The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-17
The State Convention
Wants Men Loyal to
Wilson.
JOHN GARY EVANS
HEADS COMMITTEE
Boards Boilers Can Not Vote
Highly Patriotic Speeches by
Many Orators.

Columbia, S. :, May 15.-Voters
in the primary this summer will be
required to make oath that they did
not vote against the nominees of the
party at the general election in
1916. The object sought is to elm
mate those who voted the "Beard'
ticket two years ago in the histori-
cal "bolt."
The only other modification of the
rules effected yesterday was the e.
lection of a certain section relating
to Charleston and rendered useless
by the enactment of a Statewide
Australian ballot system. The rules
were also made to conform to the
State statute for the Australian bal
lot and also the law to enable SOL
diers and sailors to vote. ,
No resolution was offered in the
executive committee meeting propos-
ing the abolishment of the county
to-county campaigns this summer.
The matter was under discussion,
but little opposition materialized.
To Map Out Itinerary.
A subcommittee will within the
next few days announce the timer
ary of the candidates for the United
States senate and also the route to
be followed by aspirants to State Of
flee. The date for the opening of
the campaigns was fixed. The til
nerary is to be published when rail-
road schedules have been examined
so as to map out the most convenient
arrangements. The two campaigns
will likely open in different sections
of the State, as has been customary
in previous election years. Members
of the committee are: General Willie
Jones, Columbia; Edgar A. Brown,
Barnwell; and J. M. Moorer, Wal
terboro.
The report on the assessment will
be made simultaneously. This COM
mittee is composed of General Jones
John Gary Evans and D. D. McCol.
An appropriation of $1,000 was
made yesterday by the executive com
ment when the war is over.
bonds. This amount is taken from
the accumulated balance from prev
ious years. The proposition was
submitted by Legare Walker, COM
mitteeman from Dorchester County,
and was heartily indorsed.
A resolution was presented to the
committee, asking a referendum on
the question of equal suffrage. This
was rejected by the committee.
A minority report was made on
the platform resolution by ]. K.
Hood of Anderson, who wished to
amend the committee report by the
adoption of the "Hood resolution" "
adopted by many of the recent coun-
ty conventions. The committees
objection to this was paragraph
which condemned the recent attack,
by some Irsih pepole, who attacked
a group of American marines on the
Irish coast. The committees conten-
ton was that the question was for
eign to the prerogatives of the State
convention.
Mr.. Hood made an earnest appeal
for the resolution as prepared by
himself and H. H. Watkins of An
derson also made a plea in its favor.
The committee report was adopted.
War Not Politics.
The convention yesterday partook
more largely of the character of a
patriotic rally than a political con-
vention. There was little disposition
for reference to factionl politics.
Disloyalty and disloyal utterances
were scathingly rebuked by members
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