The Press and Standard du lieu suivant : Walterboro, South Carolina • 1

WALTEUDOHO WEDNESDAY JANTAltY 21 1931 NO 16 INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR I MEETINGS FOR SUBCOMMITTEE LAST MESSAGE SUMMERALL TO MARKED YESTERDAY AT CAPITOL! THE FARMERS! TALKS RELIEF! OF GOVERNOR HEAD CITADEL VOL 54 TWO CHARGED WITH PEONAGE GATHERINGS-CALLED TO! JEFFERIES ESTIMATES S2-I Spamtaburgr Attorney Ibra Blackwood Succeeds Governor John Richards as Chief Executive DISCI' 'HS CROPS County-Wick Man Meeting at Court House Next Monday For Farmers DISTINGUISHED ASSEMBLY WITNESSED CEREMONY ASJ CHIEF JUSTICE EUGENE KLEASE ADMINISTERED OATII OF OFFICE TO GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Cisunty Agent I VV Alford ha: Columbia Jan Rcdm-linns in Coliiiiml III his final niuilc nrrnngi-im'i'U for a series of'th'- tot: i- pi'iul1 ii i1 rstinriL'd utirinnunl po oroiti- to iho lu-nil u- meeting in thi cciiniv In aid tho 1 S-milKOllO by -enaiM Irffoi I ol- -nobly trii'y -lubn nmiu'ss in I'lniming their work forildon are heinir dis usi-d l-v suli- aril urged ciinso'idiiiinii the At a count y-widi1 mas n'lmniUee of the on ilr I'aam rum-1 departments mil lux lefuims beesune From the Jefferson Hotel to the executive offices of the cupitul paraded the official party by motor From prua-i LIMEHOUSE AND JOHNSTON INDICTED Six Persons Alleged Held in Compulsory Service of Ex-Sheriff and Physician Charleston Jan 10 An alleged 1 conspiracy between Dr A Johnston physieiun and health officer for chest er county and Lima-house former ilepuly sheriff and lat-i tote constable appointed by Governor John Richards to work pri-sorers in peonage on Doctor farm was charged today in a true bill brought in by a federal grand jury here In the indictment it is charged that the defendant held nix persona ta compulsory servin' based on indebtedness ulleged to be due Dr John-rton for various terma of service between October 1926 and October 1929 in violation of section 209 of the criminal code It is charged that for an unknown -period between these dates they -held Pressby Williams Rhody Boyd and Dressy redden that from March to October 1928 they held James from June to October 1928 Liseo Carter and from February 1928 to October 1929 Julius Grant Although the indictment does not describe the alleged form of peonage Henry Davis United States district attorney said tonight that Doctor luhnston tccording io ninny to the grand jury would to pay the and Limehouse would turn the prisoners i ver to him knowing the pretense to Ik worked on the farm Porlnr Johnston is a physician and Icnlth officer for Poeheatcr county and Hns extensive farming interests 1 in the section 1 liiiV mum "ihfiiiwi'nilsiif d(dlnrH will' fi which he was graduated He I At the November 1930 term of i -JIT I li- won hb appointment to st I 1 rid States district court held pt K't 'reel ion of a department of la-jIMinl Llmehouw eras indicted on lac and an office on banking ami1 I he it-del i histmv date tank to ins ranee were recommended HI2 hor me first eighty years lkqdoring lynching Governor i Hw Hi-Imrilo censured sheriffs of two ii the ii unties where lynching is-eurred dm-ng his administration He askitl that law Ik1 Missed the in st tut ion war moved to its pre- -n-iuinnu the sheriffs in nil cnn- "1 hii a fi year aftei the STRESSES FINANCIAL AF- Continues to Ask for Consoli- I I 1 I IKaiil the people of lln- suite arc demand- a chief of itnff of the I'nited States ing raiment and ciying out iigainst army today irnvi- way to the xtravaganre umiI reel of his return to a military cn- He charged that bunlenr of 1 virunment nur date guv eminent arc unequally Ofliriul of the itadcl the mili-distrihuted" blaming the present lax tur' college ol South systm and inefficiency of ml- iu-fl late today that Tlui taxing soldier hud accepted the presidency lhe governor continiu-d "is of that institution anil would take up system the governor patch work of inconsistencies His reeanimendaiions for consolidations included: Consolidation of the tax eommis- sion with the comptroller office AlMilition of department of agri- lture its duties to la1 transfer-1 1 In tin Ural IHll- culture red to the Denison agricultural rul lege Almlition of the state warehouse commission That the tax commission not lie allowed a general counsel Consolidation of the food rc- search commission with the natural I res'-urae commission Consolidation of the board of fish- cries with the state game warden's believe that if you will give! these matters your serious altcn- requiring the sheriffs in nil cap PRESIDENCY IN Scene of School Days First annimneeil when In- n-tired recent I