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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
Katzenjammer Kids Wednesda,

The Katzenjammer Kids and Pathr's
weekly will hold the boards at the
moving picture show tonight and to-
morrow night. The Katzenjammers
and Der Captain will be shown to-
night and the Pathe weekly tomorrow
night Among the scenes on the Patho
weekly this time, will be a reproduc-
ton of the unveiling of the Woman's
monument in Columbia This doubt
less will attract a large crowd. Mr.,
Lavender announces that these two
feature reels will be here on Wednes-
day and Thursday of each week.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
Lydia Mill Managers.

Mr.. w. r. Crews, chairman of the
county executive committee, has sent
in the following names as managers of
the election at Lydia mill: r. G..
Boyce, John c. Wilson and N. w.
Campbell. 1t will be remembered that
in the first list of managers, the Lydia
mill box was omitted because no one
was present at the committee meeting
to suggest names.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
CAMPAIGN PARTY
COVERS THE COUNTY
Few Variations in Meeting, but Moth
ing OF Great Significance Brought
out "FrcSh."


out "Frcsh."
The party of county candidates fill
ed out six days of hard work last
week. Laurens, Laurens Mill, Lang
ston, Sardis, Clinton Mills, Clinton.
Lydia Mills, Hopcwcl, Goldville and
Cross Hill We're visited in the order
named. At the Laurcns mill and at
the Clinton mill the meetings were
characterized by considerable disor-
der, Messrs. Copeland and Aycock,
candidates for the legislature and sup
porters of Judge Jones, being howlcd
down by Bleasc supporters. Although
no reports have come from the Clinton
mill since the occurrence, it is un-
derstood that a great many of the
Laurens mill citizens resent the row
dyism shown by some Of the audience
there and regret that the candidates
were not given a fair showing 1t is
pr sumed that number of the Clin-
t]i mill people feel the same way
At the Clinton mill meeting, Mcssrs.
AycOck and Browning candidates for
the legislature upon opposite tickets,
passed sharp words, but after the
meeting. their friends brought them
together and now the best of feeling
prevails. Mr.. Browning accused MIR.
Aycock of publicly declaring that all
people who supported Gov Blease
were anarchists. Mr. Aycock denied
the charge and Mr. Browning produc-
ed an affidavit from Mr.. p. S. Jeans. of
Clinton. in which it was sworn that
| Mr.. Aycock had used the language at
tribdted to him. Mr. Aycock admit
ted that he had said something about
not used the exact words attributed
to him. An argument arose result
| ing in Mr.. Aycock branding a state
ment of Mr.. Browning as a lie. Friends
interviewed, the two candidates were
cooled down" and as stated above
they met and made proper amends for
their conduct
Mr.. w. f.. Bailey made his first an
| PS'i plINC at lllt 1lIlllOl IllcpllnR ana
thanked the voters for their past sup
port and asked that if he were con
sidered a capable officer that he be
again elected. The speeches of the
other court house" officers varied
very little from those made hitherto
MIR. John f. Bolt claimed that he had
put in a telephone so that the people
could reach him easier and declared
that the reason he was not in his of
| nee great part of the time was be-
cause he was out on the street at
tending to business which some OF
the voters had telephoned to him and
| asked him to attend to. Mr.. Bolt said
that If he did not attend to it it would
go unattended to. Mr.. j. Waddy
Thompson took sick after reaching
Clinton and did not appear to speak.
Mr.. Hairston was also absent because
OF pressing business.
The race for the house Of reDresen-
| tatives took on no new feature, ex-
cept that Mr.. Richey took up a
big part Of his time extolling the vir-
tues of Cole l.. Blease, the present
aspiriant for reelection to the gov
ernor's chair. Mr.. Richey reviewed
the career of the governor during the
past two years, declaring that no proof
had been shown that Blease was a
CRATER and that none of the charges
| of Fielder RurnS and Graco bod booo
substantiated
The senatorial candidates said over
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
RED SPIDER APPEARS.

