The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-22
Vol. L. No. go.
Convention Elects
Frisco Delegates
Gov. Cooper, Senator Smith,
Hon. R. /. Manning and
Congressman Byrnes,
Delegates

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Congressman Byrnes,
Delegates q.
Columbia, May 2O.-The State Den-
ocratic convention begun yesterday,
noon concluded its session at 1::22lss::
o'clock this morning, after a. day Of
considerable turmoil over the vara-5
Gus questions under discussion.
Twenty-eight delegates with one
half vote each, if the different con-:
gressiona1 districts so determine tossi
distribute their votes, and four dele-S.
gates at large and four alternate del
-egates at large we're elected. The
South Carolina delegates were i,l--sss9
structed as a unit on all questions
coming before the San Francisco con-
vention. The delegates go uninstruc
ed as to"candidates Of the part Thes
administration Of Woodrow Whson
was indorsed and the achievemen ents Of
the Democratic administration exss
tolled i'll the highest terms in the
platform which was adopted at an an
early hour this morning. The; plat
form unaualiiedly indorsed the treaty
of Versailles and the league! OF ma --ss
tons covenant, while condenning as
unwise and unpatriotics the attitude
J of those senators who defeated nst
ratification either directly or by over-
wlleIming it with reseryati ions that
are intended to and viii have thes efs
feet of nullifying i:s sSSsss
, overwhelming majority The reselutioM
granting suffrage wa thou regard toss
the Susan g. Anthony anne ndrnent was
rejected by the resolutions commit
tee by a vote of two to 80. The FeselH5s
ton to grant, suffrage conditioned on
| the ratification OF the amendment hY
one other State before the Demo-
cratic primaries this summer Was4resss
jeeted by asNote4 in the commit tee OF
IA to 49, The convention depted the
majority unfaNorabIe report ON tie
suffrage resolution by a vote of fss2 ~
| 20 ;6S. IS ~; Il:
The following are the delegates
felceted: ssSsz
State at large Cow Cooper. CO..
lumbia; Senator e Ds Smith Lynch
bur, r. T. Manning, Sumter, and Cons
gressman J. F.. Byrnes IS! -!
AIternates at large: Ben Hill Brown
ESpartanbur r. f. H. Manning DilIqn q
b. F. Mcleod, Charleston, II. IslI-
rdsEs Orangeburg. "a 80
First District: Charlton DuRant,s.
fA$nniag;esI r. S. WhaieSs Charleston
iV. G. Badham and y. S. Padgetts Wal
terboro. %s, 50
Second District: j. E.5HarIey Earn
we'll, and n. G.. Evans, Edgefelds
Alternates: C.. F. Rizer, olarS andsSJssS
II. Johnson, Allendale. ~ ass.4;
| Third District: Congressman
Dominick, Newberry;; F. G: Robinsons
! Mccormick; H. l.. Watson, Green
wood, and O. r. Doyle, Pickenss
Fourth District: w. d. :. Workmaa,
Greenville, and w w. j ohnson, Tn
ion. Alternates: DIN. Douglas, CIiyl
ton, and S. F. D. Lancaster, Spartan
burg. -. IS
! Fifth district: a., L. Castor, Chess
tier, and Leroy Springs. Lancaster: Ai-9
| ternates: T.. B. B.~Bu:fers Gaffney and
! /. E. Wy1ie, Lancaster. g s.
! Sixth District: DR.. J. H. David, Dill
Ion; James w. johnson, Marion; Geo..
J. Holiday, Conway, and T.. NJ. Law
son, Darlington. ;:;tt:s.t
Seventh District: R. II. Jennings,
Orangeburg, and w. A Coleman, Coz
luin bia- Alternates: DR.. e. S, Booth,g
Sumter, and 5. Frank Kelly, Bishop
vile.
John Gary Evans Of. Spartanbnrg..
was reelected national committeeman
without opposition Thomas F. Coth-
ran Of Greenville was elected cha1r-
man Of the executive committee and
Harry y. Edmunds of Columbia sees.
retary, both also without opposition.s
Ashley c. Tobias, Jr., withdrew as
candidate for the chairmanship of the.
executive committee and did not Offer
for reelection as secretary.
Governor Cooper received 800 votes
for candidate at large; Senator Smith,
273; Congressman Byrnes, 251:; For
mer Governor Manning, 2II, and T..
D. Jennings, also Of Sumter, I77
George Warren of Hampton moved
that all five of these be sent to the
convention, each to cast four-f3ths OF s
a vote, but this was lost.
Four delegates will go from the
First. Third and Sixth Congressional
districts, each candiate ,oi cast one
half vote. No alternates will go
from these districts. A resolution was
adopted just before the closing Of the
convention allowing all districts that
had elected two delegates and two al.
ternates to send two alternates as :
delegates. each delegate in this case
being allowed one-half, vote.
PRESRYTERIANS