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. ? J i om V XiBlUUUSIlCU 1091. SHORT NEWS STORIES FROM MANY SOURCES Jim Cox, a mule named for the Democratie presidential nominee, defeated Harding. a gray horse, in a race at a picnic in St. l?ouis Saturday. Another case of bubonic plague was discovered in I'ensneola. Kla. Tuesday when tiie illness of James Miteliell, a grocer, was diagnosed'ollieSaHy as tind'sease. The physicians lighting the plague have taken tiie usual precalitieOS. Hnvernor i'n\ announeed Tuesday that he will hold a conference with 1'resident Wilson at the White lloiisi el jurtto o'clock Saturday nr.lining The announcement was made following a telephone conversation between Coventor Cox and Secretary Tumulty. A deadfock has heen readied by tin allied representatives and the flerii'ans on the coal ipieslion and Marsi.all fneli and field Marshall Wilson. the allied military chiefs, have lii rn summoned to discuss posslbe enforcement measures. Statesville. N. is to have an afti moon daily. for some time !'? gram A. Itryant. publisher of Tin l.andinark. has been consid. ring the t .alter of establishing a daily newsI aper there and lie now has practically coiiiiih id bis idans for start iliK tip I lip en' erprise lite lirsl of Anp: st. Mr. I'.rv-.mt \vi!l eontinne t<pi blisli The 1 .nndmark I wi? :i week :is usual. IhiI I ln? I:ii 1 >' will romo out in.dor :i now 11:11110. An unldont itlod man liroko Into field M:irsh:il I lindeiihiirp's house i n Porlin Tuesday : 11 I tiled :ii tin* II !<* 11 arshal. Tho bullet missed Ms tiwira Jind tho mail osrutinl. Tile tii'ld lllill'slml was alone : 11 the time :md attempted to etill :i servant. Tlie intruder r.r.applnd with the Hi Id marshal :inil diirint! tin- strutrule tired hp revnbor. Tlie eiil|irit tlicit broke P'VtlV !|ilil luaile llis ? :? > lie. lie is believed to lie :i nieinlier of :i pa ng of 1-urplar.". The war department tins reeelvei' I lforin ition tluit 'Srover I'loveland TSerpdol I rieli Philadelphia draf' I'oduer. litis been loeuleil ill t tie nortll ern part ??f the ennntry anil if thi*information proves to be eorreet liP :il rest is oNpeoted shortly. 'iMieial 1 f the department declined to dismiss ? Ibis report beyond savini* tlie information seemed to lie more dil'eet :ind rirennu-t a nt ia I than similar reports si nee Iterufdoll's escape from his- bono IP Philadelphia. Seated 011 an operatinir table at the Anierie-jn hospital in t'hieapo Sunday In tirlando 1*. Seott. one of I'hiouiro". lu st known snrireous. mil p.' inches of skill from his own rirht l-e with a sharp ra"or and. as eaeb strip was removed ealliilv grafted it on his wife's ankle. The operation \>as m-e I'vs'irv to save Mrs Seott "s i-ii'lit lei? ii illfed in a motor ear -leei-'ont. fl|Seott took no a nanst lint in. While hi low. si, I ,1,.. I... ,,o.Tel 'lilMT. Hi' roll'-nlcil his wife <luriP!.* I"' iMU'ivilin" hv tclliiv* her it ivoith! 'Vimn lie over" ami at tin- sumo time e\ nlalnilltr the i?ra t'l mi?t |nw ss t > in tl'I'POS. An invitation to .l ine s M fov I'dvpriioi' of i itiin :niil I ii'iuniTri t io cup Hilato for 1 ho presiilenev, to ninkc Si?:irt:mlnirt.r his speakine onipt for tin- two i "a rolitias was eontaine.i In a tolevrani from Mayor John I*. I'lovil 1o fioviTlio"- ( "o\ ill p:iti lii i! vestor it: y Tlic teleirram also oxpro^soil the rat ilioa t ion of the people of hat rite lteea use of liovrrnor t'ov's selection s 1 lu> I Vomeral in .nominee. John finry Kvans. national I inrnoorat i * commit teeninn. M ill pay a visit to ftovcrnor <*o\ within a few ilnys for the purpose of oxtonilinir Spartanl.i tar's invitation to make 'hat dtv tho t< eetinir place of the t'arolina IVme<rats when the I icmocrat ic camli ilatc hoeins his rnnipniirn. Senator I Inrilinir charircil in a state ptenl Tnesil.ay niyht that I'rosiilrn; Wilson hail Inreial tile I 'camera t ie prosiilcntia I nominees to accept his view that the I.online of Nations j-hnuhl heeome tile iloininant eani| aiiiti issue. The prcsiilent's one eontern. tin- senator sniil. is tin- "viinlital'.on of liis for. ien polios" ami lie insists Upon "this issue rrsia r.lless of 1 <>s (s or < Iillseoiiet: as. Tim III plli* lien 11 pari.' ami ennilii'ntes itI-hIIi accept tile eliallem;e" tlie a' a! enteii' raiil. "We are more than v illiu:1. to t a ko I In- elect ion a national rif.