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I VOL XLV NO. CO _ NEWBERRY, S. O.. TUESDAY. JULY 28. 1908 TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
I NORMAN MACK NAMED
f NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
p SELECTION MEANS FIGHT FIR
NEW YORK.
I
Nebraskan Says Appointment is
Equivalent to Announcement of
Attempt to Carry Empire
State.
Chicago, July 25.-?Chairman ?
Norman E. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y.
Vice chairman?L. P. Hall, Nebraska.
Treasurer?Gov. C. N. Haskell, Oklahoma.
Sergeant-at-arms?John I. Martin,
Missouri.
Secretary?Urcy Woodson, Kentucky.
After a seven-hour conference with
William J. Bryan ami John W. Kern
respectively Democratic nominees for
|jk president and vice president, the subcoimmtttec
of the national Democratic
committee today made ^its selec?kl,
tions for officers of the eommiltoe. It
|$!v,was the first time in many years that
national chairman had been select^Y'
ed by the Democratic party only affter
a bitter contest had been waged.
The choice of Mr. Mack was made
?\ possible only after the New York
t State leaders, Charles F. Murphy of
Tammany and W. J. Connors, eliair:
man of the State Democratic commit)
tee, had yielded to the personal dep
sires of Mr. Bryan.
). When the Democratic nominee for
? president reached here today he was
strongly in favor of Mr. Mack for the
Stf place, but Mr. Bryau fiank.lv t>' 1 flie '
? committee that he wished them to
consider all candidates and make an
i-fl appointment accordingly. There
were in the race, besides Mr. Mack,
I Judge M. J. Wade, of Iowa, T. E.
Regan of Wisconsin, Former Gov.
James E. Campbell of Ohio and Urey
Iwji Woodson. The sentiment for Mr.
Mack, however, steadily grew, but he
gfwas confronted with a handicap
which had to be removed. The well
known opposition of Messrs. Murphy
v/^and Conners towards him, because of
|?U" liis rivalry with ^fr. Conners for the
^[Control of Erie county, stood in the
fefjvay. The long distance telephone
f&Was put into play and Mr. Conners,
'.:i.jafter the situation in the committee
7"\vas explained to hint, declared that
' be would no longer interpose any objections,
but Mr. Murphy's views
I'ifirst must be obtained. The Tainj
many leader gave his approval' and
C - with the atmosphere thus cleared Mr.
i Mack was elected by acclamation. So
fypleased was Mr. Brum that he gave
lout a statement, in which he openly
' J announced that the appointment is a
|recognition of the Eastern Democracy
and that a fight will be made to carry
New York.
(The statement follows:
"The action of the committee in
its selection of oliicers," said he, "is
^ very satisfactory. Mr.. Mack is a
member of the committee and it has
been fell all the time that the chairman
should be taken from the committee
unless there was some weighty
reason for going outside and no such
reason arose.
"Mr. "Mack's appointment is a
recognition of the [eastern DemocraIcy
and an annoucenment that we e\*pcct
to fight for New "S ork. He is
in harmony with our platform and I
I can say of him personally tlint he has
Fbcen a close and trusted friend in my
I two former campaigns. One of the
^strongest arguments in his favor was
[that he is a successful business man.
LBeginning at the bottom of the builder,
he has built up a business that
I amounts to more than a half million
i dollars a year, and the executive a hi 1I
ity that he has shown in his work
I commended him to the commitee that
tmadc the selection.
ft "Mr. ITall. chairman of the Demo cratic
committee of Nebraska, is at
ftthc head of one of our largest banks
Hhml is thoroughly acquainted with
both politics and business. T need not
Jfculd that his selection lo this position
1 is vcrv pleasing1 lo me. We Jiavo
' / W 1 ' t # f #
, /y worked together in politics ever since \
II T went to Nebraska, ^ '
I \ "fiov. Haskell, Ibe treasurer, is one j
of the new men, but he has mado
-rood as a loading member of the constitulional
convent ion of Oklahoma
and ns governor. His organizing ability
will be valuable to t ho committee.
llis selection as treasurer is especially
appropriate, because he comes
from the only State in which depositors
are absolutely secure, and the
Democratic platform has a plank 1
advocating the adoption of a national l
system similar to that now in opera- <
tion in Oklahoma. We do not know I
how much our campaign fund will be, t
but we know it will not be lost by i
any bank failure."
