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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27

your several homes TO find out the
sentiment of the people at home and
then again come together, | suggest
by mass convention to nominate for
the presidency a progressive candi-
date on a Progressive platform,
candidate and a platform that will en-
able us to appeal to Northerner and
Southerner, Fastener and Western
er, Republican and Democrat alike. in
the name of our common American
citizenship.
Wherever in any state the Republi-
can party is true to the principles of
its founders and is genuinely the par
ty of justice and progress, expect to
see it come bodily into the new move
ment for the convention has just sat
in this city is in no proper sense of
the word Republican convention at
all. 1t does not represent the masses
OF the Republican party. 1t was or
ganized in cynical defiance of their
wishes and it has served the purpose
only Oh group vi sIllislcl HOilliNui
bosses who have not one shadow of
sympathy with the spirit and purpose
of the Republican party of fifty years
ago and many of whom have used the
party merely as an adjunct to money
making, either for themselves or for
the great crooked financial interests
which thay sarVa
Bat we are more fortunate in one
respect than our predecessors, for We
who now stand for the Progressive
cause. the Progressive movement,
have done forever with all sectional
ism, and we make our appeal equally
to the sons OF the men who fought
under Grant and TO the sons Of the
men who fought under Lee for the
cause we champion is as emphatically
the cause of the South as it is the
cause Of the North.
am in this fight for certain princi-
pies and the first and most important
of these goes back TO Sinai and is
embodied in the commandment Thou
Shalt Not Steal"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
SHORT UGLY WORDS
FROM CANDIDATES
LIVELY PASSAGES MARKED THE
CAMPAIGN MEETING AT BEN
NETTSVllLE.
INDULGE IN FIGHTING TALK
j. Fraser Lyon Did Not mncs Words
In Referring to 3. 3. Evans While
Ira 3. Jones Spoke of Cole BIease
In No Uncertain Terms.

Bennttsville. Photographic re-
ports of the campaign meeting here
would fairly crackle with words short
and ugly. Not merely the almost-but-
not-quite euphemisms ordinarily EN-
ployed were heard, but the raw fight
ing talk itself was freely INDUCED In,
and this not by one speaker but
two.
The governor of the state, Cole L..
Blease, was directly accused by an op-
ponent, Ira B. Jones, of malicious
falsehood, "of making statements de-
liberately false" OF telling a lie out
of the whole CLOTH" and OF fathering
accusations which only fool and a
liar would make" accusations which
showed him mot worthy the name OF
man, much less OF the right to be
elected to the office of goyeronr.
The governor Of the state himself
referred to a committee OF the gen
eral assembly as this guttersnipe
commission that have been craving
on their bellies in the filth"
]. Fraser Lyon, attorney general,
was assailed in an ambiguous but
hardly respectful terms by an oppo-
nent, B. B. Evans, and he said after
enduring this sort of things for two
years he was determined to put q
stop to 1t.
He advanced upon his opponent
with his fist clenched and arm drawn
back, demanding do you mean to
call me a liar?" Apparently nothing
but prompt Intervention by others
prevented him from administering
physical chastisement.
And this meeting, oddly enough,
happened also to be the first OF the
campaign thus far to be opened with
an invocation for Devine guidance. An
earnest plea for sanity and modera-
ton was made in the prayer offered at
the beginning of the meeting by Rev.
Welcom Quick of Clio. About 1,5OO
people attended the meeting, which
was held in the court house square.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Happy Over Taft's Victory.

Cincinnati. O.-The news OF the vic
.ory OF President Taft in the Chicago
Republican national convention Great
ed no little excitement in this his
home city. Early in the evening the
crowds began to gather in front of the
newspaper Offices. scanning the bull
letins closely. When the nomination
was announced. bedlam broke loose
in the business section OF the town.
Those of the relatives Of President
Taft, who were in town, were eager
listeners to the bulletins as they came
over the wires.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
RichIand County Education Board

The county board Of education will
meet in the office OF the superintend
ent. S. NJ. Clarkson, in Columbia. the
first Friday in July to appoint school
trustees for Richland county. The
trustees will be required for the first
time to take an oath of office, and
will not be permitted to perform the
duties of their office unless the oath
IS taken. Following the appointment
of the trustees the county superln'
tendent of education will send to each
A copy Of the necessary oath. This
will have to be sworn to and sub
scribed before an authorized person
and returned to the superintendent
before the appointee can be commits
stoned.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Hilles Nav Lead Taft's Campaign.

