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VOL XXIV. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1804. ' NO. 30. if * ? THE CAMPAIGN DATE?, j ( AS ARRANGED BY THE DEMOCRATIC s STATE COMMITTEE. 1 Schedule lor the Political F;ght In South ' CaroJlos?Big Discussion Over Weavei- J lies and Haekellltce?All to be Allowed * C i to Voce. C Columbia, & C., J une 8 ?The meet- 4 ing of the State Democratic Executive j ia<5t nicrht was an interest- ; WLUUiivwvv Q. ing and important one. Besides the ^ fixing of dates for campaign meetings, ^ the question of allowing the men wno voted for Weaver in 1892 to vote in the comiDg c impaign was a live one. It excited the warmest talk of the evening. s By instruction of the chairman, Sec- J retary Tompkins read the roll of members. The majority of the regular mem- s ? bers who were absent had telegraphed g f and had substitutes in their places, f The following was the roll as made up: l Abbeville- -Y. J. Jones. t Aiken?John Gary Evans. ] Anderson?W. A. Heal. ? Barnwell?E. M. Mixon, (substitute.) ( Beaufort?Henry D. Eliott. , Berkeley?T. W. Sranland. t Charleston?J. M. Kinloch. , Chester?A. E. CunniDgham. Chesterfield?D. T. Redfearn. ? Clarendon?S. A. Settles. , Colleton?M. R. Cooper, (substitute.) s Darlington?T. E Early. { Edgefield?H. H. Townes. . I Fairfield?J. lia. Kirkland, (sub3ti- , tute.) Florence?R. M. McKeown. t GeorgetownGreenville?J. W. Gray. Hampton?T. J. Russell. Horry?J. P. Derham. ; Kershaw?T. J. Kirkland. Lancester?Ira B. Jones. Laurens?J. L. M. Irby. Lexington?J. L. Shuler.(substitute.) , Marion?J. D. Montgomery. : Marlboro?W* D. Evans. Xewberry?Dr. Sampson Pope. . Oconee?J. R. Earle, (substitute) . Orangeburg?J. H. Claffey, substi- tute.) j Pickens?T. C. Robertson. Richland?C. A. Douglass. Spartanburg?D. L. Bennett. Sumter?Frank Mellette. Union?A. C. Lyles. Williamsburg?Wro. Cooper. York?D. E. Einley. The chairman announced that 3 quorum was present and that the committee was ready for business. Chairman Irby thought that the first business would be the fixing of dates for the campaign meetings. On motion it was resolved that the ensuing Democratic State campaign meetings be beld as follows: Yorkville, Tuesday, June 19;h. Chester, Wednesday, June 20th. Lancaster, Thursday, J une 21st. Camden, Priday, June22d. Sumter, Saturday, June 23d. > Chesterfield, Tuesday, J une 26th. Bennettsviile, Wednesday, June 27th. Darlington, Thursday, June 28th. Plorence, Priday, Jerne 29;h. Marion, Tuesday, July 3:d. Conway, Wednesday, July 4th. Georgetown, Priday, Jnly 6:b. Kingstree, Saturday, July 7th. ManniDg, Tuesday, July 10th. Bonneau's, (Berkeley) Wednesday, July 11th. Charleston, Thursday, July 12th. Walterboro, Priday, July 13tb. Beaufort, Saturday, July 14 th. HamptoD, Monday, July 16th. , Barn well. Tuesday, J uly 17 th. AikeD, Wednesday, J uly 18th. Edgefield C. H., Thursday, July 19.b. j Lexington C. H., Priday, July 20:h. , Winnsboro. Tuesday, July 24rh. Columbia, Wednesday, July 25*h. Orangeburg, Thursday, July 26th. Newberry, Friday, July 27ch. Laurens, Saturday, July 28th. Union, Tuesday, July 31st. Spartanburg, Wednesday,August 1st. ' Greenvillee^ Thursday, August 21. Pickens C. H., Friday, Au2ust 31. ' Oconee, Monday, August 6:b. Anderson, Tuesday, August 7ch. Abbeville, Wednesday, August 8th. Mr. Kirkland,of Kershaw,introduced ( the following resolution la ugard to voting at primary elections* "Resolved, That in the ensuing Democratic primaries the following pledge 1 shall be exacted by the managers ot each yoter before he casts his vote: " T solemnly swear that 1 am entitled ' y to vote in this primary election and ' will abide the result of the same.' " Secretary Tompkins, by request, read the oath enacted at the last primary. ' It was practically the same as that pro posed by Mr. Kirkland, and tne latter withdrew bis resolution. J Chairmau Iiby remarked that there ; was some misunderstanding as to the qualifications of a voter. He then spoke as follows: "Gentlemen and the Committee: 1 "There is one question that is beiDg agitated In South Carolina and bas 1 been agitated for several months to 1 which I would call jour attention. So 1 far as 1 am concerned, as chairman of the Democratic party, I do not propose to dodge the question. its consideration I shall not undertake to influ ence or dictate to any member of the committee, and I repeat it most emphatically, that I will not dictate to the committee, but to suggest to you, gentlemeD. that we march right up to front and take our position upon thi3 # question. So far as 1 am concerned, as the member of this committee from Laurens and the chairman of the Executive Committee of the party of this State, I shall not hesitate (even should it be necessary by a tie vote to give my opinion by my vote) to express my own convictions on this question. "The question I refer to is this, and i cm nnvfiiimor fo OTartfiit for f see a jl aai uu? w v * -.j disposition to dodge it, though I do not use the word dodge in its offensive sense?whether men who participated in the primaries of 1892, in the nomination of Stats officers and other candi* | dates, who voted in the club and sent delegates to the State convention which elected delegates to the national convention at Chicago to nominate a President?whether these men who are known as Third partjites, shah De permitted to participate in the general primary to be held in August next. As your chairman I feel it to be my duty to say that we should take some positive, decided, outspoken action on this question, i say, I repeat, that we, as representatives of the Democratic party of South Carolina?and I am glad to see that every county is represented here?ought not to dodge that important question. If we believe that the men who participated in the primaries of '92 and who voted for Weaver should not he permitted to vote at the approaching primaries we ought to say so. If we believe that they are Democrats within the meaning of the Constitution and rules of the Democratic party, then we ought to say so and permit them to participate. What I wish to emphasize is that we should not evade or dodge this question, we ougm; to discuss it fully whether it be in public or in private, but we should declare whetner or not they can participate under our rules. If we do not take such action we lay ourselves open to the charge that we have dodged the question and that this committee was mable to solve it one way or the other, t L thought, gentlemen, that it was my r iuty to say this much to you on this s subject which is now open to you for liscussicn." i Chairman Irby's remarks brought on s :he hottest discussion of the evening v ind made things lively for a good t while. Immediately after the Senator c jad concluded Mr. Mellette, of Sumter, i offered a verbal resolution that the men who voted for Weaver in 1892 be ex- c :luded from voting. t The motion had no sooner been made c ;han a half dozen memders were on i ;heir feet ready to oiler some kind of t i resolution or to make a speech. Mr. Derham, of Horry, was recognizsd by 1 he chair and offered the following res- * >!ution as a substitute to Mr. Mellette's esolution: t "Resolved, That those white men i who voted the .Weaver ticket m 1892 ihall be allowed to vote in the coming 1 irimaries." 