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TlfKf- ~ '< * ' +, - % 4 * *: * 7, .J' ' 0V VOL. LI" THE STATE CONVENTION The Regular Democrats Nominate a T icket. The Demands of thcCarwile Conference Are Ignored. AW OMW.TPTTR PT.ATFO"RM ADOPTED. The Chicago and the Ocala Are A Now Const it ul ion nntl a Direct Primary. The Democratic State Convention assembled in tho ball of tbo House of Representatives on tho 19th inst. Twelve o'clock had struck ten minutes before State Chairman Irby rapped ou tho desk and said, "Tho Convention will please como to order." A few seconds later Colonel Irby announced : " Tho deliberations will bo opened with prayer by Dr S. M. Smith, of Richland." Dr. Smith invoked tho Divine blessing' on the body. Ho prayed that all passions bo calmed and that all should bo done for the good of the commonwealth ; that peace and harmony should bo permitted to come in and roiyn, and that, if divisions of men shj^rld come, others should accord to others tho right of their opinions. llo earnestly prayed that prosperity might full on the State; that there should bo an uplifting of character. "The lirst thing in order," said Chairman Irby, " is the election of a tein porary chairman -" H. M.Shumun, of Greonvillo, nominated lion. A. H. Patterson, of Barnwell, for temporary chairman. The nomination was seconded on all sides and Mr. Patterson was elected by acclamation. Ho was escorted to the chair by B. M. Shuman, S. G. May field and M. It. Cooper. Mr. Pattorson, on taking the chair, thanked the convention for his election. " This," ho wont on to say, " wus one of the most important conventions held in the State in many years. It was an important epoch in the Democratic history of the State. You are not only called upon to nominate your State officers and standard bearers, but you must act upon your constitution as well as upon issues that strike at the S very life of the Democratic party in South Carolina. Let me ask you, ho said, "to conduct your debates in a respectful and dignified manner." lie uskod that the debates bo fair, liberal and directed to the welfare of the party in the Stato. The party success and white supremacy, ho said, wore moro important than the success of any faction. lie asked that all questions bo fairly and squarely met. Lie was heartily applauded. Mr. Pattorson is a young man and made a good presiding officer during his brief period. Henry II. Brunson, of Orangeburg, and 1<\ M. Mixson, of Itichland, woro VV elected as secretaries. The work of calling tho counties and enrolling tho delegates was the first business and it was quickly disposed of. Tho roll was made up without contests of any kind. Consequently no eommittco on credentials was appointed. Tho election of permanent officers was noxt in order so soon as the roll was completed. Senator Eflrd, of Lexington, was nominated for permanent chairman and was elected by acclamation. Every1 1-? rr^ L. ? IJOUy Kiiuws ouuauui uiuu. nu 10 a self-made man and ono of the leaders iii tho Senate. Dr. Smith, of Barnwoll, Keprosontativo H. B. Buist, of Orocnvillo, and Dr. Low man, of Orangeburg, wore appointed to escort tho chairman to the chair. When Chairman Etird took his seat ho was boartilv cheered. lie thanked tho conven [ Nyor tho honor conferred. Ho said thatuio members of this convention were the custodians of tho lives and liberties of the people of tho State and tho true-blue Democrats. (Cheers.) He was satisfied that whatever was done would bo dono openly and fairly. The members hero wore of prinoiplo and would do thoir duty as patriots. (Cheers.) Chairman Eflrd sain tho convention was assembled for business and not for talk, and cut his remarks short. Sovon Vice-Presidents, ono from each Congressional District, wore next elected, as follows: First District?Thomas Talbird, of Beaufort. Second District?Senator S. G. May JIOIU, Ol iwnwou. Third District?Hon. J. Bolton Watson, of Anderson. FourthJ)istrict?Col. J. D. M. Shaw, of LmuJflBi Fifth^Ttrict?Hon. Ira B. Jonos, ol Lancaster. Sixth District?Hon. J. E. Ellerbo, of Marlon. Seventh District?D. II. Bohro, ol Colloton. On motion the temporary secretaries were made tho ponnanont otlicors foi