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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
FORMAL PROTEST MADE,
FILED BY ATTORNEYS FOg IRA
B. JONES.
Oficiai Paper Alleges That Frauas
We're Committed and Illegal Prac.
tices Indulged i'm to Prevent Free
and Fair Expression OF the Voters
of the State.

Columbia, Sept. 3-Attorneys repre-
senting Ira B. Jones, candidate for
governor, yesterday filed an official
protest with the State executive COM
mittee of the Democratic party. charg-
ing illegal voting in the primary cleo
tlon last Tuesday. The protest was
served on John Gary Evans, the. chair
man. and Cole l.. Blease and John r.
duncan. the opposing candidates for
the nomination. The protest was filed
by X. w. Shand, Frank G.. Thomp
kins and W. Fl. Townsend, ATTORNEYS
for Judge Jones. The protest will be
brought officially before the State ex-
executive committee at its meeting
here tomorrow at noon.
In the protest it Is alleged that the
ofhcial returns from Aiken, Anderson.
Greenville Cherokee, Spartanb,lrg.
Union, Dorchester, Oconee Laurens.
SalYda, Pickens, York and Chester do
not represent the expression Of the
VIII of the Democratic voters who
participated in the election.
The following is the protest:
State of South Carolina.
To the State Executive Committee Of
the Democratic party Of South Car
olina, and to Messrs. Cole l.. Blease
and John T., Duncan.
Please take notice. that Ira 3.
Jones. a candidate at the primary
election, held on the 27th day of Au
gust. 1912, for the nomination for the
offsse Of governor respectfully shows:
l. That he is resident OF the State
of South Carolina and qualified
voter Of the said State, qualified ,o
vote and hold office in the said State
under the laws and constitution there
of. anG the constitution ant2 rulcs of
the Democratic patty Of the said
State.
2. That he. the saiR ira IG Jones',
mas candidate for thee office of gov
ernOr Of the said State and c8,npli..d
with all rules and regulations of the
Democratic party as sugh candidate
In The election which was held on the.
9th day OF August. 1912, anrE that
the said Cole l.. B7ease' sanl. Jpgp. r..
Dunian' were, also candidates f.,r' the.
in said siection.
3. That the said Ira b. Jones IL i'm
20 oi'ltri tnH y lcN.c rlt- =. - r~+E
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
THE VOTE IN SUMTER COUNTY

In view Of the general discussion
OF the abnormally large vote In tho
primary election Tuesday last a com
p1rison Of the vote cast In surnter
county In recent elections will be Of
interest The Columbia State prints
. comparative table comparing the
vote In the second primary Of 1910
with the vote on Tuesday. This is
misleading insofar as Sumter County
= concerned since the vote In the Sec
ond primary 1910 was much lighter
than In the first and 1t therefore ap-
pears that the vote In Sumter County
on Tuesday last was 71s greater than
In 1910.
The following figures are taken
from the official tabulations. the vote
for governor In the first primaries of
1905. 1905. 1910 and 1912.
1906 vote for Governor:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
STATE NOT GONE TO HE'LL.
senator Tillman Declares That South
Carolina Has Not Gone There Yet.

Augusta. Ca, Sept. 2.--While in
Augusta today Senator Tillman said
he had no comment to make on the
latest letter from Gov. Blease. and
the only comment he cared to make
on the South Carolina situation now
is
Il have nothing to say now, except
to say that the state hasn't gone to
hell yet-and we are not going to let
II. Further than that / am merely
awaiting developments"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

