The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-03
LET THE PEOPLE SAY.
THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CALLS A CONVENTION.
Democrats to Declare Whether they Want
Election by Primary or Convention
Action which Will Bring Matters
to Focus-Provision for Distri-
button of Documents.
[Columbia Register. ]

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 at $50 last night, and when ad-
journment was reached midnight was
but half hour away.
There were present sixteen of the
twenty-five members constituting the
committee. Chairman J. A. Hoyt, of
Greenville, presided and Colonel Willie
Jones acted as secretary, and the fol-
lowing other members of the committee
were in attendance: r. D. Lee, ofSum-
ter, w. H. Brawley, of Charleston; w.
f. Fishburne, of Walterboro; NJ. 3.
McSweeny, of Hampton;O. F. Cheat
ham, of Edgefeld; E. B. Murray, of
Anderson; E. B. Gary, of Abbeville; J.
E. Boggs, ofPickens; N. Dial, of Laur-
ems; NJ. J. Hough, of Lancaster; c. S.
Mccall, of Bennetsville; G. A. Wood,
of Marion; J. +. Rhanae, of Manning;
John c. Haskell, Columbia, ex officio.
"The following resolution was adop-
ted, 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: be it
"Resolved, That q 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 - M, for the sole and
exclusive purpose ofdeterming whether
delegates to the State Nominating Con-
vention to be held on the 10th day of
September thereafter, shall be elected
by a primary election to be held on a
certain Gay throughout the State, and
for no other purpose whatsoever; and
the number of delegates to be elected
by each county shall be equal to double
the number Of Representatives 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 ordered to meet in Columbia
on September 10th, be and. the same IS
hereby confirmed.
Still another resolution was adopted
as follows: Whereas it is the duty OF
the Executive Committee under the
constitution to direct the policy of the
party, be it
Resolved, That the several counties
ofthe 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
distribute throughout the State such
printed matter as in their judgment
may be wise and proper, and that suffi-
cient funds of this committee be, and
hereby are, appropriated for that pur-
pose, instructing the appointment ofa
clerk.n
The special committee referred to
consist of Colonel Hoyt, Secretary
Jones, and Messrs. c. S. Mccall, John
c. Haskell and J. E. Boggs.