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The Press and Banner BY HUGH WIL90N. WEBSTER REPWLICANST MCKINLEY ENDORSED WITH LITTU OPPOSITION. A I'lat form Full of PlatltudeN and Phrasei ? *t..? M^un InvtKInt? RrflVtOQ All( Jliai. ,.??T ? liiit Faction Scored?Tvto Whlt? ?nc Two Coloreil Delegates. Columbia, S. C., April 8?Then was very little of the "Lily White' about the Webster Republican conven tion which assembled in the hall ol the House of Representatives jester day. It mostly was black, but here and there among delegates was ? string of white or a yellow or tan color that lent a varigated hue to tht assemblage and, thus, prevented th< eye from being wearied with lookinu on one solid color. The conveutioti was a long time iu patheriug. It was called to meet at 12 o'clock, but ai I rial lime mere naauuij wuv ?v.?B and he was white, in ihe hall, and he satalo>jein his glory with a long silk hat on his head. He was reading the "McKinlry"edition of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, copies of which had been distributed on every chair. This edition contained a full page cut of the leading Republican candidate, besides about sixteen pages of srlnrification ot him. The picture of McKinley was most prominently displayed under the speaker's desk. When the hour of meeting arrived, the solitary delegate with the silk hat was holding the fort alone, although down in fr ntof the State House the faithful were caucussing and hobnobbing right along. Mr. Webster, the chairman, who pulls the strings, however, had the leaders ia consultatton 1 " with mm, mapping uu t IUC pi WWUiugw of the convention, which, after meetin g his approval, were subsequently carried out to the letter. It was twenty minutes to two o'clock before Chairman Webster finally secured his crowd together. They were mostly black, as has been said, and most of them were old stagers. Among the white men were: Tom Johnston, of Sumter, Ostendorff and Smith of Charleston; Lathrop, of Or angeburg; A C.Merrick, of Oconee; Spwtlev, of Greenville; J. M. Robinson) of L?.urens; Robert Moorman, of Newberry; Poinier, of Spartanburg: J. C. Clark, of Lancaster; F. M. But ler, of Anderson and a half dozeuor so of Talberts of Abbeville. Among the well known colored men were Smalls, Miller, Crum, Nix, Wilder, Dickerson, Ford ham and others. Mr. Webster at twenty minutes to 2 o'clock called the convention to order. Rev. J. H. Johnson, of Colum bia, acted as secretary. Mr. Webster called upon Rev. W. D Chappelle to open the exercises with pr*yer. The prayer was mostly a statement tu the Supreme Being that the as semblage was one of stattsmen and hoping that the members would return home and receive the plaudits of their constituents. At * * _ the conclusion of me prayer, air. Webster announced that Thos. E. Miller Lad been selected as temporary chairman and Rev. J. H. Johnson secretary. This was rather cut and dried, but it went, and E. H. Deasof Darlington started to make some aort of motion when a delegate arose and said: "I motion that a committee ol three escort Mr. Miller to the chair." A delegate started to nominate three and was quickly followed by other delegates wjth three other finally the number was reduced to three and the chair npnoinied January Rivers, Major Fordham and Dr. Wilson, all black or colored, who escorted Miller to the chair. The chairman made quite a lengthy speech in which he upheld thn organization lnH inet plfvtpd him chairman and, also, gave Mr. Brayton and Mr. Melton some heavy raps. These men were spectators in the gallery at the time and, indeed, during the whole of the meeting. Miller said that he stood where he did as the representative of an organization that had come down from Randolph, Mackey, Webster and Miller. It is true, he said, that since 1876 we have been unable to achieve victories at the ballot box; is true that only in congressional districts have we had any candidates, yet we are the representatives of the party exemplified by Randolph, who fell at it.e hands of an a&sussin, and for wiiich Attucks died. There are traitors in the party," he continued, and the sentiment was reechoed throughout the hall by cries of: "Dat'sso;" ,*yes,'i etc. He went on to say that he was not here for personal ambition, but to preserve the party of Lincoln and Jefterson. (Loud cheering.) The chairman said there was no half way ground. mere were irai; tors led by E. M. Bray ton, because one half of them don't know how to scheme and steal like he does. (Cheers.) Brayton would be ready to drive out every black man from the party to accomplish his purpose. Speaking of social equality, he said that he would rather be dammned than be in connection with white men, who thought lhat political atliliations would give them social position. There are white men in South Carolina who have become "Lily Whites'' to escape the odium of being Republicans. Foi these people I have no fellowship, the chairman declared, and numerous evi dence of approval were heard among the delegates, be such exclamations as, "That's so;" "Talk more Miller.' Continuing, the chairman said thai he did not believe in social equality. Although he had been in Democratic and Republican leaders' councils, still he had never confounded his political with his social status. He went on tc say that Clayton, who had been in Fairfield organizing Republican clubs, was but an off shoot of the old Hen drix, McLane and Russell crowd, and outside of the handsome and well dressed gentleman from Columbia, Capt. Melton, but one traitor could be found, E. M. Brayton. (LoudcheersJ Do nothing to weaken us at St. Louis, he continued. A delegate: "Bob Small a good man." Notwithstanding this interruption, which caused laughter, the chairmac proceeded and said that no "Lily White" delegation would be admitted to the St. Louis convention; while United States Senators and Represen tatives might say in the privacy o] their rooms that the negro was an in cubus on the Republican party, stiij no candidate at the convention would w dare say such a thing or even give res * hint to sui ha thought. Afterexpress- bia 5 ing his thanks for the honor conferred Mr on hun, the chairman declared the Sul convention open for business. 