.

ON VIEWING A FALLEN LEAF.
Shorn OF thy beauty-poor, dead leaf.
once thy freshness charmed me,
my green brightness calmed me.
Now, l see thee bowed with grief.
o leaf. didst ever fondly dream
That the winds and the sun,s ON.
brace,
ANA frosty fingers delicate grace,
Would touch thy green with richer
gfeam.
Dld thy heart ne'er sink and fail thee,
AS day by day thou saw no sign.
That thy heait's wishes would be
Y thine?
Did envy never seize and hold thee9
When thou didst see thy loneings
deep,
Not in thyself fulfilled but another,
Couldst thou thy feelings smother
And pale but neveE weep?
AS days and other days sped by,
Ana thy dread to surety grew,
Could thy hearts means be few,
And the breeze only catch thy sighs?
Then did some angel whisper sweet:
Though none may see and know
thy beauty
Thou shalt perform a sweeter duty,
"Thou shalt know and feel Joy more
meet.
when to thy mother earth thou
creepest,
'Return'st to her waiting breast,
"a dreamless slumber shalt be thy
AYE, sweet shall it be as thou Sleep
est.
"When the reign of the Winter is
'And Springs soft garments are
I'm the fall of water, the song of
! bird,
With her thousand charms all
blended.
''Then shalt thy cold heart throb
anew,
.'And in these thy waking hours
Shalt thou live again in the flow
ers,
(which scatter Joy through you.
Thy death shall bring forth sweet
ness,
"a rarer, more delicate tint,
Like pure, heavenly CLINT,
''Ihy spirit infused give complete
ness"
This then is the Joy of the leaf:
Shall ours fall short of it's strength
Or less patient in waiting the length
OF pain, which though heavy, is
brief?
If some word or act helps soul,
No matter how small it may be,
Shall we not the truth see?
Have we not reached high goal?
ALICE L. ERWIN
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Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
bic to know of one concern which is
not afraid to be generous. The pro-
prietors of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for CoDsuption Coughs and Colds,
have given away over ten milli on
trial bottels and have the satisfacti on
OF knowing it has cured thousands of
hopeless cases. Asthma. Bronchitis,
LaGrippe aud all Throat, Chest and
Lung diseases are surely cured by it.
Cali on G.. A. Mosher Druggist, and
get a free trial bottle. Regular price
SOC and $1.00. Every bottle guaran-
teed.
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To the COlOred Voter.

While in Topeka last week, we went
to hear Major Brown of the 23rd Kan
sas volunteers make a speech. He :s
man OF intelligence, honesty and n
scholar. He made one of the best po-
liticai speeches we have ever heard.
Its effect on the audience was electr,fy-
ing and the applause showed that he
touched his hearers deeply. He took
up the stock argument of the repub-
lican party that the colored vote be-
longed to them. He said addressing
his people, if they own US we are not
free. The claim is absurd. They
claim that we owe it to them [ claim
that we have paid our debts, They
stood on high grounds and said they
freed us because slavery was wrong,
political liberty is a part of liberty.
In showing up what had been done
for colored people by Kansas, he said
''Gov. Leedy did more for us rs far
as honor and money both are con-
cerned in the 23rd Kansas than all the
republican politicians in the state
have ever done.''
Major Brown scored Roosevelt for
his magazine article imputing cow
ardice at San Juan hill when he
claimed to have used his revol YER to
prevent negro troops from running
away. He and Col. Beck, also of the
23rd Kansas Volunteers, are publish
ers of the "ColOred Citizen" and are
doing everything in their power for
Bryan and Breidenthal. Think of this
on election day and be a free man and
vote your convictions
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To the Voter,

Go AND WATCH THE COUNT OF THE
BALLOTS ELECTION NIGHT. WATCH
CLOSELY. There has been plenty of
time during the campaign to find
out all there is to find out
about the fusion candid ates. They
are men who have lived in our
county maay many years. who are
entirely above reprOaeh in every way.
SO if you hear any ugly tales about
them between now and election day
turn deaf ear to them. There have
been in this county, tales sprung when
it was too late to contradict them.
This is to warn you against listening
to anything detrimental in regard to
our candidates at the last hour before
election