1 Dr. Sampson Tope made a strong i meech in favor of the substitute. He ;aid that this committee had allowed ,he Haskelites to vote in 1892 and the nen who voted for Weaver had a right ^ ;o be treated in the same manner. The Democratic party needed white voters md did not want to throw any of them rat of the party. (Applause.)The men . vho voted for Weaver were no worse 1 ;han who voted for Haskell. (Apjplause) J Mr. Kirkland, of Kershaw, offered as 1 in amendment to the substitute the vords: "Upon takrng the oath pre- * cribed by the party." He said that he * lad no speech to make but thought c ;hat this provision was wise and pro- . per. j Mr. T. C. Robertson, of Pickens, ] ;hought that the proposed amendment Q vas an iDsult to the men who had ^ k'oted for Weaver. There were good t ind true white men in his county who ( foted for Weaver. i Mr. Townes, of Edgefield, asked the <. question whether the men who violat- g :d thir oaths and pledges by votiDg for g leaver in 1892 would keep their oaths { .f allowed to vote this year. , Colonel Xeal, of Anderson, did not i * * ? t- ? -? 1 -J r\ :didk any more suuuiu uc uijuucu ui ( ;be men who violated their pledges in t 1892 than of the men who did the same <:hing in 1890. j Col. F. M. Mixson, acting a3 the rep- x resentative from Barnwell, moved to r ay on the table the amendment of Mr. * Eirkland. ? National Committeeman DonaldsoD, ] Df Greenville, thought that the amend- \ ment should be adopted so as to pre- j rent any misconstruction of the action }f the committee. ( Just before Mr. Donaldson's remarks, , mwever, the motion of Colonel Mixson . ;o lay on the table the amendment of ( Mr. Kirkland was put and carried by a ? rote of 21 to 8, thereby calling out the \ emarks from Mr. Donaldson that he t .bought some amendment should be < made to Mr Derham's substitute. t Senator W. D. Evan3 said he thought t :very party desired to increase its j membership and its stregth. D e wished ( ;hat every man in America was a Demo ( irat. He for one would like to ask ? ivery man to come into the party. t Mr. K)bertson said that there bad , f nHr oVirtllt fr A XT j A ] Q. j jeeu a gy;u ucai \jl ICU& awu? uuv ? -? :ion of pledges, etc. The men of his iounty who voted for Weaver did not consider that they had violated any pledge, unless it was a moral one. The jreat majority of tliecn tad not taken iny pledge in the primary. Dr. Tope declared that the oath :hroughout the State had been adminis:ered to few voters and that not many >f those who voted for Weaver had ;aken any oa-h in the primary. Mr. Mellette said that the chairman , and the committee had misunderstood lis motion. He meant to exclude only | "hose who had taken the oath, particiated in the primary and then voted for . Weaver. Hod. S. A. Nettles of Clarendon, to < stop the discusioa and to please the i iiffrD-nt miuded committeemen, intro- j uuced the following resolution, which I was accepted by Mr. Derham in place i of his own resolution; " < "Resolved, That no white man shall i be excluded from participating in the ! Democra*lcprimaries who shall take the i oath required by t.he Democratic \ party." I Speaking to this resolution C. A Douglass, of Richland, made the long- ( est speech of the sessloD, and one of tne ] most eloquent. He said he was glad ! that Mr. Xettle3 had introduced the resolution. It was along the line of \ liberality and kindness and would tend to increase the membership of the party. He declared, however, that he could not 1 remain silent after all the unkind re- 1 marks which had been made about ? Democrats. He said that the Ilaskellite ' movement may nave oeen mexpeuieut, and he had condemned it at the time, but say that Judge Haskell was not a 1 Democrat was to controvert history. ] He asserted that Haskell was a Demo- i crat and ,had al vays been one. In the heat of political discussion men might 3ay he was not a Democrat, but in the quiet of the home circle there came a change in that feeling and all must recognize him as a Democrat. In 1890. , Mr. Douglass said, there had been no pledge in the primary. The men who voted for Haskell had taken no pledge c?nd had violated no oath and it was their right to vote in 1892 without the sanction of the Democratic executive committee. He said that he would be untrue to himself and to his convictions it he stood by and did not draw a distinction between the men who voted tor Weaver and those who voted for Haskell. He asserted that there was a vast difference, and all his words intimated that the Weaverites were the worst of the two. Mr. Douglass was interrupted by members of the committee who asked him wnat about the Haskellites who bad voted tor Easor tor Congress and if Haskell himself had not voted for Easor. Mr. Duglass said that he did not know what Haskell had done, but as for himself, he hoped that his right arm would lose its cunning whea he voted for a Republican over a Democrat. Mr. Douglass concluded with a patriotic appeal for peace and laudatory and pretty remarks about the farmers. He wanted to see the people happy and wanted to see Mr. Nettles's resolution carried. Dr. Pope spoke of the panegyric of Mr. Dougless and of his insinuations against the Weaverites. Then Dr. Pope declared that there was a take behind the action of the committee two years ago in allowing Haskellites to return to the party. It was to keep from disrupting the party and to b.riDg about harmony. White men were at work registering negroes, lie declared that if any one would show him a Weaveiite who had tried to vote negroes he would be in favor of turning him out of the party. The iiaskeliites had voted negroes against white men, but no Weaverite had done so. (Loud applause.) After this the question was quickly settled. Mr. Meliett's resolution was set down on by alrcost'a unanimous vote and Mr. Nettles'substitute was carried. The Weaverites and the Haskeilites and and all kinds of "ites" will be allowed to vote in the next primary provided they take the oath prescribed by the party. Dr. Pope said that he had been intruded by the Democrats of his county o inquire whether clubs having a membership of less than