i I I i' I1 I 1 Mil aul (44 i I kft1 "ith because of the cniphi sis upon military instruction Cum taiwm H'cuPy quarter on the campus a shaded 2lt0-arre tract of lnd the AsliUv river just mirth of tnlR historic Clly regular army officers lulhed lhl nHt tmn since the World War Each year a numlier of gruiluates are commissioned in the ngular army without exHiiiiniitinii His new position will bring Hie other faction terming themselves the i 11M nunil ni IMiiuP with i outsiui1 wnn win aoviiw wim the Colleton senator that recniiinienda-and house memlurs togellur nti )UKjnrail mln This tions will lie made for amendment of mimvTrtr ofUtheasUte0men mJrttag U-gin at 11 alclock and lle MI-1 school law that sulmes of The Mth Ndto wrh adminis- should Ik of interest to every land- tn lowered for abolishment tern! Chirf 7usrice EuSe rd and tenant in the county aa well Hlease of the state supreme court ua D-' business nun Following the address of the new "tniea governor the oath was given to I may of this week two meeting Ik held which the outside Frida teachers be lowered for abolishment of free tuition in state owned edu-cntional institutions and for elimination of duplications in salaries uf state officers After a study of means of 1 im-eling tu lie held next Monday at the court hnu-c the farmers and bus- iness men are urged to got tog-ether to at speaker will be Hamilton x-! tension ugnnuiniist and authority of cotton and cotton fertilizer He will discus cotton spacing fertilizers boll wi-evil control and how to got the greatest amount of plant food for the least money These meetings will lie held at Cottugeville school 10 clock in the morning and ut the court house Walterboro at 2:30 in the afternoon Next Tuesday morning 1 Good-j ing flciiison College poultry special-1 ist will hold a meeting at Moore Hatchery in Walterbom beginning- at ntiAiiir and lautinv ihnut three 10 and lasting about three I I tv tonttenii! 1 those interested in poultry the sub- breeding feeding wbjb be ill discuss with 'interested in poultry the sub- jwt poultry brchiling feeding ml diHOa8 Rfreshments wjl) 1r by jnr Monro and the 000000 REDUCTION Finance Subcommittee Discuss- es Cuts in State Educational Polio I 1 1 nuMei of which hi- i l-n 1 Sn-d'-r Jefferie- yesti-r-laj dm used the mean of proposed cuts Wh'Ie the subcommittee has dune reduction Senator Jefferies said that the subcommittee would report to the finance committee and committee on education would likely be held Discussing the cbsnges in the 11-0-1 law he Maid a provision might lie made for school tenn the maximum of which would be eight months If no schools were allowed to operate more than that length a saving could lie made He said there was dircussinn of in-cuaring the teacher load and of revising transportation of school children so that no elementary school children would be transpiirteil he saiil referring to the transportation problem bring hack the cross roads country schiml for hc aaid fin the subcommittee with Senator Jefferies are: Btrmtor West Abbe ville Ktukes Clarendon Anderson Horry und Simsidf Orangeburg During the mealing of the senate yesterday Senator Ard Williains-huig introduced a concurrent resolution asking for a senate and house committee to look into possible changes in the H-0-1 law Senator Jefferies explained that the committee was working on such a measure and ro Senator Ard' resolution was carried over Lod High School ewH ital cases to resirt the matter to the govermir a soon as pqssihlc and in case of a shown th'it the lym-hing if it isi sheriff failed discharge hi duty that the gover nor lie empowered to remove the nJi-rilf frum iffil-P sheriff from office1- i With the abolition nf free tuition the atate collciro he tndifiitcd i nc plan might In- made to lend money students Im needed it for tuition and increase tuition to the place where the students would pay Interpatina Ylncc I hi- actual cost of operating the in-tniereisiiny I ulCKiitutilm belief lieiug that the I rtatc has done itr duty when it fur- A reporter for The and Stan- jih hj choo dard tKk occasion 'is week Jefferilst tfcBt the cum to pay a visit to "VJJ 1 mittee would make a sincere effort rperated in the s-tinn bv 'i-- Bennett who lives in 0if A Hewlett 8 SllU All pirated in the Snider's m-t ion by Binnett who lives mVValterhon) I in the state college j() 8()Illething for the relief of the th Wc huvc a Columbia Jnn JO -Today marked the end of the administration of John Richards as governor of South Carolina and the inauguration of his successor Ibra Blackwood Spartanburg attorney whom he defeated for the same office in a runoff primary four years ago Inauguration