The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-17
EVANS OPPOSED BY AN EDITOR
MIR. GONZALES sTIRS UP THE SPAR
TANBURG CONVENTION.

President of the Chicago COnven-
tfOn Association - He Explains
That Politics Was Not the Cause
of His Objection, hut the COnven-
ton stood by the Governor.
spartanburg. S. c., April 1.-THE busi-
ness convention that met at Spartanburg
last night rounded of its work this morn
ing. The delegates. who represent the best
interests Of the state. are determined TO
have South Carolina take first honors at
the Southern States Exposition, as she
did at Atlanta. The delegates appreciate
the opportunities Of the Chicago show and
want TO let the west see something OF
the resources and development in the
state. At last nights session commit
tee was appointed consisting of ]. c.
Hemphill, chairman; A. c. shaffer, Will
lam A. Courtenay. w. d. Smith Whaley,
A. II. White. w. d. Evans, II. w. Fin
layson and Altamont Moses to prepare a
plan on which the proposition 10 have a
creditable exhibit might be carried out.
BY way of preface to the report Of the
committee, Mai j. c. Hemphill stated that
the committee had not done all that It
desired, but that the plans were ample
for active work. He hurriedly related the
Importance Of having a good exhibit at
| Chicago and emphasized the talk by re-
| ference to the settlement at Fitzgerald.
Ga. The people in the west were hunting
better climate, better soil and more prof
table investments. and there was no place
where these could be better found than
in South Carolina.
Chairman Hemphin then, on behalf of
the committee submitted the following
plan: 'Fon the purpose or making
| complete and representative exhibit of the
| resources Of South Carolina at the South
ern states Exposition to be held In the
| city Of Chicago. beginning Aug. Is next,
this convention provide for the organiza-
! tion Of South Carolina Exposition Com
! pany. This committee shall consist of del
| egateS to this convention and others to
| he appointed. The officers OF this com
| pany shall be president, vice president,
| commissioner and "A finance committee to
! consist of three members. The headquar-
| tors of the company shall be at the state
! capital. The president, vice president,
commissioner and members of the finance
| committee shall constitute an executive
committee. three of whom shall make a
THAT this convention designate an ac-
| tive, progressive man from each county as
| county commissioner, who shall associate
| with him such persons as he shall deem
| eXpedent to promote the work.
THAT the Commissioner be given power
to fill vacancies occurring and make re-
"The urgent necessity Of funds (for
| which purpose about $4,000 will be need
| ed being raised at once to make proper
state Of South Carolina, believing as we
| do, that Ii can be made to lead the south.
that the commissioners be instructed 10
organize their respective counties with
out delay and report to the state commits
sioner the amounts their counties Will con-
| tribute to the exposition fund and collect
the same, and forward as fast as collect
ed to the chairman Of the finance COM
mittee.
tsTs A.
cooperation of the manufacturing, me-
chanical, agricultural and all other indus
trial interests of the state.
THE cooperation Of the owners of are
able, timber and swamp lands, undevel-
oped water power and mining properties,
that they may have for sale or lease, is
also asked toward making the state eX-
hibit at Chicago a success.
"Appreciating the very great interest
already manifested by the railroad COM
panies of the state in promoting the sue
cess of this enterprise, as evidenced by
the free transportation furnished to the
members Of this convention and the pres
| ence of representatives OF railroad corpo-
rations in this body-the convention invite
a continuance of this interest and such
further aid as they shall be able to rem
der.
'The committee recommend further,
that his excelency, the governor, be made
president of the company, and that the
Hon. William A. Courtenay be made vice
president, and that Mr.. e. l.. Roche be
commissioner for the state, and these
'@The committee further recommend that
the press Of the state be requested edito-
rally and otherwise, to bring this matter
to the attention of the citizens OF the
state, and to urge upon them the necessity
for contributing TO the fund and the ad-
vantage to be derived from this exposi-
tion TO communities, as well as individ-
"Respectfully submitted
-. c. Hemphill, Chairman"
The only proposition to change the plan
was In so far as the president Of the COM
pany was concerned. The committee rec
commended that Gov. Evans be made pres
ident of the company. Editor N. g. Con
zales said that while he hestated to op-
pose the plan in any way, he felt that the
convention itself ought to select the pres
ident, and that the selection ought to be
made entirely without reference TO poll
tics, and that the appointee should be Sc
lected from business reasons alone. He
moved that the convention proceed to the
naming of commissioners from each coun-
ty, and that these commissioners select
the officers with a view to their business
capacity. He said he did not make the
motion with any political intention or be-
| cause any one man was named for presi-
dent, but insisted that the convention
should select a business man for the place.
Mr.. T.llinghast made the chief argument
| against such proposition and said that as
a member Of the political faction opposed
to Gov. Evans he would not cast such a
"slur" on the governor He said that the
committee had with due consideration
made the selection and II would not do
to ignore it. The governor was he said an
| do the undertaking more good than an
outsider could, and that there may be an
emergency in which no one else could
help out the enterprise, as was the case
in the Atlanta arrangements. He in
sisted that no one had right to question
anotHer's politics and that he would
vote against any changing Of the COM
mittee on what he deemed purely busi-
ness grounds.
Mr. Gonzales in reply said that he ques-
toned no mans politics and said he
would make the same objection to plac-
ing any officer at the head Of the move
ment. What he wanted was a business
| man and a man who could hold the peo-
pie together. The delegates themselves
he urged should select the officers
Mr. Coffin of Florence had announced
that the idea of politics in the Atlanta ex-
position organization preJudiced people
against II.
Mai Boyle Of Charleston said that in the
name OF Charleston and In behalf OF
Charlestonians, ne hoped the original re-
port would be adopted with Gov. Evans
| as president OF the company.
| Bright Williamson OF Darlington said
| that his county wanted 70 let the OFgani-
| zatiOn stand s reported
| Mr.. Moss OF Orangeburg said that he was
| sorry that a word Of politics had entered