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Friday, April 23, 1920. ^
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REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING c
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McCormick County will not have P
money with which to finish the work | tl
on the roads in that county, not for o
a little while at least. It is true p
that an election was held in that g
w county some few days ago, and that
a majority of the voters were in fav-j
or of issuing bonds for this pur-| ^
pose, but the election is likely to be ^ C(
declared illegal. It seems that the w
managers of the election failed to re-( o'quire
the electors offering to vote k
to produce their registration certl-1 c4
ficates, with proof of the payment of
all taxes, as required by law. }
And this reminds us that, where- ^
as we try to conform in a general ^
way to the legal requirements, and j01
people up this way do not pay so (111
much attention to the legal intrica- ai
cies about voting, that it is well that &
people should do so. Most of these si
requirements were made a part of H
the law to keep certain classes of tfr
voters from going to the polls and ei
carrying the elections. There is not ??(
much danger now that these voters .
will disturb matters, and, therefore,
the people grow careless about the
legal requirements,* and are ^.clined ^
to pay little attention to these re-'al
quirements. But it is by the failure
to observe the law that roads are w
opened for fraudulent voting. Be- e<
cause we have not had it in the past w
is no reason whv we shall not have u
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it in the future.
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Of the wisdom of some of the re- n
quirements of the present law there
may be ground for dispute, but that
there should be sjctme safeguards
thrown around the ' billot box most ^
men will agree. These safegurads
should be reasonable and when,
made should be carefully enforced, b
If it be. nothing except the produc- c
ton of a tax receipt t showing the j,
payment of taxes at the proper t!m?, 0
the law should be observed. I
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THE GEORGIA PRIMARY. If
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Georgia held a presidential pref- t<
erence primary Tuesday. Hoke c
Smith, who had' supported most of u
the reservations to the League of w
Nations covenant, ran, asking for a c
vindication of his position. Attorney Q
General Palmer was the candidate
of the Wilson administration, being
for the League, "without the dotting
^ ?? '! '/" +Viq <<r/iuin(7 -of n *t.' AS
the saying is. Tom Watson was op- a'
posed to the whole League idea. I S
The result of the election was that e:
Palmer secured a few more votes in S
the convention to be held in May x
than Watson, while Watson . has a
plurality of the popular vote. Hoke
Smith received almost one third of
the popular vote and only a score
less convention votes than Watson,
who is within twelve votes of Pal- ei
mer in the convention. C(
The Georgia papers are drawing rt
all manner of conclusions from the e<
result. The wish is father to the d<
thought in roost cases. Some of the
papers, the papers which supported
Palmer, say that having received a n)
plurality of the votes in the conven- ^
tion, the Palmer people will be en- ^
titled to name the delegation to the
National Convention, or at least r(
that administration delegates will be w
sent. On the other hand the Watson
and Smith people claim that the com- rc
bined vote of the two shows that the
people of Georgia are opposed to'
the idea of a League ?4 Nations as a,
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WU WUWVM ...VJ A 1 wOlUviiV Tl liOViti y |
We doubt whether \his issue, bii -kj
much to <^'wittjkQXesiilt^l>wJlil^
election. The supporters of Palmer ^
were in fact the enemies o?^ IJq|ke
Smith. Had Smitll ibteeX f or\th^ Lea!- *
gue of Nations without reservations
the newspapers which oppose him ^
would have been the other way. The tl
vote which Smith received was of his st
political followers largely, and was y<
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uiiiuxiuciivcu vy iixo vuica in tuc ocii- h
ate. Watson would likely have re- p(
ceived the same number of votes and Q)
carried the same counties had he
made the race on any; other issue.
His following in Georgia is peculiar- _
ly a personal following.
If, however, the League of Na- ir
tions had anything to do with the ^
result there is one conclusion which tc
ay be drawn from the Georgia
rimary, and that is that the demo_
rats of the country are hopelesly diided?that
one man government
i the United States has not helped
> hold democrats together, and that
hatever may be the result of the
ational convention, the nominees of
le party will not have the solid sup_
ort of the democrats of the coun.
ry.
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?NE MAN KILLED WHEN
BOAT SWEPT OVER DAM
inderson Daily Mail.
Mr. W. L. Conwell, aged 40, was
illed this morning when a flat boat
i which he and Mr. E. C. Partain
.'ere riding, was swept over the dam
t Gregg Shoals. Mr. Partain escaped
eath by nothing less than a nuracie
nd when the Daily Mail got into
ommunication with the Gregg
hoals plant, Mr. Partain was comaratively
safe, being perched upon
tie top of a small rock in the middle
f the riverj the attendants at the
ower station making vain efforts to
et a rope to him.
The accident was a terrible one,
le boat being wrenched from the
Dntrol of the two men while they
ere crossing the pond, and swept
yer the dam into a maelstrom beiw|
The fact that Mr. Partain esiped
death is miraculous.
grossed to Vote
The men, both of whom were emloyed
by the power company had
ossed the river, Mr. Conwell crossig
to vote in the preferential primry
election held yesterday in Georia.
Mr. Conwfell lived on the Georgia
de of the river and was a bachelor,
e was 40 years old and had been in
le employ of the company for sev/
:al years. He was employed as an
>utside" man at the Gregg Shoals
ation.
The two spent the night on the
eorjria side at Mr. Conwell's home
tid were coming back to work this
lorning shortly before seven o'clock
hen the boat was sunk. They crossi
the river yesterday afternoon
hen the water was normal, but
eavy rains during the night caused a
se of some 3 1-2 feet during the
ight and it was this #high wfeter,
oupled with the swift current which
aused them to lose control Of the
oat.
