The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20
The Proh1bitfonists Put Up a
Full State Ticket.

Full State Picket.
The prohibisioa convention met 10
Columbia! on Thursday night. aud en-
sbraced delegates fron every county 10
no State except svo OF three
s a. fall sickes vas Domloated With
Joel Il BfunsoD. ss tie head. and h
D Guilds of Golumbia for the second
place.
Tie Stase says
The convension was made up OF q
,epresansasisa snd inseiligens body OF
men aud everything moved along hsr-
ncniously. There was bat little use-
) less saiking The convention vas very
oariicuaar 60 let the world understand
sshat its fight mas 10 be made inside the
democratic party
mere wss marked aaaaimi.y Of 40
isea sotbing shows this better than
Shs brief and euphssic platform adopted
BIT. Joel e. Brunson, the nominee
ssor governed, was born 10 Sumter coan-
40 ST. years ago ae succeeded the
Rsy q. r Ghrietsberg IS grand chief
Teuplar 10 the State When he soek
chasxe rhs total membership of the
saod TenpIars vas about 600;; IN three
wears he sncoeeded 10 increasing il to
q 500 For one gear some one else
held tie Office theo be vas called bacx
md he IS still at the head OF the order.
He ouns and operates one OF the lar
ress aash. blind and door factories 10
|kbs State as Sumter. and very large
aanber mill at Kingsssee uhere ne re
.siides. He has wife aad six children.
He stands high 10 the busioess aod 90.
4aiaa circles d the community 10 vhlch
ne das lived. aud where be has bsen q
ssDember Of The Baptist Church sioce
his boyhood. He has not baeo ideast-
ssd With either one Of she political fac
Hons Ia South Csrolina.
TIE eoosention was temporarily
With Col. J. A. HoJs OF
{ sGresnville. Is Chairman. after which
Nj. Joel E Bsuoson Of Williamsburg
.ss nouioated for chairman. aud vas
elected. Col. Hoyt declining 70 permit
bis name TO be used
HI. 3 Bristov Of Williamsburg
uas elected permaaens secretary
There we're several sugges.ioos Tor
assiataos secretary. Mr. A. K SmoaS
oi CraDeebnrg sas eleesed
Col. Hoys ,heo relioqaished she char
10 SIR. BTnesoo. who ~as received vita
appiause. he made capital speech OF
acceptance which vas frequently ap-
pssnded.
he concluded h;s beautiful speech by
ssyioe sha. tbs members of the conseo-
ton bad come from tssir bones to save
Casolina .s.he brishsss afar 10 the
galaxy of States"
A stirriog letter vas read from Col
e. D Cbiids. written from Ph''ade'
pbia. where he has been for some slne
on account Of i'll health.
Committees on Platform, sed to nonl-
nate . :;eke. we're appoiased. foe
after being frat generally discussed. !.
as some Of the delegates opposed oon'-
sasing by committee aod wanted u oy
she people.
The CON m,stees, after delibesasion
seporled as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The prohibitionis.s of the State OF
South Carolina in convention Assem-
bled on the 18th day Of April. 1898.
hereby adopt the following platform !:
First We declare onr allegiance to
the regular Democratic party and our
srggested nominees stand pledged to
abide the result Of the Democratic
prim.ry election
Second We declare that we are
uualtersbly opposed to the manufac-
ture and sale Of alcoholic or malt
liquors except for mechanical, meo'-
cinal, scientific OF sacramentaI pur-
poses
Rev. j. E. Mehaffey thought that
even "for medicinal aud sacramental
purposes' liquor should be sold at
cost, and he suggested an amend
nendment to that effect. He got no
second
Mr. Sigh said that this was vi
tai matter. He had hoped that the
committee would prepare a platform
which could be enacted as a law
The dispensary men will have q prop.
oaition we'll defined. Their platform
will tell what they are in favor OF,
not what they are opposed to. The
platform rercrt was 9 negative one