The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-30
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
Some Questions PropouDded and Answered
The State Executive Committee Asked
TO Say Who Is to Vote In the Pri-
naries-A Constitutional
Discussion.

Discussion.
In accordance with the call issued
Chairman Blease a meeting Of the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee was held in the courthouse on
Saturday: The following answered
the roll call as represent tatives Of the
clubs. Several clubs had no represen-
tatives:
C.L. Blease, T. S. Sease, II. II. Folk,
w. V. Lyles, w. F. Brown, NJ. McCar-
lev, c.. W. Buford, NJ. II. Gary, P. II.
Koon, J. R. Perdue, G. T. Wyche. A.
E. p. Bedenbaugh, A. H. Miller. W. ?.
Pueh, J. A. Sigh, J. D. A. Kibler.
NJ. H. Folk, J. J. Crooks, W. J. Shealy,
G. n. Singley, R. T. Reagin, II. e.
Wilson.
This was a pretty good attendance,
though as the committee is at present
constituted there were some thirteen
members absent.
Chairman Blease called the commit
tee to order and after the roll call
stated that since the last meeting sew
ersI gentlemen had been to him with a
number of questions which he did not
feel like taking the responsibility of
answering, and 50 he had called the
committee together to submit the ques-
tions to that body. He said that it
would be remembered that the last
meeting of the committee Gid away
with the reorganization that had been
ordered according to the county con-
stitution on April IA, and it was now
desired to know when the party should
be reorganized.
For convenience we will state here
the several questions he desired the
committee to answer.
/. When shall the clubs Of this coun-
ty be organized?
2. How many members shall he con-
sidered necessary to form club?
8. Shall the club roll of 1892 be fol-
lowed, or shall new roll be made for
1894?
4. If club meets and part of the
members withdraw shall those left
elect delegates on basis of the whole or
on those that are left?
Mr.. Sigh said: I see here DIR. Pope,
who had as much as any man to do
with the making Of the constitution,
and who is also q member of the State
Executive Committee, and could there
fore possibly aid US in deciding these
questions, which are constitutional
ones, and therefore move that the
privileges of the floor be extended to
DR.. Pope.
DR.. Pope said it was expected that
we 90 by the State constitution.
Mr.. Sigh moved that each question
be read and taken up one at time
and answered, if in the power of the
committee to ans "er.
The first question was then taken up
and Mr.. Sigh thought that was an
swered explicitly by the State consti-
tuition. Evidently the organization Of
clubs was to take place just before the
meeting of the county convention.
DR.. Wyche said that the constitu-
ton provides that we reorganize III
August.
Mr.. Sigh moved that the clubs meet
on Saturday, July %, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, for the purpose OF reorgan-
ization and the election OF delegates to
the August convention.
Mr.. Perdue moved as an amendment
that the words "2 o'clock" be stricken
out.
Chairman Blease stated that if they
were not his club would be unable to
meet.
Mr.. Sigh at first insisted on his mo.
ton, but was willing to make an ex-
ception of the Factory club, but finally
said he was willing to accept the
amendment and saw no objections to
it, and the motion as amended was
adopted.
DR.. Pope said that possibly this mo-
ton might be premature. The State
Executive Committee is to meet on
June and may make some rules. He
couldn't say what will be done.
Shall the club roll of '92 or '94 be
adopted as the basis of representation,
was then taken up.
DR.. Pope read article 5 of the State
constitution, which is as follows:
"Art. 5. County Democratic Conven'
tions shall be composed of delegates
elected by the several local clubs, one
delegate for every twenty-five voters,
as shown by the poll list made at the
preceding first primary election, and
one delegate for majority fraction
thereof, with the right to each county
convention to enlarge or diminish the
representation according to clrcum.
stances, The clubs recognized
by the respective county conventions
which sc Il ,legates to the State Con-
ven.ion which met on August IL, le90,
shall be recognized as the only legal
clubs: Provided, however, that any
county convention may permit the
formation of a new club OF clubs by a
majority vote of its members"
He said it evidently recognizes the
club list of 1892 as the proper one to 60
Mr.. Sligh: Does that shut off new
mcmbers-those coming into the COM
munity and those coming of age since
then? Are we to understand that the
constitution provides to adhere to the
old poll list and thus cut OH all new
members? He did not so understand
it. He wanted to shut off this thing
of going from a club at your own door
ten miles away to join another club,
but we must not cut of all new men,
bers.
DR.. Pope explained that this provls-
ion was intended to prevent farming
and moving from one club to another
constantly changing membership
without changing residence.
DR.. Wyche: Would like to say that
this club list business may give rise to
hard feeling-whether necessary or un-
necessary-and it behooves this execu-
tive committee to be as fair and as just
as possible and to move With exceed
ing care and the utmost fairness. we
should give no one opportunity for any
hard feelings. On the other hand it
should be our constant desire and pur-
pose to prevent all the bad feeling we
can, for we are all fellow Democrats.
Don't think the executive committee
has the right to decide some questions.
they beio0g to the convention: The
constitution means that we follow the
poll list of 1892. Think we ought to
follow that. The State Democratlc
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