The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-30

Women VIII Mover Vote In That .tatc-A
Defence.

COLUMBIA. s. c., Oct. c9.-Whcn the
convention reassembed at 1870 F. NJ. M
Sleight offered an amendment to section
OF the suffrage article designed to ac-
comDlish what had been voted down In
a milder form. IL was TO allow the Gen.
eral Assembly at any time II saw ny 10
pass a wCman's suffrage act. lie made
Strong speech, but IL was of no avail
The convention voted IL down BY n
heavy vote, only - votes being cast in
favor OF 1t. Thus died all possible chance
OF the cause OF woman suffrage ever pre-
valing in this State until another consti-
tuition has been formed.
Then the all-important section when
covers the suffrage plan itself was called
up and the war began
MIR Patton offered a substitute plan,
the leading provisions OF which were:
l. Every male citizen OF South Carolina
of the age OF twenty-one, not iaoorihs
under disabilities named In this constltu-
fion who shall have resided In the state
two wears and i'm the county or which re
offers to vote one year next preceding
any election, and who snal nave pali al
pool or other tax due By him TO ths
State for the fiscal year preceding that In
which he shall offer TO vote, and VINO, IN
addition thereto, (a) shall be able 10 read
the constitution in such print or sign ms
name. or 6b) snail have been engaged III
the active or military or naval service OF
the late Confederate States or America
ar OF the United states. during the late
war between the States, or tc) snail be
Who was engaged In such service, and
shall bc alive at the time of the adoption
~ this constitution. snail be qualined
elector Of this State. and when duly 'eg-
set.red shall be entitled to vote FOR All
officers that are now or may hereafter
be elected by the peci le, ard upon an
questions submitted 10 the electors AT
any election. mn.
I'm the speeches made by the negroes be-
fore the convention. He granted a great
deal OF what the negroes hal sald, par
tictllarly I'm the conduct or the negroes 70
their ex-masters families IL was corl-
uiete vindicatlon OF the treatment gwen
10 the negroes by their masters. he re-
served the right to doubt some thlhE5
said about the negroes as soldiers anu a.
sailors. lit. ,,,,i,e,
from real cannibalism has ever reached
tho state of civilization that the negro
has gained I'm this state, but Wnen the
negro member prOclaims thdt south NAlO-
unians were not brave and courageous
in the Revolutionary war, justice de-
is that this statement shall NOT go
n, challenged lie must not attack ms
tory with untrue stat ements Inc state
mont that South Carolina furnished not
,~ore than six thousand men I'm the whole
Revolutionary war was absolutely lal,e.
Miller asked Mr.. Patton II ne had
ANYTHING 10 give In the way n eVidehce'
I'm Gods name please present IT,; H.,
nc history of the South Carolina flag.
tie battle in which it figured. lie wen1
an TO detail the particularly brilliant ana
gis r,ro~ acco MT Of South Carolina in the
Beginning Of the war. He quoted IRON from
Mr.. Creelys American Conflict. ii olutn
carolina had no troops In the war, tear
these pictures Of Sumter and Marion
down. They were humbugs Geheidi
Henry Knox, of Massachusetts was
ouosd and other high authorities, 10
prove that South Carolina furnished
81 .slO men. and more.
N Patton was particularly severe on
the negroes. lie then made a powerful
spe .ch against the subterfuge section III
the committees article. -
After speeches from negro members
I'm reply and several other members, sera-
tor Tillman gave notice that tomorrow
d,,r,,'e the fav he would call for the
previous question on section ! and re
quested that all who had amendmenls 81
substitutes TO offer to send them up -
night. so as 10 have them printed. -Four
went up. one providing for the Australian
ballot system. senator Human SpVN"'
tomorrow morning.