The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-24
0aIv Seven u eeEis ]Iore.
Ard Then the Constitutional
Convention Meets.
The State.

A good many people in thlS STATE
who have not been keeping up with
the fight of tia.e will no doubt be
very much surprised TO know that the
State constitutional convention, about
which so much talk has been INDUCED
in, is only seven weeks off. The
date for the convention TO assemble
and begin its work is September 10.
Every one seems to be talking of the
convention as if it were at least four
or five months before it will assemble.
The necessity for acting promptly in
everything that is proposed to be
done preliminary to the holding of
the convention is therefore obvious
to all. There is no time to be lost by
any one.
The appropriation for the holding
of the convention is only $4,000.
The expenses per day. not including
printing or anything of that eharac-
ter, will amount to over $500 If
the convention sits any length of
time it will be absolutely necessary
to go beyond the appropriation. 1t
was thought that the convention
would be powerless to appropriate
any more money, but it seems that,
being a supreme body, it has the
right to do anything in that line by
passing an ordinance And this will
doubtless be necessary, for it is
thought that the convention will sit
for longer period than was first
supposed. 1t will likely be in ses-
sion till the time for the assembling
of the Legislature.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION
Preparatory to the genera! election
which will decide who shall be the
delegates sitting in the convention
will come the primary election
ordered to be held by the lrby State
committee or the 30th instant This
election is now only eleven days off
and the preparations for its holding
are being rapidly concluded. Secre-
tary Tompkins, Of the irby commit
tee. is now busy having bundled up
the copies of the order published be-
low, the blank tally sheets and poll
lists, and copies of the new "Con-
| seitution of the Democratic party of
South Carolina, - adopted last Sep
tember
The following is the paper to be
sent out. referred to above
A primary election is hereby
| ordered to be held in every county
in this State on the Goth day Of July
next. at which every white voter in
this State shall be entitled to vote,
who shall make pledge to the man.
ayers conducting the election that he
will support the nominees of such
election on the day of the election to
be held on the third Tuesday in
August for the 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 De Reformers and
one manager and the clerk shall be
Conservatives, or vice versa. The
polls shall be open from 8 a N. to 4
p. m.
Each candidate for the Constitu-
tional convention shall at least ten
days before the said primary election
file his pledge with the chairman or
secretary of the county Democratic
executive that he will aoide by the
result of the election and support 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 stall
be counted which does not contain
the names of delegates who have
signed the pledge of the same num-
Der as the delegates to which said
county is entitled to under the act
calling the convention.
The second primary shall be held
ON August -, if necessary, accord.
ing to the rules of the party, and the
same managers shall serve All
existing rules Of this committee here
iofore adopted are hereby affirmed,
when not inconsistent with the fore
going.
The State Democratic executive
committee, recognizing the fact that
there are facticna differences exist
ing in the Democratic party, earnest
ly suggests to the Democrats Of the
State to ignore such factiona differ
ences in the election Of delegates to
the Constitutional convention and let
each candidate stand on his merits
J. L NJ lRBY,
Cb,;rrnor Ctofo Do-pocrot;c Eyoc,,