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YOLFME LII, XCJIBER 35. I 15 >'EWBERRY\ S. I'., TUESDAY, MAY t, 1914. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAB. , GOOD WILL.PREVAILS IN COUNTV CONVENTION IT WAS A RECORD BREAKER IN POINT OK TIME. All Elections In rnunimous Vote?No Resolutions Ottered?Adjourned [In 4."? Minutes. ? The coun y convention on Monday I was- a record breaker. The convention was in session only 4." minutes. The opposition to Gov. Blease cont trolled the convention, but by what majority, is not known as no roll call isIEk <* DK. GEO. B. CROtfER Elected President of the County Convention. or test vote was made. The programme for :he convention had been mapped out and was put through on schedule time and without opposition. Printed tickets for delegates had been mama w?v J Vv?*+ ?* /%%?/> n AAAOcO T*V O C _prcp<i.rcu, uui ?cic nvc iicLcoom _> | no opposition developed :o the ticket as read out by Mr. Jno. M. Kinard. ! Many kind expressions were heard of the manner in which Mr. F. H. Domnicw conducted the preliminary organization and of the fairness with "which he had managed the Democracy during the eight years he was coun y chairman. I: would have been a gracious thing to have passed resolutions giving expression 10 mis iaci aiiu many of the delegates were heard to express the same though: after the ^ e nven ion adjourned, but that was . HP i Jl^g y ' -; vlTTB Wy 'i J;;/'" f:;, ' ^^Sbh ( mmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmammmmrnKt^i If A %T'C i?- t IV It. A. JliJHHl.l, Elected Secretary of Executive Committee. " not a part of the programme as map- j B& ped out by tie leaders. V The convention was a record breaker in another respect. All "he clubs H Avere represented and in nearly every case the delegates as elected were j The d ails o:' the convention are giv- ! B Promptly as the clock was sriking cn Monday, County Chairman Fred FFi. Dominick called tie Democratic convention to order in the court he use. in accordance with the custom in conventions in Newberry county Mr. Dominick stated that he would appoint as temporary secretaries F. R. Hunter and E. H. Aull. The roll of clubs was then called and every club in the county was represented by a full roster of delegates. The following is the list of delegates who answered to their names as the roll was called and in nearly every case each delegate who had been elected was present: V ????^????? H"li 01 Delegate*. Township NX 1. Ward 1?G-O. B. Cromer. H. H. i Blease, C. G. Blease, ('. W. Douglas, J Xeal W. Workman, W. A. McSwain. Jno. W. Kariiardt. R. ('. Sligh. \Va:d -?-I. B. Hail er. M. L. Spearma.:, G. B. Summer. W. Y. Fair. S. J. I Derrick, R. M. Werts. M. M. But'ord, i 1 O I W PI,.,nmon 1 1 ' R .J. it. vjri^riA, . v. . v iiu.jwMiiu.1*, j-'. Werts, W. G. Mayes. Ward 3 Xo.l?Geo. S. Mower, Alan Johnstone, L. W. Jones, .Ino. M., Kinard. -In ). W. Reagin. James Mcintosh, C. H. Cannon. Ward u No. -?D. L. Lawson, W. D. StilTiwell. T. Burton, I. T. Tinimernia-2, P. A. Howard, D. D. Darby, D. A. Rivers. iWard 4?Jesse Burns, .J. W. Denning, G. E. McCarey, John Senn, L. G. Eskridge, J. W. Wnite, Duncan Johnson, C. F. I>athan, G. C. Hipp. Ward o?Eug. S. Blease, T. B. Kibler, J. W. Henderson, J. H. Chappell, H. C. Career, C. F. Bobb, Will M. Alewine, B. Frank Sample, J. P. Livingston. Oakland?r. K. Lampoen, bago uod-1 ie, James Attaway, Chas. Rikard, T. ' J. Digby, Jr. Helena?Luther Long. Hartford?J. P. Summer, J. F. Hawkins. Johnstone?W. E. Wallace, S. B. McCarley. Township No. 2. Gar many?:B. B. Lei.zsey, T. W. Folk, J. J. H. Brown. Mount Bethel?W. D. Cromer, S. W. Brown. Maybinton?Jno. B. McCullum. Township >*<>. 