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From &e tm of South Coolina, spoken through tfie NEW$ and COURIER, th* gre** and. influential
orge? of ?Jie people pf lower South Carolina:
THE GOVERNOR'S RACE
To tho Editor of the Newe and Courier:
Which, in your opinion, of the antl-BIease candi
dates for Governor ls strongest and most likely to
win out? I lay arlde personal choice and wau* to
vote, ai near us I can, for law, order and South Caro
Una, Give me your opinion, based on the same
principle. Yours for better government.
J. H. A. CARTER.
Ehrhardt S, C., August 17, 1914.
The question propounded to The News and
Courier by Mr. Carter is one which has been pre
ferred by many of its readers. Every mail lately
haa brought auch communications. The News and
Courier has hesitated to answer them because it
han been perplexed by the same doubts which 'ts
correspondents confess. It has fe?t, as they nave
felt, that the situation was one which called for
the laying saide of personal preferences th order
that those who wish to see political progress In
South Carolina might get together '.f possible upon
the candidate who In all the circumstances Beemed
to possess thc greatest elements of availability.
The News and Courier has not regarded the six
antl-BTease candidates as equally acceptable, but
lt do'-* believe that any one of them would make n
rood Covernor. It has proceeded from the opening
of the race upon the theory that at the last thousands
of voters, like Mr. Carter, would wish to cast their
ballets for th? man who could most readily bc assur
ed In this way of a place In the second prmary.
Is lt possible now to say who this, man ls?
A? ?o thit The " Ncvn sad Courier can only give
its best judgment. Proof as to Its concludions, or
as to the conclusions of anybody else, ts hot td
be had. The reports which come from the various
sect ions of. the state are conflicting now just as the
situation has shifted more than once since the cam
. 4. t. i. ?? ' -ti? . <.?
paign began. It is possible that lt may shift again.
Rat ff oar Interpretation of fne development H of'the
fast two weelu Is correct, the movement during that
period has been In the state ns ? whole Ptead'Iy to
ward Manning and hi? prospects th our Judgment aro
distinctly superior to those of any ether candidate.
In saying that it is only proper that The News
and Courier should add Immediately that Mr. Man
ning has been from the beginning its first choice.
But it has not allowed this fact 'to govern lt and lt
has withheld its support front Mr. Manning's candi
dacy because lt was doubtful of his chances and with
other good men offering lt was quite, ready to c?fJt
its influence for any one of them whose prospects
might seem to be distinctly superior to those cf the
others. But the race between Un "our leaders on the
-nntl-Blease side has been in this respect calculated
to tantalize all those whose chief desire has been tb
avoid the possibility of having to witness the election
of a man committed to thc perpetuation of the
present regime.
Browning has never been ? factor, nor do we
think that C. A, Smith is to be so regarded. They
are both good men, but outside the circle of their
Own immediate friends neither is looked upon os
having any chance o? gei?t?g lb the second race.
Clinkscale's active supporters are men who do not
ordinarily interest themselves ii p 'Utica except to
vote/ They have urged his cause very eloquently,
but dozens of men who have heard " >. Clnkscales
speak have told us that his speeches did not make
the same appeal to hlu audiences which* the reports
of them frequently did to readers. M. L. Smith has
the prestige of having boen Speaker of the House
of Representatives, be is probably the beat orator
in the race, his ability is recognized by all and In
many places he has strong and Influential friends.
But h? Is under the misfortune of being persona
non grata to a great many antl-Blease men, who
think that he neglected opportunities to align him
self pronouncedly'against Bl ens! sm earlier than he
.did. Cooper ls conceded In most quarters to have
made more gains than any Other man in the race.
