The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-10-27
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Blease Men in COucus Take Steps to
Rehabilitate Reform Faction
Resolution are Passed.
News & courier.

Columbia, Oct. 24.-The Blease fac
tion in caucus here tonight formally
adopted a resolution which shows that
there will be no organized bolt from
the Democratic State ticket. They
took steps to attempt the rehabilita-
tion of the minority faction by the
appointment of a central committee
70 call another convention. The eau
Gus was held in the court house, the
Blease partisans cheering their leader.
continuously
The following resolution, introduced
by John G. Richards, was unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved, by the Reformed Demo
Gratis of South Carolina, in convention
assembled, that we do hereby reafflrm
our allegiance to the Democratic party,
and to the Democratic principles,
State and national
Grievances Recfted.
In the course of long resolution,
which recited the grievances Of the So
called reformed faction" introduced
by C. C. Sims, in this connection,
<.still we would be the last to encour-
age any division of the white voters
of this State which might tend to lead
to an appeal to an alien race"
This resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The minority faction adopted reso-
lution introduced by WI A. Stuckey,
providing for central committee OF
one from each Congressional district
and two from the State at large to
organize and attempt to rehabilitate
the Blease faction. The resolution,
unanimously adopted, reads:
Resolved, That the chairman OF this
=neeting be and is hereby directed,
to appoint a COMMITTEES to be COM
posed oe two members from the State
at large, and one from each Con-
gressional district, to be known as
the central committee OF the Reform
faction OF the Democratic party OF
South Carolina, which committee is
hereby empowered to call a conven-
ton to meet at such time and place
as they may deem best. and to hx
the representation by counties, for
said convention"
Prepared List.
Upon the adoption Of the resolution
a prepared list was read out by the
chairman as follows:
State at large, w. A. James, Of Lee,
o. L. Johnson, of Spartanburg. By
districts: First, John P. Grace, OF
Charleston; Second, E. R. Buckingham,
of Aiken; Third, James N. Pearman,
OF Anderson; Fourth, Riley ]. Row
ley. of Greenville; Fifth, l. j. Camp
bell. of York; Sixth, Thomas P. Brown,
of Florence; Seventh, J. B. Addy. OF
Lexington.
The platform adopted was -ierelv a
reiteration of Blease's campaign
speeches the platform having been
introduced by Thomas F. Brant!ey. OF
Orangeburg.
Reafirming their allegiance to the
Democratic party, State and national.
boldly and hotly asserting that their
candidate for Governor in the las.
primary election vas nominated, but
: that his nomination was stolen" by
fraudulent methods. and listening@tc
two speeches by Cole L. Blease and
one from John P Grace, Of Charles
ton, the so-calle6 Reform Democratic
Convention tonight formally attempt
ed 70 rehabilitate their faction with
the avowed purpos, TO Wrest the reius
of the State government from the
hands of the faction that is now IN
power
The convention was called to order
,by W. "A. James, Of Bishopville, the
author for the call for the gathering
who stated the object of the gathering
following an invocation by Rev. J. +.
Oliver of Georgetown
w. J. Talbert, of Parksville, who to-
dav announced for the United States
State Senate unconditionally, was then
elected permanent chairman Of the
convention, and John K Aull, Of Co.
lumbia. former private secretary to
+ Blease, when he was Governor, and
later to State warehouse Commission
er John l.. McLaurin, was named as
permanent secretary.
Chairman, Talbert then made his
speech which dealt extensively with
the history of the so-called reform
movement in South Carolina.
w. F. Caldwell.
BLEASE'S FIRST SPEECH
AS REPORTED FOR
CHARLESTON AMERICAN