The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-25

lands contest, which is as follows, wa
read:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CREDES
TIALS.
The committee on credentials be-
leave to repo. as follows:
In the matter of the contest from
Richland County we respectfully re
commend that the following delegate
be seated, to wit: w. II. Dent, J. Bates
w. J. Cathcart, S. Fl. Dent, John c
Haskell, r. w. Shand, w. T. Martin
G. A. Douglass, John It. Sloan, n. G
Gonzales.
We beg leave to further report ant
recommend that the Reform clubs il
Wards and l are the legal Democrat,
clubs, No 2, in the respective wards
said clubs being presided over by
Messrs Elkins and Brooks, and tina
the representative suggested by tht
said clubs shall be recognized as tht
legal representative on the executive
committee until convention snall b.
called to elect representatives from said
clubs J. L. NJ. Trey, Chairman.
The remainder of the roll being un.
contested was favorably reported.
Mr.. Harrison, ofSpartanburg, moved
that the temporary organization be
made permanent. Carried. And put
the motion himself in order to spare
the feelings Of Chairman Talbert. And
30 the convention was declared ready
FOR business at last. Time, $50 p. m.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Col. Talbert, in accepting the perma-
nent Craftsmanship, said that be again
thanked the convention for the honor.
He asked the indulgence and co-opera-
ton of all present. and be especially
asked that parliamentary shots be
spared. He would say that some of the
most momentous and important ques-
tions would have to be grappled. He
hope3 common sense would character
ize the proceedings.
Chairman Talbert having returned
his thanks and Mr.. J. w. Bowden
having been elected assistant secretary,
Mr.. D. K. Norris, Of Anderson, OBJ
tanned the floor and announced that
he had some papers-a platform
which he desired to submit. He
wanted to know if committee on
platform or resolutions was to be ap-
pointed.
Delegate Jordan, Of Aiken, moved
that there be no committee on plat
form, but that the convention itself
act upon all resolutions. Adopted.
A delegate from Sumter moved to
limit debate to i've minutes each.
Delegate Jordan antagonized the mo-
ton. None1ons questions were to
be discussed and acted upon. Mr..
Jordan was opposed to long discussion
as general thing, but in this case he
thought the matter was too important
to be disposed of in fve-minute speech
es. The five-minute motion was ta-
blec by large majority.
Another delegate from Aiken moved
to make the limit ten minutes, and
this motion was carried.
Delegate Harrison hereupor arose
and moved to reconsider the motion
whereby the convention refused to ap-
point committee on platform.
Delegate Haskell supported the mo-
ton, urging the obviaus necessity for
committee to digest the various ,resolu-
ticns that would probably be offered to
the convention.
Delegate Ernest Gary, Of Edgefeld,
advanced the idea that the convention
had no right to do anything but elect
delegates to the National Convention.
This was its only duty under the con-
stltutlon OF the party.
Delegate Sampson Pope, of Newber-
ry, agreed with Delegate Haskell as to
the necessity Of having committee on
platform to carefully consider
RIDING RoUGHsHoD.
Delegate Jordan very bluntly said
that his reason for dispensing with the
committee on platform was because it
was we'll known that a caucus COM
posed of the vast majority of the body
had agreed upon platform. Why
then go through the useless formality
of sending it to committee? The
platform had been discussed by two
hundred and fifty delegates until one
O'Clock this morning. Why then take
up the time of the convention by re-
ferring it to committee Of thirty-fve?
He was surprised at DR.. Pope, who was
one of the biggest men in the caucus.
[Laughter.l Did he want to 60 back
on the caucus!
Delegate Haskell said he had just
come in from the country, and had
heard not rumor Of the caucus. He
urged, however, that the minority of
the convention was entitled to have a
chance to scrutinize a platform on
which the entire Democratic party
was expected to stand.
Delegate w. C. Benet, of Abbeville,
said it gave him pleasure for once to
agree with the delegate from Richland.
He thought there should be a commit
tee on platform. It must be remem-
bered that the minority, which was
not admitted 10 the caucus, had the
right to consider such revolutions. IL
the interest of economy, of time and of
Justice and fairness, and for the sake of
the good name Of the majority, he
urged the adoption of Mr.. Harrson's
motion to reconsider the matter.
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