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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-12-20

Vetev nebo narcd! - Po-
'slane: Juriga onehdy prot.
stoval We sn6mo5ne proti to-
mu, aby Slovaci byli jmcno-
|vani narodnf vetvi jsou prJ
|zvlastnim naroder. To je -
tat uz hpEimne nebo neupf,m-
Inc - roineni vSech slovcn-
|skych autonomistI m'neni,
'kterc ie pine rozs:vano mezi
lid. Jab to pax mezi lidem je
|chapano, m1zete posoudit z
|teto skuteGne historky. Pfi-
Sci Czech z Prahy do trencan-
Tske vesnicky; byla nedele, i
dal Sc do feci S pekn ~, jadr-
Inou slovenskou stafenkou. Ho-
|vori, hovorf, a Slovenka Sc ma
j'konec pta, odkud Re je pan?
= z Prahy, povfda Czech. -
A jak to pride, divf Sc Slo-
venka, re hovorite po sloven-
sky? - Ale vzdyt' ia mluvfm
po cesku, ujist'oval .Prazak.
= Ne, protestovala babicka,
TO neni po cesku, to je po slo-
Ivensku. - Tu wal clovek z
Prahy babicciny modlitby, a
otevrel je; byly tisteny pek-
nou cestinou, Svabachem V O.
Ilomouci. "Tak Sc podivejte,
babicko," rekl, "tyhle modlit-
Iby, re kterych Sc modlite,
|jsou take psany po tesku,' y
|"Ne," branila Sc starena, "ty
Ijsou psany po moravsku." -
Reknete "nevedomy lid"; byla
to zamozna Glovenka, ktera
umela cist, coz je vzacnost.
Mluvte Sc Slovaky ze Spisska,
nebo cd Zvolena, - vsude -
bez filologickych pfedpokla-
dn - najdete v jejich ustech
svdj vlastni cesky jazyk, leda
Isnad zkrasneny lidovou sveze-
sti a ryzosti; rozdil, ktery ma
padne nasemu sluchu, je ne.
srovnale mensi nez mezi dol
nj a hornf nemcinou; je sotva
vetsi nez mezi nareclm ce'
Fskym a moravsko-slovackym
Slysite jedinou rec v peknt
variaci nareci; slysite jedinor
acestinu, rec jednoho naroda, 9
zasnete, jak tisic let ruznycf
dejin nestacilo porusiti jazy
kovou ednotu. Ale jeste vice
zasnete, slysite-i mluvit pate
ry Jurigy jine. Bud uz jed
nou konec s nesmyslnou Iii
narodnim rozdilu!
Mountblank Sc zmensil. -
Vrchol vapencove pyramidy
Iktera jest zakoncenim Mount
blank, Sc 26. listopadu sesu
a zpusobil ohromnou lavinu
Spousty hmoty valily Sc po lie
dovci Brenta doli, odnasejic'
cele skaly cely smrkovy lie
Sc spoustami snehu, prekroci
)ly udoli Doire a zastavily s.
|takrka zazracne St'astnes pfe'
losadou Pourtoud S italskyr
,obyvatelstvem. Osada by byl
rozdrcena a obyvatele zabltl
takto vsak neprisel nikdo
zivot.
Prepaden ma vefejne ceste
hozen do potoka. - Ma slim
ci mezi Cidlinou a Lomnici
P. prepaden byl dne 13. lis
Jan Skvaridlak re Zakopci
(komitat Trencin) a muzi, je
pokladal "a SlovaSy neb elk;
ny Byl povalen, rdousen a
trpel pohmozdeniny ma tell
Lupici okradli jej 800 Kc
hodili po te do blizkeho pott
ka. Prepadeny vytazen byl
potoka a dopraven do nemo'
nice Jicine. Cetnictvo L
bune zahajilo po lupicich
silovne patrani.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
SPORTl'|sN[EN
HELP SCHOOLS
License Taxes Amounting te
s s45, 900 to Be Turned Over
TO Schools

