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HARDING NOTIFIED
F NOMIiflOl
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REPUBLICAN NOMWRE ., R
H"* ^EIVES NOTIFfC^fldN coi
r'& '^HirptE AND THOUSANDS - C
"i ^VISITORS - YESTERDAY AT H
HOME IN OHIO?HIS SPEEC
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Marion, 0., July 22.?The repu
lican campaign attained full spe^
ahead today with the formal notific
tion here of Warren G. Harding, tl
party's nominee for the presidency
The notification ceremonies whi<
. brought to Marion most of the b
leaders 01 tne party ana many mou
ands of Harding enthusiasts, inclu
ed an acceptance speech by Senat
Harding, interpreting the Chicaj
platform and declaring the print
les on which he expects the campaig
to' be fought out.
His declarations were expected
strike a keynote giving tone to tl
arguments of republican worke
throughout the nation in the seasc
of political debate ushered in by i
rtfiMtinn Hnv \
" ?JThe
acceptance speech came at il
end of a long program in which hij
pitched enthusiasm ruled the day ;
the visiting delegations marched c
the Harding residence in unbroke
succession, to be received by the cai
didate and to pay their respects i
the coin of tumultuous political en
otionalism. - ,
At 7 o'clock in the morning a no
sy aggregation of Marion citizen
that looked like half the town, lc
off with a demonstration tliat set
mark for the ouV-of-town folks 1
shoot at.
To their howling acclaim the sen;
tor played the leading part in a ba
raising, pulling the Stars and Strip*
to the top of the weather beaten MKinley
flagpole, sent here a fe
days ago from Canton.
Delegation after delegation, wi1
band? blaring and colors bying, fo
lowed up to the Harding front^ port
ac f'-iir+v corinl trainc nnrl tVirmsnrw
of automobiles unloaded their coi
tyibutions to the notification crowj
Not content with showing tnemselvi
to the nominee, they re-formed ar
-marched and counter-marched thi
the city in a rict of noise and col;>i
Marion was dressed within an In
of its life for its debut in the gTe;
affairs of the- nation and was bul
bliog over with eagerness to mal
the big ^ day a smashing succes
Patriotic frills and flounces drape
the city from tip to toe. Business w;
adjourned and partisanship was fo
gotten 'as republicans and aemocra
joined in acknowledging 'the' honi
that had come to one of their neig'
bors. . . , ' ; t.
One of the delegations to who;
coming Senator Harding looked
with keenest anticipation was a bra
band from Caledonia, his boyhot
home. It h^d been pieced togeth
by his old associates of the da;
when he played the trombone ai
had been practicing ever since tl
Chicago convention on old favorit
to stir the memory of the nominee.'
The purple, white and gold of tl
suffrage cause early made Its : a
pearance in the gathering crowds, b
a plan of the women to picket tl
notification ceremonies was abondo
ed. During the morning the senat
had an appointment to rceetve
delegation. from the national woi
; an's party who wanted him to aid
securing favorable action by t]
Tennessee legislature on the su:
rage amendment. He said he wou
be glad to listen to their request b
would have no immediate reply
make..
Last night he saw a similar deleg
tion from the national American w
man's suffffrage association and a
terward sent a telegram to Mrs. Ca
rie Chapman Catt, head of the ass
ciation, declaring that if any repu
lican member of the legislature as
ed'iiis opinion he would advise tl
amendment be ratified at once.
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AFTERMATH OF THE /V N"?
! I v ; COTTON -' WEkT*NC
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. I Drive on in All Townships for MamU
/ ' b?rs foi*. Ampric*n Cottoo Assoi J
? ci&lion and -Names?Of
Township Officers
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. * /This .Hi^y sp^fl isi. J thi
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n* work outlined for the canvassing
.^opynitt^s t&e/pdunta
js -^'hcf are -<aa' rtftis^eBk ?&2urin?
