The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-07-03


- Committee.
The meeting of the State Democratic
Executive Committee held last night
proved as important as had been prog
nosticated.
The committee met In the Carolina
Bank atS:30 last night, and when ad.
journment vas reached midnight was but
q half hour away.
There were present sixteen of the
twenty-five members constituting the
committee. Chairman J. A. Hoyt Of
Green7ille presided aud Colonel Willie
Jones acted as secretary, and the follow.
ing other members of the committee were
in attendance: r. D. Lee of Sumter, W.
n. Brawley of Charleston, W. T. Fish
.burne,of Walterboro, M. B. McSweeney
of Hampton, O.. F. Cheatharn of Edge
rfeld, e. B. Murray Of Anderson, E. T.
Gary Of Abbeyille, j. E. Boggs Of Pick
ems, N. B. Dial of Laurens, M. ]. Hough
of Lancaster, g. S. Mccall of Benefits.
Vile, q. a. Wood of Marion, J. F. Rhame
Of Manning, John @. Haskell, Columbia
.ex oficio.
The following resolution was adopted,
being proposed by R. D. Lee of Sumter,
but amended somewhat:
:. "Whereas, There is widespread de.
mand by the Democrats of this State for
the election of delegates to the State
nominating convention by County pri-
mary elections: belt
!" "Resozved, That convention OF the
Democratic party of South Carolina is
hereby called to meet in the hall OF the
House of Representatives in the city of
Columbia on Wednesday, the 18th day
of August, at IL m., for the sole and ex.
elusive purpose of determining whether
delegates to the State nominating con-
vention to be held on the 10th day of
September: thereafter, shall be elected by
primary electionlto be held on . day
certain throughout the State, and for no
other purpose whatsoever; and the num-
ber of delegates to be elected by each
County. shall be equal to double the
number ofrepresentatiyes in each branch
of the General Assembly to which each
County is entitled"
Colonel Willie Jones offered another
resolution to the following effect, which
was adopted
RESOLVED, That the call for State
nominating convention heretofore order
ed to meet in Columbia on September
10th, be and the same is hereby confirm
ed.
Still another resolution vas adopted as
follows: Whereas it is the duty of the
executive committee under the constitu-
ton to direct the policy of the party,
be it
a-Resozued, That the several Counties
of the State be earnestly requested not
to elect delegates to the September con-
,vention until the question of electing BY
primary election is determined"
The committee adopted the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Lee:
"Resolved, That in order to enlighten
the people upon the condition Of public
affairs and the administration of the
government, that the special sub, COM
mittee be authorized to prepare and dis.
tribute throughout the State such prin-
ted matter as in their Judgment ray be
wise and proper, and that sufficient funds
of this committee be, and hereby are,
appropriated for that purpose, instruct.
ing the appointment of clerk"
The special committee referred to con-
sists of Colonel Hoyt, Secretary Jones,
and Messrs. q. S. Mccall, John G. Has.
kell and j. E. Boggs.-C Columbia Register
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