{ Columbia. May 24--Approximately
forty-tive thousand dollars OF money
collected from sportsnlen OF the State
,Hin BE distributed among the public
schools early In Jane, according to a
statement made BY Gibbes.
chief stats game warden. Ar. iibbes
states that the game law money for
schools Is allyn and Will be distributed
among the counties the first part of
the coming month, as; soon as all the
details in connection with the compil-
alton OF returns are completed.
The game law provides that of the
nraue corrected as fees for the issu-
anee of hunting licenses, ntne-tWen-
tieths of that collected In each county
shall be returned for school purposes.
The game Earden,s Office in Colum-
bfa wtl send the money to the coun-
~ tfsaslre rers aud each county's share
,wia be apportion among the schools
sby. the county educational authorities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
ALUMNI DAY
At UNIVERSITY
Hundreds Of Old Students viii
Attend Commence
n,ent &

e Columbia. lIay Several hun
Grgtfgriaasr stud dentss the Eaiyersity
sof Soutk Carolina are expected toeat.
tend the csoafnnsen eft exercises al
the Institution this year attracted es--
peciaIly by the special program OF
Alumni Day" for which extensive
plans are being made. The hescon1menee-
nent starts June 6. Alumni Day viii
be June 3tlf =.
Alumni will attend from many
States, New York, California and other
parts OF the country beIng represent
ed. The program will begin with a
business session at 10 O'clock, follow
ed by stunt programs with a hum-
ber 81 comic outdoor events, such as
potat5 race, and the Ike. There will
be parade in automobiles through
the streets Of Columbia. brass band
heading the procession. This will end
at the Edsewood country club, where
a barbecue will be served. The after
noon viii be iolly-up' smoker in the
smoker ia the chapel building. Rut-
ledge Is Osborne. State Comptroller
Genefai;is chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the plans.
Judge g. A Woods, of Marion, is to
be the comTnencement speaker at
Carolina tials year. Dr. Henry Harms,
OF Philadelphia. former president OF
Newberry College, is to preach the
baccalanreate sermon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26

every State in the Far West has gatl-
Ell In relative rank during the period.
In the Educational race Iowa has far
outstriped Illinois. while North Da
kota has gone rapidly forward. Ne
braska is reported having gone for
ward and Kansas backward during
the period OF % years.
The most notable change that has
taken place during the so years COW
cred BY the report. is in the. attendance
in high schools. There are now 100
times as many pupils enrolled in high
schools as there werefin 1870. Tie
number then was $4,000 and now st
is nearly 2;oo6.ooo. The high school
attendance has increased with great
rapidity but the new pupils have been
mostly girls.
In the matter of teachers salaries.
the State show most diversified prae-
tees. The lowest average salary is
s25 per month for the State of North
Carolina, white the highest is $sS in
California, both being based on a year
of II months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
Vol. 4. No. 80.
MEETING OF ROAD
COMMISSION
Citizens Who Are Dissatisfied
With Proposed Road Plans 4
Invited to Attend

Dr.: e. S. Booth, the PRESIDENT OF the; a
Chamber Of Commences has lied a5
special meeting the officers and
directors Of that organization, for g:
o'clock tomorrow morning todiscpsss
the matter Of thespropo osed aRslszation
Of Rafting Creek township err:
shaw county. to see what, II anything
can be done TO bring about e. salts
factory solution OF the troubles aft-x
ing Creek citizens are supposed stos be-
afflicted with. -
Since Preside lent Booth issued his
call for the directors to meet It was;
learned by Secretary Reardon that 20;
section of Shiloh township in the Lone,
Oak and Norwood school districts are
signing petitions asking for aS special.
election to decide annexation of that
section to Florence county. It seems:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
DRAFT .DODGER
DJJPES GUARDS
Bergdoll Escapes From His
Home In Philadelp