This last statement led every one i
present to inquire if the campaign i
funds were to be all deposited in Ok- <
lnhoma, but his only response was a <
hearty laugh. I
Mr. Bryan also spoke in the high- *
est terms of Urcy Woodson and John it
1. Martin, both of whom, he said, i
had rendered conspicious service to
the party. '
Norman Mack was very much grat-! >
ificd over his appointment and par- <
ticularly at the withdrawal of the op- <
position of Mesrs. Murphy and Con-i <
ners . A member of the committee j 1
declared that their action meant complete
harmony among the Democrats i'
of-New York State. j'
Mr. Mack when asked for a state-,'
ment said: M
"The selection came unsolicited i '
and I am thankful for the confidence;!
reposed in me. We will* open head-11
quarters in Chicago as soon as pos- I
sible and branch headquarters in New :
York City. The plane at present is '
for a systematic campaign and to I
push the fight in every State." 1
The committee took a rcccss until ,
8 o'clock tonight.
Publicity Problems. I
At the evening session of the sub- "t
committee Henry Watterson of <
Louisville was selected chairman of a I
new committee, which will be charged t
largely with the publicity problems of !
the campaign. The bo<}y which Col. 1
Watterson will head will be known as 1
(lie "Newspaper Commit to*?.'' Ttsii
membership will be draw. from the 1
publishers of all metropolna-i news j(
papers in the country who support 1
Mr. Aryan's candidacy. ;
The e.vaet menib'.'rs'up of this com- <
irilfo ill be nnroaic.il from I'uffai
iiftor Col. Watt->s?i has had ?.n j
op? oj?11 ?ity ro con!- ?' wi'.h Nntir#?-.?.l j j
Chaiiman Norman 1*1 M The |
ecative committee of 11lo national ]
committee will also be announced (
from Buffalo, according to an ar- j ]
rangement made just before the ad-j j
journment of the sub-commitee to- j,
night. Mr.
Bryan will remain in Chicago j,
until tomorrow evening, lie has plan-!,
ned to spend a quiet Sunday and has j (
made only a few appointments fori
the day. He is scheduled to leave on !
the return journey to Lincoln at 10.30 j (
o'clock tomorrow evening. I
Connors is Satisfied. i
Buffalo, N. Y., July 25.?W. J. j1
Connors, chairman of the Democrat- j
ic State committee, tonight sent the j
following telegram to Norman TS.
