The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
THE NEWBERRY HERALD AND NEWS THURSDAY MAY 1891.
THE STRAIGHTOUTS aIEET.
Charleston Democrats Offer Concessions
to the Reformers.
Especial to the Daily News I


CHARLESTON, April 30.-The voice
of the unterrified democracy of Charles
ton was uplifted to-day and its song
will be heard all over the land. The
city democratic convention which met
in Hibernian hall at noon consisted OF
l1G out of the III delegates elected. In
the ranks of the delegates were many
of the men who answered to the roll
call in 1876, and quite number of the
young democrats who have grown up
since. The object of the convention
was to endeavor to heal the breach now
existing in the party. 1t was presided
over at the outset by Major Edward
Willis, the chairman Of the municipal
democratic executive committee, who
in calling the convention to order,
said:
II believe the best interests OF the
democratic party will be promoted by
open door deliberation. Urge the most
liberal and unrestricted registration. I
favor a primary election that will be
fair and impartial, recognizing every
organized faction of the party. l hope
your deliberations will be such as may
spare the citizens Of Charleston any
dissension, bitterness and eXcitsment
likely to grow out of the long campaign
which is before us.
ut is the duty and privilege Of the
municipal democracy to so alter our
rules as to adopt whatever there may
be in the rules of the State democratic
committee which will enable us to act
in concert and harmony with the party.
We owe it to the members of the de-
u nocracy of Charleston to select the best
men in our ranks to represent u.s."
[Applause]. B. H. Rutledge, Jr, was
then elected chairman of the conven-
ton.
On motion Of State Senator A. T.
Smythe, 4 committee of twelve, one
from each ward, was appointed to con-
slider and report what changes, if any,
were necessary in the constitution of
the municipal democratic party.
This committee, after 4 recess, SUBJ
mitted report which, in eject; adopted
the constitution of the party adopted
by the State democratic party in 1890.
1t provides for the election by the con-
vention Of a new 1e1sAative committee
which is 10 sa5s5f the meeting of
the 3. ton in the fall.
{ { IS Il bmmittee are to
y * ( 81 6emOcfatic ward
~ citation ih%he con-
venS 8sed upon the rSsmG-
bershiE 5@ard clubs as under the
State defS9etsstic party constitution. In
other words every concession was made
to the demands of the alleged reformers.
After electirg all executive committee
the convention adjourned subject to a
recall of the committee.
Another convention under the auspi-
ces of "Ockty" Cohen will be held on
Monday next. At this convention the
delegates will be selected by the demo-
cratic ward clubs recently organized in
the city and it is expected that a NUM-
cipal ticket will be put out.
The regular democracy will not nom-
mate its ticket until the fall. 1t
should be mentioned that a considerable
number of the democrats of Charleston
have enrolled themselves in the newly
ward clubs. It is not improb-
able that the may convention will be
captured by the regular democrats,
better known as "ringsters." There
are in the city not over $500 registered
voters, whites and blacks, democrats
and republicans. At the democratic
primaries yesterday nearly 1900 votes
were polled. No report was made to-
night Of the number Of "reformers"
who voted at the ward club meetings |
for delegates to the May convention.
OF A GENERAL coMPRo-
MISE.
CHARLESTON, May 2.-The newly |
elected democratic executive committee |
held its first meeting to-day. A num-
Der of the recently organized demo-
cratic clubs sent in their applications
'or membership. All of these applica-
ions were referred to sub committee
with instructions for enrolment under
he State constitution would be re-
,eived later. This action Of the DEM
,cratic executive committee evidently
means that there will be a compro-
Mise in the ranks of the party. No
'ftic:al action, however, will be taken
Until after the adjournment Of thS!s