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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-24

Tho marriage Of Miss Frances Kelly and John Kelley, employees at the Ash eRuft Mfg. O., which took place May Q. has just become known, much to tho Surprise of their many friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-24

Inc eewing circle or Lincoln Circle. Ladies of the G. A. R., will meet Ihur0day afternoon with Mrs. Charles n. Curtis, 7O8 Noble avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-24

At tho homo of Miss Elsie Sherman in Cbntral avenue, Saturday night, HsGnds Of Miss Bertha Jones gathered nod gave her c pleasant surprise. The party save a linen shower in honor q Qfis6 Jones' coming wedding to Mr. Arthur Fl. Anderson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-24

Mrs William LAndsma9 and daugh- ter. Lydia. have been in attendance It the graduation exercises of the Nor nal College of New York city, as Guests of Miss Lillie Winter, one of 0o graduates, and an honor pupil in her clasA Miss Winter also received. . prize of $25 for proficiency in Ger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-24

Miss Mabel Bloxsom was given a party at her home, 842 North avenue, Saturday night, by members of the class of 1e00 of the City Normal School. Miss Bloxsom will be mar Tied In September to .FraAk Whitman of Nova Scotia. A beHutifuI cut glass punch bowl and a silver sandwich tray wero gifts she received from the friends who called unannounced. Miss Boxsom Is teacher in the public schools
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
IT IS TO LAUGH.

Says the Centreville News, a ran
tankerous machine organ:
Graham Egerton and Editor Fin
ney, of The Columbia Herald, are
am: ng the prime movers in Padgett's
behalf. They, with a few others
are rantankerous Hooperites, and this
explains why regular democrats dc
not warm up to Mr.. Padgett's candi
dacy Any candidate backed by
Hooper spielers is regarded with sus.
picion by democrats"
And among the prime movers" in
behalf of Turner, the candidate of the
machine, we find Brown, of this coun-
ty, and Lambert, of the News own
County,, both of them "rantankerous"
Tom Taylorites. In, fact most of the
Tom Taylorites in the district are
whoop ping 'em up for Turner. 1t is
to laugh. This talk about democracy
and regularity. But the people are
not quite SO prone to be hoodwinked
by the cry of regularity" as they
were o. yore a fact that one of these
days the machine politicians will
doubtless discover.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
ATTEND THE cHAUTAUoUA.

People of Columbia and Maury
county will stand in their own light
II they do not attend the Chautauqua.
In that they have the opportunity of
hearing at very small cost, much
less than the real value, some o. the
most notable lecturers in the nation.
Th+v have the opportunity also of
hearing some splendid music, num-
bors that if taken separately would
cost almost the price of a season
ticket.
Ike Chautauqua is really a great
event in the life of this community.
1t is not only a week of rare enter
tairment Of the highest order, but
the lectures are instructive. Some
of the country's great reform move
mehts have had their birth in Chau-
tauquas.
In the light of these facts It will be
nothing less than serious reflec-
ton uron the boosted intelligence
and culture of the people of this
city and county If they do not attend
the Chautauqua. If thsy do not sup
port It the time may never come
again when they will have at their
very doors a program of such merit
at So small a cost.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
UNFORTUNATE CONDITIONS

Eevery patriotic citizen must admit
the deplorable and unfortunate condi'
.iops which exist in the politics OF
Tennessee. So intense is the feeling
between the factions, so bitter the
strife Of contending interests that is
sues of real Importance to the well
are Of the state are in large meas
ure overlooked and ignored. Appaf-
emily all that a candidate for office
ned nave is a tag of regularity"
from some coterie of machine politi-
Glars in order to be assured OF the
support OF a very large element of the
voting population. His attitude upon
public issues, upon real matters con-
corning the problems Of taxation, rev.
enue and public expenditures are Of
purely secondary importance as com.
pared with the record for alleged
regularity" )
This condition is particularly un-
fortunate at time when members Of
the legislature are to be elected. I'm
der normal conditions and in ordina-
ry times there are comparatively few
members of the last legislature who
could poll respectable vote as can
didates for reelection. Their records
would absolutely bar them from the
peoples favor. Their support of the
infamous and unconstitutional salary
grab measure would of itself be suffi-
cient to insure their defeat at the
polls Probably under normal condi-
tioEs not a single supporter of that
grab measure could hope for an even
respectable showing at the polls. AS
II ia many are candidates not only for
a reelection to the legislature bur for
higher Offices. And ,ery few of their !
Irregular" partisans seem to care a rap
about the wholesale lads that they
helped to make upon the peoples
treasury. We repeat condition that
breeds Indifference to the financial |
welfare of the state and disregard for
restraints upon law
makers is to the highest degree re-
sretable. Apparently large number
If people care more for regularity"
nan they do for economy in public
and fair and honest tax
avs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
HOLIDAY CAN'T
GO ON SPECIAL
a IRREGULAR" DEMOCRAT. WHO
WANTED MONEY FROM GAY
NOR GETS COLD SHOULDER