exercises for the incoming governor and lieutenant 'governor started at noon before a joint session of both houses of the general assembly held in the hall of the house A distinguished assembly witnessed the inauguration ceremony The desks of the house members were moved from the hnuye and chairs plac ed to accommodate a large crowd ELECT HLEASE CHIEF JUSTICE Newberry Man Winn Out Over Cothran Ily Vote of 132 to 32 session "of the house and senate gn 4-Ubv unJiw ka iwiu Columbia Jan 14 Associated Justice Eugene Hlease was sase was today elected chief justice of the state su- following the reading of the gov- message Justice Blesac was nominated by Senator Hill of Newberry Justice Cotchran was nominHtwl by Repre- sentative Oxner of Greenville fasiiBS a Justice Blease Representative I llciier Dunt-xler voted for Justice Cotchran Representative Tom Bolin was not recorded as voting Associate Justice Blease succeeds Chief Justice Richard Watts who died last falL He is a half brother of Senator Cole Blease The new chief justice Eugene Satterwhite Blease is K3 years old He was born in Newberry attended the college there of that name and then taught in rural schools In he was admitted to the bar For eight years he practiced in Saluda and returned to Newberry in 1907 to practice He has served in both the house and senate and as mayor of Newberry He was elected an associate justice January 1920 for the unex-pired term of Marion resigned legislative manual in the place reserved for hobbies and avocations of state officials says that the new chief justice fond of smoking" FORESTRY CLUB IN HIGH SCHOOL Twenty-Three Members Enrolled Sherwood Price Elected President or rather spends a povtion iif euih war of lHdl-ii ilic institution was o-ed liecaure of unsettled cmidi- 1'11 the co-let jurna se'-ved in the (in- letlerate armies ami in the Wo War a large numlier of Hadel Ulll World men United sueceed been IINIH nish baskets ami pay 1 rent per liuunri for potatoes They will have a rcni-csuntutive on hand to pay cash at the ear door Any farmers who have a few bushels to sell should gel in touch with the county agent at once as it will lie necessary for him to have this information liy next Tueaduy Sounder's Farm House Destroyed By Fire 11 Saunders hail his house his farm near Gross Ruuds de- strayed by fire early Wednesday i night The house caught from the chimney nnd wa a total loss the smoke house near the house also ls ing destroyed The building which rust sonid $5099 to erect some years ago had only a part of thi 'hr urn nee Mr and Mra I Kinurel who were living in the house were unable to save any household furnishings and little clothes Smith of Colleton 4 vv PPOinteU Liter li Columbia Smith last year niendier of the house from Colleton county and this summer a candidate for romniissinner of agriculture was yesterday appointed clerk of the joint committee on enrolled acts for his bravery but was in tlml did not remove his prisoner fo a pluee of Union lyinching i another Governor Itii-haids continued this case the sheriff cannot escape his He said the sheriff did not appeal to nr notify the governor and thal Jame Sheppard of Edgefield lieutenant governor-elect WILDCATS WIN TWO GAMES Girl Defeat Summerville and Roya Win From Varnville IliRh i I i- I of basketball enliveiieu 1 if and that between the Walteriioro Iirure uiwl VaruviHA nnru tfw tin- Two games the afternoon nnd night of last Fri-1 day The games were those between ro girls aiul the Sum-1 the Wildcat com- ng out on top by a score of i to I boys and Varnville boys the Wild 'cats winning this game by a score 14 to (i Both games were to watch and many spectators were present The girls teams played their game i aw ilctj? as ing and passing but they missed many easy shots at the goal The Summerville girls Khnt goals better when they had a chance at the basket For Summercille the Misses Epstein center and Peter and Gar-risun forwards played well while the Wildcats had-'us their liest players the Misses Anderson guard and Slcanlon and Moorer forwards The line-up for this game follows: Waltcrboro Summerville Keels Graham Anderson Duncan JC Kinard Smith Ayer Epstein Skardnn Peters Moorer Garrison The hoys game was at night at hall and a good crowd was present at this game This game was interesting in spots being cr slow at other times It was a little bit rougher than is usual for a boys' game but both teams put up good floor work For Varnville Woods forward und Carter guard pbiyed well while for the Wildcats Bridge center and Cohen forwards showed up well The line-up follows: Walterbom Varnville Cohen Woods Towles Newlin Bridge Vaughn Padgett