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men and regulation of hours of labor
for women in mercantile establish
ments, the Sixty-hour Per Week Act
in factories, the Weekly Pay Roll
Act, the Acts regulating hours of la
Dor on street and interurban rail-
ways, the Act protecting child labor
and raising the age limit to IA years,
the Act providing for board of ar
bitration and consultation of labor
disputes, the Acts regulating the pay
ment and docking of wages and the
Act protecting messenger boys, Pied
ges itself to further programme of
safe and sane legislation.
"We believe that the continued
happiness and prosperity of our peo-
pie demand the denomination and re-
election of Woodrow Wilson as Presi-
dent of the United States and of Tho
mas R. Marshall as Vice President,
and our delegation to the National
Convention is hereby instructed to
vote first, last and all the time for the
accomplishment of this end.
eve commend to our Legislature
for its earnest consideration the ques-
ton of equal suffrage for women,
and request that this matter be sub
mitted to people by proper Act OF re-
solution for the decision"
The platform was adopted by, the
Convention amid applause.
Convention Called to Order.
State Chairman John Gary Evans,
called the Convention to order at
noon. The Rev. William Way, Of
Charleston, offered prayer. Candi-
dates for temporary president were
called for. Mr.. ]. j. McSwain, Of
Greenville, nominated Thos. P. Goth
ran, of Greenville. This nomination
was seconded by D. s. Henderson, OF
Aiken. Mr.. Fred H. Dominick, Of
Newberry, nominated A. ]. A. Per.
ritt, of Lamar. Senator O'Dell, of
Pickens, eand Speaker Hoyt, of Rich
land, seconded the nomination of Mr.
Cothran.
James A. Hoyt was appointed to
assist the chairman in calling the roll,
On motion of Ex-Governor W F An
sci each delegation was called and the
chairman of each delegation announ-
ced the vote of his delegation. The
vote was: Total vote, 1856; necessary
to a choice, 168, of which Cothran re-
ceived 262 and Perritt 73, thereupon
Chairman Evans announced the cleo
ton of Mr.. Cothran as temporary
president, and Mr., Dominick and Mr.
McSwain were appointed to escort
Mr.. Cothran to the chair. He thanked
the Convention for the honor and
called for nominations for tempor-
ary. secretary. On motion of Sena-
tor Nicholson, of Edgefeld, the Con-
vention decided to elect two tempor-
ary secretaries, j. Wilson Gibbes,. of
Columbia; John K. Aull, of Newberry
and A.. E. Hutchison, Of Rock Hill,
were nominated. The roll Of the
Convention was called by counties.
The result of theb allot was as fol-
lows: Total number of votes, 331 ;
necessary to a choice, 1862, of which
Gibbes received 304, Aull 134, Hut
Gibson 225, whereupon Gibbes and
Hutchison were declared elected tenn
porary secretaries.
Col. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken,
moved that the naming of a commit
tee on credentials be dispensed with
and to- allow each Of the contesting
delegations from Beaufort be allowed
thirty minutes each to state their side
before the Convention. This was Of
fered as an amendment to q motion
by R. M. Mixson, of Bsrnwell, to ap-
point a committee on credentials to
pass upon the Beaufort contest and
the lists Of delegates to the Conven-
ton. Mayor Olin Sawyer, of George
town, suggested that both of the
Beaufort delegations be seated with
one-half vote each, as was done in
the Georgetown case few years ago.
w. P. Pollock, Of Cheraw, wanted to
know of the Beaufort delegations if
this would be agreeable to them. Mr.
Beckett, of the Christensen delega-
ton, said the Beaufort fight involved
the question of Democratic suprema-
cy and he opposed the suggestion to
seat both delegations with half vote
each. He asked that the contest 60
before the committee on credentials.
Mr.. McSwain, of Greenville, moved
that the roll of delegates from all
counties from which there are no con-
tests be accepted as the permanent
roll of the Convention, and that the
Beaufort contest 60 before a commit