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his fare. Chairman Tompkins then
stated that the purpose of the meeting
was to arranget the campaign meetings.
Mr.. McSweeney offered a schedule of
the meetings which he said had been
prepared with great care.
HERE'S THE SCHEDULE.
The schedule of the meetings was
adopted as follows:
Manning, Monday, June %.
Kingstree, Tuesday, June %.
Georgetown, Wednesday, June "a.
Conway, Friday, June 25.
Marion, Saturday, June 81.
Monck's Corner, Monday, June 90.
Charleston, Tuesday, June 80.
Walterboro, Wednesday, July 1.
Beaufort, Thursday. July2.
Hampton, Friday, July 8.
Sumter, Monday, July 13.
Camden, Tuesday, July IA.
Lancaster, Wednesday, July Is.
Chester, Friday, July II.
Yorkville, Saturday, July 1S.
Chesterfield, Tuesday, July 81.
Bennettsville, Wednesday, July %.
Darlington. Thursday, July %.
Florence, Friday, July "a.
Barnwell, Monday, July q.
Aiken, Tuesday, July %.
Edgefield, Wednesday, July 90.
Saluda, Saturday, August l.
Lexington, Monday. August 8.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, August 4.
Columbia, Wednesday, August 5.
Orangeburg, Thursday, August +.
Newberry, Friday, August
Laurens, Saturday, August 8.
Union, Monday, August 10.
Spartanburg. Tuesday, August IL.
Greenville, Wednesday, August 12.
Pickens, Thursday, August 13.
Oconee, Friday, August IA.
Anderson, Monday, August II.
Abbeville, Wednesday, August 10.
Messrs. Neal, Efird and Mr.. Mont
gomery were appointed a committee
to remodel the rules for the campaign
and primary.
The assessments on the candidates
were discussed. There was a motion
to fix them as they had been in previ-
Gus years. After some discussion Col.
Jones, Mr.. Bradham and Mr.. Stand
land were appointed on the commit
tee to prepare the assessments.
ASSESSMENTS.
This committee retired, but soon re-
turned to the hall. Col. Jones made
a report for the committee as to the
assessments, which contained the fol-
lowing provisions: U. S. senator,
governor and congressman, 800 each; ;
Secretary OF State. comptroller gener-
al, attorney general, superintendent
of education, superintendent of peni-
Tertiary, superintendent Of asylum,
State treasurer, railroad commission
ers, liquor commissioner, u. S. district
attorney, U. s. Marshal. collector of
the port of Charleston, SIS each, adju-
tant general. solicitors, State chemist,
$50 each, lieutenant governor, collect
or of the port of Beaufort, assistant U.
S. district attorney, $25 each. Coun-
ties are assessed IS for each repressn.
tative and so for senator. The money
is TO be paid On filing pledges, except
as to those who do not enter the pri-
mary Chose who hold Office now.)
1--WE recommend that the State exc.
cutive committee print tickets for all
officers, U. s. senator's, congressman
and solicitors and pay for them"
Mr.. Derham then moved to return
hall of the assessments to the defeated
candidates. Adopted.
Mr.. May6eld moved that no county
be allowed to assess any candidate for
State Offices. Adopted.
Mr.. Efird then offered the report of
the special committee on rules. Mr..
Efird read it through, explaining the
changes from the old rules, the most
important being the change OF the
pledge to support the party nominees
to the oath given the participants in
the primary.
A CHARLESTON DIVERSION.
Mr.. Mayfeld stated at this juncture
that there was a gentleman from