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V ? VOLUME LH, NTMBER 4!. NEWBERRY, S. C? TUESDAY, MAY 28, W14. - TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR. i GOV. BLEASE WILL j HAKE THREE SPEECHES; SATURDAY AFTERNOON HE WILL SPEAK AT WHITMIKE. Saturday Eveiiin&r at Will 'wbr'Mtk ? ' At Those Two Places Speeches Will be Political. ; i i I Gover .or Cole. L. Clea.se is to make : ihreo speeches in Xewberrv couniv ' i his week. On Friday night, May 21). | he is to respond To a toast at the anjiual banquet of Pulaski lodge Xo. 20. ;T 0. 0. F. On Saturday af e: noon. .May 30, at 2:30 o'clock he is to speak ' sf* I / A/.otHI *1 ^ * v v'-' *' >*i s v at Whitmire. Saturday night at S o'clock, he "is to make a speech at 1 Willowbrook park. The address at the banque: of Odd Fellows will, of course, be along rraternal lines. Governor Blease has been a member of the I. 0. 0. F. for many years. Af er passing through the chairs o:" Pulaski lodge, cf which he is yet a member, he advanced in the order of the 9tate and served as grand master and grand representaTHE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. > Death of 4. W. Stockman?Mrs. S. C. Morris Entertains Tenth tirade. Personal. Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, May 25.?Mr. J. W. Stockman, one o ' our oldest citizens, ' died Friday afternoon after a long illness. The funeral services were raeld Saturday at the Prosperity ceme:ery by 'bis pas or, the Rev. E. P. Taylor, afcer which the Red Men took charge. The floral offerings were profuse. lie is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mesdames Joe and! Will Ruff aDd D. A. Ham. Miss Tena Wise spent several days } last week in Little Mountain. The Rev. E. P. Taylor leaves today for several weeks' say to Mayesville ! where he will hold a protracted meeting. Miss Mary Lizzie Wise, ?of Columbia college, is home for a few days. IMiss Essie Black, of aSluda, is visiting her brother, Mr. L. A. Black. M^. and Mrs. A. G. Wise are at_ tending the grand lodge meeting of tbe K. of P. at Ooeste". Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Werts and Miss Barre spent Sunday in Pomaria with Mrs .J. B. Bedenbaugh. T ' ! Mr. H. J. Rawl nas re'urrved from : a snort visit to Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. J. <\ Schumpert, of | Columbia, are he guests of Mrs. ?. \ \ E. Schumperi. for a few days. I Pro*. G:lb'"t Voist, of X-wberry I [ tiv?>. He akes a groat interest in ! the work :f the order and is especial 'y in crested in t'".e orphans' home at j (2r enville whicli is maintained by tho ! Odd Fellows of South ( arolina. The speeches at Whitmire and at Willowbrook park will be alo :g polit- j ical lines. It is unders o d the gov-j e'nor will give some attention to tiie ! recen State and c:unty conventions, and ha lie will es]) ciallv discuss the new rules and regulations as o ; tlie conduct 01 primary eiei:nu?is>. Knowi ? that the governor would j be in Newberry on Friday night, many o:" his friends at Vx'hitmire and in j < Newberry undert ok o get him t > < make addresses a these places. The i governor has been promising his i f:iends at Whitmire for s-~me time < j \ Sf&J- j. " ' j ! that he would make a speech there, but a pressure of official businejs and other engagements have so far/prevented him from doi: g so. Governor Blease is expected to reach Newberry on :he Columbia, Vewhprrv and !,aiirpns train on Fri day afternoon. He will spand the night in Newberry, and will go to Whitmire by aut:mobile on Saturday morning, and will return to Newberry Saturday afternoon. college, spent the week-end with Mr. xA. B. Wise. 