Several Farmers State that the Dan
gerous Insect has Made Its Appear.
ance.
Several farmers were in the city yes
terday who declared that the red spid-
er had made its appearance in this
county and that much cotton was be-
ing destroyed. This little insect is
causing great damage elsewhere and
doubtless immediate steps will be TAX
en- to stamp it out. Methods of treat
ment will be found in another column
Of this paper. Prompt action is nee
essary for results.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
CAMP PAICN PARTY
TO BE HERE TODAY
Speaking to Commence at
1890.
AT HOLMES PARK
NEAR THE DEPOT
Special 0niccrs have been Sworn in by
the Mayor and Perfect Order will be
Observed. Candidates for Governor
to Speak Last. Gov. Blcasc to Close

nh, et,to ,,,i
hnrn today coro ,n, a,,,.,
rivnd ro,t r.n, ,,,1 a., ',
in ON the corIv troin mi. nn,nir, Tn.,
spcokn. viii ho hold .,,,
uolmcs park ON mo o,h,. ,,.I.
G. y g. T. r,uroo, ,.,,, ,,.,
station nl,tr,rn, o,, ~ I'M,
bonn nrnvid6d ,rd .u,;,, :u
made MS comfortable -. no..ih,, n,I,.
thn coudid,tc. nolioo oo,o ,
ucwsporor man viii, l,o ,,,,,u,, .,,
platform
turbauccs hovn tol,or nloc, ,, ,.,,i
ous compnipn moo,iro. ,,;. ,,,. ,,.
city council has ,boupht Il yi,n 80
prepare for onv nmcrpcucv ca ,rni
cicnt rorcn ,r ox,., ,,rinon,.., t,,.
been sworn in to nrcscrvo nor,,c, 49,.
der The county rxccutivn cnmri,tro
has also drawn nm rnsoI,,io,,.. ,i,.
that order be maintained Thn r,I,oo..
ing has been received from th, com
mittcc:
AT recent meeting of The county
democratic executive committee mo
following resolutions were unanimous
ly passed; with the request that the
county chairman. as the presiding OF
iccr at the meeting. read them to the
audience from the stand at the open-
ing of the meeting"
Resolved, that inasmuch as the i'm
preston has gone abroad that there is
likely to be boistcrousncss and rowly-
ism at the meeting i'm Laurnns we
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
Buys Il Home.

Mr. w. b. Sloan has purchased
through Bishop e Wolff the house
and lot on Martin street formerly
owned by Mr.. w. G.. Lancaster and
now occupied by Mr.. Lockwood Mr..
Sloan buys this as an investment.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
and the small turnout of voters in
view of the poll of S,594 in this county
TWO years ago, were as follows:
Lyon VIII Indict Evans.

''i'" siiS Shiall IulHpuI Ol voters III
view of the poll of S,594 in this county
two years ago were as follows:
Lyon VIII Indict Evans.
An announcement by j. Fraser
Lyon, attorney general, following rep
etition by his opponent, Barnard b.
evans, or scandalous charges hitherto
made on the stump against various
persons, that he purposed to swear
out a warrant against Evans shortly
to test the application to campaign
meetings of the slander and libel
statute enacted at the recent session
of the general assembly. Mr.. Lyon
said he had requested friends on the
platform to take down Evans utter
ances for the purposes of this prose-
cution.
Vigorous criticism by Judge Jones
of Governor Blease's record, particu-
larly of his action in allowing 172 of
| the zoo general acts enacted by the
legislature at its recent session to be-
come laws without either approving
or disappearing them, though it is
plainly contemplated by the constitu-
tion that he shall express himself on
such measures.
Reading by Judge Jones of tele-
gram from Columbia, signed "Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy" saying. 1--WE
are working and praying for your sue
cess"
w. +. Boards Status.
The development Of the status of
w. F. Beard, of Abbeville described
by Judge Jones as the governors
bodyguard. Mr.. Beard, who has at
tended most of the meetings during
this campaign, always occupying a
seat on the platform. said after the
meeting that he was armed, as Judge
Jones charged. but held a commission
from the governor, dated July 10, as
deputy chief constable" He said
his special detail was to preserve or
der on the stand.
BleaSe DenOunceS RumOr.
Denunciation by Governor Blease of
persons responsible for rumor which
he said was in circulation here to the
effect that he had been paid $4,000
to allow Judge Sease to handle with
out interference the case of w. j..
Massee. the capitalist of Macon, who
was recently arrested here on a Ten
nessee warrant.
Sarcastic reference by the COVER
nor to the notorious dictagraph cpl
sode In Spartanburg and the bowling
down of John p. Grace, mayor of
Charleston, who is supporting Judge
Jones.
Governor Blease came to the plat
form accompanied by w. p. Beard
Sam j. Nichols, Harry Stokes, of
Nashville, who came here to ask the
extradition Of Massee; p. H. Corley
of Lexington, special agent of the
Southern railway, who has been with
the campaign party all the week. and
j. G. Long, Of Union, a deputy sheriff
who is member of the governors
staff Today, however, he said moth
ing concerning fear of assassination
Governor Blease last night address,
ed at the court house large number
of sympathizers mostly cotton mill
operatives who were at work during
the day
j. G.. Long, of Union brought here
today loving cup which commit
tee of admirers expect to pre-
sent to Governor BleaGe at the
(Cnptipnad ON Dooo nNurO
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
MESSER BABB DIED
MONDAY MORNING

