THEY WIN IOWA
i
lasirgenfs Capture Everything aad Repudiate
the Tarif.
BRANDED AS A FAILURE
s
With Majority of Three Hundred on
, Kteejr Question "Insurgents" tontrolled
Iowa State Republican Con- i
veolion.?Cummins and Dolliver
IHrldc Honors.
Republican Iowa wrote t>?rself ,
vlguously progressive Wednesday at <
a Convention, which w;?j in uproar j
most of the time. Dolliver and Cum- ! <
mings and the insurgent delegation
at Washington was enthusiastically
endorsed. The new tariff was branded
at a failure, in the light of the party
pledge of 1908. President Taft received
only a lukewarm endorsement.
A sop to harmony was flung
out in the endorsement of Goverr"?r i
Carroll.
Senator Cummins was temporarilly
chairman. Senator L>olliver permanent
chairman. The progressive
majority rauged close to 300 on every
gnestion. The resolutions committee
was progressive 6 to 5. The
foregoing in a synopsis of the day's
events. To it may be added cheers
and jeers applause and hisses, music
and howls of discord.
The appearance and disappearance
of the "steam roller" was one of the
diverting incidents of the day. It
came about through the insistence
of the stand pat members of the platform
committee, in demanding an
unqualifled endorsement of the Taft
Administration, the legislative acts
of the 'regulars"" and hostility to
Cutnniins and Doliver.
What may have been an attempt
to stampede the delegates In favor
f the stalwart resolutions was made
wheu former Congressman Rominger
hoisted a portrait of President Taft
n.?i^ oir>a?K
tain Duiaupdt tucui o. uui iuc uuier
side answered with silence, or
with jeers. Later another delegate
aoioug the progressives exposed a .
pcturo of Col. Roosevelt, occasionlag
a demonstration.
The Taft portrait was again hoisted
and the two likenesses held so
as to confront each other. The demonstralion
interrupted a roll call
for several minutes.
The stand-pat members went down ^
in defeat with their keys riveted to
the mast. Tehy fought in every committee
where a fight was possible, in- ,
Ri.sted on roll calls and battled evety
Inch for their principles.
Their resolutions incorporated In
^ ' the minority part of the pWtform and
voted down by the Convention refer
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The record of achievement of
President Taft's Adminietratlon and
the 61st Congress as u-nequalled in
ur history and endorsee the Taft
jtolioies in fulfillment of the work
inaugurated by his predecessor and
congratulates the party and count v
upon its achievements in securing
railroad legislation and declares
that Tafls Administration 1b entitled
to tlie unequivocal support of every
Republican.
It also indorse the action of President
Tait in approving the tariff
bill," and commends his "prudent,
business-like and economical Administration
of all the affairs of the nation.
"
in conclusion It endorses the Iowa
delegation in Congressf or all efforts
in support of the Administration and
f tho President, and for such aid
and assistance as they have given
bim in carrying forward his administrative
and legislative policies.
Former Congressman Hepburn
read the minority report. As the
purport of the concluding paragraph
became apparent his voice wah
drowned in a chorus of jeers and
hisses- It was only after a poundlag
of the gavel by Senator Dolliver
that Mr. Hepburn was able to
conclude. He moved the substitution
of these planks for those of
the same application in the majority
report, and the motion was lost,
id* to 815.
Judges Horace E. Deemer and W.
D. Evans were nominated for ro-el etiftu
tb 1'ne Supreme Court Bench
by acclamation. A. M. Deyoe war
tho cboloo on second ballot for Star j
Buperioionoeiu or puoiic instruciior.
The platform adopted re-news ha
allegiance to the doctrine of protection;
it favors a non-piirtlHan tariff
commission and expresses the belief
that whei the tariff is again revised
Me "schedules should be considered
sep?erate!y, so that each subject can
h?> dealt with upon its own merits,
and thus secure fair and impartial
actio* upon the part of Congress"
The platform commends "to the
nation tho type of statesmanship exhibited
by Senators Pol liver and
Cummins and heartily endorses their
work upon the tariff bill, the rallroad
bill and the postal saviugs bank
Whin
referring to combinations, the
platform Insists that "there shall be
such competition as will protect the
people ugai-rst the exactions of unrestrained
avarice and greed."
