The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-22
Blease not Elected Natio-
nal Convention Delegate.
ENDORSES CANDIDACY
OF WOODROW SON
The Grace and Blease Delegations
from Charleston and Georgetown
Respectively, Unseated in Conyen.
ton, Credentials Committee Voting
Almost Unanimously Against Them.
(From The State Thursday }

'Sh'ioh' aller long and interrupted
session, late last night adopted a reso-
tuition indorsing the candidacy of Gov.
woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for
president, elected vice presidents and
then turned to the election of dele
gates. The principal fight on the
moor or the convention was on the
question OF instructing delegates. The
| sentiment of the convention was very
| largely in favor Of Gov. Wilson, as
| evidenced In the vote on the resolution
| OF Endorsement, but the Wilson forces
were unable to muster a majority
when 1t came to a question Of in
| structing the delegates. Long end
warmly the contest was waged, with
speeches and points Of order the am
munition, and with frequent bursts
of applause puncturing the delibera
tions.
Meeting at noon yesterday the con
Vention organized by the appoint
ment of the credentials, with Mendei
l.. Smith of Kershaw in the chair. The
credentials committee appointed. the
convention took a recess to allow the
committee to proceed with it's work
the most important feature of which
was the decision of the contests from
Charleston and Georgetown. In the
former case the Barnwell delegation
proponents of j. Elmore Martin for
sheriff of Charleston county was
seated by a vote of SO to 0. In the
Georgetown case the court house
club representing the forces of "old
Georgetown" was seated by a vote of
SO to 4.
The convention reconvened at 8
O'Clock and Thos. G.. Mcleod, former
lieutenant governor, was elected per
manent president. Nj. NJ. Mann and
James a. Hoyt temporary secretaries,
We're made permanent officers.
The First Clash.
Then, With the convening of the
regular session of the convention
came the opening fight. The first
clash on instruction came on the floor.
1t having been decided that the presi
dental fight should be made in open
convention, without reference to com
mittees. John p Thomas, acting for
the Richland delegation, precipitated
the fight, Offering resolution in
structing for Woodrow Wilson ID. S.
Henderson for the Aiken delegation
offered resolution against instruc-
ton for any candidate This resolu-
tion was finally adopted.
AT 500 p. m, NJ. L. Smith, tempo
rary president, called the convention
to order. j. e. Mcdonald chairman
of the committee on credentials, re-
ported that the committee almost
unanimously recommended that the
Barnwell delegation from Charleston
and the Hazard delegation from
Georgetown be seated. The report
was adopted by a vive voce vote.
The election of permanent pres
ident of the convention was taken up
next.
J. II. Clifton of Sumter nominated
Thomas G.. Mcleod of Lee county for
|
After stormy session Of six hours
the credentials committee recommend
ed that the Charleston delegation
headed by Joseph w. Barnwell. be
seated. The vote was v6 to O, four
members not voting and two vot-
ing neither. The Georgetown del
egation, represented by j. Walter
Hazard, was recommended as being
the legal delegation by vote of Sc
to A. The report of the committee
was adopted last night by the State
convention. BY the action of the
committee the contesting delegation
from Georgetown headed by DR.. Olin
Sawyer, and that from Charleston
represented by Mayor John p. Grace.
were Kept out Of the convention. The
meeting of the credentials commit
tee was characterized by bitter per-
sonalities. j. E. Mcdonald of Winns
Doro, chairman Of the credentials COM
mittee, conducted the examination of
the Witnesses
The Georgetown Winners.
The following delegation was rec
ognized from Georgetown county: G..
A. Doyle. j. B. Steele, ID. ]. Wilson, ].
A. Burlington, e. o. Boatwright, M.
W. Pyratt.
G. Fl. Swan of Charleston and O.
M. Mitchell OF Georgetown were rec
ognized by the credentials committee
as members of the executive commit
tee from tho two counties. They VIII
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