Chicago.-Charles ID. Hilles, secre-
tary to President Taft, probably will
be chosen chairman Of the Republi-
can national committee. No definite
announcement that his selection was
certain was obtainable at present, but
ii was known that he had been endors-
ed by President Taft and was gener-
ally acceptable. Congressman Will
liam b. Mckinley of Illinois. who has
managed the Presidents campaign
and was mentioned for the chairman
ship refused to have his name consid'
cred.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
sherman Appreciates Honor.

Utica. n. Y.-Expressing. apprecia-
ton of the honor conferred by the Re
publican national convention in select
ing him for a second time as nominee
for Vice President, James S. Sherman
declared that although it was his pref
erence to retire from public life, he
had been honored too greatly by the
party to decline a denomination. ITO
appreciate it's full significance, he
said, "one must remember that not
for three-quarters of century, has a
denomination been accorded to any
one for this Office"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
WANT NEW COUNTY
IN LOWER COLLETON - MASS
MEETING HELD TO DISCUSS
THE SITUATION.
UNREST AMONG THE CITIZENS
A Committee Has Been Appointed
Major A. s. Marvin Was Elected
cnairman-The Cause For Complaint
Is In Reference to the Road Work.

Walterboro.-That. Colleton county
is to suffer a further cut for the pur.
pose OF allowing the formation OF a
new county was the object OF a meet
ing held at Hendersonville. For some
time it has been known that there
had been some unrest among citizens
of the lower part Of this county and
rumors have been heard that an ef-
fort will be made to cut off and go to
Beaufort county. Recently, however,
this discussion has taken a new turn,
and now the desire seems to be to
form a new county out Of the lower
portion OF Colleton county. Accord.
ingly mass meeting was called at
Hendersonvile for the purpose OF
making plans looking to the formation
of this county. About so to rs citizens
of Hendersonville and community as
sembled at the high school auditori-
um end were presided over in their
deliberations by Rev. u. A. Martin. II.
NJ. Williams was appointed secretary.
1t was decided at this meeting to ap-
point a committee of IA to have
charge of working up sentiment In ia.
vor OF the new county. Maj A. S.
Marvin, who is and has been the
prime mover in the new county talk
was chosen chairman Of this commit
tee. Other members Of the commit
tee are: Paul Sanders, C. P. Fish
burne, J. B. Dodd, J. n. Wood, ]. M.
Speights, z. d. Ravenel and j. s.
Hickman. There are several others
whose names could not be obtained.
The principal cause for complaint
is in reference to road work in the
county. Those who are disgruntled
claim that they do not get any re-
turns for their Communication tax, and
that their roads have not received any
attention in several years. They claim
that as they do not have a large vot
ing population, that 1t Is useless TO
appeal to the county authorities for
redress. AS one Of the members OF
this committee expressed 1t, Anything
lnder the sun for change"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Man Injured BY Passenger Train.

Horace J. McGee, prominent man
in insurance circles and connected
with the Southeastern Life Insurance
Company, was struck by passenger
train at Greenville and badly injured
His left hand and left foot were man.
gled it being necessary to amputate
two fingers on the hand. Mr.. McGee
walked around some cars standing on
one track and stepped directly in
front of No. 40, which was coming In
to the station. He was Immediately
taken to the city hospital and his
wounds dressed. A large cash was
cut in his side Mr.. Niece resides
in Anderson and is connected with
prominent families all over the upper
part of the state His injuries VIII
not prove fatal, the physicians say.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27

