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VOL. XXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 114 I;NYENTION MEETS ITATE DEMOCRATS GATHER IN LIIA FOR BUSINESS ;UMITTEES APPOiNTED James A. Hoyt, President-Elect, Praises Wilson and Declares the Convention "Meets With Plain Mandate of the People to Reform the Primary. The State Democratic convention opened Wednesday at 12:03, when Chairman John Gary Evans rapped -for order. James A. Hoyt of Colum bIE was elected temprorary president, and he appointed as temporary see retaries M. M. Mann of St. Matthews, L Beve SI'. and George C. Tay * ir of C l~bh. - The roll can of the counties was then entered into and contests de veloped in Georgetown and Charles toa. Elfminating these counties the eonvetion perfected a preliminary organization and adjourned until 8 oektehaight -- -- Stimeanatne the.. credentials gizmittebadja d tigated the. con tetsbefore it. Thos. M. Raysor of Orangeburg was appointed tempbrary chairman by President Hoyt. The ful committee on credentials . fol lows: -Qedentials Committee. Abbe1lle, W. P. Green; Aiken, J. H. Burnett; Anderson, J. B. Hum bert Bamberg, J. A. Wiggins; Barn well, P. J. Drew; Beaufort, S., H. Rodgers; Berkeley, W. K. Fishburne; Calhoun, S. J. Summers; Cherokee, 3. -3. Bell; Chester, S. T. McKeown;. Chesterfield, 3. C. Rivers; Clarendon, Louis Appelt; Colleton, D. M. Yarn; Dsrlington, B, . F. Wilamson; Dil 3on, E. T.- Ellott; Dorchester,. A. R. Joston; Edgedeld,A. E. Padgett; Fairfield, W. J. Johnson; Florence, W. H. Keith; . Greenville, H. J. Raynesworth; Greenwood, H. C. Till man; Hampton, H. W. C. Folk; Hor ry, E. L. Buck; Jasper, B. B. Kelly; Kershaw, W. B. DeLoach; Lancaster, .R. E. Wylie; Laurens,J. H. Miller; Lee,' H. W. Woodward;-. Lexington, W. H. Sharpe; Marion, J. M. John -n;.- Marlboro, T. P.- Gibson; New berry, G. Y. -Hunter: Oconee. A. M. Redfearn; Orangeburg, T. M. Ray ' sor; Pickens. O. R. Doyle; Richland, Christie Benet; Saluda, W. L. Dan >.iel; Spartanburg, C. M. Drummond; Sumter, L." D. -Jennings; Union, W. H. Jeter; Williamsburg, I. N. Boyd; York, J. L. Rainey. At,8:17 o'clock the con ention re convened. The credentials commit tee reported that it had seated the Barnwell delegates from Charleston, throwning out the Grace delegates, " and had seated the double George town delegation, each -member hav9 3 bag alf avote. - James A. Royt was then elected permanent president of e. convention. J'h upon iemto ftecar ~J ca.ention," he ,ad~et Swith the plain mandate of the people - to reform the primary, and I am Ssure the convention will do its duty in this matter.'3 tThe delgates cheei-ed -the refer -eneto Woodrow. Wilson made by Jthe president in his remarks. Pres 7$ent Hoyt also referred to the "great tyand i.,portunity" confronting the convention. He declared the na tinlcurrency law the -"greatest --piece of legislation since the sixties". -The primary election system was characterized as "loose and disjoint The following vic..presidents were elected from the sev'en onessionlal districts: First, Joseph W. Barnwell of Char stOnn econd-, R. -: Watson of -Sa luda; third, M. L. Bonham of An derson; fourth, t.E .Arnold of Spar ,tanburg; fifth, C. E. Spenceer of York; sixth, DE. R. Coker~ of Dar'lington; soy enth, John H. Clifton of Sumter. hi. Mi. Mann and George C. Taylor -were elected permanent secretaries. ames S. Wilson of Lancaster was -elected sergeant-at-arms. The following were appointed on the committee on constitution and rules: W. N. Graydon, Abbevinle; L. J. Wilmams,..Aiken~eg. L. Bonham, An derson; H. C. Fol1k, Bamnberg: W. C. ~Smith'; BarnweR:: N. Christensen. Beaufort: B. 0. 'as -ey. Beikeley: 3 A. Ban12s,'Calheutr: R. G. Rhett. Charleston; J, H. r-rner, Cherokee: 3. L Glenn. Chewr: Fgdward Mclver. Chesterfield: Lonts~ A'pelt, Claren - -don: 3. G. Padrett. Colleton; Zi. R. Corresha11. flarlingten: P..L. Betbea Dillon; C. M. Garvin, Dorchester: B. E. NIcholson, Edgefield; W. R. Rabb. .F'airfeld; 3. S. McKlnzIe, Florence: Walter Hazard. Georgetown; 3. W. Norwodd, Greenville;:3 JB. Park. Greenwood: P. H. Gooding; Hamp ton; B. B. Keiley, Jasper: 3. P. Dur ham, Horry: W. 3. Burdenl. Ker shaw: B. S. Stewart, Lancaster: R. ~A. Cooner. Laurens: George Bell Timmermant, .Lexington: Edwin Wilson. Lee: Henry M!ullins, Marion: C. P. Hodge's. Marlboro: George B. Cromer, Newieerry: F'.'M. Cary. Oco -nee; A. H. Moss. Orangeburg: R. F. Smith, Pickens: John. 3. McMahan. Rlchland: B. W. Crouch. Salr da: S. T. D. Lancaster, Snartanburg: 3. H. Clifton, Sumter: W. H. Howell. Un ton: E. C. Enps, Williamsburg; C. E. Spencer, York. The following were appointed on the platform and resolutions com mittee: Abbeville. 3. R. Stillwell: Alken, 3. C. Hudson; Anderson, Leon L. Rice: Bamberg, 3. R. Wiggins; Barnwell, 3. W. Jennings; Beaufort, T. L. Lee; Barkeley, 3. 