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^ ^ ^ ' VOLl'JiE L1I, NUMBER 40. ' XEWBEKHV, S. C? KlilPAV. MA Y Ji?. 11111. TWICE A AVEEK, $1.:.0 A TEAK. .? ?????^ ui^iii ? i_ HP HI i inn ? im_M_I_I_I m__i_m_ j_-jujgjm. PRIMARY REFORM BEFORE STATE CONVENTION TWO YEARS IN STATE, SIX MONTHS IN COINTY. (lnl> Rolls Close Thirty Days Before Election?Main Features <>i Changes in Rules. 1 Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, May 21.?The Sr-te con"ven'ion reassembled at 10 >'clock this rjorni.:g and took a recess until 12 f o'clock to wait for the report of the rules commit ee. T.io rule.-, committee had be^-a in se^-'o.i practically al) night and could not finish its report until noon tJday. Two reports were submitted, the majority r?poit embodying waa: has come to-be known as theN"Greenville" plan with certain k amendments, and the minority submit* ting a report which adhered more closely to the present rules of the , party. A lively debate was provoked upon :he adcption of the rules, and at 3:i~> the convention is still in session without having recessed for dinner. The main fight was upon the difference between the majority and the mi^ nority as to the time which a voter | should live in the Scate and county. The majority report recommended two years residence in the State, one year in county, and 60 days in i;he precinct. The minority recommended one year in Sate and only _ -i- - ^~ Six montiis m iue uuuuc^. ?vn.u an oevrwhelming majority against tbem, the minority forced a compromise providing for two years in State, only six months in county and 60 days in the precinct. OCher impo1- tant changes which i; appears the convention will make in the hpifnrp final adjournment this afternoon include the personal enrolment cf voters on the club lists, and for the closing of the club rolls 30 days before the primary. / The rules as they will probably be ^dop:ed will require an absolutely ^ new enrolment this year. At 4:15 ihis afternoon the convention was still in session. Columbia, May 20.?Crowded galler-! ies looked down on the exercises to day incia *uc to im Diemnai mestmg of the Democratic State convention. The convention was called to order at no,on in the hall of the house of representatives by John Gary Evans, retiring chairman of the S:ate Democratic executive committee. James A. Hoyt was chosen as temporary president, being nominated by Christie Benet, of Columbia. He was elected unanimously and was escorted to the ch ur by Christie Benet, J. E. McDonald and J. L. Glenn. The roll of each county was called where there was no contest. This left out Charleston county. When Georgetown was reached Mr. Williams, of Aiken, said he knew of no precedent for allowing a county double its representation and allowing each delegate one-half vote each. Senator Clifton wanted the Georgetown delegation seated just as they were sent, but a motion by Senator Alan Johnstone that the roll of the counties had not been completed, and therefore the convention was still not organized, wafc sustained by the chair and the matter ~~~ ~ ^ * v, ^ rwf a lin r?rvn _ went UV Cl ALxU. i.uc i Uli wt iauvvu tested counties was completed. A renewal of the Georgetown question was had when the temporary roll was completed, and President Hoyt put the question, "Shall the Georgetown delegation be seated with 12 ej delegates with one-half vote each?" This was lost and the matter was then ordered referred to the committee od credentials. Charleston Delegates. When Charleston county was reached on the first roll call Mayor John P. Grace, who occupied the seats with Ibis ('elegat'on in the section assigned j to Charlp?f-n on the floor, arose and | handed in VTs list. Mr. Benet sent up J the lis o.' th Bar.) well delegation, an an effort of Mr. Grace to get recogni tion was cut sh rt by the chair's rul ing tha no delegate :rom Charlesto would be recognized and tha the ma ter would go to the committee on ere demials. R. v. K. G. Finlay, rector of Trinit; Episcopal church, opened tile conven tion with prayer. M. M. Mam?, G. ( Taylor and R. B. Sloan were appoint ed .emp'-rary secretaries. 