The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-09
POLITICAL POT IS SETTLING.
A Motion to Reduce the Meetings
Was Rejected,
II MEETINGS ARE TO BE HELD.
Rules 10 Govern the Volunteers IN
Eotin" in the Primaries Were Ike
Gerred 10 a Committee of Five.

pose of passing upon the report or the
sub committee asto the schedule Tor
campaign meetings.
Mr.. Stanlund, of Dorchester, lead oil
with q motion that the rule that ap-
piled last year limiting the hotel bill
for members to g day be readopted.
This was carried.
Mr.. Blease moved that the meetings
be reduced to two IN each Congresslon-
al district Motion lost.
Mr.. Blease presented to the commit
tee the following question from Mr..
George S. Mower, of Newberry, who
was asked by the Prohibitionists to be
q candidate on their ticket for attorney
general:
Whether or not the suggestion of a
candidate by the recent prohibition
convention makes the person who is
suggested and accepts candidate IN
the Democratic primary such as Is for
hidden by the terms of the pledge pre-
scribed by the constitution of the Dem
ocratic party of this State.
Mr.. Appelt took the position that &C
ceptance of the suggestion would ex-
clude the candidate from the primary.
Mr.. Donaldson thought the committee
would commit grave error III answer
ing no to the question. Mr.. Appelt,
replying, said that his view OF the con-
stitution on the point was that the rule
WAS adopted for the purpose of exclud-
ING factions within the Democratic
party and to put down strife. There
was no objection to any Prohibltionlst
entering the campaign, provided he
had not accepted the nomination Of any
party.
Mr.. Williams was inclined to the
view of Mr.. Applet, but said it was a
delicate point.
Mr. league thought, both as a mat
ter of good faith and good policy, that
the committee should allow the Prohi-
bitionists to remain in the party.
Here is the clause of the constitu-
ton, which was the bone OF conten-
ton:
provided, that no vote shall be
counted for any candidate who does
not file with the chairman of the State
executive committee, or with the re-
spectlve chairman of the county execu-
tive committees, pledge in writing
that he will abide the result Of such
primary and support the nominees
thereof, and that he is not nor will be
become the candidate of any faction,
either privately or publicly suggested,
other than the regular Democratic
nomination; Provided further, that no
candidate shall be declared nominated
unless he receives a majority of the
votes cast for the Office for which he is
a candidate: Provided that the pledge
of such candidate shall be filed on or
before the day CT the first campaign
meeting of the county or State respec-
lively"
Then followed motions to answer Mr..
Mowers question thick and fast, and
all the members seemed to talk at once.
Chairman Jones was kept busy rapping
for order. Motion was made after mo-
ton, and general mixup was the re-
suit.
Finally Mr.. Winkler moved that the
answer be NO" he will not be de.
barred" An aye and nay vote was
taken and developed tie. So the mo-
tion was lost.
Mr.. l.. j. Williams introduced the
following, which was adopted:
As the nominee of the Prohibition
faction, yes, he is debarred; if he is an
individual Prohibition candidate with
in the Democratic party, no he Is not
debarred
Mr.. Dial, of Laurens, introduced
the following, which was also adopted:
1--WE interpret the constitution as
disproying factional nominations, obut
if the pledge is sigped by the candl-
dates as individuals their votes will be
counted.
Mr.. w. ID. Evans of the sub commit
tee appointed to draft rules to govern
the voting among the volunteers sub
mitted the following report, which, on
motion, was referred for any changes
that may seem necessary to sub com
mittee of five to be appointed by the
chair:
Whereas a new section has been
added to the constitution by the recent
Democratic convention of South Caro-
lima, directing the State Democratic
executive committee to provide suitable
rules to afford an opportunity to sucn
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 at the approaching
State and county election, while they
arr within the United States, although
they may be absent from the polls,
now be it
Resolved by the State executive com
mittee, That the following rules be and
the same are hereby adopted to carry
out the provisions of the section.
Rule l. All volunteer troops from
this State mustered into the service of
the United States shall be entitled to
vote at the approaching primary cleo
ton who are 81 years of age, and have
resided in the State for one year, and
in the county for sixty days, before the
said election; provided, that the re-
requirements as to length of residence
do not apply to such voters as would
have been qualified had they remained
at their place of residence at the time
of their enlistment