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Cotton Growers Meet ia Atlanta, Dec. 13. THE FLAMS PERFECTED. Tbe Sooth Carolina Cotton Growers convention reconvened io the coorfc boase yesterday morning at 10 o'clock with about a hundred delegates pres / eut The same earnest air character j ized toe proceedings, which lasted about an hour Sod a half, as domi nated the initiatory meeting the day before. , Io accordance with its plans made the day before the convention yester? day elected two delegates at large and : one*delegate from each congressional district to represent the state at a convention of all the cotton growing states, to be held in Atlanta the f second Tuesday in next month " County chairmen were also chosen to perfect county and township organiza? tions along the lines suggested by the state organization. K The meeting "opened with the read? ing of the report of the committee ? appointed Wednesday to map out a plan of action. . . The committee incorporated in its .report the resolution of the preceding daj*, looking to a general convention in Atlanta on the first Tuesday in January, 1898, to the appointment of ; delegates from this state and recom? mended township organizations. ? The second resolution the commit tee recommended, adopted read as follows : "That it is further the sense of this meeting that overproduction rs one of the leading factors which' tend to depress the price of cotton and subject the producer to the in fluesces and control pf speculation." Mr. John T. Duncan - introduced the following as a substitute, which was adopted. Senator Butler alone \ yoting "no "Notwithstanding the cry of overproduction as a justifica? tion for low prices, the crop is taken and consumed ; yet-in order to more readily accomplish our purpose of controlling prices, we recommend th?? " increase of other crops and the con sequent reduction of the cotton crop ; j thereby becoming less dependent oa [ others for supplies ^and more inde? pendent in the sale of our cotton." J The committee's third resolution, i which read as follows, was then taken j ? up : "That this meeting should adopt* decisive measures to secure I tho co operation of cotton growers in 1 'all sections of the country in -reduc- i ing the acreage and production of ! ? cotton, and adopting some system by * which prices can b4? maintained, so ? ?a to give the producer fair remuner- ' .arion.'' J On motion of Mr. Duncan that por? tion of the paragraph reading, "in i reducing the acreage and production cf cotton," was stricken out. - . Then on motion of Senator Butler the committee's report as amended was unanimously adopted as a whole, as follows : "Having had under consideration the resolution of this association in strncting it to prepare-the order of business for the meeting, your com mittee beg leave to report the follow ring resolutions : "1 That it is the sense of this as- j vsociation that apy and ali efforts made to advance and promote the in? terests of tbe producers, of cottou, \ by enhancing the price, establishing ,aud maintaining stability of markets * and securing fair remuneration to the ?producer, should have and receive the cordial endorsement and support of this association "2 That notwithstanding the cry of over production as a justification for low prices, the crop is taken and consumed; yet in order the more readily to accomplie our purpose of "controlling prices, we recommend the increase of other crops and the consequent reduction cf the cottou crop ; thereby becomiog less depend lent on others for supplies, and more independent io the sale of our J ;?ottoa. '3 That this meeting should adopt decisive measures to secure the cooperation of cotton growers in all section of the country in adopting some system by which prices can be I maintained, so as to give the pro, docer fair remuneration. - 1 "4 Looking therefore to the fur? therance of the above recommenda ' tiens we adopt as a part of oor re j port the preamble aod resolutions J adopted ou yesterday by this cen veo 1 tioo, viz: ' 'In viow of toe magnitude of the ! organization necessary to meet, with any promise of success, the disas? trous condition that confront the pro? ducers of cotton, involving the active 1 cooperation of the individual pro- ( ducer from North Carolina to Texas; ! aod io view of the necessity for a ' fol i representative meeting at every 1 stage of the organization ; "Be it resolved, 1. That the presi? dent of the coDvention be authorized