The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 17, 1908, Image 1
VOLUME XI.
CAMDKN, 8. C.. K1UDAY. JULY 17 ,
NO. 28.
BRYAN AND KERN
ARC THE NOMINEES
The Men Who Will Lead the
Democratic Party
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFEST
t .i"; .. "i. - J, - '
Nominated by Ignatius J. Dunn and
Seconded by a Dozen or More Oth
ers the Nebraskan Secures the Nom
ination on the First Ballot Gov
ernor Glenn Amon* Those "Who
Hake Sccovding Speeches.
Tttfi VOTE BY STATES.
The following gives the vote by
States on tfao iii i ballot for the
nomination for President in the
Dcmocrat^tf onvc^|ion :
?J i John
son .1|^^^Aare, (Jruy 6; Geor
gia lf^^B, .Johnson 2, Gray
20; Mj^^^Byan 10, Johnson 10,
not v<pR|HHP( Maryland, Bryan
7, Johnson 0; Minnesota, John-,
pon 22; New Hampshire, Bryan
7, Johnson 1; New Jersey, Gray
24; Pennsylvania, Bryan 491-2,
Johnson 3f. Orav 9 1-2, not vot
ing 0; Rho<>; Island, Bryan 5,
Johnson* 3; Vermont, Bryan 7,
not voting 1. Other States vot"
ed solidly for Bryan as follows:
Alabama, 22; Arkansas, 18;
California, 20; Colorado, 10;
Florida, 10; Idaho, 0; Illinois,
54; Indiana, 30; Iowa, 20;; Kan
sas, 20; Kentucky, 26; Louisiana,
18; Massachusetts, 32; Michigan,
23; Mississippi, 20; Missouri, 30;
Mfmtana, 0 ;? Nebraska, 10; Neva
da, 0j New York, 78; North Car
ol! na, 2Ty~Norfh "DakotflT, ft7"Ofrror"
40; Oklahoma, 18; Orcgon, 8;
South Carolina, 18; South Dako
ta. 8 ; Tennessee, 24; Texas, 40;
Utah, 0; Virginia, 24; Washing
ton, 10; W. Virginia, 14; Wis
consin, 20; Wyoming, 0; Alaska,
0; Arizona., 0; District of Col
lumbia. 0; Hawaii. 0; New Mex
Denver, Col., Special. ? At 3:30
o'clock Friday morning William J.
Bryan, of Nebraska, was for the third
_ time chosen to head the Democratic
national ticket. The nomination was
mode on the first ballot, only 114
votes being cast against the Nebras
kan. ' Immediately following the
nomination the convention adjourned
until 1 o'clock Friday, when it will
re-convene to nominate a Vice Presi
dent.
The nomination followed a night
of speech-making under the strain of
which the delegates betrayed their
weariness. Ignatius J. Dunn, of ,
Omaha, Neb., placed Mr. Bryan in |
nomination and thero were more than |
a dozen seconding speeches, the |
lengthiest of which was that of Gov- j
ernor Robert B. Glenn, of North Car- I
olina. The nominating speeches be- j
gan shortly after the convention con
vened at 7 o'clock and continued,
with only sufficient intermission to
hear the. rending of the platform,
which was unanimously adopted, un
til 3 o'clock. There was no discus- J
sion on the platform, and the rules
were suspended pending its submis
sion to begin the nominating speeches
in once to save time. >
A Bccord Demonstration.
The spocch placing William J. Bry
an in nomination awakened a whirl
wind of- demonstration rivaling in in
tensity and duration the record
breaking tribute of Thursday.
Tho names of George Gray, of Del
aware, and Governor Johnson, oi
Minucspta, werc^nlso placed in nomi
nation with demonstrations of ap
proval from their limited following,
The tido of sentiment was unmistak*
ably and overwhelmingly in favor of
the Nebraska candidate and fore*
shadowed hla nomination before the
session closed,
Tho speech placing William J. Bry
(\u In nomination was made by Igna
tiua J. Dunn, of Nobraaka, a youthful
orator of Are and eloquence, whose
closing phrase stirred tho vast as
semblage into wild demonstration.
