The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-12
TUE PROHIBITION MASS MEEyING
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more than fifteen or twenty persons be-
ing present.
Hon. Arthur Kiblci' called the meet
ing to ordcr, and on motion of MIR. j.
w. White, Mr.. Kibler was made chair
man.
Mr.. II. G. Williams was nominated
for secretary, bat declined. Prof. w.
K. Sigh was then nominated and he
declined. Mr.. A. G.. Jones was then
elected and accepted.
The call was read by the secretary.
1t has been heretofore published in this
paper.
Chairman Kiblcr stated that the OBJ
ject OF the meeting was to send dele
gates to Columbia to State convcn-
| tion called to nominate @ State ticket,
he explained that it was thought the
only way to got prohibition was to put
out State ticket pledged to it. He
doubted If it was right for the State to
go into the whiskcy business for profit,
but he had supported the dispensary
aud in the last Legislature voted against
the prohibition bill of Mr.. Childs'.
Since that time, however, he did not
believe the board of control aud those
charged with the management of the
| dlspcnsary had been carrying out the
law in good faith. The good people of
this Stutc do favor Il restriction of the
sale Of liquor. He said that leadership
was wanted Of men who favor restrict
|
ing the sale of liquor to the purposes
set out in the call for this convention.
| We do not want leaders who arc will
ing to do this or that if the people
want it, but men who have convictions.
J And we want men who will carry out
the law. Some people believe this
convention will put us out of the Demo
cratic party, but he read telegram
from Columbia saying the votes would
be counted. lie then stated object of
meeting.
| Rev. G n. Wright said that he had
| been thinking abou: this matter good
| deal and trying to reach II conclusion
| as to the call. He had been Il long
| time and was now u prohibitionist.
Ho thought prohibition was better than
the dispensary, open barrooms, o. p.
houses or hotel privileges. But We
| might go at it in the wrong way. He
was not sure, after studying the call, if
| it was bost to put out u State ticket.
| He thought under the wording of the
pledge required to be taken by the
candidates that to call Il convention and
| put out ticket would put us out of the
Democratic ticket. He thought pro-
| hibition candidate could run on his
| own account on a prohibition platform
| and the prohibitionists could support
him.
Mr.. A. G. Jones said the only question
| in his mind was whether the call was
inside the Democratic party, and if he
had not concluded it was he would not
have taken any part in it. Then on
| other qucstio II with him was it would
force him to oppose one Of the best
friends he ever had, but principle with
him wa. above personal friendship
He had always been proh hbitionist in
principle and practice. Hc had thought
the dispensary was good thing, and if
| it had been carried out as the party
| adopting it had pledged to carry it out,
| it would have been sustained. Today
| it is abused. The hotel privileges are
kept open until > or 3 o'clock at night,
| and he didn't know how it was in New
berry, but it waa so in other towns, and
whiskey was sold by the drink. Hc be-
licvcd the people wanted prohibition.
| He recognized the difficulties in the
| way Of putting out IL ticket, but the
thing to do was the right. Send good
| men to the Legislature and VIC will
| have the laws carried out. If prohibit
tion brings blind tigers we will get rid
of hotel privileges, dispcnsaries and
0. p. houses.
Mr.. j. w. White moved to elect four
delegates.
Mr.. A. G. Jones suggested that eight
be elected, and he moved that a COM
| mittce OF three be appointed to nomi-
| nate eight delegates aud eight altci-
| mates.
Mr.. w. X. Sigh moved that the
chair appoint these delegates at his
| leisure.
~ motion was finally adopted author
izing the chairman, with two others, to
| appoint the delegates, and that Chair
man kiblcr be one Of the delegates.
| II. G. Williams and w. x. Sigh were
| appointed to act with the chairman in
naming the delegates.
| The following delegates have been
named: Arthur Kibler, w. X. Sigh,
| A. 9. Jones, &. H. Cannon |. II. Boul-
ware, Is. i. Cannon, j. W. Blantcn,
j. w. Spcake.
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