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f VOL. XLIX WINNSBOKO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1894. NO 2. I EYANS AN EASY WINNER. " ONLY GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR NOMINATED. The Alliance Demands and Tillman Both ? . in 1 jive tor the [ ?OQOrKU*l.igi>v?., f Nominees and a Regular Love Feast All - Around. ^ Columbia, S C.,Aag.lG.?The State Reform nominating convention was the great event of interest in South Carolina yesterday. It was all Evans from jump to finish. John Gary Evans was nominated for Governor by an overwhelming vote, and Dr. Timmerman was declared the nominee for Lieutenant-Governor by acclamation, but no State ticket was put up,though it came dangerously near winning. Altogether, the convention was one of the largest bodies that ever gathered In Columbia, and more business was done in the same length of time than I at any of the conventions of recent L jearsl While most of the talkers were wan thou mannered to make things FHT uo n uivu^vuv^ ?..W..WQ?exceedingly lively and interesting. It was 12.13 o'clock when Chairman Sligh L called the convention to order, and without any preliminary talk called for nominations for temporary chairman of the convention. Mr. 0. C. J onion nominated Mr. W. Glbbes Whalev, of Charleston. The k nomination was received with cheers and applause. It was heartilv seconded, and Mr. Whaley was unanimously elected, amid vociferous applause. Mr. R. L. Gnnter of Aiken was then nominated by Mr. Jordan for temporary secretary, and was unanimously elected. The credentials of the delegations were then called for, and the several chairmen handed them up. On motion w. . of Mr. Sligh, Col. F. M. Mixson of Columbia, was made assistant secretary. The roll was then made up and the convention was ready for business. A L, motion was made to make the temporary organization permanent, which caused considerable confusion. There * * v Ji?nfi on WBk was eviaenuy muea m?au3iavuuu ' with Mr. Whalev on account of his Bain voice. Mr. Whaley stated that he RK. could not preside over the convention on account of Ids physical condition. Mr. M. R. Cooper, of Colleton, was then nominated. He was forthwith elected. On taking the chair he thanked the convention for the honor conferred on him on behalf of the people of Colle!ton, the originators, of the Colleton idea,which they were here to carry out. The temporary secretaries were then elected permanent secretaries. Mr. W. A. James, of Sumter, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the chairman of the ? State Reform faction committee be instructed to request the Democratic State central committee to place an extra box at each polling place in the Democratic primary election to be held on August 28th inst, for the purpose of getting before the public a fair and positive expression of opinion from the white voters of the State on the dispensary law. In said bos. voters who favor tha-dispensary plan as a solution of the whiskey problem to vote "yes," .and those who oppose the same to vote l ^ "no." After considerable debate tha resolution was tabled. ^ Mr. W. D. Evans, the president of W" the State Farmers7 Alliance,men peered the Ocala platform with a few alterations, as the platform and principles governing this convention and the Reform party. The platform was adopted unanimously. Mr. Colcock, of Charleston, moved that the convention proceed to the work which it w?s called to do?to the nomination of a candidate ior Gover> nor and Lieutenant-Governor. Prof. Marchant started a first rate rampus when he offered as a substitute for Mr. Colcock's motion, a resolu tion "that the convention nominate ' a fnli State ticker, in block, by ballot, _ includtDg three candidates tor railf road commissioners." Some one ' promptly moved to table this. Mr. Colcock refused to accept the substitute. Mr. McCravy, of Laurens,stated that bis delegation bad come here nninstructed and be would l;k^ to Na- this matter of nominations fully discussed. Mr. II. J. Donaldson saia his delegation came here instructed to make nominations for Governor and Lieu tenant-Governor, that done,let the wisdom of the bcdy decide as to anything kelse. Mr. Cunningham moved to lay the j substitute on the table. At this juncture things began to get very lively. (Japr. bteaaman, 01 ine Aiken delegation, rose and exclaimed r rather dramatically: "Before you go k further, I would like to inform you L. that this man, who offered this resolution (Prof. Marchant) has done so against the instinctions given him by the aonvention which Jsent him here." fc-v (Loud cheering.) Then there was W much excitement. T Trof. Marchant bounced up out of his chair, lie looked a little wild and in the most dramatic manner, waving his arms, he exclaimed: "1 deny it. 1 deny it He has made an assault upon me. I have acted for the people of Aiken according to the instructions ?L ? ?? ? ^ " rt/\r.nrtinri AA ^ Thora j^lYCLI illG UJf Hi J V/UUOV.iCU^c* jiuvAv was quite an uproar and in the midst . of it the chairman put the motion to I . lay Prof. Marcbant's substitute on the table, Capt. Steadman all the while apJS pealioe to the convention to be allowcd to reply to l'rof. March ant. The substitute was tabled. IflQk Senator \V. I). Evars then asktd the IHBP secretary to read just at this juncture some resolutions, which were adopted m by the Marlboro county convention by by a vote of 57 to 11. The resolutions deemed it inexpedient to make any nominations at all at the convention, V and instructed the delegation to carry out the convention's ideas. This was received by the convention as informaHr tion. Marion and Florence counties endorsed the Marlboro resolution. R| Mr. Brice entered lor the Fairfield Ml delegation a protest against making any nominations whatever. lie said two-thirds of the Reformers in his county were opposed to it. ^ a dolnt of order was raised. Mr. Colcock'3 motion was adopted in the & confusion and nominations were called Hl Mr. Garris, in order to get to work, said he would be brief and simply flgft place before the convention the name B of the Hon. John Gary Evans, of Aiken ;or Governor. (Cheers.) S i-r. Appelt said it was not right to HA stirie expressions from delegates. Mr. mm Brice, of Fairfield, had never yielded MP the floor and he should be allowed to n . proceed. Mr. lirice answered some B question and said that only one-third of the Reform voters in his county had participated in tne primary ana mey B wanted no nominations. It was time B to pause and think. They were tired 9 tm of iiissention. There was danger ahead L^Kthe lleform movement. Let us be Kted. Time was called on him and K Duncan got the floor. The point H Braised that, no vote had been taken Be. Colcock's motion. The chair^ j^Taled that the motion had already - been carried. Mr. Duncan explained