''I nominate," he exclaimed, "as
the standard bearer of our party, the
man who in the thrilling days of '00
and 1900 bore the battle-scarred ban
ner of Democracy with fame as un
tarnished as tho crusaders of old
America's groat comoner, Nebraska's
gifted ron, William J. Bryan."
Immediately a pandemonium of
Round and motion was unloosened as
delegates and spectators rose- en
masse and joined in the reverberating
chorus of tribute to the Nebraska ean
cY.date. The standards of the States
were wreuchgd from the^r places and
borne, through the hall to the plat- j
four, while banners bearing the rv?r
trnit of the commoner were wai*cA
aloft, and the multitude joined in
long ootttirtuod tribute.? At times, the
intensity of the demonstration threat:
cnod a panto. One woman was borne
out fainting. ^
J4 W. Kirn for Vioa President
Denver, Col., Special.? The Demo
cratic national convention concluded
Its labors late Ffiday afternoon by
the nomination of John "\Vorth Kerni
oi Indian#, tor viae president, com
pleting" the tjekei on which Wmjaw ]
J. Bryan tu made the nominee for
president during tbe early hours of
FritVfcy morning. The nomination of
Kern was made by acclamation amid
?wary m the tide of sentiment had I
sot irresistibly toward t Uo Indiana
statesman, State after Stat? regis
teriiifl their votes in his favor and all
other candidates withdrawing 'befort
the universal demand for his nomi
nation.
Who Mr. Kern Is.
Mr. Kern was nominated by ac
clamat ion. lie is a {eating attorney
in bid State and a loyal Democrat
of tbe Bryan tvpe. Twice he ran for
Governor of his State and was each
time defeated. It is not believed by j
some of his fellow Indinnians that I
he will add strength to the national
? ieket. In appearance he is not mi- J
like Governor Hughes, of New York
If lie is u man of more than ordi
nary ability bis face does not show
it. But everybody is satisfied, for it
was mado known hero that Mr. Bry
an preferred Kern if he could not
Have (J ray. Tbe couteijt was one
sided and uninteresting.
What Bryan Says.
' Lincoln, Neb., Special. ? When the
news of bis nomination reached Mr.
Bryan he said : >
''The presidency is the highest 'of
ficial position in the world, and no
one occupying it enn afford to have
his views upon public questions bias
ed by personal ambilion. Recognis
ing his responsibility to (Jod and his
obligation to his countrymen, he
should enter noon the discharge of
his duties with singleness of pur
pose. Believing that; one can best
do this when he is not planning for
a second term, I announce now, as
I have on former occasions, that if
clected I shall not be a candidate for
-re-election."
Then Mr. Bryan added:
"This nomination is as pure a nomi
nation from the people as was cvei
made. If elected, my obligation will
be to the people. I appreciate the
honor the more because it came not
from one person or a few persons,
but from the rank and file of the
Democratic party acting freely and
without compulsion."
Gray Congratulates Bryan.
Wilmington, Del., Special.?- Upon
being informed of the nomination of
Mr. Bryan Juilpe (Jeoigc: Gray im
mediately sent the following tele
gram :
"Hon. William J. iBryan,
"Lincoln, Neb.
"Accept my licarty congratula
tions.
"GEORGE GRAY."
JOHN WORTH KERN?
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
Nearly 69 Years Old.
December, 20, 1S49 ? Born in
Alto, Howard county, Iml.
18C9 ? Graduated from Uni
versity of Michigan.
Reporter for the Supreme
1885-89 ? Reporter for the Su
preme Court of Indiana.
1892-6- ? State Senator.
1897-1901 ? City Attorney, In
dianapolis.
Defeated for Governor.
1904 ? Again defeted for Gov
ernor.
1905--? Received complimentary
vote f>f his party for United
States Senate.
Denver, Special. ? "Gentlemen, you
will have to excuse me, for I must go
HON. JOHN W. KERN.
and buy a present for my little boy.
I remember that this is his birthday."
With this pica, John Worth Kern,
Democratic nominee for Vice-Presi
dent, left an important conference of
Indiana party leaders here the other
day.