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2O.-As
me result of Lake Erie Holidays ef-
tort to extract money from Mayor
Gaynor, of New York, on the promise
Of support from the Tennessee dele
sation at Baltimore, the former mem.
Der oi Patterson's staff will not be al.
lowad a place on the special car that
is to carry Howse and party to Ralti.
more.
This morning those in charge of
the special car which will convey the
delegation to Baltimore telegraphed
10 Holiday that they would not al.
low him to go with them as a mem.
Der Of the party.
Holiday is an interesting charac.
ter, living at Dresden. He was elect
ed d delegate by the regulars" at the
recent state convention to the Balti.
more convention. He has always
been q regular" and was appointed
by Patterson a member of his staff
lie stands very high with the reg
ular" democrats of West Tennessee
but is not held in much esteem by
tne other sort.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
NEW MACHINERY
AT MAURY LAUNDRY
MANAGER voss EVER READY 70
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF I'M. J
= RRovEMENTs.

W. Ed Voss, of the Maury Laundry
Company, is never slow at getting
the latest and most up-to-date ma
chinery for the transaction of his
business In the laundry. He has only
recently purchased a larger and
more complete mangle, which has the
capacity of more than three times the
one he has been using for the past
I'VE years. He does not stop at this,
realizing the increased work that will
ne brought to the laundry by this in
creace IN capacity of the new machine
he has put on a new automobile deIiv-
ery wagon, which wagon will not only
be used here in Columbia in taking up
and delivering the work, but will also
be operated between Columbia and
Mt. Pleasant, making two trips
week 10 the phosphate city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
BRYAN.

Hon. James M. Head declares that
Bryan will be the democratic nomi-
nee sor president. Mr.. Head is not
alone in this view. There are Lum-
bel of well informed democrats over
the country who incline to the belief
thai the Baltimore convention will
finally place the standard of the par
ty III the hands of the Nebraskan.
AnG Rryan'S nomination at this time
would not be an unfortunate one.
There are many weaker nominations
to be made than that of the Great
Commcner. He is unquestionably the
best beloved democrat in the nation.
Conservative democrats would not
oppose Bryan now as they have in
past campaigns. Since roosevelt has
Out Bryaned Bryan, the former demo
cratic nominee is rather Conseva.
tive He is a much safer man than
Roosevelt and should the latter be
the republican nominee for president
there are thousands of old line repub
licans who would prefer Bryan. And
If Taft is selected there is no demo
crat who could make stronger OF
more successful appeal to the disap
pointed "progressives" than Mr.. Bry
an.
II would be unprecedented IL Bry
an should he for the fouth time aom
mated for the highest Office in the
gif: Of the people. Clay made three
unsuccessful race for president bu
no man in the history of this countr,
hac ever been a candidate the fourth
time for that Office But this is tn,
year Of years to make precedents
Several have already been made ant
we should not be surprised IL, to cal
the climax, the democratic conven
tion does not make another.
The Herald believes that Mr.. Bry
an Is entirely sincere in his deciara
tion that he does not desire the nomi
nation this time, but he would not re
fuse The we'll nigh unanimous call O
his convention, II In the judgmen
of that body he should appear to b,
the best candidate for the presidency
Any way the situation is a most inter
esting one and we shall know nothin,
definite about either convention unit
they have adjourned sine die.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21

