The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-20

THE CONSrfrrrfoNaL CONTENTION
hrrKR THE NEUSPAPERs.
Tn. President is Sustained and TiIIman
Apologies TO the Co"''n''"" 'or
the Language lie Used.

COLUMBIA. :. C.. sept 19.-ihe Con-
su,stional Convention to-day deNo'cd
practically tie whole days session I"
mo discussion OF the Patterson res'i"-
,ion 10 acnouncc the editorial statement
An the state newspaper and Nlndica'e
governor Evans. president of the con-
ver.ion. from the charge Of having VIII
fully misstated the vote on "A resolution
ON Monday last. and there was announcer
sensational session in consequence.
Things were lively from start to hh's"'
ana particularly when Senator Tiilmah
made one OF his hottest speeches. poN.'-
inc his finer at Editor Gonzales. VINO
WAS on the foor Of the hall untii the No.c
had been taken and the AMENDED ia''e'-
son resolution had been passeu. .,,.os,
1t was "A matter OF great pnDlu .,,', ,'.tn'
ard the galleries were nhed WIN 'peSS-
tators from the time the day Plo'SVu-
ings were opened until the ihal totc Was
taken about o'clock IN the AFTERNOON.
Aside from this matter. there was no
other feature OF the days session ihoush
a great many ordinances ana RESOLUTIONS
OF NOR, or less Importance we're pre-
scented near the close of the session.
STORM Sc4N...
The coming storm was scented AT the
opening Of the days session, even al 'he
prayer OF the Rev. MI. faIIo,,, ~
prayed that they might nave Il pie"samt,,
Practical. and profitable session. anu
made a reference TO editors. ,.,.,,.,.
Mr. Patterson presented sHnSt',, ~
for his resolution introduced yesl'i""3'
which concluded as follows ,...-,o,
Resolved nrst That said ciltorlaI
statement is unsupported Joy iacts, Ssha-
Tor Irbv having announced upon the moor
OF the convention that the ahnoulictiittl
OF said vote by the president was cor
rect and as said editorial is renee
ton upon the honesty ami INTEGRITY Oh
the president of this convention anu Il"
insult to this body be II ....o.,,,o,.
Resolved. second. Ihat tAe coil. t1,.',
desires to express its entire confidence
IN the integrity honesty, and harness
OF our president. the hon. John cary
Evans. and we do hereby declare the
statement i'm the aforesaid editorial 10
be- unsustained by the facts and untrue.
Resolved. third. That we CONSIDER ne
editorial in question an abuse or the
privileges granted 10 INC PRES u. ~
hitting its members 10 the moor 81 'he
Nr. PATTERSON made quite speech ON
the resolution, saying ii was reDuke
that they owed to the people Ihty
had "A right to revoke the privileges
granted to the press and could punish
Tor contempt. but this he reirained from
urging. because ne did not wish the writer
OF the defamatOry article TO appear Us
"A martyr
Let il not go to the world That they
sustained the charges made against their
president. He called upon them 10 re-
lukc the slandcrer.
Mr. Bates wanted merely TO reafiirm
the confidence OF the convention I'm the
honesty and integrity Of the president.
This substitute was lost.
Colonel AdrCh offered the following
as an amendment TO Mr.. Patterson's resO-
luton. 10 be substituted for the thirG
resolutions
ABUSE or PNvlLFGF..
That the said newspaper. the state,
has abused the privileges allowed 10 the
press by this convention. and that :or
the balance OF the session Its Ieprcsen-
tativcs be denied admission TO the iOor
OF the convention. and that the sergeant
alarms be charged with the enforce
ment OF this resolution.
Colonel Aldrich said that they all knew
that the elevating influence exercised on
society by the press was gone. They all
knew that I'm the morning when they
saw something IN paper of Il sensa-
tiOnal and defamatOry nature they never
even bothered themselves to find out If
II was true or not. Any honest man,
particularly their president could afford
not 10 notice It at all His impulse would
have been not TO notice IL at all. The
paper had abused the privilege given II,
and the only legitimate thing for them
to do was to cut off the privilege that
the convention had given ~.
The representatives. Of the press were
granted the privilege 10 sit there and re-
port the proceedings of the convention for
the benefit OF the public and for their
own financial advancement so long as
they behaved themselves. When the
PRIVILEGES were abused the only thing
the convention could do was 10 put them
ont.
A strong speech was made by eX-Gov-
ernor Sheppard against the Patterson
resolution, IN which he stated that Col
Onel Aldrichs resolution should not be
adopted because tho reporter of the paper
on the floor had demeaned himself as
gentleman and furnished fun ana ia:r
reports. He had no objections To re-
affirming his confidence in the president
and thought II well.
Many speeches were made by both
sides. some taking the position that If
the second vote bore out what the iirst
vote was IL was requiring them to swear
10 what they knew was not true, although
the president had been honestly mistaken
ia announcing it, Many were opposed 10
the convention taking any notice of IT.
Mr.. Aldrichs resolution was tabled.
HOT TALK.
Senator Tilman made one OF his hot
test speeches. drawing the factional lines.
and saying that 10 was not personal
matter. where you could 30 ana IRAN with
a stick Pointing TO Editor Gonzales, "But
such things are beneath the dignity of
that gentleman over there. VINO had
dished out more hcll-nre and damnat.on
in this state than had come from any
mouth save mine
Mir. Gonzales smiled ana bowed to him
ironically.
cropping out on all sides" tie jumped
on the conservative members. Governor
Sheppard later resented the motives I'M
puted 10 himself and other conservatives.
a viva voce vote was finally taken.
Tillman demanded the roll-call. The rat
te-son resolution was adopted by vote
OF l23 TO q, some ten or twenty members
having their reasons for their votes
spread on the journal
Later Tillman apologzed 10 the con-
sorvative members for the language ne
had used in regard 10 their motives. say
ing that their arguments had appeared
speciOus 10 him.
During the day petition was received
from the State W. G. T. L., asking the
convention TO raise the age Of consent