5. Sanders: Calhoun, 3. C. Redmond; Charleston, A. R. Young; Cherokee,.A. 3. Clary: Che. tar. . Wsomn Gl"Mbn; Cbest~rela WILL OPEN IN JUNE CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION TO START. Would be Governors Are to Begin Action in Sumter--Senatorial Can didates at St. Matthews. The county-to-county canvass for United States Senator will open at St. Matthews on June 17, and the canvass for Governor and other State officials at Sumter on the same day, this action being decided on by the State Democratic executive committee at a meeting late Thursday afternoon following the adjournment of the con vention at Columbia. The itinerary of the two campaigns will be arranged by a sub-committee, of which Gen. Wilie Jone, of Colum bia, is chairman. Pledges for all State officals and the candidates for United States Senate must be field with the State chairman before noon of June -16. The assessment of can didates for United States senator was fixed at $300, of candidates. for con gress $250, for governor $100, for railroad commissioner $75 and for all other State offices and solicitors $50 each. The candidates for United States senator have a separate campaign itinerary from that of governor and the other State officials, this being provided by the rules. The only en trants so far in the Senate race are United States Senator E. D. Smith, who is seeking re-election, and Gov. Cole L. Blease. Nearly the full membership of the State committee was present, Chair man John Gary Evans presiding. Gov. Evans was re-elected State chairman by the convention Thurs day afternoon by acclamation. Mr. Christie Benet of Columbia, was re elected treasurer. The committee ad journed subject to the call of the chairman. J SED NO CLUB. Senator Ransdell Explodes Insinua tion About Federal Patronage. Senator Ransdell of Louisiana Tuesday denied on the floor of the Senate that President Wilson had sought to coerce him or his colleague, Senator Thornton, by means of fed eral patronage, to vote for free sugar. The statement was in response to a newspaper article published Monday. "I had several is.e-views with the president during the consideration of the tariff act," said Senator itansdell. "The president expressed his views forcibly, as he always does, that party loyalty required me to vote for the tariff act. I replied in like manner but there never was any unpleasant ness between us. I am sure he never intended to coerce me by patronage or otherwise." CON4FREES FOUL MURDER. Negro Tells Savannah Police of Brn tal Slaying of WThit4 )th. Aaron Brown, a negro of Savan nah; Ga.. Thursday confessed to the police the murder of Peter F. Dew berry, aged night watchman at the American Agricultural Cremical com pany Saturday,-and 'the robbe-y rom his person of a consideaole suw of money. The confession implicatedI Peter Alston Sr. and Henry Adams, negress, whose homes are near the factory. According to Brown they planned and executed the greater part of the crime. All are under arrest. Bown says the old man was struck with a bar of Iron and later was cut to death. M. M. Johnson; Clarendon, J. M. Davis; Colleton, D. M. Varn; Darling ton, L. S. Carrigan; Dillon, D. L. Moore;- Dorchester, Cwrus - Mims; Edgefield, J. L. Mims; Fairfield, G. W. Ragsdale; Florence, 3. W. Mc Cown; Georgetown, Dr. Olin Sawyer; Greenville, T. P. Cothran; Green wood, M. G. Bowles; Hampton,. S. M. Clark; Jasper, J. H. Ward; Horry, D. A. Spivey; .Kershaw, .R. C. Jones; Lancaster, R. E. Wylie; Laurens, W. C. Irby; Lexington. Jas. B. Addy; Lee, S. L. Austin; Marion, J. C. Dav is: Marlboro, 3. M~. Evans; New berry. .Van Smith; Oconee, J. A. Stribbling: Orangeburg, W. L. Glaze: Pickens, D. W. Hiott; Richland, F. Hl. Weston; Saluda, .E. L. Ready; Spartanburg, J. -'C. Otts; Sumter, Geo. W. Dick: Union, B. W. Whit lock; Williarnsbunrg, Hugh McCut chin; York, D. P. Leslie. A motion was made to adjourn until Thursday but a member sug gested that the two committees could finish their work in two hours. so It was decided to adjiourn until 11:30. This was done. At the appointed time Chairman Weston announced that the comnmit tee on platform and resolutions was redy to report. He read the renort of the committee which, was received with applause. The renort In full is printed In another column under the head "Wiison Endorsed". When Chairman Weston had com pleted his readi of tw~~~ (Gary Evans Informed the convention that the committee on constitution and rules was making good prorress but, would not be able to renort at that time. The convention then re cesed u--til 12:20. at which time Chairman H'ovt announced that the rules committee would be unable to1 report and he therefore reouested an -annnment until Thursday ten . o'clock. The motion was made and adopted. Negro Lynched fu Florida. James Woodsomne, a negrno who had previously served 12 years for as saulting- a colored woman, was shot jto death at Gordonsvllle. Fla.. Mon day after attempting to force his way PRIMARY REVISED CONVENTION ADOPTS RULES DE SIiNED TO STOP FRAUDS MAJORITY WAS DYER 201 By Vote of 268 to 50 Party Rules Are Changed Requiring One Year's Residence in the State, Six Months in the County and Sixty Days in the Club District. Sweeping in