Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-08
..ocoNI1E COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
Delegates Were Present mt the
Meeting Held Monday.

tstoune IL WdiHaild MOuuay. owing
to- weather conditions, delegates
from various sections were slow in
Sreaching the meeting place, and at
IN O'Clock there were so few dele
gates on hand that, after short ses-
sion, at which delegates who had ar
sTlYed were enrolled to save time, II
Was decided to defer the convention
proper until 100 o'clock, at which
hour several delegations arrived on
the Blue Ridge train.
~ Organization.
sts8sThe county convention was called
to rder by the retiring county chair
man, w. 9. Hughs, and upon enter
ing an election for permanent Off
GERS, Mr. Hughs was chosen presi-
dent of the convention, and j. Paul
Stribling, of Richland, was elected
sacretary. Two vice presidents were
Also elected, these being Hon. T.. NJ.
Gary, 1st vice president; Jas. NJ.
Moss, I'd vice president.
Jas. M. Moss was chosen to serve
as county chairman.
TO State Convention.
asfWhen 1t came to the matter of
5Noosing delegates to the State Con-
SSntion the name Of DR.. E. G. Doyle,
kSkfIoChSSo, was pldCcu Ill ilOIillHdllOn,
eraceiving a prompt second, and on
motion OF another member OF the
body, DR.. Doyle was unanimously
elected by acclamation. Oconee is
entitled to six delegates in the State
convention, and the election Of DR..
Dpyle left five to be chosen. Nomi-
nations came thick and fast for
moment, motion that nominations
Olose prevailing when the tenth nom
inees had bten placed before the con-
:Yehtion
1.-The election was by ballot, and
when the tellers reported it was
fonnd that f. M. Cary, of Seneca;
sDTBsC. M. Walker, of Westminster;
CiaR. D. Burns, Of West Union: Capt.
JEJ. Ballenger, of Richland, and A:
RllSGrisp, Of Walhalla, had received
the highest votes, and they were
sdYlg declared the delegates from
0hanee to the State Convention,
Sgig with Dr.. %. G. Doyle, previous
lEESqllosen.
j. g. Doyle was unanimously
,.tle.sre,S to !. 5fp 8 IaG' Cc0nee's IS member
Of the%State Democratic Executive
Committee.
A motion prevailed to the effect
that each( delegate be empowered TO
choose his own alternate In case or
the inability Of delegates to attend
the State Convention.
Somo Resolutions.
Hon. T.. NJ. Cary, representative
from the Seneca club, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were ad-
opted as the sense Of the conven-
ton. There was, however, no small
opposition to the first resolution, but
it finally prevailed:
Il. Be it resolved by the Democ-
racy of Oconee county, in convention
assembled, that we believe every
white Democrat, who is a citizen or
South Carolina, and who will abide
by the rules Of the party, should be
allowed to vote in the primaries, and
we petition our State Convention to
make no rules in conflict with this
resolution"
The opposition to this resolution
came from those who felt that the
rules Of the Democratic party are
too lax, and that there should be
some restrictions thrown about the
primaries In order to force the voters
who participate in the primaries to
take sufficient interest in matters
political to qualify themselves to ex-
ercise the right Of franchise in the
general elections.
Resolution No.
was disposed of in short order, meet
ing with decidedly more favor than
the first, though this, too, met with
some opposition. 1t was as follows:
ed. Be 1t resolved by this con-
yention that, in our Judgment, it Is
not wise to send an instructed dele
cation to the National Conveption at
baltimore as to a choice for Presi-
Dental candidate, but that the dele
cation should be instructed to vote
as unit, the whole delegation to
be governed In their choice by the
voice ofS majority Of their number"
RMS resolution was also presented
by Mr.. Cary, and came from the Sen
eca club, having been adopted by
that body. The resolution was ad-
opted as the sense Of the county con-
vention.
The Third Resolution
was also presented, by request, by
Mr.. Cary, this resolution coming
from JAS. M. Moss, a member of tho
Walhalla club. The original resolu-
ton was as follows:
"3d. That this convention endorse
the candidacy Of Governor Woodrow
Wilson, Of New Jersey, for Presi-
dent"
This met with decided opposition,
there being motions to table, to
amend, and to do divers and sundry
things to the resolution all at one
time. After some discussion the res
olution was amended and adopted by
the county convention as follows:
"3d. That this convention indorse
the candidacy Of progressive Dem
ocrat for President"
Convention Was Harmonious.
The county convention was har-
monious throughout there being