The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-25
s. c. DEMOCRATS
FIRM FOR WILSON. IL )
CONVENTION MEETING IN CO.
LUMBlA REITERAEs FAITH IN /.
NATIONS CHIEF.
CONTINUE COUNTY CANVASS
Manning, TIIIman, Smith, Evans, Jen.
nings, Pollock, Clinckscaies and
Hyde Are Delegates.

IHSS, ToiIock, SitnCkSCate8 anu
Hyde Are Delegates.
Columbia.--The State Democratic
convention in Columbia adopted pro.
gresstve platform, indorsed the admin
tstration Of President Wilson, refused
to abolish the county.to.county politi-
cal campaign, received petitions from
the State Equal Suffrage league de-
clined to allow John l.. McLaurin to
enter the primary as warehouse com.
missioner to defend the system and
discussed many problems of import. /
ance to the party.
Eight delegates at large to the ma
tional Democratic convention at st.
Louis with one.half vote each were
elected by the State convention as
follows:
Gov Richard 4. Manning, United
States Senators B. n. Tillman and ID.
D. Smith, John Gary Evans. l.. d.
jennings, w. P. Pollock, John G..
Clinkscaies and T. T. Hyde.
1t was decided also not to elect
alternates to the delegates at large
but that the delegation as whole
select the alternates from the IA dis.
trict alternates. The state delega-
on all questions.
John H. Clifton moved that the
convention elect eight delegates at
large with onelhalf vote each instead
Of four delegates at large. The mo-
ton was carried.
David r. Ceker nominated Gov
Richard I. Manning, which was fol.
lowed by applause. Others nominated
were: B. r. Tillman, T. T. Hyde.
Charles Carroll Simms, John G.
Clinkscales, e. ID. Smith, T. G. Dun.
can, John G. Richards, John Gary
Evans, l.. d. Jennings, w. P. Pollock
On motion Of Mr.. Blakeney tho
nominations were closed.
The number Of votes each nominee
received follows:
Manning. $40; Tillman, 274; Smith,
277; Evans, 273; Clinkscales, 28A;
Hyde, ZIG; Pollock. 252; Jennings,
264; SHINES, 81; Richards, 81; Dun.
can, 55. The first eight named were
declared elected.
The submission to the people of the
question of woman suffrage by proper
act or resolution was recommended.
An inheritance tax was recommend.
ed to meet the deficiency in founds In.
c1dent to the reduction Of the tariff.
The currency law, enacted under
the guiding hand OF the Wilson ad
ministration, was heartily commend.
cd.
Legislation to protect the shipper
against the exorbitant rates on the
high seas was commended to the eff.
forts of the national congress.
Rural credits legislation now in
process Of passage was also indorsed.
The South Carolina delegation will
go to the national Democratic con.
vention at st. Louis instructed to work
for the reelection of Woodrow Wilson
In the resolution, accepted by the
state convention and written into the
platform Of the party, the policies both
foreign and domestic OF the president
were commended and the delegation
from South Carolina was committed
to work for the denomination of both
President Wilson and Vice President
Marshall
Officials in South Carolina who
have labored for stricter enforce.
ment of the law, as evidenced bv
courts and county officials, were com.
mended for their faithful efforts. and
the sustention Of jury yerdicts was
urged. The lrty was pledged to
continuance of strict enforcement
Of the law
Acts OF the recent legislature in the
textile plants, In the weekly nav roll
act, the 60 hour per week regulation,
child labor regulations, the creation
OF board Of conciliation and other
labor legislation were heartily an.
proved
Ihe convention went on record as
approving plans OF adequate prepar.
edness, but expressed itself as dis.
approving the creation of an armed
force that would imperfl the superior.
ity Of civil authority
A judicial tribunal or cancellations
commission, to preserve peace upon
the cessation of hostilities, was urged
upon the national convention.
The convention recommended To tho
legislature for it's earnest cona,dera.
tion the question OF equal suffrage fo,.
women and requested that the matter
ne submitted to the people by proper
act or resolution for their decision.
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