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eli m ? n ttttl Bmihmm VU SUMTER WATCHMAN, Kitablithed April, IS50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THIS TRUE SOtJTHKON, Established Jone, 1266 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1894 Published Every Wednesday, KT. Gr. Oateen, SUMTER, S. C. TEEMS : Two Dollars per aooum-io ad vaoce. ADVERTISERS RT: One Square first insertion_,.$1*00 Every subsequent insertion...... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rat?. All communication* wbicb subserve private interests trill be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tribute* cf respect will be charged for. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN. Despite the stringency of the times, the Institute- hts had a fairly prosper? ous year. With ils fnll corps of efiU oieot teachers and big h standard of scholarship, it offers advantages for educating jour ladies? equal to any col? lege for women tn this State. We in? tend that it shall grow m efficiency as it grows in years, and thus command the continued favor of i s patrons, sod commend itself to the favor of all who have daughters to educate. For terms and catalogues apply to H. FRANK WILSON, : President, March 21 Sumter, S. C. THE SIMOSDS SATMMSAL BISE OF SUMTER. STATS, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTBrt, S. C. Paid np Capital . . . . . $75,000 00 Surplus Fnnd. 12,500 00 Liabilities, of - Stockholdezs lo depositors acccordiag to the law governing National Banks, in excess of their stock . . $75,000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAYINGS ?EIPA^ITMLEAT, Deposits of $1 and np wards received. In terese allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of January. April, Joly and October. R. M. WALLACE, L. S. CARSON, President. Aug 7. Cashier. NEW MARBLE WORKS, COMMANDER & RICHARDSON, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. WE HAVE FORMED A CO-PARTNERSHIP For the parp?se of working Marble and Granite, manufacturing Mfliffleits, Mies, lc. And doing a General Business in that lise. A complete workshop has been fitted up on LIBERTY STREET, NEAR POST OFFiCE And we are now ready to execute with promptness all orders consigned to cs. Sat in? action guaranteed. Obtain our price before placing an order elsewhere. W. H. COMMANDER, G. E. RICHARDSON. Jnne 16. JOS. F. RH AM E. WM. C. DAVIS. RH AME & DAYIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. Attend to business in any part of the State Practice tn U. S. Courts. Sept, 21-x._ Ck W. M?K, D. D. S. Office over Levi Bros.' Store, SaiKaSCK OX MAIS STREET. SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours-9 to 1 ; 2.30 to 5.30. DO JIM 8?HI?I, DENTIST* Office OVER BROWN k BROWN'S STORE, Entrance en Main Street Between Brown k Brown aad Dorant k Son. OFFICS HOURS: 9 to 1.30; 2 to 5 o'clock. April 9. 2 A. W??ITE k SON, Fire Insurance iigeney, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON <k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y., LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 12 _ 1890. "?894. A. 0. PHELPS & 00., taral Ince Agents, Sumter, S. C. Fire, Life, Accident, Steam Boiler, Plate Glass, Bonds of Surety for persons in posi? tions of trost, and Liability Insurance in every branch, written in the very best Amer? ican and Foreign Companies. Over sixty-five millions cf capiial repre? sented. Office at Messrs. J. Ry ttenberg k Sons, 2d Floor, Front. Mch 14-0 The Meeting of t?e State Executive Committee. Schedule for the Political Fight in South Carolina-Big Discus? sion Over Weaverites and Has kellites-All to be Allowed to Vote. Colombia Register, Jane 8. Toe meeting of the State Demo? cratic Executive Committee last night was an interesting and important one. Besides the fixing of dates for cam? paign meetings, the question of allowing the men who voted for Weaver in 1892 to vote in the coming campaign was a live one. It excited the warmest talk of the evening. . It was 8:45 o'clock when chair? man Irby walked into*? the room, shook hands with his friends, took bis seat and called the committee to order. The majority of the mem? bers had been on hand for twenty minutes or half an hour. On the right of Chairman Irby sat Secretary Tompkins and the next man was M. F. Tighe, the private secretary of the Senator. Treasurer Willie Jones sat on the left. Chairman Irby had a cigar in his mouth and spent a few minutes in reading some letters on his desk. On instruction of the chairman, Secretary Tompkins read the roll of members. The majority of the regu? lar members who were absent had telegraphed and lind substitutes in their pisces. The following was the roll as made up : Abbeville-Y. J. Jones. Aiken-John Gary Evans