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1>^ »> •••••••••••••••••••••••«••••••••• : THE CHRONICLE | t Strives To Be a Clean News- • • • • paper. Complete, Newsy, • S and Reliable. . • VOLUME XXXII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1932 Democrats Swept Into Office By Landslide Vote L lb DEMOCRATS SW^STATE Pile Up Largest Vote In Modern Times Spurred Into Action By' of TTepOBn^iirs.^ Nomination Smith Reelected Senator. *' i- Columbia, Nov. 9.— An aroused South Carolina Democratic party, its position in this state challenged for the first time since 1S86, turned its vengeance on a Republican bid for recognition yesterday and buried it under an avalanche of votes. Spurred by the nomination of Re publican congressional candidates, the e.'t majority and largesT pdpinaF"vd!e ' in the ‘'modern” history of the state.' fkivernor Fiartklin D.. Roo-evelt, with returns from 82d of the pic-incts in the state reported, re ceived 84,0r>5 votes to 1,700 for Presi dent Hoover. N‘<)rman Thomas, the So cialist candidate, ix'ceived 70, Senator D. Smith of Lyn-hburg,. a veteran in Democratic ranks in ‘ Washington, led the congressional j ticket in its sweep over the Republi can lineup headed by Miss Clara Har- rigal, .Aiken hotel operator. While the vote fro mvirtunlly every box was the .same for Senator .^piith as for (lovernor Roosevelt, many pre cincts neglected to report on the sena torial an*l congressional races. Sena- r .Smith’s vote from 551 of the l.'iOOj pret'incts, was 5:1,414 to,1^14 for Mis.s Harrigal. I Reports on the tw'o amendments to j the state constitution were so .scat-1 tered that nd indication was given | last, night as to the trend of the vot-1 ing. The fir.st amendment is f<»r a' change of the fi.scal year from Janu- -ary I to .luly-T’- 'Tbe “1-ber, concerns th<’ salary of the code,commissioner. Every Democratic congressiimal nominee was elected. They are; Fir.«t district: Representative Thom as S M ■MiPan, re-eU*cted. T'ceond: Representative H. P. Fu!- jBu r, re-elected. Third' John C. Taylor, ele« ted to FiU'cCed Fred Dominick, whom he defeated in the Democ ratic prinwiry. ' Four:h: Pepiesentative J. .). M.'- Svvain, re-clecTed. Fif^th; James P. Richards, elected to sucfc-ed .Congressman W. L. Stoven- .scm, whom he dc-feated in the De no- ■xralic primary, .. — ' ' Sixth: Rc'presentative 11. Cias<iue, re elected. The Republican nominees defeated were; D. C. Sharp. First; D. A. (lard- pcr. Second; T. Frank McCord, Third; Dtho H. William.s Fourth; .M. (I. Wil liams, Fifth, and C. B. Ruffin, Sixth. Today’s vote far surpassed that cjf 1928 when the heated campaign be tween foimer Governor Alfred Pi. Smith of New York and President Hoover, drew approximately 70,990 persons tc» the polls. 'Electoral Vote Overwhelming .According to latest available return.s from the election^ the electoral vote" will, be cast a.s follows; Roosevelt ' 47‘2 Hoover *' . .59 It will be .seen that the record majority e.-.tablishe<i in the 1928 was surpas.sed in Tuesday’.s bal loting. The vote in 1928 was; Hoover 41 L Smith 87. *“ ROOSEVELT IS NEW mSIDENT Only Handful of States Fail To sulted In Election of Nation’s Next Chief Executive. WILL HAVE MAJORITY IN HOUSE AND SENATE Results Please Hand of Voters Falls Heavy I On Republican Incumbents In I Con.gress. Demttcrats Gain In State Governorships. Smith Says Contest Was Between Pih) pie and Those Who Have Franklin D. K» H inkrupted the Nation. New York, N'W. 1 A mighty I'k'm- oernti:' t0!\na'lo wh’npr'd across the countiy /in Tno-day'-: vo.’ng, to.re re- Uoitle. sly into every Re-'.ion, ele ted ve't ‘o the rm '• t I the v;ce- Born on family estate of Hyde I’ark, N, A',, on January :19, 1H82, the son of a wealthy vice-presi dent of the Delaware .& Hudson ..railway, whose an- cestor.s had immigrated from Holland to New Am- ,'terdam about 1 (>:{(>. Born in a log house in Red River county, Texas, November 22, ■1899, the son of a farmer whose par ents bad moved from Tennessee to. a Texas home- .stead in 1842, bringing their six small children in a coveied wagon. , EARLY LIFE AND EDI CATION drew up amid wealth, and had private tutors. .Attended dioton, a private school for boys, and later Harvard and Columbia Univer.sity Law .School. ■Admitted to the bar in 1997 at age of 25. Walked three miles to school, studied law as cow boy, spent one year in Vanderbilt university and continued his study in law ,office ah Clprk.svlle,-Tex. .Admitted to the bar in 1890 at age of 21. POLITICAL EXPEKIEN('E Fleeted to state senate of New York in 1910; ap pointed assi.stant secretary of navy by President Wilson in'lOl.T; was Dtunoeratic candidate for the vice-presidency in 1920; elected g(»vernor of New A '»rk in 1928 and le elected to that <»ffice in 19.11() .Appointed to county judgeship at Uvalde, Texas, in 1892, elected to state legislature in 1898 and re elected in 1909; elected to congress in 1902 and has since been re-elwted 14 time.s becoming spt'uker of the hou.se of representatives in 19;»1. Married .Anna Fleanor THE MAN AND Roosevelt, a niece of Theo- (!»»re R losevelt (hi.s own .sixth cousin), in 190.5; has fuar sons ami one daughtei, all grown. Stricken with infant'le paraly.