Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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state mm. '. T AIS MMOORATIO OONVKIf. roR TUR May It.?Hard and fast far Bryan, first last and all the fasse, aad a conservative plat? ing* ara Ifta result sf the Stats Dam *4Wfca aanrealtca's deliberations to day, The flejtgatsc at large are Ual tyt SUess Senators Til I man and Gary, bdSh diets I by acclamation, and H. Wats.In? aad Gen. Wille Tlllsaaa will not getting the high? teches als place, aad this hon le Hen. W. il Stevenson ag*t was made oa Capt w; i fJeasalis, Who was defeated at large aad alter aass. Mr. J. W. athsta were most active which waa well organ the convention did was to eats for instruc aad with this Issue raf the way all effort* aad later were acne satiated on the eslec 4g* at essesjMe* at large. The oora k aeatform recommended the mi United States Senator* aad Gary, which mads the between Messrs. Gonsales, John P. d W. H Wstklns. tloa waa In session for tw* hears this saaralng and It work * '? tar foes hears tonight, reaching #Misiasst at midnight. M was Bra minutes after 11 o'clock Casts ssss WIMe Jones called to Ufa eewventfton aad the proceed tasjs ware opened with prayer by the shew. SL C. Ftelajr. rector of Trinity wBBceh, Celuasale. isr. C. A. , Smith was then elected snqppsrary oh airman by acclamation. Mr. CL A. Smith took the chair aad hat the business next In or the election of permanent , Btr. JL Wa Thurmond, ef Bdge 9*M. plaaad to domination for per aajobaat chairman Mr. M. U Smith, of Ohmden. On motion of Mayor Rhett tjse aaaalssawA rats at the Convention ays* east far Mr. M. U Smith. Bee. W, A. Jasaea aomlnatad ths secretaries far permanent tjba sstssnlag vice presidents were dsstrftet. C. M. Wiggins, of district, D. S. Hsndsrson. jssHhil. ft. A. Thompson,* >f district. TL B. Carlisle, of ?J. Harry Foster, of Otla Sawyer, of drtct. n. I. Manning, of ; Sanator J. H. Clifton, waa elected, and as ssr Mr. J. 8. Wilson, of *s4d St otsstisns were without by acclamation, u J asses offered an order wa motion of Mr. aw the table see sei that twa com appslated, aas aa rales waa mm stattet m aad resolutions, frees each scanty oa each eom Thes was adopted and the their committee. L Manning served on aa platform and Mr. Ma i en the committee on pen I ird moved thst all res? its eetesred to the committee an? resolutions. Mr. D. moved to amsnd by ex utlons referring to In* mt the delegation, and Mr. motion was carried, and motion, as smended, was a flood of reeoluttonr questions, all of which to ths commlttes on ?Solution?, with tlf> ex ths resolutions regarding aad that of sympathy for Twlsnaw. ths last being adopt I w# a rising rote. Ta* resolutions for Instruction were without reference, end were a* they wers preesnted. The eras by Capt. W. B. Oonsalss, of ib4a. endorsing Brysn snd in the delegation for him. The was by D. A. Williams, of Lan The third was by Senator B. ** Xefly. of Le* The fourth was by ^SA A. KWtjy. of Colleton. and the fifth *jy M. V Msmdoa. of Oconee. Mr. J P. Grace offered an amend oo*wt to %h* Merndon renolution. re ?4**rtlU%g <he district caucuae* not to Way delegates except those who tor Bryan st heart. He made a Sjaasf speech, to which he said that he did not think the State should tend .to Denver those v*ho were merely for Bryan on the surface, but ahoUld se? lect true and tried Bryan men. Mr. Clifton moved to adjourn the debate on all these resolutions until the night session, and Mr. Msyfleld I moved to table this motion. In order to get the matter straight Lieutenant (Jbvernor McLeod suggeeed that it would be best to reconsider the mo? tion by which the convention had de? cided not to refer the'Instruction res? olutions and then to refer all of them to a special committee. Mr. Clifton e motion was tabled snd Mr. Mayfield then offered s resolution Instructing the delegation for Bryan, which Mr. O. W. Ragsdale, of Fair field, moved to amend by requiring the delegation to vote as a unit. Mr. R. I. Manning then offered as a Substituts for these resolutions the resolution adoptsd by the Sumter oounty contention endors? ing Bryan, but not Instructing for him Mr. Pollock then presented the following as a substitute for tall the others and It wa* sdopted: "Resolved, That It Is the sense of this convention that the delegates to be elected to the Democratic national Convention by this convention and by ths district conventions be instructed to vote first, last snd si? the time for Che nomination of William J. Bryan for president^ and that ths committee on platform and resolutions be re? quested to present suitable resolutions for this purpose." The convention then disposed of sll matters before It and snd It was decided, af\er some parleying as to the hour, to take a recess until 8.30 o'clock tonight When the convention reconvened tonight the report of the committee on constitution and rules were re? presented by ths chairman. Oen., M. L. Bonham, and the report was con? sidered by sections. ' The first resolutions were In refer ference to the question of prohibition snd on. motion of Col. T. B. Crews theee resolutions were laid on ths table. The next* section was sn unfavor? able