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
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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
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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,
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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.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY"
Elgin ami Waltliam Watches?High
grade jewelry, direct from factory
to you, cutting out all middlemen'*
profits. Write for beautifully il
lustrnted catalog No. 14, free. E
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sey City. N. J.
WANTKD?TEACH KItS.
Teacher* Wanted?Grade Teachers
Principals, Snpts.. Specialists. Direct
calls. Fall openings throughout
Carolinas and entire South. Nc
registration fee required. Write
Carolina branch for "Yard of Our
Record." Foster Teachers' Bureau,
Clinton. S. C.
FOR SA I.K?M IS<'KIT.A\ I:< )l'S.
For Sale?Laundry outfit consisting
of washer, extractor, stove and dryer,
boiler, mangel, pulleys, shafting,
etc. Write .1. W. Ivejr, Florence,
S. C.
For Sale?Seventeen thoroughbred
hound pups. These pups are bred
from as line fox dogs as can be
found. E. R. Iletsill, Cross Keys,
S. C.
I .Shingles! Shingles! Shingle.*-?'Weare
wholesalo dealers; car lot orders
solicited; we are In i>osltion to iill
all orders promptly. Stevens &
Cato, Monetta, S. C.
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?
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Made By Jas. C. Hardin, Represen
tative of Wofford College. >'
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I lilVEN FIRST HONOR. '
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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.
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' 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. *
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