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fsaat 6UMTKR WATCHMAN, gaUhMiliEi April, ISM. 'Be Just and Fear not?Lot all the ende Thon Alms't at be thy Country'*, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, lfjsjt Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. Vol. XXXIV. No. 36. TIIMM-C1M C8WBINE bryan bkathn in C LOSE and ncircra ram:. U> Haw n, AgalrM V ilmoetf jft NomliuiiUiii Le**??Fulling N iwior Kern Make Race iew Vorker for Teni|H?r ?r> 1 hAirman of Democratic Na? tional Convention, HryHU Run?. ?iim?elf?( lark Men Predict Nom? ination of Speaker?Various fom Uiwilk n? Kuni4>ml. Baltimore. June 26.?William J Bryan no t .1 f. ?t it the hands <>? the Democratic National Convention tdday. and tn the opinion of many 01 frffce party leaders here, eliminated I himself from the race for the Presi? dential n? ruination. The vote by which former Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York, was elected Dmpor?ry chairman over Mr. ?*^rysn ?Zl* to' 510?was Interpreted tonight In many ways. The Champ c'iark adherent* are claiming the nomination and many believed today It would either be Speaker Clark or a "dark horte." Talk of Mr. Bryan has not ceased by any means. Some of his friends say today's vote was no test and that many of his most ardent supporters Were compelled by circumstances to vote against him as temporary chairman. They claim? ed, on the other hand, that the vote of 110 given to Mr. Bryan Indicated that he held a "veto" power in tie ? Convention which put him in a po? sition of dominance as to who should be the nominee. Many of Speaker Champ Clark's delegates) openly threw their support to the Anti-Bryan forces. This was regarded as opening a bretch ne ^ tween tne Speaker and the former nominee, which may cause the Bryan supporters to make a bitter fight on Clark. Taken from another stand Che vote of so many of the adherents for Judge Parker ted an a distinct bid for yawena oi>?arv?t!v* e4e the Convention. This conservative element. It mav rrna Stated, practically Is prepared t< accept a radical or progressive can aidete. They frankly admit to nine a conservative or so-called ro ictlo - ' swy would strengthen Col. Theo- *e Roosevelt In hhi organisation a third party. This the leaders are anxious to as old. The *.urn of political affairs in the past few days Is regarded here as having been decidedly, favorable to Speaker Clark's candidacy. The stralghtout Wilson delegate.* todt> threw their support s??t1c|ty to Mr. Bryan. This, the leaders ligured. Would make the conservative eb merit choose Clark In pref< re ice to the New Jeray Governor the progres? siv ? i adulate There was a report abroad bmlght tnat the tO votes of New York would go to ?Mark. This report based largely upon the action of Neu York today In voting against Bryan, The fact that the Mssouri delegate | also gave Paker a majority of its votes?Zi to 14?qt Ickly called out rt ports ?f tt onion i f li;??rest* be? tween N-w V rk und Missouri, This nafural'y led to talk of Clark ^J^tm<.p*>++\d> ut and a New York man Tor Vice President. Tin man mem Honed most prominently in this con? nection was Senator (>'( bum ? a. There waj talk tonigttt also that the t'rvjerwood for? es might ? -m ? Into this com'an ilion, the plan being that Mr. Undera.t should have the apeak*-1* hip of ttie Houasi In '.he . event of Mr. (Mark's elevation to tie ?*r .?!??.r \. Mont of the I tubruoo.l States sre said to be against Mr. Bryan on <slrn<Mi any proportion whatever. Certain It Is moo of th* Sf Stat-s, loeatrd In the solid South, toted against Mr l'.rvui n.d.iv. Thf t lark people declare tonight I thit with New Yofk und the I'ikI ? wood forces united under i he speak? er * banner, the latter would ha ys more than the neef-Marv numb,.r ( f votes to nominate. It igggSjtd certain tonight, fro n the public adlon of the delegate* .?od ^ their prlvaleiv expressed \i,-ws tru- !?? mocr.itic Convention will nom? inate a progressive candidate an I ad 'pt a progressive platform. S. ? m the leaders frankly said they lesen1' d Mr. Bryan"?? assumption to di< t its the temporary chairmanship tag j poln'ed to todav'a vote |n lustlth > tton of these views. Mr. I'.ryan. g*> tSpite the effort to eliminate him, h vevcr. remains i stil^art f/ctor In the Convention aiol may bo given the authority to write the platform. There wss nothing gaOfg tangthle ' to the Presidential MtuatlOtl tonight tb in In talk and claim* PROGRESSIVES IN SABBLE. Hill \. I'll OF Ml RPIIY-HYAN ( K(?\VI) ONLY TFMPOKARY. Hi van is \\ ? itiiiR Hie PlafoMu auil Ii Im .\ggn?s>i\e|y and Positively Pr?