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Bteddy lose again I His SUPPORTERS FAIL TO UNSEAT I THE TAFT MEN. Iml ENSUES TAFT VICTORY > Roosevelt's Friends Fnil to Oust Contested Delegations Seated by tlie Executive Committee and the Credential Committee is Named Favorable to the President. The Roosevelt forces met their secv Ond defeat in the Republican natlon!' jal convention Wednesday in Session. ' Gov. Hadley led the fight in the con) vention to oust 9 2 contested Taft delegates and to seat 9 2 Roosevelt ! delegates in their places. The conf vention finally refused to entertain the motion by a vote of 5G4 to 010. This transferred the fight to the committee on credentials just before the i- convention adjourned until Thursday I noon. r When the chairman's gavel crashed its summons to delegates in the i K convention Wednesday forenoon, the thousands of spectators realized they p were about to witness stirring scenes f | that would lead up to the crisis in the struggle, for party leadership. Overnight developments gave promise of tumultuous debate 011 tho Roosevelt proposition of substituting certain Roosevelt delegates for Taft men who ? were admitted by the national comi mittee. The first development of the morning was the declaration of Taft leaders that there would be no compromise of any sort. Then came a climatic assertion by Gov. Hadley, that he would not sanction a bolt under any circumstances. Gov. Deneen backed up Hadley in the assertion. Persons who have been ready to be' lievo that Roosevelt would not hesitate to bolt, were willing to speculate as to whether this might indicate mutiny on the Roosevelt ship. The unfinished business taken up was Hadley's demand for elimination of 02 contested delegates from the temporary roll. Cnairman Root announced that an agreement had been reached between Messrs. Watson and Hadley that three hours of debate i equally divided between the two sides. Gov. Hadley for Roosevelt op! ened the debate. lie reviewed the events of Tuesday leading up to the ^ ruling of the national committee (chairman, Rosewater, which quashed the Hadley motion to. purge the tem. porary roll. Gov. Hadley finished at 11:58, and | was followed by W. T. Dovell of Washington for the Taft side. "The declaration is utterly false," he de| clared, "that the State of Washington ; , was ever carried by Theodore Roose1 ; volt." Applause from the Taft dele; I "gations greeted this statement. The > recital of what Mr. Dovell said were ? the "facts" as to Washington arousp 1 ed the ire of lloosevelt delegates. lie was interrupted with groans from i 1he Roosevelt forces when he declar\ ed: "When it was discovered tho t night, before the State convention that the Taft forces were in control, R the adherents of Mr. Roosevelt deI clined to come to the convention beI cause they knew tlicv were beaten." The Rattle Opens. Tho clerk, for the Information of* I the convention, then read the list of delegates which the Hadley motion would strike from the roll and the list of those it would seat. When the I announcement was concluded, Henry A. Allen of Kansas, was presented to speak in support of the Roosevelt proposition. Allen ridiculed Dovell's statement i about the Washington primary and | quoted figures to show that Taft's ; vote had been small. In tho midst of I his talk Allen was challenged to say Iwnether ho intended to support the nominee of this convention. He said he would 011 0110 condition, "than his nomination is not accomplished by fraud and thievery." A great uproar of cheering and angry shouts followtd. The shouting so S! angered Delgeate Newcomb of New York that he bellowed out a point of A order against interruptions. The chair J sustained the motion and asked for 3 fair play for both sides. p After being interrupted several g, time3, Allen shouted at the Taft torSi mentors: J "You haven't got anything until . this convention's over. Then the Lord t only knows what you've got." J. "Are you going to abide by the doJf cision of the convention?" shouted a I delegate from Colorado. 1 1 ? ("I'll answer you iaier. "Answer me now." The floor was in an uproar. N"IT1 answer you, I'll answer you," shouted Allen, his faeo growing red and liis voice growing husky. The delegates stopped yelling long enough to he. r him say, "I want Jo support the nominee of this convention hut f ?