The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-08
PROHIBI lion CONVENTION.
A State Ticket to be Nominated and =
Fight All Along the Line.

a state Ticker to be Nominated and =
Fight All Along the Line
Special to The News and Courier.
Inc political pot has started to boil.
Inc Prohibit onists have taken the
initial step. A call has been issued
Tor u convention to be held ia Colum.
oia on the l4th of next mouth. 1t will
be noted in the call that business is
meant, INT it is specifically mention.
cd hat delegates are wanted who
favor prohibition legislation, and who
also approve of the naming of an en-
tire State ticket. The central com.
mlttee !" does not m Il convention o
meet and then, as has been heretofore
done, adjourn without doing anything.
The call Tor the convention, how
ever, speaks for itself and reads as
follows:
COLUMBIA, February 25, 1898.
Inc StaLe central committee having
determined to call a convention of the
Pr0hibltionists of the State to meet in
Columbia, April IA, 1898, having au.
tloriZed thsir executive committee to
Issue such u call. The SAID committee
hereby publishes the call, and the r..
guiat.uns watch will be observed in
selecting delegates to represent the
several counties OF the STATE in saiu
convention
|. The convention will assemble at
8 p. ~, ON the l4th day OF April next,
In the hall OF III House OF Representa-
tives la Columbia.
z. The chairman Of the respective
county committees will call meetings
or conventions OF the Prohibitionists
OF their county, VIII favor the enact.
ment OF laws restricting the eale OF
alcoholic liquors in this State to msdi,
clnai, scientific, mechanical and sacra.
mental purposes only, and the nomina.
tlOn by The convention of State ticket
VINO viii support such Legislation t
b. placed before the voters for their
choice At the next Democratic primary
el, ctlons, and subject to the result OI
said elections.
5. a. sucn county meeting or con.
venJion the number of de. egate,
selected, In t1e manner determined b,
the body, shall be not less than thu
OF Representatives from tn,
county in the General Assembly, bu'
may be u greater Der, if SO de
tcrmlned by said county meeting o.
convention.
4 The said county meeting or con
ventlon shall be called to meet no
later than the 4Jh Of April next, and /
from any cause it shall be found i'm
practicable TO assemble such meeting
tnen the county executive committe,
are authorized to appoint said dele
gates and certify their appointment I,
the secretary Of the State executiv,
committee.
l. Childs, chairman f. III. Hyatt
=. Stanley, &c. Dale, l.. b. Haynes
Gas. p. Wray, Thos j.. LaMotte
secretary State executive committee
L. hu AibAn y EI,:-..
Is autort John b. White, Charleston
J.. S. Motfstt, Chester; j. S.. Strain
Cherokee j. .. Cough, Clarendon L
Drew, Darling. On; John Lake
Eigedeld; Chas. =. Wray, Fairfield
f.. r.. Covington, Florence; j. NJ. Whit
mlre, Grecnville; p. L.. Sturkey
Greenwood !: w. II. Bowling, Hamp
toa; b. l.. Beatty, Horny Waddy &
Thompson, Lancaster; l.. B. HAYNES
Lexington ; w. s. Foxworth, Marion
Il. 5. Vandiver, Otonee J.. l.. Silly
Oransebur, Julius E Boggs, Pickens
l. Childs, R,ch!and; j. w. Herbert
Saiuda; q. Nj. Hurst, Jr., Sumter; j
a. Carlisle, Jr., S~partanburg; S. Il
Scaiie, Union joel e. Bruuson
Williamsburg j. j Neville. York.
Secretary LaMotte states that tn,
1t of signers for the convention war
not complete, but it was thought best
not To wait any longer for authority tt
attach signatures to the call, although
a number OF those who were expectct
to sign the call have indicated thei,
approval OF any plans that might be
contemplated
1t will be a huge mistake for the
pohtlcians or anyone else TO think the
prohibition movement in this State j.
nothing more than a fash. 1t is to be
remembered that every General AS.
sembly, although great pressure has
oern brought TO bear against such
legislation, has passed a prohibition
bill at some time during its session,
although 1T might have retraced ITS
steps. This would not have been SO
had it not been that the members
thought the people they represented
10 q large extent wanted prohibition
n although there was no necessity
Tor ito q number Of the members
ple' ged themselves to prohibition