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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-28
PART w.

(Ho,v MeComb Abbred the Vofers Who and What Wson IVA
Second Choice Chances Enehanced by Keeping Out of apor
Son Sfafes-Brans Ohio Tour Finnnced-Ninefeen Wilson Dele
Elected Buckeye State Even Break
Fund Shy $50 O0 and McComb Bro,us More Money-Chars
Crane Gives His First S50O0-MeCombs Scouts Antison Tribl
AHiance.)
yUyHE Rural Free Delivery had changed the general
l methods of politics. The United States had become
- of reading public People in remote dis
trics read monthly and weekly magazines. Daily
papers delivered at doors quickly.
thought that should have support among monthly
and weekly magazines. S. S. Mcclure of McClures
Magazine, approached for article on Woodrow
Wilson. He assigned Burton J. Kendrck to prepare
This article reproduced in pamphlet FORM We sent
than half million copies throughout the United
States.
Walter H. Page, editor Of the Worlds Work. and ar
ranged that Bayard Hale write four articles Mr. Will
The governor consulted 1 read proofs The
last article dealt with the Princeton University
versy. Mr. Hale handled opponents of Mr. Wilson very
vciously When saw the proofs protested that the
articles be toned down.
l was receiving contributions from Princeton alumni
Many had not favored the governors side This article
originally drafted, would the Princeton schism
and cut off contributions. 1t would also make many
violent opponents for Wilson After much controversy
the article toned down. purchased large quantities
of magazines from Mr.. Page
Mark Sullivan, of Golfers Weekly rendered valuable
services until he heard the call of the Bull Moose.
In the Fall of 1911 bought the Trenton True Amer
ican Cleveland H. Dodge, and be it said in whispers
George w. Perkins, Bull Moose leader held the dominat
ing interest We got out Woodrow Wilson issue.
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FLOODED WITH PROPAGANDA.

The True American sent largely to Democratic
papers for clipping purposes We sent the
fifth Democratic voter in the State This in further
of my general pan to build the Woodrow Wilson
campaign from the bottom up rather than from the top
down.
determined that it inadvisabe and impractcable
to make fight for delegates in States in which there
prospective candidates These Alabama (Mr
Underwood) Indiana (Mr MarshalD Missouri (Mr
Clark Ohio Governor Harmony Massachusetts (Mr
Foss) Connecticut Governor Baldwin, and North
Dakota (Mr Burke, if he decided to rum.
conceived that it would better to abandon these
States out of courtesy Resentment might be created
among the followers of the Presidential candidates in
those States. 1t might spread to other States At Ba-
more the great struggle would begin. We must have
friends second choice.
However sent confidential messengers into States to
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find out friends and prepare for second at Ba
had personal agreement with the Harmon manager,
in Ohio that would not into the State but OF course
would keep in touch with friends there
Harmon during the OF his term had pro-
voke decided hostility mainly through the Bryan
factions also included people who sought office
and did not get it.
the followers of the late Tom Johnson opposed
Harmon perhaps the principle that they did
not consider him radical enough Representative Lenz
Harvey CARRIER exnaona committeeman and former State
Chairman Finley ardent Bryanites
The Bryan people asked If would assist in financing
speaking trip of Mr.. Bryan through Ohio That involved
the possibility that Mr. Bryan to campaign for himself
But there distinct anti Harmon feeling in Ohio. While
refused to organize it, concluded that would aid the
Bryan excursion gave Mr.. CARRIER $4,000 1t helped to
consolidate opposition to Mr. Harmon.
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McCOMBS SHOWS WILSON'S SCHEMES
AT BAL TIMORE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
TO CAUSE BREAK i'm CLARK'S SUPPORT
Bryan Used as Pawn to Win Away Nilsson
RAMS Supporters-Fight Over Chair
mansNlip of Convention

