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.A ,> '% St,’4. % iSFX MZ' *>'■ 3Kf, ;■' * k’W^ O**? "w* b-tl - •• - >- - WtOUf of tbo icloak, Hi a la » Oaatarjr. ..., • <•.'', ^ following Is the second section -orjji open letter from Ex-Qovenor Obamberlaln, foraerlj of this to Mr. James Bryo* a member - r-$npm English Parliament We take Jnik letter Mm The Mews and Con War, to which paper it should hare been credited last week; query recurs what to do? Keg* $ I am quite prepared to my we mot avoid our put mistakes on statutes, or oonstltu- provisions, or Oonfotjefcnal «o- % ties, to bring on or bring back a bet 0 i/tftUU (A things. The svflstobe abated cannot be reached by legal methods or api^lanoea Who does not see bow Impotent, bow aggravating of our evils, have been all our emays at settling the problem or meliorating f<- ' the situation by the application from the outside—I mean outside the States or communities hi wblsh the • problem Is molt serious— of legal reme dies? The movement, under sucb treatment, has always been from bad to worse. And yet a recurrence to such means Is now called for and rec ommended by a few high authorities. One of the ablest, best-edited newspa pers I have ever known, a paper here tofore widely distinguished and widely induentlal by reason of Its reasonable, sane and conservative views on this , subjeot, Is now calling vigorously on the Government, and especially on the Bepublioan party, to take op the question u a political, partisan issue, *and particularly to -put in operation by Oongram wbat It regards u the power conferred by the fourteenth J constitutional amendment. In my dgmMnt, that way lie danger apd imytey, u they have lain in the pest. If 1 read aright, this country cannot be tadjmmnter again on that path. The immkW warning stand too , —^thicklyalong cmr history since 1866. As a party issue It cannot be made at tractive to the only political party * that might ba expected to regard it with favor. THBWK BOOSKV Kl.T CHUfJES. What then? I can perhaps best illustrate my view of a proper or hope fol polief, In this regard, by referring to certain well known sots of Presi dent Booeevelt in dealing with this problem. Throe of his conspicuous acts, related to the negro problem of , our Sooth, are (1) the Booker Wash ington Incident, (2) the Orum appoint ment at Charleston, and the Indl- anola postoffloe affair. Of bis conduct lo each of them cases 1 thoroughly disapprove, and I will tell you why. 4 (!) TBS FIRST INCIDENT jQ was an infl ballon by the Presidcdt to Mr. Washington to lunch fit the White Boom, an Invitation which was accepted. I have already spoken of the feeling universal or nearly so, among the white people pf our South in the matter of. social equality. Whether the feeling ,1s! just or un- k lost, natural or factitious, well found ed or mere prejudice, 1 do not now ’ and hare stop to inquire. It exists. It merely Bkoomes intensified by every act of deflanqa of It; and it is quite beyong the roach of legal or political treatment. Uftder these conditions I say emphatically that It h unwise, a wanton and moat reckless “playing with fire,” to do any act In this rela- Aloa which conspicuously affronts tbe white people of our South. 1 care not , how clear may ba the right of a pri vate Individual to act In this matter according to his own will and choice: I care not if social relations, such as * were established betwen the President and Mr. Washington, are approved at the North—as they are not except to a very small extent—a sense of duty, propriety, And official decorum should * Hava restrained the President fiom giving the Invitation. Mr. Washing- seams to me quite guiltless of _ Ue could not be expected to Ihe President’s invitation, though I am glad to add that I be lieve Mr. Washington has, In his own 4 relations and conduct, always rooog- * X _ nixed the feeling of our Southern white people and has scrupulously de- | ferred to It. I shall not tall to add X .X" haA that probably no man appreciates the ability and groat service) of Mr. ;<•» Washington, his social and personal worth, more highly than I do; but ;; that tbe President failed of his duty, acted contrary to good judgment, or poadbly acted In mere wantooness of spirit—I prefer the former slteraa- * ttve—Is perfectly dear to me. Chris X ttan principle, the principle empha sised specially by tbe Apostle Paul, would