37. Deas called for the reading of the del : names of delegates, and Chairman col Miller asked whether there were any wb contests. None showing up the call- I iu? of the roll was proceeded with. a b i When Charleston was reached Dr. Mc Crum, who was appointed by Harri- the sou, postmaster of that city, but who I didn't get it, asked ttiat trie name 01 soi * J. J. Young be substituted for that of Wi i G. I. Cunningham. vot i Chairman Miller, interrupting, read pol the following telegram: tha To the Republican Convention: of i t Circumstances over which I have lie\ J no control prevent my attendance, Arc but I recognize this convention as the anc only Republican convention in South exp p Carolina. Gr. I. Cunningham. St. The reading of this message was, of tha . course, received with loud cheering. anc i Deas, of Darlington, then moved nat . that the election of four delegates to C , the St. Louis convention be entered put ; upon, but suspended it to allow Dr. it, j r Crum to otfer a resolution that a com- He I mitiee of five be appointed on resolu- ale j Hons and platform. That was merely Ref t prefunetory, however, as the platform u0t was already written and typewritten of j , copies had been furnished representa- He lives of the newspapers. Still the form the , had to he gone through with and, at Dec the suggestion of a member from alii Rerkelev. the committee was made Usu seven instead of five and were appoint 0f t ed as follows: Crutn, Dickersoo, G. A. ]? Reed, C. J. Pride, John R. Tolbeit, cau . E. A. Webster, Dr. Wilson. wei The following official list of dele- not [ gates was then announced: the: Abbeville?J. R. Talbert. R. R Tal- exp hert, Jr.. J. W. Talbert, R R. Talbert, <3 , Sr., H. H. Owens, Alternate: L. C. a?a 1 Waller. deli 1 Aiken?E. J. Dickerson, A.S. John- UQt son, B. B. Uhatfield. cho 1 Auderson?W. A. Clark, F. M. But- ^ ler, M. S. Smith, T. J. Harris, J. J. as 1 Martin. Chi 1 Barnwell?W. S. Dixon, P. B. Mc- fiQj Koight, Thos. G. Robinson, Samuel reg Nix. por 1 Beaufort?Robt. Scnalis. Geo. Reid, did 1 JaQuary Rivers, Thos. E Miller. woi 1 Berkeley?D. T. Middleton, R H. nin Jenkins, T. S. Edwards, Benj. Mills. prii Charleston?W. D. Cruna, J. J. but Youug, T. H. Jones, R C. Brown, J. gre: i H. Ostencorff, W. H burney, j. w. rv? Smith, D. L. Adams, Fred Jenkins. Ha; Chester?Addison Walker, Jonas had ; McCullough, W. C. Archie. sin Chesterfield?M. D. McFarland, E. had B. Burroughs. Kit ; Clarendon?R. A. White. S. M. woi Walker, F. M. B^ndow. Car CulleLou?E. D. Bennett, D. W. Rej Rjberlson, D. O. Edwards, C. W. aga ' Richardson, Jas Green. cou Darlington?E. H. Deas, L. W. tior Wines, J. T. Rafra. stal 1 Edgefield?F. Simkins,B. W. Jones, can Wash Mackey. os t Fairfield?K. L. Douglass, I. S. G ' Byrd, I. F. Moore. to ' Florence?J. E. Wilson, M. W. cha Harrell, A. C. H*rrell. spe< ? Georgetown?J. A. Baxter. * cou Greenville?L. F. Goldsmith, R. J. m?i Spratley, H Sims, W. B. Mason, J. had 1 W. Miller, Win. Tnompson. woi 1 Hampton?P. H. Riley, D. Hayes, be 1 ; Horrj?T. B. Giordan, N. W. Goss. tior Kershaw?Franklin Pierce, W. B. the Harris, W. W. Carter. the: Lancaster?F. R. Massey, Joseph ^ Clark. tut< I^anrens?P. S. Suber, J. W. Rjb B ertson, F. W. Williams. grati Marion?J. C. McCall, Seipio P. Mo ; Simmons, R E. Moore. the Marlboro?E. J. Sawyer, R. A. nor Drake, H. W. Wines. T 1 Newberry?R. E. Williams, Sime' on Young, P. R. Hamilton. rest S. G\ Wig- i Orangeburg?E A. Webster, J. H^ 'ali i Fordham, A. Lathrop, C. Pelling. H. nor A. Bostick. to 1 Pickens?P. S. Little. A. M. Folder. T Richland?C. M. Wilder, N. A. res( Lewis, T. H. Weston, L. U. Scott. adj< Saluda?L. C. Lindsay, John A, Daniels. T Spartanburg -A. F. Means, E. D. T 1 Litilejohn, N. T. Bawen, Levi Wat- olir son, J. C- Brown. John L. Young. tive Sumter?T. B. Johnson, J. H. Bel- the ser, W. T. Andrews, W. W. Rimsey, inti Jr., M. J. oillliier. am Union?E. B. Dawkins, E. Little- Rej john, P. R. Davidson. spl< 1 Williamsburg?A. Tisdale, James thri Thorpe, Fortune Gyles. gre York?C. J. Pride. J. J. Massey, J. wel 1 M. Clinton, Thos. Simpson. tim Nominations being in order, there liea - was an hour or so grandiloquent ora- in I ' tory in making nominations and in \ 1 seconding them. Dtas nominated of Webster; Miller, "the chieftain of the wh: Republican cause," Robert Smalls; tioi Dixson suggested Dickerson; Ramsey par ! nominated T. B. Johnson; Jones of ma: 1 Charleston, nominated W. D. Crum; mei ' H.H.Owens put before the conven- of tion John R. Talbert of Abbeville, gen 1 There were a number of speeches sec- dut ; onding these nominations, but I)eas, con 1 in a speech, spoke of the repudiation icai of Brayton by Republicans and his sell corruption and his swinging on the due coattail of Melton. pro I Mills of Berkeley raised the point of m order that Deas had no right to at- per ^ tack a man's character in seconding a "V nomination. era Deas said he dared appeal from the and 1 decision of the chair. He would have beli > that stopped, he said, but for wolves and in sheep's clothing in the convention. two Mills: "You are the biggest wolf in cba the convention." Am ! The chair, finally, held that Mr. per ' Brayton's record was not before the wh ' convention and cautioned members to aloi ; confine themselves to the nominations. 