The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28

| Second. teSOlutiOil bl vi. W -
! Johnson proposing that the primary be
held two weeks sooner. report untaVOr-
ably and recommend that it dO not
pass.
Third: In reference to the proposed
! amendment of Mr.. &. W. +. Sharpe.
your committee recommend as follows:
After the word "maSterS: on next to
the last line. page ,, insert but not
! for members OF the county board 0f
control Of the diSpensarieS, nor tor
county dispensers, so that it will read
af follows: "Proyided. That the coun-
| tv executive committee OF any county
! shall be al liberty to Ordera primary
! election for magistrates and masters.
/ bat not for members OF the county
board of control of the dispensaries,
nor for county dispensers.
I'he various resolutions offered BY
MeSSrS. L. |. Manning. J. ". Gaines
and D. II. Nagiil in regard to changes
! in article 6. we have considered them
all carefully as vel! as the whole SUBJ
iect Of a change in the pledge TO be giv-
en- b. candidates and we recommend
an amendment 10 said article. as fol-
lows: After The word "nomination"
near the end Oh said 6 article, insert
the following: and each candidate
f:r the .ted States senate and for
the 'nited States house of representa-
tiyes shall tile an additional pledge
that he will support the political
PRINCIPLES and policies Ct the party
during the term OF Office for which he
NAV be elected, and work in accord
with his Democratic associates n
congress on all party questions. All
pledges shall be filed on or before -
o'clock M, Of the day preceding that
day fixed by The State executive COM
mittee for the first campaign meeting.
TWO RING CIRCUS ADOPTED.
Senator Tillman also presented the
following, which likewise was adopted
wit0ut word Of discussion or vote
against it. Thus was one the mat
ters supposed 20 be loaded disposed OF:
Article NJ, Of the constitution be
stricken out and the following insert
ed in lieu thereof:
Article NJ. Before the election in
1902. and each election thereafter eX-
ccpt as herein provided, the State
Democratic executive committee shall
appoint and arrange for the campaign
meetings to be held in each county.
not less than two weeks apart, one
of which meetings Shall be addressed
only by candidates for State offices,
and the other only by candidates for
United States senator, United States
house of representatives and circuit
solicitors
In addition to such campaign meet
iags the county chairman Of the re-
Spective congressional districts and
judicial circuits shall, when there is
more than one candidate for either Of
said offices. arrange for and appoint
separate campaign meetings for their
respective districts or judicial circuits.
the time and place Of such meetings
to be published in each county. at
which only the candidates for said
Offices Shall be invited to address the
people. Provided, That in any year
in which no candidate for United
States senators is TO be voted for, the
State executive committee may dis
pense with the second campaign meet
ing it is authorized to appoint under
this article.
Senator Tillman moved the adop-
tion of the resolutions as he finished
reading. There was nothing said by
any one and the vote was taken.
Then some one moved that The con-
vention adjourn. Senator Maytield
managed to get a resolution thanking
the officers OF the convention. Col.
Jones announced a meeting Of the
State committee afterwards, and then
the convention adjourned sine die a
little before II o'clock.
TILLMAN SPEAKS.
There were cries for "Tillman,"
and the senior senator took the stand
and spoke for over half an hour, fre-
rDenfiv worn1inp IN 10 his work He