Th? trouble ls that he had farther to go than any
of the four under consideration as factors. He has
made a fine impresson abd he will get a handsome
V?t?, but the difficulty'in' IftB case ls that he waa
not generally known outside ot his own Judicial cir
cuit and he h?fl ufeaH aepeftte'n't largely upon the
support which he could hot win for himself ?t the
meetings and the efforts lb his behalf on the part bf
friends whom ho made for himself at Columbia dur
ing the sessions of the legislature. Wherever one of
these friends has been located lt has been easy to
see votes in goodly numbers turning to Cooper; but
outside a section 'of the Piedmont these localities
have been widely scattered.
Thus we come to Manning. He was one of the
best known men in the race when it opened. He
has been In pur'*?* fe? yo^rr rofl V* *>eonie be
fore him. His cjualification? for the office which he
Beeks can be disputed by no one. lt? ls the best
fitted maa for the Governorship in the contest
cane, prhrtfeal, experienced1,'progressive, clean,. No
body has denied or can deny all this. He would
give to South Carolina as Governor an administra
tion in which the entire Btate could take pride. Tho
argument,against him bas been that the attacks upon
him by Governor Blease during the last two years
bad destroyed his chances, lt doesn't look so now.
He Is the one candidate whose support Is drawn
from no one section bot who has strengt a prac,
ttrnllj every comity, lt has been said that he is a
class candidate, but an investigation will show that
men in ail stations of life are for him. - lt is argued
further that he ls closely identified with factionalism
to make him acceptable. Yet there ls no man who
knoWB him who does not know that were he elected
he would be Governor of all the people, and that the
people would not fall to recognise this. Are the at
tacks upon him by Governor please, who has more
than once singled him out from among other candi
dates for assault, to drive anti-Blease votes away
from him? IT so, upon what ground? The only POB
reason for such a course is that he would not be
difficult to elect in a second primary, and this ls an
assumption which is unsupported by fact. If Man
ning gets in the second race he will undoubtedly in*
elected unless the Blease party have a majority of
votes In the first primary-In which event any antl
Hlease candidate who might get Into tho second race
would be defeated. And Mann'ng can and will go
in th? second race If even a fair percentage of thc
voters who are hesitating how to vote will east their
ballot H for Ulm.
In all thlB The News and Courier does not pre
sume to speak ex cathedra. It has felt however "that
this was a situation, in which its readers were en. '
titled tb its views. It haB set them forth with entire
candor and as fully SB seems required Their ac
ceptance or rejection must reBt upon the weight of
their own logic, I eked up by the reader's own ob
servations as to th? premises from which the conclu,
sions are drawn.-News and Courier, Aug. 22, 1914.
(Editorial)
"Advices received by Tito News and Courier
yesterday from various sections of the state did
two things. Plrst of al) they emphasized the fact
that lively fears are still entertained by thoughtful
observers in nearly every county lest two fileaee men
get in the second race for governor . Second, they
strengthened and confirmed the view which was ex
pressed by The News and Courier yesterday that
Manning has a larger and more complet following
than any other candidate. The News and Courier
Is satisfied that no other antl-Rlease candidate^,
chances of going In the second primary are so good
as Manning's. If any considerable number of Gie
voters who have been hesitating as to how they
should vote will cast their ballots for Manning there
.ls every reason to believe that he will toad all candi
dates in" the first prircary. The reports on this
point received yesterday wore encouraging. Without
exception, so far as has already been noted, that
where Manning Is not acknowledged to be the strong,
est antl-Rleafle candidate he ls conceded second
place by even tims? supporting some Other enria'f
date This ls significant. There Ia eenrcely a county
In which he will hot receive handsome support ?dQ
he ought io carry nt least ay, n. :jy. q-i any other
candidate pitiably more."-News and Courier, Aug,
?. ?u.
Manning Would be Governor off ail tfee people. The only way to prevent two Blease candiotes
from being "in the" second race loir Ciover?or i?V:??" Manning? the only ?nti~??ease candidate
who can carry lower as well a* tipper South Carolina.