twenty-live ;hould be disbanded. Chairman Irby said that it was his impression that no county convention hould allow a delegate from a club vhich had a membership of less than wenty-five. It was the business of :ounty conventions, however, to pass lpon that question. On motion of Mr. Douglass the rules >f 1892 were adopted as the rules for' his year, a few changes being made in iates, etc. The Grst primary will take dace on the last Tuesday in August, he 28 th. A resolution was introduced authorztng the treasurer to pay the mileage >f the members of the committee. A'o election of officers was held, as hat is not dene until the counties seectnew members of the committee. On motion or Colonel JNeai, secretary PompkiDs furnished each county with 00 copies of the rules and Constituion of the party. CR- P CONDITIONS. The Ictere?tluc Weekly lialletln of ihe St"it9 W e ?t h *r Service. Columbia, June 7?The following s the weekly bulletin of the condition >f the weather and the crops through>ut the State, issued yesterday by State )bserver Bauer: The temporary condition varied rreatly during the week, being favora>le and nearly normal for the'last days >f May, but on June 1st there came a :old wave that carried tne mercury ow enough lor very light frosts in exjosed place3 in the Piedmont country. Damage done by the frost to the harlier plants was inconsiderable, scarcely vorth noticing, but the low temperaure damaged cotton very much and checked the fine recovery it was makng from the previous cold weather. Saturday and Sunday were warm and ieasonable. There was a plenty of sunshine, with a percentage of from 80 ;o 90 for the whole State. The rainfall vas generally light or wanting, except n the range of the counties bordering )n North Carolina, two tiers deep, ex,endiDg also aloDg the upper coast. Chere were showers in Beaufort counv. Florence ccuntv reports too much ain, and Williamsburg "a plenty. The leed for rain is widespread throughout ;he State aud the drought is becoming ;erious in localities with sandy soil. Ill crops would be much benefitted by i general, soaking rain, gardens standng in especial need of it. Of cotton it can be said that its coalition is not as good as it was two veek's ago,taking the State as a whole, md during the past week the best that :an be said of it is that it remained at i standstill as the direct effect of ihe :ew cold nights, but at the present ;ime it is next to impossible, and the ittempt will not be made in this bulletin to make an estimate predictive of he crop a month or two ahead. While t is reported that the stand is dying, except in favored localities; and infestid with lice; ana developing "sore fiiank;" and the ground lacking mois;ure for growth or germination of late planting; and the large leaves shrivelng and dropping off and the stalk turnng red; and fields being replowed and eplanted; and the crop generally from wo to three weeks late, yet with plen y of rain and a continuation of the warm nights of the past two aays, or n general terms,with favorable weather the condition of this staple would mprove rapidly for it is not yet ia ?uch a hopeless state but that a full crop may be made. Much depends jpon the weather of the next two weeks. Corn continues to keep a good heal:hy color, but does not grow much. Warmer weather will, however, make i vast improvement in a short time. A A little damage by worms noted. Rice ioiug very well, although these cold sights were not favorable for its ?rowth. Oats harvest continues or is Inishmg in different parts of the State, ind wheat harvest well begun with uneven yields of both crops. Xo change :o be noted from previous reports. Irish potatoes being dug in eastern portions of the State. The yield is poor and the potatoes small, but they Oriog satisfactory prices. A large yield would have made this a very paying crop for truck farmers and planters aear shipping points. Too cod for jweet potatoes. Tobacco doing fairly 1! 1 * - ' - ?> ~ mn aR onH well. ALeivJLiS UUL giU^iUg UiUUU, auu in localities show 5 touch of frost. They are in blossom io some places. Blackberries ripeniug with promise of Urge yield, acid will be about the only fruit of any abund <nce. Second crop of ligs promises an immense yield aloDg "he coast. The few apples left in the western counties are dropping badly. A.11 held crops are well worked and clean and could stand a great deal of rain. The following places report an inch or more of rain auriog tne past week: Georgetown, 1.00; Beaufort 1.70; Effingham 128. Charleston to Augusta. The Times and Democrat has within the last few weeks published several articles, giving at some ltngth the rumor that the Atlantic Coast line and Louisville and'Nashville systems proposed to build a new road between Ashley Junction and Augusta. It was actually kno wn teat Mr. H. Walter, of the former 3ystem, had ordered a preliminary survey of such a line to be made with all "possible dispatch and that the work had been begun and was being pushed rapidly forward. A confirmation of all that has been said in Che Times and Democrat on the subject comes from an unexpected quarter. The Baltimore Sua ot June the 4th publishes locally an account of the same enterprise and on the night oreceding a press dispatch was sent out of that city covering the same ground. The Baltimore paper treats the matter as en actual enterprise and not merely ~ - " ?" iVKr.ra if nhtc T.LS Q3 <\ iUUXUl Ul wur. ?? Au v/v.u 4*^^ its information is not known, but the account which it gives will be read with interest. The Sua says: "The Atlantic Coast Line system and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company are j- intly making a survey for a new road from Ashley Junction, S. C., to a connection with the Georgia Railroad at or near Augusta. The Atlantic Coast Line now has a route from Ashiev Junction into Charleston, connecting with the terminals in Charles ton which were recently purchased in the interest of the Louisville and Nashville Road and which formerly belonged to the South Carolina Railway. The L ruisville and Nashville is half owner of the lease of the Georgia Railroad irom Augusta to Atlanta with which the new road wul connect UrtlP ne fho la-ico id AWhuH hv i.?l? UiLiCTI nail \J i. tuu JU'.IOR 10 V n VJ the Central Hiilroad of Georgia. Tiu Atlantic Coast Line v.ill make its con nection with the projected road at oi near iiarnwell Court House. The con struction of this road will give tht Louisville and Nashville Railroad s terminus on the Atlantic Ocean a! Charleston. The Jetties have alread} secured twenty-two feet of water a! low lide, and it is said that this will b( increased to twenty-live feet within r year, giving Charleston excellent ship ping