> are.vdtc?Wilson Choice of Pr?? Pr<?nrc**i%c* and Many Instructed Clark Delegates May Qq to liiai After First Ballot?Synopsis of Platform. Special to the Dall Item. Baltimore, June 27.?The rough draft of the platform was submitted by the suh-comnil*tee this morning to the committee on platform and resolutions. Th* platform fairly shouts Pi ogresslveness. Bryan, aided by a majority of the sub-committee tictated the framing of ttie platform. The resolution committee will look over ine rough (/raft today and the tinal draft will go to the convention on Friday. Tammany Hall's plat? form and four or five other conserva? tive platforms were ignored by' the sub-corn mlttee.y The platform declares for a "tariff for revenue only." limits president to one term of six years, beginning in 1917, r.ils being aimed at Roosevelt, condemns the Aldrich money bill, ad? vocates primary elections. direct elections of senators, conservation of public resources, declares for de? velopment of Alaska; advocates In? dependence for Phllllpines, asks for the uboiishment of the department of labor and the enactment of a gen? erous workmen*' compensation law. advocates the radical strengthening of tho anti-trust law and is against the Oaugh rule for government ejttj ployes. The resolution committee may make a few changes in the above plank 1, but they are not expected to be material, and the platform will stand practically as outlined. "No compromise" is the slogan to? day of the Progressives, Mushed with victory in scattering the anti-rule in Ohio gnd old States where delegates rhosen -1n dHWetot principles n*e*'c hound by the unit rule adopted by the State conventions. The rank und ft!e of the Progressives feel that the Conservative forces have been beat? en, but the Regressive leaders while hopeful, think the conservatives ar? not completely routed and may come back. The credential committee still has much work to do. When the con? vention meets at noon and the cre? dential committee submits its report on the contested Illinois eases a light it expect* d. The Sullivan crowd UfOti In the committee, but the Hearst Harrison forces will attempt by ora? tory to have the convention reverse tho committee. The dark men are n^w strenuous? ly denying a deal with the Murphy and Ryan brand of Conservatives, but the Wilson men insist that a deal was made. It Is thought that If Clark cannot get the nomination on the first two ballots his chances will be greatly lessened. The Wilson men think the Clark delegates will then go to Wilson, If balloting starts this afternoon, and there is no result in the rOgalai session at night session will be called and balloting will per? haps last until early in the morning if no result is reached before then. special to the Dally Item. Baltimore. Jdne L'7.?"1 haven't discussed candidates with anybody/' Br\ "? aaldi answering the rumor thai be would bolt if Kern or Wilson wer" not nominated. Bryan Is throwing cold water on the bolt talk, and is working for harmony in the conven? tion. The convention was called to ordei today at 11.41, with the largest crowd in atendnncc since the opening! of the Convention. Many women were in tho audience, Including If rs. Wm, Howard Tuft, who was seated back of the Bpeaker*i stand She held an Inform 11 reception. The onh r of business s/ai consid? erably ?i*i.t\<?i. while attempts n*er? made I,, clear the aisles. It is eStt mated thai it will take about Ave hours for nominating ami seconding speeches, But the omton maj cut their talk ??bort in older to enable the first ballot |e be taken befofe |V cc.-s. The Clark men ate using all their snergy in bring victory on ths first ballot. Clark supporters are button? holing all unpledged delegates asking tit * t a "complimentary*1 vote for Clark ha oast on tin- fust ballot. Boomers ar* stationed at differnt puts of the hall wearing the badges and button! of the "Houn Bawg" candidate, ami to land in the demonstration when I Inrk'i name h mentioned, B ibbi l tolph Quttm m bet op, ned STEIN BOILER METHODS. CREDENTIAL COMM1 TT 1: lZ sl;ats FOLLOWERS OF SPEAKER, Wilson Supporters Will Take South Dakota Contest i Dolore the Con treutlon Itself. _ ! Baltimore. June 25.?Completing its work soon after the national Con? vention reassembled tonight, the cre? dentials committee agreed to indorse the recommendations of the Demo* pratic national committee in all con- j tested cases except those from South Dakota and the District of Columbia. In both these eases, the Clark forces Succeeded in seating their instructed delegates. Two minority reports were decided upon in the Illinois contest i where the Roger C. Sullivan delegates . were seated 4U to 10. Harry T. Crea- I well, the California member, reserved the right to present a minority report in favor of the Harrison-Hearst f ic? tion. In the South Dakota contest P. H. Martion of Wisconsin asked all those voting for the losing Wilson delegates to join him in a report that would carry the tight to the floor of the convention. The vote was 28 to 23. In the three-cornered District of Columbia contest the unln.structed delegation headed by National Com mitteeman Newman .which had been recognized by the national committee was unseated and the "Costrllo dele? gation" instructed for Clark, was In? dorsed. A vote on the three delegations re? sulted SI follows: For Costallo didegation. 