those positions. COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM. Hon. A. H. Patterson, of Barnwell, moved that a committee on platforrr and resolutions bo uppointod, consisting of ono mombor from each county, and that all changes in tho constltu tion and all resolutions be referred t< it. Tho motion was carried and the following committoe was selected : Abbeville?J C Klugh. Ajy ^ N Pearman. Antll, s/-W N Marchant. li^rnwoll?A II Patterson. Beaufort?Joseph S Heed. Berkeley?J B Morrison. Charleston?W II Fit/,simmons. Chester?J K Henry. Chesterfield?It E Itivors. Clarendon?D J Bradhum. Colleton?L E Parlor. . ^ Darlington?J E Miller. Edgefield?W P Timmorman. Fairfield?J Tt Curleo, Florence?Lt M McCowan. Georgetown?R J Donaldson. Greenville? S W Scruggs. > Hampton?W J Gooding. "*Horry?J P Dorham. Kershaw?C L Winkler. < . - jflMWaHC 0 Lancaster?II.) Gardner. c Laurens?11 l> Gray. v Lexington?W A Goodwin. o Marion?J E Ellovbo. t Marlboro?.1 It Sampson. Ncwborry?John J Duncan. v Ocotico- -J R Karlo. r Orangeburg- -Dr J \V Stokes. t Dickens?John T Hoggs. p Richland- Col. Willo Jones. r Sumter?W A Jamos. Spartanburg?T L Gantt. o Union?D 1' Duncan. York?W N Kldor. t Williamsburg J. T. Gamble. A motion was made to take a reeess n till 1 o'clock, but it was withdrawn. V Mr. Staniand moved that nomination a of candidates for Governor, Lieuton- a ant Governor, Treasurer and Attorney c General bo now made, and that no other businoss bo transacted till the t coin in ittee on platform reported. c An amendment allowing tho com- I mittoe "on platform to retire was of- v fered. ^ Mr. W. St. Julien Jervoy, of Charles- v ton, raised tho point of order that tho p motion was out 01 oruer necause tno t platform in tlio natural order of tilings a should be adopted before any nomlna- t tions could be made, be would move therefore that the motion of Mr. Stun- u land lie not put till the committee had )' reported. a Mr. Pltasimons, of Charleston, said f< that they being there as Democrats h should not be afraid to say out plainly where they stood. Ho did not believe that u convention of Democrats should a nominate a man for Governor who was m not a Democrat. If ho was a Demo- t erst let him come out and stand.cn the si Democratic platform. First adopt the v platform and then put up the men : it was measures and not men that sbuuld o come first with any party. He was up- 1 plaudcd as lie sat aovCn. w iur. uenro, 01 v>oueton, came out, 1 ti n tho center aislo and in n heated man- '/ nor said lie rose to say that they were n in a convention of the Democrats of r South Carolina. (Applause.) Thoy c wore there standing on tho principles a of tho past, and upon those principles ii thoy would march on to victory. Uo u did not believe in tying a party down. .1 After tho platform was adopted then o tho nominees would bo bound by it. e They would stand on any platform tho convention adopted. Mr. Henry, of Chester, advised tho ?'< convention to proceed regularly ; adopt ti its platform and then put tho candi- y dates upon it. tl Dr. Wycho, of Newberry, said it was ' an insult to say that any oandidato before tho convention was not a Demo- h crat. Is not John Gary Evans a Democrat V The principles of white su- I pretnacy are grander than any other. t< (Cheers.) "If you judge me by the s Democracy of Grover Cleveland then 1 am not u Democrat. (Cheers.) Wo o may ditTor and still be Democrats, but j> white supremacy is worth all the Do- ii mooracy in tho world. No sot of men h can come here and tell tho people of ti South Carolina what they shall do. e 1 At. nu arlnitt. si Dhil fftPin \ 11 l.ltA nun. 1. didatcs will stand upon it. o Mr. Duncan, Newberry, then said d ho wus sorry to see that they were wasting time in by-play like this. The s proper order of business was the adop- <> tinn of a platform ilrst, and then go t ahead with the nominations. The di- a version had been caused by some illadvised words, calculated to oxcite a b display of feeling. They should ho n calm, wise and deliberate. t Mr. McCowan moved that arecoss ho f< taken until 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Jervoy tried to get the presi- s dent to rule on his point of order, hut d