Muniaugh Blocker Carter The next games that will be played will lie that between the Walterboro girln ami Lodge It will be played at Isidge Thursday afternoon Fri-: day the girls will go to Meggetts iinrairrDCI nrn ifiUJl tiihKia UImU SI A AIK HAY UiS Otlllft 1JA I John IL and Jesse Smotlk Died I i i Reviewing hi four pear udmin- Slate army und marine 1'nrps istration" Governor Richard suid that lieen un exrrcire of ligid economy During the four yuai I fiel that much has been accomplished fur the advancement uf our state and people" Governor Richards lauded pi-o-hihiliun In discussing law enforcement he stated that spirit of lawlessness seums to have gripped not only this state but the have striven to uphold Lhe County Agent Alford ugain in position to market sweet potatoes for the farmers WlT- Cl 11111111000(1 in thl1 General 'Suinmerull will Col Oliver Bond who ha head nf the institution since County Agent Can Sell Sweet Potatoes I) It meaning it is under stood the Reform League The reform iarty now ie in control of county politics tfl Blank Applications For Intoxicants Morris or Charleston has our thanks fur several original application blanks used far the purchase of liquors from the county diapen-sary Thi1 forms had to be filled in at the time of the purchase and later filed with the county auditor where they were open for inspection The name address and age of the purchaser had to be given and the Hppliratinn signed by the purchaser and by the dispenser The blanks Mr Morris sent are dated October 13 1894 and are interesting relics of days that are gone ami gone forever in South Carolina The purchaser fur the order Oft blank No 68 was 40 years of age is somo co- law" he continued i have nut I that the "state1' so 1 ut "nv raira atatin in wun- that the welfare of thi state so "pj Canilina sweet potato association of Florence will fur night in the city He is out early every morning ami does not reach home till late in the rvoning The results of his untiring energy however are seen in his IniKinesa und the up-to-date-ness of his distillery and all around the place: Not only dot he operate a large turpentine business hut he gives some of his time to his farming interest and these are growing into quite large proportions He purchased the Hern don estate a few years ago anil has removed all the stumps from this land and taken in conriderable land which is all in a high state of cultivation In addition to this he is giving attention to live stock and has a good herd of cattle and quite a few hog In a pen just reedy to be butchered were twelve pure bred l)u-roc which Mr Bennett secured early in November as pigs weighing 770 prunds After taking the run of the fields Mr Bennett put them on a floored pen and they weigh now be-22S and 250 pounds each a beautiful pen of elegant hogs This great growth was from feeding corn cotton seed meal and fish meal Several of the hogs are so fat they can hardly rise Mr Bennett has also some vcyy line mules and they look as sleek and fat as the hogs do hut they earn their feed pulling the plow or the turpentine wagons Ilis commissary is filled with un assortment of food and other things needl'd by the fuinilies living on the rural or in the neighborhood Miss Zura Herndon attends to this store Two of the faithful employees re- rt nil) left to work for Free-lima of Varnville One nf these II Martin stiller started work as a three years ago He goes to Mr Freeman as an exjiert stiller The other is Charley Carson truck with Bennett thl vwjn is On Thursday evening of last week 1 for a gHme with them at Meggetts twenty-three boys of the Walterboro The hoys -will play Meggetts at Meg-high school responded to the call of getts Friday nignt also greatly need und deserves The mistakes charged against me have Iwen so magnified and criticised that my power for real service1 has been crippled in efforts even where we wire all agreed" Governor Rii-hurls pointed out that have lKen enjoined by the rourts more than any governor in thi history of the but said the injunctions almnl universally against my efforts at the enforcement of plainly written He said thi slot machine is the most wicked gambling device ever conceived by the The governor urged repeal of the law authorizing state educational in-Ktilution retain their tuition und thir fee fur permanent and other He said most of them wen now engaged in erecting building He said these rums pcriisl like the present when our IH-ople are gnaining under the burden of should he used for maintenance Education has made rapid strides in the state the mes-KHgc stated The budget commission recommendation that the (1-0-1 school law