The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-24

D., of Crozier Theological Seminary,
made an address on "Hopewell Acad'
emy and its Successors, or the Rela
ton of Baptists to Higher Learning.
The Rev. Russell H. Conwell, OF
Philadelphia, wound up the evening
programme with an address on
Wanted. Trained Leaders.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
It's Assembling Only About Six Weeks
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 1S.-The
State of today says good many peo'
pie in this State who have not been
keeping up with the flight of time
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 con-
vention to assemble and begin its
work is September TO- 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 prelimina'
ry 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 $50. 900. The
expenses per day, not including print,
ing or anything of that character,
will amount to over s400. If the con.
vention sits any length of time it will
be absolutely necessary to 60 beyond
the appropriation. 1t was thought
that the convention would be power
less 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. It will likely be in
session till the time for the assembling
of the Legislature
Preparatory to the general election
which will decide who shall be the
delegates sitting in the convention
will come the primary election order
ed to be held by the Democratic State
committee on the 30th inst. This
election is now only eleven days off
and the preparations for its holding
are being rapidly concluded. Secre-
tary Tompkins, of the committee, is
now busy having bundled up tie cop
les of the order published below, the
blank tally sheets and poll lists, and
copies of the new Constitution of the
party of South Carolina, "
adopted last September.
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 seth day of July next, at
which every white voter in this State
shall be entitled to vote, who shall
make pledge to the managers conduct
ing 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 dele
gates to the State Constitutional con-
vention.
Each county executive committee
shall appoint three managers and one
clerk to hold such election; two of the
shall be Reformers and one
and the clerk shall be Con-
or vice versa The polls
shall be opened from s a. m. 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 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
no vote for delegates shall
be counted which does not contain the
names of delegates who have signed
the pledge of the same number as the
delegates to which said county is enti-
tied to under the act calling the con-
vention.
The second primary shall be held on
August 13, if necessary, according to
the rules Of the party, and the same
managers shall serve. All existing
rules of this committee heretofore
adopted are hereby affirmed, when not
with the foregoing.
The State Democratic executive
committee recognizing the fact that
there are factional differences existing
in the Democratic party, earnestly
to the Democrats of the State
to Ignore such factional differences in
the election of delegates to the Constr
tutional convention and let each CAM
didate stand on his merits.
j. L. NJ. Irby,
Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee.
D. II. Tompklns, Secretary.
Victims of Gamblers.
AUGUSTA, July III. L. Smith,
from Texas, attempted suicide by cut
ting his throat in room 45 of the Ar
lington Annex to-day. Smith came
to Augusta on Sunday from Washing
ton, Ga, where he was married on
night. Smith lost consider
able money here and was driven to
distraction. His young wife returned
to her parents to-day, leaving her hus-
band in a diving condition at the city