22; for Newman delegation, 12; for Farf delegation 3. Strcncous Buy for Bryan. Special to the Daily Item. Baltimore, June 27.?Bryan has been up since 5 o'clock this morning. Costless, collarless and vestless, and with Perspiration running down his facu, he greets the crowds that jam his rooms. When asked for an out? line of his future plans for the tight fTn the Murphy. Taggari, Sullivan machine and the crowd of conserva? tives in general, Bryan replied: "The tight is already half won. 1 have nothing to say about what is left. There have been and will be things happening every hour and every day." He declared further that he intended lighting In the convention not only for the adoption of the progressive platform but for a progressive can? didate. The effort of the Wilson men to get him to come out Openly for Wilson failed. Bry? an pointed out that as a member of the Nebraska delegation he was 1 j instructed for Clark, but Bald that he believed strongly In Wilson's sue cess. ! Bryan is reported to have; discuss.cl a plan with certain delegates instruct? ed for Clark to change their vote on the tirst baihd If the New York dele? gation goes solid for Clark. Bryan Gets Machine's (.oat. Special to the Daily Item. Baltimore, June 27.?Wilson has started a boom for Mayor NdWtou D. Baker, of Cleveland, for Vice Presi? dent, but Baker frowns on Ihe propo Bit ion. Bryan has completely routed the Murphy. Sullivan, Taggari combina? tion by strategic moves in the meeting this morning of the subcommittee. He and Senator O'Gorman of New York, have been ? hosen to write every word In the entire platform. They st.n t? ?I their j?d> at 11 o'clock, and arc xpected to finish about 4 this afternoon it will be approved by the resolut ion committee, and then no before the convention. Air Ship Goes to Scat. Special to the Dally Item. Hamburg, Germany, June -7. To 1 prove thai Germany could .Make an 'aerial Invasion of Bngland, Ihe Bepe tin airship "Victoria Louise," sails t<? 1 day for a 12-hour cruise over the North Sea, carrying IS passengers, The Crafl passed nui 1 ? sea under perfect control. today's session with prayer. Follow? ing was t he ml nor It) rep< 11 of the credentials committee on lie South Dakota contests, asking the s ating of the Wilson delegates, The auditorium Ms warm today, and the crowd hoi ind listless, and applauded only faintly the mention of the can? didates names, Crane of Texas, said thai the seating of tin Clartt men of South Dakota, would be 'robbery, pure and simple " WILSON MADE GAINS. EIGHTEEN HARMON VOTES GO TO JERSEY GOVERNOR By Decisive Vote, Democratic Na? tional Convention Abrogates Unit Knie Except Where Made Manda? tory by State Law?Situation Ap? pears More Confused than Ever? Breaks in Other Delegations, Ex? pected a* Result of Conventions A et ion. Baltimore, June 26.?The progres? sives in the Democratic National j Convention claimed a notable victory tonight, when they carried a motion abrogating the rule by which some State delegations were bound to ca9t their votes as a unit. The tight lor and against the unit rule was waged particularly about Ohio, where eighteen district dele {; ites had been instructed by prh. ar |. s to vote for Woodrow Wilson, but Where the State Convention, control It J by the Harmon forces, had in? voked the unit rule binding all Ohio delegates to the Ohio Governor. The Convention, by 565 1-2 to 481 2-3, voted that no State delegation should be bound by unit control ex? cept in cases where a State law was mandatory on the subject. Wilson supporters in the Conven? tion, who earlier in the evening had carried on a demonstration lasting thirty-three minutes, regarded the vote, as distinctly favoring their can? didate. The Wilson boom had been growing throughout the day. Wilson gained and Harmon lost eighteen votes from the Ohio dele? gation as a result of the fight. It was said the abrogation of the rule might lead to breaks in other delegations and that this left the Presidential nomination race tonight in greater doubt thj^h ever. New York's solid block of 90 votes was cast in favor of continuing the unit rule, amid hisses and groans. Missouri, the home State of Champ Clark, splft 20 to 7 in favor of the unit rule and this result also was re? ceived with groans. When Nebraska and Kansas voted solidly for the abrogation of the unit rule, there were cheers from the Wil? son forces. Pennsylvania, a Wilson State, gave a big mapority for abro? gation. There had been reports during the day of a growing sentiment in the New York delegation in favor of Governor Wilson. The delegation voted under