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Other States Likely to Follow Fiv/. .'?L_ 3 ??..l"e. G. 0. P. TORN 5Y DISSENSION. Use of Federal Patronage to Secure Delegates For War Secretary Has Aroused Bivter Hostility to the Ad ministration?Complete Unity Among Democrats?Fa r Field and No Fa vors at Denver. r By WILLIS J. ABBOT. The bitter Pghc in Florida over the delegations to the Republican natio. al convention Is only indicative of what is likely to happen hi many of the southern utates. The split hi .Florida is between the federal employees and the true Republicans in that state. It is quite true that there are not very many Republicans in Florida. In 1004 the state cast for Roosevelt 8,314 votes, ?r less than one-quarter of the total rote. But even states in which there are no chances of electoral Totes are useful prior to a national convention for votes in that convention. So Flor ida and Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi, are being worked for Roosevelt or Taft delegations. Florida was first to revolt, and, having led the way, it seems probable that the other states will follow. Florida, through its Republican con vention, refused to indorse Taft. The Taft people say that the convention was bolted by che Fairbanks or possi bly the Camion advocates. The Fair banks and Cannon people say that the convention was bolted by the Taft supporters. Few people at this end cf the wires know which of these claims is right. As a matter of fact, it is not important which is correct. The Im portant thing is that the first southern state to select a delegation to the Chi cago convention has selected two and that there will be a contest first be fore the committee on credentials and afterward before the convention to de termine which delegation from Florida shall be seated. A.nd more. This Flor ida dash means much. The claim will be made at the Republican national convention that the delegates chosen and instructed lor Taft were picked ?mt by the federa; officeholders in Flor ida. The question will be raised as to whether the administration has the right to use the power of federal pat ronage in order to secure delegates to . a national convention. That Mr. Eoose vett is so using it everybody kuows. IVom the Portland on the Pacific coast to the Portland on the Atlantic, from Key West to the Sault Ste. Marie, ev ery federal officeholder is engaged In pressing the political purposes of the administration. Ah a civil service re former Mr. Boo*eveit was great In the days of his youth, but as a performer today, when he has power to accom plish something, be is a disappoint ment if not indeed a sham. The Republican contest in Florida Is aot unique. It is as bitter in New York. But in the Empire State three-fifths at least of the Republicans will refuse to vote for Governor Hughes even if he should be nominated. It is savage In Wisconsin, where true Republican ism is represented by La Follette and the bogus brand by rich men who care ?nlj to defeat La Follette. The fight appears in Iowa, where Governor Cummins is slowly but surely driving ?at of public life the men who stand for what has come to be called the ?tand pat policy, has forced the re tirement of two members of congress and will in all probability retire to pri vate life Senator Allison, who has been iu the senate over thirty years. They talk about a divided Democ racy. Democratic papers are foolish enough to use this term. But as a matter of fact the Democratic party was never more united, the Repub lican party never more torn by in ternal dissensions. There Is not one man mentioned for the presidential aomlnatlon on the Republican side who could poll the full vote of his party. The Republican Candidates. Consider them. Take one a'^er the ?ther and judge what may be their ?treagth or their weakness. First, Secretary Taft. He is weak ened in his own party because he is merely the candidate oZ the president, who hopes to retain the control of the party. It is true, too, that In New York me Republican organIzatiou is split qpon the Taft question. Many of the strongest men iu the organization are for Hughes, and some are for Taft. There will be such a fight in New York state before anil after the con Tention as may have a very serious effect upon the ticket nominated. New Eugland Republicans are di Tided on the question of the candidate. Only last week the Taft forces in Mas sachusetts retired from the effort to secure an Instructed delegation. Sena tor Lodge hac* been attempting to se cure such a delegation, but very pru dently gave up the effort before he was beaten. New Hampshire and Vermout, which the admiuistration tried to con trol, will also send uuinstructed dele gations. Apparently the entire New England strength at the Chicago Con vention will be at the service of the best bidder. This means that New England, the real citadel of Republic anism, is not ready today to accept the order of the president to nominate Taft or to indorse unreservedly the presidential policies. Illinois is abso lutely and irrevocably for Cannon. In diana has already instructed its dele gates for Fairbanks. There is no unity of purpose among the Republicans. There Is hnrdly any CAEBAG? For the next few weeks I will fill following prices; 1,000 to 4,000, $1 9,000, SI.00; 10,000 and