A PLEA MADE TO THE
! S VOTERS m
BIG BATTLE TODAY
-The Intelligencer Has Made
Every Possible Preparation for
Furmamng News Very Early
It la believed that today will be one
of the most stubbornly contested el
ections in the lilntory of South Caro
. lina i There ianthe usual' amount- of
interest ianthe races tor. all ,codbty
offices and for State offices abd th tho
* race for G o vorn or, witta many candi
dates offering' th?ms?lves ?r*m d With,
four car did a tea offer lng themselves
for tho United Statea senate, there la
?v?ry indication that Hiero will be
'.' more interest manifested In tho elec
tion today than Anderson ever saw be
fore.
Last night the supporters of Gov
ernor iMea^o fer tho Senate ,. wer?
claiming that . they had cv?And?rson
eafely Btored away wtttt.a blg.oajorlty
v for tte.govanior.'V^n^/?ft.-the^^^iir
hand the supporters of Senator
Smith were claiming that Mr. Smith
will prove iii be thtf mdr? f?pufor of
the two, and wlll^ spring a, surprise,
.and will carry Anderdon by, a J?p
hundred votes. t'v'iii'
Tbajt?t^Ufjcncer tara .m??&lf?*?
possible prepafaHon^for , giving ;.?h?
news'at' the earliest possible, hoar to
night and an, interested public jrill BB
" watch tho returns come In, ^
direct frap Cpf|^^
county returns ?^1?Vtn ano^^^^^
.first ot tho S$tf returns *fll begin to
.. ur rivo. ;- \.\./??
Parin, Aug,. i24.-^?j5ftfl^l.' aniionn??
ment soya ?hat. L?nevtll?. Arnaco ahd
Dle?le-Ard, fa ?WdH^ffiP
the and Moselle bas been occupied by
. Germans. Frene Positions otherwise
nacbgnsed? ^^^^Aia
SENATOR SMITH
Sayis He U W?S Pleased With
Prospect* Over State and Es
pecially in SpartaniJurg
. ?... J ? ? ?? ..
Senator E. D. Smith, who ls a
candidate for reelection to the United
States' senate from South Carolina,
and who is being opposed for that
seat by Governor Blease,. W. P. Pol
lock and L. D'. Jennings, spent Sun
,dny in An der eon) with friends. The
Senator came to this county for . a
conference and he says that he ls Very
well pleased with Anderson ?.. county, !
and he knows that he will get a good I
vote, berft^. Tbs. sencjtor .?ays ,tha>!
ho has been over several Sections ot .
State nineo the campaign carno to a
close and that he 1B much encouraged
over tho outlook. j
, .Mr, Bmlth caroo to Andorf on from
; Sp?rtnnhurg, whqro ha has been..for
the. last few da ya and hq says that
he ii much encouraged over what be
appreciably stronger, m ?partanpurg
? ri$i?ii??*&&} aWu?coTtthraetf -rumor
here thia morning that.the Germans
occupied unfortified city ot Nancy,
Parlip Aug. 24- It ls unofficially
announced., here today that a great
, battle- between th.? main forces ot
: WiMU?; *ttd .Franco ..against Ohe
whole^ .German annjr_ .contin?es. Tha
troops, is io hold Germana in Belgium,
while IP russia allies continua their
. sne??isItt^V^t^';";-^ ?' ;
; ' Ali APT?At TO FARMERS
\ Rus*.Their Coitos on th? Martel
I^E?^ cr?p*iu
wtlhhold from the market that ti?
1 Federal government would be power
) loss to belo the farmers of tho South
REPORT IS DEN?ID I
Says br. Tripp Is Not Running |
Fbi- County Treasurer's
#S To* Hb SoWln^Ut*1*
..Mr. B. A. (.'eh try, who bas be cu as
sisting Dr. Tripp arning the county'
campaipu, m'-y^mAm.
; -I fau^fe It?aMtt^tm ^?^A
over toe county that iny falper.Wrlaw
Dr Tripp, Jis>'unnl?g.?or the county;
treasurer's ; office, .not. Ar { Jhtjnaelf,;
mffl&m, m&m. M ?? Sw:
report ?pj say there in absolutely no
foundation Tor A^n\e, Jus J bxj^t to'
return tb Rjt?aM* tn gteptenwaor to
UWfPl Mncipal'of tho
lttdgevil|e Bligh Schcol.. 1>(L> . . '
' MJOI&? .M?^r?XT?s0. . 1?C]
. i%% \ k WM$$ H * * few? ? .
