The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-24
rSpcciul to News and Courier.

Convention touched upon several points
coming within the purvleW OF the
State Democratic executive committee.
Much interest has been manifested III
the course 10 he adopted by the COM
mittce in reference 70 the Convention : !
action, but so far 10 intimation Of what .
could or Was likely to he done by the
executive committee has been gwen TO !
the public.
In view OF the general public interest
in the matter, the correspondent OF
The News and Courier called on Coz. .
Jas \. Hoyt, chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee, and asked him Tor Ills
views on those questions growing out
of the March Convention which came
more directly within the scope OF the
cor nlittce. The questions asked Cot. .
Hovt and his answers thereto are given
in the following interview:
The Sd section Of the platform
adopted by the March Convert III c"''- .
tains certain demands rc9a:i;n- The
reappointment of representation III tile
State Convention and the election OF
delegates to the Convention byprlmary,
but it is not clearly indicated to whom
these demands are to apply. Has your
executive committee received ANY
communication in regard to them:
EARLY Or LATE CONVENTION.
az, + b,s rot \ few davs after
the adjournment OF the March ConveH-
ton ! received Respectable ana coufic-
Gus communication from Capt. q. ".
Shell, cEarmain OF the campaign conf
mittee named by the Convention, re-
nmestinr that the Democratic Stato
Convention should no5 he convened
nntil l,tp in AuruSt. to which re-
Mid ,h.r his letter would be placed
before the executive committee at its
first meeting, and 1T the same time
ran,inded him that the State Ccnven-
lion was GENERALLY called about the
middle or last of August for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, etc, but that the
last Convention was held on the H'h OF
september.
IMrHACTlCAELE DEMANDS.
sI have been surprised at the de-
uauds TO which you refer, however,
and am curious to know upon whom
they will he made. The avowed author
| of the platform is Capt. Tlllnlan, and
it is a singular fact that these demands
| OF its Sd section are utterly lnipractlc;l-
ble and unattalnable !he 1lrst clause
| reads as follows:
eve demand the reappOrtionment
Of representation in the Democratic
Convention uron the basis of the CEN
sus of 1850, and that it go into effect
| this year
~ o'nea aon,u,;+tan "n,;tt1 con s issne no cslI
sA.tna'IH e .t'u Ho,>,o,.rati. Convantion and il
,,rst hn ruidnd solely hy the constitu-
.iL',9. .;n - - M ~ ,,srt, wEirh directs rs fol-
,l,... .tU- va
wv 81, ,rbe State Convention shall be
| oo,,nosed of degerotes from each coun-
~ tvi IN ,a ne nnrneric3I nronortiou to which
tLat onrnt, i. antitlp6 IN both branches
Itt,'I e.tC C|!nts Ennsrn1 .2 s.l Aston,hI,., ' - "
" VIC w "a
REINFORCEMENT 1NrosSl hhh'
The committee has no discretion
whatever is to the basis of representa-
ton, and is surprising that gentleman
aspiring to the high office OF Governor
should deliberately make such 4 de-
mand, which n light investigation
shows cannot be complied with. am
in full sympathy with the idea or re-
apportionment, when 1t can be done
lawfully, but the Legislature refused to
change the basis ana we are bound 10
observe the Ia" rs IL - laio uo" 40
the coHa'l'u'IG'l va ~? p'>''H .,';n;
I.iIeA AL WA ~ -
,,o1, Dp,,,.p1rc
LIE DE''-N->O '1S
"The other demand Of the Sd section
of the Conventions platform Is as fol-
lows:
1--WE demand that the delegates to
the State Nominating Convention shall
i be chosen by primary election on the
same dav that the other officers are
nominated, and that all the counties
shall hold these primaries on the same
dav, tow it, the last Tuesday III August
of each election year
1T is not clear whether the author
! of the platform meant that this portion
| should 90 into effect ut once, but pre-
sume it was SO intended. This demand
| is equally unfortunate with the preced-
inr clausa. THERE'S no power to regulate
the election of delegates to the State
Convention and dictate the mode or
their selection. Certainty inc Slate
executive committee mas no authority
in the premises ana II mas ne never 81 a.. a..
tempted 10 exercise any co'i'lo' Va '''''
important matter
! PRIMARIES CANNOT BE FORCED.
uEach countvis entirely free to pro-
vide its own mode Of choosing delegates
to the State Convention, and this has
been the case Ill the while. No power
can nrevcnt auv county from clecting
its deIeoatrs 6v prinary, and it is
annsIlv frue thai no bower can compel
onv rnrnty 70 adopt the primary for
this purpoSe.
"Tbe proposition to hold primary
elections for I!elpnutcs on the same day
in all the counties is altogcthcr out Of
the question, unless the counties agree
thereto. 1t would take considerable
ti,ne 10 make the agreement, for what
wnnld s,iit one locality might prove
inconyenicnt TO others. At any rate,
+bo ,,..,. * ,,,on for any. rolnty I n order