The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-15
DELEGATES ELECTED.
Eight delegates to Reform State Cor

Eight delegates to Reform State Con,
vention were elected as follows: J. A.
Sigh, IT. S. Sease, P. H. Koon, w. D.
Hardy, G. T. Wyche, J. L. Hughey,
J. r. benson, J. F. Banks.
Messrs. Capers, Keitt and NJ. II. Folk
were placed in nomination but de.
clined. -,
Delegates were empowered to select
aiternates In case they cannot attend.
EVERYTHING NOT LOVELY.
w. C. Sigh wanted the delegates in.
structed to vote for full State ticket.
This move met some opposition in a
substitute offered by J. L. Keitt, which
read like this:
Resolved, That owing to the small
vote polled by ballot on August II that
this convention declares in favor oi
submitting all nominations for State
officers to the primary election on Au.
gust 2Sth.
Mr.. Keilt made the welkin ring in
an earnest speech for his resolution.
Mr.. Sigh made a strong speech in
opposition to any such thing being done
by the convention as Mr.. Keitt pro-
posed in his resolution. And the way
Mr.. Sligh's voice resounded on court
house square, no one would have
thought be was an unwell man.
Mr.. Duncan also opposed the substi-
tute, and then it was all fixed up, after
Mr.. Keitt's resolution had been glued
to the table, by withdrawal on the
part Of Mr.. Sigh of his resolution-at
the request of the Rev. J. A. Sigh, be
it known-and moving that under ex-
listing circumstances it was the sense of
the convention that it favors the nomi-
nation of a full State ticket.
OTHER ENDORSEMENTS.
Resolution by J. T. Duncan endors.
ing Hon. J. A. Sigh for Railroad Com
missioner.
A. e. Latimer for Congress and B. R..
Tillman for United States Senate.
lnstructing the delegates to support
Thos. w. Keitt for uperlntendent Of
Education in the State convention,
PRIMARY ELECTORS.
The electors for the Reform ticket in
the general primary election as dele
gates 10 the regular Democratic con-
vention in September were elected:
J. A. Sigh, T. S. Sease, w. E. Lake,
Jno. F. Banks, J. S. McCarley, G. r..
Wyche, Thompson Connor, P. H.
koon.
THE QUESTION OF SECRECY AGAIN.
Mr.. Capers inquired that since the
convention was held with closed doors,
what should be published?
Mr.. Sigh and Mr.. Keitt thought
they had nothing to be kept secret and
that the proceedings should be pub
lished.
Mr.. Sligh said that as it had turned
out and such q good showing had been
made, he was proud Of it, and be was
sorry that anybody had been excluded,
and he was willing for everything they
bad done to 60 to the public:
Mr.. Capers was not in humor to
have it all given to the public, and he
moved that the secretary furnish such
matter to the press as the president
sees tit. This was adopted.
After the adjournment, this reporter
talked with several of the delegates, and
they stated that they saw no reason
why everything should not be pub
lished.
The Herald and News always pub
lished its own account of all occur
rences in the county. and endeavors to
do so in fair manner. The secretary
furnished US yesterday the official &C
count, and the facts stated in this re-
port are not materially different from
it. But we CLEAN from other sources
some portions Of this account.
There were sixty-niDe delegates pres
ent in the convention
1.-THE CONFERENCE"
What Mr.. Sigh called "a conference
or caucus, if you please" was held im-
after the adjournment of the
convention. The proceedings was COM
mon property before the delegates had
scarcely left the Courthouse.
The caucus sought to execute politi-
cally candidate by proxy, or that is to
say, while be was not present. Of
course he could not defend himself.
This seemed to be the main thing for
which the caucus was called.
Another thing it did was the appoint
ment Of five reformers to make an in
vestigation of each club, ascertain how
it stands, who the doubtful members
are, and make report to another
meeting to be held on Saturday, 18th
instant.