WF*" that the very call for the convention outlined what it was to do. Mr. O. C. Jordan, of Aiken, said he / I it rlid not understand all this. All Knew what the convention had b^en called to do. Ccming from Aifcen as he did he, however wanted the matter thoroughly, openly, fairly and honestly discussed. lie spoke in behalf of trie candidate from Ms county. It had been charged that there was a disposition to gag by certain men on the lloor. Xow, it seemed to him, this was the nlir?p tn xneafe of anv ODUOSiliOu. If those delegates instructed to oppose nominations did not present their protests tcey would be recreant to their duty. Mr. Hrice replying to the allu3ioa to "gagging,"called Mr. Jordan's attention to the fact that the Falrlield delegation was tor Evans. ; The chairman again rultd that the Colcock motion had been adopted. Mr. Colcock pleaded for it to be put again I to allay all feeling. Mr. Pettlgru called ! for the ayes and noes. The chairman 1 stated that the record showed that he ' was right but that he svould put the : motion again. Tne chairman of each ; delegation cast the vote for his county. : The motion was then adopted by a vote of 282 to 38, the counties of Fairfield, Ilorry, Marlboro and Florence voting in tbe negative. THE NOMINATIONS MADE. \ Nominations were then called for for i Governor and Mr. 0. G. Jordo:a rose, j He said for the high aud exalted post tion of Governor of South Carolina, he ' desires to place before the convention ( the name of one who was a ma:3, a noble man, a perfect man, a man in every sense, Mr. Jordan said: "In Cokes- J bury, in the county of Abbeville, on , October 15, 1863, while the war was raging, there was born a black-eyed , boy?of the union of Gen. X. G. Evans, | a gallant soldier, and Ann Victoria Gary. This boy grew up to become the Hon. John Gary Evans. He received j bis early training at the old Cokesbary ( conference school. When he grew up he went in 1880 to Union College at j Schenectady, in the State of Xew York. He was elected in his junior year presi- j dent of his class, a marked compliment | for it was the first time a Southern boy had been thus honored. Tne youog ; man was a great favorite of his uncle, j Gen. M. \V. Gary. After returning from college he went into the law oflice of Gen. W. T. Gary in Augusta, Ga. He remained there reading law until | iSRfi whpn he returned to his State to cast his lot among bis own people at , Aiken. In a short time th& people called upon him and sent him to the Legislature to represent then in 1888. ( Then in 1890, when the Reform move- ( ment was inaugurated, he cast his lot , with it, and he has stood by it as grandly and honestly as any man in South Carolina. In 1892 the people raised ; him higher and sent him to the Senate. He ha3 served there with signal ability for the pass two years. Now we call i upon you to raise him higher and put . him in as Governor of this noble old State. The nephew of Martin Wither spoon Gary, he inherits all of his many , noble traits." (Prolonged cheering) , Six or seven counties seconded Evans' liULUlUAUUU , Senator \V. D. Evans then took the . floor. He said: "Upon an occasion J like this, while we are all here as true , and tried Reformers, I am not one of those who have anything within ma but a feeling of pride at anything the j Reformers do when they ac:. Yet, in obedience to the small minority vote that has been cast. I wish to put in , nomination the name of a man just as true as the man who will be Governor. (Cheers.) I wili not go into past < records, but simply present the name of the Hon. W. H. Ellerbe of Marion, as a candidate for the nomination of j Governor of South Carolina. (Applause) , The nomination was seconded by Mr Cunningham and the Marior. Colleton and Hampton delegations. Mr. E. X. Iledfearn of Chesterfield then presented the name of the Hon. James E. Tindal of Clarendon. Mr. Tindal's nomination was seconded by several. The usual motion that nominations close was passed and the convention proceeded to vote. As th9 name of each county was called the chairman of the delegation announced the vote of his county. The vote for the candidates stood as follows: For Evans?Abbeville, 12; A:^eo, 8; AndersoD, 12; Barnwell, 12; Beaufort, 10; Berkeley, 14; Charleston, 18; Colleton, 10; Darlington, 8; Elgefield, 12; FairGeld, 8; Georgetown, 6; Greenville, 12; Hampton, 0; Kershaw. 0; Lancaster, G; Laurens, 8; Lexington, 6; .Newberry, 8; Osonee, 6; Orangeburg,12; Richland, 10; Spartanburg, 14; Sumter, 12; Union, 8; Williamsburg, 8; York, 10; total, 262. For Ellerbe?Chester, 8; Florence, 8; Horry, t>; Marion, t>; Mariooro, a; rich.-1 ens, 0; total, 44. For Tindal?Chesterfield, 6; Clarendon, 8; total, 14. On motion the nomination of John Gary Evans was made unanimous by a rising vote. There waa vociferous cheering all the while. On behalf of Marlboro, Mr. W. D. Evans made the motion, which was seconded by Mr. Kedfearn for Clarendon and Chesterfield. Mr. Jordan moved that a committee of three be appointed to wait on Mr. .&vans and invite him to 'the hall, after notifying him of his nomination. Mr. Appelt moved that the committee be selected from the counties which voted against Mr. Evans. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr W n TC trans hprft stated that It would be best to proceed with the nomination of a Lieutenant Governor lirst. He nominated Dr. W. H. Timmerraan ?who received the nomination for Lieutenant Governor by acclamation. Mr. Gantt moved that Messrs. Eller be and Tindal be also waited upon aud invited to sears on the tl>or of the convention. A committee of Ova was then appointed to wait on Mr. Evans and Dr. Ximmerman, notify them of their nomnatioD, and escort them to the hall; and invite Messrs. Tindal und Ellerbe to seats on the lloor. The committee consisted of J. C. Ivlugb, D. J. liradham,J. C. Ellerbe, O. C. Jordan and W- D. Evans. OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. After a while the committee returned escorting J no. Gary Evans and Dr. Timmerman to the stand. Evans came in on the arms of Mr. Ivlugh and Mr. Jordan. He seemed to be pretty well satisfied. As soon as order could be obtained, the chairman said: "it is now ray pleasure, gentlemen ot the convention, to introduce the future Governor of South Carolina." (Prolonged applaulse.) Air. Evans stepped up to the front cleared his tnroat and began to speak, lie was mcst attentively listened to ana at times was interrupted by vociferous applause and cries of "Bravo!" Mr. Evans was so enthushed, that before he finished the perspiration rolled from his brow in huge drops. He spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Convention and Fellow lieformers: The feelings of the human heart cannot be expressed by word of mouth. As sweet music is the language of the soul so is the sympathetic glance of the