the unit rule tonight in .Casting Its ballot against the propo? sition fostered by the New Jersey The tight over the unit ride carried the night session well along toward midnight. The report from the com? mittee on credentials then was re? ceived. As there was a minority re? port, requiring discussion ,an ad? journment was decided until noon to morrow. MIM>Li:TO\-LYX AM. Young Lady of Darlington Wedded to Young Business May of Sumter Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon at 4.:>0 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. An? nie P. Lenolr, the mother of the groom. Miss Clam In Middleton and Mr, Prank A. Lynam wa re united In marriage in the presence <>f the mem? bers of the immediate families of the contracting parties, the Rev, Mr. R, W. Humphries, of the 151*??;i?1 street Methodist church, performing the ceremony. The wedding was to have taken place in Darlington al the home of the bride, but the groom was taken si-l. with appendicitis and was unable to go to Darlington, so. rather than delay tiic marriage, arrangements Wefe mole fOf file bilde to com?' to Sumter so thai the ceremony could be performed notwithstanding the indisposition of the groom. MlSS Middleton has lived in Sumter for several years and has many friends here who will welcome hei to lo t new home, Mr, Lyman is a native of Sumter and Is engaged In business. The young couple have the best wishes of their many friends here. ? \\ KDDIXG VI \ IEROPK \M?:. Claude Graham White Goes to 1 Ullni Bride bj the llr Route. London, .nine l'7.?Claude Graham White, the well-known aviator, tlew to church today to claim as his bride Miss Dorothy Taylor, i New York so ch tj girl, Quite a number of guests at the ceremony came to the church In tin ir aeroplanes, RAPIST VAUGHN ESCAPES. GREENVILLE man FACING SERI? OUS CHARGE at LIBERTY. SllWfl Hi* Way From Jail?Former Superintendent at Orphan Home Adds Chapter to Already Sensation? al Case. Greenville, June 2G.?T. U. Vaughn, formerly superintendent of the Odd Fellows' orphan home, located near j Grenville. and a prisoner in the j county jail since May 31, charged I with a triple crime against an orphan ! girl under his ( are. sawed his way j to liberty early today and tonight is ' at liberty. At 2 o'clock this morning the jailer was aroused by a negro woman pris? oner who was confined in a cell on the second floor above Vaughn's cell, telling him that some one was escap? ing from below. F.efore the jailer could reach Vaughn's cell he had es? caped. The alarm was quickly spread, and a determined but unsuccessful search has been made throughout the day for the fleeing prisoner. It is practically certain that Vaughn was aided by one or more persons from the outside. The prisoner made his escape by severing a section of one of the window bars with a hack? saw. A short distance from the point where he tumbled over the jail yard fence, he stumbled and on the spot was found the saw frame, pieces of the blade, the prisoner's hat and a letter addressed to him. The hole through which the man went meas? ured 12 by 7 inches, and only one bar was sawed in twain. In the va? cant cell today was seen the section of the bar the man had sawed out. It had been wrapped in clothes to deaden the resping sound of the hacksaw. On the floor of the cell lay the prisoner's thumbed Bible, a copy of Whittier's poems and a copy of "Pilgrim's Progress." The fugitive is evidently well sup? plied with money as the records in the office of the register of mesne conveyance show that, since he was plaed in jail, he mortgaged his home for the sum of $4,000. He is a man of rather keen intellet and is well informed, and the county authorities realize that they have a difficult task to perform if they capture him. As to whether he is armed, they do not know. The Vaughn case created soroe hing of a sensation in Greenville when the warrant for his arrest was sworn out. The press, out of consideration for the Odd Fellows order and the orphan children at the home and <?ut of respect for the sensibilities of the public, has suppressed a volume of details of the heinousness of the life Vaughn is charged with having led at th<> time he was in charge of the orphan home. Wall street and tammanv. New York World Fear- Their In? fluence at Baltimore. From the New York World. shall Wall street ami Tammany turn Democratic opportunity into I democratic discord ? shall Wall Street and Tammany turn Democratic triumph into Demo? cratic disaster? 