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been instructed to ask for a primary, arose
and offered resolution asking that the Con-
vention demands primary OF the May Con-
vention.
Mr.. Cannon, of Laurens, introduced as a
substitute that the demand be made OF the
September Convention and not the May. Ex-
Governor Mauldin favored the demand.
Mr.. Williams, OF Greenville, said he came
saw the risk Of ask ing for IL. If It was con:
ceded that the May Convention had right TO
grant primary and change Its constitution
p .ns fespec on and dne lick
ct In May.
Mr.. MauldIn moved to amend by inserting
the May convention for the September com
vention. He acknowledged that to grant 1t
the May convention would have to violate
the Constitution, which expressly provides
that all constitutional changes must be made
by the September convention. He made an
earnest speech for a primary.
MIR. A. B. Williams said there was this difh-
Guilty about asking primary at the May con-
vention: II Tillman's party saw that the
convention to alter the constitution so as to
grant a primary, what was to hinder It from
altering the constitution more than that by
nominating full State ticket?
Voices: 'They would not dare to do that"
He added that he had been fighting for 10
years for u primary but now was not the time
10 ask for IT,. Tlllman will use demand for
a primary, If you make i, against you In the
lower Counties OF the State; In fact he has
already given an interview on that subject
and will make capital out Of 1t in the black
Mr.. E. B. Murray made the convincing ar
gument Of the fight on this subject. The May
convention had no constitutional right to or
der primary, and If IT did at the request Of
tion from nominating State ticket. and then
Governor Tiliman's opponents would have to
support him or place themselves In the attiS
tude of boilers, and he was not willing for
ar
MIR. VIC. McGowan, OF Abbeville. said he
came here favoring demand, but saw IT
would lead to a trap and he wanted to make
he wanted s i to defeat Tiln,sn; as be felt sure
would be done.
Mr.. Graydon agreed with MIR. McGowsh.
Mr.. Mauldin withdrew his objections TO the
Cannon resolutions, seeing the force OF the re-
marks. -. /.
Governor Hampton asked II the resolutions
were not out Of order, not having been refer
red 10 the committee.
The Chair ovefruled the objection.
RESOLUTIONS WHICH WERE TABLED.
Mr.. Williams, thinking there was a danger
of some Ill feeling, introduced the following
ResoIyed, That this Conference urges any
and alr opponents Of its nominees TO meet
them In square, fair, direct primary to be
preydsd for BY the septem16er Convention
clined or refused we will make our contest be-
fore the Convention, so confident In the JUS
tice OF our cause and in the sympathy of the
people that we are willing to meet our oppo-
nents before any tribunal which they may BE-
lect. 4
NO DEMAND FOR A PRIMARY.
Both the resolution and substitute were ta- <
bled, and no demand for primary Will be
made, and Senator Irby will have no opportu-
nifty of giving the answer IL is understood he
has prepared In advance.
WHEN THEY GO OUT OF OFFICE.
By special resolution the executive commit
tee goes out Of office at the assembling Of the
September Convention. This is done to keep
the fight strictly within party lines.
DIsSoLvING VIEWS.
Special thanks were offered Chairman Dib-
BILE and the other officers for the efficient SER
vices rendered. Thanks were returned TO Sec
retary Tindal for use Of the hall. ...
At l.30 the Convention adjourned, every one
feeling happy over the result Of the session
and satisfied with the Conventions work.