President of the United States. for
temporary chairman.
When he asked forother nomi.
nations, Mr.. Bryan arose. Referring
TO his credentials as three times the
standard bearer of the Democracy
and the fact that six and a half mil-
lion people had voted for him on
each occasion, he opposed Judge
Parker on the ground that the Judge
had been nominated by the forces in
st. Louis. chiefly Messrs. Thomas +.
Ryan and August Belmont, who had
defeated him (Mr. Bryant
lie presented Senator John w
Kern of Indiana, who had run with
him on the Democratic ticket in
1908. Mr.. Bryan spent much of his
time In rehearsing his personal
achievements
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McCOMBS FINANCED BRYAN "TRIP i'm
OHIO TO SPLIT THE OPPOSlTlQ

Wilson Manager Kept After Roger Sullivan,
Illinois Boss, Until He Landed His Support;
McCombs' Moves i'm the Baltimore Convention,
Where Wilson Made Adrot Political Maneu=
vers to Disrupt Champ Clark Support.
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Breaks Clark Ranks.

Mr.. Kern rccited his personal
friendship for Mr.. Parker. He urged
him to retire in the interest of ha..
mony in favor of Senator O'Gorma n
Of New York; Senator Culberson OF
Texas, Congressman Clayton OF Ala.
bams; former Governor Campbell. OF
Ohio; former Governor Folk. of Mis-
Continued on Page TwoJ
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decided handicap to be overcome. Some of the
strongest men in the State however with They
were Homer S. Martin, State Chairman; George H.
Hodges, Governor; Frank Watson, William Orr, Hugh
P, Farrelly and Frank Comiskey. Martin, afterward
Vice Governor of the Philippines.
planned the campaign. Senator Gore and I advised
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ROGER SULLIVAN WANTS WILSON BANNE

After twenty Mr. Crane check Tor nVe
thousand dollars and said that he would give five thou
sand later This five thousand went into the of
the Wisconsin primaries.
Mr.. Crane had innocent and, indeed, substantial
interest IN the Milwaukee Journal ne promised the
enjoyed intimate acquainanceship with the ScrppMcRae
He volunteered to for the support of that
chain of great dalies for Governor Wilson. 1t was
If / ever had an inspiration it was certainly the in.
s sp n OF seeing Mr. Crane left his office still
general result His face and his first spoken convince
one that he of high ideals and fidelity of purpose
third one-with Roger C. Sullivan, the national CON-
mitteeman from Illinois 1t plain that, although
would control the delegation at Baltimore:
The first time him the twelfth day of Febru
ary-Lncolns Birthday-when Governor Wilson spoke at
the Lincoln Day dinner in the Hotel LaSaIe 1t
rather occasion: The business Of Chicago
elsewhere, viewed Wilson with suspicion and alarm
Outside of a very cordial talk, got nowhere.
Mr. Sullivan very properly was looking after his own
would not permit him to make statement knew that
if Roger Sullivan committed himself to his word
The net result of the first conference that he
pressed a very high regard for Mr.. Wilson.
On the second occasion, Senator Salisbury and
on se ma % s1.a where Gov
position that his leadership involved and that
he was compelled to protect that He would not commit
himself to anyone We both knew his underlying polit
cal judgment that Governor Wilson should be nomi-
mated.
On the third occasion, had very long conversation
Mr. Sullivan was even more enthusiastic about Governor
Wilson, but less hopeful of his nomination Nevertheless
l thought that the conference would at least develop
cordially between and cement mutual confidence
That it did was demonstrated when in the Baltimore
convention Mr.: sulliv;n finally swung the ffy-eeht
certain.
EDITORS NOTE-The result Of the Presidential priuaaries
the torfeghf States the of 1912
only 37 Woodroso W9n delegates of 1888
contention Champ Clark Speaker of the House. had
leading candidate but he had less than 400 deleqae
M MeCombs .1ufobography this point:
Mr. Hearr papers pounding the Wson candidacy
great effect Governor Dun" of Illinois, friend of Mr. Hearst.
as working for the nomination of Speaker CLARK Middle
We. with the support of Mayor Harrison of Cheaqo another
TREND Of Mr. Hearst accordingly the presidential primaries
Champ CLARK carried the State of Illinois BY puay
oOer I40O0O receiped the NesV York ,va,
then SoI000 Personally committed Woodrosv Wsons
t0ign The situation looked black did
J wtner tnndf were coming from
~ ME Mr. CLARK sweeping the Governor
Vhson became much discouraged He init
mated that he desired oifhda My argument uoud
be unfair TO his friends Who had vigorously supported him. and
0h0 toas would rather defeat National Con-
VenfioH than TO gut in the midst of the conflict
'fH hoped for WOodroO Wilson's success
nat ~
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that admired his courage in continuing to support Mr.
LaFoette but that of course Mr. LaEolettes nomination
impossible argued to Mr.. Crane that Governor Will
stood for progressive ideals and that there
consistency in supporting both Wilson and LaFolette.
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/~rS~~3rso~>lI

