The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-08
THREE MORE CONVENTIONS.
Meeting OF County Executive Committee
They Seern Anxious to Further Di-
vide the Democratic Voters.

vide the Democratic Voters.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee met in the courthouse Oh
| Monday at II O'Clock.
| The Herald and News admits to get
ting somewhat left" TO use news
paper slang, in regard to this meeting:
It has never been customary to hold
these meetings publicly, but it seems
on this occasion the committee decided
to throw open its doors and admit re-
porters and every one else who desired
to attend. Well, The Herald and News
did rot get there in time to take down
the speeches but we are able to give a
pretty full report all the same.
We are glad ofone thing, however,
| and.that is that this committee, a ma
iority Of whom belong to the Tillman
faction are beginning to see the error
| Of their way and are, by their actions,
putting their seal Of condemnation on
the plan of caucusing within the
party against members OF the same
| party. There is hope for the old party
| yet.
However, The Herald and News, is
| not entirely left" but is able to give
| pretty full and We presume accurate re-
| port of what was done.
President J. A. Sigh presided. Sec
retary Maybin acted as secretary. The
following members were present, }. r.
J. Caldwell, J. H. Mcintosh, w. h.
Hunt, Jr., C. T. Paysinger, Harry H.
Blease, J. L. Keitt, J. G. S. Brown, w.
Frank Brown, c. w. Buford, I. II.
Chalmers, P. C. Smith, VIM. Werts, J.
R. Perdue, F. V. Capers, A. E. P: Be-
denbaugh, J. Pierce Harmon, w. j.
Boinest, J. K. Epps, J. A. Sigh, NJ. II.
Folk, J. J. Crooks.
Harry H. Blease offered resolution
that two conventions be held to nomi-
nate delegates to the State Convention,
one to be composed Of the Tillman fac
ton and the other of the Sheppard fac
ton, said delegates to be voted for at
the primary. Messrs. Hunt, Caldwell,
]. G.. S. Brown, Smith and Chalmers
opposed the resolution'o on the ground
that it was contrary to the constltu-
ton and was recognizing that there
was two factions in the Democratic
party, whereas the Executive Commit
tee should be the committee of the
whole party, and know nothing of fac
tions, and further, that such a resolu-
ton could not be binding and could
only operate as a suggestion. That they
would not consider themselves bound,
and on tho contrary, would feel it their
duty to declare to the public that such
action was not within the scope of the
Democratic Executive Committee and
Democratic party, and was contrary to
all law and reason.
Messrs. Keitt, Sigh, Capers and
Blease spoke in favor of the reso-
luton. They argued that this would
not widen the breach in the
party, but would tend to bring the
different factions together. 1t was
only following in the steps Of the State
Executive Committee, which had
recognized two factions in the State by
appointing campaign days and allow
ing each side to be heard from. And
further, there had been vague rumors
of the Tillman faction holding caucuses,
and it was proposed to have these con-
ventions with open doors so that every
one who desires may attend. That the
Executive Committee was acting for
the whole people and would show no
favors to any faction.
The resolution was then adopted by
a vote of II to6. The following voted
moi: Caldwell, Mcintosh, Hunt, J.
G.. S. Brown, Chalmers, Smith.
Mr.. r. T. G. Hunter appeared before
the committee and asked if he would
be allowed a question. The president
granted permission.
Mr.. Hunter desired to know if the
Executive Committee could authorize
the formation of a new club.
Chairman Sigh said, while he desired
to grant the permission, he thought 1t
was contrary to the constitution for the
Executive Committee to do so.
Mr.. Keitt thought the only way was
for the Executive Committee to call a
county convention to pass upon it, and
thereupon offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the chairman of this COM
mittee is hereby instructed to call the Coun-
ty Convention to meet on the first Monday in
July for the purpose OF authorizing the forma-
ZION of new cubs and such other business as
the convention may desire to transact.
The resolution was adopted.
Before the adoption of the above reso-
luton Mr.. Keitt offered the following
resolution as the sense Of the commit
tee, and it was adopted without de-
bate:
Resolved, That the Executive Committee OF
Newberry County construes Article OF the |
constitution to mean that the County Con- !
yention alone has power to authorize the for- |
nation Of new clubs.
The matter of electing Trial Justices |
also came up for consideration. Chair !
man Sigh thought that it was best to !
have Trial Justices appointed as hereto
fore and not require them to go before
the people. In this opinion Messrs. |
Caldwell and Hunt concurred, while |
Editor Capers filed dissenting opin-
ion. The whole matter was deferred to |
the next meeting of the committee.
The two faction convention plan |
came up again aud was reduced to |
writing and adopted as follows:
Resolved, I. That each faction Of the Dem
hold convention to nominate candidates
for delegates to the State Convention, one
county convention to be composed OF those
who favor the ticket headed by GOV Shep-
Resolved, 2 That the composition, time and
place for such conventions be referred to
each faction in the county.
The anti-TiIlman members Of the
committee again filed their protest
and said they would not consider them
selves bound by the resolution and
would advise publicly that the COM
mittee had no authority to call con-
vention of the factions of the party.
Mr.. Hunt also offered resolution
to adopt the old system of voting and
instead of having one ticket and one
box, to have box for each office to be
voted for, but it too was postponed to
the next meeting.
The committee adjourned to meet on
the second Monday in July.