The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-19
STATE CONVENTION
MEETS TODAY
South Carolina Democracy Will Hold
It's Biennial Conference in Colum.
bia. Some Of the Work.

cratic Executive Committee will hold
4 meeting in Columbia tomorrow night, |
to consider resolutions and other mat
tors TO come before the state demo-
cratic convention Ashley Tobias, Of
Columbia, secretary of the state COM
mittcc Is sending out today notices 20
the county members, asking them 20
attend the meeting. The state demo-
cratic convention meets Wednesday at
noon.
The meeting OF the state committee
will be held in the state house at 81
o'clock. 1t is expected that resol,l-
ton will be introduced and considered
by this committee, because its presen-
tation to the state convention, calling
for an amendment to the party rules,
providing for women votes in the pri-
marics. w. p. Pollock, Of Cheraw,
Senator Christensen, of Beaufort, and
others arc expected to back this reso-
luton, though general opinion holds
that the resolution will not pass
~ lcSoiullOl VIII also Dc lllllUuuCcl
endorsing tho Wilson administration,
and this will doubtless pass without
a dissenting vote. 1t is not thought
likely that any wine and beer rcsolu-
ton will be introduced.
One of the interesting matters to
come before the convention will be the
election Of state chairman. John
Gary Evans, the present chairman, an
nounces that he will not offer for re-
election. The name Of Thimas p.
Cothran, Of Grecnvillo, speaker Of the
house, has been mentioned, but Mr..
Cothran is quoted as saying he will not
have the office.
Still another important election is
that Of the state member Of the Ma
tional Democratic convention. This is
expected to be an interesting contest,
and it is freely predicted that John
Gary Evans, the present committee
man, will be reelected. Friends of
Senator Dial arc mentioning his name
as candidate for the committee seat
The state executive committee us
ually meets after the tsate convention
but this year Mr.. Tobias is calling the
committee to meet before in order
that preliminary matters may be dis
posed of and because Of the fact thai
the convention itself will continue later
into the night, making it nadvisahlc
TO have the committee meeting aftcr
the convention adjournment.
The convention will elect delegates
TO the national convention in San
Francisco, twice as many delegates as
there arc South Carolina members Of
congress.
Both Govcrnir Cooper and former
Governor Il. L. Manning have indi-
Gated their willingness TO be elected
as delegates from South Carolina to
the national democratic convention in
San Francisco. Senator Dial has in
dicatcd that he does not want the hon
or, due to press Of other business, hus
it is believed that Senator Smith will
DC III ,lOSllion W SSiN
Governor Cooper was asked by the
Journal correspondent. if he would
serve as delegate to San Francisco
in case he were elected II have hecn
honorcd by the democratic party in
South Carolina several times" the gov
crnor replied, "and I will serve furth-
or in wha tcVcr cap1city the domOcra q
OF the state may call upon me to serve
would consider it an honor to be
elected as one Of the states rcprcsen-
tativcs at the San Francisco convcn-
| ton"
| Governor Manning, who came to Co
| lumbia Saturday to take up his resi-
dencc here has indicated also that he
will accept the honor, if it is given him
There is considerable speculation a.
to who will be elected as delegate in
the place OF Senator Dial. Col Holmes
B Springs, OF Greenvillc, and Il. d
Jennings, OF Sumter, have been men
toned. 1t is thought that an upstate
man will be elected as the former gov.
ernor and Mr.. Jennings arc from Tho
same town.
In each OF the congressional district:
there is considerable amount o
talk as to the best district delegate.
to San Francisco. The state demo
cratic convention in Columbia promis
90 to no ono nP con al idora hJo ;ptoroct