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ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERtRY, S. C,q WEDNESDAY, JN 319.PIE$.0AYA TRE YEAR OF JUSIELEE. The Democratic Executive Committee Bold a Meeting and Decide that Weaveritei XaY Return to the - Fold-The Schedule of the Campaign Meetings. [The State, 8th.] There were lively times last night in the omee of the Secretary of State lively indeed, yet while there were some warm speecbes there did not seem to be any ill feeling. The State Democratic Executive Com mittee held its all-important meeting last night for the purpose of arranfing the schedule of the campaign meetings. State Chairman Irby arrived in the afternoon accompanied by his steno grapher, Mr. M. F. Tighe. The Senator presided and there was a fullattendance of the members. Cbaitman Irby, contrary to expecta tions, was.warmly received. - The meeting was held in the office of the Secretary of State. When the meet ing was called to order Senator W. D. Evans moved to exclude every one, but the members of the committee. Mr. Finley made an admirable speech dis countenancing such action, saying the committee wanted the people to know what it did. Mr. Evans then withdrew his: -motion and the committee got down to work. Senator D. E. Finley started the ball to rolling by offering a schedule of the campaign meetings. Mr. .Finley then read his schedule of meetings, starting with Yorkville on the 19th inst. Mr. Finley thought the plan a feasi ble. one. Mr. Gray said that having the dates read so rapidly he could bardly tell how things were. He thought, however, it would be best to start with the up-country. Mr. Finley, by request, then explained why be wanted the meetingssoarranged. Mr. Gray thought that the matter of the schedule should be left toa special committee. Mr. Fin ley could ndt see the use of such a pro ceeding. He again explained that his schedule had been -most carefully pre pared with special reference to railroad echedules. Mr. Donaldson thought that the comniittec ofthe whole should amend it if it was amended at all. S-nator W. D. -Evans said they - wished to get in Horry County about the4th of July; in view of a big gather ing-to.be held in that -county on that date, 'indiall -candidates -had -been in vited there. The ..committee then, proceeded to consider the. :schedule, and it was adopted.as follows: ZRE'S THE SCiEDULE YbT17e, Tuesday, June 19. Chester, Wednesday, June 20. Lancaster, Thursday, June 21. Camden, Friday, June 22. Sumter, Saturday, June 23. Chesterfied, Tuesday, June 28. Bennettsville, Wednesday, June 27. Darlington,~Thuirsday, June 28." Florence, Friday, June 29. Marion, Tuesday, July 3. Conway, Wednesday, Julyf4. Georgetown, Friday, July'&. Kingstree,'Saturday, Jury 7. Manninig, Tuesday, July 10. Bonnean's (Berkeley,) Wednesday, July Li. Char-leston, Thursday, July 12. Walterboro, Friday, July 13. Beaufort, Saturday, July 14. Hampton, Monday, July 16: Bainwell, Tuesday, July 17. Aiken, Wednesday, July 18. - Edgefield, Thursday, .luly19. Lexington, 'Friday, July 20. Wiennboro, Tuesday, July 2*. Columbia, Wednesday, July 25. .Orangeburg, Thursday, July 26. Newberry, Friday, July 27.. Lauren, eaturday, July 28. Union, Tdesday, July31. Spartanbturg, Wednesday, August 1. Greenville, Thursday, August 2. Pickens, Friday, August 3. Walhalla, Monday, August 8. Anderson, Tuesday, August 7. -Abbeville; Wednesday,.August 8. Mir. T. J. Kirkland offered a resolu tion bearing on the primaries,' which he withdrew. It referred to the taking of the oath. TRE WEA.VEEITE-VOTES. Senator Irby, leaning back- in his chair and speaking with great deliber stion,A.t*in said: Gentlemen of the Committee: There Is one'question that is being agitated in South Carolina, and has been agi tated for several months, to which I would call your attention. So far as I am.concerned, as chairman of the Democratic party, I do not propose to dodge that question. In its considera tion .1 shall not andeitake to influence or dietate to any member of the com mittee, and I repeat It most emphatic ally that I will not dictate to the com mittee, but to suggest to you gentle men that we march right up to the front and take our position upon this question. So far aslIam concerned as tbe member of this committee from Laurens, and the chairman of the ex .ecutive committee of the party of this 14tate, I shalt. not hesitate (even should ift become anecessary by a' tie vote to give my opinion by my vote) to ex {ress my own convictions on this ques