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Convention Sidelights lly rtOHKRT T. SMA1.L* (C#P*"?hL 1*24, B? Tn? A?iik?) Now York. June 25.? Governor Al Smith's proposals that all of the as pirants for the Democratic presiden tial nomination **and up before the convention and *how themselves and give a (l?'inon>t ration o f their wares, has b? eti taken serl ??>!>* by more than a handful of the ptes. Not that they have any hi* a the propositi pp-sid- ntial par.nl.- can be made a po?d'nility this year, hut they regard the >utcg' stion as a log ical outcome of the quadrennial scramble for ihe idd party nomina tions. i*oar v ar- ago :it Chie:'K<? all of I he principal ?..^tender* lor th? Re publican crown v\ re oti the M-eite of battle ilireciin;; their own fovc.'s. There was General Wool and Gov ernor Lowdoti and Senator Harding and Hiram Johnson?all four <?f 'em. It is the srrue way this year with the l>cmocrat?\ Nearly all of the contenders are here. It so happens that the convention is being li? Id ill the home town of two of the princi pals, Al Smith and John W. Davis. Now York also used to lie the homo of Mr. MeAdoo. and he is treading familiar soil now that he is back here from California. In addition to these Senator I'nder.w.ood is here and Senator Carter Glass and Governor Bryan and Governor Davis of Kan sas. and half a score of more of ar ditional dark horses. Former Gov ernor Cox, of Ohio, urged to come on ever since convention week begun, has declined once more to be drawn Into the melee. It certainly would add dramatic ally to the interest of a national convention if a rule should be adopted requiring all the aspir ant# to present themselves before the delegates. The nomination then would resolve itself Into a sort of joint debate with some 1.098 judges sitting out in front. Whatever a man might have of per sonality. or forensic power, of logical argument, would rome to the front and aid him in his quest. It might even be provided that the aspiring sons of the Democratic or of the G. O. P., as the case might be, would have to answer a certain number of questions which might be prop pounded to them. Of course the proceedings might take on the nature of a Kilkenny affair before they were concluded, but the delegates and visitors surely would have a good time while it lasted. Apparently there no longer is an overwhelming notion that the high est office in the gift of the people should seek the man. The presi dency has become a plum to he fought for?a case of every man for himself and devil'take the hindmost. In 1920 the Democrats had their try-outs at a Jefferson day dinner in Washington. As a matter of fact there were two dinners nnd each speaker had to do double turn. Governor Cox was one of the starters and when the convention came along he won. This year the dinner experiment was not repeated. That a personal appearance before the convention would be a good thing for many of the aspirants goes without saying. History holds more than one instance of a man rising actunlly from the convention floor to the nomination. Mr. William Jennings Bryan's experience was not without precedent. Take the case of Senator Samuel Ralston, of Indiana, for instance. A great many stories have been going the rounds about the Senator's "in firm" old age, and his general "weakened" physical condition. If the Senator could be here and speak to the convention, he would show 'em. He is one of the finest physi cal types in the Senate and can do as hard a day's work as any man twenty years his junior. Since the age of the Senator has been brought Into so much question it might he well to let him speak for himself. His own brief auto biography In the congressional di rectory gives the date of his birth as December 1. 1857. He Is there fore in his sixty-seventh year. . Governor AI Smith has been "smoked out" at last fcy the prohibi tionists. He is literally and truly Uve "wettest" aspirant whose claims are being pressed before the con vention. He goes down to the ocean every afternoon and takes a cooling dip in the briny while the delegates are milling around the city hotels and suffering from the heat. Pic- j Hot Weather means a Hot Weather Suit. We have them in all tl'.e cool materials and tailored right. D. Walter Harris The City Tailor and Clothie.? PHONE 114 Staadanl Phaimacy THEY WILL SEND IT.. tures of the governor "In the drink" ;tr?? being circulated The campaign being waged here by .Mr. McAdoo Is reminiscent of the Hiram Johnson finlit at Chicago in 1 !?-*>. Senator Johnson arrived on the sr> iif dramatically to take charge of his own canvass. He ad dressed his delegates and admirers numerous times from hotel balcony and at indoor gatherings. lie ex horted his hear rs to stand fast to their colors, to pay no attention to re!n?rts in the newspapers and to stri':?