tude has beer silent but neverthe-
less most emphatic protest against
the innovation.
The result in the democratic rrim-
aries has been even more farcical.
Take the great state of Ohio In which
molo than a half million democratic
votes we're cast in the last election.
1t Is the home of one of the leading
candidates for the nomination "fav-
oriie" son, whose popularity has been
demonstrated by his election twice to
the Office Of governor in republican
commonwealth. The contest in the
prcfertial primary was long, exciting
and hard fought, but total of less
than two In five Of the democratic
voters manifested sufficient interest
to express a preference. No man
can state whom a majority Of the
democrats of Ohio prefer as their
candidate for president.
Let us hope that after this year
party committees will show more re-
gard for the fitness of things, the
traditions and presidents of their
country and the spirit of its institu-
tions. andunless for the clamopof pro-
fessioaal muck rakers and mischief
makers. Then we shall have more
sanity and less noise ana strife in
political contests.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
BATTING INDEPENDENTS.

Desperate efforts are being i1ad'
by regular" leaders and some OF thu
liauor organs to get prominent indie
pendents into the primaries ordered
In August and November. Particular
effort is being made to get some In
dcoendent Of character, standing ant
influence into the Patterson primar,
of November. All sorts of allurine
premises OF support, 1t is said, are
being made to induce independents te
get into the primary. Newspapers
that have not had kind word to say
for certain independents OF promi
nence in months, are now full to the
briln Of honied fattery.
The object is plain. 1t ought to be
30 easy to see through the game"
which the liquor organs would work
that no one will be deceived. The
liquor people, the lawless machine
and it's back tax allies, are concerned
most of all about the election OF a
legislature in Tennessee this year
that will be absolutely suDservient to
these special interests, II necessa-
~ these interests will allow the gov
errors race to go by default, If they
can only secure a legislature that
will obey their will and do their bid
ding
These interests realize that with
Patterson unopposed for the senate
AM the SOFT of men who have 80 far
announced for the other offices 20 be
filled in November very few independ-
ent democrats will vote in the prima-
ny. Il will be a regular frost anoth-
er June hug affair. Control of the
legislature for and in the interest of
the liquor and back tax machines
may be jeopardized But if some in
dependent of influence and standing
cal inst be induced to campaign the
state appealing to the real democra-
cy to vote in the primary control of
the legislature will be cinched OF
course no democrat who stands In
open hostility to the domination OF
the liquor machine, who believe in
the supremacy Of the law, who is OPP
posed to back tax grating, will have
ghost Of a show for office in the
November primary. 1t is not intend
ed that he should have; that is not
the purpose Of the honied words Of
admiration which have recently filed
the liquor organs for Independent
leaders. The whole object is to
"usa' independents to make the liq-
uor-brck tax machine in Tennessee
respectable enough to elect a MAORI |
ty OF the legislature.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
MRS. E. AFFORD
WINS THE SERVICE
IMMENSE CROWD WITNESSES
DRAWING OF THE MEa-
CHANTS ASSOCIATION.

Ticket No. 25,196, issued by An
ders1n Bros. & Foster and held by
Mrs. Eugene Afford, won the s25 sill
yer service given by the Merchants
Association at the drawing on Wed
nesday afternoon. The DR. wing was
witnessed by the largest crowd of the
week all of the space in front Of the
West Entrance of the court house al
h!ost tc the bank corner opposite be-
ing filed with ma eager throng.
The tickets have increased to such
sn extent that large dry goods box
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21

Was necessary to hold them at the
drawing. They were well shuffled
and little girl drew the lucky num-
Der. The announcement of the fig
ares was soon followed by the claim
Of Mrs. Afford and the silver service
was promptly delivered to her.
At the drawing this afternoon a
SIS mems suit of clothes was gwen
away. Tomorrow afternoon a fine rdg
viii go to the lucky person, and on
Saturday afternoon the grand prize Of
tie week. a fine 500 rubber tired bug
sy will be offered.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

