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? ' ' . ' _, 1 N ,? _____ - . _ ? VOLUME t, 5 CUBES 54. ' SEWBERBY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 5,1012. TWICE A WEES, I Li# A YEAS. '' r. - It Woodrow Wilt s I y is* * 4 ' ' lUNVhNllUN lUBlti TO HARMONIOUS POINT WILSON DOMINATED ON THE 46TH BALLOT. > > . Pdesldential Nomination Out of the Way, Delegates Turn Attention to Vice President i Baltimore, July 3.?At an early - V tiour this coming the Democratic convention, having adopted the platform, was voting on six candidates for vinreRidMit x : There was no nomination on the v ; first ballot. \ ' ? > v 1 ' TXZ -u. T..1vt O A/W W/VM1 nATtf ^ OttlUiUUH?, if U1J tel. VJV V II VUU1 v n Wilson, of New Jersey, was made the . > _ __ lk^PqKOiq0i)0CCgcBfiivagw>99Q^-W^X'?^wgM?C\\<-.v.<>.v^\,X^ vJ^BQC-.v.- . v-?^? \?.aw ii|i'[||IllilillHii illu ?.<?o*r ^5 ?* f . presidential nominee of the Democrat- j [ ic national convention at the aftersnoon session when on .the 46th ballot he received 990 votes to 84 for Champ v lark. The Missouri delegation, Ut which\ had remained faithful to Clark !?i? - to the end. then moved that the noml|;H r nation be made unanimous. There A *was a great chorus of approval ana the long fight was over. > t Only four ballots were necessary to|;j> day to react a nomination for the " ' presidency. When the convention ad.. journed last night the convention had seemed to be in an all but hopeless deadlock. Wilson had begun to lose ground on the last few ballots, and I tjnamp uiarit u<tu uwuc a, tew icmpui- j I x *arj gains. This encouraged the speakI er to rush over to Baltimore from I Washington this morning in the hof e I of still further turning the tide and I rallying his forces to a final stand. ||j^ When he reached here, however, hallo t was in the Colorado delegation I at an early morning conference, had decided to switch from Clark to Wilson. This meant a change of 58 votes . and was fatal to Clark's chances as it Tgs inspiring to the Wilson forces. 3k>is had been expected to "break" ftl' ' .' ! ; \ ... ? ton For Preside lif L H Z7_? 1 riarsnail rur TT all day yesterday, and there was deep' gloom in the Wilson camp when it failed to do so. With the change this morning, howfivnr fha Wil?nn went to the convention liall at noon in the firm belief that the New Jersey governor would be nominated before another adjournment was taken. As they had anticipated, the vote of Illinois marked the beginning of the end. West Virginia joined hands with Illinois in going over to Wilson on the 43rd ballot the first cast today. Jumped r*&st? Wilson jumped from his final vote ! of 494 last night to 602 on the first ballot today. The figures told the own story. The Wilson delegates were jubilant as Chairman James directed the second call of .the day?the 44th of tlie convention* t * 11 " 1 muvi/im. ift j ii* w ?w nr1 i ^^>:>:>>>:>><>:>:>^S!C^^^K?55??nB^BI i wx^9mwB!^y^:>iS^?B gQ?^Bwg^y y :;|i!::::' ' - :: , ;':; ^ 'f' " ' , ' '' < . ' ' ' - |&J$ , IHHnn wooDzoyf . r WJLtSQM r. 9 1 " 1 The most important change on this fcsllot was in the Colorado delegation, which had voted 11 for Clark and one for Wilson. This time Colorado divided 10 to 2 in favor of Wilson. Altogether the ultimate nominee gained 28 votes oji this ballot. Then come the 45th. It was disappointing, in a way, for Clark held his own and Wilson made a gain of only four. There were few in the hall, at this time who did not believe Wilson would win, but they feared it'would take a long, long while for him to attain the 72f 1-3 votes necessary to nominate. It was realized that there must be a decided "break" in the Underwood vote, which had been held firm from the beginning, before any man could win. Unlr.Ok'Ofl Plot?t Von 1!^1C?K7VU iUVut The 4ftth ballot, which had been ordered, meant results. Senator Stone, of Missouri, who had been in consultation with the speaker, climbed to the stage and when he could make himself heard, released in the name of the speaker all the delegates who | had been pledged to him. "As for Missouri, however," he ad'ded, "she will cast her ;36 votes for i nt; I Vice President old Champ Clark to the end." That was the beginning of the end; it became apparent that Woodrow Wilson would be nominated, and his nomination followed shortly afterwards. Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, followed Stone. The convention was in an almost continuous, uproar. The Wilson forces already were celebrating their Victory. There no longer was any doubt as -to the result Mayor Fitzgerald withdrew the name of Gov. Foss, of Massachusetts, from further consideration and declared that "the old Bay State" would fall in line for Wilson. Then a second Fitzgerald ,was rec-1 ognized. This time it was the congressman from Brooklyn, a member of the New York delegation. He made a plea for harmony and Snded by suggesting that a further roll call be dispensed with a^hd the nomination of Wilson be made by acclamation. New York, he said, was ready to vote for the man the great majority of the delegates desired as their, nominee. Missonrians Objected. The faithful Missourians objected to * * ? XI _ _ A_ tills plan Decause 01 meir utsme tu vote a last time for Speaker Clark. It was a foregone conclusion what the result would be as the last call of the States began. Alabama, which had started every other call with 24 votes for. Under\ wood, changed to Wilson, and State after State followed suit. It, was just 1" m whpn solid 7fi votes of Pennsylvania carried Wilson over the winning line, making his total at the time 733 votes. The stampede did not end until 990 of 1^088 votes in the convention had been cast for the nominee. Missouri, with her 36, had been joined oh the l^st baHot for Clark by 24 nf PalifnrniVic 2fi vhtfis hv fivp dele gates from Florida, two from Louisiana, all six from Nevada, four from New Jersey, the home State of Gov. Wilson; six from the District of Columbia and one from Ohio. This little handful readily joined in the chorus of acclamation when Senator Stone moved that the nomination be made unanimous. Tf wae 51.1 when Phnirmfln- James officially declared Mr. Wilson the nominee of his party. There was an attempt at another demonstration, but the' delegates were too tired to keep it up long. Then, too, the local appropriation for a band had run out last Saturday night, and there was no inspiring music to help along the enthusiasm. In this respect the nomination was unique. Every one in the convention seemed in nappy irame 01 miDd that the end had ccirne. William J. Bryan, who had taken absolutely no part in the proceedings today other than to cast his vote, .jrith a majority of the Nebraska delegation, for Gov. Wilson, was surrounded by many admirers, but would say nothing at the time. He said he would prepare a statement later in the day. Nominations for the vice, presidency were in order, but no one had been agreed upon, so it was decided that a recess should be taken until- 9 p. en., when the vice president should be named and the platform adopted. The interim was devoted to conferences on both subjects. LOVE FEAST DEVELOPS 4T TUP vmwr WSCIAV Cali for dominations Brings Ont Quite a Field for Yice President?Platform Bead and Adopted. Baltimore, July 2.?The Democratic national convention became a love feast tonight as it worked to select a rnnninp- matd fnr ft-mr Woodrow Wi 1 - son. The intense bitterness of the past week seemed to have disappeared. When the convention suspended the regular order of business?the nomination of a vice presidential candidate ?shortly before 11 o'clock to make way for the reading and adoption of the platform, six candidates for the vice presidency had been placed in nomination. They were: Gov. Burke, of North Dakota; Gov. Marshall, of i YOUNG AIRWOMAN IS DASHED TO HER DEATH MISS QUMBT AND PASSENGER DROP THOUSAND FEET. Flange Into Shallow Water?Bodies Strike Twenty Feet From Shore. Boston, July 1.?Miss Harriet Quimby, of New York, the first woman to win an aviator's license in America, and the first woman to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane, was instantly killed with her passenger, W. A. P. Willard, manager of the Boston aviation meety at Atlantic tonight, when her Bleriot monoplane fell into Dorchester Bay from a height of 1,000 feet. The accident happened when Miss Quimby and Willard were returning from a trip over Boston harbor to Boston light, a distance of twenty miles in all. The flight was made in 20 minutes. The Bleriot, one of the latest models of military monoplanes, circled the aviation field and soared out over the Savin. Hill Yacht clUD, just outside the aviation grounds. Machine Thrown Upright. Heading back into the eight-mile gusty wind, Miss Quimby started to volplane. The angle was too sharp and one of th$ gusts caught the tail of the monoplane, throwing the machine up perpendicular. For an instant' it poised there. Then sharply outlined against the setting sun, Willard was clear of the chassis, roll owed almost immediately oy miss Quimby, Hurling over and oyer, the two figures shot downward, striking the water twenty feet from shore. They splashed out of sight a second before the monoplane plunged down fifteen feet away. Bodies Buried in Mud, It was low tide and the water was only five feet deep. Men from the yacht club in motor boats were on the spot quickly, and, leaping over board, dragged the bodies out of the mud into which, they had sunk deeply. Death probably was instantaneous. Both bodies were badly crushed. Several of Miss Quimby's bones were broken and there were many large bruises. Willard, who weighed 190 pounds, hit the water face