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ATE DEMOCRATS HOLD LOYAL ASSEMBLY AT COLUMBIA IACK WILSON AND WAR ^tgieeting in State Capitol, Citiaens of Palmetto State Pledge Their Ener- & glee to the Success of Their Got- erumenCs Righteous Cause—Anti- Blease Forces Control the Entire V Meeting. A J Voters in the primary this summer ^sVill be required to make oath that s^hey did not vote against the mfci- tnees of the party at the genen elations, if they wefe XfT** V ment ^«Mng the neople of South ‘ n *w» 'vrffmTiiff of calls went up for UnlXILB IVIIH It ■ mW% Tot of few men and never has fallen i. elel tght the fovernment on from tta declaration. .No man conld support the government tealously in the prosecution of the war, who waa against Woodrow Wilson, as loytlty to Wilson and the government were synonymous. He would oppose his own blood relat seeking office op the war. A. chorus Lang D. Jennings, .of _3umteL^^io was introduced _ twin of W. P. Pollock" The Sumter patriot warned the people against the 'oily tongue" 4feif people should beWflroap&t had heaped ridicule ofi President Wilson and the congressmen *wno had voted that a>af|t|*|>f wyKTfkist ed, after repeatefrstrnmigs Jf^snips, and who now was ‘‘first to move that resolutions of patriotism be adopted by a rising vote at county conventions His eloquent injunc- ,r the govern- of any such Germ a in th ‘Bewa SENATM ADDRESSES STATE DEMDCRATK CONVENTION m On March 6 I made the announce- anw omd Invited to Add mmim APPLAUDS liikffi od Ci With All German Sympathizers and Thank God for Woodrow Wil- responded to the fnnvariil&li Watson’s human- ed Cross luttrated lis appeal for the Acrifice of luxu- >4— wish Ohs liOSls g4»Ati eeOeeel ee and enlarged appeal fo%au ion in X91 Tdo elimina 4vears ag The only other modification of the t+cuies effflci.ad ..WadaaadhY at t.hp, Jstate coirremtmi ww 1 ■Tletegi * Ration of a certain section relating Ao Charleston an<h rendered usjless Jby the enactment gnf'fafhMide Vkustralian ballot hyftWif *n1% v fules «$prere also made to conform to the I State statist fbf fbe AUBinillff BIN , Mo and alto the law to enatfcaofc th * ^* nch . peopl ; /.Her. and aallor. to TOta. . .C>T3G^A^ Ai iU-oper did not .peak TT No reaolotlon waa ottered In the .. *** *** VexecutlTe committee meeting propoe- 1 1 . ,h n l l 1 , !"i J* ar " hl>u ** * °’* .>n* the aboll.hment of h * T * m,rCh - ♦ to-county campaigns thla aummer. | ”*™** a ' , * ‘.'The matter was under dlacu/-i»« l»>* » »•” «PPr«latlo» of the hor- ♦* but little opposition materiel <•> A eubcommlttee will within the Vneit few days announce the Itln-j* Cnb D. 8. Henderaon of Aiken ^Srary of the rendidetea for the Cnl- lo®h pride in the ectlon of Lee <’onn* Pd Statee .-n.ic. gpg. mhlk to the lot of South* Carollnia thy of if*lftryfeTf, hfxrTnA cTPdTVm-Ti^^^d Temporary and Permanent stances 4Pd not L compel *the situa- ‘ oer of the Demo- Known .