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VOLUME XXIV
POLITICAL HATS
ALREADY IN AIR
State Capitol Hears of Potential Can
didates Being Groomed for
Campaign of 1926.
Columbia, Sept. 15.—With politics
in the air the people of the state are
talking it, past, present and future.
There is even a considerable amount
of speculation as to 1926, the next
election year.
Already names of a number of pro
minent men are being mentioned in
connection with races in 1926, nota
bly the race ior governor, and also
that for United States senate. There
are no announcements this far ahead,
of course, but at the same time it is
regarded as an open secret in some
cases that certain men expect to be
candidates next time.
Governor McLeod begins his second
term next year, and as no governor
holds office in this state longer than
- four years, his successor will be chos
en in 1926. Among those being fre
quently mentioned as possible candi
dates are Ben E. Adams of Charles
ton, defeated this year in * race fon
congress in which there were four
contestanU; Ira W. Blackwood of
Spartanburg, solicitor of Jthe Seventh
judicial circuit; Eugene S. Blease of
Newberry, member of the house, and
brother of Senator Nominee Cole L.
Blease; Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell,
member of the house and chairman
of the state Democratic executive
committee; J. K. Hamblin, of Union,
member of the house; Lieutenant-
Governor E. B. Jackson of Wagener;
George K. Laney of Chesterfield, for
mer member of the state senate and
candidate for governor in 1922; A. B.
Langley of Columbia, member of the
state highway commission; A. Foster
McKissick, of Greenville, member of
the house; Thomas H. Peeples of Co
lumbia, former attorney general and
member-nominate of the Richland
county house delegation; W. A. Stuck
ey of Bishopville, lawyer; Dr. Olin
Sawyer of Georgetown, member of
the house; Claude N. Sapp, of Colum-
" s bia, member of the house; and Mayor
Thomas P. Stoney of Charleston.
Since the recent second primary, the
name of Congressman James F.
Byrnes, eliminated from the race for
the United States senate, has also
been mentioned as a possible aspirant
for the governorship.
There is considerable discussion
also of the part the Blease leaders
will play in the 1926 elections, when
former Governor Blease, leader of
the faction, will be in the United
States senate. It is frequently said
that the former governor woul<j hard-
Jy take a hand in any race then.
Whether his brother or some other
follower will endeavor to take up the
mantel of the former faction leader
is to be seen.
The name of Mendel L. Smith, of
Camden, former judge and former
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1924
BYRNES CONCEDES
BLEASE’S ELECTION
house member, now representative
‘ nominate, has been mentioned fre
quently in connection with possible
ambition for the governorship and
also for the senate. It is believed he
would make acceptable timber for
either.
Special Services
At Shady Grove
Rev. A. R. Batchelor of Whitmire, To
Conduct Meeting Beginning
September 18th.
Beginning next Thursday morning,
September 18th, at eleven o’clock, the
Rev. A. R. Batchelor of Whitmire, will
conduct a meeting at Shady Grove
Presbyterian church. There will be
services on Friday and Saturday
morning, Thursday and Friday nights.
On Sunday there will be two services
morning and afternoon. The Sacra
ment will be administered as part of
the Sunday morning program. A bas
ket luncheon will be served.
A cordial invitation to attend is
given to all, especially to friends in
Clinton and to people in the Shady
Grove community. Dr. Dudley Jones,
the pastor, earnestly requests the
Duncan’s' Creek members and resi
dents of Renno to be present. The
friends in other denominations are
desired also and will be given a
hearty welcome.
Issues Statement On Result of Pri
mary. Very Close Totals, the
Margin Being 2300 Votes.
Columbia, Sept. 12.—All doubts as
to the outcome of Tuesday’s nose and
neck Democratic primary for the
United States senate were removed to
day when Representative James F.
Byrnes, at his home in Aiken, con
ceded the nomination to former Gov.
Cojf T . Blease. The margin of the
successful candidate, according to lat
est available returns, was 2,300 out of
a total vote of 198,000.