'Mr. W. P. B. Harmon has returned V? Xine;y Six after a short visit to his sen, Dr. G. W. Harmon. Miss Kate Thompson, of Columbia, < is visiting Miss Susie Langford. Mrs. M. C. M;orris, an ex- eacher of the Prosperity high school, entertained the tenth grade at a reception on Friday evening, which was very much enjoyed by all. A delightful ice course was served. The W. C. T. U. will hold their regular mee.ing with Miss Nettie Barnes Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Xabers' illustrated lecture on the life of Martin Luther was enjoyed by tie members of all i the churches of our town. Miss Annie Mae Bedenbaugh, of; Kiblers Bridge, spent Saturday with Miss Bllen "Werts. Mrs. L. A. Black leaves this week f3r Fairfax to visit her sister, Mrs. D. B. Groseclose. i\ir. C. C. Wycfte, of Spartanburg. j spent the week-end with his parents, Dr and Mrs. C. T. Wycae. Columbia College. iThe Hrald and Naws has received the fallowing invitation: The faculty and graduating class of i Clumbia college revest t--e hon^r o* ycur pr3?e:^2 at the:~ forty-eighm ; annual cc^inicacsra.rr.c May hir y| first to Juno se:;ond. ni etet n hundr d . . nd fourteen, Columbia College, So a ill . Crolina. i HE CLUB ROLLS I AI L DEdARED VOID1 STATK < 0\VK\TH)N PROVIDES J FOR \K? H!:(iISTHATlON. Applicants Must Appear in Person? ?'(ilreenville Plan,'* Modified, is A lit I/ted. The State, 22nd. T.ie State Den, vratic' convention \\.:ich ;-oi vi-;i * ;\ roon Wednesday ! i ><led y..^:t j lV . ft .noon a: .*);j o'clock, a1 :t ;a v const'r,i; ion a.u? j r.if: for h.* ,-,o\ ' ;;;.uce 01 [be party; liad been adopted. Exc pt t ;r minor , ; the :* ns i?i'!ion and rules ' were av?<" c > tii- av. tnti;, r <\v w??*? pi; *d by :na.j~:ty -.?f j ;":e coj;!m **co an ral-.v v s'er'.n. a ernoon at 12:4") o'clocik. Af er its ! l ;hampio::s "had been heard in its de- ; ense. the report of the minori.y of' :he committee on constitution and | I ules were abl d. The new constitu- j .ion and rules recommended by .he j, iiajority ol' the commitee were j adopted with amendments, with only i wo r~ll calls, bo h of which were so! :verwhlmingly in fav .r of the 111a-; I' ority repo-'t taat the opposition ap- i , iare .tly lost heart. The new constitu ion and rules are j he result of conferences of advocates j ;l' primary reform m the convention i md represent many hours of labor en he part of the committee on cons itu- , ion a.:d rules. In the main Che new egiUa ions of the Drinocratic party ' n regard to safeguarding .he primary Sections follow what is known as the 'Greenville plan," drawn up by W. 1. Sirrine, of Greenville, and o hers, rhe changes in the regulations lef the :arty are designed to preve.it fraud j ind irregular ities in primary elec- j The rules make sweeping new J >rovisions for Charles 011 county. All Favored (,'Itanges. It was notable that not a single speech was made in the convention [.; favor of leaving the rule.s of the ' 1 A 1 O party to s and as adopted in lu.e ques i:ns raised were simply i what changes should be made to safe-, Suard primary elections effectively. There was a sharp division between j the reports of the majority and mi- [ nority of ihe committee on cons.itu-1 tion and rules, the latter insising on, briefer terms of residence in State audi county as one qualification fl:r voting, and opposing ihe rule presented thac voters should sign tne club rolls in i I person. ( A number of stirring speeches were j made 011 the floor of the convention 0:i the question raised bv the two J repor.s of tie conimit.ee on constitution and rules. There was some indication that the advocates of the adoption of the minority repcr: wanted to filibus er, but in the face *cf certain defeat this so >11 ended. Task Was Great. J - - rtolr I The State convention me. a l?is waa . manfully id the adoption of new | rules intended to safeguard the primary elections. There were widely diverging opinions to be reconciled as to now this should be dene. The rules commit ee waged a batUe rtyal from the time of its appointment Wednesday night un.il it submitted its report yesterday afternoon. The basic differences between the reports of the majority and the minority of the commit ee indicated just how large was the :ask which the committee en constitution and rules Solved. Tae convention was a most representative body, determined from the s art to do something to carry oir r the mandate of the people that the primary elections should be made above suspicion. Speeches Are Limited. Tj:e constitution and rules commi".tee went into sessijn just before the convention was called to order at 10:12 o'clock. President Hoyt announced that he had been informed hat the commitee was not ready to report. J. J. McSwain, of Grcenvi'-Ie, moved that when the report of the commitice \va? presented that speeches be o 10 minutes and no member be a : ~v ed 1o r-peak more han one-. Fran * K- of t.