The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-30
4 PRIMARY ORDERED.
T4ESTGTE EXECUTIVE COMMIT TEE
SO DECIDES

to bs Held in Every County-schcduIe
VIII b. Pr: pared by sp ctsl Com
rnI;tee.
The State executi-a committee net
Tuesday night n Columbia and or
dtrs6 g priG1arT for United States SEN
atar and g primary in the Sixth con-
eressiorai district 10 FL the vacancy
iexisiing there After agreeing upon
8 primary. the committee decided
upoa Sta,e campaign with meetings
ii each of the 30 counties Of the State.
lie schedule OF which Will be arranged
b.. special committee.
TIE meeting was rather fully at
tended. Present we're the following
in1e1l bers OF the committee: J. Y.
Jones, Abbeviile; W. A Neal, An
Iderson: S. G May ield, Barn well: 7.
J. Cunningham, Chester; D.. j. Brad
nam, Clafeudon; J. n. Parrot. Dar-
fli1gton; ". II. Zimmerman, Edge
field; ". j. Johnson, Fairfield: N. B.
mcSweeney. Hampton; J. a. McDer-
mott, Horny; c. L Winkler, ker-
shaw w E O1inss, Lsurens; G. N.
Efgd, Lexington; J. D. Montgomery,
| Marion; N. D. Evans, Marlboro; j.
a. Sigh, Neaberrv; 0 r Lo7man,
IOcangehp.s: 7 G. Robinson. Pickaos;
Willie Jones'. RiclIsnG; Sheppard
Nash, Sumter;D E Finley, York; I.
:B. Butler, Cherokee.
State Chairman Tompkins annouac-
sd that the meeting had beer called to
! determine whether or not primary
Should be held TO nominate a United
| States senator.
Mr.. O. r L0wman said to test
whether g primary should be ordered
| or not. be would move that 2 primary
for United States senator should be
held on Aug. 81.
| Mr.. Parrott, for reasons uneX pressed,
but whica would be seen later, said he
Thought the primary soould moi be
held.
Mr.. WinkIer said unless DIR. Par
trott could point out good and valid
reasons. he thought the committee
lsaouid not depart from the time hon
orad cus!om-of the Democratic party.
Mr. Parrot, 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 il had coEle TO be understood
that a primary would be ordered. It
would be a labor OF love for the man
ayers to serve, and if any were SO Pc
nurious and hidebound as TO be uR-
willing to serve, there were others
who would gladly perform the duty.
| He thought the committee should or.
der the primary.
| Mr.. Parrotl, in reply to DR.. Tim.
merman, feelingly asked had it come
to this, thst those unwilling to serve
! for nothing were termed hidebound2
F.! The primary, he Weat on to say, was
! E1os hinding On Tie llegc::5iiss.C ec:iist C,ze uioh
meets here next winter.
Lieu.enant Governor Mes weeney
| was surprised TO hear auy objection
raised to the holding Of q primary.
y an IN favor OF q primary for sena-
tor now and I am IN favor of a prlnl.
ary from governor down to coroner >
The people, he said, were rot the ones
iraising the hue and cry aoout these
primaries. They favorei them and
should be given riga to express
their choice for their officers
Mr.. S. G. Mayf9ld SAID that until
yesterday evening be DID not know
there was any opposition TO ordering
a primary. As one who proposed to
enter that primary for the United
IS:ates senate he was willing to abide
the result and b. knew every man
who entered would feel in honor
bound by the primary. It was not
binding, but the candidates would 50
consider it. He favored the primary
Isnd a campaign meeting in each Of the
- counties.
Mr.. J. W. Montgomery said he dis
;agreed with those WAC said the peopis
/ we're demanding the primary. They
we're sick and tired ot campaigns OF
elimination aud recrimirati0n and OF
elections year ia and year out. Man
ayers were not 50 patriotic as to serve
for nothing and the expense would De
;enormous. The people were not so
much interested IN who represented
them in the United States senate. Ua-
der the Republican administration &
lsenator would dc nothing more than
draw his pay. Tie choice would be
Ua6e by the people OF the towns, for
the country people would not tura out
and vote sn6 it would De better net
Ito have primary.
| Col. w. 4 Neal was surprised that
;any one. in face OF the rules OF the
democratic party would advocate that
a primary be not held.
Mr. D. L Finley declared tia! there
vas as much obligation on the execu-
i've committee % order primary 10
i.l this vscancg as there was to make
the first nomination last year. De
iaxpected 20 SEE tne largest vote IN this
primary ia ihe i;i>iHry cf The Stats.
The question being called for, Mr
.Lowman's motion thai primary tor
! United States senator De held on Aug.
81 WAS carried by an almost uaani-
nous vote.
q mOtlon oy ar. Elfd lnat SEC
ond primary, il necessary, should De
held on Sept. a was adopted.
Nj. L)wman eff ered a schedule for
|! he coUaty meetings, which was the
szne as that CT 1891
Mr.. + lott sald that il would De out
OF the question for the people IN the
!up2er part of the State to attend thesa
meetings this early in The season
! TIE campaign should De started in the
Hover part Of the State fcst.
Colonel Neal protested against cen.
:sidering the sc5eGgIe il is entirety,
ior il could no. be satisfactorily Gole,
he said. IL thought special com
mittee should be appointed 10 prepare
4 schedule.
Mr.. Evans agreed with Colore!