Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-28
GOVERNOR COOPER WORKED.
Snowman Uses Picture and Alleged
Remark AS Boost.

Governor Robert A. Cooper passed
through Greenwood yesterday on his
way TO the fine community fair at
Ware Shoals where he was the guest
of. honor. lie returned to Columbia
! last night, but he was very indignant
governor when he passed through on
the return trip.
The cause thereof was this: Shortly
after he got on the train at Shoals
| Junction, C. A. Abbott, of Greenville,
who was on the train, approached the
| governor and showed him a large pos
/ ter gotten out by a carnival show pro-
prietor on which the Snowman had a
! group picture of Governor Cooper
/ Former Governor JnO. Gary Evans,
Mayor Floyd of Spartanburg and him.
self and under the cut he had remark
attributed to Governor Cooper saying:
Il have heard some mighty nice things
about your show"
The manner in which the picture
was secured was recalled by Governor
Cooper, but the remark was pure in
vention, he said The Snowman got
! the picture in this way: Last spring
| Spartanburg put on a Prosperity Week
! entertainment. Governor Cooper at
tended one day. He and Former GOV
Crnor John Gary Evans and Mayor
Floyd had lunch together at one of the
Sparta nburg hotels. AS the three
came out together q man with cam
era rushed up and asked for the privi-
leGe of making Il picture of the three.
Governor Cooper said that while moth
ing was said about who it was making
the picture he thought it was for one
OF the Spartanburg papers.
The three, Governor Cooper, Former
Governor Evans and Mayor Floyd put
on their most dignificd official looks
and faced the camera man. Just as he
was ready TO shoot another man
slipped Up Ivy Governor GooperS side
and remained there long enough ITO
get in the picture" Nothing was
thought Of it as it was supposed to be
one Of those Individuals who cannot
resist the temptation TO he seen with
high officials sometimes.
As il turns out now the man who
slipped up just in TIM to get in the
picture was Snowman and ne is using
the p;cture and the alleged compliment
taly remark Of the governors to boost
his shows The hiS poster was printed
in Philadelphia in June, and the man
has b.cn showing all over Pcnnsyiva-
MIA. Virginia ard other states in the
meanwhile and has evidently found II
great advertising feature. Governor
was much wrought up over it. If there
is any way To handle the Snowman he
proposes to see to it that it is done.
Mr. Nbhuti's part in the matter is
Cooper ana the effect the thing may
have if not checked. lie was ia . Viz
ginia town not LONG since and just aft
CT he had registered the hotel clerk
S.!u. j sec YOU are IIoHl Il' H"iI'
where the governor has Boosted a car
/ nival show ~whicl the pulicc here have
I threatened to close up this week"
/ Then hc showed Mr.. Abbott a copy of
the offending picture of Governor
/ Cooper, Former Governor Evans and
I Mayor Floyd, with the alleged remark
IF Governor Cooper, Il have heard
some mighty rice things about your
show"
7 Governor Cooper never said anything
/ Of the sort and had no idea the picture
taken in front Of the Spartanburg no.
I tel would ever be used to advertise a
carnival show, otherwise it never would
| have been made.
/