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a motion was then adopted, that each dele.
gate be allowed 10 appoint his own alternate.
While the tellers were In the jury room,
counting The votes. other business was TAX en-
After considerable discussion, 1t was, on mo-.
tlon OF James Moore,
Resolred, That no person he allowed to vote
In any club meeting for delegates. or in any
primary election unless he be twenty -one
years Of age. or a qualified voter in the gener-
al election.
the fact that we have not adopted Il constitr-
ton. / therefore move to adopt our old con-
stitution with the following amendment to
Article 3, Section 3:
each local club shall be deemeaz> 81
Ss the S ss@Sss q poed nHS s%ch iaaSb cSb %
avp Prb@ary unsss
In whole or In part OF the members Of such
club, In which case the member Joining such
new club shall be subtracted from the number
of votes pOlled at such general primary elec
ton, and the remainder shall be the voting
strength. Amendment lost.
And also the following amendment to Arti'
Gle 5, Section IL:
The primary elections herein provided fol
shall be held In, ,accordance with the rules
and regulations prescribed therefor by an act
OF the General Assembly OF this State, passed
Primary Elections and Conventions of Pollti,
cal Parties and to Punish Frauds committed
thereat" Amendment lost.
1. II. McCalla.Does the gentleman, propose
| TO adopt the old constitution as Il whole, eX.
cepting the amendments, which he proposes
| T.. &. Graydon-Yes. sir.
I. II. McCalIa-I do net see the propriety OIL
fixing the constitutional vote according to the
number Of votes which the clubs cast Mt the
last primary, and without reference to the &C
lual number OF ines that may be on any
roll. don't see any use for reducing ihe
number. There may be some objection To the
old constitution. Let 1t be read. Two years
ago we adopted n constitutional amendment
DISTINGUISHING negroes who voted with Us In
people the right TO vote with us In future cleo
lions. l did SD under the advice of Judge
Cothran. | am willing to submit TO the Will
of the majority. but my opinion is, the party
6. S' \. Nick escI think Mr.. Graydon's reso.
luton in reference to voting strength Is un-
Just. Long Cane has n large number of mem.
bers, but on election days they generally vote
plan should be adopted other clubs would get
the benefit of our strength. We have two
hundred names on our roll. but we sometimes
vote not more than twenty-five or thirty.
| j. S. Graves-I move to strike out that part
| of Mr.. Graydon's amendments which refers
TO the voting strength of the clubs, and also
that part Of the constitution which disiran:
chlses The negroes. as often vote at No.
club as No. Eat Abbeville. 1t would not be
| fair 10 deprive No. 2 club OF counting my vote
In q constitutional vote.
+. w. II. Nance--I move TO lay Mr.. Gray.
dons amendments on the table.
Z. q. .Gnydon-I ask the gentlemen to with
draw his motion for moment, so as to give
me an opportunity TO make IN explanation
| f. w. II. Nance-Certainy. withdraw my
motion in order to accommodate the gentle
+. G. Graylon-Wc have tried from year to
| year to get the actual numerical strength o.
the clubs reported TO this club. Various ef.
forts have been made, and several motions
have been adopted by this club requiring the
the information, but the facts have not been
ascertalned. Some townships have two clubs,
and some have more, The names Of tue mem
bers composing new clubs are In many In
stances the same as are on the old clubs
Sometimes one name has been known to he
on two or three club rolls at the same time
In 1883 the Democratic Vniing strength OF TINS
county was 1892, being the biggest vote cvel
| pol!cd at Il primary In Ahbevillc county. al
the last meeting or the County Democratic
Club In May, and every session lately, we
| have cast in u constitutional vote from 300 tC
1000 votes. This resolution seeks to correct
this erroneous way of voting. Each club
ought to vote It's actual strength, ana nc
more Is mnjnst to i3se etcl clubs t%n %nlch con
strength, to let other clubs vote in some In
stances. two-thirds more than their actua
voting strength.
not near rs many bona fde names on the clul
lists rs are voted In the primary election.
| At this time, the delegates were standing
|
| ing in un animated way, the Chairman called
order.
| r. w. r. Nanrc-Sorry to say thnt the gen.
| tleman lays down Il plan which does not m tel
| the approval OF all Of us. call for my mo-
! ton to lay on the table Carried overwhel
minslv.
II. T. HILL now move that we adopt the
| Constitution.
| Dr. J. A. Rubertson-I move to take it ur
ScriatIn.
| This resolution at that hour WAS sumner
The mombcrs were not prepared for IT.. TC
undertake the reading and discussion Of the
whole document was fearful to contemplate
Finally, some one recovered from the shock,
and moved Ia lay DR.. Robcrtson's motion on
the table. Carried
W e. McGuwan-I move that all delegates
to the State convention BIZ elected by primary
The primary is the faircSt and best way for
all officers, and us the primary election is n
declared plank I'm The platform OF the Cnly
party with candidates already In the field, l
presllmc there will bc no objection To adopt
ing this resolution.
j. ii. McAlla-I have heard no objection to
the old plan. It has worked well In the past,
and have no doubt 1t will do SO In tho fu-
ture. l. therefore, move ~ lay the motion in
reference to primaries on the tablc.
j. T. BaSkin-I think that part OF the Con-
stitu,ion which excludes the colored DEM
ocr,l,ic voters from taking pnrt In elections,