vent free andh fair express on of the
Will OF the: voters in said elec,aon;: and
that thu said resnrns tabnlatcHl by. the
managers Of the said elections. and
certified by the county executive
committees in the courties OF Aiken.
Anderson! Greenyille.. ChenoIhse
Spartanaurg Cnion Dorchester
0Conee. EaurelH, Salhtia,. Pickeus,
York alrh. Chester do auti represent
tile expression Of the will! of tf1a. Dem
scratic voters xfiU nartici4ated i'm
die said electioE, ands said na B.
Zones contests tina votes cast and re
turned an each of iaiG counties for
Cole l.. Blease ard John. T. Duncan
as candidates fon' the office Of gnyr-
arnOr, on the grounds:
a! Tnut many persons, wer ALLOW
ed to VOTE in satdl electisn i'm the ssaid
luounties who were not of thsN age Of
,21 years, and would, n,t be OF that
,age at the time of. the next general
election.
b. That marry of tbs, ballots COUNT
ed and returned, in said counties as
having been cast for cjie. Office of gov
erDor were not deposited by the
voters in the ballot hoXes provided for
votes for said Offices, bat were de-
pcsiaed in the boxes, provided for can
didapes for county offices, and counted
In declaring the result for the NOM
ination of governor in violation Of
Law. thereby affo riding che voter the
opportunity of voting in both boxes
tor the Same Office.
e. That many persons in said ccun-
ties had their names upon more than
one clu.6 roll and voted at more thar
one Democratic club on the same day
for the same office in the same elorc-
ton.
d. That many persons in said cGsan-
ties were allowed to vote and did vote
in the said election, whose names
for five days prior to the date of cleo
ton; the names Of some of such par
ties being placed upon the club rolls
on the same day as the election.
c. That many persons in said couu-
| ties We're allowed to vote more than
| once in said election in some cases
in the names of different parties.
f. That the club rolls used by many
| Of the boxes in said counties ia hold
| ing the said election were not crrti-
| fed to the managers 10y the president
| and secretary Of the respective club
| and IN many instances included names
tr'rh had been placed upon such
Within five days prior to tn,
! date Of the election.
&. That many persons were ALLOW ed
| To vote in said election i'm said coun-
| ties who were not residents of this
! State and many other persons were
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
Greenwood, S. c., Aug, -, 1912.
f.. w. Dabbs, President,
5. T.. Farmers II NiOn,
MayeSVille s. c.

S. e.. Farmers UNion,
MayesVille. S. G.
Dear Sir:
Replying to yours Of the 31st iaa-
slant. When cotton declined to NINE
cents last year, our bank came out
and offered to take care Of every hale
in Greenwood county,. lending che
farmers so per cent OF the market
value thereof at six per cent. 1t is
needless to say THAI a great many
farmers took advantage of this Of
fer. and We saved our friends many
thousands of dollars, as a much high
er level of value obtained "A few
months later.
If the price Of cotton is uuduly de
pressed again this year, we think we
will offer our farmer friends the same
opportunity. Ii the banks and the
farmers will cooperate along these
lines throughout the cotton belt. the
results will be most pleasing.
Wishing you much success, we ar
Yours very truly.
(Signed j. X burst
President Bank of Greenwood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
ACCEPTS GAFTNEY CALL.
Rev. Herbert A. Knox to Arrive Next
Month.

Carney. Sept. 2.-Rev. Herbert A.
Knox Of Mayesville has accepted call
to the pastorate Of the Limestone
Presbyterian church here and will ar
rive next month to assume his labors
in this field. The Presbyterians of
the city feel that they were fortunate
In being able to secure Mr.. Knox and
the other denominations in the city
as Well are much v.saseJ o,et Es
coming here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

considering the outlook, 1t would,
appear that the Bull Moose party
ought to have quit when it discovered
that it made a profit of $474.6S on
the Chicago convention.-St. Louis
Republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

The men at work on the gas mains
are proceeding more rapidly now thar
at any other time since they began the
work on laying the pipes. They are
now at work on several different
streets where they are laying the
mains.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Just now Colonel Roosevelt is en-
gagged In mad chase of votes. He
Will gladly kick anybody's hat. the
BOSOM of anybody's pantaloons. or
the nose of a lifelong friend if the
brutality promises votes-Loulisville
Courier Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
Registration Notice,

On FrlG2y, September Goth. 1912.
the Supervisors of Registration Will
open their books at the store Of J. A.
FoNworth, at Maycsville, : c., for the
purpose prescribed 10y law.
:. j. WHITE,
Clerk OF Board Supervisors Of Regis
tration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