on. The question I refer to is this, and I am unwilling to evade .it, for I see a disposition to dodge it, though I do not use the word dodge in its ofien sive sense-whether men who partici pated in the primaries of 1898, In 'the nomination of State officers and other candidates, 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 know:s s Third partyites shall be per. mitted to Darticipate In the general As your enairman 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 import ant question. It we believe that the men who participated in the primaries of '92, and who voted for Weaver, should not be permitted to vote at the approaebing primaries, we ought to say so. If we believe that they are Democrats within the meaning of the Constitution and rules of the I)emo cratic 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 ought to discuss it fully, whether it be in public or private, but we should declare whether or not they can par ticipate 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 unable to soLve it one way or the other. I though, gentlemen, that it was my duty to say this much to you oa this subject, which is now open to you for discussion. QUICK MOTION. Mr. Mellette of Sumter then said as the representative here of the Demo cratic party of Sumter County, and in behalf of them he wished to say that he did- not think -'men who voted for Weaver shouId be allowed to vote. He then moved that those who voted for Weaver, after taking the pledge, be excluded from the Democratic pri maries. ANOTHER MOTION. SenatoV Durham of Horry - then offered as a substitute a resolution that the men who voted for Weaver in 1892 be allowed to vote in the Democratic primaries. DR. ?OPE TALIIS. Dr. Pope said he took pleasure in seconding the latter, because there were white men who had voted an in dependent State ticket in 1890, whom the committee had allowed to come back in the party and vote. They could not -afford to lose white votes. (Cheers.) Men who voted for Weaver were no worse than men who voted for Haskell. (Applause.) Bring them all in. If they would take the oath, bring them in. Mr. T. J. Kirkland offered as an amendment to the substitute to change by adding the words "upon taking the oath prescribed by the rules of the party.".' Mr.-Robinson, of Pickens, said his county had good men who voted for the Weaver ticket. He pronounced the Kirkland amendment an insui to them. M Col~Mixson moved that the Kirk land amendment be laid on the table. Isenator Durham said he thought it had been misunderstood.. A STRONG POINT. -Mr. H. H. Townes. of Edgefield, said if the voter totok the oath in 1892 to sup port the Democraic nominees and did not do it, what reason would there be to believe that he would in g94. They might as well meet the question right now. In 1890 the voters did not go into a sprimary. In 1892 they did. They pledged that would give such support. Why wouldn't they do it again? The motion to lay Mr. Kirkland's amendment on the table was then car ried by a vote of 21 to 8. Mr. Nettles then took occasion to say that he was not a member of the com mittee in 1892, but had .he been he would have refused to allow Baskellites' to vote in* the- primary. They had shown kindness to one set of men; show it to another. Mr. Donaldson said that.he thought It would set a preceent. When they came and took the oath they'implied that they were Democrats. He did not want the resolution construed to mean that the committee considered men who voted for Weaver as good Demo crats as the old true and tried Demo crats. Mr. Ira B. Jones suggested as a sub stitute that no one shall be excluded from the Democratic primaries because of baying voted for Weaver. Chairman Irby said thatwould look as if it was condoning the offense. Mr. W. D. Evans said that these men had never gone back on the State Dem ocratic party; they wanted all the men in the Democratic party they could Mr. H. H. Townes again propounded his question about the broken pledge or 1892. Theymight as well meet the issue and talk plainly. Mr. Robinson, of Pickens, then at tempted to explain the attitude of the Third partyitesit this county. Dr. Pope'then said he had been in. structed by his county to bring the matter before the committee. He was satisfied that- not a single one of the Third party men was required to take the oath. He said the truthb:was that the oath was not adminisitered. Mr. Mlette said his motion was worded so as to make it read to exclude only those men' wh~ pledged them selves