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Tir. I nncu hit eucE 8TATB CONTENTION SEATS THE BARITWBLL DELEGATION. IEAID CONTEST IN OPEN CMmtUla OonunittM After Hearing TMtlmon? of Both Delegatloaa Tote UnaadmoBalf to Soot the Barnwell Delegation—Oonrentlon Adopted Their Report. The credentials committee of the Btate 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 last, 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 club meetings, stories of how club meet ings were packed with noQ-resldents 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 bers 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 t o’clock caused much laughter. It was stated, however, that this is done by consent of both the alleged fbotlona Out of the general mass of testi 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 eounty convention. The convention was never formally organised. Just before the organisation the faction headed by Mayor Qrace took excep 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, U 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 "pretenslre” 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 filed by the Barnwell ^leleutlon were “preten- slve" or legal.^ Mayor Grace told the committee that in 1912, after he bad been thrown out of the State convention, he had taken his life In his hands for the people 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 (trace told of his ma jorities there In past elections. He of the eounty executive committee to prepare the temporary roll. He de clared that the men In Charleston county did not know of the rule to require that the delegatee he filed three days after the club meeting. He declared that under the circum stances. It would not have been right to exclude them from the convention. Mr. Barnwell alho stated that even If the delegates from the country districts had been excluded, his side still had a majority ef the delegates In the convention. He said that Mayor Grace had bolted and bad re fused to enter the convention and file a protest. He thought that the lat ter course would have been better. In one of the wards, It was charg ed by Mr. Barnwell, the Grace fac tion had changed the meeting place from Hibernian hall and the new meeting place had not been properly advertised. Mayor Grace submitted affldaviti and contended that the meeting had been properly advertis ed. This was Ward 1, Club 1. There were many counter charges In con nection with this meeting. The charges In connection with all of the other wards were reviewed by the committee. Mr. Barnwell, says The News rad Courier account, focused the issue on the one point that the county con vention did the right thing in stick Ing to the prima facie club rolls as made up by the county executive committee, and that the Grace fac tion should have remained In the county convention at least until there was a show by the convention Itself that It would give his side no justice, and that without a test there was no way of his knowing that he and his friends would not have gotten a fair deal. If they had not, then and then only should an appeal have been made. Mr. Barnwell and his assistant, Mr. Arthur Young, kept on hammer ing on the point that Mr. Grace had absolutely no right to assume that he and his friends would not have gotten a square deal In the conven tion. It was admitted that on the prima facie club roll the Barnwell delegates were In a majority, and Mr Barnwell’s Insistence was that the only correct proceeding was to have accepted the prima facie roll of un contested delegations and referred the contesting delegations to the com mittee on credentials. As the Issue was finally settled, it was by the unanimous vote of the committee that the Barnwell delega tion be recognized and seated, subse quently confirmed by the convention Itself. WILSON ENDORSED REPORT OF PLATFORM AND RES OLUTIONS COMMITTEE. VIEWS OF CONVENTION ECLIPSE NEXT AUGUST. 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 "fic titious’’. He said that he had been approached and asked to bring a fic titious protest but that he had re fused. "They have taken both clubs away from us and we have not a look-in on election day,” said Mr. Grace, dis cussing other clubs In Charleston. Mayor Gra.ce charged that there was a "flctltloua protest system’,’ and that it had been operated by the BarnweL \ faction. * , ' ' V - Giving his reasons for withdraw- ^ \ Ing from the county convention, he said that there was. "no Justice, no LJSCttia _ le know that the committee on credentials that would have been ap- pofated by Mr. Barnwell would ruls against his delegates. Replying to the statements of Mayer Grae*, Mr. Barnwell said that Grace bolted the oon- Snn 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 Northwestern America —Is attracting the widespread atten tion of astronomers and