'I At least twelve or fifteen delegates pul - noisily addressed the chair at the same cou time and moved that nominations: the : close. Amid a great deal of confusion anc | the chair decided that tne ayes had it. exc ' and appointed the following tellers: for ' Rev. E. B. Burroughs, J. H. Osten- dul 1 dorff and A. Lathrop. roo The vote resulted as follows: Web- fou ' ster, 120; Smalls, 109; Crum, 90; inst Johnston, 90; Dickerson, 43; Talbert, by ' 35. The first four were declared elect- the ' ed. \ ' Delegate Lewis of Columbia moved toe i fKat Thnmas K! Miller be elected al- sioi ' ternate by acclamation, which was pre unanimously adopted. On motion of the ' General Smalls Dickerson and Talbert us i were, also elected alternates. There res| , was no other alternate to be chosen, har i January Rivers, of Beaufort, moved woi r that Mr. J. H. Ostendortf be unani- exa 1 mously elected. Deas objected to this of 1 s and putin nomination Rev. Burroughs ted and Allen. The latter declined. Then or < f pandemoninm reigned for fifteen or resi twenty minutes, at least twenty mem- the i bers demanding recognition and call- mu I ing loudly for it. Finally quiet was sue tored, and C. M. Wilder, of Oolum- 1 , nominated Suber, of Newberry. . J. H. Ostendorff withdrew and i oer was elected by a vote of 75 to I Suber is a colored man. The 1 egation stands: two white and two 1 ored, with three colored and one ite alternate. I )r. Crum of Charleston precipitated i ier row over resolutions endorsing 1 Kinley, which were expressed in < t following: language: ] iesolved, That the Republicans of 1 ith Carolina recognize in Hon. < 3i. McKinley, of Ohio, the moit de- i ed champion of the Republican t icy of protection and reciprocity; ( t we honor with him as a defender 11 v oTTotnm nf finanno onH Ka< I l X 3UUUU OJ owum Wi uuMMVVf MUM WW re in hiai as a type of the best lerican citizenship, in both public I private life; and that we hereby >ress to the delegates elected to the Louis convention our judgment t they should use all reasonable I honest efforts to secure his nomiion for the Presidency. Jhairman Miller left the chair and Delegate Brown of Charleston in in order to opnose the resolutions, held that McKinley was no more ader of the party than was Allison, sd or Morton and delegates should be sent to St. Louis with the badge iny candidate about their necks, didn't believe delegates should go re with metallic badges on their ks, which, probably, was a delicate ision to the metallic jingle they ally felt in their pockets by reason heir yotes. 'ordham favored the resolutions bese the rank and file of the people e for McKinley. Delegates were sent, he said, to St. Louis for ir own acerandizement, but to give 1 ression to the will of the people. < h A. Reed, of Beaufort, spoke 1 inst the resolutions, holding that 1 agates should be sent to St. Louis j janamelled and should vote for the i ice of the people of the country. 1 Jter a long parliamentary wrangle to who was entitled to the floor, airman Webster, of the committee, illy got a hearing and said that he ? arded the resolutions the most op- tune that could be adopted. He j n't want to see delegates who j ild jump on either side to the win- i g man. Tney should be men of ] aciple. He had beeu a Reed man, | since we had four contesting Con- | ssmen and two of them had been ( ;d man. (Cheers.) He was not for ( rrisou. Every district in Indiana ( [ declared for McKinley. Wiscon { did the same thine, although she ' [ a favorite son. He was for Mc- ( ilev. (Cheers) He believed it ( aid be an impertioence in South ( olina, which couldn't casta single ( ? L wrtfa tn ofariH nilf 1 juuncau CiCUtui a.i vutu, W oimum WM? J inst the people's choce. McKinley Id only be defeated by themachinais of politicians. He was willing to ce the organization of the Repuoli party in this State on the success he people's candidates. General Smalls said he was pleased see that something had made the irman of the committee make a sch. It had been asserted that he ldn't make a speech, butsomethiog de him do it today. He (Smalls) 1 been favorable to Allison, and he aid stay at home before he would ,ied, hand and foot, by any resoluis. Other men had been sent to convention tied, but when they got re. they weren't tied. tiller offered the following substi5. I lesolved, That we request our dele- ' es to support either Allison, Reed, 1 rton or McKinley by their acts at i national convention and assist in < ninating a strong man. 1 he substitute was losi by an over- i Blming vote, and the McKinley i >lutions were adopted. t >eas introduced the following reso- i on, which was adopted: 4'That * early State convention be called to 1 ninate a State and electoral ticket 1 >e voted for at the coming election." < he convention, then, after the usua 1 )lutions of thanks to officers, at 5:50 J ourned. i THE PLATFORM. 1 he followiug platform was adopted: ? 