to support D)emocratic nomi nees. Senator Durham then said he was willing to withdraw his~ motion and leave the matter to be decided by the executive committee of each county. THE THING THAT WENT. Mr. Nettles then offered this amend ment, the reading of which was re ceived with applause: Resoved, That no white man shall be excluded from participation in the Democratic prh-ary who shall take the pledge required by the rules of the emoratic rarty. HASKELL'S DEMOCRACY. Mr. C. A. Douglass of this city, then took the floor and in a superb manner, his whole frame vibrating with in tense feeling, spoke as follows: "I am very glad, Mr. Chairman, that the gentleman who has just taken his' seat has opened this discussion. It is along the line of liberality and kind ness, and enfarging and increasing the Democratic party, without at the same time offering a kindness coupled with an insult. I could not remain silent, Mr. Chairman, to-night, after hearing the remarks made here and I felt it my duty to say in all kindness, that wrong has been done to a faction of our party. I wish to draw a distinction briefly and to the point between those who voted for Haskell in 1890, and those who voted for Weaver in 1892. It uay be denied in the heat of partisan debate in the controversies that arise between honest men, that Haskell was not a Democrat, but in the quiet of our homes, talking as men to men, as friends to. friends, he is not only a true, but a tried Democrat. His action may have. been a mistake, Mr. Chairman. It may have been a political mistake. It may have been expedient, or it may have been inexpedient for Haskell to have run and been voted for, but to say, Mr. Chairman, that for those rea sons he is not a Democrat, is to assert. what .his history and his *ihole life controvert and prove to be untrue. He is to-day as he was in 1890, mistake or or no mistake, politic br impolitic, ex pedient or inexpedient, wise or un wise, * and as he was In 1892 and through his whole past life, a Demo crat true to the heart, a Democrat to the core, and I say it in this:presence, be 'it wise or unpopular, because, Mr. Chairman, it is the Almighty God's truth. And I tell you, gentlemen and chairman of this committee, that at the time of his action we had no pri mary election. The masses of the peo ple did not participate in the election. There was then no manhood suffrage as we are now proud to call it, and there was no pledge taken then to abide any particular action. There was great heat in that campaign and violent discussion. There was man arrayed against man, brother against brother, and yet we are.all now as we were then of the same white blood, the same. blood that courses through your veins and m1rie, the same instincts of courage and honesty of conviction as there -is anong- the members of this committee to-night. But, gentlemen, when the election of 1892 came on, the executive committee, intending it as kindness,:said4thee-Wo.fo.-e Haskell should be permitted to-vote in the primary of '92. And why should they not? They had violated no sec tion of the party's Constitution. No oath that they had taken had, been violated. They had not voted for the Republicans or a Populist, or for any body but a Democrat." A member of the committee"Oh, yes, some of them voted for Republi cans. ~ How about Ensor?" Mr. Douglass-."lf any of them voted for Bepublicani I condemned it in un measured terms. If men who voted for Haskell voted, for Ensor or any other Republican, .as I said then, r. Chairman, I condemned1it in my coun ty as I condemn it to.night." But let us' remnember that.we took no pledges then. I did take an oath in 1892, and by tlie Almighty God I carried it into effect by voting for Cleveland and for. Governor Tillman, (Applause.) .So I am here to say that I would be untrue myself, a coward as to the convictions of my own heart, if I stood here and did not draw distihic tion between the men who voted for Weaver and the men who voted for Haskell. Weaver made no pretentions in '92 to be a Democrat, and the plat form he stood upon was different ~from the Democratic platform; indeed, he.was in avowed and open hostility to the Democratic party.. Whether Has kell. was pr was not tobe permitted to vote, or his friends to vote, in .1892, I say he was always a good, an~ .honest, a loyal Democrat, A member: "How about that vote for Ensor?" Mr. Douglass: "I say that Ensor was and al ways will be a Republican, and if I ever vote for him or any BIe publican may my right hand be