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ELECTION RETURNS CANVASSED.
W. ?
Bryan's Plurality In South Carolina was
58,298?Combat Between C. C. l*catherstone
and C. P. Sims.
News and Courier.
Columbia, November 23.?Aeeording
to the oflieial returns as
tabulated and declared today by
the State board of canvassers, the
total vote for the Democratic electoral
ticket at the election of November
3, 1908, was 62,289; for
the Republican ticket, 3,847; for
the Independence League ticket 43,
and for the vSocialist ticket 101.
This is a total vote of about 67,000,
slightly more than half the total
number of votes cast in the Democratic
primary election in August.
1 lie largest Republican vote was
east in Orangeburg County, 405,
with Charleston second, 317; beaufort.
third, " j ; Richland, fourth,
236: J'erkelcy tilth, 235. This
shows that the strength of the Republican
parte 111 this State is now
:;s always since the war in thecounre-*
where tlure is the- largest negro
population, the main constituency
01 the parts in this Slate- be
:'tg colored 1.
1 he- largest l)cmocratic vote- was
cast by Spartanburg, 4,162; with
(1 recnville second, 2,774: Orangeburg
t hi rd, 2 ,^87; I ,cn i ngton fourt h,
and Anderson, I,aureus and
Mat inn each existing ovei two thou
-and votes toi the I K-moe iatic tieke-t.
lleie- again the same thing is illus'
' ate< 1 -the strength of the I )e-inoiratic
party lies principally in the
while counties ol the Piedmont,
the same thing being proved by
the primary returns of the primary
election.
In the Coegrcssional elections,
the largest vote was cast in the 4th
listriet, and the second largest in
the 3d district, these two districts
embracing the heavy white counties
ami the Democratic Congressional
nominees having no opposition.
Electorlal Vole by Counties.
I ii<Wl)i-111
o- Kcfmti jn-nd Soi-it-rntic.
lican. ent. ulist.
Abbeville . . . i,.|8i 9 1
Aiken .... 1,990 4K
Anderson . . . *2,099
Hainberg . . . S4S 33
Rarnwell . . . 1,407 Ss
lieautotl . . . 522 272
Berkeley . . . 609 2^5 2
Calhoun . . . (169 St 2
Charleston . . i,Sil 347 7 26
Cherokee. . . 1.506 66
Chester . . . . 1,36s 37
Chesterfield . . 1,458 47
Clarendon. . . 1,091 62
Colleton . . . 1,399 i/i
Darlington . . 1,279 21
Con-luster , . 883 103 S
KdgeTield . . . 1,097 -s
lairlield . . . X30 12 2
i-'Iorenee . . . 1.4(10 ,>X 3 7
Georgetown . . 544 u>s 1
, C.rcenville . . >,774 176 7 2S
(ire-cnwoeid . . 1,765 iS m
Hampton . . . 1,13s
llorrv .... 1,247 56
Kershaw . . . 022 45 1
Lancaster . . . 1.721* 5s 2
I.aureus . . . 2,160 61 1
Lee 963 5S 1
I.exington . . 2,r>oS So 1
Clarion .... 2,007 9t
Marlboro . . . ?/i(> 16
\ 1 \\ ln-n y . . . 1 .OS 1 | ; 1
eK-oiu-e . . . . 1, 26 i; 2
(?ranget>nrg . . 2,(1*7 J05 1
l'lfkens . . . . 1,241 5(1
Richland . . . 1,750 236 3 is
Saluda .... 1, 3S5 S 1 I
Spartanburg . 4,162 225 f>
Sumti-i .... 1,22s 173 3
t'nion . . 1.2S9 |t>
"William* '>urg 1,550 1S0
irk 1 ,'n>(i . <>
Total . . . .(.2,2Sy 3.817 45 97
The Congressional Hlecllon
In the- Congressional election the*
large-st Re publican vote' was cast ill
the 71 h dist t ict, where Richardson,
the Republican candidate, received
998 votes, against 9,950 lor Congressman
Lever. The justly celebrated
Aaron Prioleau, the Republican
candidate in the ist district,
received 631 votes, against 5,759
for Congressman Lcgare.
The vote by Congressional districts
was as follows:
ist district I.egare. Priolcnu
Berkeley 622 211
Charleston 1,808 217
Clarendon 1,037 73
Colleton 1.399 51
Dorchester 893 79
totals 5,759 631 J
' 1 L " ' # Y.
.,/ .V' .-xj "J.ik
2d district. l'atterson. Myers.
Aiken 1,951
Rauiberg 872 26
lJcaufort 559 . .
Haruwcll 1,424 27
Edgefield 1,103
Hampton) 1,148 . .
Saluda 1,391 5
Totals 8,448 5S
3d district Aiken.
Abbeville 1,486 1
Anderson 2,970 <
Greenwood i>775 ,
Newberry 1,662
Oconee 1,083
Pickens 1.298
Total 10,(274
4O1 district. Johnson. v
Greenville 2,991
Laurens 2,078 t
Spartanburg 4.324 1
I'nion J,413 j
Total io,Ko6 ! '
.Stli district. Fiuley. | <
Cherokee 1.5111 j
Chester 1,37- ,
Chesterfield l,66Sj
Fairfield 1 '
Kershaw 9^3 '
1 .ancasler 1.7-13 I
York 1 .(>ii j 1
.. . il
I ?t a 9.4'>s
f>tl\ ?1 ist 1 i1. Fllerbi*. |
< '.c< >i >jcl< >\\ 11 5 )(>!
Floivnce 1.52s I
1 |i >1 rv 1,2^S '
Marion 2,033',
Marlboro .... 916 ] ^
Darlington 1,2X3 j
Williamsburg 1.441 ^
Total 9>?.V!? i !
