The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-06
COUNTY CONVENTION
IN SESSION MONDAY
Anti-AdminiStration Forces
Show i'm Majority.
REFLECTS CANNON
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
Convention Officers Elected Without u
Division, but OH Issue OF Represcn-
tation In State Convention Lines are
Drawn Tight Showing Administra-
ton Forces in Minority.

NiOb IOiSCS Ill
The Laurens County democratic
convention met in the court house
Monday morning at eleven o'clock, full
representation from every club in the
county being present. Although there
were several duly elected delegates
absent, alternates in all but seySs3ss9
cases had been sent and when the con-
or four votes were lacking to make a
full convention. The several ballots
called for in the convention demon
strated that the anti-administration
forces had a majority.
The accomplishments Of the conven-
ton were the organization on non
factional lines, the election of an ex-
ecutive committeeman and six out of
eight anti-administration delegates to
the state convention, the refusal Of
the convention to endorse the admin
istration of Gov Cole l.. Blease. in
stinction to delegates to the state
convention to oppose any change in
the primary rules Of the party, and
a recommendation that the delegates
10 the state convention bring before
that body resolution favoring bien-
NAL sessions of the legislature.
Though it was evident from-the very
beginning Of the convention that fac
tiOnal lines would be drawn rather
tightly on the real issues Of the con-
vention, the meeting was largely de-
void Of unpleasant incidents.
The convention was called to order
by John M. Cannon, who called for
nominations for temporary chairman
Of the convention. w. l.. Gray nom
mated Mr.. Cannon and the nomination
was seconded. Mr.. Cannon declined
to serve and further nominations
were in order. o. p. Goodwin was
nominated from the floor and the nom
ination seconded. No further nom
nations being made, Mr. Goodwin was
unanimously elected. For temporary
secretary of the convention w. L..
Gray placed II, nomination Alison Lee
and II. S. Blackwell the name of c..
A. Power. The vote being taken by
acclamation and the result being in
decisive, 1t was moved, seconded and
passed that they serve Jointly. The
delegates to the convention were
thereupon enrolled.
With n temporary organization and
the delegates enrolled, permanent or
ganization was gone into. John NJ.
Cannon was reelected county chair
man without opposition. Upon mo-
tion from the floor the temporary or
ganization was then made permanent
and the convention was ready for the
election Of state executive committee
man. On this election the relative
strength of the two forces Of the con-
vention was tested. N. B. Dial was
nominated by the anti-administratio
forces and w. T. Crews by the admin
istratfon forces. N. B. Dial was elect
ed by vote of 112 to "a, demonstrat-
Ing a majority for the anti-adminis-
tration forces.
Refuses to Endorse Blease.
BY a vote of III to 70 the conven-
tion refused to endorse the admins
tration OF Gov. Cole l.. Bleasc. This
came about indirectly through the
substitution of one resolution for an
other. Geo. A. Browning, Jr., Of
Goldville, offered resolution endors-
Ing the administration OF Gov. Blease,
opposing any restrictions in the pri-
mary and deploring "the efforts now
making towards the curtailing Of
speech on the hustings". II. A. Cooper
introduced resolution omitting any
reference to the administration but
containing substantially the same stip-
ulations as to the primary and coun-
ty-to-county campaign as did the
Browning resolution. The antl-ad-
minlstration forces were thrown into
"a dilemma, there being considerable
sentiment for such reasonable chang
es In the primary rules as would not
restrict In the literal sense of tho
word but would guarantee every white
democrat "one and only one vote III
the primary elections. The suSstti-