pars? lyed and my tongue cleave to the roof of my month. A member:; "But what about Flas kell voting for him?" Mr. Douglass: "I don't know that that was true, sir, and if he did he should no more be excuased for i1t than if you or I or any one else had done so. If he has done so I cannot approve his action, but I say that to me he is, and always was, and alway will be a true Democrat. Now,- then, in cobciusion I say that we are there as represenitatives of the Democratic party. We wish to allay all party differences. We wish to bury the hatchet. We would be friends. We ought to hold out to each other, as you once said, Mr. Chairman, the olive branch of pealeet and when we do it we will realize thsat we are men of the same blood .same race, courage and character; and when we hold out this branch t peace may it be peace indeed. Let us continue to act as we see proper. Let us differ and still he friends, and let us proceed in friendship along the. march to be crowned with a victory of the masses against the classes. I am here as a lawyer, and although living in this city I am as much the friend of the farmer as you or any other man. I cherish the traditions and surroundings of the farmer. My father, and broth er, and relatives are farmers, and they are the sanie way of belief and of the -- class.a . We wae affectd by the same laws of nature, by the same drouths, rains, by the same dispensa tion of Providence, ty the same suffer ing, by the same disasters of time and fortune. We have-the same- interest, political and otherwise. A member: "You said that in 1890." Mr. Douglass: "I said it then. I said it in '92, and I say it now, and I have never uttered a word that I have been ashamod of. I want to see the people of South Carolina Democrats, one and all. I want to see the resolution of the gentleman from Clarendon adopted here to-night, It Is within the lines of progrcssive Democracy. Let us An large. Let us liberalize, let us take in the masses and not contract, narrow and perhaps destroyed our .party. Mr. hairman, I am willing to stand by what 1 have said here to-night In the way of debate upon the stump, be cause they have come as the inspira tion of my heart and my convictions as to what is truth. DR. POPE HEARD FROM. Dr. Sampson Popethen took the foor. He said he hated to have any thing further to say, but the resolution ih question had been introduced by a man of the other faction. He went on t say that the committee had let the Haskellites off aslightaspoisible. He said that there was one other thing -of importance. He said that he knew, and the State Chairman knew, and a good many others knew, that three days before the election in '90 the Haskellites were busy registering ne groes here, and that they continued to register them up to the time of the election. He concluded by saying: "Gentlemen, I tell you that the Has kellites did vote negroes." Mr. Douglass (as Mr. Pope took his seat)-"Well, here is one that didn't." Mr.. Pope then arose again to say that the Haskell men had brought the question there, but Senator interrupted, saying: "No; I did it, and I assume all the responsibility." Dr. Pope: "Well, I intended to do it. The Executive Committee of my coun ty told me to do it." He went on to say considerable more along this line. Mr. Douglass then arose to say that e did not come to the committtee meeting with the intention of making a speech. Re had only come to vota, but he could not remain silent when the Democracy ot Haskell was at tacked. In reference to the voting of aegroes, he wanted only to say that be did not vote any negroes, did not ountenance it, and more than that, would have repudiated it had he Mr. Nettles' amendment was then dopted. ANOTHER QUESTION. Dr. Pope said he was instructed by Newberry County's Executive Commit tee to ask the State committee if clubs that fell beloiw twenty-five members should be disbanded. Chairman Irby ruled that a club was lisbanded when it fell below twenty ve members, according to the consti uton. The county convention passed pon the matter. ZMr. Elliott raised, a point in regard o the poll list basis of one delegate to ~wentygve' qmembers. This changed be ruling, Chairman Irhy holding that1 f the club had twenty-eve members n 389 it would be en$itled to one dele ate. Mr. Douglass moved that the rules governing the primary In 1892 be adopted for tbe comning primary. The ieretary read the rues Col, Misson offered a resolution in egard'to the sling of pledges. It was lost. The rules were changed