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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION I NOMINATES TAFT AND SHERMAN ' frlUMAU IL.TArr Jamuh H. Hhkmman. pk Prcsii'ci.t: William Howard Talt, of Ohio forVice-President s Juntos 8. Sherman, of New York Republican National Convention Mull, Coliseum, Chicago. ? James Schoolcraft Sherman, of UUcfi, N. Y.. He present at ivo in Congress. Va$ nom inated for Viee-Prosl.iant ou t lye first ballot. The Ticket, Tho Republican natloual ticket tbercforo Is: For President ? William Howard Taft, For Vice-President ? JamesS. Sher man. The fourth and final session of the convention got under way slowly, The d;\y was hot and mads the Coli seum ;i aAVciletlnx boi. ol listless and uncomfortable humanity. Whiu Chase Osborne, of Michigan, moved that nomlnatlug speeches be limited to ton minutes and second ing speeches to five minutes there was an outburst of genuine applause. The motion was carrlcd by a roar of ayes. The convention was called to order at 10.18, and after prayor had been offored by Rabbi Schonfaber nomina tions for the Vice-Presidency were called for by Chairman Lodge. The New York, delegation marched into tho hall bearing bannoro of Rep resentative Sherman and preceded by a baud. Their entry aroused consid erable enthusiasm. State Chairman Timotby L. Woodruff nominated Sherman and seconding speeches were made by Donnia Fiyn, of Oklahoma, and Speaker Cannon. Governor Willson, of Kentucky, seconded the nomination of Shermau.) Frank E. Dennison, of Illinois, took tho chair, and Senator Lodge walked to the platform and nomin ated Governor Guild, of Massacliu eett8. ?? Chase Osborne, of Michigan, sec onded Guild's nomination. Mississippi seconded Sherman's nomination. T. N. McCarter, of New Jersey, nominated ex.-Governor Franklin Murphy, of New Jersey. There were so many States eager to second the nomination of Sherman that finally Chairman Lodge cut the scramble short Uy ordering tho call ing of the roll.. Sherman had 66 votes when Con miAlcut gave its 14 to Murphy. The New Yorker's tally was 291 to 12 for Guild and 31 for Murphy when Mas sachusetts gave its Governor ltu solid 3 2 vote?, Sherman had 420, Guild 48 and Murphy 32 whop New Jersey gave Its ex-Governor Its; whole 2 4. New York's ! solid 78 votes then nominated Sherman and thero was great cheering. His vote ran up Bteadlly to 816 out of the total 980. Tho offlclaf'Vote was as follows: Fairbanks, 1; Sherman, 816; Guild, 75; Murphy, 77; Sheldon, of Nebraska, 10. Senator Lodge wns appointed chairman of the committee to notify Taft and Senator Harrows headed the committee to jLOtlfy Sherman. Chairman Lodge, who is going abroad during the summer, requested that Senator William Warner, of Mis souri, past commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, be substituted In his place. -The resolu tion was unanimously adopted. The convention then, at 11.47 a. m., adjourned without day. At 10.19 a. in., Senator Lodge, the permanent chairman, let fall his gavel and called the third session of the fourteenth Republican National Convention to order. The hall was filled. The vast crowd which had gathered to witness the proceedings of tho convention's, most Important day was interspersed with many brightly gowned women, and almost all of the spectators carried flags, Senator Lodge introduced the Rev. John Wesloy 11111, of the Metropolitan Temple, New York, who delivered the opening prayer, tho delegates stand ing. Then after a few minutes' delay, while the late delegates found their seats, Senator Fulton, of Oregon, made a motion to tho ofTect that Goorgo H. Williams, the last surviv ing member of Grant's Cabinet, havo a seat on the speakers' platform, and this was done. Senator Lodge at 10.30 exactly In troduced Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, the chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, who at once, having boen greeted with applause, read the plat form. "The question now Is," said Chair man Lodge, "on the adoption of the majority report." The adoption of SECRETARY AND MRS. TAFT IN PRIVATE LIFE. (Born ill Cincinnati, September 15/18J57; *on of tlie lion. Alphonao Taft, Attor ney General in President Grant'** Cahiuet ^jmuhiated at Y^le, 1878:* married at Cin cinnati, June, 18S6, Helen llerron; aaaintai.t prosecuting attorney of Hamilton County Ohio, 1881-2^ collector of interrtal revenue, iimi district of Ohio, 1882-3; a?wintant . * * judge of " " ' county solicitor, Hamilton County, 1885 7; Judiro of the Nuuerinr (Vs7.