The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-24
SOME CHANGES IN
PROHIBITION TICKET
MIR. Guilds : 3WITHDEAWs AND MK,
TOBPKINS DROPPED.
Correspondence on Subject-In Health
causes hIr. Childs to iGive Up; Race for
Lieut.. Governor-M Featherstone
-. Takes Bis Place.


The announcement has been made
that the name Of l.. D. Childs, the
man who has fought SO hard for the
cause Of prohibition in this State,
has been withdrawn from he ticket.
MIR. Childs was down rs candidate
for lieutenant governor. Mr.. Feath =
% elstone of Laurans, who was talked
of as q candidate for attorney gener-
al, has been put on tho second place
on the ticket. This was the infor-
nation received yesterday. Tho
change has been made on account of
the health of Mr.. Childs. e..
MR. ToMpKINs DROPPED. o..
Secretary OF State Tompkins has
also been dropped from the prohibi-
tion ticket. A short time ago he re-
oeived the following letter from the
Estate chairman ofthe prohibi.ionists:
@ Newberry, S. G., May 5, 1893.
Hon. D. H. Tompkins, Columbia,
S. c.:
s@ My Dear Sir; In Wow Of the fact
that you have been publicly repre-
sented as expressing preference for
q continuance of the dispensary sys-
tenn, and as your lotter of response
to Mr.. Louis j. Bristow, secretary of
the convention, gives no assurance
that you do not occupy that posi-
ton, I would respectfully ask that
you would explicitly declare whether
or not in your candidacy for the Of
flee of secretary Of state, you arc pre-
pared to endorse tho declaration of
the prohibition convention. "Seccnd,
we are unalterably opposed to the
manufacture or sale Of alcoholic or
malt liquors, except for medicinal,
,aecAanioa,, scientific or sacramental
8 purposes. !"
Conceding most chcerfully your
full liberty to maintain any views on
this subject which your Judgment
may approve, the executive commit
tee, acting expressly by the author
ity of the convention, and for them,
request an answer to this question,
in order that they may be able to
continue or withdraw tho "sugges-
ton" made in your favor, and notify
the prohibitionists of the State of
such determination.
3 Very respectfully,
A. G.. Jones, Chairman.
3 Col. Tompkins' reply was as fol-
lows: ......
A. @. Jones, Esq, Chairman, New
berry, S. G.:
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter
of the 5th inst: ...
In my Candidacy for tho Office Of
secretary of state" am not prepar-
;, ed to endorse the declaration of tho
prohibition convention. "Second, wo
are unalterably opposed to the man
ufacturesor sale of alcoholic or malt
liquors except for medicinal, mo-
chrnical, scientlfic or sacramental
purposes" Since tho enactment of
the dispensary law 1 have thought,
if,given fair trial, it would. prove
to be the best solution Of the LIQUOR
question.
Yours very truly,
D. II. Tompkins.
This letter Col. Tompkins receiv~
Cd yesterday:
Newberry, S. O., May II, 1893.
Hon. D. II. Tompklns, Columbia,
S. c..
My Doar Sir: Your letter declin-
ing to endorse section two Of the
prohibition platform and expressing
ii preference for the dlspensary sys.
tenn has been duly received by the
committee, and at it's meeting to-.
day Instructed me to say tnat in
view Of the position taken by you on
this question, that they have with
drawn the suggestion made in your
favor in your candidacy for tho Office
OF secretary Of state.
Very respectfully,
A. G. Jones, Chairman.
1t is not yet known who will be &C.
lected by the prohibition committee
to 20 on tho ticket rs tho candidate
for secretary of state.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.