The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21
TIE STirAIGIITOVTS WITHDRAW FROM
TIE CONVENTION.

! TIE CONVENTION.
! Immediatclvaitcr the announcement
| of the vote of the Convention drclin-
ing to adopt the minority report Of the
committee rs the Constitution OF the
Democratic party, the delegations from
Richland, Charleston, Beaufort, George
town and Sumter, withdrew and pro-
ceedcd in body 10 the Agricultural
Hall, where Il temporary organization
was effected.
The temporary organization WAS per-
fected by Hon. Geo. l.. Buist being
! called to the chair and Mr.. T.. J. Bren-
nen appointed as Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Ficken the dclcg;l-
tions from Fairfield, Union and Flor
ence were invited to seats in the Com
vention as advisory members.
The following Executive Committee
was appointed to prepare an address to
the people: y. G. Haskell, J. ". Barn.
| we'll, II. u. Blan,liuy, Walter Hazard
and w. Il. Nerdier.
Aftel the enrolment Of the members
the Convention took Il recess.
II MEANS = SILT.
TFrom the Augusta Chronicle.
The Tillmanites left on the outgoing
trains as fast as the schedules permit
ted, and in few hours the crowds of
the past two days had dispersed. The
ants remained in Columbia to-day for
conference upon their future course.
Several leading anti-Tillmanites have
been summoned by wire.
rILLMAN SAYS IT'S ALL RIGHT
had a brief interview with Col. =.
r. Tillman before lie left for home at &
o'clock this morning. and he did not
seem at all disturbed by the turn things
had taken.
When asked him If he had attended
the all-night session he said:
No, sir was was in my bed at the
hotel, but when they told Inc about the
wrangle of the constitution | did go up
there and try 10 get them to let the
matter 80 over till tic September con-
vention, and compromise on new
executive committee. There was no
cause in the world for the withdrawal
of those delegations, but they wanted
al excuse to split.
What will be the result:'
Why, / will go to the September
convention stronger than ever, and III
the new elections will be certain to
carry the Fairfield, Georgetown and
Beaufort delegates. 1t is all right, and
they can't beat me to save their lives.
The ants, however, declared differ
emily, and some Of them confidently
assert that Tillman will never be COVER
nor. \ conference is to be held and
there is little doubt IN auti-Tillman
ticket will be putin the field.
THE ANTI CALL.
En- Chancellor W. ID. Johnson, Of
Marion, president Of anti-Tillmanitc
convention, which was held in this city
July 10 and II, tonight issues the fol-
lowing call:
COLUMBIA, 5. e., August -, 1880.
The conference held III the city Of
Columbia on July 10 and II, 1880:
adopted the following resolution
EesolUctl, That when this conference
adiourns, that it adjOurns to meet sub
ject to the call OF the president, and III
event that the August convention re-
fuses to make provision for the election
of delegates to the September couven-
tion by primary election, that the
president call u DIeetinS of this con-
ference, to be held Before the Septem-
Der convention, for the purpose Of con-
sulting together us to what course
shall be pursued to preserve the eNlS-
tence of the Democratic party OF South
Carolina.
In pursuance of this resolution ond
in obedience to this mandate of the
conference, | hereby call I meeting of
the conference to rcassemble 1T the
State House, in the city OF Columbia,
on Tuesday, August =, 1890, at $
o'clock p. Ill.
al members OF the conference and
all others in sympathy with the OBJ
jects and declared purposes Of those
then participating in said movement
are hereby invited to attend.
Signed W. ID. JOHNSON, Prest.
TIE ADDRESS READY.
The committee Of five, appointed 10y
the seeding delegations at their meet,
ing this morning to prepare all address
to the people Of the State, have cornplct-
ed that task and the address will be
given to the press tomorrow.
TIE LEADERS RESERVED.
talked with Maj. Buist and Capt.
Smythe OF Charleston and Col. Haskell,
but found them all reserved rs to the
future course of the straiglltouts.
Make it plain, said Col. J. G. Haskell
that we did not bolt the convention and
then try to set up 4 minority convention
of our own. We simply Withdrew be-
cause the Convention proposed to trans
act business which it had no authority to
transact and because we would not be
bound by such illegal action. Having
withdrawn we simply met together for
conference and selected i committee 10
prepare for the people OF the State al
explanation and justification of our
course. What future steps will he
taken cannot say. There Will doubt
less be conference of Democrats to &c,
termine what is to br done.
TILLMAN TO III: BEATEN.
That is about the substance of various
opinions that were expressed by the
leading ants. Others not So prominent
were more outSrokcn and confident
Tillnlan's scalp was u!rca,iy dangling
from the anti gir,ilc.
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