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ANTI-BLEASE WILL DOMII STATE C Ante-Administration De ous Counties?Primal lution Mostr (Greenville News). D Returns from all over the State in- v dicate an anti-administration State fi convention, and one which is favor- E able to reform of the primary. So si far as could be learned last night, the ai administration forces were in control c< in but three county conventions? tl Lexington, Jasper and Chesterfield, a In the last named county, four of the q' six delegates are Blease men. In el several instances delegates were in- p structed to endeavor to reform the p: primary. In Richland county, the 01 delegation was instructed to work for tl the restriction of the primary to reg- tl istered voters. M Newberry county sends to the State nn convention an anti-administration 1c J-t ti? M?iu? j i: ! . i iu ut'it^aiiuii. morimiiu ucvunru IU ocuu John L. McLaurin to the State con- B vention, defeating him by a vote of T 97 to 25.. Charles Carrol Sims and f< Attorney General Peeples were omit- C ted in the Barnwell delegation. JLee county sends an anti-administration delegation, headed by United H States Senator E. D. Smith. For- C merly this convention has been for Blease. There is one man in the del- >; egation who is a supporter of the b( governor. He is B. Frank Kelley, ti candidate for lieutenant governor. Kershaw county sends both John >r G. Richards and Mendel L. Smith to le the State convention. v< York county sends an anti-admin- C istration delegation. Laurens county A sends six anti-administration and G two administration men to the State B convention. W. C. Irby and Solicitor W Cooper are included in the list of del- S egates. Sumter county is said to,be j* anti-administration. b; In Charleston there were two con- S ventions, and each sent his delegates. The State convention will decide ? which is entitled to seats. c' Ira B. Jones heads the delegation e: from Lancaster. J Senator Tillman is a member of the delegation from Edgefield. Barnwell county endorsed E. D. ^ ft lAL 1 j ?_a a a A 111 omun ana expressea us wisn tnai " he be re-elected. 1 So far as could be learned last night, Gov. Blease will have 35 of ^ the 336 delegates to the State con- " vention. Greenwood, May 4.?The Greenwood County Democratic convention met here at- noon today in the court tl house. The features of the meeting were the election of a solid anti- * Blease delegation to the State con- y vention, the adoption of a resolution . commending President Wilson in the lr canal tolls tight, the refusal to ad mit Greenwood Democratic club num- " ber 2, which was recently organized. to the floor of the convention, and llJ last, but not least, a resolution instructing the delegation to support s< certain primary restrictions, which v! resolution was adopted, after much Vl discussion, by the overwhelming vote ? of 96 to 13. It seemed to be the " idea of the convention that every a! white man should vote, but that he y be restricted to one vote. ~ 1?A1 ama 4V*A A v/uvniu^ Oic UIC UCIC^UICS eit'L" Led: L. M. Moore, M. G. Bowles, M.' Higgins, R. T. Strom, G. C. Stall- a< worth, W. H. Nicholson, H. C. Till- 7' man and R. B. Hinton. The convention was re-organized with the following officers: Captain 9} Rogers, chairman; E. S. F. Giles, vice-chaiman; Brooks Marshall, sec- v< retary; Charles E. Klugh, treasurer. Newberry Anti-Blease. ^ Columbia, May 4.?A long distance T telephone message from Newberry v< tonight stated that the county con- d< vention there today was anti-Blease ai and eight delegates opposed to Blease sc were elected to the State convention hi as follows: Alan Johnstone, George ft B. Cromer, S. J. Derrick, G. Y. Hunt- ai er, J. M. Suber, W. D. Hardy, Van Smith and I. M. Smith. Senator Alan hi Johnstone was elected as the New- b< berry member of the State executive ?, committee succeeding Governor Blease. Jos. L. Keitt was elected county chairman to succeed Assist- D ant Attorney General Fred H. Dom- aj inick. Dr. Cromer was president of qi the convention. Neither Governor ti Blease nor Col. John K. Aull attended c< the convention. A telegram received tl here tonight from Bennettsville stat- W ed that Senator John L. McLaurin le was defeated as a delegate to the Stat^ convention and eight delegates opposed to the administration was ? sent to the convention. It was also reported via Newberry that Charles Carroll Sims, who is running for governor and Attorney General Thos. H. c< Peeples were not included on the del- B egation of eight from Barnwell to the si State convention. S Another report via Newberry said in that W. F. Stevenson was defeated as tl a delegate to the State convention 01 from Chesterfield county but he was B elected as a Chesterfield representa- di tive on the State executive commit- B tee. Lexington county is reported to V have been captured by the Blease si forces while it is reported that Union a county sent two anti-Biease an(l four ui Blease men to the State convention, w at Richland Meeting. 