The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-11
The Afternoon Session.
congressman and Solicitors to be
Chosen by Primary.

The committee on platform and resolutions,
to whom was referred number OF proposed
the manner OF making nominations by the
party, beg leave respectfully to report the fol.
lowing amendment, which they recommend
proposed amendments so referred 10 them:
amend Article XIII by adding thereto the
following: Each Congressional district or
judicial circuit In this State shall be at liberty
stead Of the convention plan for nominating
candidates for Congress or solicitor. provided
such m ethod be determined upon by s con-
inbefore specified for that purpose among
others. II such q method be adopted the con.
vention adopting the same shall fix the time
when, and prescribe the rules under which.
such primary election shall be held on the,
same day in each county composing such dis
trict or circuit; provided, further, that no
either for 70
held prior. to the first day OF September In
any year." 4. f..
Mr.. Kelly, Of Barnwell, promptly moved to
with little opposition the Convention adopt
cd the amendment recommended by the COM
mittee.
Col. Haskell, representing a minority OF
the committee, moved TO table the unfayora-
Lle report on the resolution favoring q Con-
stitutlonal Convention and to take up the re-
After a parliamentary tilt between Messrs.
Haskell and Smythe, the motion was lost,
and the unfavorable report adopted In an off,
hand manner. ..
There was an unfavorable report on Mr.
Murray's resolution providing for O general
speech-making day for all candidates for elec-
tion in the counties, and prescribing O caiI-
vass of the State before the meeting OF the
State Convention by all candidates for State
offices,
tnke up the resolution. He argued that the
views Of candidates should be Known before
and not after the nomination.
The Use
tees unfavorable report
Voting Down the Primary for State
Omcers.
The resolution providing for the nomina:
ton of all State officers, Congressman and
reported, but on motion Of Col. Orr, II was
taken up for consideration and caused quite
debate.
by substituting Governor and Lieutenant
Governor for State officers. He believed that
the question OF primary contained within IT.
self The question OF life or death ior s tse oem m
many good Democrats when he said that the
party In South Carolina was rather tired Of
conventions. Whether II was true or not
tDSTG WGTe lHulNluudiS WIZ oShSNSN sIoo
conventions were controlled by politicians
and primaries by the people. [Applause.l
1t was not Democratic to deny the voter the
right to vote applause o;p He SPOKE Inc me qn- hs
lieved Of the Third district, when he said that
every Democrat wished TO be able to cast his
vote for the man of his choice.
choice of the Democratic Convention OF
Greenville County. Primaries were more
popular now thar ever before and would be
s more th;s he neros,ne
Congressional primaries as an evidence OF
the acceptance OF the primary principle. He
favored primaries because ne was peoples
Mr.. O. C. Jordan, OF Aiken, retorted by nsk-
ing II the people who had represented the
State in conventions since 1875 had made
80 this IN ehanse Hsa ere
in selecting Wade Hampton, johnson. Ha-
good and such men down the line Of years to
1856? l.No, no." and applause; Had d,.d,tins this
John Peter Richardson. Lloyd Ws.u eheeE;l
county candidates got through their
iow-legged chicken in the country: Laugh
ter and applause II you turn the candi-
dates for State offices also on the people
there won't be enough corn left To feed
Col. Rucker, of Anderson, struggled for
some time to raise his voice above the din.
At last he managed TO say that MI Jurdans
expense and free pass arguments were incon-
sistent. No one approved the choice OF this
('onven ton for Governor more than he did,
but he thought the people should have the
right 10 choose their officers.
Mr.. Benet's amendment was lost without o
call OF the roll.
Mr.. Henderson moved to table the original
resolution.
The roll was called and the State primary
prOpositiOn was tabled by a vote Of III to 98.
The following is an analysis OF the vote on