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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

MARRIAGE LICENSES.


Winchester Wooley to Miss Winnie
Ann Wallace.
Robert H. Walker to Miss Matte
Leona Nance.
Bernard Bratton to Miss Claude
Potts.
George Hanson to Miss Bessie Can
trell
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SOCIETY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

There vas an informal dance given
at the Century Club parlors Tuesday
nighr
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
Sale Of Wash Fabrics.

A big counter of printed lawns,
aeolians, worth 124c to zoe. at 1Oc yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

Winnie Davis Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy met Monday after
noon to elect delegates to the State
Convention, which meets this year in
Chattanooga. Miss Daisy fowler,
President is one of the delegates by
virtue of her office. Other delegates
elected were, Misses Emma Harlan
and Nellie Williamson and Mrs. w. M.
Chaffin.
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MauryDry GOOdSCO
Easter Offerings, In Every Depart
ment of Our Two Big Stores.

One counter of SOC and COO plaid and stripe dress
goods and solid color sutngs worth to 15c only 29c
yard. i, .t ooo
silks worth up to 81 90 yard.
n inch pongee silks and taeta silks in stripe and
check, only SOC yard -
30 to 80 inch black aeta silks former price Sloo yard,
only 79c yard - t. ., a.
Sc inch yard wide black tafeta SILK former price slo
yard, only 81 90 yard -,
Rough silks in all the leading shades 75c to 81 % yard
wide tafea silks in stripes and palds SlOo yard
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

Miss Alice Dixon entertained some
of her friends on Tuesday afternoon
at her home at Ashwood. The home
was beautifully decorted with dog
wood,-in fact the great hall and par
lors SCENE das of the forest and gar
dens Wed with each other in their
lavish gifts. A literary contest was
the feature of the afternoon, the for
tunate guests receiving a beautiful
volume, "The Spinner in the Sun"
The next "The Lady of the Decora-
tion." Each guest received as a
souvenir a fluffy Easter chicken.
Frappe was served in the hall by Miss
Lucretia Bunch. Ices and berries
were served at the conclusion of the
game.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

The Etude Music Club, composed
of the pupils of Miss Mary Ashton's
music class met at her home Satur-
day afternoon. The lives of three
musicians, c. P. E. Bach, Joseph
Haydn and w. A. Mozart we're dis
cussed. An interesting scale contest
took place, followed by musical pro-
gram by Misses Elma Collins, Mary
Cant Bessie Ashton, Hettie Cheek.
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Miss Hughes of New York, will de-
liver her lecture Strange People in a
strang Land" at the First c. p
church tonight at 1880 o'clock. The
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

The Students Club met with Mrs.
]. C. Hardy at the Columbia Military
Academy Saturday. The first paper
was a scholarly study of the "Evolu-
ton of the Short Story by Miss Car
penter. A paper on literary criticism
by Miss Floyd, a most delightful and
finished production, followed. The
third paper was on Uncle Remus, by
Miss Walker Mrs. Morgan gave an
interesting account of her visit to the
tuberculosis exhibit The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. Hutton, April
25th.
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Gloves for Easter.

Long silk gloves in kid silk in black, white and
coors 81 co. 81 .25 and 81 so pair.
Long kid gloves in blacks browns and whites and
grays.
Short silk gloves in blacks whites and coors SOC to 75c
pair.
Remnant lengths in 1oc quality apron check gnghams,
8 to 10 yard pieces TIC
One of the best brands of yard wide bleach domestic,
1oc yard.
Remnant lengths 10 yards in unbleached domestic
sc yard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-31