(■y ttTnafuSJZ people other man, 1 want them to have him. Campaigner Caustically Hays the Candidacy of His War Fnt3?fed The Columbia Record ‘‘there uimirt ■itBc beers as the veteran senator walk* id in and took his searHoW The rniAimedWImbSt M> cif ovhtlod/Yo mo TlUtne#- delivered an. ad-t Recently sinister rumors began to be circulated. g-Xta^reports were whispered fronB ^rgio war. Most of you hapa. hqgr^ thMn and know to what RnSkS/Bl sBj to you I have not iwmJflPqfaJL w^p^not make any iliticalaeiu with any man or set of men. I am in rare to stay oiuar. t austirally nay jtUQu&BLe Attitude. • idJHOe7#e nounces £ apd are **tUl being industriousl r dr- TUUnb. The moat pitileas and moat nttifui jme. to» r ~i* that. Leant >hya- llieviraltv qnn and that Ubyttuikl l» poaehdally lfnn i. My friends tu vAlrious parte.of the =»teae- •of t lings ve lcard swppdrf^bf th# 1 T»»A nniy thing that ie eif stiv hH mrnt >eepDnifee rwef iwtlerL #te had de*> yrmm to pea le whethde it Atr ir or lidefit to ei»d (bat |» the Teaawn ^h> I imocratlc convention was called to order at noon Wednes day by John Gary Evans of Spar tanburg, State chairman. A prayer was offered by Dr. Thornton Whal ing of Columbia. Chairman Evans then announced that as he had re ceived no notice of contest, the com- ?< n cre< * enti<l * B ha< * not be€P •reM*dent. g~u * • Sfd that Oia id given tbs peo- cuaalon. ! P 1 * 11 fuI1 •PKeeietk Liskiitfwiy 44ih Inflicted on Belgium. r France and other nations follDl 9i°ttcifn‘ikMihg th# 1 Th# riniy thing thwt I# wf snr eepAwfo# rwHiwtien. ftr had de-knot Idud to quiu fiui, dptiea iovLdont to wfnl 4 he bryserutkio of the war and iAlans otfttecfibn wftk on^hfthe chY* f com- 5»w1 niMbWeg Om SWf^r hoes# «r tWr naM res iobbf snegum—pnelied turn spHif- 4 ♦ f sSfj Pie ^'ale|ri| ^ssbTn rife#* ef* *Wi<% k miiht fiirth‘A-Mr h#rW« ~vsswnm8U!r*ix'‘«’a%« »» «. ——to took ytm In the fere m x Vbb for my li'rAnpult 1 were lt> *’**•.'• Aka.JhnaUM#.. ib# coed ttons cton yw * V M-w 11 *•! prfl tions would be received for tempor ary T Che G. K. Laney. of Chesterfield, in - ringing tprern ih knicn aeritrea tfeaftB ed eve sdmlnlstrstion ination was tero from Edgefield. Sumter. Florence. SpartanbuM. Kershaw and Atfti ot> iMHitin (rg •ha« nom Mr rollork Ami Rnllock'i an with ney Oenernl Gregory In the In gntlon of criminal charges connection with aircraft produ Mr. Hnghea* acceptance of the was announced. This announcement overshad in interest another ' develop which created a great stir a eapitol. In n letter to Senator tin. the Democratkr leader, the idem earlier in the day had phatically reiterated hit o to the phrasing of n pending tion authorizing another tnqui the senate military committee aviation and other phases of preparations. He declared he regard the passage of such a lution as a vote of want of dence in the administration an^„- tually as an attempt to take ovra^the conduct of the war. In designating Former J Hughes the president said he the department of Justice's In gatlon was of the very great portance that If any persons they mig prosecuted vigorously and pr fl- r- rere reputations of it be protected mnd to be groui !h* The as I ion had a eery small people were not speaker reviewed the sinking of by the Germans, the Lusitanl Sussex sinkings and the crentl i»P* a £«& Sm s&mSBE (fir* Xbe^Ae#. les Ihe he ennipaigns were fixed ry la to bepehltahed ' arhedetes have been as to map oat th* ■IR xyarJUutM'".: n<1 sf ^ n spies ell rethkees bemmiie eppia <•* rwe ✓ AU irtMml f ern ^ *t-rr :D r st» HftmwMWrdd T>s Aebrh Bld'Pmmtah? sss > rulMb <weda* f Mesrt www e end wbmfMmodSnMr ad f<he bslAafCt mipislsnnb»> md reeinis a ■ tr < sspesh, had ^sf d*Vl I fret.lbai \ tqAbJ fdttewtf' mala ip*r* had T wifi r#mali •twees D^vAwevaee b • rbt owf hW »◄ thw ter eedirv tor mo eo van torn she Tali we had no mi leid sad II* M. Wnthtas of, i. m taking the chair. Mr jtoal