The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-17
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Tate OF the delegation.
/ MIR. w. P. Pollock, of Chesterfield
showing that if eighteen de!egate
haven't the right to represent 800 con
vention delegates, then 800 convention
delegates have not the right to repre-
sent 100000 free white people, oppos
: ed Instructions He referred 10 al arti
Gle by Mr.. Stevenson some months &g(
advocating Champ Clark for presi-
dent, and his now advocating instluv.
tions for Wilson, as an argument
against instructions, and when Mr.
Stevenson replied that he had changed
because Clark had made a fool of him
self, quick as a fash Mr. Pollock re-
piled: "All the more reason why we
shouldn't instruct; some other Demo-
crat might make fool Of himself be-
fore the convention" This brought
forth applause.
Uninstructed Delegation.
Mr.. John H. Earle, of Greenville,
opposed instructions and then Sena-
tor Carlisle cut off debate by moving
the previous question, which Was
adopted, on the Calhoun resolution,
instructing for Wilson but permitting
the delegation to change to any other
candidate on majority vote of the
delegation. Mr.. Pollock made a point of
order, but the chair ruled against
him. The following counties were
counted and the chairman of the re-
spective delegations announced the
vote On the substitute, which was re-
jected, 122 to 21S. The vote On the
Henderson resolution, which was that
the delegates to Baltimore be unin-
cstructed, then came up. 1t was adopt
! ed, 17S to 162, and instructions were
defeated The delegation will go to
Baltimore uninstructed. When the
vote was announced the 'Funinstruct-
ed" advocates broke into a cheer. Mr.
Henderson then put the clincher on.
The vote on the D. S. Henderson
resolution, namely, refusing to ms
truct the South Carolina delegation to
Baltimore for any particular candidate
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation, by counties, was as follows:
("Aye" meaning against instructions
and mo" as opposed to the Hender-
son resolution): Abbeville, aye 4, no
4; Aiken, aye 8; Anderson, aye IA;
Bamberg, aye 8, no 8; Barnwell, aye
4, no 4; Beaufort aye 1, no 5; Berke-
ley, aye s; Calhoun, no 4; Charleston,
aye II, no l; Cherokee, aye 4, no 2;
Chester, aye 1, no I; Chesterfield, aye
4, no 2; Clarendon, aye 8; Colleton,
aye s; Darlington, aye 3, no /; Fair
field, no 8; Darlington, aye 2, no 6;
Dillon, aye 2, no 4; Dorchester, aye 4;
Edgefeld, aye 5, no 1; Fairfield, no 8;
Florence, no 8; Georgetown, no 6;
Greenyille, aye 8; no 3; Greenwood,
aye 2, no 6; Hampton, aye 3, no /;
Horny, no 6; Jasper, aye 4; Kershaw,
aye 6; Lancaster, no 6; Laurens, aye
Z, no 1; Lee, aye 5; Lexington, aye 6,
no 2; Marion, aye /, no .; Marlboro,
no 8; Newberry, aye s; Oconee, aye 6;
Orangeburg, aye 12; Pickens, aye 4;
no 2; Richland, no y; Saluda, aye 8,
no s; Spartanburg, No. 16; Sumter, no
8; Union, no 6; Williamsburg, no 8;
York, aye 3, no Z. Total, aye ITS, no
1s2.
Mr.. Ragsdale offered a resolution
endorsing Woodrow Wilson and plac-
ing the delegation under the unit rule.
Speaker Smith denounced the resolu-
ton as an indirect attempt to instruct
and moved to Indefinitely postpone the
resolution, later, however, making the
point that the resolution was out of or
der, as it was practically identical
with the resolution which had just
been voted down.
Wilson Endorsed.
MI. Mcleod applied the point Of or
der and ruled it out of order. Mr.. !
came back, offering reso1u-
ton simply endorsing Woodrow Will
son. Mr.. Smith moved to lay the mo-
ton On the table. Mr.. Sullivan offered
a resolution that the convention vote
as individuals, which was ordered. Mr..
Smith withdrew the motion to lay on
the table and moved the previous ques-
ton, which was ordered, making the
vote straight and the resolution was
adopted, 241 to 81. Mr.. ]. W. Rags
dale put the clincher on. Five minutes
-o~o o11o1,od FOR oco1u+ionc IN he /