The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29
SOLID FOR BRYAN
Delegates instructed For Him BY
the State Convention.
WITHOUT ANY DEBATE

The Iron Clad Resolutions Instruct
ing for the Great Commoncr Wc,p
Passed Niuhout Any Discussion on
Division.-Thc Bryan Sentiment
Was Nearly Unanimous.
The State Democratic Convention
put itself suuarcly on record for viii
nam jclhlhSS Bryan on "Wednesday
rs the Democratic candidate for Pres
'dent. The convention, when met Mt
aoon iii Columbia on Wednesday. TO
select eighteen delegates TO the Dom
ocralic National Convention, four ot
large aud " cach from the seven
congressional districts, voted i'm fay-
or of instrncting its entire delegation
to vote for Bryan at Denver. First.
last and all the t;mc." \ resolution
10 TINS "N"cl was adopted without
division.
IN-Sp"akc r Of the House NJ T.,
smith was made permanent chairman
and made Il patriotic address 10 the
convention, after when other nor
man"nt officers were chosen. Tho
present secretaries were reelected.
Senator Clifton was made treasurer
ana j. ). Wilson sergeant at arms.
Permanent vice presidents were
chosen as follows. each going in with
out opposition: Fifth district, c. NJ.
Virgins; second district, ID. S. Hon
dcrson; third district. II. A. Thomp-
son. fourth district, Howard b. Car
Isle; fifth district. j. Harry Foster:
sixth district, DR.. Olin SAWYER. sovcu-
IN district, Il. |. Manning.
Immediately after organizing n
resolution was introduced referring
all the resolutions TO the resolutions
committee, but while this was immc-
diat"ly amended so as TO cyccpt no
resolutions referring to ~instructinu
or o instructing the delegation to
Denver, the Bryan people INSISTING
That IL was much moro manly ana
courageous TO act .n this question
directly and unbiased by any com
mittcc report.
The first resolution calling for
Bryan came from Editor w. r.. q
''''C'' " IN btN 'lu 4 ntiS
offered resolutions along the same
line. Mr.. llcrndon introduced a res
olution carrying out Senator Till
mans idea OF instructing the dclnea-
ton 10 adopt tho unit rule. This
was voted down, and an effort was
then made to carry the whole matter
over to the evening session, but This
failed.
FINALLY a substitute was offered by
w. p. Pollock that the delegation no
instructed 10 votc for Bryan first.
last II all the time, the resolutions
committee To suitably draft such a
resolution during the afternoon for
adoption in the evening session. This
was adopted amid cheers from all
portions OF the han. The convention
then took a recess for dinner and re-
assembled at s o'clock.
After tho convention rcasscmblcd
in the evening the committee ON pratt
form and resolutions reported the
following, which was unanimously
adopted:
Eve hcastily endorse, as the can
didatc Of the Democratic party for
president Of the United states, Viii
liam Jennings Bryan and hereby in
StrucL ana direct hat tho vote Of
South Carolina in the national con
vcntion at Denver be east as a unit
for his nomination mill the same
is scCurrd."
by the terms Of This resolution the
South Carolina delegates are bound
To support Bryan on the first ballot
as well as ON every subsequent bal
lot unless his name should be with
drawn. The meaning OF the resolution
is that he, Bryan will get Is votes
from south Carolina first, last and
all the time as declared in the Pol
lock resolution adopted in the morn
ing.
The convention then proceeded to
elect delegates to carry out the above
instructions. Senators Tillman aud
Gary were elected by reclamation as
two delegates at large and Gen. Willie
Jones and Col. II. II. Watkins were
elected as the other two by the con
vcntion. ". Il. Stevenson. Il. Is.
Crews, j. T.. Grace and II. T.. Smith
were elected |altcrnates.
The nominations for district dele
gates were then announced as fol
lows:
First district n. r. Waring and
DR.. T. j. Carroll, a%liprnatcs, j. f.
Mccoy and W. y. Kirby.
Sccond district h. J.. Williams
and j. r. Harley alternate, y. Chris
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