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ROOSEVELT MEN HAVE DEDICATED THEIR NEW PARTY PARTY JUST BORN HAS BEEN DEDICATED? BANDANNA KER. CHIEF THE BATTUE FLAG. . , . . . ? "NO FLASH IN THE PAN," SAY ROOSEVELT LEADERS! . . . There Were Five Hundred Men Pres ent When the New party Was Formally Launched. Chicago. ? The "Pro#reanlve'' party junt born wan dedicated. In the preHence of perhppu 5u0 men, Home of them recognized 1'aderH of the movement, otherH merely onlooker*), the flrnt formal step wuh tak?'i?. Oov. . COLONEL ROOSEVELT NAMED BY PROGRESSIVES. Hiram Johnson of California was em powered to appoint u committee ot seven membera to confer witn Colo nel Roosevelt and formulate a plan of action. "Here is the birth of a new party," ?ald Governor Johnson when thin was done. "The movement in going steadily ahead," said .lames R, Garfield of Ohio. "Those who think this is a flash in the pan are mistaken." With Formidable Equipment. In the opinion of the leaders the new party enters the field with a for mldable equipment. These leaders, however, said that as to the men who took a conspicuous pa:t in the campaign for Colonel Roosevelt's nomination, each must speak for him self. The attitude of Governor Hadley of Missouri was the chief point of dis cussion along this line. The govern or left town without waiting to de clare himself. No definite idea of the plan to t>e followed could he obtained, and it was said several weeks may elapse before the program is decided upon. Gov ernor Johnson, in the meantime, will act as field marshal, and in co-opera tion with Colonel Roosevelt, will de cide upon the membership of the com inittee of seven and guide the pre limlnary work of organization. Roosevelt Men Confer. Colonel Roosevelt will go to Oys ter Hay. and Governor Johnson for California, but they will keep in com munication with each other. The meeting was held In the head quarters of the national Roosevelt committee under the direction of the most prominent Roosevelt supporters who had not left town. Seated at a table with Governor Johnson were Mr. Garfield. Gilford Pinchot, Govern or Stubbs of Kansas; Medlll McCor mick of Chicago and Senator Clapp of Minnesota Scattered through the hall were a large number of Roosevelt delegates to the Republican national conven tion. as well as some of the "steam roller'" delegates to whom seats were ? refused. It was impossible to ascer tain how large a proportion of the full Roosevelt strength at the con vention was represented, although it was said that nearly every state which sent Roosevelt delegates to Chicago had Its share of, the men there. The "Roosevelt Battle Flag." The bandanna handkerchief was adopted as the "Roosevelt battle flag." Most of the delegates wore flaming bandannas tied around their arms and others were distributed by the hun dreds to the crowd. The bandanna, it was explained, stands for the plain people who ordinarily use them. "We're all 0 plain people here and this is a movement of the plain peo ple," said .one of the delegates. "Colonel Roosevelt gave his sanc tion to the "battle flag" by appear ing with one in his hand which he waved to the crowd on the- street. His daughter, Mrs. Longworth, wore a tandfenria on her bat. 3, Jn accepting tbe nomination at foJmatiou of ibe new party, Thecqore Rooaevell hurled his hat into a n?w ring, in a characteristic an J ringing *pe?-< h 1|h said: "tientl^nlen: I thank you for your nomination, and in you 1 recognize the lawfully elected delegate* to the Republican convention, who represent the overwhelming majority of the vot er* who took part in the Republican primaries prior to tfco convention and who represent the withe* of th? ma Jority of the lawfully elected mem her* of tbe convention, i accept the nomination nubject to to but one con dition : "Thin has now become a contest, which cannot he Mettled merely along the old party line*. The principle* that are at srake <irty igff r/#(/a<i and an deep an the foundation* of our democracy lt?elf. They art? In no m n*o sectional. They ahould appeal to all honest citizen*, Hast and \Ve*t, Noith and South; they should appeal to all riKht thinking men, whether Republican* or Democrat*, without regard to their prevlou* party affili ation*. Time for New Party. "I feel that the time ha* conVe when not only all men who believe in pro gre*K|ve principle*, but all men who believe in those elementary maxim* of public and private morality, which tniiBt underly all forms of BucceBBful free government, ahould Join in on<> .moyement. Therefore, I ask you to ko to your several borne*, to find out the sentiment of the