Mr. Blease will become junior sena
tor from South Carolina March 4 next,
barring the unforeseen, as nomination
by the Democratic party is equivalent
to election. He will step into the
place now filled by Senator N. B.
Dial, who defeated him six years ago
and was eliminated in the first pri
mary this year.
His elevation to the highest office
within the gift of the people of his
state climaxes a political career on
the part of Mr. Blease that is un
precedented in South Carofina annals.
Beginning in 1888, he has been a can
didate for some office every election
year since that time, with one excep
tion—in 1920 he did not seek office.
Twice before he has sought the sena
torial toga, having lost in 1914 to
Senator E. D. Smith and in 1918 to
Senator Dial. .
Mr. Blease was first elected to a
state office in 1910 when he became
governor. It was his career in the
chief executive’s office, filled as it
was with actions out of the common
place and marked by unsparing and
unceasing criticism on the part of
the anti-Blease faction in the state,
that made his name known through
out the nation. He served two terms
as governor and was defeated when
he ran for a third term in 1916.
Prior to becoming governor, he had
been a member of the house and a
state senator from his home county
of Newberry and had also served as
mayor of Newberry.
Informed that Representative
Byrnes had conceded him the victory
in their race, the closest statewide
contest in this state for many years,
the senator-nominee said he would is
sue a statement later. He could not
be located at his office or at home
this afternoon, and it was reported
that he had gone to Newberry.
From his hoihe in Aiken Mr. Byrnes
dictated the following statement over
long distance telephone to the Asso
ciated Press:
“I have delayed issuing a statement
until I could learn the result of the
official count in the various counties.
That count discloses that a majority
of the voters of the state cast their
ballots for Mr. Blease. I accept it
as correct and cheerfully bow to the
decision of the people.
“Instead of permitting my thoughts
to dwell upon the methods used to
injure my cause in the closing days
of the campaign, I shall think only of
the loyal friends who so unselfishly
and tirelessly labored for my success
and to whom I will ever be profound
ly grateful.”
S. C. SECRETARIES
GUESTS OF CLINTON
Civic Organizations Here Entertain
Commercial Workers With Elegant
Luncheon at Clinton Hotel.
The *$outh Carolina Commercial
Secretaries, 35 in number, motored
over to Clinton last Friday to be the
guests of the Commercial, Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs at a luncheon given at
the Clinton Hotel. The meeting was
presided over by J. F. Jacobs, Sr.,
who in a few appropriate words wel
comed the visitors, after which greet
ings from the Commercial club was
brought by its president, Prof. J. H.
Witherspoon; from the Kiwanis club
by its president, Rev. Edward Long,
and from the Rotary club by its pre
sident, Dr. S. C. Hays. T. Frank
Moffett of Sumter, and J. B. Hunter
of Newberry, responded for the
guests and spoke in the highest terms
of the courtesies and hospitality
shown by the Clinton people.
William Lyfces, president of the
Columbia Chamber of Commerce, read
an interesting paper on “South Caro
lina’s Hydro-Electric Possibilities.”
The pleasure of the occasion was ad
ded to by a number of booster songs
led by Barnie Parrott and joined in
by the large gathering composed of
the visitors and members of the three
local organizations.
After the luncheon, the secretaries
were carried to Jacobs & Company’s
plant for an inspection. Later they
were given an automobile ride over
the city and out to the Bois-Terre
country club, returning to Newberry
in time for the banquet given in the
evening by the Chamber o£ Com
merce of that city in their honor. The
dinner was attended by several gen
tlemen from this city.
PRESBYTERIANS
LOOK PROMISING
HEAVY SCHEDULE
FOR HIGH BOYS
Walter L. Main Circus
Coming to Clinton
Well Known Circus On Its 45th An
nual Tour, To Appear Here
September 30th.
Charles Bernard, advance agent of
Walter L. Main Circus, was in the
city yesterday making arrangements
for his show which comes to Clinton
on Tuesday, September 30, for after
noon and night performances. Mr.
