The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-12

twenty years. inc Dlspensary would
have gotten into Horny but for the de
hot shot at the Dispensary. He ad
vocated the establishment Of 9
separate prohibition party. He
, said the adoption of the platform
, made the prohibitionists q party
He said seeds of discord had been sowr
in the convention since it had assemble
ed, because it was necessary to the
carrying out of schemes Of some people
J in South Carolina. He was opposed tc
! submitting to the executive committee
and begging them for representation
They would let Populists in to vote,
but excluded all who had not endorsed
the Reform administration.
Mr.. III. b. BUST said the speeches had
poured oil upon the water but Mr.. Jerry
Smith had set his oil on fire. II that
was prohibition, God save him from
prohibition. He then Went on to show
how much good had been accomplished
by the Dispensary law.
Mr.. John Lake proposed the follow
ing as substitute to the report of the
committee on resolutions upon Mr..
Gray's resolution, which was under dis
cussion:
Resolved, That the State Prohibi.
tion Executive Committee be authoriz-
ed and instructed to formulate ques-
tions to be put to candidates for State
offices and for the Legislature and
Senate in accordance with the platform
adopted by this convention as to their
position upon the same in order that
the friends of prohibition throughout
the State may vote intelligently in the
primary.
A motion to table Mr.. Lakes sub
stitute was lost by vote of u to 45.
Mr.. S. A. Notifies said it had been
charged that the Legislature had gone
back on the primary pledge. He had
the honor OF presenting the resolution
in the Democratic Executive Com
mittee which provided box in tho
last primary for o vote on prohibition.
The House, of which he was a men,
Der, had passed an ironclad prohibi-
tion law and had been true to it's
pledges. The House was not responsi-
bic for the action of the Senate.
There was talk of putting up u
State ticket pledged to prohibition.
Governor Tillman said in his inaugural
address that he was not in favor of
prohibition, but would enforce any
law on the subject put on the statute
books. He has nobly carried out that
pledge. (Applause and hisses.) MIR.
Nettles made strong rebuke of those
who hissed him.
Mr.. Scott of Newberry said that the
trouble was there was too much Till
little prohibition in the convention
He said he had voted for prohibition
and then denounced the Dispensary.
He had voted for Tillman every tine
he had run. He advocated O State
ticket. He did not see what the con-
vention was for if it was not to nomi-
nate II ticket. Nomination of ticket
did not bind people to vote against
Tillman for the Senate, nor to fail
to give support to the institutions
brought by the Reform movement
Mr.. Galphin said there had been lot
of blow and dust in the convention and
nothing else. He spoke against the
airing OF their sentiments by members
OF the factions serving in tho convcn-
tiOn. He called for the question.
Mr.. Wroten said Barnwell County
had instructed her delegates to oppose
nominations and if they were to be
made he would have to lcave the con-
vention.
Mr.. Ridgell wanted to know where
the prohibitionists would be if Mr.
Lake sbsutitnte wero adopted and the
candidates were asked If they were for
prohibition and they should say they
were not.
Mr.. Stackhouse submitted the tol-
lowing substitute for Mr.. Lakes SUI
stitute:
Resolved, That the State Executive
Committee shall call a prohibition con-
vention not later than August 18th,
should the interests of the cause re-
quire it, such convention to decide upon
the question Of nominating State
ticket.
BY vote of 4G to Is Mr.. Stackhouse's
subititute was tabled.
Mr.. Mercer moved as u substitute @
resolution stating that it was the sense
OF the convention that it was not ex-
pedient to make nominations.
Mr. Gray raised point that Mr..
| Morccr's substitute was out of order
Chairman Hoytruled the point not we'll
taken.
Mr. Stanley moved to table Mr.. Mcr-
GERS substitute. Lost by vote of As
to 81.
Mr.. Lake accepted Mr.. Mercer's
resolution as an addition to his sub
stitute for the report of the committee
on resolutions upon Mr.. Gray's resolu-
tion.
Mr.. Mercer spoke against nomina-
.ons and thought that the prohibition
lists could do moro by preserving their
organization intact and striving to OBJ
tain what they wanted by using thom-
selves as the balance of power.
Mr.. l.. b. Haynes said If the convcn-
tion didn't nominate a ticket it might
as we'll adopt the Dispensary and go
home.
L. w. Scruggs said tho adoption of
the resolution docs not prevent any man
running for office. Circumstances,
he declared were against the prohibi-
tionists.
The convention adopted Mr.. Lakes
substitute for the report of the com
mittee on resolutions upon Mr.. Gray g
resolutions by nearly unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Watson stated that his commit
| tee still had some further resolutions
to Offer He offered the following,
which was adopted:
Your committee having carefully
| considered resolutions regarding the
necessity of electing members OF the
Legislature in favor of prohibition.
favor amending said resolutions by
striking out tho accompanying pream-
ble, and with such amendment they
recommend the passage of the resolu.
tions.
The preamble and resolutions were
as follows:
Whereas we believe that the cause
OF prohibition will be best advanced at
this time by the election of members OF
the Legislature, who are pledged to the
enactment of a prohibitory law, rather
than by the nomination of "a State ticket