2" Columbia, May 4.?Dominated by ' the anti-Blease forces the Richland id county convention by kn overwhelm- D ing majority today adopted the reso- ef lution offered by John J. McMahan hi instructing its delegates to the State tc convention to work for restriction of S| the primary to registered voters. The C resolution reads: "Resolved, by the bt FORCES ] * ATE THE i ONYENTION' c c legations From Vari- j *y Reform is ResoTalked Of. , emocracy of Richland county in con- } ention assembled, that the delegates c rom Richland county to the State T emocratic convention are hereby in- \ tructed to vote and work for the t doption of amendments to the party \ institution and rules safeguarding f le primary elections by requiring of t 11 voters in the primary proof of 1 ualification to vote in the general <j lection and thus to make good the c ledge to support the nominees of the rimary." Twelve delegates to carry I at these instructions and in sympa- I ly with the dominant majority of t le convention as follows: John J. r tcMahan, F. H. Weston, J. S. Huff- ( inn A fl r'lo-l ?' , ... vj. viainaun, vjeurge w. iay?r, A. J. Bethea, W. W. Ray, J. B. ^ IcLaughlin, W. Scott Pope, Christie ennett, W. K. Duffie, James A. Hoyt. welve alternates were chosen as >llows: Rev. C. E. Burts, Hubert * laytor, F. S. Terry, E. C. McGregor, \ , B. Duke, C. M. Scott, P. R. McCain, * oe Sparks, S. F. Killingsworth, H. * [. Hinnant, A. S. Salley, Jr., George * offin Taylor. r General Wilie Jones was re-elected ^ y acclamation as Richland's mem- . er of the State Democratic execuve committee. c Nearly 400 delegates were present F i Craven Hall today when R. Bever- J. y Sloan, secretary, called the conention to order, in the absence of r ounty Chairman H. N. Edmunds. 1 fter the convention was organized, v . W. Collins placed the name of R. ? everley Sloan in nomination as pres- j. lent of the convention. UnifpH tates District Attorney F. H. Wes>n nominated John J. McMahan, the ? allot resulting in the election of Mr. loan by a vote of 263 to 113. On Dmination of Christie Bennet, Mr. loan was then unanimously elected s aairman of the county Democratic cecutive committee. R .E. Carwile c as elected secretary of the conven- ? on and D .C. Ray, vice president, j ath elections being unanimous. It e as after a stiff fight that the reso- ? itions to confine the primary to'reg- t tered voters was adopted. A strong j action of the anti-Blease forces g >ught the resolution. James A. ^ [oyt among others were against the doption of so stringent qualifica- _ ons. Cal Caughman, James A. Sum- a lersett and others joined him. Chris- ? e Bennet made a rousing speech for ? le McMahanResolutions and he was j iconded by ? E. Taylor and others. a he first rote came on a motion to ? ible the resolution which was lost a 10 to 210. The convention broke j, ito wild applause as the record vote ? as shown and in spite of the fran- ? c opposition of Mr. Summerset and Ll ?> uners me vote in favor of the reso- v ition carried 199 to 97. g A resolution by W. Anderson Clark- g >n asking for a constitutional con-U sntion in 1907 was tabled with diision. C Resolution endorsing President I Wilson and the National Democratic! ^ministration were adopted by acamation amid cheers. One by John ( McMahan read "Resolved: By the ii emocratic convention of Richland ii runty, that, having instructed it's a slegates to the State convention two e ears ago to vote and work for the I ? istruction of the State delegates to v altimore to support the nomination It r Woodrow Wilson for president,If rst, last and all the time, this con- a sntion now rejoices in the fulfill- tl lent of its hopes and in the glorious ii sar of achievement of the National g emocratic administration under the t< adership of this worthy successor of li homas Jefferson and that this con- \ sntion records the absolute confi- ji snce of our people in the patriotism v id statesmanship of President Wilm and their enthusiastic support of J im in all of his policies. "Resolved, J irther, that in the shadow of war we li re satisfied our country has the a uidance of a strong hand, a clear C sad and a fearless heart, and we I r sspeak our faith that all will belr. ell." r The other by W. H. Miller was:IS Rerolved by the Richland County ti emocratic convention, in convention Ic ssembled, that it does hereby un- T jalifiedly endorse the present Na It! onal Democratic administration and d mfidently expects the party under e le matchless leadershin nf WnAri^,., I - Wilson to lead this