The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-20


The State Prohibition Convention
met in Columbis on "Wednesday night
snd nominated full State ticket from
Governor to Railroad Commissioners
The convention was called to order
few minutes after s o'clock, and was
called to order by acting chairman +
81. HYATT, of the State Central Com
mittee. Rev. G.. T. Gresham opened
the proceedings with prayer.
Secretary T. J. LaMotte read the
Official cal, and a Temporary organl
zation was effected by the election OF
Col. Jas 81. Eoyt as temporary chair
man and Messrs. T. n. Berry and J.
Z. Bristow as secretaries. A call OF
the roll showed the following dele
gates present:
Aiken County, L Quinby, Rev.
J W Neely.
Anderson County-B T Crayton, J
A Hall and W E Lee.
Charleston Countv-Jchn B White,
e s Burnbam and E s Moorer.
Chester County-Rev. J s Mofatt,
FM Eoush, J T Marion, J s Nc
Keown. Rev ] E Mahafey, T N Ber-
ry, and T B McKeown.
Cherokee County, L Straip.
Clsrendon County-Rev. J O Cough
Joseph Sprott.
Colleton County, D Alderman,
q B AckermaD and E z Moore.
Darlington County, J Ward, B
O Bristow sn6J s White.
y. E " Minus and J 4 Patrick.
E6gefeld-Rev. John Lake, Rev.
L r GwaItney and Jake L Smith
Fair6eld-Chas r Wray, J 4 White
and E q Jennings.
Florence Coanty-Rev. 3 r Nose
ley and Rev. W ! Herbert.
Lancaster-D A Williams, J a
Weaver and Wa6dy G Thomson.
Greenville-J n Whitmire, J A
MCCULLOUGH, Jno G Wipgo, Jas a
6oyt, A S Beden, Rev. J W Shell o
z Gilreath.
Greenwood-P L stuckey. Rev. G
W Gardiner, J D Fooshe, Rev. co
s Curtis.
Eorry-S F Parrot, T C Barnhill.
Hampton-Rsv W q Dowling.
Kershaw-GH 81 Poser.
Laurens a G Fuller, Rev J L Har
ley, Rev. J D Pitts, R,v. r Il Jones,
&C Featherstone.
Lexington-Prof L B Haynes, Hen.
~ A Geetze,
Marlboro T Breeden.
Macior-W s Foxworth.
Newberry-Arthur Kiblsr, Rev. W
z Sigh, 4 @ Jones, CE Cannon, J
w While. r G Williams, J II Tsy-
lor, Rev. J " Speake.
Oconee-E E Werner, J steck, W
Hamilton.
Orange bure-Rev ] L SiHev, A <
Smoak, B T Keller, J B Mclaughlin,
Rey. Jno Over s, J G Shecut, Phillip
stol.
Pickens-Julius E Boggs, is Por
ter.
Richland-CD Stanley. A " Booz.
ar, Jno L Berg, Thos J LaMotte, 81
Holman, howell Morrell. T Hy-
att, DR.. E. s. Abney, J W Pooser.
Ssluda-J u Paset, J a Attaway.
Spartanburs-Prof s G Stursis, r
d Adam, B W Getsinger.
Sumt-r-Rev. G 7 Gresham, Rev A
s. Wllliford E DSmith.
Union-P P Hamilton, S II Rice,
Jr. Rev E q Reckham, D N Wilbur.
W1liamsbure-Joel e Brunson, W
N Kells, A McC Pitmsn, L Bristow,
E E Ealler.
York-A N Brunson. J A Thacker,
a A Youngblood, J BEarris.
At the conclusion Of the roll call
Mr.. Joel E Brunson was elected
chairman, Colonel Eoys declining to
serve ss permanent chairman. Mr..
I. J. Bristow was elected permanent
secretary, with Mr. A. z. Smosk as
assistant.
Colonel Eoyt then reGnquished the
chair to Mr.. Byunson, who was re
ceived with applause. He made
capital speech OF acceptance which
was frequently applauded. He said:
1.-THE State is filed with bsrrooms.
In order to get rid of the bsrrooms.
We must control the Stste. They tell
US that It s better to have the State IN
barroom than barrooms in the State.
He referred to the certificate on each
bottle Of dispensary liquor, testifying
to its chemical purify" and spoke
ieeliDgly OF the Palmetto TIRE on that
label, saying that the sight of the pal
metto recalled to him the tins when
Carolinians from four to 80 years Of
see were wearing palmetto cockaoes
in honor of the flag of the State oD
which was the legend Estates Rights
Forever" and, underneath, the pal
metto tree The palmetto tree on that
flag was drenched in blood It is now
used as the trademark Of the traffic Of
hell" He concluded his speech by
saying that the mem eers Of the con
vention had come from their homes
to save Carolina the brig htest star in
the galaxy of States"
a letter was here read from Mr.. L
D. Cnilds regretting that on account
OF sickness ne could not be present
and wishing the convention a harmo.
NOUS session.
The motion to appoint a committee
TO suggest candidates to the conven
ton for the various Offices brought on
q discussion.
ILL. w -. S44SA OPCSS-@ tAS @AO
ton and thought nominations should
De made in open convention. He
thought thst the Governor, Lieuten
ant Governor and Attorney General
were the only of6cers which should be
Sminated.
Prot. Shecut opposed The plan of
dominating by committee. Whatever
IS 10 be done should be done in open
convention, so that there would not
hereafter be any suspicion of cllques
or clans.
Mr.. Padgett sounded a discordant
note. He came from a prohibition
county, which thought that nomina-
tions should not be made by commit
tee, nor by convention, but by the
pee pie.