The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-26
CLARENDON CONSERVATIVES
Are Not Built That Way - Editor
Williams Thinks Money Will
Make the Mare Go.
MAKE THE POOR DEVILS VOTE
Against Their Wishes or Starve
Them to Death.
Columbia Register, June %.


to hold a caucus or conference to decide
what to do-instead Of accepting, like true
Democrats, the will of the majority of the
people and abide by the party rule
The editor of the State has for some time
been calling upon Mr. j. X. Carson OF
Spartanbnrg to call n meeting of the EX.
ecutive Committee of the Democratic
party, which term they arrogated to them
selves when they held convention here
last fall and, after ali all-night session, did
nothing.
The appeal for the meeting WAS not in
vain, and members began to gather in Col
umbia during the day. Among those in
the city who came to attend the meeting
were F. C. Fishburne, w. X. Steedman,
John u. kinlocb, OF Charleston; 5. For
cher Smith of Berkeley, Atamont Moses
and J. l. Manning Of Sumter, j. X. Carson
and J. G Darlington of Spartanbnrg, A:
B. Williams of Greenville. D. NJ. Prince OF
Anderson, Editor Aull of Newberry and
Editor Langston of Anderson.
Dr. Pope and his man Friday, Commits
sioner Reed, were on hand, but it IS proba-
BILE that they were up to some other sort OF
deviment.
The delegates-or whatever they are
were not, of conrse, very communicative,
but enough was learned to know what they
were going to discuss anyway.
Chief and foremost is the question
whether they Shouid make straight l'bt
against the regular Democracy or not.
whether they should 80 into the primary;
whether. after reviewing the situation. they
could make anything out of the negro.
and if so, should tLey use him; what coun-
ties big fight for delegates should be
made in and in what counties only bluff
fight should be shown.
These are the subjects that were bother.
ing the irrepressible malcontents. 1t did
not bother all Of them either, for SONG were
right in for {. clean cut from the regular
Democracy, while others we're not prepared
to 60 that far.
Editor Gonzales WAS. of course, the lead
ing spirit in it all. ae wasn't invited to-
the Observation-Disclosures conference,
and he got in little revenge.
Editor Hemphill of Charleston was not
in it. He wasn't invited. and he wen: back
home yesterday evening though, when he
heard of the meeting he didn't hesitate to
say that it was a mistake for MS slde-the
Conservatives.
As they have the reputation, however, OF
doing the wrong thing at tae right time,
the Reformers were not worried. They
wont say much. but when the time comes
to vote somebody will hear something drop
with a sickening thud.
The conference met last night in the
dining room of the Hotel Jerome, and 1t
must have been terribly hot with all the
windows down and the blinds drawn. But
Notwithstanding this the Register is able
to give something definite as to the pro-
ceeaings How the information was OBJ
tanned Is no matter, but it onght to be
patent to every one now that 1t is almost
impossible to hold any secret political
conference in Colum bia. The cat always
gets out of the bag somehow.
The members geDerally made themselves
comfortable as possible by shucking on
their coats, vests and even collars. They
were IN not place and had hard sum-
mer job before them-devising schemes to
beat the regular Democracy.
Additional delegates to those already
mentioned were Editor r. c. Starr of the
Florence Messenger. S. P. Wingard of
Lexington, E. r. McIver OF Darlin gton and
A. G.. Kollock of Chesterfield. The first
thing in order was reports from counties.
Mr.. S. Porcher Smith responded for
Berkeley. He said the Conservatives Of
that county were ready and willing for a
straight fight.
Mr. FiSbburne reported for Charleston
He said that the county was undoubtedly
Conservative. The members of the faction
in that county would make straight fight
if the other counties decided to do so. II
the others decided on factional division
they would follow suit.
Mr.. A. B. Williams responded for Green
Vile. He said that he didn't believe that
handful of two thousand Conservative
voters in that county would 60 into the
primary. They were somewhat IN the po-
sition of the Charleston Conservatives. II
a general and satisfactory division could be
made, the Greenville Conservatives might
90 into it. Mr. Williams. contir-
Tuine, said he thought that there
was good chance of winning if the thirty
thousand Conservative voters would 90 to
work with o will. They would have to
bring moral, political, pecuniary, physical
and other Influences to bring about the re
suit. He thought that money might be used
adYantaceously Some men could be
bought up outright while others were
hanpered with mortgages aud indebted
ness of that kind, which could be lifted,
and the ritizens wonld naturally feel CRATE
ful and vote all right. These are not Mr..
Williams exact words, but is the correct
and cold-blooded statement of his propo-
sition
A member from Ham pton said that the
C )nservatives were ready for a straight
fight and were fairly we'll organized. He
didn't think they wanted any coalltl on,
and he didn't think there was much chance
for one.
MIR. S. P. Wingard, in speaking for Lex.
ington, said that the Conservatives wanted
no combination with the IilmaniteS, but
were ready for square, fair tight. ln re-
ply to question from Mr.. n. G. Gonzales
be said that the registration during the ten
DAYS was short. The Conservatives were
not we'll organized.
Commissioner Reid of DiSpenSary decl.
sion fame responded for Newberry. Con.
servatives were in for the fight, and the
negroes were so much put ont with the
Constitutional convention that they would
not vote with The Ti!lmanites.
Mr.. Starr from Florence reported IN
proper alphabetical order, bnt he was for a
straight fight. No compromise with the
"rillman ring" was tie motto of Florence
Conservatives.
Srartanburg was also fox straight fight
and the reporter. who was Editor CARING
ton, made little speech, winding up with
som athing about fighting for your rights
which brought forth applause from hi:
auditor.
Mr., Manning responded for Sumter. She
was a for the fight, too.
NJ. Moses also spoke on the same sub
ject, and was in for the fight if genera
division could not be had.
Reports from Darlington and Chesterfield
came in little late, but it is understood
that the same old story was told.
This appears to be the scheme, then
whether it is denied or not, to make 8
straight fight. to organize every county anc
precinct with so-called Democratic club:
and wage desperate war with the Re
formers.
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