> At the "but" the cheering and jeer1 Jng broke out afresh. "J'll support him," shouted Allen, "only on one condition?that his nomination was not accomplished by fraud and corruption." Itoot Squelches Flytm. Senator Idfemen way of Indiana < p spoke against the Hartley motion, lie made a point for Taft by declaring that of the 1 4 Roosevelt members of the national committee who are protesting against the committee's roll, all but two had been retired from the committee this year. Taking up the Texas cases, Hemeoway said that Cocial Lyon had controlled 5,000 federal appointments in Texas; that his word had been law, but this year the Republicans of the other faction had sent a delegation, not of Cecil Lyon's oillceliolders, but of independent voters. From the Pennsylvania delegation came a yell: "How about Penrose?" Bending over and shaking his list in tlie faces of the delegates Hemenway, his face flushed shouted: "Give me Penrose before Flinn every time." The Pennsylvanians went wild. [ Climbing down from their chairs and brandishing their fists they yelled epithets and vituperation at the speaker. Flinn himself took a prominent part in the demonstration. Throughout the hall camo yells and jeers, and a few moments tumult prevailed. The disorder continued in the*' Pennsylvania delegation and Senator Root camo to the front of the stage and pointing to Flinn shouted: "If the gentleman from Pennsylvania wishes to commend his cause to the just and honest members of this convention and the American people, he will cease to interfere with the delivery of a reasonable and decent argument." Senator Root was cheered. "We will have order in this convention, or the members responsible r ,1: a r\.. A /-> r> Mr 51i c!iiPfr?v i,i li n Astiinn. 1U1 UlOUl VIL1 n 1 ? I UU ilV I A ii V A A vy VMV*AAAA* f.ion of the American people," added Senator Root. Then, in the midst of a new tumult, Flinn c'imbed upon a chair and demand'ed recognition. "A point of order," he shouted. "State it," commanded Root. "It is mention of personalities, of Penrose and Flinn, are not in order." "The gentleman's point is not well taken. The gentleman will be seated at once," ruled Root. Flinn stood defiantly for a minute and then sat down. Senator Hemenwav concluded soon after this and was followed by George Record of New Jersey for the Roosevelt side of the argument, lie dealt with tlie Arizona and Indiana cases. Some More Hot Shot. Mr. Record declared the Roosevelt forces wore willing to submit their case to the decision of a credentials committee if all contested delegates, both Taft and Itoosevelt men, were excluded from voting on the report of that committee. The great crowds in the gallaries became restless during Mr. Record's argument?it was luncheon time, and many of the spec | tators were leaving tho hall. Senator Root appealed again and again for quiet. "If you recognize the right of a committee to pass on tho right of | State delegates to sit In a national convention," resumed Mr. Record, when order was restored, "you have established government by minority. "You arc submitting to a partial and packed tribunal cases where the verdict is reached before tlie evidence is submitted. An outbreak in the Indiana delegation followed the assertion of Record (bat in one district in Indianapolis the returns were made up by the officials without even opening the ballot box. William E. English, a delegate from the Seventh district, leaped to bis feet and the entire delegation broke into an uproar. "There was r.o contest in that district," shouted English, wildly waving his fisfs in the air. "You know there was 110 contest there." William Polton Dye, a Roosevelt delegate in the Indiana delegation, sprang to his feet and shouted at English. Tho latter yeilcd back "liar, liar, liar," and started toward Dye. Other members seized tho two men and kept tlieni apart. In a lull Mayor Lew Shank of Indianapolis shouted from ills seat to Record 011 the stage. "If you keep on, you'll get a scrap out of me." Record in conclusion said (lie party was facing the greatest crisis in its history. "We do not want to he driven out of the party either by force or conscience. Rut if wo are to permit an outside body to pack this convention and carry that packing through to a presidential nomination tho conscience of the American people will revolt." Iluying lTp tho Delegates. Robert 10. Morris of Arizona then spoke in defense of the Taft delegates from that State. Morris* description of the "row" in ado by tho Roosevelt forces in the Arizona State convention caused much merriment. lie said tho Roosevelt people at the end of the confusion marched out of the hall. "Doited," called a voice from the floor. "Yes, and we remained and passed every parliamentary move that was necessary." Judge Morris was Interrupted by laughter. "All that remained was parliamentary practice," he resumed, among renewed laughter. Morris soon concluded, tho next speaker being IT. Devine of Colorado, a member of tho Taft forces and slated tor chairman of the committee on credentials. Do-ll vine sat in tho sessions of tho Re- ; \ publican national committee as the representative of Colorado. Ho declared ttoe 14 members of the committee had listened to their "master's "voice" and signed a statement the contents of which they did not know. Mr. Devine said Gov. Hadley had told him lio expected to "say something nice" about the national committee, after It seated his Missouri delegation. "But it seems to have been one of those Missouri gentleman's agreements," ho said, " which he stands for only when it is to his own interest." A wave of hisses and hoots from Roosevelt forces greeted this attack on Gov. Hadley. Turning to the Southern contents, Mr. Devine characterized the action of the Roosevelt men in "striking" those contests as "a most damnable piece of business." There were groans, cheers and hisses at this, and thereafter Devine was constantly in trouble with his audience. Ho referred to C/rmsby McIIarg, who directed most of the Southern contests, as "an emissary from the North, loaded or unloaded ?I won't say which." There was a series of interruptions, after which Devine said: "This emissary went among the delegates that were honestly elected." "Haw, haw, haw," laughed several delegates and their example quickly was followed on floor and gallaries. When ho spoke of the Roosevelt contests, some yelled that his statements were not true, "rou say they are not true," he shouted, "but 101 of those contests were thrown out of tlio committee unanimously." This brought a cheer from the Taft folk. Root Called Down Texan. W. H. Featherstone, a delegate from Texas, kept constantly yelling at Devine. This aroused the ire of Senator Root. He walked to the front of the stage again. "Gentlemen of the convention," said he, "1 don't know whether you want to hear what is said on this serious subject, but 1 want to say to you (pointing at Featherstone) that, delegate or 110 delegate, ir you don't preserve order the sergeant-at-arms will be directed to put you out." Root was loudly applauded. Featherstone insisted he was merely trying to correct misstatements. Dovine had been attacking the Cecil Lyon "steam roller" In Texas, lie concluded with a defense of the national committee which brought a chorus of hoots and hisses from the Roosevelt sympathizers. The crowd at this juncture began to call for Hadley. C. C. Littleton of Texas, a Taft delegate and a brother of Representative Martin W. Littleton of New York, was introduced by Gov. Wadlev to say a word of defense for Cecil Lyon. "Lyon has built up an organization in Texas against which the gates of hell can not prevail," he said, as he concluded. Ai'1^1- tlii-uft nVlrtpV flm convention thrilled by an ovation to Gov. Hadley of Missouri. The demonstration took place after Watson, leader of the Taft forces, said he believed Hadley would consent to let the "purging" resolution go the credentials committee. Iladley had no chance to make response. The cheers for him were deafening for 20 minutes or more. There was talk of Hadley as a compromise candidate. In the midst of the ovation to Hadley, Illinois was trying to start the refrain: "We want Teddy." It was just au:lible under the great volume of steady cheering. Eventually the cry for Roosevelt developed into a steady chant and it rose above the Hood of sound. A round of applause greeted James E. Watson, who concluded the argument against the Hadley motion. From the gallery came a shout of "Hurray for Sunny Jim." An Ovation to Hadley. Watson asked whether the delegates felt able to judge on the merits of all the cases involved in Had ley's motion. He pointed out that hut few of the contests had been discussed by the speakers. "Now you are not in a position to judge the merits of these controversies," said Watson. A roar of "no" came up from the door. "You are in no position, you are in no temper?if you will excuse my saying so?to jaerge the cases." Watson was interrupted several I I I ill"o n ii u i/Uv i w ?? v? ?