the changes in the rules and constitution to safeguard and reform the primary elections were passed by the State Democratic convention, which adjourned sine die late Thursday afternoon, after a ses sion lasting two days. The convention worked steadily throughout the day and all during the afternoon, refusing to recess for dinner. The determination of the convention to carry through the re port of the overwhelming majority of the committee on constitution and rules was shown in the steady man ner which it proceeded to reject amendments after amendments which were rained in following the tabling of the minority report of the committee. The main fight of the minority was made on the report of the major ity of the committee, which called for personal enrollment, and providing for a residence of two years in the State, six months in the county and sixty days In the voting precinct as qualifications to establish residence before being eligible to participate in the primaries. Strenuous efforts of the minority to knock out the personal enrollment were unsuccessful, as heavy majori ties were recorded time and again in favor of the majority report. All amendment by Senator Clifton, al lowing the voter to enroll by either applying to the secretary of his club in person or on written application, signed by a witness, was rejected by a vote of 256 to 55. -It was notable that not a single speech yas made in the convention in favor of leaving the riles of the party to stand as adopted in 1912. The questions raised were simply what changes should be made to safe guard primary elections effectively. There was a sharp division be tween the reports of the majority and minority of the committee on constitution and rules, the latter in sisting on briefer terms of residence in State and county as one qualifi cation for voting and opposing the rule presented that voters should sign the club rolls in Dersons. Despite the terrific onslaughts made by a small minority the Demo cratic State convention voted down the minority report of tho committee on constitution and rules, which which would eliminate the per'sonal ehrollment of voters for the primary and cutting down the residence nec essary for qualification from two years to one year in the State, and from one year to six months in the county, which was lated adopted as an .mendment to the majority report. The overwhelming vote, 268. to 50, came on the motion of T. M. Raysor to table the miority report, and the amendment offered by Senator Clif ton. The vote by counties follows, the ayes favoring the majority' repbrt, which called fot personal enrollment and the residence in the Stdte two years, county six months and polling precinct thirty days: -Ayes. Nays. Abbeville..... . .. .. 8 . Aiken-..-..-..-..-..-8. Anderson .. .... ......14 - Bamberg .... .........6 . Barnwell .-. .. .. . 1 Beaufort .. ...........6. Brkeley ...............6 1 Calhoun.............. 2 Charleston............15 . Cherokee .. ............6. Chester....,.........6 . Chesterfield ....... ....3 3 Clarendon.............. 8 Colleton ...............6 . Darlington.............8 . Dillon-..-..-..-..-.. 5 Dorchester.. ........1 - Edgetleid .. ............6. Fairfld .... ........4 2 Florence .. .... ........ Florence .... .. ....., 8 . Greenville .. .. ........12 . Greenwood .. .......... Georgetown .. .........3 3 Hampton .... .........4 . ata--v............. 6. lancaster-..-..-..-..-..---. Laurens............. 8 Lee (not voting, instrict ed) Maron................6 . Lexington........... 8 Marlboro .... .... .... . Newberry ...... ......8 . Orangeburg .... ......12 . Oconee .. .... ....... Pickens ...............6 . Richand .. .... .....12 . Saluda .. ............6. Spartanburg .. .... ...16 . Sumter.. .... .....3 4 Union .... .......2 4 Williamsburg .. .. ....6 2 York-..-..-....-..-..10 . Totals .. .... .....268 50 The following is a summary of new constitution and rules of Democratic party of South Carolna: Qualifications for club membership and for voting In primary elections are: Applicant to be 21 years of age, a white Democrat, a citizen of the United States and of the State, must have resided in the State two years, in the county six months and in the club distic t 60 days. If a negro, applicant must have voted for Hamp, ton in 1876. Annuansts for enroflment in a Democratic club shall present them selves in person before the secretary and sign the roll or make their mark, if they are unable to write, giving their age, occupation and post office address, or their street number where such designations exist in the club district where they reside. The county committee shall furnish suit able and uniform books of enroll ment to, the secretaries, such books to be provided by the State committee. The club rolls shall be closed on the second Tuesday in July of each elec tion year. Secretaries of clubs shall file the rolls, properly certified, with copies, with the clerks of courts of the various counties, where they shall be open for inspection. County com