-is in 1921, which crippled-his limbs, t»ut he has wan a brave uphill fight. Hi.s hobbies are -sw’imining and collecting jio.stage stamps. — - - ■ - . HIS FAMILY Mai l ied Fttie Kheinei' of Uvalde, in 189.5, though she had opposed his apjiointnuMit a.s Judge a few years before. She ha.s hem his set retary ♦*ver since. They have one son, Tully (Jarner, an attoi-ney, and live modestly in a medium-priced Washington hotel. His hobby is fishing.^ • ^ Auxiliary Supplies Clerk Of Court Milk To Children! Sells Eight Tracts Laurens H^pital Closes It§ Doors Laurens, Nov. 4. — The Laurens i op Thursday the local Ameri-j (Terk of Court Thos. W. Bmnett ( ounty ho.spital, which ha.s tieen the,..y„ Legion Auxiliary began supplying ! sold the following lands at public out- object of numerous meetings of late 1 „ne-haif pint of milk to 25 children of! cry Monday, which was legal sales- w'ith a view of keeping it open, closed | the Academy Street school. R. A. 1 day for Novemller; ' its doors .Monday afternoon and wilU j<te<,r of the (’linton Dairy i.s contrih- remain closed unle.ss other arrange-1 pting five additional, making a total ments are made to reopen it. The hos pital discontinued taking patients last week so that those who remained were Of that nun>ber 62,700 votes o^ere . r cast for Democratic electors; il.lKh for able to go to their homes Monday af Republican; 2,670 for anti-Smith and t^rnoon. 47 for the Socialists. of :10 children who are receiving free milk, daily. Officers of the auxiliary .state that it costs sixty cents a month to fur nish a child milk and they feel that At a meeting of citizens held Tues-,they have started a good work. Only scattering returns were re- day evening in the Community hall Any individuals or organization.^ ceived on the constitutional amend- the committee composed of M. L. contribute toward this fund tnents submitted to the voters but re- Motes, T. Lane Monroe and Chas. h. gp communicating with turns from 88 prec-incts indicated the Fleming, appointed at a P>'®vious ; Smith, chairman of child electoiate looked with favor on the, meeting to seek a plan to keep the in-j work. The^auxiliary will ap- two statewide measures. ^ stitution open, reported that they had ; gjj donations to be used in On the amendment to permit Icgis- failed in their negotiations and j give nouri.shment to needy lative control of the .salary of the code to be dismissed from further ^luty. j conrniissioner and discontinuance of Upon the request of the meeting, how-j 1 the pnrrtiug of the tentirti ve code the ^ver, the cemmittee agreed- to con-x vote was 2,085 yes; 658 riP. . tinue its pursuit of a plan with thei On the amendment to change the | directors of the I..aurens Busines.s beginning of the state’s fiscal year league acting in an advisory capacity. Slfrom January 1 tcUJuIy 1, the vote was Mayor Joe F. Smith, who presided 2 166 yes; 882 no, ’ over the meeting, was authorized to -Along with the Democratic ticket appoint a committee of three to take whk-h had Republican opposition were up with the county delegation again elected scores of county officers who the matter of a county appropriation, had no opposition. In t\\e few in.stan-, E. D. Easterl>y, president of the ces in the state where Republican | trustees, reported that the hospital ’(ncy and John N. U ()i e.