The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-13
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
Summary of It's Proceedings at the
Close of Last Week.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 9th, 1895.

COLUMBIA, NOV. Stn, 1870.
The Convention finished up the suffrage
article last night When it came up on its
third reading Senator Tillman moved to
amend section by adding the following:
each of the two political parties casting
the highest number of votes at the preced-
ing election shall have representation on
the board of managers Of election at each
polling precinct and on the board Of county
canvassers in each county"
Senator JIllmsn supported the amend
ment in strong speech.
Several other speeches were made Tor
and against the amendment
Dir. Bfadham Of the suffrage committee,
wanted the amendment adopted because 1t
was right, that is all. Tke people of South
Carolina do not want and do not need any.
thing that looks like fraud. We cannot al
| ford to do anything but what is fair. He
expected the day would be here when the
white people will divide and he was not
afraid of it. He was astonished to hear so
much about fair elections. The time has
coms-wssh this plan to let every registered
lTofe- cast his ballot and have it counted.
After further debate the amendment was
reiected-yeas 81, nays T6. Those who
Anderson, Barker, Bates. Bellinger, Ber-
~, Bradham, T. W. Brice, Bryan. Cantey,
Dadley. Farrow, Fraser, Gage, Garris, J..
L. Glenn, Harris, Haynsworth, D. S. Hen
derson, Henry, Hutson, Johnstone, J. W..
Kennedy, Klugh. Lee, MCGOWAN, Miller.
Mitchell, Mower, Oliver, OTIS, Patterson.
Patton, Peake, Prince, Rsgsdale. Read,
Reed, Rowland, Sheppard, Sloan, r. F.
Smith, Stribbling, Sullivan, B. B. Tllman,
G. D. Tillman, Zimmerman, Won KolnlH,
Wells, A. r. White. S. E. White, Wigg. J..
The suffrage article was then adopted
as whole-yess rs, nays Al.
This mornings session was taken up IN
discussing two matters-ths section proVid-
| ing for codifcation Of the laws, and the one
providing special punishment for sherihs
from whom prisoners shall be taken out
and lynehed.
The section as to codifying was at last
fixed 80 as to require annual revisions, and
codifcstion every ten years. The COM
missioner is to receive an annual salary not
exceeding $500.
The section to punish sheriffs whose
prisoners may be lynched caused long
discussion, which was not ended when the
Convention adjourned.
Mr.. Rodgers moved to strike out the Sec
ton.
Mr.. Bellinger, the author of the section.
made strong speech in its favor. There
were several other speeches on each side.
Capt. Bradham said that he felt that he
ought to express himself as sheriff. BE
did not think this ought to be struck out.
! 4 sheriff who would not defend prisoner
at the risk of his life ought not to be sheriff
The people would uphold him. In his
county there has been no lynching. One
night last winter man came to me and
said there were Fifty men coming to lynch
q man who was in Jail for attempting GER
tain crime. went out snd met them and
told them that if they came on would do
my sworn duty, and reasoned with them.
I said to them: 81 tell you, You will be hurt
| if you attempt it, have taken the neces-
sary precsation to protect my pris-
oner," and the result was that when
the trial came the man was found not
guilty. Something should be done and
think Mr.. Hende,sons amendment will
cover the ground.
| The amendment suggested, but not for
| mally offered, by MIR. D. s. Henderson
| (referred to by Sheriff Bradhan) was to
punish the offending officer only when the
seizure of a prisoner was ''by his neglect OF
eonniyance."
Mr.. Geo. Johnstone offered an amend
ment providing that the offending sheriff
should be tried only in the circuit in which
the ofense was committed. A motion to ta-
bic this was lost by tie votes to 4S.
Pending the further consideration of the
section, the convention adjourned till II: 80