Anderson-W. A. Neal. Barnwell-F. M. Hixson, (substi? tute.) Beaufort-Henry D. Elliott. "Berkley-T. W. Stanland. Charleston-J. M. Kinloch. Chester-A. E* Cunningham. Chesterfield-D. T. Redfearn. Clarendon-S. A. Nettles Colleton-M. R. Cooper, (sub? stitute. ) Darlington-T. E. Early. Edgefield-H. H Townes Fairfield-J. M. Kirkland, (substi? tute.) Florence-R. M. McKown. Georgetown-. Greenville-J. W. Gi ay. Hampton-T. J. Russell Horry-J. P. Derham. Kershaw-T. J. Kirkland. Lancaster-Ira B. Jones. Laurens-J L M. Irby; Lexington-J. L. Shuler, (sub? stitute.) Marion-J. D. Montgomery. Marlboro-W. D. Evans. Newberry-Dr. Sampson Pope. Oconee-J. R. Earle, (substitute.) Orangebnrg-J. II. Claffey, (sub? stitute.) Pickens-T. G. Robertson. Richland-C. A. Douglass. Spartanburg-D. L Bennett. Sumter-Frank Mellette. Union-A. C. Lyles. Williamsburg-Wm. Cooper. York-D. E. Finley. The chairman announced that a quorum was present and that the com? mittee was ready for business. Dr. Sampson Pope moved, and the motion was carried, that a steno? grapher be appointed. He moved that M. F. Tighe act as stenographer. This motion was carried. Dr Pope thought that it was exceedingly im? portant that a stenographer be em? ployed Chairman Irby suggested that the session should be a secret ene as im? portant business was to be con? sidered. He said he would entertain a motion to this effect. No motion was made for awhile on the strength of this suggestion, but eventually it was made. Senator Finley offered the motion, saying that there was nothing to be hid in the work of the com jittee. The motion to exclude reporters, against whom.it was intended, was finally withdrawn Chairman Irby thought that the first business would be the fixing of dates for the campaign meetings. General Gray of Greenville moved that a committee of five be appointed to fis dates. HOD. D. K. Finley of York offered as a substitute a schedule which he had arranged and which was as fol? lows : Resolved, That the ensuing Demo? cratic State campaign meetings be held as follows : Yorkville, Tuesday, June 19th. Chester, Wednesday, June 20th. Lancaster, Thursday, June 2lst. Camden, Friday, June 22d. Sumter, Saturday, June 23d Chesterfield, Tuesday, June 26th. Bennettsville, Wednesday, June 27th. Darlington, Thursday, June 28th. Florence, Friday, June 29th. Marion, Tuesday, July 3rd. Conway, Wednesday, July 4th. Georgetown, Friday, July 6th. Kingstree, Saturday, July 7th. Manning, Tuesday, July 10th. Bonneau's, (Berkley) Wednesday?. July 11th. Charleston, Thursday, July 12th. Walterboro, Friday, July 13tb. Beaufort. Saturday, July 14th. Hampton, Monday, July 16th. Barnwell, Tuesday, July 17th. Aiken, Wednesday, July 18th. Edgefield, C. H., Thursday, Julj 19ih. Lexington, C. H., Friday, Jul} 20th. Winasboro, Tuesday, July 24th. ?rangeburg, Wednesday, Jul} 25th, Columbia, Thursday, July 26th. Newberry, Friday, July 27tb. Laurens, Saturday, July 28th. Union, Tuesday, July 31st. Spartanburg, Wednesday, August; 1st. Greenville, Thursday, August, 2d. Pickens, C. H., Friday, August 3d. Oconee, Monday, August 6th. Abbeville, Tuesday, August 7 th. Anderson, Wednesday, Augusi 8th. Mr. Finley said that the schedule be had submitted bad been pr?par?e with due consideration to railroad schedules. General Gray thought, that a? crops are laid by earlier in the low country than in the up country, it would be better to start the campaign in the up country, and finish in the low country. By that time crop? would be laid by and the farmer* could turn out Mr. Finley was asked to explain his schedule He did so, beginning at Yorkville. He told of the con? venience of the railroad schcduleE for all the places and dates he had fixed. The schedule was apparently a good one. Senator Irby asked how matty speeches were fixed for a week. He did not think, he said, that there should be more than four. Mr. Finley said that the average was about four a week. This wag necessary Ito get through in time. Colonel Townes, of Edgefield, asked Mr. Finley if he could not organize for a date at Holley's Ferry, making two meetings for Edgefield. Mr. Finley said this would disar? range his programme, but that a private meeting could be agreed upon for the next day after that al Lexington General Gray said he was more convinced than ever that the com? mittee should not act hastily, and was still in favor of his motion for a com? mittee of five. Mr. Finley said he could not see aoy good results from the appoint? ment of a committee to consider the matter. He thought the schedule he had submitted was the best that could be arranged. His schedule had been prepared with a view to giving the farmers every opportunity of getting through their work and hearing the speeches National Committeeman Donald? son said in the interest of dispatch the schedule