I memberships for.tke^ American Cot;H
ton associatioli} /Tf?ey "ti
travel all right in their Fords and
gehe^ly ^^^fcheV 'f??m$rs;/ about
k their &>mes. The first reports' from
e(j the committees show that they ' ixt
a meeting with good success In their
ae canvasrand And that after an 'dx.
planation as to what the erganliiatfon
.is and its purposes, in most eases
jg the farmer and business man Is r^a^y
^ to come across,with therr member*
j_ ship fees. .
or The committees that have been
^'appointed in the different townships
?i- are:
Due West Township?J. R. McGee
president; T. S. Ellis, vice-pres.,
t0 Grier Davis, secretary and treasurer;
directors: J. L. Pruitt, M. B; .Clink
! scales and C. B. Leonard. Warehouse
I committee: T. S. Ellis, C. B..Leon,
J ard, J, R. Winn, A. R. Fowler. . i
Cedar Springs TofrnshipJ. B. Gile
bert, president; J. R. Brown, viceh!
president; J. S. Martin, secretary
I and treasurer; directors: J. D. Mc>nl
Gaw, S. T. Ramey, W. B. Wilson. J
j Long Cane Township?A. B. Robn
I inson, president; W, W. Westfield,
jn! vice-president; W. L. Mcllwarne, sec.
retary and treasurer; directors: W.
R. Ellis, A. F. Seawright, W. H.
. Nickles.
. Abbeville Township?W. A. Stc
fa?CAn vaoi ^onf 1? Q T JnV
jd -T ? ? "
a president; C. W. Norris, secretary
. and treasurer. Directors: J. S.
"?, Stark, J. L. Hill, C. W. Norris.
! Magnolia Township?C. H. Taylor,
?1 I
1 president; H. H. Hester, vice-president;
L. M. Parker, secretary ,and
*s '
treasurer; directors^ J. T. Fowler
J. D. Phillips, J. H. Cann.
, Diamond Hill Township?A. M j
i Erwin, president; E. R. McCarter,
, vice president; J. P. Anderson, secretary
and treasuruer. Directors: W j
F. Crowther, F. L. Ferguson, J. B
Wakefield.
~i Donalds Township?W. M. Agnew
president; R L Barmore, vrce-presi>2
5 I
dent B. H. Smith, secretary and
td .
treasurer.
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! NEW STORE FOR ABBEVILLE !
-h . i
at Cash Bargain Store to Occupy The
b- Building Now Dry Goods Store
te Of J. M. Anderson
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id Abbeville is to have a new store
as September 1 when the Casii Bargain
r- Store will be opened in the Cox build-!
ts ing on the corner of Wasn;ngton and
ar North Main streets now occupied by
h- J. M. Anderson Co. Application for
r j a-charter has been made to the secre-,
se the corporators will be held in Abat
/tary of the state and a meeting of
ss beville tomorrow morning to elect a
)d| board of directors and transact such
er other business as may properiy come
ys before them. The capital stock is to
id! be *$15?00() and the corporators ar?
J. L. Anderson and his mother, Mrs.
es Ray Anderson of Laurens and J. B.
j Philson of Clinton. Mr-. Anderson is
fie1 to be general manager of the new
p-j store and Mr. Philson, wjho is a
ut' brother of. R. C. Philson of this city
fie [will be assistant manager. Both of
n-[ these gentlemen have had considered
j able experience in the mercantile
a business and their success ta our en-]
n-j terprising city, is assured." > j
inj The Cash Bargain Store will cartie
ry a complete line of dry goods, both
ffJ 1 i?
M 4 picvc gyuua auu icauj wv ncai mcaorj
Ides. Practically the whole stock will
ut consist of furnishings for women and
to children, very little men's wear being
carried. |
a J. M. Anderson Co. who are at
? :present occupying the Cox store
'f ! have leased the Wharton . Clothing
* j Co.'s building at Greenwood and
0 : will take possession of that, building
K- O i. T ?" ^
. oepweinuer x. ;
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h | P. J. and W. M. Bell of Lowndeaville
spent Friday in Abbeville.
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ABBEVILLE (
I.,POLITICS
u! j one j j
Political Pot Just Aboi
[. heit ButJForNexfTJ
-tV/ i 1- i 1 QT
Should Rise Rapid
p ft Qfifouirtjf Campaigi
. yr August 18 Ai1 cl
8t<l Mai
Thfe political pot; is not epepetted-^
boil over this summer in Abbevif
County but ju<Jgihg from &e nut
ber xrf would-be supervisors- th
particular contest. should, like tc
many potatoes in the pot> overflo
slightly before the firs: j primar
anyway. ' 1 ' 1;
j For the office of supervisor fot
' candidates have so far announce
themselves: W. A. Stevenson, the ii
I cumben? from Abbeville tow7ishf|
L. W. Keller, one of the prominei
merchants on the "square" also a
eligible bachelor; D. Emory Newel
of Long Cane township at present
.siiroessfnl fnrmpr .hnf urlin hoc ale
had considerable experience in roa
building having had charge ror som
time of & squad of the Abbevill
County chaingang and also at or
time superintendent of the McCo:
mick County gang; and Hugh Bowe
a prominent farmer of Diamond Hi
township, who was for some years
resident of Abbeville being a pari
ner in the livery business of Johi
son and Bowen. .
