The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-26
THE STATE CONVENTION.
WHY Ssuse Look on is ~ M"s' '"
portant 0ne.

-. .e.,nx more In the coming stai,
nsmncruiic convention than eFpeM" y. ,.,. %
snrince. A correspondsnt oi ine -,,.,.. ",,s
srronIc,e writing from Green wife. wnrse" ".,. ,n
Sssonsi,,- Mciaurin'. campaign managers re-
aides. snys among other thlngs: ,a uo,ch
.Evsry onc seems To DO waiting anu VIC"
ing 20: so%s,nins to 'I,s ,Ss ps,,,eai ss wind will
blow. and. like ali cautious people we NJ, nss
S"eoiny orr mouths shut. T,iiman nv" .
the political power he iormer! Wanr have
h"vs dronped him NJ . leader. MaDS n"ss
tninett ,se Mclaurin ranks and sun m".r s','.
cre viilIpp IL do no should tney nes =,
more strnws blowing In nn aIec. aI ,i,,s
arc disgus,ed with Bryan and "'' e'
.fTnder the uacertain situation: mol n,sn
...Sa,,,nv the action OF the Stnte Drme
ora sio con vept,on that meets in eo.u 's,,' ~
Nay before SAYING nos,as ,Ss sine1eners 10 the
nnnocratfc rn uks, consider that copVention
one Of the most important poiitica, e"u Th.
tiona that ever met 10 SoIsn ,n,n n,s,sorm then
adopted ADOPT wiil decide the political situation 'h
I'VE need wise and conservative men 10
that con vention 10 order tnat ary = ssci,on bu,
be adopted that will NO, cut any 'A'"'" ''
s..f n H. Measures condemning the MoLaur,n e'e
neu. are adopted and la 40 ss s''s" .pi. I'm in the
parts mat will not soon DO healea, sna % uou ,.n'
viii BEGIN TO Align themselves Win ono INC
Iiop or the ether. ,,s ,,r.h novsr
IN the oonyention and II may oe saia tnat .
srsat responeibility rests on his snnnIaen 10
nnit,us or disrupting the party. NO one eau
fSii vhethsr he viii be statesman enouga "
Slss above seif and his peHoEal leenngs
ward McI.Aurin 10 really Try 10 save tpS pU
~ asioot cuurse Of rule or ruin. BY nls @ Soo'
dari I'M persrb, or ny his lieutenant. 10 .ns,
oon nyention he viii be judged. he w n y,
or ruin. .himselL IL he shows smnu spI' y, "
personal revenge he 10 gone. DC .,,,", ss
iha position OF statesman anu pa"''' ~
viii bo saved. . ..,.d
vsiting aud watching. Very few are ou,
spoken, With tho exception of nVo"c" P@'"-
.There IN no doubt that South Carolina 10 10
the midss OF @ big political revoiusioo. ~ I
industrial situation has vastly cnhnxeo 10
the pasl ten years. The uasnu1r.os,ng ,S 20 r,,-
sssa have grown wonderiuiiy ana tnelI inuo'
encs is fsst becomips u power In politics
Thsss Ihousa apds are Hired Of the old wOrn.oni
iusues In natiouai poiiticD and desire neS -
snsa unoo which there would be some nope
an eIecting president. Tney dea re nhuon
nj plstform that will suit the pemocrA.s u
ahe soulh a. well ~ those OF the norso-s
platform vithout IL To and IKE iolmes ~ ~
Including Bryan ~ the oggsst !oy " ~.
upon which all can stand. fne uI,ss ,Nn rnns,
CHANGED, and it ID claimed thei We mS s'
chs nSe Win them. The campaign OF tni.
year in Scrih Carolina will be aNh0t one ~
Inc McIaurlu Democrats are growing stsons'
sr and can nov poll 50 90 votes out oi pos.
aiable $500 In the State.
s.It vouId REQUIRE q very wise man 10 Nhe
nm What tho siiuaiiou will ba In tne summeI'
excspt 10 say that IL will be Lively ana inter
eating."