submitted should be best considered in committee of the whole. T. C. Roberston of Pickens was opposed to any sub-committee, as he did not think the schedule offered could be bettered. The chairman thought it would be well to read some letters on the sub? ject. One letter was read from the secretary of the florry County Alli? ance asking the commitee to fix the 4th of July as the date for that county. Mr. Earley, of Darlington, asked that the meeting for his county be be held at Lydia instead of Darling? ton court house. Chairman Irby said he thought county executive committees had the power to fix meeting places wherever they thought fit, the State committee merely having the power to fix dates for each county. Mr. Finley's schedule was finally adopted without oppposition and is seen above. After this bad been disposed of, Mr. Kirkland, of Ker? shaw, introduced the following reso? lution in regard to voting at primary elections : ' "Resolved, That in the ensuing Democratic primaries the following pledge shall be exacted by the managers of each voter before he cast his vote : " '1 solemly swear that I am en? titled 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 pri? mary. It was practically the same as that proposed by Mr. Kirkland, and the latter withdrew his resolu? tion. Chairman Irby remarked that there was some misunderstanding as| to the qualifications of a voter. He then spoke as follows : "Gentlemen and the Committee : "There is one question that is being agitated in South Carolina and has been agitated for several months to I which I would call your attention. So far as I am concerned, as chairman of the Democratic party, 1 do not pro? pose to dodge the question. In ils consideration I shall not undertake to influence or dictate to any member of the committee, and I repeat it most emphatically, that I will ?ot dict?t* to the committee, but to suggest t< you, gentlemen, that we march righ up to the front and take our positioi upon this question So far as I an concerned, as the member of this com mittee from Laurens and the chairmai I of the Executive Committee of th< I party of this State, I shall not hesitate (even should it be necessary by a tie vote lo give my opinion bj my vote) to express my own convie lions on this question. "The question I refer to is this and I am unwilling to evade it, for '. see a disposition to dodge it, thoogl I do not use the word dodge in itt offensive sense-whether men whit participated in the primaries of 1892 in the nomination of State officers anc other candidates, who voted in th< club and sent delegates to the Stat( convention which elected delegate? to the national convention at Cbicagc to nominate a President-whethei these men, who are known as Third partyites, shall be permitted to parti cipate in the general primary to bc held in August next. As youl chairman I feel it to be my duty tc say that we should take some posi tive, decided, outspoken action on thu question. 1 say, I repeat, that we as representatives of the Democratic party of South Carolina-and I arr glad to see that every county if represented here-ought not to dodge that important question. If we be? lieve that the men who participated in the primaries of '92 and who voted for Weaver should not be permitted to vote at the approaching p ri marie* we ought to say so. If we believe that they are Democrats within thc meaning of the Constitution and rulet of the Democratic party, then we ought to say so and permit them tc participate. What I wish to empha? size is that we should not evade oi dodge this question. We ought tc discues it fully whether it be in pnblic or in private, but we should declare whether 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 unable to solve it one way or the other. I thought, gentle? men, that it was my duty to say this much to you on this subject which is now open to you for discussion " Chairman Irby's remarks brough! on the hottest discussion of the even iug and made things lively for a good while. Immediately after the Senatoi had concluded Mr. Mellette, of Sum ter offered a verbal resolution that thc men who voted for Weaver in 1892 be excluding from voting. The motion had no sooner been made than a half dozen members were on their feet ready to offer some kind of a resolution or to make a speech. Mr. Derham, of Horry, was recog? nized by the chair and offered the following resolution as a substitute to Mr. M ellette's r?solution : "Besolved, That those white men who voted the Weaver ticket in 1892 shall be allowed to vote in the com? ing primaries." Dr. Sampson Pope made a strong speech in favor of the substitute. He said that this committee had allowed the Haskellites to vote in 1892 and the men who voted for Weaver had a right to be treated in the