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3*$55 > ~ - <*?*! SiW r r-^jppjv^ VOL. V. NO. 17. * CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1908. Sl.SOPer Year When, with "tremendous enthusi asm," "tumultuous spplsuse, " and "resounding cheers," some American citizen Is nominated for the Presi dency of the United 8tates at Chicago, and when, later, some other American citizen, with ditto enthusiasm, ditto applsuse and ditto cheers, is nom inated for the same office at Denver, There U usually little trouble over the election of a temporary chairman. The chairman then appoints a com mittee to escort the temporary chair man to the platform; the band plays, the delegation from Mr. 8o-and-so's State makes a lot of noise, and all Is merry. It Is Incumbent on the temporary COLISEUM AT CHICAGO WHERE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD. the male population of tlie United States, or the great majority of It. at any rate, will want to know Just how it was done, why it was done, and 44 who done it." At a National Convention each State has its own headquarters, where the delegates Rather. They do a lot of "conferring" with each other and William II. TaTt."""" with delegates from othor States. They hold meetings and elect chair men nnd lionorary vice-presidents. The honorary vice-president has a seat 011 the platform and an extra ticket, but little else. Prior to the calling of the conven tion to order the National Committee IN TIIK PHK81DBNTIAL. PANTItY. Tho Favorite Sons (In chorus) ? "Somebody's taken a bito out of my l?le! " ?Pioin the Journal (Minneapolis.) Is virtually In command of tho situa tion. With It Hits tho arranging of the details, tho "framing up" of the procedure of the first session, the se lection of the temporary chairman, and, In a great many cases, though not always, the program making of the whole convention, temporary and permanent organizations, nominating, and platform building. It Is the chairman of the National Committee who calls the convention to order, usually about noon upon the day sit. This year the Republican National Convention will be called to order by Harry C. New on Juno lf>, and the Democratic Convention will be called to order by Thomas Taggart on July 7. The convention called to order, tho chairman requests the s?crctary to read tho call for tho convention, which is done. Then tho roll call Is gone through, and this tnkes a lot of time. The next step Is the announce ment by the chairman that the com mittee offers to the convention as Its temporary chairman tho name of So and-so. There aro loud and pro longed cheers, rnd by a viva voce vote Mr. So-and-so is unanimously electod. chairman to make a speech. He in variably takes advantage of the op portunity. He "sounds a keynote." After the speech various resolu tions are offered. Usually these have been arranged for in advance, and the temporary chairman works according to a printed schedule, calling on John Doe and Richard Roe at the right time, so that there may William J. Bryan. be no hitch. Committees are appoint ed; one on resolutions, which will have the drafting of the platform; one on credentials or contested seats; one on permanent organization. These are the important ones. When they are all chosen, and there has been a lot of hand-clapping and cheer ing, as well-known men are appointed to this or that committee, the tem porary chairman announces an ad journment, usually until tho next day. A Leap Year Dilemma. ? From the Wnnliingtrn Ntnr. During the recess n lot of real work la done. Three or four men, bo m j tiineB more, but never many, get to gether In a hark room of a hotel and talk and smoke cigars. They are tho leaders. l'nrt IMnyrd by Committers. At tho second session of the con vention the committees report. They have held sessions in the meanwhile and have decided tho contests, ar ranged for tho permanent organize tton, adopted the platform. The Committee on Contested Seats and that on Permanent Organisation, however, are ready and they report. The contests decided, no matter how, the permanent roll of the con vention Is made up and called. Then the Committee on Permanent Organ ization reports, and the permanent chairman Is named, cheered and es corted to the platform. The pro cedure Is Identical with the election of the temporary chairman. The per manent chairman, too, must make a Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota. speech. It, too, is of the "keynote" variety. The Committee on Platform re ports after the permanent chairman lias made his speech. When the mat ter of the platform is disposed of, either by the committee reporting or by the announcement that it is not ready to report, the permanent chair man announces another recess; may Vice-President Fairbanks. be until tho next day, possibly till later