'he Republican party of Sauth Car- < 1a through their chosen representais in convention duly assembled in -'i-l ?t unHaiintpH hv CblpiLctl Ul IUD uiatu, ~j igue of designing men for their de- ( iction, coagratulate their fellow j >ublieans everywhere upon the t ind id victories achieved by the party < oughout the country, inState, Con- s ssional and Senatorial elections, as t 1 as upon the propitious signs of the I es of coming victory fjr the Repub- \ .n party in the Presidential election i November of the present year. r Ve reaffirm our faith in the doctrine < protection to American industries e ich under wise Republican legisla- I 1 more than any principle of any f ty has maintained the onward rch of prosperity for the working a of our country, by the reduction prices of manufactuied articles of 1 eral consumption and by levying f ies upon suct\ imports coming into t ipetition with the products of Amerl labor, a*s well as to equalize the * ing price thereof to the cost of pro- 1 tion of similar articles of American f duction, and prevent home labor 1 its overcrowded condition of pau- ( ism. t Ve stand with our party in the reit- * lion of its demand for "both gold i silver as standard money." We [eve that legislation should secure ] I maintain the party of values of the i > metals, to the end that the pur- ( sing and debt-paying power of the 1 lerican dollar, silver, gold and pa- j , shall bo the same any and every- i ere. We believe that bimetallism 1 ne can sure this result. < 'he right to casta free ballot in 1 >lic elections and have it fairly J nted and honestly returned, is of J essence of American citizenship, J 1 any attempt to abridge that right i ept for the commission of crime, ) which the party shall have been y convicted, strikes at the very s t of our government and saps the \ ndation of the highest American i Litution, the government founded the people, for the people, and of people. c Ve appeal to the people of the State i nforce the wise and timely provi- t is of the new Constitution to sup- i ss lynching, and ask ministers of i gospel and the public press to join ^ in a righteous crusade by teaching j pect for law and order on the one s .j ?j 1 t? fua j 1U, ailU. rc^ttru lUi bUO nibuu v/i ? men on the other, while prompt and ct justice be meted out in the courts aw for all crimes, whether commit- < by the one or the many, in secret ( openly. We contend that forcible ? istance to the mob by the ollicers of ' law, even if member of the mob t st be shot down to prevent the con- ? amation of the wicked purpose of t their assembling, will go a far way to ward preventing the recurrence of thi scenes that have disgraced certain por Lions of the State and will prove j wholesome lesson which will generally be heeded throughout the State. The recognition of belligerent right to the Cubans, engaged in a war foi independence from Spain, would bi kill- a tnrHr nr>t. r?f iilsticO. founded UD :>n generaf humane principles, and 11 keeping with the lessons taught by th< United States, the foremost of Ameri jan governments, especially since th< idvent of the inhuman Weyler upor ;he scene. We endorse the wise act o Congress to taKe decisive action in th< premises, an act which will thus forct peace by shortening the struggle ant minimizing the destruction of life ant property. *Ve join the progressive spirt of thi nation which prompted Congress to re move the disabilities of ex-Confederat< joldiers, thus fogetting the war ant aringing in closer toucli the whole o ihe American people to the end of pro moting more general unselfih and gen iine patriotism, North and South, Eas ind West, for our grand and gloriou jountry, proving the grand old part] ? "" tnnol an/1 nrvf q e<v?Mnnal Dartv l Jiabiuuai uuu uw M ^ ;hat oven ex-Confederate soldiers ca 1 join in defiance of the taunts ant sneers of those who have outlived theii isefulness, but not their prejudice. Upon this platform we are willing U ?e judged, willing to staud or fall ind we call upon all patriotic Soutl Carolinians, without regard to pastaf iliations, to join us in our efforts tc iromote these ends by the election o Republican Congressmen and a Re publican President and VicePresiden >f the United States in November next We assure all of a hearty welcome ir )ur ranks and ample rewards for theii faithful services by sharing with then Jbe results of our achievements, anc aroper recognition by elevation as thei: jvorth and character may demand, tc aonorand place. Blown to Atoma. Vancouver, B. C., April 9.? Th< steamer Express of Japan, which ha just arrived from the Orient, bring news of a terrific explosion in whict i large number of Chinese soldier ivere killed at Klane Gin. Two regi nents revolted and at a signal fron iheir leader, they seized the guns o ;he forts and poceeded to kill off al jfficers and a new regiment of sol liers recently ariived. lathe mids )f the massacre a magazine exploded ind all hands were blown to pieces Two battalions must have been wipec >ut of existence, as not a soldier live< X) tell if the magazine went off by ac lident or designedly. All within a hun lred yards of the magazine wer fiJled by flying shells. The story o ;he mutiny is told by those wh< ivatched it from a distance. Beside,1 in immense quantity of shells, 16,00( nf nojpder was stored in th< powder room. One company fightinj aear, in the building, literally disap seared from the face of the earth, no i trace of any of them being found. Japtain Kao, who was sent in com nand of, the battalions, found then ihockingly demoralized and all sort ){ crimes were being practiced in thi garrison town. Qis attempt at hones eform cost him his life. Several cele jrated oilijers of the late war wer< killed. Confessed the Murder. Cleveland, 0., April 9.?A specia ;o the Leader from Akron, 0., says 'The Tallmadge murderer has beei found. Smith, the recently discharge* lired man of the Stone family, ha