^ ZT~KF" 1887 W; Solicitor-General of the l/nited. Stat?i, W2; Unitil^L, tWi? l5$~' ?i*t*? circuit, 1P92-10.XI; i>re*idcnt of the United States Philionine Commit ? *??!&' 13, IflJO-x ebruary 1, IWU; first civil governor of the V?.'nine IW1 February I, 1004; SecreUry of War of the United fiutl. ^ Mother Outs Babes' Throats. According to Information received from Sandy Creek, Jackson County. W. Vs., Mrs, A. L. Stairs, while tern* porarlly insane, cut the throats of her two children and then filled herselfr' The children were aged six morjr and two years, respectively. " ? ? ? f Knn nn ITmperor Jjofm Dorf A <li : al.h from Seoul, Ko/ that *?it let" a new arraftf?ti?/ the 1 if bttberto the i .. -rl I household ' fcrr:?J ,?? t?. ? Taft Hears the News. Washington, D. O. ? 8?cretary Taft rccolved the news of hla nomination In his office at the War Department, while President Roosorelt learned <be tidings while playing tennis on \WhlU Hcfuse court. **andl??r Follows Tolstoi. Unltod States Senator WI11 41er says that hs has de vralftte the remainder - the lines advocated Nil. the revolutions was l>y a viva voce vote, up voice being raised in the neg ative. It. was 12.45 when tho platform had finally been disposed of. Senator lx>dge announced the next business on hand to be the call of State* for the nomination of candidate* for tho Presidency and the cheering was re sumed. The hall was Jammed now Vlth 20,000 persons In a grand swel ter. Delegates bad removed their coats and, vigorously plying fans, were mopping the persplratlou from their brows. The orators bagau to limber up. The supreme moment was at hand. Alabama headed the list of States. It had been expected that Alabama, having no favorite son to presvnt, would yield to Ohio. That Is the general custom. To the., surprise of everybody, Alabama did not yield and the call went ou to IHIhoIh, aud Congressman H. S. lJoutell took the platform amid cheering to place Speaker "Undo Joe" Cannon in nom ination. Mr. Doutell concluded at 1.18 o'olock, aud two minutes later tho applause bad subsided. J. W. Fordney, of Michigan, sec onded the Cannon nomination. Mr. Fordney took only five minutes. Indiana sent Governor J. Frank Hanly to the platform to uame Fair banks. The Iloosler delegation gave him u one-minute send-off and the galleries helped a little. When Governor Hanly, after thirty Secretary of War titer e occurred the real demonstration of t h?* day. Thu galleries cuught from t ho Qhtoau* th? refrain, "Tuft, Tuft, til* Ulll Tuft," Mini murked tluio wltli It It watt not until the delegutes hud vxhuusted their energy by t wenty-fivv minutes of continued cheeriug thut Chairman Lodge succeeded lu restor j lug comparative order,. 9 task in which ho win materially assisted by the extraordinarily powerful voice of George A. Knight, of California, who had taken the platform to second the nomination of Mr. Tuft, and who spoke with bis customary form* and eloquence. The Tuft demount ration lasted Juut a fraction leas than twenty-five tnln utos, hut It hud registered Ituelf an possessing greater and steadier vol ume than the uproarious tribute ac corded President Roosevelt Juut tweuty-four bourn previously. More people y oiled themselves hoarse for the Ohioan than did for Roosevelt, and the cheers rang with greater spontaneity and genuineness. When the cheers following the speech of Mr. Knight were flnlsk?d. Chairman Lodge introduced C. B. McCoy, of Coshocton, Ohio, to place In nomination the name of Senator Joseph I). Foraker. W. O. Winery, of Macon, Ga., a ne gro, made the seconding speech for Senator. Foraker. Lieutenant-Governor Murphy. Jthl allver haired and silver tonguod oru JAMES S. SHERMAN AT HIS DESK IN THB.