Bernard has visited Clinton several
times before and for the past thirty
years has been connected with the
Main Circus. His home is at Savan
nah, Ga., and during the winter he
represents Savannah hotels in secur-
i ing winter tourists.
The Main Circus is now on its 45th
annual tour. Its program this year
includes several new features, Mr
Bernard states.
OCTOBER MEETING
DATE CHANGED
To avoid a conflict with the South
Carolina Synod which convenes here
on the evening of October 14th, the
board of directors decided Tuesday to
change the October meeting from th;
second Tqesday to the first. The
date of the meeting will therefore be
the 7th instead of the 14th.
R. F. BLAKELY WITH
' FARMERS MER. CO
R. F. Blakely ii now connected with
the Farmers Mercantile Company of
this Mity as salesman. In his new
connection, Mr. Blakely will be glad
to have his friends call and to serve
them in any way possible.
New Store To
Open Saturday
Sparks Ten Cent Store, headed by
J. C. Sparks, will throw its doors open
for business the first time next Sat
urday morning, an announcement to
this effect appearing in today’s ad
vertising columns of The Chronicle.
Mr. Sparks operates a chain of ten
cent stores and recently moved here
with his family from Beaufort. He
is occupying the store room former
ly leased by Whitlock’s and promises
to operate a store that will prove
quite popular with the buying public
of this section.
Clinton High School Eleven To Meet
Several Strong Teams in the
Piedmont Section.
The football schedule of the Clinton
high school has been announced and
is an ambitious one. It comprises
eight games, four on the road and the
other four at home. The schedule
follows:
Friday, Oct. 3—Fountain Inn at
Clinton.
Friday, Oct. 17—Thornwell at Clin
ton.
Thursday, Oct. 23—Honea Path at
Honea Path.
Friday, Oct. 31—Laurens at Lau
rens.
Thursday, Nov. 6—Saluda at
Saluda.
Thursday, Nov. 13—Greenwood at
Clinton. ,
Friday, Nov. 21—Woodruff at
Woodruff.
Thursday, Nov. 27—Newberry at
Clinton.
The following boys are going
through daily work-outs as contend
ers for a place on the high eleven,
which is coached by Prof. Jodie H
Hollis: *
Line: Addison Neighbors, Odys Mc
Intosh, Carlisle Smith, Claude Tram
mel, George Moore, Hugh Brown, Lee
Hunter, Melvin Bennett, Harry Davis,
William McCrary, A. C. Copeland,
Edwin Riley, Ben McCrary.
Backfield: Mac Adair, William
Adair, William Montjoy, Richard
Copeland, William Brooks Owens.
Center: Clifton Adair.
High Hopes For Good Eleven At Pres
byterian College This Season.
To Fill Gaps.
With only a few days of practice
passed the outlook is good for a strong
fighting team at the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina.
Those who feared that the loss of
much good material would relegate
the Blue Stockings to a low position
in the state race reckoned without
the wonderful fighting spirit which
Coach Walter Johnson has always
been able to instill into his team. De
spite the early season this fighting
spirit is already in evidence and there
is every indication that the Presby
terians will again make a team fit to
remain in the “Big Three” of South
Carolina. It will be recalled that last
year they won this position by de
feating Carolina, losing one to Clem-
son and Furman.
Some of the men who are here and
the positions they are trying for fol
low: Halfbacks, Warner, a third year
man and a great punter; Wilton, a
third year man and a good half and
quarter; E. Wilson, a second year
half; Bailey, a member of last year’s
freshman team; Clinton, a third year
half and one of the most sensational
players ever developed here; Moore,
a freshman last year; Rhame, also a
member of the freshman team of last
year.
Fullbacks, Robinson, last year a
varsity end, will be shifted to full
back; Kirven, Jast year the freshman
fullback.
Quarterbacks, Copeland, quartbrr
back of the freshman team of last
year; Hunter, varsity quarter of last
year; Edmunds, a second year man
and assistant quarter.
