The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 18, 1919, Image 9
'VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1919.NJMF 4
MORE COMING F0
SAYS SPA]
The annou ncem(ent of Captain .. J.
(leSwail, that he would be a candi
date in the 1920 elections for Coi
groess from the fourth districlt, has
calsed a good deal of interest throutgl
Oult the district, and The Spartalburg
-lournmal, in its issue of Friday after
n1oo0n, deelares that Mr. MeSwain's an
nloitnreument is ex pect ed to be follow
(d shortly by annouIlecellit from
other prominent I men of the four mth
diStrict "alld ere long it. is probable
hat the Ih-ld will be full of prospee
tIve cong ressilI'l."
The .Jlournal calls alent ion to lie
fact that. Greenville now has two can
didales in tile Held, Captain MeSwailn,
and Davld B. Traxler, who wa!s in the
race last year, and expresses the be
lief that Spartanburg will be repre
sented. Among )the 'possible 1ipar
tanburg candidates mentioned is Hor
ace L. 'Bomar, who ran last year, and
Major C. C. Wyche, Neither of these
men have made any statement. as yet.
David 13. Traxler, who has annouc
ed that he will be a candidate for
Congress, was in Spartanburg yester
(lay on ills way to Washington, and
there gave out a statement declaring
that he was in tile race to the end,
according to the following special cor
respondence to The News:
Spartanburg, June 13.-David B.
Traxler, of Greenville, a ,well konwn
real estate dealer of the Paris Moun
lain City, an(d a candidate for congress
in 1920, was in Spartanburg for a
short time yesterday en route to
Washington to which city he goes for
a short business trip.
While in Spartanburg Mr. Traxler
was asked concerning tile congiression
al race in 1920, and tile outlook for
tile various candidates in the race and
more particularly concerning his own
chances for the seat now held by Sam
J. Nicholls, of this city.
Mr. Traxler was asked what effect
tile entrance into the race of Captain
J. J. McSwain, of Greenville, would
have upon his candidacy. The en
trance of another Greenville candi
date does not in the least affect his
candidacy and lie is still in tihe race
and will be until the election is over,
declared Mr. Traxler.
"A number of my friends have ask
ed ile whel! felee. the entrance into
Ilie race of %, aptain .\l!Swain will have
stated. "This will not affect my rave
in the least. I am still a candidate
and will be until the votes are countedl -
and tile officials declare that, I am to
be the next congressman from th(!
fourth district.
"Captain .\leswain Is in the race,
lie is a Greenville man and(] to some
extelt, he advocates tile saill things
I ha It 0001n adVocaLtiIg for years. liut
his p!atfoll and m11ilet are different
in many r- spects, indeed, our plat
forms will, whlen presented to the ipwo
ple. he found1 to be radically different
in so11 points. lie Is r'ulnninlg on
one Pat form an I11 on another(1 and~
tiley are different.
"'Foi' years I have been waging an
ener'get Ic figh t for ille laboring mail,
end~eavorinlg to arouse the pleopile of
my state to a tr'uo appreciation of tile
needis and desires of tile labor'inlg
classes. I have fought hard for labor
and I bel1ieve I hlave blein to a great
extent successful in my light. And I
shall Conl tiue to fighlt for iabor as
long as a fight is needied. My plat
form next year' witlI incude tile ilanks
for wiche i have been fightinlg ali
alon~g, the eight-hour idcay, adceittae
pi'ot ectloll of tabior, the rIght of men
to organize, thte r'ight of mlen eveiry
where( to earn't a just livel ihlood, to get.
a juist retuirn foi' their labor, to live
Int comfort anid peafce wIth t heli' fellow
meni, to have the tnecessit ies of lIfe
without the necessity of tollitig from
sun-upt tIll hiate in thle niighlt. to securei
theml, and1. by tis I miean a IlyIvng
wage cotintetnsuratu wiin the c!ost of
as all othiers muist buy. I have all
alontg stood( tot' thlese tin ugs andI
shtall contite to stanid for thlemi as
bon- as I can fight.
Mr. ITrax let said hle bli eved t hat
SpartIanurluug county would give himti a
very flattering vote next suimci'. "I
(10 noti know whethter or' not Mr'. Nich
oils will be in the race," Ito said but
if lie is not Sparttanburtg will have at
least one canidiate and possibly sev
eral. But notwithstanding the fact
that theCse cand~idates will draw Supl
'or't as favorite sOil's candidates,I
shall got thousands of votes for the
R CONGRESS
tTAN BURG PAPER
people of Spartanhurg kn ow Ie and
know that I all the m1iani for the posi
tion.