/ t. v. ^v.. ? for Hadley. Tlio governor appeared and was accorded the greatest demonstration of the convention up to this time. Both floor and galleries were on their feet, whistling, cheering, yelling, pounding chairs and stamping their feet. Watson and Root joined in conversation with Hadley as ho stood waiting for the wild welcome to ceaRo hut It went on and on. Tlio California delegation endeavored to put up their Roosevolt banners and start around the hall, but Sergeant-at-Armn Stone quickly halted them and the banners were taken down. The Missouri standard was waved on high and in an Instant the New Jersey delegates raised their emblem and started around the hall., Missouri, Had ley's home Slate, followed. Then West Virginia joined the procession. The ovation to Cov. ITadley started a running lire of talk on the floor to make him the compromise candidate for president. The Itoosevolt people yelled themselves hoarso while mauy of the so-called doubtful delegations joined in the cheering. One Ohio delegate grabbed the standard of that State and marched across the aisle in front of the stand. California and Kansas followed. The first great ovation was fairly under way and they went to-it. Gov. Hadley retired from his place on the front of the stage and stood beside Senator Root and Mr. Watson at the chairman's table. He smiled broadly. Oklahoma and Pennsylvania fell in line. The big crowd was yelling, shrieking, trying to sing, cheering Roosevelt and Hadley. Over in the Kansas delegation a deep, throating yell punctuated tho demonstration. "We want Teddy," "We want Teddy," came the yell and it soon developed into a chant that rose above the flood of sound. Young Woman in tlie Picture. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from her seat near the press stand, stood up when the demonstration began and looked out over the sea of waving hands. She turned and spoke to Congressman Longworth and he also rose. "What about Hadley?" was the insistent cry from a number in the Illinois delegation, while others yelled "We want Teddy!" Mrs. Longworth was leaning over the rail talking to a friend when the chant of "We want Teddy" began, sounding much liko "We want Hadley." She straightened up and waved friends aside to catch the cry; then turned and smiled at her husband. W. H. Coleman of the Pennsylvania delegation dashed to the front of tho stage with a megaphone and shouted: "Hadley the next president; three cheers." lie got the cheers, but the sergeant-at-arms got him and ho was led off tho stage. Soon after this incident a pretty girl in white in the gallery suddenly stood up and waved a lithograph of Col. Roosevelt. Finally in her excitement she dropped the picture, but many of the eyes that turned her way lost none of their interest when Theodore Roosevelt's likeness disappeared. The girl herself was sutticient treat. Then some one found the picture and returned it to her, and the cheering which had died away for the instant was renewed. Reporters made a rush to find who she was. It was Mrs. W. A. Davis of Chicago. Old-timers said they remembered nothing like this since Mrs. McMurray of Iowa, the famous "woman in white," who stampeded the Democratic convention in 189G. Chairman Root rapped for order. Xobody paid any attention to him. As a climax to the demonstration in which she was the centre of attraction, Mrs. Davis was brought to the convention by several delegates. An attempt was made to lift her over the press seats to the stage, but the sergeant-at-arms prevented this. Woman Ded the Cheers, Mrs. Davis from the press section, however, led the cheers, still holding nor iUr-tiirn nnd trviner to make a