The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-21
STATE CONVENTION
DOES NOTHING
adopts Resolutions OF Loyalty to Ouc
Nation and the Nations Cause,
Matter Upon Which There
is No Disagreement,


sd platform which was in effect a
reafrmation of loyalty to the national
democracy and to the nations cause
in this war, upon which all the peo-
pie of South Carolina are united.
Practically nothing else was done.
The feature of the convention was the
statement by Senator Tillman in his
address that he was in the race to
the finish, and the net result Of the
meeting here today is to clinch the
senatorial race as between Blease and
Tillman. where it in reality has been
Tor the past two years with the Re-
form candidate as the winner. The
address of the senior senator was
fIat-footed contradiction Of the many
rumors which have been afioat that
The Lever announcement presaged
Tillman's withdrawal from the race.
Nothing Done About Fraud.
Nothing was done further to safe
cruard the primary, or in the interest
of purer elections. The only changes
in the rules were the elimination Of
special provisions as to Charleston,
which was done on motion of the
Charleston delegation, leaving Char
lesion under the general rules and
the general primary and Australian
ballot laws, and the incorporation Of
an additional general restriction pro-
hibiting persons from participating In
the primary who voted in the primary
of 1916 but voted against the regular
nominees of the party in the election
that year.
Former Governor John Gary Evans,
of Spartanburg, was reelected chair
man of the state executive committee.
and Mr. Ashley C. Tobias, Jr., of Co.
lpnlbia was elected secretary.
Pollock Attacks Blease.
The convention was presided over
BY W. P. Pollock. of Cheraw, who
was elected without opposition, both
as temporary and permanent chair
man and who delivered an address
in which he launched an attack upor
formes Governor Blease, who was
not in the convention. Mr.. Pollock
did not mention Mr.. Blease by name,
but his reference was apparent from
his Interpretations.
#. C. Senseney. of Charleston, ana
]. Wilson Gibbes. of Columbia, were
sec1ed secretaries and A. E. Hutchin-
son, of Rock Hill. was chosen reading
clerk. The following vice Presidents
were named from the respective dis
tricts: NJ. z. Howell, WATERFORD; r.
B. Watson. Saluda: G. A Neuffer, Alb
beville: Na"I5eth Young, Union; T.B.
Butler. Cherokee: Legrand Walker.
GEORGETOWN: B. Hart Moss, Orange
burg.
There YVES no opposition to any Of
The officers. The antireform faction
was in complete control. Their slate
had been made up last night, the ma
ehinerv was we'll oiled. and the con-
vention simply "rsilroade9." The pee
pie were not represented except in
the LOYALTY resolutions, but they Will
speak in Augusts
Adopts Platform.
Following the permanent orgahiza-
tfor and the presidents address. the
committees composed of one member
from each county, were appointed on
platform and resolutions and on rules
anC constitution, and to these two
committees various resolutions were
referred without reading. Upon the
report of the committee this after
noon the convention adopted the fol-
loving platform enlbodying the va
rious resolutions of allegiance:
The Democratic party of South
Carolina. in convention assembled, re-
affirm It's allegiance to the principles
of the party as expressed in the plab
form adopted by the national conven-
ton in St. Louis.
ON this great crisis which con-
frosss our government and all gov
srnments of civilized nations Of the
world. We congratulate the people OF
the union that their destinies are in
the hands of a democratic leader
whose love of democracy, human lib
erty and Christian civilization has
been exhibited in manner to COM
mand the admiration and respect OF
vl ,-o.1d ;rrocnacfive 0f race or