Philadelphia, May 81 Grove.
Cleveland 5Rergcoll, convicted draft
.dodgersHeently sentenced to serve FIVE
years on Governors Island. N: Y. es-
capped from non-commissiened army
officers at his mothers home here to-
day ana tonighs was still at large. !.
The wealthy PhiIsde1ph phiaI, who
evaded the government uthorities, all
oyer the country for more than two
years before he vas captured at his
home in a sensational raid. disappear
ed In his. own motor car while two
sergeanfs from Fort Jay, n. who
had him in charge. were sitting an the
drawing room OF Mrs. Bergdoifs pa
iatial home. ~. ~,
The machine was driven by Berg
dolls chauffeur. according to the. po-
lice, who believe the driver merely
.obeyed his command.
According to information received
here from Fort Jay tonight, .Bergdoli
came to Philadelphia yesterday on
three day furlough to attend to i'm
portant business matters" It was said
J,y the military authorities that he
had left Governors, Island on compe-
tent military instructions and was
supposed to visit a city other than
Philadelphia The nature of Berg
doil.s business. the military authors
lies said. was confidential.
Rergdoll made his escape about 3
o'clock. 1t was said the two. SER
geants had spent the night at the
Bergdoll home. which is on the out
skirts Of the city. This afternoon he
was entertaining the .sergeants with
recitaions from Shakespeare, accord
Ing 10 James E. Romig. a fried of the
Bergooil's. who was present. A tele-
phone bell rang and Bergdoll said he
would answer it. He left the room,
and as the bell kept ringing the two
sergeapts became suspicious and in
vesrigated. His car. which had been
standing in front Of the house, had
disappeared and Bergdoli with it. The
Graft dodger was dressed in olive
army prison denim.
The two sergeants telephoned police
headquarters and every avenue of es-
cape around the city was covered by
the city authorities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
MAY ANNEX
TO SUMTER
Turbeyille Section of Clarendon
County Has Moving
Fever

1--WE learn pow that Turbeville, like
Has the moving fever
Sumter has made the people Of that
section b porposition which they are
:ssrionafy consideri and It would
not surprise us at all if they do not
cali an election for the purpose OF Vot-
ing themselves into Sumter county
The. road from Tnrbevilte to Manning
is so terribly had that they can
scarcely travel 1t; and It's ON account
OF the turn pike Sumter has promised
them thst they may leave us.--Man-
ninf Times IS ~: e Z: =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
Camden PaIoer Yarns. 4.
fling Greek
Jump OUT ef Frying Pan

k6xsiJSe Sumter seo9nt ilas Voted
saa A86 bends for sbasi ildaing hard
roads some citizens in the
sRaTtSng e Cfesk section have expressed
81 dss3, ,x annex with Kershaw coun-
ay sDrder TO escape the heavy taxes
whie wiz be i'm posed upon them.
FhiTe ne VIII DE glad TO have them,
SIN fsey may be jumping out of the
trying pan into the ere. for wesa
SxoiaG some on bonds too We have
inst aarted and before we are head
ed on ne may be hopelessly involved:
gaferees Messenger
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26

all of the workerseo or believers in STIFF
frage in the State were paid, or. (bg
that not more than GO women In the:
State were in favor OF suffrage, or
fc) that ali the leaders were paid. Z
said none Of these things. Nor did g.
say anything thatein any manner what
soever reflected upon the white wonl-
en- Of South Carolina ::
II am opposed to the Susan B. AM
thony amendment, but Mr. Christen-s
sen and the suffrage leaders in South
Carolina favor its adoption. They are
trying to cloud the issue which is::<
The fourteenth and fifteenth amend
naents gave the authority to the fed
erai government to. control by troops
the ballot boxes in South Carolina;
from 1870 to 1876. The enforcement
provision in the fifteenth amendment,
amendment is identical with the same
porvision in the fifteenth amendment.
and. in effect, the same as that in the.
fourteenth. H adopted It can and will
be used by Repub bliean administrations
as authority for interfering with our
elections and as sgiving the federal
government the right to send bayon-
cts or armed federal guards into South
Carolina to attempt TO control our
elections This is an issue that ia
smoothed over BY the advocates OF the
amendment, but should not for one
moment be lost sight OF. In suhstan-
tiation Of this and to show that it iss:
not idle talk I called the attention Of
the convention TO the fact that already
pending in the congress We're two
force bills. one introduced by Senator
Watson. q republican, from Indiana.
and the other by Senator Moses a Re-
publican from New Hampshire. by
which the representation of the South
ern States in congress is to be curtail-
ed and otherwise applying to our eiee-
tons -
The advocates Of the Susan B. An-s
thony amendment shall not submergea
this great wrong on; the South. whicia
they propose and divert attention
from the main issues, by Converting
any thing connected with It into a PEE
sonal issue with me- 80 ~ .
CHRISTIE BENET.s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
NEGROES q ACK
sTIERIFF'S POSSE
Raee Clash at Fayett tteyille, 3. g
One Man Killed and Sew 3.
eral Wounded