have restrained- him from this sot, which simply resulted in grave and widespread Injury to Waablng- *• ton’s oauee and to Washington hlm- aalf; for he has lost to an appreciable degree tbe favor and confidence of the white people of tbe South, where bis labors lie and where his hope depend). Mr. Carnegie may pension him and Northern friends may applaud the President; but however magnifiemt it m*y be, It Is not war; It will bring nothing but injury to tbe work so auspiciously carried on up to that pofaetat Tuakagee. Does some one here ask me, Must we forbear to treat -Mr. Washington as bis merits entitle him tc be treated? Must we saorifioe our seoats of right and justice in such w,-' . 1* matters to the prejudices of the white llftof tbe South, I answer, Yes, If •re in an official position where and affect, the peo- ___ The President of the 1 States Jmftno right as a matter \ to affront A large sw tf be doei ... tents private , with ymiirs eaum the putting be immoral (2) rtn APFOtNTMENT 0* • negro, as collector of the port-of le an act of another ebar- aoter. In thia-osae the apologlxts i f the President can make no otalm.ii Is sometimes made lo tbe Booker Washington caw, that tht act was one of Impulse sod not of delibera tion; fer not only did the President once appoint Oram, bat after tbwap- polfitment bad fallen by adjournment of the Senate without confirmation be again ronewed the appointment, and when, for a second time, tbe Senate failed before ito adjournment tp con firm the appointment, he made an ad Interim appointment of Crum; and the Senate at Its last sesdon having for tbe third time failed to confirm tbe appointment be again appointed him an Interim; and thus he put and has kept him in the office which he has Since held and now bolds. Now who la Crum and what does bis appointment involve? I know the man and his family. Crum has had an education which barely qualifies him to practice medicine among his own race, no more. He does not rank specially high even there. HU per sonal character U good. Of business generally he knows nothing. Of mer cantile affairs he has no experience whatever. He cannot today keep a set of books of ordinary merchants 1 accounts, nor can be examine sucb ac count* or pass upon them. And wbat U tbe office of collector of a port such as Charleston? It In volvef contact constantly with, the leading buslnem men of tbe city, the doing of| important business at all times with importers of merchandise, the paving constantly on delicate and serious questions of mercantile law and practice; and In addition to all this, he should be one fit U meet for eign consul* and officers of our mer chant marine; and to appear on Im portant public and social occasions as the representative of the city and na tion. Does not every •' important Northern port of the Union claim and get such a man as it* collector of cus toms? Is not tbe proud old hUtoric City of Charleston entitlsd to sucb a collector, if sucb a one is to be found within ber borders? Does any one for a moment undertake to say that Crum U such a min? Why, then, ba) he been thrust Into the office over all protest) and objections, and in tbe faoa of non-oonfiimatlon by tbe Sen ate? There U but one possible an swer; be baa been appointed becautt, he U a negro. If he were a white man, no Piesldent or other appoint ing power would ever dream of put ting him into aby~ high official posi tion; least of all Into the office of col lector of the of the port of such a city and community as Charleston. Wbat has been the result? Precise ly wbat must have been known be- fore-hand—a great awakening of the negro race to old dreams and hope* of political advaobement and supremacy^ and chagrin, disgust and a keen sense of Injury on the part of tbe white peo ple of Charleston; a distinct disturb ance of and a putting far off the time when racial hatred and ill feeling shall be onjy known there as history. My discusdon does not require me to say or surmise wbat were President Rooee- jgltV motives in this transaction; but wia perfectly obvious that they could have been no other than the hope and determination to gain for himself the support of the negro raca of South Carolina, through tbetr delegates in the next National Republican Con vention, Id bis candidacy for our nom ination for our next President. His work has been effective in reaching ba should nave done was to set