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON. James Schoolcraft Sherman. of Utica.N. Y., wan born in Utica, October Si, 1W6, and graduated from Hamilton (Jo11ok?* Ho wan admitted to the bar in 1880. He ta president of the Utica Trust Co., uia the Now Hartford Canning Co., president of a local ice company, and director in many corpo.rations. Ho is rat?<l as ta* riches* man in Utica. He was Mayor of Utica in 1884, and then wai elected to the GOth, 01st, 58d, filth, OfitU, 00th, 87th, fctfi, M>th and tiOth Congr.-eseH. five minutes of stormy going, closod hlB address by naming Mr. Fairbanks and declaring: "Nominate him and victory In November will be ours," th'ore was a demonstration In the In diana delegation^ in whloh Beveral of the Ohio delegates generously took part. Mayor Dookwalter, of Indianapolis, then niRQe his way to the stage and eecon&ed the Fairbanks nomination. He spoke extempore. When Mr. Bookwalter had finished the call of the 8tates was resumed, and there was no response until New York -was reached. Then General Stewart L. Woodford rose to nominate Governor Hughes. He was cheered l'V.tily by members of the New York delegation, In which Beveral other sections of the hall joined. The conclusion of General Wood ford's address wu the signal for the unfurling In the New York delegation of a great silken banner bearing the likeness of Governor Hughes. Flags blossomed out in waving color and scattered delegates of a half dozen other States aided the noise batteries of the New York men In less than three minutes, howevor, quiet relgne'l again add the call of States contin ued. * "Ohio," shouted John R. Maltble In his finest megaphone voice at 2.17 o'clock. In an instant most of the delegates were on their feet. In diana, Illinois and most of New York sat still, but even Wisconsin took up the Taft cry. The galleries did their share, but they were not so demon I stratlve that Theodore E. Burton, the Tatt nominator, did not hive perfect ? silence In tbree minutes. I When Representative Burton end I ed his speech nominating the Three Killed by Bulphnrfc Add. Daniel Jo nee, Frank Splkea and Haywood Lee. white, were killed at Phoephate Work*. Raleigh, N. C., by the eeeape of eul ?hurie add gaa In one of the roome. hree other* were overcome, bet re covered. WanUp drfaki Coal teg Record. .jv^.'ToX0^;, \Stsm lx>ar/1 atTf torn in fire hours nnd fflMWK mlniftee. During the beet hoar 41 S ton were ?towe<J. tor of Pennsylvania, placed In nomin ation Philander C. Knox. Mr. Mur phy and lila candidate got one minute of applause. James Scarlet, of Dan ville, Pa., used three minutes to sec ond the Knox nomination. Continuing thecall of the roll from Rhode Island down, there came no re sponding voice until Wisconsin waj reached, and Henry P. Cochenis, of Milwaukee, came forward to nomin ate Senator La Follette. The nomination of La Follette was seconded by C. A. A. McQee, of Wis consin. A wild cheer greeted him aa he closed, and the demonstration that followed exceeded in Intensity that which had greeted the presentation of any other candidate exeept Taft. Chairman Lodge, abandoning all effort to etill the erowd, ordered Sec retary Malk>y to ccMtinus the call of the delegations. This was done in the midst of a terrific uproar. The j chairman tben announced la a tone which, although strained id the ut most, conld be neard only a few feet away : "That completes the roll of the States and the roll call will now be had for the vot?. We will not wait a minute longer." The oall was completed at 6.10, and at 6.16 Senator Lodge announced that William H. Taft had received 702 votes. At 6.23, on the motion of General Stewart L. Woodford, ol New York, the nomination