The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
STATE el)NYE Tl0N.
HARMONY Prevailed and FactioHal-
ISM Did Not Show It's Head.
II IA il Gatheriag Of True Democrats
and Hasker Was the Choice for the &
Presidential Nomination.
so par annan 10 adva

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Presidential Nomination.
s:t,ln,sSl,;;a. az The State
ser,ne atic Convention which a6-s
S;;l,,TT,rrnea shortly before / O'Clock this.
S s,ss,rn ;;r,s. MAS the most harmonious and
4 EI,a same time the strongest and
s:s,sss.sk renuineIvS representative body OF
sSssn Fl Carolina Democrats that has
zgsEAare,3 "a Convention In many
svas m iss deliberations and IN the
patch of business good order and
GOOD feeling was preserved and Jneres
Vpss an issire absence OF factionaI
fss,li;nr and there was neither refer
enca tn Rsfarmer and Conservatives;
zor efors tS revive the animositIes1
.slF,sst few years ago rent the gaIty OF
4ha State into two hostile sactions.
& Tt gas 4 business ike assembly and
no tine was unnscessarly 81 wasted, ex-5
seept that consumed by the yaporlHgs.
81 fes wind- SINNERS such as are;
saiWass TO be found inslarse assem- mblles;
Is ohstruct business and weary the
naEienc,s Of the majority IS sur
nras;np into what great nuisance a,
8
aclfed so ssIcn e u. salt
esssop as,ls ass'.s. sllss.s k,sSs 81
noyancss ssl ts,,esss -,
ssslal saf me fonr
fsa
convention Was als ideaa one IN every
respect. Tia election OF any CT the
6eiegatss by sccsannation seems 20 the
,5 y 8.
e ssssscs.o.s - s, 80 hssn
ner anoss shs EssIls sso..aa 80
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3 IN. Fertnn ssety sns ssallpsus y as
stopped largeiy % ,oaugll tns ili!isaence
0f Dc \ Alsamon . aaose go 1slsso "a.
point or order ana o19ecseo 70 Ssne os- ae
parSure from sne regular ofesE :, ne ,s
was emerge 6acked MP Dy Col.
John Cs Seeppard are sne result 4, was was
thGg the GWo oSheS aslegatsS az astss
We're elected 1ys vote On ro1i eau oe
couatles.
R O'CLOCK Sne coEvenLIon Was
called TO order oy Zen: Hiiie zones,
chairman @ ssae esass De.hoc.as.o sA- sa-
secusive committee. Nomlnatlons Ior
temporary chairman pelng caileo TOT, !.
{ the narae OF nj. =. .', MARION ~ hucA9r n1 o.
anderson was presented ey DIT. Sonh
I u Esrsszsa3s. 80 pSins no oppo- y.
sIsion ed fs ocAsF ssfas eiseseo y az
sciamatlon. nae
Inc se, ,E,olsi Ses saz'aIaasiao sIa1, M
then complesea sOy tas eleSstUn Sga " Ut T
Il. ~ y amer as clsIA ehu n,taa ~. -.
aTgs slssS'ls ss asslssaus e.o.h aIa.,,. oISs
'of the permanens org-.nlzaeao'. l'a l ne
roll was snen perlessea. 49,
mere was g1eas eul i,11es 40 sso-e 10
when atne etesSaon ; oi lo ps. iAsn t;1no On :
chairman Nas Ae1u- 70: sone .,a.t
no name nag, oeen nensloneo eAcSps J !.
5S.Ts -....,-,.--,,6 taat ne ror}d ha elected
Was was sak.oosea ssia, sa 40 | gawavor M tho
W!t5o1s. 9keTs St.ly gsnderson IF
Z Irlsnas u S9.. ~ .r.asJa, n;aIt - nnt
- {. =! s.,e snd nv p vote of 2I3 TO
-. = Col Henderson was elected.
Two committees were appointed, one
@on platform ana 1esoiotiois, o1 "hien l
Senator ti1insh YVES eleeseo oDaii
man, the oGher on co1ssleo % stoA M ana
rufes- OF which bon. II. l. NJ anEins
was chairman, ana 20 eeese Two eo.n-