be changed ns to provide a 20 jkt cent increase in the teacher load and for the payment of tcn-hirs upon a basis of daily av-rugr utteiiilnnee and nut uHin un enrollment hnsis as ut present'' was strongly endorsed by the retiring governor He lauded the work of the state highway department Other reeoniiiiciidiitions of the governor included: Biennial instead if annual sessions of the legislature1 an annual at least biennial uudit of all offices where public funds ate farmers are urged to attend and dm- clkn-ti-d nr deposited whether the cusk ways of getting fertilizer ut less cost This is especially important this year when money is so hard to gel for financing citip production office Im county or state retirement of the bonded indebtedness as soon as possible but not through the issuance of inure bonds this District Forester to form a For- entry club Thiii club will endeavor to carry on all phases forestry work including the organisation of a complete fire fighting crew will indulge in the planting of for- est seedlinga forest mapping tim- her cruising scaling and marking as well make thorough study nf the as a -timber trees in South Carolina There will he an abundance of field work as well as the regular meet- ings which are to be held every Ruffin It Jnn 20 John Thursday night at the district for- Smoak one of the oldest citizens of ester's office the Shiloh section died ut his home Sherwood Price hu been elected at an early hour Friday morning af-president and I) Hiers secretary ter an illness of several weeks of and treasurer The first class known disease Three hours after Everything is kept in apple-pie or- laMt Friday Morning driver who has hern Mr five takes Mr rancy caused by the resignation of Mr Martin has not been filled who has liecn ith Mr Bon- ive years i Graham Hi rnilon llr arwin spluie lsit Mr Bennett states that he is not going to inereuse the size of his opera tions this year but exect to operate about the same business as last gan)( onjy points The boys Bre Kt(ia(y improving and expect to geveral games before the season over Thu girls play monks at Sinouks on jUPH(jUy an Walterboro here on Thursday Mir Bertie Cmdter gave a reading in chapel one day last week Every one enjoyed hearing her The Selwyns presented on last Thursday night in the high school auditorium The iierformanre was very entertaining Fanners meeting-: are still being hi Id every Tuesdui night All the everyone interest in Mr notes in operations und lived ut Mahawville signed his I blank by mark It was for 2 half pints of corn 20 8-49 2 pints 89 rye 39 1 pint xx rye 2 half 60 4b JO pints xx rye 26 $196 Blank No 69 was for a man 26 years of age and was also signed by lie lived at Mr Carmel and his application was for the niiu I one-hulf ni One-hulf pint xxx rye I (ljntl( gjj ryei jjq $JBI BV JO 3 half pints corn 20 1 pint gin $220 Blank No 61 was by a young man giving his age us 21 years living in Walterboro und was also signed mlirk um wns intl of ju ronts a pillt 4 H0 i Itii-kenbaker was the dispenser at thut time It is interesting to note that each of the pureftaiere signed by mark" and that the quantity which could be purchased seemingly was unlimited The cheap price is ulso noteworthy Thorn wood Iliers Loses Thumb Thomwood Hiers the 15 year old son of Mr ami Mrs Bruce Hiers had the misfortune of loosing the thumb of his left hand when the shotgun he was shooting exploded splitting the harre! and mangling his left hand The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon when Thomwood was out hunting on the Green Fond road Lucius Glover who waa pan- Sunday where she still ie Winthrop Daughters Meeting Saturday Preparation are being made by local member of the alumnae association of Winthrop College for the district meeting to be held in Walterboro Saturday of this week This meeting for the Southern District will he neld at the school building and will be largely attended by alumnae from several counties Tm meeting begin at 10:80 as Wood Ilicks includes Gene Price his daath his brother Jesse also Elliott Savage Sherwood Price passed away not knowing that his Hudson Aleck Henderson Bruce brother had died Hickman Gene Bailey Marshal Ben- The funeral was held at Shiloh ton Donald Price Randolph Acker- church Saturday afternoon a douhle man Parker Risher Bradford Wich- funeral for the brothers conducted man Henry and Herman McMillan by Rev Walter Black ami Rev Chas Raymond Hudson Coleman Wallace1 Hurkney at the church after NCfflU lOtl MlCftlSC-Wilchcn Hiatt Merle Benton which interment took place John 1 Hiers Jack Patterson Harry Avant Smoak was buried at the family bury and Beverly ami Steven