The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-24

Committee OIL the county DlSFeS'ifat" ID.
the County Convention. Which Eody De
cIines to Divide.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July 17.-1n the
Democratic County Convention which
met yesterday the recommendation OF
the Executive Committee that the del
egation from this county to the con-
stitutional convention be equally di-
vided between the Conservatives and
Reformers was rejected, and Charles
ton will send a full delegation of Con-
servatives to the constitutional con-
vention. After the organization Of the
county convention Mr. 4. S. Farrow
offered the following resolution in the
interest of harmony:
Whereas there is a difference of
opinion among the members of this
convention as to the advisabillty Of
division Of delegates to be sent to the
constitutional convention between the
two factions of the Democratic party.
And whereas it is important that
harmony should be preserved in our
own faction.
Be it resolved that a committee con-
sisting of four from each club be re-
commended for appointment by the
chairman of the delegation to the
chairman of the convention that the
committee so appointed retire, report
back to the convention as to the advl-
stability of a division with such re-
commentators as to such committee
may seem best.
Mr.. Fishburne objected that 1t was
the attempt of few men to forestall
the action of the body.
a. L. Brodie moved that the resolu-
ton be laid on the table.
Mr.. Barnwell asked that the motion
be withdrawn for a few moments and
made an earnest appeal against it.
Mr.. Frank Kressell wanted the body
to transact its own business. He did
not propose to be run by Mr.. Barn
well.
A vote was then taken on the mo-
ton to lay Mr.. Farrow's resolution on
the table which was adopted.
Now everybody knew that all of
this was merely part of the prellml-
nary skirmish, and some interest was
felt in KNOWN from what quarter the
real fight was coming. That point
was very soon settled by the appear
ance of Mr.. Tupper on his feet, with
written document in his hand. The
paper contained the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas, Senator B. R. Tillman
and Governor John Gary Evans have
each repudiated the agreement entered
into with Messrs. Joseph Barnwell, j.
G. Hemphill and others, whereby an
equal division OF delegates TO the con-
stitutional convention should be Civ
en- to the Conservative Democrats of
the State; and whereas Senator TIL
man and Governor Evans have both
used their influence to prevent an
equal division of delegates:
Be It resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that primary be held
for the election of nine delegates to
the constitutional convention and that
no agreement be entered into for dl-
vision of delegates between the Regu-
lar and Reform factions of the Demo
cratic party in this county.
Mr.. Tupper proceeded to support his
resolution in a speech. He had, he
said, been thoroughly. in harmony
with the peace and unity conference,
and if the agreement made by Mr..
Barnwell, Mr.. Hemphill and others
had been carried out he would have
favored division. But the action of
Senator Tillman and Governor Evans
in repudiating that contract left him
no alternative except to oppose dl-
vision in Charleston county. Tillman
and Evans had entered into a solemn
agreement with Messrs. Barnwell,
Hemphill and others and the first
named men had deliberately broken
the compact. 1t would be seen from
the News and Courier that Governor
Evans had actually gone personally
to Aiken to oppose the fu!tillment OF
that agreement What, Mr.. Tupper
asked, had the people of Charleston
gotten or had they right to expect
from the Tillmanites2 Governor Ev-
ans had disregarded the recommends.
tions of the primaries held in Charles
ton, Richland and Sumter Mr.. Tup-
49,
far as Sumter was concerned.
Mr.. Barnwell rose to oppose the
Tupper resolution. He was, he said,
by race, training and inclination a
fighter. His record plainly showed
what he was, but it was not always
wise for a man to fight simply because
he liked to fight. This was such an
occasion. He was perfectly frank to
say that he was in favor of allowing
the opposition three delegates from
the county. That was more than the
strength of the Reformers entitled
them to. He did not favor such a
course because the Reformers had
nominated their men, on the contrary
he was opposed to most Of the men
that they had suggested. 1t was true
that he, together with Mr.. Hemphill
and other gentlemen, had made an
arrangement with Senator Tillman
and Governor Evans. Those men had
gone back on it. He was not a man
to call names, for he stuck to what he
said. He would simply say that Sen.
ator Tillman signed the contract and
then repudiated it.
lie reviewed the political history of
the State for the last few months. No
one would deny that by the action OF
the Conservatives after the Golf in
junction had been issued temptation
had been given to Senator Tillman,
and he had promptly gotten out at it.
The people of the State, the masses of
the people wanted division. They
wanted the best men of both parties in
the convention. The lesson that Char
lesion wanted to teach and should
teach by division was that the minori
ty has some rights. There was no dis
grace in belonging to a minority.
While he did not favor the men sug-
gested by the Reformers there were
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