report! on the proposition to chsnge the dsy of the primary elec? tion from Tuesday to Saturday. Sen urrr Blesse, author of the proposition, spoke In Its favor,, pleading for the change In 1 behalf of the cotton mill people. f Mr. Pearman, of Anderson, oppos? ed the resolution, resenting the insin? uation that cotton mill people could be controlled. Mr. W. W. Dlxon favored the change. Mr. J. J. Gentry opposed \ ths chsnge, as It would Involve work on Sunday In tabulating returns. Mr. Gentry's remarks were applauded. Senator Blesse again took the floor and argued for his resolution. He stated at length his long* friendship for ths cotton mill people, who, he* saloV wanted the election on Satur? day? I Senator Otts moved the previous question, which was ordered, and the unfavorable report wss sdopted snd the resolution rejected. The\ balance of the committee re? ports were read and voted upon with? out discussion except the amendment forbidding a candidate for county of? fice from being s member of the county, executive committee. Sen? ator Uli ft on argued against this pro? posed change. Col. R. B. Watson ex? plained the reasons for his amend? ment The smendment precipitated a lengthly discussion. Finally Mr. J. W. Ragsdale, of Florence, offered a substitute, which Gen. Bonham said he would accept ss did Col. Watson, snd Mr. Rsgsdsls's substitute was adoptsd under a suspension of the rule*. Ths Ragsdale susetltute is ss foll? ows: Amend Rule 4, page S, as follows: "Provided, no member of the county executive committee shell set in any contest wherein his candidacy Is acted on, and provided further, that no member of the State exeeutlve committee shall act In any contest wherein his candidacy Is acted on." Mr. Gadsden proposed to amend the Watson resolution so as to re? quire every candidate for the Legis? lature to make a pledge that while a member of the genersl sssembly he will not be a candidate for any office in the gift of the Legislature, and Mr. Gadsden made a forcible but brief speech In Support of the proposition. This was rejected. Two Campaign Parties. "Be It resolved, that the Constitu? tion of the Democratic party of South Carolina be amended as follows: "Amend Article 11 by striking out all of the said artlole down to the word "In" on line six, snd Inserting In lieu thereof the following: "Before the election In 1908, and each election thereafter, except as herein provided, the State Democra? tic committee shall appoint and ar? range for two campaign meetings In each county, to be held not lest? than two weeks apart, one of which meet? ings shall be addressed only by can? didates for State offices, and the other only by candidates for United States Senator, United States House of Rep? resentatives and circuit solicitor; pro H tided (hat If in any election year there ?hall be but one candidate for the office of United States Senator or no oppoaltlon for State officers, the said committee may, In Its discretion, ar? range or appoint only one meeting" in each county." Adopted. Senator Otts then presented the fol? lowing on the part of the committee on platform and resolutions. 1. "That our two United States Senators be elected as two of the dele? gates at large by acclamation. 2 "That all other elections be by delegations, the chairman of each del? egation announcing the vote when his county is called. \ 3, "That the convention then pro? ceed to elect two delegates at large and one alternate to attend the Demo? cratic convention aa an alternate for Hon. B. Ft. Tillman in his absence. (Afterwards amended.) 4. "That the two candidates re? ceiving the two highest majorities be declared the delegates at large, and the candidate receiving the next high? est majority be declared such alter? nate. ft "That the convention then pro? ceed to elect , three alternates at large. 6. "That the convention then pro? ceed to elect district delegates and al? ternates. 7. "That all nominations be made without speeches and seconds. 9. "That the platform then be pre Lsented. 9. "That the resolutions submitted be reported." Lieutenant Governor McLeod mov? ed that the alternates succeed to the position of delegate according to the number of votes received, and this amendment was adopted. Senators Tillman and Gary were then elected delegates at large by acclamation. Gen. Frost then placed In nomina? tion for delegate at large Capt. W. E. Gonsales, of Columbia. Col. John G. Mobley nominated Gen Wille Jones. I Gen. M. L. Bonham then nominat? ed Capt H. H. Watkins, of Anderson. I The result of the election was as I follows: Watkins 198, Jones 180, Gonzales, 153, Grace ill. Necessary to choice, 161. Messrs. I Watkins and Jones ere elected. j The election of four alternates was I sext in order. The following were (placed In nomination: W. F. Steven Ison, John P. Grace, R. F. Smith and W. E. Gonsales. I There was considerable confusion I In regard to the matter and much I lobbying was done by the opposition I to Capt. Gonzales in order to bring I out a fifth candidate. Finally ( Mr. I Richard' I. Manning placed In nomi? nation CoL T. B. Crews, of Laurens, land moved that he be elected by ac Iclamatl?n as Senator Tinman's al