in the same day. Now back to the little room go the four or more bosses who do the heavy work; back to the hotel lobbies, the theatres, the cafes, the sight-seeing tours go the other delegates. Com promises are effected, promises are made. Eventually, In the back room i mil m mbh? tw t m i *HT IWSBBBBBBB Gov. Folk. Judge Geo. Gray. niul not In the convention liall, what Ih to be done Is finally determined aa a rule. Again the convention meets. If I ho platform has not been adopted It Ih now. Then nominations are In or der. AUDITORIUM AT DENVER WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD. Brief Mew* Notes About the Conventions. Tho Itoosevelt third-term bug which attacked Washington an well as other parts of tho United States a week or (too ngo has disappeared. Governor Albert E. Mend, of the State of Washington, ntated h la be lief that President Roosevelt would not acccpt a renomlnation. Tho threat of capital to go Into politics and make Its Influence felt, just ua labor threatens to do, has MQNd perturbation 4 lea. The Chicago Tribune finds Johnson loading for Democratic Vice-President with twenty-two per cent, of the votes. Ex-Oovernor Douglas, of Mas sachusetts, Is second with sixteen per J cent. Chanler gets only seven per cent., Culberson and Gray still less, und Hearst brings up tho rear. Wyoming, California, Missouri, South Carolina, Hawaii, Alahamn and Texas aro counted on as cortaio to elect Bryan delegates. Tho Illf de Island delegation Is un Instructed, and will bo subservlont to tho wishes of Aldrlch. Even yot tho vision of a Roosevelt stampede Is disturbing tho rest of tho inoro nervous of tho ltepublleans. It Is Htogether likely that ns a re sult of tho convention of tho National Association of Manufacturers thero will be formed a business men's polit ical party ao take a hand la the ap proaching campaign. UBERIANS APPEAL Desire Unde Sam to Assist is Strengthening Their Nation BRIEF HISTORY GF THE REPUBLIC Secretary Root Will Receive a Dele gation From the West Coast of Af rica Which Comes to Ask Counsel and Aid in the Many Troubles Which Have Beset the Coloniza tion of Freed Slaves. Washington, Special. ? Secretary Root lia* made an appointment to receive Tuesday a delegation repre senting the Republic of Libera, which has come from the west coasts of Af rica to ask counsel and aid in the many troubles which have continu ously beset the effort to colonize the freed slaves of America which began the latter part of the eighteenth cen tury. It is admitted officially that Liberia i*, from the standpoint of nations, in practically a hopeless and helpless condition. Her latest tribu lation is in effect an ultimatum 1'rom England to maintain a better govern ment. Although the United States is vir tually responsible for the existence of Liberia, diplomatic history shows that this government has hesitated to stand sponsor for the little repub lic before the world. Story of Liberia. Thomas Jefferson's name first ap pears in the story of Liberia. *In 1781. he advocated the abolition of slavery and the colonisation of the freed slaves. In IrtOO the governor of Virginia directed by the Legisla ture of his State, took up the ques tion with the President by correspon dence. Africa was selected as an ap propriate site and in 181(5 Maryland joined Virginia in the undertaking to colonize. In 1818 the slave trade was made statutory piracy in this country, and the following year it was provided by law that negroes from captured slavers should be safely "removed beyond the limits of the United States." To carry out. this act, the government chartered the ship Elizabeth and made provis ion for conveying and settling in Africa on a site selected by agents sent by President Monroe, three hun dred liberated slave trade victims. The offer of trans|>ortation was ex tended to all free blacks, hut the Eli zabeth sailed witli only SO, on Feb ruary fit h, 1820. On reaching the African coast the natives refused to sell the land they had agreed to and the two agents and a third of the colonists died with fe ver. The next year 28 colonists were sent out, but the renewed effort to purchase land failed. This govern ment then sent Dr. Eli Ayres, and tho armed naval schooner Alligator, commanded by Lieutenant R. P. Stockton. This effort resulted in the purchase of a coast strip of land 130 miles long and 40 broad, with per petual tenure. The price paid was a miscellaneous assortment of trading goods. This purchase is given as the last direct act of this government to wards the establishment or mainten ance of the settlement, although this government sent from time to time liberated negroes to the colony. A Bureau of Mines. Washington, Spccial. ? The Senate committee on mines and mining met Friday to consider flic proposition to establish a bureau of mines in the Department of the Interior. The committee is said to favor the hill and is expected lo report it soon. If is believed that the measure may pass the Senate before adjournment. The new bureau is expected to sup plement the work now done by States. Choked lo Death by Husband. Newark, O., Special.