tton tbe legal remedial so provided by our Federal statutes the punishment of tboas who oauesd Cox to resign and fitondOtt bar office. Tbe Federal statute book la literally stuffed with provisions framed to meet and punish such offences. Let open our U. S. Revised Statutes and read, under the tltiemf “Grimes,” especially Sections 6,382 and 5,412, and 6,606 to 6,622. Is A that end, but what shall Impartial or fair minded men say of It except that It is Ignoble in Its motive) and disastrous in its effects? ' (3) TOE OTHER INCIDENT to be noticed is of all still another character. A negro woman, named Minnie Cox, had been for several years postmaster at tbe town of Indianola In tbe State of Mississippi, a town with a population of possibly 1,000. Last year a public meeting of com paratively a small part of the white people of this town demanded the re slgnatlon by this woman of ber office. The general view was and Is that she bad conducted her office well and had done nothing to warrant any com plaint against her. Under fears caused by the demonstration Mrs. Cox sen t ber resignation to the post-office department at Washington and fled to the town. It is certain that not more than 150 persons at most attended the meeting whice demanded Mrs. Cox’s resignation, or had any connection with It. Forthwith, without the least hesitation, in the plenitude of measureless confidence, tbe President proclaimed to the country that the resignation^ Mrs. Cox would not be allowed; that she would remain post master; and that the postofflee at In- dlanola would be closed and all mall addressed to Indianola would be sent to the town qf Greenville, thirty miles distant from Indianola. The post office at indianola was at once closed and remained closed for considerably more than a year. All the citizens and people of Indianola were for all this time deprived of postal facilities, and compelled at tbelr own expense to bring their mall from another town. I AM SOBRT TO BE OBLIGED to add that the President’s action in this case was greeted by salvos of ap proval from his party friends; and it must be further added that not a few who are not bis political supporters applauded bis action. So slow are men to look below the surface of things and see the eroence of subh con duct! So easy to it to palm off hum bug and claptrap, yea, and rank to- justice and cruelty, as honorable In dignation or spirited defence of right For what to the sroenoe of the Presi dent's action? It to that because a portion, comparatively a small por tion, of one anttro community seta Mly, the President may take It upon hut law, to W<1 m. i'Zij asm* A- - AAA and & tbkl biff monev the bad, he #inted She offered him Soeoto, aU sbe and be told her be would not hurt She fell back bdbnd the trunk. ■aid he then piled tbe bhdltS <?f Mr. Are Matts ty WtfUAms aadOasdto. NOTHING OT ALL THIS and Mrs. Hodgro ^TutoT^ Surod ^ ** "«»*«* — ker- sene on &em and then fired the focmally noUted of and formaUHno- hqpse. Ha mid: “Gentlemen this cepted hto nomination by the Demo cratic party for vice protodent of the United States. Tbe cere monies thbk place In the opanAir in the grounds of the Green Brier. White Sulphur suggested, or done, On tbe oontrary, wss thought of, or by the President. |H _ over all legeal remedies, re sort wss had at once to ui and ciptsn- dum and theatrical announoemeat of a ponrss that was without any legal la the last talk I will have and lam telling the truth.” He said Preacher Tolbeit and BUI Golden planned the crime and that Bandy Bell, WU1 Rainey and hto boy. Tom Neal, Big sanction and which punished tbe con fGh? Bell, Moees Parish^ apd^Alex; Springs bob# and wars marked by feaeedly Innocent equally with tbe gailty. EdmOnd Burks, you will re*, member, did not know how t* Indict a whole people; Theodore Rboeevelt, greater and wtoer than Burke, known how not only to Indict, but to try, whole or ' un dents! of any statement of fact herein made by me, or the controversion of any pcsltlon I have taken or any argu ment I have used. But 1 do say that my recollection dr reading does not furnish any parallel or example of such unwarranted, cruel, wanton dis regard of right and duty, on such an occasion, on the part of any other President in our long list. No Russian ukase was ever moreautooratldor u just I have already stated why I have called attention to theae acta and poH cles of Preeloent