Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01
most reprehensive and Will deceive
no one, and will do his friends
cause harm. 81
J. w. HARDY.
To the Reformers of Edgefield
County.

authority OF the State Reform Ex.
If ecutive Committee explains itself:
n To the Reform Votes of South Car
8. olina:
"a The State Reform Executive
e Committee met in the city of Co.
:, lumbia on the 10th day of july.
u 1894 in obedience to the call of the
9 chairman, all counties being re-
d presented except the counties of
: Lexington and Beafort.
y It was found necessary to chan
ge the date of the club meetings
and county and State conventions.
3 ane also to make other changes and
; requirements, all of which will ap-
pear in the resolutions incorporat-
en- herein, and stand in lieu. of the
resolutions as adopted by the COM
1894.
The following are the resolu-
tions: =
l. That a convention for the sug-
gestion of candidates far Governor
and Lieutenant Governor be held
in Columbia, S. c., on the 18th day
of August, 1894, at 12 o'clock m. i 4
2. That said convention be COM
posed of delegates elected by con-
ventions to be held in each county.
on Monday, the 18th day of August
1884, each county to be entitled to
double as many delegates as it has.
representatives in both houses of.
the General Assembly.
3. That county conventions
aforesaid be composed of delegates
elected by various Reform clubs in !
the county, each club to send one
delegate at large and one delegate
for every twenty-five members or
majority fraction thereof. In
those counties where there are no
distinct Reform clubs the Reform
members of each club shall be cal
led by the executiqe Reform com
mitteeman to omeet at the usual Z.
place of meeting and elect xdel- q
egates as aforesaid to the county
convention Provided, aThatintheI5
cities of Charleston and Columbia
the number of Ref form clubs and
polling precincts shall ! be left to-
the discrtion ofthe committeeman &
Of said counties. For the purpose 3
Of said election the clubs, azores 4
said shall be calle a to- meet on the
+ Llth daEs sofs Aug s. SO 81 suel s.
meeting no Enber shall part ici-
pate except such as voted for the &
Reform delegates ia the. August q
primary of 1892, and all others
Who will pledge themselves to
sbide by and support the ticket
by the State Reform con-
'ention of 1894.
4. That all Reform candidates
or State Offices including Railroad
commissioners shall publicly an
lounce their candidacy and shall
lie with the chairman of the State
Reform committee a pledge to
bide by and to support the nomi-
ees of said convention. That said
ledge shall he filed as aforesaid on
r before the 25th dav of July, 1894.
10 vote for any candidate shall be
ounted in the State convention
no has not complied with the fore
Ding RECRUITMENT.
5. That the Reformers attending
le various club meetings called by
lie committee on the 18th day of
ugust. 1894, be requested to ex-
'ess. their chioce by ballot for Gov
nor and Lieutenant Governor of
lis State, and that the chairman
the delegation of the club to the
unity convention be required to
axe return of said choice to the
unity convention to be held on
tn day of August, 1894.
6. That in holding the elections
each Reform clubs provided for
take place on the 18th of August,
81, each club is to provide man
ers for holding said election.
The committee adopted the fol-
wing resolution:
that this committee
ggest to the county Reform con-
ntions to be held on the 18th day
August, 1894, when they elect
legates to the State convention,
also instruct said delegates
Iether or not to vote for the
of full set of State
lcers including the office of Rail
I'd Commissioners.
This committee take pleasure in
nmending to the consideration
people of the State the address
ued bp the special committee on
4th of April, 1894.
j. THOMAS AUSTIN,
j. M. GLEDN,
j. R, EARLE, Y
H. A. DEAE
&c. OTTs,
LOUIS APpELT,
II accordance with above the
formers of Edgeheld county are
led to meet at their respective
b precincts on Saturday, Aug.
b, and the County Convention
called to meet on Monday, Aug.
b, at II o'clock A. NJ.
j. NJ. GAINES,