The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-13

EdgeGeld-H. q. Townes.
Fairfeld-J. N. Kirkland, (suostl-
tute.)
Florence-R. NJ. McKeoTn.
GEORGETOWN
Greenville-J. w. Gray.
Hampton-T. J. Russell.
Horry-J. ?. Derhann.
Kershaw-T.J J. Kirkland.
Lancester-Ira 8. Jones.
La1rens-J. l.. NJ. 1roy.
lexington. L. Shuler, ,(suoSIlute.)
Marion-J. D. Montgomery
Marlboro-W. D. Evans.
NsEberry-Dr. Sampson Pope.
Oconee-J. R. Earle, (substitute.)
Orangeburg-J. Il. Clafey, suostl-
tute.)
PickeDs-T. G. Robertson.
Richland-C. a. Douglass.
Spartanburg-D. L. Bennett.
Sumter-Ffank Mellette.
Union. "A. c. Lyles.
Wiliiausburg-Wm. Cooper.
York-D. E. Finley.
The chairman announced that q
quorum was present and that the COM
mittse was ready for business.
Chairman Irby thought that the hrsl
business would be the fixing Of dates
for the campaign meetings. On mo
ton it was resolved that the ensuing
Democratic State campaign meetings
be held as follows: .os
YorkyiIle, Tuesday, June 10Th.
Chester, Wednesday, June 2Osh.
Lancaster, Thursday, June 2ist.
Camden, Friday, June 22d.
Sumter, Saturday, June 2Sd.
Chesterfield, Tuesday, June 2osn.
Bennettsville. Wednesday, June 2Itn.
Darlington, Thursday, June 2Ssh.
Florence, Friday, June Sah.
Marion, Tuesday, July 3cd.
Conway, wednesday, July 4tn.
Georgetown, Friday, July 9Th.
Kingstree, Saturday, July 75h.
Manning, Tuesday, July 10th.
BonneaH's, (Berkeley) Wednesday
July l1th. -,o..
Walterboro. Friday, July 18Th.
Beaufort, Saturday, July l4th.
Hampton, Monday, July 10th.
BarnWell. Tuesday, July 18th.
Aiken, Wednesday, July 18th:
Edgefeld c. H, Thursday, July l9sh.
Lexington C. g., Friday, july 2O!h.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 2zth.
Columbia, Wednesday, July 2oth.
Orangeburg, Thursday, July 26tb.
Newberry, Friday, July 9Th.
Laurens, Saturday, July 2Sth.
Union, Tuesday, July 3lse.
Spartanburg, wednesday. August lst.
Greenyillee, Thursday, August "a.
Pickens c. a., Friday, August Sd.
Osonee, MONDAY, August 9Th.
Anderson, Tuesday, August Eth:
Abbeville, Wednesday, August 9th.
Mr.. kirkland, of Kershaw, introduced
the following resolution Ia Isgatd 20
voting at primary elections:
sResolYed, That IN the ensuing Dem
ocratic primaries the following pledge
shall be exseted by the managers OF
each voter before he casts his vote:
s.l solenn!y swear that am entitled
to vote in this primary election and
will abide the result of the same.
Secretary Tompkins, by request, read
the oath enacted at the last primary
It was practically the same as that pro-
posed BY Mr.. Kirkland, and the latter
withdrew his resolution.
Chairman. IIby remarked that there
was some misunderstanding as to the
qualifications of voter. he then
spoke as follows:
aGentIemen and the Committee:
"There is one question that is being
agitated in South Carolina and has
been agitated for several months 10
which ! would call your attention. SO
far as am concerned, as chairman OF
the Democratic party, I do not propose
to dodge the question. In its consider
alton I shall not undertake to lnhu'
ence or dictate to any member OF the
committee, and I repeat 1t most en-
phatically, that I will not dictate to
the committee, but to suggest to you,
gentlemen, that We march right up to
front and take our position upon this
question. So far as [ am concerned, as
the member of this committee from
Laurens and the chairman Of the Exc
cutive Committee of the party OF this
State, I shall rot hesitate (even should
it be necessary BY a tie vote to give my
opinion by my yote) to express my oWn
convictions on this question.
eThe question I refer to is this, and
l am unwilling to evade it, for see a
disposition to dodge it, though | Go not
use the word dodge in its offensive
senss-Whether men who participated
in the primaries of 1892. in the nomlna'
tion of State officers and other cand1.
dates, who voted in the club and sent
delegates to the State convention which
elected delegates to the national con
vention at Chicago to nominate Pres'
ident-Whether these men who are
known as Third partvites, shall be per
mitted to participate in the genera
primary to be held in August next. As
your chairman I feel it to be my duty
to say that we should take some posi-
tive, decided, outspoken action on tai;
question. [ say, I repeat, that we, al
representatives Of the Democratic party
of South Carolina-and I am glad tt
see that every county is represented
here-ought not to dodge that impor
tant question. If we believe that tbs
men who participated in the primarie:
of '92 and who voted for Weaver should
not be permitted to vote st the ap
preaching primaries We ought to say so
If we believe that they are Democrat:
within the meaning Of the Constitu-
ton and rules Of the Democratic party
then we ought to say so and permit
them to participate What l wish t
emphasize is that We should not eVadt
or dodge this question. We ought K
discuss it fully whether it be in public
or in private, but We should declare
whether or not they can participate
under our rules. If we 90 not TAX
such action We lay ourselves open t
the charge that we have dodged tn