1 :e conven. ion adj urned until 1. Jt but at that h:ur the credentials com uuttee had just comm need its work and the convention then, on mo io: ol Mr. D. D. MeColl. oi' Marlboro, re cessod until o'clock oniglit. The intense interest being taken ii the c nventi n is shown by the crowi ol' spectat:rs wnicli packed ho galler ies a.id utilized the space on the floo outside of lie railing. T.;e hotels i: Columbia are overflowing, and it i said that this is one of the larges crowds ever present in C >lumbia a. , Democratic convention. Neither United States Sena ors t D. Smith and B. R. Tillman >r any c the congressional delegatio.i are pres ent. Mr. H. W. Woodward is fillin; the place on the Lee delegation ii place of Sena:or Smith. iieor?reto>vn i oniesT. What was nominally called a contes was the first work taken up by th t-ommittee on credentials. It was real ly not -a comes.: at all, but a questioi as whether the granting -off the re quest of tie Georget:wn conventioi for half a vote each of its delegate: was setting a precedent or nor an< whether the granting of the reques would overload the convention witl speakers. The point was raised in thi convention by Mr. Leon J. William: and finally xeferred tj ^he commi:tee which decided after some discussioi to grant the request of the George town convention that the 12 delegate; be seated, wi:h :lialf a we each, bu t-iat the delegation \>e entitled to om member on each of the standing com mittees and that the decision be in n< wise regarded as a precedent. Messrs. Pat J. Drew, Sam J. Sum mers and Mr. Greene, of Abbeville were in favor of letting the delegatioi select three frcm each side and t' u: have a delegation of six, as providec for by the constitution of the part: and avoid .the possibility o*f too mucl speaking, in proportion to its rights from any one delegation. Messrs. H J. Haynesworth and Jennings, of Sum ter, took up t'.:e side as presented b: the Georgeown delegates and securec the recognition of :he double-barrellei delegation under the resolution offeree by Mr. Haynesworth. In Good Feeling:. The whole thing was done in uttei good feeling. Mr. Walter Haz ard rep resenting one faction and Mr. Olin M Sawyer representing the o:her side presented rhe cause for the 12 dele gates with half a vote each in goo( humor, and presented the fact strong ly that the convention a?: home avoid ed an unseemly scramble, and tha * ?j ;hey hopea tne convention ?umu un ry out the agreement in good faith Mr. Hazard said that if the Drew idei prevailed of letting the delegation se lect three "whole men,* as had beei suggested, tha.; in good faith he coul< rot serve in the convention, as i would not be carrying out the view; of the body that elected. Dr. Sawyer,, in his usual good-natur ed and facetious manner, rold tin committee that he and his associate: would premise that they would not d< much speaking if ,'given half sea;s and he joined Mr. Hazard in asking that the action of ;he county conven tion be confirmed, it was the ver; best thing that could be done. This action apparently pleases everyone, and aif.er the George.owi compromise'had been agreed upon ta hour for the reassembling -of the con vention had arrived, acd Mr. Thos. 3V] Raysor announced that the committe on credentials had not concluded 't work and asked for further .ime. lis it was generallf recognized tha the only real contest was that :'ror rh^rip^t-nn the committee agreed t g\> t:- di-ner and reassemble a". 3:3 o'clock. In the meanwhile the cor -ention proper had taken a recess ue til 8 o'clock a: night. Credentials Report. The repor. of the committee on ere dentials as adopted by the c:?nvsntio tonight was: "The c:mmittee ';n crede.. ials be I d to ;eport tiiat it has considered all - matters anrl contests submitted o it - and cono'udes as follows: .1 -Thai the Georget-wn delegati 11 .?!' - i- be seated an.l each delegate be - c:ititled to one-halt* vote and only i.ave ne 111 niber on each committee. >* "That it has fully c msidered i - pr.test and co. tes from Charleston ' i.nd has adopted the following resolu .'on in retard thereto: "That any protest be dismissed and >. hat the delegation h aded by Joseph - W. Barnwell be sea ed and recognized a.-; delegates to this convention. 11 "We recommend that the convention 1 ie rganized with th temporary roll as prepared with the abow tec* mti mendations I [* "Respec- fui.y submi ted. "TV.omas a I. Raysor, Chairman/ Mr. G. V. Hunter represented Xew-; n berry on the committe on credentials. s l"p to ue dinner recess the Char1 lesion situation was not me .tionea. a ISoyf Permanent President. The conventi n reassembled at 8:1.") ). tonight and the first matter was the i I f report of the committee on ceden-; - tials. The Ge:rge own delega ion of ? 12 members was seated with one-half! n vote each and the Barnwell delegation ( was recognized as the rightful delegation from Charleston and given seats t on the floor. Tine report was unani-. ft mmielv nHrvntpH inn inn of Mr. - Ravsor, who was chair of the creden-! ! i tials committee. Temporrary oi'gani zation being completed, Mr. Hoyt i i yielded the chair to Gover.ior^ John s Gary Evans. 