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I f WILSON IS INDORSED II RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY OYER11; WHELMING VOTE. 11 BOUND TO VOTE AS UNIT I I This Will Give the Delegates to WilI I son, as a Large Majority of Its I Members Are For Him. and Under the Unit Itule Will Vote it for Him. | f The South Carolina Democratic -ctfaventlon, after a long and interrupted BOBslon, late Wednesday night | Adopted a resolution indorsing the candidacy of Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey for president, elected vice-presidents and then turned to the election of delegates. The principal fight on the floor of tho convention was on the question of instructing delegates. 1. Tho sentiment of the convention I' was very largely in favor of Gov. Ifr'" Wilson, as evidenced In tho vote on the resolution of indorsement, but tho Wilson force were unable to muster a majority when It came to a [ question of instructing tho delegates [' lacking only sixteen votes. Long and warmly the contest was waged, with speeches and points of order the ammunition, and with frequent "bursts of applause puncturing the , deliberations. Meeting at noon Wednesday the convention organized by the appoint4 *nent of the credentials, with Mendel L. Smith of KeKrshaw In tho chair. The credentials committee appointed, tb? convention took a recess to allow the committee to proceed with Its work, the most important feature ! of which waB the decision of the con* tests from Charleston ajid Georgetown. I : In iht* f nrmAP r.nflA thft Rarnwell , ' ^delegation, proponents of J. Elmore > > Martin for sheriff of Charleston , 'County, was seated by a vote of 36 to 0. In the Georgetown caB? the "court house club," representing the forcos of "old Georgetown," was seated by a vote of 3 6 to 4. The convention reconvened at 8 o'clock and Thos G. McLeod, former lieutenant governor, was elected permanent president. M. M. Mann and James A. Hoyt, temporary secretar/ fos, were made permanent officers. Then, with the convening of the regular session of the convention 1 came the opening fight. The first ' clash on instruction came on the floor, it having been decided that the presidential fight should be made in 'open convention, without reference to committees. John P. Thomas, acting for the Richland delegation, precipitated the fight, offering a resolution instructing for Woodrow Wilson. i I D. S. Henderson for the Aiken delegation, offered a resolution against instruction for any candidate. This resolution was finally adopted. Refore either the Henderson or Thomas resolutions came up for adoption H. ? i D. Calhoun of Barnwell, offered a substitute for Instruction. This was ; # "beaten, 218 to 122. Then the Henderson resolution was adopted, 178 to 162. This for' jl bade Instruction. Undaunted, the I.'J1. Wilson forces, through J. W. RagsI . \ dalo, offered a resolution of indorse' f"' ment. This was adopted, 241 to 97. ! 'Cheers greeted the announcement of ;,}* the vote. Then, with th * most ser..i tnno flnllhorn t \ vn functions of the .'if, convention disposed of, the convention proceeded t.o tho election of delegates at large. , John P. Tliomas, of Columbia, op1'vj/ ened tho fight offering resolutions 1 indorsing Wilson and instituting tho delegation for him. I). S. Henderson, on behalf of tho ' Aiken delegation, offered resolution favoring an uninstructed delegation. * I To s;iid that he was an advocate of Woodrow Wilson, but that the party , was above the candidate. He said Democrats should reserve their decision on a candidate until tho Republicans had put their nominee in * ; the field. * M. L. Smith, of Kershaw, said , that ho was in favor neither of instruction nor Indorsement for any - ' ' ' candidate at. this time Ho, too, said 'Woodrow Wilson was his first choice for president. He discussed the ? 1 probable Democratic nominees. "If you have confidence In tho loyalty of those you send to Paltlmorc, i i why Instruct?" asked Mr. Smith, i , H. D. Calhoun, of Rnrnwell, said that the convention should go on rec' ' ord in some shape or form for Wood\ row Wilson. He offered a substitute for both the Tliomas and Henderson resolutions. " ? "1 - * >v. r , Dieveneon, u?. \.;?ooici ncm, *. rend an amendment to the Calhoun \ - resolution providing that the South ^ Carolina delegation might change to ^ come other candidate than Woodrow Wilson hy a two-thirds vote. By a vote of 218 to 122, tho convention rejected the Calhoun substiV tut? resolution indorsing Wilson and r | allowed the South Carolina delegation to decide by a majority vote on another candidate should they find it * expedient. The question recurred upon the i