speech. Senator Root occasionally pounded with his gavel, but made no serious i effort to stop the demonstration. The) demonstration had been in progress 4 0 minutes and Mrs. Davis had dis-I appeared from the floor when Chairman Root directed the officers to re-' store arder. Mrs. Davis returned to the gallaries. Sergeont-at-Arms and Assistant Chief Scheutter of the police department patrolling the centre aisle sue-1 ceeded in getting most or the delegates seated by 3:47. Policemen in ' the gallery were endeavoring to re- j store quiet in the vicinity of Mrs. ' Davis. She withdrew for a moment in the company of an officer and the crowd hissed what they thought was a forcible removal of the feminine enthusiast. In a moment she returned to her seat to receive another storm of applause. When the quiet had been restored and Gov. ITadley had mane a brief statement, 'Mr. Watson moved to refer to the credentials committee the motion to seat the 92 Roosevelt delegates. (Jov. Deneen moved to amend so as to provide that no contested delegatos should vote on the j membership of the committee on credentials or on its report. Mr. Watson moved to tablo the motion of Gov. Denoen. "The motion is not debatable. Are you ready for the question?" called ! Senator Root. William Flinn demanded a roll call on tho motion to tablo and it was ordered. The roll was to furnish the isecond test of the convention. Will Make T.ots of Democrats. When California was called Gov. Johnson answered: "California casts 2G votes 'no'." One of the contested delegates from the Fourth district rushed to Die front of the platform and shouted: "I challongo that vote." "The vote of California is challenged," 3nid Senator Root; "the delegation will bo polled by name." Gov, Johnson's name was the first called. "VVlio challenges this vote?" he demanded. "Where are the men?" "'1 hcv are on the platform," answered Chairman Root. Gov. Johnson again attempted to cast the solid California voto of 26. The polling of the delegation began. BANK Of Conwa' < Has largest capital and surplus of a than the combined capital and surp CAPITAL STOCK.., .. SURPLUS. . ?. ., LIABILITIES OF STOCK SECURITY OF DEPOSIT DIREC .)bert B. Scarborough, j. L. Buek, ieorge J. Holiday, Weloffer our customers every acc< will justify, and we i robert b. scarborough, D President. We continue to pay 5 pel HOWLING DOWN BEGINS. Governor IJleaso Accused of Starting tlie Ball. The Florence Times says: "It Is just as well to call attention to the fact that the first attempt at howling down was at Bishopville and was probably reported to have been led by the governor, who, in defiance of his agreement, would not. allow Mr. .?ones to even deny the broad a.-d sweeping indictment that he there brought against his rival. The howling method does not generally pay, nnrl wo know flint if nil of liis nliai'EM against other men are so empty anil* void of trutli as that Mr. Itagsdale combined in the state convention to further the interests of corporations as against the people and with the men he names, we are excused for warning the people that every charge that he makes is worthy of investigation before it is believed, for the real facts will show that Mr. Itagsdale fought and whipped the supporters of corporate interests and that the governor was one of the main ones in the support of corporate interests. lie will call this a lie when he come here Tuesday, as he has always done in the matter of tuny statement arrived to his discredit, but his so calling it does not make it so." CHARGER WITH BRIBERY. Taft Delegates Were Offered Money to Desert. Three affidavits, charging bribery by the Roosevelt forces, two of them accusing Charles Ranks, the negro delegate from Mississippi, who several days ago deserted the Taft standard to join the Roosevelt forces, with using money, wero made public at the Taft headquarters at Chicago Monday night. The affidavits were executed by the Rev. Jas. W? Shumpert, A. Buckley, delegate, and I). W. Sherrod, alternate from Mississippi. All thr^n nrn nPtrrnM. Thn affidavit of Shumpert charges that Banks showed him a big roll of bills and asked him how much he would want to disregard his instructions for Taft and vote for Roosevelt. Shumpert said he refused to be bought. ? Child