Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
Image provided by: University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC
Newspaper Page Text
VOL. X-L. NO. 91. NEWBERRY. S. C.. FRIDAY JUNE 24 1904 TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 AYEAR THE STTE CAMAGN OPENED AT SUMTER FIRST MEETING ATTENDED BY ABOUT 200. Railroad Commissioner Garris Now the Only Strte Officer Having Opposition for Reelection. The state campaign for T904 open ed on Tuesday at Sumter. The open ing meeting was attended by about oo persons. all the candidates being present except Mr. Cansler. for rail road cotnmissioner. and Mr. M. P. Tribble. for secretary of state. Mr. Tribble withdrew from the race on Wednesday. his reasons being given in his statement issued to the pre-. and which is published below Only one of the present stat. ot ficers has opposition for re-elect.on. Railroad Commissioner C. W. GZr:i!. This is the first time in the history of the primary system in South Car olina that a candidate for govern7or has had no opposition. The first speaker at the Sumter meeting on Tuesday was Congress man Lever. who has no opposition: He was followed by Governor D. C. Hey ward. who brought out two issues for & campaign: First. education: Second he demanded a better regard for -huma, life and a campaign for law and order. Governor Heyward was followed by Li!utenant Governor John T. Sl-an,. who wanted to see the higher branches taught in the common schools of the state. and who wanted to see every white person in the state abc to. read and write. Treasurer R. H. Jennings then spoke, and was followed by Secre tary of State Jesse T. Gantt. Mr. Gantt said that he had favored the investigation of the office of- secre tary of state by a legislative commit -tee. That committee had added for the first time the office of secretary of state to those included in the regu lar examinations. He said further: "During the seventeen months I have been in the office I have collect ed in office fees about S25.oo0. A leg islative committee has just completed a full and thorough in;vestigation the books during my entire admin istration and found every dollar -accounted for. I do not claim that our system of bookkeeping is a perfect one. We have found it neces sary ohly- to keep a daily record of our receipts. which we have endeav ored to check up and verify at fixed periods. The legislature has not found it necessary to employ a book keeper for the office. and we have done the best we could in justice to the other duties of the office. It was not deemed necessary to keep a et of double--:ntry books. He did no know why he had been singled out among the state officers for opposi 'ion. To him it meant repudiation ~that meant much to a young .Gan:tt wvas followed by Superin tendent of Education 0. B. Martin. who does not expect to attend any~ of the other meetinngs on account of the work which he has on hand.. He reviewed the work of the p year along educational lines, saying there had been built in South Caro lina during that time about 125 new school builditrgs, ranging in cost from $roo to S40.ooo. Adjutant General John D. Frost followed with a speech along military lines, and was followed by Comptrol ler General A. WV. Jones. Attorney General U. X. Gunter spoke next. The -Railroad Commissioners. Mr. Cansler was first called among the railroad commissioners, but was absent. Mr. C. WV. Garris. who is a candidate for re-election, spoke. He discussed rates~ and the matter of depots. He felt that he had tried to and all he asked was a second term. Mr. W. Boyd Evans came I - young man, only 3d,:-inder the tongue of a good repute. a man.. He!. had nothing against Mr. Garris ex cept that he had had enough of the office. To re-elect him would give him twelve years in one of the best offices in the state. Major John H. Earle. of Green ville. had no attack to make on any man. and dared any man to attack him. He did not owe r, man a dollar. and never did a fellow man wrong. and this was his first effort in politics. \r. John G. Mobley thought the time had - come when the people should look after the railroad com missioners' office. He wanted to know why the commissioners wanted another clerk. Mr. Garris should ex plain why Mr. Averill was employed to do 1he examniing the commission shouid li ae made. Not since the lays L repuh!icanism has there been Ilch Ile-itc! of duty as in the ca-c of Fishing Crek. He pictured the horrors of that wreck. and he said it Was sufncient to say that tke com nis'sion shoulde see that there sho,!Id be equity in all railroad matters. Mr. IIarry J. Gignilliat. of Seneca. was the last speaker. .He spoke brief !in conversational style. He has been in the railroad service for forty years. anI has given satisfaction to the public and the railroads. and he felt that he could hold the scales evenly. and that his very long experi ence qualified him for the work. Col. Tribble's Withdrawal. Col. Tribble while in Columbia on Wednesday - announced his with drawal from the race for secretary of state. The foilowing statement has been issued by Col. Tribble: "I want the people of South Caro lina to understand my position fully. both as to the annotin(nient of my candidacy for the office of secretary of state. and my withdrawal from the race. "This can be satisfactorily done without trespassing upon the time or patience of any one. "About thirty days ago I finally de cided to be a candidate for this office. This decision