Ends, Bailey, a second year man;
Banks, a second year man; Gregg, end
on freshman team of last year; R. B.
Smith, end on freshman team of last
year; R. Walker, varsity half of last
year; Carouthers, last year’s fresh
man end.
Tackles, Griffith, last year a fresh
man tackle and a wonderful player;
Bomar, captain of the Blue Stock
ings, a thrid year man and one of the
best in thp state; Martin, last year a
varsity man; Ricker, a substitute of
last year’s varsity, a tackle on last
year’s freshman team and a good
man.
Guards, McLaurin, the big fresh
man guard of last year; Workman, a
second year man; H. L. Smith, a mem
ber of last year’s freshman team;
Berry, a second year man.
Center, Ferguson, a second year
man; H. L. McLaurin, a third year
man; Montgomery, a member of last
year’s freshman team; Robinson, a
freshman of last year.
COURT CONVENES
THIS MONTH
Jurors Drawn for Regular Fall Term
of General Sessions Beginning ,
September 29th.
The regular fall term of General
Sessions court for this county will
convene in Laurens on the morning
of Monday, September 29th. This is
one week later than expected but is
made necessary in order to avoid a
conflict in the circuit. Jurors for the
week have been drawn.
Two homicide cases are on the dock
et, that of John O. Powers for the
alleged killing of Mac Brown near
Watts Mill a few months ago, and the
other will be the trial of Willie John
son, colored. \vho is charged with kill
ing another negro by the name of Mc
Dowell in this county about twenty
years ago.
The following is the list of petit
jurors drawn the past week:
Laurens—E. O.'Anderson, K. F.
Coggins, W. B. Brownlee, George N.
Franks* E. G. Jessee.
Dials—D. D. Brownlee. C. W. Aber
crombie, Ludy H. Abercmnbie, J.,B.
Owings, J. J. Hunter.
Youngs—Charles Barnett, W. P.
Patton, R. Z. Garrett, E. M. Riddle.
Scuffletown—P. K. Abercrombie,
W. L. Patterson.
Jacks—Geo. E. Copeland.
Hunter—J. I. Copeland, t W. E.
Crisp, W. C. Oxley, J. I. Coleman, C.
A. Moore, L. M. D. Young, J. R. Dil
lard, P. B. Adair.
Cross Hill—Joe L. Carter, J. M.
Wasson. John H. Nance, J. P. Watts.
Waterloo—J. Wofford Anderson, J.
N. Jones, E. F. Fuller.
Sullivan—W. Mills Pitts, G. Dewey
Wood, L .H. Abercrombie, A. R. Gar
rett.
WILL BE SENATOR
OF ENTIRE STATE
Blease Issues Statement Thanking
Voters. Offers Services to Demo
cratic Committee.
MISSIONARY UNION
HOLDS MEETING
Ministers Criticize
Y.M.C.A. and Holmes
DUE WEST MINISTER
TO SPEAK SUNDAY
Rev. E. B. Kennedy, D. D., dean of
Erskine College at Due West, will
occupy the pulpit of the A. R. P.
church next Sabbath at both morning
and evening services. The public is
cordially invited.
There are about 1,750,000,000 peo
ple in the world.
Chester, Sept. 15.-—At a meeting of
the Ministerial association of Che:-.
( er, attended by the pastors of the
Presbyterian, A. R. P., Methodist and
Baptist churches, the association re
fused to give its support of a specia!
conference of the Y. M. C. A. on the
ground that the organization retains
such secretaries as John M. Holmes,
the secretary at Greenville, who de
nies the virgin birth of Christ.
The ministerial association thinks
that the evangelistic churches ought
to withhold their support, moral and
financial, until the Y. M. C. A. can
give assurance that it is Christian in
its doctrine.
SPOKE IN CHARLOTTE
Dr. (-Dudley Jones spent the week
end in Charlotte where he preached
for the congregation of the Second
Presbyterian church of that city, both
at. the morning and evening services.
Annual Session Held At Laurens.