After being I'm Ill Health for SeyernI
Years and Confined to his Bed for
Many Months, this we'll Known
and Highly Respected Citizen Died
Monday.
After prolonged illness stretching
over a period OF several years, Mr..
Messer Babb, one of the city's best
known citizens and member of the
well known family of that name in
this county, died at his home here
early Monday morning. about 3
O'Clock. Mr.. Babb had been i'm i'll
health for four or five years and on
different occasions before. his life had
been despaired of. For the past few
weeks his death had been momentarily
expected Coming rs it did. after a
long vigil, his death was easier to
bear by his devoted family
Mr., Babb was go years of age. lie
was born in the Babbtown section of
this county, being the Youngest of
three sons of Sampson Babb. .Ir. His
elder brothers were the late Martin r..
Babb, who was clerk of court of the
county at one time and who died in
1883, and the late Thadcus Babb. who
died about eight years ago The three
of them went to ths war and fought
throughout tie conflict MIR Messcr
Babb was a member of Co. A. 9th S.
c. Cavalry known as Sullivan's com
pany. He fought with courage and fl
deity, having been wounded on one
occasio. He returned after the war
and followed the pursuit of farming
and merchandising. He remained ON
the farm until elected to the Office of
county treasurer i'm lSoG. He held this
Office for two terms and since that
time has occupied several clerical po-
sitions in the court house. At the time
OF his death, he was c'"rk in the coun-
ty commissioners Office.
Early in life Mr.. Babb married Miss
Laura licllams, daughter Of SPUR"
John Hcllams, who lived near him in
DialS township The devoted Wife and
six children survive him: Mcssrs r.
H. Babb, X. y. Babb and II. T.. Babb
and Misses Mamie, Mary Belle and
Sarah Babb. His two sisters are
Mrs. }. H. Babb and Mrs. John Woods
OF THIS county.
MI l}abb was an unright. honest cit
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-14
CHICORA TRUSTEES
TO BE AGAIN CALLED

DIR. II X. Aiken has Received Letter
from the Secretary of the Board Of
Trustees.
DR.. III. K. Aiken has received the
letter below from Rev. E. e. Gillespie
secretary Of the board of trustees of
Chlcora college. 1t will be seen by a
reading of it, that another meeting of
the board will be called at some future
date at which the answer of the Iau-
rens committee will be discussed
What action will be taken is of course
doubtful, but it seems that Laurens
Will have another opportunity to show
that it has a moral and legal right to
mold the board to it's original propo-
Sition. The letter of Rev. Gillespie is
as follows:
Yorkville, S. c.,
July 81, 1912.
DR.. ii. *. Aiken, Chairman,
Laurens. S. G..
My Dear DR.. Aiken:
| beg leave to acknowledge the re-
celpt of your reply to the action of
the Board of Trustees or Chicora Col
lege in session in Greenville, S. c..
July 10, 20, and assure you that prop
er steps will be taken at an early date
for a meeting of the Board to receive
and consider the answer from the pco-
pie OF Laurens declining to release
the Board of Trustees of Chicora Col
lege from the proposition made to
them relative to removal Of the col
lege to their city. Due notice will be
given YOU of the proposed meeting.
Yours fraternally,
E. Il. Gillespie.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
PROHIBITIONS AND DTSFRAN-
=. CHISEMENT

The Arkansas egro newspapers
report that Hs>Sas through an al
lance with the saloon element that
the Negroes Of that State were
able to defeat the Acknowledgement
amendment ina, recent election. 1t
appears that the Prohibition forces
were active supporters of the move
ment to eliminate the Negroes from
politics, to make them political
eunuchs, and that the Negroes
were forced to align themselves
with the "wets to save themselves
from a greater. evil. 49,.
A fine. set of moralists these
with one hand trying to mail up the
doors of the saloons and with the
other attempting to close the vot-
ing booths against the Negro. 1t
is we'll that this effort to yoke
good and evil together failed, and
the Negroes of Arkansas are to be
congratulated upon the wisdom
they displayed in aligning with a
disputed evil to effect a positive
SOO(l- 49,. $50 IL .:E>.. -.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
WINCH is ITi

