The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-10
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Chairman Llde then announced
th.t the next business was the per-
msnent organization of the c1uVen.
tion and called for nominations for
president.
Senator Thos. NJ: Rsysor was NOM
mated and elected oy acclsmasion.
o. assuming the chair Mr.. R,!ysor
tnanked the convention for the honor
conferred on him. The permanent
organization of tine convention was
by tho election of Hon,
john 3 Dukes, Vice President, and
Messrs. J. A. Berry and R K. Copes,
Secretaries. Al Of these g :ntlemen
we're el,c ed by acclamat:ou.
RIbG. Lide, E O.. was, reelected
Chairman Of the county Elk cutiVe
Committee aud anember OF une state
Executive COMMITTEES By ac,lamstion.
He returned his thanks for the honor
conferred on him and said he would
do all he ,uld to advance the inter-
ests of tbs Democracy. He PAID q
tribute to the idality of the Orange
burg Democrats, who he said cast the
biggest vote of any county In the
Sss.-e at *he last generel cl1c.ion. Tnis
completed the routine business and
the convention was ready TO go iaso
sne consideration Of other business.
Hon. l. W Bowman intrOcucsd a
,hort preamble and rome resolutions
which caus d some discussion, sno
brought abous the only div sion cur
log the meeting. The preamble an1
resolutions read as follows.
Whereas, Hon. BIj tmin Il TN
man, United States Senator from
South Carolina, has By his WORK In
this Sta 8, and by his course IN con-
gress proven himself the great expo
nent OF the Democracy OF tbs STATE,
and,
Whereas, BY His fearless and con
spicuous ability IN the United States
Senate, the greatest delibetative body
Of the world, he bas replaced StuLh
Carolina srnng the fading States OF
this great U lion, where SIZE properly
belongs, now,
Re. olved, By the D2m 'acy OF o.
sngeburg Couoty in convention as
sembled, thai we. believing thu 3 iate
D.spensary system to be the best 80
luton OF the liquor q ,estion. do here
nv endorse in uutc tue stand on tnai
quss, ion taken by S,aator Ti'lman
Resu4ved, That we enoorse the
course OF Senator Tillman In the
u lifted States Senate on raj road rate
bill, and on every other question, IN
congress,
B solved, That we pledge him our
support in the ensuing primary cleo
tion to succssd himself as Uni ed
States Senator.
Mr. T M. Dantzler, of Providence,
precipitated q warm discussion by
moving to strike out the resolution
referring to the dispenssry.
Capt. J. 81. Tanning, OF Spring
field, moved that the whole prea nbie
and resolutions be laid on the table.
He said he was opposed to the conven-
5ion telling the psuple what they
must do as they wore amply able to
take care of tie dispensary ano all
othar questions without any sug5es
tions flon this convention.
DR.. J. b Pice, OF Limestone, sec
onded Mr.. D kntzler's motion to str Ike
out the resolution referring to the
dispensary. Hs said be was not In IA
vor OF the convention passing on the
disps1 ssry question, and though the
people should b, allo wed to seJJle the
matter In the primary, as it had been
referred to them ty tie members Of
the legis ature.
Ool. D. o. Herbert made q strte.
ment in referet CD go the position OF
the members of the legislature from
this county on the dispen AIRY quea-
zion He said every member OF the
delegation wftn the exception, OF one
voted every time Tor the dtspensary,
and did all they could to pass the
Rsysor. Manning bill, which ne
thought wouli have gone a long way
to purity the dispensary. he though;
the opvenlion b !: d q perfect right to
pass the preamble and les buttons,
but such actiop would not bind bne
Individual voter, WAC had the right
20 vote for or against the di penssry
Ia the prlm 4ry as he saw fl rega d.
less Of tho action Of the convention.
MI. T. NJ. DAntzler SAID he hal not
made the notion to lay toe reso ution
on the table out of hostility to S ma
ator Tillman, as he was a warm sup.
porter of Snst gentleman, and would
doal he could TO send him back to the
Senate. HIS opposition waS to tue
disp nsary, al d he hoEe' thai tn >
oonvent'oa wound agree with MIN on
the matter and kill the dispensary
reso ution.
Dr.. Price aud Capt FanDing both
agreed with Mr.. Dantzler thai IT. was
90 fight ou Sena OF Tillm 80. They
were opposed to the disrenssry and
did not tnink the convention sht u d
pass en- the question In advance OF Lne
people in the primary.
The question was brought uoa V)te
by some one moving to lay Mr.. Dan
er's motion on the table, which Was
dorc by q vote Of 96 to Is. Tie crl
giral preamble and resolutions as in
PRODUCED by the Hon. /. W. B ,wman
vas then passed by laIge majority.