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tions tc enf(rce the civil and criminwl laws against the trusts demoi-st:ates anew the obligations of that party to the trustsE which render it impossible for the country to secure relief from that source. "Favoring .publicity of all cam paign contributions, the Democratic party throughout the country enters upon the coming campaign for con gress this fall as the only agency to which the people can turn with ex pectations of genuine tariff reform and genuine trust regulation. "The Democratic party has long fa vored the imposition of a tax on in comes as a just method of taxation when fairly levied and collecced, and we favor such a tax. "Believing with Jefferson in the support of the State governments in all their rights as the most compe tent administration for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwark against Anti-Republican tendencies, and in the preservation of the general government in its whole constitution al vigor as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad, we are opposed to the centralization poli cies of the present National Adminis tration. We insist that federal reme dies for the regulation of Inter-State commerce and the prevention of pri vate monopoly shall be added to, not substituted for, State remedies." When the convention was called to order tonight, Mr. R. L Manning, chairman, read the report on a num ber of matters submitted to his com mittee.- A resolution urging all Dem ocrats to vote not .only in the primary but in the general election was adopt ed wiithout discussion. The resolution called attention to the fact that there should be a large vote for Democratic congressmen to do away with usual contests before the congressional committee, and also the fact that jury commissioners have a larger field to select jurors. The unfavorable report on a pro posed resolution urging the general assembly to pass stricter game laws was adopted, without discussion, as was the unfavorable report urging certain national aid for good roads. Wickersham Condemned. A substitute for a resolution intro duced by the Anderson delegation condemning the effort of Att6rney I k Ge,neral Wickersham in his prosecu- I tion of the.."bull" was adopted. The resolution: "Be it resolved that the State Dem-C ocratic convention does hereby con- 2 demn the efforts of Attornen Generalt Wickersham in his prosecution of the "bull" leaders in the New York Cot-C ton Exchange without proceeding I against the bear leaders, and we corn-, C mend our junior senator, the Hon. E. D. Smith, for his action in protecting the interests of the cotton farmers of:3 the South." C "Resolved by the 'Democratic con vention of South Carolina that the i -sympathy of this convention be, and is hereby, extended to our senior senator, the Hon. Benjamin R. Till man, in his recent illness, and that this convention wishes him speedy t and complete restoration to health C and strength, trusting that he may soon be able to resume his duties in C that body, where he has so ably rep C ~resented the Democrats of South Car-II olina for fifteen years." Called to Order. With the election of officers this af: ~'ternoon the convention was formally opened. When the members assem bled Gen. Wilie Jones called the meet ~ing to order. Prayer was offered by ~ the Rev. G. A. Blackburn of the Ar senal Hill Presbyterian church. John J. McMahan, of Richland, nominated the Hon. Richard S. Whal ey, of Charleston, for temporary chairman. Seconds - were received C from Delegates Stevenson, Kelley,'i Saye, Sawyer, Nichols, Hamer, Smith, I R. I. Manning, Browning and Sinkler, representing all sections of the State. On motion of Mr. Wingard, of Lexing ton, the nomination was made unan imous. Following the nomination of four temporary secretaries, James M. Moss, of Oconee; James A. Hoyt, of .Columbia; M. M. Mann, of St. Mat thews, and E. C. Horton, of Anderson, a motion was made that placed Mr. - Whaley as permanent president. 3fr. Whaley is President. A burst of appilause greeted Mr. R. I. Manning's motion that "as things are moving so smoothly under the temporary organization I move that** same be permanent." The organiza tion thus effected resulted as follows: President of convention, the Hon. I R. S. Whaley, of Charleston, who for four years presided ,over the house of1 representatives. Secretaries, James A. Hoyt, of Co lumbia; M. M. Mann, of St. Matthews; : E. C. Horton, of Anderson, and James M. Moss, of Oconee county.1 L Vice presidents, 1st district."John 1 G. Mansfield. of Charleston; 2d dis trict, D. S. iHenderson. Aiken: 3d dis-. trict, Ivy M. Mauldin, of Pickens; 4th district, S. J. Nichols, of Spartanburg; 9' 5th district, W. B. Wilson, Sr., of York; 6th district. R. P. Hamer, Jr., of Dillon; 7th district, Geo. Bell Tim meman. of Lexington. -jI Treasurer, J. H. Clifton, of Sumter. Sergeant-at-arms, N. H. Stansill, of Barnwell, and J. S. Wilson, of Lancas ter. Unanimous Elections. The spirit of unanimity characteriz ed the elections and brought forth some humorous remarks, there being no contests except in the 4th district, where there were two nominees, the Hon. T. B. Crews and S. J. Nichols, the election for vice president from that district being left to the delegat es from the several counties repre sented. Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, was nominated also from the 6th, but de ,lined in favor of "anyone else;" R. [. Manning, of Sumter, nominated Erom the 7th, declined. R. B. Cald well, of Chester, from the 5th, de ,lined in favor of Mr. Wilson. Committees Named. On motion of the Hon. D. S. Hen ierson, of Aiken, two committees were named today, one member from each ,ounty for each committee. Of the Newberry delegation Geo.- S. Mower was appointed on the committee on Alatform and resolutions, and Cole. L. Blease on constitution and rules. Candidates' Assessments Raised. The high cost of living has affected the State Democratic executive com nittee, causin assessments against .ondidates to be raised. The report Af the sub-committee was adopted at the meeting of the executive commit 'ee this afternoon. Senator Lide, of )rangeburg, made a motion that con ressional candidates be assessed $75, ,andidates for governor $50 and State fficers $37.50, just as had been the ,ase heretofore, but this motion was tabled, and the new assessments idopted, as given below in. the report f the committee. D. J. Griffith, of this city, execu 'ive committeeman from Lexington, was made vice chairman. This is to provide for a presiding officer in -he absence of the chairman. A. W. Tones, D. J. Griffith and Chairman WVilie Jones will arrange the itinerary 'or the campaign this summer. Executive Report of Committee. The following report was made to he State executive committee this af ernoon: "To the Chairman and Members of he State Democratic Executive Com nittee of South Carolina-Gentlemen:. four :Committee appointed to suggest; ssessments and the date of opening f the campaign and the itinerary, re .pectfully reports that, after ma ure deliberation and investigation,. ye find that the,cost of the campaign >f 1908 was $2,956. and would there ore suggest that the assessment on ongressmnen be $125, for governor 75, and other State officers $50, vhich, from information received, vould yield $3,075, viz: Seventeen. g.ndidates. for congress at '$125, $2, 25; 12 candidates for State offices at 50, $600; 1 candidate for lieutenant :overnor at $50, $50; 4 candidates for :overnor at $75, $300, making a total f $3,075. "Your committee would suggest hat the date for the opening of'the ampaignl be fixed for June 22. "We would further suggest that a. ommittee of three, consisting of the tate chairman and two members of he executive committee, to be ap >ointed by the chairman, be appoint- I d to make the arrangements for the tinerary." THE FIGHT ON JONES. < Varm Battle Waged in State Execu-< tive Committee.-Jones Wins -Out Columbia, May 17.-Notwithstand ng a -determined fight, waged for ne hour, by members of the State ~xecutive committee, headed by At orney W. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw,] lirected against the election of a per nanent chairman tonight, Gen. Wilie Fones, :of this city, who for 28 years ias served the ~party in the capacity 4 >f secretary and chairman, was re dected chairma,n and treasurer of the ~ommittee for the next two years.: sen. Jones has been chairman for the ast six terms, and, as he expressed it onight, "this is the first time there las been any kick." It appeared that the effort to post-' one the election until tomorow was lirected against Gen. Jones, although ifr. Stevenson stated that he had no >ersonal motives in the matter. Gen Fones's'~ election was followed by ap ;iause on the part of the committee Lnd those present. Thirty-four of for :y member voted for Gen. Jones, the )ther six not voting at all because of :heir view that the election should Tiot be held tonight. Superintendent ). J. Griffith, of the State prison, exe utive committeeman from Lexington, vas nominated for the chairmanship,1 >ut declined, thanking Mr. L. I. Par-1 -ott. cf Sumter. -who nominated him, mnd saying. "Il am not a candidate." Propose Constitutional Changes. Of equal interest, and interwoven vith the election of the chairman, was he notice given that tomorrow night vill be presented to the State conven ion resolutions to change the consti ution so that the chairman of the exe V .. ,..'.t -. cutive committee shall be elected by the convention. The resolutions will emanate from Chesterfield county, and, in addition to providing that the executive chairman shall be elected by the convention, will provide that vacancy in the office be filled by the committee until the convention meets. Other counties will favor this resolu tion tomorrow, and it is thought the proposed change will create a lively discussion. It occupied the members of the committee during most of the discussion as to whether or not the chairman should be elected tonight. To postpone the election of chair man of the executive committee until after the committee meets tomorrow to see what stand the convention will take upon the resolution referred to above was the motion made by Attor ney Stevenson that created so much discussion. Although a motion to table was made by A. E. Padgett, of Edgefield, discussion was again open ed when the motion was being put. Following a lengthy discussion, the vote to table resulted, ayes 28, nays 12, so the motion was lost and the election of officers was in order. Some Pertinent Questions. The questions that arose under this matter