Jternate. Mr. W. P. Pollock moved to I |ay this on the table, saying It was I unfair to the other nominees, and I Mr. Pollock's motion prevailed. The ballot/ was thsn taken, the I nominees being Stevenson, Grace, I Smith, Gonsales and Crews. Messrs. Steveneon, Smith Grace I and Crews we're declared elected al I fernstes st large. The nominations for district del I gates were then announced as fol I lows: I First district, T. R. Waring snd Dr. IF. J. Carroll; alternates, J. E. McCoy land W. E. Kirby. Second district, L. J. Williams and J. E. Harley; alternate, N. Christen Isen, Jr. I Third district, Kenneth Bsker and W. J. Stribltng; alternates. K. C. Tillman snd C. D. Mann. I Fourth district, B. F. Townsend Isnd W. C. Black: alternates, Clarence I Cunningham and S. J. Nichols. Fifth district, John G. Richards, Jr.. and J. M. Cherry; alternates, W. W. Dlxon and N. W. Hardln. Sixth district. J. H. Manning and |D. H. Traxler; alternates. W. H. An? drews snd D. A. Splvey. Seventh district. T. F. Brantley and J. H. Clifton; alternate.. J. S. Wan I namaker. I These nominations were confirmed I by the convention. . Dr. Sawyer nominated Senator Tlll I man as member of the national exe I cutlve committee and he was elected I by acclamation. United States Senator Gary next presented the platform as agreed up? on by the committee. The platform was adopted without debate. Senator Gary then presented the I resolution for Instructions, which was also adopted without debate or di I vision. ' This resolution follows: "We heartily endorse as the candi? date of the Democratic party for president of the United States Wm. I Jennings Bryan, and hereby In? struct and direct that he vote in the I national convention at Denver be cast as a unit for his nomination until the same is secured." ?For a burn or scald apply Cham? berlain's Salve. It will allay the pain almost instantly and quickly heal the Injured parts. For sale by all druggists. Generally a man can fall in love with a girl by her thinking so, or saying so, whether she thinks it > or not. THE STEWART CASE. ! i SENATOR RAYNER CENSURES THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS COURSE. i Maryland Senator Declares That Col. Stewart Has Not Had a "Square Deal." i Washington, May 20.?Senator Ray ner of Maryland in the senate today | called up his resolution requiring the president to appoint a court of in- j quiry to investigate charges against Col. Wm. F. Stewart of the coast ar? tillery, now stationed at Fort Grant, Ariz. Mr. Rayner said he took this action because he was satisfied there would be no report from the military affairs committee on his resolution at this session of congress. He review- | ed the sending of his resolution to , the committee last Wednesday and I his appearance before the committee j on the following day. Last Friday he was informed, he said, that papers in connection with the case had not ar- j rived from the war department, and he humorously referred to the diffl c?lty of sending a messenger from the war department to the senate be? fore congress adjourned. Senator Warren of Wyoming, chair? man of the military affairs commit? tee, stated that the committee had made every effort to get from the department all the papers in the case. Following his speech, Mr. Rayner offered a substitute for his original resolution expressing the sentiment that Col. Stewart was entitled to be heard and that the president be re? quested to convene a court of inquiry. Consideration of the resolution went over until tomorrow. j Speaking of his belief that the ^pres dent, the war department and the committee on military affairs were hastening action on this case, Mr. Rayner said: m "It is proper for me to remind the senate, however, that while this case is being thus expedited, Col. Stew? art is upon the heights of Arizona. He is at a high altitude, as high as the president can get him, with very little chance of his getting down any lower within any definite period of time. Being at a high altitude,' he ought not to complain. The climate is salubrious and uniform, it being as cold in winter as it is hot in summer; the surroundings are all salutary, his companions are festive and convival, consisting of a caretaker, a teamster and several government mules, and the society of this fashionable centre is therefore extremely exclusive and select. The president is delighted with the situation and therefore the chairman of the military committee ought also to be satisfied. If the president is satisfied every body ought to be satisfied Why not? What right has anybody to be dis? satisfied with anything that satisfies the president? Who could be guilty f such a treasonable act? The king cannot commit a wrong, and there? fore the president cannot commit a wrong. Congress may make the grave mistakes. Courts may err. Hu? man judgment" ajt the zenith of its strength may arrive at faulty and erroneous conclusions, but the exe? cutive can never blunder. Infallibili? ty is one of his attributes. When he comes to a conclusion upon strictly ex parte testimony his position is im? pregnable. "A Judge who hears both sides may have his mind disturbed, but a president who hears only one side can proceed