Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-26
DRM0CRATlC CONVENTIONS.
Synopsis or What Vas Done In COlun.
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There was full attendance from all the
counties. Oconee being represented as
follows: VIM. M. Brown, j. Fl. Barnett
J;2R: Earle, O! r. ID. Burns, Thomas
Dickson aud E. l.. Herndon. S,..
The convention was called to order by
ID: H. Iomrksns, and /. ii. McCalla, oi
Abbeville, was chosen MS temporary
chairman, and r.. l.. MCGOWAN was
chosen IS temporary Secretary. The
temporary officers were subsequently
msde permanent. 'H a
county on the committee on credentials,
J. II. Barnett on the committee on plat
form and resolutions, and j. II. Earle on
| constitution and bylaws.
Upon motion, 1t was agreed that all
! resolutions and amondnionts to the con.
stitution be read to tho convention and
then roforred to tho two committees with.
and amendments were offered. A few
were adopted, but most of thom woro
killed. ... ..... s.
Arosolution by Hfr. Gaines was adopted
providing that in case of the death or
! resignation of county ohairmen. oxoou.
| tive committees DO authorized to I'll va
| canoics until tho next county convention.
| man by tho State Convention rather than
by tho State Executive Committeo, was
killed..
Mr.. Patton sought to change tho date
OF holding county conventions, but failed.
"a resolution prohibiting candidates
from using money IN elections, except for
legitim; ito personal expenses, anG roquir-
or State Executive Committee, as tho
case mny bo, an itemjzod statomont OF all
expenditures, was killed.
An effort to limit tho amount of assess
ments that might DO levied upon candi-
dates to por cont. of tho amount of tho
annual salary attached to tho Office for
which they aspire, failed of passage.
Tho following, offered by Mr.. Patton,
OF Kichland, was adopted unanimously:
Tho State Executive Committee is di-
rcctod to provide suitable rulos to afford
an opportunity to such of tho yoluntcer-
troops of the State as shall be mustered
into tho sorvico of tho United .5tatos in
tho present war with Spain, to vote in
tho approaching State and county pri-
mary elections 9hi'o thoy arc within tho
United States, although thoy may DO alb
scnt from tho polls, anything in this con-
stitution to tho contrary notwithstand-
ing; and such troops shall be permitted
to vote undor such rules If they are
otherwise qualified; provided that tho
requirements as to length of rosidonco do
not apply to such voters as would havo
beon qualified had they remained at their
place Of residence at tho time of thoi~ on
listmont.''
Unfavorablo reports wore submitted
on resolutions providing that campaign
meetings bo hold only in each judicial
circuit or each Congressional district A
vast majority of tho convention was in
favor of meetings in each county, and, as
tho result, thoro must be Al meotings this
summer.
The following, offered by Mr.. Blease
on tho liquor question, was killed after
dobate:
"Bc it resolved, That tho State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee instruct and
order tho manages of tho primary elec-
ton to bo held on tho fourth Tuesday in
August, 1893, to place at each precinct or
voting place box in which each voter
which shall be written or printed, "Pro-
hibition," "High Liconse'' or "Dspen-
sary," and tho managers Of said elections
shall count said ballots and mako true
returns thereof to tho County Democra-
tic Executive Committee, who shall tabu-
lato said returns and make true return
thereof to tho State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, and in case neither of
the three plans receive q majority of tho
votes cast in said box at the first pri-
mary, another election shall be held at
Il second primary the second Tuesday in
September, 1893, betwoon tho two plans
receiving tho highest voto at tho first pri-
mary election, votes to DO counted, tabu-
lated and returned as in the first election,
and that all candidates for tho General
Assembly in this State be required to flo
with tho chairman of tho State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee pledge in
writing, to tho effect that he or thoy will
abide by the result of said election and
vote for Gf clectcd) tho passage of an act
to carry out tho will of tho majority as
expressed in said separate box"
Mr.. Kennedy offered a resolution pro-
viding that no ono holding an Office will
be eligible as a candidate for another
Office without rcsiGning, unless tho term
of tho Office held expires contompo
ously with the commencement of tho
term of the new Office aspircd to. Tho
resolution was killed.
Colonel Robert Aldrich introduced q
SGT of resolutions in which he sought to
secure an endorsement of the present
State of administration. The resolutions,
as fayorably reported by tho committee
and adopted, read as follows, tho second
section having been changed to mako it
less specific:
81. BE it resolved by tho Democratic
party of South Carolina in convention
assembled:
THAT wo renew our fcalty to the Domo-
cratic party of tho United States, and
again endorse it's principles as cnunciated
in the Chicago platoon of 1896 and do
clare anew our unabatcA confidence in its
peerless leader Wm. Jennings Bryan.
"2. That wo endorse the politics of tho
Democratic party of South Carolina and
reaflirm our allegiance to those principles
as cnunciatcd in our previous platforms.
'3. That we pledge tho Democratic
party TO a continual support of tho dis
ponsary law, as to tho best solution of
tho liquor question, and call upon all
ioVcrs-ot temperance and good order to
hold up the hands Of our public servants
in their efforts to administer it in tho III
tcrost of morality, good conduct and
prosperity.
81. That we pledge the State Of South
Carolina to loyal support Of tho gov
ernmcnt Of tho United States in the pre-
sont war with Spain, and assure our fell
low countrymcn throughout tho Union
that the spirit which animated our fore
fathers in tho oldon times, still lives in
tho hearts and minds of thoir descen-
dants.
'b. That wo bid our galont soldiers
who hayo taken up arms in defence of
tho country God-spocd, and promise that
in the lardships they undergo and tho
sacrifice they may mako, that at home
thoy will not bo forgotten"
There was minority report against
the third section of tho resolution; but
the report failed of adoption.
Article V Of tho Constitution was
amended as follows: Strike out i'm lines
, and 4 tho words "votors as shown by
tho poll lists made ut the preceding first
primary election in an election year."