The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-22
A PRIMARY ORDERED
BY THE STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE.

TIVE COMMITTEE.
After Hard Nights Work This Plan is
Adopted RI the Best to Face the New
Condition of Thinss--Mucll Diversity of
Opinion Shown.
COLUMBIA. S. c., May 1G.-The
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee met in this city last night to con-
slider the new condition of affairs ere
sted BY the rsnditi9gp tHg the af e REGISTRATION
laws of the State. The committee was
called to order at o'clock last even
ing.
Senator Irby announced that he had
promised Mrs. Neblett that she should
have hearing before the committee
on the matterof woman suffrage. On
motion Messrs. Donaldson, Watson
and McSweeney We're appointed a
committee to wait on Mrs. Neblett, and
the ladies with her, and invite her to
appear before the committee, telling
her the committee would cordially re-
ceive them.
Mr.. w. D. Evans matle a motion,
which was adopted, that an invitation
be extended to Senator Tillman and
Governor Evans to meet with the COM
mittee. a special committee, consist
ing OF Messrs. Evans. Lyses and Jor-
dap, was appointed to wait on these
gentlemen The report was sent back
that Tillman and Evans We're engaged
at a meeting of the board Of trustees
of the Winthrop College, but would
be glad to come out at any time II
their counsel was particularly needed.
At tins juncture Mrs. Neblett APP
peared before the committee, accom-
panied by Mrs, Y. c. Badlam, presi-
dent of the local Equal Rights Associ-
alton, and Misses Feaster and Ron of
the local association, and made 4 brief
address.
Senator Irby then said that as chaic-
man of the committee he would say
thai it was not necessary for him to
state now the reasons that induced him
to call the committee together; that at
the beginning of this session, that
would probably last long in the night,
the Democracy was confronted with
the greatest crisis of its existence III
South Carolina The strength of our
position, as well as its weaknesses,
should not be discussed in public, and
I, therefore, take the liberty Of sug-
gesting that some member of the COM
mittee make a motion that this COM
mittee meet with closed doors.
Mr.. W. D. Evans moved that the
meeting be held in secret, and it was
carried
Chairman Irby then stated that ne
had taken the liberty of inviting Col.
Robert Aldrich, as well as the Attor-
ney General, to advise with him on
the legal phases of the situation, and
he had also taken the liberty Of also
inviting them to the session of the COM
mittee. Upon motion this was ap-
proved, and Messrs. MCGOWAN and
Jones appointed on a committee to in
vite them.
Upon the invitation of county chair
men to attend the meeng, Mr.. Henry
of Chester attended
The roll call showed that all of the
members of the committee excepting
those from Beaufort, Berkeley, Ches-
ter6eld, Georgetown and York were
present, as follows:
Abbexille-J. Y. Jones.
Aiken-W. u. Jordan.
Anderson. P. Glenn,
BarnWel1-S G.. MavfeIG
Charleston-P. H. Gadsder
Chester-T. J. Cunningham
Clarendon-J. T. Davis.
Colleton-A. E. Williams.
Darlington-J. A. Parrott
Edgefeld-R. B. Watson.
Fairfeld-T. W. Traylor.
Florence-R. n. McCown.
Greenville-J. w. Gray.
Hampton-M. B. McSweeney-
Horry-J. P. Derham.
Kershaw-T. j. Kirkland
Lancaster-Ira B. Jones.
Laurens-J. L. NJ. Irby.
Lexington-C. NJ E6rd.
Marion-J. D. Montgomery.
Marlboro-W. D. Evans.
Newberry-J. a. Sigh.
Oconee-W. J. StribGng.
Orangeburg-O. R. Lowman.
Pickens-T. G. Robinson.
Richland-Wilie Jones.
Sumter-D. E. Keels.
Spartanburg-L. n. Burnside.
Union-A. G. Lyles.
Williamsburg-A. H. Williams.
Member National Executive Com
mittee-M. L. Donaldson, Grenvllie.
The committee remained in session
until half-past 2 o'clock when it ad-
journed, having adopted the following
which was offered by Mr.. Stanyarne
Wilson:
A primary election is hereby ordered
to be held in every county in tnls State
on the 30th day of July next at which
every white voter in this State shall
be entitled to vote, who shall make
pledge to the managers conducting the
election that he will support the nom.
inees of such election on the day OF
the election to be held on the third
Tuesday in August for delegates to the
State Constitutional convention.
Each county executive committee
shall appoint three managers and one
clerk to hold such election, two Of the
managers shall be Reformers and one
manager and the clerk shall be Con
servatives or vice versa The polls
shall be opened from Sa. IN. to 4 p; m.
Each candidate for the Constitution
al convention shall at least ten days
before the said primary election lille
his pledge with the chairman or sec
retary of the County Democratic ES-
ecutive Committee that he will abide
by the result of the election and sup
port the nominees of the party, and no
vote for any candidate who has failed
to sign such pledge shall be counted:
To prevent the single popping OF
candidates no vote for delegates shall