The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-08-20

Columbia, August lG-That Leon NJ.
Green will come to Columbia on Sep
tember | and open bureau for GER
tain papers which will back John j.
McLaurin for Governor of South Caro-
lima to succeed Governor Cole l..
Blease Is the latest gossip in political
circles in South Carolina, according to
information forthcoming from reliable
sources. This programme was decid-
ed on some time ago, so it is under
stood, and, 1T Is claimed, will be put
In actual operation by the first Of next
month.
That the McLaurin hackers are anx-
ious to obtain the endorsement OF Gov
crnor Cole l.. Blcase is also well un-
derstood, but 1t Is stated that they
have been unable to do so. 1t is un-
dcrstood that Governor Blease was in
vitcd to Hendersonville some time
back, as was chronicled in The News
and Courier at the time, and the ad-
vantages Of the McLaurin organiza-
ton outlined to him. and he was urged
to enter the combination. endorse Nc
Laurin for Governor and they would
back him for the Senate However.
the Governor has stated all along that
he was not going to mix in the next
Gubernatorial race. 1t is understood
that he declined to have anything to
do with the McLaurin movement. 1t is
true that many of his former support
ers are now behind Mr.. McLaurin for
Governor and that he was and still is
friendly with McLaurin, but will not
endorse him or anybody else for Gov
ernor-that much he has stated sever
al times publicly and emphatically.
Leon Nj. Green, until recently was
editor of the Anderson Inteligencer,
weekly newspaper, which has here
tofore been a warm friend of the pres
cnt administration. Col Green, it is
understood, has retired from the edi-
torship of the Intellingencer. Before
editing the lnteligencer Col Green
achieved publicity by his activities as
detective of the State Government.
He is member of the STAFF of Gov
crnor Blcase and has been actively
identified with his Administration.
John {. Ellison Par0lcd.
Governor Blcasc today paroled John
c. Ellison, who was convicted of man
slaughter at the May, 1912, term of
Court for Anderson County. and SEN
fenced to seven years imprisonment
in the State Pcnitcntiary. He elected
to so to the pcnitcntiary and was serv-
ing his sentence there when he re-
ceived his parole and left with his
wife and children for his home in An
derson county this morning.
Ellison was foreman of the jury
which convicted Webb Simmons and
sent him to the pententiary for life.
and when Simmons left the Pen last
week on n parole he went by and
shook hands with Ellison. Ellison
however, followed him in less than a
week.
- -A''|i 'SiiiCi ooll, NOllN lNltu Ill lJU 4
OF murder in Anderson county with
recommendation to mercy and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
state Penitentiary, was paroled late
yesterday afternoon on the condition
that he leave the State within twenty
four hours and never return.
Tobacco Sold in July.
a total of 9,S95,S29 pounds of tobac-
co were sold in South Carolina and
brought $l,223, ,465.S7, according to the
| report of tobacco sales for the month
of July made public today by E. j.
Watson, commissioner of agriculture.
The comparison shows an increase ov-
er the sales of the same month for
last year of 3,6G7.7O4 pounds and $712,-
SlO39. The average price for the 1912
| crop was .075, while for this year the
price was 1925. There are is markets
| and Al warehouses in the State this
year.-News and Courier.