-reti <>11111 oil t lie ?piest ion whether we shall have four years nioi" of the I 'rtnoiratie i. ailltiei . to surrenrer tins republic." ruovr < ill." t iMi'Mt.N, Socialist Will Visit llelis anil Tlieti ' SI limp His Sa iiniis. A "front cell" campaign is platininl | I?V the Socialist parti for Kipjt ne \'. I Hits, its pfesiili-nt ia 1 nominee, ae- | Conlintr to William X I'ieKeiihanm. J Ml ilireetor of |Mihlieiti for tin- national : , cumpaiiiii. Mr. I'icKciihaum saiil tin- i party intemls to soml some protni* nent Socialist to I li tis' prison at At- ; la lit a pi cry month. What I'cits has i to say will then lie <listrilniteil hy the ' t campaign eoi.iniittee. The nstiiil toininy will lie taken care of hy Seymour Steilman <tf t'liii a?;o. tlie vice presidential ni-niitn-e 11?* ts to xtiirt the niiihllc of this month for Texas :i ti < 1 Oklahoma. linlnhlitR thhi trip the hitter part ol August, anil on September 1 plans to il.cTin a tra nsennttncnla I tour. emling in Chicago two months Liter. rHE f m:\vs of yokk covxty. Interesting News Items Flipped From I lH* FollllllllS 1)1 FxclUlllgCS. YorkvUlo Kn?|uiror. There is no age limit in York county in marriage ami tin* records in tltc otlicc of the judge of probate show that marriage licenses are issued to persons ranging from lt> and on up. Urease to marry was recently issued to J. Frank Seniour. AS, and Mr^. I.i/.xlo Moose, ;.S, Itotli of IJock inn. Miss Inn J. Aslie of McConnollsville has heett appointed adult school attendance otlicer for York county for the .vuniiner. the appointment having hern made upon rerotumendation of the county hoard of education. Miss Ashe will organize schools among adult illiterates over York county during the summer. She left yesterday afternoon for Columbia to eonsuit with State otlieials of the adult school department in regard to the work in York county. "There is mighty little liquor making going on in I'road Kiver township now so far as we have information." said Magistrate IJ. I,. A. Smith the other afternoon. "In fact there is less ef it just now than at any time it. quite a while. We have information of one nlallt t liat ,1,i... ? I Miss and :is soon sis wo Iisivo things sol just right. wo export to iniiko it rsiiil that will result in cleaning up tlio uuissinoo." liver X. liawsnn. loom Uxor of the * *si rlisi rt t mill in liock Hill, who Is :i I Icgcd io luivo shot suiil kiIlo<l M. S. Itntlof, si toxtilo operative. following i dilllculty in Ihsit town sihout sovon I r ooks ritrn, will probably bo placed on trial in tlio oourt of general sossions tomorrow. It wsis learned yostorilsiy thsit formor Oovornor t'olo I,. Itlosisr of I'olumbin si ml .1 llarry I'oster of Itoek Hill will assist Solicitor llonrv in tlio prosecution, while the dofomls!nt will br represented hv Tlios. ! '. Mcl?ow ami \V. 15. Wilson. In all probability most of thoso doIcmlants who are charged with various violations of tin' liquor Isiws sinil vliii sire now on botnl will bo tried sit J 'lie present term of the court of common pleas. Solicitor Henry smi onnced yesterday morning that in accordance with a recommendation of J 'lie if rand jury hi' would try all oases at this term where defendants wore barged with soiling and storing liouor ami were on hond. It was said yesterdav that if the rconinienilatioii ot the grand jury is strictly adhered to there are so many of the oass that it will hardly he possible to complete the work of general sessions this week. "No, I cannot be a candidate for the legislature," said Mr. .1. A Msiloney of Sharon No. 51. lie had route i to The Knquirer otlice to bring a I card of withdrawal. "In the tirst place I do not htnk r tini tho man for tho position. I have had no oxpori1 iii'c or training along that linn, ami I cannot see that there is any call tor me to lake the place. I am a very busy man. I ilo carpentering in .dditinn to toy farming anil 1 have engagements that will take up all my time ilnring tho summer. < >f course 1 feel an interest in things political ami jr. the pnl'lio welfare ami am willing to 11o my full iluty as host I can; ' hut as I see it. I am not the man for this place." fat titers of I '.road IJiver township ire iiliont ready to lay-hy their cot on anil corn. Most of them say that they have nhoilt the host prospect for a cotton ami corn crop that they ha ve k now it in many years