The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-04
COMMITTEE DECLARES
BLEASE THE NOMINEE
LYON AND PEOPLES RUN OVER ON
OCTOBER 15.
Counsel For Judge Jones Withdraws
Protest of Defeated Candidate
for Governor.

for Governor.
Columbia, Oct. Cole. L. Blease
was declared the nominee for COVER
nor by the State Democratic executive
committee this afternoon, in a meet
ing characterized by harmony and
good feeling.
B. R. Tillman. was declared the
nominee for United States senator.
The nomination for the other Offices,
excepting attorney general, were an
nounced. and a second primary to de-
eide between ]. Fraser Lyon AMI
Thomas H. Peoples, for attorney gen.
eral, was ordered to DE held on the
18th of October. 1t was declared the
sense of the committee that all races
yet to be held in any comics ought to
take place at the same time the pri-
mary for attorney general Is held.
Much discussion was had over a.
posposition to call a 5tate convention
next year to revise the regulations
and rules of the party, but after full
discussion this matter was not acted
on further than leaving it to the COM
mittee, to be appointed by the chair
man, to draft the suggested changes
and report back to the full committee
before January l, 1914 fE
JOHes's Protest Withdrawn. >>A
After the report of the sub-commit-
tee investigating the election and the
committee on tabulation, Mr.. r. W.
Shand, representing Judge Ira B.
Jones, withdrew the latter's protest
and announced that they had no ex-.
ceptions to file and no further argu-
ment to make.
Mr.. John T. Duncan was present,
but made no statement, and Mr.. ?. H.
Dominick, attorney for Governor
Biease, said he had nothing ~ say, ex-
cept they had gone into the contest
and it had come out as they believed it
would.
A report generating Secretary
Christie Benet Of all charges made
against him by the governor, growing
out of the matter Of tickets for Lee
and Pickens counties, was made by a
subcommittee through Mr.. Manning
and adopted by the State committee.
MIR. Benet was commended for his
faithfulness and devotion to duty and
the fair and impartial manner IN
| which ne carried on his duties.
The contest by Messrs Dial and Tai
bert, in the matter of United States
senatorships, was dismissed on mo-
ton of Mr.. Greer. Neither of these
| gentlemen was present today. =:
See Need of Changes. \.
Stress was laid by member after.
member on the necessity Of throwing
some adequate safeguards around the
| primary and of the widespread dis
content with the present lax method
Of conducting the elections. The sug-
gestion to call State convention next
year to act on this matter was favor
ed by several, among them Mr.. E. S.
Blease, but was passed over and no
action taken.
A motion to memorialize the legisla-
ture to pass laws restricting the right
to participate in the primary election
to registered voters, offered by Mr..
Park, was rejected.
A resolution that the solicitors of
the various circuits De requested to
prosecute cases of violation of the prt-
nary laws was adopted.
The report of the subcommittee, up
holding the action OF the Georgetown
county committee in awarding the
nomination for treasurer to Mr.. Nc
ConneIl, was adopted. The contest
from Beaufort was dismissed, because
no one appeared to press it. Suitable
resolutions on the death Of Mr.. R. P.
Hamer, offered by DR.. T. H. Dreher,
were adopted.
The committee, at late hour this
afternoon, adjourned.
The State Democratic executive COM
mite was called to order today at
noon, in the library of the State
house, with a full attendance, several
of the members being represented by
proxies. A large number Of specta-
tors were present and occupied seats
in the library. United States Senator
B. r. Tillmaa, national committeeman
and ex-cfficio member of the State
committee, was present and sat with
the committee.
Appeals came up from Georgetown
and Beaufort counties. On motion of
Mr.. Jeffries a subcommittee OF five
was appointed to hear these appeals
from county committees. rhe chair
appointed Messrs. Gosnell, James,
Mace, Dreher and kirkland On this
committee
Mr.. J. E. Mcdonald, of Winnsboro,
resigned as presidential elec.o" at
large, because he is a meaiber OF me
public works commission Of Wlans-
boro. Mr.. J. J. McMahan was elected
as elector at large by acclamarion.
Primary for Jasper.
A report was received from Jasper
county that the nominee for superVls-
or was dead, and wanting to know II
they should order another primary.
The matter, on motion, was referred
to the executive committee of Jasper,
Ewith instructions to hold another prl-
tmary for this Office.
+ A committee of five was appointed to