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AVERY H0T1IME Republicans Have Big Row in Their State Convention. CAPERS HAS A FIGHT. Knocks a Negro from the Platform and the Wildcat Excitement and Confusion Prevailed?Capers Controlled the Convention Through hens, Who Presided?Cut and Dried Program Carried Out.. Tha State Republican Convention, wbi-jh met in Columbia on Tuesday, wan the scene of the wildest confusion and excitement and more than once there was promise of a live*** scramble, even a free-for-all flght seemed imminent at ono lime. At the afternoon session. John G. Capers. United States commissioner of internal revenue, knocked Ed. Thompson. colored off the platform. Thompson was knocked clear off the platform and his head struck a heavy wooden bench. He lay upon the floor for several moi tents and it was thought that jKjssibly he was seriously injured, but with the exception of slight bruises about the face he showed no signs of injury and wns soon on his feet. Hut this started trouble and for a *vhlle it looked as If there would be a general shooting melee. Negroes by the scoie slapped their hands to their hip pockets and a general rush waB made for the platform, upon which Capers whb standing. l'rlends of Capers quickly surrounded him, white and colored, and for a few moments the excited negroes who were attempting to get at him were kept back off the platform. Caper' friends enrried him from the platform to the far corner of the building, where they surrounded htm until comparative quiet was restored. The great majority of the negroes kept thoir seats nnd it was only the more excitable ones who appeared to we anxious to resent what they termed a Flap at tho negor race. Although many put their hands In their hip pockets no pistols or razors were displayed, and it may be that most of them were not armed nt all. The Incident occurred shortly after the hour set for the convention to reassemble In the afternoon, three o'clock. The committee on credentials was not ready to report nt 3 o'clock and the delegates took advantage of the recess to have some speech making. Kd Thompson, a Columbia negro, not a delegate to the convention, took the chairman's place on the platform. Several negroeB were introduced and responded with short speeches in praise of the Republican party. Then there was a call for a speech from John G. Capers. He mounted the platform and Thompson rapped for order. Thompson hnd In his hand n large hickory walking stick, used by tho chairman as a gavel. He showed signs of having imbibed of intoxicants and when he turned to Capers to present him to the delegates he said? brandishing his stick in the air?that It gave him pleasure to present to the 1 convention one of tho "grandest and best Democrats in the State." This apparently nettled Capers, but he said nothing until Thompson repeuted the remark several times and started to make a speech to the assembled deleg; is himself, apparently about Copers being a Democrat. At this juncture Capers called to Thompson to put his stick down, hut Thompson paid no attention to htm and continued him remarks, at the name time swinging his big stick through the air. Capers then reached around Thompson, in front, and tried to get his hands on the stick. With this Thompson swung around to the right, with the stick mined in the air in his right hand. Without further ado. Capers struck Thompson in the chest, knocking him backward ofT the plntform. Dens was not in the hu.. at the time, being detnlned in the committee room, but E. W. Screven and several cool-headed negroes mounted tho platform nnd attempted to restore order. Finally Deas arrived on the scene and took his place at the table, jKtunding viciously with his big hickory stick, but his efforts to quiet tho excited and maddened crowd were unavailing. He pounded tho table for at least 30 minutes before things quieted down sufficiently for anyone to be heard. When comparntivo quiet was restored Capers addressed the chair, stating that he rose to a question of personal privilege. lie said that when any mnn, black or white, insulted him and nttempted to strike him with n stick he would resent it, Just as he had done n few moments ago. He snid that Thompson was a disgrace to the Republican party and it was due to his presumption in taking the chairman's place that the encounter occurred. He said that some had attempted to make a question