3 Mr. H'^yt, on moti:n of Dis.rict Att torney F. H. Weston, second by Dr. 1 S. T. D. Lancaster, was nominated tor 2 permanent president. Mr. Hoyt was , 5, unanimously chosen. In a few well , chosen words he expressed his appre- ; 11 ciation of the honor, i ' President Hoyt drew cheers when i 5 :.:e referred io the parr South Carolina ! I t had taken in the election of President 3 Wood row Wilson. He praised the - president and the record of the na 3 tional Democratic party, and he bej spoke support of the president in his - Mexican policy and other marters new :, | under consideration at Washington, j 1 ; Looseness of the primary and need 5 of primary reform were stressed by 1 the speaker. He rapped the use of 7 money in elections and urged the need i i of increased education and educa ional ,1 facilities.' Mr. Hoyt spoke favorably . of the .Aus'ralian ballot as a means I , J ? c o foii? onH honpet pi pp - U1 cltquiuug a icm uuu f tion. "This convention meets with i the plain mandate of the people,*' said 1 Mr. Hoyt, urging ;he convention to g) 1 about this high du v without regard to any man's political fortune. Vice Presidents Elected, pj Vice presidents of the convention j - were elected as follows from :he vari- ' I ous congressional districts: I ,! The Hen. Jos. W. Barnwell, of - Charleston, from the first. 1 Col. R. B. Watson, of Ridge Springs,1 - from he second. ! :M. L. Bonham, of Anderson, from t the third. i H. H. Arnold, of Spartanburg, from . | the fourth. i C. E. Speacerfi of Yorkville, from; - the fifth. i D. R. Ooker, of Hartsville, from the 1 sixth. t Jno. F. Clifton, of Sumter, from the s seventh. All of the elections were unanimous, j M. M. Mann, R. B. Taylor and G. C.; 2 Taylor were chosen as secretaries, and j 2 John S. Wilson, sergeant-at-arms. 3 The rules of house were adopted for! >> the guidance cf the convention. I George B. Cromer represented Xew berry on :he consti:ution and rules Y I committee. Dr. Van Smith representedjNewbei'3 ry on the committee on platforms and a resolutions. e Executive Committeemen. The roll of counties was then called ' for the executive committeemen. As j e each count' was called resoluti:ns s were sent to the desk and referred to the committees without reading. Mr. t | D. D. McColl wanted the convention i "0 recess until 12 o'clock tomorrow to o give the committees time to consider 0 the matters before them. Senator l- ; Appelt amended it by making it 10 : o'clock tomorrow. B. Frar.k Kelly : | moved to lay -.he amendment by Mr. j i Williams to meet toworrw at 11 o'clock j on tV* table, which carried with a u cnorus of ayes. ) There was much discussion and 3 many motions. For a while Mr. Hoyt I I vigorously rapped for rdi-r, refusing ' lo recognize anyone until o'-'der was ' restored. Finaliv on motion of a ' i iu mber from Laurens he whole ma -j ter was tabled a d the coaventi n re-j fused 13 recess over night, but ex pressed a determination to remain in , ?essi n and finish tOiii-C. t. On evplation of Governor Kvans tha. he :bought the committc-s would ! do t.ieir work in two lioiirs. a motion ! t' recess until 11:30 to. igbt was j quickly adopted. I - "lie c.mmittees on platform and j resolutions and on c-onsti u ion and rules immediately got down to work, j the lirsi assembling in tlie ball of. llie house with Chairman F. H. Weston ' in the c.'.iair and th1 seco.ul in the ' S a e library, with- Chairman B. W. i Crouch presiding. Wsison s I'olicj C?n)mended. Strong commendation cf President1 Wilson's endorsement o:' canal t 'lis ( repeal, endorsement of bie.:nial sessions of the general assembly and compulsory education and commendI ing President Wilson on his Mexican \ 1 licy, tariff and currency reform rec- ] ord, featured the report of the commi - i ce on platform a..d resolutions made; by its chairman, F. H. Weston, tonight. J Copies of the resolutions were order ed sent to President' Wilson the two | I'nited States senators and represen-I atives from this State in congress. i ae piauui m cn me parij us uudui- i m:usly adopted follows: The Platform. "The Democra.ic party of South Carolina in convention reaffirms its allegiance to the principles of the party as announced and expounded by i Jefferson. i "We endorse without qualification the administration of President Wil- j son and commend congress for the: cardial and intelligent support it has , given him. The South .Carolina Dem- i ocracy pledges anew the facts in j Woodrow Wilson tha: its delegation in the Baltimore conven ion so staunch-' ly manifested in supporting him for } the nomination. Under the leadership j of the president the government .'has ; been restored :o the people. Revision i ol? the tariff in the interests of the I people has been accomplished and j the con rol of the government wrested j from the hands of the grea; interests. 