Henderson substitute resolution, 1 - m. ' which declared against Instructing the delegation to Tote for an/ candidate. By a vote of 178 to 182, the convention agreed to the Henderson substitute resolution, thereby refusing to send an instructed delegation to Baltimore. Mr. Heuderbon put on the "clincher." J. W. Ragsdale, although he said be was not In favor of instruction, offered a resolution indorsing the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination for president and Instructing the delegation to vote for him as a unit. IM. L. Smith, of Kershaw, moved to indefinitely postpone the Ragsdale indorsement resolution. He said it would accomplish Indirectly what the convention had Just declared against directly by rejecting the Calhoun resolution. M. L. Smith made a point of order against the Ragsdale resolution. Mr. Ragsdale said he was willing to change the wording of the indorsement resolution If It savored too Btrongly of Instruction. Mr. Clifton said that the Ragsdale resolution was entirely different from the Calhoun resolution, since it simply indorsed and adopted the unit voting rule. Mr. Pollock made the point of order that the Ragsdale resolution was contradictory to the Henderson resolution which had been adopted. Mr. Clifton said the fight on the Ragsdale resolution was an attack on the right of the people of South Carolina to express their preference for president. President McLeod ruled that the It a gs dale resolution was In effect the same as that of the Thomas resolution and ruled it out of order. Pandemonium reigned for a few minuter. Mr. Ragsdale announcod that he had another resolution. "Resolved, That this convention indorse Woodrow Wilson for president without instruction," shouted Mr. Ragsdale. "They can't quibble over that!" "I move to table the motion," said M. L. Smith. "I move that the convention vote aye and no aa individuals," said G. W. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan's motion was carried. Mr. Smith withdrew his motion to table the Ragsdale resolution and moved the previous question. The roll was called and each member of the convention voted aye or no. The Ragsdale resolution was passed by a vote of 241 to 97. Mr. Ragsdale put on the "clincher." John C. Sellers, of Marlon, made the point of order that no vice-presidents had been chosen. He was sustained. The following vice-presidents were elected from the congressional districts: First district: T. W. Williams, Berkeley; Second District, J. W. Delaughter; Third district, W. N. Graydon; Fourth district, M. F. Ansel; Fifth district, C. E. Spencer; Sixth district, J. B. Green; Seventh dis trict, B, H. Moss. B. R. Tillman was elected a member of the national executive committee. lie was nominated by W. N. Graydon. CLOSE CALL FOR "JOYr RIDERS." One Collarbone Broken and Cars Smashed In Spartanburg. A Spartanburg letter says while running up East Main street at a rate of speed said to have been forty miles an hour, Ernest L. Layton, driving Edward Williams and Edward Vickors In a four-passenger car, sideswlped another car standing by tho curb early Monday morning. The car was completely ovrturned and the fact that tho top was up kept tho passengers from being thrown many feet. It was by another of those proverbial miracles that all wero not instantly killed. Mr. Williams, who is a real estate salesman, formerly of Columbia, suffered a broken collar bone, but otherwise no one was hurt. The car standing by the curb was badly damaged and another just in tho rear of ic was also Injured. The machine Mr. Layton was driving was torn asunder and the front wheels demolished. The party had been "joy riding" and wero running close to tho curb to keep out of the light, so that a cop, who had flagged them down might not get their number, it is said. A case has been made out against the speeders. ? ?. ? ? This Is Political Year. This Is political year the country over, as well as in this state and county. This is not the first political year we have had, and will hardly ho tho last. Let us therefore, be careful not to say anything that will cause coolness between friends, or that will bo regretted after tho excitement has died away and every day ^xistoBce i? go no back into. He firm, bo eandld, bo enthusiastic, if needs be, but do not let anything lead to vituperation and wild and unwarranted charges of a personal nature. Above all, keep cool. ? Tussle Ends in Tragedy. H. H. Olbson, aged 16, was shot and instantly killed In Atlanta on Thursday by bis brother, aged 19, in what is said to have been a friendly tussle for the possession of a rifle. ( \ Governor XSJc Indorsed Overwhelming by the Stat WILSON MEN PLEASED DELEGATION