loefessed to the trime. Detective who have been employed on the case irrested Jno. Smith in Tallmadge las sight. Smith is about 21 years of ag< inn came to Summitt County nim months ago, going to work for Mr Stone. Two weeks before the murde: tie had a disagreement with Stone an< left him. Smith was much enamora )f Flora, Stone's daughter, and his at ientfons were distastesul to the familj Flora was the only one of tne familj sot injured by the murder and clttin Horning after the crime she made th< itatement that the voice of the mur ierer sounded like John's. Triple Textt8 Tragedy. Brenham, Tex, April 9.?At 2:1( )'clock this morning, on the depo ilatform at Millican, a man namec fohn Brooks, shot and killed hi; laughter, Mollie Brooks, and, also ihot her lover, A. C. Worrells, just a hey were about to board the North sound passenger train for Bryan vhere they were going to be married ifter the shooting Brooks went to the ock quarry, near Millican, and sa lown on a box of dynamite, which h< sxploded and blew nimse'f to atoms Nothing but his legs and feet wer< ound. A 8ucoe?sful Benefit. New York, April 9.?The perfor nance given at Fifth Avenue theatn or the benefit of the mortuary funa o he Confederate veteran camp of New ifork this evening was a success fosph Jefferson, May Irwin, Johr 3rew, Maud Adams and other playerj from New York city's principal thea .res voluntered their services and ren lered an excellent programme. It ii .hought the proceeds will amount t< ibout $8,000 Cannot See Your Eyes Move.? a rery curious fact, say Loudon Answer s the impossibility of moving youi jye while examining the reflection o ,hat organ in the mirror. It is really he most movable part of the face, ve f you hold your head fixed and try t( nove your eye while watching it, yoi >annot doit?even theone-thousandtl jart of an inch. Of course, if yoi ook at the reflection of the nose, oi my part of your face, your eje mus nove to see it- But the strange thint s that the moment you endeavor t( jerceive the motion, the eye is fixed rhis is one of the reasons why a per ion's expression, as seen by himself ir ,he glass, is quite different from wha t i3 when seen by others. A Kansas newspaper wound up J :ompliment to a young schoolma'aa tfith a good word about "the reputa ion for teaching she bears." Th< lext day the schcolma'am met the ed tor and chased him down the stree with a blue umbrella, and at everj jump in the road she screamed tha ihe had never taught a she bear in al. ler life. We often complaiu of the frequen ihanges in the temperature, yet with jut these changes there would be nc ieasons, no clouds, no rain, no life There would be one eternal calm, anc ,he atmosphere would soon becom* .tagnant and poisonous. So scienc< ?lls us. -v.v ^ ' r- *< +"' -ti'" ; IRBY INTERVIEWED. 8 c i STRONG TALK FROM THE STATE P DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN. 1( 3 - c r He la Unalterably Opposedto Bolting?He ^ 9 Believes the Silver People, It they Stick (j Together, Can Control the Chicago Con- S i vention. y * Columbia, April 6.?United States ? i Senator Irby arrived in the city this e f I afternoon, preliminary to the meetina | u 3 of the executive committee. When' l.1 \ asked what he had to say about the b 1 meeting, he replied that its purposes a were indicated in the call. a I "Along what lines is the party to be c< j reorganized?" I asked. ? 1 "The construction of the party ex- g f pressly states who shall participate in 0 primary elections, namely, known a! Democrats and negroes who have s voted the Democratic ticket continu- * 7 ously since 1876. The executive com- w ' mittee supplemented this part of the a< i Constitution for the election in 1894, S r opening the doors and allowing even ? Republicans amd Populists to partici- 3 5 pate in the primary election who n ? would agree to abide the result of the S 1 primary and support its nominees ac- y tively. Anyone can see that in the w i reorganization of the party on certain ti ' fixed principles the doors must be more si " carefully watched than in a primary b 1 election.' In other words, in the or- o * ganization Democrats and Democrats it 1 alone should participate. In confer- ii p ences. and councils on party policy ti * none but the true and tried should be a 1 allowed to enter. While there might tl r be some excuse in primary elections to a * gain all recruits from other parties possible, I do not hesitate to say that ri none but Democrats who are willing u to give and take, and to aoide the re- li b finlf. and sustain the nominees, should p 8 particpate in the organization or reor- p s ganization at this time. I do not want ti i 10 be misunderstood, for I never in- T 5 tended or attempted to deceive the peo pie of the State since I have been a 1 chairman of the party, as winking at a i< f mongrel organization. The white peo- tl 1 pie, I know, are Democrats by inheri- f< - tance, and have entrusted the colois of a t the party into the committee's hands f< , as its guardian and trustee. It is h treachery outright, barefaced, to talk 1 I of a State Democracy and a national p i Populism. We must go the whole hog tl '* or none at all. As chairman of the r, State I recognize the authority of t] e National Chairman Harriiy, ana am o f acting under him as such. I propose p 5 to figat any party whatever, Populist t< s or Republican, as an enemy to the o ) Democratic party of this State and the ii 3 United States. I would not like to be ii ? misunderstood, though I believe every- b " body understands that I favor free n t silver, but I believe, and have always ? believed, thi?t no relief can come in d this direction except through the h 1 Democratic party. fi 9 A bolt or split means ruin to the ii 0 South. If we repeat the mistake of r< t 1860 it will lasten upon us the RepubtwaKQKI IT fiffv iiuau yai vj iui jiiwuvij " j j ?j 3 because if we can scarcely win with a , solid Democratic front, how can we ? hope to withstand the cyclone of Republicanism that would follow a divis ?! 