of race hatred out of the affair, but he denounced this as false. It was merely a question of defending himself and he would do the same thing again, whether it was a white man or n negro who attempted to strike him. Capers was cheered very generally, even hy the negroes, nad his references to Thompson were applauded. Before taking his seat, a negro delegato arose and stated that he desired to nsk Capers a question, which the latter assented to. "It has been said that when you knocked Thompson over that you called him a negro?" was the question naked. "I don't care who the man is who mado that charge," said Capers, "but I wish to say right here that it is a lie." While it is not at all certain that a mnjorty of the delegntea present at V SOME GOOD REASONS. WHY THE COTTON ACREAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED. A Big Crop This Year Means Fire Cent Cotton and Hard Times For the South. Tbe following circular letter has been sent out by Mr. J. A. Taylor, president of the National Qlnnei'b association: Cotton has reached the lowest point since Jan. 1, 1903, except from November to May of the big rroi? year of 1904-05, when it sold two ccntt per pound lower than this. What bus caused this decline of three cents per pound in spite of the fort that the cotton, crop of the world is about 4,500,00 short of last year's crop? The only answer that I can find is "Lack of Confidence." The r^tai'er is not buying except as he nunls the goods, the Jobber is doing th oaame, consequently the mills have no orders ahead, while last year, and fo; several years paBt, they have hau orders booked from three to six months in advance. What causes this lack of confidence? They are afraid we will raise a bumper crop of cotton again this year. Why are they afraid of a large crop? They look at the past. In 1903 we bad a short crop and good prices, which was followed by a large acreage and good seasons and a bumper crop. The next year, 1905-06, we had a short crop and good prices, which was again followed by u large acreage and a bumper crop. Had it not been for the September storm in the Mississippi valley and the exceptionally good trade the market would probably have gone to eight ceuts or under for the crop. We got a good nvorago price for the good grades in the crop, and a large acreage was set aside for cotton last season. but owing to th eweathor durlug planting time tne acreage was cut some and crop poor in Texas nnd Louisiana enabled up to get a good price for the most of this crop. A mouth ago every indication was that we would have a large acreage this season, and the people did not care to place heavy orders for cotton goods, knowing that with a large acreage and fair season we would produce more cotton than tho world needed and the price of cotton goods would decline. They are good business men and you can't fool them. How can we restore confidence? In place of planting the same acreage as last season In cotton plant 25 per cent. less. As soon as the acreage report Is out in June or even before the trade will know that there will be a moderate crop raised this year and we will have the old time activity in the cotton trade. Jobbers will place their orders ahead to enable them to supply their trade and the mills will contract in advance for supplies of cotton and the market will advance much foster than it has decliued. The result will be that you will market a crop of 11,000,000. If the weather conditions should be unfavorable for the growing crop and It should turn out a million bales less It would sell for 15 cents and bring a total of nearly $800,000,000 and add to this tlio value of the feed cropB that can be grown on the acreage Intended for cotton and It will give us another $50,000,000. Suppose that you plant the same acreage as last year and with favorable weather wo would likely make anyway 13,000,000, possibiy more What would the price he under the present trade conditions? Not. over an everage of 8 cents per pound and pereaps lower. Say that It averaged $40 per halo the crop would bring $.">20,000,000; at least $300,000 000 loss to the south. How to bring nhout this reiliirHnn* It is not too late yet to plant corn, alfalfa, sorghum cane, nilllett or cowpeas for hr.y. Or It will pay yen ' > lot the lend lie dlo for a season rather than plaut In In cotton Rt a loss. Let every pluuter that rends this article at once arrays to reduce