Eayetteville, IL. May Fl :sss..:
Butler was killed Deputy SheTiff sp.
faore nertally wounded, two 9th
hita nien shot and several houses
g fhe Hegro sectsen nsof the city burn
Sd - the result OF a clash here tor
night between whites and negroes.5
al midnight The situation had Gained
down. although consid idesahle excite
nae.n sfin preva led cal FOR :
araops feleplaoned to the gosernor ear
aier ii the night was cancelled.
T'ne trouble began this morning
ith an altercation betweenAa q white
Girl andsa negro woman IN e ssubur-
ban mil ylllage The negro Wonans s
faxhsr. fhes police said, made trouble
xhrong;aput the do IN that sec ton OF
.the town and when officers went TO
srrest Asn tenight, he VT seyeEal
other negroes opened ire on the parry parry
sfron behind a. horse. sss$s:; So;
IA the exchange sof shots Butler was M
fia,ad and the other members OF tbs g,
party woanded assistance vas rush
nd from fhe city. and the house ill
witch tie negroes we're Was Was
fred The negroes retreated before
lanes to another house Whicl al
{: wa fred The s3soeting contill-
sea. 6a known whether any
s fha we're killed or Woand:-
George Hobbs leader OF the ne
roes md tip0 others escaped and
sssre beng pursued with blood hounds
sta tonight The entire negro popu-
safion ef that section Of town has fed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26

In addition figures are given TO
show the relative standing Of the
school system of the, States and pos
sessions in 1890, 1900, 1910, 1916 and
1918. These indicate that California
has always been at or near the tor of
the list. while the Carolinas have an
eScry case be4n at Or near the bottom.
Every New England State is shown by
the figures TO be losing ground willie
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
PUBLIC TO
BE TAXED
Railroads Will Increase Freight
Rates 4 Billion Dollars

Washington, May 24-The billion
dollars additional revenue the rail-
roads are Seeking through increased
freight rates does not take into ac-
count any wage increase the Railroad
Labor Board may grant the, 100000
railroad employees, Howard Elliott of
the Association Of Railway Executives
told the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
Fayetteville Quiet A
ter q NIGHT 0f Strife

IaVefteville, n. c. Mag Quiet
preaaJled today a ffter the trouble last
nliehf Rhich resulted tn the killing OF
4psiky Sherif Batier, the probable
Stswounding OF Deputy Sheriff
:iaose and the bs,rnlng OF three negro
dxeIusgs George Hobbs the negro
schargsd with & sl1oo oot:ng the officers,
In being pursued with bloodhound
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
CHRISTIE BENET
ASKED TO SPECIFY
South Carolina sufragists Ac-
cuse Him of Gratuitous
Insult and Misrepre-
sentation