facilities. The new counectioi will also make the Atlantic Coast Lin* the shortest route from all points in th? East to Augusta and to nearly ail inte rior Georgie points." RECREANT DEMOCRATS. SEVENTY-FIVE OF THEM REFUSE TO RESPECT THEIR PLATFORM. The State Bank Tax Bill Killed?The Annourcement In the House Received With Confusion and Applause. Washington, June G.?Immediately alter the routine morning business of the House jesterday Mr. Catchings reported from the committee on rules an r.rrW rpsneciinor the further considera I = tion of the bill to repeal I he State bank tax. It provided for discussion throughout today's session under the five-minute rule, the vote on pending amendments and passage to be taken immediately after assembling of the House tomorrow. L' ave topimt remarks on the bill was granted to all members, the privilege to extend over a period of the j ten following days. After a short debate between Mecsr3. Reed and Catch- j ings the resolution was agreed to?93 to i 71. Mr. Springer presented the substitute J of the committee on banking and cur- I reucy tor the original Brawley bill as follow*: | "That the operation of Sections 3,412 and 3 413, Revised Statutes, and Section 19, 20 and 21 of the Act to amend existing customs and internal revenue laws, and for other purposes, approved February 8, 1875, aDd all other sections of said Revised Statutes, and all Acts and parts of Acts imposing a tax of 10 per cent on the amount of certain notes when used " -r circulation and paid out, be and are hereby suspended as to any such note : which were originally issued between August 1, 1893, and October 15, 1893, and no such tax shall ne collected on the amount of any such notes. Provided, that nothing herein shall su3 pend the operation of such Acts as to the tax on amouDl of any such notes paid out and used for circulaton after January 1,1894." Mr. Cox offered his amendment repealing all the laws and parts of laws which impose a tax on State bank circulation. Mr. Bowers, Republican, of California, said the bill wa3 intended as a premium upon the violation of the law; it was a notification to the banks having made their pile that the penalty of the law would not be enforced against them for subsequent violations, and a notice to the country that the Xew York banks like the Xew York newspapers, were to run the Government. Mr. Grow, Republican, of Pennsylvania, said a national bank wasju3tas much a local bank as though it had been chartered by a State. Mr. Livingston, Democrat, of Georgia, I said the 10 per cent, tax law should be repealed, because it was intended as a measure of protection to the national bank system,'and Lhat system no longer needed protection. Mr.Talbert, Democrat, ofSouth Carolina, said that he would vote for the Braw ley bill and for the repeal of the 10 per Cfmt. tax for the reason that the latier was in the Democratic platform. For him, he said, party platforms were made not only to get in on, but to atand on after he got in. Gentlemen who came into the House aiter having been elected on a Democratic platform and repudiated the platform, '-spreading them selves over the face of the earth aad not knee-deep anywhere," need not be sur prised it the people repudiated them and the Democratic party. Mr. Q tigg. Republican, of Xew York, spoke against the proposition to repeal the existing tax on State bauk issues Mr. Harter, Democrat, of Ohio, desired an hour in which to present his reasons why the State bank tax should h? renealed. and Mr. Cox, Democrat, of Tennessee, asked that it ba given him? some gentleman on the other side to be accorded the same privilege. Objection was made, however, and Mr. Harter declined to proceed, saying he had no ambition to rise simply to have his remarks extended in the Record. Mr. Kane, Democrat, of Illinois, said he was a hard money man, believing all except gold and silver was make believe money only. He desired to bear witness to the fact that the paper money, however, cf the United S:ate3 wa3 he best in the world. It was a fallacy to assert that the money was issued by banks; it was issued by the Government through the banks. A mau who happened to have a State or county bond had no more right to is?ue notes upon that security than he had to issue them upon the securitv of 400 acres of good farm land. Mr. Broderick, Republican, of Kansas, said the bill was obnoxious, it was class legislation of the worst sort. If the tax was a good thing when passed, it should be enforced until the law had been repealed. The arrangement sought to b9 made earlier by Mr. Cox was then agreed to. The late hours, trom 3 to 5 o'clock, were divided between the two sides, Mr. Harter, Democrat, of Ohio, to occupy an hour in favor of the repsal of the Slate bank tax and Mr. Diugly, Republican, of MafDe, to control an hour in opposition to the report, i Mr. Campbell, Democrat, of New , York, had read a letter from Conrad N. Jordan, ex-United Stale treasurer and president cf the Western National Bank of New York, favoriag the repeal of the tax law. Mr. Gear, Republican, of Iowa, gave a leaf or two from his personal expen1 erica with the issues of State banks in ; ante-war time as reasons why in his ; oppinion the people of that country would 1 not rshirn willin to that BVateEQ of r currency. Mr. Harter said that the irouble with [ the country was not that it suffered an insufficient volume of currency, but from t the quality ot the currency, its iDQexibi lity and inability to perform promptly the purposes of money at the places 1 where it was needed. A new system ) va3 essential to the rene wed and continued prosperity of the country, and his belief was that if proper system of [ State banks was established, by the end of the century the country would do its ' business upon a volume of currency of r less per capita than the volume of cur} rency today. S:?f.akinor of ih<? work ar.comDli3hed bv : ihe Stale banks in the past, Mr. Hurler saidihe Government never had such a i friend nor such an ellhient ally as the 1 S-ale banks or 1860, Taey were stron; ^er than ihe Government, maintaining [ I'old payments louij after the latter had [ suspended. Tiie national bankine sys' lem. he said, was based upon ihe State bank3, but unfortunately for the couutry t since the be3t features of the Slate banks . had not beeu taken in establishing na I lioiiai banks. In couclu3ion Mr. Hurler . pleaded wlta Republicans, upon patriotic . grounds, to vote for the repeal of the j tax law, asserting that with the acccmj plishment of that purpose would disappear the greenback crazs and the tree T j silvercraza. I Mr. Bland, of Missouri: '-Not a bit ! of it." Mr. Hartei: 'kI want to say that no j man cn the floor of the House