was made unanimous. Senator Penrose and Senator Hev eridge and William O. Kmery, ol Georgia, the colored delegate who seconded the nomination of Forake^ seconded the motion, and the nomin ation was made unanimous. The convention then adjourned TAFT RKHK1NR. iffe Prnonallf Hands the Letter to Pnaldfnt HmmvcK. Washington, D. C. ? Secretary Will iam H. Tart personally handed hh resignation to President Roosevelt, to take ?8?ct July 1. Me will receive the Notification I Committee at Cincinnati The President at once announced [Mt acceptance of the resignation and ' later annonneed that Oeneral l,uke I. Wright, of Tennessee, would b< the new Secretary of War. ilvtMllrtl Voir l?'or Tuft. Following lh?< olUoiul v <t u for Tafl: Vot?* I Alabama. 2)1 Ai kan?a? . ...... . 18} go 8*at?*. Vot*. North C'av?>l ra,, . . !M ?N- rlh Dakota, . . . . 8 Ohio Cobrtido 10, Oklahoma t. . . \4. OuuswUciit U ' Qrwgoo h Dv ttwur*., ...... n INwunylvmtlH 1 l loi l(U ID lOtode l-Uu?1 ...... 8 Oforgiu 17 South Carolina. . .. IJi Idaho., ti houth I> kola...... 8 lOincU a T<?nt.?*>? v 'M Iowa "JO T<?xa* SO Kjhiihm v'o V iah 0 Kcntu ky 'M V'liuont V I?ouixia*.u ....... . 18 Virginia 'J J Maim* U Wii?iliiwwtou ...... 10 V^rylot I... , , ... 10 1 NViut Virginia . > , , U UcM?k ItuKotu . IW ! \Vbuuui?4li 1 Ml litgMD #7| W/mnluir ........ . f Minzuatota VW ; Alo> k.? H VO; Aiir oun. .......... U Mlaaourl . UOjDitt.o (.kduiutaa 1 Montana 0 lit wdli . V N?4? ? ? ka...... .. lrt N?w M.txio '* Ntwidi . rt | Wiilip^ncB. * N?tw Hampshire. JV New Jorr*?y 1ft New York. ...... Jo iyii Purlo uioo, t Fur OU??'r Candidate*. For Cannon- III noi*. ftl; MMilgan, 1; New J rui'V, U; N?<w Yoik, 8. Tota*, fl8. For FuirW?k Kiu, I; Indian*, 80; Kentucky, D; Nuw llHiniMthii ?, 3; Now Js>r imjv, '4; S nth Carolina. i. ToUd, 40. >-i For Hughe* Sow York, <V>; Virginia, A Total, 07. F r Forukar Ooorgi ?, 8: Oldo, 4: ? ou'h ( 'aroliuu, ij; Ylrviuia, I ; Dl?*ict uf Coluiu* hi*. I. Total, 10. Fo Kni-x- Now Jum-y, 4; Peninylvanla, M. Total, 08 For I?a Follottcr WinnouHiii, Total, l?. Fork -Fcnimyl vaui ?, <5. Tola',#. Al>aeut- -Houth Carolina, 1. Total number of D logatea, WbO. Majority, 4U I . THIS PLATFORM. More are tho main |>lanks In the Republican platform: TARIFF REVISION PLEDGED. The Republican party declur?* uu wvyil vocally for a rovlslou of the tariff by a special session of Congress lm modlately following tho Inauguration of the next President, and commends the stops already taken to this end in the Work assigned to the appro priate oommlttees of Congress whlob are now investigating the operatlou and effect of existing schedule!. In all tariff legislation the true principle of protection in beat hittlntttlued by the imposition of such dutlos aw will equal tnu difference between the coat of production at homo and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to A*m?rloan Industries. Wo favor the aatabllohruent of maximum and mini mum rates to bo administered by the Pre&ident under limitations fixed In the law, the maximum to bo available to uieot discriminations by foreign countries against American goods tu toring their warkots, and the mini mum to represent the normal meas ure of protection at home; the aim and purpose of the Republican policy being not ouly to. .preserve, without excessive duties, that security against foreign competition to which Amer ican manufacturers, farmer? and pro ducers oro ontltlod, but also to main tain the high standard of llvtug of the wage earners of this country, who are the most dlroot beneflclurlos of the protective system. Hetwoon the United States and tho Philippines we believe in a freo interchange of produots with sr.