For clerk of court, the veteran ii
cumbent, Capt. J. L. Perrin Is seel
iijg re-election and is being oppose
by Major R. B. Cheatham of Abb<
ville who is a civil engineer, on
time superintendent of education o
Abbeville County. Major Cheathai
has also been superintendent of th
city schools of Abbeville at one tim(
At present there are four cand
dates for the two places as membei
of the house of representatives. Bot
of the incumbents Melvin J. Ashle
and R. H. McAdams are seeking re
election and are being opposed fay "R
Wallace Harris and Hubert Cox bot
of whom are young men and res
dents of Abbeville. Mr. Harris, is i
the employ of the Seaboard and Ml
Cox finishes the law course at th
University of South Carolina ne>
June.
The office of sheriff seems to b
DR. J. L. DANIEL A
VISITOR IN THE CIT
Dr. j; L. Daniel, for four yeai
pastor, cf the Methodist church i
this city but now pastor of the Nev
~crrjj .church, ^rrived yesterday ft
a short visit amohg the members c
his former 'congregation,
j Dr. Daniel seems to have been ri
S ceiving good treatment at the hanc
f of the-* Newberry' Methodists and
his iSan)e/old genial self. When ?ee
on the i quare thi$ morning Dr. Dai
iel was faying it off to George Man
who was humbly and respectful!
taking what the doctor Had In stoi
for him. One thing the popuh
preacher told Mr. ^Mann in additio
to more important things was thi
the cigar makers yet hadn't brougl
out the equal of a Cinco.
I Dr. Daniel is dividing his tiffl
(among the members of his formt
_T 1 1 ! a. 1
cnarge aim we imagine inai ne is ??'
I ing a hard time eating all the Irie
. chicken and watermelon that is pi
I before him.
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! SUNDAY SCHOOL CON^ . ;?
| ' V VENTION AT SHILOAI
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Sunday, August 8th'is to be a bi
day at Shiloah Methodist churc
' when the County_Sunday School coi
vention meets there in double sei
sionsj morning and., afteraeon. A
' the Sunday School workers of evei
1 church in the county are expected 1
I attend the county convention and
' helpful program has been arrange
for each session. Several prominei
Sunday School workers from withoi
the county will make addresses at th
sessions. :
:ounty~
'warming up
fej/ . "
H,
k 98 3-5, Degrees Far en
H^rty Days Temperature
1^.?FirstMe^ting Qf
|rs: Scheduled For ;
ilhoun Falls?Few
|v Candidates.
6jci ,
toj quite a desideratum. There is ar trl(
le of good men after this particular
^ plum and to make it more interest1
*
13 ing the incumbent, Sheriff Burts, ii
>o' not seeking reelection. The tnree wh<
w would be high sheriff of the count]
yt! are: Foster B. McLane, citizen oi
? I Abbeville and acting as jailer a:
^ it. ~a.
I? wen as uciiig in tuar^e ui wie &tretn
hands for the city council; Charlie J
nJ Bruce, deputy for U. S. Marsha:
ij'Lyon and also a resident of- Abbe
rt'ville; and J. N. Blum, a successful
in'farmer of Long Cane township.
3,' Judge M. E. Hollingsworth, the
a incumbent in office as magistrate ai
to the court house has two opponents
d after his scalp, Col. Bob McCombs
te of Abbeville and JSol. E. M. Bond oi
te Abbeville.
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le For the two places as sub-supervif
sor there are three aspirants: A. C.
n Bowie, J. D. Duncan and George W.
II Calvert. ,
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?| rur curuner we predict mat uot.
6- J. C. Cox, unopposed, will win; as
i- for the others may the best man win.
( ! Campaign Meetings.
I The county campaign will begin
^ at Calhoun Falls, August 18th,
i which means that all candidates must
] file their pledges before 12 o'clock
^ M. August 17th. The campaign party
n' will make the county oh this sched'
ule:
e
?/ Calhoun Falls, Wednesday, Aug\J
ust 18th.'
s' Lowndesvillev Thursday, August
I! 19th. ' ' . ; ......
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T7 A J A nAiL
j niicieviue, riiuajr, *"vuguai ?uwi.
