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THE STATE CONVENTION ?MOST HARMONIOUS - AXD BRIEF? EST MEETING IN YEARS. "'{Nothing But Routine Business Was Transacted and There Were Abso? lutely No Features Sensational or Otherwise - Dispensary Element Controlled and Organized the Body. Columbia, May 16.-The State Dem? ocratic convention yesterday was one of the most orderly and most harmo? nious in recent years. The delegates were apparently interested in keeping out anything which would stir up ieeling and from the beginning it was evident that the leaders of the two sides on the dispensary issue had for the time being buried the hatchet, as the convention was not the place to (wrangle over matters of that kind. i The convention fixed a one ring campaign on the State, endorsed the \ administration of Gov. Heyward and the work in the Senate by Senator Till? man, though in a manner much mild? er than proposed by his greatest ad? mirers; adoptjed a platform which is rwithout feature, and made a few amendments in the constitution of the party to fit such cases as appeals from the decision of the county executive a committees. There was no contest over the elec? tion of officers. Col. Robert Aldrich, who first entered politics as a mem? ber of the legislature in 1876, was elected temporary president, and Gen. J. Walter Gray of Greenville, who was a member of the same legislature, was elected permanent clerk. The perma i nent president was Mr. J. Wm. Thur? mond of Edgefield, and the other offi? cers in addition to Mr. Thurmond and Gen. Gray were Mr. J. T. Parks and Maj. D. LL Sinkler, assistant secreta? ries, and Col. Tom C. Hamer, treas urerer. , The convention held an.1 afternoon session and got through with its busi ' ness in a very few minutes. The del? egates decided that they would attend the reunion exercises last night. .In the selection of vice presidents ? there- was no hitch and the following f were elected by acclamation: First district, Jas. E. Tindal of Clar? endon; Second district, D. H. Hender ' son of Aiken; Third district, F. B. Gary of Abbeville; Fourth district, T. ?. Sease of Spaxtanburg; Fifth district, J. G. Richards, Jr., of Kershaw; Sixth ^district, W. E. James of Darlington; Seventh district, Coh R.: D. Lee of Sumter. Gen. J. Walter Gray of Greenville was" unanimously chosen clerk of the convention and J. T. Parks was' elect? ed assistant. Col. T. C..Hamer of Ben .netssviile was elected treasurer and J. ? Wilson of Lancaster sergeant-at arms. t The Two Committees. As soon as the convention had thus been organized, Mr. Geo. R. Koester offered resolutions that there be two committees, one on constitution- and rules and one on platforms and resolu? tions; that each committee be com? posed of one from each county. tThe resolution was 'adopted. It de? clared that resolutions should be re? if erred without reading. Hon. R: I. Manning was named to <5erve on the committee on platform ?and resolutions and Hon. J. H. Clifton ion the committee on constitution. . A number of proposed changes in the constitution and a number of reso? lutions were sent to the desk and were referred suitably. The convention at 1 o'clock adjourned until 5 p. m.. and the two committees met at 3 p. m. Col. Robt. Aldrich of Barnwell was made chairman of the committee on resolu? tions and Gen. Wilie Jones of the com? mittee on constitution. The following proposed amen ciments to the constitution of the Democratic party were referred to the committee appointed for that purpose: By Mr. D. S. Henderson of Aiken: "Add at the end of section 1: "The executive committee of each club is especially charged to see after the en? forcement of the statutory laws of this State as to primary election. It will be their duty to cause to be arrested and prosecuted through the i*egular channels all offenders against such .law: and they are expected to be in session on the days of primary elec? tions to receive information and act as to any violations that may occur. The president of each club for the purpose is made ex-officio a member of the club executive committee." (This was reported unfavorably and was rejected.) And the following by Mr. W. A. James of Lee county: "The right to levy campaign assess? ments on candidates for United States senate, congress, State offices and cir-, cuit solicitors shall be vested exclu? sively in the State executive commit? tee." '"Contests for nominations by the primary election under this constitu? tion for county offices shall be heard and determined by the county execu? tive committee of the county in which such cases may arise and its ?ction shall be final." "Article 9: Insert after the words 'State officers,' 'circuit solicitors.' " Amendment to Article S: "Insert after the words 'inconsistent with the constitution,' 'and may by majority vote demand the resignation of any United States senator or congressm. ifrom this State, State officer or mei Iber of the general assembly who vi dates the foregoing requirements.' " (All of Mr. James' suggestions e cept the third received unfavoral report and the second and fourth su gestions were tabled. The third w adopted on motion of the committ and the first was adopted over t .committee's unfavorable report.) The following were referred to t committee on resolutions: Resolution by D. A. G. Ouzts to ha ."dispensary" a-nd "prohibition" vot on in the primary this summer. Resolution by Dr. Olin Sawyer e .dorsing B. R. Tillman. Resolution by D. S. Henderson e horsing B. R. Tillman. . Resolution by W. A. James as "denatured alcohol." Resolution by Pickens delegation ito qualifications for election. . The convention at the afternoon se sion heard the reports from the cor mittee. Upon the adoption of the u: favorable report of the committee, M .Outzs' resolution was rejected. M Outzs wanted to withdraw the resoli .tion but the committee preferred .dispose of it in this manner. The two resolutions commendii Senator Tillman were rejected and substitute was adopted. The convei tion also passed resolutions comment ing Goy. Heyward's administration. The convention adopted the foll o v ing, which had been offered by Mr. T .A. James of Lee county. "Resolved, That