The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-28
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Harmonious and Business Like
Assembly of Representative
Dem0crats---RlcLaurin Not
in Evidence.

democracy OF South CarO1InS aS dAy
that has assembled within the past
twelve years. ;.
There were great many candi-
dates present on the floor of the coz
yentson as delegates, in fact all OF the
candidates for the United States
Senate, and with few exceptions all
the Congressional candidates, and all
for State Offices save three or four.
The candidates were not ofensiveiy
conspicuous, but they were indus
triously at work in their own behalf.
and there was hand shaking and wire
puiline from early morn until long
after the convention adjourned and
honest men, other than politicians,
were long abed.
The convention was called TO oroer
shortly after u O'Clock by State
Chairman Willie Jones. who asked
Bishop Ellison Capers to open the con-
vention with prayer.
The roll was called and the tempo
rary organization effected by the cleo
tion Of Col. Willie Jones as temporary
chairman, Col. T. @. Hamer of Mari
boro and z. T. Parks of Orangeburg
as secretary and Col. F. NJ. Mlxson
Sergean5-at-Arms.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and the vice presi-
dents were chosen as follows:
First District. ". Dunn.
Second--W. G. Smith.
Third. A. Slight.
Fourth-W. L. Maulidn.
Fifth. F. Mcdonald.
Six5h-A. H. Williams.
Seyenth-W. D. Scarborough.
The rnles Of the house OF representa-
tires were adopted to govern the pody.
Under resolution offered by Hon.
~. d. Evans Of Marlboro two COM
naittees were appointed: one on plat
form and resolutions, the other on con.
s5isution and rules. each consisting OF
one member from each county.
Altamont Moses represented Sumter
on the platform committee and 4. |.
Manning the constitution committee.
Lee comfy was represented by I. q.
Mcleod on the platform committee
and By L. &. Moore on the constltu-
tion committee.
s great many resolutions were now
introduced and we're referred TO the
committees without discussion. A
number of these resolutions had no
bearing whatever upon the work Of the
convention and we're probably intro
duced as campaign thunder by 5ne
candidate-authors Most OF these
resolutions were killed without discus
sion on unfavorable reports bya the
committee at the night session.
When all the resolutions were IN, the
convention adjourned until $50 P. m.
Col j. A. Hoyt was made chair
man of the committee on platform and
Senator B. E. Tillman chairman OF
the committee on constitution and
rules.
When the convention reassembled
AT 8. 50 O'Clock, Col. ". j. Taibert IN
troduced the following resolutions,
which were adopted by a rising vote:
where's Hon. Henry McIyer, at the
bidding Of the Democratic party mas
served the whole people OF South Car
olina for % years, first as associate
Justice and latterly as chief justice,
with distinguished fidelity and abil-
ity. having in his first opinion IN 1917
settled finally and properly, as is now
universally conceded, the question OF
the respective rights of D. q. Cham
berlain and Wade Hampton as to the
goyernorship Of this State, and hav..
ing once for patriotic reasons declined
fhe Office of chief justice, his lifelong;
ambition, to which after years OF pa
tient service as associate justice ne
was finally elevated by unanimous
vote of the general assembly; and
L.
disease which prevents at present the
active service which he has been &C
customed to render, and lnf1lcts acute
suffering upon him; now, be 1t
Resolved by the Democratic party
of South Carolina, IN convention as
sembled:
I. That It hereby desires to express
the debt of gratitude Of the people OF
this State to the distinguished chief
i;ustice and TO assure him Of its
warmest affection and sincerest SYM
pathy in his affection, and to express
the hope that he may long be spared
to counsel and guide the great court
OF which he is the ornate head; an ex-
ample Of industry, learning, proolty
and patritism, which shonld be both
an example and an inspiration to the
men who are to assume from time to
time the burdens and response bi litles
Of political and professional life IN
this State.
THE PLATFORM.
Col. James A. Hoyt then presented
the report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions as follows:
Resolved by the Democracy OF South
Carolina, IN convention assembled:
/ That We reafhrm and endorse the
platform of principles enunciated by
the State Democratic convention OF
1900. with especial stress upon the
following sections:
'sThat we view with alarm the power
which the trusts through the Republi-
can party are exercising over leglsla-
tion and national politics and their
ability to control the prices OF the
necessities of life without regard to
the law of supply and demand. We
condemn the hypocritical attitude OF
the Republican leaders who abuse
trnsts and combines, while they use
- ,l,+o;ro5 from them and 0y.