scientists, va rious expeditions being arranged to witness this prenomena. In view of the public interest In the event. Prof C. G. Abott, bead of the astronomical branch of the Smithsonian Institu tion, and a recognised authority on solar phenomena, gives the following populsr account of the eclipse, and the scientific results sought from such .events,,. —--— y 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 Scandanavla the fufr ef fect 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. CONFESSES FOUL MURDER. Negro Tells Savannah Police of Bru tal Slaying of White Man. Aaron Brown, a negro of Savan claimed that’ Wood’row’Wilson’could I Thursday confessed to the police the murder of Peter F. Dew berry, aged night watchman at the American Agricultural Cremlcal com pany Saturday, and the robbei from his person of a consideaole sum of money. The confession Implicated 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. Smith Could Not Attend. Senator Smith Tuesday wired as follows frofh Washington "Qa- ac- count of Important legislation iffs impossible for me to attend conven tion.’’ One Dead as Bridge Buns. One mu was killed ud four oth ers seriously Injured by falling tim bers when the dredge HUlsbeso was Endorses WTthout 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 mlttee 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 country's accumulation qf capital among the people whose labors have created It. In construe ttve 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 as 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 Democratic administration will curb the monopolies that have 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 rad small producers and It will go for ward through the agricultural de- jprtment 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 country, under the direction of Presi dent Wilson’s Intelligent and sincere patriotism, has acknowledged no standard of honor rad sense of jus tice lower than that which prevails among hlghmlnded men rad controls their conduct. Guided by these prin ciples and his own strength of char acter and the patience of 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 us millions of treasure and thousands of precious lives, at the same time preserving the honor of our country and the sanctity of our flag. "To such a record and such a man the Democratic convention of South Carolina pledges Its co-operation in the performance r f the tasks that re main and the continuation of the sup port which It commenced ff in faith and finds Justified In fact. We espec ially extend to the president our grateful appreciation for preventing 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 products. Recognizing In the president the greatest moral force that has been In the White House during the past cen tury, we heaittly commend hls ef forts to secure a repeal of the Pan ama free tolls act, a law enacted by a Republican congress snd signed by a Republican president, regardless of national honor. We condemn this law as undemocratic 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 transcontl-' nental railways. We demand that our senators vote for the unquali fied repeal of this act and thus sup- ! port the president in upholding Dem ocratic principles and the honor of this nation. “We commend and heartily Indorse any legislation tending to establish a drainage fund to reclaim overflowed *t«e9, and it>r TRY TO REACH DKG keh LONDON POLICE AND SUFFRA GETTES HAVE BATTLE. Two Hundred Women Attempt to Brest Through the Line of Pollco- . men Guarding Palace. St. James Park London rad the grounds of Buckinham Palace were crowded with police from an early hour Thursday morning, the mobili zation of 1,600 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 grounds 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 Westminister, where the suffragettes had advertised they would form a parade. Instead, a small body of women, known for their militancy as "gunwomen” of the Women’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 Miss 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 has 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 Sd 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. Mounted police surrounded them and arrested Min 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 of the main battle the police were en gaged In breaking up small groups of women who had spread over the surrounding district. Casualties were not numerous, consisting ofra few broken heads, but much harm was done to the uniforms of the police and to the dressee of the women. At no time were more than a couple of hundred women engaged in the battle while opposed to them was a force of 1,500 police. STATE DEMOCRATS GATHER 0f ? COLUMBIA FOR BUSINESS. Ron Over by Train. H. C. Webb, a carpenter of East- over, was killed by-an A. C. L., train Monday afternoon. The engineer saw a man sitting on the track, whistled twice and tried to stop his engine, but failed. and develop the common schools. “Recognizing the vital need of bet ter roads, we commend any legisla tion tending to Improve our high ways. We approve the legislation in congress whereby It is proposed to extend national aid to the States for the purpose of building good raods. "We recommend to our lawmakers that they enact such legislation as necessary to protect primary elec tions from fraud. "We favor biennial sessions of the general assembly.?.’