The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-28
STATE CONVENTION.
The Democratic Party Adopts Platform
s1d Resolutions.

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o1d Resolutions.
Columbi 8. c., May a1.-The State
Democratic Convention met ut noon
to-day In the hsll Of the House of Rep
EessnSatives and was called to order by
chairman Willie Jones. Three hundred
members were present and much time
was spent in calling the roll and re-
vising it. ~
In place of ]. H. Tillmau, of Edge
Held, the name CT T. H. Rainsfort, was
substituted, and of j. w. Moor, IF
hampton, the name of Col. Willie
Jones.
Col. Willie Jones and Governor Nc
sweeney were nominated for chair
man, but the governor withdrew and
Colonel Jones was unanimously elected.
Thomas E. Hawes and j. T. Parker
were elected secretaries.
The following vice-presidents were
elected: First district, j.. w. Dunn,
Charleston; Second district, DR.. w. C.
smith, Barnwell: Third District, A. ].
singh, Newberry; Fourth district, w.
l.. Mauldin, Greenville; Fifth district.
). E. Mcdonald, Winnsboro; Sixth
district, A. H. Williams, Williams.
burg; Seventh district, w. r. Scar.
borough.
r. NJ. Nixon was elected sergeant.at-
arms and j. E. Boggs trea surer.
! DISCUSSION OVER RESOLUTIONS.
a long discussion insued over a reso
luton introduced by d. S. Henderson.
OF Aiken, providing that all resolutions
should be referred without debate to n
committee composed of one member of
each county delegation. W.D. Evans.
or Mariboro, opposed the resolutions,
ana offered substitute that two com
mittees should be appointed, one to act
upon platform and resolutions. the
other to act on constitution and rules.
These committees will each be COM
posed OF one member from each dele
cation. After some debate this was
adopted.
A number of resolutions were then
submitted and read. Among them
were Democratic platform by G.. R.
Rembert, of Richland, an expression of
congratulation to Cuba by Col. James
A. Hoyt, Of Greenville; q condemna.
ton of Senator McLaurin's course in
forsaking the Democratic party by T..
=. rogers; q condemnation of trusts by
6. Duncan Bellinger, and another simi-
lar bill by Mr.. McCalla. Two protests
against child labor in the mills were
introduced by Solicitor j. VIM. Thur
mond and Mr. L. j. Croft, of Aiken.
THE LOCKOUT PEOPLE.
| In Mr.. McCalla's resolution was en-
bodied clause deploring the condi-
ton of the locked-out employees in the
Horse Creek Valley mil,s. Another
resolution along the same line was in
troduced by Mr.. Cole L. Blease, Of
Newberry. It reads as follows:
whereas, This convention has heard
with profound regret that the opera
tives OF the cotton mills of Horse Creek
valley, In Aiken County, are in dis.
eress' caused by the action Of the cot
ton mill presidents in ordering lock-
out in said mills, because of q strike in
cotton mill in the State of Georgia.
"Be eitreeolved, That this convention
hereby extends to the operatives Of
Horse Creek Valley, on account Of
their loyalty to the Democratic party
IN the past, every assistance possible to
relieve them from the screws OF on
preston
Resolved second, That we condemn
the acts of the said mill presidents, as
heartless, unwarranted and unjust,
causing untold suffering and distress
among the people who constitute one
third of the entire population of Aiken
County.
Resolved third, That we call upon
all law-loving citizens who feel that
the poor laboring white men of our
State are unjustly prohibited from
earning an honest livelihood, to extend
to the people Of Horse Creek Valley
moral and financial aid.
Resolved fourth, That we demand
OF our lawmakers the enactment of
such laws as will relieve and forever
protect the laboring people of the great
State of South Carolina, who are the
bone and sinew of our land, from such
unlawful treatment in the future, and
such other laws we demand as will
prevent the crippling of values of real
estate and other property by combina-
tion Of capital"
SENATOR TILLMAN THERE.
Senator Tillman, who is member of
the convention, was present in the
Edgefeld delegation.
THE PLATFORM.
At11 o'clock tonight the platform
wes presented and adopted without
debe g.
The three points covered were impe-
Tiaiism, monopoIies and tariff for reve-
nue. only advocated.
The resolution exnressipo avmno+br