Mack:
"I congratulate you on your selection
and wish you success. I will :
join hands with you in working for
the success of the national ticket." 1
"T am thoroughly in accord with j J
(lie selection of Mr. Mack," said Mr j
Con ners later. "The selection suits M
me. All the talk about dissatisfac- '
lion over the selection of Mr. Mack i
is nonsense." I
GREENVILLE MAN HEIR 1
TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS I
John Wood, Secretary of the Board ! i
of Trade, Comes Into Large 1
Fortune. i
Greenville, July 20.?-Authentic in- I
formation reached here tonight that 1
John Wood, secretary of the Green- f
ville hoard of trade, had fallen heir f
to $1,000,000, coming through the set- 1
I lenient of the Wood estate in ICng- t
'nid. He is being warmly congratu- <
luted by his many friends here. 'Mr. I
Wood is a native of Albemarle conn- (
I v. Virginia, and Nunc to Greenville
from Hock Hill a few years ago. He 11
married Miss Snllie London of Hock (
Hill. Mr. W ood was ;it one lime ed- f
i|or of the Roanoke (Va.) Times. t
S. C. UNIVERSITY 1
SECURES PRESIDENT 1
I
Dr. Samuel C. Mitchell, a Distin- i
guislied Educator of Virginia i
is Chdsen. j
Samuel Chiles Mitchell, A. M., Ph. j <
I)., 1). !)., LL. D., lias been elected i *
n'csident of the University of%South ' 1
Carolina, and has signified his in ten-1 i
lion to aceept. The board of trus- 1
cos met yesterday and made public f
ts decision. t
Dr. Mitchell was here yesterday c
uid conferred with the board. He anlouuecd
that he will be unable to t
nine hero until next June on account \
it' obligations which the board of (
rustecs respected. However, he will |
spend the month of August here di- (
ccting the preparations for the com- j
n?r school year. <
The new president of the Univer- t
uty of South Carolina is a liaptist (
ninistcr, a native of Mississippi, re- l
eived his Ph. I), from (lie University r
if Chicago and Ins honorary degree l
>f LL. D. from Hampden-Sidney, I ho (
Vcsbvlerinn college of Virginia.
The reason why Dr. Mitchell can (
lot come to the university at once is
icon use of an arrangement by which i
ic had accpcted an invitation to doiver
a series of lectures on history at 1
lirown university during the ap- ]
M'oaehing year. In tlie intoiTCgnuin,
*rof. Andrew Charles Moore will he ,
lie acting president. Prof. Moore is ^
in alumnus of the university and is x
low head of the department of biolo- ,
*v and as vice president of the uni- f
,'crsity lias had charge of tho office .
vorlc during the summer. ^
The trustees are enthusiastic over i
lie prospects for the approaching i
lession. They have received the high- r
>st testimonials from the friends of ?
^r. Mitchell and when they had deeded
upon him thc\ found it a dif
ricult matter to get his aeceptancc.
lowevcr, when Dr. Mitchell came
lere yesterday and reviewed the sit- ^
lation, he was delighted with the out
% i
ook. lie is an educator in the broad- ,
?sl sense and will not confine his
vork to the university alone, but will
jfive himself to the State of South'
['arolinn for educational work.
i
The new president was brought to |
he attention of the board by Dr. J. ,
M. McBryde, the beloved former (
president, who was here on a visit j
last June as the most highly dis- (.
[inguished guest at commenc.ement. |
Dr. McHryde's recommendation in \
itself was practically sufficient, hut ,
the commit lee of the faculty which .
risitcd liiclnnond was so charmed j
ivitli Dr. Mitchell thai (lie board was j <.
lrucd to accept nothing but an no- ]
:*eptanoe from liiin. I.
The board necessarily acted can-j
iionslv and kept secret its delibera-1 i
lions, but after the meeting yesterday j,
.rave out the following; statement: i.
uI)r. Mitchell is recognized as one :
r?f llie strongest educators in the,|
.1
South, and the board feels that itj|
has done a good work not only for j
the university but for the State in
trolling Dr. Mitchell lo come here to
accept the presidency of the univer-1]
sity. j
"Dr. Mitchell is nl present engng-'
pd in delivering a series of lectures'
nl Brown university and al Harvard i
university under the exchnnge sysleni
thai has been recently instituted. .
The professor#of history nl lirown ?
university is?to go abroad as a mem- I
l)er of (lie maritime commission, audit
Dr. Mitchell has been invited to do-1 <
liver I he major portion of the Ice-j I
ture:\
"It was on account of this engage-j<
inenl, made last winter, thai Dr.! S
Mitchell was unable ro come lo thojt
uiiversity at the opening of the next ! \
session, lie will spend some time;i
lore this summer and again at inter-'(
/als during the course of next scs- j |
don. During the interval the univer- !<
<ilv will be in charge of Prof. A. C. I
Moore, who is now vice president of;i
he faculty, and the board feels IhatK
luring the interregnum that the af-jt
'airs of the university will be well's
ionductod. i i
"Dr. Mitchell has had the invita- >
ion to the universily under consid-' ;i
ration for some time and his broad ; n
'xperienee caused considerable diffi?!>
u 11y in gelling him to accept the t
place, so strong was tIn? prcssutc
brought to bear in Virginia to retain
!iim.' The board is under obligations
to 'lie Corner president Dr. J. M.
