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POLITICAL NEWS j
* ^'GATH^RED AT STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
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BY JAMES D. GRIST
Yorkrille Enquirer
Sentiment apparent on the face
of the convention undoubtedly favors
the selection of William G. J
McAdoo for the Democratic nomi-1
nation for president. There was no
doubt about that; but the convention
took the position that the dele-j
gates should go uninstructed for
the reason that one cannot tell just!
what will happen just at this stage'
of the game. They must vote as a
unit( however. There were several1
public servants down from Wash-'
ington in attendance upon the con- J
vention and these were of the opin-j
ion that just now it looked like Mc- j
Adoo. One man from Washington
With whom the representative of!
The Yorkville Enquirer talked,
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6aid that the concensus of opinion 1
in Washington was that William J. j
Bryan ' was unquestionably the j
strongest Democrat west of the'
Mississippi river and that Hiram;
Johnson was the strongest Republi-j
can. This man who keeps pretty J
close tab on the situation wouldn't!
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/ say about this side of the Mississippi
' Governor Cooper was very much
around the convention. He was1
shaking hands with everybody and
there is no question of the fact that
hei is quite popular with the delegates
who were in attendance. His
vote for delegate at large to Frisco,
300, was the largest of any.^ of the
four elected. By the way,
there were a number of delegates
with whom the reporter talked who
didn't like it at all because former
Governor Manning wouldn't yield
to Mayor Jennings of Sumter for
the honor of representing the state
at San Francisco, as"1 one of the
"Big Four." Jennings was elected
an alternate; but refused the honor.
A number were of the opinion that
Jennings having been a good political
friend of Manning's and
having a desire to go to Frisco,
then it was up to Manning to withdraw
in the race in favor of Jennings.
It was evident that Jennings
didn't like it, but he of course had
sense enough not to charge the exgovernor
with ingratitude at least
before the convention.
j Bleaae for Senhte?
There is some talk going the
rounds in Qolumbia to the effect
that Congressman James F. Byrnes
' of the second district is going to be
ft candidate for the United States
enate against Senator Smith.
" Byrnes has a good many friends]
over the state. Former Attorney
General Thomas H. Peeples has announced
that he is going to be a
candidate and George Warren of
Hampton county has announced
hi^ candidacy. Former Governor;
Blease has been mentioned in con-j
ection with the. race for the office. I
It was learned in Columbia from
rather reliable sources that if
Blease is in the race at all, he will
be a candidate for the United
' States senate; but he will not 'be a
candidate for governor under any
circumstances.
It was evident from information j
, v gleaned all around that there is not'
at the present time any great a- j
mount of interest in affairs politi-.
ca! over the state. Jas. N. Pearman, |
clerk of court of Anderson county
who* was among the delegates to
Columbia, said that there was very
little interest in things political in
his county. There were twentyftight
clubs he said that were without
representation at the county
convention.
i There is going to be a good deal
of new blood in the laces for the
house and senate from the w
counties of the state this sum?.c..
Quite a number of youngsters are
coming in, among them a number
of former service men. A number
representatives in the lower house
Will not seek re-election and a
number of senators, it is under:
ocl, will seek no further honors
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?[Chero
With very few exceptions the,
state convention was quite sober j
this year.
Opposition for Cooper
There is mighty, little probability:
that Governor Cooper is going to
be reelected without opposition.
Who is going to run against him
remains to be seen. There is persirtcnt
talk that Col. Hplmes B.
Springs who was commander of the
105th Ammunition Train of the
Thirtieth Division during the warj
wants to be governor. Springs mov-,
ed to Greenville some time ago j
from Georgetown. Whether he is.
going to run against Cooper this,
time just to get a little advertising'
or is going to wait t\vo % years .and J
take his chances, nobody seems to
know. John G. Richards, of Liberty
Hill, it is understood, has the matter
under advisement. Nobody can
beat Cooper this year. He has made
a fjood governor, it is argued. He is
fair and square and a Christian I
gentleman, say all.
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Talks with leading men of the j
Fifth congressional district would I
indicate that Congressman W. F. |
Stevenson isn't going to have any:
opposition for re-election. Con-,
gressman Stevenson is mighty:
popular in his district and many
men from over the district express-'
ed to me the 'opinion that he and
his assitants had been on the job
every miniiteof every day and that
he has made a most creditable rep- ^
resentative should be allowed to
go back without any fight being !
made on him by anybody. There are
those who say that Col. T. B. Butler!
of Gaffney and Col. Arthur L.;
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Gaston of Chester, have their eyes.
on Mr., Stevenson's place; but it is |
hardly probable that either one of
them will tackle him this year.