people at home, and then again to come together, 1 suggest by ma*B convention, to nomi nate for the prOsldency a progressive candidate on a progressive platform, a candidate, and a platform that will enable ub to appeal to Northerner and Southerner, Easterner and Westerner, 'Republican and Democrat ulike, in the name of our common American cltl /.tnship. If you wish to make the light, i will mako it even if only one ? ttbould support me. The only condition .1 impose is that you shall feel entirely free to substitute any other man and in such case 1 will give him my heartiest Bupport. "Wherever, in any Btate, the Re publican party in true to the princl pies of its founders and is genuinely tiie party of Justice and progress, I ex pect to. Bee if come bodily, into the new movement, for the convention that has just set in this city is in no proper sense, of the word a Republi can convention at all. Purpose of Bosses. "it does not represent the masse* of the Republican party. It has serv ed the purpose only of a group of sin ister political bosses, many of whom have used the party merely as an adjunct to money-making, either for themselves or for the great crooked financial interests which tliey serve. "The bosses who stole enough del (gates to enable them to dominate this convention, have no kinship of soul or spirit with t tie men who started the Republican party on its career as an ajrent of liberty and Jus tice You, my friends, are '.lie heirs HE NOMINATED ROOSEVELT. William A. Prendergast is comptrol ler of New York city. in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln when he refused to longed be bound by the shackles of the past and faced the new issues in the new spirit that the time demanded. "Hut we are more fortunate in one respect than our predecessors, for we who now stand for the progressive cause, the progressive movement, have done forever with all soctionaP Ism, and we make our appeal equally to the sons of the men who fought under <Jrant and to the sons of the men who fought under Lee, for the cause we champion Is as emphatically the cause of the South as it is the cause of the North. "I do not know whether our coun try m en fully realize the gravity of the crisis which we face. There is no use in holding primary elections if Sherman Feels Greatly Honored. T'tlca, X. Y. ? Vice President James 3. Sherman at his home In this city, made the folowing statement when apprised of his renominatlon : "I am not unmindful of the honor conferred by the nomination of the Republican national convention aR the party's can elate its full significance, one must elate its ful Isignlllcance, one must remember that not for three-quarters of a century has a renominatlon been accorded to any one for this of flea." we permit a umall group of uuacrupu lou h politicians, some of whom ar ? eeitainly acting lu the interests o I big, crooked business, to exercise tbe veto power over these primaries and elections by upsetting tbe results ui their own pleasure. 'Tbe convention which close* \m creditable career in Chieago rep re sent* a negligible minimum o I the rank and ftle of tbe Republican par ty. Hut what it b&* done und what it baa provided for the future offer material for very serious considers tion. Fraudulent Delegates. "The old national committee, cho* en by the pollticiana four years a>so. made up a temporary roll includiiiK some 90 fraudulent delegates, who had not be?tn elected by the people, and thereby they controlled a major ity of the convention. This fraudu lent temporary roll in turn chose a fraudulent credentials committee, and all the fraudulent delegates, voting on one another's cases, thereby made up permanent rol!, which constituted the fraudulent convention. "Then thia fraudulent convention chooses a inw and not less fraudu dlent national committee. Now, gen tlemen, there are those who ask us to stay in the party, which has Juat fraudulently nominated for ?hn preni dency a man who inspired and profit ed by the fraud. r/if TEL?C/?APV ROOM Getting the News to the Country. "They ask iih to submit to Infam> in the present on the ground ihat perhaps we may be able to prevent such infamy in the future. "They Heem to forget that the circle has been completed and that this fraudulent convention has provided in its fraudulently chosen national committee a means whereby they can hope once again, four years hence and with like impunity to overthrow the will of the majority of the voters at the primareis. Fraudulent, Fraudulent. "The national committee, over whose selection and retention in of fice the voters have no control what ever, makes