first and over the eye there was a gash from which the blood was flowing. He, too, sustained several iraciures ana bruises.' ' \' J When the victims were brought ashore in motor boats they were taken to the Quincy' hospital. A. Lee Stevens, of New York, manager for Miss Quiinby, and Miss Quimby's friend, Mrs. Helen Vanderbilt, who we're both witnesses of the accident, were prostrated. . | Before the Last Flight. Before going up on their last, flight Miss Quimby and Mr. Willard were talking and laughing with their friends, Willard making jokes arfout his weight and Miss Quimby talking confidently about her plans to make an altitude (record in the future that would stand as a woman's high mark. in crossing tne .English unannel on April 16 Miss Quirnby flew at an alti-' tnde of 6,000 feet, which was believed to be the record for women. Miss Quimby today said she felt sure she Indiana; Elmore W. Hurst of Illinois; Martin J. Wade, of Iowa; James H. Preston, of Maryland, and Speaker Champ Clark, of Missouri. The suggestion of Mr. Clark for second place on the ticket was the feature 'of the evening performance. The sentiment of the convention was strongly in favor of giving the speaker the place if he would accept it. H. H. Dean, of Georgia, placed Clark in nom- j ination and took the convention unawares. The Clark leaders held excited conferences and the speaker himself was called on the telephone, j Despite a speech by former Gov. A. M. Dockery, of Missouri, withdrawing Clark's name and a telegraph statement from the speaker . himself, declaring he would not take the place, the convention was still hopeful of his .final' acceptance and one of the reasons for the suspension of the vote on the nomination was the desire of i thr-; leaders to make sure of Clark's position. I " . . I . * \ / * could beat this mark, although she did not believe she could excel the record of 13,943 feet set by Garres. Exactly What Happened. Discussing the matter of coming dcwn in the water, if the engine should fail during the flight over the harbor, Mis? Quimby said to a friend just be fore she left the ground: "A water landing is all right in a Bleriot unless you come down head first. In that case the heavy motor at the extreme forward end of the machine would drag the monoplane deep into the water and sink it But, if we come down 'pancake,' the broad wings flrval- na fnl* trwr? hmir? nr mrrrp " Then with a bright smile she made this significant remark: "But I am a cat and don't I like cold water." S AAA Poof xwwvuvu WJVVV Jk vv?? v The monoplane, painted a pure white, darted at great speed over the\ harbor. The motors developed a speed at times of from 75 to 100 miles an hour. An examination of the aneroid barometer after the fall showed that at times the daring pilot had darted to a height of 5,000 feet. On the return the great machine was seen to . I m/sWVklo in +>io cniotv hrPP-ztv rvwi/iv AU WAV/ QVtww^ W* WVMVV * i * * J .y% .'? ; v ( Setting of the ,last act* of the disaster could not have been more spectacular. It' was sunset. The great white wings of tie machine swept dir rectly into the west and dipped towards the earth. There was an upward flash of the tail and, outlined in the red light of the west, the man anc1 woman were seen to plunge from +V\aiv) cAofa ?in. +Via Kov 1 AAA foof Ka. mcu ouato *>ix tug y A>vw i-wt low?to death. ' New York, July 1.?News of Miss Harriet Qui<mbyJs death shocked friends in New York, where she made her home. She probably will pass into history as "the. first American woman aviator." /. r ' ' She woir the first aviation license ever granted a woman in America, marie an American endurance record for women and last spring she brought her fame to a climax as the first woman to pilot an aeroplane across the English channel. f Miss Quimby, outside of her aviation activities, was a well known magazine writer, connected with Leslie's Weekly. She is survived by an aged mo^ er miss yuimoy.is tne lounn woman to lose her life in an aeroplane accident The deaths of Miss Quimby and "WiJ.4ard bring the total of aviation fatalities: for the present year up to 41 compared with 73 during all of 1911. CLARK BLAMES >VM. J. BRYAJJ. Says Matter's "Tile Slanders" Beat Him?Will Support Wilson. ' j Washington, July 2?On his return to Washington from Baltimore tonight Speaker Clark issued the following statement: ' . - . . "No set of men ever- made u better or braver fight for any man in1 this world than my firiends all over the country made for me. They'have' my heartfelt thanks. We never had money . enough even to pay for an adequate supply of postage stamps and literature. I was tied down here by the duties of the speakership. I could, therefore, aid my friends very little. They made the fight, gave me 200,000 majority in the States where Gover nor Wilson and I competed in the primaries and caused me to lead on thirty ballots in the convention, in nine of which I had a clear majority. Nevertheless, the nomination was bestowed upon Governor Wilson. "I never scratched' a Democratic ticket or bolted a Democratic nominee in my life. I shall/not change the Democratic habit now. I am too seasoned a soldier not to accept cheerfully the fortunes of war. "I will y support Governor Wilson with whatever power I possess and hope he will be elected. "I lost the nomination solely throueh the vile and malicious sland i w: ers of Col. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska. True, these slanders were by inuendo and insinuation, but they were no less deadly for that reason.(Signed) "Champ Clark."*' "Sow is the time to subscribe to The Herald and yews, one year $1.50, dfc mouths 75<%, fonr months 50c. > S '. . ' f * ' i . ' -/ . - v / ' 7 ?* . ' , , BLEASE AND JONES HEARTILY RECEIVED POSSIBLY MOST DEMON STEATITE I CROWD TO DATE. ' Floral Offering* for uoia tandioares. J. Fraser Lyon Wing Day Orec All Opponents. ~~ Kingstree, July 2.?"Here is the difference between Jones men and Blease men," said Judge Ira B. Jones at the State campaign meeting here today; , ^ "Blease men don't want to hear the truth. They squirm and wriggle and holler and try to howl down the man , | who is rub<bing. it into them." Thus spoke the opponent of the present gov-. ernor of South Carolina to an and- . ! ience of some nine hundred WHliams! burg voters, which was possibly mor^ strongly Pro-Jones than any yet g^th- ^ ere<3 in the course of the 1912 cam* paign. There was not such a concentrated effort to howl down Judged Jones today as that , of Georgetown { Saturday; it appeared that .the object in view was to so harass and torment \he speaker that his arguments woqld lose their effectiveness. The Blease rooters were scattered throughout the audience; not ground directly in front \ 7 ^ of the speaker as at Geotgetdvii^^ Williamsburg Denies Responsibility. . * The kernel of the situation at Kings- . \ tree, toc^r is in the remark of Judge Jones concerning efforts to hpwl him dcwn. v Some of the very best citizens of Kings tree repudiate tie irasuccess- , ful'attempts to mark out a rocky road for Judge Jones. They declare that it is not chargeable to Williamsburg citizens, but to intruders from all points Of the compass. This repudiation is ~:3M in the face of the fact that again today Judge Jones completely routed his adversaries, and carried his audience with him. The rout of his enemies was hailed with a very healthy specimen of applause, the like of which; they say, has not been heard in Williamsburg in a decade or more. In fact, the day appeared to'be conceded as strictly a Jones day. A* Demonstrative Audience. . The Williamsburg audience was demonstrative: they seemed to have m something for everybody?only, of course, more for some than for others. \ : It may be said without fear of contradiction that Judge Jones and Attorney General Lyon were unquestionably tie favorites today. Their speeches were about along th? usual lines, but the* appeared to elicit stronger and more generous applause. It may be ; stated that today Mr. B. B. Evans al- ' 2 . > ' ' most reverted to his methods;of cam paigning or two years ago; ma charges were promptly denounced as .vj lies by Attorney General Lyon. County Chairman Phil HJ Stoil w not here today, so Mr. A. C. Hines \ acted as chairman.^ Mr. Hines appear- r. ed to object to long and continuous V applause or cheering, but the crowd ^ . had their way. It was impossible to I . 1 - > tIstop the frequent and disturbing in- . - i U ' ' - "J' V terruptions to Judge Jones's speech,but it was equally impossible to check .the thunderous applause that . 1 marked the close of his well delivered j address. , - \ * . \ J Big Day for Lyon. Attorney General Lyon was rousingvly received and his speech won him still greater applause. In a oner mention of his opponents, Mr, Lyon said: V "I do not attempt to discredit my opponents; two of them I have the high- ; est respect for." The attorney general _ ' paid little attention to his competitors today, giving his time to a review of J his administration. Mr. Thomas H. Peepl^s made his . 'a usual speech, which was well received. Mr. Peeples told the crowd'he ' * U 1 ~ J ? J v/vuia liitvei aa gwu a au uwiney general in f6ur years as some others had made in six years.' Senator J. R. Earle was not present today, being in attendance upon court in Oconee, according to a letter to the chairman. In Mr. Earle's statement, t as a part of his platform, occurred ' this: "I favor the economic administration of the government in all of its departments and the prosecution ; of all wrong-doers alike and the concealment of nothing from the eyes of the public." ; ' ; When Mr; B. B. Evans was. announc