Columbia, May 21-The officers of
the Soath Csrolina Equal Suffrage
League have addressed a pointed let
ter to former Senator Christie Benet.
OF Columbia, demanding that he pro-
duce proof TO Ssbstantiate the charge
made on the hoorsof the Democratic
convention Wednesday night that the
leaders OF. the suffrage cause in South
Carolina have been paid workers
They state that they consider it un-
.thinkable that a man who has sat in
the United States Senate should make
such a statement.
The letter of the suffragettes, adj
dressed to Mr. Benet. is signed by Mrs
Julian B. Salley, of Aiken presiden,
of the eauak suffrage league; Mrs
Leroy Springs, first vice president;
Mrs. Henry Martin, second vice pre-
sideat; Mrs II I. Weston, recording
secretary; Mrs e. Fitzsimmons; cor
responding scretary;; Mrs. A. C.. Ham.
Inond treasurer, and Mrs. Walter
Duncan, anditor. Mrs Saliey and Mrs
Duncan reside In Aiken The other
officers I've ID Columbia. The letter
follows - -. =
The public prints of Thursday. May
90, the allegation made by you
on stiles floor of the State Democratic
that the women leaders in
fsle suffrage canse in South Carolina
have been paid workers Itt is un-
sthinkabie thar one who has been per-
| nitted TO hold a seat in the zUnited
States Senate, representing South
FCarplina. would make 8 .statemept-o on
bring a. charge which he could not
substandate. Since. however, the
charge as INDUCED Shy you, through
which insult has been gratuito,is Of
tered the women who have been and
are sin leaders IN the suffrage move
anent in this State. Is without founda.
tion in fact, we demand OF you the
source of Your inforrna ton. I will
we assure YOU be very interesting ia
learn by whom the suffragistss were
paid who were the suffragists who re-
esiEed pay. and from whence came
The fund So. s:ss.s
Except forst this charge as brought
by Sousagainst a large nunab apf wo-
menSWho have been ceaseIess in their
efsorts.fo secure for women that right
winch has long been denied her the
remamde rsof your narks were suit.
ably and CONF p1eSely refuted on the
faoorpL the convgnt ion. but we would
Ee. remiss IN ours sell f-rsspeetsa and in
,ourd dMt TO our great cause which has
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
JAPANESE Will. NOT
WITHDRAW w TROOPS
Situation Too Unsettled il ST:
IBERIA Declares Empress

TOXIC, May 2 4he situation in tiles
Far. East lis too unsettled to permit;
the Japanese TO withdraw their troops
from Siberia, said the empress ia aIis
imperial address. before the annual
meeting Of the Japanese Red Cross
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
FIVE KILLED
IN WRECK
Automobile Toppled Over North
Carolina Mountain

AasaeviiIe, Sc. Nay q 4--T:o oys Run
non his wIffe and two babies and
.5eaar Massey were killed siRhen his
anfansonaeG toppied over 9 mountain
erbanknent near TIet Springs. A six
gear Did boy vas the only survivor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
PRESIDENT OF
FRANCE INJURED
Fails from Moving Train and is
Found by Track Worker

Montargis. France. May 24-Presi
dent Desehanel. sof France, fell from
.sa moving train $in the darkness last
night walksd,a mile until he met
track worker who telephoned for an
automobile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
MINERS HOLD
STRIKE MEETING

Wilkesbarre. Pa, May 24-Repre-
sentatives Of 17e, 600 anthracite mine
workers are meeting here to decide the
fate Of the wage negotiations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
To Commit to Suffrage.

