The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-17
THE CONF"!:#NCE COLUMBIA
About 400 Persons Attend. Every County
Represented but Picken>, Resolu-
tionS Adopted.
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tions adopted.
Especial 10 News ard Courier
COLUMBIA, July ia resolution
having been adopted requesting the
members Of the press, who We're also
members Of the Conference, to publish
only the results Of the session as fur
nished by the secretaries, the following
official statement of results is SUBJ
nlitted:
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ENFORCING THE DEMAND FOR \ PRI-
MARY.
i. b. Col. Stobo Farrow, ofSpartan-
burg:
Resolved, That when this Conference
adjour:.s that itadjourn to meet subject
to the call Of the president, and in the
event that the August Convention
refuses to make provision for the elec-
tion Of delegates to the September
Convention by primary election, that
the president call a meeting of this
Conference to be held before tile Septem-
Der Convention for the purpose Of cor
sulting together rs 20 What courses shall
be pursued to preserve the existence of
the Regular Democratic party of South
Carolina.
5. By Mr. Wm. NJ. Jones, Of fSpart-
anburg:
Resolved, That the reporters present
be requested to publish only the results
Of this Conference rs furnished by the
secretaries.
ENDORSING THE STRAIGHToUT PRESS.
6. BY Mr.. c. \. Douglass, of Fair
field:
Resolved, That this Conference of
representative Straightout Democrats
do hereby heartily endorse the News
and Courier, the Greenville News, the
Columbia Register and Colum bia Even
ing Record. and all other true papers
of like principles in the State, as true,
honest and faithful eXponents of the
principles, tenets and traditions of our
party,
DENOCNCING,T!I ,T!IEINSULTTo HAMPTON.
7. BY Col. Thomas W. Woodward, of
Fairfield:
Resolved, that this Conference de-
sires to place upon record its indignant
condemnation Of the insults which
have been offered at certain of the
public meetings in this State to the
War-scarred veteran, Wade Hampton,
and that We desire to renew to that
gallant hero, who led us to victory in
1876. the expression Of our undimin-
'sh"d confluence, gratitude, affection
and respec-.
BRAVO FOR BRATTON AND EARLE.
s. BY Mr.. +. J. Bremen, of Rich
land:
Resolved, That this Conference hear
tily endorses the fight for pure Demo-
cracy now being conducted by Gen
John Bratton and Col. Joseph H.
Earle.
THANKS TO EN-CllANCELLOR JOHNSON.
Q. BY Col. w. r. Davie, Of Chester:
Resolved, That the thanks Of this
Conference be and are hereby rendered
to the Hon. w. D. Johnson for the fair
and impartial manner i,l which ne has
presided over the deliberations of this
Conference, and to the secretaries for
their faithful services.
THE PRIMARY AMENDMENT.
10. BY Mr.. +. J. Bremen of Rich
land:
Resolved, That the Chair appoint at
his leisure the committee to draft an
amendment to the constitution of the
party, providing for a primrry election
for delegates to the State Convention.
At 2.10 ?. NJ. the Conference ad-
journed. Nearly all Of the conferees
left on the evening trains.
1t has been impossible to ascertain
the number of farmers in the Confer
ence, as there has been no time to as
certain in the rush Of business the avo-
cations of folr hundred men, but it is
as near certain as can be without a
thorough canvass that a considerable
majority were agricul .urists. 1t is
worthy of note also that the farmers
were the most aggressive and the law
yers most conservative members at the
Conference.
The executive committee elected by
the Conference met at P. VI. in Chair
man John d. Kennedy's room at the
Grand Centra. Hotel. One ofthe mem
bers states that nothing was done, and
that the committee will meet next
Wednesday to begin its work.