--- -Mrs. Ernest Terwilgrr wes found dead in her room Sunday. She had been choked to death, ller husband was arrested and lie confwscd to the crime. Sun day night such a large crowd gather ed abont the prison that police re serves were called out. Bad Sorm in Texas. Austin, Tex., Special. ? A terrific wind and rain storm 1 iiat at time* de veloped into a tornado swept Texas from the Panhandle to i lie Gulf ear ly Sunday. The rest ruction t ?> crops and vegetation, trees and shrubbery was the greatest reported in years. In numerous plaeos houses were up lifted and smr.ll villages and hamlets in many instances were inundated by the terrific rainfall which in the space of four hours reached seven inches in many .i*''tit>ns. Fatal Explosion at a Frcnch Sngar Refinery. Paris, By ( able. ? An explosion at a sugar refinery hoc buried a number of workmen undT a heap of burning wreckage. Four are known to he dead and others are liinught to be in the ruins. Forty-two of l!ic injured have bet n taken from the wreckage. The combustion of nu?w dvu't caused a blast, burning t workmen on the upper floors. TO CUT MEMBERSHIP Bi Passes House (o Reduce South's Representation SOUTHERN MEMBERS PROTEST By ft Strict Party Vote, After ft Live ly Debate., the House Puses the Orompacker Bill Provides For ft Redaction in Representation in the States Having Disfranchisement Laws. Washington, Special. ? A campaign contribution publicity bill, embodying an amendment by Mr. Crumpacker, of Indiana, providiug for a reduction in the representation in the House of Representatives in those States hav ing disfrachisemcnt laws, was pas ed by the House by a vote of 160 to 125, following a lively debate. The measure was brought up under suspension of the rules and but forty minutes were allowed in which to discuss it. The Southern members in particular were bitter in their de nunciation of the apportionment pro vision of the bill. Mr. Williams the minority leader, was especially vigor ous in his attack characterizing the bill as being an attempt to revive the conditions of reconstruction days. On account of the Crumpacker amendment the Democrats voted against the bill in its entirety. In brief, the provision regarding publicity of campaign contributions is made applicable to the national committee of all )M>litical parties and the national congressional campaign committees of all political parties and all committees, associations or or ganizations which shall, in two or more States, influence the result of or attempt to influence the result of an election at which Representatives in Congress are to be elected. The Crumpacker amendment pro vides for the re-enactment of certain sections of the old Federal election law, except that the idea of the force bill authorizing the use of troops at *he polls is eliminated. It also pro vides that the director of the cen sus shall submit to Congress n report on population showing the number of male citizens, white and black, in each State and the number disfran chised, for the purpose of enabling Congress to ascertain the apportion ment in representation to which such States must be entitled. Mr. Crumpacker explained his amendment by saying they were de signed against fraud and intimida tion in elections. He undertook to say, he declared, that no member of the House Would object to a law whoso only purpose was to secure honest elections. In the opinion of Mr. Rucker, of Missouri, if anything were wanting to demonstrate that the leaders and managers of the Republican party in the House were guilty of deceit ami false pretense, the bill supplied that want. "It is horse play," remarked Mr. Hardwick, of Georgia. Mr. Williams declared that if the publicity feature of the bill should become law, "it will damn your Re publican party and be worse for you Ibmi the force bill which defeated Harrison: "Like children you are paying with fire in a powder maga zine." He closed by asking the Kc puhlicaus if they v.ere. fools enough to believe that the Soulli would ever again submit to the policies to which she submitted when she was weak and helpless. Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, said no greater evil than that gentlemen should be sent as representatives to the House, "not by virture of the votes of their fellow citizens, but by virture of the suppression of votes. " Oregon Train Wrccked; Three Killed. Oakland, Cal., Speer.il. ? The sec ond section of the Oregon express train on the Southern Pacific Rail road, was wrecked near Pineole Fri day. Three men were killed out right. One died Friday. Three were injured. The wreck is supposed to have been caused by the front truck of the t?