1 The income tax shifts to wealth a fair j share of the burdens of government, j A brighter industrial and commercial \ day is dawning under a banking and currency law tha': distributes :he j country's accumulation cf capital j among the people whose labors have ' created it. In constructive legisla-1 tion enacted for the ben:fit of the ! many and no: for the few, this Dem- | ocratic administration has already j achieved more tha.i Republican admin- j istrations have ever accomplished and j ic will be known in history as the re- ' s orer cf the rights ?f ?ie people that; have been raken from them during j the long period when the government1 in the hands of the Republican party was a partner of the privileged classes. Will Curb Monopolists. "The Democratic administration will! curb the monopolies that have been ' built up under the fostering care of the Republican party, it win matt.e plain the way of 'honest business, it will further provide the facilities of credit to farmers, and small producers and it will go forward through the agricultural depar:ments in the work i of education, for increased production J and better living, for improved health | and for the delevopment of the people j as the principal American asset. In, dealing with ovher nations, cur coun-1 i try. under the direction of President j Wilson's intelligent and sincere patriotism has acknowledged no standard of honor and sense of justice lower than that which prevails among high minded men and controls their conduct. "Guided by these principles and his j own j*tre::g b of character and the pa- j tience of genius President Wilson has had courage to avoid war in Mexico, when a weaker man would have brought on an armed conflict that would have cos: us millions or treasure and thousands of precious lives, at the same time proving "he honor of cur country and the sanctity of our , flas. To such a record and such a I man, the Democratic convention of1 South Carolina, pledges its cooperation J ia :'ne performance cf the tasks that; 1 emain and the continuation of the ' support which it commenced in faith i - I a d finds justified in fact. We especially extend to the president our gra el'ul appreciation for pr veil ing a money panic and placing in the banks oi agricultural districts large sums of government money thereby enabling iv.e producers or' our great agricultural crops io secure a remunerative price f r their products. In Favor of Repeal. "Recognizing in he president he greatest moral force that has been in the White House during the pas centmy. we heartily ommend his efforts to secure a r- peal of the Panama free tolls act, a law enacred by a Reiblican president, regardless of national iio .or. \V*e condemn this law as undemocratic and against economic I olic-y cf our party and country. We bel'ieve that this law would create a shipping trust and would ropea' the ou rase:us scandals of the building of our transcontinental railways. We demaud t'at our senators vote for the lmmmlifiprl ronenl of this act and thus suppor the president in unholding Democratic principles and the honor of this hati^n. "We commend and heartily endorse any legislation tending to establish a drainage fund to reclaim overflowed lands in the United States and for the promo ion of rhe general welfare by prev nting the dissemination of malaria and other diseases among the States. That we urge our senators ai.d representatives in congress to work for and support such legislation. "We commend he eft'or s now being mad3 to advance r.'.ie cause of education throughout the State, and espe cinlly commend the offorts to foster r'nrl develop the common schools. "Recognizing the vi al needs of be'ter roads, we ccmmend any legislation tending to improve our highways. We approve the legislation in congress whereby it is proposed to extend national aid to the Sta'es for the pur* - f building good roads. We recommend to cur law-makers that they enact such legislation as necessary to protect primary elections from fraud. We favor biennial sessions of :he general assembly." Hl'EKTA HAS XOT HESI(iN'EI). Denies Tliat He Has Told Representatives to Proffer His Official Head. Mexico Ci y, May 20.?Provisional President Huerta in the course of an interview today said: "The Mexican peace delegates have no ins:ruction to offer my resignation at tiie conferfnpe at- \Tia?rara Palls.*' Tne president spoke wLh energy, standing erect, and emphasized his words with a characteristic gesture. Prior to this the acting minister of foreigo affairs, Esteva Ruiz, had declared thai the Mexican representatives had been given ''ample powers" by the government to deal with everything that may be discussed at true peace conference with the object of se:tling the international difficulty. KHETT CHAIRMAN Charleston Man Presides at Richmond Conyenl ion?Praises >'ew Banking Act* Richmond, Va., May 18.?R. G. Rhett, president of the People's National j Bank, Charleston, S. C., captured first doners at the opening session of the ^ - i~ x P/\n iron TIATI .F'lltll LHSiriUL DdUflCl a VAIU'CUUVU here today, when he -was chosen chairman of the body, with J. S. Hill, of Charleston, Wes: Virginia, as secretary. On taking "he