The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-03
MEETING OF THE FORTY.
THEY WILL COOPERATE WITH ALL
WORKERS FOR PEACE.

THEY WILL COOPERATE WITH ALL
WORKERS FOR PEACE.
They Adopt an Address Advising an Equal
Division of the Delegates to the Consti-
tutional Convention. and Insisting Upon
White Supremacy.
COLUMBIA. S. c., March 2S-The
much-talked- of peace and unity con-
vention of the Forty was held yester-
day, and peace and harmony We're
written all over both sides of the me-
nu card. 1t was the most novel gath
ering in many respects ever seen IN
the State. At the same time, it was
perhaps the most representative, taking
it as whole. that has been seen in
South Carolina for the past five years.
There were men gathered IN the hall
of the House, where the portrait Of
Ben TilImau, the Moses of the farmers,
who appeared in the political arena
five years ago, looked down upon
them, who represented every faction
of white people in the State. They
WEI gathered there in perfect good
feeling, and We're as harmonious as if
nothing had ever divided them as far
as the north and south poles are divid-
ed. Tillmanites of the red-hot stripe
ard Straightouts of the simon-pure
order mingled in harmonious confer
ence with Conservatives and ultra
Conservatives and Reformers and Re
fawmers. Never harsh word was
said in personal conversation or on
the floor. White-winged peace was
the ruling spirit, and patriotism was
the left bower 1t was sight to make
many who have been accustomed to
hear many men before them speak of
each other in the harshest language,
marvel and wonder what had hap
pened. But all the same, such gath
ering it was, and some results were
accomplished. Equal division Of un-
pledged delegates was one result, and
the formulation of an organization to
carry out the plan outlined was
another.
About 5 o'clock the hall began to
fill up, and good many ladies ap-
peared in the galleries. 1t was, per
baps, the strangest gathering that has
been seen in the State in the past four
years; its personnel was certainly the
most remarkable for that length of
time. Faces were to be seen in the
hall Of the House which have not been
seen there for several years. Among
those present were noted such promi-
nent men as Congressman McLaurin,
ex-CongresSman George johnson. ex-
Governor Sheppard, W. L. Mauldin
and many others.
At5:15 o'clock Senator T. J. Kirk
land, the secretary of the Forty COM
mittee called the convention to order
and read the call of the Forty, hereto
fore published. Mr.. Kirkland then
said he took it that the representative
body of men here was clear evidence
that principles near to the hearts of
the people were involved. Otherwise
there would not be such gathering.
It was the idea of the supremacy of
principle over the will of any man or
set of men: He was proud to be here.
Let us have no harshness and viru-
lence. Things have been said about
the callers of this convention which
have hurt them. Imputations had
been cast, bat they did not cherish or
indulge bitterness in any way. White
unity was essential to white suprema-
cy. This was the sentiment that was
swaying the State. May Providence
give us wisdom to accomplish some
thing that:wM give to our State pros
perity. he called for nominations for
temporary chairman.
Ex-GoYernor Mauldin said the occa-
sion was one Of note. Those who mad
responded to the call had come to the
halls of their fathers as sons of a COM
mon mother. They had ccme from
patriotism On the floor there was no
one vino did not wish to cherish peace
and harmony. No factions should be
known. Ee came as the representa-
tive of no faction. II come to assist in
my humble way and to put my shoul-
derto the wheel for peace and prosper
ity." He then nominated the Hon.
William II. Zimmerman of Edgefele.
The nomination was seconded by Rep
resentatiye Robertson.
DIR. TIMMERMAN'S SPEECH.