. The report was adopted as present ed and certified copies of the plat form were ordered sent to President Wilson rad the representatives of the State in Congress. The committee was thanked for drawing up a plat form which met so thoroughly the sentiments of the cpnventon. y, COMMITTEES APPOINTED James r 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- blt was elected temproravy president, and he appointed as temporary sec retaries M. M. Mann of St. Matthews, R. Beverly S/oan and George C. Tay lor “oT Columbia. The roll call of the counties was then entered Into and contests de veloped In Georgetown and Charles ton. Eliminating these counties the convention perfected a preliminary organization and adjourned until 8 o’clock that night. In the meantime the credentials committee had Investigated the con tests before it. Thos. M. Raysor of Orangeburg was appointed temporary chairman by President Hoyt. The full committee on credentials fol lows: Credentials Committee. Abbeville, W. P. Green; Aiken, J. H. Burnett; Anderson, J. B. Hum bert; Bamberg, J. A. Wiggins; Barn well, P. J. Drew; Beaufort, 8. H. Rodgers; Berkeley, W. K. Flshhurne; Calhoun, S. J. Summers; Cherokee, J. B. Bell; Chester, S. T. McKeown; Chesterfield, J. C. Rivers; Clarendon, Louis Appelt; Colleton, J5. M. Varn; Darlington, B. F. Williamson; Dil lon, E. T. Elliott; Dorchester, A. R: Johnston; Edgefield, A. E. Padgett; Fairfield, W. J. Johnson; Florence, W. H. Keith; Greenville, H. J. Haynesworth; Greenwood, H. C. Till man; Hampton, }l. W. C. Folk; Hor ry, H. L. Buck; Jasper, B. Bi 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 son; Marlboro, T. P. Gibson; New- berry,. O. Y. Hunter; Oconee, A. M. Redfearn; Orangeburg, T. M. Ray sor; Pickens, O. R. Doyle; Richland, ChHstle Benet; Saluda, W. L. Dan- led; 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 convention re convened. The credentials commit tee reported that It had seated the Barnwell delegates from Charleston, thrownlng out the Grace delegates, and had seated the double George town delegation, each member hav ing half a vote. James A. Hoyt was then elected permanent president of the convention. Preeldent Hoyt made' a ringing speech upon assumption of the chair. "This convention,” he said, “meets with the plain mandate of the people to reform the primary, and I am sure the convention will do its duty In this matter/’ The delegates cheered the refer ence to Woodrow Wilson made by the president in his remarks. Pres ident Hoyt a’so referred to the "great duty and opportunity", .confronting the convention. He declared the na tional currency law the “greatest piece of legislation since the sixties”. The primary election system was characterized as "loose and disjoint ed". The following vice-presidents were elected from the seven congressional districts: First, Joseph W. Barnwell of Char leston; second, R. B. Watson of Sa luda; third, M. L. Bonham of An derson; fourth, H. H. Arnold of Spar tanburg; fifth, C. E. Spencer of York; sixth, D. R. Coker of Darlington; sev enth. John H. Clifton o# ftunter. M. M. Mann rad George C. were elected permanent seweteris James 8. Wilson of Lantaster wl elected eergeant-at-arae. The following were appointed on the committee on constitution and rules: w. N. Graydon, Abbeville; L. J. Williams, Aiken; M. L. Boaham, An derson; H. C. Folk. Bamberg; W. CL Smith, Barnwell; • N; Christensen, Beaufort; R. G. Caeey, Berkeley; J, A. Banks, Calhoun: .R.‘ G. Rhett,. Charleston; J. H. f’-rner, Cherokee: J. L. Glenn, Cbeetor: Edward Mclver, Chesterfield; 1-onls Appelt, Claren don; j;. G. Padgett. Colleton; J. R. Coggeshall. Darllngtrn; P. L. Bethea. Dillon; C. M. Garvin, Dorchester; B. E. Nicholson, Edgefield; W. R. Rabb, Fairfield; J. S. McKlnzle, Florence; Walter Hazard, Georgetown; J. W. Norwood, Greenville; J. B. Park, Greenwood; P. H. Gooding, Hamp ton; B. B. Kelley, Jasper; J. P. Dur ham, Horry; W. J. Burdell, Kef- shaw; R. S. Stewart, Lancaster; R. A. Cooper, Laurens; George Bell Tlmmermant, Lexington; Edwin Wilson, Lee; Henry Mullins, Marion; C. P. Hodges, Marlboro; George B. Cromer, Newberry; F. M. Cary, Oco nee; A. H. Moss, Orangeburg; R. F. Smith, Pickens; John J. McMahan, Richland; B. W. Crouch, Saluda; S. T. D. Lancaster, Spartanburg; J. H. Clifton, Sumter; W. H. Howell, Un