The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-26
that it had been laid on the table by the

tiV6S or the D6m6craIlc sparIy Oh Ias
State of South Carolina, do hereby re-
new and declare our answering allegi
ance to the principles of Democracy as
set forth in the platform adopted al
Chicago by the nstional Democratic
convention of 1892.
2. Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this con vention that no one is Demo
crst and entitled to represent US as
Democrats who Is not IN full accord
with the principles and platform Of the
national Democracy, nor one who adVo
Gates the principles of the Populist par
ty or seeks to force the demands of the
Ocala platform upon Democrats as the
test of political principle or action.
8. Resolved, That we condemn as un
democratic and subVersiye Of the prin
ciples of the party the platform adopt
ed and promulgated by the Reform
Democratic convention at Columbia on
August 1e, 1894.
The constitution of the party, which
is published in another column, was
amended so as to provide for direct
primary. was after some discussion
adopted.
The next thing in order was the con
sideration of the majority snd minority
reports Of the platform committee. }
st. Julien Jervey, Esq, Of Charleston,
moved that the minority report be sub
stituted for the majority. MIR. Jervey
made speech on the motion, saying
that he came as a Democrat before
Democrats. (Cheers.) ''The practical
test of Democrat in this country, gen
tlemen OF the jury" great laughter al
the mistake in using the word jury "is
the agreeing and subscribing to OF the
tenets Of the national Democracy as
adopted by the nattons. conventions.
The objection Mr.. JerVey had to the
majority report was that 1t adopted the
platforms oftlS90 and 1892. The people
knew that 1t was charged that the plat
form Of 1892 was not Democratic. he
entered his protests against that plat
form of 1892 as q perYersion Of Demo
ccratic principles. He had his doubts
about man being a Democrat WHO
stood on such platform and who was
nominated for Office on such a platform
Mr.. Jervey said that two-thirds OF the
white vote in the State had been prac'
tically disfrauchised.
A delegate: "Why were they so? Sim
ply because they did not exercise their
suffrage" (Applause
Bolton Watson, of Anderson, replied
to Mr.. JerYey, causing a greas deal OF
laughter. He asserted that the plat
form submitted was Democratic In
every phase. He was in favor ofany-
thing which would bring back TO the
fold all the white people OF the State.
DR.. Wycne, of NeWberry, said that
the foundation stone Of Democracy In
this State should be white supremacy.
He asserted that every State has a right
to adopt whatever platform 1t sees lit.
The National Convention does not say
to State Convention; "You have no
brains and no judgment and you muss
follow what we do"
S. Il. Rutland, of Fairfield, made a
brief and humorous speech and was
followed by the irrepressible Mr.. Fitz-
simmons, of Charleston. He attacked
Ocslaism and told why he thought 1t
was wrong. He also attacked the silver
part Of the platform, the ratio OF l6 to /.
He rehearsed the old arguments OF the
silver dollar at a ratio Of 16 to ! being
worth only 80 cents. He declared that
he would not accept the Ocala demands
as Democracy and there were thousands
of Democrats in the State who would
not accept them. Talking on other
parts of the minority report Mr. FItz-
simmons said he believed a majority OF
the white people of the State were IN
favor OF the Dispenssry Law. He was
also in favor of calling Constitution
al Convention. He could not
sanction the endorsement OF the
State administration, which had not
been what it should be. There was talk
of white supremacy, but that admins
tration had placed Charleston in the
Black District. He concluded by say"
ing that the platform was undemocrat-
ic.
Ga motion the motion of Mr.. Jeryey
to substitute the minority for the ma
iority report was laid on the table.
On motion of J. Il. Earle, of 0 conee,
the majority report Of the commit ee
on platform was adopted by a rising
vote amid great enthusiasm. The
Charleston delegation alone voted IN
opposition.
A MEMORIAL.
Mr.. Jervey called attention to the
memorial presented by the 1ndepen-
Gent Executive Committee. 1t is as
follows:
"To the Presiding Officer and the
Delegates of the State Democratic Con-
vention, conYening on September, ~,
1894.
Gentlemen: By Instruction. an,i
resolution of convention of Democrats
assem- bled in Columbia on September
II, 1894, we the undersigned, appointed
an Executive Committee, hereby pre-
sent the following Democratic resolu-
rions and enunclation of Democratic
adopted by that body and
demand that you, claiming to be the
regular Democratic party of the State
of South Carolina adopt the same IN
full as clear declaration Of Dem ocrat-
ic doctrine, and as your purpose to
stand by and fight for the Democratic
platform, as therein outlined, being as
it Is perfectly 10 line with the platform
and principles of the National Demo
cratic party and demanding the repudi-
alton and the resembling of the plat
form adopted by the State Democratic
Convention in 1892.
(Signed). J L Carson, Mike Brown, S
p Smith. T B Woods, E B Hodge, w S
Allen. J B & Wright, 5 A ToWnes, G 2
Quattlebaum, w L Gray, J w Johnson,
George S Mower, NJ D Dantzler, John
G Capers, J G Singleton, n T Hurst. NJ
P Tribble, w J Verdier, F G Fish
burne, W + Stevenson, w 9 Coker,
John BraSton, J B Steele, w E Martin,
John G MeDow, g S Bradford, " A
Spahr. G w Pratt. r G Gaines, A z
Butler, II Browning and q W S Hart.
The following is the memorial above
referred to:
"Whereas, men prominent in the
affairs Of the State. claiming to be
Democrats, some of whom are now
seeking nomination for high offices as
Democrats, have declared themselves
bound by the principles announced at
q Convention held at 0cala, in the
State OF Florida, on the 3rd day of De.
cember, 1880, as paramount to al
other political principles whatsoever
which principles are centraliZing in
their tendency and opposed to those OF