Roosevelt It 1s be cause Jt has seemed to me the AFTEST WAY IN WHICH TO SHOW what a really patriotic and wise policy would be, by exhibiting the unwise and unpatriotic course pursued by him. If a-policy diametrically ooun ter to bis policies and conduct, which I have rehearsed, had been pursued by him or were to be adopted now it would be the true policy. Instead of inviting nagroes to his table, tbereby flouting tbe feelings, opinions and deep convictions, of one whole section of onr country-rthe exact section, too, where our negro problem lies and where alone It must be worked out—let a policy of forbear ance from aggravating what some may conscientiously regard as s blind and bitter prejudice be adopted. Instead of appointing a negro, be cause be Is a negro, to high offloe for wblob he has no fitness, appoint no man because of his color, bat only be- cause of his worth and fitness, and If such a test should .rule out for the present all negroes, be it so. No barm or Injustice will be done to any by ex elusion for such causi, least of all to the negro. Instead of reokles)ly and lawlessly championing the cause of a negro postmaster by Inflicting grave injury on a whole community, confounding tbe innocent with tbe guilty, apply tbe law made for and suited to such offences as occurred at Indianola to the known offenders, thus punishing only tbe guilty while vindicating the strength pod majesty of the law in Hall were all Into it That Galnts told him Tolbert and Golden ring leadera and plannd the crime afid the lot fell on him to do the J>h, but If there was any money scoured he ■aver saw any of It” TWO KOBE N da ROES KILLED. Two negroes were killed about miles west of Statesbo o. Wedoesd night, a few miles apart, and two wounded. One of tbe dead men to Handy Bell, and tbe other names could not be learned. Two bullets were in one sod eleven buckshot In the other. Toe dead and wounded were found Thursday morning. A pool of blood and a bloody trail were near one corpse, but not con neoted with it. The cause be located. The two groes are Albert Roberts, dear seventy years (fid, who was shot In the leg, body and arm, and hit ion Raymon. eighteen years old, who was shot In tbe neck, arm and twice In tbe the leg. They are said by those who know them to be harmless, Industri ous negroes. A doctor bis attended them and pronounced their wounds painful, but not fatal. The old man and his boy were asleep in a bouse and were aroused by the shooting. After tbe attacking party left they crawled Into a field and remained un- wsrtssat.i INSOLENT AND JUBILANT. The appearance of tbe militia here made the negroes insolent and jubi lant In tbelr manner. Some negroes circulated tbe Impression that the governor w«s st tbelr back; thereon strued bis interference not only as Lr their protection, bat as an approval of the Hodges murder. A nrgr» on a wagon blocked t' road when he met A rural mall carrier and cursed him, tbe negro has disap peared. Recent events have materi ally changed tbe behavior of the ne groes, Those of shady reputation are leaving town. About twenty-five are said to have left Wedneeday w Every negro implicated in the Hodge tragedy is from another state. The native Bullock county- negroes, as s rule, are of a different strip}. All are learning an Important lesson. A negro barber at Claxton, twenty-five miles from there, was soundly thrashed Wednes day night for Insolent, defiant threats the presence of a people whotx> often against the whites on account of the burning there Tuesday. A number of negroes in that county have received the same treatment and it 1s said that others are to get it Thutsiay o'ght. Tbe citlxens are de termined to protect their families and. property. Tney will curb the ten dency of lawless negroes at * any cost. .It is not the intention of any one to molest tbe law-abiding or to harm those who stay in their places. simplicity lo every detail Mr. Davis was escorted to tbe flag draped platform at 1.30 o’olcek In tbe afternoon by Representative John LSharp Williams of Mississippi, who delivered Uft notification addren Invocation by the Bight Rev. Dr; W, vatt of the Episcopal dl oeie of' VlfSflan proceeded Mr. Williams’ took Mr. Davis JO minutes ipad hto ftosoml aodeptance but be faced tbts with »heart to heart k of Ukedomtloh to the several thousand frtondp and neighbors who were gathered under tbe trees as his