upwards, 9(1 000. Cash with order or C. 0. D. if | I have all leading varieties: The Wakefield, the most popular variety planting; The Charleston Wakefield later, but a very desirable variety planting as it is a sure header and later varieties, I have the Successior Dutch, both producing large flat h< now ready for shipments. My pers W. F. CARR, candidate for their presidential nomi nation who has not even in his own state a hostile faction. Against Hughes is the Roosevelt element; against Fair banks the friends of Beveridge; against j Taft the Foraker forces; against La [ Follette the so called stalwarts. A;.'Must ev;r;who is mentioned I as even a possible Republican nominee I there is aligned a bitter and an ir ' reconcilable faction in his own state, a ! factional dissension which means the loss of votes. Democratic Unity. As against this obvious disunion on the Republican side is complete unity among Democrats. It is perfectly true that there are several possible candi dates for the presidency in the Dem ocratic party. This is as It should be. The Democracy does not want a cut and dried convention, with the nomi nation of any one man a foregone conclusion. The party wants several candidates and exj>ects that the names of several men v.ilt be presented to Its ? convention. No doubt Judson Har | mon will have through his friends a hcariug there. Doubtless the name of Senator Charles A. Culberson, the leader of the Democratic minority in the senate and a man against whose patriotism and Democracy no word of criticism can be uttered, will be offered for consideration. Probably, too, Governor John A. Johnson will be suggested to the delegates, and his work in the cause of Democracy In the northwest, where to be a Demo crat means to take long chances po litically, justifies a respectful hearing for the claims of his friends. Possibly Judge Gray of Delaware will have his state delegation, and it is just barely possible that Massachusetts may present the name of former Gov ernor W. L. Douglas of that state. But a muititude of candidates does not necessarily mean a number of fac tional lights. Iu the Democratic or ganization today there is no such a bit ter personal factional fight as that which is tearing the Republican party to pieces in Ohio or in New York. In the Democratic convention every man will have his day in court. Sc far as I know, and I have been in a position to watch the matter rather carefully, no aspirant for the Democratic nomi nation has so conducted his campaign as to prevent either his receivinsc the loyal support of any other aspirant should he be nominated or to estop him from giving his own support to whosoever may be the nominee of the convention. The President and Labor. Within a few days, possibly before the publication of this letter, President j Roosevelt will send in another mes sage which will probably make the | conservative element in his party stand against. This one is going to be chiefly on labor questions. It is going to urge amendments of the antitrust law so that it can no longer be used, as thus far it has been chiefly used, against organized labor. The adminls- j traticn has been alarmed by the three decisions of the United States supreme j court bearing upon the labor question within the last two or three months. Every decision has been against the interests of labor and the working peo ple in general. It is true that the ad ministration is not responsible and should not be held responsible for what the United States supreme court may do. But it so happens that every law which the court has had occasion to construe bearing upon the labor question has been a Republican law. and two or three of these statutes were enacted during the reign of Roosevelt. The court has declared unconstitution al the act making employers liable for damages for accidents occurring to employees during the prosecution of their duties. It has prohibited the boy cott as a combination in restraint of trade. A lesser Xmlted States court has even declared that to publish the name I of a firm ab "unfair" is illegal. Tu?se decisions, coming one fust upon the heels of the other, huve naturally wor ried the president, who is very much in politics today. His pet candidate for the Republican nomination, Secretary Taft, is somewhat unpopular in labor circles because of the eagerness with which when he was United States judge he seized upon the device of gov ernment by injunction and gave it the widest use that it received anywhere m the United States. There was talk enough about Taft's hostility to labor before these deci sions were handed down. As a result the whole politics of the administra tion recently has been directed toward correcting the feeling among the mem bers of organized labor that Taft and the administration do not stand for its iuterests. One illustration of this has been the sudden removal from office of Public Printer Stillings. Mr. Stillings had been public printer for nearly two years despite the bitter protests of rep resentatives of the Federation of La bor and of other organizations. On the labor side Stillings was charged with having systematically violated the statute filing eight hours as the work ing day in all United States ofHces or shops. More serious charges were brought against him bearing upon bis personal relations with contracting firms having supplies to sell to th? government printing office. The fight upon him was really led by the labor unions and has ended in complete vic tory, although only six months ago Mr. Roosevelt wrote a letter to a repre sentative of one of the unions caustic ally rebuking him for having com plained about the method by which Stillings was elbowing out union men from the printing office and replacing theiu a:> rapidly as possible with non union men. 