It also 'congratulates the country
upon tho success obtained In the reg- 1
alaUon of our common carriers,".
A GREAT SUCCESS
FIVE MEN RELEASED PROM CITV
JAIL ARE OTHER.
Ito.sult of (he Move to <Mve Pauper
loebriates Free jTriatment Watt
Sj. (Jsfnttoiy.
The Slate says the five Inebriates
who have been taking the McKanna
Three Day Liquor cure furnished
free by the city of Columbia, have
nee n |iivuuuucp:i cured ui me uruiK
disease and will be let out of the
ward, where they have oeen since
last Thursday.
The men were sentenced to a
term in the city jail on the charge
Df drunk und disorilerly. Mayer \V.
II. Clibhes will grant a pardon to
each of them and they will not be
required to serve the remainder of
their sentences.
As soon as they vacate the ward,
three men. now in the city jail on
like charges, will be taken out and
given the treatment.
The five men who will be released
took their last drink of whiskey
Friday afternoon. Kver since then
they have refused to taste it. although
it has been constantly offered
to them. To allay any suspicion
that the whiskey might he "doped,"
a new bottle was gotten sealed
from the dispensary. Hut they refused
to drink this also. Beer has
been kept on ice In the ward, where
the men could get at it whenever
they wanted it. hut since Friday af
ternoon they have net touched
drop of anything containing alcohol.
Positions have been secured by
Mayor Glbhes and Dr. O. K. Thomas,
president of the McKanna company
of Columbia, for all the men. They
will go to work at once.
The men to he released are the
first to take ihe McKanna treatment
for the liquor habit which hereafter
will be aminlstered free of charge to
all pauper inebriates arrested and
jailed in Columbia. The record of
each of the men, treated by the city,
will be closely watched.
MARK Bit; COHN CHOP.
Ten Thousand Bushels on One Hundred
Acres.
A dispatch from Columbia to the
Augusta Chronicle says that farming
pays in South Carolina with the
proper fertilization and cultivation
is shown by the fact that 10.000
bushels of corn will be produced on
100 acres of the asylum farm this
year. This is the indications now
and the prediction will no doubt be
over exceeded provided the seasons
prove just right.
The held of corn on the asylum
farm is one of the most beautiful in
the State and is attracting much attention.
Some of the land shows
over 25,000 stalks to the acre. The
great crop is being produced under
the management of Capt. J. WHunch,
the treasurer of the asylum.
It was thought at the tirst that the
field had been planted too thick.
The succebs of the corn is attribute 1
by Capt. Hunch to deep ploughing.
Ciood, Sound Doctrine.
Whether or not one agrees with
Hon. Hoke Smith in all his political
ideas, there should be few te dissent
from his sound doctrine so effectively
phrased In the following: "That
people will reach the highest standard
of citizenship where the largest
proportion own homes, and especial-1
ly where they live upon them and
make a living out of them To encourage
such a policy is to help
make possible a population thrifty
and prosperous, not of men of great
wealth, but of a great number of
men of sufficient means to be independent.
I long to see Georgia rank
first among the states as havingg the
largest number of citizens owning
land in proportion to residents."
The Progressive Farmer says it
would llk^ for all our public men to
get this ideal for our Southern
States?the ideal of a splendid democracy
of thrifty, Intelligent home
owners, each man Hitting under his
own vine and fig tree. This is what
will make a people great, and we
should like for our other Southern
Commonwealths to vie with Georgia
for first rank among the States in
proportion of citizens ownlrg their
own homes. One of the worsf features
of factory life Is the destruction
of the home-owning influence,
and the immigrants we need aie
those who will help us realize the
Ideal set forth by Gov. Smith.
Don't forget that when it comes to
raising things the yeast cake is not
a bad second.
but they feel that there is much yet
to l?e done to secure reasonable rates
and charges to which it is entitled.
The platform concludes with an
endorsement of the postal savings
bank bill. The policy of conservation
of natural resources, income
tax and Rood roads are upheld.
United States Sonators should be
elected by direct vote of the people.
It is urged that the present method
of representation in national Conventions
based upon members of
Congress is unfair. Representation
on the basis of party strength is
suggested.
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FIGURES ON COTTON
CHOP OF THIS STATK ESTLMAT- 1
KI> AT 1,030.000 BALKS.