eye, the hearty shake of the hand and the brotherly embrace, and true language of the heart. To say that I thank you sesms cold and is but a poor expression of the heart that goes out to each and every one of you. An y , words I might say to you intended to represent my thanks to this boly would be inadequate. There Is gentlemen, a trite saying that the heart speaks most when the lips move not, and I am sure that is recognized by every member here when 1 attempt to t xoress ray apDrciation of this nomimiiun which meaos an election to the highest ofiiee uMfhin vrmr pift. There Is in my tiomi nation an expression of ihe people, which means more than any pen can write or any human lips confess. I represent that element in the Inform faction which was born during or since the late conlli v. of arms between the Xorth and South, that element of the young Democracy which now must carry the older element?our grandfathers and fathers?upon our shoulders as i-Eaeas did the old Aachises?a precious burden. It has been truly said that the hope of the State is m our young men, bus no less true is it that the pride of the young men is the history and the traditions of the old men who have made this country glorious. (Cheeks and voices, "That's so; every word of it. "3 I stand here as a representative of Reform and a rebuke to your enemies who have attempted to say that the Reform movement is to array class against class. I stand here to defend the principles of my father and your Fofhoro?that-, nrinmola for which they LQUUVAU UUMW r _ fought, bled and died, that principle which is dear to our hearts, that prinjiple which has been denied to us, but which has been recognized by the lieform movement of South Carolina? "Equal rights to all, special privileges so none." (Cheers.) Treviously, a man without ? history, without war record in South Carolina was thought to be ineligible to office in this State. While 1 am here as a youDg man and I don't mean that in the seuse which that word has been a stigma in South Carolina, but I stand heie as a young man who was born since the lafe coutlict, and I have grown old ia the experience, which has enabled you, fellow citizens, to stand here as representatives of pure Democracy, demanding that the will of the majority, when fearlessly and honestly expresssed, must govern. Any man who attempts to put the Reform movement of South Carolina upon a narrow-minded basis, who attempts to array class against class, ? - *- * > tha l?afArm I WOO aiLtiLiyiS LU oa_y iuau ujvj principles of South Carolina are founded upon animosity and prejudice, in my nomination, you have a contradiction of such perversion of its principles. The Reform movement is a movement of the people and one of its fundamental principles is that the majority must govern, giving a due respect to the minority when honesilv expressed. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen of the convention, I take it that it will be improper for me at this time to outline to you the policy which shall govern me in the future; I take it that the people of South Carolina have spoken through you to the world, and i take it that the people of South Carolina through their endorsement of me have endorsed the administration which has preceded me. Our past administration has been conTm>h an ahilifcv and fairness UUVUVU fl?VM MM ..... J that should satisfy the most hypercritical, and has set the pace for our sister State of the South and West, which must finally result in the disenthrallment of our people from the oppression from the money power ot the East I shall .endeavor in 'my administration to brim? about this consummation so -devoutly to be wished for. I say to you and to the world that the Reform administration shall have but one object, ana tnst 13 me uapymcss and prosperity of the people. This. I am sure, is the sentiment which has been expressed by the Reformers and which has resulted in my nomination. There has been one law which has been ; fought more strenuously than any other in the history of our legislation?that is the dispensary law. The overwhelming sentiment of the people of South Carlma is that that law has in view the happiness of the. whole people, and the voice of the people must be carried out, let the consequences bs what they may. The people have spoken by their representatives, and 97 per ceat. of the honest white men of South Carolina have spoken in favor of it GentlemeD, that voice shall bs heeded by me; the enforcement of that law shall be my prime object, and I believe I have behind uie toe honest men, the virtuous women, and even the little children of South Carolina. (Cheers.) I shall not attempt to outline my policy?that will be given later, when I shall have the pleasure of addressing the people of South Carolina as a unit. - *- ? ? ? on/? h Q T*_ liQl Q16 Siy tLlCtb WilllC ^DOVU nuu uw?. mony are the great objects to be desired and to be obtained by all civilized governments, yet you must recognize that in South Carolina, where there has been but one party, such an idea is an ideal conception. " There can be no such thing as unity in the midst of political dissensions. Our principle is that the majority of the white citizens must rule and the minoritv must submit. Gentlemen that is the only cause of dissension today in the politics of South Carolina. What are the principles of Reform? I shall not enter into them. You know them too well; you know I have tried to be the exponent of them. You kaow I have loved those piinciples; you know I have voted for those principles. The only opposition in South Carolina today to the principles of the Ilefjrm movement is based on prejudice. No reasonable man, especially no reasonable while cif.z-m can object to the principles of the lieform movement in '?-* South Carolina, xnsy cauuuo.^atcio.; Those principles are laid down even by our statesman, John C. Calhoun, as the grandest to perpetuate popular government. and embodied in the Farmers' Alliance, principles upon which I might 3ay, depend the success and prosperity of the agricultural people. (Cheers.) Can there be any objection to that? Can there be objection to that interest upon which we are dependent? We are dependent upon the agricultural interests, and must rocognizi the principle upon which depend the life of popular government in this Union. A combination of the South and West alone will save popular government in this Union, and that will bd expressed in iif mv indcm^nt amonnts to anything. (Cheers.) The combination ol' the power of wealth against the combination of the agricultural interests and laboring interests is today concentrated in the East. That concentration can only be defeated by the solidity ani unanimity of the South and West, expressed through their organization, which is the mouthpiece and which speaks for the bone and sinew in our land. (Cheers.) And when 1 hear my countrymen oppose it 1 feel like saying to them. "God pity them; they know not what they do." Now, fellow citizens, united in our ranks, we are confronted today by opposition which has not reason behind it; an opposition that cannot succeed under the laws of God nor under the laws of man, because that opposition is fouDded upon a Disis wuicn c&u never succeed. Your principles must prevail, because they are far removed from sectional and class privileges, and you say we want a man who has the [CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.] BUTLER INTERVIEWED. HOW HE LOOKS AT THE LATE STATE CAMPAIGN. N'ot More Kxclteuient than Usaal In Poll' tlc?l Canteats-Reports Gramtly Exajtgarated?Some ot the Spaecbes Y?r* Iantrnctlva?The Result is Choas. Washington, Aug. 13 ?The News and Courier correspondent to-day had the following interview with Senator Butler: ' What is the outcome of the State canvass in South Carolina?" 