mittees shall purge the rolls, giving due notice by mail to all citizens the legality of whose enrollmen is ques tioned. State committee shall arrange for two separate campaign meetings in each county, one to be addressed by candidates for State offices and the other by candidates for United States senator. Chairmen of county committees In the same congressional districts and judicial circuits shall arrange for sep arate meetings for candidates for congress and solicitor. Polls are to ;remain open on elec tion day from 8 a. m. to 4 p. in., ex cept in Charleston, where they shall remain open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. All existing club rolls are declar ed t ed null and void, as a special provi sion for 1914. This will require a new enrollment of all Democrats for the 1914 primary on the last Tuesday in August. - -Special Rules for Charleston. Special provisions and stringent regulations were made for Charles ton to guard against any possibility of fraud or irregularity. The Char leston regulations call for the books to be closed sixty days before the first primary and be filed with the clerk of cou:t. In Charleston books of enrolls ent are to open on the third Thursday in May, and each applicant to enroll must first sign an applica tion blank properly witnessed, which sets forth that he is a citizen of the United States and has resided iii Charleston one year, giving residence and street number, age and height. The secretary of each club is ta en ter the name of the applicant on the r club roll within forty-eight hours a after he applied, provided he is sat isfied the applicatioi is bona fide and i, the signature is genuine. If the sec- t retary is satisfied the applcant is not regular he shall forward the applica tion to the county coimittee, who shall publish the list of such appli cants with witnesses and set a fixed hour for them to appear and show cause why they should be enrolled. Names which the executive committee decide should be enrolled are to be sent back to the secretaries of the clubs for this purpose. Ample opportunity must be given by the executive 4dmimittee *ithlii the sixty days for the hearing of pro tests of thoes not entitled. to vote in the primary. The names damblained of the witness to the application and the party complaining shall all bet printed in a daily newspaper of thec city, which must not be virithin three days of the hearing.1 The power Is given to use the Aus- j tralian secret .ballot within the city of Charleston If the county committee deems It advisable. This Is thought to be an almost absolute safeguard against any possible Irregularities, anid if the committee deems it advis able to use the Australian ballot in the city to insure an honest and fair election they can do so uidtir the uien rusa adbptati. Another feature of the new rules calls for a voter to place his name only on one club and that at w'lich he will vote. The county committees are to lay out the club districts and des ignate their boundaries. Special provision Is made for the primary- this year. Officers of all clubs elected are continued, but all existing club rolls are declared "oul and void" and must be destroyed. The executive committee Is to meet at each county seat on the first Mon day In June of this year and make provision for the re-enrolment, which is to be done by the secretar, of each cuib. If new clubs rare organized they must form within ten days, as provided for in the rules, and any club not conforming to the rules Is to be. abolished. LADY BREAKS NECK. Aken Woman Jumps From Runaway Buggy With Fatal Results. Jumping from a buggy when the horse her husband was driving early Thursday afternoon became frighten ed and ran away, Mrs. Lonnie Redd, who lives near Aiken, was instantly killed. Her head struck the ground and her neck was broken. Mrs. Redd had been to Aiken with her husband and when their shopping -was done they started to return home. Just below the city they passed a frIend in another vuggy and playful ly Mr. Redd struck at him with the buggy whip. Mr. Redd's horse be came frightened at the swish of the whip and started to run. Mr. Redd was unable to control the animal for the reason that the bridle bits broke. He told Mrs. Redd to jump, and as she did so she was thrown heavily to the ground. .Death was 'netaneous. One Dead as Bridge Burns. One man was killed and four oth-I ers seriously injured by falling tim-' bers when the dredge Hillsboro was burned to the water edge in Tampa, Fla., Bay, Thursday. Director Richmond Reserve Bank -D. R. Carter, merchant and farmer of Hartsville has been recommended for electon as director of the Rich mond Reserve Bank. Which "Auto" Go. Cars may come and cars may ge which auto go forever. (Heive meg ,jnnan . MORGAN WAS BOSS FINANCIER WAS EVIL GENIUS OF NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. x-President Mellen Tells How Eleven Millions of the Road's Money Was Spent by Morgan. A story of the late J. P. Morgan's absolute domination in affairs