was reached without consultation with any one. nor did I mention the matter until after I had filed my pledge with Chairman Wilie Jones. "Since filing my pledge I have learned that Mr. Gantt has not been well for some time and that his physi cal condition almost precludes the possibility of making the campaign. While I know that I have the full right to make the race, I have now no desire to do so under the circum stances. - "Should I ever ask for offce from s my fellow-citizens. I could only ap preciate the honor their considerationt might bestow by feeling that. without taking advantage of any one. I had won in a race concerning which any man might be proud. "Developmems- which have been 3 known to me only since the publict announcement oi my candidacy maket me feel that it would be unjust andt unfair both to Mr. Gantt and myself. for me to make the race, and fora these good reasons T have withdrawn( in favor of Mr. Gantt, the present en cumbent. "Immediately upon arriving at thi conclusion I asked my friend. Mr. J. I E. Norment, to wvire Mr. Gantt of I my withdrawval. before mentioning \ the matter to any one else." JT Attack on Port Arthur. Chefoo. June 23.-It is reported that the Japanese made a determined land and sea attack on Port Arthur yesterday.a S Cleveland Plain Dealer. C "Yes. he thought anybody could 3 manage a sailboat."a "Did he? What then?" r "They put him ashore." RAILWAY MLY BE BUILT. outhrn Official Inspects Route Be tween Wards and Saluda. Phe State. Wards. June 21.-MNr. Thompson, )> the Southern railway company. Lrrived here in his special car this norning and was met by M1aj. B. 3. Evans. of Saluda. Mr. Thompson mnd Maj. Evans left a! once for Sa uda. where they went to inspect the >roposed route of the Saluda and .Vard:- railroad. This route has re- 1 cntly becii gone over and no doubt I inal action will be taken at once. It S tniderstood that work is expected begin in 30 days. \Ir. Tlimpson's priva:e, car is ing here fir the return ,f Nlaj. '.van. and MNr. Th,nipson. 'he citizeno of Wardk and along he r. *:te are u inttere-ted andl herV helcee m: somentthint wi' he Ine. THE SLOCUM DISASTER. he Bodies of 883 Victims Recovered Up to Yesterday Morning. New York. June 2.-Th" bodies of 1" victims of thc ;teanboat Generai nm111 disaster are now being found nore s!Oly and it appears as if the ,reat buik of zhe dead have been athered. The total numbe? of bodies found ip to o o'clock this mornin was 'ight hundred and eighty-three. of dhich seven hundred and eighty have een identified. There is no accurate list of the mis ing. and a hundred policemen. under he direction of Police Commissioner 61cDoo. are to make a thorough can -ass of the stricken district. The policemen will go from house, o house and make a thorough can -ass of the dead and missing. The vork will take two or three days. NEGRO LYNCHED. 7he Usual Crime Incites An Alaba ma Mob to Lawlessness. Mobi,e. Ala.. June 23.-News has een received here that Phriam Pope. negro. has been shot to death by itizens at Lampoon. Alabama. .r at empting to asrau,lt a young white voman in that pI.ce. His body wa; .-on.pletely ridd!edl vith bullets. THE STATE CANDIDATES. "hose Who Filed Their Pledges Be fore 12 O'clock Noon on Monday. The final list of the candidates for tate offices and for congressmen and olicitors is as follows. the time for he 4ling of pledges having exp'ired este rday: State 0ffces-D. C. Heyward, oernor: John T. Sloan. lieutenant overnor: R. H. Jennings. treasurer: .T. Gantt and MI. P. Tribble. secre ary of state: U. X. Gunter. Jr., at rney general: A. WV. Jones. comp roller: 0. B. Martin. superintendent f ediucation: John D. Frost. adjutant nd inspector general: James Cansler. :.XW. Garris. R1 J. Gigni.Iat. WV. kloyd Evans. J. 11. Earle and J. G. t Ioblev'. for ralroad commissioner. Congress-First district. George S. .egare: second. S. G. Mayfield. J. 0. 'atterson and L. J. Williams: third. Vyt Aiken. I. H. McCalla: fourth.,I oseph T. Johnson: fifth, D. E. Fin-t ey and T. Yancey Williams; sixth, J. V. Ragsdale. J. E. Ellerbe. WV. E. )argan and James Norton: seventh, sF. Lever. Solicitors-First judicial circuit-P. l' ildebrand: second. J. E. Davis nd G. M. Green: third. John S. WiI m: fourth. J. Monroe Johnson: fifth, I . P. Logan. George B. Timmerman, T. G. Evans, S. McGowan Simpkins nd G. R. Rembert: sixth, 3. K. Hen y: seventh, Thomas S. Sease and R. .Coopner: eighth. Julius Boggs. REPUBLICANS NAJI ROOSEVELT LEADER NOMINATION MADE YESTER DAY AFTERNOON. rhe Republican National Convention In Session in Chicago This Week Cut and Dried. Chicago. June 23.-The republican iational convention, in session here mda at I.12. Central time. nominat d Theodore Roosevelt as standard wearer of the party in the campaign .4 104. There was !ittle or no loubt at this hoir that Senator Fair ianks. of India2a. w:ould be named 'nati on. ii:it, by acc,la-! The.....e...m i me: n Tu C. :h....-:m:.r.ry chairme.t ai Vie t k;l~a k,.ita lverea - i::dng mrc7. after which! on \'enaslarth-- var:rwu4 C,1m ineCe rerwi were recevel and ;peaker Joseph G. Canlon wa. chos n permanent ch.irman of the cnn eention. ard amid a good deal of en husiasmi adressed the body. The whle convention was a cut nd dried affair. the program having een arran.ed to the ninitest details y the party leaders and carried hrough without the slightest hitch. here was less interest in the eon ention until today than in ai con vention during the past number of years. and it will go down into history is a deadly dull affair. Yesterday's Session. Chicago. June 23.