anil if they ilo not make a good yield of hot h they are going to he disappointed. I'nin in Itroad Itiver hottonis is pecialiv good and it is hard for a, passerby to see a man and mule plowing the corn in that section because, f its height. "We have ;11 present - '"hild rrn, 1 i111 - boys iiml irirls wlu? wool linnn'S with trend reliable f;imilics :iml who :irr io nr'-Tcnt need of those homes." said Miss I'hiiro Koarso. liohi aitent of tlio < hild placing departtuent of tho Soulli Carolina hoard of public welfare who was in York county last week. "Tliese children," Miss Koarso wont on to explain. "runRe in aire from two to IS years. They are the ohililren of parents who are either .l.ail or unable to take euro of them anil will* have no relatives who want thetii atnl they are therefore timler rare of the Stale. Most of them route front the eities and they are at the are whorel-y eareftil training in trend homes they can become trend and useful citizens of the State. Tito South Carolina hoard of public welf; re, of which c.. Croft Williams is secretary, was created by act of the last ("Sonera I Assembly. The child placinir department operating under the hoard of public welfare is directed by Mrs. W. C. Cat heart of Columbia. We are now looking for homes for those children who are now under our care and we are also anxious to net in touch with social workers over the State who may advise us of other children who need care. The work of our board is much the same as that of the various orphanages except that we ro on the theory that individual or home care for the child is much more a.lvanta>ri oils Jo the child than is institutional ' are. If you learn of some irond \ ork county family who wants to adept a hritrht little hoy or teirl of that mre that will grow to manhood or womanhood to regard its foster parents as its real parents, won't you kindly advise the board?" ORT I FORT MILL, S. C., THU LEVER WILL ADDRESS FORT MILL AUDIENCE Fort Mill friends and admirers of the Hon. Asbury F. Lever, former t cpresentatlve in congress from the s? venth South Carolina district and now a member of the federal farm lean board, are anticipating with much pleasure the address which he is expected to deliver here on Friduy, Jily 23. in the interest of the American Cotton association. The address ol Mr. Lever, which it is hoped every farmer stml business man of the township will be present to hear, will be delivered in Confederate park. It is I resumed that he will discuss the grading of cotton, the necessity of building cotton warehouses for storage purposes and urge the importance of membership In the cotton association. Other distinguished speakers who \ ill come to Fort Mill with Mr. Lever and who also will be heard in the interest of the Statewide campaign h oking to the better marketing of cotton are: J. A. Kvans. Muj. John <!. Kit-hards, Lowndes Itrowr.ing and W. II. Mills. l'llKI'AllK FOIt PICNIC. People of Tiiv.nli Planning Hlg Kvcnt for August I. People of the Tirzah community cooperating with the York County Cotton association, propose to entertain 10.000 people from the Piedmont sections of North Carolina anil South f arolina at the Tirzah picnic on August I. The Filhert picnic ground, famous over the Carolinas, has seen some t?iK crowds in the days of the late Senator Tillman, ex-(5overnor Hlen.se and others, hut nothing to coin pit re with that which, it is believed, will come to Tirzah. Three beeves will he purchased by a committee of Tirzah people within the next few days, and these will be barbecued by "I'ncle Jack" Creed, fatuous barbecue chef of Itock Hill. !>r. J. It. Johnson of Itock Mill, president of the York County Cotton association, will preside over the exi rciscH of the meeting. The picnic is to be distinctly a people's picnic, with a view to encouraging interest in the American Cotton association, anil is not political in any sense. 