The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-24
GOV. UJDSON HARMON
At (JNIOF COUNTY FAIR
THOUSANDS GREET OHIOAN-H1S
VIEWS.
|.Harmon for President" on Streamers
and Pennants, Probably Express
Sentiment of CarolinianS.
S. E. Boney in News and Courier.

S. E. BOney in News and courier.
Union, Oct. 19.-Judson Harmon's
speech at the opening of the Union
county fair today, cid the consequent
recepticn accorded him, may be re-
yarded as the la:,nt h:Hg> in boomlet
form, Of his campaign in South Caro-
lima for the Democratic presidential
nomination next year. The governor
of Ohio is in the race, although he
does not say so, but why say so when
there are thousands of friends to per-
form that part of the labor?
Today that service was done by the
Hon. A. P. Sandles, secretary Of the
State of Ohio agricultural department,
who delivered a rousing speech at the
conclusion of Gov. Harmon's address,
and, apparently, the city and county
of Union are for Harmon, if streamers
and pennants, bearing the battle cry,
Harmon for President" are to be
taken seriously.
Voice in Bad Shape.
At the Union fair grounds today
there were possibly three thousand
people, but not more than two hundred
heard Governor Harmons speech. Suf-
fering with a severe cold, the speakers
voice did not carry ten yards distant,
and this fact, combined with the con-
slant chatter Of the uninterested, the
noise of the carnival spoilers and the
alleged music in front of the "Oriental
Palace" hard by, presented PROPOSE
tion in the art of attention-holding that
Gov. Harmon could not successfully
solve.
Nevertheless, the plain, practical
talk of the Ohioan was well received
by those who did hear, and for those
who wished there were many nuggets
of wisdom. Agriculture, as a scienti-
fc profession, good roads, good gov
eminent, taxation and the profits to
be gathered from a good county fair
were the subjects touched upon by
the speaker.
His Arrival and Departure.
Arriving at Union at noon, Cover
nor Harmon was met by L. J. Brown
ing, president of the Onion County
Fair association, and taken Immediately
to the fair grounds. At dinner he was
entertained in the home of Mr.. Emslie
Nicholson, one Of the most prominent
citizens Of Union. This afternoon he
returned tc his home IN Columbus, af-
ter his short tour, which included
Ashevile, Raleigh and Union.
Talking to crowd of newspaper
men on the train this afternoon, Gov
ernor Harmon touched on a number of
subjects relative to dis work as gov
ernor of the Buckeye state; the brief
he is preparing for the United States
supreme court relative to the matter
of intra-State railroad rates; the tar
if and other subjects OF national sig
nifcance. But he assiduously refrain
ed from any discussion of the possi-
bility of his being named by the Dem
ocrats O. the country 1or their stand
ard-bearer, except in matter relat-
ing to w. J. Bryan. Nor would he
express an opinion as to the effect
of President Taft's tour of the coun-
try. He was asked the questions
whether or not it was not a premature
defence of his administration, and
whether or not he considered that the
trip was not panning out as the presi-
dent and his friends mad hoped, but
these he declined to answer.
Explains Bryan's AntagOnism.
Asked as to the cause of VIM. J.
Bryan's antagonism 90 his cause, Gov.
Harmon said that there was a close
personal friendship between himself
and the Nebraskan, out for some poll
tical reasons, dating oack some years,
possibly, Mr.. Bryan did not wish him
to be chosen by the Democrats as pres |
idential nominee. He explained that
in the Ohio State senatorial election
last year, Bryan had written a letter
demanding that the Democratic con-
vention nominate a candidate for sena-
tor. This Gov. Harmon opposed, be-
cause many Of the districts had al
ready elected their delegates on the