1 ion into two. It looks now as if Mc: Kinley will sweep the National Repub- P J lican conventiqpi in St. Louis. If 1 Southern farmers leave he party of Jjj 3 their fathers the gold bugs of the ? s West, Northwest and New England ? States will naturally gather to the sup- ? 1 port of the Republican candidate and R 0 overwhelming triumph will result for ^ e McKinley and a Waterloo for the * Democratic party. This would mean . J in addition to the election of a Presi- P * dent, a Republican House. They will 1 soon have the Senate, then would fol- . low high tariff, and high money, or J P in other words, high hats or clothes or ? P 8hoes, and low cotton for the Southern rj r farmer. Ifwe stay in the party and 9 are defeated for President by McKin- . " ley, we may carry the next House, which would be a check upon the elec- ,? tion of McKinley, who is the logical ' candidate of the Republicans, and is P J bound to be the nominee unless the .. 1 Republican champion of protection in " 1 this country be repudiated. If the j* ' Southern farmer remains steadfast and P ? sends his representatives to Chicago 3 instructed in favor of free silver. "I believe now, and have always . ? believed we will be able to control the convention, as far as the majority is , 3 concerned, and force a free silver platt form and prevent a nomination of a * 3 gold bug, under the two-thirds rule. I adhere to the position taken some 3 time ago, that this State's Democracy J should send delegates instructed for free silver, who will meet the breth- . ren of other States upon equal and * honorable terms and ao the best that 3 can be done in the present emergency. ' If they win, they will expect the oppo lj 7 sition to act as Democrats, if they lose, & they should not do less than tbey ex tt 1 pect of others. jy J "What is your impression of the p " feeling among the people?" p "There can be but one answer to h 5 this question. The people both Con- ri ) servatives and Reformers are not dis- a posed to hold the principles of the ^ Democratic party responsible for any ri L misinterpretation or betrayal, if I inav a< > be allowed to use so harsh a word as e< * that of the platform of 1892, by men, tl * who have been expected to carry it a 7 out. - The principles are the same, and o if the leaders have failed in the dis- tl 1 charge of their duties, it is the part of si i wisdom to discard 'them and name h 1 others, who will carry oat the princi- b 1 pies of the party. V r "And, besides, in this State a bolt ai 1 now means ruin to a large class of our oi > citizens, in view of the fact that the b * estimate is made, even by Reformers, a that the Republicans will number at T " least 75,000 men. I know positively ai 1 that hundreds of Reformers will not qi 1 bolt, and even if all bolted it would leave 35,000 Conservatives, who have u always claimed to be Democrats, la i who would reorganize on what they hi i consider Democratic lines. We have tl - about 55,000 to 60,000 Reformers, a cl 5 very large estimate. With these n - three tickets in the field the Republi- fr t cans would either carry the election or hi - ' nAmon in f Ko QtqIa ' liUlU tuo UBlOUkO U1 piTVYOl Xi_l uuu n/tutv, t election, and would probably carry I the electoral ticket. I may earnestly suggest that this is a jurisdiction of J' the fight that I made wnile a member fiC t of the Constitutional Convention. It se - vindicates my position against the suf- * ) fruge plan of that body. Taken ill in sc . all, the situation in South Carolina is w I is a very serious one, and it behooves ^ 3 every white man who loves his race 3 to be firm and stand by the Democratic e( party."?News ana Courier. lsc TOE THE MARK. tounty Dispensaries Amenable to tke State Board Only. Columbia, April 9.?The circular Btter sent out by the State board of ontrol to tne county dispensers will rove interesting to those who keep rack of the whiskey business in this tate. It is as follows: "The dispensary law under which ou have hitherto worked became a ullity on the 31st of March, and you re now operating under a new law nacted by the recent legislature, and nder that act you are amenable soleY to the State board of control. The j oard is composed of five members, rho are charged with a general maneement of the dispensary business, Dd from whom you will hereafter resi ve all orders and instructions. You lust send to the State board of con ol (and not to the commissioner or tate treasurer) the following: All rders for liquors, beers and wines; 11 invoices ef empty bottles shipped y you, with bill of lading attacned; II claims for shortage on invoices and 11 invoices needing correction. Your -eekly statement of sales and cash scount and duplicate remittance to tate treasurer, your monthly reports n forms "A" and "B" and your quarirly reports must also be sent to the tate board of control. You must relit on Monday of each week to the tate treasurer. To no one else must ou send any reports, save the original 'eekly remittance blank to the State easurer. When your orders for tripments are received by the State oard of control, they will be turned ver to the commissioner, whose duty i will be to ship