^h limitations a? to sugar and tobacco as will afford ade quate protection to domestic Inter ests. UPHOLDS THIS COURTS. The Republican party will uphold at all times tho authority and integ rity of the courts, State and Federal, and will over insist that their powers to enforce their process and to pro tect life, liberty and proporty shall be proservod Inviolate. Wo bollovo, however, that the rules of procedure In tho Federal courts with respeot to tho Issuanoe of the writ of injunction should be more accurately defined by statute, and that no Injunction, orr temporary restraining order, should be iauued without notlco, except where irreparable Jnjury would ro sult from delay, lu which case a speedy hearing thereafter should be granted. In separate planks the platform-? Praises Roosevolt's administration as an "epoch In American history." Commends ths passage of the emergency currency bill. _ Declares for a revision of the tariff, with maximum and minimum rates. Says the anti-trust law hf* been a wholesome Instrument for good. Commends the appropriation of 1350,000 for the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate railroads. I Favors the extension of the free rural delivery system. | Declares for the amendment of statutes covering the writ of injunc tion. Demands equality for tho negro. Indorses the preservation of th? White Mountain and Appalachian forests. Declares for an increase in army and navy. Commends arbitration and The Hague treaties. Urge* ship subsidy legislation. Favors a national health depart ment. Favors home rule for the Philip pines. Hopes Cuba will soon be able to re sume complete sovereignty. Demands generous pension funds. The platform also calls for^tbe-atT mlsslon of New Mexico and Artsona as separate 8tatcS forthwith, points out the fundamental difference be tween Democracy and Republicanism. The conservation of natural ro sourcos, including waterways; the protection of American citizenship abroad; the extension of our foreign commerce; the encouragement of tne merchant marine; the establishment of a bureau of mines and mining; the strengthening of the civil service; the development of good roads, and tn? recognition of the principle of arbltrgf tion are all treated In separata planks. HAYINGS HANK FAI1,S. ? . v . *.i Lincoln, of Philadelphia, Closes l)oorf i - For * Hrcond Time. > Philadelphia. ? The LlncolfT $av> ings and Trust Company, a small com earn of this city, failed to open It* doors for business,, and Samuel N. Hyneman, as attorney, was appointed receiver. _ .The trust company r*if|?4 about ft j ear ago and resumed busing* thrct months later, after reorganising. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS Newsy Items Gathered from the Different Sections of South Carolina. Campaign Opens. Hi? campaign speaking opened- last I week, t livre being two parties, one comprised of candidate* for State otliccs oiui t lit.* other for Senatorial honors. The account a given are about in liiui with those from nil the meet ings held bo far. Senatoral Party at Manning. Manning, Special.- -The meeting was galled to order promptly at 10.30 by (, haii mail A. J. Richbourg after an invocation was offered bv the Rev A. R. Wodwon. < ol. (ieorgc Johnstone was the first speaker and he spoke straight from the shoulder and touehed upon our medium of exchange, saying that there were two measures; one by the government and the other by the peo ple. 1 In* present system is manipu at<il by tin* government schemers and tin' people have absolutely no \oice whatever. He claimed that na tional legislation is generally eon ceded to bo a compromise. No set <?t men under present conditions can deal equally with all sections. He ' ut length upon the clearing house certificates which he said, were redeeinetV promptly, though it is said 'the issuing of such was against the law," If so, then what could be ac complished within the law if the system is rightly executed 1 He spgkc very feelingly of the fact that' we have not prospered in the South by the aid ol the Republican party but >n spite of it. Touehirg- on prohibi tion he look the liberty to sav that tin* federal government could not vote prohibition on South Carolina; in other words, he advocated prohibi tion as a State right. ( ol. Lumpkin made his usual pa triotic