The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-03
ary in tabulating the returns, which

The matter of electing presidential
electors was then taken up and mo-
ton was passed that the committee
men from each Congressional district
select their elector and that the two
at large be chosen by the committee.
Each Congressional district caucused
and selected the following as presiden-
tial electors from the districts named:
Presidential Electors Chosen
First. J. G. Padgett, of WATERFORD;
Second, w. Fred Leightsey, of Hamp-
ton: Third, S. N. Pearman,. of Ander-
son: Fourth, Thos. J. Moore, of Spar
tanburg; Fifth, ]. w Hamei, of Ker-
shaw; Sixth, D. D. McColl, of Bennetts-
will: Seventh, Jas. l. Sims, of Orange
burg. The Hon. ]. E. Mcdonald, of
Winnsboro, and DR.. E. c. Doyle, of
Seneca, were elected by acclamation
as presidential electors at large.
DR.. T. H. Dreher, of st. Matthews,
offered a resolution that committee
of FIVE be appointed to revise and reg
ulate the rules and constitution of the
Democratic party and to throw some
restrictions around the primary, to re-
port their findings to the State COM
mittee at meeting to be called some
time prior to January, 1914. Speaking
of the support of the resolution, DR..
Dreher called attention to the need OF
some restrictions around the primary.
An amendment was adopted that the
State chairman be a member of the
committee. DR.. Dreher said he want
ed it distinctly understood that he ia
vored the primary, but pointed out
that something must be done. He said
the abuse of the primary must be wip-
ed out.
Mr.. Robert Mcfarland, Of Darling
ton, said the constitution of the party
was too indefinite and the indefinite
ness in the constitution and rules must
be cleared up.
Many Favor Resolution.
Member after member favored the
resolution and spoke of the necessity
of putting some safeguard around the
primary. The resolution was unan;-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Stevenson thought it advisable
to take recess until this afternoon
and feassemble then in order to dis
pose of the returns for solicitor and
congress, in which no charges CT ir-
regularities are made, and to give in
structions in those counties where
contests have been made.
Mr.. Stevenson's motion to take re-
cess until $50 prevailed and the COM
mite to, tabulate the returns from the
thirty-two counties, which have report
ed, were named as follows: R. 3 Cald-
well, chairman; w. F. Stevenson, w.
B. Wilson, Jr., Robert Mcfarland, J.
B. Parks.
The full wording of the resolution
offered by DR.. Dreher and passed reads
as follows: Resolved, That COM
mittee of five be appointed to revise
and reconcile the constitution aad
rules of the Democratic party and to
devise some means of safeguarding
primary elections and report same to
a meeting of the State executive COM,
miteee to be called by the State chair
man prior to January 1, 1914" This
resolution was amended so as to make
the State chairman ex-official chair
man of the committee.
Governors Brother His Proxy.
Mr.. Eugene S. Blease sat In rhe CON-
llllllSS do VI OAy lOl OONC1 AOi SOlS. Il
Blease, the Newberry memDer Sena-
tor w. S. Hall held the proxy OF Mr.
T. B. Butler, of Cherokee couutJ. A
good many spectators were present
during the meeting of the c.mmittve
among them being Mr. F. H. Dominick,
campaign manager for Governor
Blease, and Mr.. C. D. Jones, the son
of Judge Ira B. Jones.
Dorchester county's member gave
notice that a protest was coming up
before the State committee from that
county. Similar protests are coming
up from several of the counties. 1t was
announced that the Anderson commit
tee would hear their protests on Sat-
urday and that in Spartan5urg it had
been impossible to get a quorum yes