MeBryde, for the suggestion that Dr.
Mitchell was the man for the place.
"Dr. Mitchell, in addition to his
luties as president, intends to do
some teaching in the department of
nstorv. He has a great reputation as
i public speaker and while primarily
lis work will be for the University of
South Carolina, he will cooperate in
he educational development of the
mtire State.
"Dr. Mitchell is now engaged in
he summer school faculty at the
'Diversity of Virginia and came to
"'oluinbia yesterday to meet the
>onrd of trustees and discuss the sitlalion.
He is enthusiastic over the
u-ospects for education in the South
renerallv and in South Carolina paricularly.
ITe went over the instituion
yesterday morning and was dcigliled
with the surroundings and
eneral appearances, ami is especialy
impressed with the oppoi tunitus
>ffered for development.
"The board went into the seleeion
of the president very carefully
md feels fortunate in securing a
ugh cjass and broad-minded man. To
ret such a man it was necessary to
ecognize previous engagements made
)v Dr. Mitchell at Drown university.
"While Dr. Mitchell was here lie
eceived several telegrams urging him
o remain in Virginia and push the
vork there. Incidentally it may be
nentioned that Dr. Mitchell has ^iciontly
declined two most flattcting
tositions, and he only accepted the
>osition at the head of the university
jeeause he is convinced that the State
miversity here olfers a great futuic
md that there is opportunity for
steady development."
TOHNSON IN DEMAND
AS STUMP SPEAKER
Numerous Requests That Governor be
Alloted Dates in Various States.
Asked to Visit Fairview.
St. I'aul, Minn., July 2">.?Gov.
John A. .Johnson of Minnesota today
eceived a personal letter from \\ . J.
bvan, Democratic candidate for the
> residency, requesting Gov. Johnson's
?arly presence at Fairview and askno;
when the governor could be available
for speaking purposes. The later
question is asked, Mr. Bryan says
n his lot tor. because of the numerals
requests that CJov. Johnson be
iHot ted speaking dates in the varihis
States. Mr. Bryan says the desire
in this respect is general and he
lopes the Minnesota governor will be
ible to give them his attention.
Air. Dry a 11 hastens to request the
presence of Gov. Johsnon at 1'aii/iew
that details concerning the cani>ai<rn
may be talked over.
Oov. Johnson is on a lecture lour,
ml the contee^ ~jif Mr. Bryan's letter
were wire/]. ,?m.
RECOMMEND COTTON BAGS.
Important Action is Ttakcn by Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association.
At the meeting of the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' association in
\sheville, X. July 11 to 1l?, in lusive,
significant aclfon was taken
lookimr to increasing the consuiupion
of Southern cotton in the interval
of the Southern farmers. The l.olowing
resolutions were passed:
Your committee on cotton bags, re oirnizing
the importance I o the
Southern merchant of a fiur 'id equiable
price for cotton to on, i.anners,
vhich affects all lines of trades and
>rofessions, and realizing that a good
otlon sack can be reused fo rinany
urposes, also desiring that as much
>oilou sack can be reused for many
rv as possible, recommend that the
ocmbcrs of the Southern Wholesale
irocers' association give preference
o all goods packed in cotton bags inlead
of burlaps and jute; that we
irue all flour, rice, grits, sugar and
mil manufacturers and all packers
md dealers to use cotton for bags
11id covering, and that we ask the
Catloiial Wholesale Gror-crs' associaion
to co-operate with us in this.