'I hose are the first questions to be answered at Baltimore. The Murphys and the Ryans ami the Belmonts and the Sheehans are already reaching out for the Demo cratfc Nation.i] convention. The World herewith warns the Democra? tic party that a Murphy-Ryan-Bel mont-Sheehan Democracy is not worth saving. -\ Murphy-Ryan-Bel mont-Sheehan ticket is not worth hub ting for * * * The same men who blasted Demo? cratic hopes iti l'.oo are seeking to blast Democratic hopes in 1912 * ? * if the Democratic party wishes t<? make Roosevelt again a great tap tain in American politics, it has only to b-t Wa!i street and Tammany dom? inate 'he Baltimore convention. if the delegates to the Democratic Na? tional Convention wish to create an irresistible popular demand for Roosevelt and third party, 'hey have only to follow 'he leadership ol the men who are behind Judge Park? er * * * The Republican p irty is Beet hl ni with revolt, if Ryan and Murphy, if Wall street and Tamraany domi? nate the Baltimore convention, tin Democratic party will' likewise be seething with revolt. A new party will be Inevitable, The American people win not submit to be tricked and defrauded forever by corrupt bosses and corrupt plutocrats. l et Baltimore remembei it. OFFICER SHOOTS NEGRO POLICEMAN II. G. McKAGEN SHOT LEE DAVIS WEDNESDAY. Negro Says Ho i> From Oiangoburg? Kan When Officer Approached and Drew His GCU When Told to Halt ?Man Getting on Nicely. Wednesday afternoon Police Officer H. G. McKagen shot a negro who gave his name at Lee Davis and said he waa from Orangeburg, but had been recently engaged in work at Alcolu. The negro started to run when the officer approached him and when called to halt he drew his gun and threatened to shoot if the officer endeavored to arregChim. The shooting HsVrred beyond the railroad m a ve?e.nt lot adjoining an alleged disreputable* house run by a negro woman known as Child Evans. From what could be learned this morning of_tbx> occurence it seemed that Mr". McKagen was riding past the house when Davis started to run. Mr. McKagen called to him to stop and sie turned and drew his pistol, threatening to shoot if the officer approached him all the time gradual? ly retreating. Mr. McKagen, after the negro drew his gun on him, drew his own gun and fired at the negro, the bullet striking him in the leg and shattering the bone. The negro was disarmed and taken to the Sumter Hospital where he re? ceived attention. It was reported* this mornig from that pla 'e that he was getting on nicely and that his leg would probably not have to be amputated as at first thought. The Evans woman stated that she knew nothing about the man except that he occasionally visited her house. She had told him "There is Mr. McKagen. now," and he started to rpn. As far as could be ascertained there was no witness to shooting. NOT HIS SYSTEM. Mayor Grace Explains ltea>on for Continuing the Policy Toward Ti? ger?. Charleston Post. "The policy of taxing blind tigers the sum of $50 every three months through summoning violators of the dispensary law to the police court 'and accepting and then enforcing the bond for this ntdount. turning it into the city treasury, was not of my creation,'" Said Mayor Crate yester? day when asked if he had any state? ment to make regarding the report from Columbia that the investigating committee of the Legislature might look into this phase of the dispensary situation in following up its investi? gation of the graft (barge-- aerainst the State constables and% rural po? lice. "The system. as a system. WSJ evolved by ex-Mayor Rhett," said Mayor (irate, "and the committee probably has access to the reports of the dispensary, in which Mr. Rhett explained the system and .instilled its operation. When 1 took otlicc. I expressed my disapproval of the sys? tem, but there waa no alternative t or me to do l>ut to continue the system of taxing the blind timers, unless J should have consented to the loss to the city of Charleston of this reven? ue. With the trea my depleted, 1 did not see my Way clear to do any? thing but accept the existing condi? tion. "in the matter of collecting the tax. 1 wil; say this which the record! show: That the collections are now several thousand dollars in exeess of the money which was collected bf Mr. Rhett's administration, and there gl are m neue blind timers. The collec? tions are larger because all tin- viola? tors of tin law have to pay *bc tax and this is in line with the policy of this administration that everybodi shall share alike under the law." Mayor Grace said that he [has heard nothing from the legis? lative committee regarding the mat ter, but that th< committee may rest nssured hat he will extend ail fad? lities to them i"t Information in the matter ??;' this t ?x on tin- bllng tigers I if they desire | . 1 a; he stated above, the explanation of tin- system was made by Mr. lihett and appears among the ?lisp.nsaty records and U ready available. \ girl's baseball team passed through Sumter Thursday on their way to Rtshopvltle where they will have a game with local baeeuall team The club had a great deal of baggage with them and presented a fairly good baseball appearance SS far as could be decided by a casual inspection.