Ohio for President, and James School
craft Sherman of New York, for Vice
President.
President Taft receied SCI Of the
I,078 votes in the convention, or u
more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo
Die. under direction of their leader
TO refrain from voting, left no other
candidate. The announcement OF the
Taft victory was greeted with cheer
Ing from his adherents and groans and
Kisses from the opposition.
When it became absolutely certain
early Saturday that Mr.. Taft would be
nominated without great difficulty the
leaders in control Of the convention
decided to give him as running
mate his companion on tie ticket in
1908.
All others dropped from the race
and Mr. Sherman was the only can
didate regularly placed before the
convention. A motion from New
Hampshire to make the nomination
by acclamation was declared out OF
order. There were many scattering
votes On the roll call that ensued.
The convention amid much confu-
sion adjourned sine die.
At no time was there an indication
OF walk-out of the Roosevelt dele
gates. They expressed their revolt
by silence.
In the confusion just before the ad'
journment, a resolution was adopted
giving the national committee power
TO declare vacant the seat of any man
on the committee refusing TO support
the nominees OF the regular conven'
ton of 1912.
Sherman's vote was 597
President Taft made the following
statement:
"The national convention Of one OF
the great parties is ordinarily i'm
portant only as a preliminary to q
national campaign for the election OF
a President. The Chicago convention
Just ended is much more than this
and is in itself the end Of pre-con
vention campaign presenting a crisis
more threatening and issues more
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Tim. Woodruff Leaves Party.

Chicago.-Ex-Lieut Gov. Timothy
L. Woodruff announced his resignation
as leader OF the Republican organiza-
ton in Brooklyn. In his letter TO Reu-
ben l.. Haskell Mr.. Woodruff says in
part THE utterly ruthless subsersion
Of popular will expressed by our fel-
low Republicans. Of the great Repub-
lican States, by the national commit
tee, the committee on credentials and
finally by this fraudulently constitut-
ed convention. whereby the destruc-
ton OF the Republican party is, in
my political judgment. inevitable.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
sou.h Carolina New Enterprises.

Tho citizens Bank of Chesterfield
c5unty was chartered by the secretary
Of state. with a capital of $4,000. The
petitioners are NJ. B. Smith, J. A. wat
son and P. A. Murray, Jr, all OF Che-
raw. The Pages Mill Leaf Tobacco
Warehouse Company was commission
cd bv the secretary of state. The
company will have capital OF $4,000
and buy and sell leaf tobacco. Inc
petitioners are J. T. Townsend, L. W.
Terole and L. G. Miller, all OF Pages
Mill The Smith Automatic Transfer
Company OF Glenn Springs was COM
missioned. The company will trans
fer passengers and packages between
spartanburg and Glenn Springs. IL
will be capitalized at 800. The peti.
TONERS are Clement F. Smith ana
Paul Simpson of Glenn Springs. The
Lanes Ginnery Company, of Lanes.
was commissioned, with a capital OF
$4,000. The company will do gen
eral cotton buying and ginning busl-
ness. The petitioners are Blakeiy
Mccullough, ]. Zigler and E. ). Par-
ker, all of Lanes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
\ TILT IN HIGHWAY ISSUE
Campaign For Aiken County Officers
Hinges on Bill Passed BY legls-
Iature-The Candidates.

Aiken.-Heretofore for many years
past the dispensary or the liquor ques-
ton in some form, shape or fashioh
has been the issue Of political cam
paigns in Aiken county. Not SO this
year
The meeting held here, when 'he
first guns of the county campaign
were fired, developed the fact that IN
stead of the liquor question the ques-
ton of the highway commission DILL
which was passed by the last legisla-
tue and which is in operation IN tnlS
county, will be the bone of contention
No other issue was presented nor
discussed by the candidates for the
senate and the house Of representa-
tives, and the people OF the county
are pretty we'll divided on the ques-
ton. :
G L. Bueler of North Augusta is
leading the fight for the retention OF
the system while the other senatorial
candidates openly oppose 1t and wouia
repeal the bill. w. c. r. Trunouii'
who was elected to the house OF rep
resentatives two years ago, was ah
11th hour candidate for the senate
There are seven candidates for the
house, E. Foster Brigham OF Nor'n
Augusta, ]. G. Harr.gal of Granite
Vile and ]. c.. Busbee OF Wasehei
having entered the race. Legislative
candidates are about equally split on
the one issue of the campaign. j. H.
sorgee and ]. w. Murray oppose H.
NJ c. Oliveros for master, but asiue
from the sheriff's race the other con-
tests are not particularly Interesting
except that OF John w. Dunbar VINO
stands for reelection as clerk OF ihe
court. opposed by T. ]. Southali.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
peIIaqra Commission in Chester.