the president hold that it was a mo- c tion, and Mr. Stanland's motion had n the right of way. h Mr. Patterson moved to amend the t motion to take a recess, by inserting p 3:30 o'clock. n Mr. Jervoy rose with tho intention n of presenting the resolutions passed by r Monday night's convention. He asked i Urst, however, if all resolutions would e ob road to tho house and then lnindod e to tho cominittco, or whether they v would be handed in without reading. ti Tho chairman ruled that the' latter v was tho mode of procedure. c Tho convention then took a recess li till 3:30 p. in., and committee rotirod. y THFj REPORT ON PLATFORM. 1 The convention reassembled at 1 C o'clock. A sorgent-at-arms was ap- c pointed?Mr. Stansoll. Col. D. P. Duncan then prosonted 1 tho report of the coinmitteo on plat- c form, of which ho was chairman. Ho c said that the committo had recoived a V communication from tho convention v which met Monday last, which had 1 boon received as information and laid ^ on tho table. Mr. Jorvey asked that c tho paper he read. Col. Duncan said < that it had been laid on tho table, hut 1 ho did not suppose thoro would ho any ^ objection to its being read, it was not 0 road, howovor. t Col. I). P. Duncan, chairman of tho 1 platform committoo, roportod tho fol- ' lowing as the platform for the Demo- 1 oratic party of tho State, stating that 4 a minority report would he made: e i. Tho representatives of tho Democratic party of South Carolina,, in con- v vontion assembled, do reallirm their allegiance to tho principles of tho c party, as formulated by JcfTorson and v ; ,11 u,, ,..wi ii UAUlujiiiuuu i/jr inauiouu^ avnouu aim Calhoun, and tlioir successors in Demo- 11 cratic leadership. 1 ' 2. Wo reaffirm our allegiance to the platform adopted by the Democratic national convention at Chicago, in Juno, 1892. i 3. Wo demand tho froo and unlimit> ed coinage of silver at a ratio of lb to 1, and insist upon its immediate on, actmont without waiting international agroomont. We insist ufmn It for tho > protection of our farmors and laboring > classes the first and most defenseless victims of unstable monoy and fluctuating currency. 4. Wo reaffirm our allegiance and adhoronco to and advocacy of the principles sot forth in our State Democratic platform adopted in 1890 and . 1892. 5. Recognizing tho great evils of intemperance and tho curses of barrooms and thoir corrupting influences, wo | < heartily endorse the Dispensary law as | the happiest and best solution of the . vexed whiskey problem and wo call upon tho Christian men and women of | tho State to see that tho law is fairly tested and assist in Its enforcement. 6. Wo urge upon all good Democrats to vote for .tho calling of a constitutional convention at tho general election In November. 7. We ' 'orse tho present Dorao CONWAY, 8. C., ?ii?mi m iiBuniitfinnnai nniww>nwm rfttio administration of our State us rise, prudent ntul just, and fully exnoplifying our motto of " equal rights r> oil <1 ml u.wmlnl , , 5 ? I 1 ,1. r. ?,v '< \J IH I UUU (7 1 I* uv^to IV AIVUVt The member of the commltteo from Ihurlcston said that ho had a minority eport to submit, but it was decided hut this could be presented after tho ilutform committee hud huido its full onort. Tho folllowitig is the minority report f the committee on platform : I. Kosolved, That, we as reprosouatives of the Democratic party of tho itato of South Carolina do hereby ro few and declare our unswerving allowance to the principles of Democracy ,s sot forth in the platform adopted ,t Chicago bv the National Democratic onventlon of 1892. II. Resolved, That it is the sense of his convention that no one is a Demorat and entitled to represent us us )otnocrats who is not in full accord dth tho principles and platform of tho uitional Democracy, nor one who ndoeutos the principlo of the l'opulist arty or seeks to force tho demands of ho Ocala platform upon Democrats s the test of political principles or ueion. 