The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-05-23
Barnwell delegation.
Tillman Letter.

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Tillman Letter.
The letter, said Mr.. Rivers, was
read only because of the use of the
name of Senator Tillman.
Mr.. Martin was adverse to the use
of the letter and declined to give it
for publication even in part except
when urged that it was part of the
committees record. The letter fol-
lows:
''U. S. Senate, May 9, 1912.
"Mr. J. Elmore Martin, Sheriff, Char
lesion, S. c.
my Dear Sheriff: 1 have your let
ter of May 7. had one from George
Legare yesterday. Have read the ac-
counts in the papers and from what
/ can gather it seems that your fac
ton is entirely in the right and the
other crowd is up to their old tricks
of rule or ruin. The State conven-
ton ought to make an example of all
such Democrats, and 1 hope it will. I
would glory in being we'll enough to
come to the convention myself and
calling attention to some things in
Charleston's past history along these
lines, but do not feel able to do this.
I will write some letters though and
help you all I can, because I believe
in helping you 1 help the honest men
in Charleston and turn down the
ChiccOs and men of that like, who
were born wrong and will die wrong.
Il had rather be defeated in the
primary than prostitute myself by
lending assistance and countenancing
any such disgraceful doings.
81 think l will write out an inter-
view on the political situation in
South Carolina and give it to the pa
pers to-day. Your friend,
"B. R. TILLMAN."
Many Were Present.
Several hundred persons were in
the hall when the contest from
Charleston county was taken up for
consideration. Mr.. Mcdonald, the
chairman, made it plain to the con-
testing delegates that it was the in
tention OF the committee to have a
fair and square hearing and that
facts were desired. This request was
not needed by several of the attor-
neys who branched off into political
realms in trying to impress facts,
which were never presented, on the
minds of the members of the COM
mittee. The committeeman were
alert and several times asked the at
torneys who diverged to stick to the
issues involved.
Delegates to National Convention.
The State convention elected Sen
ator B. R. Tillman, Senator E. D.
Smith, R. I. Manning, of Sumter, and
John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg, as
delegates at large to the national
Democratic convention. Gov. Cole l..
Blease was nominated for delegate
at large F. H. Dominick, but was
defeated by vote of 272 to 66. The
following were elected alternates to
the national convention: M. F. Ansel,
F. H. Weston, w. F. Stevenson, and
H. C. Folk.
The delegates from the congress
sional districts to the national con-
vention are:
First district R. s..
Whaley, Charlton Durant. Alternates
p. Gross, J. G. Padgett.
Second district-Delegates, w. w.
Williams, B. w. Crouch. Alternates
B. E. Nicholson, N Christensen.
Third district-Delegates, H. l..
Watson, DR.. C. E. Doyle. Alternates
B. B. Gossett, DR.. R. F. Smith.
Fourth district-Delegates, l.. W.
Parker, S. T. D. Lancaster. Alter
nates-Mills Mooney, Ben Hill
Brown.
Fifth district ct-Delegates, Walter
NJ. Dunlap, J. L. Glenn. Alternates
w. P. Pollock, J. j. Obear.
Sixth district-Delegates S. A.
Wood, w. T. Bethea. Alternates-
R. B. Scarborough, T. P. Gibson.
Seventh district-Delegates w. A.
Stuckey, J. B. Wingard. Alternates