rAseo /~r~~rIro~~Ii
CLEVELAND II. DODGE
Famous Wall Street magnate,
who, with Perkins, bought the
New Jersey Newspaper to ad-
vance the Wilson campaign.
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PERKINS AND
DODGE GAVE
HELP TO BUY
NEW SPAPER

Capitalists Contributed Principal Funds for New
Jersey journal to be SENT to Every Fifth Voter
i'm State-Charles r.. Crane, of Chicago, WON
Away FROM Progressives and EARLY Contributed
Large Sums.
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By WILLIAM F. McCOMBS.

Wilson's Personal Manager and Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee in His Autobiography "The
Woodrotv Wilson Campaign.
dted by
Copyright 1921 by corn Hardy All rights Of reproduction re')
instruments Mr. McCombs revealed how Prince
ton University about to drop Woodrow Wilson as its head
university trustees that be started
Wilson Governor Of New Jersey Inside story OF the
election graphically told
by Then he related how Wilson the order
Presidency that the Prophet should fulfill
his prophecy The planned the West and
W. McAdoo asked aid, said
Wilson After sending his famous letter Jolne Knocking Bryan
wilson's candidacy is impossible Colonel House asserted the
eve OF Baltimore
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

know it should know more about
this Worth county contest which
was recently conducted in hog
raising.
1t was movement intended to
determine just what could be
done. 1t revealed things which
most of us do not know-princi-
pie among which is the fact that
hogs can be raised in this coun-
try at very small cost.
We understand also that they
can be raised at a heavy cost.
That is the thing most of the
stock raisers know, but the stock
raiser who is not willing to learn
how to grow them at less expenst
is not the kind who will succeed
at the business-and he is not
the kind who has bank account
Then one is needed. That kind
OF man ought to quit farming and
get him position some where
that pays well and works none
at all.
here is more possible ready
cash in no raising in this section
than IN anything else we can do
on the farm. We say it again be-
cause 1t is so. The Worth Coun-
ty folks have demonstrated it and
nave done it so well that the ex-
pertinent reads like fiction. If
some OF our graduate stock rails
ers and farmers will go into this
and study some there will be some
very encouraging results to re
port later. We know it. They
know it. 1t is theirs to enjoy
if they will-the profits from the
stock business in this country.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

to pay extra tuition to taking the
chances of sending them where they
belong
1t will be one dreadful black spot
on the fair name of Fitzgerald if thru
0eglect someday two and half or
three hundred innocent children are
destroyed by the collapse of that old
unsafe building, This is likely to hap
pen at any. time in heavy wind.
My peop'c with IN exception here
and there, have not got the courage to
go before the proper authorities and
make known their needs and for this
reason l am making this appeal for
them, but it is much moro for the N
nocent children who will some day
be sure to suffer f,om disaster ii
something is not done for them.
| am going to beg one thing of the
School Board, that is that they, for
the sake of these children, do in a
body with an efficient building en-
gineer make a careful inspection of
the old hulk used by us as school
building. If they will do this feel
sure after a careful inspection they
will deal justly by these little ones,
when they know the true condition.
Respectfully yours,
]. H. Mcmillan. NJ. D.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20
WHAT HOGS CAN. DO-Fol