Was Fifkt F?r Life
Shortly after leaving the Georgia
ank of the river, the boat was
aught in the current of the river and
l a few, seconds was beyond control
f the men. With paddles and long
weeps, they fought deperately
gainst the swift current, fighting to
eep their boat from coming closer
o the over-flow of the dam. The men
ontinued to fight against the current
ntil their boat was almost at the dam
'hen it was caught by the suction
aused by the overflow and swept
ver the top of the dam with lighting-like
speed.
A Real Maelstrom
Below the dam, the water dashes
m?inc+ tVio rnolri wVnWi form Grecc
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hoals. These rocks are great bouldrs
typical rapids or shoals of the
avannah river in the up country,
he dam itself is only about eight to
;n feet high and ordinarily the wa>r
does not cover the rocks. The
igh water, however, sweeping over
le dam created a piece of treach:ous
stream in which no man could
>pe with such 'current and the great
>cks, with their ragged points and
iges made the river even a greater
jath trap.
Body Never Seen
After the boat went over the dam,
jthing was ever seen of the body of
r. Conwell. It was probably swept
>wn stream with the \y$iter and the
:mains of the flat boat. Mr. Conwell
as most likely not downed, but wias
lied by being daiWted against the
>cks.
A Miraculous Escape
Mr Partain is a middle aged man
iff marfifed and "fives on the
outh Carolina side of the river. .-How
I ^scape^ flat/flp^W
s"plunge will probably never be
nown, for he doubtless had no time_
> t^ink (jflfwha^'wa^ .iappenin^ -is
ie bat rushed over the edge of the
am. He was found by employees at
ie plant sitting on a rock out in the
ream. He could speak and the men
slled at him, asking him was he hurt.
e replied that he was not, but his
osition in the river is very dangerJS.
Ropes are being floated down the
ver in an attempt to get one to
is rock, but at 10 o'clock this mornig
that had not -been accomplished.
Whether he can make his way back
> the shore with the aid of a rope in
'the high water is not at all assured.
Still u Rock
, According to the latest reports froir
the river at Gregg Shoals, Mr. Partain
was still on the rock in the riv.
er. This report was received al
noon today and stated that while th(
| work of rescue was still going on
that Mr. Partain was still on the rocl
at 11 o'clock this morning.
THE WANT OF A HANDLE "
One of the Greek high financier
of Greenwood had ordered a peanu
roaster, in order to roast enoug
peanuts to keep the Greenwood pea
nut-crackers going ^a day at a tiim
On account of the loss of the handl
he Was riot able to turn the roastei
The following is a letter which h
wrote the sellers, sending it to
stenographer to be copied:
Kase-McCormac Co.;
Asheville, N. C.,
i git peenut roster whitch i b;
from your man, but why god's sak
you sent me no handel. you make m
loss all my customer, what use ros
ter when she have no handel. you
man lie to me. he no treat me rite
i rote ten day and my customer h<
holler like hell for peenut. she go
no handel so what hell i gona do with
him. Doan send handel purty quid
i send he back and by roster fron
Myers Company.
Yours truly,
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P. S. Send me 5 bu. bannay and baj
peenut. sins i rite i fine g d han
del in box. skuse me please.
CONFEDERATE SONS
NOTE EXCEPTIONS
Atlanta, April 21.?in a statemeni
issued here today N. B. Forrest, com
mander in chief of the Sons of Con
federate Veterans criticised receni
utterances of Premier Lloyd Georg<
of Great Britain in connection wit)
the Irish question in which Lloyt
George compared the Irish republit
to the Southern Confederacy anc
Eamon De Valera, now touring th<
South, to Jefferson Davis.
; Resolutions condemning the re
msrks of Lloyd George were adopte<
at & meeting of the executive officer
of" the Sons of Confederate Veteran
in Washington last week, accordini
to Mr. Forrest, who said:
"In comparing the Irish republi
to the Southern Confederacy and D
Valer^ to Jefferson Davis, Lloy<
George has offered, unconsciousl;
perhaps, a gratuitous insult to th
Southern states in the America:
union and to the splendid sons of th
Southern Confederacy who fough
and distinguished themselves on th
fields of France in the world war. I
is remarkable that the statesman hod
ing the high office of premier o
Great .Britain would be so ignoran
of the political history of Amerca.
"Ireland has not the status of ai
independant state as- was the casi
with the American colonies. Irelan<
has .not been a self determining re
public. De Valera, without discredit
ing his tatus, is not the electetd pres
ident of a confederation of states
called as was Jefferson Davis, to th<
high office. There is no parallel ii
which the status of the socalled re
public of Ireland and that of it!
president correspond to the Sou
thern Confederacy and its chief exe
cutive."
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I CANDIDATES COLUMN |
All announcements in the can<li<
dates column are published for cast
ia advance.
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for Sheriff of Abbeville Courtj
n the Democratic Primary, and J
ledge myself to be governed by the
ules aitf to abide the resub' of the
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l| J. N. BLUiM.
f ^ j|j| CLERK ' ' - :
I We ae authorized to announce R
:B. Cheatham as a candidate for Clerl
f Court, subject to the rules of the
emocratic party and he- pledge;
imself to abide the result of the
rimaries.
SUPERVISOR
I hprphv announce mvself a cancli
date for re-election as Supervisor oi
Abbeville County and agree to abide
the result of the primary election.
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