The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
THE STRiIGHTOUTS MEET.
Charleston Democrats Offer Concessions
to the Eeformers.
fSnecial TO the Daily News.

Especial to the Daily News
CHARLESToN, April 3O.-The voice
of the unterritied democracy Of Charles
ton was upifted to-day and its song
will be heard all over the land. Ihe
citv democratic convention which met
| in Hibernian hall at noon consisted OF
10 out of the l II delegates elected. In
the ranks of the delegates were many
of the men who answered TO the roll
call in 1876, and quite humber 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
I in calling the convention 10 order,
! said:
Il believe the best interests OF the
democratic party will be promoted by
open door deliberation. Urge the most
| liberal and unrestricted registration.
| favor primary election that Will be
! fair and impartial. recognizing every
organized faction Of the party. | hope
! vour deliberations will be such as may
! spare the citizens of Charleston any
! dissension. bitterness aud excitement
| likely TO grow out of the lon. campaign
which is before Us.
1T 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 10 Ghe members Of the de-
| mocracy of Charleston to select the best
| men in our ranks to represent US"
[ApplauSel. B. H. Rutledge, Jr., was
| then elected chairman OF the conVen-
ton.
On motion OF State Senator y. I.
! Smvthe, 4 committee OF twelve, one
from each ward, was appointed to con-
slider and report what changes, II any,
were necessary in the constitution OF
the municipal democratic party.
This committee, after a recess, sub
nlitted report which, in effect; adopted
| the constitution of the party adopted
by the State democratic parry IL lS9O.
II provides for the election by the con-
vention Of a new executive committee
which is TO serve until the meeting OF
| the democratic convention IN the fall
| The members of the committee are to
be suggested by the democratic ward
clubs. The representation in the con-
vention is TO be based upon the mem-
berShip of the ward clubs as under The
State democratic party constitution. In
other words every concession was made
Othe demands OF the alleged reformerS.
After eleciing an executive committee
the convention adjourned subject to a
recall Of the committee.
Another convention under the auSpl-
ces OF "Ocktyn 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 munl-
cipal ticket will be put out.
The regular democracy will not nom
mate its ticke: until the fall. 1t
should be mentioned that considerable
number Of the democrats OF Charleston
have enrolled themselves in the newly
organized ward clubs. 1t is not lmproO-
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 1,%~ 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.
INDICATIONS OF 4 GENERAL C0MPRo-
MISE.
CHARLESTON, May 2.-The newly
elected democratic executive committee
held its first meeting to-day. 4 num-
Der Of the recently organized demo
cratic clubs sent in their applications
for membership. All of these applica'
tons were referred to a sub committee
with instructions for enrolment under
the State constitution would be re-
ceiyed later. This action Of the DEM
ocratic executive committee evidently
means that there will be 4 compro-
mise in the ranks Of the party. No
official action, however, will be taken
until after the adjournment Of the
Nav convention, which represents a
very respectable minority OF the DEM
ocratic party in the city. The May
convention meets on Monday next. II
will be composed of very respectable
members Of the democracy Of Char
lesion. The suppositioI is that the
convention will adjourn without ac-
ton and the work of the municipal
democratic executive convention seems
to have healed the breach in the party.
1t is possible that there may be two
tickets in the field, but the election
will be decided by the democrats en-
tirely.
THE OLIVE BRANCH.