PRACTICALLY IN8TRUOTED FOR HIM. - ' Mr. Lewis W. Parker, ot Greenville, Who Wants Underwood, Considers Himself Bound to Vote for Wilson. Mr. Francis H. Weston, senator from Richland County and one of the most prominent advocates of Woodrow Wilson for president in South Carolina, who was elected an altornate delegate at large to the national Democratfc convention, said Wednesday night that ho was pleasod with the results of the State Democratic convention. "Of the 18 delegates to the Baltimore convention elected by South Carolina, 14 are Wilson men of the first water," said Senator Weston. "The convention expressed its preference for Wilson by an overwhelming individual vote and adopted a iresolu/tfton requiring the delegates to tho national convention to vote as a unit. This to all intents and purposes amounts to sending a delegation to Baltimore Instructed to vote for Woodrw Wlson. "I intend to Introduce in the next session of tlio general assembly a 1)111 which will give the peoplo of South Carolina the right to express their preference for president of the United States much more definitely than they have been able to do for tho last several years," declarod Senator Weston. Mr. Lewis W. Parker, of Greenville, elected a district delegate to tho national convention, who first preferred Oscar Underwood for president, declared Thursday morning that ho considered tho indorsement of WUlson by individual vote of the State convention and the passage of tho resolution requiring the delegates to vote as a unit equivalent to instruction for Wilson. 'Mr. Parkor said ho considered himself bound to voto for Wilson. SEATED THE DELEGATES Contest From Georgetown County is Decided. The credentials committee late this afternoon voted, 3G to 4, to rocommend to tho Stato Convention to seat the faction from Georgetown County headed by Mr. Walter Hazard, and to recognize their Convention as the regular Democratic Convention for Georgetown County. Their delegates to tho Stato Convention are: D. I. Wilson, J. B.e Steele, J. A. Brourton, E. O. Boatwright, Wm. Pyatt and G. A. Doyle. This result caries with it the soating of O. H. Mitchell oil the Stato executive committee. Tho announcement of tho result of the roll-call followed at tho close of several hours of argument, over an hour of which wa9 consumed by Claude E. Sawyer, Esq., in presenting at the side of tho faction by Olin Sawyer and W. II. Andrews, In claiming that theirs was the legal Convention. I e Democratic Convention Wednesday. DELEGATES ELECTED ? ? TILLMAN AND SMITH NAMED WITHOUT OPPOSITION, H. I. Manning and Jno. Gary Evans Other Two Big Four and the District Delegates. The State convention Wednesday night elected Senator 13. R. Tillman, Senator E. D. Smith, R. I. Manning of Sumter and John Gary Evans of Spantanburg as delegate? at largo to the national Democratic convention. Gov. Colo L. Bleaso was nominated for delegate at large by F. H. Dominick, but was defeated, receiving only GG votes out of 336. Tho following were elected alternates to (he national convention: M. F. Ansel, F. 11. Weston, W. F. Stevenson and H. C. Folk. The election of delegates at largo resulted in the choice by acclamation on motion of Mr. Thurmond, of Senators B.'R. Tillman and E. I). Smith, and on a ballot vote, in the choice of John Gary Evans of Spartanburg and Richard 1. Manning, of Sumter. Governor Bleaso was placed in nomination and received GG votes. The result of the balloting was: 'Manning, 207; Evans, 1SS; M. F. Ansel, 83; L. J. Browning, 68; C. T. l!lon?n C C TO IT VVo?tnn C "? TTi rt following delegates were elected from the seven congressional districts: First district?R. S. Whaley, of Charleston; Carloton Durant, of Manning. Alternates: A. G. Padgett, of Walterboro; II. II. Gross, of Dorchester. Second district?W. W. Williams, of Aiken; 13. W. Crouch, of Saluda. Alternates: 13. E. Nicholson, of Edgefield; Noils Christensen, of Boaufort. Third district?IT. L. Watson, of Greenwood; E. C. Doyle, of Easley. Alternates: R. F. Smith, of Pickens; II. II. Gossett, of Anderson. Fourth district?Lewis W. Parker, of Greenville; S. T. D. Lancaster, of Bpnrtanburg. Alternates: W. Mills Mornly, of Greenville; Den Hill Brown, of Spartanburg. Fifth district?W. M. Dun lay, of Rock Ilill; J. W. Glenn, of Chester. Alternates: W. P. Pollock, of Cheraw; J. J. O'Dear, of Winnsboro. Sixth district?W. T, Bethca, of Dillon; S. A. Woods, of Marlon. Alternates: T. D. Gibson, of Marlboro; R. 13. Scarborough, of Conway. Seventh district?W. A. Sturkcy, of Bishopvuie; A. u. wingara, or Lexington. Alternates: J. P. Thomas, of Columbia; B. II. Moss, of Orangeburg. ? Approves Conventions Course. Senator Tillman said Thursday, in reply to an inquiry as to his opinion of the action of tho South Carolina Democratic Convention: "I havo not seen the full report of the proceedings of the Convention in the State papers, but from what I see in the Washington papers I regard the course of the Convention as satisfactory. WAS A JONES BODY STATE CONVENTION CONTROLLED BY HIS FRIENDS. REMARKABLE GATHERING The Bleoae Faction Wan Completely Overwhelmed at the Meeting, the j Governor Having About One-Sixth I' of (lie Delegates With Xliui on a ] Vote for Delegate. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says the State * Democratic Convention was one of j tho most remarkable gatherings that ? has been held In this State in many , a year. It was conspicuous because ( of the unusual evidence of interest ( in the political situation and the high character of the delegates. Men ( who have not for years taken any ( part in political alTalrs made the sac- ] rittce of attending the Convention f and tho personnel of tho Convention i was decidedly abovo tho avorage. It i appeared that people throughout the ] State realized that assertive action < should be taken and on that account The conspicuous features of tho Convention were: Tho absolute and entire control, In every essential, by tho friends of of former Chief Justice Ira B. Jones, in his candidacy for Governor. The overwhelming sentiment in i favor of Governor Woodrow Wilson for the residential nomination of 1 the Democratic ticket. Tho sympathy for United States Senator Benjamin It. Tillman and the i evidences of the continued hold that he lias on the affections of the people. j The utter demoralization of tho friends and supporters of Governor Blease at the Convention. The suggestion has been made that there was a "steam-roller" at work during the process of the Convention. and that this "steam-roller" wae marked "Ira B. Jones," and that i It was In charge of "Engineer" J. William Thurmond. "Steam-rollers" aro not new things In politics and if a faction or a party has things "going" their way to keep tnem "going" and that thore Is no political sense In giving quarter In a fight in which there is hut one ambition, and that Is to win. There Is no question whatever but what the Jones forces had the Convention In control in the minutest dotall on such subjects or public issues as they cared to oxert their influence. In other words, there were certain questions that tho managers of the Jones forces did not think it was prudent for them to make any contention about, but wherever it had been determined to act it was accomplished, and this was from tho moment that Mr. Thurmond nominated Speaker Mendel L. Smith, as temporary chairman of the Convention. Every official and every delegate and every issue in which the Jones people were involved had to have the imprimatur of Jones, and there was no middle ground. Those who were not outspoken for the candidacy of Mr. Jones were not given the rewards of tile occasion. Twenty years ago, when tho great ' "reform movement was at its zenith, the cry was that measures had to he considered above men, and if a man 1 did not advocate the reform measures, no matter who ho may have been thero was no demand for his services. Later on, when the Alliance was in its glory, the Allianro "yardstick" , was applied and if candidates did not measure up to the Alliance "yardstick" they were ready for tho junk pile. And so, on Wednesday, the password was "Jones" and if that 1 could not he given with perfect will- 1 ingness thero was someone in waiting who was ready to give it. The : fact of the matter is that there was < no desire to coerco anyone, because ' the great majority of tho members i of the convention came llrst, last and i all tho time for Jones. Thero were 34 0 delegates in tho ! Convention and the only test of tho strength of Governor Bleaso was on ' his vote as a delegate to tho National ' Convention, when ho received 60 . votes, and of this number 11 came i from Orangeburg, where the Conven- i tion had adopted a resolution that tho delegation cast its vote ror "Gov- \ ernor of the State" as delegate to the i National Convention. The signift- l canoe of tho voto is all the moro i emphasized when, early in the roll < call Colleton was called upon for ; its vote and the spokesman for that delegation announced "Colleton t casts Its vote for the Governor of | South Carolina." It will he Interesting to note where the strength of Gover- 1 nor niease came from. Out of 3 40 i delegates, 66 voted for him, and, 1 Aiken 1, Bamberg 1, Barnwell t, t Beaufort 1, Berkeley 2, Calhoun 2, i Charleston 2, Colleton 4, Dorchester 4, Fairfield 1, Jasper 4, Kershaw 6, Laurens 