3. Mulberry?Jos. L. Keitt. Mount Pleasant?L. P. Miller, AV. D. Hardy. Township N o. 4. Whitmire?Jno. W. Sco:t, William Coleman, Van Smith, .J. C. C. Humphries, W. H. Rasor, Jno. M. Suber, Z. H. Suber, J. W. Hipp, T. W. Coleman. J. L. Miller, X. P. McCollough, W. J. Duncan, C. T. Abrams. V Long Lane?B. H. Caldwell, Charl ton Cromer. Township No. Jalapa?Oscar Abranis, Malcolm Johnson, C. A. Matthews, Geo. C. Glasgow. Kinards?R. G. Smith, T. H. Pope. Township No. (5. Triniiy (Young Men's)?J. A. Schroder, John Brelimer, 0. B. Longshore. Longshores (Old Men's)?B. Y. Abraiiis, J. V. Clary, J. E. Senn, Fair Buford. Reedervilie?R. E. Livingston, 1. M. Smith. Dominicks?M. M. Livingston, Fred J. Harmon. Township >X 7. Saluda?W. H. Sanders. Chappells?W. R. Reid, J. S. Dominick, A. P. Coleman, W. P. Allen, Jno. M. Adams. Vaughnville?M. J. Longshore, J. G. Coats. Township >o. 8. Utopia?T. C. Longshore, H. L. Boulware. Silverstreet?J. M. Nichols, P. S. Livingston, K. C. Lake, H. 0. Long. Ease Riverside?E. Lee Hayes. Prosperity?J. D. Quaitlebaum, T. L. Wheeler, T. A, Dominick, W. T. Gibson, X. H. Young, A. P. Dominick, L. M. Fellfrs, A. A. Nates, G. Y. Hunter, (J. is. stocKman, s. lreners. S:. Lukes?J. P. Hawkins, S. P. Hawkins. 'Saluda Xo. ^?J. A. Bowers, W. P. Leaphart, L. L. Dominic-]-:. O'Xeall?P. B. Wise, W. P. Pugh, Oii.- Shealy. J. H. Koon. Monticello?Rev. Z. W. Bed? nbaugii, j P. B. Warner. Liberty?R. T. 0. Hunter. .T. T. Hunter, .T. M. Lester. S wilton?Jno. S. Watts, C. L. I C:unts. L. E. Kempson. Township >o. 10. Littl - Mountain?J. B. Derrick, B. 1 H. Miller, C. L. Wheeler. A. 0. Wheel| er, J. E. Shealy, S. E. Poland. Union?M. L. Strauss, D. W. Buz! iiardt. Jolly Street?George Richardson, P. B. Ellisor, T. D. Livingston. St. Pauls?J. J. Kibler, J. D. H. Kibler. Central?A. U Aull. Township >'o. 11, Zion?M. M. Harris, E. 0. Hentz. St. Phillips?f.J. W. Lominick, J. L. Ruff, H. H. Ruff, D. C. Full man, M. L. Wicker. Wal on?\Y. IJ. Graham. J. M. Har-! man. Poniarla?.1. P. Setzler. A. H. Sliealy, \V. B. Counts. At tlie conclusion of he roll call ! i .Mi. Dominick stated nat Iip desired on worn personal ueiore proceeding; with the permanent crganiza i m. He desired to speak this word to the delcga'es present and thr .ugh iliem to j the Democracy of Newberry county. J High- \ea's ago. he said, he was elected county chairma.i and had been reelected successively each election year since. He felt that he could say with pardonable pride that the record of .'nese eight years had not been approached by any record in the his.cry of Newberry county. On account of the whirl c; events and what he purposed to do during the coming summer if at this time he I could succeed himself, he would not I serve. He stated <;hat he desired to thank the Democracy of Newberry county for the unifcrm kindness which had b->en extended to him and that he was very glad to state that :he finances o: I the committee were in good shape and | the retiring secretary and treasurer [ would turn over io his successor something over $300. He was proud to say that 110 one, rot even his political enemies, had ever brought a charge of unfair deal ing against tiie Democracy during his I administration, but that all of [hem i would admit that they could always get a fair, square and honest deal from Fred Dominick. H-t hoped thaj; his successor might be able to say as much a* the close of his administration. Mr. Dominick then declared that nominations were in ordei or permanent chairman of the convention. Prof. S. J. Derrick placed in nomination. wi hout comment, the name of Geo. B. Cromer. This nomination was seconded by Sheriff C. G. Blease with the remark that he did so knowing Dr. C-'omer to ! be fair. On motion of Mr. Blease | nominations were closed a..d L)r. ! Cromer was unanimously elected. Mr. J D minick appointed Prof. Derrick and I Sh riff Please to escort the presidenti I elec to the chair. Dr. Cromer on assuming charge of I the convention said he supposed it ' was safe when the president goes un! der escort of the sheriff. He said that the sheriff was nis trie.;d and he appreciated tha<:. He also highly ap j preciated the honor 10 preside over the I convention. He said that he had never I held office and this was the first office i | that he had ever held in Newberry county. He said when die convention met two years ago there was a Republican president but now we meet under the administration of one or' the j greatest men who has ever held of-1 fice as president. For many years, he said, we though: thar there was only one man in the Democratic party who could nil