gives up j so much in voting for this bill as does the I gentleman from Missouri. A candidate j [ for the Presidency, [cheers and applause] i ' the moment be votes for this bill his s j platform disappears from beneath his < [ feet, never more to appear." [Laugh- t | ter and applause. J * Mr. Newlands, Populist, of Nevada, said the disease wbich wa3 sought to be } remed.ed by -the proposed legislation ' was a world-wide disease, due to falliDH prices, due to the appreciation of gold, j He criticised the bill because it was in- , competent to do that which was ex- ( pected of it. I Mr. Williams, Democrat, of Missis- < sippi, and Mr. Wheeler, Democrat, rf 1 Alabama, spoke briefly, and at 5 35 o'clock the Heine adjourned until today at noon. After some further discussion today a vote was taken on the Cos amendment to repeal the 10 per ceot. tax outright. The vote was announces as yeas 102; nays 170. The following is the vole 10 j detail on Ccx's amendment to repeal the 10 per cent, bank tax law: i Yeas?Abbott, Alexander, Arnold, , Bailey, Bankhead, Bell (Tex), Black j (Ga.). Bland, Boat.ner, Bower, Branch, Breckenbridge (Ky.), BunD, Cabaniss, ? Campbell, Catchmgs, Clark (Mo.), Cobb 3 (Ala.), Cockrell, Cooper (Fia.), Cooper | (Ind.j, Cooper (Tex.), Cox, Cratn, Craw- , ford, Culberson, Cumming3, Dav>y, ( Dearmond, Denson, Dinsuiore, Ed- , munds, Ellis (Ky.), English. Claif, Eq- j loe, Esper, Fithian, Fyan, Geary, Gor- < maD, Grady, Hall (Mo), Harrer, Heard, j Henderson (N. C), IlutchesoD, Izlar, | Jones, Kyle, Latimer, Lawson, Lester, , Livingston, Maddox,Mcguire, MalJory, , Marshall, McCulloch, McDearmon, Mc- \ Laurin, McMillin, McRae, Meredith, i Money, Montgomery, MorgaD, Moses, ' Neill, Dates, Ogden,O'Neill, (Mo.), Fas- j chal,FattisoD,Faynter.PendietOD, (Tex.) j Bobbins, Russell (Ga.), Sayers, Shell, i Snodgrass, Stallings, Stockdale, Stone , (Ky.), Strait, SwansoD, Talbert, Tate, j Terry, Tracev, , Tucker, Turner ( (Ga.), Turner (Va.), Turpin, Wasbington, Wheeler (Ala.), Williams (Miss), , Wilson (W. Ya V Wise, Woodsrd and ( the Speaker?102?all Democrats. -vr t-? tit /T?.i A A 1. IN ays?rvepuuiicaus. -ivuauio " / dricb, Apsley, Babcock, Baker (NT. H ), | Bartholdt, BeldeD, Bingham, Blair, . Bowers, Broderick, Brosius, Cannon . (Ill ),Chickering, Cooper (Ws.), Cousins, : Curtis (Kan.), Dalzell, Danieis, Ding- , ley, Dolliver, Doolittle, Draoer, Ellis (Ore ), Funston, Gillet(N". Y.), Grout, Grow, Hager, Hainer, Harmer, Ilartman, Haugbeo. Hepburn, Hermann, Hicks, Hitt, Hooker (N. Y.), Hopkins (Fa.), Houk, Hulick, Hull, jobnsoQ (Ind.), Johnson (N. D), Kiefer, Lacev, Linton, Loudenstager, Lacas, Mahoo, , Marsh, MarviD, McCall, McCleary, , Meiklejohn, Mercer, Murray, North- , way, Payne, Perkins, Pnilips, Fickler. Post, Powers, Q ligg, Ray, Reed, Reyburn, Robinson, Settle, Shaw, Smith, , StephensoD, Stone (C. W. of Pa.), Stone (\V. A. of Pa.), Swe??r, Tawnev, Tajlor (Tenn.), Thomas, Updegraff, Vanvaorbis (Onic)( Walker. Wange?-, Waugb, Wheeler (III.), Wilson (Ohio,) Wilson (Wash.), Woomer. Wright, (Mass.),?89. Democrats?Baldwin, Barwig, Bretz, Brickner, Broukshire, Brown, bryau, Bvnum, Cadmus, Capehearf, Causey, Cannon (Cai) Cancy, Cobb, (Mo.) Cockran, CoffjeD, Conn, Coombs, Cornish, Covert. DunD, Dunphy, Durborrow, Erdman, Everett, Fielder, Forman Greissenhainer, Goldzier, Griffin. Haine, Hall (MIdd.), Hare, Hayes, Heodrix, Holman, Hunter, Irk!rt, Lane. Lapham, L-iyton, Lvocb, Magner, Margin, McDannoJd, McEttrick, McGanh, Mc Nabny, O'Neil (Mass), Frarson, Fendleton (VV. Va ), Fjgott, Rayoer, Rt-iily, Richards, Rienardson, (Mich), Richie, Rusk, Ryan, Sibley, Sickles, S;pe, Sorg, Sperry, Springer, Stevens, Talbert, Tarsney, Taylor (Ind), Warner, vVeadock, Williams (111.), and Wolverton? 75. Fopulists?Baker (Kan.). Bell (Colo) Davis, Harris, Hudson, Kern. McKeighaD, Fence?8. The substitute of the Committee on Banking and Currency for the original Frawley bill, susp-.nding the operation of the 10 per cent, tax as to the issues of the certiGcates, etc., by cieariug houses and other organizations laat year merely changing the verbiage so as to make It more explicit, was defeated on a viva voce vote. Then the orisrmal bill was lost. This was the end of ten day3 debate and a result that occasioned some surprise, and the announcement was received amid much confusion and applause. The defeat of the bill would seem to lay the banks once more open to the assessment of the penalties provided in the law. Cox's amendment to this bill which was defeated by so decisive a vote, provided for the total repeal of the law, instead of a mere suspension of its provisons. If Was Uocls Sam'd Rloney. San Francisco, June 6 ?1The claim of 815,000,000 tiled against the Stanford estate by Attorney General Olney as a preliminary step to enforce the Government's claim against the original ' * 5 r ~ ~ 1 ffrawf hQC DOiaera 01 IL'e wu.iai jl awakened much interest here. It is now learned that the Government's claim was presented on May 26, but that an attempt was made to keep the proceeding quiet in order that the financial operations of the estate need not be embarrassed. The late Senator Stanford's estate was recently appraised at 817,600,000. Since the appraisement heavy obligatians have been met and it is stated now that the enforcement of the Government claim would practically wipe out the estate,not only leavinar the widow penniless, but cutting cff all the beneficiaries under the late Senators will, including the endowment of 82,500,000 to the Stanford University. It is eveu said that the estate, after the liquidation of its acknowledged debts, may not equ::l the amount of the claim of the Government. In this event Senator Stanford's deed of trust, under which Stanford University was founded, would not stand in case the decision of the Courts should be in favor of the Government and the University would necessarily be sacrificed to satisfy the judgment. Mrs. Stanford in an interview has stated that the Government's claim will be resisted to the fullest extent <.f her ability. Today is the last uader the law which Mrs Stanford has to accept or reject the Government's claim. It is believed she will simply ignore the claim, which in law amounts to rejec-'? " !> ?e>r,n }?.i in nrrif?r for IIOU. i-t VVIJJL lilCIl U ' - - --Government to insiituie suit, either in tne United States Courts or me supreme Court in San Francisco. Attorney General O'ney's claim was fiUd in tne Probate Court in San Francisco, before Judge Coffee, where the Stanford estate is now undergoing settlement. Killed by h?Car, Atlanta, Ga , June 4.?Garnet Arnold. a tive year-old child, was run ov-r and Killed by an electric car on the i Consolidated Line today. j BRAYTON'S REASONS For Trylrg; to Overthrow ihe Re* I?trailcn 1 L?wf. Columbia,S. 3., Jane 7?The folowiug letter was published this mom- ^ ng: As I am the one mainly responsible :'or the institution of the proceedings n the Supreme Court to have the con- a ititutionality of the registration law j< )f the State tested, it may not be amiss ;o state the reasons which have governed my action. 