them and send you lvoice for same. But if any correcons are to be made or shortages on ny invoice claimed you must report le same to the State board of control, nd not to the commissioner. ''Ship no more empty cases and also afrain from shinning emotv bottles ntil farther orders from the board. rou must not speculate on your bottle urchases, as the rule allowing you to urchase is for the benefit of the pares selling, and not for your profit, 'his rule will be strictly enforced. "The State board of control are unIterable in their determination to rig31y enforce the dispensary Jaw, and hey expect you to live up to eveiy eature contemplated in the acL Their dministration of the law will be done sarlessly and without favor, and, we ope, always tempered with justice, 'he trust reposed in you is a most imortant one, and you are charged with ae sacred task of preserving the motility of that class of your community bat is addicted to an intemperate use f intoxicants by rigidly enforcing the revisions of a Jaw wbich clearly consmplates a betterment of the morals f the people by minimizingjthe use of atoxiciants by all, and absolutely placag them, so far as is in your power, eyoud the reach of inebriates ana linors. "You must not allow any loafing or rinking on your premises, and your earty co-operation in our efforts to iithfully carry out the true spirit and itention of the dispensary law will eceive our approbation. "?State. Vetoed by the Governor. Columbia., April 10.?The governor as vetoed three acts passed by the ast legislature. The first, ana one rhich caused much talk before it got iirough the house, is entitled: "To roviae for the appointment of magisrates and to define their jurisdiction, owers and duties." The governor bjected to this act for two special reasns, the first being that it gave him o power to remove a magistrate, no latter of what act he was guilty. !omplaints were received very soon fter by him from people in regard to lagistrates and if this act was passed e would have no way of getting an icapable man out of the office. It rill be remembered that the house rescted this part of the law, but it was fterwardsput in by the conference ommittee and so got through. The jcond objection to the act was that fter the senate had rejected a magisi-ate he could be reappointed. The second act was: "To declare le duties of county treasurers as to i ? ? HAMAittn nm/1 f a rtMA. UDllSUlDJf lllUir JLCpuna quu uyj y,i\j ibit payment therefor,". The objecon to this was that it wasr only by ublishiag the county treasurers-ra. orts that the people could learn of the" nances of their county and the; utrht not to be kept in the dark. The third is: "To dispose of certain ooks in the State library." The books 1 question are the first statutes at irge of South Carolina. The object ras to furnish copies of these books ee of charge to any member who light want one, only reserving 500 Dpies for the State library The ook was edited by Thomas Cooper bout the year 1792 and is one of his>rical value.?State. Run Down and Killed. Phildelphia, April 8.?A peculiarj horrible - ccident occurred this vening in Girard avenue near Fifjenth street. While Mrs. Edward F. torse, 30 years of age, wife of the resident ot tne juorse jcaevaior comany, was riding a bicycle towards her ome at 1,601 Girard avenue she was in down and killed by a runaway nimal aproaching her, on account agon. Mrs. Morse did not see the ma way animal approaching heron jcount of a streetcar which intercept1 iier view. She turned in towards xe curb, and as she did so the runway horse was upon her. The shaft f the wagon struck her squarely in le breast and entered her body fully x inches. Mrs. Morse was hurriedr picked up and taken to the hospital, ut she died upon reaching there, fhile the crowd was still collected round the scene, Mr. Morse, who was a his way home to lunch, attracted y the commotion inquired of a policelan the cause of the people gathering, he policeman recognized Mr. Morse ad gave an evasive answer to his aestion. Something seemed to warn !r. Morse of the trouble that came pon him. When he was told that a H xr h?H hppn run down and hurt bv a orse, he asked to see the machine tat she was riding- When the bicye was shown him Mr. Morse recogized it as that of his wife and in a enzy of anxiety he hurried to the ospital only to find her dead body. Castaways. Jacksonville, Fla., April 9.?Axel uhnsoo, one of the crew of the ihooner Seminole which was wrecked i vera 1 days ago off the east coast of lorida, fioated ashore four miles >uth of of Fort Pierce on wreckage to hich he had been clinging 136 hours ithout food or water. Two compan>ns with him on the raft were wash1 overboard several days ago. John>n is badly bruised and very weak. ' ^ ..cv . ' ft CHAT VIM TILLMM. J THE JUNIOR SENATOR TALKS IN A RATHER DESULTORY FASHION. He Believes a Great Majority of the People Are Ready to Go With Him?Thlake : j . the Silver Men Will Control the Chicago Convention. Columbia, April 7.?Senator Tillman arrived in the cttj today, and is staying with his kinsman, Mr. J. W. Bunch, who lives about a milfi out of town. To get whatever news there was Senator Tillman was seen in his suburban retreat. He was not exact- ,-^jj ly in the humor to have a stereotyped ' .'J interview. He chatt?d on a yariety of topics, jumping; from one to the other. He remarked that he expected to have an easy time of it in Washington, bat tf that he finds that he has more work te do than he had trying* to run the 119 dispensary. .IflH Senator Tillman was asked what Ha9 was the purpose of