We learn from Trustworthy ssaraes
that the State of Pennsylvania this
year will go Denlocrstic, and also
Progressive, in addition to goinss Re-
publican as usuak-K-s11sas City Dour-
nal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

The Sumter Waterman was found
- In 1850 and the True seu,hron In
iess. The watohnan and ssuthrsn
sow has the combined ctrcuiatiea and
influence CT both OF tho old papers.
and 10 manifsstly the best aAvsrtidus
Dsdtum In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

On, well. T'EE years fro,m Tow We
VIII have forsutten all this eampaig.i
and We will lrane forgivem most of
it.-Greenvilie> News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

been moved
There were no harsn words, or. s.,
thing disagreeable about tins. ma.
everything passing ofx in, a. suint ...-
tlemanly manner.
however as result Of the al,si-
atoms on Mr. Phillips Land. of the
railroad, Mr.. Phillirs stated Tuesday
morning tdat there would be "sorne
thing doing in the near future. Mr..
Phillips LETT TuesGay morning for
Bishopvilta to confer with his LAWYER.
Mr Mandsl l.. Smith of Camden
Mr.. Phillips in discussing the mat
ters stated that everything had pass
ed off vesy pleasantly, bat he intend-
ed to has be his price for he land. He
stated taat othTs had. been paid at
the rate of $1,000 per acre for land
further from tSwn tAan ttis and
that he thought his laud Just as yalu
able, hesides the damage which had
been done to his place by the rail-
roads crossing it in. a diagonal line
near the center Of tte place.
The work on the track is going or,
on the para of Nc. Phillips place,
1ar'hest from towr. and by Tuesday
night Will be less than half a mite
from the city limits. 4 big force of
aands is. engaged at work and ehe
aging OF, the rails is proceeding rapid
ly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Politics is still talked ON the streets
lth"'Sh not 50 much as during tn,
first part of the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Some Of rhe- girls worked aard 10
get coat of TIN azxd now any will
work harder than eEer to gen nd OF
h.-Greenvillev News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

me WORK on the steel framework
- 'iie Nl'E National Bank Building
"'S resumed saturday morning after
a cessation Of several davs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

man may fool his wife with re-
gard to his brain efIciency. bat, ias.
can't fool anyf sd5- ehh@
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Enough is now known to props that
the great Roosevelt campaign of
,9o4 was a scandal and a disg ryce.-
IL dianapolis Nesoss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

The Bull Moose idsa of set alihg, shp
race question: is to leave it. exactly
where IT WIS bef Ne.-Was4ifingtsn
Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

1t would Ice a great deal easier to
love our ncighh0r If his hobby were
not chickens and ours were not
flower beds. Pucks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Many woman can be Won with a
little brass who cannot be bought with
gold.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Monday vsns a. ne sienal .h.siSsaw Ind
all the bans and. tie postofticet were
closed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Life Is too short to make on enemy
of man 10y refusing To Iaucn ut mis-
jokes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

IL CAKES d Leave mar 10 IaCs.u iss-
ale woman at the hea6iof the stairs al
: 2. N.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
TIME TO HOLD COTTON
Will Farmers Permit a Set of FYnan.
cial Pirates to Take Their Profits ?
Mr.. Dabbs' Suggestion.