-e?, moved to tar'? ,'no M-'.Vv/Jtin "notion. The ccnv nrioii :*i;I U Jo b . L. L. Rice, 'ii A:!:!p:-so-i, .noved as ?n amendment j ."j the McSwain moi" iliat speeches j /1 1 .? . \ aririMtfaii ho limited :o five ininii es. Oil a division vote of 14:5 t T<>. t:'.ie Rice amendment was adopt d, and the McSwain motion as amended was pass< d after Mr. Kelley made another effort U table it. A number jf clianges we e made in be roll of lie convention by substituting alternates for delegates ab :u yesterday morning. At 10:20 the convention took a recess subject to the call of the chair to await the commit ee's rep p. At President Hoyt told tne convention that the commit ee 011 cons itution and rules would .! t 1).* able to report for at least iial an .:our and possibly for an hour. O11 the motion of Sam Ri tenberg. of 1 Charleston, the convention took a re- ; ces$ until 11:15 u'clcck. 1 It was 12:\>3 o'clock before the con- j ven i'-n was called to order once more. j The lo g awaited report of the cju>- j mit ee on constitution and rules was . ready for presentation. Printed cop- ! f t-lin iroi'f. /J5c;t ri Hi11orl a i iC'O V I cil^ 1 C[iUl I ?? Ci r UlOU H/utv-u v?.4 ersan announcement t':at there were! changes by the commit ee. which did not appear in the ueport as printed, j The majority report was presented j by B. E. Nicholson, cf Edgefield. j chairman of the committee on con- i stitu ion and rules. He called a ten- | rlrvri rr\ r. r\ r* r a r-15 i-m c? i r> t:!io nrintoH rA- ! L1W1A IU LU1 1 ^/VklWiiO ili V p* iuwvu * v- j ] ort. He said that there would be j d report by a minority of tlie com- j mi1 ee. He asked that 30 minutes be i licted to .John H. Clifton, of Sumter, j to present the minority report. This j was done on the motion of .1. E. Mc- j Donald, of Fairfield. T/.e majority report was read by j \V. G. Sirrine, of Greenville. The read-; trig of the majori y rep.;r lasted un- j til 1:05 o'clock. J. H. Clifton was recognized to pre- J sent the minority report. Mr. Nicholson moved that the con- i \ nti:n'take up the majori y l'epor: i section by section. Mr. Timmernian j evl as a substitute that the major ity rep:rt be adopted \vi :h ;he 5 mpTirlmpnt sns^psted bv the minor ity. Mr. Clift-u yielded 12 minutes to Mr. Timmerman to speak in support of' this motion. The minori y repon was a series of amendments to the majority report. Mr. Timmerman said ne believed all the delegates favored an honest primary. He saia \na: tne minority of the committee was opposed to requiring voters to present themselves in person to tne secretaries of clubs / t.) sign the rolls. He said tnai it would be hard on ' t voters and the secretaries in rural communities to car:y out t.iis provision in the majority report. He declared ihac the majority rules put the whole machinery l; t.:e party in the hands of the men who happened to be in power. "If you put dishonest men in charge of the primary you are g->ing .0 have a disho.;se election," said Mr. Timmerman. The speaker declared that the residence qualifications of the majority report would work a haidship ou "Ht-orf K\r i?\\roQt i,-f tVioir men ? inj Jirgu uj Liity onvui. i^4brows with a job here today and there tomorrow." Opposes Kestrietious. .John ,H. Clifton, minority leader, said that he was net a supporter of the present administration, buc wanted to be' fair to everybody whe.her hv not be agreed with them personally or politically. '"St.. Bartholomew's massacre will be a merry making compared ro the uprisirg of the poor white man if you try to deprive him of his righrs in the primary for whi:se. laxity you are to blame," declared Mr. Clifton. "For 25 or 30 years white citizens 21 years o? age have been permi.ted to vote in the primary,'' said Mr. Clifton. "Yet a: this late day before the next primary you propose to change all this. Do you unders:and this absolute effort to disfranchise 20,000 white men? I would not have an i:Sice at :li is place. We are ail, or ought all to be, in favor of Jefferson democracy, bu' we ari all not in favor o: hotel Jeffe'son democracy." "Section G of ti e majority report proposes t:? re^ iirs residence in the S'a e for two ve.irs. in in , county / ne year an ? in lie precinct for 60 days," said Mr. Clifton. "The minor ?? ?BMBMBSI I M:\Y KILKS ARK ADOPTED TO SAFF(.TARD PRIMARY I # , j Full Tex I of Contention ami By-laws; Passe 1 l>) South Carolina Democratic Convention. j Following is the full text of he con- j j stituti n and rules <f tlif democratic \ j party of he State of Suith Carolina.! | adopted at he State convention in Co-1 j lumbiar. May 20 and 21, 1914. 