The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-10
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
THROUGHOUT STATE
BIG MAJORITY OF DELEGATES
CLAIMED FOR JONES.
Five Counties Instructed for Wilson
Six Endorsed Him-Tillman
Endorsed

The News and Courier and the Co
lumbia State published detailed re-
ports of the various county conven-
tions held throughout the State on
Monday, giving the action, where ac-
ton was taken, on the presidential
candidates, and also dividing the dele
gates into Blease and Jones columns.
What effect the various conventions
will have on the primaries this sum-
mer it is hard to see, and, as viewed
by The Herald and News, as stated
heretofore, the conventions can hard
" be put down as indicative of the
political sentiment Of the various
counties. In some of the counties it is
known that the action Of the conven-
tions did not express the sentiment OF
the counties. However, The Herald
and News has sought to CLEAN from the
reports in the daily papers the con-
tentions of these papers as to the poll
tical Affiliations of the delegates to the
State convention.
The State convention has 1856 dele
gates. The daily papers concede only
81 of these to Blease and claim 247
for Jones, placing SO in the doubtful
column. That is the News and Cour-
ier's tabulated statement.
The sHOme" Counties.
The Newberry convention, and its
control by the Blease forces, was pub
lished in detail in the last issue OF
The Herald and News. In Lancaster,
Jones's home county, the convention
was controlled by The Jones forces and
strong resolutions were passed endors-
ing the Jones candidacy. Jones was
also endorsed by the Edgefeld conVen-
tion.
The Laurens convention strongly
endorsed the administration OF Cover
nor Blease, called on the county can
didates to declare themselves as be-
tween B1ease and Jones, and elected a
solid Blease delegation to the State
convention.
In Richland, George +. 2enbert, the
Biease floor leader in the house, was
sent to the State convention. 1t is
claimed that .Richland's other eleven
delegaes are Jones supporters.
In Union, Lowndes J. Browning,
chairman of he ways and means COM
mittee Of the house, and an anti-Blease
leader, who was defeated by his home
club as delegate to the county con-
vention, was sent to the State conyen-
ton. 1t is contended that Unions dele
gates are Jones man, and that the al
ternates are Blease men.
The daily newspapers place in the
Jones column all the delgates with the
following exceptions:
NSWDSTTy Is SO!IQ LOT bISdS6.
In Kershaw five out of six are con-
ceded to Blease. Two out of six in
Berkeley are conceded to Blease. In
Orangeburg, it is contended that the
delegates are principally Jones sup
porters, but the Orangeburg conven-
ton instructed its delegation to sup
port the two United States senators,
the governor, and the State chairman
for delegates at large to the national
convention in Baltimore.
naurens is given solidly to Blease,
her delegates being instructed to sup
port the governor. John NJ. Cannon
was elected county chairman, and w
T. Crews succeeds his father, the late
lamented Col. T. B. Crews, as member
of the State executive committee.
In Barnwell one delegate is conced-
ed to Blease, and Dorchester's four
delegates are solid for Blease. In
Richland and Lexington one in each
delegation are given to Blease. In Lee
the Blease men are in the majority on
the delegation. Blease is conceded l
in Beaufort, 1 in Sumter, 1 in Oconee,
2 in Calhoun, in Chester. Pickens
divided, 1 being conceded to Blease.
The baby county, Jasper, has split
delegation, for Blease, l for Jones,
and 2 non-committal. In Bamberg ,
are given to Blease.
There was split in the George
town convention, and two sets Of dele
uates are sent To the Stat convention,