for the purpose Of arranging a party
nomination. This was the origin CT
the plan of nominating ~ congress
siOnal caucus, which was followed for
three terms. In 1924 the choice o.
the caucus was not popular, and its
candidate came in t.. . az tine cleo
IiOn. That put an en- e the scheme
First Convention.
The first national convention was
called by the Anti-MasOnfc party in
1880 and was held at PniIadoluhia
Next year the Wings nominated Henry
Clay for the presidency in a similar
manner. 1t was not until 1892. now
ever, that the friends O. andrew
Jackson adopted the plan and called
a national convention in Baltimore,
and the first national committee was
established in 1S4S by the Democratic
convention of that year.
Some of the conventions o. the
PAST have not been love feasts. One
memorable for its bitterness and the
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county governments In them are
chosen all of our executive. legisla-
tive and judicial officers In them are
decided the governmental status so
Tar aS law, order, peacabIe existence
and enforcement OF laws are concern
ed Those who wish government to
be controlled by the moral elements
in society, for the moral welfare of
the community, must here vote for
those persons who stand for the NOR
al welfare of the people. Those op-
posing moral government and inter
ested in debauching the people never
fail to be active in their own inter
eSts
Saloon Interests Boldly Organized.
Never before in all the history of
Florida have the representatives of
the saloon interests so openly defied
the moral elements of society and so
boldly organized to seize control of
the government of the state and Of
so many Of the counties.
Never before in all the history of
any Southern state have the saloon
keepers so openly organized and rails
ed corruption funds by openly assess
Ing every saloon in the state and sent
UUSAAOAASCu oSSHCS W JIle great OlSJll-
lers and brewers of the United States
soliciting enormous contributions from
outside this state to be used to in
fueISce the voters of the state in
the election of a governor. legislators
and other officers who will be under
obligations to them and who win owe
t. the saloon men their election to of
fee.
1T is hard to conceive of such a
case, but it is an absolutely evident
fact, and fact which is not even at
tempted TO be hidden, but is OPENLY
aVowed, that the saloon interests in
Florida have been thorouehly orsaniZ-
ed, and have assessed each saloon of
the state and have collected in addi-
tiCn thereto enormous sums of money
from dfstiilsr7s and brewers beyond
the limits of the state. and have con-
centTated their support upon one can
Gidate for governor Of the state. and
upon candidates for the state senate
and house OF representatives and for
the offices WHICH have 10 do with the
enforcement of laws intended to regu-
Late the sale OF liquors.
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B. Foraker, of Ohio, Frederick Doug
lass CT the District of Columbia,
Chauncey NJ. Depew. OF New York,
John J. ingalls, of Kansas, and Jere-
miah RuSk of Wisconsin.
This convention was the second
which failed to accept Mr.. Blaine as
It's candidate. At the third trial he
secured the coveted nomination. hut
his party to its first defeat in twenty
eight years. Twice again was his
name prominently before conventions;
but, like Clay and Webster. he was
not destined to see the ambitiOn of
twenty years realized. With the sin
gle exception of Clay. Mr.. Blaine was
candidate for presidential hOnorS a
longer time than any other man who
ever lived. The convention which
nominated Blaine was not especially
inharmOniOus. but the one which
chose his victorious opponent, Grover
Cleveland. was lively enough to re
store the balance. The Tammany op.
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bad feeling left in its train was mat
held in Chicago in 1888. Although
Benjamin Harrison was nominated on
the eighth Ballot, the convention was
in session from June 10 to 10 %.
Some of ,he political wounds inflict-
al al that time have never been heal
ed For seven ballots John Sherman
was in the lead, and to his dying day
the veteran Ohio statesman did not
cease to assert thatFhe had been the
victim Of political treachery- 1t no
other national convention ever held
has there been such a supply e eX-
ceIlent presidential timber. When the
Convention assembled no one seemed
10 know who stood the best chance.
Among those who received votes on
the first ballot were William y. Al
HsCn. of Iowa, Walter O. Gresham, Of
Irdiana, James c. blaine of Maine,
William Mckinley. Of Ohio. two sons
Of fcrmer presidents. Robert T. Lin
coin and Frederick D. Grant, Joseph
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This Is national convention year,
and already the atmosphere is charged
with the political currents which
have been accommodating in the great
Ecrntral Fevervoirs- Some of the less
ser party organizations have already
fannounced their tickets and platforms.
FThe major conte stants in the great
IgaIne are about to commit themselves
in a like manler-the republicans at
HChicago June is, the democrats at
Denver July z.
National conventions came into the
6ashion in 1882, and since that time
kcandidates for president and vice
kpresident have been nominated in that
Fway. The manner of conducting
these great representative gatherings
Ms practically the same for all parties
except that the republicans nominate
sby a majority vote, anE the voting is
done by districts, while the democrats
eadopt the unit rule and require vote
OF two-rhirds to nominate.
/ One OF the principal duties of the
national convention and one which is
rnever neglected is to appoint a ma
tional committee before it adjoUrns.
This important body is made UP OF
one member from each state and ter
.ritory in the Union. This representa-
Ethe campaign and are In authority
sIutil superseded by the will OF the
I1remt convention. These committees
md plenty to do. They determine
when and where the conventions are
ITO be held, issue calls and really make
hall the necessary arrangements.
From the first there has been n
great deal of rivalry among the
larger cities as to the meeting Ilace
of conventions, and in recent years IL
amounts to actual competition. The
national committee hears the aEgu-
,ments advanced by the repre- senta-
tives OF the cities who aspire TO the
honor and decide in the matter. Re
Gently ii has become the practice for
"a bonus to be offered, and the city
(which can make itself most attractive
I'm that way is quite apt to obtain the
coveted distinction. Denver won this
kJear by Offering the sum of $100,0UO
ITO the Democratic committee for cam
spaign expenses The chosen city also
provides the convention hall and pays
tthe general expenses of the gathering.
ut has become the fashion nowadays
lfn erect building exclusively for con-
IneHtion purposes.
Courts Publicity.
The national committee usually is
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PRESIDENT MAKING IS A BUSINESS OF LARGE PROPORTIONS