audience. A reception and cotillion in honor of tbe nominee Were held Ity the hotel loathe evening, use could not Speotoi. trains began arriving at wounded ne- WbM* Sulphur last night. Several qatoe this morning and the last, s 15 ear special from Charleston, W. Va., delayed the ceremonies a half hoar, as Mr. Davis did not wish to disap point his friends en route by proceed ing without them. . <> Old fashioned “coaches and four” rolled in with steaming horses and merry passengers from nearby n sorts; farmers drove to “The White” with their families from many miles around and mountaineer made pilgrimages with saddle bags crammed with ra tions. White Sulphur has a population at ‘ TTnearly 1,000 guests—mostly the feminine elite of southern society. Tbeee, In thejr sum mer finery, together with tbe travel- stained visitors, made a most cosmop olitan gathering estimated 3,060 to 4,000 in numbers. As an enthusiastic demonstration “It did itself proud,” as Mr. Williams put It. itbatl wtiw trite me totter ■ Atlanta, Gte. Ml OF SOUTH ^CL.HMTOIM^ BOARD, ROOM-RENT and TUITION for OoUegiato Year |117.60. Next Session begins Sept. 22, 1904-11 jb ---g Fnr HutnlnornA nr information address For Catalogue or information address •ID.- 'M *• Osborne’s Business AUGUSTA tTWiTpr OR TUmON REPUNDED BOOK-KEEPING. SHORTHAND AND TELEGRAPHY - WRITE US. til day. The killing is not generally. regretted, but the wounding of the thU time of the year o Inoffensive negroes is deplored and It Is believed that they were mistaken for others. lectors, Lubricators, etc. 10,000 it. of good 1 ;n. second hand black pipa for sale. Write COLUMBIA SUPPLY 00., Columbia, 8. C. The machinery Supply house of the state. resort to violence to need tbe example otRPresident taking the law into his own hands and metlhg out vengeance on tbe guilty and innocent alike. I have now, to the best of my abili ty, presented what have seemed to me THE SALIENT FEATURES • of tba present pluses of our negro ptoJem. I submit my statement and views to you as a small oontrlbu- lioa to the stock of Information, and materials which yon never cease gathering, and of which yOur Ro manes lecture of 1902 was the out come up to that date. I bafe ad dressed my lucubrations to you be cause of my high respect for your at tainment* as a lifelong student of political, social and racial themes. You are of course aware tbft I have’ no authority for assuming that your views will agree with mine, bujb 1 feel sure you will believe me wbeA I say that I have here expressed mv pro found couvlctlons upon a topic of high moment to my countrymen and of great Interest to those of all lands wbo recognize tbe claim of ah men of all races to justice and fair dealing at the hands of tbelr fellow men. Wbat l have written is likewise tbe result of my most careful personal observa- tion aud my constant study for a period of but sltgbtly leu than forty years. IN CONCLUSION let me add that If 1 am appalled by the dangers and difficulties which W problem presents, I am by no mean) In despair. 1 believe our commpu Anglo-Saxon race is qualified and de stined to work the probhm out to a peaceful solution. No new devices or policies are needed, though no)trum8 without number «re proclaimed on many hands. Djportian, extrusion, segregation, all forms ef efforts to banish rather than meet and 90I ve the problem, are mere dreams never to be realized, and ought not to occupy the waking hours of intelligent minds. With the abatement and extinction through the action of the negroes themselves ;Qf the crime which first caused lynch lugs, only the old, tried, commonplace virtues are wanted on the part of the White race—a deep’y humane and Christy spirit; klndnefs of heart, manner aJI conduct; readi ness to yield and aMend all the ordi nary civil rights; helpfulness, to be shown in all practical and reasonable ways; Infinite and unfailing patience of spirit and of act. These virtues exhibited tyffards the negro race will do more, faro more, than schools or college*, more than ohorohee or mis sions, to roll back the tide of bitter* ness and violence which has risen so high la tbe last two yean, and will In due time bring peace and mutual re spect between two roost exmtly suit ed, under normal conditions, to be BEAR KILLED BT TRAIN. to Its The Animal Waa Knocked From a Railroad Trestle. A special dispatch to the* Atlanta Journal says on Wednesday morning