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Democratic committee was called 10 order by
Chairman Willie Jones, who stated the pur-
pose Of the meeting, which was TO provide for
q primary 10 fill the vacancy occasioned by
The death OF Congressman Stokes.
BOMB IN THE CAMP.
After this matter was settled then came the
i thrown into % the @ camp Of Gommerciai NJ I Demo.
cracy and was aimed at II. Mr.. Magill pro.
posed the following:
the regularly prescribed oath to abide the re.
suit Of the primary, all candidates for Con-
gress in the special primary pledge them
selves to support and sd advocate as members OF
Democratic party as promulgated In the
national and State platforms until the same
shall have besn regularly changed by con.
vention OF the party.
pledge themselves TO support the action OF
the Democratic caucus"
Mr.. Appelt said he saw no occasion now for
q change OF the pledge. The constitution fix
ed the pledge. At the last State Convention he
wanted an amendment 10 the pledge 30 as TO
require an obligation 10 the State and nation.
and the committee has no right TO make any
change. He had no objection TO the resou.
tion :, his fight would be entirely in the party
and he could not be forced out of the Demo-
Mr.. Magill said this was a day Of advance.
\ ment. No objection could be made to the
RESOLUTIONS by any good Democrat, and the
best interests OF the "policy" Of this party.
The man who refuses to take the proposed
oath has no right 10 run in the coming
primary for Congress There was nothing in
the constitution in conflict with the resolu.
tion.
Mr.. Appel said that the constitution can.
not be dbanged and he did not think the oath
ought to be changed or could be amended
Mr.. Dian opposed the resolution on the
ground that he did not believe in tieing up a
Congressm,sH or binding him TO dead Issues
on the ground that as 1t was an unexpired
term he should take the same oath DR.. Stoke es
Mr.. Williams, of Aiken, wanted strict ad.
herence to the party platform. If the plat
form Is wrong 1t can only be changed in the
coTyent,9n; COW Tss,ts r, nAnn.r. ,.,s ,,o-o ou.
true and tried Democrats in this State who
would stand here and proclaim that they
would not swallow l6to1. All should be al
lowed ! 70 & 70 before the people and let them
the Congressman's IS job in his pocket he would
take 1t out throw 1t down and stamp o upon IL,
he were a gold standard Democrat and be,
lieved In that policy as against free silver.
Mr.. Tatum said he was fromNhe 7th district
and favored the resolution. Amy man op.
posed to l6 10 would never see The inside OF
the halls Of Congress from that district.
Mr.. Appel wanted 10 know why not put
voters on the same exclusion basis.
Mr.. Tatum said II man wanted tt, vote the
Republican ticket he could do 1t in\ another
way.
Mr.. Perrit wanted to know If the conamittee
could recall Senator McLaurin. for instance
Mr.. Magill had no such idea. They could
only act IN the light of experience, and ,hat
was why he wanted this resolution, The
Stale Convention was far away yet, and there
were dangerous enemies lurking in the
camp.
Mr.. Kitchen said II these resolutions were
intended to hit McIIaurin why not come out
and say SO? Be men and come out. He did
not believe in tying our Congressman.
When the Issue comes up he would vote for
1t. He opposed the resolution because Of its
one sided character.
Mr.. Perritt opposed the resolutions because
they were simply additional verbiage. If q
man wanted To be a traitor he would do so In
spite Of oaths. 1t looked as If there was
suspicion that some candidate In the 7th dis
trict would be traitor. He saw no reason
for this. If the resolution is intended for
another purpose they should make the issue
squarely.
Mr.. Richards said that while he intended to
vote for the resolution he thought the resolu-
tion indirect and, therefore, offered the fol-
lowing:
ANTI-M'LAuRIS RESOLUTION.
"Whereas, the Hon. John l.. McLaurin
junior United States Senator. elected to re-
present the State OF South Carolina in the