'Tolitically chaos." "Do you mean to say that all political parties are at sea V" "That is exactly what I mean to say. The Democratic party is divided into two factions,the Conservative and Reform factions The Republican party is showing some animation and appears to be getting ready to take advantage of the Democratic split. The Third Partyites are taking comfort and cour^olotio anri Hiq. 11ULU iycuivv/iauiv uvi?JW ? s9Dsions in Washington, and so it goes. So you cau see what Tillmanism has done for the Democratic party in South Carolina." "What will the Conservatives do?" "Saw wood and say nothing. They are thirty-live or forty thousand strong, and nave been disfranchised, so far as the nomination for Governor is concerned, by the ring in control of the fifty thousand Reform faction. Do you suppose that many white men will submit to disfranchisement?" "Do you say the Reform faction is controlled by'a ring?" "The most unscrupulous ring that ever dominated the politics of any country, but I am not alone authority for tiro charge. You may remember that my colleague, Mr Irby said in most emphatic terms last wiuter or spring that there was a "State House ring" in Columbia. Reformers have, duringl&e recent canvass, iterated that there was" a ring in the Reform faction. Every intelligent man in the State knows it is true, and masses of the Reformers are kicking volently against the ring and Its ilagrant methods. The Reform rtftndidatas who have been and will be slaughtered by the ring are very mush outraged, and 1 do not believe will quietly submit." ' What will be the upshot of these conditions? "In my jugment the Conservative element will in due time come to the front and bring order out of chaos, and give us relief from the confusion an<J wrangling which the ring has brought upon our politics. Oa the stump and otherwise I have warned our people of the dangers of division. So havd Messrs Tindal, Ellerbe and Pope, lleform candidates for Governor, and other Reformers. The ring rulers have met appeals with scorn and deris on, ana the aay 01 recKomng ior mew will come in the near future. ' YVhat about the dispensary V" "Oh, well, the di3pensary is a huge political machine which has borrowed the livery of temperance and morality to serve the ring in. It is honeycombed with corruption, and if its management is ever investigated and the facts disclosed you will see a seething mass of corruption that will astonish the people of the country. It has been reopened without the consent, as It ha3 been reported without the consent, as I am informed, of two of the three members of the State board of control, and I have no douot is to be run in the interest and for the benefit of the ring candidates. 'The ringsters have so complicated the political machinery that nobody except those in the ring can understand it. Let me see if I can state the situa* - ' 4f . tionsotuan you cau ujmpreueuu xo. 0.1 Saturday, the 9:;h instant, the Re form clubs were to meet and elect delegates to a County Convention. This Convention is to meet on the 13 Dh and send delegates to a State Reform Convention to meet in Columbia on the 16th. The State Convention is expected to nominate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Mind you, now, the Conservatives are to have no voice in this business, but, as 1 have said, are disfranchised. Then there is So be a primary on the 28ih of August, not to vote for Governor and SGate officers, but to appoint delegates to a State Convention to meet some time in September to nominate candidete3 to be voted for at the general election in November. Follow this problem through and you will see that tbe people are cut off from giving a direct vote for any otlicre except at the November election. 1 have stated tne case as I understand it, and if a more adroit scheme could be devised to bamboozle the people and defeat a free expression of their wisheB I should be obliged to have it suggested. And yet we are told one of the cardinal features of the Reform Mov ement was to give theprimary for all public offices. Satan could not have hit upon a more effectual method to usurp tbe people and turn "them over, bound hand and foot, to a handful of selfish, corrupt ringsters." ' Senator, you seem to have survived . AkAi.A? LQ6 CdUp'dlgU 1U guuu guaps. "Oh, yes; I was never in better kelter in my life. 1 spoke in every county, at every campaign meeting and extra meetings." "Was there as much excitement as represehted in the papers?" "I do not think that there was more excitement than usually attends a political canvass. The accounts were greatly exaggerated and sensational. ! With a few exceptions the meetings were quiet and orderly?not very large ?and the people listened attentively and respectfully Of course at some places a few drunken fellows would create a disturbance, but they were generally attended to by the special constables or committee of arrangements and soon suppressed. Personally I have no cause of complaint except on three occasions, when two or three rowdies attempted to interfere with me. I had no trouble in thrusting thetn aside and in proceeding with my speech. Everywhere the committees and the people ?7ere as Kind and hospitable to me as they could possibly be and appeared anxious to hear me speak. The canvass has had a* good effect in shaking things up and, as I have said, I believe order will come out ot the political chaos into which ring rule has brought us. And I want to say another thing: Some of the stump speeches were as fine and instructive a31 ever listened to?notably so with several ot the candidates for State oilices, whose names t will not mention as I do not care to discriminate." Kah t- TTAnr rO.?