The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
He E"nti"ues to 0ppnse Early S",nipetlnna
-Fevors the Cnliet"n idea or Pee
h"inarr Conference to Decide
Thinks that An,ia viii Concentrate
Their Flight "n the Legislature.
Columbia Register.

making any active moves | could uu-
derssapd il, and see how it would I've de
airable or necessary tn concentrate the
REFORM vote in support Of one leader,
but the advocates 0f Il convention to-
nominate reform candidate for gov
ernor apl ear TO rgst that auch a
nomination, without previous diacus :
sion to allow the people to Judge of the
fitness of tile various aapirants, is
totally inconsistent with all our previ-
Gus professions aud practicea, aud must
necessarily breed heart hurnings
among the candidate ewho may I've out
and cause disgust among their friends.
The dangers which some men profess
to see. if there is free-fOr-all race in
the primary, DO not appear to me az
should the man who may get such
nomination not meet the expectations
of the people when he begins to eau
vaas.n
"Iou take il then, that the candidate
for governor will canvass, even though
he has no 0ppOeition?'
"Whv, Of course. The constitution
of the democratic party in this State
requires candidates for State offices to
make canvass, and should a coneen-
ton put forward a man who did not
give satisfaction ON the stump. some
other reformer, or unohjectionable anti
would inevitably I've brought out and
might beat the convention nominee.
We had better be consistent in our
rracii:es and adhere 10 our principles
and run the one danger rather than
stul;ify ourselves and AT the same time
run the other risk
"WhAt, then, 40 YOU consider the
best course 10 Re pursued by the
refMMersH?' was the straight question
~hicii was asked next.
The Enileton people have hit on a
scheme 10 aliay the unrest, which is
perhaps, IS good as Any, with TWO
additions or changes. They we're in
too big hurry, and instead Of calling
convention OF one from each county
the mass meeting Of reformers in the
different counties should simply meet
snd elect one Nf their btst men, will,
40 axe 20 grind, 10 form State cant
paisn committee. It takes at least
three weeks for any movement among
the people to get under WAY, SO as 10
carry The whole mass. O&e half the
Teformtls IN Colletnn 90 not know that
mass meeting is called for that
county next Monday, and not know
ing il, they would resent any radical
action such AS instrncting their dele
gate ot' one to the State convention to
call nominating convention later. #
it is the desire 81 the masses Of the
refornlers to move ia the matter, the
i1r,N,ess is sasy and simple but it must
not be too hurried. There is no need
81 hurry, anyway, au5 any movement
which does not come from the people
themselves viii creste grest diSsatis-
fsction ana mast rasutt il defeat
How, then, shsH the thing be
brought shoutH'
"WvEl. in NY Judgment the only
wsy in which it can re brought ahout
is tor fifteen or twenty leading men in
each county t. mite in csli similar
to that Of the rHlleton leaders for
mass meeting Of refornners at their
respective court houses, salasdsv in
4 rril. 20 elect 4 member of & State
reform cam sign committee. This can
he done next Monday in every aouaty,
and hope ii will be d"ne. There are
many reasons Why We should havesuch
committee "t which | will tell you
presently. \ month being given dur
ing which the T.eople 9an discuss the
qH~Stl"n "t convention or no "oDren-
t;"n- tt'A 'ns>s meetings IN .ApTIt, "h@I
Trey elect th@'F representative on the
=.
Ntst% campaign committee, can al the
"a me- 0H}t DECIDE tor "r sgsInHt con-
rtnu"n sra ihstTnrt'aS 20 tneiF wishes.
II shN >h"rlfr il'Ne - gwen the cht'-
'h't.N" ""'I'H h"' I'!'T"SFht truly tNe
"'StlrN 81 'Ne t~oi''e'
Ell, governor 'eii fne "hSt 'his
'"'nnIt'ee ""t'0 nave 70 90. "aS
ASKED.
me f1rSt thing, he answered,
''"nusG ha 20 Sat at rest this question nj
& reform dominating convention, ard
nnt,l thst IS H"ne ihe chickering's ara
fHs!""s'es shc stn"'N"nS "i ne aSFi-
Fsn'S I"f Ihe Vs:',H'> "s'ceS VIII keep
Ihe 7ft''T''! tsu!t' ~ ."t's'Ah, Nea'e %
'":''"'i' It Il - "e'"'e'1 cH 'h's '"'h-
'ft''t,t l." 'a' r ''uFeh'i"t! >c"'t'hS ~
W'''' 'I''' '"e Nso!'!0' a!'et ,a'' ahG
i"tI h"''te -" ;a'' "'Hoe", MESI
Te:"THler 'Hh "o'aH an6 we *'ls have
galHaf that unity anG harmony whloh
90 not nNw exist. II, on the other
hand. the question nf nomination he
!rft 70 ht Ss'Et!ed at the August pr;-
mary, sS hnpa It viii he. this com
mittee viii have charge ht the reform
cauinalgH, anG LOOK attar the interests
q: the reform sa2'loD.
"Nnutf il hava any snacifo now'nr
~ duties other 5har those mentinnar;"'H
'pt cnUHse. ii wnu'H be subordinate
20 The State deno2ratlc executive cnni-
nli;tee, for we must never !nse sight nj
white unity SIS the only means ef pre-
serving white supremacy. We have
the right IN ncpanize and contend in
s1de the Democratic marty for men anG