8, Leo 5. Lexington 3, Newberry 8, Orangeburg 11, Pickens 1, ( Richland 1, Saluda I. Total 66. Tn this same ballot Mr. Richard T. . Manning received 207 votes and Mr. , John Gary Evans 188 votes. { Ono notlreablo feature of the Con- i vontlon was the absoluto wide-open- t .CHARGE OF AKSON ' 1 ALLENDAR GOSNBLL LODGED DT JAIL AT LAN DRUM* e Follows Investigation of Burning of W J, Gibson's Home When Ilia Four Children Lost Their Lives. Following an Investigation by B. A. Wharton, Inspector of the State insurance department, on the burning of the home of W. J. Gibson. when his four children lost their lives, January 28, Allendar Gosnell tias been arrested and lodged in Jail it Landrum charged with arson. The Insurance inspector has been conducting an active investigation Into the burning of '.Mr. Gibson's home three miles from Campobello it one o'clock in the morning of January 28, and has unearthed sufficient evidence to cause the arrest of ll09nell. The burning of the home and the loath of the four children was one Df the most shocking tragedies in the History of this community. Mr. Gibson is a prominent farmer, a former member of tho house of representatives, and one of the most widely known residents of this section of the State. The children who lost their lives In the fire were: Hugh Gibson, IS ' years of ago; Annie Thomas Gibson, 14 years of age; I,aura Gibson, 10 years of age; James Gibson, eight years of age. Walter J. Gibson had gone to Greenville to attend the funerad of a kinsman leaving the four children at homo. Their mother had died several years before and their stepmother tho previous winter. The children spent the Sabbath with their sister, ti; li a 1 I o vn i 1 a f ?*r\ h n I n Vi /-n a ?? I I * L U a illliu 111/114 tllUll 4iUUlU| but had returned homo at ten o'clock Sunday evening. Neighbors wore aroused by the roar of tho flames In the early morning and when tho first to reach the Beetles arrived at 1 o'clock the large two story building was a mass of flames. The screams of the children were heard by those first on thn icons, Helton Reld dashed in amid thn flames in an effort to save tho children. As he entered tho house James Cflbson, the youngest child, fell from tho second story to tho floor beneatk where Mr. Reld grasped him and carw ried him out. Tho child died that night. The only origin of the fire that could bo volunteered at the time was the possibility of a coal from a grate having started tho blaze. Council was a former tenent of Mr Gibson's plantation. He Is a young man about 25 years of age. ? 0 * > FOUGHT TO THE DEATH* ? When Found Their Lifeless Hands Still Grasped Pistols, Propped against the wall of a shack on Kettle Creek. Ky., their lifeless hands still clutching their revolvers and the last looks of defiance fixed on their faces, the bodies of Albert Stephens and William Maybury were found last weok by relatives who had missed them. Each body was pierced by four bullets. Stephens had sold the shack and its contents to Maybury, and It is believed they went to have a final setDement, quarreled, and fought to the death' without anyone hearing the reports of the shots. ? ( CYCLONE AT TUSCALOOSA. -? Two Men Dead and Great Property Damage Done. Extensive damage was dono by a cyclone which passed over Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday night. The city was in darkness that night and wires are down making communication difficult. Two negroes are known to have been killed. The wind and rain were accompanied by the heaviest hail storm ever seen In that city. Many trees were blown down and several small houses had their roofs lorn off. An Infant was blown from its father's arms as he was walking .lown tno street, but was not Injuxod. ^ess of everything. There was no llsposltion to do anything under ,ovr. The contests were all made in iiibllc and the hearings T>y the comnlttoo on credentials was about as argely attended as the Convention tself, and oven the voting on the - eating of the contesting Charleston iml Beaufort delegations was open mhI direct and the record of this Convention is as open as that of anj political gathering can bo. The overwhelming sentiment of ho Convention, as has been said, ,vas In favor of the nomination of Wood row Wilson. The Convention ?xpressed itself to that efToct by over* vholiningly endorsing his candidacy* ? ? ? TClecfcd State Chairman* Thursday morning the State Democratic executive committee elected ; Tohn Cary Evans of Spartanburg j duilrman; Col. D. J. Griffith, of Col- 3 imbla, vice chairman. The chairman ih'i w n? omiwwitea to noioct a sco :rs 'olary at a salary of $t!S0 each el?c* I .lon year. Qou. WiUe Jonea vral fl J