Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-24
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Senator Tillman's Programme Car
ried Out without Friction.

senator Tillman's Programme Car
ried Out without Friction.
The State Democratic convention
met in Columbia last Wednesday. per-
formed its work in accordance with
the suggestions thrown out by Senator
Tillman. at Manning recently, and ad-
iourned. A resolution condemnatory
of the cours> of Senator McLaurin
was adopted. Congressional candidates
are required to support the platform
last adopted by the party until new
platform is adopted, and opposition
to child labor in cotton mills is here
after to be the mudsill Of Democratic
policy. Along with this the senatorial
campaign and the campaign for state
officers are to be conducted in different
parts Of the state at the same time.
The convention was largely compos-
ed of candidates for state and federal
offices, there being as many as fifty
in its membership. State Chairman
Willie Jones called the body to order
and was elected permanent chairman
The work of the convention was diVid-
ed between two committees; one on
platform and resolutions and the other
on constitution and rules. Colone!
James A. Hoyt was made chairman OF
the first named committee and Senator
B. r. Tillman Of the second.
There were several resolutions on
the Horse Creek lockout matter, all
condemning the action Of the cotton
mill management, and the committee
compiled them into one general resolu-
ton, which received the endorsement
of the convention.
There were several stray child labor
resolutions. These also received the
endorsement of the convention. which
put itself on record against the eni-
ployment in cotton mills of children
under IL years Of age.
The resolution condemning Senator
McLaurin was presented by Delegate
Rogers, of Marlboro, and was adopted
as follows: Resolved by the Demo-
cratic convention Of South Carolina,
That the course Of ]. L. McLaurin as
senator from this state be condemned.
Mr.. McKeown, of Chester, sought to
prevent the enrolment on club lists OF
all but duly qualified voters. He fall
ed.
Attorney General Bellinger present
ed strong antitrust resolutions, which
were endorsed.
D. H. McGill sought to amend article
G of the constitution, so as to pledge
voters to the principles" enunciated
in a platform. This failed.
This, offered in behalf Of the Pickens
delegation, was killed: Resolved by
this convention now assembled, That
we endorse all candidates who are now
in the race, or who may hereafter en-
ter for any office and pledge them all
the votes they may receive.
Colonel j. A. Hoyt offered a plat
form embodying so much Of the plat
form Of 1900 as he considers still alive
1t relates to trusts, the Philippine war
Imperialism, territorial expansion. All
Of 1t was endorsed
Senator Tillman offered resolutions
eulogistic of Wade Hampton. They
were adopted.
The proceedings of the convention
were harmonious throughout. There
was practically no discussion, except
such as arose out of the suggestion
that there were two sides to the Horse
Creek strike matter, and that the mill
owners should not be condemned with
out a hearing. The convention ad-
journed at II o'clock Wednesday night
and after adjournment Senator Till
man responded to calls for speech.