"Well, I reckon that is about the
only political confab John Kern ever
left until it was over," said one of
his fellow delegates, "and I don't
suppose there is a thing on earth that
could have dragged him away except
some duty or pleasure for his fam
ily," . ? ' *
."The plea of Mr. Kern for absent
ing himself, and the comment thereon
by his close personal and political
friends, well illustrates the two most
ftriking traits in the character of tfie
?sn whom the Democratic party has
obosen to be the running mate of
William Jennings Bryan. First of
%U, Mr. Kern lores his family. Next
he loves the twirl of polities, and
over in Indiana they tell you he
know* tlje game as he knows his
r There will be hundreds of tboua
ends of -voters asking:
"Who is this man f*om Indiana,
a man who never was in the halla of
Congress in an official capacity and
nffcr had anything to do with Wash
ington afEaira.exce#t a? Ibo rank and
Fllle of AwtHmn vMmm bare to do
" -
with themf Ju M? SUte he lia*>
never held any higher office than Su
preme Court, llow then, did it come
IliHt he should be singled out to he
the teem mate of the man frojjji Ne?
bra.-ka, singled out from the more*
of men, some of wider feme, who
were mentioned e? suitable for t ho
I'rjridency of the United States Sen
ate nnd as quite suitable to the Chief
Magistrate in case of accident t"
Probably the beet anewer in that
Mr. Kern in, heart, mind, muscle and
soul a Bryan Democrat, ami thut he
can come nearer carrying Indiana for
hiit party, in all political probability,
than any other man that conhV he
named. Every delegate frmn the
J loonier State will tell you that when
the long whiskers of Mr. Kern shake
with the fervency ??f his political
pleading from the rostrum, every los
ing atrand of them is i,aid to into
votes from softie when-,
Twice he has been the candidate
in Indiana for (io.vernor, and twice
he has polled more votes by 12,000
than any other, man on his ticket.
He failed of election in 1900 and
again in 1904. They were brilliant
failures that have become political
assets and thrust him to the fore as
"the first Democrat of Indiana."
With all his fine prowess as a
stump speaker and vote getter, how
ever, it is sale to say that Mr, Kern
would not have been chosen the nom
inee for the Vice-Presidency did not
ha fit the Bryan program and per
sonnel like the glove of the debutante.
Not in any sense is Mr. Kern to bt
considered a frequenter of clubs. His
social instincts do not run quite in
that channel, and yet he is credited
with being one of the best mixers and
cleverest tellers of stories in his
State. IIo has a keen sense of humor
and enjoys the sunny side 'of life as
much as anybody. In a circle of
friends he is nearly always conceded
the floor and given sway to lea<'< the
conversation. He is a member of the
University Club of Indianapolis.
Nobody has ever discovered that he
liritPAny lrobby: but politic*, or any
recreation but commingling with his
family and friends. He does not play
golf, go fishing or hunting or follow
any game but that which was pictur
esquely played here in Denver last
week. In that he is a shining light.
He loves his hw books and docu
ments on political economy. In them
he seeks the diversion which the links
or the quarry offers to others.
He u rugged neither in stature nor
in health, but when it comes to cam
paigning he <an "make" more towns
and delieveidt as many speeches in a
day as the best i L' them.
John W. Kern was born December
20, 1849, in Ilowari'i county, Indiana.
His father, I). Jacob \Y. Kern, \Vas a
Virginian, who removed to Shelby
county, Indiana, in 1S30, and ilved
there until 184(3, when he moved into
the new Northern country, w
Mrs. Kern Sorry. ^ '
Indianapolis, Speeinl. ? Mrs. Kern
wife of the nominee for* Vice-Presi
, dent; was notified of the nomination
of her husband at Denver. She was
at her home, 1830 North Pensylvania
street, with the children. "I had hop
ed," said she, "you would give mo
the pood news that Mr. Kern had not
been nominated. I, of course, appre
ciate the honor conferred upon Mr.
Kern, but I cannot understand what
conditions at Denver have arisen that
i woultV cause him to accept tho nomi
nation. Mr. Kern has injured hi*
health in past campaigns by his ac
tivity and it means vastly more to
me than any political honors. I am
sincerely sorry, although I suppose I
should not *a.v so."
Kern's Sister Sells Produce.