tbe southbound Georgia Southern passenger train ran over wbat the engineer supposed to be a man at Sandy Run trestle, near Bonaire In Houston county. Engineer Yates left Macon several minutes late and aa his first stop is Uqad.Uls, 44 miles below Macon, be was running at a high rate of speed, when an object which he suppose to be a man stood erect and was knocked headlong on tbe ground several feet below. -— The train was stopped as quickly as possibly and a flagman was dispatebed to s’op the portn bound train, if It should come along before the man was reached and either carried to the ne.irest physician or otherwlro cared for. Tbe train was in charge of Cap tain Robert Flournoy and Train master Scott was in the sleeper. When the supposed man had been found the engineer blew for the flag man to return. The loud blowing of the Whistle and the train being still aroused Mr. Scott -from his slumbers and he eagerly asked Captain Flournoy why the train had stopped. Tbe negro porter was the flrstrWbo reach ed the supposed dead man and Ima gine his honor when he found Instead of a dead man a half-dead black bear weighing nearly three hundred pounds offering fight. Tbe bear died before day and the next train brought It to Bonaire where it was on exhibition from the depot platform all day. Engineer Yates, Conductor Flournoyand Train master Scat are all delighted at the killing of a bear Instead of a man, aa they first supposed.* Killed by Explosion. The boiler at the sawmill of J, F. Arnold, Ave miles from Senola, Ga,, exploded Wednesday afternoon killing foot persons and Injuring several others, bow many is not known. The dean: J. F. Arnold, owner of the mill; Boterd Arnold, Will Arnold, a unknown negro; negro. jyQj 1 -*■ ■ ’ .Tf . A PERFECT DAT. The day was a perfect one. Tbe sun shone throughout and the pare air of tbe mountaios stirred gently Into cool ing breezes. The upward slope of the lawn on all sides and the erection of & sounding board back of the stand made speech easy and tbe acoustics good. Mr. Davis was the centre of Interest throughout the day. He was early on the hotel verandas greeting friends. Conferences were held later. Then came tbe oommittee of notifloation at 11.30 o’clock. After an early luncheon tbe “senator,” as he Is still familiarly called, sought the privacy of bis room for a brief rest. His excellent health and evidences of pbyiicial strength were subjects of congratulation on tbe part of bis friends. Mr. Davis makes no pretense at oratory. His deliverey Is of tbe conversational style and bis emphasis Is effected by pauses rather by gesture of volou of Inflexion. Hi) speech was earnest and matter of fact. When it came Qls time to respond to the notification address he was kept standing some minutes while the au dlence expressed its enthusiasm. This effected Mr. Darla. He said. “I know that you mean Ullhatr you said all that you have done. I feel confi dent further that this magnifloient gathering of tbe citizens of West Vir ginia and tbe adjoining States means more ttan simply the hearty clapping of hands. It means victory.”' Applause Interrupted tbe speaker at this point and when Mr. Davis con tinued he complimented Mr. Williams on his speech and on his oratory and turned the compliment also to Senator Daniel, who occupied a seat 00 the platform. Before taking up hto speech proper, betook the ladles into his con fidence and commissioned them to be vote getters for the suooes) of the ticket. Mr. Davis did not follow his manuscript closely, though he held it In his hand. THE NAME OF PARKER. Ha mentioned the name of Parker and the response was Instantaneous. A moment later be spoke of the platform and the contention between Hill and Bryan over it* provisions. Immediate ly Bryan’s name was taken up and cheered. “Well,”said Mr. Davis, with a meanldg smile when quiet was re stored: “I'Was a member of the plat form oommittee and heard the debate between those two gentlemen, but the platfrom was farmed and unanimously passed by the convention, and I hero today stand upon It and expect it In November to go to victory.” Mr. Williams pleased his hearers im mensely by laying down to Mr. Davis In irony rules of conduct to govern bis official career, each rule based on some characteristic of tbe opposition. He talked for one hour and was listened to throughout with marked attention and evidences of approval. Many tlmea he waa enternipted by cheers or laugh ter. When both had cjncluded Senator Daniel responded to repeated demands on him for a speech by calling atten tion to the old saying that “speech Is silyer, but silence Is golden r ” adding: “And aa I tecall that we formally adopted at St. Louis the gold standard I shall show my sincerity In advising my country men to do so, after being for 20 years a silver and gold man by practicing wbat I preach.” ^ THE STRAINS OF “DIXIE.’