1 This law enforced according to its I provisions is more harsh, restrictive a ind obnoxious to fundamental princi- v pies than is generally known. It dls ? r?V?r\ rvnaaoa Ann i_ LrttllCIJIvitlJJ CVCly vutci nuu ^/aooto vuv ?| registration period without getting his E lertificate, regardless of the causes. If a ibsent, sick, crowded out or indifferent c ie is subjected to the same penalty. It [ lisfranchises every voter not previous- 0 ly registered, who moves into a county e ifter the iirst Monday in July preceed- 3 log a general election. Thus, though ie may actually have been a resident s in the county four months before the v election and the constitution declares 3 that but sixty days residence in the j lounty preceding an election is re- v quired, his right to vote abrogated and t tie is remediless t The law bases the right of electors to 0 rote, not upon the registration, but a equally upon the presentation at the q polls of the certificates of registration. It is anomalous and un-American to ? jay that the inalienable and sovereign f right of suffrage must be confined to a j limsy piece of paper liable to be lost, a iestroyed, mislaid or stolen. The put:iDg of the closing day of registration pn the first Monday of July is contrary :o the spirit and understood meaning ? ? - ii cf registration ana is suoversive 01 iue franchise, making registration close oefore it should, and in other States Joes, begin, and before the excitement cf the campaign and the nearne33 of the election have directed the attention and aroused the interest of the voters, cannot have for its object the purpose inherent in registration as de clared essential by the courts and authorities, or abridging suffrage, but its effect is clearly to deprive voters of the possession and exerciss of their constitutional rights. The making secret the registration rcorvr^a ia mill rlftqtrnf*t,iV0 Of th0 fun* J V/VXUO V4JAJ v?vw?? . damental rights of voters and subversive of the principles inherent in registration. A registration to be constitu tional must be easv, free, impartial and public, and its purpose should be to provide for the regulation of suffrage and to prevent repeating. Some States and courts consider even this kind of regulation an illegal restraint and infringement of the right of suffrage. Besides the registration books having been in use twelve years are dilapidated, confused and unreliable. To these constitutional provisions of the law there are added the irritating, expensive and unnecessary exactions of forcing voters to go to the Supervisor's oflioe and the getting of new certificates in case of their los.-'. or tthe moving from the county preciact or change of residence. Under the operation of this law it is estimated there are one hundred thousand negroes and thirty thousand whites either disfranchised or disqualified from vutiDg. In addition to the constitutional defects in the laws are to be considered the capabiliti-s it affords for evasions and oartisan manipulation. Heretofore the Repuolicans have hid to encounter acd endure these. Those who have not studied the law or practiced its iniquities can not comprehend the advantages afforded to those in control of the machinery or the helplessness of those victims to its unfair execution. The division among the Democrats presents ace v situation. It foreshadows the time when one faction will be treated a3 the Republicans nave been. Tbis while mea will not submit to aud wben the crisis comes there will be bloodshed and anarcny. Is it not better to forestall and avert this calamity by uprooting a law wbichhas outlived the purposes of its creation? It is not necessary, for elections were carried be L.veen 187G and 1882 without it and and now there is the eight box law to : supplement old agencies. It is hazard ous to depend upon the law being used for the benefit of the Democrats, because when they divide at the polls it will afford a weapon for the dominant side to scourge their hostile brethren. I Besides it is demoralizing to be de- j pendent upon these sworn supervisors ; being subjected to th9 need of commit- . ting ptrjury to favor their partisans i and mate those citizens thus accommodated and illegally favored parti- ? ceps criminis. Such a law, besides being a badge of sname to a state, i3 a serious impedi- i ment to its growth and prosperity. To a self-respecting and independent man there would be well grounded objections to moving into a State dominated by such a law and where constitutional rights are so easily lost or abrogated. The court can safely set aside the law, for, if the eight-box election law is not considered sufficient, there is time for the Legislature to be convened and other laws passed, while if this Jaw stands and a new Constitution is adopted upon the vote at the next election, wherein not over one-quarter of the citizens of the State can vote,the question will some day be raised, and the new Constitution will itself be held illegal and void. Ellery M. Brayton. Columbia, Juue 6,1894. T< x48' Cot Jon Crop. Houston, Tex., June 6.?Tomorrow r.he Tost, wbose crop report last season proved to be accurate as to the acreage and yield will nubiish the first report of the crop of 1894. The reports are from every cotton growing county in Texas and are full and complete. With scarcely an exception there is a general increase in acreage, aggregating, on a conservative estimate, at least 10 per cent, some of the largest cotton producing counties *n the State I showing an increase of 25 percent. la one county where no cotton was raised last year 10,000 acres are under cultivation tnis year. Fabulously hi*n prices for cotton sped last season?314 i to 318 a ton?stimulated prices so that i 7 cent cotton m^aat iu cents a puuuu ; on old methods where the seed was was>d. B-sides this the immigration has been very large, the new comers cultivating cotton through necessity and adding to the acreage. At no time in the State's history has there < been promise ot sucn an enormous yield. In the past few days seasonable rains have fallen over large an-a of country. All reports give conditions i ? *- : -- f" f t fhii huaf pr^r rib UtUL'g ilUJLLl irtii. lv uuv wwv w ^ known, the latter b^ing in the rnaj mty. The plant is healthy and vigorous and the lipids are ciean aad la a good state of cultivation. No destroying insects or worms