Roanoke, Va., Special. ? Mrs. Sallie
Engle, only sister of John W. Kern
of Indiana, Democratic candidate for
Vice President, when she oame to
I.Roanoke market with a load of pro
duce from her farm near this city.
i"I have been trying to get John to
quit politics," said Mrs. Engle. "and
the last letter I wrote him I again
asked him to get out of it. His re
ply, whioh was received but recently
said: 11 Don't be uneasy, there are no
bees buzsing in my bonnet."
Mrs. Engle and Mr. Kern now own
the old Kern homestead in C&rvln'i
Cove, near Roanoke, and the candi
date's father is buried there.
Each Defeated Twice.
Denver, Special. ? The ticket is
I completed. Bryan has twice been de
feated for the Presidencv. Mr. Kern
has twice been defeated for Gover
nor of Indiana. In two formet nat
ional conventions Mr. Kern has been
considered as a candidate for the
Vice-Presidency, but -failed of the
nomination. He is a close personal
friend and a supporter of Bryan, has
been steadfast in the convention to
Bryanism through all political ad
versity,
Happy at Kern's Home.
Indianapolis, Special. ? The nomi
nation of Bryan was not received
with any evidence of enthusiasm here
and in this respect it was identical^
with the nomination of Taft, but
when it was followed by the selection
of Kern for Vice-President there was
evidenoe* of generous enthusiasm on
the part of the Democrats, and notice
able disappointment on the part of
Republicans. It was generally con
ceded that Kern's selection would
act as an inspiration to the party In
this State, and as it is conceded that
Indiana will ha one of the battle
ground State# this year, the Dano
crats ware bouyant and tho Republi
cans correspondingly depressed . .
?Married men of Belgium have two
rot** and the single ooa but one.
>rte*ts and some other Drivlleged per
?ova have three*
CMDIM1IS 111 VWIUE
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN PARTY
AT YO&KV1LLE YESTERDAY.
Chief Interest In Meeting Seems to
Have Centered in the Crow Tire
Between Mayor Rbett and Mr.
Grace, the Former Allege* that
he Had Been Approached with a
Proposition that if be Would Sup
port a Certain Candidate for
Sheriff of Charleston Graca Would
not Bnter Senatorial Race.
Yorkvillc, Specinl. The Senatorial
candidates spoke to h representative
audience of about three hundred vot
ers in i)ie Court House here. County
? hairman Wilson . presided.' 1
The only incident of special mo
ment was an attack on Mayor Khett
by John 1*. (lra<w and it is generally
conceded that the onslaught wns in
effective.
Metis i8, Evans, Smith, Johnstone
and CI rave devoted mueh of their
time to criticisms of Mr. Ithett and
his platform, and this was conitruei1
by many of the auditors to mean that
they believed him to be the man in
their way.
Thu first speaker was Hon. O. ]i.
Martin who devoted himself to the
subjects heretofore discussed by him.
Mr. H. (}. Hlietl was next, intro
duced. lie. outlined ,his platform a*
to the needed changes in the financial
system of the country and the need
of such legislation as would correct the
evil of (Yiscrimination in freight ratc8
between different sections of the
country, and made clear the fact that
be "was opposed to so hampering the
roads that they would not be able to
properly maintain their tracks, roll
ing stock, pay their employes ade
quate wages and the s!oc,khold?r<
reasonable dividends- oil "tln'ir inrewt?
mcnts. * In conclusion he asserted
that lie was a life long Democrat and
said that while this fact was fn!l\
recognized in his home town, a party
from there, who was posing as n
candidate for the same office a* him
self, would follow him and attempt
to impugn his Democracy, lie stnted
that the only charge the party would
make against him. that was true wns
thai be did not vote for President
in the general election in 1S06. but
did vote for Bryan in 1000 and for,
Parker in 1004. Mr. Khett stated
I" that after lie had announced as n
camVdate for the Senate he was ap
proached by a party in Charleston
who evidently sp.'tka with authority
and assured that if he would support
a certain candidate for sheriff that
Mr. CJrace would not be a candidate
for the Senate, and that otherwise
he would, and that he refused to
enter into the conspiracy.
Mr. E. I). Smith followed Mi
Hhett. He iV voted most of his time
to reiterating his well-known plan
for throttling Wall street gamblers
and securing for the down-trodden,
starved, naked and ignorant cotton
raisers of the South their share of
the necessaries, comforts and luxu
ries of life, evidently oblivious of
the fact thnt the people of Yorjt
county, where the farmers tire the
most prosperous class, were utterly
unable to appreciate the conditions so
eloquently set forth,
Mr. John Gary Evans followed and
devoted his time to an attack on the
financial system outlined by Mr.