this position and that man i was W. J. Bryan. One year ago we found that we had plenty of them? Harmon, Clark, Underwood a;nd the presene: chief magistrate of this country. While we have our little differences we should never stand in the way cf Democratic success. He said that in the primary we should vote for :he candidate cf our choice, bu: in the general election we should lay our differences aside and stand solid for t.:e party. "We were ::ot enej mies but competitors for office. We j should exercise our right of choice in | the primary but stand for Democra.ic | unity in the genera! election and for e nsTucuve ana progressive ^iuucacy. Ho said that the most and the least tinr he could do would be t:> preside fairly and justly. Mr. T. A. Dominick placed in nomination for first vice president Mr. R. T. C. Hunter and 011 motion of Mr. C. G. Please. Mr. Hun'er was unanimous- , i Iv elected. j Mr. Alan .Johnst:ne nominated Mr. j \V. H. Rasor for second vice president. , j Mr. John W. Scott seconded 'I'r.is nom! nation and on motion 0: Mr. C. G. j V'lease. Mr. Rasor u as unanimously ? lected. 1 Dr. V.in Smith nominated John W. Farhardt and L. W. Jones for secre(iries 'mi on motion of Mr. J. B. Hun: r. t- ^v were unanimously elected. Mr. c\ C-. Please nominated Mr. >W. /. McGwain for treasurer and he was j i nanmumsiy eiec t*u. Mr. John M. Kinard then read outj and placed in nomination the following list of (1 legates to the State convetio.*.: Alan .loiinstone. Geo. B. Cromer. S. .1. Derrick. Geo. V. Hun er. .i hn M. Suber. \V. I). Hardy. Van Smith. I. M. Smith. There we:e no o her .nominations and these eight gentlemen were unanim usly lected delegates tj the State I convention. .Mr. \V. K. Wallace placed in nonii. ation 1'or conn y chairman .Mr. .Jos- j fph L. Keitt. In doing so In- said tha. j [his was a very important position and a man of fairness and justice and impartiality should be chcsen to fill it and he felt rhat ;hese qualifications were possessed in a marked degree by Mr. Keitt. On motion of Mr. T. A. Dominick Mr. Keitt was unanimously elected. I T^ie clubs then were called and re-! ported the names of the members of! the executive committee as follows: j County Executive Committee. Township >o. I. Ward 1 ?W. A. McSwain. Ward 2?S. J. Derrick. Ward 3 No. 1?J. B. O'Xeall Hoi-! lovvay. Ward 3 No. 2?J. M. K. Buzhardt. Ward-4?.las. F. Epting. Ward .")?T. S. Hudson. Oakland?R.' C. Williams. Helena?F. G. Spearman. Harford?Z. W. Dennis. Johnstone?W. E. Wallace. Township No. 2. Garmany?B. B. Leitzsey. Mount Bethel?W. C. Rrown. Mulberry?.1. L. Keir. Township No. 3. MayUin ton?Jno. B. McCullum. ^';unt Pleasant?W. D. Hardy. Township >'o. 4. Whitmire?.Ino. M. Suber. Long Lane?C. W. Folk. Township No. .">. .lalapa?M. B. Chalmers. Kinards?T. H. Pope. Township No. (5. Trinity (Young Men??J. E. Senn. well. Longshores (Old Men's)?J. E. Senn. Reederville?R. E. Livingstone. Dominic-ks?M. M. Livings on. Township No. 7. Saluda?H. T. Felle:s. I Chappeils?>IV>. B. Scurry. Vaughnville?M. J. Longshore. Township No. S. Utopia?T. C. Longshore. Silverstreet?.Jno. P. Coleman. East Riverside?E. Lee Hayes. ! Township No. J). Prosperity?J. iL. Wise. St. Lukes?l\\ E. Taylor. Saluda Xo. 9?L. L. Dominick. O'Xeall?Olin 0. Shealy. Monticello?'Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaugh. Liber y?R. T. C. Hunter. Swilton?Geo. A. Counts. Township N<>. 10. Little Mountain?J. B. Derrick. Union?T. J. Wilson. Jolly Street?H. B. Richardson. St. Pauls?W. H. Kibler. Central?J. D. Shealy. Township >'o. 11. Zion?J. W. Kinard. Phiilins?J W Lorninack. Walton?J. L). Crooks. I Pomaria?E. M. Shealy. On 1110 ion of Mr. C. G. Blease, the convention confirmed the nomination j or' rhe executive committee. Dr. G. Y. Hunter placed in nomina- j ticn for member of the Sta'e executive i committee Alan .Johns one and he was , unanimously elected. j Mr. Alan Johnstone called attention to the fact thar the convention had | made no provision for alterna'es but | was informed by President Cromer' that the State constitu i 11 provided I that the delegates could fill any vacan-: cy. i At 12:4." i>. 