~ Due West, Wednesday, August 25.
r.
Donalds, Thursday August 26tn.
n:
j_ Abbeville, Saturday, August Z8th.
n , The first primary is held Tuesday,
r. August 31.
,e Have you enrolled yet? Tuesday,
:t July 27 is the last day you have in
whiclj to get your name on the book
>e of your club.
j DR. EDGAR G. GAMMON
*j HOLDING MEETING
fSv Dr. Edgar G. Gamomn the minisn
.ter of Hampden-Sidney, Va., whc
recently was tendered a unanimous
>ij call from the Presbyterian church oi
>f| this city arrived today and will hold
;4a wec-.;-end meeting m the Presbyte?-1
rian church. The first service is held
lstat 8:30 his evening and is preparai&'tory
to communion service to be field
3: Sunday morning. In addition to these
two services Dr. Gammon will preael
.ni the annual sermon Sunday evening
y .before the Abbeville chapter of the
"<jj American Bible Society in tke Pitesbyterian
churoh.
n ; No intimation is forthcoming as tc
whether Dr. Gammon will accept the
it call tendered him or not DUt It Is likely
that some announcement will be
ie made next week.
** , Dr. Gammon will be the guest oi
Dr. and Mrs. S. G. Thomson while ir
1(1 the city,
it
LEAVES FOR ERHARDT.
Mrs. A. M. Hill, Jr., who has been
H visiting at her old home in the Monterey
section' leaves today for her
g home in Erhardt. Miss Bays Dannelh
ly who has also been visiting Miss
l-j Vivian Clinkscales will return to Er
9-jhardt with Mrs. Hill.
ill ?: ?
y NICE HOME ON MAGAZINE ST.
;o
a Frank B. Jones has bought and is
id remodeling the Tusten house on
it Magazine street and will move his
i family in in the near future. A nice
L . new porch has been added which is
: very attractive these hot days.
iUNION HEADS ;
DISAGREE ON AWAP
Grand Council t Adjourn* , ai
Unions Hold Separate . Mee
( ings?Sentiment foW'W^kers
"j . Vot?: Chicago,
J?uly 22.-?The j'grai
; council, of -tte.raifroaifY .4>rotke
:| hoods :a4}OTinuBtf
^Thursday afternoon,Vwit?pii?{
ling a united decision. qn'J^o $60<
! 000,000 wage increase,-grafted tl
[railroad .workers Uoit<
IStates Railroad Labor Board. , i
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y Following the, adjournment, re
p resentatives of the varidas unioi
.'held separate metings,. r!'1 fct' whii
j'they prepared to a<;t independent
> on the labor board's award. ..
r\ The general sentiment among tl
I brotherhood chiefs appeared to f
j vor submission of the award to tl
i rank anl file of their -respectr
; unions, with recommendations
[ accordance wixn tne ieenngs 01 ti
.'union heads concerning the awai
^as it affects the different organiz
j'tions and classes of workers coi
( cerned.
Accept With Protect
It was' announced following tl
( close of the grand council sessic
, that he representatives of four <
I the five chief classes of transport
ition employeeaf?the engineer
firemen, trainmen and . switchme
,1 '
?had agreed to report to the lab<
'board their acceptance of the awai
under protest, and to record the
| dissatisfaction as a basis for ne
claims to be nresented at a futui
| date.
, GIRLS WANTED FOR NURSEJ
1 Splendid Opportunity is Offered
Young Ladies by County Hospi*
tal to Take Training
As Nurses.
j
| The superintendent of the Cou
ty Memorial Hospital states that si
' is desirous of enlisting six or sev<
| bright young ladies of Abbevil
I County who wish to take training i
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, nurses in cne ^qunty nospitai. oim
i opening a month ago the hospital h
been filled/to capacity practical
:eVery day and indications ^o i?
1 point to any decrease in the numb
jot' patients to be handled by tl
1 county institution.
ll' (At px*esent there are live registe
: ed nurses and two probationers
I ihe employ of the hospital and. th<
! are simply being worked to deat
| And some of the * graduate nurs
have accepted positions for only
,1 short time as they had arreacy mai
i other plans for the fall before --tl
County hospital was opened. T!
' situation is becoming acute and t!
