The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-02-03
NiNGil CONVENTION SURE
Alliance Leaders Unshaken in
Their Determination.
A Leader IN TodayS Cotton P.ant-
Ttlln.an'S Argum' mt Not Co,,s,de. ed
Good Places Hunters Force Early
Ac ion.
The State.

Ac ion.
The state.
Tha AlIianc, fiction OF the Reform
ATTY Lave not the slightest idea of
aband"ning their intention Of holding
An early conventins to make uomina>
tlons fer State Cftices. Tue leaders
IN their side ara dlsp ayiog their de-
termination In u Calm and deliberate
manner. Their talk Indicates that
they are "bsolu'ely sure of their
ground aud seems to show that thew
have not the slightest fear Of Senator
ltby's combination.
From what can now b, ascertaiued
there seems t. be no doub: whatever
that the early convention TO be oaII+d d
by Mr. Snel II aud his committee, will
be held, and it is believed that the
call VIII very soon be issued The
men who are leading this faction
know in advauce what ea ch Alliance
in the State Is & 'ing 10 say, and thus
i Is that ihey are 81 sure Of their
ground.
The following leading article along
this line will appear iu the Cotton
Plant, the recognized organ of he
Alliance Reformers today. While it
Is calm it means II great deal and dur
lng the next week il will be heard
| fIom
"As time passes and the am bltiops
# men begin to come to the surface
We see the ne cessity of au early con.
ven:lon Of Reformers clearer than
eve' AS this matter, the greatest
danger to our cause, Comes when the
nmb!tons or men clash aud when
their friends take sides and turn her,
m1"y into disoprd the Personality
OF the men become paramount TO all
else and measures are obscured by
the sxcls ement rf personal fight.
"1o prevent all this aud TO have
the will ofthe people supreme in our
STATE we have urged the calling Of O
March convention, in which tie peo-
pi" could spnnk their wi!l-and their
voices w"ult be obeyed by oil cheer-
fully. Letters receI Ved from all paris
f the State cpnvince US that We were
night in cur Interpretation Of the
wishes of our people and the reasons
we gave were Satisfactory to Them,
aud all that remains to bs done IS for
the people " speak their ~ishe "a
through mass meetings in each COM
NUDITY.
'lhe only reason given yet against
holding preliminary convention of
Reiurmers worthy OF NOTES is the one
given by Governor TIlman in his
interview In the daily papers of ,bs
25tb inst. He takes the position tha,
Que Of our demands in 1890 was the
holding of State primary 10 which
our people could Vote for Govern"r
and other State officers, campaign in
which the candidates discussed the
issues before the people, and that TO
hold u March or spring cOny ention
would re Inconsistent ON our part
Othere agree with the Governor In
this view. At first blush it looks
possible enough. but those holding
iha evidently iail to .ss the actual
sltuatIIh.
1--WE have no direct primary nov,
and the people. whsn voling, can only
vote for delegates representing q can.
dihaie. Take II county that has twelve
delegates III the STATE convention, aud
suppt Sc there will be Eve Refurm
ca. d'da,ts for Governor, there ~ uid
be ju7t sixty Reform Candidates for
deHgaIes. Aud then would come 10
the complications with the nsmero us
Candidates for State officers which
would ope,. tho way for sn endless
amount of trading and log.rolliug
that would be certain 10 leave su 10
The soup.
I'VE believe in a primary where the
chlzen can vote directly for his choice
but uDlil we get that we must take the
course from irreparable injury.
The interes. we take Iu lbe matter.
Is imPersoDal and rolely because we
are satisfied that il ID our duty TO adj
vocs'e The rUlicy that will prevent the
Alliance demands being side tracked,
rs 'hey would be in n general ,cram.
be for Office under The circu msts Gee
,as sigoej above. W.. as all others,
are arxious to obey the peoples wish
es. Five counties have spoken 10 IA
So' "f an tnriy convention. and ono
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