The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04
An August Convention,

Called on tie Stat. ''"mOcrdtic Executive Com
mittee 10 Decide ;.her or Not Delegates
10 the September Lrprcntion Shall be Chosen
by a State Primary.
The meeting of the State Democratic Execu
tive Committee held last night proved rs inn
portant rs bad been prognosticated.
The committee met in the Carolina Bank
at $3.50 last night, and when adjournment
was reached midnight was but half hou r
away.
There were present sixteen Of the twenty
two members constituting the committee.
Chairman j. \. IIoyt of Greenville presided
and Colonel Willie Jones ac'ci rs secretary,
and the following other members of the com
mittee were in attendance II. d. Lee Of
Sumter, W. III. Brawlcy of Charleston, w. F.
Fishburne Of Waiterboro, NJ. Is. McSweeuey
Of Hampton, .. +. Cheatham of Edgefeld
+. B. Murray of Anderson, +. Z. Gary Of
Abbeville, j. l.. Boggs Of Pickens, n. b..
Dial Of Laurens. NJ. j. Hough of Lancaster.
c. 8. Mccall Of BOnnctsvillc, G. "A. Wood #
Marion, J. F. Rhsme Of Manning, John c.
Haskell, Columbia, cx oilico.
AN AUGUST CONVENTION CALLED.
"Tho following resolution was adopted, be-
ing proposed by Il. d. Lee Of Sumter but
amended somewhat:
Whereas, There is widespread demand
by the Democrats of this State for the cleo
ton of delegates to the Stnte nominating
convention by County primary elections; be
il
"Resolued, That convention of the Demo
cratic party of South Carolina is hereby call
ed to meet in the hall of the House of
Representatives in the city of Columbia on
Wednesday, the 18th day of August, at II IN,
for the sole and exclusive purpose of deter
mining whether delegates to the State nomi-
mating convention to be held on the 10th day
Of September thereafter, shall be elected by
primary election to be held on a day cer-
tain throughout the State, and for no other
purpose whatsoever; and The number of
delegates to be elected by e,ch County shall
be equal to double the number of repre-
senta'ives in each branch of the General As
sembly to which each County is entitled"
Confirming THE SEPTEMBER CONVENTION
Colonel Willie Jones offered another reso-
luton to the following effect, which was
adopted
Resoiped, That the call for a State nomnat-
ing convention heretofore ordered t. meet
in Columbia OH September 10Th, be and
the same is hereby confirmed
COUNTIES REQUESTED TO AWAIT THE RESULT.
Still another resolution was adopted as
follows: Whereas it is the duty of the exc
cutive committee under the constitution to
direct the policy Of the party, be it
"Resoircd, That the several Counties of
the State be earnestly requested not to elect
delegates to tho September convention until
the question of electing by primary election
is determined"
The committee adopted the following rcso-
luton, offered by Mr.. Lee:
"ResoiUed, That in order to enlightcn the
people upon the condition of pubic affoirs
and the administration Of the government,
that the special sub committee be authorized
prepare and distribute throughout the State
such printed matter as in their judgement may
be wise aud proper aud that sufficient funds
Of this committee be. and hereby are, appro-
priated for that purpose, instructing the ap-
peintment Of n clerk"
The special committee referred to consist,
Of Colonel Hoyt, Secretary Jones, and Mes
srs. c. s. Mccall, John G. Haskell and j. Il.
Boggs.