1 1. At the convention of tin? demo-1 1 * I : cratic party of the S ate of South ^ Carolina begun and fyolden at Cj-i lum'jia '.n the 20th day of .nay in oue j year 1914, tae fallowing rules arc or-J dained and established in place of the | < institution and rules heretofore in; force which are/hereby declared null j and void. Meaning of Words. 2. The words* and phrases used in these rules shall, unless the same be plainly inconsistent wi;h the context, j be construed as follows: I, * (1) "County commiitee" means the , county executive committee. C2) "County chairman'' means the i chairman of >ne county executive ; committee. ' i (o) "Sta e committee" means the ' State executive committee. . : (4) "Sta e chairman" means the 1 chairman of the State executive com- ^ mi tee. f."ii "Primary' means the Drimary I ... - ] election o: the party. ^ (G) "General e;ecti:.n'' means the ( general elec.ion, whether for United f Statss ^cr Sta e cr county offices. j 17) " Club district" means the ter- 1 rit-ry set apart for each democratic ciub, wlie her i. be a ward or township or a subdivision t.iereof. (8) "Tne party" means the demo !- 4? CI'cUU' IJail) Ul OUUU1 (9) "Rules" means this constitution and rules (except in section 1 where l;e erm means the constitution and rules formerely in effect). (10) Inhabitants means the number of inhabitants according to the federal i ce.'.sus last taken. | Clubs. 'i. One or more clubs shall be organized in each township or ward, exj cept as ha-heinaf er provided, eaci.i of j which clubs shall have a dis:inct title. | "The democratic club,'' and j i shall elect a president and one or i | more vice presidents, a secretray and . O foociiror and m?V linve the follow | a L VUOUl , u*AU [ ing working ocmmit ees, of not less i than three members each, viz: A commit ee on registration, an executive committee and such other committees as .0 each club may seem expedient. ? In the absence of t.ie secretary or I in case of his inability to ac:, unless it is otherwise provided in these rules, he shall designate another mem-, i ber or' the club to perform his au.ies. i 4. The president or five members ' 11 1 ? -vX 1 1 .? 11 o ? snail Have power to u<an ail aj;cv<iai meetings of ihe club (except"for re. organization, provided .or in the succeeding section), aad at all special | meetings one-enth of the members j shall be necessary to constitu'e a quorum for Che transaction oT busi! ness, of which meeting at least 481 ! hours' public notice shall be given. 5. The clubs shall mee: on the four.h Saturday in April of each election year for reorganization: Provided, That the county committee may - x * c* CO m A J name any omer uav ?iw?u mv, week for such club inee.ing by giving at least wo weeks' notice by adveri j tisement in one or more county paI pers. In case any existing club shall ! fail to reorganize o.i the day fixed, j the county commiitee may fix a day I f">r such club to mee" for reorganiza-1 ! tion by giving two weeks' notice, as j | provided in this section. : 6. The qualifications for member-1 ! ship in any club of the party in ;his | State,-and for vo ing at a primary | shall be as follows, viz: The appli' cant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall become so i before the succeeding general election, j and be a whi e democrat He shall j I be a citizen ,c:: the United S ates ana | or :his Sta'e. No person shall belong! : to any club or vote in any primary , ! unless :ie has resided in the State tw-j j i years and in the county six months j ! prior to the succeeding* general elec-1 I | tion and in the club district 60 days pir to t'ie firs primary following his cffer to ei//oll: Provided, Tha j ' pub ic schcol teach, rs and ministers ' of the gospel in charge of a regular i i j organized church shail _ ba exempt. from the provisions of this section as to residence, if otherwise qualified. 