The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-10-08
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Haskelrs manifesto, and on this page
will be found proceedings OF the IN
dependents in Horny and Marion, al,
so call issued by conference held
last Monday in Columbia. We have
heretofore in full and in no unmistak-
able language expressed our views on
such a movement, and this week we
simply publish short interviews from
several distinguished gentlemen OF
she State, each Of whom was an Anti
but Democrat withal, and we close
with an editorial from the News and
Courier. Our first interview is from
Hon. Joseph F. Rhame, State senator
from this county, and a number OF
years county chairman Of the Claren-
don Democracy. He is well known
to our people, and his words Just now
will be read with interest. He shows
himself, as all have expected OF HIM to
be, q true Democrat:
SENATOR JOSEPH F. REAME
says: In the late political canvass, was sup
porter of Col. Joseph H. Earle, than whom,
in my opinion, more suitable man for
governor could not have been found IN the
State, and in saying this much I mean just
what have said The, advocates OF Capt
Tilman, in making their choice Of men for
State and county officers, rellgiously con-
fined their choice to such rs openly avowed
that he was their choice for governor and
ignored and practically excluded from nom
ination every aspirant for Office who dla
not ayow such preference. In pursuing THIS
course think the supporters of Capt. I'LL
man acted unjustly and unwisely, and such
9 test of fitness for Office should never have
been applied Notwithstanding the exist
ence of these facts, it appears to me, that
though somewhat irregularly expressed, the
will of large majority Of the white Demo-
cratic voters of this State has been declared
by the result OF the work of the September
convention, and that will, so pronounced,
has taken shape in favor Of Capt. 1illman
and the other nominees on the State ticket.
As Democrat do not now feel warranted
in supporting any movement looking to the
election in November next, of any other
person for governor and State officers, be
they who they may, than the nominees OF
that September convention.
HON. Leroy F. YoUMASs,
h-Attorney General of the State, says: l
have only to say that am opposed to any
movement which would place any ticket IN
the field in opposition to the regular State
Democratic ticket. I snail support that
ticket, and in so doing regard my action as
q duty required by my fealty to the Demo-
cratic party of the State.
MAJ BRAwLEY,
candidate for congress from the first district,
in speech at Orangcbnrg last Monday
said that while he deprecated the Shell man
ifesto and it's charges, and had not favored
MIR. Yl,man for Governor, and while he did
not even think the ticket nominated by the
Seotember convention was composed OF as
strong men as usually made up the Demo
cratic State ticket, nevertheless he would
support it, as was the. duty Of every Demo-
cgat to suppoStit.
ooNeaEssMAN SAMUEL D1sBLE,
who also made speech ct the same time,
held that the Democracy must stand togeth-
er. he opposed B. E. Iillman heartily TIL
nominated, but now that Tillman is the
nominee Of the Democratic party for Gov
ernor he is ready to work for his election and
Il necessary to even fight for it. Talk OF
an independent ticket, why. he did not be-
heye that any OF the true Democrats OF 76
are going back on the nominee of the DEM
ocratic party whether they like 1t or not.
COL. VILE JONES,
cashier of the Carolina National Bank, who
for years was secretary OF the executive COM
mittee, and who is now treasurer OF that
body. saws: I did oil in my power to defeat
the nomination of Capt. Iillman for Gov
ernor, and vas as much opposed to the
March convention as man could be. Will
vote for no independent. Capt. IIllman
has been nominated by very large malorl-
ty in regularly called State Democratic
convention, and feel it to be my duty as a
Democrat to vote for him and the entire
Democratic State ticket.
COL +. 4. McMAsTER,
mayor of Columbia, and a very bitter ANTI,
saws: Will vote the full Human ticket
because believe it IS the duty of each IN
dividual of party to vote for every noml-
nee made by its convention. When mem
bers of q party join in convention, Tor the
purpose Of nominating officers, they are
morally bound, to submit to the arbitralnent
of the ballot, and have no moral right to
scratch a single name at the polls: Thisis
the principle underlying conventions, and
any other rule viii destroy the discipline OF
party.
COL WILLIAM WALLACE,
a prominent gentleman of Columbia, says:
Were I, calling myself Democrat, and hav-
ing acted with the party in its deliberations
ana discussions mp to this time, to advocate
the running of an Independent ticket and
call upon our worst political enemies to
support it. should feel that was a traitor
to my State, and would Justly merit such
;ofonov oc c)inoS To the name and memory