| To the Editor Of The State:
Commissioners Watson and the
Farmers Union have called on the
farmers. merchants and bankers to
meet next Monday, Labor Day, 10
reach definite plan of marketing this
cotton crop. i would call especial at
tention to the inclosed letter from the
president Of the Bank of Greenwood.
This bank secured a half million dol
lars last year, and arranged for a
million more il needed. The many
farmers who avatled themselves Of
this money knew that it paid them,
and the business OF that bank and Of
the entire country adjacent to Green
wood felt the effect Of the increased
volume Of money that this holding
move put into circulation, especially
in the spring months Of the year. All
the banks where there was a general
holding movement showed larger de-
posts last spring than ever before.
Merchants did better cash business.
The holding farmers were in better
condition. and in better spirits than
their brother farmers who sohd at
any old price cotton would bring
With these facts so fresh in our
mind. with the cotton goods trade
on the biggest boom in its history
Just 80 days ago when cotton was
steadily advancing, with the hungry
cotton world absorbing and digesting
1900, 900 bales of American ootton
so that the close Of this cotton year
Will show only enough cotton 10 keep
the spindles busy until the new crop
Is dried out, are our people Ching to
le' set Of financial pirates destroy
hundred million dollars Of value?
Money that they have earned Through
rain and storm, "orNstalized sweet of
the poor man." as a ootton. buyer once
put 1t? Will they rush madly on the
market with this crop with last years
object lesson before then? Will YOU
r'"r"h"rts and bankers aid and. abss
'Hc"' a such a. SVicid.I poiCy for
tae saAc u e;Ariy colieo;ipTrs2 or rath
sr Will shey not Join. h,,aal,a,. ,l. op.s
g,and br.th erho-u OF naltNcs. ard sa,:
to the Farmers, We aI>. ALL yUU t.t
the man 10 secure for yom 4 Just re-
ward for your labOrs? Ynxr prosper
itg, and the prosperity Of, Yur section
are so interviewer in the. fabric, Of
our Industrial and social life, that
when We stand with you We stand for
the best interests Of US nII." Are
the merchants and bankers men
of broad enough visio,n to- see
this2 And will they publicly
come out and say so? viii the farm
ers recognize their responsibility I'M.
this matter?
In closing let me commend to your
thoughtful consideration tte closing
sentence Of Mr.. Durst;s aetter. Ii
would like to hear from other banks.
+. w. nabbs.
President South Carolina Snte Farm
er5 Union.
Mayesville. Aug. so.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04

Maximum vote cast for any office.
x.ssT.
The greatest vote previously cast for
governor was 1880 in 1908. just 2s1
less than the vote for governor in
ts12
The greatest vote previously cast
for any Office was 2.OOs in 1908, just
ss1 less than the maximum vote cast
FOR any ONCE In 1912. An increase Of
Eel In the vote for governor In four
years Is not excessive. nor Is the in
crease OF 2s1 In the maximum vote
OF the county In four years great en-
ough TO arouse suspicion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-04
RAILROAD MOVES ON.
MIX. j. y. PHILLIPS MOVED FROM
1hAIk AND PLACED ON
SIDT OF RIGHT OF
WAY.
f'aok Being Laid i'm Half Mile of Ctv
t.inhts; Now Oh Mr. j. n pb;u;rs,
Property; No HostiIities between
fauFoad Employees and Mr.. Phil.
lips.

Monday afternoon the Soutb Coro
hna Western Railroad right of uav
at the place where it entcps the nron-
erty of Mr.. ). N. Phillips. was the
scene of very interesting encounter
although the passage CANA off os
quietly and mildly as a thing Of the
Kind could possibly occur
During the morning the uaen ar
work on the laying of the tracks
peached Mr.. Phillips place. Signs
lad been posted here that all ~es-
passers' nslsst keep off, and to fu,hher
warn Off wouid-be trespassers Mr..
Fhiiiips himself had pitched a tent. an
the right Of way where il had been
laid for the track and was oui.
Sfttihx mere eating watermelon wi ~
the engineer in charge Of the work E 49,.
proacYsed..
The engineer asked something co..
"erhing what firearms hIr. Phillips
had with him, and WAS invited over to
n heip eat the watermelon. This inyi-.
tasion he gladly accepted and while
fin1shing, u0 the Sselon, which was one
of Sir. Phillips luscious and well
known variety, the situation was
antly discussed by the two. Mr..
Phillips wanted q case against the
railro-siA or what hls considered suffi-
clent remuneration ser his property.
The engineer wanted, sa GO on with his
work, Sut at the same time desired TO
avoid I'll trouble and to, he allowed to
proceed peaceaiiy.
In reference to the firearr-s v-r7.-r
Mr.Philips was alleged to n.... c.ftr
him, Mr.. Phillips showed n.rs a..
pocket kxrtfe which he was usire O..
cut the melon, this being his on.
weapon. 1si offenses or defense. DIR.
Cooper, Vae engineer in charge, did
not like 20 proceed. withDat irssruc-
lions fror-'1 headquarters, 30 came on
to town aIAai had a talk over the long
distance telephone with his chief
The result of this conversation was
that on htS-return to the. p2ssce where
work was going on he infnrrnetK MIR.
Phillips that he had been rrstruated
to move HIM, and his tent off the
track and 20 on with the wsrk. He
ia o." a. =, 7Sis,;s-t- lfs- .I - -
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-21
POLICEMAN
SAYS BECKER
WAS NO KILLER