-Something akin to enthusiasm dominated today's ses ion of the national republican con vention. That air of expectancy which is rdinarilv in evidence when great !vents are to come to pass was lack ng. btit the public flocked to the hall n far greater numbers than on pre eding days. because a feast of spell binding oratory was in prospect. The leaders were late in coming. Some of them, like Senator Dolliver. or instance. had burned the midnight il preparing the speeches that they ,vere scheduled to deliver today. Senator Fairbanks. of Indiana. 6vhose name will be on the ticket Jeemed it the part of propriety not :o appear at all. Some of the delegates want him :o appear at the moment his nomi iations is made. and possibly he will tccede to their desires. There was a large proportion of dies present at today's meeting. a zrater number than at either of the >reviou sessions. and their light ;ummer costumes lent a color to the ralleries. Tt was ladies' dlay, and it vas a lady who provoked the first thursr of app-lause by presenting a rreat hunch of calla lillie.;. It was Wrs. \Margaret Elizabeth Plummer -.h. pr-esemed the tiowers. She is nationatl organizer of the Ameri -an Flag Day. association. tute of the lady delegates who was >resent put her flag on top of a pole mud vaved it to show her interest in he proceedings. Called to Order. Chairman Cannon called the coil ention to order at to:.eS The hal v-as vell filled in antie'natiotn of the tominations. There are q4. votes in he convention, of which 498 are re nred to nominate. Roosevelt Placed In Nomination. Immediately after the conventio,1 vas called to order Former Governor rank S. Black. o-f New York, was reognized by the chairman. and be can his speech placing in nomination 'resident Theodore Roosevelt. oi tork. The largest crowd ever in the hall istened to Governor Black's speech. ao only every seat was occupied, brit many hundreds were standing on the. floor. After prayer was offered, Ex-Gov ernor- Bladk proceeded to the plat rm. and at exactly io.42 began his speech. He was greeted with cheers, and his digs at the democratic party amused the convention mightily. - Mr. Black's concluding words nom inating Roosevelt brought the con vention to its feet. Delegates stood on their seats wild ly cheering and waving flags. Speak er Cannon advanced to the front of the platform with an old battle-flag. which simply set the crowd wild. In the midst of the cheering the New York delegation started to march around the hall. The scene is inde -cribable. Not only flags. but red, white and blue umbrelias were wav ed. Tice _n the galleries joined in the eahusiasm. A a piotograph was dig!ayed frrm tihe platfrm. and just :- :hre seeied * be a iull in the .P;eer ,-pr Ca n again way i fl n t i cheering weas re Ie with ieter force than ever. 1 -aC lo~ ew York r aru d the 1hall. James Waine Casp)in. of Huntsville. .\:0ibma. a by six years of age. bih long curls Ploating over his .1.iders. was placed on the platform d1riug the cheering following Black's speech. and led the hurrahs. waving a flag. One of the assistant ser cants at arms held the lad up so tha: all might see him. Louise Rob er s. a yoting girl from California. took her place beside young Caspin and the enthusiasm increased. Negro Boy Yanked Off. A voting colored boy was placed upon the platform and remained there about two minutes, when he was promptly yanked off. Quiet was finally obtained after twenty minutes of cheering. and Reading Clerk Lampson read the his tory of the old flag held by Cannon. It was waved at the nomination of Lincoln and at the moment of the nomination of every republican can didate for president. Black's Nominating Speech. Mr. Black. in placing Mr Roose velt's name before the convention. said: "Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention: We are here to in augurate a campaign which seems already to be nearly closed. So wise ly have the people sowed and watch ed and tended. there seems little now to do but to measure tip the grain. "In politics as in other fields.'the most impressive arguments spring from contrast. Never has there been a more striking example of unity than is now afforded by this assemblage. You are gathered here not as factions torn by discordant views. but moved by one desire and intent. you have come as the chosen representatives of rhe not enlightened party in the world. "B't not alone upon the principles that piarty are its memlbers in ac :ord. With the same devotion which as marked their adherence to those ,rincipes. mnagnitncemi and enduring is they are. they have already singled ,ut the man to bear their standard ud to !ead :hie way. N\o higher badge was ever yet conferred. Today a :ommon purpose and desire have en aged us all. and from every nook mdt corner of the country rises but i single choice to fill the most exalt d office in the world. He is no ~tranger waiting in the shade to be :alled suddenly into public light. he American people have seen him or many years and always where :he ight was thickest and the great st need was felt. He has been alike :onspicuous in the pursuits of peace id in the arduous stress of war. here is nothing which so tsests a man i great and unexpected danger. He nay pass his life amid ordinary cenes and what he is or does but few ,vill ever know. But when the crash :omes or the. flames break out, a (Contintied on Fifth Page.)