8. Resolved, That wo condemn as ndomocrutlc and subversive of the rlnciplos of the party tho platform dopted and promulgated by the Rearm Komocratieconvention at Colutn?ia, lbth August, 1894. W. Hugak Kitzsimmons. It is said that the original platform s presented to tho eommittoo, and rhioh has been prepared by hoiuo of ho leaders, contained the following action, and it was stricken out by u ote of la to 11: "Section 6. We denounce the action f President Cleveland in appointing tepublicans to otlice; joining forces rith Republican leaders against the wijority of his party in tho domonetlation of silver: his veto of the seigorago bill; tho invasion of States' ights, and his olTorts to improperly ontrol tho TIouso of Representatives nd Senate by the use of patronage to ulluence legislation, as undemocratic, nworthy of the successor to JolYerson. ackson and Madison, and a botrayel f the platform upon which he was looted." CONSTITUTION OP TIIE PAKTY. Georgo Evans, of Edgefield, read tho oport of the committee on the constiution of tho party for the ensuing two ears. It is as follows and includes lie Important change for a straight lemocratic primary: Amended at State convention in G'oLimbia, S. C., September ID, 181)1. Article I. There shall be one or more lomocratic clubs organized in uaoh jwnship or ward, each of which clubs hall have a distinct title, "The Democratic Club," and shall lcct a president, one or more vice residents, a recording1 and corrospondng secretary and a treasurer, and shall avo the following working commitues of not less than three members ach, viz.: A committee on rogistralon and executive committee and such thor committees as each club may com expedient. Article 2. The meetings of the clubs hould be frequent after the opening f the canvass, and some member of he club or invited sneaker deliver an ddross at each meeting if practicable. Article .'1. The president or live 1110111ors shall have newer to call an extra looting of the club, and one-fourth of he members shall constitute a quorum or tho transaction of business. Article 4. The clubs in each county hall be held together and operate uner tho control of a county executive ommittcc, which shall consist of one iiomber from each club, to bo elected y the respective clubs. The oxecuivo committee when elected shall aploint its owq, officers, who shall not lecessarily bo members of said coinnittee, and 1111 all vacancies which nay arise when tho convention is not s session ; provided that any officer so lccted who is not a member of the ommitloe shall not bo entitled to a ote on any question, except tho chairnan, and then only in case of a tie oto. Tho tonuro of offlco of tho oxoutivo committee shall ho until the irst Monday in May of each oleetion 'ear, at which timo tho county oonvonions shall bo callod together to reorganize tho party. Every Presidential dection year county conventions shall >c called by the county executive eomnittco first on Monday in May and shall dect delegates to a State convention ailed for the purpose" of electing delerates to the National Democratic Con'ention, and to elect tho member of ho National Democratic Executive 'omraittoo from this State. The State onvontion shall ho called by the State ixocutive committee to meet every 'residential election year on third Wednesday in May, and evory State ilcction year county and State conveniens shall meet on tho first Monday in day and tho third Wednesday in .May ospectively. Each county shall bo enitled in State conventions to doublo he representation it has in the Gensral Assembly. Article 5. County Democratic con'ontions shall bo composed of delefates elected by tho sovoral local clubs, >no delegate for every twenty-five 'otors, as shown by tho club list made it tho preceding first primary election, tnd one delegate for evory majority raction thereof, with tho right to such county convention to enlarge or limlnith the representation according o circumstances. Tho county conveniens shall ho called together by tho ihairmun of tho respective exocutivo sommlttees, under such rulo, not inionsistent with tho Constitution nor vith tho rule's adopted by tho Stato democratic Executive Committee, as :ach county may adopt, and when asicinbled shall be called to order by tho jhairman of tho exocutivo committee, md tho convention shall procood to aominato and olect from among its members a president, one or more vice presidents, socretary and a treasurer. Any county convention may , pormit Iho formation of a now club or elubs by \ majority voto of its membors. In all cities with a population of ri,000 and over thoro may bo two clubs ! rt /,<iol\ urat*/1 1 lioif ^K.,n ill uth/ii 'mviu | j r? i < v i ? uu vl^?!