his own acreage in cotton and show the article to his neighbor, or better call a meeting at every conntry school bouse In the south and discuss this matter intelligently, then go home tesolved that each one niU do his part. If you have any neighbors that will not reduce send me their names and I will take the matter up with each one personally. This is no small matter, and I hope that members of the Southern Cotton association and the Farmers' Union will stand aide by side In this great fight. With a heavy acreage Wall street wll set the price for our cotton crop, with a light acreage we can get our own prico within reason. Don't delay, but get busy at once. There Is plenty of time yet If yon will only do your part. In by reducing the acreage 16 per cent, tinprice advanced 5 cents per pound, and wo can do it again. I will Ikglnd to hear from every farmer that i cnuo nun miu lUUUTSfB IV. HO .YOU want to return to the old days oi 3-cent cotton? If not. Join this movement and wo will make tho south more prosperous than ever. the convention were In John G. Capers' alignment, he had control over the organization and got what he wanted. Edmund H. Deas, colored, the Siate chairman, presided over the meeting. All along he has been understood to be opposed to Capers and . to the present administration, but . Tuesday he played Into Capers' hands ; and the way in which he railroaded" < the affairs of the convention certainly ; could not be equalled by the czar-like l rule of Speaker Cannon of the na- i tionnl house of representatives. The proceedings of the convention ; will be found In another place on this t page. . t \ r4 CAPERS RULED The Republican State Convention With an Iron Hand. DEAS HELPED HIM. Caper* uud Dcas Had Themselves and Two Others Named as Delegates at Largo to Chicago, Which Caused the Negro Delegates to Howl Deep nud Loud Until They Were Sup* pressed. The Reoublican State Convention met in Columbia last Tuesday, and after prayer, the United States Marshal, J. S. Adams of Charleston moved that E. H. Deas be fleeted temporary chairman, which motion was acted upon favorably. W. F. Myers was then elected temporary ^lerk. T. L. Grant of Charleston announced that Judge Lyons of Georgia, former registrar of the United States treasury, was present and moved that he be escorted to the platform. The chairman appointed John G. Capers and T. L. Grant a committee of escort. Capers presented Lyons to the convention as the only member of his race who was a member of the national Republican executive committee nnd n distinguished and loyal member of the party. Lyons made a brief address, making very complimentary references to both Capers and Deas, the chairman. Ho was applauded when he took his seat. The Chairman then announced the committee on credentials, L. W. C. Itlacock being named as chairman. He also appointed the committee on resolutions and nominations, naming Capers as chairman. There was a warm protest when Deas made this latter appointment, a number of negroes who were present as members of contesting delegations declaring that the action of the chairman in naming the committe on resolutolrvs and nominations before the permanent organization was nerfected was without precedent. Right here the muddle started and after that there was more or less confusion. H. B. Hendrick^of Pickens moved that a special committee be appoint to draft suitable resolutions of condolence to Capt. John G. Capers on account of his sad bereavement over the death of his father. Rt. R*?v. Ellison Capers. D. D. T. L. Grant, colored, of Charleston was named as chairman of this specinl committee. There were numerous appeals for recognition from the chair from parties who desired to protest against the action of the chairman in appointing the commttee on resolutions and nominations before the permanent organization was perfected. Others wanted to have something to say in the convention regarding their contests for seats in the convention. All of, them were cut short oy a motion to adjourn the convention, which was promptly declared adopted l?y DeaB. Thos. L. Grant of Charleston. chairman of the committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the deuth of Bishop Capers read some very eulogistic resolutions on the death of the lamented Bishop. Hauled Him Down. After the adoption of these resolutions Capers rose to address the convention nnd was recognized by the