The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-20
M'lAuR|h's PLANS KILLED,
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION VOTES
TO KEEP COTTON WARE.
HOUSE OUT OF POLL.
TICS.
Refuses to Allow Commissioner Nc.
Laurin Time i'm the Primaries to De.
fend Systcnf-Resolution Offered by
Dominick Swamped by Overwlelm-
ing Vote.

Columbia, May 18.-John L. Nc.
Laurin, State warehouse commissioner.
will not be allowed to enter the pri-
mary this year nor to speak at the
campaign meetings as warehouse
commissioner, according to the action
of the State Democratic convention in
turning down the following resolu-
ton introduced by Fred H. Dominick:
Resolved, That the State Demo-
cratic executive committee be request
ed to put in the primary for nomina-
tion the office of warehouse commits
sioner. and that the pledge Of the
Democratic party be SO amended that
candidates for the house and senate
pledge themselves to support for
warehouse commissioner the man re-
ceiving the Democratic nomination In
the primary"
A majority Of the committee on
rules were against the adoption Of
this resolution. A minority report was
submitted by John K. Aull Of New
berry.
Mr.. Aull argued that the law re-,
quired the Office to be placed in the,
primary. He. pointed out the import
ance of the Office and said that an.
opportunity should be given the COM
missioner to answer the attacks Of
opponents Of the warehouse system.
w. w. Dixon spoke in behalf Of the
minority report, claiming that ut is
our duty to place him before the peo-
ple."
Mr.. Dominick fought for his resolu-
ton. He said that he did not think
that the warehouse system Is in any
danger. He did not want the matter
to be made a political issue. He re-
lated the effect of the warehouse sys-
tenn, as he saw it, on the crisis Of
1914.
w. N. Graydon Of. Abbeville took
Mr.. Dominick to task for his support
Of the terms Of the resolution. ''1f
you want to kill the system, put 1t
In politics." he declared. ''and even
Senator McLaurin with his plausibility
can not resurrect it." He belittled the
effect Of the warehouse system. He
argued that it should be entirely 4
business Office.
The bond between the warehouse
system and the insurance companies
was outlined briefly by Senator ]. A.
Banks Of Calhoun. president of the
State Warehouse association. He told
of his visit with Mr.. McLaurin to w.
p. G.. Harding of the federal reserve
board. He told also of the systems
part in getting low insurance rates on
warehoused cotton. He said that
prominent bankers of New York had
agreed to lend money on warehouse
receipts at 3.S8 per cent. He extolled
it as q great industrial system"
D. s. Henderson Of Aiken pleaded
for calm consideration of the mat
ter at hand. He said that the ques.
ton is not the efficacy Of the ware
house system but the matter of
changing the system from a business
organization to political machine.
Don't let us drag 1t into politics"
he argued, saying that it is a good
business scheme.
1--WE have not forgotten that this
man who wants this system put in
politics wanted to introduce CONNER
cial Democracy in South Carolina"
declared Mr.. Henderson dramatically
amid much applause.
The vote by counties was taken ON
the majority report of the rules COM
mittee, as follows: Abbeville, yeas,
2 nays; Aiken, to /; Anderson,
to 13; Bamberg. S to 1; Barn
we'll, to O.; Beaufort, to O;
Berkeley, 6 to O.; Calhoun, to /;
Charleston. Is to o; Cherokee, 6 to
O; Chester, to o.; Chesterfield, 6
to O; Clarendon, to s; Colleton,
4 to 2; Darlington. to L; Dillon, S
to 1; Dorchester, to /: Edgefield,
q to o; Fairfield, to S; Florence,
to O; Georgetown, to /; Green
vile, 13 to 1; Greenwood, to o:
Hampton. to. o.; Horny, 6 to o; Jas
per, to o; Kershaw. to o; Lam
caster, to o; Laurens, z to 1; Lee,
to 6; Lexington, to 2; Mccormick,
to 2; Marion, to o; Marlboro, 8
to D; Newberry. 0 to 8; Oconee, S to
l; Orangeburg, IL to 0; Pickens, 6
to 0; Richland, 9 to 2; Saluda, 6 to
U; Spartanburg, 16 to o; Sumter, s
to o; Union, 0 to 6; williamsburg, 8
to 0; York, to 9.
Senator Christensen made an at