The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-25

sford an opportunity to such OF the
volunteer troops OF the State as shall
be mustered into the service OF the
United States in the present war with
Spain, to vote in the approaching
State and county primary elections
while they sre within the Unit
ed States, although they may be
| absent from the polls, anythirg in
this constitution to the contrary not
withstar ding; ard such troops shall
be permitted to vote under such rules
if they are otherwise qualified; pro
vided that the requirements as to
length of residence do not apply to
sucn votes as would have been QIsil'
fed had they remained at tteir plac;
of residence St the tin> Ct their en-
Iistment.
Adi9tant General Watts secoraed
| the motion to adop! this report. A'tsl
some discu ssion the resolution was
adopted almost unanimously, only
three members voting against IL.
Unfavorable reports were made on
Mr.. Blease's campaign meeting reso
luton looking to meetings n only
toe judicial circuits.
Mr.. Williams resolution on same
subject as to meetings IN coDGr:sslon
al districts only.
Senator Henderson said tbs! the
committee had SO reported on thes:
resolutions because they considered
/ that this would be outing IN ths en-
teripg wedge to desl.oJ the primary
system in this State.
] The report was adopted an1 the
!. resolutions were rejected.
! The following resolution was aiop!
ed after much discussion.
r solved, that article V. of he ccn
stisution be AMENDED as follows: S.riki
cut, in lines three and :oUr, the woId
voters as shown By poll lists made a
first proceeding primary elecdou n q;
election year" and substi.u tie Sord
members" so that the s9ntenes vii.
read: County Democratic coaven los
shall be composed of delegates Sec
ed By the several local cluos, oae del
esate for every 25 members AID coE
delegate for maj oriEy fraction there
CT.
For the resolutions OF Col. Alarich
and Mr.. BIesse on Platform, the com
mit.ee presented substitute, whicn
was the set OF resolutions ofered bj
| Col. Aldrich, as published above, the
only change being the substitution o.
| the following for paragraph two:
THAT we endorse the policies OF the
democratic party of South Carolins
and resffrm cur allegiance 10 thos:
principles as enunciated IN our prevI
Gus platforms. "
| The original clause endorsed the
present State administration. It /:
given above.
The following minority report or
The dispensary section WAS presented
by Mr.. Sellers:
We, the undersigned members o.
the committee on platform and raso-
/ lusions, beg to dissent from the decis-
| ion of the majority OF said committee
as to that part OF their report which
pledges the Democratic party tea sup
port of the dispensary Law rs the bes
solution CT the liquor question, bS-
lieving that the whole question
should be and will be decided by the
people in the coming primary and
this convention has no right to fore
| stall the sc.ion OF the people.
". st. Julien Jsrvey,
John 9. Sellers,
Z. ]. Lipscomb,
J.P. Park,
Edward a. Trescot,
Robert Z. Davis,
J. E Murray.
/ After considerable discussion the
. -,inority report was vo!so down by s
! vote = s6 tC 13l. The majority repor
| endorsir, the dispen&ary was tner
/ adopted.
The usual resolutions thanks were
adopted.
Al midnight the convention ad
journ I'd sine die.
At uossquelAt meeting OF the ex
ecutiVe committee tie following 9Th
GERS were elected:
State Chairman-Vilie Jores.
Secretary-U. x. G1nter.
On the first ballot Col. D. &. Temp
kins received votes for State chair
man, Col. Willie Jones Is and W. D
Evans Il. On the fourth ballo! Col
Jones got 30 votes and Mr.. Evans H.
the former being electld.
On the second ballot Col. Tonpkin!
received four votes; On the third bal
lot the vote was 19 to 19, with one
vote blank.