Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-10
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Leaves the Bolt or No Bolt Question to the
.. May Convention.

o.. May Convention.
The State Democratic executive
committee assembled in Columbia last
Tuesday night in obedience to the call
of Chairman Irby, for the purpose OF
considering certain matters supposed
to be of vital interest to the party.
Senator Irby explained the object of
the meeting in long speech. One
thing, he said, was to decide when
local clubs should be called together
and when county conventions should
be held. There is an ambiguity in the
constitution in regard to the matter
and this should be settled. Then,
again, there had been open threats
of a bolt from the Chicago convention
in the event that that convention fails
to do certain things. The Democratic
party of the State has met and defeat.
ed boilers and independents before.
The movement that is now threaten
ed, however, is more formidable, and
what is to be done? Shall our IL
delegates put themselves in the posi-.
ton of debating to the thousand
delegates at Chicago? What policy is
to be pursued? No, if we send dele
gates to that convention we must do il
in good faith and pledge them to abide
the will of the majority. In order to
do that we must prescribe test of
Democracy in club membership and
carry it on through to the State con-
vention.
After the conclusion of Senator
Irby's remarks there was a roll call,
and presently a motion to 90 into
secret session =. and exclude the
spectators and newspaper men. Mr..
Gadsden, of Charleston, opposed the
secrecy idea but was outvoted 25 to
as follows:
For open session Messrs. Martin, Cum
ningham, Parrot, Gray, 1rby, Jones,
For secret session: Messrs.A. Y. Jones,
Jordon, Mayfield, Sweeney, Badham,
Watson, Traylor, MCGOWAN, McSweeney,
Derham, Elliott, Evans, w. D. Sigh,
Stribling, Earle, Lowman, Redfearn,
Efird, Montgomery, Robinson, Bennett,
A. c. Lyles, Blackwell, Glenn and
Donaldson.
Mr.. J. A. Sigh offered a resolution
to the effect that it is unwise for the
committee to undertake and discuss
matters that belong more appropriate
ly to the State Democratic convention,
and, furthermore, the only duty that
this committee can properly perform is
to direct the reorganization OF local
clubs and the holding of county and
State conventions.
Mr.. J. w. Gray moved that no one
be eligible to club membership who is
not qualified voter in the primary
and who will not pledge himself to
support all Democratic nominees,
county, State and national.
There was some discussion of the
resolutions. Mr.. Sigh supported the
resolution that had been offered BY
himself. and Senator Irby made a
redhot speech in favor of that offered
by Mr.. Gray. The matter was finally
compromised by the adoption of the
lOllOWluS OliclSu ny hi. IHiu'
Resolved, That each county chairman
be requested to call meeting OF each
Democratic club in his county to be held
on the second day of May, 1896, for the
purpose Of organizing the clubs for en-
suing campaign of electing one executive
committeeman to represent the club III
the county executive committee for the
ensuing two years, Of electing one repre-
sentative for each 25 names or majority
fraction thereof on the club roll at the first
last preceding primary election, to repre-
sent the club in the county convention to
be held at the county seat on the first
Monday in May, and he is further re-
quested to call meeting of the Democrat
| ic county convention to be held al the
county seat on the first Monday in May,
1896, ut ii o'clock a. m., for the purpose OF
| electing county executive commlttee
and State executive cOmmltteenan LOT
the next ensuing two years, and OF elect
| ing the number of representatives tu
which his county is entitled to represent
such county in the State Democratic con-
vention to be held at the State capital on
the third Wednesday in May, 1886. That
the clubs and county convention in thell
actions hereunder will be governed ana
guided by the constitution of the Demo
cratic party Of South Carolina, adopted III
State convention, at Columbia, >. u.
September 10, 1894.
After this the meeting adjourned
The vital question is left for settlement
by the State convention, and, 50 far
Senator Tillman seems to rather
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