position 70 the governor of New
OTl' $ candidacy was characterized
by all the traditional parliamentary
tactics employed by that organization.
II tried 10 break the unit rule with
an insistence that almost prevailed.
but faiied- Four Years earlier Roscoe
CCHklia|, had made an equally heroic
effCTS 10 force the unit rule on the
republican convention OF chat wear.
He faflei also. and Garfield received
The nomination. General Grant retired
20 private life. and the third term
controversy was postponed to another
century.
Never Held Office.
One Of the most interesting facts
connected with the personnel OF tis
III men who make up the present re-
publican and democratic national com
mites is that there is only one man
among them all who asserts-proudiy
at that-that he has never held or
tried e obtain a public office Of any
description. This unique politician Is
James VI. GuTey. the largest indie
pendent producer of oil in America
and q democratic oracle in his state
Of Pennsylvania. On the republican
nation committee there are now five
United States SenatOrS-PenrOSe. Eev-
burn. Scott. Aukeny and Crane.
There are only two members OF rhs
lower house on this committee
BrOwnIOw Of Tennessee and Lowden
of illinois. The Democratic national
committee Can boast Uf only one SEN
atOr. but me is a famous one--TiHnan
of South Carolina.
4 recent estimate seems to eStab-
lish the fact that about 80 per cent
Of The combined committeeman ara
state and county officers. elective and
aPpOintive The highest elective Of
fee ever held by Henry s New. the
republican chairman. was state sena-
ter. Thomas Taggart. the democratic
chairman, has been mayor OF his home
city Of indianapolis. There seems to
be q good many mayors in the aggre-
CATION. among them Tom Z. Johnson
of Cleveland, O.. and James c. Dahl
man. mayor Of Omaha. Neb OF news
paper editors and publishers there is
also a generous Sprinkhng Both
chairmen once conducted now defunct
Indianapolis daily papers. Norman
r. Mack, Democratic committeeman
from New York, is one OF BuffaIo's
most enternriSing publishers. Daniel
J. Campeau is owner of a paper de-
voted to turf matters. Trey Wood
son. secretary OF the Democratic COM
mittee. conducts a newspaper in Pa
ducah, KY, and another In Ovens
bOrO.
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number OF tickets for distribution
-
among his friends; the committeeman
have large number at their diSpO5-
al. and the remainder are given to the
local committee to use as is most ex-
pedient.
The national convention is the out
come of a demand more or less pop
ular for direct voice in the nOAina-
ton of the chief executive, At first
the entire country was so unmistak-
ably upanimouS in it's wish to nave
Washington for its executive head
that no other candidate was suggest
ed When he retired to Mount Yer
ron there were already two we'll de-
fined parties in existence, but their
leaders were so clearly differentiat ted
that no conventions were needed. Sub
squently, however, there was less
harmony, and more political competi-
ton arose. 1t became the practice
for small and select parties of con-
gressmen to assemble rather secretly
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A History of Great Party Gather
ing That DEGREES Who Shall
Govern the COuntry--Firsf Ma
fiOnaI Convention Was Held i'm
1882, and the First National
Committee Established in 84S
--PepubHcan Convention 1t
Chicago i'm 1888 Was the Most
Bitter of All.

