The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-22

the lis Of the Bar1well delegation, and
an effort Of Mr.. Grace to get recogni-
ton was cut short by the chairs rul-
ing tha no delegate rom Charleston
would be recognized and tha tae ma :
ter would go to the committee on Gre
den5iais.
Rev. X. G. Finlay, rector Of Trinity
Episcopal church, opened the conven-
ton WITH prayer NJ. NJ Mana, G. c.
Taylor ard R. 3. Sloan were appoint
ed temporary secretaries.
TIE conven ion adjourned until 80,
but at that h,ur the credentials COM
mittee had just comm need lis work,
and the convention then, Oh mo ion
of .Ir. D. d. McColl, Of Marlboro, re-
cessed until o'clock .onight.
The intense interest being taken in
the convention is shown by the crowd
of spectators which packed he CALLER
les AID utilized the space on the floor
outside of he railing. Tie Aetels in
Columbia are overfowing, and it is
said that this is one Of the largest
crowds ever present in C Columbia a. a
Democratic convention.
Neither United States Sena ors K.
D. Smith and B. R. Tillman Or any CT
the congressional delegation are pres
ent. Mr.. H. W. Woodward is filling
the place on the Lee delegation in
PLACE of Senator Smith.
Georgetown Contest.
What was nominally called a contest
was the first work taken up by the
committee on credentials. 1t was real
ly not a contest at all, but question
as whether the granting of the re-
quest of tle Georget0wn convention
for half a vote each of its delegates
was setting a preceden, or not and
whether the granting OF the request
would overload the convention with
speakers. The point was raised in the
convention by Mr. Leon J. Williams
and finally referred to The committee,
which decided after some discussion
to grant the request of the George
town convention that the II delegates
be seated, with half a vote each, but
taat the delegation be entitled to one
member on each Of the standing COM
mittees and that the decision be in no
wise regarded as a precedent.
Messrs. Pat ]. Drew, Sam J. Sum-
mers and Mr.. Greene, of Abbeville,
were in favor Of letting the delegation
select three frcm each side and t'sus
have a delegation of six, as provided
for by the constitution Of the party
and avoid the possibility of too much
speaking, ia proportion to its rights,
from any one delegation. Messrs H.
]. Hayneswort and Jennings, of Sum-
ter, took up tae side as presented by
the George,own delegates and secured
the recognition of he double-barrelled
delegation under the resolution offered
by Mr.. Haynesworth
In Good Feeling.
The whole thing was done in utter
good feeling. Mr.. Walter Haz ard rep
resenting one faction and Mr.. Olin M.
Sawyer representing the other side,
presented the cause for the II dele
gates with half vote each in good
humor, and presented the fact strong
ly that the convention a: home avoid
ed an unseemly scramble, and that
hey hoped the convention would car
ry out the agreement in good faith.
Mr.. Hazard said that if the Drew idea
prevailed of letting the delegation Sc
lect three whole men" as had been
suggested, tha. in good faith he could
sot serve in the convention, as it
would not be carrying out the views
Of the body that elected.
DR.. Sawyer. in his usual good-natur-
ed and facetious manner, told the
committee that he and his associates
would premise that they would not do
much speaking if given half seats,
and he joined Mr.. Hazard in asking
that the action of the county conven-
ton be confirmed 1t was the very
best thing that could be done.
This action apparently pleased
everyone, and after the George,oWn
compromise had been agreed upon the
hour for the reassembling of the con-
vention had arrived, and Mr.. Thos. NJ.
Raysor announced that the committee
on credentials had not concluded is