The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-05-25
The State Democratic Con
ventlon.

ventlon.
Columbia, May 19 The Demo
cratic May State convention mas been
held and nothing very astonishing
has resulted therefrom All efforts
to do away with the State campaign
this year or to reduce the number of
meetings failed utterly and the sched.
ule will call for Al Of the meetings
The candidates for public Office this
year will accordingly get harder
campaign work no doubt than the
soldiers in the army A resolution
endorsing the State administration
was presented and referred to the
committee on resolutions, but when
the committees report came in that
particular resolution was missing
The conventions action as to the
prohibition movement aud the dis
pensary law is embraced in the fol
lowing. which was everything adopt.
ed on the subject:
"That we pledge the Democratic
party to continued support of the
dispensa1y law as the best solution of
the liquor question and call upon all
lovers of temperance and good order
to hold up the hands of our public
servants ir their efforts to administer
lit II 'ne terest of morality, good
condu ID prosperity"
1t was a fine and a representative
body of men. All classes and condi-
tons were present The attendance
was not as large as usual Come of
the delegates were absent, and some
had to skirmish around and try to I'LL
up their delegations, and even by
getting friends into the Convention
many of the delegations were short
several members.
At 12O8 o'clock State Chairnan
Tompkins called the convention TO
order and asked for nominations for
chairman.
Senator Mayfeld nominated "the
tried Democrat from Abbeville, "
Senator I 81. McCalla.
Senator McCalIa was unanimously
elected and was conducted to the
chair.
A committe on credentials was ap.
pointed and the convention adjourn.
ed until 3 o'clock.
On re- assembling the temporary
organization was made permanent
and the convention then proceeded
to elect one vice president from each
congressional district, the election
resulting az follows, each being
unanimous
First-Jos W BarnwelI.
Second-D s Henderson.
Third-Josh W Ashley.
Fourth-M l. Donaldson.
Fifth-Wm Jeffries.
sixth-W j Montgomery.
Seventh-D T E6rd.
Committees. consisting Of one from
each county, on Platform aud Resolu
tious and Constitution and Bylaws we're
appointed. 1t was agreed that all reso
lutions should be referred without dis
cussion, TO these Committees.
The following was offered by Col.
Robert Aldrich. which he read himself.
from the press stand, concluding amid
applause
l Be it resolved BY the Democratic
party of South Carolioa in COZ nvension
assembled:
That We renew oar fe.lisy to the
Democratic party of tho United States,
aud again endorse ita principles as
eouooiated in the Chicago platform o.
1896. aud declare anew our upabated
confidence 10 its peerless leader-Wm
Jennings Bryan
2 That We view vita pride and sat.
iefac.ior the Democratic administra
to, of our State government for the
present term, and confer upon it the
we'll done of an approving coostitu
en4.
8. That we pledge the Democratic
party to a continued support of the
dispeosary law. as the best solution o
the liquor question and CALI upon al
lovers Of temperance ard good order te
bold up the hands of oar public ser
wants in their efforts to administer it il
the interest of morality, good cooduc'
aud prosperity.
4 That We pledge The State of South
Carolina to a royal support of the gov
erpment of the United States 10 the
present war with Spain, and assure ou'
fellow coun;rymen throughout the Union
that the spirit which animated our fore
fathers 10 the olden time. still lives in
the heart and minds Of their descend
auts
5 That We bid our gallant soldiers
who have taken up arms in defense OF
the country God snteed ard nromise