nation into a new tl adership." A PARTANBURG TURNED TO BE ANTI-BLEASE. c Spartanburg, May 4.?Spartanburg f >unty carried by Governor Cole L. ? lease two years ago, will send a n >lid anti-Blease delegation to the a tate Democratic convention. Find- t ig after a preliminary skirmish that e tey had a majority of about two to 0 le, the political foes of Governor e lease ran the county convention to- ? ly just as they pleased. Governor ti lease's supporters, led by Cecil C. t, fyche and Samuel J. Nicholls, re- c sted stubbornly at every turn. Not e single candidate or important meas- e re put forward by the Bleaseites, a ho numbered 165, was elected or iopted. The opposition commanded \ 14 votes. John Gary Evans was elected present of the convention and Dr. S. T. . Lancaster county chairman. Delates to the State convention will C ?: T. B. Waldrup, Campobella ii twnship; O. M. Moore, Beach s Rrings township; Miller Hines, tl erokee; H. K. Osborne, Spartan- d arg; O. W. Harrison, Walnut h V 5rove; Dr. S. T. D. Lancaster, Glenn s VI. Anderson, Reidsville; C. M. t Drummond, Woodruff; M. C. Poole, 1 Uross Anchor, and the following six lelegates at large: N. B. West, R. a j. Christopher, John Gary Evans, 0 Soward B. Carlisle, Dr. W. B. Pat- a ;on and H. H. Arnold. President ' Wilson's administration was en- c lorsed by the convention. A resolu- fl ;ion of Mr. Nicholls instructing the t lelegates to the State convention to c >ppose any efforts to restrict the use a >f the ballot in the primary was de- t 'eated. J. H. Gosnell, of Inman, was t sleeted State executive committee- t nan. _ c >ICKENS DELEGATES ? ARE ANTI-BLEASE. d Pickens, May 4.?Pickens county ^ las elected an anti-administration c lelegation to the State convention. y The county convention today met * vith 110 in attendance and selected v he delegates. The convention was ^ vithout disorder, and except for the n act that the partisan separated, sit- t ing on opposite sides of the court p souse, there was no great feeling r lisplayed. W. T. O'Dell was elected v hairman. Q The following are the delegates: ? )r. R. F. Smith, Easley; Rev. D. W. t( liott. Easlpv! .T- F. P Mr. ral; Ramsey Doyle, Calhoun, Furnan Norris, Central, and Charlie L Cureton, Pickens. VBBEVILLE COUNTY ANTI-BLEASE CROWD. v Abbeville, May 4?Eight anti-ad- g, ninistration delegates were elected to ? he State convention today as fol- t] ows: W. N. Graydon, R. E. Cox, W. r \ Greene, E. C. Horton, W. R. Dunn, D 2. W. Harper, J. Q. Stillwell, G. N. [< tickles. W. N. Graydon was elected ti hairman and E. C. Horton secretary. The convention voted down a reso- v uticn favoiing a continuance of the j ounty to county campaign, and t >assed a resolution favoring reform- c ng the primary so as to insure an c lonest election. Resolutions com- t< nending Wilson's administration was \ inanimously passed. A resolution j vas passed that a rule should be G idopted prohibiting candidates from L ndulging in personalities and abuse. it Convention perfectly harmonious hroughout. f, 1 AFFNF.Y nRI.ET.ATPC ? " ARE " ANTI-BLEASE. ? tl Gaffney, May 4.?After being in tj ession practically the entire day the n ounty convention elected as county hairman R. A. Dobson, vice chair- 0 nan, W. D. Kirby, and secretaries ri j. T. Vineset tand T. K. Vassy, State ei x-committeeman T. B. Butler. The ollowing were elected delegates to n he State convention; E. J. Clary, J. f I. Turner, A. J. McGraw, R. Lee *( Smith, C. W. Whisonant and E. Harlin. ^ These delegates are to a man op- ^ iosed to the administration. The p dministration delegates were debated by a vote of sixty-two |x> ej orty-nine. The anti-administration f, elegates attended the conventifcnrojh. , spirit of mediation, with no intefP ion of stirring up strife, but soon fter the convening of the body the ?, ssue wasf raised by the administra- 0] ion forces and ran through the en- jr ire proceedings. In a spirit of coniliation the administration advocates /ere offered two delegates to the jr State convention, but they demand- 0] d an equal division with the result s| hat they got nothing. ^ ICON EE SOLID FOR J* THE HON. E. I). SMITH. ?] Walhalla, May 4.?The Oconee ^ 'ounty Democratic convention met L i the court house here this morn ig, tne session lasting for an hour nd a half. The proceedings were ^ ntirely harmonious throughout. Strong but conservative resolutions sj fere passed endorsing the adminis- * ration of Woodrow Wilson, calling j] or safeguarding the primary election gainst frauds and irregularities, and he convention went on record as beig unalterably opposed to race track tl ambling as carried on in Charles- hi on within the State of South Caro- U| na. Adopting the resolution of the h. Vest UnioU local club on this sub- aj ect as the sense of the county