* To tbe strains of “Dixie” and melodv of partiotlo airs the ease: htafe dispersed, not, however, until many Of Its members bad platform and extended persona!'ogn*, g Tabulation* to the including throe in - w t* FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GRENVILLE. I McNl S. C. EDWIN McNEIL POTEAJ, Prosidept. Courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Art# (B. A.) ai Arts (M. A.) Library Reading Room, Laboratories, Comfortable Dormitories, Expenses reduced to a Minimum. . Next session begins Sept. 14. For rooms apply to Prof. H. T. Oeof*’' For ‘ on, address, The Secretary of the Faculty. * I Master Large Catalogue or information, ESTONE COLLEGE TOR WOMEN. GA.H'JKMVBY. POINTS OF KXnRLLKNOK:—High Standard, Abl» University Methods, Fine Equipment, Splendid Library, JSL, Family, Thorough Inebootfc^ IxoeUent Lehreturiee, Beautiful Site, Uoearpaaeed Heelthfuinrea,'Honor Syetem, Full Library, Scte^iS^ Maroel and Artistie Cjursea, Degree* of K. H. and A. II. Winnie Davie School of Htetfry. Nett HlniUw*bpene i September 30,h, ItKH. Send for catalogue. . * Lee Davis Lodge, A. M., Ph. D., President. Fine Rei Watch Don’t think that every one who haaji owt e M*M«' aker” U competent to repair yowr iaa wateh. Mpalian whs * fully competent are eoardfe. We do vroct only owe wayy#-thk ■at—we can make any part ai a watoh, or a oa _ Oar prioee are often no won than yon p*y for Whenonr charge for wmfcJstLMor over we will pay axpraaaehnr watoh, P. H. liACHICHOTTE tt OO. Jewalera, 1434 j i< M ^ WE ARE L0 °KINC F I FOR YOUR OROtRS COLUMBIA LUMBER £ MfC CO ■kW COLUMBIA 5 C . Whiskey I Morphine I Cigaret uuljHftbit, I Habit | Habit Cured by JKeelejr institute 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) Columbia, 8. O. Confidential enoe solicited. Alii Drug ud Tab Habits. tute, of &. Tobacco e. Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. — CHARLESTON, 8. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing ~ “RUBEROID.^ lflrite for pricea. JUixne cement, ir’larotex', —^ ^Terra Ootto Pipe, Roofing Paper, Oar tote, small lote, write. Carolina, Portland Cement Co,, Charkaton, 8. O. A pretty incident oocurred at the end of the ceremonies when a delega tion or ladles from Atlanta, Ga, head ed by Mrs. W. L Peel, an bearing the Gkorgla State flag, came forward to congratulate the candidate. These same ladles tendered Judge Parker a reception to Atlanta last J one. on The absence or NatRmH^chairman 4 ‘ Taggart, wbo waa unable to attend Davis, aald: “Later la the day we will have certain exercises which will be H of course, In tbe nature of a sur prise to you. At preient the com mittee desires to present you formally written notice of your n nalnation to which you are to make roepooss later the notification, a* well aa of dearly all tawroa representatives of the national com mittee reodered impracticable tbe for-, mation here of any plana touching tbe national campaign. Mr. Wllliama* and Mr. Davla’ speeches appear elsewhere In this paper. THE LETTER DELIVERED. The notification oommittee with 38 members present, 15 of whom were proxies,- met In one of the hotel par lors at 11 o’clock Wednesday, organiz ed and then sent for Mr. Davis and presented him the following letter of formal notification: “Mr. Davis: As the committee on notification to the vice presidential nominee, we have the honor In the name of the Democratic national con vention, which was held at St. Louise On July 6 to 8, to announce to you with that degree of formality which cus tiunaai naprotful ohrorvanoe pros, cribe the fact that you were unani mously named by that body as their choice for vice president of tbe United States for the term beginning on the 4th of March, 1905, and to request respectfully year arttoptanoe of the ynmlnatlnw to Mweedm r. Davla accepted the tetter and remarked: “Your chairman has told me to make response later oft. 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