7. Kvery negro applying for membership in a democratic club, or offering o vote in i primary, must pr duce a wri ten statement o-f tea reputable wnite men. who shall swear that they know .of their own knowledge that he applicant or vote/ voted for Gen Hampton id 187G, and has v,:ted he democratic ticket continuously since The said statement shall be placed in :he ballot box by tiie wnagers and returned with tiie poll lists :o the county chairman. The managers of eleo:ion shall keep a separate lis: of the names o;' all negro voters 8. (a) In cities of over 10,000 inhabitants one or more clubs shall be organized in each of the wards. Each ward shall be a club dis.rict. (to) In cities or towns of less than 10,000 inhabitan s the county committee may authorize the ; consolidation of ; wo or more wards to form a club district and where townships are embraced in whole or in part in such , cities :r ow.is, the county committee may permit the voters residing in such, t:\vnships to*belong to a club located in such town or city and to vote in such ci y of town in 'he club nearest to their respective residence, calculated by the nearest practicable route: Provided, Xo person shall be enrolled :r vote out of the couiity in which he resides. In cities or towns which are not divided into wards the county committee may designa:e the extent of ihe club district.. Each territory so designated for a club shall be its club district. ' (c) In all o her casefe' the voter / must enroll in the cluf)*near est his place or residence, calculated by the nearest practicable route, and can vote only at the vo ing place -;f such club and the territory i.icluded by ?his test shall be considered the club dis X* A1..u inet 01 sucu uuu. id) Xo person shall be enrolled in any club or ake part in any club meeting or vote in any primary or be elected a delegate to the county convention. except in t/ie club district in which he resides. (e) There shall be i;i no case more t an :ne voting place (for each club. No club shall have less than 25 members: Provided, however, That any (,-ou ty committee may permit the organization of a club of Jess than 25 * members at inaccessioie points wnere there are less than 23 voters. , 9. Xo person shall vo.e except at tiiie voting place authoried by :he county commit ee for the club to which he belongs: Provided, T.:at , if he remove from a club district witni 1 60 days prior to the first primary he may vote (in the year in which he removed) in the club dis rict in which "ae previously resided: Provided; further, That he must have enrolled before the closing of the club list. 10. State and county .officers temporarily residing at or near thecapi- al or the county seat may retain their membership and voting rights in their former-home clubs if they so desire. In case of the mobilizatiod of the National Guard of this Sta.e, tne State committee shall provide tor the enrollment and vexing of all members of the National Guard qualified to vote under this constitution and rules. 11 Rr?r?irc r?f pnrollment for voting in primary elections shall be opened by the secretary of each club, or by the enrollment committee as hereinafter provided, cn or before the .second Tuesday in June in each election year. No ice thereof shall be given by the county chairman showing the names of the clubs, the boun- I daries of the club district when the clubs are in ci* ies or towns or adjacent thereto, the names of the secre taries, the names of 'he enrollment committee, such other information as the county chairman may desire to give, and where the books are to be opened. Thereafter no new clubs shall be organized in that election year. Each applicant for enrollment siiall in p=rsn write upon the club roll his full name aad immediately thereafter his age. occupation, and pi stofP.ce address, and if in a city cr tow: shall write the name o' the street and the ruber of the house in which he resides if such designations exist in said city or town. If (CONTINUED ON PAC-E 6)..