Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-05-25
The Democratic state coassa.lea.

'"o So"uSiauu otai0 tvhvonuoh.
Columbia, May 18.-The State
Democratic Convention tonight 70.
fused to instruct delegates TO the Sc.
Louis Convention. Two resolutions
favorable to Judge Parker were
voted down in the committee meeting,
and, without discussion, were voted
down in the convention and no
endorsement was voted. The con-
vention met at noon, but beyond the
appointments of committees nothing
was done until the meeting tonight.
Tonight the District Delegates and
delegates at large were elected I'd a
platform adopted.
The District Delegates were :
First, j. Il. Tindal and j. st. Clair
White; second, j. @. Sheppard and
Claud K. Sawyer third, s. HI. Mo-
Ghee and r.. f. Smith fourth, j. j.
Gentry and J. A. Hoyt; fifth, "A. M.
Aiken and Leroy Springs; sixth, ID.
ID. McColl, Jr., and ID. Il. Coker ;
seventh, Altamont Moses and Il. g.
Mcleod.
The platform adopted was, in brief,
renewal of the pledge of fidelity to
the fundamental principles of Jeffer-
sonian Democracy and an endorse
ment of the State Government and
administration and the United States
Senators and their work in receiving
the 100000 due the State from the
National Government. The United
States Senator'S work in opposing
the confirmation of Crum was espe-
cially endorsed and the policy of
Roosevelt toward him condemned.
The growing assumption of power
by the President is viewed with
alarm and revision of the tariff ia
urged and rigid enforcement of the
trust laws is demanded. Last, but
not least, the unit rule was adopted
and all delegates to the National
Convention were instructed to vote
as unit on all questions.
The election of four delegates at
large came next. Those nominated
were: r. GOODWIN Rhett, of Charles.
ton Senators B. r. Tillmar and A.
@. Latimer, Gen. Willie Jones, Gov
ernor d. @. Hayward and John G..
Haskell, of Columbia. Mr.. Haskell
withdrew.
Senator Tillman and Governor
Hayward were elected by acclama-
tion as delegates at large, but Willie
Jones, r. G. Rhett and A. @. Latimer
were balloted upon. In the vote
Gen. Jones and Mayor Rhett easily
led, Senator Latimer receiving only
145 votes, Jones receiving 235 and
Rhett 269. The total vote cast was
326.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The State Democratic Conven-
ticn spent the entire day perfeoting
its organization. AT 2.3O D. m. a
recess was taken until D. m. After
prayers Chairman Willie Jones stated
that the object of the convention
was to elect four delegates at large
and fourteen district delegates, as
well as a National Committeeman.
Il. @. Hamer and j. II. Parks were
appointed temporary secretaries and
T.. M. Rucker, of Anderson, tempo
rary chairman. After few prelimi-
naries II. @. Hamer was elected clerk
and j. II. Parks, assistant clerk. 1t
was decided that the rules of the
House of Representatives, as far as
applicable, be used to govern the
convention.
w. S. Smith, of Hampton, nomi-
mated former Governor, M. B. Nc
Sweeney as permanent President of
the convention. w. F. Stevenson
nominated d. S. Henderson, of
Aiken. Cole l.. Blease seconded
the nomination of M. B. McSweeney,
as did d. H. Magill, of Greenwood.
The Cherokee delegation seconded
the nomination of d. S. Henderson.
BY vote of 210 to 115 Mr.. Hender-
son was declared elected.
BY motion of Gov. McSweeney,
the election was made unanimous.
Messrs. Stevenson, Tillman and
McSweeney escorted Mr.. Henderson
to the chair, where he made few
remarks. He briefly reviewed the
fight Of the Democrats in the seven
ties and coming down to the present,
pointed out the course of Roosevelt,
in his social equality ideas. He men,
toned the possible candidacy of a
New Yorker for the Presidency and
said that the convention should see
to it that none but honest men should
be put on guard and every delegate
should declare for whom he would
vote as candidate for the Presidency.
The Vice Presidents from each
Congressional District were: First,
G. S. Gadsden second, S. G. May
field; third, +. B. Gary fourth, Nj.
f. Ansel; fifth, w. F. Stevenson !;
sixth, P. S. Wall seventh, w. A..
James.
Oconee was represented on plat
form and resolutions by J. II. Cook,
and on constitution and by-iawa hy
F. M. Carey.
The committee on platform by a
decided vote made an unfavorable
report on the proposition of favor.
ing Federal aid for public road work
as being no part of the work of the
convention.