Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-05-28
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Harmony Prevais--Bref Debates Over Labo
Matters-M McLaurin's Course Condemned.

Inc state DemOCTaJlC CONVENTION uuc
i'm the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives, in Columbia, at noon on Wednos
day, May 2lst. Very little friction was
manifesr, and great harmony in the party
ranks prevailed.
Oconee county was represented in the
convention by Messrs. w. j. Stribling
II. II. Jaynes, j. r. Earle, j. j. Haley
ness, Mr.. II. d. Alexander did not attend
aud Mr.. Haley went as an alternate fol-
DR.. G. M. Walker.
We take the following report of the
proceedings from tho State:
1t was 1906 when State Chairman
Willie Jones raped for order and an
nounced that tho convention would be
opened with prayer by Bishop Ellison
Capers. The hall was filled, both the
floor and in the galleries.
Bishop Capers made a brief but most
appropriate prayer, invoking the Divine
guidance upon the body. He asked that
all things rest upon the foundation OF
peace and honor. He concluded with
the Lords prayer.
Mr. Blease, of Newberry, nominated
the Hon. Wilio Jones for president OF
the convention. Col. Crews nominated
Gov. McSweeney, who promptly do
clined the nomination, scconding that
of Col. Jones. Mr.. George Douglas
Rouse, of Charleston, in glowing terms
seconded Col. Jones' nomination. Mr.
Blease put the motion and Col. Jones
was unanimously elected.
Col. Jones thanked the body for the
honor in a brief speech.
Col. II. G. lIamcr was nominated fol
one OF the secretaries of the convention
and was unanimously elected. Mr.. j.
II. Parks, of Orangeburg, was elected
the second secretary.
Col. f. NJ. Mixson was made sergeant,
alarms.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, and the vice presidents were
chosen as follows: First District, j. w.
Dunn; Second, w. c. Smith; Third, j.
A. Sigh; Fourth, w. l.. Mauldin; Fifth,
j. f. Mcdonald; Sixth, A. III. Williams
Seventh, w. d. Scarborough
The following committees were elected
Platform and Resolutions.-F. b. Gary,
l.. Tribble, Anderson; c. w. Garris,
Bamberg; G. d. Bellinger, Barnwell
Thos. Talbird, Beaufort; j. B. Morrison,
Berkeley; Geo. $. Legare, Charleston
j.. c. OFT, Cherokee; r. b. Caldwell,
Chester; J. l.. Lowry, Chesterfcld;. J.
III. Lcsesnc, Clarendon; d. l.. Smith,
Colleton; ID. r. Cokcr, Darlington; DR..
f. j. Carroll, Dorchester; w. j. Talbert,
Edgefield; j. G. Mobley, Fairfield; r. M.
MCGOWAN, Florence; j. w. Doar, George
town; Jas. a. Hoyt, Greenvillc; d. H..
Magill, Grcenwood; M. b. McSweeney,
Hampton; j. A. McDermott, Horny; j.
G. Richards, Jr., Kcrshaw; w. B. Bruce,
Lancaster; II. B. Crews, Laurens; II. G..
Mcleod, Lee; d. f. Efrd, Lexington
Jas. Norton, Marion; w. ID. Evans,
Marlboro; G. J.. Blease, Newberry; r. IT,.
Jaynes, Oconcc; w. o. Tatum, Orange
burg; &. l.. CurctOn, Pickens; &. II.
Rembert, Richland; e. S. Bleasc, Saluda
G. ii. Henry, Spartanburg; Altamont
Moses, Sumter; Sanford Wilburn, Union
w. f. Cook, Williamsburg; j. S. Brice,
York.
Constitution and Rules.-J. f. Lyon,
Abbcvillc; d. S. Henderson, Aiken; j..
M. Sullivan, Anderson; S. G. Mayfield,
Bamberg; Jas. e. Davis, Barnwell; w.
G. Vincent, Beaufort; r. w. Haynes,
Berkeley; Geo. III. Moffet, Charleston;
L. Baker, Cherokee; S. r. McKeown,
Chester; W. F; Stevenson, Chesterfield; ;
j. +. Tindal, Clarendon; j. G. Padgett,
Colleton; J. NJ. Spears, Darlington; j..
ID. Bivens, Dorchester; B. r. Tillman,
Edgciield; j. f. Mcdonald, Fairfield
ID. ii. Traxler, Florence; DR.. Olin Saw
yer, Georgetown; j. Thomas Austin,
Greenville; j. NJ. Gaines, Greenwood ;
It. II. Gooding, Hampton; J. A. Lewis,
Horny L. w. Boykin, Kershaw; T.; NJ.
Bclk, Lancaster; o. p. Goodwin, Lau-
rens; l.. A. Moore, Lee; DR.. ID. NJ. Cros-
son, Lexington; j. ID. Montgomery,
Marion; II. l. Rogers, Marlboro; George
Johnstone, Newberry; j. r. Earle, Oco-
nee; l.. X. Sturkie, Orangeburg; Laban
Manldin, Pickens; r. w. Shand, Rich
land; G. B. Lester, Saluda; II. S. Sease,
Spartanburg; II. |. Manning, Sumter
DR.. >. II. Je,er, Union; p. S. Wall, Will
liamsburg; ThOs. +. Mellow, York.
Senator Gruber called attention to the
fact that there was no treasurer. Mr.. j.
f. Boggs, of Pickens, was elected while
he was asking what the question was.
The roll of tho members Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee was
then called and the elections made by
tho county conventions were confirmed,
on motion of Mr.. Buist Of Charleston.
Resolutions were then called for, and
number were presented and several
were read from the desk before being
referred to the proper committees.
Senator Tillman was designated to
act as chairman of the committee on
constitution and rules and Col. j. A..
Hoyt to act as chairman of the commit
tee on platform and resolutions. It was
announced that both committees would
meet in the afternoon. The convention
then took recess until $50 p. m.
THE CONVENTION REAssEMBLEs.
At $50 O'Clock the convention recon
vened and Col. w. j. Talbert got the
floor and offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
"Whcreas, Hon. Henry McIver, at the
bidding of the Democratic party, has
served the whole people of South Caro-
lima for 25 years, first as Associate JUS
tico and latterly as Chief Justice, with
distinguished fidelity and ability, having
in his first opinion in 1877 settled finally,
and properly, as is now universally con
ceded, the question Of the respective
rights of d. III. Chamberlain and Wade
Hampton as to the Governorship Of this
State, and having once for patriotic rea-
sons declined the Office of Chief Justice,
his lifelong ambition, to which, after
years of patient service as Associate
Justice, he was finally elevated by unani-
nous vote of the General Assembly; and
whereas, he is now suffering from dis
case which prevents at present the ac-
tive service which he has been accus-
toned to render, and inflicts acute suf-
fering upon him; now be it
''Resolved by tho Democratic party of
South Carolina, in convention assembled
That it hereby desires to express the
debt of gratitude of the people of this
State to tho distinguished Chief Justice
and to assure him of it's warmest affec-
tion and sympathy in his afllction, and
to express the hope that he may long be