The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-25

r"'Sd6 OF crlmlnatlOn and recrimi
4 : adtion and Of elections year in and
year out. Managers we're not so pa
triotic as to serve for nothing and
tho expense would be enormous.
The people were not SO much inter
ested in who represented them in the
United States senate. Under the
Republican administration senator
would do nothing moro than draw
his pay. The choice would be made
by tho people of the towns, for tho
country people would not turn out
and vote and il would bo better not
to have primary.
Col. w. A. Neal was surprised that
any one, in face of tho rules of the
Democratic party, would advocate
that n primary be not held.
Mr.. ID. Il. Finley declared that
ther@ was no obligation on the exc
cutlve committee to order Il primary
ITO I'LL this vacancy as thore was to
make tho first nomination last year.
He expected to see the largest vote
cast in this primary in the history of
the State.
Tho question being called for, Mr..
! Lowman's motion that a primary be
held on Aug. 81 was carried by an al
most unanimous vote.
a motion by Mr.. Elird that So
cond primary, if necessary, should
be held on Sept II, was adopted.
MIR. 'Lowman offered schedule
for the county meetings, which was
the samo as that of 1891.
Mr.. Elliot said that it would be
out Of the question for the people in
tho upper part Of the State to attend
these meo' ngs this early in the
season. The campaign should be
started in the lower part of the State
first
Colonel Neal protested against
considering the schedule IN it's en-
/ tirety, for it could not be satisfactorily
done, he said. He thought Especial
committee should be appointed to
prepare a schedule.
Mr.. Evans agreed with Colonel
Neal. The sixth district said he,
wanted the campaign to end there.
Colonel Neal then made a motion
that a committee of one from each
congressional district be appointed
and empowered to arrange a sche-
dule.
Mr.. Lowman then withdrew his
schedule, and said he believed that
tho committee should have plenty of
time to prepare such schedule.
Lieut. Governor McSweeney, as a
substitute, moved that a committee,
consisting Of State Chairman Tomp-
lnns, Col. W. A. Neal, Col. Willie
Jones, DIR. Zimmerman, w. D.
Evans and G. Nj. Efrd, all Of whom
1.-Two in or near Columbia, be appoint
cd to prepare schedule to be con-
sidercd final. This was adopted,
and the above named committee will
meot this morning in the secretary
Of states Office and arrange sched-
ule.
The usual fee of 500 for each
candidate was required, one-half to
be returned TO the defeated candid
ate.
A motion by Mr.. Evans that no
State assessment on candidates in the
sixth congressional district be levied
was adopted, The congressional
candidates will be assessed a small
amount by each county.
Mr., Elird moved that all candid
ates for the United States senate be
requested to file their pledge by 10
a. m. on the first day of the cam
paign, and candidates for congress
in the sixth district be requested to
file their pledges by 10 q. m. on
July 13.
Mr.. Finley opposed the motion,
and though it gould not be done, for
it was in conflict with the party con-
stitntion.
After much discussion it was
found that no motion had been made
for primary in the sixth district.
A motion to the effect that primary
be held on August 3lst was adopted,