Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-11
FoR Law AND ORDER.
Legislature VIM be Asked to Allow Towns 10
Vote on Dlspenssrles.
[Greenyille Mountaineer. ]

port of the proceedings OF the
conference held in Columbia on
Wednesday night, October 28th,
in which all the people OF
South Carolina are interested,
whether or not they become mem
bers of the organization proposed
by this conference. The work in
contemplation ought to appeal di-
rectly to every law abiding citizen,
and it will be: seen whether public
sentiment approves of the effort to
place check upon crime and law
lessness in this State. The general
admission that something is needed
to enforce the laws and diminish the
prevalence of crime has called into
being this organization, which is
along non-political lines and simply
means that its work will be directed,
as the name implies, to the promo
! tion of temperance, the enforcement
of law and the preservation of order.
The organization cannot fail to COM
mand the respect,..and confidence OF
right-thinking persor /, but to make
1t effective there must be generous
cooperation throughout the State.
The conference. called by COM
mittee of citizens washeld in the hall
of the Y. M.C.A. COLI James A. Hoyt,
of Greenville, was requested to act as
chairman, and Thos. ]. LaMotte,
of Columbia, as secretary. The OBJ
ject of the conference, as vas stated
by the chairman was to initiate
some practical measure on non-par-
tisan and non political lines to i'm
prove the present condition of af-
fairs in the State, and TO concentrate
into some kind of organization all
the elements that are willing to work
for the destruction of those forces
that tend to perpetuate and enlarge
the sphere of intemperance and the
reign of crime in South Carolina.
Law is mookery and order is be-
ing turned into chaos under present
conditions, it.is charged, and surely
the men and women of South Caro-
who are lima worthy of the past and
mindful of the future stand ready to
make ncedful sacrifice for the better
ment of our condition.
The chairman announced that the
meeting was open for full and free
conference, and there were no re-
strictions upon the members present
This was followed by an offering OF
suggestions as to the method of pro-
cedure, remarks being made by j.
w. Hamel, J. S. Beasley, p. L,
Sturkey, H. Morrell, w. 1. Herbert,
Vernon PAnson and others.
Under resolution the following
committee was appointed to report a
suitable name and plan of organiza-
tion: LaMotte, Sturkey, Beasley,
Hand and PAnson, which subse-
quently reported as follows:
"Your committee recommend that
an organization be formed under the
name of THE South Carolina Tenn
perance, Law and Order League
"That this conference elect q
chairman, and a secretary and
treasurer, with an executive COM
mittee, consisting of one member
from each Congressional district, OF
which the officers shall be members
ex-officio, and that organizations be
made in each county, the chairmen
of which shall be ex-of1icio mem
bers of the State executive com
mittee.
"That the county organizations
shall consist of a chairman, secretary
and treasurer, with sach executive
committee as may be deemed
proper"
Under the foregoing plan of or.
ganization the following officers and
members of the State executive com.
mittee were elected: j. w. Hamel
of Kershaw, chairman; Howell Nor.
rell, of Horny, secretary and treas.
urer.
Executive committee-First Con.
gressional district, Simeon Hyde
Charleston; Second, George H
Bates, Barnwell; Third, p. L. Stur.
key, Greenwood Fourth, Thos. J
LaMotte, Columbia; Fifth, w. G
Thomson, Lancaster; Sixth, H. H
Newton, Bennettsville; Seventh
Joel r. Brunson, Sumter.
A resolution was adopted that the
executive committee be authorized
to prepare and promulgate consti
tuition and bylaws of this organiza.
ton. Also, that the executive com.
mittee be empowered to fill all va
cancies in their body.
Mr.. Hamel offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
That the executive committee
memorialize the Legislature to enact
such legislation as may be necessary
to give the voters of 3 municipality
the right to vote dispensafy out ot