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Superb trains, excellent schedules and tickets which offer every advantage possible for a pleasant and attractive trip. For full information or Pamphlets call on your nearest Ticket Agent, or write, W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Passenger Traffic Manager, General Passenger Agent, WILMINGTON, N. C. Royal-Fence. This square-mesh fence overcomes all objections to all other square mesh Fences as the stay wire runs from top to bottom, making, it a much stronger and therefore more durable Fence, impossible for animals or anything to pull it loose at joint. I am showing full stock of all heights and at prices that will get the Fence business. John McNamara, 38 W. Russell, Street. Phone 43. WHITE GOODS AND EMBROIDERY SALE AT 9M ? Commencing Thursday Morning at 9 o'clock Feb. 20th and Continuing to Saturday March 7th 1908. This sale is to be our greatest effort, we have bought the largest line of embroideries ever brought to Orangeburg, 20,000 yards and will place the entire assortment of All-overs, Flouncings, Demi-Flouncings, and All Match Sets in Swiss, Cambric and Nainsooks, from the dainty Baby Sets to the 45 in. wide full length Knit Flouncings, at prices about one-half their real value. To try and tell the value by making prices is misleading. All we can say is that our past Sales will speak for us and you can judge what it is for this sale. Our line is larger and better selected, we have only the very best qualities, all our goods are what is known as hand loomed, which insures the best finish possible. Enough said about embroidery. All we can do is ask your inspection. The sale will start Thuisday morning at 9 o'clock, February 20th, closes March 7th 1908. Ngtyj We have for this sale also quite a number of very, very special values in white lawns. Fan cy madras waistings, ginghams, etc. We call your attention to a few ,i these items. The store will be full of extra values be mislead, jus to vr- "Hier place being able to meet my prices they wont do it, come to th 'riginnl White Goods and Embroidery Sale we guar antee what we ;\\ ?se. 30 iPeces ol !??? newest, White Mercerized Wistings 1008 Pattern worth 20 to 30c yard will all be placed on sale at. 15c yd. Linen Law i and Linen Sheetings also OO inch linen will be treated to quite a reduction, some very rare bargains in this line. We can't show quality on paper, but will when youcome to the great sale. 500 Yards of the finest qualiy of White 40 inch Lawns, in single length, these values, range from 15 to 35c,will be sold "as an:" for 10c yard. One Case of 27 inch Corded Lawns, small Patterns and shapes just for Summer House dresses and waists. Worth 10c yard in this sale at Gcyd. Persian Lawn, wash Chiffon liest ist es and LIngcnc finish Lawns are all disfigured terribly as to prices for this great W. G.& E. Sale. Ask to see our 45 inch Persian Lawn.. 15c. Bud Spreads, Come also in this sale, you can ask about them every thing marked in plain figures, we promise the best values possible in every ar ticle advertised, come look and Im- prepared to get your wants supplied at this IV. (.'. &E Sale. Now just a word before closing. This sale of course will be for cash only. No goods'at these prices can be charged and no tickets giver-. Come the first day and every day will not be too often for the most economical buyer. Bargains, rare, bargains great, bargains to please everybody. Now we have planned for this sale and we will do our part to please you. The lines we have for sale are the strongest and best we have ever hau. The sale starts February 20th at 9 o'clock^ and closes March 7 1908. Once more, come rain or shine to the greatest wThite goods and embroidery sale ever held in Orangeburg. The place of course is nvIOSE^IvE^Y'S 5,000 Yards best quality of Apron Ginghams. All Colors in Checks, at only. 3c yd. 1,000 Yards of Solid and Mixed Colored Cotton Vaiile, Extra good Wear ers, worth 12 %c at. 0c yd. 2,000 Yards of 40 inch White Lawn Ilcments in Value s, worth 10c to 25c a yard all in at. .. .. 0}?c yd. This is one our greatest Values. A P C, Ginghams and Selected Solid Chavilrays will all In- at . . 10c yd. 50 Pieces of Genuine Toille de Nord Ginghams and Soft Linen Chombrays at. .. 12ijic yd. With every Customer purchasing $5.00 or over during this sale at one time, will lie entitled to 12 yards of the very best 30 inch bleaching that has been retailing at 12%c yard for only. . $1.00 We will have also a table of Remnants of Table Damask and Sheetings which will interest every Customer. Torchon Laces will be made very attractive by the real values and ex tremely Low Prices. Ask for them. Val Laces and [nsertings, our entire line of Xew Goods for Spring 1008, will be placed in this sale every quality will receive n very literal cut, dont