The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-30
A PRIMARY ORDERED.
THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
so DECIDES

In The Forty Countiss-Cam pstgn Meetings
to be Held in Every Connty-schedule
VIII b, Prepared by a tp cial Com
miitee.
The State executive committee net
night in Columbia and or.
dered a primary for United States SEN
ator and a primary in the Sixth con-
district to fill the vacancy
existing there. After agreeing upon
a primary, the committee decided
upon a State campaign with meetings
in each of the 40 counties of the State.
the schedule of which will be arranged
by a special committee.
The meeting was rather fully at
tended. Present were the following
members of the committee: J. Y.
Jones, Abbeville; w. A Neal. An
derson; s. G MayGelj, B4rnwell; I.
J. Cunningham, Chester: D. j. Brad
ham, Clarendon j. N. Parrot. Oar
lingtop; w. II. Zimmerman, Edge
field; W. j. johnson, Fairfield; NJ. B,
McSweAney. Hampton; j. A. McDer.
mott, Horny; G. L Winkler, Ker'
shaw; w. E Cwings, L~surens; @. M.
E6rd, Lexington; j. D. Montgomery,
Marion; ". D. Evans, Marlboro; j.
A. Sigh, Newberrv; o. R. Lowman,
Orangeburg; T.. G. Robinson, Pickens
Willie Jones. Richlsnd; Sheppard
Sumter; D E. Finley, York; T.
B. Butler. Cherokee.
State Chairman Tompkins announc.
ed that the meeting had been called to
determine whether or not a primary
be held to nominate a United
senator.
Mr.. O. R Lowman said to test
whether a primary should be ordered
or not, he would move that g primary
for United States senator should be
held on Aug. 81.
Mr. Parrot, for reason uuexpressed,
but which would be seer later. said he
thought the primary should not be
held.
Mr.. Winkler said unless Mr.. Par
rott could point out good and valid
reasons, hs thought the committee
should not depart from the time hon
ored custom of the Democratic party.
Mr.. P~arrott, in answer to Mr.. Wink
Ter, said The people were tired Of so
many elections and managers were
getting tired of serving and would
not serve without pay.
DR.. Zimmerman said that though
the rules were not mandatory in this
case yet it had come to bs understood
that a primary would be ordered. 1t
would be a labor of love for the man
ayers to serve, and if any were SO pc
nurious and bidebouud as to be un-
willing to servo, there were others
who would gladly perform the duty.
thought the committee should or
der the Urinary.
Mr.. Parrot, in reply to DR.. Tim
norman, feelingly asked had it come
to this, that those unwilling to serve
for nothing were termed h!debound2
The primary, he went on to say, was
net binding on the legislature which
meets here next winter.
Lieutenant Governor Mes weeney
was surprised to hear any objection
raised to the holding of a primary.
Il am in favor of a primary for sena,
tor now and I am in favor of a prim-
airy from governor down to coroner"
The people, he said, were not the ones
the hue and cry about these
primaries. They favored them and
should BIZ given a right to express
their choice for their officers.
Mr. S. G.. Mayhald said that unit!
yesterday evening he did not know
there was any opposition to ordering
a primary. As one who proposed to
enter that primary for the United
States senate he was willing to abide
the result and he knew every man
who entered would feel in honor
bound by the primary. 1t was moi
binding, but the candidates would so
consider it. He favored the primary
and q campaign meeting in each of the
40 counties
MI. J. w. Montgomery said he dis
with those who said the people
were demanding the primary. They
were SICK and tired Of campaigns OF
elimination and recrimination and OF
elections year in and year out. Man,
ayers were not so patriotic as to serve
for nothing and the expense would be
enormous. The people were not SO
much interested in who represented
them in the United States senate. Ia
der the Republican administration a
would do nothing more than
draw his pay. The choice would be
made by the people OF the towns, for
the country people would not turA out
and vote and it would be better not
TO have a primary.
Col. w. A. Neal was surprised that
any one, in face of the rules of the
Democratic party would advocate that
a primary be not held.
MIR. d. E. Finley declared III 1t there
was as much obligation or the execu-
tive committee to order a primary to
fill this vacancy as there was to make
the first nomination last year. He
expected 70 see the largest vote in this
primary in the history of The State.
The question being called for, MIR.
motion that a primary for
United States senator be held on Aug.
81 was carried by an almost unani'
nous vote.
A. motion by MIR. Edrd that q sec
.nd primary, if necessary, should be
held on Sept. II, was adopted.
Mr.. Lowman offered a schedule for
the county meetings, which was the
as that of 1894
Mr.. Elliot said that it would be out
Of the question for the people in the