The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-13
STATE CONVENTION
WILL Be ANTI-BLEASE
SENTIMENT FAVORS
PRIMARY REFORMS

Reports from Different County Con-
ventions Show the Safeguarding Of
Primary to be Foremost in Minds
of People-Wilson Administration
Endorsed by Many Counties.
Reports from all over the State in
dicate that the Anti-Blease forces
won a sweeping victory at the county
conventions held Monday. An es-
innate based on these reports puts
the number Of Anti-Blease delegates
in the State Convention at 2s1 and
the Blease delegates at II.
The reports form the different cor
ventions show that the safeguarding g
ofthe primary will undoubtedly be a
prime question at the State Conven-
ton, sixteen convictions going on re-
cord as favoring more adeQ lale safe
guards angains fraud.
Senator Smith was elected 4 dele
gate to the State Convention from
Lee County. Newberry County lid
not give either Governor Blease CT
Fred H. Dominick place in the
State Convention.
In the Barnwell Convention Char
les Carroll Simms was endorsed :or
Governor because he was Barn "e.l
man, but failed OF election to he
State Convention, Sithdrawilg he
fore a second ballot could be taken.
The Sumter Convention endor IS ID
the candidacy for governor Of +. I.
Manning and elected hin, State ex-
ecutive committeeman and delegate
to the Convention.
The Union Convention endorsed
the candidacy OF Lowndes J. Brown
in for Governor and elected him a
delegate to the State Convention. II
also endorsed the candidacy for con-
gress of T. C. Duncan.
In the Kershaw convention N. L.
Smith and J. G. Richards declined to
stand for Office in the Convention.
Marlboro County did not give John
L. McLaurin place in its delegation
to the State Convention.
Senator smiths candidacy was en-
dorsed by the convention Of BAN
berg, Orangeburg, Barnwell and Ker-
shaw. In Laurens County resolu-
ton to endorse the administration OF
Governor Blease was defeated.
r. A. Cooper, candidate for Gov
eronr heads the Laurens County del
egation.
The Oconee Convention went on
record as being opposed to race track
gambling in this State.
The Clarendon Convention adopted
resolutions praising the effort OF
Congressman Whaley to promote the
drainage Of the low country.
". F. Stevenson, candidate for
Congress, was reelected State axecu-
tive committeeman fro Chesterfield.
The Florence County Convention
endorsed Congressman Ragsdale.
In Barnwell, the Convention en-
dorsed unanimously the candidacy OF
Adjt. Gen. Moore. Resolutions en-
dorsing the candidacy OF Attorney
General Peoples and Of r. NJ. Mixson
for Congress were passed after hot
fight.
Sentiment in favor Of primary re-
form is strong. In the following
counties the Conventions went on re-
cord as favoring some plan Of safe
guarding the primary from fraud:
Horny, Greenwood, Oconee, Green
vile, Aiken, Fairfield, Darlington,
Williamsburg, Chester, Beaufort,
Bamberg, Crangeburg, Calhoun, Flor
ence, Sumter, Rich!and. Varying
methods OF safeguarding the primary
were proposed in these different con-
7entions. The Richland Convention
adopted the McMahan resolution in
struction the delegates to the State
Convention to work for the restric-
ton Of the primary to registered vot-
ers. In the Spartanburg Convention
a resolution instructiong the delegat-
es to oppose restriction Of the pri-
mary was defeated, and in the Cole
ton Convention the same thing oc-
Cured. The Marlboro delegation, it
IS understood, will work for primary
reform.
Resolutions opposing further re-
striction Of the primary were passed
by the conventions Of Lee, Jasper,
Union and Laurens counties.
The Bamberg, Calhoun, Laurens,
Fairfield and Clarendon conventions
opposed the abolition Of the county
to-county campaign.
The Wilson administration was
given the endorsement OF large
number Of the county conventions,
the resolutions in many instances
praising especially the Presidents
Mexican policy and in several in
stances endorsing the presidents
stand in the matter Of tolls exemp-
ton.
Probable Standing Of Delegates.
Counties Blease. Anti-Bl case