same man? ner. The Democratic party needed white voters and did not want to throw any of them out of the party. (Applause.) The men who voted for Weaver were no worse than those who voted for Haskell. (Applause.) Mr. Kirkland, of Kershaw, offered as an amendment to the substitute the words: 'Upon taking the oath prescribed by the party." He said that he had no speech to make but throught that this provision was wise and proper. Editor T C. Robertson, of Pickens, thought that the proposed amend? ment was an insult to the men who had voted for Weaver. There were good and true white meu in his county who voted for Weaver. Mr. Townes, of Edgefield, asked the question whether the men who violated their oaths and pledges by voting for Weaver in 1892 would keep their oaths if allowed to vote this year. Colonel Neal, of Anderson, did not think any more should be required of the men who violated their pledges in 1892 than of the men who did the same thing in 1890. Col. P. M. Mixson, acting at the representative from Barnwell, moved to lay on the table the amendment o? Mr. Kirkland. National Committeeman Donaldson, of Greenville, though that the amend? ment should be adopted so as to prevent any misconstruction of the action of the committee. Just before Mr. Donaldson's remarks, however, the motion of Colonel Mixson to lay cn the table the amendment of Mr. Kirkland was put and carried by a vote of 21 to 8, thereby calling out the remarks from Mr. Donaldson that he thought some amendment should be made to Mr. Derham 's substitute. Senator W. D. Evans said he thought every party desired to in crease its membership and il strength Tie wished that every ma in America was a Democrat He fe one would like to ask every man t come into the party. Mr. Robertson said that there ha been a good deal of talk about th violation of pledges, etc. The me of his county who voted for Weave did not consider that they had Vu lated any pledge, unless it was moral one. The great majority c them had not taken any pledge in th primary. Dr. Pope declared that the oat throughout the State had bee administered to few voters and tba not many of those who voted fo Weaver had taken any oath in th primary. Mr. Mellette said that the chairma and the committee had misunderstood his motion. He meant to exclud only those who had taken the oath participated in the primary and the voted for Weaver. Hon. S. A. Nettles of Clarendon to stop the discussion and to pleas* the different minded committeemen introduced the following resolution which was accepted by Mr. Derban in place of his own resolution : "Resolved, That no white mai shall be excluded from participatif in the Democratic primaries who sba] take the oath required by the Demo eratic party." Speaking to this resolution C. A Douglass, of Richland, made th? longest speech of the session and om of the most eloquent. He said ht was glad that Mr. Nettles had intro duced the resolution. It was along the the line of liberality and kinduest and would tend to increase th< membership of the party. He de dared, however, that be could no remain silent after all the unkind re marks which had been made abou Democrats. He said that tb? Haskellite movement may have beei inexpedient, and he had condemnec it at the time, but' to say that Judg( Haskell was not a Democrat was t< controvert history. He asserted that Haskell was a Democratic and bac always been one. In the beat o political discussion men might say ht was not a Democrat, but in the quiel of the home circle there came ? change in that feeling and ail mus) recognize him as a Democrat. Ix 1890. Mr. Douglass said, there hac been no pledge in the primary. Thc men who voted for Haskell had taker, no pledge and had violated no oatli and it was their right to vote in 1892 without the saction of the Democratic executive committee. He said thal he would be untrue to himself and tc his convictions if he stood by and did not draw a distinction between the men who voted for Weaver and those who voted for Haskell He asserted that there was a vast difference, and all his words intimated that the Weaver ite8 were the worst of the two. Mr. Douglass was interrupted by members of the committee who asked him what about the Haskellities who j had voted for Ensor for Congress and il j Haskell himself had not voted for Ensor. Mr. Douglass said that he did not know what Haskell had done, but as for himself, he hoped that his right arm would lose its cunning when he voted for a Republican over a Demo? crat. Mr. Douglass concluded with a patriotic appeal for peace and lauda? tory and pretty remarks about the farmers. He wanted to see the peo? ple happy and wanted to see Mr. Nettles's resolution carried. Dr. Pope spoke of the panegyric of Mr. Douglass and of his insinua? tions