The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-13

| party OF SOuCQ CaEOilua-aHo ou1 Sie1'
to see that every county is represented
here-ought not to dodge that import
ant question. 1t we believe that tn
men who participated in the primarie
of '92, and who voted for Weaver
should not be permitted to vote at tn
approaching primaries, we ought t.
say so. If we believe that they ar
Democrats within the meaning of tn
Constitution and rules of the Demo
cratic party, then we ought to say 81
and permit them to participate. Wha
| I wish to emphasize is that we shoult
not evade or dodge this question. W.
ought to discuss it fully, whether it o.
in public or private, but we shoule
declare whether or not they can par
ticipate under our rules. If we do no
take such action we lay ourselves opet
! to the charge that we have lodged tb'
question, and that this committee wa
unable to solve it one way or the other
I though, gentlemen, that it was m!
duty to say this much to you on thi
subject, which is now open to you TO-
discussion.
QUICK MOTION.
Mr.. Mellette of Sumter then said a:
the representative here of the Demo
cratic party of Sumter County. and II
behalf of them he wished to say tina
he did not think men who voted fo'
Weaver should be allowed to vote. HI
then moved that those who voted fol
Weaver, after taking the pledge, bt
excluded from the Democratic pri
marles.
ANOTHER MOTION.
Senator Durham of Horny ther
offered as a substitute resolution tina
the men who voted for Weaver in lS9:
be allowed to vote in the Democratic
primaries. ~
DIR. POPE TALKS.
DR.. Pope said he took pleasure il
seconding the latter, because ther'
were white men who had voted an IN
dependent State ticket in 1890, whom
the committee had allowed to conn
back in the party and vote. The!
could not afford to lose white votes
(Cheers.) Men who voted for Weave
were no worse than men who voted TO
Haskell. (Applause.) Bring them al
in. If they would take the oath, brln|
them in. -,
Mr.. TT. kirkland offered as al
amendment to the substitute to chang
by adding the words "upon taking th
oath prescribed by the rules of tn
party"
Mr.. Robinson, of Pickens, said hi
county had good men who voted for tn
Weaver ticket. He pronounced tn
Kirkland amendment an insult t
them. " = *
Col. Mixson moved that the Kirk
land amendment be laid on the table.
Senator Durham said he thought /
had been misunderstood.
A STRONG POINT.
Mr.. II. H. Townes. of Edgefeld, sait
| if the voter took the oath in 1892 to sup
port the Democratic nominees and dit
not do it, what reason would there b'
to believe that he would in 1894. The,
might as we'll meet the question righ
| COW. In 1890 the voters did not 60 int
a primary. In 1892 they did. The.
pledged that would give such support
Why wouldn't they do it again?
The motion to lay Mr.. Kirkland
amendment on the table was then car
ried by vote of 81 to s.
Mr.. Nettles then took occasion to sal
that he was not member of the com
| mittee in 1892, but had he been b.
would have refused to allow Haskelfite
| to vote in the primary. They hat
shown kindness to one set Of men; show
it to another. .
! Mr.. Donaldson said that he though
it would set precedent. When the.
came and took the oath they implied
that they were Democrats. He did no
want the resolution construed to mea1
that the committee considered mel
who voted for Weaver as good Demo
Gratis as the old true and tried Demo
Gratis.
Mr.. Ira B. Jones suggested as a sub
stitute that no one shall be excluded
from the Democratic primaries becaus
of having voted for Weaver.
Chairman Irby said that, would looi
as if it was condoning the ofense.
Mr.. W. D. Evans said that these mer
had never gone back on the State Dem
ocratic party; they wanted all the mel
in the Democratic party they coult
get. ..
Mr.. 3. e. Townes again propounde|
his question about the broken pledge o
1892. They.might as we'll meet the issu
and talk plainly.
Mr.. Robinson, of Pickens, then at
tempted to explain the attitude CT tn
Third partyites it this county.
DR. Pope then said be had been ir
structed by his county to bring th
matter before the committee. He wa
satisfied that not single one of th
| Third party men was required to TAX
the oath. He said the truth was tina
the oath was not administered.
Mr.. Msllette said bis motion wa
worded SO as to make it read to exclud
only those men who pledged them
selves to support Democratic nomi
nees.
Senator Durham then said be wa
willing to withdraw his motion an
| loo vo the matter to he 6eri6e6 hv tn