The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-15

them together. He said it was in.
cumbent upon the committee to con.
slider the situation carefully and act
with great caution and deliberation.
After some preliminary fireworks
the committee dived right into the all
important matter before it. Mr..
Lyles, of Fairfield, offered a pream-
BILE and resolution setting forth that
the real necessity of adopting the
Colletton plan had been removed,
from the fact there was no organized
opposition to the cause of "Reform"
presented in the general primary, and
there was no likelihood of there being
any, and consequently should be
resolved that the "Reform" prima-
ries on the llth, the Reform county
conventions on the 13th~and the Re-
form State Convention on the 18th
be called off. In support of this he
made strong speech, declaring that
it was depriving the Reform voters
of expressing their preference-a
right guaranteed them by the very
principles of the party-if the con.
vention plan was adhered to. lie said
all the candidates before the people
were "Reformers and the man
selected should be elected by the
main body of the "Reform" people.
After some talk had been INDUCED
in DR.. j. William Stokes offered the
following, the outline Of which had
been handed him by w. Gibbes
Whaley, as substitute for Mr.
Lyle's resolution:
Whereas, this committee recog-
nizes that the plan adopted in April
and reiterated in July is not perfect,
but after full consideration of the
interests, preferences, circumstances
and conditions confronting the Re-
form Movement it is the best that we
have been able to devise: and
whereas, we believe that if faithfully
carried out it will compass the
object in view when this committee
was organized, namely, the nomina.
ton of Governor who shall be the
choice of the Reformers Be it
Resolved, That we deem it mex
pedient and unwise to abandon the
Colleton plan at this time.
Then followed great deal of dis.
cussion, no end of it. They talked
and talked. Mr.. Lyles made a
powerful speech along the line OF his
previous remarks. Larry Can't
followed on the other side max
ing one of his vigorous and aggres.
sive speeches. He urged many
reasons why the Convention plan
should be adhered to Mr.. Kirlane.
who followd, was very earnest in his
speech for a general primary. He
waxed warm in his remarks Mr..
Applet then took the floor in favor of
the Convention and spoke vigorously.
Messrs Deal, Carton, Stokes and
Parker did likewise
In the meantime Mr.. B. B. Evans,
the member from Edge6eld, walked
up and down the chamber Mr..
Norris had something to say about it
and then AIr. Whaley delivered an
efusion. Mr.. Norris took the chair
at this iuncture and a free.for-all
discussion followed, the delegates
branching off into discussion of
the constructions of the rules laid
down already governing the ere.
form" primary.
Mr.. Applet offered a resolution
that the majority vote should prevail
in the nomination Of delegates
instead of the plurality vote. as
previously decided upon. This was
later laid on the shelf Then there
was long discussion as to who was
qualified to vote in the Reform"
primaries.
After speeches by Messrs. Mccall
and Stokes Mr.. Sigh took the floor with
a copy of the rules in his hand, and
proceeded to expound them at length.
Then Mr.. McLaurin spoke. Mr.. B.
B. Evans followed in a speech in
which he was heard to say "Gentle-
man, if you call off this Convention the
Movement in my county,
l believe, is gone" MIR. E6rd then
made rather vehement speech,
which was applauded He handled
the Conservative ''last minute can.
didates." Messrs Ghost, Deal,
Applet, Sigh, Whaley and pretty
well all the others had considerable
to say about this time.
Then about IL. 20 A. NJ. the chair