Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-24
GOVERNOR cox AHEAD
WITH LOCAL PARTY MEN

more interest at present in the Dem
ocratic nominee to be chosen at the
San Francisco convention next week
and the platform to be adopted by
the convention than there is in either
state or county politics ON the
streets and in other places where
men congregate there is seldom
heard reference to the State and
senatorial campaigns which opcncd
tuesday and to the county Campaign
when is to be held in August. hut
there Is much interest in what the
national convention will do, and cs-
p"cially is this true since William G.
McAdoo announced Il few daNS ago
that he did not wish his name pre-
scented to the convention as n candi-
date for the presidency.
Locally Mr. McAdoo apparentIv
had long lead over the other men
prominently mentioned for the NOM
ination and II is certain that if the
selection of the nominee had been
left to Fort Mill he would have been
the partys standard bearer But now
that the former secretary of the
treasury and director OF railroads
has eliminated himself from tho race
Governor Cox of ohio seems To bp
the candidate who has most friends
lii Fort Mill. though rs strict party
men all who have been approachcd
oil the subject hope to see elected the
n hn
cisco.
mere is. however. considerable
feeling here against William ]. Bry,n
and the hope is freely EXPRESSED thar
he will not be allowed to plav :,
prominent part I'm the convention. one
Ih%n is speaking of Mr. Bryan i'm con-
h'"ton with the convention said tha:
N''' hrEan ought {" hr given to un-
u'rstand ut once that his day us di-
rector of the party has passed. We
cannot" said this man. afford In
follow the lead of any man who de-
serted the president as Mr.. BRYAN did
ar the time he resigned from tho cab
met. Mr.. Bryan has been surrcsted
sS the party nominee. Let us hone
'hat ne VIII not he. Nothing could
I've more suicidal than to nominate
INC Nehraskan. He has long since
played out his string. The wonder is
mat he does not know 1t: but since
lie has not walked up To this fact the
thlng to do is to tell him i'm the M
tonal convention that il will he bet
Ter for the party If he will keep i'm
the background"
number OF business men of Fort
Mill and others living near town have
expressed to The Times their choicr
ttr the Democratic nomination az
follows:
w. h. Meacham. SRI should like
To see Carter Glass nominated. d,
not think the fact that ne is "A South
crn man would hurt him much II.
the North ana West. since Tive War
"etween the states is more than =
half century behind us.
=. IL. Epps. Sr.-Cox is NV first
choice since McAdoo has withdrawn
from the race. Bryan oueht nor tu
De allowed 10 take n prominent put
In the wor,i of the convention
j. X. tiailc-There IS no. n bet
ter man in the country thaH Thomas
u. Marshall and | think the conycn-
uon Nuld do well to nominate him
A. {. Lytle-coX seems to me To ne
the most available man for our marty
to put up. The liquor question is .
dead issue and the old stuff the Anti
saloon League is trying to pull
against Cox will he taken for what il
is worth.
Duncan Wolfe-I hope the Demo-
Gratis will choose Vice President
Marshall for the party nomination.
nave watched his public career ana
am convinced that he would make a
hne president.
w. II. Jones-McAdoo was INV
FIRST choice. Since he has withdrawn
from the race ! hope the San Fran
cisco convention will settle upon
President Wilson for another term
+. Il. Spratt-I wanted to sec Nc
Aooo nominated. but since he has an
nounced that he does not want the
nomination | am for Governor cox.
j. J. Bailcs-I am for Cox first.
last and all the time. He could beat
Harding to a farc-you- in ohio
and in enough other States with the
vote OF the South to bring home the
bacon
DIR. J. l.. Spratt-Cox ScCms to me
To he the most available candidate
for the Democratic nomination.
DR.. r. S. Kirkpatrick-With Cox
the party nominee. Harding would
he given the opportunity to sing his
swan song on election night instead