so asto-strike ut the portion referring to trial jus tices, they being no longer elected; the erm- "county commissioner was strick en out and "county supervisor" insert d lastead. The secretary was instructed to fur ish each Deniuocratic club twenty-five ~opies of the new rules and the-consti ~ution. The mileage of the members of the ~ommttee's 'mnembers was ordered paid. fOpLPN'T p0 TR. li Mr. Mellette, of Sumter, then pre ented the following; That inasmuch as we feel that gs the xcutive Committee of the Democrat-i party in South Carolina we are not< nly the active force in formulating < nd carrying out the plans and princi, pIes of our party, but are charged with the duty of preserving respect and ad berence to the party, be it Resolved, That we feel it our duty to nstruct each county chairmau to have the following auestion asked directlyr hrough the press and at every cam ign meeting to all candidates for tate and national ogices: "Will you support and do you en. or-e the principles of the party as enunciated in the platform of the Democratic party adopted at Chicago at the last national convention of that party." This was laid on the table without delay and some one moved that it be referred to President Cleveland for his approval. The committee then adjourned and all went up and shook hands with Col, Irby. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .The Superiority Q Hood's Sarraparilla is due to the tre'mendous amount of brain work and onstant care used in its preparation. Try one bottle and you will be con vinced of its superiority. It purifies the blood which, the source of health, cures dyepsia, overcomes sick head aches and biliousnes. It is just the medicine for you. . Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, carefully pi epared from the best ingre. ients. NOMINATIONS'EILLED. The Prohlbitionlsts Let Their Chances Go By-An All Night Fight-Plenty of Talk but Very Little Action of Consequence -The Result of the State Con vention. [The State, June 8.1 There was a big fight, much talk and what not about the nomination of a State ticket among the prohibitionists of South Carolina in their convention last night. It became evident long be rore the matter had come to & crisis that the Reform element in convention would prove stronger than the "prohi bitionists from principle?' - strong anough to down all efforts to nominate. rhis proved to be the outcome, for at 1.25 o'clock this morning the conven Lion decided, by a good majority vote, to querry all candidates and that it was inexpedient to nominate a State ticket. Many of the strongest prohibi dionists consider that they have thrown tway tihe best chance they ever had of winning their fight, and perhaps the >nly chance they ever will have. But 'he full story is given below to speak ror itself: At 6 o'clock State Chair;nan Childs rapped for order, saying that he, would read the call as chairman of the State Dommittee. He said that he desired to express his keenest appreciation of the ittendance. He was physically unable ;o make a long speech, having been sick all day. He saw many .before im whombe knew would not be here if their souls were not in the fight they were making. He congritulated them yn the present promising cohditions for prohibition. Two years ago it was -ntirely different. They had arrayed gainst them the liquor men entrench Ad by law. The committee had organ zed and the contest followed. In that ontest they bad to fight 700 legal bar rooms. Now there was not a legalized Darroom in the State. There was not i single law on the statute books [ap lause.] Every drop now sold was sold >y an outlaw, a sneaking outlaw. Everybody who took a drink from one )f these men was taking the outlaw's ide. The prohibitionists had every -hing to encourage them. rApplause.] [et them raise the banner. Defeat was 20t for them. They were somewhat at i disadvantage by the decision of the 3upreme Court. They had only the -emnants of an old license law with which it can be enforced. Liquor could 2ot be sold as much by illegal dealing is by legal dealing. He believed there was in the State a great deal of igno ance as to, prohibition and prohibi ory-law.4Mme-toughthat1i-Niquo would be swept out as if- in the~twink ing of an eye. They seem to expect tnr ideal. They did not expect annihi ation of the liquor traffic. It was >ublic sentiment which must be culti 7ated. Give the people a prohibitory aw and educate the people up to It. Uaw was an educator..