of the vew Haven railroad, of the spending >f millions in awed and ignorant si ence at the command of the all-pow ;rful financial ruler was told to the nterstate commerce commission ['uesday by Charles S. Mellen, form r president of the New Haven. It as the most extraordinary chapter ret unfolded in the commission's in tuiry into the alleged exploitation of he great New England railroad and lisappearance of fortunes from its reasury through acquisition at ex ravagant prices of subsidiaries' pro >erties. There was not time in a single day n which to crowd all the incidents tnd events dealt with in the witness' estimony. He. barely touched on ome of the big things, paving the ray for exhaustive questioning that ill continue. Members of the com ission, counsel and interested spec ators fairly hung on every word of Ir. Mellen as his story developed tramatically under the examination f Chief Counsel Folk. Everybody listened with absorbed tteftion and at times evident .mazement as he related how he had tood in awe of Mr. Morgan, because if his comprehensive grasp and per ect peseieite of financial matters; tow he had consulted with Theodore toosevelt, then president of the Inited Statese, regarding the pur hase of the Boston & Maine rail oad; how he had prevented 'the late . H. Harriman fidm acqtfiring the 3oston & Maine by getting it himieif or the New Haven; and how he had lealt with the late police inspector, 'homas F. Byrnes of New York, to ntainf th Westchester stock held by ersons wham he dssdmed to be con ected with Tammany -Isii. As when on the stand last week, fr. Melien gave his testimony with pparent willingness, answering every uestion readily and concisely--that s every question except one. He did ry to avoid telling about the time rhen Mr. Morgain humiliated him by ruscluely iefusiig to give im in Drmation concerning the Westchester ransaction to which he thought, as resident of the New Haven, he was ntitled. . When he finally related the inci rent, his face was drawn into hare Ines, and he clasped his hands over he table In front of him almost con lsively. His voice indicated no igns of emotion, however. iLter he Ateii gave the story a ouch of huior. When Directo's smingway and Skinner of the New aven demanded of him why the oad was expending $11,000,000 ono he Westehester purchase, he said he iffered to appoint each of them a ommittee of one to find out; that he Lad "barked his shins" In ,a futile ndeavor to obtain information from fr. Morgan and that they could try t of they desired. - "They ducker," concluded Mr. Mel en, grimly, and a ripple of appre lative lkughter ran around the hear ng room. Particular interest was roused by Mr. Mellen's- account of its ':onfereade with the then presi iset, 661. frdsevsit, rispieting the Lquisition of the Boiston & Maine. Ie explained that he was a great udmirer of Col. Roosevelt, and fre uently conferred with him about im >ortant questions. Col. Roosevelt said to him at that onference, according to the testi nony, that he was not a lawyer and was not prepared to a'dvise him What :o do about the proposed purchase, nit on Mr. Mellen's statement of the situation, he said there might be iothing objectionable in it. Mr. Mel .n testified that the president said :at' he could countenance no illegal ction in the matter, and suggested :hat he confer with Commissioner bane of the interstate commerce comn ission. From Mr. Lane. he said, he gt no expression of opinion. A letter was submitted by Mr. Folk, written on May 21. 1907, by lenry W. Whitney to Mr. Mellen, suggesting that he "say something at n early day touching the Boston & Maine matter." that "a lar,e public s still to be reckoned with," and :oncluding with this paragraph: "T have th-ught it possible the 'Little Father' at Washington migbt lie to get his finger into the pie. in which case. if it should happen before the public should become reconciled to the change, might result in in fnite harm to all your interests." Mr Folk then offered in evidence the reply to that letter made the follow ng day, in which Mr. Mellen wrote: "It has been thought advisable by ll concerned that 'just as little offi la information should get out to the newspapers regarding the Boston & Miaine matter as is absolutely neces sary. This was agreed upon by Mr. Ledyard, Mr. Tuttle and myself. and we are acting on this theory at the present time. The Washington sit nation I have, I think, completely cared for. One never knows for a ertainty regarding matters there, but the ground had been carefully ploughed and every chance for trou ble considered. and, I think, success fully eliminated." Killed by Robbers. Eugene Hoathing, railroad station agent at Tappan, N. Y., was shot and killed early Thursday by two men who attempted to rob the safe in his Death Claims Aged Oczsudtor. William Gaston Smith. veterapi con duetor of the Southern Raliway,, died t A~nderson Thursday. He lred serv .a aaseomayuo~ for M yeara. VILSON ENDORSED REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLAT fORM AND RESOLUTIONS VIEWS OF CONVENTION Endorses Without Qualification the Administration of President Wil son-Recommends Biennial Ses sion of the General Assembly Report as Adopted. 