>l CJ/>tinn V** TT lidb auuuu J\J\*L iV (.AVVbtvu "Well, you know, there .are few things more uncertain thaa a popular election, unless it be the verdict of a petit j ury, but 1 have the strongest reasons lor believing I will succeed myself. Thrughout tne entire discussion not one word was said against my public service or official record, except that I had voted for Judge Simonton's continuation. That you know, was the veriest stuff and noDsense. 1 have gone face to face with the people, given an account of my stewardship, and they must now settle It. Although I say it myself, lam quite sur* I can repre\ sent the people better and more acceptably than any man they can send and in this I believe they agree with me. The only reason assigned for my retirement that I know of is that I have been here a long lime. This better qualifies me for the duties of the position and (its me to discharge its reWili 4-i^n rtrtf 1 T7 HhO SpUUSlUlUUCS [UUIC aausxavwijuj. vuv thing has gratified me inexpressibly, the cordial and hearty reception tendered me yesterday on my return to the Senate by my colleagues on both sides of the chamber and by the Senate employees without exception. If left to a vote of my associates who have served with me here so many years I think I could safely count on its being unanimous." it. m. l. hurrah for stevenson! Bit Vo e Saved Cbe Tariff Bill From Being L. >? . Wasetinqton, Au^. 11.- -Today's proceedings in tue Ssnale were ol a most inlets Ling and exciting character, invol?n?as thev did the succs3s or dtf?at of ail tiia IdrifT work of the season; and it was only by the casting vote of the Vice President that the Democratic party was saved from a bad repulse, if not a complete overthrow. rw\i ^ _"1 I ?:J U ~ 4-U** XC6 (lay ur^au wuu n ueuaic m uuc resolution cffered on Friday by Hill, instructing the Ssnate conferees on the tariff bill to report whether thee Daterees of the two IIou3es were likely to asree, and if not to report a disagreement. Hill modiGed his resolution by inserting an additional clause requiring the bill to be handed to the secretary of the Senate for such action as the Senate might desire to take upon It. The significance of this clame was that it the bill were so delivered to the Sanale the House could noL have the chance (which has been rumored as one of the possibilities of t*;e opposition) to agree to the Senate amendments, and thus have the bill sent to the President .without any farther action on the part of^c-i^nate. The debate for nearly two hours war-tilcpfted to that phase of the question. At last action wa3 precipitated by a motiou made by CWufeil to proceed to the consideration of executive business. That motion was i ustly regarded by ??111 as D03llie 10 niS prupysiliuu, HUU uc promptly demanded the veas and nays. These were taken and were watched with the most intense interest and excitsment by Senators of all partits and by an im mense crowd of spectators in the gal.'ir" ies. The result was announced by the Vice President as yeas 35. nays 35, and he promptly cave his vote in theiafflrmalive, thus defeating the fltll resolution for the lime being. It has now gone to the calendar, whence it can only be taken by a majority vote, although a 8im;lar resolution may be oflered at any time. Bssiddes the 70 Senators who voted there were 16 paired?the only Senator lett unaccounted ior D2ing siewari ^l*jp.; of Nevada, who was present, but maintained a position of strict neutrality. The three other Papulist S enators, Al len, Kyle and Peffer, with the two Democratic Senators. Hill and Murphy, vote>? with the Republicans. AU the other Democratic Senators remained true to their party fealty. The most iclense interest and excitement prevailed on the lloor and in the galleries as the vote progressed. Whea a pair was announced between Irby and Wilson (Rep.) of Iowa, Hill appeared to doubt the defection of his supposed ally, and demanded the authority for pairins: him with a Republican. Tn"e authority was soon forth cominsr. Jones i (Dsm.) of Arkansas produced and read j two telegrams wbich he bad received [ from Irby, one savsing: k-Please arrange a pair for me in favor of the bil1;" and the other saving: 4,Pdir me in lavor of the free sugar proposition if that comes up in the Senate." Tae roll was Gually completed and the result (inured up. It was announced by the Vice President In these words: liOn agreeing to the motion to proceed to the consideration of execa* * ? - ? ~ O ^ An/1 | 11V0 UUSiUCSO) lliC yeas aio ou auu uuw nays are 35. The S:nate is equally divided. The Vice President voted 4aye.'" That annuncement relieved the extreme tension which had seized upon Senators and spectators. The Vice President directed the galleries to bs cleared and the doors to ba closed, and thU3 ended an incident which had threatened to bring to naught the whole tariff work of the sessioa. The following is the vote in detail: Yea??Bite, Barry, Blackburn, Blanchard, Brice, Gallery, Call, Camden, Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner, Georsre, Gib30D, Gorden, Gormao, Gray, Harris, Jarvis, -Jones ot Arkansap; L;ndsay, McLaurm, Martin, Mills, .Mitchell Wisconsin; Palmer, Pasc ), Pu*h, Roash, Smith, Turple, Vest, Vilas, Walsh, White?35. Nays?Aldrlch, AUen, Allison, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Diiph, Dubois, Frye, Gallmger, Hale, Hansbrouzh, Hawley. Hi'gins, Hill, TToar .T.we? ot Nsvada: Kvle. L^d^e, McMillan, Mandersoo, Mitchell, of 0;e20r; Murphv, PattOD, Pefl'er, Perkins, Petti^rew, Power, Proctor, Sherman, Shoup, Teller, Wtshburn?35. T:*e following Senators were paired: Bailer and Cameron; Irby and WiJsor; tlunton and Piatt; Morgan.and Qiaye; McPaerson and Morrill; Voorhees and Wolcotl; Daniel and Squire. Stewart sat mute. The rxeeiUiva se^siou was brief and the Sanate at 2:10 a<\j turned until M >ndav. IIill's resolution, after its tinal modification, rea-'s as fellow*: "That the conferrees oa the pirt of t ie Sjoate who are now considerering the diliarencss biLween the U)u.ses oo the tariff bill report to tha Sioate It they are likely to come to aa agreement, and if not to report the principal items of dia^reement, delivering said bill to the Secretary of tae Senate for the further action of the Senate thereon. Killed Seven. Dallas, Texas, Aus*. 10 ?A De? Kilb special to the iN*ws says: .aouui 3 o'clock this afternoon a crowd of boys and men met in a small prairie nine miles south of town and were playios bail. A shower cime up during the srarae, and they all ran to a large oak. I/ghtuiag slruck the tree and the followiD? were killed outright: John Jacobs, Walter Atchley, Tom Blanchard, Will h.ently. John Jackson, Chris Petty aod Will Wash. About a dozen ot the biys were hurt and it i3 thought some ol them will die. Terrible Drought. Alliance, Onro, Au?. 13.?O^jdsi to the drouth the iron mills at Irondale -J .Unrn W6TC COrapeilCU tU UlUOG utmu uatuiuaj night for want of water for the engine?, The water works at Salineville has gone dry and the village is almost entirely without protection m case of Are. The streams are a'most ail dry and farmers are compelled to haul water for stock, The drouth is the serverest experienced i for ten years. A BITTER ATTACK ON MR. W. G!B3ES WrfALEY BY EDITOR KOESTER Or the Colombia Rssiater, Who Declaies that the lWorm Km? la Charleston is a ?? /iM xnonsana ximss none inan mo v?