- Let us come 1ere and put aside political feelings. If prohibition could be the means of >ringing the factions of the people to ;ether what a God send it would be. Uay all such feelings upon the alt1ar of >rohibition. (Applause. Let us wel ome the efforts of all-act togeth-er, go ogether as far as we can. There was oue other point he wished a emphasize. They might comproi nise on many points, but they -were inalterably opposed to the manufacture' mnd sale of liquor in South Carolina. A pplause.J They could not compro vise on that point; it was the very 'bric of their cause. Th.ey should act wisely, well, and continuously. The iquor problem must be settled. It ould be done. God was behind the novement. They would succeed be ~ause their cause was founded ,upon a yrinciple of right. In getting to work ook to a higher power. At the conclusion of Mr. Child's 'emarks the Rev. Mr. Pitts led in rayer. HOYT TEM?ORARY ORIRM1AN. Nominations for a temporary chair nan were declared in order. Mr. Whit nire then nomrinated Col. James A, Boyt, of Greenville. tie .was unaui ponsly elected. He was condu'cted to ,he chair by Nessrs. Whitmire, Her ert and Dr. ?itts., COL. HOYT IN THE CHA4R. Col. Hoyt in addressing the conven ion thanked the body for the honor' ,onferred upon him; he asked for their ~e-operation. He was so glad to see so many before him; it was an all Import. tnt hour for prohibition in South Caro ina and a great deal depended upon heir action in this convention. The Rev. Mr. Herbert, of, Laurens, was elected temporary secretary. Mr. r. J. LaMotte was later made assistant ecretary. THE ROLL. OF' PELEGATE. The roll of delegates was thent made 'p. The committee on resolutions was hen appointed. It consisted of Messrs. E~. 0. Watson, Jeremiah Smith, Rop.er, K~notts and Kershaw. TWi PLATrFORM CoMMTTE On tpotion of Mr. Evans, of Marlboro, 4 committee of one from each county was appointed to draw up a platform af principles for the convention, con isting of the following; A bbeville-W. T. Bradley. Aiken-J. L. Qaimby. Anderson-T. L. Wroten, Charldston-=-Rev. A. L. Williford. Clarendon.-Jos. Sprott, Jr. Darlington-C. D. Marion. Edgefield-John Lake. Fairfld-C. P. Wray. Florence-C. M. Covington. Greenville-.-R. H. Means. Hamnpton-W. WV. Smith. lorry-B. L. Baty. Lancaster-W. C. Thompson. Laurens-Dr. A. C. Fuller. Lexington-L. B. Haynes. Marion-R. W. Barber. Marlboro-J. P. Gibson. Newberry-A. Kibler. Oconee-R. E. Mason. Orangeburg-R. C. GaIphin. Richland-A. D. Haltiwanger. Sumter-Joel. E. Brunson. Spartanburg-J. L. Sifley. The convention ressembled at 8.45 o'clock. Chairman Hoyt announced the committee on finance as follows: Messrs, Gray;Sprott, Wray and Hoyt. The committee on platform retired to enter upon its work. Mr. Luber took the place of Mr. Haltiwanger as the member of the committee from Rich land. E. B. Smith of Sumter introduced a resolution providing for an Executive Committee, composed of one delegate from each county to be chosen by the respective delegations, such committee to choose a chairman from each county whose duty It should be to organize prohibition leagues.. The resolution was referred to the committee on resolu tions. The sawe delegate offered a pream ble and resolutions, the purport of which was an acknowledgment that the success of prohibition was depend ent upon the blessings of God and ask ing the prayers and co-operation. of Christian ministers. GETTING To BUSINESS. W. L. Gray of Laurens introduced the following preamble and resolutions: WHEREAS, our State and county offi cers were nominated by a system of conventions from 1860 to 1890, and WHER.AS, said system of nomina tions became unpopular and was con denited by many of our public men as un-Democratic, and WHEREAS, the convention assem bled in the city of Columbia in the year 1890 did order that all candidates for public office should, before becom ing te nominees of the Democratic party of our State, go before the white Democratic voters of our State in primary election, and WHEREAS, parties who should re ceive a majority of the votes cast in said primary election were to be de clared the nominees of the Democratic party for the several positions to be filled in the State, and WHEREAS, this was demanded as one of the referm to be brought about by the farmers' movement of our State, and - WHEREAS, the present leaders of the said farmers' movement are now at tempting to infringe upon this funda mental principle of reform by calling a covenvention to meet in the city of Co lumbia prior to the date of the Demo