The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-27
THE FACTORY CLUE.
A Meeting to Consider the Question oil D.
u. Crosby's Introducing Sheppard. fes-
o!Ltions Endorsing the Administra-
tion-Pope, Chappel and Blease
Deliver Speeches.

Last Thursday night a meeting "f
the Factory Club was held, and there
were one hundred members present.
The meeting was gotten up on short
notice, and The Herald and News
knew nothing Of it until it was over,
otherwise we should have attended and
reported the speeches as fully as we
could. The meeting was the result
of the fact that Mr.. J. r.. Crosby pre-
sided At the meeting III the Opera
House few evenings previous and IN
troduced Governor Sheppard, and the
additional fact that the conclusion had
been drawn that the factory club was
anti-Tillman. TO disabuSe anybocy's
mind of this conclusion was the object
of the meeting. 50 The Herald and
News is informed.
A committee from the club waited
on DR.. Pope and asked him TO address
the club, and upon his consenting the
meeting was held. The club, it seems,
did not like the impression to be made
that, because Mr.. Crosby presided at
the Sheppard meeting, therefore the
club was against Tillman, or on the
other hand, because DIR. Pope was not
elected delegate to the County Com
vention that, therefore he, DR.. Pope,
had lost his popularity. In order 10
set these things right the meeting was
held, and an enthusiastic meeting Il
was. Tillman was endorsed, DR.. Pope
was endorsed for Congress, and speeches
were made The first speech was made
by DR.. Pope, and the members say' he be-
l 4 a1
to his subject. a considerable portion
of his speech was directed TO replying
to the speech of Gov. Sheppard and de-
Tending Gov. Tillman. He also paid
his respects to the newspapers, mention
ing by name the News and Courier, the
Greenville News, the State and his
home r" 0ers.
J.. Il. Chappell spoke in rep y and
gave the administration some heavy
blows. He was followed 10y Cole. l..
Blease who also directed his remarks
to Gov. Sheppard's speech and to
throwing rocks.
The following resolutions, upon
which the speeches were made, had
some preambles. but they were with
drawn. They had reference to the
fact that the president bad presided at
the Sheppard meeting and introduced
Mr.. Sheppard. John Henry Chappell
opposed them on the ground that they
were in the nature of 4 censure of Mr..
J. f. Crosby, the president, and they
were withdrawn.
The following are the resolutions as
adopted by a vote Of 81 to 3.
Thot onIprco tha
administration of Governor Tillman
and pledge ourselves to support him
first, last and all the time in the COM
ing primary, and desire our club to be
known as the banner Tillman Demo-
cratic club Of Newberry County.
"Resolved, >. That the than Ks of this
club are hereby rendered Governor
Tillman for pardoning cur fellow-citi-
zen, Mr.. I. Y. Johnson.
"Resolved, 3. That these resolutions
be handed to the Columbia Register,
News and Courier, The State and the
two Newberry papers for publication"
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were also adopted by rising vote,
without discussion or opposition:
"Whereas, at a meeting of this club
to reorganize on the 9th of April, at
which there was but one-third Of the
members present, DR.. S. Pope lacked
but one vote Of election as a delegate
to the county convention; and, where
as, this has given preteXt to one n.
G. Gonzales, editor of The State, to
misrepresent the sentiment Of this club
over the shoulders of DR.. Pope, and as
this has not been the first time he has
viliifed and abused DR.. Pope, our wOr-
thv neighbor and friend, through his
Independent sheet; now, therefore, be it
"Resolved, lst. That this club in
forms Mr.. Gonzales, and all others of
his independent stripe, that we hold
DR.. Pope in the highest estimation as
man and as a citizen and feel that any
thing said of him by the editor of The
State is unworthy the notice Of all
gentlemen and all true Democrats.
''22. That in order to show our esteem
and confidence in DR.. Pope, he is here
by endorsed for Congress from this dis
trict.
SO. That a copy Of these preambles
and resolutions be sent to the Columbia
Register, News and Courier, The State,
The Peoples Advocate, Abbeville Me-
dunn, Prosperity Press and Reporter,
the Newberry Observer, and The Her
aid and News, with request that they
please publish"
The following resolutions relative to
the death of Mr.. Henry H. Blease,
who was member of the club, were
introduced by DR.. Pope and adopted.
The others were introduced by Mr.. J.
T. Settler:
Whereas, since the last meeting Of
this club, 1t has pleased the Wise Dis
poser of events to remove from the
theatre of his usefulness, and from the
bosom Of his family, and from his nu-
merous friends, Henry H. Blease, ESQ.,,
and, whereas, it is proper and bccom-
ing to tender the last testimony Of re-
spect for his many virtues and our ad-
miration for his devotion to the princi-
Piles Of Democracy, to which he was
devotedly attached,
Resolved, That while we Lumbly ac-
knowledge the hand of the Almighty
in this dispensation Of his providence,
we cannot withhold an expression of
our deep regret for the melancholy be-
reavement.
Resolved. That in the death of our
worthy brother and friend, the Town
and County of Newberry has been de-
prived ola good citizen, the poor of a
great friend and his family of a kind,
affectionate and considerate husband
and father, and the Democratic party
of one of its most faithful adherents.
Resolved, That copy of these pre-
ambles and resolutions be recorded on
the minutes, and a copy transmitted
to the family of the deceased, and that
the newspapers of the county be re-
quested to publish.