speech and admonished his lienrci r (hat the linn1 for State-wide prohibition had come an<< he hoped that the people would rise up in a solid phalanx and blot out once and for all time the infamous liquor traf fic. He claimed u right to be senator for he believed he could be a bettor representative of the people as he had been raised on a farm, worked on the railroad and drummed, which positions acquainted him with the needs of the people. Mr. O. B. Martin referred to the very handsome vote he had always received in Clarendon and to his record as State superintendent of education. He said that the tariff and immigration went almost hand in hand, or that there was u close relation between the two. He refer-' jed pleasantly to Col. Lumpkin be ing an immigrant, the type of which lie would always welcome in South Carolina. He indulged in jokes in his discussion, which were well re ccived. Speaking of drainage he re futed an incident where in one ease he gave a question on a teachers' examination as to "the best method of promoting health in the public schools," and one of the negro teach ers answered thus: "Havo them wash often and set fur apart." This anecdote captivated the crowd. Mr. R. (}. Rhett opened with the remark that he would make the best man for the job, as he ha<V a panacea for the financial puestions confront ing the country. Mr. Rhett explain ed the difference between the nation al and State hank. The former, he said, were unable to make loans on' real estate and took oidy bonds as security and could not loan out more than 10 per cent, on the dollar: while the latter could make larger loans, as it was left to the board of direct ors. He was interested in the up building of Charleston and of South Carolina, and would, if eleetedi rep resent the whole people. Mr. Rhett made quite a learned argument on the financial question. Mr. L. 1). Smith had the crowd from the beginning 'and made quite an able presentation ' of the various questions before the American peo ple. Me attacked Mr. Rhett 's cur rency reform measure. He accused the national bankers of deserting the farmers during the panic be cause they could (ami some did) send their money to New York an<> get 20 per cent, on their loan. His explanation of the workings of the tariff and its evil effocts upon the toiling masses was well received and to the point. He contended that a principle that was wrong in Massa chusetts would be equally wrong in South Carolina. He closed his speech amid vociferous applause. flow Kvans was well received and spoke very feelingly of his advocacy in the 00s of measures which some ealled anarchical and popjjilistia ; at the time ? but those same people are now advocating the same principles he then advocated He prodded Mr. Rhett with his "don't harm the banks' policy for they are your New Raco Track Just Completed. Dillon, Special. ? The half-milo rape track of the Dillon Driving as sociation has been wall graded and ix being enclosed by a neat board fence. A granrtitand and stalls are being ejected and the management will have everything in fine shape for the races on July 10th. Som? :u> sullies have been secured and the sportin? public will ,.be pleasantly snrprfced at the number of fast ho/wc# this section can produce. friends." Continuing he said if Mr. Khett's policy iu the plan of Demovi'titic party then you may read me out of it. Wo nhould stand by tho plans and policies of our standard bearer, the distinguished statesman, William Jei'.ninjff Bryan, who will be beyond a doubt the next posident of thin country. The United State/ steel trust, h? Hftid tnifbt well bo compared to the interest fostered bv Mr. Rhett. Mr. Evans was well received and at times ho waxed elo quent on the great questions that are now confronting tho American people. He admonished his hearers to keep the priciple* as enunciated bv Jefferson pure. , State Party at Onmgebur*. Orangeburg, Special. ~=~ Candidates for the various State offices adfclrew oil a good sized crowd of voters iu the court house here. County Chair man Robert Lido presided and the meeting was opened with prayer by the ltev. L. 1*. McQec. The governor was not here but sent a letter, which was read by Chair man Lido, stating that his official duties prevented him from attending Comptroller (leneral A. W. Jones was the first speaker. He enlighten ed the voters concerning Jiis admin istration and asked for re-election oil his record. Mr. N. NV. Brooker, also a candi date for comptroller general, wa? absent and expressed bis regret/ in a Jotter. ?