'Following is the report of the com mittee on platform and resolutions: "The Democratic party of South Car olina in convention assembled reaf firms its allegiance to the principles of the party as announced and ex pounded by Jefferson. "We endorse without qualification the administration of President Wil son and commend congress for the cordial and intelligent support it has given him. The South Carolina De mocracy pledges anew the faith in Woodrow Wilson that its delegation in the Baltimore convention so staunchly manifested in supporting him for the nomination. "Under the leadership of the presi dent the government has been re stored to the people. Revision of the tariff in the interests of the peo ple has been accomplished, and the control of the government arrested from the hands of the great inter ests. The income tax shifts to wealth a fair share of the burdens of govern ments. A brighter industrial and commercial day is dawning under a banking and currency law that dis tributes the countr's accumulation of capital among the people whose labors have created it. In construc tive legislation enacted for the ben efit of the many and not for the few, this Democratic administration has already achieved more than Republi can administrations have ever accom plished, and it will be known in his tory is the restorer of the rights of the people that have been taken from them during the long period when the government in the hands of the Republican party was a part ner of the privileged classes. "The Dec >cratic administration i11 curb the monopolies that hale been built up under the fostering care of the Republican party; it will make plain the way of honest busi ness; it will further provide the facil-' ities of. credit to the farmers and mall producers and it will go for ward through the agricultural de rrtment in the great work of edu cation, for increased production and better living, for improved health, and for the development of the peo ple as the principal American asset. "In dealing with other nations, our ountry, under the direction of Presi dent Wilson's intelligent and sincere patriotism, has acknowledged no standard of honor and sense of jus~ tice lower than that which prevails mong highmlnded men and controls :isir ebddiet. Guided by these prin ciples and his o*n strength of char acter and the patience 61 genius, President Wilson has had the courage to avoid war in. Mexico when a weak er man would have brought on an armed conflict that would have cost s millions of treasure and thousands of precious lives, at the same time preserving the honor of our country thd the sanctity of our flag. To such a record and such a man the Deinderatic convention of South Carolina pledges its co-operation i-n the performance c I' the task~s that re rnain and the cocttnuationI of the sup port which it commenced in faith and finds justified in tact. We espec ally extend to the president our grateful appreciation for preventing a money panic and placing in the banks of the agricultural districts large sums of government money. thereby enabling the producers of our great agricultural crops to secuee a remunerative price for their prod ucts. "Recognizing in the president the greatest moral force that has been in the White House during the past cen tury, we ned3tily commend his ef fortsto secure a repeal of the Pan ama tree tolls act, a law enacted by a iepublican congress and signed by a B.epublican president. regardless of national honor. We condemn this law as undernocratic~ and against the economic policy of our party and county. We believe that. this law would create a shipping trust and would repeat the outrageous scandals of the building of our transconti nental railways. We demand that our senators vote for the unquali led repeal of this act and thus sup port the president in upholding Dem ocratic prmnciples and the honor of this nation. "We commend and heartily indorse any legislation tending to establish a drainage fund to reclaim overflowed lands In the Ulnited States, and for the promotIon of the general welfare by preventing the dissemination of malaria and other diseases among the States. We urge our senators and representatives In congress to work for and support such legisla "We comnmend the efforts now be ing made to advance the cause of edu cation throughout the State and espe cially commend the efforts to foster and develop the'commonl schools. "Recognizing the vital need of bet ter roads, we commendi any legisla tion tending to improv~e our hich ways. We approve the lerislation in ongress whereby it is proposed to extend national aid to the States for the purpose of building good raods. "We recommend to our lawmakers hat they enact such legislation as necessary to protect primary elec tions from fraud. "We favor biennial sessions of the general assembly." he