to call an interstate cotton growers' con veotion to be held in the city of At lauta the first Tuesday io January or ' ss soon thereafter as practicable, at which meeting each cotton growing |1 state be requested to send as many I * representatives as it now bas mern- j bera of the United Slates house of rep? resentatives, for the purpose of devis- - tog ways and means to avert the dis aster that threatens. "2. That a delegate from each con? gressional district be appointed to said 1 convention from this state. "3. That the president of this meet? ing o?U opou agricultural organisa tiona ia other cotton growing Stat io the absence of agricultural or zations, request the governor of State to call similar meetings io respective States, for the purpt discussing the situation and ele delegates to the said interstate c growers' convention. "4. That in the opinion of this i nothing short of a township orga tion as the basis, reaching up thr county and state organization, prove effectual in this great work." "And we recommend that deiej from^ the several congressional ?riots io the state and two delegat large be elected to represent this ? ctatioo," Mr. L. W. Yoemans introducec following, which was adopted wit dissent : *'Resolved, That the seoretar t his association be instructed to ser ! copy of these r?solutions on Mr 1 tor B Lane, president of the Soutl Cotton growers'" Protective aesc tioo." ^DELEGATES TO ATLANTA Theo on motion of Senator Bul the convention went into an elcctio delegates to the Atlanta convent which resulted as follows : Delegates at large-M. L Don; soo, of Greenville, and Dr.. J. Stokes, of Organgebarg. First district-Thomas M. Martin Second district-L. W. You m an s Third district-J. E. Bradley. Fourth district-rDr. J. B. Stepp Fifth district-J. C Wilborn. Sixth district-J. F. Breeden. Seveoth district-E. D. Smith. Alternates were chosen as fol lo v Second, T S. Allen ; fourth", J. Wharton ; fifth, T. J Cuaninghai sixth, J. C. Sellars. The delegates the first, third and seventh distri were authorized to appoint substitu? in case they were unable to attend. THANKS TO MR RODDE Y. Mr. Dcnaldsom introduced the f lowiog/which was unanimously ado; ed : "Resolved, That the thanks of tl convention are doe and are hereby e tended to Mr. J. T. Roddy for bis va nable advice and assistance during tl meetiogs of this convection." AS TO COUNTY CONVENTION After considerable discussion and o fers ot amendments, the following, it Ircdueed by Mr. T. L. Gantt, WJ idoptcd : "Resolved, That one committeema 'rom each county io the state be eleorc o y this convention to organize a mov neut io their respective ooaotie?, au bat said committeeman be iastrnbte ind empowered to appoint a sub-corn nittee is 3ach township in his count: o meet in convention on sa)e*sday ii Di C?en ber " Following are (he chairman sslectec e accordance with the resolution : Abbeville, John R Blake. Aiken, Arthur Cushman. Auderson. A C Latimer. Rimberg, 8 G Mayfield Bim weil, L W Youmaos. Beaufort, Senator Tal bird. Berkeley, J B Morrison. Charleston, R A Love. Chesterfield. W P Pollock. Cberokse, W D Camp. Clarendon, J E Tindal. . Colleton, M R Cooper. Darlington, J J Lawton. Dorchester, C J Alleo. Edgefield, S B Mays. Fairfield, J G Walling. Floren se, J W MoCowc. Georgetown, LeGraod Walker. Greenwood, Mike Kinard. Greenville, John li Harrison. Hampoon, W J Gooding. EJorry, J A McDermont. Kershaw, S C Rollings. Lan ca?'ter, JP Knight. Laurens, John H Wh ar ten. L Lexington, D F Efird. . Marion, J E EUerbe. Marlboro, W D Evans. Newberry, R T C Hunter. Ocone 3, C R D Burns. Orangeborg, L C Connor.* Pickers, W T O'Dell. Richland. J T Doo can. Salud*, N A Bates. Sparenburg, Joseph T Johnson. Sumter, J Harvey Wilson. Union, H C Little. Williamsburg, Dr A H Williams. York, W N Elder. Mr. Duncan moved to reconsider that part of the resolution fixing the Atlanta convention for the first Tues* jay in January and make the date of ;hat meeting the seoond Tuesday in December, hi* object being to have he contention as noon as possible, so is tu influence ths next crop. This net with approval, and his motions vere carried. Oo oiotiou of Mr. W. D. Evans, it was resolved that each county chair? man ra:,se $1 for the future expenses 3f the general state association. The president was also authorized to make mother snch call for fonds whenever Qece8sary. The following introduced by Mr. J. W. King, was adopted : "Resolved, That the county chair- j men have