Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-10-05
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Mr. Pratt oamo - waIha,is S,a,,
Cbar,e.ton II, Nro,o, Ia 100, '..,sss !.
tbo nos;t;on of boo,r. i, oon.,. a,5 I, Ia
man forsD TRian,ann sos q, g. fI,, ~,
no;nad With 4b.. ara, ,,.,a 1850, !. =,
soon becamo tbbronpb,y i5ont;f,nd' ,n;tL
tho nennle of his to,,n and oon,t,;
Bright iov,sI and cbearfn, IN dianosit;n,
be wns not ,one in beonn,not oc+,,,o;ntad "a
with oo,r neon,e. and MANY foot fr,anaI
sb;ns were formed Tboneh n,,ta :
von,o man he a,wavs tool, a doo,, intorY
est in the welfare of bis county ona
State, and soon became known IN nol,ti.
cal circles as strono md ;nf,nen 10,
Democrat As n pol;tioa, worlLer bo
was reolxoned among the veru best IN stI,o
county. His ability and in6nenoo, .oon
became recognized bevond tbo borde,a
of his own county. and, in 1909 he xvaa
appointed Assistant Journal Clerk ne tbe
House of Representat,vos IN Iyasl,;nr
ton. D. G.. under Sneaker Cbsr,oe r
Crisp. of Georgia. For fonr vears ho
discharged tho arduous dut,es of tho
Office with conspiouous ability uia
knowledge of parliamentary ,aw Was
frequently laid under tribute 20 l;s anne.
riors in the decision of Intricate and
difficult questions. He was a favorite
with Congressman from ail seotions of
the country, and change in Tho nol;tics
of the admin ,tration Ia nil that ,vro,,oI,t
tho change In his position. and made n
Republican his successor, Mr.. Pratt
then came home and gave bimself mn to
business pursuits again. For tbe mast
three years he was Southern salesman nf
mill supplies for the firm of Morton
Reed G. Co., of Baltimore. and travelled
extensively. On juno lat. 1900. ,he waa
mado Southern manager of his nrosent
company. He Is now in the pr;me of a
vigorous and energetio manhood. beino
only thirty eight years old. We predict
for him a brilliant and successful busi-
ness careor. His company has the right
man in the right place. F.
His departure remove q formidable
candidate from tho approa q ohing race for
Clorlt of Court of Oco, 20 county. In
1896 he made highly ,;,editable cam
paign, receiving o plurality of fortv-six
yotoa oyor civ nornlor oo,,,,,t;.o A., .
t0p.'"' oo'ii 'iipoVi'oie III Che
nisC DoihocraCic primary electlon. Under
tho rules q second primary election had
to be held, the race being made Inv tho
two candidates roooiv;r% tho ,;o,,nat
WV o"'iu.'".o' 'oo'i'tns 'ho hlghes1
nutnoor OF VOTES III the first. Mr.. Pratt
made tho second race against the then
incumbent, ono of tho most ponuIar man
IN Ooonoo oo,ntu ana ,,,,..s 49," o'
80, oo"oo Ho"n'S' anu n'iss'' she elec-
tson by only small margin. This was
tho only time ho has ever boon n candi-
o,,I ,,..,:., H Guy o,hoo'
"""' n,Vink Nnauo suon hi'o race he is
recognized as logically tho leading can
should bo romo;, o,d onton ~ s'
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p"nsh.; 49,,
On Juno 2Sth, 1883, he was happily
married TO Misa Mary Dawcon of Nhor