The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-31

sent the people or himself. We're they
going to plt Offices here for sale?
When you make it a matter Of pur-
chase and rule poor men out you put
the Offices up at a price. This thing
should be put on plane of honor
and duty. We are commercial Dem
ocrats'' in paying ourselves the cost
of our expenses here. He didn't be-
lieye that this committee ought TO
pay itself even though 1t had been
done all along. It was unfair for
them as Democrats to make Candidates
pay for the officer.
The committee declined to table MT.
Bellinger's motion and it was adopt
ed, refusing permission to counties 70
assess.
Mr.. Tatum offered set of resolu-
tion of respect in regard to the late
DR.. J. VIM. Stokes.
Mr.. Bellinger offered resolutions OF
respect to the memory Of the late
Hons. ". H. Mauldin and G. J. Red
fern. members of the committee, who
had died since the last meeting. The
resolutions were adopted by rising
vote.
i.
ing g resolutions 'sinasmuch as this
committee is charged with the policies
OF the party:
Resolved, That in addition to taking
the regularly prescribed oath to ABIDE
the result of the primary. that al
candidates for congress IN the special
primary pledge themselves to support
and advocate as members Of congress,
the principles and doctrines of the
Democratic party as promulgated IN
the national and Estate platforms: IN
tsl.the same shall have been regularly
changed by a convention Of the party.
Resolved, further, That the candl-
dates shall pledge themselves to sup
port the action of the party caucus.
: Mr.! Appelt opposed the resolution
because he saw no necessity for them,
and no resolution Of the committee
of the committee could amend the con-
stitution.
Nh. Dial, Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Kitchen,
Mr.. LATTE, Mr.. Perritt and Mr..
Bellinger also opposed the resolution.
Capt. Williams, Mr.. W. D. Evans,
Mr.. Tatum favored the resolution.
Mr. Richards said that while he in
tended to vote for the resolution ne
Thoughts the resolution indirect and
therefore offered the following: Where
as the Hon. John L. McLaurin,
Junior United States senator elected to
represent the State of South Caro-
lima in the national congress has by
his affiliations and votes in that body,
ignored the national Democratic plat
forma and thereby misrepresented his
state and his democratic constituency
who elected him. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense and
convictions of the State Democratic
executive committee that Senator
John L. McLaurin, from the stand
point of honesty and self-respect should
tender his unqualified resignation I'M
mediately.
Mr.. Richards said he, was aware
that the legislature had failed to pass
such a resolution, unwisely introduced.
He thought that action was re-
Election upon the distinguished senior
senator from South Carolina. He
said he and his people felt that Nc
Laurin was trailing the Democratic
flag in the dust and he was man enough
to say so.
Mr. Applet moved to lay both re-
solutions upon the table without de-
bate.
ssTILLMAN'S TINE.
Senator Tillman said he hoped no
one would attempt to gag US here
Mr.. Appelt disclaimed any such in
tention.
Senator Tillman then rose his eyes
flashing and his lips quivering with
suppressed feeling. He said that In
debate short time ago circumstance
had arisen that led to the tender Of
the designations of McLaurin and him
self, and all knew what followed.
Now, we here in this room are either
Democrats or we are not. We are the
representatives of the Democracy.
Had McLaurin. had this man, cast
his vote in the United States senate in
accordance with the will and desire
of the people Of this State? Who will
dare stand up here and say that he
has done so? But ! know something
about it. He has voted on important
matters with the Republican party
since the treaty with Spain was rati-
fed by his vote. Is this what you
call democrat? / have remained
quietly in my seat and seen him con-
fer time and again with the Republi
cans. Now we are the engineers and
! we are in charge of the Democratic
train and we must guide it safely into
the democratic station. The emer-
gencv has arisen and we must act here
and now and see the train safely
through. We must protect the party
interest from treachery."
Senator Appelt interrupted to ask
| Senator Tillman if he thought the
committee had any right to amend the
pledge provided in the party constitu-
tion.
Senator Tillman said: 81 am not
discussing that pledge resolution. l
am discussing the important substl-
tute which has just been offered and
which carries the discussion into
wider field. | want to say here and
now that McLaurin's s friends have two
means of redress This year when
things started out we were told that
we were going to have peace and har-
mony for one summer at least. But