The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-05-25
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

met in Columbia last Wednesday for
the purpose Of electing delegates t.
the National Convention which con-
yenes in St. Louis on the 9Th Of July.
The convention was strong body of
men, including in it's membership the
representatives Of the best political
sentiment in South Carolia. There
was an entire absence of partisan feel
ing, and in view Of past factional diff
ferences it is gratifying to see the uni
fcation Of the State Democracy.
In the temporary organization of
the convention Hon. +. NJ. Ruckcr,
Jr., Of Anderson was made chairman.
The friends Of former Governor Nc
Sweeney, whose candidacy for the
Craftsmanship had been announced
some time previously, wero taken by
surprise at Henderson sudden acqui-
sition of strength, and McSweency's
defeat was unexpected. Another sur
prise was the defeat Of Senator Lati-
mer for place as one of the four
delegates at large to the National
Convention. Senator Tillman, Gov
ernor Heyward, Gen. Willie Jones and
Mayor II. Goodwin Rhett, of Charles
ton, were elected delegates at large.
The delegates from the Third district
are DR.. II. f. Smith, of Piokens, and
S. H. McGhee, Of Greenwood, with E.
H.N Aull, Of Newberry, and L. G.
Baker, Of Lowndesviife, as alternater.
Resolutions endorsing Judge Alton
B. Parker, Of New York, for the presi-
Dental nomination were reported un-
favorably by the committee on plc.-
form. The unit rule was adopted,
how.-er, and as the delegates gen.
orally EXPRESSED preference for Par
ker, it is safe to place the delegation
in the Parker column. All are un-
equivocally opposed TO William r.
Hearst. It was thought best not t.
send an instructed delegation, leaving
the delegates to act as they thought
best. They are all favorable to Par
ker, but with the reservation that in
the interest Of party success they
would vote for Democrat of sound
principles and conservatism under
whose STANDARD there was the best
chance Of winning. Hearty resolu-
tions oommending the ability and
leadership Of John Sharp Williams,
the Democratic leader in Congress,
were adopted.
A resolution endorsing Senator Lati-
mer's scheme for securing federal aid
in constructing good roads was reject
ed.
The platform as reported from the
committee and adopted by the oonven-
tion endorses the administration Of
Governor Hayward as "wise, oonser-
vative and PATRIOTIC" commonds the
services Of the State 8 representa- tatives
in Congress, and especially commends
the services which resulted in adjust
ing the claim against the Federal gov
ernment, by which the State secured
a large sum Of money. The course Of
h. President Rooseveltin appointing the
negro Crum 70 be collector Of the port
Of Charleston i5 strongly condemned as
arousing more racial antagonism than
has been done BY ell other admins.
trations during the last quarter of q
century. The president in pursuing
this pernicious policy 'has been in
fiuenced more by purpose to advance
his political ASPIRATIONS shan by de-
sire to promote the efficiency Of the
public service" The platforya fur
ther declares that I'VE believoit to be
indispensable to the permanensy Of
peace in the Stste, and essential "a
the welfare OF our people, white and
colored alike, that in matters politi,
cal the will Of the white people shall
ls supreme and we avow our purpose
to maintain white supremacy"
Concerning national Issues the plat
form declares for complete separa.
tion Of the executive, judicial md
legislative departments of the national
government, and views with alarm
the unwarranted assumption of power
by the president. It deplores the
tendency to Capitalization of power
in the government; urges q reasonable
revision of tho tariff, and such rcvis-
ion as will admit free of duty trust
made goods; demands the rigid en-
forcement of all laws against trusts
and combines; and declares for the
equal protection of labor and capital!
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