The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-04-19
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION
The Ticket Suggested aud plurfovm
Adoptcd-A Fight viii be Made
Within the Party Liucs.

ISIS, called for the uurDO,o of Duttiuu a
ticket IN The field 70 be voted for in The
DemocratiG primary, assembled in Co.
iumbI" on Thursday night. - logates
%efG present from thirty two counties.
nc nominee Tor GOv2rnDri l. MIR joel f..
lOr years an ardent Prohibi.
IiOh ST.. man VINO has not been identl-
hGu Win either Of the political faction,
IN lhoStatc,a sound and successful bust
ness man, II devoted member of the
cuurch ana a nan who stands
h'Sh IN MS home county-Wllliams.
burg.
a. $50 2, m. the convention was
cAits" 10 . der Gy acting chairman f..
IL ilS"el, oI tho State Central EXecu-
i've committees. Tao deliberations Of
the !Voning were preceded by PRAYER
by Rev. u. L. Gresham. S cTetarv n.
= LhA0tte read the oIi1ial call. Then
olioweQ the temporary organization OF
the BODY. Mr.. Joel T.. Brunson nomi-
naI"d CO!. JAnUs A. upytu.
chairman Cot. Hoyt wa elected un-
G~nlmo"sly: Upon the nominatioa Of
Mr. y. =: Foatucrstonr, MIR. II. n.
berfy, OF Chester, rs elected temper
Any secretary. MIR. Louis j. BrisJow
was chosen assistant secretary.
II was moved That the chairman OF
euch ~delr"ati"n prepare 3 list of the
county delegations - b. presented
Immediately upon the calling of the
ro.i at cUuut cs. This was carried.
~ the conclusion Of the formation
OF the roll, Mr.. Howell Morrc,l suU-
sested that the present Organization
be made permanent.
Mr.. joel f. Brunson Of williamsburg,
was nominated for chairman, and was
ms n,tm" ID b. used. Mr.. l. } ,iristuw
OF Williamsburg was elected
cnt secret try.
Col. hoyt tben relinguishcd the chair
10 MIR. BruusOD, vino was received with
applause. He made capital speech
OF Acceptance which was Frequently
a~pp'auded. He sid: The Stat, is
hIIcd with harr0Oms. In order to gIt
RIA O tn oarroOms. We must cOntrol
IHc stat - They tell US that it is bet
ter to have the State in d barrOom than
~parrOoin. in the Stltc. He referred TO
the cyrL,licNt1 on each bohtlG Of dispen-
sAry i'qlor, ttStifying 10 its Chemical
purity, and spoke tcelingly Of tue pal
mGtto tree on that lab /, saying that
thn sight OF the pa!.0 to recalled to
nam the iiG.n whul CIru;inianS from
iaHr 80 81 years Of age were wearing
Da,mcttp cock 4 c. in honor OF the II 70
OF the STATE Oh which was the 10 !und
"Ssatc'a Rights Forever" and. uEd.r.
mctto t,co ON that nnu was drnn.pnd
in blond IL /. nnw ns,II 49, ,'n tnnTN
ma k OF the rattle OF he'll"
i!l co, Cludcd hi T. ;utirul spc, ch
by saying that In. Il. mDcrs Of lhg
~c"Lventi0n had come from their homes
to save Carolina 1.-THE brig htest star in
the galaxy Of States"
AitGr discussing the recommends.
lions Of the executive committee and
appointing committees to make nomi
nations and prepare Il platform the con.
ven,'og ,nnk rcrcss nm,nmt WIN !,
hccrmr known that Nj. Nj Cul!unph
OF "cnYi!e, had declined to pcrut,
his nNme to b. presented either on Tn,
IL '0r o" in the commiJtce for the ohic,
OF Governor, with which il has blgn.t
m quontly connected Of late. Mr.. Me.
C%uliongI had been frequently ap
PREACHED during the dny. mt hH Md
fully d ~trrnincd not 70 Vo,rrrit the ne
OF hI, nip".
Inc convention r>Gs C1.b!1d aud the
report Of the committee on platform
was presented by Col. llryt, a. foilovy!
Thc Prohibitionists Of the STATE OF
south Carolina, in convention Assem-.
bied. on the llth day Of April, 1898
hereby adopt the following platforms:
Fest. We declare onr ,llcri.,c. -
the !. yular Dsmo.rati. nartS " ",Ii ~,
|sugrnst.d nominee; ,tan.r ,i,imnd -
abIur tho ,.nsnIt nf ~, n di."sou "
mary election. P'
Srcopd wv, aa,l,.
u ~ w "'G'"'c Ih"I we are IN
anI .,S GtLoetu w 'nc manufacture
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al ,ho, n9 ! t"''NS ''"I nc wished
winrs f,c snn,n ,nn. ""S grape
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frNrnd XIX NJ. GCi"" :" lister re-
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clenr, m,n,nr nn"nhns, 'V""'~u III L"e
thnv w~rn 70 Hnhr, o. TS,o pn.nc,PIes
~ ",.o .ut; Ih9S would be
tricd ,n InaiSintn ,ou,'n % IVY II Inny
tho v,rinns iI"oS "a uor "Hia'c
n,. onniarI. 20 .aI ,,osU q v'sor
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