The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-10-14
SOME FAULTY FUSES.
REPUBLICANS TRIED TO GET THEM
OFF But COULDN'T.
The Twia Meetings OF the Com m lit ees
Last All Day and Night But Nothing

The Twin Meeting. OF the Com m lit ees
Last All Day and Night Hut Nothing
Comes of the Efforts Made.
CoLUMEIA. Oct. S.-The Republican
State executive committees of both the
Melton and Webster factions met in
Columbia yesterday at noon and had
long and lively sessions. The twin
were held for the purpose of
trying TO arrive ct some scheme to
prevent q division Of the G. O. p.
vote in the coming general election;
there was strong desire on the part
of some TO bury the hatchet far down
out Of the sight Of the national Repuh-
lican party. By afternoon enough
talk had been done in the .En com
mittees to warrant some kiLd of action
being taken, and the first step towards
a reconciliation was IA ken when con.
ference committees were appointed
by each organization. BY 5 o'clock
things had reached that stage where
it appeared that there would be a con
solidation so far as the electoral ticket
alone is concerned.
At o'clock the following official
report CT the first joint session OF the
conference committees was made pub
lie:
The joint committee OF conference
from the two wings OF the Republican
party met in joint session. DR.. Crum
of Charleston was elected chairman OF
the joint committee and l.. D. Melton
was elected secretary.
The first proposition submitted was
the unilication OF tbs two executive
committees into one committee. It
was moved and seconded that the two
committees be united by being merged
into one; the two chairmen retiring
and a new chairman elected by such
new committee. The committee from
the Union Republican party refused
to accept this proposition.
''Dr. Crum made the proposition
that one-half Of the executive commit.
tee Of the reorganized Union Republi-
can party be added to the executive
committee of the Union Republican
party. Mr.. Cochran offered as a sub
stitute for this motion that such mem
bers Of the executive committee Of the
Recrganized Republican party as may
be designated by said last mentioned
committee be elected as members Of
the executive committee of the [ MON
Republican party in the place Of such
members o. the said executive COM
mittee of the Union Republican party
as may resign the interest of harm ony.
The substitute was accepted and voted
in the affirmative by the members of
the committee representing the Union
Republican party. The members O.
the conference committee representing
the reorganized party refused this
proposition.
''Dr. Clayton made the proposition
that one half of each committee resign
and that the vacancies on the commit
tee of the Union Republican party be
filed by the remaining members OF
the executive committee of the Reor-
ganized Republican party; thus merg-
ing the organization in its entirety in
to the Union Republican party. Mr..
Clayton, Mr.. Littlejohn and Mr.. Mel
ton voted in the affirmative. Mr..
Hart and Capt. Whipple voted in the
negative. The proposition was then
presented to the committee from the
Union Republican party. Messrs.
Dickerson aud Crum voted in the af-
irmative; Messrs. Deas, Cochran and
Pride voted in the negative. The pro-
position was thereby rejected.
''No other proposition on this sub
ject was presented. The discussion
was closed.
"The committee then took up prop.
osition No. 3, to wit: the consideration
of the State electoral ticket. The pro-
position was made by the members Of
the committee representing the Union
Republican party to allow the reor-
ganized Republican party four elect
ors on the electoral ticket-one at large
and three from the districts. This pro-
position was unanimously agreed to
by the members of the committee rep
resenting the two organizations, with
the exception of Mr. Daas, who voted
in the negative.
"The committee then went into the
discussion of the third proposition to
wit: the State ticket. The committee
from the Union Republican party
made the proposition that the Union
Republican party have the governor
and lieutenant goverror, and the re-
the ticket. This proposition was re-
jected by the committee representing
the Reorganized Republican party On
the ground that If the two organiza-
tions did not merge into one no COM
promise could be entered into On the
State ticket.
The conference agreed rot to dis
cuss The question Of congressional
candidates, because such question is
beyond the Jurisdiction of the State
committee and must be left 10 the de-
cision of the committees OF each CON
gressional district. The conference
adjourned to meet at s O'Clock TO fin
lSh the business before Il.
Late last night the whole arrange
ment as to fusion OF the electoral tick
ct was killed, after the Webster fac
tons whole committee had acted
upon the matter ,avorably.
Below is a statement Of the affair
given to the press at 30 o'clock this
morning by the Melton factions COM
mittee:
The executive committees Of the
two Republican factions of the State
met here today with a view to har-
monizing the difference between the
two factions. The Reorganizsd Re
publican committee appointed a con-
erence committee OF five to meet like
committee of the other faction in
structed ID submit the following prop
ositions.
II. Fusion on State electoral ticket.
s'2 TTnifvino the State oyacutiVe