Oil Mill Men Hold Meeting In Coluni- :
bia to Ascertain Crop Conditions
Tl._
mvu^iivui rnwii*. j
That, with favorable conditions j
from now until the seaBon opens, j c
the cotton crop of South Carolina j 1
may'equai that of lust season?1,
050,000 bales- is the joint opinion t
of the South Carolina Seed Crush- c
ers Association, which held a tueet- <
ing in Columbia with a view to as- i
curtaining the crop conditions over <
the State.
The Crushers made another estimate
cf the crop for the 1910 season. 1
This is 1.008,000. The manner
of arriving at this estimate was by 1
compiling an average estimate from *
the number of estimates submitted
at the meeting.
At the annual meeting of the
crushers, held at WrlghtBville Beach 1
recently, the estimate of the yield
for the present year for this State '
was 9.57,000. It is thus seen that '
the stock of the yield in the opinion '
of the crushers has gone up 51,000 '
bales.
It had airendy been pointed out, in
reports from various communities,
that the cotton crop has improved
considerably in the last few weeks,
particularly in the last two weeks,
the cessation of rains to some extent
and the general hot weather has aid- '
ed the growth of the plant remark- 1
ably. Old farmers are shaking their
heads and wondering how the change
has been brought about. From an
apparently gloomy outlook, crop con- '
ditions may now be said to be fair,
in some communities very good, and
in others, good, the general average
running now up to goQd.
A poll was taken by the crushers
of the crop conditions In every section
of the State. It was found that
there had been material improvement
from now on, the crop will equal
that of Inst season," said Secretary '
B. F. Taylor. iMr. Taylor is preel- 1
dent of (he Inter-State Cotton Seed (
Crushers' Association.
That the crop will reach the 1,- '
050,00 mark, the 1909 crop will de- '
pend on favorable conditions from
now on, was the opinion expressed '
by members of the Association. However,
the average guess was 1,008,000
bales for 1010.
In 1907 the crushers guessed 1,- '
090,000, and the actual 500-pound
bales were 1,068,340; in 1908 'he 5
crushers guessed 1,184,214 bales, f
and the actual crop was 1.1 18.460 *
bales; In 1909 the crushers estimated
the crop to be 1,133,555 bales, 1
and the actual crop was 1,050.280. (
Thus the crushers came close to the
actual yield in their several guesses, (
made in lune and July, proceeding '
the opening of the cotton season.
CX)TTON CHOI* AVKllAfiK.
* 1
Is Is I'nder the Hooord for the I'ast |
Ten Seasons.
The average condition of the cotton
crop on July 25 was 75.5 pet
cent, of a normal, according to a
| bulletin of the crop reporting hoard
of the Department of Agriculture,
issued at noon Tuesday. The average
condition was 80.7 on June 25;
71.9 on July 25 last year; 83.0 in
1908; 75.0 in 1907, and 79.4 the ?en
year average. Comparison by Sti'es
follows; 10-year average. 19 10.
Virginia 81 80
North Carolina 80 71
South Carolina 80 70
Georgia 81 70
Florida 83 7 0
Alabama 7 8 71
Mississippi 78 71
Louisiana 78 6 0
Texas 79 82
Arkansas 80 73
Tynnesse 82 76
Missouri 84 72
Oklahoma 81 87
California 98
While the average condition in
the cotton crop fell below the average
for June, when it was 80.7, the
decrease did not surpirse experts
who have kept informed of the conditions
that have prevailed in the (
cotton belt. Heavy rains which occurred
east of the Mississippi during
the month of July were known to be ,
detrimental to the crop so that the
decrease in the average of the condition
was not unexpected.
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first New Cotton.
Georgia's first hale of cotton was
carried to Albana Wednesday night,
but not by Dean Jackson, the negro
farmer, who for years has been the i
"first bale man." This year the bale
I was raised by .M. A. Ralney, of Bak
er {County, and was sold for 30
cents per pound. The balo weighed
412 pounds, and was graded middling.
I#eft a Fortune.
A telegram from his father in
Laurinburg, N. C., brought good
news to W. M. McRachern in Savannah
Thursday morning, for the
message was the first intimation that
he had inherited property worth
more than $200,000. MclCachem's;
benefactor was his uncle.