'.superintendent is very '-anxious '
I bring to the. attention ol every youi
lady of eligible'age thdt a! gold*
opportunity to receive ! ^xe^lte
training and to fit themselves for b
I coming graduate nurses awaits the
s at the county hospital." v 1
1 The probationer, as the und
? gradpate nurse jy eaHetf- wliile
training, must be of average intel
gence| strong physical condition ai
! wiling to apply herself to the.woi
>, There; are certainly dozens of youi
' ladies in bhe County who would lil
to be nurses and who are willing
> undergo bhe training necessary to i
I ceive a nurse's diploma. Then if se
en of'these will make application
i Miss Blanche Reep, superintende
| of the County hospital quicK, th(
I may secure one of the places to 1
j filled.
j In case a probationer has not hi
t ine eaucaxionai itavamagvs uu?i
' in her community to make ner elig
* ble for graduation, arrangemen
' will be made so that she may hai
i time to pursue her literary course ui
i til she reaches the standard require
I At present the standard required f<
| graduation from a hospital is aboi
on a par with the state high scho
standards for graduation. The ass
i ciation of nurses, however, are ra
i i
i idly raising their standards.
i1 Any young lady who would like i
take; the nurse's training should cor
( mumcate with Miss Reep as soonij
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! possible. ? ' / l
I BRYAN DEWS ^
. d CANNOT ^fipr.JNciiWN^N, |
he MINDFUL OF SIGNAL HONORS
*d PAID HIM IN THE PAST
P- Bozeman, Mont., July 22.?Wil-'
f13- liam J. Bryan tonight reiterated hia i
refusal to accept the -Prohibition
]y! party nomination.
The first intimation of hia nomiie
nation for the presidency by the V
a"'Prohibition convention at Lincoln
^ Neb., was received by him at 1 o'- \
7e clock this afternoon at Madison ;
*n Lake, upon his return from a fishie
ing trip when he read ail Associated
r<* Press dispatch giving the text of
a" the telegram sent to him by the conl
ivention at Lincoln. He was 40 miles
ifrom any telegraph office at the
! time but as soon as he reached
ie iNorris, he telegraphed a reply de>n
dining the nomination. '
The text of his telgram is as fola
lows:
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I "Please deliver following message
'n! to the chairman of the ProHMtion
rational convention now in session - y--?
. at Lincoln Neb.:
ir . ,
w "naving Deen away from the
fe railroads and telegTaph facilities
for the past 24 hours, I have not reJceived
your telegram notifying me
, -of the nomination tendered me by
| the Prohibition party convention. %
^But reading a copy of it in the
^ozeman Chronicle, I hasten to re'ply.
I profoundly appreciate the*
i honor done me in tendering this
! nomination and I fully share in the , '}
convention's interest in prohibition
n- as the permanent policy of our *-;
he country and in the strict enforceraent
of the Volstead act without
Ie any weakening of its provisions. I
a3 also share the convention's dissap.
pointment at the failure of the
ns Democratic and Republican parties '
IS" to pledge their candidates to such a 1 u
policy but I can not in justice to
er the Prohibition party nor to myself j
accept the nomination. j ? ?
"My connection with other re-1
,l i fdrms would make it impossible for j
mme. to focus my attention upon the \
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' prohibition question alone ind be-;
sides I am not willing to sever ' my j )
eS connection with the Democratic j
a party, which has signally honored
^ me in, years paist. j
, | "I have not decided yet how I
he
, shall vbte this fall but whatever I
he v * ' "*v <j
. may feel it my. duty, to do. jjx-. ,this
XO t
campaign, I expect to continue as a
member 'of-the Democratic party,
BIT *
and ;to. serve my country through it."
t The telegram was addressed to i
Mr. Bryan's brother, Charles
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. j Bryan, at JUncoin,*, ,
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; .ZJ!ugMSmS2*l
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1{j! -GohidB: 3., Huckabee and Col* E.
.jj/W. Harper, two of the foremost cjitizens
of Lowndesville, are in tht? city t
[je today and state that the cotton: Ijiill
to for Lowndesville is an assumed
fact. They have secured an option
v. on the machinery for the mil! and
to say that the machinery can
livered in time to install it imaae,y
diately upon the completion of tl\e
5e building. ' I
I These gentlemen are quite >nl(j
thusiastic-ioy^f the prospers of having
a cotton mill at :Lowr?de3vi!le /
rj. and are whimpering it about the city
that they will let the nbe people in
7e the city bare a Tew snares 01 esucs
n. in the new mill.
d,i
it | COTTON MARKET
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o- January 3<J.55
p. March 28.80
| May 28.90
to July 37.75
a-' October 33.00
13 December $1.35