The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-06-14

vote I'm this primary election and will abit
!. the result of the same"
Secretary Iompkins, by request, road til
oath enacted at the primary. 1t was pra,
j, ticaliy the same as that proposed by Nj
kirkland, and the latter withdrew his rest
y luton.
= Chairman Irby remarked that there wa
, somo misunderstanding as to the qualities
tions of voter. He then spoke as follows
"Gentlemen Of the Committee:
"Thcre is one question that is being agi
tatcd.in South Carolina and has been agitn
tea ior several months to which 1 woul,
= call your attention. So far as l am con
corhed' as chairman of the Democratic par
, W, 40 not propose to dodge the question
In Its consideration shall not undertuk,
10 influence or dictate to a,,y member of tn.
committed, and I repeat it .s4lest cmphati
oally. that Twill not dictate to the commit
tee, but to suggest to you gentlemen, that
We march right up to the front and take ouI
position upon this question. So far as an,
concerned, as the member of this commit
tee from Laurcns and the chairman of the
Executive Committee Of the party of this
State, shall not hesitate (even should it be
necessary by tic vote to give my opinion
| by my rotc) to express my own convictions
on this question.
"The question refer to is this, and am
! unwilling to cvade it, for see a disposition
to dodge it, though do not use the word
dodge III its offensive senss-whether men
who participated in the primaries of 1882,
In u nomination Of State officers and 9TH
cr candidates who voted in the club and
| sent delegates TO the State convention
| which elected delegates to the national con-
| vention at Chicago to nominal aiPresidente
whether these men who nro known as
Third partyites, shall be permitted to par
ticipatc in the general primary to be held
III Augusta next. As your chairman I feel
IL TO be my duty to say that we should take
some positive, decided, outspokcn action on
this question. say, repeat, that we, as
| representatives OF the Democratic party OF
South Carolina--and l am glad to see that
every county Is represented here-ought
not TO dodge that important question. II
we ncllcve that the men who participated
IN tho primaries Of 1892 and voted for Wea
YER should not be permitted to vote at the
approaching primaries we ought to say 40
II we believe that they are Democrats with
! in the meaning Of tho Constitution ant
rules OF tho Democratic party, then w,
| ought to say 80 and permit them to partici
pate. What I wish to emphasize Is that W
should not evade or dodge this question
We ought to discuss it fully whether it b
in public or private, but we should declar
whether or not they can participate unde
our rules. II we do not tako such actio
we lay ourselves open to the charge that W
have lodged the question and that tn
committee was unable to solve it one wa
or the other. I thought, gentlemen, that
was my duty to say this much TO you q
this subject which is now open to You f,
discussion"
Chairman Irhy's remarks brought on tt
, hottest discussion Of tho evening and mat
things lively for Il good while. Immediat
/, ly after tho Senator had concluded NJ
- Mellctte, of Sumter, offered verbal res
luton that the men who voted for Weav
, in 1892 be excluded from voting.
The motion had no sooner been ma
- than half dozen members were on Tho
:. feet ready to offer some kind of a rcsoluti
or to make a speech. Mr.. Derham, of III
l. ry, was recognized by the chair and offer
tho following resolution as II substitute
% Mr.. Mcllett's resolution:
"Resolvcd, that those white men who ,
6 tod the Weaver ticket in 1892 shall be
g. lowed to vote III tho coming primaries.
y. DIR. Sampson Pope made n strong spec
in favor Of the substitute. He said tn
I this committee had allowed tho Haskellit
to vote in 1892 and tho men who voted
f. Weaver had n right to be treated in t
, same manner. The Democratic party nee
od white voters and did not want to thro
III any OF them ont of the party. (Applaust
The men who voted for Weaver were J
worse than those who voted for HaskcI
IL (Applausc)
gs Nr. Kirkland, Of Krrshaw, offered az q
amendment to the substitute the words
Upon taking the oath prescribed by tn
: party He said that lle had no speech t
h. make but thought that this provision wa
, wise and proper.
Editor L. &. Robinson, of Pickens, though
that the proposed amendment was an insui
to the men who voted for Weaver Ther,
| were good and true white men in his count,
who voted for Weaver.
MIR. Townes, OF Edgcticld, asked the uncs
ton whether the men who violated thei
1 |
l8'2 would keep their oaths if allowed t.
vote this year.
Colonel Neal, of Anderson, did not thin
any more should DO required Of the me-
who violated their pledges in 1892 than G
the men who did tho same thing in 1890.
Col. II. Il. Mixson, acting az the represer
tntive from Barnwcll, moved tc lay on tn
table the amendment Of Mr.. Kirkland.
National Committeeman Donaldson, ,
Greenville, thought that the amcndmer
! should be adopted so as to prevent any mi
construction Of the action of the committc O.
just before Mr.. Donaltson's remark
however, tho motion Of Colonel Mixson t
lny on tho table the amendment of bi
kirkland was put and carried by vote
q to 3, thereby calling out the remark
from MIR. Donaldson that he thought SON
" amendment should DO made to Mr.. Dc
hams substitute.