The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-21
Hoyt Holds His Own.
| :-pcclal to News and Courier.


COLUMBIA, August 14.--This after.
noon q representative Of the News ana
Courier asked Col James y. Hoyit,
chairman of the State Democratic
committee, if he considered that ms
committee had been superseded by the
action of the Tillmanite faction ana
the Convention this morning.
He promptly replied that his conf
mittee was still in existence. that It's
powers and duties were unaffected, and
that the action of the Tillmanites was
unconstitutional, null and void.
He added that he had to-day person.
ally notified Col. J. L. NJ. lrby, the
chairman of the committee chosen by
the Tillmanites, that he Col Hoyt
was still State chairman and his COM
mittee the State Democratic executive
committee.
It's announced that meeting Of the
committee will be held very soon. IN
the meantime Chairman Hoyt ana
secretary Willie Jones Will hold the
fort.
The action Of the Tillmanitesin elect
ing new executive committee at inns
Convention was, of course, illegal, but
there are additional reasons tor the
assurance that the committee OF which
Col. Hoyt is chairman is the only legal
committee Of the party. These reasons
| will be in due time announced.
The committee Of five chosen by the
retiringStraightout delegates to theCon-
yention met this afternoon and pro-
vided for the preparation of the address
which thev were instructed to issue to
the Democracy Of the State. At meet
ing tonight in Judge Haskel!'s Office
the draft of the address was submitted
by a subcommittee and adopted. 1t
will be issued to the press tomorrow
and will briefly and strongly state the
reasons that Influenced the Straghtout
DELEGATES to retire from the ConYcn-
| ton.
In accordance with the unanimously
adopted resolution Of the withdrawing
delegates their names VIII be attacheo
| the committee to the paper. lhe com
mittee after completing the address ad-
iourned. They will meet again on the
| day of the Straightout conference OF
August IS, if not sooner. The Straight
| out advisory committee appointed by
the conference Of July 10 has been at
work and will continue to serve untIi
| the September Convention.
In spite of the languor resulting from
the fatigue and excitement LOT the ali
night session there has been great
deal of political activity to-day and the
doincs of the Convention and intention
of the Straightouts were the burden OF
every discussion. y.
Tie citv has been rapidly cleared Of
the delegates Only few remain to-
| night. Of course, the action or the
| Straightout delegates in Withdrawing
is approyed in Columbia. lIchland'S
DEDICATION acted in accordance with
the spirit of the resolution adopted by
the County Convention. The more
| thoughtful of the Tillmanite delegates
| looked this morning as if they wished
they had not been so tyrannlcai ana
lawless. The withdrawal of the Straight
outs was a genuine surprise to them.
They seemed to imagine that the
minority were bluf1ing for strategic
reasons instead of acting upon c0AVlc-
ticn and determination.
Some Of the Tillmanites openly de-
cared their regrets that they had been
unable to restrain their colleagues.
WHAT IRBY SAYS.
[Greenville News
LAURENs, S. G., August 1.-THE
annual picnic of the Lisbon Farmers
Alliance was held to-day and attracted
large number of people from this and
other counties.
Captain G.. w. Shell addressed the
meeting urging unity in the work OF
the alliance and encouraging the
order. He touched lightly on politics.
Colonel J. L. NJ. Irby, the chairman
of the new State Executive Committee
made a short, ringing speech which
was received with general approval 61y
all present. He stated that he would
not and could not make any remarks
of a partisan nature as his position only
allowed him to recognize the Demo-
cracy of South Carolinia in It's entirety;
He said that he expected and Intended
to call to order the State Democratic
Convention on the 10th OF September
as chairman of State Executive Com.
mittee and whoever the nominee OF
that Convention might be he would
have his hearty and undivided sup
port.