Rhett an<< also to the need of revising
the tariff.
Mr. J, P. Grace was next intro
duced. He spent his thirty minutw
In an attack on Mr. Rhett, seeking
to impress the audience with the iden
that Hliett's entire career was on?
of treachery to the State, to Charles
ton ' and the Democratic party. He
sought to engage Mr. Rhett In a col
loquy, but that gentleman stated thai
after Grace had finished he would
havjo a few word* to say in reply.
When Grace closed ho rcoeivod little
applause.
Mr. Rhett arose at hit seat and
stated in a few words that absolute*
ly every chaige Grace liftdi made in
his attompt to wash Charleston dirty
linen before a York county audience
was false, except that be . had no?
voted in the general election for
President in 1896. This was follow
ed by long and general applause,, and
when it had lulled Grace attempted
to say something. The applause wp.e
renewed, and for s<*Veral minutes hf
stood and attempted to speak, an<'< it
was not until the chairman npnealed
to the audience that lie was allowed
to gay anything, and then his state
ment fell on apparently deaf ears.
Col. George Johnstone was thf
next speaker, and by reason of hi?,
well known abilitv as a blender oi
I wit and sarcasm he had the audience
in a good humor. He devoted somt
time to criticising Mr. Rhett an ft then
.took up "Smithy" and kept th<
audience convulsed for a time witb
his recital of the dire ealamity that
awaited tho cotton raisers of tlx
South in case the people should b?
10 foolish a# to "?!*et the mail whe
had accomplished ao much single
handed in to short & time, not onlj
for Soutlj Carolina, but for the
whole United States in forcing Eu
rope to pay for Attos what it was
worth,
Mr. TV. W. Lumpkin wag the last
of tho Senatorial candidate^ to speafc
and eonrtned his romarka to eubjeot*
on which he has dwelt at previous
meetings.
In the afternoon tpeeehes wen
made by Messrs. Finlejr, Butler and
Pollock, candidate* for Coftfriett
I from this diatrict ^ _ -
MURUfRtD IN BED
horrible Tragedy At home of
North Carolina Merchant
SHOT DEAD WITH HIS OWN GUN
Two White Men Enter Home of Mr.
John M Morris in semh of Money
. .and When He Awakes Shoots Him
With His Own Oun.
Monroe, N. (\, Special. ? Two un
known white , one <? ln<l in I In*
garb of a woman, entered the home
of M.'-. John M. Moma, u well known
farmer-merchant of the county liv
ing two miles en*t of Wellington
Academy, at il o'eloek Saturday
morning to hurgnlari/.e it; Mr. Mor
ris wn? awakened by the intru^cru
an ? ahot dead in hi* bed by them,
his own gun being used, and the bur
glars made good their escape al'tei
securing a kuuiII amount of money
fiom the homo and ntore of the mur
dered man.
The explosion of I lie ^ru ti awakened
Mrs. Morris, who watt sleeping with i
< |)H?1 in another bed, und she found I
the hcd on which her husband lay on
Are. This she 'brew on the! floor and
extinguished tin ? saved the house
from being burned. Hy the light of
the (lames t>bc recognised the two
assassin* as white men, one of (hem
wen ring a dress, supposedly as a dls^
fcuiv.
Coroner S> |;e;j empaneled a jury
and- held an inquest, examining a!>?;'it
lifty witnesses. The verdict of the
jury was thai M" Morris eame jto hi^
death at the hands of unknown pnr? ?
sons. Two while men of the n e i p I ; - '
borhood, however, are suspected of
the bloody crime tnd the officers ar^
now searching for them. These s:t?
poets tol.', (ruties l )mt they were ^
injj away, saying to roinr that they
were leaving foFTT ptrnic in "Htnn4t~v
county and to others that they were]
coming to Monroe, and it may be j
that these are the burglar-assassins.
