The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-14

you VIII not take this position OF REQ ui
l Ing the voters to abide the result an
: stand by the nominees. 1 have bee
In politics too long not to know wha
mas peen going on here in the las
tWenty-four hours. Any one can CUES
what the programme Is: Dodge thi
Issue, ignore this great crisis, SO vita
to the very existence of the Demo
cracy OF the State come here in Stat
} convention; send delegates t
! Chicago; bolt the national convention
} and make our State and it's Democrac
the laughing stock of this great ma
} t1on. Why not meet the Issue squared,
ana say whether you are in favor o
bolt or no bolt? The very idea O
eighteen men undertaking to dictat,
the platform and nominees of tn,
greatest and grandest party on eartl
In convention composed of between
eight hundred and nine hundred men
What 10 the use of the other State,
going there at all? Why not save
time and expense by letting South
carolina name the nominee and make
his platform If South Carolina car
claim tho right to go there and do az
she pleases, why not all the other
States come with just such foo
proposition? If all OF them could
come with any such proposition as
that, what Is the use to have any ma
tional convention at all? The truth is.
it is silly, it is ridiculous, it is unmanly'
IT 1s untrue to the Democracy of this
State. The people are opposed to be-
ing put in any such attitude. 1t ex-
cites ridicule, contempt and scorn from
the out3ide world. 1t is unfortunate
that we should have ever been in any
such predicament
Mr.. Sigh asked Senator Jrby If the
State convention elected him a dele
gate, and instructed him, il certain
things were not granted in the pl at
form, would be bolt Senator irby,
raising his right hand, said in most
emphatic manner: "Before God and
Office upon any such terms"
Mr.. Donaldson made quite an able
speech, cool and unimpassioned, say
Ing he was the connecting link be-
tween the State and national Demo-
cracy. I'VE cannot" said he, "do
otherwise than stand by the national
Democracy. Chairman Irby's call was
proper and he would have been re-
creant to his trust if he had remained
silent under the circumstances" Mr..
Donaldson counselled unity and har-
mony among all the Democrats All
want free silver, but cannot renounce
"'tOeo iohSo w plS parry vi our ldUlcfS.
Mr.. Gadsden Of Charleston made a
good speech. He was the only Con-
servative in the committee, but did not
speak for the Conservatives of the
State, but his people in Charleston.
The Conservatives were not going out
OF the party, but If the Reformerms
did, would reorganize the party. The
white people had been divided for
four years, but the constitutional con-
vention had brought them nearer
together and given hope that they
would be again united. Mr.. Sligh had
said 1T was unwise to discuss the issue
and then he took an hour to justify
bolt
Mr.. Bradham said the people of his
county would do as they pleased and
would not be dictated to.
Mr.. Efrd charged Senator Irby with
attempting to dictate, and Senator Irby
in very positive manner denied any
effort as chairman or otherwise to die
tate TO the committee. $50 help me
Cod" said he, 81 am working for the
best interests of the whole people of
the State"
Mr.. Efrd said he did not mean Gic-
tation in an unfriendly or disrespectful
sense. "You charged u.s." said he,
with having been fixed by outside in
you"
Senator Irby nodded assent
Senator Mayfield said he would not
receive instructions from the Senator
from Edgefield or the Senator from
Gaurens. He had a high respect for
both, but preferred to get instructions
frdm his own people. He said send
delegates to Chicago instructed to vote
for silver first, last and all the time,
but never bolt. He said it was useless
for the committee to discuss the mat
ter as there was no proposition to bolt.
Senator Eird introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That each county chair
man be requested to call q meeting of
each Democratic club in his county
to be held ONT tn > second day OF May,
1896, for the purpose of organizing the
clubs for the ensuing election of cleo
ting one executive committeeman to
represent the club in the county exc
cutive committee for the ensuing two
years of electing one representative
Tor each twenty-five names or majority
traction thereof on the club roll Mt the
first last preceding primary election
10 represent the club at the county
convention to be held at the county
seat on the first Monday in May; and
| ~ 10 ~ VhoI rSQu5SGeu I'd call u tn6eJ-
Ing OF the Democratic county conven-
tlon to bo held at the county seat on
the first Monday in May, 1896, at IL O.
m. Tor the purpose of electing county
executive committee and State exc
cutlye committeeman for the next en-
suing two years; and of electing the
NUMBER OF representatives to which
his county is entitled to represent
such county in the State Democratic
convention TO be held at the State
capital on the third Wednesday in
May, 1896. That the clubs and county
conventions in their actions hereunder
VIII DC governed and guided by the
Constitution OF the Democratic party
OF South Carolina, adopted in State con-
vention, at Columbia, S. c., September
10, 1894.
He said: "If you adopt tho resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Sigh, the com
mittee will be charged with taking
sides with Senator Tillman; IL YOU
adopt General Gray's resolutions they
VIII say you have taken sides with
Senator 1rby. 1 am opposed to both
solutions and think that the resolu.
tion introduced by myself will satisfy
The people and the Democratic party
Turning to Senator Irby, he said ~
am half with you. [ am opposed to 9
, bolt. II you pass the resolutions in
troduced by myself, you carry out the
provisions of the constitution OF the
b party"
? Mr., Sliph wanted to withdraw hi,