The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-05-08
PLEASES GOV, BLEASE
SAYS HE HAS RECEIVED GOOD
NEWS FROM THE CLUBS.
But the Published Returns from Dlf-
:. .ferent Parts of the State Were in
Favor Of Jones.


Favor Of Jones.
The Columbia correspondent OF
the News and Courier says Governor
Blease, in conversation Monday
morning on the result of the Demo-
cratic club meetings, expressed him
self as pleased with the results. He
said that he had received good news
and that he would be a delegate to
the State Convention from Newberry
County and a delegation friendly to
him would come along. He said that
reports from clubs friendly to him,
which hadn't appeared in the papers,
brought good news and be talks con-
firently of the outcome.
Charleston County seems to be for
Jones. Out Of twelve delegates
elected by the Alcaln. The Fork and
Harmony clubs ten are for Jones,
one is for the Governor and one is
doubtful. Summerton has already
reported solid delegation for Judge
Jones, and it seems from reports
that Governor Blease Jared equally
as bad throughout the county.
In Manning the Farmers Plat
form Club, club organized in the
early nineties, and composed of
Tilmanites, with a delegation of
twenty-three to the County Conven-
ton, gave Judge Jones seventeen,
Blease five and one in doubt. The
other two Manning clubs, Clarendon
and Manning, gave Judge Jones sew
en- and six, respectively, while Gov
ernor Blease got none. One signi-
fcant fact was the defeat of Senator
Applet as delegate from the Farm
ers' Platform Club. Senator Applet
is strong supporter Of the Governor.
A motion in the Dillon Club that
the chair appoint committee of five
to name delegates to the county con-
vention, coming from DR.. J. H. Ha-
mer, a pronounced friend OF Judge
Jones was challenge to the other
side and Mr. William Murchison a
staunch supporter of Governor Blease
declaring that this motion being an
attempt to override the prerogative
|cf the Individual membe Of the meet
ing, moved that DR.. Hamer's motion
be tabled.
This at once became the issue be-
tween the opposing factions and as
the vote on Mr.. Murchisons motion
to table would afix a correct idea of
the situation II was awaited with in
tense interest. The result was as
gratifying to the friends Of Judge
Jones as it was disappointing to those
iof Governor Blease Mr. Murchison' s
motion to table was lost by an over
whelming vote. The chair appoint
ed on this committee three for Jones
and two for Blease, the delegation
named by it to go to the convention,
% to Z in favor Of Judge Jones.
The Laurens Club, Darlington
: County, don't want Blease or Jones
for Governor. The Gubernatorial
contest, or the Presidential contest,
; was not discussed in the meeting, but
the sentiment doesn't seem to be in
favor or neither candidate for Gov
) ernor. A majority expressed them
selves as wanting the third man to
enter the contest for Governor The
club was opposed to sending instruct
ed delegates to the State Convention
: for any special Presidential candi-
date, although the sentiment seemed
to be in favor of Wilson, if Bryan
, cannot be nominated.
The Conway Democratic Club met
with something over eighty members
present L. H. Burroughs was elect
led chairman and J. N. Jenrette secre-
tary Of the club. Twenty delegates
were chosen for the county convent
ton which meets on May 6. There
were in evidence two tickets at the
meeting representing more or less
"Bleaseism" and "anti-Bleaseism.
The latter were In the majority and
elected every delegate to the county
convention.
This is the only report from Horny
County in Columbia.
1t is reported that Lowndes ].
Browning was defeated as a delegate
to the Union County Convention and
a straight Blease ticket selected
Mr.. Browning is a canidate for DEL
egate-at-large to Baltimore.
In Anderson the Jones delegates
are in the majority, as it is the case
in Edgefeld, where an estimate gives
the Jones forces IS out Of 90 dele
gates elected.
None Of the clubs reporting yes
terday instructed for any presidential
candidates, but the Edgefeld dele
gates are believed to be favorable to
the New Jersey governor.
An interesting sidelight was the
action Of the McColl club, which
adopted a resolution urging that re-
strictions be placed around voting in
the primaries.