ty-tWo per cent profit in ninety
days was made in Worth coun-
ty hog raising contest, recently.
At the last farm bureau cooper
atlve hog sale in Ben Hill there
were not enough hogs to make
a tull car load. That means there
are not enough hogs being rails
ed IN the county. On Nav 9Th,
the Pig Club boys are all going
to have chance to buy a good
blooded animal to enter in the
Fig Club contest. Ben Hill coun-
ty boys may be able to do as we'll
as Worth county men.
The story OF the accomplish
mnt is clipped from the Cordele
Dispatch as follows:
Worth County Hogs ~
torty-tWo per cent profit in
ninety days would make the des-
pissed profiteer sick with envy
but that is just what one of the
contestants i'll the ninety day HOG
feeding contest received. Start
ing with ten pigs on January /,
that weighed 755 pounds, with
careful and intelligent feeding,
they weighed '2,0l6 on April /, a
gain OF 1881 pounds. In arriving
at the profit, the cost of the pigs
land the expense OF every kind in
feeding was charged up. Forty
two per cent profit in a year. Do
you know of better investment
1t is one that is open to every far
mer in Worth County. There is a
market for number one hogs ever
day in the year. Ninety days from
April |, it is probable that the
winners could duplicate what was
done this time.-Worth County
Local.
Those of our hog raistrs who
have longed for all these years
for way to get in on the profit
eering business so one might
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

the cooperation of every organ
ization and every agency and ev-
cry Individual with public inter
est at heart. If a county fair is
to be truly representative of the
county or section it represents.
it must be the work of every in
stit'1tion and organization of the
County. In no other way can
the fullest measure of success be
reached.
The Fitzgerald Falr Associa-
ton has made presentable
showing without extensive organ
lied cooperation. With a full
measure of organized co-opera-
ton it could give South Georgia
a real eye opener.
There is very good chance
that the Fair Association will re-
ceive organized cooperation this
year. Committees from the Wo-
mans Club, Chamber of Com
merce and Farm Bureau will
meet Saturday with the Fair
management to talk it over"
1t is possible that plan will
come out of that meeting that
will start something big in Ben
Hill count in the way of coop
Grafton between city man and the
farmer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20
LETTERS To THE
EDITOR
April 9th. 1921

Aprl 9th, l9zl.
Editor Enterprise,
Dear Sir:
VIII you please allow me space in
your good paper to make one more
appeal for my people2 nave no.
t;ced in your issue OF the eighth inst,
YOU set forth four distinct needs for
Fitzgerald. There are five needs and
tiith one is one that | now want to
make appeal for My direct appeal
is to the Board of Education with an
especial appeal to the City of Fitzger-
aid at large, for safe and proper
school building for the colored citi-
zens
was informed just the other day
by one of the teachers that on bad
windy days or on days when storm
is Threatening, she (the teacher) ord
ers her school out doors for drill
in order to get the children out of the
building for safety. The reason for
this is the unsafe condition of the old
rotten school building. 1t is known
that this building has not been safe
for some time.
This knowledge has caused NUM-
Der of parents to take their children
out of the school and place them in
the pay school Ia Fairview, preferr;np
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

Mrs. G.. Cameron Smith of Bruins
wick is the attractive guest OF hel
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Keim or
North Lee Street
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

Private management has be-
come so incompetent and inef-
ficient that it is impossible to
give any kind of reasonable ser
vice. Mr.. Harding and his cab
met will find great obstacle in
the way OF the only solution will
be the managers, Superintend-
ents, General Freight and Pass
.er Agents, etc. together with
t-e armies of satellites surround
ing them. This is the crowd who
receives big salaries, rides in pri-
vate cars with unlimited expnse
accounts, gives very little to the
road in the way of service.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

