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placed on record upon this question,
and that no man shall receive the vote
of the Prohibitionists who refuses to
announce bis position on the question
of prohibition.
Respectfully submitted,
T. G. LECHNER, J. NJ. STEADMAN'
/. D. CH1LDs, J.T. MoFFATT,
d. H. WITHERsPooN.J r. FULNER.
The clause causing all of the trouble
is, that recommending that all candl-
dates for the Legislature be placed on
record on the prohibition question and
refusing support to these not expressing
in favor of prohibition.
Mr.. S. A. Nettles and Librarin Moor
man led the fight against the last sec
ton of the address, and said it ought
not 10 be passed, as it was inconsistent:
Mr.. Moorman made quite an eloquent
speech and wanted to keep the entire
matter out Of direct politics as much as
possible. Mr.. Nettles insisted that IN
Justice to the representations made By
himself to the executive com mlttee and
accepted by the convention it could not
be adopted. 1t was the only way of
reaching the opinion Of the people and
when it came to voting for respective
candidates personal relationship would
count for very much and the boz idea
was the only practicable one.
The Rev. Mr.. Tolson made a strong
argument in favor of the address as it
stood.
The Rev. Mr.. Chreitzberg said prohi-
bitioa lacked backbone, and he wanted
fight made ali along the line. He
afterwards said Mr.. Nettles had no
authority whatever to make any prom
ises to the executive committee on be-
half Of the Prohihitionists.
After considerable more ministerial
and promiscuous debate the address, as
it stood, was adopted, pledging candi-
dates and a!l.
Mr.. Nettles then wanted to get out
his box scheme, in which he promised
that candidates would not be catechlsed.
Lost by vote of 35 to 80.
Mr.. Nettles then withdrew from the
convention, after saying that be con-
sidered his promises to the Democratic
executive committee first of all. Then
there was a wrangle, which would
hardly have been expected in Prohi-
bition Convention.
The Rev. Messrs Mofatt, Elwell,
Chrietzberg, Tolston, Norman, Hayne
and score Of others took part IN a
ceaseless debate, and it was finally de-
cided that the only way to settle the
inconsistencies Of the box idea of the
Nettles resolution and the clause in the
address pledging candidates was to re-
commit the entire matter to the joint
committee, and there it went at LID
a. m.
The Joint peace committee offered as
q compromise resolution requesting
the State executive committee to glvea
seperate box at the August primaries,
at which prohibition and no prohibi-
ton vote will be cast. The address was
substantially reported as originally
agreed upon with the exception that
the last clause read:
1--WE recommend that the people de-
mand that all candidates for the House
and Senate place themselves on record
on this question to. the end that the
prohibition vote of the county may be
intelligently cast"
The report was unanimously adopted.
The following executive committee was
elected: Richland, L. D. Childs; Able
Vile, r. S. Galloway; Anderson, DR..
S. Lander; Barnwell, the Rev. J. L.
Sifey; Berkeley, Peter Klintworth,
Chester, P. n. Berry; Clarendon, S. A;
Nettles; Darlington, G. T. Gresham;
Florence, John McSween; Hampton,
the Rev. w. II. Bowling; Lancaster,
the Rev. G. NJ. Tolson; Laurens, Capt.
c. L. Fike; Lexington, P. E. Rowell;
Marion, John c. Sellers; Newberry, H.
H. Elease; Orangeburg, L. w. Ioryea;
Edgefeld. Il. W. Brooker; Spartan
burg, G. IT. Walker; Sumter, P. G.
Bowman, Jr. Union, w. A. Nicholson;
Williamsburg, B. Wallace Jones; York,
w. S. Creighton.
. Mr.. Nettles said be was glad to return
to the convention and to see the spirit
of concilliation in the joint committee.
Upon motion quorum OF the eXecu-
tive committee will consist of five mem
oers. The committee will have the
right toappoint two auxiliary members
in eachSeealty.
The unrepresented counties will be
given members.
The executive committee will at once
appoint executive committees. The
convention adjourned at 2.40 a. NJ,
after passing resolutions of thanks to
the reporters, officers, railroads and Sc
cretary of State for the use Of the Hall.