have made their appearance and the outlook is generally for an early crop. From present iudica ions the yi'-Jd should exceed $2,250.000 0:4103 The crop ot '03 94 is bet veen i,900,000 ond 2,000.000 bales and was grown under the most uulavorable weather condifions This season's crop wili be difticult to haodle by January with an i>pr-n r'.ill. i'en days ago bolls from Fort Head and Bosceria county platitaItionswere exhibited here. SENATOR BUTLER REPLIES io Alllaaceman'd Criticism ( t fl!s Let*cr to Chairmaa Mitchell. Editor Registor: In your issue of lay 31 a correspondent signing him- j elf "Allianceman," referring to my stter in reply to Mr. Mitchel, say s: "Sentor Butler thinks the subtreasury plan 3 unconstitutional, and, of course, it ever occured to the learned Senator hat the Constitution might be amended, j le says the subtreasury has been ( bandoned, but fails to give the time j rhen it was abandoned." It seems to me "Allianceman" gives 8 lis case away when he impliedly ad- 1 nits that the Constitution must be r .mended to make the subtreasury plan j onstitutional, and confirms my view. , t is gratifying to be reinforced in my pinion by "Allianceman," who is evid- 1 ntly a man of intelligence, and, I as- t umed, speaks by authority. < I n rotrorH tr\ tV*o QhonHrtr.iYinnf r\-f t J >A ilglliu VV tliV/ WWUUUUU LLAK. LX U VI <.UL ub:reasury, it is only necessary to state 1 ?hat will not be disputed, that two ubtreasury bills were introduced iQ the I louse in the Fifty-first Congress, which < rere never reported from the commit- i ee, and therefore never acted on. in ' he last Congress there were a number i if members belonging to the Alliance, >nd in the present Congress there are 1 [uite a number, four or five from < >outh Carolina. If any one of them '< ias introduced a subtreasury bill I have < ailed to hear of it. I think, therefore, . was justified in saying it had been '< .bandoned. ] Further aloDg "Allianceman" says: < "He can see no way of the government owning and operating railroads < 'xcept by the government buying ' hose aiready in existence. Of course t ha3 never occurred to the versatile 1 lenator that the government has the 1 ight to build ana equip such roads as < ire needed. Millions of laborers would 1 )e glad of the job at very reasonable J vages to be paid in legal tender green- i jacks?building two, three or five s ,hous3nd miles a year. Oh, no; the 1 senator is too good a railroad attorney < ,o see aoy other way of having governnent railroads except by purchase of : lis client's properity at enormously < nfiated valuation of watered stock. But the people have been thinking ilong this line a little in the ioterest >f the people rather than of the rail oad wreckers and manipulators." Of course if the government is going nto the business of buildsng railroads, ;o give empolyment to "millions of aoorers," a very amerent proposition 3 presented. My observations were oased upon the assumption that one of ;he Alliance demands wa3 that the natonal government should own and opirate all the railroads and telegraph md telephone lines, now inexistence, )r hereafter to be ouilt. Such, at least, vas my understanding of it. It seems, lcwever, "Allianceman" proposes to jhaoge the issue and have the governnent "build and equip such roads as ire needed." Has it occurred to "A1 lianceman" that the Constitution night have to be amended to euao'e ;he Federal government to "bui'd and iquipt" railroads through the -Sta'es, without the consent of the Spates, in :ime of peace? In time of war the government might build railroads ai a xulitary necessity, hut I should doub' whether it had this constitutional power in time of peace. At least it is in opeD question, with the weight oi ;he argument against it. "Allianceman" says, "Oh, no: the Senator is too good a railroad attoroe) ;o see any other way of having govern mentrailroads except by purchase of its client's property at enormously inlited valuation of watered stock." Perhaps it will suprise "Allianceman" :o be told what is a fact, that I nevnr Tad a railroad fnr a rdipnt, m mv life. ?xcept on two occassions, many years ago, and then for a very shsrfc time. It has usually been my fortune to be on the other side in railroad case3, so that my clientage of railroad could not have been very heavy, and 1 could not h-avr a very large Interest in the purchase of railroads by the government. Let "Allianceman" "pick his flint and try it again." Very truly yours, M. C. Butler. Washington, June 2. Civil War in Illinois, Peoria, Ills., June 6.?One dead body, several men on the verge of the grave, a number of others seriously inIured, 330,000 worth of property abso lutely destroyed any many homes made desolate, was the result of an attempt made to-day by the miners of the Peoria distfict to close the mine operared by Little Brothers In Tazewell County, a mile or more back of Wesley City. The dead man was Edward Blower, of Bartoaville, married, shot in the side of ceck and bill instantly. The injured are James Little, shot twice in the body, thought to be fatally injured: Peter Little, secretary, sbot in the left eye and in right arm, not seriously injured; Peter Little, Jr, shot In the left side; Wm Diedon, colored, shot iD right arm and through left shoulder, may die. Several miners were shot, out they were taken away and no one could secure any information from them about anything. The tragedy was the sequel of the meeting held at Bratonville the other day about wbicn there was so much secrecy. No one could get the faintest inkling of what was done at the meeting. Now everybody kno.ws. It was decided at that time that the Little Brothers mme;must close. There could be no equivocation, no half-way measure. It must close and remain closed. Inconsequence of the conelLoion arrived at the meeting abont four hundred miners started out of Barton villeat 1 o'clock this aitemooh. They came from nearly all the mines in the district. Without anything being pie viously said on the subject, except in tue utmost secrecy, every man apparently came armed. They were desperate and were ready to U3e desperate means to accomplish desperate ead3. Sheriff Frederick, of Pekia, Tasweil County, having teen aivised of the trouble went to the mines with a posse. The strisers crossed the Illinois on boats and were met on the side by the sheriff who commanded peace and rea scn-d with them in vain. Lcd by a stalwart miner wrh a revolver in eac n hand, crying, "Follow me," th?