Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-05
PROHIBITIONlSTS TO ORGANIZE.
State Convention Will BE Held In Colum-
bia on April Ia.

state convention VIII Be heiu LII Soiuih-
bia on April ii.
Columbia Register, March 2.
The Registers prediction that con
vention would be called to nominate
state ticket on the prohibition plat.
form has come true rather sooner than
expected. The following call has been
sent to the prohibition sympathizers in
all parts of the state. Should the
proper men be nominated, prohibition
will play very grave part in the fu-
ture politics of this state:
COLUMBIA, S. c.. February 25, 1898.
The State Central Prohibition commit
tee having determined to call conven-
ton of the Prohibitionists of the state to
meet in Columbia, April IA, 1898, have
authorized their executive committee to
issue such call, and the said committee
hereby publishes the call and the regula-
tions which will be observed in selecting
delegates to represent the several coun-
ties of the state in said convention.
l. The convention will assemble at p.
IN. on the 14th day Of April next, in the
hall of the house of representatives in
Columbia.
2. The chairman of the respective coun-
ty committees will call meetings or con-
ventions of the Prohibitionists of their
county who favor the enaction OF laws re-
stricting the sale of alcoholic liquors in
this state to medicinal, scientific, me-
chanical and sacramental purposes only,
and the nomination by the convention OF
the state ticket who will support such leg
islation, to be placed before the voters for
their choice at the next Democratic pri-
mary elections, and subject to the result
of said elections.
3. At such county meeting or conven-
ton, the number of delegates selected in
the manner determined by the body,
| shall he not less than the number of rep
resentatiyes from the county in the gen.
eral assembly; but may be a greater
number if so determined by said county
meeting or convention.
4. That said county meeting or conven-
| ton shall be called to meet not later than
the 4th day of April next, and if from
any cause it should be found impractical
BILE to assemble such meeting, then the
county executive committee are author
lied to appoint said delegates and certify
their appointment to the secretary OF the
state executive committee.
L. D. CHlLDs, Chairman.
F. H. HYATT,
~. Ds
j. G. DALE,
l.. b. HAYNES,
CHARLES p. WRAY,
THos. J. LAMoTTE, Secretary.
"The call is further signed by the
following, presumed to represent their
counties. Other counties would have
been represented, but the central com
mittee was anxious to place the call
before the people and could not wait
on other signatures to come in:
J. L. Quinby, Aiken G. NJ. Elliott,
Beaufort; John b. White, Charleston j..
S. Moffatt, Chester; j. l.. Strain, Chero-
kee; J. o. Gougk, Clarendon; T. J. Drew,
Darlington John Lake, Edgefield; Chas.
P. Wray, Fairfield; F. P. Covington,
Florence; ]. NJ. Whitemire, Greenville (;
P. L. Sturkey, Greenwood; w. II: Dow
ling, Hampton B. l.. Beatty, Horny ;
Waddy G. Thomson, Lancaster; l.. B.
Haynes, Lexington; w. S. Foxworth,
Marion III. S. Vandiver, Oconee j. l..
Silly, Orangeburg; Julius f.. Boggs,
Pickens l.. d. Childs, Richland; J. w.
Herbert, Saluda; c. M. Hurst, Jr., Sum-
ter James H. Carlisle, Jr., Spartanburg ;
r.. II. Scaife, Union; Joel e. Brunson,
Williamsburg, and w. G. Neville, York.
A number Of these gentlemen are minis
ters; but still others are well-known
business men.