THE MAN HIGHER UP
IX llBini'RY CASE IS V1CK-PHKSIDKXT
SHEKMAX.
-ienator Gore Trstifles That Several
Senator* and Congressmen Wei""
in tlie Deal.
What happened in the private otti;e
of I'n'ted St! tea Senator Thomas
P. Gore, at Washington at noon, last
May 6. formed the basis of sensaioual
cha.-ges involving the names
>f Vive President Sherman. Senator
Charles Curtis, of Kansas; Congresonan
it. S. McGuire, of Oklahoma, and
>thers. in a hearing before a special
Congressional Investigating coninnt.ee
at Muskogee. Oklahoma, Thurs
lay.
During the thirty or forty mlnites
of a conference held in that
jftice. Senator Gore testified that he
lad been approached by Jake L.
rtamon, 'ormer chairman of the Ok
ahoma State Republican committee,
ind that he had been offered a bribe
>f $25,000 or $50,000 to remove
certain legislation pending in Con5ress,
so that $3,000,000 might be
paid to J. F. McMurray, an nttorn?y
at McAlester, Okla., and his
assistants. i
The money was to represent "attorneys'
fees" of ten per cent of
$300,000, which was to be secured
from a New York syndicate for 450,000
acres of coal and asphalt lands
now owned by the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indian tribes in Oklahoma.
Vice President Sherman's name
was mentioned by Mr. Hamon, Senator
Gore testified, as being interested
in the deal to the extent of approval
by Congress of what are
known as the McMurra> contracts
with the Indians.
What happened in another private
room In Washington, and also where
it was alieged Hamon made more
"overtures" relative to the land deal,
was told by Congressman C. K.
Creager, of the 3d Oklahoma disLiict.
Congressman Creger supple
mented the testimony of Senator
Core. He Baid on June 16, last, he
Had been invited by Hamon to meet
him in a private room at the Occllental
Hotel, In Washington.
Having gone there, Mr. Creager
testified, he was Informed he could
lave a substantial "Interest" in the
and deal if he would withdraw his
ipposition to the approval of ..h*1
VicMurray contracts by Congress.
Senator Gore, in his testimony, as?erted
that the offer of bribery went
10 far that Harmon said the $25,00o
>r $50,000 would not be paid over
n the form of a check or marked
noney, but that it "would be all
dean, hard cash."
The committee that heard the
harges was appointed by resolution
if the House of Representatives tc
investigate the McMurray contracts,
which are declared to have beeu
made by McMurray individually with
10.0U0 Indians, each of w.hom agreed
to turn over 10 per cent, of his profits
from the sale of land, provided
the contracts were approved by Congress.
Senator Ciore testified that llamatold
him that a man "higher up'
in thi Government *vas interested
in the approval of the contracts and,
therefore, there was no rea^ >n vvn
Senator Gore shouM not be khat
when asked who was the man "higher
up," Hamon had replied, "Vict
President Sherman."
That Hamon told him Senator Curtis
of Kansas, was "interested" in
the deal.
That Hamon told him Congressman
McGulre, of Oklahoma, was interested
in the deal.
That Hamon told him an employee
of the department of justice at
Washington was "intrested" in the
deal; that he, (Senator Gore,) knew
the name of the employee, but would
not divulge his name or the name
of his informant, especially because
the latter would lose his position.
FALLS FA It TO DFATH.
Aeroplane < 'apsi/.ing Aviator Dashes
From Height of 650 Foet.
Falling from a great height, Nicholas
Kinnet, the Belgian aviator,
was instantly kill Wednesday afternoon
at Brussels. Only three weeks |
ago his cousin. Daniel, was killed
In a similar manner at Ghent. Kinnet
was flying at a height of about
6f>0 feet when he was caught in a
squall. A rear wire of his biplane
snapped and becoming entangled in
the motor stopped the engine w.ca
a suddenness that turned the aeroplane
on its side- The machine
crashed to the ground and Kinnet
was crushed under it.
His wife and brother were among
f ho u it riBauott r\ f thn onoidoi. r?n#l
rushed upon the field. The wife foil
unconscious beside the body, while
the brother, in a fit of grief, threw
himself headforemost on the wrecked
machine.
Killed by Lightning.