Spartflhbarg . Bleaae?tee Wert ^Rongh
on- Ons of Tncu-Ovfn ??hu!??ics. j
f I ; - .. .. i..-Iv
?partanburg, Aug. 22.-Av ? ?neet-,
infe |ipiii?pM iii??.?.:
W?.& ?rhy^
T?eJ^rd-. peot?e1( aW, howled
The I3C5OT3S peS^b also howled.
hat; ground n^nwliy ..?bd. %as. per
ra >tied to wnotudce ^ v,r.
? Sf no. T. Duncan entt??yj?r*a \o col ve
the problem Jjy. aiyt^?nci^g,that ne .ts
tai? tna$ fer.alt /act?o?a to., support
for: governor. .. ... .???^
The interesting part ot Duncan's
speech >as tho Just : B?rne pho ^kpo".
gai|^^^^^^^^^^
Jlfinoa^^
seemed to h^
!t$pri^sDOk^('tho words: V?j'oase is
[;-;?:taioN"4C--tl(io^ wbro 'soaf? iii
: ^?SnmrmW Jf 'hi' Sfo^kht 0? *
. .--' ?-r-'r^r-il >'.-:/. . .
An official dispatch says tua bom
bardment of Tai ng-T&u. has commenc
ed by tho Japanese 'fleet.
ALL BUT TWO HAVE GIVEN
FEW HOURS REMAIN
,.- ' v.y- ?.?;.??? ga i? I c .ifc?\+?ti ? I
Of the GO Candidates For Office
In Anderson County, & Cbft. ' |
Ute first thln^" tb at Br'eetc d Jas.
NY Feagan, clerk bf bouft ot Ander-?
son county, when-ho arrived ?Vhis of
fice yesterday: morning was a candi-'
date . for coan ty office . w lth ail expense
account. From that hour until G
o'clock yesterday afternoon the batt-'
Idtd?t?a wcro coming In every few min
nies and when the pfncV waa closed
at ? o'clock alt of the candidates ?x
cipt two had filed their sworn and
[itemized expense ??co?nts. . The law
^tfnaJntng candidates, wlU b?va WAW
that hour !s ?hbinfcrnus?* wi "fei* ihelr'
i accounts wini the eleVj^O ' -.'?1
..-.Ot? $5tftwf?i;(a' ? ?pT?t? lt?^ of'
lbeV%fcr?p*?i ^counts 'Ha taey' * a
, med --yesterday with Mr. Feafmart:
|W.iF.-Towa>B..^V>.r^v. ... .. $34.19'
?nb. R.-Cntnertsoo .r.v;, .48.60
IJSU F. Cox .... .. ... 62.10
W- H; "d<JdfrSy :. .. .i '.."'.. .36.00
IT. .F*1 D?^gaon-.. .. .. .. .. ..31.00
S. Belton i Watson .. ... ?i". ; -.. S9.65
;l. ?l. Cook.;.... .. ... ... .. 05CO
: A>htt Tc:Wo5t ? . .. .. .. .. 38.50
W?tft&G&f- . ?.
Tv, K:.-Vt?iwTof .. /. . .' .. 60*0
eflat ^mni?^ .. ., ;. .... "4M*
i^TMttl^ .. .. .. t7.?
