The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-08-14


bears in depressing the market.
The eyes Of South Carolina were on
LaurcnS County today just as the
eyes OF the nation were on South Car
olina and the eyes Of the world on the
United States. I.aurcns had two Cit
izcns aspiring to tho highest Offices in
the gift Of the people. Both Dial and
Cooper had been received with cnthu-
SiaSm through the State and the pco-
pic know if the two were elected,
the State would be we'll represented.
Further discussing the cotton question
Mr. Pollock said he went to Washing
ton f0ur years ago on a similar plan,
bat did not make much Roadway. But
he was four years ahead Of Mr.. Bcnct
Congressional Candidates.
Congrcssion" candidates spoke i'm
mcdiatGly aftcI the recess hour for
dinner Coming at the close of the
regular congressional campaign in
this county in which the candidates
had been unsparinS in records and
issues, an air of expectancy pcrvadcd
The audience. Nothing of particular
interest occurred. however, until the
very last part Of MIR. TraXlcr's address.
The addresses of the several candi-
dates had been similar TO those made
in other parts Of the county, Il full re-
port Of which appeared in the last is
sue of this paper.
David b. Traxlcr, who with sam J.
Nichols and Horace l. .Bomar. arc the
candidates in this race, sprang the
sensation OF the day toward the lat
ter part Of his address when he "put
1t up" to Mr.. Nichols to state whether
or not he was going to vote for Mr.
BleaSe in the senatorial primary. The
position Of Mr.. Nichols has been
subject Of speculation since the cam
paign opened and was copcedcd to
have an important bearing on the out
come Of the race.
The incident came as sexual to a
proposition put to the other candi-
dates by Mr. Nichols the first part of
the week in which he offered to go in
to an agreement to put up $4,000
bond to guarantee that the two losing
candidates after he primary would 10
to 4 recruiting Office and enlist in the
army as privatcs. Mr.. Bomar accept
cd the proposition Of Mr.. Nichols
Inn. In, n,,I 81
Oh condition. He said that he would
not enter into a contract with another
party unless he know that the other
party would stand to the rack or words
to that effect. Then citing the binding
friendship that had existed between
Mr.. Nichols and Mr.. Blcasc in Bleasc's
hcyday and recalling certain substan-
tial favors alleged to have been grant
ed Mr.. Nichols by Mr. Blcasc and GER
tain expressions Of loyalty Of Mr..
Bleasc toward Mr.. Nichols, Mr.. Trax-
lcr said that he would go into the con-
tract with Mr.. Nichols if Mr.. Nichols
would stand up before the assembled
crowd and declare whether or not he
intended to stick to-, Mr. Blcasc and
vote for him in the primary. Amid an
almost breathcss silence Mr.. Nichols
arose to reply. 81 will answer that
question:" he said. 81 will not vote
for any man for any Office who is not
loyal to the administration" After
some reference to Mr.. Blcasc which
rival yells drowned he continued, "My
friends don't care who I am going to
vote for and as for my enemies, 1t Is
none Of their business"
Mr.. Traxler then put the question,
Don't you know that Cole Blcase is
disloyal?" "No, I do not; do You say
he is?" replied Mr.. Nichols. 81 do
not say SO; that Is what am asking
you" again said Mr. Traxler. Mr..
Nichols said If Mr.. Dial or Mr.. Blcasc
would ask him for whom he was go
ing to vote he would tell them and If
they wanted to make capital out Of 1t
they could do so.
Mr.. Traxler characterized Mr.. Mich
oils reply as complete dodge and
charged him with straddling the fence
The itinerary OF the congressional
candidates ended with the Laurens
meeting A special meeting was held
at the Watts Mills Thursday night
Messrs. TraXler and Bomar have made
terrific assaults on tho record OF Mr..
Njcholle and Mr. Nicholla hoe ronliod
in kind. 1t Is generally conceded that
there has been dislocatlon OF lines
In the county during the week hut as