The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-11-10
GOVERNOR COOPER WORKED.
Snowman Uses Picture and Alleged
Remark as Boost.

Governor Robert A. Cooper passed
through Greenwood yesterday on his
way to the community fair at Ware
Shoals where he was the guest of
honor. He returned to Columbia last
might, but he was very indignant
governor when he passed through on
the return trip, says Greenwood
dispatch.
The cause thereof was this: Short
" after he got on the train at Shoals
Junction, C. A. Abbott, of Green
vile, who was on the train, approach
ed the governor and showed him a
large poster gotten out by a carnival
show proprietor on which the show
man had a group picture of Cover
nor Cooper, Former Governor John
Gary Evans, Mayor Floyd, of Spartan
burg, and himself and under the cut
he had a remark attributed to Cover
nor Cooper. saying: Il have heard
some mighty nice things about your
show"
The manner in which the picture
was secured was recalled by Gov
ernor 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 Pros
perity week entertainment. Cover
nor Cooper attended one day. He
and Former Governor John Gary
Evans and Mayor Floyd had lunch
together at one of the Spartanburg
hotels. AS the three came out to-
gether man with camera rushed
up and asked for the privilege of
making a picture of the three. Gov
ernor Cooper said that while moth
ing was said about who was making
the picture he thought it was for one
of the Spartanburg papers.
The three, Governor Cooper, For
mer Governor Evans and Mayor
Floyd, put on their most dignified Of
fetal looks and faced the camera man.
Just as he was ready to "shoot" an
other man slipped up by Governor
Cooper's side and remained there
long enough "to get in the picture. "
Nothing was thought of it as it was
supposed to be one those individuals
who cannot resist the temptation to
be seen with high officials 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
using the picture and the alleged
complimentary remark of the COVER
nor's to boost the shows. The big
poster was printed in Philadelphia in
June, and the man has been showing
all over Pennsylvania. Virginia and
other states in the meanwhile, and
has evidently found it great adver-
tising feature. Governor Cooper does
not see it that way and he was much
wrought up over it. If there is any
way to handle the Snowman he pro-
poses to see that it is done.
Mr.. Abbott's part in the matter is
due to his friendship for Governor
Cooper and the effect the thing may
have if. not checked. He was in a
Virginia town not long since and just
after he had registered the hotel
clerk said: 81 see you are from
the state where the governor has
boosted carnival show which the
police here threatened to close up
this week." Then he showed Mr..
Abbott a copy of the offending pic
ture of Governor Cooper, Former
Governor Evans and Mayor Floyd,
with the alleged remark of Governor
Cooper, "I have heard some mighty
nice things about your show"
Governor Cooper never said any
thing Of the sort and had no idea
the picture taken in front of the
Spartanburg hotel would ever be u.s.
ed to advertise a carnival show, 9TH
erwise it would never have been
made.