The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-08
Officers Elected.

Convention Secretary: c. A. Power.
County Chairman: John M. Cannon
Executive Committeeman: w. T.
Crews.
Delegates to Convention: G. NJ.
Moore, w. c. Irby,Jr John NJ Can
non, o. p. GOODWIN, Clarence Cum
ningham, Rev. j. X. Mccain, T. w.
Cannady, Geo. A. Browning
Hon. r. A. Cooper requested that
his name be not submitted for reelec-
tion to the office of county chairmap.
The county democratic convention.
held in the court house Monday, was
at times a disorderly affair and diff
ficult of control. On several different
occasions Mr.. Cooper, with difficulty,
succeeded in securing order
The convention was a Blease CON
vention, in SO far as results go. The
Blease forces had succeeded in bring
ing full representation to the meet
ing and were in the majority. After
this fact was demonstrated by an aye
and no ballot upon the question of in
dorsement of Gov. Blease, no contests
followed as it was evident that the
majority were standing together. The
contest of the meeting came when
Judge o. G.. Thompson attempted to
have resolutions passed, one para
graph of which declared against the
Endorsement Of any candidate Anoth-
er paragraph in Judge Thompson's res
olutions was aimed against the move
ment to restrict the primary and still
another favored the conventions in
dorsement OF presidential candidate
Mr.. John Cannon, leading the Blease
I forces, attempted to nullify the reso-
lutions of Judge Thompson by offer
ing substitute amendment, one of
whose paragraphs hilariously indorsed
the governor. A heated colloQuy fol-
lowed, which was finally settled by a
motion to lay Judge Thompson's reso-
lutions upon the table Calling for
the aye and no vote. the tcllers were
uhaDle to agree as to "hich side had
a majority This prcdicamcnt was
gotten out of when the motion to Law
ON the table was withdrawn and the
original amendment of Mr.. Cannon
was put, paragraph by paragraph. The
| hrst paragraph in Mr.. Cannon's reso-
luton called for an unqualified in
/ dorsement of Bleasc's administration
and a reputation OF the last lcgisla-
ture. This paragraph was put and
resulted in victory Of the Bleasc
forces by vote of % to 49, This vote
demonstrated the relative strength of
the two factions and after this vote
all the other paragraphs were carried
by acclamation. The resolution as a
whole being adopted. Judge Thomp-
sons resolutions were killed.
/ In order that the people of Laurens
county might read what their convcn-
tion has passed and what the other
part of the state is to Judge the peo-
pie of the county by, the resolutions
are published, as follows:
j. VI. Cannon Resolutions,
BE 1t resolved, The this convention
endorse the administration of Gov.
/ Cole l.. Blease and that we repudiate
the unfair and dcttorial fight made on
him by the last legislature.
! BE is resolved, That this convention
sense of this convention that every
candidate for the legislature and SEN
ate declare themselves "for" or
against Cole L. Blease, for COVER
nor, the peculiar political conditions
make this step necessary in order that
the people may know for whom they
are voting, whether for friend or
an open enemy
Resolved third. That this conven
tion put itself on record as being un-
aiterably opposed to any restrictions
placed on the vote in the primary.
Resolved fourth, That this conyen
ton go on record as opposed to the
elimination of the county to county
campaign for state officers.
BE 1t resolved fifth, That whereas n
tight is being waged to keep Gov. Cole
l.. Blease from being a delegate to
National Democratic convention to be
held at Baltimore, 1t is. therefore, the
sense of this convention that only
such delegates as are willing to sun