The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-10

FER In COLUMBIA
COTERIE OF THE LEADERS
PUT HEADS TOGETHER.
c. c. Featherstone, w. H. Wallace.
John L. McLaurin, L. j. Bristow,
Joseph A. Mccullough, James
A. Hoyt, Samuel M. Grist
Discuss Situation.
News and Courier.
Columbia, October GA conference
was held here at the Jerome hotel at
whidh the present prohibition fight
was generally discussed. AS it was
not intended to have any political ef-
feet it was not mentioned at the time.
Publicity now, however, seems ad-
visable.
There were at the conference,
among Others, Mr.. &C. c. Feather
stone, Mr. J. A. Mccullough, Of
Greenville; James A. Hoyt, of Colum-
bia; Sam Grist, of Yorkville; w. H.
Wallace, of Newberry; former Sena-
tor John L. McLaurin and Editor
Lewis J. Bristow, of Greenwood. The
idea was to discuss THE dispensary
and prohibition situation generally.
It is not to be understood that all
who attended The conference are pro-
fibitionisrs or that they favor state
prohibition. Some of them are ad-
vocates of local option, but the de-
sire was to discuss the situation and
consider how best to avoid blunders
at this Junction in the fight against the
dispensary system.
It is understood that one Of the
chief objects of the conference was to
avoid what many think would be ia
tai mistake, and that is the nomi-
nation of state ticket. 1t is urged,
and with force, that THE nomination
of state ticket would make it fight
for men instead of at present a fight
of principle, and as long as the per-
sonal element can be kept out OF the
fight it will continue to be successful.
lust as soon as men begin to make it
the means for running for office it
will become personal matter and
the candidates will be made the OBJ
iect of attack and the principle at is
sue will be forgotten.
1t is understood that the idea is to
use every effort to |hhve the confer
ence that is, to meet here during Fair
Week not to make nor advise non1l~
nations. There are, Of course, some
men in public life who think that the
prohibition band wagon is ready to
carry a load of candidates on to suc-
cess while there are as many others
who think THAT just as soon as the
wagon begins to take on load it will
be stuck in the mire. The present
success of the movement against the
dispensary ought to be the best evi-
dence of what can be done by leaving
the fight to the individual counties
and the t1ome people, and not load
ing it with alleged leaders.
In speaking of the conference the
Columbia Record has this to say:
'sIt is evident that the prohibition
lists are seriously thinking of putting
out a state ticket despite the opposi-
ton to this movement on the part Of
some of THE members of the organl-
zation. who do not think that is the
best way to win.
1.-TWO meetings have been held in
Columbia this week and at botn OF
them members of the state organlza-
tion formed here several months ago
were present and discussed the out
look for a state ticket. Among those
here were John L. McLaurin. Joseph
A. Mccullough, c. c. Featherstone,
L. 7. Bristow and Others.
'It is regarded rather significant
that at least three of these are spo-
ken of as possible nominees should
the party decide on state ticket