cratic primary election to the exclusion of all other aspirants for said State offi cers, therefore, be it -1ReoWted; T6at itf isteeso-hs convention thiAt we, the prohibitionists of. South. Carlina,in order to bring clearly, impartially and justly before the Democratic voter of our State, the real,issue of prohibition, believe it our duiy to nominate a State ticket to go before the Democratic voters of our State upon the issue of prohibition, pure and simple, in the Democratic primary. That we respectifully ask the Feu tive Committeegto give us.as prohibi tionists equal represputation upon all .Exeutive Commuittees and boards of umanagers provided for in the ruales of the tDemocraic party, with-any other faction~ iow'comuposing.eaid party, and shogld the Democratic Executive Comn wittee accede to this request, Resolved, That:we as prohibitionists will submit to the result of said pri-. mary, and we shall support whoever mag receive the majority of said votes in the.primary election as the standard bearer of the Democratic party. - Referred to the committee. AQTION TAKEN. The oommittee on resolutions re ported favorably the resolutions provid lng'for county prohibitionist organiza tions; the.jresolution passed. The resolution appealing to the mli Isters for assistance was unanimously reported, the committee stating that it was -not a miatter suitable for the convention to pass upon. The report was adopted. -WA-NI PLEDGES. Mr. E, B. Smith introduced the fol lowing resolution: WHEREAs, We believe the Interest of prohibition will be best advanced by the election of members to the Legis lation pledged to the support of pro hibition rather than nomination of a State ticket. Therefore be it Resolved, That we pledge our sup port to those candidates who will pledge themselves for prohibition. Referred to the committee on resolu tions. AFTER BLIND TIGERS. Mr. Meroer of Greenville offered the following: Whereas, it is commonly reported and believed that liquor is being ille gally sold in many communitiesand 1o-I calities throughout our State, thus vio lating the present law on that subject, and Whereas, it Is right and proper that the parties engaged in such illegal traffic should be brought to justice and properly punished as outlaws, and Whereas, we, the Prohibitionists, are looked to by the people to lead this fight, therefore be it Re~solved, That we recommend to all county or local Prohibition associations that they take all the moral and legal steps.that are within their power to have suich violator of the present pro hibition law detected, prosecuted and punished. The ]iev..Mr. Mercer of Greenville introdueed the foliawing resolutioni Whereas, there has been given us un expectedly, and as it were by accident, a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicat ing liquors in our State, and whereas, our people throughout the State do not seem as yet to realize the fall value of this great b'on given us, and whereas, it is needful to arouse at once and fully every good citizen to the gravity of the situation and the necessity of immedi ate and~ earnest action if we would hold to and improve the blessing now in our ands, therefore, be it Resolved, 1. That this Convention recommend to delegates that immedi ately upon their return home, they pro ceed to organize permanent county prohibition associations according to the plan already agreed upon by resolu tions adopted, inviting to active mem bersbip In said association all friends of prohibition. 2. That said county associations make It the-r immediate bEsiness to institute a general campaign of education as to the value of prohibition, invoking to their aid for this purpose, the voice aid Influence of the ministry and of the press, making use also of public mass meetings and such other agencies as shall commend themselves to their judgment. The committee on platform reported the following platform of principles. which was unanimously adopted: THE PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES. We, the representatives of the prohi bition sentiment of South Carolina, in Convention assemblei, thanking God for pis mercies and praying his blessing upon our efforts in his cause, issue the following declaration of principles: 1. We - believe the uoe of alcoholic liquors to result in an enormous in crease of the death rate of our country, adding about 100,000 annually to the death roll. 2. We believe alcoholic liquors used as 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 be traceable to alcoholic liquors. 