arrsngesseats The twa asm-. . ujommba tomei ran #*sp«lga* eill likely ope* la diffhtwtft ‘ uTde paid hyr rear* laeci!»a« <>r the Wtate as ha* heea * fleers at ramp Jack « rastomary to geewtoa ^^year* dembere of a ate ftoaeral h‘nie Jones t 'oleisWa TKdgar A H ••M llaarer* sssneiwave ‘'•'♦/I <,f The repagg mw tha teesaamdoi' Ml 1 ui ri4a« r s to made Jddh^lAbmMMiM- JhhtobSdto^dm- ^•saltlee ts composed «f (leae^al leaee * ^Johe Gary ICsaas aad t* M#« «;t aswewortattea of § l eee waa T O Itol reroasiad the I rib* aad Kagtleh ef* •*»n t<> *h* me ■art* ae *ee*sb m gam . hmea to Sea mmf •hi #•*• « a* ea t a#»ea* »s/9 mald»* aas^sm 4 ’h* n • Ydr^s ^ ‘ ‘ It the gvetltede t feel toto* aad trees the pmsMb ef toanb ChSalmb base si smew abdsm ghov same m sa »w me I Idas < mgmtiT* sf harnaea is I bar* wad haams ms nmww fas sadbe f aad bssm mat tet* »ee. saq m* u jd all eetL 4gf ta Itoafh rnveftne strsa i» f smew t hwee a ae ssea be p’.eie »a me'* we* a «S• hmfastoa wta giv* m« «#»• tule id*hmr tarns • mee a 4- )ef 1 •senses • wi ape • ddfeg \kj> MM4 faanm itedi a. rfiTvl %s • s mads bp iba saseaffwe eammmDao | .•l bm i*«set meet ta Uhmfff Weeds • Tats a mens« ts tobea tfwm lee erf e y • »*•». * few # e, #*ma* *W w “iiiiirtiiri iTini i \9QL he hmflair^^^ ^ Led sey m+ s i** i • ee» ■ 1 * “ “ ““ ernes by sev teg kv eed Msdwee PW^WWMaB • « e 1 «»«•— ■Hbbmf «d k, m Ad *s«a< • ede i l rrxr ■~ l si i ♦’ a* w weneee ew these tee ce4^mit|g| he i pea lee fewer —I the ▼del eeai e—e< V bg pAstfagm eat h • ms, H YST’ I Sl tea te ere •eMd. I easel ml sa •to •essfhtouee mmmy pmweefnd estd ase<e veaMOWhed wMb MM>e* f * - psvmme sw v I %» s# ♦ * 4 • e to/ dm yi as Is e*sThrre s^er • n, • e ally i "t~ilhtnirlj rnlinked kt -•« m» .«>n partoeh mor * p-iUrtisiososie Itle disposition for ref ttonal politics Ittskti i lot al utterances n **f.* ,w , ^ | ernr 1«| nee to the i as stpresse- t hs (be nats p * Trhtr h verwmeet and all gos ivlined nations of tb to- i. m ^ x.mljila ^ . eunTor ^ ■ * V.-ir destinies are Vsome eloquent appeals were made (Continued on Page Six) * from every section of the'State, and '• ail shadei of former politual faith and alignment, Hidkrrting the ^tem per of the people “back home." Ex-Governor John C. Sheppard was called upon during one of the * committee rqpprt, “1taiJU , ' and made an eloiiu^h^ *ahpekl Tor 7 iupporr bf s^>the government in the present crisis, s Mr. Sheppard has two sons in 'France. . , *\ <‘?Qf eonyaq, l am prayhtg fur th«4r safe return," he said. ‘‘But if it pleases God that they shall fall on the •battlefield, the only epitfph I ‘'shall a$k mV this simple ihsQrijption: * ‘ ‘Stronger; sdy t6 the "'American peo ple that we lie ftere, in obedience to their law;* " “> . r . T( JVlr.'.Sheppard say^a IftO'arfk' that fne GeYhiati‘^mpeVdr and the .crftWh J?rijike. b^dWiv^refi "bod ily^ v iiiifent^i‘AMmished tp St. Helena or other place of confine ment when the war is over. , ttol. R. B. Watson of Ridge Spring, a veteran of Ahe War twe l lo e a :'?e p*©:*!* ©f South Caro rclde for themselves. Co jetL th# Sections, whQf.bl 18 passedi his J?2nd birthday^ was n^xt jailed, The veTefan*made aii urgent appea.1 for support of the Red Crqssmnd the HewoulaieeT mein iidie accumulat ed one dollar this year with so much cur America, he contended, and such are "not half men." y invited to SMJUSSIMK. ns of topn^ery i MMi t'.