1IOFKF. MF.MBF.lt KII.FF.D. \V. \Y. Ritss Sliot l>own on Slm-i of Con way. W. \V. Rttss, inonilior of the South Carolina legislature for Horry county, and prominent business man of ?'onwsiy, was shot and Instantly killed on July S <in one of the streets of Conway by George I.. Marsh, also of Conway. The cause of the tragedy is unknown. Mr. Rtiss was killed In a street near his residence, a shotgun being used by Marsh, according to eye witnesses. Mr. Russ was <111 his way home to dinner and had just passed the residence of Marsh when the latter came into the street armed with a shotgun and after a few words had passed between them, tired the shot which resulted in death. The coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death as a result of wounds indicted by Marsh. Marsh is at liberty 011 $."1,(100 lgiil. awaiting trial at the September court. Mr. Iluss is survived by his widow and six children. < liter- for Reelection. Magistrate K. S. Parks, who announced a few weeks ago that he would not offer for renomination in th<> Hemueratie primary next August, has changed his mind and this week announces in The Times that he is again a candidate for the ottlce. Mr. Parks htis held the otlice for the last lour yours. I Ion. J. U. Ilailo. another well known citizen, who represented the county in the lower house of the (icnernl Assembly for several terms some years ago, also is a candidate lor magistrate of l'*ort Mill township. tjult- Iter c for Clerk. In a card addressed to the public. John It. I.ogan. clerk of the court ^ for York county, announces that on account of the condition of his health ar.tl in compliance with the wishes of his family, he lias decided to with- , draw from the race for reelection to the clerk's tllce. Mr l,ogan has tilled , the otlice of clerk for the last four yrars. Some weeks ago he announced that he would nsk for renomination in the August primary, lie has made a popular official and , II.ere are many who will regret that | they will not have the opportunity of , voting for hi in. Will Suggest Commission. Senator J K. Itcamguard has called , .: meeting of the York county delega- ( t ion in the fJeneral Assembly to be held in the court house at York Krl- | day morning for the purpose of i ccomiucndiiiK to the governor for j appointment three citizens of Broad , l.'ivcr township who will compose the , highway commission for that town- ] ship. Mroad Itlver township has re- i ccntly voted bonds for road improve- , 'incuts and under the law the legislative delegation Is charged with the duty of recommending the members < ot the highway commission. < V Mill ' RSDAY, JULY 15, 1920. SESSION OF I cr.lfil ATI IDC I MAY BECOMTNECESSARY The possibility of South Carolina having a system of election laws In contltct with the constitution of the United States Is touched upon it a letter Governor Cooper has received from T. P. Cothran. State chairman of the Democratic evecutlve committee. during the course of which Mr. Cothran comments upon the political situation which would arise upon the ratification of the 19th amendment to the constitution of the United States, which umendment lias to do with woman suffrage. Mr. Cothran suggests that his letter be given to the press so that the people of the State may consider the matter and so that "we may have the benefit of opinions of best informed men." The letter to Governor Cooper follows: "Dear Governor: "Permit me to suggest for your consideration the political situation which would arise upon the ratification of the 19th amendment of the constitution of the United States relating to woman suffrage, in order that you may lie prepared to act should It arise. "It seems highly probable thht Vermont. North Carolina or Tennessee may ratify the amendment before tbe general election in November is held If tbis should occur, the proclamation of Its ratification will be immediately made and the amendment will ta.ke effect. We will then have a system of election laws in conflict with the constitution of the lTnited States and neither our constitution nor our statute can stand in such contlict. "The proposed amendment reads thus: " 'The right of citizens of the United States to vote Hhall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.' "Tbe conflict between our laws and the federal constitution. of course, may exist ad readily where our laws are passed in conflict with existing provisions of the federal constitution, as where our laws are valid when enacted but become in conflict with :? federal amendment subsequently rati, tied. "Tbe question arose in my mind whether or not. under these circumstances. we could hold a valid election under laws in conflict with the i federal nnfondntent. If this could not ' be done the nnllticnl ? . ? ... ?CT, 1|S 1 you rendily perceive, would