The chief trouble about the Ameri
can people is that ONE they get start
ed on a reform they are apt to pur
sue ii not to logical end, but to the
extreme, regardless of it's application
to the conditions or TIE attitude OF
sentiment generally toward it. This
is forcibly illustrated in the pursuit
of the primary idea. PROFESSIONALLY
grosa o1uses grow up under the OLD
convention system. Very often the
the plain will of majority of the
party was thwarted by methods that
were indefersible. Reformers seized
upon the primary as the remedy for
conditions that were not longer to be
tolerated. And it is also true that
the primary did work some very
wholesome reforms, but even its
strongest advocates must admit that
it has not been panacea for all OF
the ills of which they complained.
It is very, very far short of being the
IDEAL method of obtaining an express
sion Of the party will.
Primarily the primary plan has in
creased tremendously the cost of OBJ
tanning office. 1t Is Out Of the Oues-
ton for a poor man without powerful
ba, king from a machine or some
special interest, to think of getting
official preferment in Tennessee un-
der existing conditions. The pri-
,aary has emphasized factional divis.
ions as the convention never did
Feeling engendered in the party con
test decided by the primary is much
moe intense and lasting than is the
case where the convention makes the
seleation
But the absurdity of the primary Is
Illustrated in the extension OF the
sy stem to the nomination OF candi
daies for President. PURSUED to Its
Logical and inevitable conclusion the
direct Urinary for President would
result in the complete elimination o.
state lines. 1t is but step from the
state preferential primary to the gen
eral preferential primary. The PEG
pie are hardly prepared TO make 8.
radical change in their system O
government.
That the direct primary plan hal
failed to improve conditions is full!
demonstrated this year. 1t has 2rac
tically destroyed the organization o
the republican party. The party ii
all but disrupted. II will, as the re
suit OF its first experiment with tn,
high sounding preferential presi
dental primary, enter the contest al
ready beaten. And in no state of tn,
Union where the primary has beel
the means for the ascertainment o
the party will, has anything like tn,
full vote of the party been exprnEse,
at the polls. In fact in no state ha
more than fifty percent of the rcpub
lican party vote been polled in TIL
primary. Roosevelt has carried
number Of states with a vote aggre
eating less than one-fourth of tn
patty vote of the state. The peopl
have simply refused to exercise tn
privilege accorded them. Their att
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
FOR BENEFIT OF
PARSONAGE FUND
ENTERTAINMENT AT SCHOOL
HOUSE AT CULLEOkA ON
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.

Fer the benfit of the parsonage
fund OF the Methodist church at Gull
leoka there will be an entertainment
DIT the public school house at Culleo-
ka Friday night, June %. An excel
lent program of music, recitations,
reading and theatricals will be given.
Miss Neeley Alternately is directing
the training Of the cast for the event
which guarantees complete sue
cess.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21

Subscr De For The Herald
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
LITTLE CHANGE
SENATOR FRAZIER
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 20
There is no change today in the con-
dition of ex-senator James B. Fra
zier. He continues to be desperately
i'll.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-26
MAIDENS" WILL
MAKE MIRTH AT MINERS

Beginning with Mondays matinee
Miners Empire win offer the MERRY
Maidens'' company, presenting a two
act, musical burletta, entitled New
York in Two Reels"
Four principal women are men,
toned as assuming an active interest
in the proper presentation of the
piece, and the list of male principals
contains the names of several come
dams well known to the regular pa
irons of Miners.
From the ranks of the legitimate
has been drawn Harry Fields, a well
and favorably-known comedy star,
who has enjoyed the distinction of
having been heavily featured for the
past several seasons in a. number of
the best and most successful melo-
dramas. as a depictor of the comedy
Hebrew. Among others are George
T.. Hayes, q clever quaint rube"
representatives: Joe Phillips, a dane
ing y~oungster; Miss Blanche Curtiss,
a handsome and talented young lead
ing lady; Howell and Webster. a
versatile duo from the realms of
vaudeville; Miss Lila Bremen, a
pretty and dashing little soubrette;.
Billy Stewart, a clever and enter
tanning character %delineator, and
Miss Anna Woods, a charming and
vivacious ingenue. Country Store"
Tuesday; wrestling, Wednesday;
amateurs. Friday. Next attraction,
Lady Buccaneers"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-26
"cHlMES OF NORMANDY"