chairman, but it looked for a few moments as if he would not he allowed to speak. A dozen negroes In different partH of (he hall were clamoring for recognition and some were even speaking from chairs. Flnnlly Capers got on the platform a*id attempted to get the convention quiet. At this point Robert Smalls, the negro collector of the port of Beaufort, rose and called for quiet. He heceed the delegates to he seated and to listed to Capers. Dan rapped loudly with his hickory wrlklng stick and declared. In thunderous tones, that "those who are not tcjogates ?houid hsve decency, modesty and shame enough to retire and let the convention transact its business." He begged the delegates to be seated, but this request went unheeded and finally Capers began his remarks amid the greatest confusion He expressed his grateful nckonwledgemeut for the resolutions adopted. As soon as Capers had finished thanking the convention for the adoption of the resolution, he started to read to the convention the report of the committee on resolutions and nominations, but pandemonium reigned once again and it was impossible for Capers to be heard. Dcas grabbed his big walking stick and pounded the barren table for all he was worth, lie yelled out at the top of his voice, telling the negroes that he always stood by them; that he could not he scared or intimidated by threats of those who were opposed to him; that he had more than once risked his life in defense of justice and he would he willing to do so igan. He begged them to bo quiet until Copers had read the report of the committee. He punctuated his remarks with violent raps upon the table and when ho took his seat he rr.s loudly cheered. Comparative quiet prevailed and Capers then read the following report of the committee on resolutions and nominations. The Resolutions. "We commend in the highest terms he action of the president of the United States In calling to the attention of congress the failure of -ertain railroads to provide proper \ceommodatlnns for colored passengers. manifesting, as his message to congress do? t. his purpose to insure i square deal to the.traveling pubic regardless of color We also comnend his action in insisting upon the lassage of the bill which will proect the employed laborers from the infairness o. aggression of their erotioyers. "We congratulate the cuntry upon the continued administration of its affalra by a Republican president and a Republican congress and we pledge our unqualified support to the nominee of the Republican party at Chicago. "We recommend that our national committeeman. Capt. John G. Capers. .Via]. L. W. C. Blalock. J. H. Fordham and I. W. Tolbert, be appointed a committee with full authority to select, name and promulgate an electorlal ticket for whom votes are to be cast in November for president and vice president of the United States. "We commend to the president and Republican organization Col. R. R. Tolbert for collector of internal revenue In the present collector's transfer to the army service and urge upon him all honorable means be exerted to bring about such a change and appointment. "We. your committee, also recommend that the following is declared the delegates at large and the alternates at large to the Republican national convention to assemble at Chicago In June, viz: Hon. John G. Capers, Maj. L. W. C. Blalock, Thos. L. Grant, and E. H. Deaa; alternates at large, R. R. Tolbert, Robt. Smalls. R. J. Logan. P. H. Richardson and L. D. Melton." l<uion M itn iron Hond. The excitement that prevailed when Capt. Capers had finished reading the report can hardly be plctnred in print. That part of the report which referred to the president's message relating to the Jim Crow cars was applauded. as was the endorsement of R. R. Tolbert for collector of internal revenue. There was also v^rv general approval of that purt of the report which pledged the Republican party in this State to support the nominee of the party chosen at Chicago, "whoever he may be." But the "rowing" came wnen the last paragraph in the report was rend. It was evident that many of the delegates were displeased with the selection of the four men named as delegates at large. Aarou Frioleau jumped into a chair and began speaking at the top of his voice; others near the platform were doing likewise. In various partB of the hall delegates were screaming "Mr. Chairman." Nobody got recognized from the