reot was adopted as present TRY TO REACH KING LONDON POLICE AND STFRA GETTES HAVE BATTLE. Two Hundred Women Attempt to Breat Through the Line of Police men Guarding Palace. St. James Park London and the grounds of Buckinham Palace were crowded with police from an early hour Thursday morning, the mobili zation of 1,500 men having been or dered to oppose the projected attempt by suffragettes to present a petition to King George. Mrs. Emmerline Pankhurst had announce she would lead a great procession to the royal residence, but it was said that she probably would be arrested under the provisions of the "Cat and Mouse Act" if she put in an appearance. The police formed a complete ring around the palace and its ground's as the women had threatened to scale the high walls enclosing the gardens. All the detectives from police head quarters at Scotland Yard were on duty and a body of 1,000 patrolmen was held in reserve in case of emer gency. Police precautions had been di rected toward repelling an assault from the direction of Westirinister, where the suffragettes- had advertised they would form a parade. Instead, a small body of women, known for their militancy as "gunwomen" of the Woten's Social and Political union, burst from a private residence on Hyde park corner and forced their way through the archway at top of Constitution hill before the squad of police on duty there could resist them. The Women's Charge. .... Headed by Mrs. Pankhurst and Niss Sylvia Pankhurst, the flying squadron of women swept down Con stitution hill towards Buckinham pal ace, but half way they met the most hated enemy of the militants in the person of Inspector Riley, who his charge of the suffragette detail at the Scotland Yard police headquarters. the shock of combat was short but sharp an resulted in the arrest of more than Sv women who used clubs freely. Mrs. Pankhurst was one of those arrested. One group, headed by Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, reached a point almost across the drive from the palace. aounted police surrounded them and arrested Miss Sylvia and several of her comrades. The crowd at this point was so dense that attempts of the police to clear the drive were un successful until recourse was had to water sprinkling carts, which ruined many fine gowns of fashionable mo men spectators. For two hours after the conclusion Df the main battle the police were en raged in breaking up small groups )f women who had spread over the surrounding district. Casualties were not numerous, consisting of a few broken heads, but much harm was one to the uniforms of the police and to the dresses of the women. At no time were more than a couple of hundred women engaged in the battle while opposed to them was 8 force of 1,500 police. ECLIPSE NEXT AUGUST. Sun Will be~ Totally Hidden But Not Affecting Our Locality. The eclipse of the sun on August 21-total in part of Europe and Asia and partial in Northwesterns America --is attracting the widespread atten tion of ast-onomers and scientists, va rious- tapeditions being arranged to witness this prenomena.. In view of the public interest in the event. Prof. C. G. Abott, head of the astronomical branch of the Smithsonian Institu tion, and a recognized authority on solar phenomena. gives the following popular account of the eclipse, and the scientific results sought from such events. On August 21, 1914, the moon will pass exactly between the earth and the sun, and there will .be a total solar eclipse. It will not 'be observ ed in America, except as a small par tial eclipse at sunrise in the North ern states and Canada, but in Persia, Russia and Scandanavia the full ef fet will be seen. Although the moon looks about the same size as the sun, it is very much smaller and nearer. The sun is 865, 000 miles in diameter and 93,000, 000 miles away, while the moon is 2,163 miles in diameter and 239,000 miles away. On account of the moon's small size compared with the sun the shadow cast by the moon is a cone, and the point of this cone just barely reaches the earth. -KILLED BY NEORO. Negro Kills Hartsville Man While They Blad Been Fishing. Tom Brown, a young white mai who lived a few miles west of Harts ille at Segars' mill, was shot and killed by H. Wingate, a negro, aboul 2 o'clock Wednesday. The'scene of the tragedy was a1 egars' mill pond. Facts as best ob taned are that Mr. Brown and the egro had been out in a canoe fishini and as Mr. Brown stepped from the boat he gave It a shove which bort the negro a short distance from the shore. The negro cursed Mr. Brown whereupon he resented it and tol< the negro to take back his words an< apoloize. The negro is said to havy scrambled to the shore, got a sho gun and fired one entire load of sho into Mr. Brown's breast, which caus d his death shortly afterwards. ed and certified copies of the plai form were ordered sent to Presider Wilson and the representatives of th State In congress. The committe was thanked for drawing up a plai form which met so thoroughly tb b stmentS of