he disastrous. The election for United States senator, for congressman and i for presidential electors would he 1 annulled and it is possible that we i would have a Republican president, i The only remedy therefore would he | the calling of an extra session of the General Assembly to conform our ' election laws to the new order of i t hings. "My fears have been very much I compoHcd by the case of Neall vs. Delaware 10:t lT. S.. 1570. where It Is ' held that the adoption of the 15th ' amendment (which is in the exact ' verbiage of the proposed 19th) ren- ' dcred inoperative the proposition in ' the then existing constitution of Delaware which limited the right of suf- 1 finite to white men. Following this ! principle, everything in our eonstitu- I tion and registry and election laws. ' limiting the right of suffrage to ' males, would Instantly become inop- 1 erative. Hut tinder our laws no one can vote without registration. This will apply to women, under the new ( order of things. as well as to men. The time for registration is limited', the tirst 15 days in August and the fith. 7th and Hth days of September. , Instructions to the supervisors of reg- j bt lotion ohnnt.1 ) ? " ... innuru llirCCIIIIK \ them to permit women to register j during those periods. entitling them t to vote In the general election in No- | venther, it is my opinirm that we will | have done all that was possible and j that the election wotihl he valid. t "f suggest that yon give this let- i ter to the press. that the matter niay receive full consideration and ( that we all may have the benefit of 11 opinions of best informed men." 1 (tolled Buzzard Head. t The famous "helled buzzard." known all over the country, and snld 1 to have lived more than 100 years, s Is believed to be dead. A few days d hko this buzzard Was seen on the e farm of W. II. beach, near the mouth H of Second creek. West Virginia. It looked to be greatly emaciated and * ready to give up its career. When c I he bird was seen, other buzzards '! were flying overhead, as If keeping v Ihoir suffering mate company. This buzzard has a small sleigh beU attached to its neck. The bird had not its beak fastened behind the bell ii attachment which bowed Its neck in r 1 curve, and seemed unable to release f Itself from this uncomfortable posi- r lion. I Members of the beach family went f t.? the buzzard's aid. but when they r ipproacheri it Hew away with the rest n of the flock. It is felt certain that c Ihe bird bus since died. The sleigh bell was tied around the buzzard's neck in the War of '812. < The bird has been seen as far south e us Peru, though its summers were J tlways spent in the mountain* of t *outhern West Virginia. During the ? Mexican trouble several years ago the h bird wns on the border for two con- h ocutlve summers. Rain is needed in this sectiotn to h <ave tlie corn crop. Vegetable gar- o dens also are badly in need of rain. u Times KILLED IN ATLANTA. William C. While, Formerly of Hock Hill. Mwls TrajtU' 1 >?>:?tli. Considerable mystery surrounds the death in Atlanta Monday of William L". White, 35 years old. formerly of Hock Hill who was a brother of James S. White and a son of the late Rev. J. S. White. The body of Mr. White was brought from Atlanta to Rook Hill and interred in the family plot in the city cemetery yesterday afternoon. The Atlanta Journal of Monday prints the following account of the deuth of Mr. White: "Tho .l?"0. ..' 111 urnm Ul ?? . V . H IIHI' Ol The Prado at Orady hospital early Monday afternoon left unsolved the mystery as to a pistol wound from which he died. "Mr. White walked into the puhlh lavatory of the Kimhall house bar her shop shortly before noon Monday and a few minutes later a pistol shot was heard. J. W. Spieer. manager ol the barber shop, and Julian Kctor. a negro, found him with a wound in the head. lie died at Orady hospital a short time later. "The tirst theory* of the police wathat he had shot himself. Investigation. however, developed no motive for suicide and physicians at the hospital expressed their opinion that the wound was not self-intlicted. "The wound was through Mr White's head. If self-intlicted. physieians asserted, powder burns would have been visible. No powder marks were found on the head. whereas there were powder marks on the clothes, strengthening the theory tha' the weapon, a small