|l/iru in obcdioneo to tela constitution, aa uro tho clubs olse whore in this State, and in organizing said clubs thoy ahull have representation in tho county conventions respectively as said conventions shall declure in accordance with tho proviaiona of this constitution. Article 0. b'or tho purpose of nominating candidates for Govornor, Lieutenant Governor and all othor State of ? K? ?? ? THURSDAY, SEPTRA HMIMIHMMMHMWHMMMflBMHMMlMaNMM ilcer# including solicitors in their respective circuits and Congressmen in < their respective districts, and Presidential electors by tho popular vote and United States Senator and all county olllcers, except Trial Justices and MiLKtnru. n ni>linui'v i>l>><>tion shall bo hold on the last Tuesday in i August of each oleotion your, and a second and a third primary ouch two ? weeks successively thereafter. At this election only white Democratic voters who have been residents of the State i twelve months and the county sixty days preceding the next general oleetion shall he allowed to vote, and such negroes as voted the Democratic ticket ] in IH7<? and as havo voted the Democratic ticket continuously since, to he 1 shown by tho cortllicato of ton white < Deiuocrntib voters; provided that no ? person shall he allowed to vote except ' his name bo enrolled on tho particular I club list at which he ofTora to vote, at * least five days boforu tho day of the 1 llrst election. The club rolls of the ? party shall constitute tho registry list ? and shall he open to inspection by any < momber of tho party, and the election under this clause shall be hold and regulated under tho Act of the Goncrul ' Assembly of this State, approved Do comber 22, 1888, and any subsequent 1 Acts of the Legislature of this State. ' The State Exooutivo Committee shall t meet on the Friday after each primary, or such other time as may bo designat- > od by tho chairman, to canvass the ' vote and declare tho result as to all ' State officers, Congressmen, I'rcsideni lal electors and United States Senator. < All contests shall he heard lirst by the 1 County executive committee of tho s county in winch such irregularities ' may havo occurred, and may he re- 1 viewed by the State Exooutivo Com- \ mittoe, whose action shall bo final : ' Provided, That no vote shall bo count ed for any candidate who does not file I with tho chairman of the Stato Executive Committee. or with the respective t chairmen of the county executive committee, a pledge in writing that he ' will abide the result of such primary r and support the imrtv nominees, and < that ho is not, nor will ho become, tlio candidate of any faction either pri- I vutely or publiolv suggested, other 1 than the regular Democratic nomination : Provided, further, That no can- < didate shall he declared nominated 1111- < lo88 l)o receives a majority of the votes t cast. < Article 7. Tho ofllccrs of the Stato j1 convention shall he a president, one vice president froin each Congressional " district, two secretaries and a troasur- 1 er. Article 8. Tlio State Executive Com- t mitteo shall he composed of one mom- t her from each county to bo elected by . tho county conventions on tho lirst ( Monday in May of each oloction year. | When elected said executive committoo shall choose its own ollicers, not N necessarily members thereof, prior to f said election : Provided, That any of- , llcer so elected who is not a member of c the committee shall not lie entitled to a vote on any question, except the (] chairman, and then only in caso of a (] tie vote. Tho Stato Executive Com- ^ mitteo shall moot at the call of the chairman or any live members, and at j such time and plaeo as he or they may appoint. Tho member of the National . Democratic ExecutiveCommitteo from { South Carolina shall ho elected by tho t May State convention in 1800 and every four years thereafter, and when elected shall ho ex otlioio a member of the 1* I.' ? ' < uuiuvj ?