^i(k'^cy. ! Floreiici', Nov. 8. bjxpresi ing grat-! .Amenca’s voters cunfoi rei ification at Iho re.sult of tod.iy’s vf>t- Frankhn D. llooRovelt o' t:-. nu' ! ing in South Uarolina, Semator F. D. a victory that it not o ily gn\ Smith ^onight said it was “an insult Democratic party contro' of (^gress. to the intelligence of the people fo’- but nearly cleared the stale Reo-’b- the Republican party to make an at- bean governors. tempt to make any worthwhile head- As the popular vote/ mounted to way in this stale this year” di-zzy heights, headin^for U).000.t500 Semator Smith was re-tdected in to-: or ihore, the retur^ from congres- ' day’s balloting for a fifth term in the sional races indie^ed the Democrats (United States .senate. He has served would hold the next senate a ma- longer than any other South ('aro- i joi ity of a sciy^ at least, while ebneh- bnian already, and his new term will j ing their m^kiery of the house with a ; - ' ' 1 possible twc)-thirds of the 435 mem- i hership. ■■ Of :L5 governors at stake, Ro- puhliCans had won but two definilely an^appeared likely to win no more ^an another four. Of states not elect ing governors this year, only four have Republican chief executives. Roosevelt and (lamer early today had piled up more than 13,000.000 votes out of only sbghtlv more than half the election districts of the coun- iry. The same tcriitory had g.ven l*iesid« nt Hoover only \ ve'I’res:Ji-nt Ujrtis only 9,600,000. The Republican casualU’ list in con- j gress was terrific, ^moot, Wafson, ' Moses, Bingham. Junes - name.s to conjure with in the senate - all were defeated. These men were the heart »f th(‘ party’s “old 4u:e'd." The house tidl was hut a repetitn/n the .sjoate Ki‘puhbean easualties. I'residi'nt Hoover Va- loading in only siyiftaTTO T>f the l^. carrying the handful of 59 elect *i‘al votes, and even in some of these his margin was very ^mall. Of the :14 .senatorial contest.s, the Demoerat.s had won 22 and were .ead- ng in four other slater. \\ ilbam (i. McAdoo was victorious i: a thre*-- • nered ('alifoniia race. The nine sta’es in wh' i thi- I).*", crats seized senate -eats wer: Indiana, SKNATOK F. D. SMITH iill further in.rea.se the record for length of service of any representa tive in Washington from South ('aro- lina. His Umnibbean opponent was .Mi. s Ulara Harrigal of Aiken. His statement fidlows: “The re.sull in South Uarolina of Up-* national election i.s very gratifying. Perhaps 1 should not have said 1 Hamj) hire, Uo inec fying. It was what wa.s confidei'tly' expected. ‘It was the must inopportune time,! New Jer.sey, Wi.sco:i.> .n, Utah, I a! nia, and Iowa. FederarUund hank of (’olumhia vs C. K. Stokes, et al, 271.5 acre's near .Mountville, sold to R. F. Babli, attor- ' iiey, for $2,000.. K. D. Fasterby receiver, vs W. F. MeUlintoek, et al, 4 acres or near Ora,! . , , . . . i sold to O. I.. LctlR, oltorai.y, for »S()0. t" '"tell.; ouslwl in tho sniole f’lininn H A* I vs Mrs , Kence and patriotism of the people of, of returns so far availah.e. Annie G Lftini' "rri h:i " a/c lot Ilte,.ul.lirar. j tieut however, there wa. one in town of ('linton with improve- b«‘Uv to attempt to nuke any worth- cratic house seat that returned t'. tne ments thereon, and five foot strip of.'^bile headway in this state thi.s year. Republican column. On the other hand, ground, sold to R. W. Wade, attorney. Not one Democratic incumhent was on the ha-ii.s 111 Uoi 'e:- D^mo- “The conte.st between the Demo cratic party and the Republican party FOOTBALL STATISTICS the Democrats had captured ar^uml :I0 Republican house seats. R.Traynham vs Sam .M. (iarrett,! »i‘>t thi.s year as it has been. Thei With 31 holdovers and 21 a Idir >ru\i acres known as Sam Franks ialready in their column, the iean people and those who have bank-: Democrats were as.suresi of 52 sena- rupUd the nation and brought the | tors in the next congi e.ss. Foriy-r'.ir.e federal government into universal dhs- is i>eces.sary for a majority of the 96. re pu te." j ' 75 Z et al, place, .sold to R. F. Babb, attorney, for $650. Atlantic Jomt-SUick-LamL hank._ya A. L. .Mahaffey, et al, 178 acres on Rabun creek, sold to R. F. Babb, at torney, for $1,750 and taxes. Federal Land bai.k o>f ('olumhia vs “The,ho|)e of the nation lay in re pudiating this admini'stration and bringing in one that would be resp<»n- camlidates offered against the Demo cratic nominees, the Republicans were buried under the Democratic landslide. equipment remains intact and witl be ready for use on a moment’s notice. At the end of thirty; days, he said, the equipment will be removed and the building turned over to its owner unless other arrangements are made. Calhoun Highway In Of Woman (General Standing W L Furman > 6 1 Presbyterian .3 2 South Carolina 4 Clemson .. ^ 3 3 Wofford 3 4 1 2 Erskine 1 6 T 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 j South Carolina Found In Woods. a \aiua\a urn presbyterian .. Bituminous surfacing of Route No 7, known as the Calhoun highway,! from the end of the pavement near Saluda river to Clinton, is called forj Laurens, Nov. 7.