The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-20
THE STATE CONVENTION
ENDORSED DIsRENSARY--THE LIQUOR
@ DUEsTIOa IN THE CONVENTION.

81 Vot Down-TwO War Meas ures
y Unanimously AdOpttd--The Dele-.~
gates Worked In Perfect liar-
mony II Il Good Feeling. "
Condensed from The State, 10Th.
The Democratic May State conven-
tion has been held aud nothing very
astonishing has resulted therefrom.
All efforts to do away with the State
campaign this year or reduce the
NUM- or of ne trg' filled utterly
and tho schedule will call for al of
the meetings. The candidates for
public Office this year will according
ly get. harder campaign work no
doubt than tho soldiers in the army.
A resolution endorsing the State ad-
ministration was presented and re-
forred to the committee on resolu-
tions, but when the committee's re-
port came in that particular resolu-
tlOn was missing. .
The conventions action rs to the
prohibition movement and the dis
pensary law is embraced in tho fol-
lowing, which was everything adopt
ed on tho subject:
"That we pledge the Democratic
party to continued support of the
dispensery law ss the best solution
of the liquor question and call upon
all lovers of temperance and good
order to hold up the hands of our
public servants in their efforts to ad-
minister it in the interets of morality,
good conduct and prosperity"
A REPRESENTATIVE BODY.
The State Democratic convention,
which was in session here yesterday,
was one of the most representative
bodies of mon that has gathered IN
this city in decade. Perfect har-
mony and good feeling prevailed and
there were no discordant elements
The convention was composed for
the most part of some Of the most
prominent and able men of both
factions. Many remarked upon tho
character of the body. Nearly all
OF them were familiar figures in tho
political history of tho State for tho
last 10 or IL years Not few had
been or are members of the general
assembly; some had been members of
the constitutional convention. The
personnel Of the convention was very
far above the average
Among those who we're on hand as
Sdelegates might be named ex-Lieut-
tenant Governor Mauldin, Lieutenant
Governor McSweeney, ex-Congress-
man George Johnstone, State Sena-
tors Henderson, McCalla, Sloan,
Mower, Aldrich and Mayfeld; Gen.
r. r. Hemphill, "Layman" Nc
White, Mr.. Garris, Speaker Gary of
the house Of representatives, Solici-
tors Bellinger, Henry and Jervey,
Representatives Bacot and Patton,
Col. Mike Brown, ex- Governor Shep-
pard, COL w. A.. Neal and many
others. The daily press was also
represented among the Delegates
Editor Darlington of the Spartan
burg Herald, Mr. II. Fl. McMaster of
the Charleston Post, Mr.. j. II. Mar
shall, city editor of tho Charleston
News and Courier, and Mr.. Hartwell
NJ. Aver being delegates. But it is
needless to say more of the character
of the gathering. While the conven-
ton consumed much time apparently,
the work was done with unusual dis.
patch and parliamentary usage gov
erned the proceedings The char
acter of the resolutions presented
indicated 'ne drift of thought in the
convention.
State Chairman A. G. Jones of
tho Prohibition committee was in the
hall during the forenoon, but did
not make any suggestions to any one
as to what the Prohibitionists de-
sired. He said that if the separate
box plan was carried through it
would have no effect on tho move
mont at the head of which he was.
5@ Col. r. 3. Watson and Senator
Archer, two Of tho candidates for
governor, were seen in the hall dur
ing tho convention. The friends of
each were glad to SEQ thom
AM Taken oil in all the convention