/?;imn i ai/iu i'iAUi;utlvu V (Mllimi-I too. Vacancies on said committee by ' s death, resignation or otherwise shall '? be filled by the respective county executive committees. The State 10x- . ooutivo Commltteo Is charged with the execution and direction of the policy of the party ii^this State, subject to , tbis constitution, principles declarod < in the platform of principles and such . instruction by resolution or otherwise v as the State convention may from time to time adopt, not inconsistent with tbis constitution, and shull continue in ' ollico for two years from tho time of . the election, or until their successors havp boon elected. If any vacancy occurs in the State ticket or of electors, by death, resignation or other cause, the committee shall have the power to : fill tho vacancy by a majority vote of tho whole committee. '. Article 9. Tho vote in the respective I counties for all of tho State officers, < Congressmen, i'residential electors i and United States Senator, shall be transmitted by the chairman of the t respective county oxoeutivo commit- ( tees to the chairman of the State Ex- | ecutive Committee as early as practi- | cable after each primary, who shall proceed to canvass tho vote and de- 1 clare tho results. I Article 10. When the State convon- > tion assembles it shall be called to or- < dor by the chairman of tho State Exooutive Committee. A temporary chair- i man shall be nominated by the con- < vention, and after its organization tho 1 convention, shall proceed immediately ' to tho election of permanent officers ] and to tho transaction of business, i When the business has concluded it i shall adjourn sine dio. Article 11. Before tbo election in 1800, < and each olection year thereafter, the < State Democratic Exocutivo Commit- i tee shall issue a call to all candidates i for Stato officers to address tho people ] of tho dilToront counties of tho State, 1 fixing tho date of tho meetings and 1 ulso inviting tho candidates for Con- i grown, United States Sonato, delegates i to the State convention, and for Solici- < tors in their respective districts and ' circuits, to bo presont and address tho 1 pcoplo. At such mootings only tho ] candidates sot forth above shall bo al i lowed to speak. Article 12. It shall be tho duty of each county executive committee to appoint meetings in thoir respective counties to bo addressed by tho candidates for the Cenoral Assembly and for the different county offices, all of whom, excepting Trial Justices and Masters, shall bo olooted by primaries on tho last Tuosdav in August of each oloction yoar under tha same rulos and regulations horoinbeforo providod. Article 13. Each county delegation to a Stato convention shall have powor to fill any vacancy therein, Article 14. This constitution may l>o amended or altered at tbe regular May convention of tho ^tate or at any convention called specifically for that purposo, which call shall specify tho changes to )>o made. Article 15. Any county refusing or failing to organizo under tho provisions of this constitution shall not havo Hjc lBi:R 27, 181)4 representation in tho State Democratic eonvention. Mr. K. K. lllll, of Abbeville, ottered tho following amendment to the section of tho constitution, applying to tho qualifications of voters: "All white Demo?ratic voters who should he entitled to vote according to the laws of this State at tho next succeeding general election." A motion to lay 'his on the table was made. A delegate from Oconee asked that some member of the convention oxplain to the convention the changes from tho old constitution. Mr. (Jeorge Kvans proceeded to explain tho constitution, saying that the principal change was In the manner >f nominating ollicors for State positions, provided for in section *. Tho 'ommittce had changed it so as to let ill white Democratic voters who shall tie entitled to vote have a say in the 'election of the party nominees. They ( ivished to stop this clamoring and charges of cliques and rings, by subletting to the white people of South Carolina the question as to who shall < >e their nominees, by a direct primary. They wished to stop all this wire puling, resulting in