The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-08

train over tl6 S6aOOaTQ All Lluo duu were
thus enabled to snap their fingers at the
weather, while their less fortunately situated
brethren had to plod over muddy
roads and through swollen streams In beat
ing rain and driving east wind-.or more
The Greenwood men had their little new
county man Graham on the train with them
and he doubtless had in his pocket the new
shirt patterns which he has cut out for OLD
her glory and strength by the mutilation and
div ision of the county.
Hon. G. A: c. Waller, of Greenwood, moved
the liable, and argued that the Convention
must organize and do It's business to-day or
the county would be eternally denied repre-
sentation in the State Democratic Conven-
ton.
This motion was not debatable, but parlia-
mentary law was laid aside for the day. and
q free discussion followed, which came near
degenerating into an unseemly wrangle.
Mr.. Gary asked TO be allowed to explain
that his motion had no partisan coloring,
that he had no feeling about the matter but
that there was not quorum present and that
the meeting could therefore do but one OF two
things, either take recess to a future day In
order to secure quorum, when the Conven-
ton could be duly organized and transact It's
business in an orderly manner, or else ad.
journ finally, in which event the County
would be deprived Of representation In the
State Con vention.
Mr. Waller insisted that the Convention
must organize to-day, quorum or no quorum
that the constitution Of the party required It,
He insisted on his motion TO table the motion
The Chairman, Mr.. McGill who, by virtue
Of his position as Secretary of the County
Democratic Executive Committee, still pre-
sided over the meeting until temporary or
ganization could be effected, here ventured
few remarks in explanation OF the situation
and there ensued running debate between
him and Mr.. Waller which made confusion
1al ~ HI tnn oolf lftyf h
Greenwood men but immediate action. Mr..
Magili, be 1t said to his credit. held the reins
with courtesy but also with firmness, and
nothing but bis GOODNESS kept the meeting
from aking up in a wrangle. His position
was q most delicate and difficult one; he was
openly charged with usurpation, with un-
fairness and with partisan rulings from the
Greenwood side Of the house. and 1t Is but
simple Justice TO him TO say that he presided
Mr.. ]. c. Klugh asked leave to say that he
considered Mr.. Gary's motion the only
proper course; True the constitution 1s did say
ty falling to:organize In accordance with the
of the constitution would be
denied representation in the State Con.
e sKSp resess
we should continue this preliminar discus.
sion till night without organizing, 1t would
be necessary to come back tomorrow or some
o recess would be justitiable and the only
thing that could be done. The constitution
required majority rule. There was but mi.
nority present, surely this was sufficient rea.
Quorum. Mr.. p. McKeilar. Of Greenwood,
here vociferously called Mr.. Klugh TO order
as the motion to table was not debatable. Mr.
Klugh said 1t was immaterlal TO him. That
q majority OF the clubs were not here and he
protested against organizing without their
having the opportunity TO be here and take
part In the organization. but II the Green
wood people chose to take the responsibility
TO do otherwise the consequences must rest
on them.
Hon. w. H. Parker addressed the chair.
MIR. McKellar The motion Is not debat-
able.
Mr. Parker: Mr.. Chairman, the proposer OF
The motion (Mr. Waller) has allowed discus
sion and has debated 1t very freely and fully
himself and simply wish to say that II be
wishes this county TO have representation, he
places as In much :greater danger OF losing II
BY the course which he proposes, and which
Will result in an illegal Organization than IL
be would consent to the opposite course and
take recess.
The Greenwood men at last began to see
The mess their course would make OF things
and evidently weakened. A vote was called
Tor and something was said about withdraw.
Ing Mr.. Walters motion.
Mr.: Gary insisted that the vote 6e taken on
The Waller motion. (Cries Of question ques-
LionD
The motion was put and resulted in
chorus Of ayes from the Greenwood men. in.
Guiding their little new county man Mr.. era
ham and others from Stony Point and Wal.
nut Grove, and an equal or greater chorus OF
noes from the other clubs present.
The chair declared that he was In doubt. A
vote by clubs was called for. Greenwood
kick ed at this. 1t was evident that the large
majority OF the clubs present was In favor OF
fair play and OF giving the absent clubs
chance TO be present and take part IN the Or
Just here Mr.. Magill announced that he
was obliged TO vacate the chair In order TO
take the train for Columbia 10 attend the Re-
form Executive Committee meeting.
Whereupon MIR. Waller nominated for tenn.
porary chairman, Mr.. j. r. Blake, Jr., and he
was unanimously elected. Then the wrangle
was resumed, and Chairman Blake found his
position even more trying than had Mr.. Ma
gill.
Mr.. Klugh called for a constitutional vote
under the rules which had always gov
srned the county club. To this the Green
wood men obected as being sbrogated sy the
delegate present to vote twenty-five votes,
being the basis Of representation In the coun-
ty clubs. Mr.. Klugh explained that
The constitutional vote which he had
ously seconded, was that each club present
vote its full strength as shown by It's club
roll This pleased the Green wood men less
than ever, and they again demanded that
heir construction Of the constitutional vote
A cali OF the roll of clubs was demanded
and revealed the fact that Hodges club was
departure. Many of the other clubs were on
y represented by one or two delegates, nota-
bly Mccormick, Long Cane, Cedar Springs.
and others. To allow only rs
Injustice to each Of these clubs, hut that was
no argument against such course from
standpoint. a Greenwood del |
agate wanted to know why the other clubs
hat it was not his fault If they were not
Mr.. Klu.h explained on behalf of the
absent cl ubs that II was raining in torrents
llso the night before. That many OF the
,lubs did not have railroads to their doors
md could not therefore procure special trains.
'ut on the contrary, were cut OF by bad
streams. That 1t was not our fault that they |
we're absent, neither was II their fault They |
we're providentially hindered from coming. |
That It would be the height OF untairness and
age OF their absence and deny them
voice in the organization OF the |
That he and others
had raised their voices against such injustice,
should be placed where 1t belonged.
A count of delegates present was next had, |
he pending question still not being disposed |
'f. which was the motion OF ~. waller TO
axe a recess The count showed AZ delegates
present Of which Green wood sent up q. The |
question was asked on what was this delega- |
Ion based?
Mr.. T. F. Riley of Greenwood an
,wered that II was on the basis Of one dele
.ate for every twenty-five members as shown |
)y the poll list of the last primary election.
The poll lists were called for and when pro-
luced from the Clerks office, they showed
hat Greenwood had voted only 402, which |
,nly entitled them to 1G Instead of 81 dele
,ates.
New light began to dawn on the Greenwood
mind, Before the meeting knew what was
,oing TO happen, the Waller motion against
aking recess was withdrawn. Greenwood
a6 snddeplv hecome anxiOus for q recess