The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-13

tion of Providence, ny the same suHer'
ing, by the same disasters of time and
fortune. We have.the same interest,
| political and otherwise.
A member: "You said that in ls9O.'
Mr.. Douglass: II said it then; I said
it in 1872, and I say it now, and I have
never uttered a word that I have been
ashamed of. T want to see the people
OF South Carolina Democrats, one and
all. I want to see the resolution OF the
gentleman from Clarendon adopted
here tonight. 1t is within the lines OF
progressive Democracy. Let US en-
large. Let US liberalize, let US take in
the masses and not contract, narrow
and perhaps destroyed our party. Mr..
Chairman, T am willing to stand by
what have said here tonight in the
way Of debate upon the stump, be-
cause they have come as the inspira-
ton Of my heart and my convictions
as to what is truth.
DIR. POPE HEARD FROM.
DR.. Sampson Pope then took the
floor. He said be hsted to have any
thing further to say, but the resolution
| ID question had been introduced by a
man of the other faction. He went on
to say that the committee bad let the
Haskellites off as light as possible. He
said that there was one other thing of
importance. He said that he knew,
and the State Chairman knew, and a
good many others knew, that three
days before the election in 80 the
Haskellites were busy registering ne
groes here, and that they continued to
register them up TO the time Of the
election. He concluded by saying:
"Gentlemen, tell you that the Has
kellites did vote negroes"
Mr.. Douglass las Mr.. Pope took his
seat)-"Well, here is one that didn't" "
Mr.. Pope then arose again to say
that the Haskell men had brought the
question there, bat Senator interrupted,
saying: "No; I did it, and assume all
the responsibility"
DR.. Pope: swell, intended to do it..
The Executive Committee Of my coun-
ty told me to do it,"
He went on to say considerable more
along this line.
Mr.. Douglass then arose to say that
he did not come to the committee
meeting with the intention Of making
speech. BE had only come TO vote,
but he could not remain silent when
the Democracy OF Haskell was at
tackled. In reference to the voting of
negroes, he wanted only to say that
be did not vote any negroes, did not
countenance it, and more than that,
would have repudiated it had he
known It.:
MIR. Nettles' amendment was then
adopted ....' =. e..
ANOTHER QUESTION.
DR.. Pope said he was instructed by
Newberry County's Executive Commit
tee to ask the State committee if clubs
that fell below twenty-five members
should be disbanded.
Chairman Irby ruled that club was
disbanGed when it fell below twenty
five members, according to the consti-
tuition. The county convention passed
upon the matter.
Mr. Elliott raised. point in regard
to the poll list basis of one delegate to
twenty-five members. This changed
the ruling, Chairman Irby holding that
if the club had twenty-five members
in 1892 it would be entitled to one deie=
gate.
Mr.. Douglass moved that the rules
governing the primary in 1893 be
adopted for the coming primary. The
secretary read the rules.
Col, Mixson offered resolution in
regard to the fling Of pledges. 1t was
lost.
The rules were changed 80 astostrike
out the portion referring to trial JUS
tees, they being no longer elected; the
term "county commissioner was strick-
en- out and county supervisor" insert
ed instead.
The secretary was Instructed to fur
nish each Democratic club twenty-five
copies of the new rules and the consti-
tuition.
The mileage of the members of the
committees members was ordered
paid.
COULDN'T 20 THIS.
Mr.. Mellette, of Sumter, then pre-
sented the following:
That inasmuch as we feel that as the
Executive Committee of the Democrat
ic party in South Carolina we are not
only the active force in formulating
and carrying cut the plans and princi-
Piles of our party, but are charged with
the duty of preserving respect and ad-
herenoe to the party, be it
Resolved, That we feel it our duty TO
instruct each county chairman to have
the following question asked directly
through the press and at every cam
paign meeting to all candidates for
State and national offices:
"Will you support and do you en-
dor,e the principles of the party as
enunciated in the platform Of the
Democratic party adopted at Chicago
at the last national convention Of that
party"
This was laid on the table without
delay and some one moved that it be
referred to President Cleveland for his
approval.
The committee then adjourned and