The physicians OF Chester county
are planning great educational meet
ing on pellegra, the meeting, is to be
a public one. and will be held in the
auditorium of the city hall The
members OF the McFadden-Thompson
Pellegra commission at Spartanburg
have been requested to come and
make addresses This commission is
making a careful study of pellegra
in and around Spartanburg. 1t is
composed of one representative of the
army. one from the navy and ,hlrd
from the Post Graduate school.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
poIltlcs in oranaebura County.

Politics in Orangeburg county Is
beginning TO liyen up as the primary
election approaches. A number OF
candidates are ont for the house OF
representatives and for county super
visor, Orangeburg county will elect
five representatives and three super
visors. The following have announced
for the house representatives: Joseph
A. Berry, Thomas S. Brantley, 7. NJ
Dantzler, Edward b. Friday, Jim +
Huto, Junius T. Lilies, w. Claude
Martin, V. Milligan and Bascom A
Schuler.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Talk of Adjournment.

Chicago.-The rapid progress made
by the convention after the contests
were disposed of in the adoption of
reports OF all of the committees up
TO that OF the committee on resolu-
tions materially altered the prospects
as to final adjournment 1t was be-
lieved by the leaders that it might be
possible to conclude the nominations
and adjourn by midnight or earlier.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Utica Will Seiebrate.

Utica, n. Y-Utica will celebrate
Vice President Sherman's renomina-
ton. Mr.. Sherman sent the following
telegram to President Taft: MY very
sincere congratulations. With the
passing Of the storm will come clear
atmosphere and We may expect with
a calm judgment a just verdict" The
Vice President received the reply:
Your kind telegram received. Well
pull together again and with the same
result hope. 1t will be a pleasure to
work with you. One great victory has
been won.'
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Bids For Working RichIand Roads.

Columba.-The board of commits.
sioners for Richland county voted to
advertise for bids for working from
30 to 10 miles of road, in sections OF
from one to five miles from October
1, 1912, until May 1, 1913. The plan
is this: A contract will be let tc
n person to work certain section OF
road, the county to furnish split
log drag and all necessary tools, the
person taking the contract to do the
work. The board was OF the opinion
that this would be logical plan for
keeping the roads in good condition,
and are going to give it trial from
October 10 May.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Dates Of Union County Fair.

The dates fixed for the next Union
county fair are Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October 16, II and Is. The
dates originally decided upon were
one week later, but it was found nee
essary to make the change on account
OF conflict with dates Of another fair.
The officers OF the Union county fair
association are: l.. J. Browning,
president: A. b. Brannon, vice presi'
dent: r. p. Harry, treasurer, and B.
+. Aston, Jr., secretary. The first
fair was held last fall and was a de-
cided success.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Dental Society Closed Session.

The South Carolina Dental Society
concluded its forty-second annual
meeting at the Isle Of Palms, with the
election of the following officers: DR..
J. L. Stokes, OF Orangeburg, president;
DR.. B. f. Bruce, of st. Matthews, and
DR.. p. d. Brooker, of Columbia, vice
presidents; DR.. f. H. Kibler, Of New.
berry. corresponding secretary; DR.. G
A. Miner, of Aiken. treasurer: DR.. W.
Bussey Simmons, of Piedmont, record
ing secretary; Dr. b. II. league OF
Aiken, editor.in-chief of proceedings
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Enund Out What Cows Eat.

Chester.-John 7. Peay, large
dealer in Western beef here, discover
ed while slaughtering cow several
days ago sight that puzzled him.
From the stomach of the COW he gath
cred a double handful of wire nails,
several wire staples, one brass watch
chain and a number of screws. The
acid of the bovines system had prac-
tically eaten some Of the wire nails up.
The only conclusion he was able TO
reach was that the accumulation had
been carried to the stomach through
the feed OF the animal.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Claims Attempted Murder.