. Mrs. Edward Long Named
As Officer.
The annual meeting of the Woman’s
Missionary Union of the Laurens As
sociation was held Friday with the
First Baptist church of Laurens.
The thirty woman’s missionary so
cieties in the association were well
represented and twenty-three of these
sent in reports, all of which were very
good. Of course, since the others are
yet to be heard from, a complete fin
ancial report cannot be given.
The Young Peoples’ organization
also made splendid reports.
The State W. M. U. president, Mrs.
J. D. Chapman, was present at the
meeting and not only brought a splen
did message, but added so much to the
day’s program. The association was
privileged to have with it three girls
from the organization who enter the
trailing school at Louisville this fall.
They were Misses Martha Franks,
Vera Balwwin and Mell George, each
of whom made a short talk. A letter
”'ts r«ad to the association from their
j own J. W. Watts and wife, who. with
J. W., Jr., represent them in Pales
tine.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. C. B. Bobo, superintendent; Mrs.
J. Will Henderson, secretary-treasur
er; Mrs: Willis Yeargin, superinten
dent of first division; Mrs. John Hun
ter. secretary of first division; Mrs.
Sloan Mahon, superintendent of sec
ond division; Mrs. Guy Smith, secre
tary of second division; Mrs. Edward
Long, superintendent of third division;
Mrs. John Little, secretary of third
division; Mrs. T. N. Barksdale, mis
sion study chairman; Miss Lucia
Barksdale, R. A. leader; Mrs. E. V.
Hudson, Y. W. A. and G. A. leader;
Mrs. C. H. Roper, Sunbeam leader.
The time and place of meeting for
next year was not decided upon.
ORPHANAGE GIRLS x
» OFF TO CHICORA
The following Thornwell Orphanage
girls left Tuesday morning for the
new session at Chicora College: Miss
es Jaunita and Edith Rucker, Edna
and Arline Daniel, Dessie Padgett,
Margaret Williams and Ruth Mc-
Quiston.
FREE PARKING SPACE FOR MER
CHANDISE?
For how long a time are you willing to let merchandise have free
parking space on your shelves.
This question was recently asked by an efiiciency company ot
Chicago. . , . # u
Someone has figured out an amusing illustration of turn-oyer by
discussing the automobile parking business. An analysis of figures
showed that the amount of space required to park one car cost a cer
tain dealer $200 a year, including rental and labor and other overhead.
“A car parked here at the rate of 25c a day would bring in only
$91.25 a year. No profit there.
“But this man made $5,000 or $6,000 a year. He made it because
most cars stayed in the parking space only a few hours and this
same parking space was rented five or six times a day.
“In other words, turn-over did the trick. The cars that made the
short stay were the ones that* made a profit for the owner of the
business.
“The goods, Mr. Merchant, which make the shortest stay on your
shelves are the ones which bring you profit.
“Can you establish a parking limit on your merchandise? When
you receive goods, can you fix a time limit and let the manager of
that department know that you expect it to move by that time?
“Note that the auto man has the advantage over the merchant
in one respect. As long as the car remains in the parking space,
he can collect the price agreed upon. The longer the merchandise
stays in your store, the less chance you have of getting the price
you expect to get.” 4
Advertise and move your goods. Then you will not be under the
expense of giving them free parking space.
THE CHRONICLE
“The Paper Everybody Reads”
Few Respond To
Democratic Call
The call for funds to assist in de
fraying the expenses of the national
Democratic campaign has^found very
i few responses in Clinton. Last week
j The Chronicle reported $6.50 as turn
ed in at the office for this fund, and
since that time only one dollar has
been added, this coming from one of
♦he community’s staunch Democrats,
“Uncle Robin” Copeland. As before
stated, The Chronicle will be glad to
receive contributions for this fund.
Send in your subscriptions. Money
is badly needed just at this time for
the work of the committees.
Columbia, Sept. 16.—Officially de
clared the Democratic nominee for the
United States senate, former Go*.
