The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
SAME OLD WAYS
The State Democratic Conven6oa St'eas
to tie Old Rules.
DEFEATS ALL CHANGES

Suggested in Them, After Considers
bic Discussion.-Fieht on Willie
Jones FAN Throush.-at,orney
General Wickershana Condemned
md Senator Smith is Endorsed.
After fght Of two hours in cou-
mi,tees and nearly three hours on
the aoor of the house the State Dem
oc-a.ic Convention Wednesday nisn,
killed two important changes sus-
ees,ed in the constitution and rules
OF the party These changes were:
1. Requiring that the same quali-
acations obtain in the primary as IN
the general election.
2. That the convention hereafter
elect the chairman Of the State DEM
ocratic executive committee. instead
OF the committee. as at present
There were other matters brough,
mn and discussed. says the State. bat
It was around these TWO PROPOSE
tions that members worked for or
againg. and discussed in lobeics an5
ON the streets. On the first propost
ed change there was roll call. Or
the second the vote was viva vocs-
Then there was resolution con,
demnins the United States Attorne:
General for his recent action IN pro
scouting certain cotton dealers an.
also commencing United States Sen
ator Smith for his stand in the mat
ter.
Everything else was routine and
harmonious. In fact It could uoi
have been called anything but har-
monious. With the exception OF
some remarks made the hight before
on the Stevenson resolution there
was no feeling
when the report Of the commit
tee on constitution and rules eain'
mn an unfavorable report was rea"
on resolutions affecting the qualifi-
cations Of voters in the Democratic
primaries These were offered BY
: samuel Mccrary, Richiand deleSa-
ton, Sumter and AIken delegations
The committee defeated the PROPOSE
tn,ns BY vote Of 81 to 8 aster
vigorous defense by Nj. McMahan
The committee reported anfaSer-
ably the resolution offered By Ar,
Stevenson proposing 20 amend the
constitution relating to the election
OF the State chairman
The resolution read as follows
Resolved, That the party consss-
%ution be amended II article as
follows: Insert in line 4 after the
word Office the words except the
State chairman. who shall be eiecseo
By the State convention
add at end Of the article eae
following: Provided. II the State
craftsmanship shall bec6me vacant
the committee shall elect chairman
TO act tin the next State convention
The committee reported faToraois
IN the resolution by Tho Lexington
delegation, making the rules more
explicit and allowing the county ex-
ecntires committee to dx the oates
/ for county campaigns
The committee also suggested tna'
the word president" apply to the
presiding officer Of the convention
Il also suggested that candidate
In the primary must De Democrat
before being allowed to run.
Bv a vote Of II to IS. the eom
r,s..ea decided the rules should; h
changed. SO that should a voter
I'm the previous primady aad bis name
had been accidentally left on tn
hooks. the voter be allowed to cas-,
q bollot-
The question Of qualification o.
voters upon which majority ans
minority reports were ma.. by tht
delegations started the agat. The
minority report by ssr. NcAaaa1 re
commended the amending Of tie con
stitut:on so that only registered e.ec
tors be allowed to vote.
The names sisned to the mtaos''
re,ort are: B. B. Caldwell. for Ches
fer Jro. J. McMahan. Richian.: Jno
N Clifton, Sumter; J. C. Elliott
lancaster: Thos. J. Kirkland he'
sham: w. F. Stevenson. che'ssr'' 10
PE Smith. Psckens: ; Z. Money
Fairfield
After some discussion. the mao:
,ty repcr, Of the commit. ~'';'
1 favored the qualifications = voter
"a the primary remaining what 1t :
now was adopted ~ vote e!
to 70.
Following the disposition o. ,h'
nrimarv matter. the unfavoraeie re
nort Of the committee on the propos
cd change IL the constitution re
soectsng the election OF the se1'
chairman was taken up.
Ate. some discussion. the prev
SONS question was ordered and by ?
large majority the resolution wa
voted down and the unfavoraoie re
Dor. adopted.
There WIS some discussion on the
proposed change in the rules aiio"-
ing a voter to prove that his namt
vas ON the club roll. The favorable
report was tabled
The following resolution was then
adopted on motion OF MI. steven,
SON BY a rising vote:
.Resolred. by the Democratic con
~ Snn1h- Ca, DINA that tht