!: The Story of
|: Our States
: By JONATHAN BRACE
VIII.
SOUTH CAROLINA
|: ~ A | A4Ef, N aD
! MSgA AAA had been
H7 'NNN T1EIN made pro-
: IA M9N5EA SgMH prietary gov
: SS:1.ZtSA\spSM ernment, in
. A like manner
: - the territory
: extending from Virginia to Flor
: ida was granted by Charles II
: in 1868 to eight gentlemen as
! reward for their efforts in his
behalf. The name Carolina
! comes from the Latin, Carolus,
meaning Charles. 1t was not
: really named after Charles II,
: but originally in honor of Charles
: TX, king of France, by Hugue-
notS who built fort near Beau
fort in 1862.
The fact that the Carolinas
became later two distinct colo
! nieS was due to chance. 1t hap
. pened that the earliest settle
mentS located at points far re-
moved from each other. The
first permanent settlements in
South arolina were about
Z Charleston, while those in North
Carolina were around Albemarle
sound. The life in the two Sec
: tionS also was quite different.
South Carolina was largely de-
: voted to the cultivation of rice
and indigo and the planters soon
: grew very rich with their large
> estates on which the labor was
3 performed by slaves. In fact,
= just before the Revolution the
: population showed twice as many
: blacks as whites.
! In 1929 the government of the
Carolinas was turned back by
: the lord proprietors to the king
: and there was then formed the
: two separate provinces.
, South Carolina was the eighth
: state to adopt the Constitution,
! the vote of ratification being
: passed in May, 17SS. The Pal
! metto state, as South Carolina
is sometimes called, extends over
. 30,9S9 square miles, and it par
! ticipates in the presidential elec-
: ton to the extent of nine cleo
tors.
. (@ by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20
In The Listening ost
FACTS, FIGURES & FICTION
(By R. E. Porter)
(By R. E. Porter.)

City Primary is over, and if YOU
are not satisfied at the results,
lay it to the ladies for they won't
care. However, don't expect one
reform to run over another, for
nothing like that is going to hap
pen. This set of officers will not
go into office for a long time yet.
The State of Georgia has crea-
ted what we are pleased to call
a securities commission whose
duty it is to investigate all COM
panies who desire to sell stocks
and Bonds and if found all right
to issue a permit for the same.
Mr.. I. ?. Conner, who is the
chief investigator for the is COM
mission says that during the year
1920 the people OF Georgia bought
and paid for in perfectly good
money, millions of dollars worth
OF perfectly worthless stocks in
all kinds OF wildcat schemes in
Guiding such we'll known propo-
sltions as oil wells, gold mines,
and the League of Nations.
However it remains for Georg-
ians to develop the smoothest one
OF all, viz: To sell you lot of
land i'll Georgia Oil Field" At
one time there were three of these
schemes working in this state,
taking in thousands of dollars,
often from people who could not
afford to lose it. Just now, one
OF these propositions is dead, an
other is dying and the other is
expecting (?) to strike OF next
week. Wonder when tho COL
killer will pass this way a,;"iI..
You can't make CITY Beau
tiful' so long as our city author
tiles allow vacant land owners to
grow crops of various kinds OF
weeds and briars. at the same
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

1t is said that President Hard
ing allows no cabinet meeting /,
adjourn without discussing the
transportation question. This is
the one great question before the
American people, and should re-
ceiNe definite attention first Of
all things.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

Here is something discovered
by studying some recent stats
tics: In the limited States out
OF every 1000 children entering
the first grade in the schools.
$50 will reach the sixth grade,
545 will enter tn High School.
and l59 will finish the four-year
course, only y will enter the va
rlous colleges, and % will grad
uate. If this means anything, it
means we are a long way from
being an educated people.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20
Colds Cause Grip and influenza
]. H. Mcmillan, NJ. D

LAXATIVE BROMO NQUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only oneEBromo Quinine. ="
E. W. GROVES signature OH box. SOC.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-04-20

same kind of crops. I have in
mind a block on the west side of
Main street, south. Property
owners along this entire section
have as rule improved and beau-
titled their property, but this one
block on Main street and it is
flanked on both sides by vacant
property as first described.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03

The Cherry Pickers' club held
monthly social at the Y. NJ. G. A. last
Saturday evening. A dinner was
served after which 1t was decided to-
take hike next Friday afternoon.
The boys will go to the G. G. Kruger
colt age on Friday afternoon, remain
ing there until SATURDAY..