> Ring. Columbia.S. C., Aug 10.?The Register, of last Tuesday, published the following bitter attack on Mr. W. Gibbes Whaley, of Charleston, which was the cause of tbedlfliculty between Editor Koester, of the Register, and Mr. Whaley, on Wednesday in the lobby of the Hotel Jerome. The following is the article: If man7 debates to the State Reform Convention wer^ elected by methods as rotten as those U3ed in Charleston no true Reformer in the State will hava any respect for that Convention or will consider himself bound by its action. The Register Is devoted heart and soul to the Reform movement, but it will be just as outspoken in condemning rottenness and unfairness tn that movement as in condemning tbos9 <? > tha r?nnn?1Mnn. If SUCh UOllllC O 1U vuv - noxious weeds are allowed to grotf unchecked in the Reform garden they will soon choke and kill its valuable plants. Any Reformer who sees wrong doing by Reformers and allows it to go unrebuked is derelict to his duty. We do not accuse Mr. John Giry Evans of any participation in the affairs, but his managers in Charleston stole the delegation from that county to the State Reform Convention by methods so outrageous as to be condemned when their blood was cool by some who took part in them. Sheriff Hugh Fergunson the boss riagster of Charleston, could learn lessons in politicjl manipulation from W. Glbbes Whalay and his satellites. He never dared go one-thousandth part as far in disregard of the rights of other men as At* oqik_?,io^hori hnsq of Charleston UIU bUO OWi'tivvwu mvm. Reformer,?. If Reform is to grow and exDandin South Carolina, or even to retalQ its present strengto, Informers will have to disown and condemn such political dishonesty as wa3 enacted in Charleston under the name of Reform. The machine Dart of the Charleston Reform faci-i^ii needs most radical reformation. It would take the combined waters of the Ashley and Cooper, with large assistance'frpm the Atlantic, to wash it even approximately cleanThe Reform Movement was aimed and designed to bring about such political conditions as would secure fair and square play among the white men. With that purpose as its main object it rapidly gained sf.rength; it that purDose is lost sight of, it will just as rap idly lose strength. Those men in <jnarleston who claim to ba Reformers and who last Saturday night acted in such utter disregard of this most vital principle of Reform should be pilloried before the gaze of the people of the State by the Reformers; if the Reform party is ta shoulder responsibility for such action, there are many men who will leave tbe Reform party. A little description of the way things were manipulated in Charleston will not be amiss. Some of the leading Reformers there say that W. Gibbes Whaley, who has represented Charleston County on the State Reform committee, was only self-elected to that position: that he was never chosen by a meeting of Charleston Reformers. Cer hoa in nn w&v acted as he oaimj ug uuv .. ^ should have in that position. The Reform committeeman from each county was expected to act as a head to the Reformers in his county, to direct work to organize and strengthen them. Mr. Whaley has done absolutely nothing in Charleston to develop the strength of the Reformers there. In fact it looks as if he had no desire to strengthen the Reform faction there; it appeared as if he preferred to keep it weak so he could more readily get his desires filled. The State Reform committee ordered f.hat the Reformers in the various pre cincts should meet on the 11th instant aud elect delegates to their County Convention, which wo aid elect delegates to the State Reform Convention. In Charleston Mr. Whaley was given the power to say whether the .Reformers of that city should all vote in one central club, or should vote in their precinct clubs. A central club was formed, but on Friday, the day before the electioD, Mr. Whaley had not decided whether the votes for delegates to the County Convention should be taken in the central club, or in the twelve precinct clubs, and no public notice was ever given of his decision on that subject. The voters were left in doubt on a material point, and their doubt was not dispelled until after Ringmaster Whaley had manipulated thiogs to suit himself. We have referred to a Central Reform Club in Charleston. It was formed after slight notice and never held another meeting after that on which it fnrmfid. which was attended by forty or Gfty people. The secretary elected at that meeting is a maa who has always afliiliated with colored Republicans The club never met again until Saturday night, but its roll grew in that time, according to the statements of Its officers. These additional names were never passed upon by the club, but were simply put upon the roll by Its ofllcer?, as was right and proper, Messrs. Therreli and Thomas were put upon the roll in this manner, and the editor of the Register heard the secretary of the club and Mr. Wbaley assure Mr. Therreli, who was out of the city when the club was formed, that he had ''"na t>n that was necessary to make UVUV Mtk V-W- .. ? _ him a member of the club in full standin? and that he could participate in the meeting on Saturday night. There was no rule passed by the club at its only meeting that members could only be admitted on a vote of the club, When the cluo met on Saturday night its second meeting, Messrs. Therrell and Thomas, the leaders of tbe Ellerbe and Tindal forces respctively, were admitted. When the roll was called thej answered to their names just as others who had been put on the roll since the lirst and only previous meeting. The? ' were allowed to take part in the pre ' CeediDgS UD111 U was seeu wcj wcic not Evans, wben Mr. Whaley arose and moved that they be excluded from the : halJ, which was done. The Mr. Whaley who had them excluded was tbe Mr. Whaley who assured one of them that . he had done all that was necessary to make him a full member. His excus* for having them put out was that tbej ! were not members, the ciuo never nav ing passed upoa their applications for i membership. The club had nevei adopted a rule that members could onlj be admitted on a vote of the club. Moreover the other men whose names had been put on the club roll, like thost | of Messrs. Therell and Thorras subse , quent to the first meeting were not excluded from participation in the | proceedings. The chairman of the meeting wa3 th< Reformer who Governor Tillman ap1 nointed register of mesne conveyance 1 for Charleston