The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21

the Executive committee OIL tNlS StalC
cannot hamper or shackle the Demo
cratic party of this State, and it is the
province of this convention to decide
whether they have this power or not,
and he made some reference to q hint
on the part of some at a split by the
anti-Tillmanites. Said he: Has it come
to this that the white people Of South
Carolina, in sovereign convention as
sembled, can be intimidated in such a
manner as that? ["No! no!"] DO oyou
believe that any man in this State can
take the negroes and lead them to the
polls and beat you? ["No, no."]
know that in old Edgetield we could
take the unterrified Democracy and
whip out 500 boilers; and it is time for
the papers Of this State to understand
tue fact that we cannot he intimidated
Colonel Haskell: There is no attempt
at intimidation. We are here to do our
best for the Democratic party of South
Carolina.
After several Intellectual efforts to ad-
journ until tomorrow, the Convention
decided to stay in session all night and
finish their business beforeit.
Colonel Leroy F. Ioumans spoke
eloquently against the majority report
and adoption of the proposed constitu-
ton.
Mr.. Buist also spoke. His speech
had very conciliatory effort on the
Tillmanites, and at one time it looked
rs though he had made a sufficient
number of converts to act in harmony
with the interests at stake and for the
good of the State that it was thought
the minority report would be adopted
or least effect postponement Of action
on the adoption or rejection of the Con-
stitution until the September Conven-
ton. Mr.. Bean who, although young
member from Edgefield, has great in
huence with his delegation, and stands
prominently in his county few re-
marks to the Tillmanites at the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Buist's speech. He said that
he had noticed Mr.. Buist in the Senate
and elsewhere, and that it was his hon
est opinion, which he had expressed on
different occasions, that Mr.. Buist is an
honorable man. incapable ofadvocating
anything he believes to be wrong, and
that when he came forward rs he had
done and expressed such patriotic sen-
timents as he had, the Tillmanites
ought to be willing to meet him half
way. [Cheers.
Mr.. Beams speech had telling, har-
monious effect of the TillInanites, but
it did not last long enough to bring
about a defeat of the action Of the con-
vention which was taken later, and
which caused the withdrawal of five
counties from the deliberations of the
body.
Mr.. Stackhouse of Marion moved that
the constitution be laid on the table
until September and that this Conven-
ton proceed to elect State Executive
Committee.
The minority report was defeated by
a vote Of 81 to 253. The motion was
then put as to the adoption of the col-
stitution submitted by the majority Of
committee, and as the minority dele
gates of the Convention who are anti
Tillman and took the position that the
call of this Convention was for a specific
purpose, that of deciding whether there
should be State primary or not, en-
tered their protest, and before the vote
was taken the delegates of Richland,
Charleston, Beaufort, Georgetown and
Sumter withdrew from the Convention,
giving as reason that they could not
vote on the question, considering the
action of the Convention unconstitu-
tional, &c. The announcement of their
determination to withdraw was met
with applause. The report and Consti-
tuition were adopted then without any
opposition, as at this stage the Conven-
tion is composed Of Tillmanitcs en-
tirely.
THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The convention at ) o'clock went into
the nomination of a new State Execu-
tive Committee, resulting as follows:
First Congressional District-H. \.
Meetze, Lexington; O. r. Lowman,
Orangeburg.
Second-O. G. Jordan, Aiken; G. d.
Bellinger, Barrwell.
Third-W. \. Neale, Anderson; y.
w. Jones, Abbeville.
Fourth-J. L. NJ. Irby, Laurens; O.
w. Buchanan, Fairfield.
Fifth-Ira B. Jones, Lancaster; W.
G. McCreight, Chesterfield.
Sixth-T. f. Early, Darlington; VI.
c. Galluchat, Clarendon.
Seventh-T. 4. Williams, Colleion
d. f. Keels, Sumter.
First Judicial-T. w. Stanland, Belk-
ley.
Second-A. NJ. Youmans, Colleton.
Third-L. S. Bingham, Florence.
Fourth-T. W. Daggett, Horny.
Fifth-H. H. Townes.
Siyth-G. w. GAGE
Seventh-R. a. Lancaster, Spartan
burg.
Eighth-H. B. Buist.
Mr.. J. l.. NJ. Irby was elected Chair
man Of the new Executive Commit
tee.
The following were introduced:
Rcsolrcd, That this Convention COLI
firm the call made for State Conven-
tion on tho 10th Of Santanbpr