Complaint has been made by James
Marshal, OF Orangeburg, that his wife
and her sons tried to poison him by
placing concentrated lye in his food.
The negro stated that when he had
taken his first mouthful his mouth
was severely burned by kind Of acid
and his suspicion was aroused. He got
some of the food and carried it to
doctor for examination. The doctor
said the lye had been cooked along
with the food Warrants have been
issued for the negro woman and her
sons.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Headouarters Deserted.

Chicago.-The majority Of the polit.
ical headquarters were deserted Sun
day. LaFollette and Cummins sup
porters left soon after the convention
closed. The Taft headquarters were
fille1 with boxes trunks and suitcases,
preparatory to leaving Mr.. Mckinley
left for Washington. He was in an
optimistic mood When the nomna'
ton of Roosevelt was mentioned, he
smiled and said: "A man will do
some peculiar things when he is de-
feated. The Orchestra hall meeting
did not excite men"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27

Der. great victory for the Republican
party and the United States has been
won. The party remains as a great
powerful organization for carrying out
its patriotic principles as an urgency
Of real progress in the development
of the nation along the constitutional
lines upon which it was constructed
and has even been baintained; End
It's future opportunity for usefulness
is as great as its achievements in the
nos.v
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
Democratic State Convention.

Columbia-The same day on which
tho National Democratic convention
opens in Baltimore--the senatorial,
congressional and solcitorial races
formally opened with campaign
meeting in Columbia. The commit
tee OF the state Democratic conyen
ton appointed to map out the timer
ary of the state campaign decided
that it would be impracticable for all
the candidates for state Offices to
speak in the same place on the same
day, hence arranged two series OF
meetings.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27

WITH s44 DELEGATES NOT VOTING THE PRESIDENT heoe'
A MAJORITY OVER ROOSEVELT, LaFoLLETTs AND
cUMMiNs ONLY 2
1us DEMONSTRATIONS WERE NOT OVER EXCITING
Followers Did Not Convention Was Expected hey
mIoht Do But Their Seats Peerns 70 10
1b. Rather Than Be Charged Bolnsshmans Vote wac 9
a Statement

important than those Of the election
campaign which is to follow between
the two great national parties. The
question here as stake was whether
the Republican party was to change
its attitude as the chief conseryator
in the national Of constitutional rep
resentative government and was to
weaken the constitutional guarantee
of life, liberty and property and all
other rights declared sacred in the
Bill of Rights, by abandoning the prin-
ciple OF the absolute independence OF
the judiciary, essential to the mainte-
nance of those rights. The campaign
carried on to seize the Republican
party and make 1t the instrument OF
reckless ambition and the unsettling
OF the fundamental principles OF our
government was so sudden and unex-
pected that time was not given close
ly to show to the people and the party
the dangers which confronted them.
II was sought to break the wise and
valuable tradition against giving more
than two terms to any one man in the
presidency and the danger from its
breach could not be measured. The
Importance of the great victory which
has been achieved can not be over-es-
timated. All over this country patri-
otic people tonight are breathing
more freely that most serious men
ace to our Republican institutions has
been ayerted.
1T is not necessary tonight to
speak Of the result in November and
OF the issues which may arise be
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties during the presidential cam
paign.
1T will be time enough to do that
after the action Of the convention at
Baltimore. 1t is enough now to say
that whatever NAV hapDen in NOvem
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-06-27
seIoIer Appeals for New Trial.


Attorneys of Jas. G. Seigler, charg-
ed with the murder of Policeman
Wade Patterson and convicted of man
slaughter and sentenced to seven
wears have served notices upon Solic-
itor Gunter and other attorneys for
the state that they will appeal to the
Supreme Court for new trial. When
the verdict OF the jury was returned,
counsel for the defendant immediate
gave notice of a motion for new
trial, but just previous to the
passing of sentence counsel issued a
statement that they had, decided to
withdraw the motion, and the court
imposed its sentence on Seigler. How
ever, at a more recent conference. 1t
was decided to file the appeal.