R. D. Smith. . ../2?*fc
o. Bi Coswell ';. .. .. .. .. ftS.ee
ii: J. Fretw?il. Jr. .. .. .. .. If40
W. PvvNl^blson .. .. .. .. iOf.00
^^^x^^?i ' * * ' * '* rs^^^
.winston Broun* w v. * '.'.??:?o
Jv B^Wt?gltt... .;. .....i.. .. 4&J?2
j s'. tu >arn>*.. ; ' V '.Milloo
L. Ti Cftntpbcll .. .. .. .-3846
;j.;McD. Hogers .. .. .. .. 33.10
?C. F. Martln .. .. .. ?0.10
I Harrison A. Foster .. ...... .. 31.15
T; P. Nelson..80.40
O. A. M nh ii ff ey ..32.60
R. Ware A?Btln.46:55
W. Ii. Harris .. ...48.05
W. J: Johnson. .. 40.50
j. O: Ballinger.85.40
W, A; Blrod.88.40
W. H. G. Elrod .. '.46.85
J. Lawrence McGee .. -. 24.25
J. M. Holllday ... ..'.42.00
IL A. M ul liken. 34.00 !
Tho?. B. Kay. 46.00
J. M. Dunlap .. .... 27.00 j
R. A. Sullivan ...26.35
W. A- Tripp. . T4.7B,
\V. A. Spearman..' 36.45
W.T. Watson .. .... ...... 24.25'
Walter P. White.,. .. 40.49
J. Mercer King .. .. .. .. ..?O.50:
Sam'l M. Wolfe.60.60
'?k L. Sheron*.66.70
P. B. Galley. Jr.; .. .. .. 20.96
Asa Hall, Jr.41.90
Rufu? Fant, Jr..64.90
J. H. Hancock '.. .. .... .. .. 20.86
W. H. Frlereon .. _. .. .. 66.81
R, A. Abrams .. .. .. .. .. ..?6.66j
W. W. Scntt ;.. .. .. .. ..46.80)
CABB FHOM MR. MBLLALLY
I understand that lt has been re.
ported at Plercetown, and Wild Hog,
and below Honea Path, that 1 . have
prithdrevn frons ih- race for gorer-:'
nor Thia ls entirely a jilis***? j
p.ui in'the race to the finish, and have
j ben , receiving, en cou ra gin g reports
?from' many sections.
: ino, B> Adg?r Mollally.
Parte, Aug. .24.-^General engage
engagement^continues today with des.
aeration* ,sayi,v0nicl4l communication.
Bpth .b?dek ts?ffe'r'pd priVet'o.. loases.
' landon, A??f. 24.rrr?r official Paris
d??paicb^aya great. Mitlas are. raging
on the'sart fr?ht;. iUoaB. t?plgl?mjto
Luxembourg frontier... French troops,
ar? taking tho bfr?inBiv?^.ev?rywhe
Key pr.c^.acting:,iii conjonction with
?'i BWtt^SrHy: Allies aro opposed
alr.ioM entire Gorman army, active
d "^^^y ^ -? ? .
1"" ' 3 g . Hortcfc .
Tho ntenlbera ot Camp Stephen D.
Lift? are Instructed to meet at; the
court; honso tomorrow afternoon ?t. 5
o'clock ap attend In a body the fun
eral service, of oar deceased,- com
fpde, -John M. Payne, f
t?g P> Smith, R. F. Divenn,
Adj. Vice Commander,
. ^m^r .
' "Samantha wnaf?-4fcet chane tho
oreneinMtai^r? rv.
.."Tho ptdgfem say's lt's 'Choppln,'
girara." .
1 "Waal-tn eb be-br,? ter me lt sounds
a deal more Uko eawin'."-Penn Btate
Froth.
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIED
"J' SUDDENLY
END yESTE^DAY
Attack Seized Him Very Soddenly
and in FW*> Shbrt Houri Waa
Dead-Uremic Poi*on?ng
Tho . people ot Anderson were j
shocked yesterday morning when lt
became known around the city 'that
James N. Payne Wfts cead. Many
could hardly believe It as they had
seen him ht church Sunday night and
on the.streets at an early hour, yester
day morning, at which time ho seem
ed to be In.his urual good health.
Mr. Payne aros? at oh early hour
yesterday morning and drove tb his
, farm, Ho. re tu med from -there. about
? o'clock and drove to bb home
where he,?at 4?~? on lila veranda.