Spencer Lockrow, a Saratoga. N
Y.. farmer, and two harvest helpers,
Andrew Ecker and Simon Watson,
were killed by lightn'rig, the team
they drove was also shocked to
death Thursday.
,
WANT HIM OUT
Ballirger's Presence in the Cabinet is
Giving Some Trouble
TO THE REPUBLICANS
The Leader* Kay the Secretary la
Proving an Ktiiburruasment in the
Congressional Campaign and III*
Has lWi*n Asked to ll?*Nigi? for the
(jood of the Party.
A dispatch from Beverly. Mass.,
says there was increasing evidence
there Tuesday that the recent bombardment
of the President with letters
from Republican leaders in all
parts of the country, protesting that
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger j
was proving an embarrassment in
the laying of plans for the coming
Congressional campaign, is beginning
to have an effect, if not upon the
President himself, nt least on the
advisers who are closest to him.
No attempt was made to deny the
reports that Senator Crane, at the
very outset of his political pilgrimage
in the West, had probably suggested
to Secretary Hillinger, at Min
neapolis Monday his duty to th<
pj-rty might require that he sacrifice
his place in the Cabinet. All Secretary
Norton would say, after .having
onsidored the matter nearly all day,
was that it would be necessary to
ask Senator Crane.
The statement was re-iterated,
however, that President Taft would
not so much as lift his littie finger,
if by so doing ire could secure th?
retirement of Secretary Itallinger as
bead of the department of the interior.
In addition to the letters he has
received the President has .heard verbally
from a number of party lead
ers regarding the sentiment toward
Secretary Itallinger. They have
talked frankly with Mr. Taft on the
subject, it is said, and while they
have agreed with the President ap|
parently in his (Kiaition that nothing
has been proved against Secrcaary
Itallinger, the> .Lave put the matter
nurelv (in !( nnrtv Uncle
that the campaign would be much
easier with the Ballinger issue eliminated.
There was no disposition in Beverly
to treat the meeting of Senator
Crane and Secretary Ballinger in
Minneapolis as "accidental." It was
clearly intimated, however, that
whatever move was being made
against Secretary Ballinger had its
inception and being with the actue
party leaders, and not with President
Taft. The President, it can be positively
stated, will never ask Mr. Builinger
to resign.
If the Secretary should feel called
upon to resign, however, there is
said to be little doubt that his resignation
would be accepted.
What Ballinger Kays.
I Secretary Ballinger Tuesday denied
that his conference with Semitor
Crane, at Minneapolis, Minn., related
to or would be followed by his
resignation, lie said tlie matter discussed
was not even of direct interest
to him. He denouncod his foe6
in strong language and said he intended
to ignore them entirely. His
denial was issued after leading the
dispatches Irom Beverly, whndi indicated
that Senator Crane's mission
to the West was to carry the hint
that Mr. Ballinger would aid 'he
parly in forthcoming elections by
withdrawing at this time.
"Th pro iu MA ~ "
.? UV icoi^uaiiuil UII lilt*
card. I can tell you," was Mr. Haling^c's
reply to this. CoL.\.>uing
'io laid.
"I am simply on my way to the
coast for a little rest. Sor<e want
me to make J ?' -est' permanent, hut
It will not so r.s long as the President
is st filed ' met Crane yesterday
morning, through no arrangement
of mine, and the matter we
discussed?politics, of course?was
nothing which interested me directly
at all. Mr. Crane wished to consult
me on he matter, and came to
where I was,| that's| all. There's
nothing mysterious about it. I guess
he's gone back East now.
All this vigorous attack by unscrupulous
men, backed by newspapers
with even less scruples, goes off
me like water off a duck's back. That
never will induce me to resign."
Good-hy .Ml*. Fly.
Good by.
Housefly;
Health hoar -s cry
You must die. ijLXJMT
You carry germs
Upon your feet.
And drop them In
Tho things wo eat;
Deposit microbes
On our plates.
And scatter them
On shiny pates.
Hurtful atoms
Yon dispose
Upon Wopsy
Popsy'e nose.
Good by.
Housefly;
There's reason why,
You must die.
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TORREN'S SYSTEM
4
WHICH HAS IlKKN KMKHISKD II*
THK KARMKH S IMON.