That must bsSa terribly blood,
thirsty aggregation in the Southern,
end OF the StSte, f,the managing
editor of the Mcdowell Times leo.
pardized hissiife in publishing his
milk-and,waters comment on the
murder of the Negro johnson by a
mob at Princeton 4 few weeks ago.
What he said would have occa,
stoned no anfavorable discussion
even down Sedth, and. sthere is not
a>paper in the State, Democratic
or Republican, which did not con-
denim the lynching in language
more foreible than that used BY
Mr.. White, Why then he wrote
at the risk Of my own life, - as
he said, is d mystery, for he did not
say anything Which could be so in
terpreted as %to 3ruffie the temper
Of the most rabid Negrophobist.
A careful reading of Mr.. Whites
essay will lead to one of two con-
illusions: either he would pose as
a hero or failed to denounce the act
in terms as scathing as he intended
when he wrote the introduction.
Which is it, =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
THE FREEMANhS INCONSIS-
TENEY

The Indianapolis Freeman goes
out of its way to throw brick at
Mr.. .Brokenburr, young colored
man nominated by the Progressives
Of Indiana for the Legislature, 1t
mgraciously acknowledges that
hes a nice young man and all
that, so far as we know" and zap
parently he has been making it
fairly we'll, all things considered, -
But because it thinks 1.-the nomi-
nation is meant to influence votes
nationally for Theodore Roosevelt
the Freeman opposes his election.
A Negro, mind you, and not a
word against his fitness for the
office, yet the Freeman is opposed
to him because his nomination is
meant to influence votes nation
ally for Theodore Roosevelt.
Granting that the Freeman s accu-
sation is true, what crime did the
Progressives commit in, nominating
him, or Mr.. Brokenburr in accept
ing the nomination All nomina-
tons, with the possible exception
of that of Mr.. Taft at Chicago, are
made to influence votes. The Dem
ocrats nominated Gov. Wilson for
that reason. The Progressives nom
mated Col. Roosevelt because they
rightly thought his would be the
greatest influence on the voters.
Straus nomination is looked upon
as happy stroke because it Will
influence votes. In short, candid
ates are named by all parties be-
cause CT their availability, their
influence on the voters.
The opposition of the Freeman
to the election of the colored Bull
Moose in indianapolis comes then
with poor grace, and particularly
so since he is a Negro and the Free
man and its publisher lay great
stress upon what they are doing
to uplift the race. To be consist
net, the least they can do is to re-
main silent on this gentleman s
candidacy, but they would do a
better service to the race by sup
porting it.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26

student of political questions that
negative >ehssacter ,aHd igner.
ance" are NOT assets to any party,
and that that party is of the high.
est type which has the less of. these
elements. &
Now, because Col, RooseYelt OBJ
jectcd to this negative character
and ignorance dominating the
Progressive as it does the Repub-
lican party at the South, he is DIES
pissed and rejected of some Negro
men, branded as a traitor and is
marked for slaughter, Truly an
anomalous state of affairs to be
brought about by .sentimentalists
deeply interested in Negative
character and ignorance" and
others who have personal axes to
grind
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
REPCBLiCAN SOUTHERN
CONSTTTTENCY

In view of its marked hostility
to the Progressive party and it's
leader. that was remarkable adj
mission made by the Atlanta indie
pendent when it said. last week:
1t is generally confessed in the
South and recognized in every sec
ton of our country that the white
Republican of the South is a crea-
turc OF a peculiar condition; that
they are purely the handmade of
Negro suffrage; that majority of
them are affiliated with the Repub-
I,can party, because they could
dominate the Negro. the Negro be-
ing willing to accept white leader
ship. The average white Repub-
leans have no chance in. the Demo
cratic party among the intelligence
and respectfully Of the white race.
They took to the Republican party
because of their lack of intelligence
and the ignorance Of the Negro.
The average white Republican can
not earn d baliff s place in the
Democratic party, and has sue
rcedcd III the Republican party
purely because of it's negative char
actcr and ignorance of it's South
crn constituency.
There YOU have it, Ignorance
let by incompetence! The Repub-
lean party at the South made w
Of ignorant Negroes led by incom.
potent white men, Republicans
"becausc they could dominate the
Negro, the Negro being willing t.
acccpt white leadership This
must be true, coming as it does
from such a well informed newsra
pcr>a sis the Atlanta Independent
And set the Independent waxp'
wroth because the Progressive par
,ty acted upon the facts set fortf
III this statement, and refused IL
be tainted with the virus which hh
poisoned the Republican party III
to death. The Progressive part,
would not tolerate "the negatiV
character and ignorance Of it's Re
=, publican) Southern constituencies
| yet there are th0sc--and amonE
them The Independent which hole
Col Roosevelt up as an enemy t
the Negro and his party as disfralf
= chlsers Of the race. They know
= and down in their hearts they &C
. knowledge, the truth Of COL Roose
l vclt's statement that the system o
trying to force in the far Southern
I States conditions that can not b.
= made to exist there, has failed. n
: :, y as patent to them as it is to tan
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
THE END or THE CHAPTER