ion; E. C. Epps, Williamsburg; C. E. Spencer, York. , ■^he following were appointed on the' platform and resolutions com mittee: Abbeville, J. R. Stillwell; Aiken, J. C. Hudson; Anderson, Leon L. Rice; uB Bamberg, J. R. Wiggins; Barnwell, J. W. Jennings; Beaufort, T. L. Lee; Berkeley, J. S. Sanders; Calhoun, J. C. Redmond; Charleston, A. R. Young; Cherokee, A. J. Clary; Ches ter, E. Watson Gibson; Chesterfield. M. M. Johnson; Clarendon, J. M. Davis; Colleton, D. M. Varn; Darling ton, L. S. Carrlgant Dillon, D. L. Moore; Dorchester, Cwrus Mims; Edgefield, J. L. Mims; Fairfield, G. W. Ragsdale; Florence, J. W. Mc- Cown; Georgetown, Dr. OUn 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, J. M. Evans; New*- berry, Van Smith; Oconee, J. A. Stribbling; Orangeburg, W. L. Glaze; Pickens, D. W. Hlott; Richland, F. H. Weston; Saluda, E. L. Ready; Spartanburg, J. C. Otte; Sumter,, Geo. W. Dick; Union, B. W. Whit lock; Williamsburg, Hugh MsCut- chln; 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 adjoorn rati) 11:30, This was done. At the appointed time Chairman Weston announced that the commit tee on platform and resolutions .was ready to report. He read the report of the committee which was received with applause. The report In fall la printed In another column nnder the head "Wilson Endorsed". When Chairman Weston had som- pleted his reading of this report John Gary Evans Informed the convention that the committee on constitution and rules was making good progress but would not be able to report ati that time. The convention then re-^ cessed until 12:30, at which time Chairman Hoyt announced that tho rules committee would be unable to report and he therefore requested an adjournment until Thursday ten o’clock. The motion was made and adopted. tflB 1 I w ■ Falls Off,Auto Fire Truck. Grady Coyle, 18 years old of Gaff ney, while on a practise run with an auto fire truck Monday afternoon lost ' hls balance and fell off the moving; machine, fracturing hls thigh bone. $ Mexican Veteran Dies. James A. McKee, the only surylv- or of the Mexican war living In South Carolina died at Pickens Satnrday. ■IwinpratMTVd 'becaoM of the W. MM SuttmlM. Rherthue, TreorMu, NimimMp. Iritkmtb ud BuiaM, UtUr WrMu. Oui course, are ihorouKh : and our^CoUe^eU^M most highly recommended. Our graduate, ara they receive hero. perticulTe «t once. “THE SOUTH’S BEST” COLUMBIA,- aOUTH CAROLINA. by preventing the dissemination of malaria and other diseases among the States. We nrge our senators and representatives In congress to work for and support such legisla tion. ■ ' ' - ' "We commend the efforts now be ing mads to advance the causa of i Carolina .i 1...ii ■ Vi, |1 A Full Literary, Scientific and Technical School for Young Men - Offers the roans *>en of the South the beet educational advantages, tutlon. This course leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science In Fnrf. under positive Christian Influences, at the minimum eipense. Founded neering, and constitutes a sound start for almost any industrial ntinnit In 1850 and holda a recognized position among the high-grade institutions The College owns 9 splendid buildings of large porportions and of the south. ' thorough equipment. IU Faculty of fifteen college-trained gpeeiaUsta J"!.**?" L *? T * rT ifee™* te the Degree ef A. B. including and tutors is large enough to insure the amount of personal instruction hod Modern tenguages, English, History, Mathematics, SociU and individual attention ao essential to the best results. \ ' ' tieal Economy. Oratory and Natural Sciences. Also a post- The Campus life is most wholesome, and the traditions of honor and Prevtdn the r— 11 r ^ a., n ^ —.-tt- —— --.-i—- - ——- "oUegs Nefmd apealaMaf Ancient and 1 and Political ccouomj. ana natural sciences. Also a post- J ha uampus me is most wholesome, and the traditions of honor uA ir’graduate eonrae leading to the Degree of Master of Arts. morality are high. There is no hazing. Athletics are endorsed SS ^Oflaw afw-mx C—na iaHednta lead MsAialnltigteeshf 4a aepaeata eatefwlly eepervlaed by the PaenHy. Gymnasium wortt firoompnlson, buildings, with fully equipped shops and laboratories, all necessary ap- The athletic work of Newberry College in late years has been foremnei paratus snd appliances, under a separate corps of experienced instructors, among the South Carolina Colleges. The rdlirious life Is Ideal and Has the great advantage of-being connected with a regular literary intti- tboral tod spiritual welfare of the student is the school's chief concern! Certificates from accredited high-schools admit without examination. A prepara tory school department for high-school under grad uates. Next session opens September 17.1914, For catalogue and particulars, address R«v.J. Henry Harm** D. Ola -Mr- —. . - ' A Ha Ga naiiB b IN