▁to ▁show ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁Democratic ▁party . ▁ ▁They ▁originally ▁called ▁their ▁party ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Col ored ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁but ▁at ▁a ▁convention ▁in ▁Columbia ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁formally ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P DP ). ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁colored ▁was ▁omitted ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁because ▁their ▁goal ▁was ▁ra cial ▁inclusion ▁and ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁an ▁exclus ively ▁black ▁party . ▁ ▁A ▁story ▁was ▁later ▁con co cted ▁by ▁McC ray ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁because ▁an ▁elder ly ▁white ▁liberal ▁woman ▁wanted ▁to ▁join ▁to ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁The ▁P DP ▁At ▁the ▁party ' s ▁convention , ▁they ▁selected ▁a ▁sl ate ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁deleg ates ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁convention , ▁adopted ▁a ▁ten ▁point ▁platform , ▁and ▁nominated ▁Os ce ola ▁E . ▁McK aine ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁P DP ▁deleg ates ▁tried ▁to ▁un se at ▁the ▁white ▁South ▁Carolina ▁deleg ates ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁convention , ▁but ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁refused ▁to ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁scheme . ▁ ▁The ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁P DP ▁included ▁several ▁civil ▁rights ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁poll ▁tax , ▁a ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁h iring ▁practices , ▁and ▁anti ▁l yn ch ing ▁laws . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁provision ▁to