The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
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Action Tt.lsei2 gtpo,i a,, I; itorlai Conigaolt.
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The session of tho onisttitut ionai, Con- a !
yention this morning was co rsufneaa fin
the consideration Of amat & ter that grew
out ola publication iii The STATE ofl
Tuesday morning On estterday.S
Mr. Patterson of BarntvwellS Z ise Pres SeSi.l !,
dent Talbert, on sugg gestion offss the
chair introduced the glowing
published in the city Of Columb bia did
on the 18th inst, in its editorial SScols
umns, contain the fol lowing statement
in reference to the action Of the pyesi.S
dent of this convention in ammo ouilcing
The vote upon a otion to take % re-
cess, whom the question as to " neither
the name Saluda should be inserted in
lieu of Butler, in the resolutio on before
this convention on the 4 6th8 insts5 to-
wit. .{ @ /, ,5s$ a 81
"On a division vote intended to defer
final action on the maj tier until AIrby''s
forces could be rallied the president
openly and defantly misstated thoYre.s
turns Of tho tellers, subtracting two
announced votes from Irby's side lin
order that he might show a majority
Of one against postp poneme ent ;;Nl there
fore be it lS3 s "a u
Resolved, That rs said editorial
statement is unsupported by the facts
Senator Irby having announced upon
the floor of the convention that the am
nouncement Of said vote was correct &.
and as said statement was IA refill cotton
upon inc honesty ana integrity OF tho;
president of this convention and an
insult to this body; be }it y8S sSSsslls53
Resolved, That this convention do
hereby pronounce said editorial state
ment as being o malicious falselootl:. !:
Mr. Patterson stated thnt this was
a matter that this convention should
pass upon in a few seconds and not a
com mittee. Now, Sir, I offer this res-
olution for this reason; that we should.
protect our presiding officer from insj
suit as we'll as this body /. h He lis the
Governor of South Carolina forwhom
wo have the utmost respect and conf
dence. All who were present heard
this vote when announced and 4 the
chair was not only sust tanned BY Ir.S
Irby but by the second vote 3tlieref ore
the editorial in The State was nal ici-
ous and false Listen at it, Gle once
more read the editorial. Said he,
Snow, gentlemen. are We to submit to
thata Gan We sit here content and and S az II
low our president to be einsulted q Idoii't
believe in muzzling the press. But
when we are attacked by such a man
as the editor Of this paper we should
act. He knew that no man there was
too high for him to say mean things
about, but they, as diYlduals, could
put up with it. But this was an I at
tack on the president Of the conven-
ton. When he rejects, on our, ,presi-
dent, he reflects on us g; the refore ID
move that the resol tuition be passed !. ~ III III
Mr.. Henderson Of a Ailsen asked that
tho resolution be read a gain.
Later Mr., Pat atterson took the loor
again and stated that q member o. the
convention had gone to the reporter
Of this paper on the floor, and Il told
him that several members had asked
him to SEQ the represent ntatiye Of the
paper and asked that the statement in
the editorial be corrected /. NJ Instead OF
a correction, there was another edito3
rial this morning repeating the saine
charge. Can we stand that 3 IIel had
thought of a resolution to deny to- the
writer Of the article the privilege Of
the floor. let it 20 to the world that
we denounce I it as a. false ood and s a
reelection on our presiden and 4 this
body 3.l 5S As 5s3:s
Senator Irby: Let tho resolution 60
to a committed i${ 1 y b s$B3
Geo. Johnstone:, Let us reflect over
the resolution. .S$l4 3 "a
Irby: lot us sleep over that awhile.
The president: 81 Do ten members OBJ
ject to the immediate consid ideration of
tho resolution. Al St " " ,s,S q
There was such obiectio " SSonator
Irby being among those who stood \;
Mr.. Patterson d N ow I move thatthe
consideration of y this resolution BIO
made the special order for tomorrow,
Immediately after thereading Of the
journal. j3: 81 81 b B }ysS
This was agreed to. Tho resolution
was ordered printed in the Journal q {
the days proceedings hi
Tho resolution came up for considera-
tion this morning Mr. Ia lbert again
in the chair. 4 n
Mr.. Patterson called UP the special
order-the resolutions which ho had
introduced yesterday He offered the
following as q substitute the spreafn-
bic being .unc changed :sY y: yS
Resolved, First + y That said editorial
statement is unsupp led 8 by facts,
Senator Trby having announced upon
the floor Of the convention that the an;
nouncement of said vote by, the pressii
dent was correct and rs said editorial
| is q reflection upon the honesty tyand In
tegrity Of the president tof this con.
iyentiOn, and an insult to this body, belt
Resolved, Second, That the conyen.
ton desires to express its entire conf,
| dence in the Integrity honesty and
fairness of our presid lent, tho Hon,
John Gary Eyans, b and we do hereby
declare the statement in tho aforesaid
editorial to be unsustai I'd by the facts
and untrue. "a " h!
| Besc1yed, Third, That we considei
tho editorial in question an ablIse 6 q of
tho privilege granted to the press, Iii
admitting its members to tho loofs 81
the convention. S,5tS t3E 53ss;.s
Mr.. Patterson urged the passage o sot
tho resolutlo tak king ab bout the same
lgrounds as those in his speech on in
Producing his resolutions. 4 Il
Mr.. Bates Of Barn we'll o offered tie fol.
lowing as q substitute for the pape oj
Mr.. Patterson ass
Whereas, tho State has ssen Id
impnte to our lonorab ble pyesident
an unscrupulous and intent iolal mis-
stat ternent ,of d fact for par tisalI n ptiT 81
poses tlleref0 be- it Il;
Reso olyed 1st. O. hat we dog hero eX.
onerate the 4 4 Presid lent of this e tonYeii!
ton from any int tanti ohal inisst ate
mont Of tho 70 to on ssa Ia s,cgsaasi or fol
i Dartisail 4 Or fCr nh " tSt ller si)li lirUOsB