County last fall anc whose appointment he revoked as sooc I as he made It. The chairman's ruling* < were most arbitrary. He gave otbei men Ihe floor when Mr. Thomas was most clearly entitledto it. The call for the meeting Saturday night invited all those in Charleston who were in sympathy with the objects of the club to attend. Acting on this invitation from one hundred "and fifty and one hundred and seventy five as good citizens as there are in Charleston went to the hall where it was to be held. The meeting was to begin at 8:30 P. M., but those who arrived as early as 8 P. M. found the doors guarded and nobody was admitted whose name was not on the roll. Those who were not admitted stood on tbe narrow piazza where the heat was simply frightful. As their numbers increased crowds were formed along the sidewalk in front of the building. The police in Charleston never allow two or three men to stand together on the main street?, which are veiy small. The police told the men in front of the hall to "move on," and they had to "move on" or get arrested. It is natural that they preferred to "iiiove on." When Mr. Whaley had run his slate through new members were admitted, bat it was too late. Under Whaley'a directions the club elected forty delegates to the Count? Convention. Oa its roll were only 120 names, which entitled it to six delegates to the County Convention. Whaley attempts to justify the election o? forty delegates by saying that the representation was basfld upon the city Reform club rolls. Yet the men excluded from the meeting were all members of the city Reform clubs, and were willing to pledge themselves to support the nom iaees of the State Reform Convention. Mr. Whaley said to an outsider that the men whom he excluded were not there in good faith. lie was promptly told that he was too big a coward to repeat that slander to any one ol tho3e men face to face. Such tactics as those described above are contemptible and should b8 spat upoa by litformars. TQ3 man wao were excluded from the Ciarlestoa meeting will vote for whom they please and hope that Tindal and Ellerba will refaseto be bound by the ac:ioa of the Convention aod will go to the Democratic voters in the primary.?Columbia Register. THE INDIAN* DEMOCRACY? The X *me? of Brlcp, Gjrm?n and Smith Keceived With Derision. Indianaplis, August 15.?At 10 o'clock the Democratic State Conveatiou met ia Tomlinson Hall with a full representation of delegates, numbering over 1,700. At 9 o'clock this morning Site rosolations committee was still at wori^ It leaked out just prior to the time for-Tallm? the convention to order that the sttiCibling block was an endorsement of. Sinafltor Voorhees. The Voorhees men on the committee demanded his endorsement, while the friends of Governor Matlfe^wa insisted that the latter should be lau^KfrJ-^ftc^1 the Senator condemned. The two factioirs were exacted to come together on this point. It wa? 1:30 o'clock when the conven* tlon was finally called to order by l bairman Taggart. A half hour more was consumed*in securing quiet and, then Rtv. A. H. Abbott offered prayer. Mr. Taggart's remarks were brief and characteristic of the man. He said: "It a fiords me great pleasare to greet this large and enthusiastic body of Dimocrats. If you'll keep your coats ofl during the campaign like you have 'em now, we'll get there this fall like we did two years ago." Governor Matthews was then chosen permanent chairman. The platform endorsed the record oi the Democratic party in Indiana; denounced the extortion and robbery fostered by the McKinley tariff; insists that no tariff taxes should be levied except for revenue; approved the efforts ol President Cleveland, the House of Representatives and a majority of the Democratic' Senators tor their efforts tc redeem ine pieages u* iuc pju-y, wudemns, a small coterie of Sinatorg, whe masquerading as Democrats, by threats , attempt to defeat all tarifl legislation and prevent the carrfing out of all the Democratic pledges of tariff reform; congratulated the party on the measure of success achieved and the presentatior of the free sugar, coal, iron ore and barbjd wire bills; endorsed tbe incoma tax, the law authoriz'ng the taxation o.! greenbacks and the repeal of the election lav; Javored direct election of Unitec Staie3 Sanators; declared the principles of the American Protective Association illiberal, unwise, unpatriotic and undemocratic and uq American; denounced manisiestauons 01 vioieuud aau uaui spirit; favored restriction of immigration: declared McKinle^ism to ba the cauSe o: financial depression, recommended arbitration between employer and employees; demanded a double raonej standard; endorsed the administrations of Cleveland and Governor Matthews and closed with a demand that Congress deal generously in the matter of pensions to soldiers. The plank referring to a "coterie" ol United S'-ates Senators masqueradiug a* Democrats caused a pandemonium auc cries of "name them," and the namei of Brice, Gorman and Smith were criec out in derisiveness all over the gnat i hall. The anti-American Protective i Association plank also called forth louc , cheers. The following ticket was nominated ? Judge of the Supreme Court, first dis ' trict, F. W. Rein hard t of Spencer Coun ! tv: fourth district, Joseph S. Daily o Wells Couatj; Secretary of State Wil; 11am R. Meveis, renominated; Auditor. ' Joseph T. Fanning ot Mar>on; Treasurer Njrgan Chander of Hancock; Attorney J Generai, Francis M. GrfUh of Switz?.r, land; Clerk of Supreme Court, S. W Wellman of Sullivan County; Superln, tendert of Public Instruction, Charles ; Thomae; State Statiscian, Alexandei , Fultou. Terrlble Drought. Columbus, Ohio, August 14Tht State crop bulletin Issued to-day sbows ' that except in a few central district? ; there has been no relief from the terrible drought, and the effect upoi ' growing crops is disastrous. Corr , is shriveling up and on tin J uplands is a total failure. Else r where half a crop may be secured undei favorable conditions from now on . E?en trees are dying and wells and ' springs are drying up. Pastures are , dead and farmers are feeding their catr tie. The potato crop is certainly ruined Buckwheat is poor and tobacco is firing oaaiy. ivppies are lamu^ ?nu . alone promise a fair yield. r Ga.llotlned, Lyons, August 6.?Gersario Saatc i the murderer of President Carnot, wa; > guillotined at 5 o'clock this morning. A few minutes before 5 o'clock, the con t demned man was led from his cell t< i the guillotine. His arms were firmly bound behind him. When the attend 3 ants seized him to lay him under lh< knife, he struggled fiercely to fre< > himself. At 4.55 o'clock, all was ready I Cie3ario shouted: "Courage, comrades.' i "Long live anarchy." The knife fel s at 5 o'clock precisely and Cie3ario'i rihead dropped into the basket. STANDING TO