The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
SUMTER CONSERVATIVES.
They Propose Division of the Delegates
from that County.

SUMTER. July 12.-The Conserva-
tive county convention was called to
order by County Chairman Marion
Noise at II o'clock today and II. G.
Osteen and J. G. Strauss were request
ed to act as temporary secretaries.
When the roll had been called the or
ganization was made complete by the
election Of Maj. Marion Noise as chair
man, Hon. R. A. Purdy as vice presi-
dent, Messrs. Osteen and Strauss as
secretaries
Major Noise made fifteen minute
speech that covered the situation in
comprehensive manner. He expressed
his belief that the Conservatives Of
Sunater county would perform their
duty like men.
Mr.. Richard I. Manning offered the
following preamble and resolutions:
1.-The Conservative Democracy of
Sumter county in convention assem-
bled, desiring to place upon record its
earnest purpose to promote, as far as
in its power lies, the peace and welfare
of the whole State, and to foster a sin
cere and honorable reconciliation of the
disccrdant factions of the Democratic
party, to the end that the constitution
al convention shortly to convene may
be non partisan in its composition, so
that its work may be characterized by
deep sense of justice to all citizens
of South Carolina, and at the same
time to secure by honest and lawful
methods the continued supremacy of
the white race in this State, does
hereby
"Resolvc. That we, the Conserva-
tive Democrats of Sumter county in
convention assembled, make the fol-
lowing proposition to the members of
the Reform faction of the county, VIZ. !:
That we will nominate. in such man
ner as we shall decide upon, three
men as delegates to the constitutional
convention, and propose to the Reform
faction to nominate, in such manner
as they shall decide upon three mer as
delegates to the Constitutional conven-
ton, and that the six men so nomi-
mated, three Conservatives and three
Reformers, shall constitute the nomi-
nees of the Democratic party of Sum-
ter county as delegates to the Consti-
tutional convention to be voted for at
the election to be held on-August,
prox,
Resolved, further. that the presi-
dent of the convention shall appoint
two members of the same who with
himself shall be committee to con-
vey this proposition to the Reformers
and report their answer to the Con-
servative executive committee, through
it's chairman, Mr.. Marion Noise"
Mr.. J. E. Carson made a strong
speech against division, taking the
ground that the Reformers want di-
vision only in the counties controlled
by the Conservatives.
Col. j. D. Blanding took the floor
and said that inasmuch as the leaders
of the Reform faction had repudiated
their agreement with the Forty con-
ference we could not rely on any
agreement we might enter with them,
and he moved that we stand by our
true Democratic colors and nominate
and elect full set Of delegates to Ehe
Constitutional convention.
COL r. D. Lee spoke in favor Of di-
vision of delegates.
Mr.. W. Z. Cain said he wanted to
place himself on record as opposed to
any compromise. He said he despised
the word Conservative" that he was
not a Conservative.
The resolutions of Mr.. Manning was
passed by vote of about 50 to 80.
On motion of Col. Lee, it was re-
solved that when this convention ad-
iourns it shall reassemble at his call to
nominate delegates to the constitution
al convention-three delegates if the
Reformers accept the division, or six
if the proposition is rejected.