his visit to Ci iln ni? BjgKC bia at this time and he said he amir BH wanted to consult with his friends KIM about matters and let them understand f?MB how things stood at the other end of the line. '^nj What he would like to see, he said* I tfaj was for the people of South Carolina K13j to keep together. He wanted to keep g g| the State Democracy from splitting to VJ?8 pieces, and especially so at this time, ft and further that no yardsticks should H&Im be put to any man's Democracy that ^H|9 would immediately drive him from the party. The purpose of the com- ' mittee, he thought, ought not to be to Knf f/% tinlrl fha mo/VMnArv U-AOiU^lbj VUV W UWAU 11 i B i and voters together and keep alio* those inline who.apeansiotistocKft away, and then if later on the queetion of splitting comes up it will be >^||g time enough to decide. Senator Tillman was inclined to the tsS opinion that State and national affairs . ' <^9 ought to be kept apart, and that South : J Carolina could very well afford to act ^ slowly. The State has twice before been alone in castingits electoral vote. He said that, while there was a good deal of talk about the position he had taken and how it would result, from what he could learn those who were opposing his position were mostly y$ politicians who had placed their rags -jgm in a certain line ana did, not wiin to have to rearrange them.' Those who .''M were afraid of his plan seemei to . v think that they had a pre-emption on the offices, and were afraid to jeopard- .. ji| ize their chances by bringing about a fight. When I asked Senator Tillman what ^ were the indications from the Washington end of the line, as he viewed them, he said that the indications were. that the silver men would control the .. Democratic Convention in Chicago, ?4 and the probabilities were chat if then :M is no bolt by the silver men from the >^Jg Republican convention in St. Louis it will be because the politicians, who yiJM will secure the places of delegates, ' will not represent w estern republican v^g sentiment* He cited several xnatancqt^ of how the "machine" was trying tcT ;? keep down a revolution in the Kepublican camp by the silver forces, baft silver Republican Senators and others seem to be in the fight to the finish, ' and will only be kept quiet because of the work of the "machine" if aft alL Senator Tillman went on to say that ' -?. while he thought the silver delegates would be in the majority in the Na- '3; tional convention, he did not know what course the other delegates would take. By remaining in the convention they may temper the action of the :"f| body sufficiently to nominate a weak candidate, or rather one who was noft . an aggressive and pronounced free :V| silver man. If the Chicago conven- ' W tion nominated a positive man on a ^ free silver platform he felt that the St. Louis Silver and Populist convention ' would support such a nominee. Then Senator Tillman was asked ^ WIIab no UiUU^UV Vi wuv a/Uuiwiwmv chances any way, and he replied by {: saying that the chances were ten to ane in favor of McKinley's nomination, and that the only way he saw of i defeating him was by a consolidation % of the silver forces. Sentiment in fa- X vor of silver has, in his opinion,grown ;":-l greatly in the last few months. The silver men are getting ready to be j more aggressive and determined outspoken and they are going to leaf* *?:MH either the Democratic or Republican party, if silver is not given the prdper '"\M showing. "Why men would not talk: ^3 to me in December are about long side , v'i of me now," he remarked. Senator Tillman happened to hare several letters in his pocket from men '.M indifferent States in which his position was approved. One of the letter* was from a man in Iowa, who claimed to be a Republican and another was from a Texan, who said that for fifty years he had been a Democrat, but was ready to follow Tillman. Senator nri.ti -M 1- - I 1 : J - Oilman saia no nan rwoivou a uiuus and letters within the last few weeks .1 from Republicans and twice as many -1 from Democrats endorsing his position i and begging him to help the flight Jfl along for silver. They all promised 3 to go to any party that would give - ' -'Jj them silver, and those letters were J| only samples he thought of general 1 opinion. He is satisfied that the mar fl jority of the voters in either of the big parties is ready to follow the silver Jj banner no matter what party happens 3H to be carrying it. Senator Tillman is receivingmany " invitations to make addresses. He h? made the following appointments for April: Lexington,Ky., April 11; Denver,'Col., 15; Warrensburg, Mo., 18; lecture on problems of the Government for the Confederate Monumental Association, at St Louis, 20, Owensboro, Ky., 22. He says he does not care to make dates anv further in ad J vance. He was asked whether he ex- 1 pec ted to make any speeches in South Carolina, and he said that depended 1 on circumstances, and he might, if he I were able and there were occasions, 1 come here after his Western trip. expects to leave the city for Washing-? ton on Wednesday morning.?New* * auu VUUXJ.Q1 Case of Murder and Soiolde. Salem, Mass., April 9.?Miss Jonjig |g phine Manning, a dressmaker, anifaa ^ James Flynn, who had been keepinrajffl ;j company with her, were both founl- |1 dead in a lodging house this morning; fX It is thought to be a case of murder! % and suicide. J Drowned In a Ca-pslse. .'B San Francisco, April 10.?The Brifc* ilfflfj ish ship Bairmore, at anchor in Mission bay, in the Southern part of thEa 9 city, capsized and five or (he crew