Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-11
JNo. |. M'lAIlRIn
N fE RACE
PROBABLY FOR oyEENoR
In Defence of the St3e Warehouse
System, Aeeordhg to
Banks.

Of the South Carolina Warehouse as
sociation, in statement issued today,
may mean that the ware tousemen may
yet enter Commissioner John L. Nc
Laurin in the race for gbyernsr should
the state Democratic convention fail
to give Mr.. McLaurtn the hour de-
manded for him at ead of the cam
paign meetings this sujmmer.
In case the state conyention failed to
comply with what wei considered a
very reasonable request,' said Senator
Banks, then, as president, 1 was to
call the association together to take
such action as might ba deemed advis
able to get before thetpeople."
Senator Banks saystthat Commits
sioner McLaurin only hade a tenta-
tive announcement for {ieutenant gov
ernor, based on what The state con-
vention will do at its Meeting on May
II, tnaI IL was no't ttS tued VI tue
association to put a mAn in the field
for political prefermenl, should an
opening be given for thb waging of an
educative campaign bepre the people
in the interest of the hrmer particu-
larly, Senator McLau,h In a minor
capacity. "a
The secret part Of he meeting of
warehousemen Wednesday seems to
be inviolabley guarded by those who
attended; but it is ceftain, however,
that the other action dsides that CIV
en- out by the secretarf of;the associ-
alton was taken. Hof FAR it affects
the political situation not known to
the public. But correct inference,
deduced from the utteances Of those
attending the confersrte, is that the
warehouse associations WI put out a
legislative ticket in Earious cs1n-
~ ~ 5l ls-ssae ~ 4se1s the az.
ricultural element in the South Caro-
lima electorate.
John K. Aull, secretary Of the asso-
citation, said this morning that full
stexnographic report Of the proceed
ings was taking and that it might be
made public at a future date, as op-
portunity may arise.
Action Taken on Insurance.
1t is known that some action was
taken on the insurance situation, but
just what has been veiled in secrecy.
That whatever action was decided on
in the resolution that is known to
have been adopted must have been
important, for Wednesday morning.
prior to the gathering of warehouse
men. Solicitor j. X. Henry, of Chester,
Senator J. A. Banks, Commissioner
SlcLaurin and other warehouse lead
ers, We're in a prolonged conference.
Henry has drawn many of
tle bills that have enacted into law
the various features of the state
warehouse system, and it is known
that he was one of the commissioners
most valued advisers. 1t is thought
that some crucial action regarding
the insurance situation was taken at
tie morning conference, which later
was endorsed by the association at
its meeting. 1t is noted, however, that
solicitor Henry did not sign the Dabbs
petition to the state convention.
The almost positive information that
the warehouse convention decided to
put legislative slate in the field gives
rise to the supposition that Solicitor
Henry was engaged in drawing up
bills relative to the insurance situa-
ton for adoption by the convention
and discussion in the state campaign
and in the county canvass. 1t is pre-
suned that these supposed bills viii
he the nucleus of fight for the legis-
lature. and if the warehousemen win
the general assembly that the pro-
gram will be pushed through. What
this alleged insurance program Is
not known; it may be state insurance,
but there are some that do not think
tho warehouse association would CON-
init itself to such a radical procedure
What Banks Says.
Senator J. Arthur Banks, president
of the South Carolina Warehouse as.
sociation, in discussing today the
meeting of the association held on
Wednesday afternoon, said that the
newspapers, as evidenced by their
headlines, had not seemed to GRASP
the situation accurately.
Senator McLaurin's address" he
said, followed the speech made by
Mr.. w. A. Stuckey in ad dvocacy of a
campaign of education this summer
Senator McLaurin stated that he Was
willing to make almost any sacrifice
except to put himself in the position
of seeming to use the Warehouse sys'
TEN to crafty his ambitions or to pro-
mote his personal interests, but thai
he was willing, if there was no Other
way to do it, to enter the race fol
lieutenant governor, on the basis
which was stated in the paper. I'm