Cole L. Blease today issued his first
statement for publication since last
Tuesday’s primary, in which he de
feated Representative James ( F.
Byrnes of the Second district.
Simultaneously with his statement,
in which he thanked his supporters
and declared his purpose to be the
Stomp Spring's
Road Now Open
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Through the efforts of Mr. R. B.
Ferguson of Renno, the road to Stomp
Springs has again been opened to
travel. He hauled enough timber
from the old Calhoun highway bridges
to build a fairly good bridge across
South Fork between Renno and the
spring. This is the first time there
has been a bridge across the creek at
this point and it will prove quite a
convenience to parties going to
Stomps for water or camping pur
poses.
senator of all the people, Mr. Blease
made public the contents of a tele
gram he had dispatched to Clera
Shaver, manager of the National De
mocratic campaign, offering his ser
vices in any capacity to further the
interests ‘of Davis and Bryan. He
also urged Democrats of South Caro
lina to qualify for the November elec
tion in order to pile up a big major
ity for the National Democratic nomi
nees.
The former governor’s lead over
Representative Byrnes, as formally
certified by the state executive com
mittee, which met here today, was
2,221 votes. Unofficial tabulations
since the night of the primary had
shown him nominated by about 2,206
votes, but Mr. Blease declined to make
any comment upon the outcome until
the committee had formally passed
upon the returns from the. various
counties.
The following copy of a telegram
sent by the senator-nominee to Cleia
L. Shaver, chairman of the National
Democratic executive committee, was
made public here:
“As the nominee of the Democratic
party for United States senator from
South Carolina, I will be glad to ren
der any service that you may desire
in behalf of the candidacy of the Hon
orable John W. Davis for the presi
dency and. the Honorable Charles VY.
Byran for the vice presidency.
(Signed) “Cole L. Blease..*
Mr. Blease’s statement to the vot
ers of South Carolina was as follows:
“A majority of you having cast
your ballots for me in the primary of
September 9, I have been declared by
our state Democratic executive com
mittee as the nominee of our part/
for United States senator.
“I take this opportunity and meth
od to thank, from the depth of my
heart, each and every one of the men
and women of our state who honored
me with their ballot. It is almost a
matter of impossibility to acknowl
edge the receipt of the thousands of
letters and telegrams which have
come to me, and I trust that those
who have sent them will accept this
statement as an acknowledgement of
gratitude on my part to the senders.
“I wish to say to those who saw fit
to vole against me in the election,
and yet who opposed me faiily and
honestly, that I have no ill will to
ward them and shall endeavor to show
them that such is my disposition. I
shall even try to forgive and forget
those who sought to defeat me by
methods which were not fair.
“1 am proud of the campaign which
I made and the manner in which my
friends conducted themselves in their
efforts to secure my election. I feel
that the result is full reward for that
campaign.
“Above all and beyond all, I feel
thankful to the God of justice who
put it in the hearts of those peoplt
to give their endorsement to the ef
forts of all who joined with me in
freeing South Carolina of a partisan:
political campaign and appeals to fac
tional prejudices. As senator from
South Carolint it shall be my pur
pose to represent the people of my
state without regard to past political
differences, and I hope to have the
co-operation not only of all who were
my political friends in the recent
campaign, but those who voted
against me.
“It now seems that the chances are
bright for the success of the Demo
cratic party in the general election, in
November, throughout the nation.
There is^no doubt but that South
Carolina flkdll cast its electoral vote
for the Democratic nominees, the
Honorable John W. Davis and the
Honorable Charles W. Bryan. We
should make the majority in our state
a handsome one, and I urge all of our
people to prepale themselves at this
time so that they ipay be able to vote
in the November election.”
“Ladies Night”
In November
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Commercial Club hel l
Tuesday’ afternoon, it was decided
observe “Ladies Night” in November.
The date will be Tuesday evening,
November 11th, and the members will
h^ve their wives and friends as their
guests for this happy occasion which
is always looked forward to with un
usual interest.
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