The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-08

mitiee, to the chairman Of whom the result
is to be transmitted by the respective county
chairmen by 'he first Tuesday in September,
1892, and every two years hereafter. The
election Of Solicitors of the different circuits
shall be by primary, subject to the same
rules and regulations; and to be announced
in the same way, ss before set forth for Con-
gressnen.
Article Nj. Before the election in 1892,
aud each election year thereafter, the State
Der;ocrstc executive committee shall issue
cal to all candidates. for State offices to |
address the people of the different counties |
Of the State, fixing the dates ofihe meetings, |
aud also inviting the candidates for Congress |
and solicitor in their respective districts and
| circuits to be present and address the people
| At such meetings only the candidates above
SO; forth shall be allowed to speak.
| Article XII. 1t shalt be the duty Of each
| county executive committee to appoint meet
| ings in their respective counties to be
| addressed by the candidates for the General
| Assembly and for the different county Off
ces, all of whom, including trial justices,
shall be elected by primary on the last
| Tuesday in August Of each election year,
under the same rules and regulations
hereinbefore provided.
Article XIII. Each county delegation to
State convention shall have power to fill
any vacancy therein.
Article NV. This constitution may be
amended and altered only by the State
nominating convention which meets in Sep
tember of each election yoar.
Article Nv. AS to organizing under this
constitution by county conventions, any
county falling refusing to organize under
} the provisions Of this constitution shall not
, have represention in the State Democratic
convention.
. WEEP NOT FOR tAkLEY.-Ihe CoIumoit
= Register is still harping on "the gallant Hugh
= L. Farley" and INDUCED yesterday in the
following outburst of hysterical sentiment :
; "The State is full Of men of military
, experience who have gone through the
! whole war. Many of them occupy promi-
nsnr positions in the militia which they have
been helping 20 keep up for years. Among
them the present Adjutant General can be
numbered. No matter how promising he
y may be, is it not an outrage to put boy Fl
. years Of age, who has never rendered any
. ;. services to the State whatever, in the militia
or out off t, except as beneficiary of the Cit'
y. aiei Academy, over veterans of the militis
y and army"
= If public sentiment in South Carolina had
- rctured TO its normal condition and il othel
things were equal, we should say that il
y would be can outrage to put boy Il year.
y of age over veterans of the militia and
| uT"y, Uut VIC HaNe hlg uuthorlIy loF say
:, ing that gratitude does not prompt "busi
y - ness based on kindness aud charity" and il
y will be entirely in keeping with the policy
|. Of the new .recime if the Gallant Hugh L
4 ly, such disposition of Farley, hard though
y. 1t might be on Farley, would not be near sc
a much of an outrage IS was the shameful
- elevation of Senator Irby-a young man 81
~ years of age. who had rendered no servc,
- to tho State in war and none in pence, cave
the service Of dividing the white people o
4 South Carolina-over that greatest of al
- veterans, Wate Hampton. Nor would tn,
= elevation of young Dixon over the grizzled
}, and battlc-scarred Farley be half so much Of
II o.! outrage as was the elevation of d. r
Tilman to the Office Of Governor over thu
- genial, gallant, lion-hearted John Bratton.
:, The Register did not shed any tears over
- Wade liampton's defeat. 1t did not prot es
y when John Bratton was ordered to the rear
b. 1t should not go into Mysteries over the hare
y fate reserved for the gallant Farley. TIL,
h sold soldier argument has lost its effect il
South Carolina. In his speech at Aiken
: during the campaign of 1890 the present
= master of the Register. Governor Tillman
declared the policy Of those whom he repre-.
seuted towards the old soldiers "If ther,
were those" said he, 'Ihat though that the
], men who rode with Lee and Jackson should
be kept forward forever. there wsr~ others
Inc fSy'ster shauld cease to weep for the
. gallant Farley. IIo will find good company
! In his retirement.
, Ihe Ne@s and Courier could have SIX OF tched
the snake nearer the Registers own doors,
: oy calling on it to shed tears over the defeat
; OF Assistant Attorney General, Maj. ID. A.
townsend, veteran soldier and lawyer, by
the STRIPPING w. L. MoLaurin. That, we
think was the "unkindest cut Of all - but
being Sin the boss's f.mily," as it wers, we
f sup posed he claimed the right to select an
Attorney Gen eral to suit him.