The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-02-01
AN APPEAL TO WHITE MEN.
An Important Call for IL state Conven-
ton to be Held in MarcI-Ihe Exec
utive Committee of the FOrty-Rc-
formers Take the Lead.

An Important Call for IL state Conven
ton to be Held in NIarcb-The Exec
| utive Committee OF the FOrty-R
formers Take the Lead.
Columbia Register.
The executive committee OF tn,
"Forty Reformers," as they are now
called, has acted and to-day issues /
call to the white mon OF the Stste tt
join hands in the coming fight for the
| election Of delegates to the constitu
tional convention. 1t is not necessary
to say to the white voters that unless
something is done along this line, and
done quickly, there is no telling where
affairs will wind up.
The men who sign the call are known
from one end of the State to another.
j. TOwnes Robertson is from Abbevillc,
w. Henry Thomas from Charleston,
w. H. Zimmerman from Edgefield, j.
+. Ellerbee from Marion, D. K. Norris
from Anderson, q. b. Fowler from
Union. j. E. Pcttigrew from Florence,
John Il. Harrison from Greenville, ID.
f.. Finley from York. John w. Lyles
from Fairfield, d. Mel. Therrell from
Charleston, Thomas j. kirkland from
Kershaw, Joshua w. Ashley from An
derson.
During the next few weeks the SEN
timent of the men of both factions on
the call will be sufficiently we'll de-
veloped to ascertain whether the plan
proposed will meet with favor and
whether it will be successful. :
The call is as follows:
To the Democracy of South Carolina:
AS an executive committee, author
lied by those who put forth the recent
address, in which they urged you to
"a f,f leo
constitutional convention, we again
call your attention to that subject and
summon you to action. Dissensions in
your ranks threaten disaster. The
purity OF government, the very safety
of the State, depend upon white unity.
To preserve these warrants your ut
most endeavor and the burial of pre-
judice. Those in both factions who
would avert the catastrophe of an
appeal to the negro for control of the
convention, must como shoulder to
shoulder at once. Let white men, from
the mountains to the sea, combine to
make our convention and new Consti-
tuition a bond and seal Of reunion be-
tween the white men OF South Caro-
lima. This may be done by having the
convention represent truly all elements
of Our democracy, not faction merely
1t will be a supreme body, limited by
its own will only and the Federal Con-
stitution. It's composition will be of
the highest importaaaG to- te welfSrc
of the State.
Therefore, in behalf of the earnest
men who have already spoken, we call
upon any and all white Democrats in
accord with these views, to meet at
their several county seats on Saturday,
the I'd day of March, next, to select
three representative men from each
county, who will attend a general con-
ference which Will assemble in Colum-
ba, at 5 p. IN. of the following Wednes-
day, March 6, 1895, to consult how best
to cffectuate the purposes herein ex
pressed, subject to the regular Demo-
cratic organization.
In order that full notice may be given
we also request citizens in each county,
who agree with us, to repeat the call
for their respective county meetings
to be he Id on the I'd of March.
w. ii. ZIMMERMAN,
d. *. NORRIS,
j. TOwNES ROBERTSON,
JOHN Il. HARRISON,
j. f.. PETTIGREW,
ID. f. FINLEY,
JOHN w. LYLES,
THOMAS j. KIRKLAND,
GODFREY B. FOWLER
}. f.. ELLERBE,
w. HENRY THOMAS,
ID. Mel. THERRELL,
JOSHUA w. ASHLEY.