111., cn mo ion 0: S. -T.; Derrick, the county conven ion adiour.'.ed. having mad' t::e record o_'; 1 being in session only three quarters of an hour. .Meetiijj* of Executive Committee. Immediately after the adjournment of "he convention Chairman Kie t called a m eting of the executive committee which was also a record breaker, the committee being in session not over tern minutes. The only thing to be done was the j election of a secretary and treasurer, j Mr. R. T. C. Hunter nominated Mr. W. A. McSwai-n and he was unanimously elected. Mr. B. B. Leitzsey stated that the bocks of the former -treasurer had ' been audited by a committee and were PLANS OF MEDIATION GO STEADILY AHEAD SOI Til AMKKH'AN ENVOYS HOLD ( ONFKKKX KS. Delegates* .Names Are >'o>v ^xpeeteii. Some Quiet Place Favored For Talk. .Washington, May 'i.?The mediation plans of tne South American envoys who are trying to straighten out the troubled affairs of Mexico went steadily forward today, and while there were no formal sessions the mediators comer red during the afternoon and evening on what had been done and the next step in their procedure. The United States, the Huerta govern nient and Gen. Carranza are expected to name their delegates as requested by the mediators last night within the next day or two. The delegate for the United States has not yet been selected but it became known today that it would not be one of the officials closely identified with the government. As the three Southern envoys are accredited to the United States this government does not wish to name a government official to deal with them bu: to have an outsider who would deal with them without reference to their relations to the l.'ni.ed States. Lansing is Out. This has elimina.ed Robert Lansing, /.Annc/\1 a^' f a c<fo * n L-uuuoci^i ut oiaiu viiiviii,, > and in general all o.her government officials.. The r.ames of John Bassett Moore, John Lind and Henry White, already mentioned are now added to those of Richard Olney, former secretary of sta:e; I)r. David Jayne Hill, former ambassador of Germany, and Hannis Taylor, former minister to Spain. The Huerta delegate i.s expected to be Francisco de la Barra, now Mexican minis er at Paris, but nothing definite has been heard f:om Mexico City. Rafael Zubaran, personal representative. of Gen. Carranza, arrived here yesterday and is ! available as the Carranza delegate, although his particular mission in ccmi ing from Carranza is still to be an| rouneed and it is-not ye definite I that Carranza will go to ;he extent of I j naming a delegate to deal with the j mediators. j When the delegates of ;he three j parties a'rive it is expected :lie medi! ators will be ready to take up the crucial issues between the United States and Huer a at least, and if possible be:ween Huerta and Carranza. ! Whether a plan of adjustment can be j worked out is still an open questio.i, 1 even in the minds of the mediators. ; They expect the delega:es from the j three parties ro assist them to get ! together ou some middle ground. The I mediators will continue to be the main j body formulating a plan of settle| ment, as the delegates from the three I parties will have no plenipotentiary | powers and will act merely as adj visers. ( arran^a Will Fight. j It became definitely established to.day tha: Gen. Carranza would no: : agree to the request of the mediators that he suspend military operations, against Huerta pending the mediation proceedings, and rhe envoys have been advised of this decision. It has been apparent for several days that Cari /-Ia/5 trv nnc?ll V? ? C , X U>:i?cl IIHCI1UCU LU jyUOiJ 111U ui iu; southward. but it was not until the last 24 hours tha: this was eommunic-a (1 as finality. It is said this will have no effect on checking the general plans of mediation, which will go steadily forward. Close associates of Carranza who have now arrived here say tha' no mediation between them and Hnerta is possible and tha- any move on the part of the three mediators to include in their programme a scheme f >r tl:e general adjustment of M xican affairs w-ill be regarded as being outside the scope of their la bars. Meanwhile