The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-17
LONG CONTEST WAGED
in STATE CONVENTION
RESOLUTION ENDORSING WOOD.
ROW WILSON WAS ADOPTED.
Jones Forces Controlled Convention
and Defeated Governor as
Delegate.

Columbia, May 16.-The South Caro-
lima Democratic convention, by a vote
of 17S to 162, refused to instruct its
delegates to the national convention
to vote for Woodrow Wilson, and the
delegation goes to Baltimore unin-
structed for any candidate.
Woodrow Wilson was endorsed by
vote OF 241 to 81, the resolution Of
endorsement which was adopted, af-
ter the movement to instruct had been
defeated, being as follows:
''Resolved, That this convention en-
dorse Woodrow Wilson for president
without instruction"
There was long fight over the
proposition to instruct for Wilson,
the fight coming up on the resolutions
offered by John P. Thomas, of Colum-
bia, on behalf of the Richland dele
CATION, instructing for the New Jersey
governor D. S. Henderson, of Aike-.,
offered a substitute resolution proviu-
ing for an uninstructed delegation, and
H. D. Calhoun, of Barnwell, offered
a substitute instructing the delegation
to vote for Wilson. The Calhoun Sub
stitute was defeated, and then the
Henderson substitute providing for an
uninstructed delegation was adopted.
In the Charleston contest the ere
dentials committee seated the Barn
well faction, who are the adherentsPof
Sheriff j. Elmore Martin, and in the
GEORGETOWN contest, the credentials
committee seated the Hazard delega-
ton, or the court house" club.
The Hazard faction was the anti
Blease faction.
The Jones forces were in control Of
the convention, and gave no quarter,
defeating Governor Cole. L. Blease for
delegate at large to the national con-
vention Governor Blease was placed
in nomination by Fred. H. Dominick,
of the Newberry delegation, and re-
ceived Sc votes.
Delegates at Large.
The election of delgates at large re-
suited in the choice by acclamation
of Senators B. R. Tillman and E. D.
Smith, and On a ballot vote, in the
choice of John Gary Evans, of Spar
tanburg, and Richard l. Manning, of
Sumter. Governor Blease was placed
in nomination and received sc votes.
The result of the balloting was: Man
ming, 2O7; Evans 1888; NJ. F. Ansel,
SO; L. ]. Browning, 6S; c. L. Blease,
Sc; F. H Weston, g.
Alternates for the delegates at large
were elected as follows: NJ. F. Ansel,
OF GreenvilIe; F. H. Weston, of Co.
lumbia: W. ]. Stevenson, of Cheraw;
H. C. Folk, of Bamberg.
A resolution endorsing Senator B.
R. Tillman for reelection was report
ed favorably by the resolutions com
mittee
John Gary Evans, State Chairman
The convention adjourned at 2.O5
O'Clock this morning.
Immediately following the adjourn
ment Of the convention a meeting of
the stats executive committee was
held, and John Gary Evans was
elected chairman.
Governor 8lease, while seated in
the convention, took no part in the
deliberations and had nothing to say.
The convention adopted the unit
rule for delegates to the national con-
vention.
A resolution from Bamberg county,
which sought to relieve Senator Till
man of the necessity of entering the
primary on account of his health, and
which provided that the convention
elect him at once, was turned down by
the committee on rules as being I'm
democratic
The hardest fight of the convention
came on the question of the instruc-
ton of delegates. Those who oppos-
ed instruction won out only after a
determined struggle.
While waiting for the report of the
committee, the convention at 2 a. my