The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-11
NO AUGUST CONVENTION.
Ellerbe, TindaI, aud Pope Said to Have
Agreed to Ask the Com nnittee to
Let Them Go to the General
Primary.
THE State, 5th.1

The State, 5th.
There was an important statement
going the rounds in political circles
yesterday, which indicates that the Re-
form nominating convention, called to
be held in August for the purpose of
making nominations, may not be held
at all. Such statement will, of course,
surprise a great many, but to all ap-
pearapces it is true, and it looks as if
there is going to be test before, the
State Reform committee, which called
the convention, as to the strength of
John Gary Evans when pitted against
all the other three candidates in the
gubernatorial race. II the statement is
true it is going to change the entire
outlook as far as the campaign for
State offices is concerned.
The statement, as made to.a repre-
sentative of The State, is to the effect
that Tindal, Ellerbe and Pope have all
agreed to sign request to this commit
tee to annu! the call for the convention
and let ali the candidates 20 into the
Democratic primary. 1t is said that the
document has already. been drawn up
and each of the three candidates re-
ferred to has signified his intention of
signingi it. The reason given for the
request is this: When the Reform COM
mittee met it did not know but that
the Conservatives were going 10 put
out ticket, and the object of the con-
vention was to concentrate the Reform
vote. Now it appears that the Con-
servatives have no idea ofputting out a
ticket, and these candidates want to 90
into the general primary. What Mr..
Evans and his friends will have to say
to this, if the statement is true, re-
mains to be seen. The matter is given
here for what it is worth.
LOOKS LIKE 1T MUST GO.
The State, Sth.1
Some days ago The State gave to the
public the first information about the
likelihood of the nominating reform
convention being called off. That in
formation now appears to have been
correct in all details. There is really
every indication that the fight is to be
made on Tuesday next before the State
Reform committee elected in accord
ance with the Colletou idea-the COM
mittee which called the convention
and it will develop whether Mr.. Evans
friends are strong enough or not to con-
troll the committee as against all the
other candidates thus defeating the
very idea of the Reform movement in
adopting the primary system, for if he
controls the committee and the con-
vention is held the people will, accord
ing to the doctrine of 1890 Tillmanism,
have absolutely no voice in the choice
of their leaders.
In the last day or so great deal Of
talk has been INDUCED in along this
line. Yesterday Que the prominent
Reform politicians of the State said
that the meaning of Mr.. Sligh's call Of
his committee was to, consider this
matter of calling off the convention.
He thinks that the convention will be
called off and if it is he says that it will
signify that there has beeD a whole
some growth in the Conservative ele-
ment of the Reform party. He says it
will show that the Reformers are DOW
willing to carry out their original Re-
form doctrines aod give the people a
chance to say who they want to govern
them. He says that the friends of the
three candidates who have been named
are in majority on the committee.
Just here it might be stated that there
is a general belief among the politi-
clans hereabouts that John Gary Evans
is very uneasy. The gentlemen refer
red to says that be thinks that the
committee considers that the Conserva-
tives will not interfere if they go into g.
primary, bnt on the contrary will only
pay attention to the fight for county
offices in the county primaries.
1t is noticeable fact that the Reform
county papers are discussing the matter
quite extensively. Those who are
standing up for the convention are
doing so on the grounds that the Con-
servatives will come in and elect the
weakest candidate in the Reform ranks.
They evidently fear, too, that there will
be some boiling of the convention if it
is held and urge that pledge be re-
quired of each candidate vino. goes be-
fore the convention to abide by the &C.
tion of that convention. They also urge
that the Reform clubs, when they hold
their primaries to elect delegates on
August Y, SuOulO IuStIuCL LuSoS OelC-
gates how to vote. A few of the papers
are fighting out right against the con-
vention scheme, saying point blank
that if the Reformers dou't stick to
that they might as we'll do away with
the primary system altogether, return
to the old convention system and ac-
knowledge that popular government
is a delusion and snare.
WHAT CHAIRMAN SLIGH SAYS.
Rev. J. A. Sigh, chairman of the
Reform executive committee, was in
the city yesterday. In speaking about
the convention he said that it was not
known what action would be taken,
but the matter of calling off the con-
vention would be considered. He said
that the whole matter of primary or
convention would be talked about and
upon the decision the fate Of many po-
li,ical events would hang.
FREEZING OUT THE SALOONS.
A Massachusetts Town to Undersell OBJ
noxious Liquor Dealers.