. HEARST IS DETERMINED
NOT TO BE A CANDIDATE
]
Says He Has Given His Word Not to
Accept Independence Party's
Nomination for President.
New York, July 2."i.?William Ran- (\
dolph Hearst, who arrived from En- n
rope today, was asked if lie would ae- <1
cept the nomination for the presi- a
deney 'on the Independence league 1
ticket if it should he shown that the f
sentiment of the league was unani- 1
tnously for his nomination. Mr. o
Hearst replied: 1;
''I can not. I have given my word
that under no circumstances will I
he a candidate, and 1 will abide by (
i(-" ' IS
"Is there any probability, in your (
opinion, Mr. Hearst, thai the Tndependence
league may endorse either j
the Republican or (ho Democratic s
candidate'?" was asked.
"The sentiment before T left here ..
was for a third ticket. It there is
any sentiment now for an endorse- |
ment of either the Republican or Democratic
candidate 1, for one, do not
know of it.''
"Do you consider that the Kepub- '
licans nominated the strongest man "
possible?" (
"The people will decide that," replied
Mr. Hearst.
Mr. Hearst left lliis afternoon for
Chicago, where on Monday ho will '
preside at the opening of the first na- '
tional convention of the Jndcpcml- '
ence parly. He said that lie and Mrs.
Hearst spent most of their time in "
Germany, "keeping off the main r
traveled roads," as he expressed it. '
HOW TOLBERT LEFT HOME.
Erroneous Stories Given Currency, i
Say Citizens of Ninety-Six. I
Greenwood, July *21.?At a meeting
ol citizens ol the town of Ninety- c
Six held yesterday a commit lee was I
appointed to have certain corrections
made in some of the newspaper accounts
of (he matter of (lie departure
of Joe Tolbert from Ninety Six. ,
This committee stales that Tolbert |
<1 id not leave Ninety Six eoatless;
thai lie had on a coal when t!ie (rain
pulled out of Ninety Six and had it |
on when he got off I lie (ruin at Co- }
lumbia. They also stale (hat none
of Tolbert's friends accompanied )
him (o Columbia, Dial is, so far as
they could find out. One of lliis
committee went to Columbia or was ,
there next day on business, and not
as au enemy or friend of Tolherl, and ,
l'links the others from Ninety Six
were in the same position.
A mil her incorrect statement, they
stale, was that there \ras any display
of guns and pistols on the part of the
Ninety Six people; nor was there any
sales of fire arms or cartridges there,
nor any rush to Green wood for any
of these things.
From all accounts, it appears that ^
(he people of Ninety Six were as or- (
derly as possible under the circumstances.
They saw that things had
reached such a pass thai I lie presence
, of Tolbert in (lit* community any Ion- ;
irer was a menace and a danger, and ,
ilial in order to have peace he must I
leave, so they (old him lie would
have to leave, and lie left. That's [
i about all there is to it.
LIGHTNING STRIKES HOTEL.
Inmates at Resort at Vade Mccum (
Springs, N. C., Have Narrow
Escapes.
Charlotte, N. duly '21. -Light- (
nhig struck |\-? big hotel a( Vade (
Mccum Springs Slokes county, early
this morning and started a fire which s
soon reduced the structure lo ashes. |
Many of the inmates narrowly escaped
with their lives and all of lliem }
lost I heir personal effects, the management
having lo call upon a resort
several miles away lo furnish wearing
apparel for them as well as food.
No accurate estimate of the loss is oh- <
tamable. The resort, Including the
famous mineral springs and a vast 1 ftract
of mountain land, is owned J
chiefly by the widow of the late J.!
11. L. Sparks, the circus man, who t
lost his life there several vears ago1
I . ' >
j bv blood poisoning resulting from the v
! bile of a pet lion. I
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Mad Dog Killed?Program Sunday
School Convention?Grace
Olnirch.