The Advocate derives no pleas
urc from the fulfllment Of its
prophecy that Mercer County s
effort to punish the lynchers of
Walter Johnson would prove a
fiasco. Press reports Of the sym
pathy Of the public with the act
made it a foregone conclusion that
the actors would never be brought
to justice. 1t was upon this sym
pathy our prophecy was based.
The hope is held out that the
regular grand jury is yet to con
slider the inexcusable murder of
the man, generally believed now
to be innocent, and that many ttTle
bills will be found. but none ex-
cept the most optimistic indulge in
such a hope To do so would be to
disregard all traditions and pre-
ccdcnts and to place Mercer citi-
z"ns upon a higher plane than the
average. /ll,G.@'
The latter position is not, {c44ablc
as any one knows whoy IS acquaint-
ed with Mcrcer?* people-white
people-most'y recent inhabitants
Of Virginia. deep-dyed with all of
Elrginia'' prejudice against color.
They A. Republicans Of recent
conversion, and, consequently, Of
the fiy-Whitc persuasion which
womN deny to the black man com
moi justice.
with such constituency aud
aRInSt such public sympathy for
IT," mob, the officers of the law,
CONSCIENTIOUS as they may be, will
make no Roadway. An innocent
%'nan has been murdered. his MUIR
! d"rrrS and the man guilty of the
: Grim" for which he suffered are
free, and West Virginia hangs her
head in shame. Thus readeth the
chapter and thus it ends.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
POSSIBLE SUP Not PROBA,
1..>.: BILE 1850.

In raising such a hullabaloo
about the Progressives nominating
a Negro: for the Indiana legisIa-
ture to intidencA votes, The Free
man evidently fprgets Mr.. Taft s
invitation to a number OF Negroes
to participate in the ceremonies
when he accepted the stolen nomi-
nation. May be that was not done
to influence votes! And the great
concern he expressed for the race
IN a speech at Washington, last
week. Maybe that was not done
to influence votes. And his be-
lated efforts to reinstate Mingo
Saunders in the army May be
that was not done to influence the
votes. Yes, may be, but it is hard
ly likely. e.. ...>
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26

The right Of the people to rule.
The elimination of political bosses.
Condemns special interests in control
of government.
Full extension OF Direct Primaries.
Stringent Corrupt Practices Act.
Publicity of Campaign Funds. =.
The Short Ballot, Initiative, Referen-
dunn and Recall
Prevention of Industrial Accidents
Protection from overwork and unde~-
employment.
A six-day week.
Fair compensation for industrial. acct
dents, occupaHional disease and
death,
Minimum wage limit for women.
Extension of Industrial and Agricu,-
tural Education.
Prohibition Of Child Labor.
Publicity as, to hours Of labor and con-
ditions of employment
Creation of Federal Department If
Labor. ''.>H
Equal suffrage to men and women
alike. -.
Reform of legal procedure and judicial
method. '.:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-26
DISTRICT TICKET


Mr.. w. J. Thompson, of Thomas
w. Va, took his pen in hand. last
week, and wrote our local contcln-
porary a column and quarter to
let the public know why it should
oppose the Progressive party.
Boiled down, Mr.. Thompson's ar
gument was; the Progressive party
Is led III the State and Nation BY
1neh who have held high office as
Republicans; they have as Repub-
llcans been guilty Of many Of the
crimes Of which they accuse their
~cr'stwhlle political friends; there
fore, TREY are uHeorthy Of sup
port. 4. a ~
d Mr.. Thompson $ argument. be-
ing I'D h0ntl7'em-against the man.
is Of the class looked upon with
contempt by logicians' who hold
that an attack upon an adversary 5
character or motives does not re.
but his contentious in the discus.
sions Of abstract or concrete ques.
tons. But; accepting Mr.. Thomp.
sons challenge on his chosen
ground, The Advocate, while not
Wenying the truth Of his catalog OF
Mho positions held by Col. RooSc
p Selt and the others to whom he re