The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-26
Conservatives Organize.
Address to the Democrats of
the State.
State, Juue %.

State, June %.
The following address to the people
Of the State has been issued by the
Conservative executive committee, and
those leading Conservatives who met
with them in conference in Collm bia
on Friday night, the conference ad-
journing at 40 early hour yesterday
morning. Just one week ago Senator
Tillman's interview. dashiog the Till
man Evans .Barnwell Evans scheme to
the earth, was published. The address
below shows that the Con onservatives
have at last determined to show their
grit as to the coming fight, aod Intend
to lose no time 10 preparing for the on
coming election.
Here is the address as issued:
To the People Of South Carolina: On
toe third Tuesday 10 August copven-
ton will be elected which will meet at
Columbia in September to make new
constitution for the State. This elec-
ton will be as important to you as that
of 1876. The uen who will represent
you in the convention will have more
power than any officials provided for
by our laws. They will create law.
By their action all the Legislatures. the
State and county officers and judges
will be governed hereafter. All your
personal and property rights. and those
Of your children, your liberty aud your
children's liberty, tue honor and pros
perity and peace of the State for the
future, will be iu the keeping of that
convention.
If the day of election for delegates
fuds you disorganized, undecided. dl-
vided by factioual differences, personal
preferences and local interests, the poll
ticiaus who control the party orgauiza-
ton and State election machinery, the
patronage and all the cfiicia! influence,
will easily secure absolute control of
the convention which will have
such enormous power over you and
youss.
We believe you have too much love
for your State, too much respect for
your own liberties and rights, to sur
render such power to men whose only
interes: aad apparent purpose is to Sc
cure for themselves permanent places
and rule regardless of the results to
the people and of the will Of the peo
/ pie
The Conservative Democracy is the
only political organization in South
Carolioa not controlled by the politi--
clans who are DOW in Office For tba:
reason it will offer its active aid and co.
operation to all citizens who sincerely
desire that the new constitution be
made by free men who will represent,
respect and guard the interests aud
feelings Of the people, regardless of
the ambitions and needs of the politi
clans, such men 10 be chosen by ami
cable agreement aud common consent,
if possible. by strai ghc auti-Ring
fight if necessary.
The executive committee of the Con-
serva,ive party. therefore, io accord
snce with the resolutions unanimously
adopted, respectfully urges all mem
bers Of ,hat party to proceed immediate
" to organize clubs 10 each township
of the State, aud on or before July 9Th,
to meet 10 county conventions aud elect
county executive committees, and
member for each county of the State
executive committee. The present cour-
ty chairman, or persons to be appointed
for that purpose by the present chair
man Of this committee, are requested
to begin the work of organization with.
out delay.
The chairman of this committee is
instructed to call meeting of the
new executive committee to be held
at Columbia not later than July
10th.
j. L. CARSON,
A B. W1LLIAMs, Chairman.
Acting Secretary.
Mem bers of the State executive CON-
m;ttee elected under the above are re-
quested to communicate to me i'm
mediately their names and postoffice
address and nearest telegraph sta
,ious.
j. L. CARSON,