The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-22
DENVER DELEGA-
TION TO VOTE
FOR BRYAN.
OVERWHELMING VOTE FOR
The PLEDGING OF DEL
EGkTES.
SENATORS TILLMAN AND GARY
CAPT H. h. WATKINS AND GEN.
WILLIE JONES ELECTED DELE
GATES AT LARGE--W. E.
STEVENSON TO TAKE
TlLLMAN'S PLACE

llLLMANS ) PLACE.
South Carolina Democracy solid for
William Jennings Bryan. The State
convention yesterday went on record.
endorsing the Nebraskan for the Dem
ocratic nomination for president, and
the Is delegates to the Denver conven-
ton were instructed to cast as a unit
their ballots for Bryan, first, last and
all the time
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
The election OF delegates to the ma.
tlonal convention then came UP Mr..
j. Z. Otis brought in resolution
that the two United States, senator's
be elected 10y acclamation: that the
district delegates be elected by the
districts that two delegates at large
be elected by blllot, and that one OF
the alternates receiving the highest
number of votes be named in place OF
senator Tillman, who will not be
present.
There was objection to this plan by
several, but it was finally adopted
With slight changes.
The report relating to the election
ot the two United States senator's, b.
L, Tillman and Frank b Gary, by ac-
clamation, was unanimously adopted
and carried out.
Then came the nomination OF the
other two delegates at large.
Gen Jno d. Frost placed in noni
nation William L. Gonzales ofCo-
lumbia
Jno. q. Mob eY placed ia nonina.
tlon Gen. Willie Jones Of Columbia.
Nj. l., Bonham. placed in nomina.
ton il-H Watkins ot Anderson, -.
b, j Wingard nominated j. p.
Grace Of Charleston.
All Of these nomSnations received
numerous seconds. The result of the
vote elected MeSsrs Watkins and
Jones as delegates at large.
Before the ballots were taken the
candidates were asked to express their
preferences for Bryan. All stated that
they advocated the election of Will
lam j Bryan for president.
The election of alternates then came
up. ID. S. Henderson nominated w.
h. Stevenson Of CheraW; b. j. Win
gard nominated J. p. Grace OF Char.
Ieston, j. p. Carey nominated DR.. r..
f. Smith of Pickens: DR.. Olin SAWYER
nominated William h Gonzales: Mr..
Ii. Manning nominated Col. Thos.
H. Crews Of Laurens and moved his
election by acclamation. This was
opposed by several and the blllot was
ordered. All nominations received a
second and the result of the ballot is
given below.
The votes ON the alternatcs at large
was as follows;
w. +. Stevenson PSI: DR.. r. f
smith 2iO; John p. Grace 26i L. b.
Crews 2ij; w. E. Gonzales pol.
This practically ended the interest
in the convention. The election
district delegates was matter Of
form There was no opposition TO the
report of the committee ON patf orm
IN any particular and the resolution
nstructlng for Bryan went throug
without dissenting vote. There
was some little discussion on one or
two of the resolutions sent back 10y the
committee, but this practically closed
the convention Just before adjourn
mcnt Senator II. Tilman was NOM
mated 10 succeed himself ON the
national executive comm ittee.
DELEGATES TO DENVER.
Delegates at large b. r. Tillman.
f. Is. Gary II II. Watkins, Willie
Jones
First district Thomas II. waring
OF Charleston and Dr. f. Julian Car
roll OF SUmmcrylle. AlternateS A.
r. Mccoy of Berkeley and DR.. w. A.
Kirby of ColIeton.
Second district f. Harley OF
/ Barnwcll and / D. Williams of Aiken.
Alternate NcilS Christensen, Jr.
Thrd district Kenneth Baker of
Greenwood and i. g. Stribing of Geo
nee. AltcrnatcS, III c. Tillman and
J Rev. Coke ID. Mann.
Fourth district b. f. Townsend OF
Union and Dr. w. G, Black of Green
Vile. Altcrnates, 5. J Nichols OF
! Npartanburg and Clarence Cunning
] ham OF Laurens
Fifth distrlct-John G.. Richards Of
| Kershaw and }. 81 Cherry of Rock
Hill AlternateS, w. w. Dixon OF
| Wlnns6oro and n. w. Harden Of
Blacksburg.
Sixth district ID. IL TraXler of Tim
monsville and j. III Manning of Latta
Alternates, w. III Andrews of George
town ana Col. ID. a. Spivey Of Conway
seventh diStrict-ThomaS f. Brant
ley OF Orangeburg and Hon. John n
Clifton of Sumter. Alternate i. s.
Wannamaker OF st Matthews.