the convention. KNOCKSOUGRC STATE CONVENIION SEATS TIE BARNWELL DELEGATION HEARD CONTEST IN OPEN Credentials Committee After Hearing Testimony of Both Delegations Vote Unanimously to Seat the Barnwefl Delegation-Convention Adopted Their Report. The credentials committee of the State Democratic convention listen ed for three or four hours to the charges and countercharges coming from Charleston, in the effort of the two delegations from that county to be declared the regular members of the convention. _ At laat, however, after the matter had been .sifted from top to bottom the committee decided without a dissenting vote to seat -the Barnwell delegation. Every word of the hearing and finding was considered in open session. Practically the same scene, says The State, was witnessed in the hall of the House as was enacted In the 1912 convention when the contest from Charleston was heard. There were charges and countercharges; bitter language, personal and pro fessional charges, ,a general discus sion of the political situation in Char leston, accounts of riots at elub meetings, stories of how .club meet ings were packed with non-residents and accounts of how dead men were voted. The hearing ranged from jest to. earnest. At one time a witness was raising his hand and calling for a Bible to swear to some statement. At another a witness was calling some one a falsifier. Hundreds of affidavits were submitted 'to prove the contentions of both sides.- Mem hers of the Democratic party were charged with padding the rolls and some of the secretaries were charged with stealing the club rolls. State ments that policemen were stationed at the doors of the club meetings and that the doors were locked promptly at 8 o'clock caused much laughter. It was stated, however, that this ism done by consent of both the alleged factions. Out of the general mass of testa mony the following situation was de veloped: All of the delegates from the various clubs in Charleston gath ered in Hibernian hall to attend the county convention. The convention was never formally organized. Just before the organization the faction headed by Mayor Grace took exoep tion to the action of the county exe cutive committee in accepting the delegates from the country districts who had failed to make report to the committee within three days so that a temporary roll might be made up.' This rule, It was contend ed, was adopted by the committee last year. The Grace faction did not want these delegates to be seated because they claimed that they had not been properly enrolled. The Grace -faction also contended that "pretenslve' pro tests had been filed by the Barnwell delegation to cut down an alleged majority for Grace. Just before the convention was organized a separate convention in the same hall and pro ceeded to elect delegates to the State convention. The credentials committee found itself confronted with an unusual proposition. The committee finally decided. to go fully into the charges made by both sides and to determine whether the protests mled by the Barwell delegation were "proton sive" or legal. Mayws Grace told the com'tittee that in 1912, after he had been thrown out of the State convention, he had taken his life in his hands for the peeple who threw hIm out. Mayor Grace charged that the rule adopted in 1912 to require that a certified copy of the club delegations be filed with the executive committee had been disregarded In Charleston. Discussing his own club, Club 2, Ward 2. Mayor Grace told of his ma jorities there In past elections. He claimed that Woodrow Wilson could not beat him in that ward. "Yet they slip In a protest to cut down our majority," said Mayor Grace. He charged that the protest was "flo titous". He said that he had been approached and asked to bring a fib titous protest but that he had re fused. "They have taken both clubs away from us and we have not a look-lu on election day." said Mr. Grace, dis cussing other clubs in Charleston. Mayor Grace charged that there was a "fititious protest system" and that It had been operated by the BarnweU. faction. Giving his reasons for withdraw ing from the county convention, he *said that there was "no justice, no reason and no argument". He said that he knew that the committee on ~credentials that would have been ap-.. pointed by Mr. Barnwell would rule against his delegates. Replying to the statements of .. Mayor Grace, Mr. Barnwell said that when Mayor Grace bolted the con vention no business had been accom pshed and the roll had just been Icalled. He said that It was the duty Sof the county executive committee to tprepare the temporary roll. He do lared that the men In Charleston Scounty did not know of the rule to require that the delegates he filed -three days after the club meeting. He declared that under the ofreum .tstances It would not have been right eto exclude them from the convention. ~Mr. Barnwell also stated that even if the delegates from the country edistricts had been excluded, his side j (continud :on last page.)