<tggage car jumping the track. Governor Broward Leads in Florida. Jacksonville, Fla., Special. ? Com plete returns from Tuesday's primary election have only been received from 22 counties out of the 4(5 in the State. From these returns Governor Broward for United States Senator leads by about 1,100 votes, and Albert W. Gil christ for Governor, leads by 4,500 votes. Governor Broward and Dun can U. Fletcher for United States Senator, and Gilchrist and J. N. C. Stockton will have to flght it ow*. in the second primary in June. The Bnilding Bill. Washington, Special. ? The Senate Considered and passed the omnibus public building bill, inserting not only the numerous amendments sug gested Yy the Senate eommittcf on .public buildings and grounds, hut also a few proposed on the floor of the Senate by individual Senator-]. As passed the hill curres n total of about *:r>?000,000, of which $0,000, 000 is for continuing contracts. COTTON MEN MEET Leading Southern Manufactur ers Gatner in Richmond, Va. MANY PROBLEMS TO CONSIDER Twelfth Annual Convention of the American Manufacturers' Associa tion Meets in Richmond With Over Four Hundred Delegate* in Atten dance. Richmond, Va., Special. ? The American Cotton Manufacturers' As sociation, with an attendance of 450 delegates, begun its twelfth annual convention hrro Wednesday with two sessions, the evening being devoted to social features. Aside from the consideration of questions affecting the intergrity of contracts between buyer and seller, a matter regarded as the most impor tant that will come before the asso ciation. the feature at the opening session was the address of Mayor Carlton McCarthy the trend of whose remarks was to the general effect that the highest type of manhood is to he found iu the South to-day. Made before representative spinners from New Kngland as well as from the South, the utterance brought an an swering denial from the former pres ident of the association and from Congressman John II. Small, of North Carolina. The contract in two forms came prominently into the proceedings of the day. A committee, of which Capt. Ellison A. Smyth, of South Carolina, is chairman, was appointed to confer with delegations from the New York and the New Orleans cot ton exchanges, in the interest of a contract which will b*? equitably sat isfactory, and which will insure the delivery of cotton of spinnable grades. One session was held. Cap tain Smyth announcing in the after noon that a formal report will be submitted later. The uniform sale contract, of greater importance, relates to the manufacture and buyer, or commis sion agent, and on the intergrity of it depends the success of all. Chair man Lewis W. Parker, of South Car olina, whose committee had been dealing with the subject sent in a report containing the recommenda tion that larger committee be au thorized to take up this matter dur ing the year and to employ legal counsel with the hope of preparing a form of contract which will be sat isfactory to buyer and seller alike and which will stand the test of the courts. Liiley Not Warranted. Washington, Special. ? The conclu sion of the special committee which has been investigating the charges of Representative Lille}', of Connecti cut, that members of the House had been improperly influenced in con nection with submarine torpedo boat legislation, that Mr. Liiley had violat ed his obligations as a member and had acted in had faith with the com mittee and in contempt of the House were sustained by the House by a vote of 257 to 82. Five hours of the session were devoted to the case, four of which were consumed in reading the report. The Connecticut members joined in voting against the resolution by which the House adopt ed tiio conclusions of the committer as its own. Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, de nounced Mr. Liiley as being guilty of treason for which, he said, he should be expelled. lie presumed that the reason the committee did not carry its report to a recommendation to that end was because Mr. Liiley was at his home ill and unable t<? be pres ent to defend himself in such a pro ceeding. Represented at Cotton Meeting. New Orleans, Special. ? At the re quest of the American Cotton Manu facturers' Association, the New Or leans cotton exchange will be repre sented by a committee at the conven tion of the association to be /eld in Richmond, Va., May 20th and 21st. This committee headed by Philip St. George Cocke left New Orleans for Richmond Sunday. To Prevent Desecration of Flags. Washington, Vipecia. ? The Senate passed a bill to prevent the dese cration of ?Mie flag of the United States with an amendment providing that its restrictions shall not. apply to