4. We believe the liquor traffie to be one great cause of the fearful financial depression now generally felt in our country, sifice it annually drains about $900,000,000 from the pockets of the masses and instead of giving value in return paralyzed' productive energy of an equal amount, ($900,000,000) thus making an annual loss of nearly $2,000, 000,000 to the legitimate trade. . 5. We believe traffic in that which is against the peace, good health, safety, commercial proeperity and moral char acter of a community, State or nation to be in violation of the real rights of men and therefore inherently wrotg. 6. We believe all forms of license of the sale of liquor as a beverage to be morally wrong. and in violation of the highest purpose for which government exists. .7. We believe -the State should pro hibit absolutely the sale of liquor as a beverage and should provide for its sale only for medicinal, mechanical and sacramental purposes, with sucli regulations and-pralslons for enforce nment apd penalties for violation as may be expected to prove effcient & We believe that to make any pro hibitory law effective, the executive and o$her offcers of the law should be in full sympathy therewith. JOE E. BUNSON, Chairman, J. P. GIBSON, CHas. P. WBAY, R. E. MASON, E. L..McGowAN, ARTEUE KIBLEE. .FIGHTIG FOR A STATE TICKE. The comreittee on the resolution re ported that it could not favor the res olution introduced by Mr. Gray, but reported as a substitute simply that the convention nominate a Prohibition ticket. W. L. Gray, author ot the original resolution took the floor and delivered an eloquent speech. There were several.hours of speaking on this and other motions and substi tutes of a similar character. But the following resolution -ofierd by Mr. Jno. Lake, of Edgfe!ed, and Mr. Mercer, of Greenville, was the action taken: Resolved, That the State prohibition Executive Committee be authorized and instructed to formulate questions to be put to candidates for State offices and for the Legislature and Senate in accordance with the platform adopted by this convention, as to tbeir position upon the same, 'in order tbat the friends of prohibition throughout the State may vote intelligently in the pri mary. RBesolved, That it is the sense of this convention that it is not expedient to put a State ticket in the field. The following resolutions were fav orably reported by the committee and adopted: Whereas, We believe that the cause of prohibition will be best advanced at this time by the election of members of the Legislature, who are pledged .to the enactment of a prohibitory law, rather thap by the nomination 'of a State ticket. Resolved, That it be the policy of the Prohibitionists 'of South Carolina in the coming campaign to use every effort to secure the election of mem bers of the Legislature who will make prohibition paramount to every other issue before the people. Resolved, That each candidate be required to pedgehuself for prohibi tion before hreceives our vote. The reacilations printed above in re gard to accidental prohibition were re ported favorably and adopted. The resolutions In regard to the en forcement of the prohibition law now of force, were likewise favorably re ported and adopted, NSW REQUTIVE COMETTSl The election of the State prohibition Eecutive Committee was entered into and 'one member chosen from each county present as follows, the vacancies to be filed by the local organizations In the couuttes not represented: Abbeville-B. L. Stuckey. Aiken--Rev. J. C. Brown. Anderson--. tlarnwell-D. L. Wooten.. Berkeley-Peter Klint worth., Beaufort Clarendon-Joseph Sprott, Jr. Charleston-O. 8. Thomas. Darlngton-G. T..Grlsham. Chester-- . Edgefeld-John Lake. Fairfield.R. H. Jenning. Florence Greenville-J. A. Hoyt. Hampton--. Horry Lancs-zter-W. C. Thomson. Laureus-J. W. Shell. Lexington-J. J. Fo3k Marion-W. J. Mon"go nery. Malboro-J. P. Gibson. Newberry A. H. Kohn. OconeE-' . Maso. I Orangeburg-Rev. R. P. Golphin. Richland-L. D. Childs. Pickens-,-. ;Sumter-E. B. Smith. Spertanburg-J. L. Sifley. Union - . Willaasburg- - . The committee held a meeting and organized, electing Mr. Childs, chair man. The convention adjourned sine die at 2 o'clock Friday morning after ain all night session. FOR SUMMER WEAR!! We wish to call your attention to our line of Summer Fabrics. In every clas - Df light weight and attractive style of Dress Goods, we have a very complete line. SPECIALS. 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