Prosperity, July 27.?There waa
inito a stir at Prosperity Monday,
norning by the cry of mad dog. nMio
log was pursued by men with pistols
ml guns and by others with clubs,
le was eventually killed by a blow
rom a club in (he hands of John
Tenrv Renwick. This is the first
nc of I ho season and may it be tho
list.
'I ho Sunday school of draco church
looted all ils teachers as delegates
o I he Sunday school convent ion at
ft. Olivet on Friday and Saturday of
his week. Tho convention is fho
tower house from which the loading
force of I he Sunday schools
hutild draw their future energy.
For the benefit of the readers of
'lie Herald and News (tie program
f the Sunday school convention to
?e held at Ml. Olivet is published
gain today:
Program of the Newberry Conferuce
Sunday School Convention, July
II and August 1st, 11108. Ml. Olivet
hurch :
10 a. in.? I >evo| ional Fxereisos.
Kurolmcnt. _
Topic: The forward movement in
he Sunday school; (a) Organization,
d>) F<|iitpmcnt, (c) Preparation?
iev. S. P. Kodii.
(d) The use our schools should
nake of our publication house, a buean
of information; especially
hrough the publication secretary?
iev. ,1. J. Long.
Recess.
'2 p. m. Topic: Adult Bible classe a
neans to a solution of the big hoy
trohlcm?Revs. Kdw. Fulenwidor and
1'. B. Kpting.
Topic: Missions, (Home and Foriun)?Mrs.
M. O. .1. Kreps, Dr. (!eo.
i. Cromer.
Second Day.
0 a. m.? Devotional exercises.
Topic: The social side ol I he Sunlav
school and the use of rewards?
ievs. M. O. .1. Kreps, .1. 1). Sheelcy,
mil J. A. Sligh.
Topic: The infanl department in
he Sunday school?Mrs. J. 11. \\ ise,
diss Cert rude Sinipvon.
(M The Cradle Roll ? Mrs. J. L.
A* ise.
Recess.
Topic: The intermediate departnent
in the Sunday school and its
uuritual needs Revs. O. B. Sliearnise,
.1. C. Wessingor.
Business session.
Flection of oflicers.
flrace church will vote next Snnhiv
on dissolving I lie present pastoril
relation with Ml. Tabor and if
uloptcd Mrace church will become a
>astorate.
County polities are wariuin? up
idle in our burg, but so far they aro
. . vv
iuicr. - v.
Advertised Letters.
Fetters remaining' fn post olTlco at
S'e.wberry, S. ('., (*<>r week ending
Inly 2."), 1008.
Mr. Preston Allen.
R. 10. Bedcnbaugh, Miss fT. T>.
Vown, "Mr. .T. R. Booer.
Belle Collin.-. Mrs. Tl.os IT. Crooks
U r^. T. II. ('r?iol<s.
Mr. .lames Fdward Davis, Henry
A'. Davis. Mr. F. S. Darby, Mrs. L.
'. Davis.
Mr. -I. S. Fisher, Capl. Leo. Foster.
Mr. Ifobt Fee Oallnian, Mr. .lohn
Iril'lin, Miss Flla (Joldeu, Miss Lilla
iallman.
\V. W. llav.es, Mr. Mark Henedr;on,
Mrs. Brooks Henderson, Mr.
lob Hunter.
Reuben Mayes. C. IT. Mayberrv,
dr. 1*'rwin Michel. Lawrence Mobley.
Miss Mary Owen.
Mr. Dick Porter.
'Miss Mabel Ruff.
Miss Hat I ie Stewart, Miss Minnio
Npen rinan.
Southwestern Co. (2), Mrs. TCmmft
M'<l| t .
Mi<s Kissie Taylor, duo. Tilman.
N'cd Writihl, Mrs. F. L. Wilson.
Mrs. M. d. Williams.
All persons calling for these letters
.ill please, say that the ywore ndverised.
Cl'ias. J. Pur'cell. P. M.