Fulls in Lime. The one-year-old daughter of J. T. R. King, who lives a mile east of Lawrenceville, Ga., fell into a tub of lime water Sunday afternoon, and camo near drowning before being discovered. The lime has caused all the child's hair to come out and it is feared its eyesight will be lost. # * Kills Wife and Self. W. B. Mercer, aged fifty, a white farmer living near Ilobokcn, Ga., shot and killed his wife, seriously wounded his son and then committed suicide somo during Friday night. When the names of E. TT. Tryon and Morris Mayfield Jr., the two Taft delegates wore eaiieu, noui answureu "aye", from the platform. Gov. Johnson and other members of the California delegation shouted t heir protest, declaring neither'of the contested men was entitled to a vote. Tho clerk announced the votes as 2 4 noes and 2 ayes, and it stood. "We'll get a lot of good Domocrats out of this," shouted Johnson and added "if those men are allowed to voto on their own case, what's tho use of calling the roll?" When it was announced that tho Taft motion had been carried by a voto of 501 to filO the Taft folk broke into a cheer. Tho vote on the f uuporary chairmanship Tuesday had boon 55 8 for Root to 5 02 for Gov. McOovern. Prior to announcing the vote, Chairman Root said Gov. TTndlev had made points of order against tlio 02 contested delegates voting and he fully considered the matter during the calling of the roll. lie overruled all the points. Defeated, the Roosevelt forces | made no further move. Senator Root j then put Hie motion of Mr. Watson, I made Tuesday, that the standing! committees be appointed. It "was adopted without objection. The] names already sent in by the State! caucuses were not objected to, and' the committees were announced. After the credentials committees, had been announcod, the convention j djourncd until noon Thursday. ; HORRY, y. S, C. ny bank in Horry oounty. More lus of all other banks in the county.. #? tui t ?i * $80,000 .. 12,600 HOLDERS .. .. 60,000 ORS .. . * .? .112,600 hors ARDSON, W. A. Johnson, Will A. Free ipan. ommodation which their accounts solicit your business. . V. Richardson, will a.' feekmai Viok President. .Cashier r cent, on yearly deposits. mmmqammmmmmnmmmmmmm?mgmmmi?mmmmmm? PKOFK88IONAL OAKDfl. H. H. WOODWARD Attorney And Councslor At Law* CONWAY; H. O. R. B. BCARBROUG H CONWAY, 8. C, Attorney at Law. tf, H. BURROUGHJ6 Physician and Hitrgoon. CONWAY, 8. C. a. WOFFOKD WAIT. Attorney ut Lt* s\ Bunk of Horry Cuilding. CONWAY, 0. C. lUONK KAVKMMi J,and Surveying and Drainage Spivoy Building Conway, 8. C. ME WORLDS 6REATESTSEWIN6 MACHINE HLIGHT RUNNING ^ |W M M 1c, fftuu wantelthera Vlbrntlng Shuttle. flotaA hMttlo or a Hinrle Thread [Chaintiiilchl / Sewing Machine write to f< M SEW HOME 8EWINI MACHINE 60MP1W Orange, Mom* HMVMwIbcmachine* are made M act! reranHaid' fMlky,but the Mew Home U made to worn, Oat guaranty never runs out. > MM Mtlioriird Jeakri 1 ^ Voa SALS BS J ocnmouoHH * cx>iiiiiNa oo.f Ootmay, fl. O. PRUNCiED INTO RIVER. ? ? Tlie Police Prag River For Bodies of Joy Riders. As a result of a disaster which overtook six joy riders early Thursday, when their automobile plunged inta twenty feet of water at the Charles River dam, in East Cambridge, the Metropolitan Park police are dragging the river, in the belief that ocnnnanU nf fhi> r?nr inii'hf hnvr* lioun drowned. The police thought that at least four of the young men in the automobile may have been carried with it into tho river when the> machine tore across tho curbing a distance of 2 50 feet, on the new parkway, broke down two sections of irom railing, and then shot into the water. ? ? ? Escaped Through Sewer. At Atlanta, Ga., John Wallace, a negro chalngang convict, escaped Monday morning by jumping into a. sewer and is still there. The sewer ia a loathsome tunnel more than two. miles long. Guards have been placed at every manhole and at the outlet near a small crock. The negro, if A j. d.. J ^ A ,1 1 ~ 1 .1 _ o not uiruauy ueau, i? m uanger or. asphyxiation from tho gasos. He isheavily shackled. ? Twenty Persons Killed. M Idnkoeping, Sweden, twenty persons were killed and fourteen injured in a collision Saturday night between a mail train proceeding to Stockholm and a freight at Malmslaett station. 4