The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-10
THE FARMERS CLUB N
LAST SATURDAY.

The Manning Farmers Platform Demo
cratic Club met last Saturday afternoon rs
ordered by the county executive COM
mittce
The club was called for the purpose OF
selecting managers r the primary election
and to appoint one manager for each OF the
conservative clubs in this town. The
managers selected for the Reform club are
Messrs. W. T. Touchberry and W.
J. EawlinSon and Conservative
manager and clerk. Mr.. J. +: Brad
ham was selected to represent the Re1orm-
ers at the Clarendon Club and Nr. Louis
Appel to represent them at the Manning
club.
The meeting was very harmonious and
and the disposition among the mem oefs
was to not endorse any candidates 1or
the present rs they preferred hearing those
WHO expect to be candidates before making
a selection.
Tie club showed disposition also to
support one Conservative. and we oe!ieVe
If a man of the Conservative faction whose
political course has not been obnoxious 10
the RrformerS. will announce himself n
candidate. and he favors white supremacy,
the homestead aud free schools, he Is al
most Sure to receive the almost solld sup
port of the Farmers Club, which IS the
largest in the county.
The ca~ntv Democratic executive COM
mittee ordered all the Democratic clubs 10
assemble on the 9th instant, which was last
Saturday, and neither one of the two Con
servative clubs in this town met nor did
their officers call their respective clnoS to-
Sether
Whether this is an indication that they
do not intend to recognize the authority OF
the county committee We cannot say, Dut II
snch is their purpose we Can say. 1t does
not meet with the approval Of all the mem
hers Of these clubs. When the Democratic
executive committee met and issued IN
structions for the clubs to meet on the 9th
Instant the meeting was composed OF seven
RtforuirrS and five Conservatives. and the
order to assemble the Gibbs was adopted
withour :. dis eLting voice. and further, the
resolution leaving the voters unhampcred
that they might vote for whom they SAW
iii was seconded by Conservative and
adopted unanimously. Therefore, we do
net understand why the Conservative fac
ton declined 20 assemble their clubs last
Saturday. 1t looks to us rs If
sore Of them DO not intend
- have anything to do with the pri-
mary and that they are preparing them
selves 70 join in with Stove-Peddler Car
sons committee to make a fight in the
general election B1t we are satisfied that
many OF tie Conservative will not connte-
nance any fight in opposition to the re-
cular nominees
The primary comes off on the Both day OF
this month and there Is no time to lose:
We would advise the ReformerS that if they
wish to support Conservative as meEi.
her of the constitutional convention they
muSt not lose any time IN finding him:
aud if they find the man they want and he
will not become a candidate because his
faction will take no part III the primary.
then nominate a fnil ticket of EetormerS
and elect them, aud the Conservatives
should rot complain.
There is no time to lose, and we think
that those who expect to be candidates
Shonll announce themselves and thelr po-
Sition in regard to the public questions
right away. Tia man is so situated that
lie cannot attend the campaign meetings to
talk to the people, then let him pnt his an
uonncement in the TINES and we will NJ
low him the use Of our columns to give the
people his views.