sues the call for the convention six
months before the date of meeting. In
fixing the day much Judgment is re-
CURED, and many things are to be TAX
en- into consideration. 1t is now the
practice of each national committee
to make the convention a matter OF
paramount interest, and some OF the
Methods employed to further this
idea fall little short of the spectacu-
lar.
The number of delegates sent to
the convention is double the plumber
CT members of the congress. Each
state chooses four delegates at large,
double the number of its senateys,
and each congressional district sends
two delegates. Entirely as a matter
of courtesy, it would appear, delegates
are also admitted from the territories
and from the District of Columbia, for
they are not entitled tn vote and do
not unless the privilege is extended
to them by the will of the convention.
Another of the numerous duties OF
the national committee is to select
the temporary chairman of the con-
Vention This, of course, is subject
to the approval of the convention,
which usually accepts the appointee
"
Occasionally, however, there is a con-
test over this appointment, and the
man selected by the committee is re-
jected by majority of the delegates.
In 1884 the committee chose Powell
Clayton of Arkansas for temporary
chairman, but he was not acceptable
TO the opponents of MIR. Blaine in tine
convention, and the honor was trans
ferred to colored Republican, John
+. Lynch, % Mississippi. Mr.. Clayton
is still a@national committeeman from
his state.
For many years the nominating con-
ventions were conducted with great
simplicity, and few spectators were
admitted to the assembly hall. The
republican convention OF 1860, which
nominated Lincoln was first to admit
q large number OF spectators a spe-
Cial hall, called ne fWigwam, was
erected by the CITY of Chicago. This
great structure. which had seating
capacity of over 5000 was filed at
every session of the convention. Since
that time the numter in attendance
at national conventions has been lin
tied only by the capacity of the build
ings in which they have been held
Admissions are noninaaly by ticket
only. According to the present Gus
tom each delegate is supplied with a
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The people of Florida could not be-
I:eve the extent of that work Of the
liquor dealers until they came face
to face in cCEcSct with at the recent
primary election. but the condition
then disclosed should now Arouse
eI err. EatriOtic citizen of Florida 10
thorough realization that unless they
act together, Snd act promptly and
vigorously, the saloon interests Of
Florida. backed by the entire liquor
interests Of the United States. viii
elect for four years as governor or
Florida the man whom they have
chosen as their candidate, whom they
have openly supported with enormous
expenditures of money. and who. II
elected. will beyond possible question
owe his election 10 their support.
We do not wish 10 sly on word
against the character C tAri- Ca-dI-
date. Mr.. GilchriSt, and he OF course
received the votes of many patriotic
citizens. who can not and VIII not ap-
prove of the methods Tsed. but ne enc
can deny that. if @! acted. he Will alb
soLItelv owe his eIo- ion tC the salOO1
interests. without whcSe assistance he
would not have come anywhere near
election.
DuVaI County Contest.
AS citizens Of Duva- CCj.Eit- We can
speak from personal observation and
knowledge of the recent primary cleo
ton in this county. where they were
perhaps more open. mcra active and
more effective than elsewhere be
cause of the fact that there are more
and greater saloon interests here.
where We have not only our former
number of liquor dealers, but where
We now have concentrated many
whiskey houses recently forced out
of Georgia ard Alabama
We know the facts recently made
clear here. and We appeal 10 the good
people Of Florida TO make clear be-
yCnd possible question June 18th. that
the salOCn interests cannot dominate
the peoDla Of Florida
In the name Of morality and self
respect we appeal 10 every voter at
that election to answer by his vote
whether he is willing that the COVER
nor OF Florida or any other officer in
Florida shall owe his election TO the
organized wOrkand the monetary con-
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looms and elected by the patriotic PEG
pie will owe his election to those who
elected him, and must be grateful to
them.
Whether they win il or not. the
lines are drawn with absolute distinc-
ton between the candidate supported
by the saloons so enthusiastically aud
the candidate opposed by the saloon
30 bitterly.
Know Where Stockton Stands.
Only few months ago petition was
circulated in this county calling for
a local option election. Mr. John \.
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A LiVlnu Skeleton

is the final condition OF any child
that has Tvorms-if il lives Think OF
having something in your stomach
that eats all you take as nOuriShment.
Nine-tenths of the babies have worms,
NAV be yours has. Be certain that it
has not by giving IL Whites Cream
Vermifuge-it expeis all worms and
is a tonic for the baby. Price %
cents.
Sold and recommended by w. A.
D'AIemberte. druggist and aDOthecary,
121 South PalafOx street, Pensacola.
Fla.
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JACKSONVILLE MINISTER'S ADDRESS
PEOPLE IN STOCKTONS BEHALF

TO the God-Fearing People of Florida:
A condition now confrontS the pee
Iple of Florida, the like OF which has
never been known in this SSate.
MANY of us are not either politicians
or political partisans, but all of the
undersigned feel it their patriotic duty
Ito disregard all existing party or fac
ltional Affiliations. and to call upon all
good citizens of Florida having the
fright to vote in the primary election
EJune 10th, to lay aside, for the time
lbeing at least. all partisan feelings
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and join all the God-fearing, order
loving, law-abiding people in one
united effort to prevent the other
wise possible domination of the gov
eminent of Florida by the liquor deal
erS of our fair state.
We respectfully state the following
facts worthy of the careful and pray
erful consideration of the people OF
Florida.
The Democratic primary elections
IN Florida unquestionably and abso~
lCtely fix the status of all state and
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@ Stockton was one OF the signers
Of that petition. He was invited to
speak at temperance meetings in be-
half Of that petition. He did SO brave
", declaring himself on the side OF
temperance and against the saloons.
The saloon men at once marked hdm,
just as they marked every other man
who dared oppose the saloon In
teTaSts.
No mans character is safe from
vicious attack when he dares TO stand
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tribut:cn Cf the saloon keepers
Governor Will Not Be Ungrateful.
The governor Of Florida should not
be All un@rateful man Few men
elected to office fail TO recognize
thrCughout their official life their
debt Of gratitude to those to whom
they know and the public know they
owe their election.
The candidate supported by the sa-
loca Interests VIII owe his election to
those who elected him and must be
grateful TO them.
The candidate opposed by the sd
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What some people say IS of less
Importance than what they leave IN
said
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