The Senatorial Race,
United States Senator E. D.
Smith was among those in attendance
upon the convention. Senator
Smith was all around the convention
hall shaking hands with the
delegates and apparently listening
with an ear to the ground for every
little rumor and rumble in regard
to what might be going on. The
senior senator'is going to have opposition
this year and he is going to
haVe it hot and heavy. No mistake
about that. There are many who
say that Senator Smith hasn't reflected
any great amount of credit
on South Carolina or Smith either
during his stay in Washington:
There are others who say Smith has
been worth as much as any other j
man would have been and that
those who are knocking him because
they either want his job
themselves or want some other man
to have it. Manning has his eye on
Smith's job. Young George Warren
of Hampton county has his eye on
the place. Tom Peoples, former attorney
general during the Blease
administration has his head turned
in that direction and Congressman
Byrnes who. is very popular in the
house at Washington?really a
pretty strong man, is taking note.
Be prepared to vote for Smith or
Manning or Warren or Blease by
the time the bars are let down.
Pretty nearly everybody was
i .reel ihat Governor Cooper has
made a most. excellent chief executive.
The governor in the opinion of
delegates from every corner of the j
state with whom the' representative i
of The Yorkville Enquirer talked,
tias oeen iair ana square wu cycxjt
body?at least has tried to be. It
was talked that Governor Cooper
has not proved v^ry satisfactory to
certain circles in Columbia who
have had the idea that he hasn't
consulted them about matters as
often as they think he should have
dorip. B'lt. n^'io'ly thought for sure:
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There v., - . > 'v. 'd.-nt.
in conr*- : u'.r? utbate^ on |
the v; : . . resolution. A J
num'; .. c - - "bre in the gal-j
lerL* listenin'r ;n :he_ majority of I
the in were women who work for a
i-Colaj ?
living in public who honestly think <
that women should have the right I
to vote whether they exercise that "
right or not. In the gallery to the :
right of the speaker's desk there 1
sat a pretty young woman, appar- I
ently very interested in all that ;
was going on and evidently listening
intensely to evry word that was ]
said. When ex-Senator Benet made
his charge that those who were
working hardest for woman suffrage
were paid workers, this young
woman could not restrain herself
longer. "No", she cried,' shaking
her hands at Mr. Benet, "it isn't so, :
it isn't so." And her face turned
real red under the glow of the !
lights in the legislative hall and the 1
newspaper man imagined that he 1
saw tears of vexation and regret
whether they were or not.
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Cothran Commended
Election of Hon. T. P. Cothran of '>
Greenville, speaker of the house of ;
representatives who has announced 1
that he proposes to retire from that
body, as chairman of the state executive
committee proved quite acceptable
all around. Mr. Cothran is
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a lawyer of Greenville and a de-.
lightful gentleman of the old school^
who has many friends over the
state. He is getting old now and his
hair and his mustache are gray;
but he factors in South Carolina
politics and he will be as long as he
lives. He knows how to . handle
men; Mr. Cothran does.
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EVIDENCE POINTS TO
SUICIDE OF CARRANZA
Washington, May 29.?Circumstances
surrounding the death of
Carranza continue to occupy much
spac^ in the press of Mexico City,
advices from the capitol today indicated.
The; surgeon who embalmed
the body was quoted as saying he
would submit a report proving beyond
doubt that the late president
committed suicide and yesterday's
Ipbiiap aIpa t> +/*/I o ofofnrMonf
IOOUCO OIOU ^/illibCU o ouawviusiiv
signed by former Premier Berlanga
and seven other prominent officials
declared their examination of the
body revealed that the wound in
Carranza's breast had been made
by his own pistol.
The Mexican senate had appointf
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and so has everybody
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American people' will
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tires alone.
Tires are one pf th
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bills.
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I in Service.
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owners of this pomn
are looking for nowads
And especially the
car owners, who put s
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GREENWOOD BU:
Greenwo<
Our Business is To 1
Don't waste the Sum
this time in preparing
in the early fall.-We
wonderful courses f<
Bookkeeping,, Shortl
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and the cost to you i;
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GREENWOOD BU;
Greenwo
ed Supreme Court Justice Gonzales
as president and Senator Lugo as
secretary of the commission to
make the investigation into the
death, of Carranza and to report its
finding-in 15 daya.
"The kind of navy we want,"
said one Western member of the
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There was a decrease last year
combined output of com, -vraeat iud^ ?
oats of 236,000,000 bushels In the
United States outside oi the south
these grains showed an increased pro1
duction of 335,000,000 bushels.
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