The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08
WOODROW WILSON ENDORSED
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lIiere sHOulu be no dcNcl rpmentS be-
tween this date and the National Con-
vention rendering him unavailable as
tho standard bearer Of the party.
Resolved: That the record Of the
Hen. Woodrow Wilson, as a private
citizen and public official, stamp him
as the man best qualified 10 lead the
/ Democratic party TO victory and to
give the country an honest, progress
sive and democratic government. un-
dei which all men would enjoy their
fun rights and privileges, the rule Of
the bosses would be ended and the
corrupt influence Of special interests
and monopol:stic corporations over
the legislative and executive DEPART
mcnts of the national government
would be destroyed.
| And be it further resolved. that the
delegates representing Sumter County
in the State Convention be instructed
20 vote as a unit on all matters
| coming before the Convention"
The resolutions were criticised on
one side because they were not strong
| enough and on the other because they
We're too strong. The resolutions
were taken up one at a time on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Strauss. Mr.. Strauss
| resolution was reconsdered after a
while, however, and the motion was
again made as a whole. The motion
| that the resolutions, which were read
to the house, be adopted as a whole
was tabled on motion of Mr.. San
ders, who was opposed TO anything
like instruction Of the delegation for
any one man.
The fight was made on the second
paragraph which instructed the dele
! gates to vote for Wilson as long as
he was available as a candidate, un-
| less there were circumstances which
| should change conditions from what
they were at present between now
| and the time the national convention
met. The first paragraph of the
| resolution was finally passed on mo-
| tion Of Mr.. A. K. Sanders and the
| other part defeated. Another motion
was also passed that the delegation to
| the State convention be instructed to
vote as a unit in all matters coming
before the convention. This motion
was proposed by Mr.. Manning.
During the discussion II. c. Hayns-
| worth at one time made a motion that
the delegation be instructed to vote
for Woodrow Wilson first, last and
all the time. This motion. made as a
substitute, was overwhelmingly de-
feated. Another motion made later
by Mr.. Bernard Manning that the
convention endorse Oscar w. Under
wood as the Democratic standard
bearer was turned down, there being
not half a dozen votes in favor Of 1t.
The majority Of the members Of the
convention seemed to he in favor of
Wilson for the presidency. but did not
wish to instruct their delegates to
vote for him, but wanted to leave
them free-freedom Of action for the
delegates with Wilson as the choice
for president being seemingly what
the convention wanted to impart to
its delegates. A motion made by Mr.. I.
c. Strauss seemed to carry this sense
and it was voted and overwhelmingly
carried. Mr.. Strauss motion as
amended and passed was: Resolved:
Without instruction that under exist
ing conditions, 1T is the sense of this
convention, that Hon. Woodrow Will
son should be determined upon as the
standard bearer of the Democrats
party"
The clubs at Reid's and Pleasant
Grove, which had been re-organized.
were admitted to membership in the
county organization.
Upon motion of j. B. Warren a reso-
luton was passed that after the pri-
mary the county chairman publish a
list Of all receipts and disburse-
ments Of the county organization. this
resolution being offered, it was stated.
to help make the collections from the
various clubs, when there is a de-
ficit.