—The unidentified in contracts to be let by the ^statejbody gf a Negro woman was discov- highway department on November IS.'ered thia afternoon In a body of woods The contract calls for the surfacing of‘a mile from the country club on the 15.5 miles of highway including a con-1 south side of the highway. The body gideiwble amount of grading. i was found by Margaret Ray, Negress Paving of thia route, it is under- -of the neighborhood, who had been at- atood, was secured several weeks agoj tracted to the place by swarming vul- when* Senator-elect C. D. Nance went tures. Sheriff ColuirAus L. Owens in to Columbia with a delegation from ^ veatig»ted and found the body in a Clinton. The funds are to be derived * decomposed condition. The Ray wo- from an appropriation of about 12,- ‘ man told the sheriff that an old wo- 000,000 made by the federal govern-;man, a stranger, came to her house ment and, accoTding to statements three weeks ago but left when told from the highway department, are no i she could not be taken in. Further in part of the state appropriation. J vestigation will be made in the case. ■A'.., State Standing 1 w i Furman . 4 2 3 1 1 '1 0 0 Citadel .. Wofford . Newberry Erskine 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 4 T 0 Pet. .857 .600 .571 .500 .429 .333 .143 Pet. FT L. McIntyre, 216.8 acres in Youngs sive to the cry of a ijespairing nation. , attejr- ‘‘In every national crisis South Uar- City To Join In Celebration township, sold to R. F. Babb ney, for $3,000, A. W. Bobo, receiver, vs .Mills Wil- was beat for the nation and this year son, individually and as executrix, ct | she has unmistakably repudiatexl the lal, 157 acres about one mile ea.st of attempt of the Republican party to set I Gray (’ourt sold to R. F. Babb, a;- i up an organization within her borders, torney, for $3,200. y South Carolina would have in any oiina has alway.s responded to what IjUcal Posl To Present Armi.stice Day I’rojfram Friday. Harry Arthur To Make .Address. Federal Land bank of Columbia vs event been true to the doctrines of J. D. Vaughn, et al, 80 acres-in Dials j Democracy. She would have been dia- township, .sold to R. R. Babh, at^or-i loyal to every sen.se of patriotism and ney, for $1,750. , . ' decency had she given the Republi- Past State ('ommandcr Harry Ar thur of Union, will be the speaker Fri day on the /Armistice day program sponsored by the local .American Le gion post. All ex-service men are in vited to participate in the exercises. 1,0001 Xhornwell Head 0 .1,000 0 .750 agement this year.” 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .333 .250 .000 Dr. L, Ross Lynn, president of Thomwell orphanage, spoke over ra- QOOjdio station WIS, in Columbia, Supdayj Laurens ! evening in the interest of the orphan- L. Owens I WHERE THEY PLAY THIS WEEK: Friday Clemson Ys (Jeorgia at Clemson, Newberry vs Erskine at Newberry. Citadel vs Presbyterian at Charles ton. Catawba vs N. C. Saturday age. Dr. Lynn has been traveling throughout South Carolia, Georgia,tuf the. robbery last night of R. V and Florida during the past month cans within her borders any encour-i * „„ oii on<i I as well as veterans of all w'ars, ana I the general public. I The parade will form at the monu- jment at ten o'clock and move in the I following order; I I. College band. . 2. College R. 0. T. C. unit. 3. American Legion. 4. Veterans of other wars. , 5. American Legion Auxiliary. 6. High school. The line will march down Broad Talks Over Radio Loot Recovered By Sheriffs Men , Nov. 6,-^1 and D^jply heriff Columbus Thad Moore, i.’ making an investigation early today showing the movie, “A Day .At An!^^®® of stolen goods in a car thUt had Golding’s store at Waterloo, recovered I .siteet to the college campus where the Orphanage,” and speaking about the rnstitutioji. Sunday evening he showed been driven to a house on the Green- Iwood side.^ As the officers approached they saw two men run from the i>lac<‘. Wofford at Hickorju.>J*« the First Presbyterian, djurch of Columbia and later Bpokeu^j^ the sherff-Ps office. TJ.e mo- A* eight o’clock belehine was brought to the city after Furmanv Greenville. vs South Carolina at over the radio. showed the picture at the Arsenal Hill i the cargo had been returned to Gold- Presbyterian church, also in Columbia.' ing.X following program will be carried out: Songfl' by high school students. Music by college band. Address by Past Commander Harry Arthur. Music by band. Prayer, and one minute silence et 11 o’clock, followed by taps. ^ Star Spangled Banner. • a, - i- At liaite