Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01
CORRESPONDENCE
most reprehensive and Will deceive
no one' and will do his friends
cause harm.
J. w. HARDY.
To the Reformers of Edgefield
County.

Dt
authority of the State Reform Ex.
of ecutive Committee explains itself;
IN To the Reform Votes of South Car.
.s. olina:
is The State Reform Executive
If Committee met in the city of Co
y, !. lumbia on the 10th day of July,
ID 1894 in obedience to the call of the,
re chairman, all counties being re-
d presented except the counties of
3. Lexington ard Beafort.
y It was found necessary to chan
, ge the date of the club meetings
IS and county and State conventions.
q ane also to make other changes and
requirements, all of which will ap-
! pear in the resolutions incorporat-
: en- herein, and stand in lieu of the
: resolutions as adopted by the COM
: 1894.
The following are the resolu-
tions:
l. That a convention for the sug-
gestion of candidates far Governor.
and Lieutenant Governor be held
in Columbia, S. c., on the 18th day
OF August, 1894, at IL o'clock m.
2. That said convention be COM
posed of delegates elected by con-
ventions to be held in each county.
on Monday, the 18th day of August
1894, each county to be entitled to
double as many delegates as it has
representatives in both houses Of
the General Assembly.
| 3. That county conventions
aforesaid be composed of delegates
elected by various Reform clubs in !
the county, each club to send one
delegate at large and one delegate
for every twenty-five members or
majority fraction thereof. In
those counties where there are no.
distinct Reform clubs the Reform
members of each club shall be cal
led by the executiqe Reform COM
mitteeman to meet at the usual
place of meeting and elect tIdel-s
egates as aforesaid to the county
conventional Provided, "That in the
cities of Charleston and Columbia
the number of Reform clubs and
polling precincts shall be left$to y
the diacrtion Of the committeeman
OF said counties. For the purpose
OF said election the clubs, affore-
said shall be called to meet on the
sEI1th daE sofs Augus tts sriielh i,llh s.
meeting no mem Der shall partifcii= s. s
pate except such as vo ted 5for the
Reform delegates ii the August s
primary of 1892, and all others
who will pledge themselves to
abide by and support the ticket
by the State Reform con-
vention of 1894.
4. That all Reform candidates
for State Offices including Railroad
Commissioners shall publicly an
nounce their candidacy and shall
file with the chairman of the State
Reform committee pledge to
abide by and to support the nomi-
1ees of said convention. That said
pledge shall he filed as aforesaid on
,r before the 25th dav of July, 1894.
No vote for any candidate shall ,,be
counted in the State convention
Who has not complied with the fore
'oing RECRUITMENT.
5. That the Reformers attending
he various club meetings called by
be committee on the 18th day of
lugust. 1894, be requested to ex-
ress. their chioce by ballot for Gov
rnor and Lieutenant Governor of
MS State, and that the chairman
f the delegation of the club to the
ounty convention be required to
lake return of said choice to the
ounty convention to be held on
9th day of August, 1894.
6. That in holding the elections
each Reform clubs provided for
take place on the 18th of August,
'94, each club is provide man
5ers for holding said election.
The committee adopted the fol-
wing resolution:
Resolved, that this committee
lggest to the county Reform con-
'ntions to be held on the 18th day
August, 1894, when they elect
'legates to the State convention,
also instruct said delegates
hether or not to vote for the
of a full set of State
licers including the office of Rail
ad Commissioners.
This committee take pleasure in
mmending to the consideration
g people of the State the address
sued bp the special committee on
% 4th of April, 1894.
J. THOMAS AUSTIN,
J. M. GLEDN,
J. R, EARLE,
H. A. DEAr,
J. G. OTTs,
LOUIS AppELT,
In accordance with above the
formers of Edgefeld county are
lied to meet at their respective
lb precincts on Saturday, Aug,
th, and the County Convention
called to meet on Monday, Aug.
III, at II o'clock A. NJ.
J. NJ. GAINES,
Comm ittoop,op