with accuracy and precision to final Judgment without the slight? est doing wrong or making any mis? take upon the testimony he has heard. The constitution gives a criminal the right to be informed of the na? ture and cause of the accusation against him; it permits him' to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have process for ob? taining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. "The president prefers to try the case without any witnesses for the defense, because if witnesses for the defense were summoned, he defiantly proclaims, to use his own language, 'they could not possibly upset the Judgment that he had already ren? dered.' This Is the president's concep? tion of justice. "If the senate refuses to act," de? clared Mr. Rayner, "the only relief that I can now think of would per? haps speedily come if this officer were to die In the place of his cap? tivity. Then the country would, per? haps, come to the conclusion that no other man should ever die by the same methods. Here comes the spring winds to chap, tan and freckle. Use Plnesalve Carbollzed. (Acts like a poultice) for cuts, sores, burns, chapped skin. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. Hoke Smith says he Is not run? ning for the nomination, but we are told by those who have witnessed the race that if a scared rabbit were to start up In front of him he could soon kick it off the track.?Wilming? ton Star. I "Public opinon does not realize the siuation now; all It knows is the president has punished an officer of the army because, in his judgment, he is objectionable to the service. It has not yet grasped the entire envi? ronment. It does not as yet com? prehend that the president has taken a stand that no sovereign or monarch in any other civilized land would dare to take at this enlightened day. When it understands the proposition fully the public opinion will move; it will move along the avenues of public jus? tice; it will be heard through the channels of public expression; it will move slowly but surely to the place of captivity; it will take the unfortu? nate officer and transfer him from the custody of the president into the pres? ence of the president, and trampling with an iron heel upon the desperate experiment of authority that the president has used, it will give to its victim, humble, and unpretensive as he may be, the right to be heard in self-defense, a right not only accord? ed him by the laws of his land, but a natural right that God has given him, and which it should not lie within the power of any potentate or ruler in the universe to deprive him of if there is any conscience or humanity in the heart of man or any justice left on this earth." COTTON PRICES FALLING. Some Firm Spot*. But General Ten? dency Downward. New York, May 20.?The cotton market showed firm spots durirg to? day's trading, the general tendency appeared to be downward and the close was barely steady at a net de? cline of S to 23 points. Sales were estimated at 250.000 bales. The market opened easy at a de? cline of 1 to 12 point* in response to lower cables and a favorable weather map, bat rallied during the early session on covering of Wall street shorts and strong spot ac'vlces, with July and October selling 1 to 4 points net higher. A set bark of 8 to 9 points was followed by another ad? vance during the early afternoon car? rying July to 9.73 and October to 9.24, or 3 to 7 points over last night's finals, but later positions were rela? tively easy, and in the subsequent trading the market ruled weak and unsettled with the close at practical If the lowest level of rhe^ day. New Orleans was quite a heavy seller here at times during the day, supposedly on better crop accounts, but while the official map and forecasts were con? sidered favorable, the lines on the map suggested that storms in the Northwest might work downward into the belt. Private spot news was generally bullish, being reflected in the relative steadiness of the near po? sitions. Southern spot markets, offi? cially reported, were 1-8 lower to 1-8 higher. The cut in certain lines of cotton goods annbunced by a large Chicago house may have had some Influence during the day, but did not figure prominently as a market factor. ' RAPS GUM CHEWERS. Three Things Dr. Broughton Can't Stand?They're Merry Widow Hats, Crying Babies and Gum Chew ers. Dr. Broughton, before he entered upon the discussion of his subject. "The Political Situation in Georgia." at the Tabernacle Sunday evening, touched upon the irum-chewing habit in women. "It's the curse of Atlanta." he said. He had called upon some of the women in the congregation before him to remove their hats. "There are three things that I can't stand in church," he said. "One of those things is 'Merry Widow' hats. Another is crying babies. And the third is a lot of gum-chewing wo? men. "Some of the men chew gum," he said. "But they are more moderate than the women. They aren't at it all the time, and they know when to stop. "But to see a woman chewing gum in church or on the street car or in company, is enough to disgust a monkey! (Laughter.) "I don't believe any self-respecting man would ask a gum-chewing wo? man to marry