caliber revolver, was dropped and accidentally discharged. "Mr. White had been with the Hartford Kire Insurance company for ten years and was executive special agent lor th?' Southern department. Ac c( rding to II. J. Hopkins, assistant munager. he had a splendid record and there was no reason for suicide Mr. Hopkins declared his belief that investigations would show that Mr White <1 i<1 not kill himself." I.IFK. SKNTKVt'K WI.I.CC IMI'.lt. Indian Avoided linitKiuK ami Did Not. Iietiitlht'ii Servitude. The most welcome sentence of lift' imprisonment ever imposed in Leavenworth was passed hy JudKe W. Woodrough of hntaha on John Adav. un Apaehe Indian, Saturday. Aday's life sentence is welcome llrst been use it takes the place of a sentence to hung Septeinher Then, loo. as Aday already is serving a life sentence on another charge, it does aot extend Itis stay within the federal prison walls. Aday is "JL* years old Aday's escape from the go I low was Knitted when JudKe Wood roan It {runted a new trial because the jur> which convicted Aday had lieen allowed to hear it confession made l>v Aday without Aday's knowlcdKc that it was to lie used its evidence uKuiust tint. Immediately followitiK the order for ;t new trial. Aday pleaded guilty to a flmr((c of murder In the first iegree. The life sentence was imposed Sattrda.v for the killing of Thomas Wat ion, a follow inntato at the federal prison. August 12. 11* 1 . Ailay's original seiitenre was for the murder if an Indian girl 011 the Apaehe rolervation in Arizona. llltv IN TI-:\ VI.\I{S. Quantity of Whiskey Forecast*. Ileeaile of Moist 1 less Vet. It will he just ahout ten years from low before the last drop of whiskev a drained from the governu ent warehouses if with?lr:iwals are eoninued at the average rate of the lirst 'our months of national prohibition. Ffut if withdrawals continue to be uade as they were during Mareh and Vpril. it is safe to figure that ttie last iwrrel will tie rolled out of the warelouses in less than six years. Withdrawals on la-ifitimsit - ititi ntes during March. this year, i mounted to half a million (gallons iinre than withdrawals during March | ast year, when only part of the eounr.v was affected hv prohildtion. Itut unless fraudulent withdrawals in forced permits are ompletely topped. the supply on hand is ' loomed to even a shorter period of xistenee. While no statistics arc I ivallahle as to total withdrawals on | 1 >ogus certificates during any month, i 1 oderal prohildtion enforcement otll- I ' inls admit that forgery of permits tas heen one of the biggest problems ; vlth which they have to deal Vkilnlts l.hpior l.nws. I.ester iMinlap, negro, got himself i 1 nto considerable trouble Saturday j norning by bringing to Port Mill j loin Charlotte on train No. :!.* eight I 1 tints of whiskey in a dress suit ease I 1 aiter in the day the whiskey was I 1 oil ml iit iMtnlap's home In Itarher | ' ow and he was arrested. In default if $200 bond he was hound oyer to 1 1 ourt by Magistrate Parks and was j liken to the county jail in York 1 Tuesday the case against I'unlap was I tailed for trial in the general sessions i ourt and he was promptly convicted, j < t.dge Moore lined him $ 1 no and sen - I ' enccd him to 12 months on the j i ounty ehaingang. hut the pri-on sen- ) [ nee was suspended upon good be r.vior. ? It is said that as soon as Imnlan i r released by the State authorities I ic will he rearrested on the charge . < i violating the federal liquor stat- , j tes. I "1 !>. SI.25 Per Year COLONEL BAILEY WRITES OF DEMOCRATIC LEADER Writing from San Francisco t<> the Houston I'ost. of which iie is editor, ot tin* desperate effort made at the Uemocratic eonvention to prevent the nomination of Governor t'ox. t'ol. iroi'Ke M. i'aiiey. whose reputation as a reliable newspaper man is coextensive with tin- hounds of the country, prints tin1 following in a recent issue of his paper: "There were many atrocious things written and said afoul the nominee, ai.d for a while it looked very much as if the men who wrote ami sai'l them would accomplish his downfall. His domestic affairs were rather scandalously aired. His political enemies or rivals painted him as a 'reactionary' and fat worse than that. "And all the while the perfectly well-helia ved and cxcmplarv chief executive of Ohio, holding for the hit'd time the highest honor vvi *?