The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-30
SMITH STRONG IN NEWBERRY.
1t Appears Likely That Smith Forces
Will Control Convention.

Columbia, April 27.-Supporters
of United States Senator E. D. Smith
| are pointing to the victory of the
anti-administration forces in the
! Newberry county democratic club
| meetings on Saturday afternoon and
| night as significant For the first
| time since he has been in Office the
| governors followers were beaten in
| the majority of the club meetings in
the home county of the governor on
! Saturday, according to reports from
there.
A long distance telephone COM
munication from Newberry said this
morning that, with only few clubs
not heard from, and conceding all of
them to the Bleasites, the Smith, or
anti-administration forces would
control the county convention over
whelmingly. The report stated that
in the five wards in Newberry city 35
anti-administration and 13' Blease
delegates were elected to the conven-
ton, and in the county, with a few
small clubs missing, "a anti-adminis-
tration delegates were chosen and
A administration delegates. This
insures control of the county conven-
ton to the anti-administration forces
by a 2 to 1 vote, will give them
dominance of the county executive
committee and make certain a dele
cation of eight anti-administration
men to the State convention.
Governor a Delegate.
The governor himself was elected
a delegate to the Newberry county
convention from Ward 5. In that club
meeting, with 4S present, the COVER
nor is said to have received % votes,
while one of his followers polled Sc.
The anti-administration vote in that
club was 20.
In Ward 8 in Newberry the anti
administration delegation was elect
ed, polling SO votes to the highest
cast for an administration candidate,
that being II, which went to Assls-
tant Attorney General Fred H. Domi-
nick.
Neither Col. John K. Aull, private
secretary to the governor, or Col.
E. H. Aull were elected delegates to
the county convention, it was stated
in the telephone conversation.
Senator Alan Johnstone headed the
delegation from Ward 8, and, it is
stated, will likely head the county
delegation to the State convention.
Reports from all parts of the State
indicate that the great majority of
the county conventions will be domi-
mated by the anti-administration,
which insures control of the State
convention to the supporters of Sem
ator Smith. If the indications are
true, the State executive committee
will be controlled by the Smith fac
ton.
While the lines were not drawn IN
many counties, wherever they were
the administration forces seem to
have lost out in the majority of in
stances. In Richland county close
examination of the delegates elected
from the various clubs will indicate
that the county convention will be
overwhelmingly dominated by the
anti-administration forces.
Smith Strong in Anderson.
It is reported from Anderson that
the Smith forces will likely control
that convention, as they will proba-
bly dominate the Greenville, Oconee,
Pickens, Greenwood and other coun-
ty conventions in the up-country.
Laurens county appears to be again
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forces, but that county and Jasper
seem to be the only out and out
counties conceded to the administra-
ton faction, as far as incomplete re-
ports from club meetings have been
received.
1t is taken for a fact in Columbia
that the State convention will be in
charge of the anti-administration
forces and attention is now turned
to issues which will be presented to
that body for settlement. Reform OF
the primary will be the one big mat
ter for consideration. Several of the
club meetings throughout the State
have instructed delegations in the
various county conventions to intro
duce and work for reform of the
primary. Just what shape this will
take is not now apparent, it will have
to be worked over after the county
conventions are held on next Mon
day. However, it appears certain
that some reform measure will have