him," continued the doctor. "Amen!" came a fervent Interrup? tion, In a masculine voice, from some unknown quarter of the congregation. ?Atlanta Journal. Prime Fade Ungrabbed. "Your honor," said the attorney for the land-grabbers. "I ask that the jury be Instructed to acquit. My clients are not guilty." "You speak with confidence hardly warranted by the evidence." respond? ed the court. "But, your honor," resumed the at? torney, "I myself have visited the scene of the alleged crime, and I give you my word that the land is right there yet "?Philadelphia Ledger. GREAT FLOODS IN THE WEST. OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS SWEPT BY TERRIFIC STORMS. Not a Railroad In the Former State in Operation Last Night?Many Towns and Great Stretch ew of Coun? try Inundated?Cot ton wood Hirer Twenty-Are Miles Wide and Rising ?Great Damage Done in Destruc? tion of Cattle, Crops and Other Property. Muskogee, Okla., May 24.?Not a railroad in Oklahoma is in operation tonight as a reeult of the heavy rains and cloudbursts that have occurred In various parts of the State during the past three days. The last road to sus? pend operations was the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, which was forced to quit at noon today, when the bridge on the main line at Eufala went down. To add to the disaster the main supplying natural gas to the Indian Territory part of the State was carried away with the Clarksvllle bridge today and the supply of gas for Muskogee and several other cities in the southeastern part of the State has been entirely cut oft. Officials of the gas company say it will be a week before repairs can be made so that the gas supply can again be carried. As natural gas is used for light and heat business will be suspended in a measure. Elevators have been forced ^ to stop running and hotels and res? taurants have practically been put out of business. >?i In the last ten hours there has been a rain of 20 inches in this section of the State. Entire counties are -under water. Late this afternoon a mes? sage was received at the Midland Val? ley railroad offices here from Jenks, Okla., saying that the town is under water and that help is needed. The railroad Is powerless to send aid, as a bridge went out today. Jenks Is 53 miles north of Muskogee. Tulsa, Okla., May 24.?As a result of an almost Incessant downpour of rain In Oklahoma for the last three days the Arkansas river has reached the highest ^point in 14 years. Parts of West Tulsa and Jenks, 14 miles s?outh, are inundated and the inhabi? tants are moving from their homes. Telephone and telegraph offices are crippled. Tn the lowlands the crops are ruined and much live stock has been drowned. A considerable area has been devastated. Sd far no loss of human life has been reported. Train service is delayed by #ashoot8 Austin, Tex., May 24.? A trrrifle wind and rain storm that at timed de? veloped into a tornado swept Texas from the Pan-Handle to the Gulf early today. The destruction to crop and vegetation, trees and shrubbery was the greatest reported in years. In numerous places houses were uplifted and small villages and hamlets in many instances were inundated by the terrific rainfall, which In the space of four hours reached seven inches in many sections. Austin was In the path of the worst of the storm and for hours the streets were im? passable for either man or beast, elec? tric light and telephone connections were disabled and many houses were unroofed. The agricultural sections of Central and Southern Texas have been immeasurably damaged accord? ing to general reports received here tonight. Guthrie, Okla., May 24.?All West Guthrie Is inundated with seven to ten feet of water rushing thrc/ugh the streets. The Cotton wood river is IS miles wide in places and is rising. Not a train has arrived in Guthrie to? day. Denison. Tex., May 24.?Train ser? vice north of here on the Frisco and Missouri, Kansas, Texas, virtually is suspended because of washouts. The railway approaches to the south on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Frisco are reported gone. The river is rising rapidly and serious trouble is anticipated. A telephone message from Red river reported the unpre? cedented rise of 23 feet 8 inches. The river is still rising and an overflow is believed inevitable. All of the low lands are under water and enormous damage has been done to the crop. The Wichita river is out of its bank and a mile wide at many points. Farming lands are under water and much stock has been drowned. Fam? ilies have moved to high ground for safety. MARRIAGE INSTEAD OF DOG. Couple Got Wrong License and Di? vorce Is Now In Order. South Norwalk, Conn., May 18.? When William Krisick and Miss Al? exandria Kierszika, Polanders. ap? plied for a license to Town Clerk Herbert R. Smith Saturday they were given a marriage license and Justice j of the Peace John Curnow married I them. The bride has now instituted , proceedings for divorce and threat I ens to sue the officials, for all they ' wanted was a dog license. Krisick's dog was named Louise and in his broken English all he said was that i ? he wanted a license for Louise. The I bride is a cousin io the bridegroom.