Conmenting upon the congression
al lace next sumiller, The Siartanbirg
.lourniIal has the following to say:
Captain AleSwain is tlie second
Greenville man to enter the race, Da
vid 11. Traxler, having already sonic
months ago stated that he was in the
race to the finish. Nir. Traxler stated
yesterday again, whilie in the city,
that he would be a candelate and that
he Would be in the i.giit until the
Votes were Counted.
The entrance of the Greenville ofli
cer into the congressional race adds
considerable interest to the campaign
next suimier. The announcement of
Mr. NieSwain is expected to be fol
lowed shortly by announcements from
other prominent m1en0 of the 'Fourth
district, and ere long it is probable
that the field will be full of prospec
tive congressmen.
It is believed that Spartanburk will
be well re)resented in the race. Some
weeks ago Congressman San J. Nich
oils stated that if the right man offer
ed for the position lie would not be
a candidate for re-election. Beyond
this the congressman has not gone
and it Is not knoiwn whether lie will
be In the race. In the event that lie
does not, it is probable that several
Spartanburg men will enter tho lists
and go before the voters as would-be
representatives.
Although %Ir. Bomar has declined
thus far to make any statement rela
tive to the race, it is generally believ
ed that Horace L. Romar, candidate for
congress last summer, will again be
in the race. Mr. Bomar made a great
race last summer, being defeated in
the second primary by Mr. Nicholls
by the margin of 409 votes. Friends
of Mr. -Bomar declare that he will
make the race, and this seems to be
the general opinion of those who are
in a iposition to know.
Besides Mr. Bomar, there is a prob
ability of other Spartans entering the
race. Practically all would-be con
gressmen are now remaining quiet,
awaiting the decision of Mr. Nicholls
relatives to the coming campaign.
There are several men w%,hio may
get into tile race in the event that tlie
incumbent does not seek the position
again. Among those mentionied prom
ilently in this connection is inaj. C. C.
Wycel. -Mr. Wyche will not ilake any
statement. one Way or the o01her reil
tVe to the rave, but it is understood
lhat lie is a prospective candidate and
that if .\tr. Nicholls does not (iter Ibhe
race the Spartanhurg major will be Iri
the light. And then there are othe
ilon who i(are being inmelioled.
Th' i igh. looks now as if it will
ulrn into a real live political battle.
tI1'31ANIA R-11iII
BY (ltl|WDJY IIUNS
(sermanns Strip ('ontry of Almost Ei
erytlug.
Athienis, .May 5.-GCermnany has strip
lied ilumania of everything, writes a
Iteed Cross agent from lidallest. There
areO only 81 locomlotives in thle whlole
couintry for thle t ranisport of t roops,
munilitlons anld suipplies. Of her 17
theoretiean i dvisions, I i have had to he
dlemnobilihed foir lack of food and~
eqiiimenit. TIhiere are not sufticient
horses to t ransport fleIld artillery, no
tractors for the field artilery, 410 per
ceiit of the Rumanian mledical staffs
died du0rinig the war and~ there arie vir
tuialy no a i rplanies. armored ear's or
taniks.
D)espite the efforts of thle aiithioritiles,
lie counlt ry is ha rborinig Bolshevik
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gary andl iulgarla. As (W0 per cent of
Rum ilaiati is 111literate thle Iloishievik
(tianger Is appa rent.
Tfhe greatest need is food. I ood for'
thle army and~ food for thle civil Ian
piopuilatloll. America has sent a dlozen
food ships to Rumianiia and~ (lie Ameri
can Red Cross isa(distrib~uting food
at cnnteens andl by means of rolling
soup kitchens wherever the needl is
greatest. -in the D~obrudja wvhere the
smallpox epidemic is at its worst the
American lRed Cross has many doc
tors and~ nltuses.
America has loaned Rumania $5,
000,000 bult the financial situation of
the country remains critical, writes
the Rled Cross man. This ho attributes
to RumanIa's inability to export and
to the broadcast issue during the r
tai occupation of wortless bank
notes.
III addition to food the Ittlllanian
army and civilian poplaion desper
ately Ieed clothing. ClotiI for a sulit
01 clothes costs $60 a yard. A yard of
linen for shirts costs $8 aid a shirt of
ordinary (juality $.10. A pound of but
ter costs $5.50.
"Hlow can America lielp Rumania ?"
a lunianlan army o cer was asked.
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of food through the American army
food mission and the American Red
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propaganda wrItIeh by Americans to
be dropped by airplaies in the lloisi
vik ranks. We must fight ideas withit
ideas. Our railroad and transport
system Is a wreck. Send us sone of
the American railroad men who did
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