The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-10-26
SNOWMAN WORKS
GOVERNOR COOPER
Uses His Picture and Alleged Remark
to Boost His Show.

way 10 the line community Falr at
Ware Shoals where he was the guest
Of honor. He returned to Columbia
last night but he was very indig-
nant Governor when he passed
through on the return trip.
The cause thereof was this:
Shortly after he got on the train at
Shoals Junction, G. A. Abbott, of
Greenvile, who was on the train
approached the Governor and showed
him large poster gotten out by a
carnival show proprietor on which the
Snowman had a group picture Of Gov
crnor Cooper, Former Gov John Gary
Evans, Mayor John Floyd, Of Spartan
burg, and himself and under the
cut he had a remark attributed to Gov.
Cooper, saying: Il have heard some
mighty nice things about your show"
The manner in which the picture
was secured was recalled By Cover
nor Cooper but the remark was a
pure invention, he said The show
man got the picture in this way:
Last Spring Spartanburg put on a
Prosperity Week entertainment. Gov.
Cooper attended one day. lie and
Former Coy. John Gary Evans and
Mayor Floyd had lunch together at
one Of the Spartanburg hotels. AS
the three came out together a man
with a camera rushed uD and asked
for the privilege Of making picture
Of the three. Gov Cooper said that
while nothing was said about who it
was making the picture he thought it
was for one of the Spartanburg pa
pcrs.
The three, Gov Cooper, Former Gov.
Evans and Mayor Floyd put on their
most dignficd official looks and faced
the camera man. Just as he was
ready to shoot" another man slipped
up by Gov. Coopor's side and remained
there long enough "to get in the pic
| turc.' Nothing was thought of it as
| he was supposed to be one of those
individuals who cannot resist the
temptation to be seen with high Of
licials sometimes.
AS it turns out now the man who
slipped up just in time to get in the
picture was a Snowman and he is us
ing the picture and the alleged com
plmcntary remarks Of the Governors
to boost his shows. The big poster
was printed in Philadelphia in June
! ana the man has been showing all ov-
er Pennsylvania, Virginia, and other
states in the meanwhile and has cv-
IDENTIFY found it a great advertising fca-
| ture Gov. Cooper does not see it that
| way and he was much wrought up over
it. If there is anyway to handle the
Snowman ne proposes to see to it that
| it is done
Mr.. Abbotts part in the matter is
due to his friendship for Gov. Coop
per and the effect the thing may have
If not checked. He was in Virginia
town not long since and just after he
had registered the hotel clerk said, "I
see you are from the State where the
Governor has boosted a carnival shdw
which the police here threatened to
close up this week" Then he showed
Mr.. Abbott a copy of the offending bill
with the group picture Of Gov Cooper,
Former Gov. Evans and Mayor Floyd
with the alleged remark of Gov.
Cooper, II have heard some mighty
nice things about your show"
Gov. Cooper never said anything of
the sort and had no idea the picture
taken in front Of the Spartanburg.
hotel would ever be used to advertise
a carnival show, otherwise i; never
would have been made
The Governor was very compliment
cary in his remarks about the Ware
shoals Community Fair He said he
was profoundly impressed with the
spirit Of progress which he saw at
Ware Shoals and he regarded it as one
OF the most attractive communities in
the state
Speaking of the case Of Gappins, Fox
and Kirby sentenced to die for the
murder OF young Brazelle, the Cover
nor said that after Gappins and Kirby
had secured a stay OF execution pend
ing an appeal. he had received close to
two thousand letters and telcgrams
urging him to grant a roprieyc to Fox.
me tenor of the letters and petitions
was that while the signers thought all
three should be punished with death
they thought they should dic tOpethnr