up. the fraudulent tem porary roll call which controls the convention. The national convention, thus fraudulently made up, names an other national committee; ad the new national committee constituted by the same element that constituted the old one, has already shown by its ac tions that it can be trusted four years hence to repeat the misbehavior of the old one. "The vicious circle must be broken. The powerful crook, political bosses, hate and ought to have' no feeling but contempt for the honest man who subniits to their violent and unscrup ulous dishonesty. "If we permit a fraud of this kind to triumph, we do a shameful thing and show either that we are faint at heart or dull of conscience. "As for the principles for which I stand. 1 have set them forth fully In the many speeches I have made dur ing the last four months while mak ing an active contest for the nomina tion. which I won. and out of which I have been cheated. Principles of People. "Fundamentally, these principles are, first, that the people have the right to rule themselves, and can do so better than any outsiders can rule them, and, second, that it is their duty so to rule in a spirit of justice toward every man and every woman without our borders, and to use the government, so far as possible, as an Instrument for obtaining not merely political but industrial justice. We stand for honesty and fair play. "We practically apply the command ment, 'Thou shalt not steal.' I hold that we are performing a high duty in inaugurating this movement, for the permanent success of the practice such as has obtained in the fraudu lent convention that has just closed its doors sitting would mean the downfall of this republic;; and we are pei forming the most patriotic of duties when we set our faces like flint against such wrong." "Thou Shalt Not Steal." "1 am in this fight for certain prin ciples and the first and most import ant of these goes back to Slnal and is embodied in the commandment, "Thou shalt not steal.1' Thou shalt not steal a nomination; Thou shalt neither steal in politics nor In busi ness. Thou shalt not steal from tbe people the birthright of the people to rule themselves. T hold, in the lan guage of the Kentucky court of ap peals, that stealing is stealing. No people Is, wholly civilized where a dla? t taction Is 4rawn between stealing an office and starting a purse.' Jflfes m ON K YKAIt COIKHK To Young Men WI?o licnlir to l^'urii Fm nil. i uk. beginning nex i session, Cleruson Coll ege will, give an Intensive one year Agricultural Course to young farmers who d?;sir? to learn the Important, yet simple fundamental principles which underlie successful agriculture. This course will begin October 1 wt and dose June 1 st, and will be open to young' men eighteen years Old ami over. The course includes none of the usual academic branches such hh Mathematics, English, His tory, etc., but Is confined to a study of Vjjie principles of crop production, horticulture, animal husbandry, dai rying, etc. Agricultural Arithmetic Ami fcl'-upbi farm bookkeeping will be taught, and Instead of tne unuttl English branches, a simple course in parliamentary practice and public speaking will be given, sufficient to enable the student when he returns to his community ^o preside at. a public meeting or to hold a farmers' institute. . The purpose of the course is to take young men 18 >ears old or older, who know the practical side of farming yind make of them bet ter and more scientific farmers, and community leaders and builders as well. An elementary rural school educa tion will be required of those who apply for the course. Ability to read and write intelligently, and a fair knowledge of Arithmetic consti tute the requirements. The cost of the course, including fees, uniforms, board, lodging, heat, ligh tatul laun dry ,wlll be $117.50. Those who are able, will pay $ 40.00 additional for tuition. The Minis scholarship bill passed at the 1912 sCSK'on of the General Assembly provides for scholarships in the one year course as follows: one from each county and seven from the state at large. Each schol arshlp i? worfli $ 1 uu and free tul ? tion. The trusttees designate in each county the most representative organization of farmers. The Exec utive Committee of this organization on or before July 1st, recommends to the president of the College three or more young men over eighteen years old, who have done worthy ag rlcultural work during the preceedin year, or in any previous year. Thes young men are notified of the re commendations and go up for com petitive examination on July l-'th at the coounty court house. They