The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
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Pinckney TO vote upon a subscription to the
building Of this road Of $40 900 eacn. These
townships will will be asked TO vote this
amount as stock In the road.
The sinking fund commission is in receipt
of several private maps Of survey, showing
the location of the most valuable oyster beds
on the coast. IL is expected that the com>
mission will also be soon in possess on OF the
most recent United States photographic
charts. An important and interesting step
will be taken at the next meeting of the
commission. The board will make formal
application for the United States vessel
Fish Hawk TO be used for the required
time in the states oyster interests. The
South Carolina delegation in congress will
be asked TO use Its influence in securing q
granting Of the request
The state democratic executive
committee met at Columbia Thurs
day night. The result of its action
with respect to voting qualifications for
1892 is contained in the following resolution,
which passed: THAT it is the sense of this
committee that all white democrats who
snail first present themselves for member
ship to any primary election to be held by
any subordinate democratic club. or who
shall offer to vote at any primary election
to be held by the Democratic party. shall
first take the following oath: That he is
democrat and will support the nominee of
the Democratic party nominated at said
election That oil candidates for any Of
flee in the democratic primary elections
shall pledge themselves to abide the result
of the democratic primaries, the candidates
for state officers to the state executive com
mittee, the candidates for county offices to the
county executive committee respectively.
And resolved further, that it Is the sense
of this committee that in the interest Of
peace and united democracy no democrat
shall be excluded in SAID primary because OF
differences during the last state election
The Sumter contest also came up and was
settled by the committee seating II. r.
Thomas, representing that faction Of the
democracy of which d. E. Keels is county
chairman, by a vote of 20 to 5. Ira B.
Jones and DIR. Pope were appointed
committee TO draft rules and regulations TO
govern the primary elections to be recon-
mended to the county conventions for
adoption. The chairman was instructed to
issue a call for state convention to elect
delegates to the national conven-
tion, the convention to be held
on the third Tuesday in MAY.
The question which produced most argu-
ment in committee was an amendment to
the resolutions above offered by Mr.. Jones
OF Lancaster that in the interest of peace
and harmony all democrats be permitted to
participate in the democratic primaries.
This amendment, which was finally adopted,
was opposed by Col Haskell, Mr.. Duncan,
Mr.. Standard and Mr.. sullivan. One of the
last resolutions passed was the following:
That the representation in the next demo-
cratic convention be double the members of
the general assembly, and that the repI esen-
ton based upon the House of Representa-
tives be upon the apportionment under
the act of the last legislature The follow
ing committee members were present: Abb
beville. A. w. Jones Aiken. 0. G. Jordan;
Anderson, w. A. Neal Barnwell. N. H.
Stansell; Berkeley, t. w. Stanland Charles
ton, D. A. J. Sullivan; Clarendon, NJ. C.
Gauuchat Darlington, John M. Waddell Z;
Greenvillo, J. w. Gray; Kershaw, T. j.
Kirkland Lancaster, Ira B. Jones; Lexing-
ton, +. G. Caughman; Laurens, j. l.. M .
Irby; Marion, j. d. Montgomery: New
berry, J. Sampson Pope; Ricaland Willie
JONES' Union, d. p. Duncan; Williams
burg. t. c. Willoughby; York, E. B. Find
| ley, state at large, John G. Haskell