The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-01

invited to remain.
After bright, champagne-like de-
bate the motion as to an executive ses-
sion was put and lost Dy vote Of 81 to
13, and visitors were allowed to remain
in their place.
Mr.. S. NJ. Richardson, of Florence,
without the loss of a moment, made an
effort to bind the hands of the conven-
ton and offered these resolutions
against nominations:
Resolved, l. That it is the sense Of
for State officers shall be made by this
body.
2. That we avoid as faH as possible
any expression of views upoG any
question which may bea matter Of issue
between the two parties into which the
Democratic party of this State is now
divided and confine our dellberaticns
and declarations strictly to the ques-
ton of State prohibition.
The resolutions were received with
applause. It was thought best to refer
matter to the committee upon resolr-
tions. Whereupon the following COM
mittee was announced by Chairman
Brunson:
Committee on Resolutions-Abbe-
vile, P. L. Sturkey: Anderson, G.
W. Anderson Chester, Joseph Lind
say; Clarendon, S. A. Nettles Barn
we'll, Thos Black; Berkeley, Peter
Klintworth; Darlington, G. T. Gre
sham; Florence, S. NJ. Richardson;
Laurens, W. J. Denny; Hampton, w.
H. Bowling; Lexington, L. B. Haynes;
| Union, Robert Morrison; Newberry, 81.
H. Blease; Orangeburg, W. J. Snyder;
Edgefeld, n. w. Brooker, Richland, s.
P. II. Elwell; Sumter, D. w. Cuttino;
Marion, w. N. Monroe; Williamsburg,
B. Wallace Jones; York, E. o. Watson;
Spartanburg, u. T. Walker; Marion,
G. S. Sellers.
The leading members ofthe Conyen-
ton generally came around with some
kind of Prohibition resolution and all
were submitted to the committee.
There was little fight as to how an
address to the people of the State
should be drafted, and it was finally
submitted to the following committee:
The Rev.. S. Moffatt, the Rev. E. o.
Watson, the Rev. ]. NJ. Steadmau, D.
H. Witherspoon, DR.. 6. T. Graham,
Thomas Blake, J. R. Fulmer, Robert
Garrison, H. 81. Blease, L. D. Childs,
w. w. Graham, F. G. Lechner and w.
J. Snyder.
|. The convention took a recess till 8.45
o'clock. The time had to be extended
to allow the committee to finish the
report. Mr.. Watson, as secretary of the
committee on resolutions, submitted
his report.
A report by sections was made on
the following resolution offered by Rev.
J. L. Sifey:
| Whereas, we believe the time has
| fully come when the vital question OF
the prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of spirituous liquors should be
brought squarely before the people OF
the State and the masses educated in
the evils of the liquor traffic and the
benefits accruing from absolute prohibi-
ton; therefore
Resolved, That we, the representa-
tives of the ProhibitionistS of South
Carolina, in convention assembled, do
| respectfully request the Democratic
executive committee to grant US part
of the time in the approaching State
campaign in which to advocate the
principles of our cause.
This section was unfavorably re-
ported.
Resolved, That the president and
secretary of this convention be charged
with the presentation of this request to
the said committee. (Unfavorably re-
ported.)
!. Resolved, That we earnestly request
the Hon. L. D. Childs to canvass the
State in the interest of Prohibition.
| (Favorably reported.) ~.
The following resolution, introduced
| by the Rev. Mr.. Elwell, was favorably
| reported:
Resolved, That a State executive
committee be appointed to arrange a
campaign in the interest Of prohibition,
. and that county executive committee
be appointed by each county, whose
duties it shall be to arrange public
meetings in each county, in which the
subject shall be discussed by the people,
, and further to appoint suitable men to
attend the voting precincts and such
other Guties as they may regard neces-
sary,
} Resolved, That we request the Demo-
cratic State executive committee TO
place q separate box at each voting
place at the first primary election
in which the question Of prohibi-
ton and no prohibition may be
. voted on by the Democratic voters of
this State, so as to arrive at the true
sentiment of the people on this inn
portant question. Reported favorably.
R. S. Galloway offered the following,
which was favorably reported:
Resolved, That this convention
heartily endorse the action of the lower
house Of Congress in voting on the Zotn
of May, 1892 to refuse the approprla-
tions to the Worlds Fair unless the
sale of whiskey on the Fair grounds be
: prohibited.
The Rev. J. K. Mccain introduced
the following campaign resolution,
which was favorably reported:
Resolved, That this Prohibition Con-
yeption, now assembled in the city Of
Columbia, do earnestly request all Dem
ocratic voters friendly to the cause OF
prohibition of the liqucc traffic in our
) State to organize into clubs to be
known as prohibition clubs; the officers
E to be composed Of president, first, sec
: ond and third vice presidents, secre-
tary and treasurer, chaplain and execu..
tive committee of three members OF
the clubs, whose duty it shall be- to
arrange for each subsequent meeting
! by the appointment OF lecturers and
sneakers and the distribution of prohi-