chair until some negro arose ana moved that the report of the committee be adopted. Deas put the motion, called for the yeas and nays and declared tho report adopted?all in a jiffy? and with gesticulating negroes protesting as loudly as ther lungs would permit. Prloleau threw his arms wildly ? about in tho air and vainly tried to get the attention of tho chairman, who ignored him completely. Priolenu was not by himself for in an instant a dozen or more were clamoring for recognition or shouting defiance at Deas for his action in "railroading" the vote on the resolutions and nominations. Prioleau and others made a dash for the platform, but before they reached it Deas had declared the convention adjourned Prioleau gained the platform and began speaking?or, rather, shouting, but he failed to get a respectful hear ling. Many ot tnose who were dlsigruntled because or the way in which the nominations for delegates were rushed through cheered Prioleuu and urged him on, but many others who wore not pleased with the action of the convention did not look with favor upon this negro as their spokes man. Dut Prloleau declared that the majority had been run over roughshod and called on the negroes to nominate aud elect a new set of deli egatea. Another Ticket Named. During the eicttenient Prloleau announced that the following would go to Chicago as a protesting delegation*. 1 W. D. Crum, Robert Smalls, A. S .Johnson and R. R. Tolbert. He also : named the alternates, j Dr. Crum mounted the platform and repudiated Prloleau and declared that he would not go as a contesting delegate nor would he have anything to do with Prloleau's efforts. Robert Smalls followed Crum and declined to accept a place on the Prloleau ticket. He said he did not approve of the manner in which the delegates at large were chosen, hut would have j no part in any contest. After Crum and Smalls refused to j serve of the contesting delegation, ! Prloleau aud some of his friends got i together afterward and "elected" the i following as delegates at largo and il! ternates at large: R. R. Toibert of } Abbeville, A. S. Johnson of Columbia. P. H. Norris of Georgetown and C. (J. Garrett of Columbia; alternates. I?r. J. H. Goodwin of Hopkins. W. A. Smith of Irmo and John Gill. J. W. Tolbert threatened to call the roll of delegates by counties and have them vote on tehir choice of delegates at large if R. R. Tolbert was not put on the regular ticket as a delegate instead of an alternate. Capers then mounted the platform j and said something about being willing to let. R. R. Tolbert go to Chi I ago as a delegate and he (Capera) would go as an alternate. | It was impossible to hear what was 1 being said, but J. W. Tolbert appeared to be satisfied, whatever the h ii dei standing was. and in a few minutes the delegates began leaving the ! hall. Kor several hours after the eon| vention adjourned groups of del?>; gates were gathered about the city. ! discussing the results of the meeting. The ireneml nntninn i .. .1. . ? ?. ovvuivu IU >*." LIl.'I iCupers had won a complete victory with the active assistance of Deas. Tolbert Claimed a Majority. J. W. Tolbert declared that night that 100 out of the 125 delegates present at the convention were antiTaft" and "anti-Roosevelt" and said that if Capers had not consented to placing R. R. Tolbert on the list of delegates in place of himself he would have polled the convention by counties and sent to Chicago an entire!/ different delegation. He says ttyu three-fourths of the delegates from! South Carolina at Chicago will be opposed to the present administration ior any candidate that Roosevelt I wants. j The following district delegates have been elected.: Fourth district?J. D. Adams. U. 8. marshal, and Dr. W. G. Smith, colored, of Greenville. Sixth district?A. D. Webster, postmaster at Orangeburg, and W. T. Andrews, colored, of Sumter. Seventh district?J. H. Lever, colored, of Florence, and J. A. liuxter, colored, of Georgetown. ToIbeH says that all but two of the district delegates to the national; convention are opposed to Taft and Roosevelt. The following were among the white men present at the convention, some of whom were not delegates: John G. Cnpers of Washington; A. Lathrop of Orangeburg, assistant United States district atornev; C. J. Purcell, postmaster at Newberry; J. R. Cochran. Jr., postmaster ut Anderson: R. R. Tolbert. Jr.. of Abbeville; J. W. Tolbert