thc resolutions adopted at | this meeiiog, printed in their respect- j [ve county papers. After adopting the following, intro? duced by Hon. M. B McSweeney, the f convention adjourned sine die, aud went out to look at the military pi- j rade : "Resolved, Tba?, the thanks of this j convention are due and are hereby j heartily tendered to Col. J. C. Wil- ! born, the presiding officer of this b id s ; I Col. R. B. Watson, vice president, aad j also to the efficient secretaries for their faithful services "-Columbia Regis ter. \ I mM&&s.?.:,-,. . . Known by its Merits. Tho iofamy of the dispensary syn'ova will never be more dearly i I lust raf fd than it ?as yesterday morning near the city of Spartaobarg. We do not say tbe iofamy cf ?he dis? pensary restrictions-for most of thea? are good and wholesome, and if honest? ly and fairly enforced they will meet the approval of air good people-but the infamy o? the system, a system which makes possible tyranny and out? rage and murder. A peaceable, lan observing and re? putable citizen of Sparcafcburg county ; a farmer and a ..Reformer''*; a man cf family, 65 years old ; a deacon io the Baptist church, ?3 waylaid before the dawn while on his way to attend tte Cotton Growers' convention in ibis city and shot to death by a Texan tough in the hire of tho State, au importation of B. R. Tillman, continued io cSce by his successors, armed with the authori? ty of the executive de part OJ;-nt to make such raids as that, which bas resulted in this slaughter. '.Accident" is the de? fense. Let who will believe that I Certain it is that a law which puts arms and authority in the hands of men of t(his type, wbictf permits cr necessi? tates the methods of frontier "road agents," which must endure by the in? fluence of ambuscades and night seiz? ures, is a law which if not in its nature evil is evil io its products, is intolerable in its fruits. "Accident!" This same Newbold while ip the same service once threaten? ed the life of the mayor of Columbia because of a fine in the mayor's court, and flourished bl? pistols before the door of the city's magistrate. That was his conception cf the powers and privileges of. an officer of the law. Yet after this incident he was retained, unpunished and unrebuked. The ap? pointee of Tillman, he was one of the very few who retained bis office through each succeeding administra? tion "Accident?" What right had Newbold to hold up a peaceful citizen at the point of the pistol ? What right bad be to do the thing that led to this "accident" except the right of might, the " a-suraocj? of the backing of the State, the convic? tion that these Jack Turpin methods were necessary to the maintenance of the dispensary? True, be had pre? cedent. Near the 6ame spot men were Mai? before in the sime cause and much thc same manner, and they were pardoned. It is not our purpose to excite wrath sgaiost individuals X\ e wish only to ahk 'he people of South Carolina to :b;i:k upon this outrage and ask them? selves-even the most devoted to the jispenfory-whefler ev:-ry g :od vt hieb 3an be found \u the dUp*i?.-ary synteoi cannot be perpetuated without giving power of life and death u> irresponsible mon, without violei.ee atd murder? i>-are Johnson's Chill and Fe? ver Tonic is a ONE"DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. November 'll. There was no death from yellow ever at Montgomery, Ala., yesterday, tod only one new case. The Frederick Detciog Industrial ichool at Maryville, S. C., was destroy? ed by fire yesterday. Loss $2,000, ully covered by insurance. Wm. White, a negro helping to control the ire WAS hart by falling timbers and probably die. The annual meeting of the stockhold* ?r? of the South Carolina and Georgia Railway company was held ?u Charles? ton yesterday All the old officers ?ere re-eiected. * General Fitzhogh Lee sailed from New York for Habana yesterday. Yesterday's report of yellow fever at Mobil? showed two deaths and three ? ew e*sc8. The report of the yellow fever at Now Orleaos yesterday showed four ieatbb and seven new eases. S 3?. Davidson, soo of R. F. David? son of Charlotte, N C , was burned to death iu the latter's houee in that oi'y last night. The (ire is supposed to bave boen s:ar?fd by the nverlurning 3f a kerosene lamp FROM FOOT TO KNEE Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony From a Terrible Sore-Her Story of the Cace, and Her Cure. " For many year? 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