^h agamec those tbit w*t and PC' the people of the world, irresper Live of race or natipnelity. "We earnestly appeal to our peo-11 offered for re pie to rnklise and reeegwfDe that we ara. engaged In an American war. a war against imperialism and mili tarism wherever existing, a war for gwrng t< raws t neiMItty Uwo4 menen ao4 her aa^. a i&. aid to allow a to df- ‘quentlv. ection. I thought It rntrr u|M*n tto <lt«hi»||«nl aa«I cfViele«sl «»f Ait«-mp4iNg to slohwwrli my fnlhm rlUtoWA. Such c**n»lurt Is treason. hjglv cbmywV*' JiKinfv can wrti/ mjcIi j>lacQ$. (Kii^siQuaXL) ^ “itn am* ixkrut" the prcsci vatioji aqd pcrpotimtion t>f 'AnWrtfhh 'principles airrf W#alk. for the freedom of commercial relations that will give to our farmers and producers the right to sell their pro- .du£ta.l!^ the markets of the wojTd. a^nd tp obtain therefoj, prices ed by honest competition, free from imperialistic decrees which must lead finally to vassalage and a re turn to feudalism. . ... 71i \ ) /, . I. | i •( i<* , "We commend the conduct of pur representatives in congress who have been loyal and true to these prin ciples and who have had the vision to foresee the results of an unsuc cessful termination of this war, and who have_ had the manhood to. .9up- porf the president, by a declaratioo. of war agrfm^r fn’e Enemies of de- mopratr.'“Aim^^pteTTp our ihTnds, our Uvn# and our l ve»(mrcM ft^decur- ihg b vwtory Ithat will buing {^ourhge* fchot ihprrors and brutAlitiesj pe^ce .to the woj;UL Vf* Jbpu of a wai* forced upon:them, and us was my duty to do to for these rea*! sons? • * • ■ ‘ I I can Justly claim to be the father South t arolinM now <»crupie«» a °f primary sysAem, Just; as; very enviable p4Mlti«»n in our public ^l* 0 claim to have compelled »ho affairs. Tt»e chttlmmnsbip^irfhf com- 1 committee to In- mittei* on naval" irmnr* gnn lhe com-* ***’ ,T ® te * iW^^ounty to county can- mitt4*e on interstate commerce in to e va88 * I shall not see this destroyed, senate are held by three of Its cit- lf 1 ran he, P ft . Blackguards have izens. l/»ng seryice. hartl work- aiul caused it to descend into a ‘mud affects us all. "In meeting the expenses* of the tyar, which 'pecessarily bear heavily upon our people, we call upon them to exercise the greatest self-denial,- ^rdhdmy and patripfic dirty lenrt- t|ig their finnacial. morai a^d |)hyan- cal abilities, Svhtch atone < a,, sirens; w-fifeh a\ohe chh Secure t;trmirfatR)b war. ero ’aur l htiboutidPd miration for the heroic dped^ and endurance ojfciur* country’s. ^Ttias who ht^f } bdrnd" afra f> are enduring" w%th such splendid (fortitude and slinging"* martoh.« Bat • tto pouyle should rememWr that it servoil n g«wKT purtM»s 4 . in IH(K), when men TUce* Earle, Bratton and Tillman were asking them for theit votes, and Jt may serve a good purpose again. If it Is killed, it will be a bad thing for, the Stale and will enable the newHiwperM. too often the tools of capitalists and corporations, to "ban»- boozle" the peopf# and deeeite tfitnn. . This* is*the TnesAag^ I bring to my •woptei He world is passing through th t A?lerlf . t the greatest crisis in history. It r b- rLhett. f he said ‘ save the bes I irOc/**#tl ef and would that every man were toy* nl to the stars and stripes, for over 100 years the beacon light of the world. .**We have at thi# lime, fortunate ly lof the ’dHooertlU* ^rty'' and America, presidina over the desti nies ot America Jh|( nlcomparsbte statesman—Woodrow Wilson." Much applause greeted this statement. The speaker pointed out that the dem ocrats have also control Ip the house and serrate ahdMotd b<>w the South (•aroitfin delegation-In Tire ngttonglt democratic convention six years ago stood solidly for Wilson first, last and all ,the time. He reviewed the circu^nstances surrounding the beginning of the war; telling how* the cloud first rost in Serbia then how the German hordes swept westward, cbmmitting ' atrocities and outrages thdt startled and Mocked the world, He wjshed had gone into the w4r manenf p ^ieve.Jwi ‘can only It such a‘pefmaneht ap^only be dbtklned fey fh^' abr sidirtb wnhjugatlon of Germany hud her alliqa.i ft j; • // ru :**).*m :i peace ! by a brutal and savage /qe.io,. ; M^lVe Urge upon onr people . 4 to stamp ^put any and all disloyalty on the* part of any of; ourcUlzens ly “Wa rtwognjau la Iha.. jalecthre wc r d Of deed, who are contributing ^ “ f to the success of our eosmies aad we pledge.to onr sons who are bleed ing and dying at the front, for onr liberties, that our home fires shall ho homing sad we pray God they may draft, act the only fall fUid equitable means by which our naval and mill tkry fdreas YmVe been recroHed and thry :> ar^sl th sevend-~abo -ftoh—hmd- upon k - war basis whareb repy • id Ihe low, aan brought la tto. defense of a common cause, which equally thit the glories of return to ns with rletory upon rhwr quires men of wisdom and . expert "ence as welt'as “falls' ahd'vrsTon to guidd- tidJAhStfatedlbf/this nation, 55t«t.1ifr&SSWJiSu be electaO >bnA ^bC^lheir senators. As your senator now, and as chair man,^ Dm great oommJuUee mi paval Affairs of Dh© M-uate, ) am proud to W *«»'*< tti»t *hen ‘bf Uft cant tof« <4 wsawuieclind imm the navy irft S voyed through the subrnsrlne sane tran&j>orU},Qarryta« mor^.ih&n 500.- O'V) itolr supplies and :h:- ’1-. *:’ bout *b^* las# of n single to'avenge thebe ofet- ragps, butr It ; wk« apt, fo then be f ? | mart >.t ' »,/• jfi) !'/( ^',7<- irvaii tol ij J‘to4aw to l do wit* ray m*ml of achieyTm«Ut in ,tto past r juiq with the wollr f am doing noW. f am rmrfhtort tto peot** wf!ril4 lorn tub th# prlellege of serving Umra furttor. Jlto^wia or lose, Larant the votogs of toto toat^ to wbmfWSSal wftfWl land 00 the oto Mato before ihnm fhn was I w tor iupmH TO toil "tot 11 wftli all ‘Tib will newer be natiefled wftb a patched up peace," Mr. PolloHr de claim*., “America will never to ant- isfled If Germany Is left with a grant military machine. W® will never be satisfied until the flags of America. Britain, France gnd their all Ida go forward atUf «m pJnoed upon the rameaKa- oX Berlin. .JWe will never be satisfied until the Hohenzollern family ia stripped of power awd/ontil all men like William Hohenzollern, with feis withered arm and cursing hla mother, are put where they ton newer disturb the peace of the world ^Mr f PQllock’a dpeech was received with a great demonstration of patri otic applause and cheers. 1M * ’ V V-j 4*iov/ ^ eO/i Woiwon , Arreetot >1 FVnr Protesting Over Comrade^ Aneet^ Tn*#r.ii»Tan»iTii7 [j Serumav^^tirtg has, occurred at pa,; , E.sa”„' , ar | fcf change Telegraph lompanyW A»#tir-. iem correepohdem. : liwadreda fl women leek pen In the rleta and if were arreeled while If 0 more, who protested, Wnfw]to- fov r days wflAewt trtoJ 150 more, wh ned frrr fr 0p»n eeewlt If Send inTour Renewal to the People