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upon the party, IL will have to be ratified by
the September Convention"

upon the party, II will have to be ratified by
the September Con vention."
"What Is to be done about lt?"
"The State Executive Committee. in my
Judgment, must enter its protest by refusing
to abdicate until the 10th OF September, and
in doing 80 we are only performing manifest
duty to the party Itself. am sure that ma.
Jority OF the State Executive Committee, II
not all Of them, would willingly and gladly
surrender their trust thus placing the re-
sponsibility for the conduct OF the party's af-
fairs upon the representatives of the majori-
ty. but unless this transfer can be legally
made, we would be recreant to the highest In
terest Of the Democracy In this State to sur
render the authority with which we were
must oe that the State CeDven
tion, in attempting to change the Executive
Committee, did not act under the Constitu.
tion at al; but selected the members IN accor,
clearly unauthorized, and the election there.
under OF an Executive Committee is undoubt-
eddy Illegal"
CONSERVATIVE ACTION OF THE NEW ExEcU-
TIVE CUMM1TTEE.
Columbia Register.
The Executive Commtte organized by the
Tillman convention held q meeting yesterday
morning, and authorized Chairman Irby to
instruct the county chairman In those coun-
ties which have not already elected delegates
the regulations of the constitution heretofore
of force. They also suspended the operation
of the provisions of their new constitution
as to these elections.
TILLMAN FAVORED THE COMPROMISE.
augusta Chronicle.
had brief Interview with Col. B. r. Till
man before he let b for home n, at SIX Ge9Gk %
turbed by the turn things had taken.
When I asked him if he had attended the all
night session he said:
,ir T i,,y hoda hnto bpf
when they told me about the wrangle of the
constitution did 60 up there and try to get
them to let the matter 60 over till the Septem.
Der convention, and compromise on new
the world for the withdrawal OF those delega-
tions but they wanted an excuse TO split.
What will be the result?
Why, l will go to the September Convention
stronger than ever. and in the new elections
will be certain to carry the Fairfield, George.
town and Beaufort delegates. II is all right,
and they can't beat me to save their lives.
COMPROMISE WAS LOST BY MISUNDER-
STANDING.
Mr.. Bean, OF Edgefield, who was one of tn e
prominent young leaders on the Tillman
side, earnestly commende the speech Of Ma
jor Buist and favored meeting halfway. ZAP
plause.)
In moment all was excitement. The aisles
were thronged, and everybody was confer
ring. 1t was evident that the Tillmanites
were ready to elect a new Executive Commit
tee and let the constitution go over TO the
September Convention, and 1t seemed as II
the convention was going TO end In q love
feast.
and gave the leaven time to work. The lead
ers were in conference, and for fifteen min
utes everything was In buzz OF excitement
and suspence.
When business was again resumed several
motions were made showing the disposition
of the Tillmanites TO let the constitutional
question go over till September, Mr.. Tow mes
moved the convention take recess until Sep
tember 10.
Mr.. Stackhouse moved to lay the question
before the house on the table and elect new
Upon these motions President Tabert prop
erly ruled that the previous question having
been ordered, the argument concluded under
the call, and the yea and nay vote having
been taken on the minority report which was
rejected, he was obliged to complete the vote
on the majority report under the call for the
previous question before any other motion
could be put, but that the report could be
other action might be taken that was desired.
At this point Mr. l.. NJ. Irby, leader, with
DR.. Sampson Pope, of the Tillmanites, said TO
aNever mind" go ahead with your previous
question we tried to compromise with them
and they refuse. SO we'll Just go ahead now
and take the whole hog ,no or none; lAno1her the
manites)
Senator Smythe, Of Charleston, denied that
the antis had declined proposition OF COM
promise
Mr.. Irby-You can deny 1t for yourself, but
your side refused 1t. / asked II we elected a
new executive committee and let the consti.
tuition 60 over until September, II they'd
agree to that and dozen voices all over the
delegation said "no," May be Mr.. Smythe was
not among them, but his side declined the
compromise. (Applause,}
At this point the chair had ordered the
vote to proceed. Mr.. Duncan Bellinger was
in chair addressing the president and moy-
ing reconsideration Of the call for the previ-
GUS question 80 that the objectional vote
could be avoided, and there is no doubt that
q few minutes more would have Strengthened
things out when Col. ]. C. Haskell advanced
into the aisle and declared that as the Con.
vention was about to proceed to vote upon
question which they had no right to consider,
and, as the Richland delegation could not
take part in any such vote, they respectfully
withdrew from the Convention and declined
to act further with g body which persisted in
acting upon matters not contemplated in the
oali for the Convention and the instructions
Of delegations.
Chairman Buist made the same announce.
ment for the Charleston delegation, and these
were followed by the Sumter. ReaufOrt and