The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-02
GRACE CONTROLS
CITY CONVENTION
Several Resolutions-Hyde Getting
Ready-Parers Being Pre-
pared of Appeal to
Courts.
The State.

The State.
Charleston, Aug. 29.-By strictly
partisan vote of 161 to 121 with del
egates representing the Grace fac
ton in control, the city Democratic
convention, which receded from bus
mess on May 5, last and reconvened
tonight, adopted resolutions intro
duced by Grace delegate confirm
ing and ratifying the results of the
August 10 municipal Democratic pri-
mary as declared by the executive
committee on August %, and by the
same vote the convention tabled a
motion submitted by a Hyde delegate
protesting against the procedure OF
the executive committee and record
ing disapproval of it's actions which
were alleged to be unfair, arbitrary
and illegal.
The convention, by the same vote
adopted a motion introduced by the
Grace faction empowering the execu-
tive committee to call city Demo-
cratic convention whenever they may
deem it necessary to do so, provided
that no such convention shall be
called until after the final adjourn
ment sine die of the convention begun
and holden May 5, 1919, which con-
vention may be reconvened at any
time whenever the chairman may
deem such action necessary or expe-
dent, but if this power is not exer-
cised by the chairman or vice chair
man within ten days after the next
general election for municipal Off
GERS, then such power and discretion
shall cease, and the May 5 conven-
ton shall stand finally adjourned
sine die.
The convention held tonight ac-
cordingly recessed pending further
summons for reconvention by the
designated, authority.
The resolution adopted, ratifying
the results of the primary as declar-
ed by the executive committee, is
very lengthy and includes a censure
directed against Mayor T. 7. Hyde
and his agents for alleged improper
political methods before and on the
day of the primary; condemns alleg-
ed terrorizing on the part of the po-
lice; and directs the president Of the
convention to appoint a permanent
committee of nine to investigate
the various charges preferred in the
resolution. The resolution, introduc-
ed by Hyde delegate, protested
against and disapproving the course
of the executive committee as unfair
and partisan, and in substantion OF
this charge the resolution sums up
previous complaints, including the
committees refusal to permit the
hearings of the 79 challenged votes
before the executive committee as
provided under the law, its refusal
to recount the ballots in the face of
the close vote, it's refusal to preserve
the original ballots as evidence in the
event of a judicial review and it's
acceptance of the subcommittee re-
port on the challenged votes without
a knowledge of the evidence in the
cases.
Prior to the meeting of the con-
vention, a meeting was held by the
executive committee, which trans
acted only routine business, except
for adopting by the usual partisan
votel a motion refusing finally to re-
count the ballots.
The outcome of the August 19
election as far as the mayoralty race
is concerned is still uncertain. At
torneys representing Mayor T. 7.
Hyde, whose majority of one on the
face Of the original returns was
wiped out by majority of IA ac-
credited to John P. Grace, following
the determination of the challenged
votes by the executive committee,
are busy preparing papers and gath
ering evidence substantiating Mayor
Hyde's complaints. They will be
submitted to the courts in asking for
a review and investigation of the
committees actions.