included: Should the commit tee elect a chairman in the, face of what the convention might do? Is the new executive committee an or ganized body until ratified by the convention? Is the executive commit tee without a chairman tonight? Exe cutive Committeeman D. L. Sinkler, of Charleston, characterized Mr. Steven son's argument that the committee would place the convention in an awkward position by acting tonight as "absurd," and "we are not respon sible to the State convention. We are responsible only to the county con ventions that elected us. I am here to represent Charleston county in this body." Mr. Sinkler, in a brief aigu ment to the point, favored the action by the Democratic executive commit e without regard to what the con vention might do adding "we are not creatures of the convention." The juestlon of whether the proxies should vote was eliminated early in -he discussion, although J. W. Doar, f Georgetown, declared that in his )pinion no member of the committee lad the right to a proxy. The proxies ~vere allowed to vote. Cole L. Blease,. of Newberry, took a rominent part in the discussion, con ending that the committee under the 'ules could not postpone the election )ut must act for itself. At one stage n his remarks Mr. Blease said: 'Whenever I have to' get offied N orsaking my friends the office can o to the devil. I am gonig to vote for* ilie Jones." Jones .Willing to Retire. Mr. Stevenson said there is consid ~rable demand for changing the con titution so that the convention may ~lect the permanent chairman of he committee. Mr. Robert Lide, of )rangeburg, said the committee would >e in an awkward position if the con rentioni' should decide to adopt the -esolution. Then another chairman night be elected. Later Gen.. Jones said he would gladly step down in ;uch a case. The question of wheth ir anyone had the right to call the )resent committee together arose, but vas lost in the general discussion. John G. Richards, Jr., also candi late for governor, took the opposita riew from Mr. Blease. Only three sounties did not answer to the call onight. These are Darlington, Salu [a an4i Spartanburg. The'committee as it met tonight giv ng proxies in five counties, Aiken, Lbbeville, Cherokee, Fairfield and rork, was as follows: Abbeville, A. W. Jones; Aiken, J. C. {udson; Anderson, J. E. Breazeale; 3amberg, C. B. Free; Barnwell, H. F. 3uist; Beaufort, C. S. Hall; Berkeley, ['. W. Williams; Calhoun, T. H. Dre ier; Charleston, Daniel L. Sinkler; lherokee, W. S. Hall; Chester, R. 'B. Jaldwell; Chesterfield, W. F. Steven ;on; Clarendon, C. M. Davis; Colleton, T. W. Hill; Dillon, R. P. Hamer, Jr.; Dorchester, J. D. Evans; Edgefield, A. E. Padgett; Fairfield, J. E. Harrison; Florence, A. H. Gasque; Georgetown, T. W. Doar; Greenville, Jno. T. Brain Lett; Greenwood, D. H. Magill; Hamp ton, W. Fred Lightsey; Horry, J. A. Lewis; Kershaw, Jno. G. Richards, Jr.; Lancaster, W. P. Robinsion; Laurens, Thos. B. Crews; Lee, W. A. Jones; Lexington, D. J. Griffith; Ma rion, J. D. Montgomery; Marlboro, J. N. Drake; Newberry, Cole L. Blease; Dconee, J. J. Haley; Orangeburg, Robert Lide; Pickens, R. F. Smith; Richland, Wilie Jones; Sumter, L. L. Parrott; Union, J. M. Greer; Wil [iamsburg, R. H. Kellahan; York, 3. @. Hart. A suggestion was made that the rote for chairman be made unani nous, but in view of the .>csition tak mn by those who opposed the election onight names of the committeemen were called and thirty-four voted for len. Jones, the remaining six not vot ng at all. Col. T. B. Crews, one of :he best known Democrats in the state, presided as temporary chair-* nan of the meeting tonight until the Gorctinn of Gen. Jnesas penrmanent chairman. J. D. Bell, of Columbia, was reelected secretary, and Gen. Jones was reelected treasurer. Situation Reversed. Gen. Jones, in his speech of thanks to the committeemen, said that he had served altogether 28 years, and for the sixth time as chairman and to ]night was the first time that there had been any kick. He had always served the party well, and if the con vention named another for chairman ship by changing the constitution he would gladly step down. The hitch in the matter of electing the chairman arose tonight because of the fact that the committee met before the conven tion. Heretofore, the custom has been for the committee to meet after the convention. It is stated, however, that two years ago the meeting was as tonight, but then no complication arose. Several present thought to night's action knew no precedent, and that always the meetings of the com mittee had been after the convention met. Mr. D. L. Sinkler, of Charleston, is on the committee appointed to con sider assessments and itinerary for the campaign this summer. The oth er members are Messrs. Parrott, Sink ler, Brayzeales, Crews, Robinson, Hamer, Buist and Gen. Jones. The subcommittee meets at 10 o'clock to morrow and reports at 4 o'clock to the executive committee. NOTICE. We hereby warn all persons from hunting or fishing or otherwise tres passing on our lands. H. B. LIndsy. F. A. Scurry. Reid & Chapman, In charge of the Werber land, Old Town, S. C. 5-17-3t. NOTICE OF SALE. I will sell at public outcry on Wed nesday, June 1, 1910, at 11 a. m., at 1105 and 1107 Caldwell street, New berry, S. 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