we request our sei ators in Washington to support wil voice and influence and vote the houi bill No. 17453, now pending before tl United States senate, providing ths denatured alcohol shall be tax free The convention adopted the unfi vorable report of the committee ar rejected the following, introduced t the Pickens delegation: : "Resolved, That it is the sense < this convention that in all elections 1 .be held in this State in the future, t ?held and conducted in accordance wit the constitution and laws of the Stat regulating general elections." The committee had not reported o Mr. W. A. James' resolution to amen the constitution so that the State es ecutive committee alone should asses candidates for solicitor and for cor gress. Mr. James demanded that s least a minority report be made. Thi was done, and Mr. Rucker of Andei ?on made a spirited fight for the prop osition, for it means that counties wi pile up the cost so that none but favored few could run for congres: Dr. T. G. White of Beaufort and Mi La Fitte of Bamberg opposed th ?resolution. There are campaign cost to be met and counties should hav tne right to assess candidates. Mana gers of elections should not be expect ed to work for nothing. The resolution was adopted by a: .overwhelming vote. Gen. Wilie Jones, om behalf of th committee on constitution and by-law .reported that several of the propose* amendments be tabled. His repor .recommended first that the constitu .tion be changed to that the words "in eluding county officers" be added ii the sixth section, so that the sentene affected shall read: "All contests fo all nominations, including county -offi cers, shall be first heard by the count: executive committee of the county ii which such irregularities may have oe curred and may be reviewed by th< .State executive committee whose ac .tion shall be final," etc. This was adopted by the conventior Without discussion. The committee recommended th< correction^of a typograhpical error ir article 9 and this, too, was adopted .The constitution as printed said noth? ing about forwarding to the State ex? ecutive committee the tabulation ol the vote for solicitor-along with the vote for other officials-and the amendment corrects this oversight. Amend Article ll by striking out the first six lines and. substituting a paragraph which fixes the one ring campaign on the State this summer. The six lines in the constitution which were stricken out declared: "Before the election in 1902 and each electfbn thereafter, except as herein provided, the State Democratic executive co n mittee shall appoint and arrange for two campaign meetings to be held in each county not less than two weeks apart, one of which meetings shall be addressed by candidates for State of? ficers, and the other only b$r candidates for United States Senator, United States House of Representatives and circuit solicitors." . The substitute which was adopted on motion of Capt. Richards provides: "Before the election in 1906 and each election thereafter, except as herein provided, the State Democratic execu? tive committee shall appoint and ar? range for one campaign meeting to be held in each county, which meeting shall be addressed only by candidates for State offices, candidates for United States senator and members of the United Slates House of Representa? tives and circuit solicitors." After confirming the list of mem? bers of the State Democratic executive committee elected in the county con ventions, the State convention ad? journed sine die at 5:3U o'clock. The State Democratic executive committee met yesterday and organ? ized immediately after the adjourn ment of the convention. The committee elected Gen. "Wilie Jones as its chairman. Ke has served for a great many years as chairman of the committee and no opposition was offered to his re-election. Mr. J. T. Parks was re-elected secretary. After some discussion it was decided to order the campaign meetings to be? gin on Tuesday, June 19th. The com? mittee to consist of Gen. Jones and Messrs. Richards, Ketchin and Sena? tor Butler and will be made public in ample time but the candidates are ad? vised that their performance begins June 19th and that it will be a one ring circus. This committee will also incorporate in the rules such changes as were made by the convention. The committee arranged the sched? ule of assessments for candidates the same as in previous years. The as? sessment for adjutant general was raised to ?25 and for solicitor to the same amount. ! An effort was made to let counties assess congressional candidates in cases where the congressmen were' the only candidates in a second primary, but it was killed in view of the action of th? State convention. *Xot a thing harmful in One Min? ute Cough Cure, but it relieves a cough quickly, cuts the phlegm. Healing and soothing. Sold by all druggists. . A Pretty Story of Admiral Dewey. A very pretty story has just come to light in connection with Admiral Dew? ey. The admiral, as is well known, .is a strict disciplinarian^ but it may .not be so well known that he is pos? sessed of one of the kindest of hearts. Just before the battle of Manila Bay, when the order was given to strip for .action, the smallest powder boy on the .flagship dropped his coat overboard. 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Mr. Creighton admitted that he held stock in several coal companies and that the stock had been presented to him. Mr. Jamison testified that his com? pany had presented Pennsylvania Railroad officials with stock in his company with the object of securing better treatment and facilities from the corporation. He also said that Robert Pitcairn, now' assistant to President Cassatt, had declined a proffer, saying that he preferred the money. Mr. Jamison bought the stock back from him for $5,000. Mr. R. K. Cassatt told the commis? sion that at the time when the Penn? sylvania Railroad Company was suf? fering from a scarcity of coal cars it had relinquished its claim to 500 cars ordered from the Pressed Steel Car Company and that the cars had been purchased by the Keystone Coal and Coke Company. 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