Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-20
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.
Grand Council of the Party In Biennial
Session.

Grand Council of the Party In Biennial
Session.
The State Democratic convention
met in Columbia last Wednesday, elect
ed delegates to the National conven-
ton at st. Louis, expressed its sense
as to party policy indulged in few
pyrotechnics and adjourned.
There was a full representation, of
course, from all the counties Of the
state and York county was represented
as follows: D. E. Finley. Thos. F. Nc
Dow, S. N. Johnson, P. M. Burris, ].
H. Saye, J. L. Rainey. J. C. Wilborn,
w. H. Stewart, S. H. Epps, Sr, w. B.
Smith.
The convention was called to order
by Gen. Willie Jones, chairman Of the
state executive committee and by ar
rangement Of the element in control.
Mr. E. Marion Rucker, Of Marion
county. was elected temporary chair
man. The temporary organization was
completed by the election Of Mr.. T. c.
Hamer as clerk, and Mr.. ]. T. Parks
as assistant.
The most prominent candidate for
the honor of permanent chairman was
ex-Governor McSweeney. and it had
come to be generally regarded that he
would be elected without opposition.
But on Tuesday night movement was
started by w. +. Stevenson and others
for the defeat Of McSweeney with Col.
D. S. Henderson Of Aiken, and the
movement proved to be a success.
The vote resulted 213 to lis. Yorks
vote was divided, five going to each
candidate.
Col Henderson was escorted to the
presidents chair by Ex-Governor Nc
Sweeney, Senator Tillman and Mr.. Ste
venson. He acknowledged the honor in
few remarks, during which he refer
red to the political struggles Of South
Carolina in the past and expressed the
hope that there was brighter day
ahead, especially for Democratic sue
cess throughout the nation, etc.
In concluding his remarks Col. Hen
derson suggested the election Of vice
president from each congressional dis
trict, and the suggestion was acted
upon with the following result: First
district-Col c. S. Gadsden of Charles
ton; Second, Mr.. S. G. Mayfield OF
Bamberg: Third, Mr.. F. B. Gary OF
Abbeville; Fourth, Mr.. M. F. Ansel OF
Greenville; Fifth, Mr.. w. F. Steven
son of Chesterfield; Sixth, Mr.. P. s.
Wall Of williamsburg; Seventh, Mr.
w. A. James of Lee.
Two committees were appointed con-
sisting Of delegates from each county
one on resolutions and platform and
the other on constitution and rules
The committee on platform delegated
it's work to a subcommittee consisting
of Senator Tillman, Col. ]. H. Hoyt
Maj. ]. C. Hemphill,' ]. E. Tindall and
Edward McIver
The committee on constitution and
rules, Of which Senator Manning was
chairman, reported unfavorably on all
the proposed changes In the rules
governing the primaries, notably the
following:
| Resolution adopted by Aiken county
convention and presented by delega-
zion, authorizing county executive
committees to have dispensers and
county boards voted for in primaries
as magistrates are in some counties
Also a resolution to provide for tenn
porary chairman to be chosen in the
organization Of county conventions
Also the resolution to permit clubs to
organize on Monday when for any
reason they fail to meet on the fourth
Saturday in April.
There seems to be a strong senti-
ment in the state in favor Of restrict
ing participation in primarieD to those
qualified to vote in general elections
Resolutions to this effect were offered
by the Sumter delegation, the Chester
delegation, the Richland delegation and
the Greenville delegation. All Of these
received unfavorable reports.
When it came to the election Of del
egates to the st. Louis convention
Governor Hayward and Senator Till
man were chosen by acclamation
There was a motion to elect Senator
Latimer by acclamation also; but 1t
failed, and the convention proceeded
to express it's preference as between
R. Goodwin Rhett Of Charleston, Cen
Willie Jones and Senator Latimer. The
vote resulted: Rhett 272; Jones 235;
Latimer 164. Rhett and Jones were
declared elected. The other delegates
were chosen as follows:
| First-E. st. Clair White Of Berkeley
and J. E. Tindal of Clarendon. Alter
mates, r. S. Whaley of Charleston and
J. D. Bivens Of Dorchester.
Second-Jno. C. Sheppard Of Edge
field and Claude E. Sawyer of Aiken
No alternates designated.
| Third-Dr.. r. F. Smith Of Pickens
and S. H. McGhee of Greenwood. AL
ternates, E. H. Aull Of Newberry and
L. C. Baker of Lowndesville.
FOURTH. J. Gentry of Spartanburg
and ]. A. Hoyt of Greenville. Alter
mates, o. B. Goodwin Of Laurens and
B. G. Williams of Spartanburg.
| Fifth-Leroy Springs Of Lancaster
and A. M. Aiken of Chester. Alter
mates, T. B. Butler Of Cherokee and D.
L. Stevenson Of Fairfield.
Sixth-D. r. Coker of Darlington and
D. D. McColl Jr., of Marlboro. Alter
Mates James StackhouSe Of Marion