Skardon ing ground while Jesse was interred der around this plait1 and ceiiis to take a personal the work they are doing has an eagle eye and ill tail all the various around the plait1 Burned thnre cvidenci1 that thi sheriff I jng near where thi1 accident occurred was present when the lynching picked Thomwood up in his car and took place and although it was ruhed hinl to the hospital Thorn-bright daylight and the lynchers wood is getting on as well as can were not disguised he testified at bo Vxected His mother Mra Bruce the coroner inquest that he did I Hiers was so overcome by the shock km any of them of the accident to her son that ohe Aiken the gov-1 jd to fe carricd to the hospiUl Bennett Friday 1 Discussing taxation Governor Richards suid are suffering from extravagance jn the home individual extravagance and extravagance in government and every effort should lie mude to put a stop to had the governor told the assembly there would he no lynching in South Carolina during my administration and thut the stigma and disgrace that attaches to those who engage in that barlmrnu and degenerating mine would never ugain lie charged to our He said had been maintained until the past year when there- wen two lym-hings the state's already shameful One was in Oconee county and the other in Union county Governor Richards charged both could have been prevented He said in Oconee the sheriff was wounded in defending his prisoner and waa to be commended The public is invited to attend the at the Shiloh cemetery club meetings when they are an- Surviving John Smoak are his nounced widow and the following children: Mrs James Searson Mrs Joe Lyons a Mrs John Nettles Mrs James Cros- Hogs Are Damaging Mr suia Ramsey Mie pt- tv and Martha Smoak Joshua and Smoak Surviving Jesse Sinnuk are Mr Maintenance superintendent for Diai-lie Iriel Mrs Noah Nettles tills county Shuler complain Mrs David Yarn Mrs Joshua Smoak that farmers are permitting hogs to One brother also survives Riley run at large and that these animals Smoak the eldest member of the fam-sre doing considerable damage to ily and the following sisters: Mr shoulders on the state highways ia James Yarn Mra Nelson Amoak this county by rooting These high- Sir Chestlcy Netties way shoulders have been sodded and These were aiming the must high-1 the forage he had was in this build-nlanted to grass and the hog are ly respected citizens of the cornmu-1 ing There were 700 bundles of destroying much of the work done nity They had lived in the ace- fodder and about 3000 pounds of Mr Shuler -f11- attention to the fact tion all their lives and left a good hay also lots of his farm tools all that it i arsinst the law for hogs to name which is said to be worth run at large and they are trespass- more than greet riches They were unon the state's property in 0 farmer and owned considerable real estate several days Islandton Jen 16 An old building on the farm of Martin near here was burned between eight and nine o'clock Friday night Hi attention wuh called to a fire on the farm some distance off from the house When discovered the house was on fire it wa too fur gone to wave any thing at all Thi building wa one of the obi time hewed timber hnuNCs made of the lieat yellow pine timber The body of the house war prarticaHy as good as when made This house not being occupied by any one but was used aa a barn for storing away forage All i i j- i 11 this being a total lors to him No insurance was carried Non of the family had been to the building for Chevrolet Meeting Tuesday Night A meeting of the Chevrolet dealers and salesmen f'-r district 4 was held at the civic league rooms Tuesday night This im-eting was attended by over 85 sidesmen and dealers Those who mode speeches were 11 (' Shawl a representative of the company from Charleston I A Watson tone manager Mr Harding asaistant manager: Mr Cun-in find Mr Burner all of Columbia The were along the line of sales promotion Mr Bus see was in charge of a demonstration truck and trailer that had a new 1931 Chevrolet car on it Loud speakers with the trailer told of the advantages of the ear aa well as furnished music emor explained did not occur in his administration but he said he had done hi utmimt to bring these lyncher to In concluding the address the governor said am conscious of the fact that I huvc mude mistake but they were made win an effort at service service to a state to whose interests we are all devoted There have been und there will be differences of opinion as to policy as to what is best for promotion of our states interests but in patriotism and real love for South Carolina there are no difference we are a.