The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03

COLUMBIA, S. G., Sept. 26-One O.
the greatest political farces ever enact
ed In South Carolina was the late eau
Gus CT the anti-Tillman Democrats
which was held in this city last Tues
day night. The Register says it was the
most gigantic farce of modern times
and the worst demoraliZad body Of
men which ever assembled for politica
purposes in the State of South Caro-
lima. AS much soreness was engender
ed in that unharmonious organization
as was ever known and one of the last
things attempted vas the Offering Of
a resolution severely condemning the
men who had withdrawn from the
body when 1t had been decided tc
make nominations. The resolution Of
condemnation was defeated by few
votes. How the caucus could have
passed the resolution Is not known
when many of thu delegations had
served express notice early in the eve
Ming that they would desert in a body
if nominations were attempted. Some
of them further served notice that in
addition to leaving the caucus they
would fight whatever ticket was put
out.
AS an illustration of the number of
bruised spots left behind it may be
stated that as some of the delegates
who withdrew were leaving the hall
they were guyed and sharply reproved
| by those who remained. This caused a
personal feeling between many and 1t
has not abated. Another specimen OF
the feeling engendered against those
who left the hall is found in the follow
| ing utterances of Col. n. q. Gonzales,
10 which the boilers are put down as
deserters:
1t was the sense of the convention
that they were outrageously deserted
by men who had submitted their
claims to the Judgment of that con-
vention and after having the fullest
and freest discussion had been beaten
by a decisive majority. That when
they went out they threatened not only
to desert the ticket but that they
would fight it and put us in the posi-
ton of breaking up the Conservative
party. We refused to rescind the reso-
tion, but concluded after appointing
the comnittee on platform and reso.
lutiocs to place the responsibility
where it belongs and abandon the
whole thing in disgust"
It is learned tnat early in the eve
ming a. B. Williams offered practically
the same resolutions which the caucus
passed just as it adjourned. They were
rejected. He also submitted plan for
tue appointment of an Executive Com
mittee which should have the power of
nominating a full State ticket. This
committee was to spring a ticket on
the public two weeks before the elec.
tioa and the Independents were to try
to carry it with rush. It was to keep
the matter dead secret until the time
fixed. TIE plan did not meet the ap.
probation of the caucus. One stumo-
ling block In the way of the caucus
was that a great many we're doubtful
if there was anything undemocratlc In
the platform adopted bY the regular
Democratic convention last week.
They could not see the point in the ar
guments of some of their opponents
that the platform was undemocratic,
full of Ocalism, etc.
The secret has leaked out that during
the evening J. 9. Hemphill, OF the
News and Courier, telegraphed to the
caucus that he had direct information
from Chairman Harrity, of the Nation
al Democratic Committee, and from
Chairman Faulkner, of the National
Democratic Congressional Committee,
that these committees would not recog.
njz9 the Independents as Democrats.
This did not have much effect on the
hotheads, and they did not pay any at
tention to it, but the sober minded
mea needed it.
a summary Of the reports made to the
caucus by counties showed that there
was no chance of carrying the State.
Representatives of the following eigh-
teen counties reported that their coun-
ties could not be carried: AtkeD, Abbe-
vile, Anderson, Barnwell, Charleston,
Clarendon, ColletoD, Edgetield, Hamp-
ton, Lancaster. Laurens, Lexington,
Marion, Newberry, Orangeburg, Pick.
ems, Union and Williamsburg.
The following ten counties were re-
ported as solid for the Independents:
Beaufort, Chester, Darlington, FAIR
field, Florence, Georgetown, Greenvllle,
Oconee, Richland and York, although
there was some doubt about York.
The opinion about BerBeley, Horny
and Spa1tanburg was divided. Four
counties, Sumter, Chesterfield, KershaW
and Marlboro, had no representative
in the caucus and this betoKened that
those counties were solidly against In
dependentism.
The reorganization called for in the
resolutions adopted has not begun.
The symptoms are more OF decomposl-
tioa with probabilities of an early de-
cline and an inglorlous death. What
the verdict of the coroner's fury will
be is wholly q matter Of speculation.
Oas of the Independent papers is al
ready calling for reorganization to
start. It is now believed that the men
WhJ favored nominations will refuse
to have anything to do with reorganl-
Zatlon.
The last resolution of those adopted
is regarded by some as a bid for the
negro vote in 1895. 1t opposes the call
ing of a constitutional convention and
tells the negroes, without using the
word, that the aid Of the Independent
organization will be given them to
tight this ubiquitous, undemocratlc,
tyrannical and dangerous proposition"
4 gentleman said yesterday that if the
negroes and Independents join in fight
ing the Gail 1or convention the Inde-
pendeDts can say to the negroes in
1896: eve helped to save you from los
ing your suffrage. Now come to our
aid and give us V0ur vote"
Everybody noticed that the promi-
neDJ negro and Republican leaders,
including Deas, Webster, Miller and