The heme of Mr. Mortis is located
in tile same building in which lie nm
dueted a store, and robbery was what
led to the brutal murder. When tlie
burglars entered the sleeping room
they found Mr. Morris' gun in a
rack on the wall and when be awoke
shot him with it before he con Id I
move. The assassin was standing i
within a few feet of the bed and the
(V.iichnrge '*of the gun .set the bed
clothes nflr'e. The load cnleredi tlio
dead man's side just below the ribs,
tearing a great hole through tlio
body. Death was almost i instantan
eous. The gun used with such deadly
efTeet was carried off by the burglars
when they fled.
Mrs. Morris, bereft of her husband
in a moment and without warnintr.
and with no protection left her, not
even a pistol, and with two assisnins
just leaving the house, was jerritied
beyond bounds, hut her self-possess
ion did not leave her, and with the
child clinging to her side in fright,
and not understanding the eatastro
phe, she went outside and gave the
-alarm.
It was a weird si^ht which met (lie
gaze of the (list hurrying men who
eame to the rescue. The dead man
lay half way across the bed where he
had been peacefully sleeping only n
few minutes before. The burned be.',
olothing told another part of the
story, and an open door in Ilia house
where the two men, who were seen by
Mrs. Morris escrping (old the r?
mainder of the story.
Men with lanterns, and armed for
an emergency, sought about the house
and store for traces of the burglars
and assassin, and scoured the neaihv
?ection$ but without avail. The
burglars had aucccsafiillv eluded de
tection anc'/ were doubtless making
their hasty retreat from the scene of
the orime when the scachcru arrived
on the scene.
About $25, which Mr. Morris wa*
known to have in his possession at
the time, was missing when, in th*
early gray of the day, friends of
tho stricken woman, who hud cotnc
to her aid, instituted a more system
atio search than could be made in tho
darkness of the right. Out in the
back yard of the dwelling which was
a store, with rooms br.ilt to the side
for the family, was found the pant?
of the dead man with \Y~ pockcts
rifled. Mr. Morris han about $12 on
his person when he closed his store
Raah Deed of Insane Wife.
Winston-Salem, N. (\, Special. ? In
a flt of insanity Mrs. Thomas V.
Pfaff, of 922 Aca^.-rny street, Salem,
attempted to take the life of her hus
band by striking him a terrific blow
on the side of the head with an axe
while he lay aslep about S o'clock
8unday morning, and afterwards
tried to commit suicide bv jumping
into a well in the yard. She was on
the verge of making the desccnt to
the bottom of the well and eternity
when Mr. Pfaff. who hafl partially re
covered from tbe effctt of the blow,
arrived.
Telegraphic Briefs.
President Roosevelt, in an official
statement^ exonerates Tafi from re
sponsibility as to tho kbaip contract.
Indepdcot telephone, copjpaoi;* arc
preparing for a big flgbt against the
Bell monopoly.
It is said that the Baileys took
mora than $206,000 in gold out on
tbe steamer Goldsboro.
^JFVank ^J. Gonld^ ^and^ ^is ^ift^ara
'Patmeito , ,A f fairs
The Newt of South Carotin* in Condensed form
lh? Bouth Carolina Launched.
Uu last Sut ur iay the battleahip
Fundi Carolina wa# launched in the
presence of (iovernor Anacl ami a
party of other distinguished South
Carolinian*, The special account
furnished t !>?? Charleston News and
(Yuiier say* :
No in? re perfect launching ever
look place on the Delaware than that
?f the battle ship Sooth Carolina,
which slid ?>|T the ways at Crainp'tf
Ship Yard Saturday, after one bun
dled and forty-two mi'U had Immmer
??('. for half an hour at the wedge* of
tin? big .ship's cradle' and the shoe or
ndtf had been hawed to release her.
When the supreme moment came,
just iih 'bore was the flr?t percept able
movement of the great hull, Miss
Frederika Calvert Ansel, daughter of
the (iovernor of South Carolina,
bioko a bottle of champagne over
the formidable ram extension of the
Leviathan's bow. "I chriateii thee
South Carolina," the charming young
woman said in a voice of unmistak
able emotion, slightly suggestive of
excitement, a* she literally crashed
the bottle against the prow. Wine
splashed nil over Miss Anael 'a dai.ity
luce gown and a few drops also stain
edHier father's broadcloth frock coat.