chair Mr. Rhett stated hat the meeting was called to choose the directors for the Fifth District Reserve Bank, which was established, he declared, by the greatest piece of legislation in this generation. Though there were many parliamentary clashes as to the best means of procedure in naming the six directors for this district, Mr. Rhe:t proved himself equal to the task of keeping the convention in order and steering things sraight. It was finally determined to leave :he question of nominations to a commitee of 18, each political division putting up six names. + rioi-nlino'c ranrosontativp!? OS OU U 111 \ Ci i L/ i i lit* VJ * Vj(/4 V W VU VMV- vw -th^ commifee were: J: W. Simpson, vice president Central Na ional Bank. Spartanburg; V/. A. Clark, president Carolina Xatioral }-ank. Columbia; R. G. Rhett, Charleston; D. R. C:ker, of Ilartsville. * HAKTSYILLK MAN KILLED. ! T<>?i Knnvn is Slain at Segars* Mill bj Nevr>?Assailant is Held. I I I The S ate. Hartsviile, May 20.?Tom Brown, a j young white man, Who lived a few | miles west of Hartsviile at Segars' | mill, was sho: and killed by H. Winj gate, a negrj. about 2 o'clock today. I 1 ae scene oi' the tragedy was at Segars' Mill pond. Facts as best ob-a re* tVir.t \Ir Plrr*\vn mth-I i negro Lad been out in a canoe fishing , and as- Mr. Br.>wn stepped from the ! boat Le gave it a snove which bore I I die negro a short distance ifrom the ^ s'.iore. The negro cursed Mr. Brown, I Viiereup-ii he resented it and , told the negro to rake back his word and ; apologize. The :ieg"v is said to have ; scrambled to the shore, got a shotgun i and firfied one entire lead cf shot in.o i Mr. Brown's breast, which caused his I death shortly afterwards. Rural Policeman Caddell and chief > of police of Har.sville, R. H. KirkI patrick, 'hurried to the scene of the ; crime in an automobile, arrested the' negro, who offered n?j resistance, and brought iiiin to town and lodged him i iii the guard house. At 4 oc'oick Mr. j Caddell carried him to ;he county ja.il : at Darlington. Much indignation is j tel. over the killing but no demon.-' i strations were made. The negro is N I probaoly about 21 years of age AFFECT ST RE A 31 FLOW. Forest Fires Affect the Streamflow of Rivers?To Reforest Denuded Watersheds. ' Residents of Wallace. Idaho, now claim that repulis of the disastrous forest fires in nor iiera Idaho in 1910 are being made evident in the changed ti.w ;rom a \vatirsar;d then burned over, which furnishes the water supply of the city. This basin included an area of appr iximate'y 2,000 ac *es and was former!v wel' t'mbered with trees from 50 'o /ears old. These were almost wboUy destroyed by the fires of 1910. From this watershed the / ! city sets its supply not only for domestic purposes, but also for the devpI )pment of elec ricity ;or power and lig'.it, so tlia: the maintenance of a considerable flow is essential to the * V* It \ . Ft is stated taat before ihe fires the (low of .ie strca mat its lowest stages 1 was never below 1,000 miners' inches, the unit of measurement which has been used. But since the fire, ihe rec' ords show that the minimum flow has fallen to about 250 miners' inches and it is now necessary for the company wfaich furnishes \va:erf light, and i power r expend a considerable ! amount of monev 0:10:1 year in devel1 oping powor from steam and to use a considerable par: of this power in pumping water. Records of the weather bureau at Wallace show that the I precipitation for the years since the fire has been about corraal for the region. This seems t> demonstrate to the townspeople that the unevenness in the flow must be due to the destruction of the forest cover of Ae watershed and not to any change in climate or precipitation. J In vierfv of the situation, the forest service has undertaken to reforest the denuded watershed. Some planting ? has already been done and eventually ! all cf the watershed v hich is included j witbin national forest boundaries is | to be reforested. Tlie people of Walj lace are taking considerable interest in the work and express themselves as thoroughly in sympathy with the ef, fort that the service is making. The i experts of the deparr.ment, however, | point out tha: the planting will prob] ably have no immediate effect, yet it ! should influence run-off as scon as ! forest conditions are restored, and rees'ablish eventually a more stable streamflow. In the meantime the forest officers are taking measurements J of the stream in connection with the ; records of precipitation, to determine ! lust wha- relation exists, and what ' renults will follow reforestation. I Result of Prohibitloa. Judge. father N^jrune (to a group of mermaids)?Well. girls, I must say it's i mo'p comfortable, now I can wade | around under an American man of war without cutting my, feet on broken bottles. i