The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-24
AFTERMATH OF THE
STATE CONVENTION

record Of the Democracy in the nation
and State, the South Carolina State
democratic Convention, which came
10 close In the early hours of this
morning, culogized President Wood
row Wilson, endorsed him for relec
uon' and instructed the delegation to
the National Convention to vote as a
unit 1or his denomination. The law
enforcement policy of the State ad-
m1nistration was commended and n
strong declaration that the South Car
olina Democracy stands for strict
and impartial enforcement of the law
was adopted. The progressive labor,
humanitarian, and educational acts of
the general assemblies Of recent years
received warm approval.
Women suffrage was endorsed and
inc legislature was asked to submit
the question Of granting votes to wo-
men to the people of the State.
Warehouse System.
one OF the outstanding features of
inc convention was the discussion of
INC warehouse system, which would
come up In one form or another eycry
lew minutes. The convention reject
eh by an overwhelming majority of
2o5 to a the resolution presented nv
tnc i5lease caucus to have the ware
mouse commissioner go into the pri-
mary. This resulted not only because
1t was a part Of the "slate" presented
by the caucus of the Blease delegates.
p"t also because the convention fig
urea mat lftting the warehouse
commissioner into the primary would
he putting the warehouse into poll
ties which would kill the system.
The convention, however. was over
"hclmingly In favor of the warehouse
system and adopted the following re-
solution which was introduced by
senator Laney, Of Chesterfield:
The State Warehouse System IS
hercDy endorsed by this convention
ana that this convention recommends
ITS continuance and support"
Anti.Blease; Pro- Manning.
The convention was to 1 anti
Heasc and overwhelmingly Manning
III sentiment there however, being
no lines drawn between the Manning
and Coorcr followers, all of them
voting together on the other issues
Governor Manning was chairman Of
the Shntcr County delegation and So
licitor Cooper was the chairman of
the Laurens delegation. The Sumter
delegation voted solidly throughout
and the Laurens delegation, for the
most part, divided, 4 and 4.
Charleston with IS, Spartanburg
with 1G, Greenvillc with IA, and
Orangcburg with 12, always swung
into the anti-Blease column every
time pi'ing up the majorities.
Hon. Il. Goodwin Rhett, president
Of the United States Chamber of
Commerce was the chairman OF the
Charleston delegation. BY him sat
Mayor II. II. Hyde, of Charleston,
who was elected one Of the eight dele
ga1cs at large to st. Louis.
1t was getting on towards morning
when the report Of the platform and
resolutions committee was adopted,
the fighting over the warehouse hay
ing ended, when the election Of dele
gates at large to the National Demo
cratic convention were called for j.
III. Clifton in the interest Of Further
unanimity and harmony" as he ex-
pressed 1t moved that eight delegates
be elected with half vote each.
After some discussion this prevailed.
Governor Richard /. Manning was
nominated by d. r. Coker, Of Harts-
Vile, and the convention broke into
cheers which resulted in an ovation
for the governor. Senator B. r. Till
man was nominated by d. b. Traxler,
OF Greenyille, and then in rapid sue
ces5ion came the nominations Of
Senator T.. ID. Smith, State Chairman
John Gary Evans. Mayor l.. d. Jen-
nings, Of Sumter, Mayor r. r.. Hyde,
Of Charleston, w. p. Pollock, OF Che
raw, and Professor John G. Clink-
scales, Of Spartanburg.
Mr. Fred II. Dominick, Of New
berry, chairman Of that delegation
and floor leader Of the Blease minori-
ty, placed in nomination the Blease
Slate, the governor OF South Caro-
lima, G. c.. Sims, Of Barnwell, John
G. Richards, OF Kershaw, and IT, c.