con- r( ention. Dr. C. M. Walker of Westminster, r< . P. Stribling of Richland, R. T. hi aynes of Walhalla, Dr. J. S. Strib- p( ng and Hon. F. M. Cary of Seneca tj nd Dr. A. M. Redfern of Clemson (t !ollege were chosen as Oconee's repesentatives in the State convention, jf )r. Walker was also chosen as the w epresentative for Oconee on the V) Itate Democratic executive commit- ai ?e. Oconee's delegation can be ounted solid as in favor of Hon. E. <^( ). Smith for United States Senate, ni hough there was no resolution of en- 01 orsement of any candidate. The del- p] gates are pledged to support such t{ measures as look to purification of IT1 he primary system. h tNDERSON MEETING / ? ANTI-BLEASE AFFAIR n A.J/.. M A "11 nuuci nun, iu?j ?.? i ne Anaerson u Jounty convention held to day, was e( ecidedly an anti-administration afair in every way. Gen. M. L. Bon- ai 1am was elected president of the ol leeting over Dr. W. A. Trippe, an jc dministration man, by a vote of 234 o 90. Fourteen delegates were electd to the State convention, every one f them anti-administration. Of the ight alternates several are antis. S. F )ean Pearman, who has been secresry of the county executive commitee was elected chairman to succeed V Jen. Bonham, who did not desire relection and T. Frank Watkins was O lected secretary and was also chosen s state committeeman. A rIOLENCE NARROWLY AVERTED DURING THE CHARLESTON MEETING N Charleston, May 4?The Charleston !ounty Democratic convention meet- t? ig at noon today in Hibernian Hall, st STit soon after being called to order, p e Blease-Grace sympathizers with- a rawing to one side of the hall and f< olding a convention while the oppo- d ition retired to the opposite side of he hall and held their convention, 'he delegates from both conventions vill go before the state convention >nd fight for recognition. Great disrder reigned throughout the meeting ind violence was narrowly averted. The convention split when the ounty chairman ruled out of order 4ayor John P. Grace's appeal from he action of the county executive ommittee of last Friday night in dopting a resolution that placed on he prime facie roll of delegates for he county convention all delegates of incontested city clubs and country lubs though the latter clubs have not omplied with the law in certifying to he executive committee within three lays after the club meetings their elegates to the convention. The scene was a repetition of the ounty convention meeting of two ears ago when two conventions were rganized and two sets of delegates .rent to the State convention. Leland loore was elected permanent chairman of the anti-Grace-Blease convenion, while J. P. Mitchell was elected iermanent chairman of the Gracellease convention. Joseph W. Barnwell presided as temporary chairman f the anti-Blease-Grace convention, while Frank J. Torlay presided as etnporary chairman of the Bleaseirace convention. .AURENS COUNTY IS ANTI- BLEASE Laurens, May 4.?The county con ention today elected six anti-adminitration delegates out of the eight elected, refused to indorse Gov. Uease's administration, instructed he delegation to oppose any further estrictions as the right to vote in the rimary, and elected an anti-admin?tration member of the State execuive committee. R. A. Cooper headed the State condition delegation, receiving one hunred and eighty-five votes out of a otal of 194. The other delegates hosen are: Dr. John H. Miller of Iross Hill, John H. Wharton of Waerloo, W. H. Drummond of Youngs, V. L. Gray of Laurens, W. C. Irby, r., of Laurens, Jasper E. Johnson of Iray Court and John M. Cannon of .aurens. Two full tickets were nomlated. The convention was in session over [>ur hours and for a part of the time onsiderable disorder prevailed. This ?as occasioned by the skirmishing actics employed at the beginning of he meeting to sound the strength of he contending factions. It was soon lade apparent that the anti-adminisration forces had a majority. Withut a contest, John M. Cannon was eelected county chairman. In the lection of a State executive commit10 m o *-? t*??A /*?? ? ? ,v>?uii, i>nu taiiuiuaies were nomiated? W. T. Crews and N. B. Dial, he latter was elected by a small ma>rity. O. P. Goodwin was elected presient of the convention without a con;st as were the secretaries, C. A. ower and Alison Lee. Before goinn- into the election for ight delegates, Geo. A. Browning of-1 jrea resolutions indorsing the adminr4n of Gov. Blease, opposing any tending to disfranchise white emocrats, and deploring any efforts now making towards the curtailing T full speech on the hustings" or any iterference with the county-to-counr campaign meetings, and that the elegates to State convention be so istructed. 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