* the ait't of a meat commonwealth, was at his home in I'ayton. innocently supposing himself a respectahle Kentleinatt. lie was in blissful ignorance of the ordeal to which his reputation as a man and official was being ; tihjccted out here hy th?> patriots who had assembled to choose a contender for the presidential chair Perhaps if he had known or even suspected all these things he would have shoved the possibility of the presidency away from him. "In < ?hin, where bis life is an open book, and olte of the six best sellers in Ohio politics, these things would not have been said, for his calumniators might have had their noses mashed. Here. It was impossible to run down every lie while it was flesh. There were too many of them and the lints were both smooth and plausible. "Anton; other things. fox was painted as a man of immoral character. as a reactionary, as a tool of Wall street, as a protector of vice, as a hireling of the liipior trattle, ami nearly everything except a burglar ami a horse thief. "The women heard many of the stories, for the women were importunate and they wa re wont to believe that lite distinguished governor made vice <?r ovory character :? H|ifi'i:iuy. Now thai lio is a nominee there is nothing to tYar along this lini'. for thi'fi' art* four inonilis of spotlight to rovoal all tho truth ahout hint. "It is astounding how iptiekly a presidential iioiuination ran rlt*ar u|> a intin's copulation among tin* discriminating ottos of his own party. It is a I'oiitinon thing t?t Itrac turn who wort* Masting hint lx hours ago row say that ho is aftor :t 11 tho stroitgost loan who rtitthl havo hoon iiominatoit ; that geographically ho is tho most :ivitiliihlo ono who offered; 'hat his roooril is typical of our host trailillons: that his political record will attraot tlio host oli'iuonts of American oit i'/ottsh ip in his support, that his iiohiovciiionts in stiitorraft aro woinlorfiil. "Soino who woro swearing yosler iiiy that llioy would voto tho Itopuh'Iran tickot if ho woro nomiimtoit n ro now hoiisting him as tho host oominoo tho party has put forward In litany ii your. It it 11 goos to show tin' lioklotioss ami moatllioss of poll t it's. "I'.einK :i little freer to y|"'.'lk now I con s;iy what w:is in my mind II >: 111 \ weeks iiKu iiltoilt ?'oX. lie is 'I most attractive jtcl'soiiiility, 11 highly intelligent 111:111. anil one who has tit inonsl t atctl his ahility as a vote Kelt or. I knew < inventor I'ox before his Kovernorship ilays ami knew him to he a Inch class, intelligent gentleman. I knew, for instance, that he was not a reactionary, for he was eleeteil to the 1 >hio Kovernonhi |> aa progressive ami that a new const 1 tntion of the most progress!ve type was involved in his election. lie made Knod all alonu the line. I knew licit Id- was an iiprmhl editor and publisher \\ 11? liad nothing hi common with tin- I i 111 < l' tl a the or Wall sireel, and thai the sanctimonious rascals w lni, hy deceitful limine and written wind. were aspersing his hai.ietei here in San l-'raarisen, were lying ahoiit hint, it' indeed, Ihev knew inythint-' ahout liitn at all I knew, too that he had keen in line right along with President Wilson, lhat lie was a war governor whose |?i triotism was excelled hy that of no : iintini |iora ry. and that he was a hotel progressive doer than most of his lilies were savers. "I knew thai he was not strictly ilmncil attains! the Wilson adininisIration. that as an executive he was -triel I v tin the enforeement id' Unlaw. and that he was a constitution milliticr in no sense whatever. "Whatever may have heen one's preferences. every I'einoerat whose interest in polities Is good novernnient. and oltieient and eeoliinii ica I roveriiliieni. may investigate this tine Miion to Ids heart's i-ontent and lind lhat tin- more one investigates him lie heller one will like him." Candidates for Sii|s-r\i*s?r. The Times this week carries ttm inniniiii'fmcnts of three new eandihues for enmity supervisor Thomas W. I'ovd. i'I'm Cordon and It. I". I.rr. Mr. Canion Is the inciiiuheiit f the ntlh-e and is asking for anther term. Mr. Cordon was county oipervisor for one term several years ii'o and is i. >w road supervisor for Ih-thosda township. Mr. Lee was u -andidate for i-ounty supervisor two iears ago and came within a few iundr? d v otes of being elected.