The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-11-19
FINAL DEBATE ON SUFFRAGE.
NO DIVISION OF MANAGERS.

Senator Tillman Makes a Strong
Effort to Have Political Parties
Represented on Election Boards
The Convention Voted Against
Him.
The contitutional convention was
engaged all the morning in lively
debate on tho dispensary law. the con-
tention being over Mr.. Patton's prop
osition to prevent the issuing OF in
functions of crime. The dispensary
law permits d judge upon ailidavits, to
put man under perpetual injunc-
tion not to sell liquor. The matter
out, all heavy weights of the con-
yentiOn taking hand. Mr.. George
D. Tillman scathingly recouu,ed the
deeds done under this provision OF the
dispensary law. Senator Tillman de-
Tended the dispensary law in his most
pronounced style. The advocates nf
Mr.. PattOn's measure argued for TIN
preservation Of the established prime.
pie of the right of trial by the jury fUr
crime. The measure was finally killed
by vote of 81 to 95.
At the night session the suffrage ar
ticle was called up for third reading,
and the most remarkable session since
| the convention met then cnsued.
After several insigniticat amendments
had been made, Senator Tillman
| offered this amendment of section
Each of the two political parties
casting the highest number of votes at
| The preceding election shall have re-
presentation on the board of manager 3
of election at each polling precinct and
on the board of county canvassors in
each county"
AS soon as he put in this amedment
] he called the previous question on the
whole article. This was the measure
| that had been stricken out before after
a big fight.
Senator Tillman made d speech
which was the most earnest one he
has yet made in the convention, to all
appearances, in the favor OF the BIZ
partisan board. His opponents said it
was remarkable speech and it Great
ed u profound sensation, but it didn't
accomplish its purpose for all that.
| He said
Mr.. President L do not desire to
make q speech. / merely mean to
make @ statement. The convention
will remember that the article as re.
ported by the committee had this iden.
tical provision in o different place
The other evening on the motion, | be-
lieve, OF the gentleman from Marlboro
and with only one speech from the
committee the section was stricken
out. The committee met yesterday
afternoon and after the careful con
sideration only with South Carolina
but in connection with the matter from
q national standpoint, decided tina
this convention cannot afford to pu
itself on record; the article having
been brought in here with this provis
ion In it that 1t will not help 1t ther'
} and the committee are unanimous Ii
, this that 1t should be an integral par
. OF the constitution. But 1t Is not onl
| in Difference to public opinion but 70
} our own self-respect and protectio
that we arise to put 1t back there
Such provision is In almost ever
+ constitution of the Unitad State
A North of Mason and Dixon's linz
: Every man who has been reading tn
Northerh press must realize that W
J. are being watched from one end {
8 this c,untry to tine other. We are a
t ready twitted with proposing to pc
Q ipetuate trickey and fraud and TO striB