Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-12

building knows that the mississippi
plan" will not work except by rascali-
ty, and I am heartily tired of anything
that is calculated to perpetuate this
damnable rascality and fraud. l am
in favor of the Australian ballot
anything that will secure white su-
premacy by fair means. Let US get
together; but let US do it on basis of
fairness and justice. As for myself, /
shall never vote for any delegate to
the constitutional convention, who
does not stand on the broad platform
that he will submit his work back to
the people for ratification"
Mr.. Wilson replied to Mr.. Hart at
length. He said that if everybody
had been like Mr.. Hart in 1876, we
would be under Negro rule today. He
was not in favor of educational or
property qualifications, for they would
only prove temporary expedients. He
wanted the "Mississippi plan," or
something better. He said that the
mississippi plan" would stand the
scrutiny of the United States supreme
court. Otherwise, it would have been
attacked long ago. We are not calling
this convention, he said, for the pur-
pose of getting the factions together
but for the purpose of eliminating the
Negro vote. He said that he had as
much right to speak for the Conserva-
tives of York county as Mr.. Hart or
Mr.. Mellow, and he was satisfied that
they would 60 into this primary. In
conclusion, he said that if the Conser-
vatives should attempt to use the
Negro vote, he, for one, would see
that this vote would not be counted.
Mr.. Wilborn came in while the warm
discussion was going on among the
Conservatives. He did not understand
the question exactly, and when called
upon for his views, struck out some
what at random. After talking around
the subject for some little time, he was
finally put right, and expressed him
self as being heartily in favor of call
ing conference.
After the discussion just outlined,
the committee took recess until 2.30
p. M, and upon re-convening, again
took up the question of calling con-
ference. There was rather more diff
ference of opinion than in the morning,
but after considerable discussion, the
following was adopted:
1. A county conference, to be composed
Of an equal number of Reformers and
Conservatives, is hereby called to meet in
the courthouse on the 4th of July, for the
purpose of considering the best means OF
getting the opposing Democratic factions
together in the selection of delegates to
the constitutional convention and taking
such steps as may be deemed necessary to
carry out this end.
2. We recommend that the various pre-
cincts be accorded representation in even
numbers, on basis of the vote cast by
each in the primary of 1882, and that their
representation be as follows: Antioch, 4;
Blacksburg, 16; Blairsville, 8; Bethany,
6; Bethel, 8; Buffalo, 2; Bullock's Creek,
4; Clark's Fork, 2; Clover, 6; Hickory
Grove, 10; Fort Mill, II; McConnells-
vile, s; Newport, 4; Forest Hill Acade-
my, 4; Rock Hill, "a; Sharon, TirZah,
4 Coates's Tavern, 4; Yorkville, 90
8. We recommend that delegates to the
county conference, be selected by primary
elections, to be held at the various pre-
cincts between the hours Of and 6p. M,
on Saturday, June %, and that each pre-
cinct elect Conservatives and Reformers
in equal number.
The chairman was authorized to
publish call for the conference, and
there being no futher business, the
committee adjourned,