Hut it was a glorious occasion for
the (Iovernor ami his daughter, and
they laughed heartily about the in
cident afterward.
A Hit the Inunching 1,000 persons
sat down l<> a banquet in the mold
loft, ft big building in the yard.
Governor Ansel in responding to. his
toast, "Sonth Carolina," said:
? "South Carolina '? yepmnnry will
ever hp prcn-l of the name given the
nhip we have l.mncTicd to-day' South'
("uioliiiH is proud of the ship, the
most ihagniflccnt boat in the navy,
j*id wishes for her long un<l honor
able service."
^Inkn a great big boy who fees a
shijji lor I lie tirst time in his life,
Governor Ansel lot forth a mighty
yvll when 1 ho South Carolina became
endued with life. Miss Ansel, too.
i'ushed with pride in the deligtful
role she had ployed, ? 4 need about
gleefully in the restricted apace she
occupied and cheered as lustily as
her Vocal powers would permit. Mi's.
Ansel, her mother, and all the South j
Carolinians, together with Governor
Stuart, Senator Knox, Governor Lea,
of DeJjiware; Mayor Heyburn, Ad
miral Pendlfeton and other notable
who formed the launching party
joined in the chorus of demonstra
tion, and 12,000 men, women and
children stationed at points of van
tage (rok up tire triumphant cry.
Fa< tori< ?, tug boats and yachts
screeched o deafening greeting from
their xteam whistles an the battle
chip slowly and gracefully glided in
to her new element. But the most re
markable weleomc wan that given the j
ship by the great crowd of people
wl :<> had been invited to witness the
event. It was a holiday at the yard,
and the employees ' staiu't on the
south side of the South Carolina was
packed with humanity. Out on near
by piers crowds ah-o stood. They had
waited more than an hour in the blist
ering hot sun to ?ec the navy's mag
nificent craft, another triumph for
the .Cramp Company, take her maid
en dip, and it was pent up enthusi
asm that they emitted when the de
sired moment arrived. A great roar,
swelling and ' swelling in volume,
went up from those 12,000 throats
Hats, handkerchiefs am'/ parabola
were waved in the air and combined
to form a marvellously nntimated
picture.
On {)??- launching stand where
hundred# of persons had also been .
sweltering, tho eoene wps ulio pictur
esque
Spartanburg Pottoffloo Allowed N?w
Clsrk.
Spartanburg, Special. ? Ths Spar*
tnnburg pott ollicQ has been allowed
an additional clerk and Marvin CaUV
well, the first substitute, lift* been ap
pointed to fill the clerkship. The ad
ditional clerkship was allowed by the j
department at Washington because
of the increased business at the post
oftico here.
New OH Mill Organizes.
(iafiney, Spccial. ? The Cherokee
Oil Mill Company organized by the
election of officers as follows: Direc- j
tors, II. ('. Srraatt, T. W. Little, T. i
(i. McCraw, T. Wilkin*, J. L.-I
Walker, and J. T. Clary. R. C- Sar
ratt was electcd president and treas
urer, and T. G. McCraw vico presi
dent. The company has purchascu a
lot in the western part o i the city and
will at onco crect a building. The
machinery but alto been purchased,
pud it is tho purpose of th ?company
to be ready to work this nuon'i
crop. Tho powttr will b? obtained
frorp Oaston Shoals. ...
Od
laje Resifns.
Columbia, Bpcoial.? Dr. Jaroes A..
B.! Schcrer, prc*id?it of Newberry
College, *t dewberry, 8. C., handed
in bit resignation to the board of
trnatoea of that institution to take
cffcet Oetobor let. Dr. Soberer leave*
Newberry to beeope president of
T^Oop Institute, at Pasadena, Cal.
Ha is regarded as one of the moat
"Now, now, there ?>he goes. Ah I
Hurrah ! "
80 the shout began, ?
"Strike," said Char l?w T. Taylor,
secretary of the Cramp Company, to
Miss Ansel.
Miss Ansel struck.
When the christening net had been
performed there was nothing but ?
muMM of Hinder* iu the gold lace cm*
1 1 which incased the bottle.