of Greenwood, Tr* H r? Qont t nf Vow Wer? T www, w? WV ?? uvi 4 J? , %J . UU iun 14 Adams, United States marshal. Charleston; A. C. Merrick, United States deputy marshal. Oconee: H. B. Hendricks, Pickens; F. W. Screven, deputy collector of internal revenue, Charleston; Geo. McCravy, postmaster at Laurens; S. J. Leaphurt. postmaster at Lexington; A. D. Webster, postmaster .at Orangeburg, Preston Rion, postmaster at Winnaboro: Lar son D. Melton, of Columbia; J. P. Scruggs, deputy collector of internal revenue. Greenville. THE GENERAL REUNION. Railroads Offer Reduced Bates to Birmingham in June. The railroad have granted extraordinarily low passenger rates on account of the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, which is to be held this year in Birmingham, June 9 11. Practically all railroad lines in the South have entered into an agreement to grant delegates and visitors to the reunion at a rate of 1 cent per mile, short line distance traveled, plus 3.1 cents for the round trip. x Tickets will be placed on sale June 6, 7? 8 and for truius scheduled to arrive In Birmingham before 2 p. m of June 9. They will be good for return passage, leaving Birmingham not Inter than midnight of June 20. Tickets will be limited to continuous passage in each direction and will be of the "iron clad" form. They will be good only via roads where the standard one-way fares apply. The usrui baggage regulations will apply. Extention of time limit will be granted when the passenger Is shown to be unable to travel on account of siekuess. The following round trip fares will apply from South Carolina stations named: Abbeville, $6.40; Allendale. $8.35; Anderson. $6.40; Barnwell. $8.00; Blacksburg, $8.05; Camdtn. $9.20: Calhoun Kalis. $6.10: Carlisle $7.SO; Catawba, $8.55: Charleston, $9.SO; Cheraw, $10.80; Chester, $8 15; Clinton. $8.55; Denmark. $8.15, Fairfax, $8.45; Greenville, $6.85: Greenwood, $6.70; Lancaster, $8.75: Laurens, $7.25; Newberry, $7.70; Orangeburg, $8.70; Prosperity, $7.85; Rock Hill, $8.55; Spartanburg. $7.45; Sumter, $9.40. For children between 5 and 12 \cars of age one-half the above fare*wiii be granted. * j CLASSIFIED COLUMN. WANTED. Wanted?Second-hand Hags and Burlap. Any kind, any quantity, anywhere. We pay freight. Richmond Bag Co., Richmond, Ya. Cow Peas?1 will p;:v $2.JO per bush el, f. o. b. your shiping point fo: Clays and Pukuown Peas. Writ' me. H. H. Daniel, 504 Tchoupltoulas Sr., New Orleans. La. 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For Sale Cheap?One Ruger Bread Alixer. one Thoninson Mrmlrltnp Machine; four Bread Presses; two Bread Troughs; one Cake Machine; 50 Plane Moulds; and many other things used in a first-class bakery Apply to L. K. Itiley, Orangeburg S. C. Kor Hah?Charleston Wakefield Cabbage plants. 50e to $1.00 per 1.O00. Leghorn Eggs, 50 cents per dozen. . Cabbages, $1.50 per crate. T. .1. llamlln, James Island, S. C. For Hah'?One twelve horse power Blakesley Gasolene Engine, cheap Also lot of shafting, pulleys, etc Apply to L. K. Kiley, Orangeburg. S. C. FOIt MALK?KflOS AM) POl'I/TRY. Eggs for Hatching?Barred Plymouth Rock and 8. C. Brown Leghoi n. $1.00 per sitting of 15. packed and f. o. b. Pure ?t.'C' \"' \ .. Hlythewood Poulti> Hi> (hewood, 8. C. THE BEST SPEECH? j V Made By Jas. C. Hardin, Represen tative of Wofford College. >' I V ....... ? \< I lilVEN FIRST HONOR. ' d r J. \V. Hicks, of I'm r until rnllcijp, v Muks Second Best Speech, and Is Given Second Honor. Nine Colleges j Were Represented l?.v Nine Talent- 1 \ cd \ottng Gentlemen in the Great \ Oratorical Contest. A dispatch from Greenwood to 1 The News and Courier says promptly ' at eight o'clock Friday night the 1 doors of the Lander College auditor- j turn were closed and the tenth annual , State oratorical contest xxas oomiuenc- , ed. After a song of welcome by the ( Lander College chorus Club and j prayer by the Rev. Robert. Adams ( president of the Presbyterian College t of South Carolina. Mr. Hardin, o? 1 Wolforcl Collgo, being the tirst r.peak- 1 er of the evening, spoke, the subject ( of his oration being "The Ratl:e ( Against. Ignorance." Then followed |' the other speakers, the following pro- < gramme lieing carried out: "The Handicaps of the South." R ' S. Owens. "Tho Spirit of the Age," T. C ' Hey ward. 1 "The Small College," .L TV Brown. "Christian Citizenship The Hope < of Democracy," II. E. Petreay. "in Defence of the Flag," J. F Nohrdcn. 