What promises to prove the crown
ing achievement of the Aborns in the
tteld OF English opera is a spectacular
revival of Robert Planquette's eau
tiful opera, 1.-THE Chimes of Nor
mandy" which the Aborn Opera
Comiaue Company, a new. separate
and distinct organization, will present
week commencing Monday evening,
November 4, at the Shubert Theatre.
A special cast and chorus have been
specially selected for the work, with
Miss Daisy Leon a Germaine; MISS
Vinie DAILY. the %serpolette of the re-
cent Hammerstein London perform
ances of ''The Chimes of Normandy,
in the same role; William Wolff in
the quaint. but dramatic character
of Gaspard, the miser; Car Haydn
as Grenechieux; William II. White, as
the baillie, and tombstone Flynn, as
The notary, and Carrlck Major. as the
MARQUIS.
Edward Temple, with the assistance
Of Reisig, late of the Manhattan
opera House, has prepared the sue
eession of five scenes. built each on
the cyclorama principle, and the
wealth of armor and costumes has
been imported from France for the
production.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-26
popular-price Wednesday matinee
will be given.
IMAM AND

The management of the Newark
Theatre is proud to announce that
the eminent young English comedian,
Robert Lorraine, will appear at this
theatre with his London company
for n week in George Bernard
Shaw's most brilliant and most sue
cessful comedy, Man and Super
man." beginning November a, with a
special matinee on Tuesday, election
day afternoon. On leaving this
country seven years ago to present
the play in England, Mr.. Lorraine
was recognized by the English press
and the English nation as the most
promising young actor of the day.
He has more than fulfilled that prom
Use, and today stands without a rival
in his chosen field.
Seldom if ever have the New York
critics committed themselves so def
nitely in their verdict on a play and
an actor as they did when Mr.. Lo-
raine recently returned to the Hud-
son Theatre after a sever years abb
sence. Instead of greeting the re-
vival with the moderate enthusiasm
thai REVEALS usually receive, MAN
and Superman' was acclaimed as the
most perfect comedy that has been
produced for over a hundred years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-26

Glory Quayle. the popular girl of the
music hall adjoining his church, has
been splendidly accomplished by Stage
Director Lee Sterrett. The attention
to detail will surprise the twenty
thousand patrons of the stock COM
pany who are now weekly attendants
and demonstrates the genius of
stagecraft possessed by the local
actor-director. Scenic Artist Harry
Bennett, whose artistry embellishes
the settings each week, has painted
four beautiful theatrical in
the scenes of the Old Castle of Peels,
the music hall, Glory's apartments
and the club-rooms Of the church at
Soho square, London.
A careful study of the part of Glory
Quayle, the character originated by
Viola Allen, has been made by Miss
Mabel Brownell, and her impersona-
ton will be perfect in diction and
spirited in action. In the role of John
Storm, who gives up a promising
career in Parliament to enter the
church, so that he may use his tai
ents. to help the poor, Clifford Stork
will have an opportunity to display
his forceful decided qualities in por-
traying character of this style.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-26
1.-THE COLLEGE GIRLS" TO
BE CAYETY ATTRACTION

Next Monday will see the opening
of the New College Girls of 1872
1913 at the Gayety Theatre.
This is the fourth year for this
clever organization, and Mr.. Spiegel,
the sponsor, offers an entire new YER
sion of the happenings of college life.
The story deals with the merry adj
ventures of a father and son and the
substitution on the part of some of
the college boys of a bogus aunt to
help out the love affairs of the son.
George Totten Smith is response
BILE for the book, while Paul Reubens
is given credit for the music.
Abe Reynolds is the father, while
Dan Coleman, formerly the chief
support of Johnny Ray for four sea-
sons in "A Hot Old Time" assumes
a double role of the janitor and the
bogus aunt.
Miss May Florine Linden (the
original college widow is again seen
in this role. Miss Alma Bauer is
seer as the French aunt, while Miss
Jenny Ross i-mpersonates the sweet
heart. Johnny Dale and Murray Har-
ris are the mischievous college boys.
Walter johnson will be the dutiful
son. Beatrice, the rag-time violin
list, who was the one big hit of last
year, remains. Daily matinees are
given at which the ladies r especial
ly invited.
Amateur night Friday.
November 4 Rose Sydell's London
Bellies"