It SimiilllU'N tin- Tmnsfer of Lm4
from Oik Owner to Auother ??4
Lesseiw the <\>st.
%
The State Farmer? Cnion at ?t?
late meeting in Columbia gave tl?e
Torrens system of lauil tenures ?ta
endorsement and will ask the legislature
to adopt it at its next session.
The following synopsis of the law.
which we take from the State, wMl
..... icuurin < m'UII llieit Ol WDill
t.he s>'8tem is and hew it woohl
work:
The Torrens system w;ib dcwis>-??
by Sir Robert Torrens. Mid first put
into operation in Australia. wheee
many modern political and legislative
reforms have hud their begtnntngs.
The system abolishes
most or all distinctions between real
estate and personal property, and ?t*
chief object is to remove the difficulties.
delays, and expenses inodent
to the transfer of real estate
under the old Knglish system developed
out of the feudal tenures.
In Australia there is a registrar'*
office with whom the owner of ai
tract of land, held by t^ie old tenure,
deposits a description of hn
property and obtains a certificate of
ownership. The registrar's otflce e?amines
the title carefully and the*
certificate guarantees its legality,
whether as absolute or with conditions
attached. If the title were to
a life estate, the certificate would
so state. Kuch applicant for a certificate
pays a small fee out of which
an insurance fund is created. From
this fund oho State protects itself
when a title guaranteed by the registrar
is attacked and the State m
called upon to idemnify the holder
of tbe certificate.
After the land owner has exchanged
his muniments of title under the
older system and received a certificate
from the registrar's office, ho
may transfer the certificate by endorsement
as he would a share ?n
a bank or cotton mill. Of course,
he may pledge tho certificate for
money borrowed as he would a personal
security. Registration in the
registrar's office with each transfer
of the certificate is required, fo*
which a small fee is charged. The
necessity for the examination of titles.
it will he seen is eliminated, because
the State guarantees the title
described in the certificate nnH iiw
expense and delay of foreclosure proceedings
are removed, because the
certificate may be disused of precisely
as may a certificate of shares
in a corporation. The system, with
modification, has been adopted in.
Illinois, Massachusetts, MinnesROtx
and possibly other state and also in
New Zealand and several of the C?nadian
provinces. The argument in
favor of the system is obvious. Every
borrowing farmer is familiar
with the expense and difficulty attached
to using his land as security
in a bank. A bank, on account o.
the expense and delaps in foreclosure
proceedings, is reluctant to lend
more than half or three-fourths of
the value on a small body of read
estate; and when a borrower h.t*
paid the cost of examining the title
and drawing all papers, his interest
charges are in effect materially increased.
One argument against the plan
although based on the weakness of
human nature, is not without forceIt
may be said that he very difficulties
of disposig of land, work to keep
it in possession sometimes of me?
who would lose it if they could sell
it as easily as they sell a horse or*
hog. Th?' manifest answer to th??
is that the removal of the obstacle*
to the selling of land would make it
more valuable. Lawyers and courts"
fees under the present system are *
heavy tax subtracting from the va?
no of tho Hud Itself. There fore a*
the land is made more valuabjo the
incentive to hold it grows stronger.
Ttesides, the progress of society
ought not to be delayed for tiie sake
of the Improvident man who cannot
take care of himself.
Killed by Overdose.
Death from an over doso of bronvodia,
administered by her own hand?,
was the verdict Saturday of a coroners
jury that investigated the tlnding
Friday night of the lifeless (tody
of Mrs. Charles Marhoflfer, formerly
Miss May Kid, of Danville, Va.p in
her home at Norfolk, Va. The husband,
who testified that he first met
the girl in Norfolk, July 4, and married
her in Italtiniore, July 14, thinks
his wife took the drug to relievo
pain.
Horned by Itlue Vitriol.
Fourteen persons, most of there
children, wero badly burned by blue
vitriol ut Philadelphia on Tuesday
afternoon, caused by the upsetting of
it lire department supply wagon. Tw?of
tho children will die and several
others aro believed to be fatally
burned.
Head Man Wins.
Secretary of State of Oklahoma
died of heart disease at Oklahoma.
City on Wednesday. He was a candidate
for nomination for state amij
iter on the democratic ticket and nt
I generally conceoded to have won.
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