'The American Shil?boleth," .1. \Y 1 Hicks. so MANY Have availed themselves of our Liberal Offer viz, $15discount on SMOand S<)o Organs, we have concluded to renew the ofTer for a short while *o as to' get these excellent nrenns bitro'tnecH into every county and locality in S. C Only $20 first payment, S-O Nov. 1st, IftOH. and balance Nov. 1st, 1 ?????>. These terms enable you to buy thb First-class Sued Toned (tiniui which will prove a latstInk Treasure. Don't 1 Delay hut write at once for catalog and price list to the ?>1 ?1 established) MAIjONK'S Ml Sit' lli? SK. j Pianos and Organs. t'ohimhia. S. t J Hi Southern Standa Ihogles || tJMade by Nat i: as healthful, a; the grape of tl fefi iirr I a j. Wj V/X UliV/ V/I V^Vy? <3 For all cool cheaper, and 1 the best of the as butter for r Ufa b * 8 ?lihH J". j^jfy Collard plant*. and ]'i . .iio p I nr.w have ready for uliij JFLr^, tarly jentv Waketicldi, Clurl li.'jML X' farmers. These plants *f+ C JL '?fes-: ) ri will stand icverc co! J witlioi ] ijVs.ind, ?,V0 lo <?.0W? nt $!.]> pe ' JB We Iijvo <|hcm1 low huprrr order* will be shipped C. O. I "J-I would cJv;*e sending m -.. returning the C. O D't. C:her plant* wi" be r ely of j*jr'?'f .^vv^ and personal attention. Whf gf 1 ' ' 1 ' '''" "n ??III II in I I Ml II M M tH HI I GIBBES Guara lNCI.t'DHS GASOLINE AM) STIOAM ! H ABLE AMI S iWriONAKV ROILIC I EIM.KHS. l?|,AM;ilS, MIINCII.. I. \ 3 CORN MILLS. COTTON C.I.Vs, I'l MAHINAi Ol I I'I I S AM) KIMUtKli I Our alntk Is (he most varied antl Q stout lift i. States, prompt shipment ti jc ty. A I'Rtat cui d will l>riis{( our m | ;IBUEM MACHINERY COMPANY, "The Menace of Mammom," G* N. IcCormick. I ' 1 he Peutta and Her Heroes." R. J Otbr ;es. At lute; vale music was rendered by lie fnou"" of Lander College and the under College Chorus Club. Aftehe speeches a wait of u few minuter mis ii!: necessary for the judges, i ho we>?. the Hon. .1. C. Otts, of '.affnej ihe Rev. J. R. Green, of Ireonwet i. and the Rev. J. Phillips "erncr, < f? Columbia, to make their lecision These few moments were uometiL of suspense, and anxiety vas I 'm !'v w ritten in large letters hi the ci testants' faces. Rut \ hen the judges announced hiil \f.- I r> ti 11- - ..... .... >. v.. iiaium, ui \\ onoru ii?d won : >-ijt place, tiio welktu was nade V ing I v tudeuf- from Vofford and their presence was nade 1 ?) \v by yells aud the flaunting tad tv?p in,; of their college colors, dr. .1. \V Hicks, of Furman, was antounced ' nner of second place, and lis supporters cheered him to thf tclio. The contest was a liattle royal so ar as tbougt, oratory and elocution vas concerned. For gracefully aud veil did Hie young orators endeavor i hold up the reputation of the colcgos they represented. ludred as he judp- s expressed it, it was a hard natter to pick the winner, but all are greed that the right man. Mi 11 uItn. won Mr. Hardin's speech was >ne of the i?est ever delivered by a "oiloge man in Greenwood, and he leserves c.ront credit for the masterly thought and beautiful composition if ideas he injected into his speech. I'owever. all the speeches were good, an-1 tnk'ng them as a whole they litve been excelled and many though! never equalled, at any of tho previous r-oi'tofti- held here. Mr .1. ('. Hardin, the vep'o.u ntati.e if \\ etTovd College in the Si iu? oraio."'-?| contest, is ~1 yen:? old i-. tr?M ( ver S C. and i. ; memhe.* of the junior clas; of Wofford r..'!fgi Soon after cni ,r,; college M Hardin won a ren iv i'i r.i fi r 1 .?nself as speaker and because of his thoroug literary work, lie has served as p sident of his class during li s sopl more year. The same year he was Voted second censor, corresponding secretary and monthly orator In the Preston Society. During Hie preseat year Mr. Hardin is servile; us chief i a.sliai. assistant e\i h; uge editor of the Journal staff and vice president of the Y. M. C. A. lie \v; ; '.~o elected to represent his Society >n the preliminary Emory iVuate and the junior debate. Mr. Hai din '.- a brother of the Itev. 10. K Hardin, who won the State contest at Greenwood in 1904 for NYol'ford C.i lege. * '"Up- lo-daic'Siiwisiil j is absolu'. ly all the LATEST IMPROVE- I TS. An.l v.'o think wo ?r# m:f.- I . ?.?!?.?? E ft feed ?u eurth. A money m.tker tJt the BEST GOODS-BEST PRICES" mbitv Supply Co.,Columbia.S.C. RD O:-^Satisfactk)N* ure. 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