The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Unpublished Proceedings Of the
Executive Committee.


To the Editor of the Dispatch:
In order to satisfy those who do,
and have a right to, inquire, and as
interest in the primary election is
tagging and many voters seem to
take little or no interest at all in the
doings of their servants, the EX Com
mittee, it seems to be expedient to
publish that portion which has not
been published. Following are some
resolutions offered, seconded, dis
cussed and acted upon, consuming a
considerable portion of the commit
tees time:
"Resolved that the successful can
didates be pledged to pay any de-
fciency that may accrue in the neces-
sary expense of the campaign includ-
ing that of paying the managers of
the primary election one dollar per
day each, for their services" This
resolution was thoroughly discussed
and the vote was taken by acclama-
tion andapparently carried. That not
being satisfactory, rising vote was
ordered and the resolution was, be-
yond q doubt, carried; still it was not
satisfactory and another rising vote
was ordered-this time it was said
to be a tie, your scribe's attention
having been called to something else
at the moment and be did not count,
feeling quite sure that msiority
we're in favor of the measure and
that it had passed beyond shadow
of doubt. The chairman then used
his prerogative and decided against
the measure.
As the matter now stands the man
ayers will get no pay for their
services regardless of the amount in
the committees treasury. But, armed
with simple justice, there being
ninety and nine managers and many
times more who have gone that way
before and having put our hand to
the plough We should not turn back
but persevere until success crowns
our efforts. It is the work we finish,
not that which We begin, that profit
eth, and after the voters and especially
those that are, and those that have
been managers see the justice in the
matter, their servants (not their
Bosses) may reconsider and do that
which is right. Much of the thank
less work of managers has been done
in the past for nothing, I admit, but
that is a very poor reason why it
should be continued. There is no
good reason why one hundred and
-.nety- eight days of valuable time
should be lost to the farm, without
in the interest of the
men who get the plums.
To the published resolution
"moved and carried by Mr.. Addy
that, the County Chairman have the
tickets printed" an amendment was
offered that ''he also be required to
allow each publishing concern in the
county the privilege of making bid
on the work and that be, the chair
man, accept the lowest bid" During
the discussion that followed, the COM
mittee was informed that the print.
ing of the tickets would cost only q
"couple of dollars" the vote was taken
and this amendment was lost.
Doubtless majority of the Ex Com
mittee in it's wisdom saw no neces-
sity of showing it's penuriousness in
such trihing matter, they therefore
voted down the amendment and the
''little sx1O's" are again left.
Another resolution was offered and
seconded that "the funds of the COM
mittee should not be used for paying
for kilograms" Immediately a mo-
tion followed to lay on the table
which was seconded and voted upon