* ilo'wii the sinister forces of eapitiillMn and corruption. Like .Nlc Ad >o Senator Johnson has trekked e;i i from California. Mr. McAdoo is making the same sort of speeches, the ?anie sort of appeal today. I tut the MeAdoo followers are confident lli'ir delegates will remain firmer j thitn the scores who were pledged I to Hiram and then voted for Hard | ing. Senator Johnson never recov ered from the bitterness of that i fight. An immense picture of John W. Davis at the entrance to the lobby of the Waldorf is attracting the ad-' miring attention of the women dele gates and visitors. The former am bassador to Great Britain Is one of the handsome, if not the handsomest,' men in the big contest. "He certainly has a fine face.": said one of the fair visitors, as her male escort somewhat gruffly said "oh, come along." William Jennings Bryan, rushing; about the Waldorf corridors, found j himself at one time almost within! the portals of the Underwood boom. Mr. Bryan and the senior Senator! from Alabama love each other like' a couple of strange bull dogs. When the commoner realized where his un-j wary feel had almost taken him, he did a regular Charley Chaplin skid in reversing his course. Not a few^ observed his discomfiture. "Hope there are no reporters' present," smiled the Nebraska-Flor idan. Hut of course there were. Xewton D. Baker, delegate front Ohio, nominator of James M. Cox and commonly regarded as one of thei darker horses in the race himself, faced a room full of reporters on his arrival with the same calm self-pos session that he used to show at Washington when he was secretary of war. Mr. Baker has a ready wit and a mind that waits or "reaches" for a word. He Is even better in an interview than Secretary Hughes. On the occasion of his first inter view at the convention. Mr. Baker atiRwered a brondside of questions about the "last political will and testament" of his friend Woodrow Wilson. And if It was not the same black briar pipe that he used to smoke in Washington, it was at least one Just like it. In placing Governor Cox before the convention. Mr. Baker will be elevating another inveterate pipe smoker. It Is a strange thing how a pipe makes for placidity. No man can ever be flus tered or excited apparently, so long as the old pipe is there to draw on. Rodin's famous "thinker" should have held a pipe in one hand. The A1 Smith followers were de lighted when the governor found his lost collie dog. The pup had been missing from home for a couple of days. Tho Smith camp had visions of some one kicking their dog around, even if he wasn't from Mis souri. To Scrvicc? 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FOREHAND, Supt.! j.<ne 23. 24. 25. np. THE APOTHECARY SHOP Phone 400 A Good Drug Store Vegetables and Groceries We have ripe tomatoes, snap beans, cabbages and peaches. J. W. SH A WON'HOUSE & SOX. I'HOXE 187 HOSTESS >li>. J. liordrn Hariiinaii, na liumilly prominent in suckty an J iciil circl?>. w mi is nitr <>f i In? I? iidiiiK hosii'sst-s to L>< niocratic Convention \ Uitors. 'end argument on TWO-THIKI) KILE i Xi? York. Juue 23.?The rule* I committee ended the two third* rule I again last night when it killed the motion intending to abolish the two | thirds rule (or nomination and to j substitute for it the simple majori ! iy. SK< OMl I KIMAIIY f Ilalelgh. June 2."?. ? The Stale i Hoard of Klectiou* yesterday issued I an ord r f??r a second primary on Ju ? ly S. There is only one State raee. iliat for Commissioner of Labor an<l j 1'rinting between Shlpman and Grist. ib.it there will be several local ra<e>. For sunburn, bites, soreness, poison ivy or summer colds VICKS ? 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All Wool Blue Serge and Basket Weave Men's Two Piece Suits in Our CLOTHING SALE at $12.38 WEEKS & SA WYER Where the Best Clothes Come From A Conservative Southern Public Utility Investment Kentucky Securities Corporation 6% Cumulative Preferred Stock Exempt from Normml y*d*i at Income Tm* This company supplies, directly or through subsidiaries. power, light. gas. ice and traction in Lexington. Kentucky i-nd envi rons serving a population of over 225.09U. A six year operating record follows: YeJU E?r"V? 'Surplus 1918 $1,066,628 $: 53.899 1915 ?.137.380 496.185 1920 1,401.<10 263.032 1921 i.So2.515 237.83: 1922 1.549.2-41 338.012 1923 1,648.304 371,977 *Avai!ab!e for Dir^c.id*, ecc. 54 a year is being paid on Common Stock. Price to Yield 7%% (^HANDLER & gOHPANY /JO Broadieay Franklin Bank BUg. Nrig York ifhilmslelphim. Buy Yeur Straw' Hat Here THEY WEAR EASY SALE NOW ON S2.70, S3.15, S3.60, S 1.00, as low as SI.80. The Hat Without a Headache. Men's Two-Piece Suits, re liable make ; S9.00, SI0.85, SI 1.25, SI3.15, SI 1.85 up to S21.75; low as S 1.95. These prices are bring ing folks here in large numbers. SALE NOW ON. T. T. Turner & Co. ?0 E? SB? ??? OH @ Spencer - Walker Co. Where Every M?n Find* What Ha Likes To Wear Was a "Bear Cat" "My wl/e was never an angel, but after five yearn of liter and stomach trouble she became a 'bear cat.' No doctor or medicine helped her and we thought there was no help for her. Our grocer told me of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, which had helped him for the same trouble, so I brought home a bottle, but she promptly threw It out. I got It back and after a week coaxed her Into taking It. She Is now enjoying the best of health and disposition." It le a simple, hsrmlgse preparation that remotes the catarrhal mucul from the Intestinal tract and allays the Inflammation which causes yrac* tkally all stomach, liver and Intesti* nal ailments. Including appendicitis. 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