The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-05
in THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Harry D. Calhoun has wired the
State executive committee that he
will contest the election of James F.
Byrnes to congress on the grounds
of alleged irregularities and the use
of whiskey in the election.
At camp meeting at Beech Spring
school house in Greenville county
Tuesday of last week Fred Jordan
shot and instantly killed Oscar Coo
ley. Both men are white. The
cause leading up to the killing is not
known.
In Barnwell county W. G. Simms
was reelected clerk of court over two
opponents, DR.. A. B. Patterson was
elected Senator over Jas. e. Davis
and J. Emile Harley, and Morris de-
feated Creech for reelection as
sheriff.
Samuel N. Hyde, the white man Of
Anderson, who murdered his wife
and her father and who has been
sentenced to death, has been resplt-
ed until October in order that the
physicians may examine further into
his sanity.
Isaiah Butler, who was sentenced
to die in the electric chair at Co.
lumbia on August 14th, but whose
sentence was commuted until last
Friday, has had his sentence respited
again. 1t is claimed that he is weak
minded and terribly ignorant. His
sentence has been commuted until
September 25th.
An eight-year-old daughter of Mr..
Jesse Bridges, of Greenville county,
was run over and instantly killed by
a motor cycle ridden by Ford Cox, OF
Travellers Rest, of the same county.
Tuesday of last week. Mr.. Cox was
travelling at a rapid rate of speed
and struck the little child as she was
attempting to cross the road.
J. C. Gibson, a young man about
% years of age, was run over by an
automobile in Columbia last Friday
and severely injured. The car was
driven by G. R. Perry, of B1ythewood,
who was arrested and put up bond
for his appearance at the recorders
court. Gibson is a cripple and was
riding a bicycle when the automobile
struck him.
On account of the exceedingly
large vote polled in the recent prl-
mary, the State executive commit
tee, at it's meeting Friday of last
week, passed a resolution and ap-
pointed a committee to Investigate
the entire election. Another meet
ing of the committee will be held
to-day "wednesday when the COM
mittee will report to the executive
committee.
Several warrants have been issued
in Spartanburg against white men
charged with attempting to vote
more than once. The executive COM
mittee of that county proposes to
check up the 10000 names of those
who voted in the recent primary, but
we are afraid the job is too large
for it to be made thorough. There
is no question but that the election
was illegal but the proof will be hard
to obtain.
The political situation is getting
perplexing. A few days ago Senator
Tillman came out in long open let
ter to Governor Blease in which he
criticised the governor severely, yet
offered his help in the matter of par
dons and gave him some advice. The
governor replied, and it seems that
their friendship is at an end. We
would be glad to publish both let
ters, as they are interesting, but
space forbids this week. We may
publish them later.
N. B. Dial has sent notice Of pro-
test to Senator Tillman, stating that
he, Dial, will contest the Senator's
election because he did not file an
expense account. The Senator came
out yesterday morning in a caustic
reply to Mr.. Dial and lays bare some
facts in regard to Mr.. Dial and his
son with which Senator Tillman had
something to do. Tillman says that
under the circumstances Dial should
not have opposed him, and after he
had helped Dials son and prevented
his disgrace, he is surprised that Dial
should stop so low as to attempt a
contest on f1imsy technicality.
We honestly believe that Judge