The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-11
JUDGE JONES 247, BLEAsE 81
COMPLETE RETURNS FROM
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Jones supporters will be Grertly i'm
Majority i'm State Democratic ,On-
vcntiOn-Blcase Comments ON Re-
s'rts-Judge Jones Gratificd-Rc.
ports from Williamsburg and Dor
chester-JOncs Wins Eight in For.
mcr and Blcase Four i'm Latter.
News and Courier.


With the returns from Dorchester
ana Williamsburg on the results of
the county Democratic conventions
held IN the state Monday the reports.
as received by The News ana Courier
show 247 deleagtes to the State Con-
vention, who are classed as SIM
porters Of Judge Ira B. Jones in the
contest for the Governorship. Il for
Cole L.. Blease and 80 whose leaningS
ire not known. With complete returns
therefore, and reports from all the
forty-four counties. it appears that
Judge Jones' friends will have com
plete control Of the State Conven
ton.
The Williamsburg Convention re-
ported last night. passed Resolutions
endorsing Governor Woodrow Wilson
as the Democratic choice for Presi-
Dental candidate. This makes five
g untieS that instructed for Wilson.
With q total of 80 delegates. Therc
VIII he 1886 delegates in the State
Convention. So no Presidential candi-
d1to is assured of the endorsement.
although with sentiments expressed.
Wilson appears t. be the choice IF
conventions, whose delegates number
something over 100
Regarding tn results oi the coun-
t. convention vest, ,rday Governor
BleaSc according to a dispatch from
Colurlhia last night. said:
Judging from the newspaper re-
ports. presume that a majority of
the delegates to the state Convention
will be unfavorable to my candidacy
for reelection. However, ] am very
much gratiiiod at the result Of the
conventions throughout the state on
yesterday. particularly in that so
many Of the counties have gone on
record as against restriction Of the
rights Of the people to vote IN the
primaries. ] do not think that the
results of yesterday will have any
effect in the Gubernatorial race un-
less it be perhaps to wake up my
friends and make them more careful
in the future. have received re-
If 11a n Oh
are quite different from what is in
the newspapers.
I'm addition to this ] am inform
ed that in Anderson the rights Of the
people were entirely ignored and a
committee was appointed TO name tn
| delegates and by Il chairman who j.
known Of all men to be one of my bit
terest enemies. Consequently we could
expect nothing else from them
further notice that in Greenville it is
almost entirely city delegation and
from reports there l am satisfied that
the county people and the mill peo-
pie were not fairly represented in the
Convention. 1t was this convention
plan and just such schemes as was
done Yesterday by certain people that
brought about the Reform Move
ment in 1890 and swept Tillman and
his followers into office and the old
3 liners out.
"My prediction is the primary in
August will show that the conven-
tions Of yesterday have but aroused
the people to a fact which have been
trying to show them. namely that
the newspapers and certain other
elements are endeavoring To regain
control Of the state and get the so.
called ariStOcracy back on top. Their
scheme will fail. will be reelected
Governor hy a larger majority than
received two years ago. Ny votes do
not come from the professional Con-
Vention attondcrs and Court House
loafers. but from the Wool-hat BOYS
and the leading men Of the state. ana
upon them ] am depending and with
them | rest my cause and it's in good
hands. When YOU hear from the boys
that were home yesterday attending
to their business YOU will sec different
results; we will win.
II ann sorry to note the split in
Charleston and hope that the two
factions can settle their differences
and come to the state Convention
without contest" said the Cover
nor He is confident Of getting a big
majority i'm Charleston i'm the "lr"-
ton.
Governor please went t. Orange
burg this afternoon to attend the
Cdd Fellows Convention ana will re