New York, Oct. 21.--James d.
White, policeman, formerly attach
ed to Lieut.. Becker's strong arm"
squad, took the witness stand in
Beckers defense today and swore
that Becker had never said to him in
the Tombs that he (Becker) would be
praised in the end for killing that
crook, Rosenthal.
No conversation remotely resem-
bling this, occurred, according to the
policeman
This repudiated recent testimony
Of James D. Hallen, states witness,
who produced notes of what purport-
ed to be such conversation.
White also swore, as two witnesses
who followed him, that Becker's raid
on Rosenthals gambling place was
honest and square" and not made for
revenge as the state charges after
Becker and the gambler had quar-
relied.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-21
LITTLE BALKANS ARE
PUTTING TERROR into
TURKS IN FIERCE WAR
MUCH OF SvEREST FIGHTING WILL Be DONE IN THE MOUNTAINS BY The
GUERILLA BANDS COLUMNS PENETRATE 0TT0MANS LANDS FROM
ALL DIRECTIONS AND WIN VICTORIES
MOST SERIOUS CONFLICT EUROPE
HAS seen IN MANY YEARS IS ON

Three and perhaps four big battles
! probably will be begun within few
days, If not few hours, on the terri
tory of European Turkey. The arm
les of the Balkan allies have now
crossed the frontier on all sides
while the Turks, as their opponents
advance are giving up their frontier
posts and abandoning small and un.
important towns, falling back slowly
into their strongly entrenched posi-,
tions, preparatory to giving battle
there.
The Bulgarian army, it is thought,
will be the first to strike because at
it's objective point the fortress Of
Adrianople, the main Turkish army is
growing in strength If the Bulgari-
ans allow the Turks time, the Sui.
toms army will outgrow that of the
invaders.
1t was rumored today that two of
the outer forts of Adranople had fall
en- into the BuIgarian's hands, and
that the town of krk-kiliseh had
been captured, but there was no con-
firmaton. The Greek army is resting
after it's capture of the Turkish town
of Eassona.
The grimest fighting of the war is
likely to occur out of sight OF the
main armies as some 1000 Albanans
are arming, and Greek and Bulgarian
bands have taken to the hills, where
they will engage in guerilla warfare.
command of Greek troops was re-
pulsed today when it attacked the
komidis pass, which is held by the
Turks, according to news agency
dispatch from Constantinople.
komids pass is in the mountains
on the Albanian frontier.
The Turkish peasants are leaving
their homes, and in certain villages
small Turkish children whose parents
have disappeared have been found
wandering and are now being cared
for by the Bulgarian soldiers. At
Mustapha Pasha the Bulgarian troops
seized 100 tons of grain.
Up to the present not a single Bull
garian soldier has been made prise IL
er by the Turks.
The Ottoman prisoners taken by the
Bulgarians are being well treated
In order to preserve secrecy as to
the movements of the army, the most
positive orders have been issued to
the Bulgarian officers and men that
matters connected with the war and
the military operations must not be
referred to, even in private letters.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 21.-Turkish
warships today bombarded the Bull
garian fort of Kavarna. The customs
house was destroyed and several
shops and dwellings were damaged.
Kavarna is Bulgarian town on the
Black sea, % miles northeast of
Varna.
London, Oct. 21.--The seventh res-
ment of Servian Infantry is reported
to have been virtually exterminated
by the explosion of Turkish land mines