os - N
Some time PRIOR 10 tne lhtlouac-
ton OF. the straight suIrraee resolutlon
Mr.. Weston introduced a resolution
expressing sympathy with PRESIDENT
Wilson in his illness and the hope Tor
his speedy return TO heath 4 and
strength Tin order that ne may. again gslla
assume the leadership OF the lls2ls n1olai "a
forces OF the world. Ihls was uI.aiil-
mously adopted BY the convention q =
without being referred. to commit
tee. "a resolu luton was intro duced iDy
Mr. Mcleod that the delegates tosssln
Francisco 30 nninsgtracte sarS Cnrls-
tensen. offered an amendment TO athls
Sreso olntien hat ti1e delegates to san s..
Ersntiscc.1u utfinstraiet aieted as 10 safidfS
dates but Instructed to follow THE
leadership and support the policies OF
President Wood row WILSON. IN srnssh
ol CotietoA oppos'ei LIS eilsi
seaoiis III siis.. '.te
..on Ipol ssS 20 eaa 49,, go go ebot Ssd
:. as. s -. s 49, - 80 ~ s ,.o.so 80
~ .s.:assaSs - 80 49,. -, 5aIe.,ata.. e,,o,,,,,
so1,on- +l,a no1io;as ofs thes nan,sooacraeic
-, -, ,,,a st,on,a ~ ,,o ho,,,,d to enn.
-. a. oI;o;o., - Iasdar.,,ir ~
ar,,or.s ,,,a,, ava,,: ti,,,,,ol; tf,.+ =, y no,
49, 1x-;1so,, t,,e,, otta ;,,el,. -,
49, ana s.a+ad +,,a+...tha,, ,ra.I reasa,,.
80 ~. ,.os,,1,,+;or ,ro O. - tie: 4ha banda
~ w. da,aeat,on and of toe5 state
oo,1,e,t;o, =, favor ~ the Susan n
An,Jonv auandno.ant The conyen-
tio1 mediatelv zkil}ef, the Christen-
can anenan,ant hv an oyarwhe}nofne
:, . iori+x, oId tba fac+ thar tiois des;en
1,yas nncovarAd seemed to disconcert
tha s,,ffrae,, neonle.
ST ,a+er tl,a nnfavorah,e majority re-
nort of tho rom m ittee on r,,les ON the
amendment to the straight suffrage
resolution came up for consideration
by the convention.
Not MANY Workers.
- - '..s a,...'..o., : -. ~
- ~ "aasp. s->e - .,'p ..s-. 80 ~
- ess:..,. ~ 80 .s,:.o. n,s.at
!, :. ,., ....4.s e.son1,. ~ ra,,a.ta.s1.,
80 ;. s.s aa,a;an - ,,,ora tton ,an
-. oaat - ~. ,n,;+o wan,a,, -of tho
cts+a e. antaa The vote and .tb.t o,1v
- aho,,4 as r,omao uera act;ye uyorkers
sor - f,rthar. 90 ~ stb,t tb;s ero,,n
- os nod hueiod tbeu solves eo;ne nm
,a.-.. 49, c.n4a s,,ooat;a 4.a
a.. u -. 60 .e+,nn
auop..on - LUG ot -, -. ~
.l ~ go,
- a",.'oa", pS.sto - ~ 49, ssas..as
~ So So e.e 90. 49,, ss @ 49,
u ene iooi go. sAno 80, e:ls.,a.... - 20
- .nen.s' .,o ei.o 'e"o as ~ ,e a+han,. ~ arsa.a
- -. w., ~ 80 .,,s. .,,a sf.aaath ,NIoa,
men. W .las ~ e.e iileeA." eoa. 49, ~ a.,
eo a.'eieioii {" '.le ."oe !
OH 'iie par "a oouti easo
ma IN reference 70 .ias queseion
"ou'o not oliiy NC coiiSt. oeu aS an o.,
MISSION Oh the rlsnt OF the leoesa'
government 70 nave passeo tnes lour,
leenth ana n'teh'n amendments ana
the 1orce oliis passed IN consequence |
lhereof, but Woula also oe construed construed I
tSry %Ia ofS, n
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
DANIELS READS
WAR PLANS

Washing ton, May 4-SecretarY
Daniels today read to the senate inssa
.vestigating committee the schedule gof,
war plars prepared prior to April
1917. s..t. ~. y, .ss..:s s..s;s:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
MASONIC REUNION.
AT SPARTANBURG

spartanburg, S. c.. May 24-Scot-
tish Rite iMasons Of the Southern
States viii hold a special reunion on
June eighth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-26
go,wEDNEs 2e 8
Benet Replies to
Suffrage Leaders
Says No Reflection Was Cast
Upon Womanho0d of State

Columbia, May 24-Christie Benet,
former United States Senator, yester-
day issued a statement relative to the
fight over the equal suffrage amend
nlent in the State Democratic conven-
ton last Wednesday night and subse-
quent statements issued.
Mr.. Renet says in his speech on the
floor Of the convention there was no
reflection on the womanhood Of South
Carolina when he said there were
paid workers among those seeking to
foist equal suffrage upon the State.
He contends that the main issue is
whether South Carolina shall accept
an amendment to tho federal consti-
tuition which carries with it provisions
for enforcement by bayonet rule on
election days as did the 14th and 18th
amendments. Mr.. Henet's statement
follows:
I'm order to keep the record straight
as to what transpired in the State
Democratic convention on May 19 in
reference to woman suffrage, I here
with state what occurred.
"A resolution was introduced in the
convention by the suffrage people and
referred 70 the committee on rules,
providing that white women should
vote in the primary this summer. This
was tabled In committee by an over
whelming vote An amendment To
this resolution was then offered il
committee by the suffrage people pro
yiding that in case the 36th State rat
fled the Susan 3. Anthony an1endment
before our primary that white worn
en- should vote in the primary. This
was defeated in the committee by a
vote OF Is to II, aud the matter came
up in the convention upon the adop-
ton of the majority unfavorable re-