against the Weaverites. Then Dr. Pope declared that there was a take behind the action of the com? mittee two years ago in allowing Haskellites to return to the party. It was to keep from disrupting the party and to bring about harmony. White men were at work registering negroes. He declared that if any one would show him a Weaverite who had tried to vote negroes he would be in favor of turning him out of the party. The Haskellites had vot? ed negroes against white men, but no Weaverite had done so, (Loud applause.) After this the question was quickly settled. Mr. Mellett's resolution was set down on by almost a unanimous vote and Mr. Nettles* substitute was I carried. The Weaverites and the j Haskellites and al! kinds of "?tes will I be allowed to vote in the next pri? mary provided they take the oath prescribed by the party. Dr. Pope said that he had been instructed by tbe Democrats of bis comity to inquire whether clubs having a membership of less than twenty-five should be disbanded. Chairman Irby said that it was his impression that no county con? vention should allow a delegate from a club which had a membership of less than twenty-five. It was the business of county conventions how* ever, to pass upon that question. On motion of Mr. Douglass the mles of 1892 were adopted as the rules for this year, a few changes being made in dates, etc. The first primary will take place on the last Tuesday in August, the 28th. A resoluution was introduced authorizing the treasurer to pay the mileage of the members of the com? mittee. No election of officers was held, as that is not done until the counties select new members of the committee. On motion of Colonel Neal, Secre? tary Tompkins was authorized to furnish each county with 100 copies of the rules and Constitution of the party. Colonel Mixson introduced the fol? lowing resolution which was laid on the table : "Resolved, That all candidates for United States Senate, Congress and State offices be required to file with the Secretary of his committee writ? ten pledges to abide the result of the August primaries, the pledge to be filled not later.than the 17th of June, 1894, and that no candidate be allow? ed to enter the race for any office after th?t date." The following resolution, intro? duced by Mr. M ellette, cause much laughter : "Inasmuch as we feel that the executive committee of the Demo? cratic party in South Carolina we are not only the active force in formula? ting and carrying out the plans-and principles of our party, but are charged with the duty of preserv? ing perfect adherence to the party, be it. "Resolved, That we feel it our duty to instruct each county chair? man to have the following question asked directly through the press and at every campaign meeting to all candidates for State and national offices : "Will you support and do you endorse 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 ?" On motion of Colonel Neal, the resolution was tabled. The member from Darlington caus? ed some merriment by suggesting that the resolution be referred to Presi? dent Cleveland for his approval. They are building a wheel iu Loudon which is much larger than the famous Ferris wheel. It will carry 2,000: people io fifty cars. A big balloon will crown the supporting towers. The average whale is from 50 to 65 feet in length and 35 feet in circum? ference. The jawbones are 20 to 25' feet long, and a tongue has been known to yield almost a too of oil. John Joyce, of Bloomington, ill r left the door of his bedroom open, and a stray goat got in and ate ?120' in bills sod Mrs. Joyce's new spring, bonnet before he was discovered and ejected. This is one way to look at it : A bushel of corn makes four gallons of whiskey which retails for $16. Out of this the government gets {3, the rail? road $1, the manufactuier $4, the vender $7, the farmer forty cents, and the drinker the gutter. Better not make the whiskey. The loss at Clemson by the fire amounts to $40,000 over and above in? surance, not counting the loss of the State's exhibit-one of the finest in the country. The exhibit ought never to have been takeu from Columbia. It cannot be replaced : the taxpayers can rebuild the college.-Newberry Observer. The Boston Journal of Commerce, which bas been watching the southward trend of cotton manufacturing very closely, states that thc Southern mills, with few exceptions, are more modern built than those io the North and are filled with the best machinery that could be secured. Most of these mills, says the Journal, have been successful even at the very start, having succeeded in turning out a fioe quality of goods at a cost that when sold left a handsome margin for the mills. Highest of all in Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOLUTELY PURE