THE RACK. //j/JS GENERAL ELLERBE SAYS THAT HE IS NOT A KICKER; ~M HeKaowa Be la Beaten Bat Is G^lag to . N Sappjrt the Ncmloee and Advise* Hf? Fi lends CO Do Likewise. COLrtiBiA, S. C., Aug. 15.?The returns received on Saturday from the primaries left little doubt that Senator John Gary Evans of Aiken would be - - ? - tne next Keform nominee ror ixovernor and the next Chief Executive of South Carolina- The returns received on Monday and published in the Register yesterday left no doubt at all, and the friends "of the Game Cock were p yesterday rejoicing over the splendid ..J2 showing which their favorite has made. %?? It was feit generally on Sunday that Mr. Evaus would be the nominee and the feeliag which has existed for soo^f time between the friends of the ri vac v leading candidates appeared to become more bitter. There were threats of not supporting the nominee and all the wild talk of revolt which usually fol- , - - -0* lows a heated campaign. That feeling is fast dying away and bitterness is ceasing. There will be no revolt from any source and Mr. Evans will be the Democratic nominee. A number of Columbia Conservatives yesterday got It into their heads throush some source that General : ^ Ellerbe would withdraw his name 'M from before the Ileform State convention which meets on Thursuay and would run before the regular primary, doing this on the ground that frauds had been practiced against him. These people do not know General Ellerbe. He has got as much grit iu his make up as any man in the world and would rather suffer death than $o be put 3own as a traitor to any cause which* he espouses. He will stand to the nominee, and If necessary will stump the State for him. ?General EUerbe returned to the city yesterday from his home in Marion, % where he has been since the ending of 7 the campaign. A Register reporter saw him and asked him for an expression of opinion on Saturday's election. His remarks were characteristic of the man. "Well, l'ailicked," he said, "and I , know it, but I am not doing any kicking. I am going to support Mr. Evans and I advise and urge all my friends to do so. It is this business and the duty of every true Reformer to uphold the action of Saturday's primaries. I snake in every county in the State except one, and that was becauss I could * M not get there. I went into this business in good faith and I am going to stand to the rack, fodder or no fodder." -"J All of General Ellerbe's friends?that / is,-nis leading menus? auuu iucu as Colonel Xeal, Colonel Norton, and others, have fallen into line and will fight . for Mr. Evans if tbere is any opposi"ftorr^hitn. They will fight Dr. Pope or any man who comes out before the ^ regular Democratic, primary or as an independent candidate. -Ifeere was a good deal of talk yesterday about an independent candidate, one who \FdoM1HMK?? receive the Conservative vote and the ^^ vote of the dissatisfied Reformers, if there be any of that faction. Some of > the warmest friends of Senator Evans believe that there will be strong opposition to him yet. If this should be the case every Reformer will be needed. One thing which has caused more comment than all others is the extremely light vote polled in every _ county. A great many people have attributed it to the opposition to the convention plan. The Alliance is charged with having held back and with not; narticiDatinir. the object being ' to be in a position to do as it saw fit : toward any nominee. Mostof Ganera! : Ellerbe's friends take t*ie ground that .. the vote is a silent and strong protest i aifainst the convention plan. ? Governor Tillman was yesterday asked his pinion on the vote. He said , that the people had never seemed much ; interested in the gubernatorial fi?ht but that all interest was centered in , the Senator! fight. They did not care . ' much who was nominated for Governor. Another thing was that the ! farmers were taking advantage of the 1 sunshine to work their crops, rain foe over a month hiving delayed them and i having given the grass a big hold. f Talking on the result of the election i Governor Tillman said that he believed . ; | I the Dispensary was the chief issue and j that that was the trump card on which t Senator Evans had been victorious. A . newspaper reporter who was present I suggested that the Governor hlmseii <. had been the trump card on which Ev. ans had been nominated. ' l The Governor answered this hint by 1 saying that he had never written aline or 3aid a word in favor or against any - of the candidates in the race. He again 7 repeated that he had held hands off and ! charged the Conservative newspapers i with being responsible fer the wids> spread opinion that he was backing . Senator Evans. He reiterated that the Reform movement is as solid as the f rocks of Gibraltar. 5 The people of Marion County must j like General Ellerbe as few men are liked in their counties. They turned | out overwhelmingly on Saturday and 1 gave him 1,795 votes. Tindal got 5 t and Evans 0. This was the largest 5 vote polled in any county in proportion 1 to the number of Reformers. In fact it came near being the full Reform vote T; : of that county. No more compHment ary vote could have been given a man . and it testifies in strong terms to the ' ftf tha Slarcmn "P/VT in hlR Tl?. [ Vi. A V? ? . tive county. 1 CODatables at Work. J Columbia, S. C., Aug. 15.?The following instructions are sent oul to dispensary constables as they are assigne;! ! to work: 5 uIn resamins operations under the r D'spensary law of 1893, constables, while exercising 211 the powers and doties conferred by tfcat act, will be careful to avoid any unnecessary friction or 1 ?.et in lo any brawls. They will seize 1 all contraband Tquors and make arrests 5 under evidence suflioient to convict, the _ ' same as hereiokrc. When necessary, " * j they will apply to the sheriff' of the i county fjr assistance io making arrests I or searches. When thes; are not conr venient they may apply to majors and . intendants of to^ns for search warrants I and for aid of the police. Any reiasai i on lhe pirt of the mayors or intendants and police lo co-operate mtiat ba reported promptly lo the Governor. Constables ' will not search express cars without 5 specific instructions. Bat if they see / aay contraband liqucr in one they can order it to b3 detained and carried to the Jfl ) local express oflke for examination. M Freight depots may bs entered and H searched whenever open tor business V without a warrant; and freight cars JSH which are beiag unloaded may also be searched. In opening suspicious pack* -.-.". 3 agc3 care ma3t ba exercised not to iniare the contents. All saloons and other * open paces of basineas where contra* bind l quo: h supposed to be sold, may I be sarcbed without a warrant. Conata3 b.es will wear their badges at ail times. B. K. Tillman, Governor."