The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-30

Mr.. a. I. Jones thought IL DeSI 10
refer the address and all other papers to
committee of one from each county
represented.
Mr.. Boggs and the Rev e D. Wat
son urged that this would simply mean
doubling Of the discussion and delay
work. Mr. Watson wanted to adopt the
paper as whole, word for word. The
strong statements appeared to him as
being exactly correct. He did not want
to wake up more snakes than could be
killed, but he was an open fighter. He
wanted no emasculation. Let the paper
60 forth just as it reads.
Mr.. Abercrombie said he did not
want to arouse any scare. He ojected
to the paragraph comparing THAT gang
to the carpet baggers. He thought Il
would be just as well to leave that out.
Mr. Scaife, Of Spartanburg, wanted
an aggressive fight from now on. The
very point criticised in that address and
and he was all. He thought voting down
the address was taking away their
strongest weapon.
The address, was then adopted, word
for word, with the exception of insert
ing the word Democrat after the word
Prohibition throughout the address, so
as o read Prohibition Democrat.
Mr.. Joel T. Brunson, to test the sense
Of the Convention, moved that the Con-
vention suggest candidates for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. There were
some opposition to making nominations
but the convention finally resolved to
do 50.
After the adoption Of resolution
endorsing the Charleston Exposition,
the platform was presented by MIR. Z.
D. Smith, and it was adopted. 1t treads
as follows:
We, the Prohibition Democrats, Of
the State Of South Carolina, in confer
ence assembled, hereby declare the fol-
lowing platform:
|. That competency, honesty aod 30
briefly are indispensable qualifications
for holding Office.
2. That taxes should be made as low
as possible, consistent With efficiency
of government.
3 That the sale of intoxicating liqu-
ors for beverage purposes is not func-
ton of government, but disgrace to
Christian civilization; dishonor to
manhood, and political wrong of un-
paralleled enormity; that it is an awful
crime against the women and children,
against the home, against the Church
and against God.
1. That prohibition of the sale Of in
toxicatiDg liquors, for beverage pur-
poses, is the true, consistent remedy,
and to this end We demand that the dis
pensary system be shorn Of its evils.
such as selling intozicants as a bever-
age; and that authority be given by the
General Assembly for the State to sell
alcoholic liquors for only medicinal,
mechanical and sacrsmental purposes.
Nominations for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor was DOW gone iato.
Col. Jas. A. Eoyt aud Mr.. Joel Z.
Brunson were placed in nomination for
Governor. a ballot was taken which
resulted: Jas. A. Hoyt 80, Joel L.
Brunson II. The Rev. MIR. Davis
moved that nomination be made unani.
nous by rising vote. Adopted and
ali rose.
Csl. J. L. Tribb!e VAS then ncni-
stated for Lieutenant. Governor without
opposition.
At II o'clock the Convention was
ready to adj ,urn, when Col. Hoyt was
called for. He said it was too late to
make speech. He would appear in
each county. He would do bis utmost
to gain victory and believed it would
be had. The conference then adjourned.