stand their examinations along with regular four year scholarship appli cants, but the examination is differ ent and covers only the elementary common school branches. In any county where there is no organiza tion of farmers, the director of the Agricultural Department of Cleiuson College solicits opinions from repre sentative farmers of the county, and their recommendations are used as would he the recommendation of an Executive Committee. The seven state at large scholar ships are recommended in the same way, except by the Executive Com mittee of the most representative State organization of farmers. The youn man recommended for schol arships at large stand their examin ations at their county seats. The examination papers are pre pared and graded by the Clemson faculty and the award announced by the secretary of the State Board of E ducat ion. Only young men recommended will be allowed to compete for the one year agricultural scholarships. The Board of Trustees has desig nated the most, representative organ ization in the following counties: ? Abbeville, Anderson, Bamberg, Barn well, Berkeley, Calhoun, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Billon, Dorchester, Edge field, Fairfield, Florence, George town, Greenville Greenwood Hamp ton Horry Lancaster, Laurens, Lex ington, Marlboro, Marion, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickins, Rich land, Saluda, Sumter, Union an Wil liamsburg. In Charleston county, the S. C. ? Agricultural Society was selected, and in Aiken county, the Aiken Ag ricultural Club. In the following counties, there appeared to be no organization of any kind: Beaufort, Cherokee, Jas per, Kershaw. Lee, Spartanburg and York. For these counties the re commendations must be made to the Director of the Agricultural Depart ment, Prof J. N. Harper, of Clemson College. .As the time is short in which to make recommendations, it is ear nestly requested that in counties having an organization, that inter ested parties nive to the mem bers of the executive committee of the organization names of desirable applicants. In those counties hav ing no organization, farmers are re quested to write to Prof. Harper, giving names of worthy young men who would like to compete for the scholarships. Recommendations for the s even scholarships from the state-at-large should be sent to Mr. K. W. Dabbs, President of thet Farm ers' Union, u Mayesvllle, S. C. If the farmers' Union designated for any particular county is no long er active, names should be sent to Prof. Harper as in the case of coun ties having no organization. The co-operation of our agricutlur al people is earnestly requested in order to get the new law Into ef fect, and in order that no coounty shall miss the opportunity of getting its schoalrship. It 1s expected that in addition to the one year agricutlural scholar ships, at least fifty others will take | the one year course. Applicants for admission to this course may stand entrance examinations along with the scholarship applicants at the county seats, or at the college ill October. W. M. Riggs, Pres. Clemson Agricultural College. Solicitor W. Hampton Cobb was In Camden yesterday morning. The Solicitor 1s running unopposed for re-election this year, which is a great gratification to his many friends In Kershaw county. CLOTHING in order to reduce our stock of Men's and Boy's cloth ing, we will give the public an opportunity to buy the best clothes in Camden at a great sacrifice. We expect to move this department to the store room adjoining our Dry Goods department. Our aim is to move as little stock as possible. W e make this change on or about July 1st, and in order to reduce stock, we shall offer you until above date the following prices on good clothes. ? : ? ? ? ? During This Sale no Suits will be Charged or Taken on Approbation FIRST LOT Consists of Men's all wool Blue Serges and fancy suits, former prices $12.50 d*Q TA and $15.00, this lot we offer at. . SECOND LOT Consists of Men s all wool Blue Serges, Mohairs and fancies, fomer d*"| O CA prices $ 1 8 and $20, this lot . . . . *r * THIRD LOT Consists of Hart Schaffner & .Marx and' Michael Sterns & Co's. highest grade cloth es, from $22.50 to 25.00, this lot we offer you at $17.00 FOURTH LOT Consists of a few Hart Schaffner & Marx imported fabrics, former prices ^OA AH $30 to $35, this lot at. tP^V.VV FIFTH LOT Consists of Men's Odd Pants. There are too many prices to mention OA n-r ronl we offer reduction of * 1 Ci v SIXTH LOT Consists of all Boy's Clothing, we offer the entire line at reduction off Ot Dnr Pant former prices of LO ? tCUU 1 % Baruch-Nettles . ??