The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-26

mocracy, which means the white peo-
pie of the State, we will eliminate it.
We can only succeed by slow and
sure process of reason and argument.
It is not consistent to deal in slander
and abuse, but things that are true
ought to be said. There are, however,
ways of telling the truth. We have
lived on prejudice, let US now live on
reason. We want to distribute ipfor-
nation. 1t ought to be open to every
one who has anything to say in gen.
tlemanly way. Distribute this infor-
nation until the eve of election. The
plain people are the thinking people.
He then went on to explain the opera
tions of the information bureau. He
wanted a man with brain employed
and pay him for his brain. Send out
good wholesome information. The
bureau will be supported by the
League. The bureau of information
can be successfully operated for $4,000
a year. We spend five times that much
in spreading information. We can
easily raise the money among ourselves
from our pockets. It will be entirely
i honorable for any man to send his
check for this work, and state the pur-
pose on the check. The committee
thinks such course is possible. We
don't want everybody at our meetings
when we hold them. It is not con-
trary to Democracy to hold all the
meetings we want. If we succeed we
believe we can elect men in whom we
can have every confidence. Let them
be farmers. Let us elect simon-pure
farmer for Governor, one about whom
there is no question, one about whose
Democracy there is no question, and
we will do so with an open heart and
clear conscience. We are Democrats.
We want to live Democrats as we are.
If we go into primaries and if men are
elected over us, we will support them
to man. We are not going to allow
anyone to say that we are not Dem
ocrats, and I propose to defy that until
we can show it at the polls. This is'a
political organization, nothing else;
but within the Democratic party we
want TO avoid even a shadow of sus-
picion, and we want the doors and
windows open. If our purposes and
our policies be not just, we will be q
failure. We submit our cause to the
reason Of our people. We want the
better element of the Democracy to
come together and make and carry out
| our laws.
CAL. CAUGHMAN's SPEECH.
F. Cal Caughman was called upon
and he made one of his roaring
speeches. He said he fought the re-
districting bill. 81 not only fought
that, but the Charleston district bill,
and did little more helped to &c;
feat Mr.. Yeldell and Mr.. McLaurin."
He had a great deal to say about the
LEGISLATURE under Governor Tillman.
He did not care to say anything about
the Assembly that he would not say
in public. He then went on for some
time to talk about what the Legisla-
ture did and did not do.
Chairman Gibson said that the
League did not care to start out on per-
sonalties. It's platform calls for broad
Democracy, so while the Convention
might like to hear Mr.. Caughman be
would ask him to desist, as there was
more pressing business. Mr.. Caugh-
man gracefully yielded and the busi-
ness went on.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Chairman Gibson said that nomina-
tions for permanent chairman were in
order. Mr.. scruggs, of Greenvllle,
thought that it would be well to ap-
point committee to name the officers.
| Mr.. Ward thought the nominations
had better be made from the floor Of
the house. Mr.. Brawley thought it best
to nominate from the floor. Mr.. Gibson
was nominated, but declined, as he
said that younger man should be Sc
lected. The good of the order required
a Younger man. Mr.. w. T. Martin
declined the nomination, so did Mr.. j..
T. Rideout. Mr.. R. G. Ward declined
the nomination, because he thought
his position forbade bis accepting it..
Mr.. Ward said he was not native of
the State, but his heart was in the
work and he would do all he could for
the position. He nominated G. w.
Pratt, of Oconee.
Mr.. Gibson's name was pushed, but
Mr.. Gibson positively declined to run.
Mr.. G.. w, Pratt was unanimously
elected. He is from the blue hills Of
Oconee County, has been in the saw
| mill business for long time and is
now engaged IN Congress as journal
clerk. There was considerable trouble
in getting a secretary. Messrs. Will
hanson, August Kohn and +. e.
Caughman declined the position. Mr..
w. D. Corder, of Chester, and W. G..
Bateman, of Columbia, were candidates,
and Mr.. Bateman was elected by a
f1attering vote.
Nominations for treasurer were then
called for. Mr.. w. T. Martin, grocer
of Columbia, was placed in nomina-
ton, and w. G. Corder, of Chester.
Mr.. Martin declined and could not be
persuaded to accept. Mr.. R. G. Ward
{ nominated G.. E. Whaley, of Orange
onrg, q simon-pure farmer. Mr.. Cor
der's nomination was withdrawn and
Mr.. Whaley was unanimously elected
treasurer.
At 1890 o'clock the organization had