The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-05-28
The STATE CONVENTION
HARMONIOUS SESSION OF S. c
DEMOCRATS IN COLUMBIA.
Delegation to National Convention
Instructed for Bryan-Fight
Made on Gonzales.

Instructed for Bryan-Fight
Made on Gonzales.
The State Democratic Convention
did not finish it's business till after
midnight Wednesday.
The only real contest was for
choice of delegates to Denver, the
fight centering about the person OF
Editor w. E Gonzales, of the State,
who was beaten first for a place as
delegate-at-large and then as alter
nate delegate-at-large.
The four delegates-at-large chosen
are:
Senator B. R. Tillman, Senator F.
B. Gary, both by acclamation. State
Chairman Wiley Jones, of Columbia,
H. H. Watkins, of Anderson. These
were chosen on the first ballot. Mr..
Gonzales came out third and Mr.. J.
P. Grace, of Charleston, last. The
faction fighting Mr.. Gonzales cheer
ed when this was announced.
In the race for four alternate dele
gates-at-large Mr.. Gonzales was de-
feated, being last in the race with
five. The alternates chosen are:
w. F. Stevenson, of Chesterfield,
]. P. Grace, of Charleston, R. F.
Smith, of Easley, and T. B. Crews,
of Laurens.
The convention at its morning ses-
sion adopted a resolution instructtng
it's delegation to vote solidly for Bry-
an, First, last and all the time"
The district delegates to Denver
selected by the various districts are:
First District. R. Waring, Char
lesion; s. Julian Carroll, Dorchester;
alternates, A. E. Mccoy, Berkley;
DR.. w. A. Kirby, Colleton.
Second District. E.. Harley,
Barnwell: L. J.. Williams, North Au-
gusta; alternate, Mel Christensen.
Third District-Kenneth Baker,
Greenwood; J. B. Stribling, Pendle-
ton; alternates, H. C. Tillman, Green
wood; Coke D. Mann, Ninety-Six.
Fourth District-B. F. Townsend, /,
Union; DR.. w. C. Black, Greenville;
S. j. Nichols, Spartanburg; Clarence
Cunningham, Laurens.
Fifth District. G. Richards, Jr.,
Kershaw; ]. M. Cherry, Rock Hill;
alternates, w. w. Dickson, Winns-
boro; N. w. Hardin, Blacksburg.
Sixth District. H. Manning,
Latta; W. J. Andrews, Georgetown;
D. A. Spivey, Conway.
Seventh District-Thomas F..
Brantley, Orangeburg; ]. S. Wanna
maker, st. Matthews; ]. H. Clifton,
Sumter.
Permanent vice presidents were
chosen as follows, each going In with
| out opposition.
First District-C. M. Virgins.
Second District-D. s. Henderson.
Third Distrfct-H. A. Thompson.
Fourth District-HoWard B. Car
Isle.
Fifth District. Harry Foster.
Sixth District-Dr. Olin Sawyer.
Seventh District-R. I. Manning.
The first business of the night ses-
sion was the reading Of report on
constitution and rules by Chairman
M. L. Bonham. The two resolutions
directing the State executive commit
tee to provide a separate box In the
coming primary for expression as be-
tween prohibition and the pesent
dispensary system, were reported
without recommendation. Iney
were tabled by the convention with
out debate and a resolution by Sena-
tor Cole l.. Blease to change the day
of the primary from Tuesday to Sat
urday was unfavorably reported. 1t
was championed by him and others
| in the interest of the cotton mill vote
but was finally tabled by the conven-
ton. The resolution calling for two
campaign meetings throughout the
counties this summer, one for con-
gressional and solicitor candidates
| and the other for State officers. was
adopted, also without debate.
DR.. J. C. Mace's resolution requ1r-
ing voters in the primary to be en-
rolled five days before the primary
was adopted.
The resolution of Col. r. B. Wat
son, of Saluda, forbidding members
Of the county executive committee
from being candidates for county
offices provoked a lengthy debate.
The convention finally adopted a
substitute by Mr.. Ragsdale which
forbids executive committeeman from
passing upon the returns OF their
own election, this being the point
sought to be remed1ed.
SCHOONER SERENA SINKS.