"That wap u christening indeeA"
said Henry 8. drove, president of
the company to Miss Anael. "I con-*
gratulute you,"* and Mr. Grove gave
the youug woman a big bouquat of
American Beauty roses. Hor face
beamed with pleasure and gratitude
hk *he expressed her thanks.
"Permit me also to congratulate
you," (lovernor Stuart gallantly said.
Governor Ansel* and Mrs. Anael
lovingly kitised their (Vughter.
"Wasn't it jolly thought" Miss
Ansel asked her friends. "I ntvec
saw 0 launching before and I confess
it is a wonderful tfiing. What 4r%
momont that is when the majestic
vessel, at first booking like a mass of
<* ad metal, takes on such life and
moves out into the water."
At the Banquet.
After the launching Mr .Grove en-*
sorted Mis# Ansel to the banquet hall.
There the petite Southern girl was at
once made the center o fad miration.
Hundreds of women, and men, too*
were not slow in heaping compli
ment h upon her.
"I suppose," she laughingly said, ,
"you want me to make a speech, but
you must excuse me. Papa will speak v
for South Carolina and for me."
' Toasts were drunk standing to jtL?J
Prrstdettf,- whf> hml h pph jjQjQfaSd i
the United States; to Soiith Carolina
and to the Cramp Company. Mr.
Grove presided O11 his right sat :
Miss Ansel, on liis left Governor An
sel. (Jeo. S.' Graham Bpoke for th*
('ramps. Ho said the United States
must he careful to build up a mer
chant marine as its policy is to builtl
tip a great navy. Governor Anael
was most happy in his remarks. H?
spoke in admiration of the Cramp*
and declared that with a navy of.
1 such ships as the South Carolinn
' there was little doubt that peace
would be maintained as far as this
country is concerned, but that if it
came to a "brush" the vessel named
tifter his Stato would give a good
account of herself.
Will Foster to Have a New Trial in
Spartanburg Court.
Spartanburg, Special. ? The Court -
of Common Pleas convened last week
with .Judge D. E. Hydride presiding.
After his charge to the grand jury
as to the dignity and eacredness of
the office. which he characterized an
tlie foundation of the department of r.
justice, a motion wait made by Nich
olls & Rogers for a new trial in the
case of the State vs. Will Foster,
who was convicted several months
ago on the charge of murder, killing
John Young, a white man, several ,
months ago. The defendant was con
victed on crcurmtantial evidence and
the ca.se was carried to the Supreme
Court. The higher court sent it back
to the Circuit Court to hear motion
for a new trial, which was granted
by Judge Hydilck, though it is not
known whether the case will be tried
at the present term.
Woman Burt by Trolley.
Spartanburg, Special.? Miss Fan
nie Under wa* painfully injured Sat*
urday at Clifton while driving acrpK* ?
the trolley tracks. The buggy was
struck by a car, the young jady be
ing thrown ~uut ft!Hl her coMar-be*# ?
broken. The horse Jjadly iq?
jure() that it b?4 to be ihot.
Negress Held for Poisoning Well.
Spartanburg Special.? -Bailie Rob-,
nrtflon, colored, hea been arrested on
the charge of throwing poison -into
I George Austin's well at Reidsville.
The wall it used by Austin and bis
| family for drinking. The woman is
said to be a conjurer. When wrest
led she bad her conjurer bag, full of
such articles as are used by women
j who believe in hoodoo.
Lee Will Bo Tried Again.
Chester, Special. ? Judge Onge, at- ? -.1
ter heariug several ^witnesses in be
half of Gas Lee, eolored, who wn*
asking for a new trial on the ground
of newly discovered evidence, grant*
cd tho motion, Lee's case has become
somewhat noted from the persistent
and at lastsueceiBful efforts of hit at*
tovuey, Mr. W. H. NewbohV to hav$
tho caso reopened. There will be a
special session ot court in a few days
to dispose of tbo ease, Lee was to
bare been hanged next Friday. ^
Andersen Shipping Peachef.
Anderson, Special. ? The first ca*
of Auder sou-grown peaches ever ship
ped to northers markets was shipped
to New Vork Saturday. Several oth
er ears will bo shipped next week.,^
More than seventy thousand :tr ait '
bearing peach trees near Anderson
ara bearing fruit thia year for tha
first time. They are Elbertas *u4,
?r? Wringing ttucy pricM.
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