banners or tings carried by military or patriotic organization* authorized by law. This amendment was to meet objections by Senator ftaeon, of Georgia, who had previously explain ed that in his State ( 'on federate sol dier organizations had blended the Union ami Confederate flags, a prac tico which lie feared would not be permitted under the proposed law. McKinley Property to Be Sold. Canton, ()., Special ? The McKinlev block on South Market street, one of tho two pieces of Canton property owned by tho late President William McKinley, was sold by Sheriff Wilson nt public auction. The property has been appraised at $(>0,000. The sale was decided upon by the administra tor of the estate of Abncr McKinley and representatives of tho remainder of the President 's heirs. Late JVefceM* In "Brief ^ MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST Throngs again visited th'e Guinness death farm at Laporte, Ind. Archbishop Peter Bourade, of San? ta Fe, died in Chicago of heart fail ure. Clarence Darrow says Mayor Brand Whit lock, of Toledo, Ohio, will be Bryan's running mate. The Massachusetts legislature will lw? asked for an appropriation of $300,000 to fight the gypsy moth and other pests. Arrests in Pittsburg followed the alleged discovery that an organized hand had been formed to rob tele phone slot boxes all over the coun try. The French steamer Breiz Hue), which broke its rudder at sea and ran short of coal, was towed into New York. A stirring appeal for money for missions ?a< made by Kev. Dr. I?. J. \\ illinghatn before the Southern Bap tist Convention. The Atlantic tleot of battleships will sail for Seattle this week. Cars were being operated in Cleve land without any serious outbreak on the part of the strikers. King Manuel of Portugal is said to have upset plans to nsirry him to some eligible princess by declaring that he will wed his boyhood love, the daughter of a lady-in-waiting, or not at all. An agreement is said to have been reached between Japan and the I'nit ed States regarding conventions which shall secure protection for American interests in Japan and Ko rea. Congress will adjourn this week, if U?e Senate and House conferees /ail agree upon an acceptable currency bill. The clujue of old Senate leaders is said to have chosen Burrows as chair man of the Chicago convention as a rebuke to the younger element. Though there is considerable John son sentiment in the South, Bryan seems likely to get a large majority of the delegates from that section. Richmond residents adopted reso lutions urging Bishop Van de Vyver not to resign. Kev. \V. T. Palmer was installed pastor of the Westminister Presby terian Church. Lynchburg. William D. I ley wood, addressing the Socialist Convention, denounced courts, judges, the President and a number of others. Secretary Taft arrived at Char leston from Panama, well n.nd smiling The hnssian general sent to punish marauding Persians has been ordered to burn and kill. French forces lost 13 killed and <>.*? wounded in an engagement with Arabs. The Senate substituted the origi nal A Id rich bill for the Vrceland bill and both houses jwmt the currency measure to conference. The House passed the omnibus pub lic building bill and the Military Aca demy Appropriation bill. General Sherwood, of Ohio, made a caustic attack on (Jeneral Keifcr, of Ohio, in the House. President Koosevelt and William J. Bryan made the closing addresses at the National Keso tiroes Conference. The Governors have agreed to hold an annual convention of State exe cutives. The convention of machinery men at Parkersbttrg elected ofHeers for next, year The President has ordered that Coast Artillery officers who declino to take the horsemanship test be made to walk .r>() miles as a test. The property of the Federal Coal and Coke Company, of West Virgi nia was sold to the New Kuglaud Gas and Coke Company for J? I ,'J."?(),000 cash. Kugeue V. T )<?!?? was nominated for President by the Socialists. The Wright brothers have broken up their aeroplane, wrecked on the North Carolina coast, but they have a new and stronger machine at Day ton, Ohio, with which they will ex periment in August. Hear Adimrnl Charles Stillman Sperrv assumed command of the batleship fleet at San Francisco. The jawbone fone.l in f ruins of the Guinness home at Laporte, Ind., was identified by a dentist as that of Mrs. Guinness. Freight shippers at a meeting in Chioatro took step; to fight, the raise in rates announced bv the railroads, Walter WyokofT, who wrote "The Workers" and other sociological stu dies, is dead. Jf.shua Levering was elected presi dent of the Southern Baptist Associa tion. Various Republican State conven tions have declared for Tut f. Rev, Dr. T. II. L< wis, president of Western Maryland College, was elect ed president of the Methodist Pro testant Conference.