The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-05-31

| turr.'
Prof. Haynes said this would be ,
campaign OF cuuCation." Last time
only one man had fought tho fight fol
prohibition, all other candidates being
| tor the diSpeuSary.
MIR. Brunson thought full tick ct
llI.auVlsrd and gave good reasons.
MIR. Watson moved TO accept Mr..
| BrunsOns suggestion OF putting in at.
torncy general with governor and lieu.
tenant governor. THIS motion pre-
| vailed.
Prof. Haynes wanted it understood
| That nll who Wished to run ON the pro.
hibitiOn platform for offices not Sug.
ecStCd by the conference could do so.
The vote on the main issue WAS about
TO be taken when MIR. Jones stated tina:
lkc call WAS not for Is convention to
make nominations.
The convention then decided to name
candluatcs for governor, lieutenant
| governor and attorney general.
| Mr.. BrunSOn suggested that Il com.
| m:tlcc nc appointed To make nOmina-
tioHs. Col. Hoyt protested IN vicw Of
the small attendance.
| The convention then took Il ruCrss
| for 10 minutes to let tn" committee ON
| platform report.
| When the convention rcasscmElrd
the proposition TO appoint committee
- make nominations WAS nguin TAX on
up "nd briCl lly discuss cd.
| Prof. Haynes said that the privacy OF
a committee room would be desirable.
| ohcriil l3radna wanted the nOmina.
tiODs made by ballot, without nominn-
lions from the tluor : they did not nccu
| suggestions : let every man vote ana
the tcllcrS count the ballots.
| ,,,l hDt h, t,,,.,
gentlemen receiving the highest votes
! pe declared the nominees, for governor
and lieutenant governor.
COMMITTEE I;EI'OKTA.
AZ this juncturc the committee on
| platform, through MIR. Smith, reported
unfavorabty on MIR Bcr&'8 permanent
| organization resolution. This WAS
! adopted.
On u resolution sent in by Dorch3s-
| ter delegate endorsing the Charleston
| exposition the committee reported IA.
v0rmhIy. MIR. l'caLhcrstonc suggest cd
that %luU, 900 be appropriated from IL
prohibition treasury for the cXposi u.
The favorable report was adopted.
THE plATruKM
WAS presented and unanimously ad )pl-
| ed rs follows
W., VIC DloIiluIttEii i'cti.S..IuJS Dl
| the State OF South CaroiinI, in confer
| UncG assembled, hereby declare the
! following platform
|. That competency, honesty aud So
briefly are Indispensable Qualifications
for holding oncc.
>. That taxes shOuld b. made as low
as possible consistent wiIh efficiency O
government.
, That the sale OF Intoxicating H.
quOrs for beverage purposes is not {,
junction OF government but disgrace
TO Christian CiViliHatiOn, u dish0nOr JC
manhood and a political wrong Of un-
| pnrallclcd CDormity: that il is an awful
crime against the women and children,
against the home, against the church
and against COD.
/. That prohibition Of the sale OF IN
toNicatinE liquors for beverage pur.
poses is the LruC, consistent remedy,
and to this end We demand that the
ulspcnSary system be shOrn Of It's evils,
such as selling lnLONiCants as Is bcvcr-
age and that authority be given by
the general Assembly for the State IL
| sell alcoholic liquors for only mcdi.
cinal, mechanical and sncrumcntal
| purposes.
NOMINATluNS ~ ORDER
The convention then resumed tn,
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