-y charged on the mine. The two .Limes and tneir sons and a color-d man retreated into rhe tower over the shaft and opened lire on the besei gers, som^ of whom fell The tire was returned and the men in the tower hoisted a white lligfor surrender. The tiring was hotly continued and the tower rid died. The shift was set on tire and the aid shaft closed. Tne crowds lLd m dismay, as it was feared the powder bouse would be ignited. Liter accouui8 show that of the parry o -oegr t J.ma Jackson, a negro, wa3 killed El Little was shot iu the breas' and may die There were eight or o-u miners in the shaft and it is tearedali were suffocated. Among th^se are (Lis and Pre. I Moritz and .John Hockey. Ej Blour, one of the attacking pirtv, was sil'.ed and half d^Zen ot.h~r s r kers were wounded, It is believed two more of H.t. ncib- .T-o orill rSiti T IM *<Oei*ifT aud tUC Oi'Ua. 10 u*n v?w posse bave returned to l\kiu. Tne> were unable to handl* t ie lqjo. i'he wildest excitement exists. THE PROHIBiriONlSrS N\LL NOT PUT OUTASTATETICKET THIS TIMS. kll C u rtld-*tea to be aakoi How They S ai <l I'pon tbe Prohlb:t:on Oaesilon? Much Politic! lrj ct?d Iolo the DlsCD88lcna. Columbia. JuneS?The State Pronation Convention was called to orler yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock by >tate Chairman Child?, who made a speech to the members. Col. J. A. [Io>t, of Greenville, was elected Chairnan and Rev. W. J. Herbert and T. J. uamotte were elected Secretaries, S'eariy all the counties ia the State vere represented. After the transac;ion of considerable routine business the mmmittee on platform reported the nilowing platform of principles, which vas unanimously adopted: We, the representatives of the prohibition sentiment of South Carolina, in jonvention assembled, thanking God for ii3 mercies and praying his blessing lpon our efforts in his cause, issue the :oilowicg declaration of principles: 1. We believe the use of alcoholic iquors to result in an enormous injrease of the death rate of our country, iddiog about 100.000 annually to the ieath roll. 2 We believe alcoholic liquors used is a beverage to be one of the most potent agencies in the ruin of moral Character. 3 We believe at least three-fourths of the crime committed in our land to oe traceable to alcoholic liquors, 4. We helieve the linnnr traffic t.n he one great cause of the iearful financial depression now generally felt in our counfy, since it annually drains about 3900,000,000 from the pockets of the masses and instead of giving value 1q teturn paralyzed productive energy of an equal amount, ($900,000,000) thus making an annual less of nearly $2,000,JOO.OOO to the legitimate trade. 5. We beiieve traffic in that which i3 against the peace, good health, safety, commerciai prosperity, and moral char acter of a community, State or nation to be in violation of tne real rights of m^n and therefore inherently wrong. 6. We believe all forms of license of the sale of liquor as a beverage to be morally wrong, and in violation of the highest purpose for which government -xists. 7. We believe the Slate should prohibit absolutely the sale of liquor as a beverage and should provide for its sale only for medicinal, mechanical and sacramental purposes, with such regulations and provisions for enforcement and penalties for violation, as may he exp^c'ed to prove efficient. 8. We believe that to make any prohibitory la-v eif-c ive, the executive and other offijers of the law should be in full sympathy therewith. Joel E Bruosoa, Chairman. J. R. G'.bson, Chat. P. Wroy, R E Mason, E L. McGowan, Arthur K">ler. A motion was mai?to put out a state ticket, which prov ked a long discussion, but it was fiualiy v >ted down. A resolution was adopted that the State porhibitlon ex-cu' ive committee be authorized aud lastructed to formulate questions to he put to candidates :or State offices and for the L-gisiature aud SeDate in accordance with tne platform ad >pt. d by this convention,_ as to ttu-ir position upon the same, in "order that the friends fprohlbi.'ion throughout the State may vote intelligently in the primary. "Til 11 /v mr.ro olon lilt} lUilU^VlUK 1C3U1UUUUO KUO cuou favorably reported by the comoaitc.ee aDo adopted: Whereas. We believe that the cause of prohibition will be best advanced at this lime by r.ne election of members of the Legislature, who are pledged to toe enactment of a prohibitory law, rather than by the nomination of a Sta^e ticket. R'-sulved, That it be the policy of the Prohibitionists of South Carolina in the coming campaign to use every effort to secure'he election of members of the Legislature who will make prohibition paramount to every other issue before the people. R-solvtd, That each candidate be required to plt-dge himself for prohibition before he receives our vote. The election of the State prohibition executive committee was entered into and one member chosen from each couoty; present as follows, the vacancies to be tilled by the local organizations in the counties not represented: Abbeville?B. L Stuckey. Aiken?liev. J. C. Brown. Anderson . Barnwell?D. L. Wooten. Berkeley?Peter KUntwcrtb. Beaufort . Clarendon?Joseph Sprott, Jr. Ohor flornn n ^ Thnrnas. \ji v ?y. ? Dariiogton?G. T. Grisham. Cnester . E tgelleld?John Lake. Eairfield?It. II. Jeuning. Florence? . Greenvii)e?J. A. Hoyt. Hampton . Horry . LariCiater?W.C. Thomson. Laurens?J. W. Shell. L-xington?J. J. Fox. Marion?W. J. Montgomery. Marlboro?J. P. Gibson, ^ewoerry?A. II. Koha. Oconee?R. E Mason. Orangeburg?lis v. It. P. Golphim Iticliiahd?L D. Childs. Pickens? . Summer?E. E. 6naith. Soartanburg?J. L. Siflsy. Union . W il 1 i ams b urg . The committee held a meeting and organized, electing Mr. Childs, chairman. The convention adjourned sine die at 2 o'clock this nnruiug The.O iiirMde Columbia, t>. C, June 7.? The press d:spitcittj a few days ago gave the impression that the Governor had talked to aa unsympathetic and uoapprectative audience. Information has reached here from private sources that the G n'crt.ur ai?de a Que impression and that Wu.jn he nad fiuiahed he took a h-?nd primary of thecoaveotion. t'his resulted in an overwhelming majority in favor of tho Disp^n-ary ia-v. The majority w. soaihe srrencr'h of the Givernor's sp^ch. Th?- New York 1'iaies siys: "Governor Tin man's declarations -v-re oastan'ly greeted wit h a st )rm of dissenting voices aud applause *VfieQ He dosed ms speecn He ~sKe! all who warned prohibition or lu.aije j r-dse their hands, and ihen he ask? d t h .se to v-?te who would fav .r a Stai^ Di-pensary law if they eoi Id not have prohibition. It was 3 o 1 lor* D'.^oensary I iw, aid with a pairing'O , I ?rot the Governor left the pl>trorna." "G v--raor Tillaian ha'! several iim i when stopped by dissju i:igcn^, l'olirei in he w ?ulcl wia The audience for the DispeL.s?ry Ihw, aid wh^u, at the dose of his spe-c , he polled the audteuee, as already o- scrio-d, it was with aim by an ever whelming majority."