> . ? Prof. Stiles U. Merhchaiup, Tor State superintendent of education, wan next introduced. Ho referred to his life work in the cause of edu cation. He is in favor of improve ment in rurnl schools and oppo?ed the unnecessary change in text book* South Carolina's people should not rest until thoy are equal in point of education to any fitate in the Union. Prof. J, K. Swearingeu, to r super intendent of o<Vjcation, paid a tribute to the Confederate veterans and wom en of South Carolina. He referred to the public school system and the small coat of an education now aa compared with' ten years ago. _? Col. TIenry T. Thonipeiiiv^nd J. C. Boyd, aspirants for the ? ! taut generalship sent letters' stating that they wcro prevented from at temliug the meeting. Railroad Commissioner Banks L. Caughman told what he had done during hrs six years in office and what he could do if re-?^lected._Mes-? sors. P. C. Fishburne, H. W. Richf ardson, J. A. Summerfcett and Jamei .. Cannier, candidates for railroad com\ missiouer, endeavored to tell what \ the present incumbent had not douo ^ and how each would conduct the af fairs of tho offico if electeA Senator Colo L. Blease, candidate' for governor, was the nett speaker. He said he was surprised that Gov. Ansel was not present, as he desired/ to reply to the governor's speech at* St. Matthews. He would not crit icize him in his absence, but put him on notice that in future urtless the governor is unavoidably absent, Le proposes to criticize him and show by his political record that he is not entitled to re-election. Tho newspapers say there are no issues, he said, but* What are increas ed taxes, creation of useless offices, etc., if not issueat Thera. -wjuu na ? need for a commissioner of inaqr ance. The' whiskey question is still an issue. He favors the present liquor law in preference to prohibi tion. Secretary of State R. M. McCown was absent but sent' a letter. State Treasurer R. H. Jennings did like wise. 'At v* - Attorney General J? Ffaser Lyon, who is unopposed, took this oppor tunity of thanking the people. Rep resentative A. F. Lever was introduc ed. Although a member of tho "other circus," Mr. Lever said he desired to tell his constituents something about what he ha* been doing for them in. Washington. He referred to his work as a member of tho com mittee on agriculture and explained the demonstration work now being, conducted in this . district, through his efforts. His work is along practical line# and he feels that he has accomplish ed something. At the conclusion of Mr. lever's speech the following resolution, in troduced by the H6n. I. W. Bowman, wos unanimously passed: "Resolved, That the thanks of the people of the city and county of Or angeburg are hereby extended to tho Hon. A. F. Iiever for hifc magnificent - .service to our people iir congress, in securing a splendirt appropriation for us for the purpose of erecting a fed eral building at our county seat." After this Chairman Lide declared the meeting- adjourned. ? ':M iw Depot ror Rock Hill. Roek Hill, Special. ? The good news earn* hei> that Rook Hill is to bare a new depot. The State rail* ad commission was wis? when in its de cision in the matter it stated that "the present location, arrangement of tracks and situation generally is dangeroiu to human life." It has long been realised here that such *a the troth. " ?V-^VSfig; ? . 122' 4 , ^ \ * - r / V_; \ . . *aL ; C *