A- few minutes af ter' he had taken his
seat he-called io his wife that he Was
fcccining ill and thought that he .had
ar. attack of aeute Indigestion.. Mrs.
Payne hurried to bis ride and he WA5
asc'sted into tho bon BO, ? physician
being-summoned at once. Everything
that medical science could devise was
done for bim but it 'waa seen, that he
wa? rapidly rinking end ail his rela
tives wore cu uim on ed. Tie breathed
h Ir. last shortly after 11 o'clock, ure
mic- poisoning being assigned as thc'
cause of .{il* death.;..
-.. Mr. Payne waa married 43 years
?go; to'Vies Cora Crawford and io
thom wer? boni nine children, rdght
Ot- whetn ?rs llvfhir. They, are: J. C.
Payne,, Mrs. S,.A< MeCowu. Mhrn Trono
Payne, ,Mr9. John. ^ . ..pavla,: ,M. M.
1Payne, Mis*vT>ot Payne, Leland .
and Harold Payne, all o' ' '
Tho deceased tr- . ' 1 " -'.ia
vHle county. - < ? < dorwm at
an early ago. Ho waa S6 years bid last
Saturday. /
Mr. Pevne ed?a"gtid In tho narness
butin?es In Anderson when ho grew
Old enough, to, leam a trade and later
he bogan to tike an act i ve. place, in
politic. He served with ahijuy ris a
1 member of the-Anderson city 'co'ira?tf1
and later ho became county, treasurer
whioh-of fire he filled for a number
of years. He waa popular with ' all
clausen of people in Anderson county
BUSINESS BETTER
IS THE OPINION
Anderson People Seem To Trunk
That Conditions Will Bc fin
Mend From Now On
Since the end of tho political c?Sh
palgn has been reached and tho:po
litical discussions are soon to fee
things ef the past, business condition?
haye been on the mend In Andersons j
Tho streets were crowded with do*>
ens of people from morning until 'ato
at night and the stores were thronged
with shoppers. Tho merchants, (rttlar
, out exception were, expressing pptfc
mtstic views over the :buslnesi out
look and the view appeared to-be
shared by tho public in genera''. TBo
view is now almost' t?ttlv?rsalry t?k?fc
that the European war means a bia
business boom to the entire country,
very. soon, and ? the .'American peoplb
1 Hot merely temporar il y... b)',t pernnjfc'
1 nently "will be enriched by the hew
trade areas which will' be opened
up. ' '1
An Anderson bnslnesi man baa?
I from Now York told rf tb? ?npret?s
??mted activity at th'j big Jobbing
houses where buyers. from all *#2*\
Upns were scrosWtaJi td b^ . eran
on a rising market. <<:: y, ?/.
He made the observation that'lil
from Americas i great, gain
fields ak the South American
which trade would Come to tnt* t
try almost by'default, the commet
prestige pf Germany, tho$?jf*i
greatest manufacturing nation. '
bo injured for ? generation th
Ul foellng th the nations now bat
uo matter who wins the war. The
millar caption "ATade In Germany'
j will bo persona non grata Jp . alt ftke
I other .warrlns..cqnptrh)H^.sai^ UL j "
this wi?, redound vh'My, to the be
.flt of this -- . y; 1
I - ...-y--r -OL. vi
va J ono of tho most popular '.nen
; tho county/ ? . , , >..
Mr.t .Pnyn*waa a member ot ?L
John'i Methodist church and took X
groat interest th tho church .j'ndeV
takings and was also active l? aH$Uv?
fraternal orders ot which he waa ?
member, . ? -
, Thoi funeral aervlcva , are to,
place at the homo this afternoon
o'clock and will be conducted by ,.t
T. O'Dell and "Revvc Dr. : W; '^fit
Frat er, followed by tho tn torment e,t
Silver Broo* evokion, whloh will be
conducted by tho loe?t. lodge ot Ma
cons.
