The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-26

Swain motion as amended was pass
Cd after Mr. Kelley made another ef-
fort t. table it.
a number Of changes wee made
in he roll Of he convention by sub
Stituting alternates for delegates alb
eat yesterday morning.
At 1920 the convention took a re-
cess subject to the call Of ne chair
to await the commit ee's rep2rt.
At 1875 President Hoyt told the
convention that the commit ee on
cons tuition and rules would at be
able to rep5rt for at least Nal. an
aour and possibly for an hour. On
the motion of Sam Ri tenberg. Of
Charleston, the convention took a re-
cess until 1115 o'clock.
1t was 1888 o'clock before the con-
ven f-n was called to order once more.
The To- 6 awaited report of the couf-
nit ee on constitution and rules was
ready for presentation. Printed cop
les cf the report were distributed al
.er> an announcement tat there were
changes by the commit ee, which did
not appear in the report as printed.
The majority report was presented
by B. E Nicholson, CT Edgefeld,
chairman Of the committee on con-
stitu ion and rules. He called a ten
tion to corrections in tAe printed re-
FORT. He said that there would be
a report by minority OF the COM
mi ee. He asked that 80 minutes be
8 oted to John H. Clift,n, of Sumter,
to present the minority report, This
was done on the motion of J. E. Nc
Donald, of Fairfield
TIE majority report was read by
". G. Shrine, of Greenville. The read
ing OF the majori y rep5r. lasted un
til 1906 oclock.
J. H. Clifton was recognized to pre-
sent the minority report.
Mr.. Nicholson moved that the con-
vsntion take up the majority repor;
section by section. Mr.. Zimmerman
ed as a substitute that the major
itv reDcrt be adopted wi n he
amendment suggested by the minor
ity.
Mr.. Clifton yielded y miautes to
Mr.. Zimmerman to speak in support
OF this motion.
The minority report was a series
of amendments to the majority re-
port.
Mr.. Zimmerman said ne believed
all the delegates favored an honest
primary. He said ,ha. the minority
OF the committee was opposed to re-
quiring voters to present themselves
in person to the secretaries Of clubs
to sign the rolls. He said tnaj Ii
would be hard on Z voters and the
secretaries IN rural communities to
cary out tais provision in the ma
iority report. He declared rhat the
majority rules put the whole machin-
ery - tie party in the hands of the
men who happened to be in power.
IF you put dishonest men in
charge OF the primary you are going
o have a dishoase election said
Mr.. Zimmerman.
The speaker declared that the resi-
dence qualifications Of the majority
report would work a hardship on
men who lived by the sweat cf their
brows with a job here today and
there tomorrow"
Opposes Restrictions.
John H. Clifton, minority leader
said that ne was net supporter OF
the present administration, but wan,-
ed to be- fair to eyeryS-dy Whe, her
or not be agreed with them person
ally or politically.
st. Bartholomew massacre will
be merry making compared 10 the
uprising of the poor white man if
you try to deprive him Of his rights
in the primary for wh2se. laxity you
are to blame" declared Mr.. Clifton
'For 20 or 80 years white citizens
q years OF age have been permitted
to vote in the primary, said Mr.
Clifton. "Yet a. this late day be-
fore the next primary you propose
to change all this. Do you under
s1and this absolute effort to disfran-
chise 10000 white men? l would not
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