The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-09
DEMONSTRATION PARTIsANs
WILL BE OUTNUllBERED BY
ABOUT SIX 10 ONE AT
STATE CONVENTION.
eeFong Sentiment shown In Favor OF
Primary Ref0rm-Seuat0r Smith q
pelegate From Lee County, While
NeWberry Falls 70 Send Governor
BSease 70 state Convention. Presl-
cent Wilson's Administration Gen.
egally Endorsed.



victory at the county conventions held
yesterday. An estimate based on
thsss reports puts the number of Anti
Blsase delegates In tho State Con.
vention st 2sl and the Blease dele
satss at "a.
The reports from the different con-
vsntions show that the safeguarding
Of the primary will undoubtedly be q
prime question at the State Conven-
tion. sixteen conventions going on
record - favoring more adequate
safeguards against fraud.
Senator Smith was elected q dele
gats to the State Convention from Lee
County. Nswbsrry county did not give
either Gov. Blsase or Fred II. Domi-
nick q place In the State Convention.
In the Barnwell Convention Charles
Carroll simms was endorsed for gov
srnor because he was Barnwell man,
but failed of election to the State
Convention. Withdrawing before q
second ballot could be taken.
The Sumter Convention endorsed
the candidacy for Governor Of r. I.
Manning and elected him State execu-
tive committeeman and delegate to
the convention.
The Union Convention endorsed the
candidacy Of I.owndes ], Browning
for governor and elected him dele
gate to the State Convention. 1t also
sadorssd TIE candidacy for congress
Of 7. c. Duncan. ,.,.. ....
In the Ksrshaw Convention M. L.
smith and J. q. Richards declined to
stand for once In the convention.
Marlboro County did not give John
Il McLaurin q place In its delegation
tn the state Convention.
Senator Smiths candidacy was en-
eorssd BY the conventions Of Bam-
eerg. Orangsburs. Barnwell and Ker-
sAaw. In Laurens County q resolu-
tion to endorse the administration of
Gov. Bleass was defeated. ...
= r. A. Cooper. candidate for gov
srnor. heads the Laurens County del
tBation.
- The Oconee Convention went on
record a. being opposed to race track
eamoling In this State.
: The Clarendon Convention adopted
resolutions praisins the effort of Con.
FRESHMAN whaiey to promote the
drainage Of the low country.
The News and Courier's dispatch
from Abbeville was not received in
time for publication. but a long dis
lance msssage stated that eight Anti
hIsase delegates had been chosen.
~ No report was received from Dor
chester. but . long distance telephone
message last night stated that rtr.
Legare Walker. or summerville, had
beeu elected executive committeeman
BY the Anti-Blease forces and that
the delegation stood three Anti
ess0 0h0 kOI ol0000.
W. y. st'svsnso' candidate for con.
ersee was roe. ted State executive
committeeman from Chesterfield.
The Florence County Convention
ssdorssd Congressman Ragsdaie.
In Barnwell. the Convention en-
dorssd unanimously the candidscy of
Adjt Gen. Moore. Resolutions en-
aorsing the candidacy Of Attorney
General Peoples and Of X. M. Mix.
son for congress were passed after a
hot ashG
sentiment In favor Of primary re-
form 10 strong I'm tho following
counties the conventions went on rec
ORD a. favoring some plan of safe
guarding the primary from fraud:
Aorry. Greenwood. Oconee. Greenvilie,
Aiken. Fairfield. Darlington. Will
Hamburg. Chester. Beaufort. Bam.
berg. Orangeburg. Calhoun. Florence.
Sumter. Richland. Varying methods
Of safeguarding the primary were
proposed In these different conven-
tions. The Richiand convention ADOPT
Cd the McMahan resolution instruct
iag the delegates to the State Con-
vention to work for the restriction OF
the primary to registered voters. In
the spartanburg Convention a reso-
luton instructing the delegates to op-
pose restriction Of the primary was
defeated. and In the COlleton Con-
vention the same thing occurred. The
Marlboro delegation. II Is understood.
viii 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,.