71h di.-triet. I.ewr. Richardson- I
l.exiiigtou .'.54 9 Sl>
!,( > 1/16 6s'
Orangeburg 2.71^ 3Ss
Richland 1.819 1S5 ! ;
Calhonn (>75 94 I
Sumter 1.231 177
Total's 9,959 99(>
Featherston and Sims Clash.
The time of the State board of
canvassers was today taken up with ,
the hearing of contests in the I,aniens
dispensary election cases, and ,
the elections in the 1st, 2nd and
7th Congressional districts. |
The 1,aniens contest was the
principal thing before the boa'd in
importance and the argument of
counsel became at one point acrimonious
and led to a personal encounter
between the opposing counsel,
C. C. Keatherstone, of Laurens.
I and C. P. Sims, of Spartanburg.
During the argument of Mr. Sims,
representing the contestant, he referred
several times to the "crazy
Prohibitionists," who, he said,
could not see the facts except in
their own way, intimating, it
seemed, that they were so blinded
by prejudice as not to be able to
tell the truth. He was referring
particularly to the meeting of citizens,
held at the call of the supervisor
to ascertain whether onefourth
the number of voters had
signed the petition for an election.
Mr. Keatherstone, representing
the Prohibitionists, requested Mr.
Sims to stick to the record and discontinue
his references to the "crazy j
Prohihitiauists." Mr. Sims uplied
that he would settle with Mr. heath j
I er^toiu-outside afterwards, whereupon
Mr. Keatherstone said he j
would settle right then, and the I
two attorneys were in instant combat.
both are heavy of build audi
muscular. Mr. Keatherstone, in'
his youth, having been a baseball
player of note, and the light, though ,
short, was vigorous. When the
I wo were .separated. Mr. Sims wa>(
bleeding about the face and Mr.
Keatherstom. had a slight bruise on
the cheek, both apologized to the i
board.
The points raised by the I,aniens;
contest are familial, the validity of
the registration laws being involved j
and the compliance of the county
authorities with the provisions of
the local option law being questioned
by the contestant.
In the Congressional contests,
the same old questions of the registration
of voters and the regularity
of the returns were presented.
Jacob Mooter, of Orangeburg, the
colored lawyer, appeared for the
contestant. Richardson, and PrioIcatt
and Myers were present also.
The board dismissed the contests
in all the cases before it, sustaining
tlic validity of the ejections as declared
o.i the face of the returns.
I" the I,aureus case the county
board is sustained and the dispensaries
will remain closed, unless
the case is taken to the Supreme
Court on a writ of certiorari. The
Republican contestants for Congress
will, of course, take their cases
before the committee of the House
af Representatives in order to secure
the contest fee of $2,ooo in
L*ach case. j. H.
Mr. Sims Tells How It Happened.
Spartanburg Herald.'
W hen asked concerning the per-1
;?nal encounter he had j? the sec-1
vtary of state's oflice in Columbia 1
'Vlth ?* C- I'catherstonc yesterday,
Mr. C. I'. Situs last evening gave
?ul 11k- following statement:
Col. L. C. I'eatlierstone was
<. picseuting the prohibitionists of!
Laurens county i? the contest" |>eOie
the state board of canvassers.
111 discussing the revision of the
"egistration books for I,aureus
-<?uutv. I contended that the ofli*'!'*
by law t? perform
llls buy had faileu to do so. and
ll:,t t,K' revision nude bv Col.
I'eatlierstone and his assistants was
without authority of law. I used
I he expression, 'When a crowd of
prohibitionists get together, though
' ""est. IIk-v rrecpieetly go nearer to
getting crazy than any other class.1
"1. beatherstouearose and obleetcd
to being called crazy. I ,v_
|,Ik<l 1,1:11 1 (>?ly referred to the
'VX\ USUalI>' (',sl?biyo(l by prohibiLio.usts
and meant nothing personal.
Hut the conel still retainad his
"land of dissatisfaction with this
remark. I told hint if he wasn't
satisfied to step outside the room
UKi wt" ?>uhl settle it any way he
liked. He replied, 'No. settle it
??w.* and with that I struck him a
blow knocking him against some
gentlemen. The gentlemen present
caught hold of us and held us apart,
but the colonel did manage in some
way to scratch my face with his
biger nails as he was reaching out
after me."
2S8,000,000 DRINKS OF WHISKY BURNED
IN LAST THREE WEEKS.
Louisville, Ky., \*ov. 26.?Distillery
fires within the past three
weeks have destroyed millions of
dollars' worth of property in Kentucky.
the loss of f0,000 barrels in
tbe Tom Moore fire at Hardtown
last night bringing the total number
of barrels of fine Kentucky
whisky that have fed the flames
recently up to *2,000. In detail
this means that the visible supply
<>? whiskey has decreased 3.600.000
gallons, or more definitely speaking,
288,000,000 drinks. At an
average of $25 per barrel, which
is considered a reasonable figure.
Hie loss to the distiller is si soo o<>c>.
The I'nited States 'governincut,
however, comes in for a still
heavier loss, although an indirect
nlk'- Thi> u tin- t.-x that would
Jv 1)11 the whisky. The tax
is at least twice the value of the
whiskey, which would make the
loss to the government between
000,000 and S|,000.000.
I he distiller, however, suffers
Mom a lire in many ways. His
1 utangible loss is much greater than
the actual property loss. The damage
to the forced cessation of business.
the accruing storage and innumerable
incidental losses due
l? l,u" ,nv will amount up into
millions more.
'i'he frequency of lire has caused
some suspicion of incendiarism.
Secret service men have been in the
held working 0.1 this idea, but have
j not been able to secure any evidence
to show that the fires were other
than accidental.
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$10.00 Coats reduced to
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