he campaign, against i the Huerta forces in the north is proceeding with full force, the mediation work n:t being considered by the Carran zistas as having any bearing on the relations be:."ween Huerta and thsznfound correct. On motion of Mr. R. T. C. Hunter the committee adjourned subject to "f tie chairman. selves. The march on M( xico Ciiy, according to those near Carranza, is to be undertaken as s ^on as military operations in the no'.'th will permit. Carranza's refusal of an armistice between him and Huerta is the first adverse reply the media ors have received. On the other hand, favorable comment is made in circles close to the envoys upon the amenability Hu rta has shown. May Seek Mountains. Aside from the personnel of the delegates from the parties :o the controversy the mediators have given some information as to whether it may become desirable to go to soni? neurral point outside of Washingioir to carry forward their negotiations with the three parties concerned. The only purpose in this would be to forestall the feeling on the part of anyone thai: their sessions at the seat of the government here might tend to a i leaning toward iae viewpoint or tne United States, the desire being to make their deliberation as detached and independent as possible. This has led to informal suggestions that Habana, cr possibly some border point ! in Canada, be seelc:ed as a place of i | meeting. Habana will not be chosen, however, owing to the heat and the number of Mexican refugees there, while Canada, being a Briiish colony, might suggest European influences. It is more likely, therefore, that if some poinc outside of the American capital is finally decided upon, it will be at | some mountain resort or in New England at one of the poin:s frequented by members of the diplomatic circles. The Russo-Japanese peaoa negotiations were carried on at the quiet town of Portsmouth, X. H. GIYIS UP THE GAME i .Men Hold <mi Longer >ow Than They Did Formerly. The age at which men find themselves compelled by pressure of business or the cares of life or bv i/nysical infirmity to give up their favorite game is advancing. Once upon a time . games were almost exclusively for those who were still in sch:cl or in | college. When a boy took up what I was depressing!}* referred to as "the j J seriotis business of life" he was ex- J | pected to abandon the frivolous point 1 of view that playi. g games was supi posed to denote. The boys cf that pe| ricd a'-'e today serving a late apprenj ticesbip at the game of golf or spendi ing frequent afternoons as spectators ' of professional ball games. i Having found out for themselves that such early deprivation is a mistake, they do not impose it on their sons. Innumerable Americans are nearing middle age who are almost as active on the tennis courts or on the golf links as in the days of their you:h. Foo:ball, cf course, they have had to give up; it can not be played as the casual recrea.ion of a busy man. To baseball scir e men cling, although, with difficulty; it requires a large number cf players than is readily available. Yet on holiday occasions, when middle-aged men long out of practice engage in baseball, there will always be a fair proportion of them who show that they retain much of their juvenile skill and alertness. They do not slide to bases, but they field the hall cleanly and bat vigorously, and not only feel themselves, but make the observers believe rliat with a little practice they could, in the vernacular, I ''come back." The giving up of games snould be so gradual, so voluntary, that it involves no sense of loss or o? sacrifice. Generally speaking, so long as a man has an impulse and a desire to play a game he will be the better for yielding to it. That is he wisdom that the rpw generation has learned. It's Place in History. "Hortense, do you remember in what year the catastrophe at Martinique txk place?" "Half a minute?oh. yes, it was the year I had the blue hat." ?, m ' Too Su^estiye. Exchange. [Woman?Poor man, pnave you no overcoat? Beggar?I had one mum, but I had t) sell it. Every cop that saw me in it arrested me on suspicion. 1