getting some men into itllco who are not the choice of the icnple. In other respects the constitution was pretty much the same as >ho old one. Mr. Timmorman Interrupted, calling' kbi/i-iii/iwii hi tin- nici. tniiL inu roierenco n o white voters hud omitted the word o )emoeratie bo fore tho word voters. si Mr. ICvuns said it was an accidental a mission. Mr. Kvans said that when tl hoy arranged for a general primary it a van their aim to let no man say ho had o eon defeated by a oliquo or ring. Mr. H Ivans also explained that a man who w oted in the general election for the inminees should not be allowed to vote u n the primary, unless he was quail- a led to so vote in the funeral election, t There was much discussion then on ?' he Hill resolution. ' o Mr. Low man offered as a substitute, it ? All ...l.it.. I? . ...I- I I- - M wmvu i i win# uavr Ih i*11 > esident in the State for twelve months, o if the county for sixty days." f< Mr. Huist tniiilo a motion to lay the I Iill rcbolution on tho table. This w, s tl ost. Tlio substitute wa? then adopted, p Mr. Appolt brought up the matter w >f the reorganization of Democratic j< lubs by the various county convon- t< ions. It was explained that the time tl if reorganization had been changed so I hat it would take place in May. Mr. " vlugh called attention to the fact that my now club could bo admitted by a tl uajority vote of the county convention a lologatoa. v\ Mr. Appolt wanted to know how all I hose DeinocratH who failod to vote in b he last primary could vote in the next C >riinary. There was a largo number : f them, and Home provision ought to o >o made covering the case. '1 Mr. Klugh said those clubs failing to o 'oto in tlu last primary could come tl orward and ask for readmission us a low clubs. Ilo olTercd an amendment i? lovcring tho case : "That any county I (invention can permit the admission u if new clubs by the vote of a majority p if the delegates." There was mucii si alk, and an effort was made to refer a ho matter back to the committee, tl (lugh's amendment was then adopted. 1 An amendment, offered by Mr. Ap- T >elt, that the language "club lists at ii he preceding primary" be suhstitu- ci ed for poll lists, was adopted. w The constitution was thou adopted d is a whole as amended. ADOPTION OK TUN PLATFORM. 11 Tho next thing in order was con- p ideration of the majority and minori- t< y reports of the platform committee. Mr. Jorvey said it became his duty Vi o present to this body the reasons for p ifTering the minority report. Heap- oi icared as a Democrat before Demo- M irats. lie knew that there were diferencos between himself and many of n hose before him. He admired a man u vho would express the views he was d mtltlod to. Hut the reasons ho would v iresont were principles. Whether they si igreod with him or not, he thought ?! -U* If ... ..I I a ..... I. 113 WHS rigllt. IU3 WIII1IU 11(11/ Hivy I1C \\ vas a .JotTorsonian Democrat. Tlio .N vord was fra/./.lod. I'm a Democrat, i '1 lay. The practical tost of a Democrat, jontlomon of the jury. (Wild applause ind laughter.) The practical test was i man who agroes and subscribes to die tonets announced by the party that icars that name in the United States. So far we are together with the two platforms. Hut here we come to a point whore wo do not continue to bo together. lie then quoted the second icction of the report, and said that a :nan cannot stand higher than the principles of the national Democracy. Now, gentlemen of the jury, (laughter,) the majority report endorses the platforms of the Democratic party in this State, which wore against the Doino3ratio platform of the national party. When they were adopted the minority ivccodcd. But now, when the time somos again tosot forth our principles, t wo cannot feel that we can be silent on what we consider a perversion of those principles. If wo cannot and do not agree upon a platform how can we argue as to the Democracy of acandidato ' placed upon an undemocratic platform? One point more : You will ho surprised to hear mo say I come before you as ii reformer. (Laughter.) I (iavo boon . ii reformer before the days of '7<>. My [lowers wore given to assist in giving this State a mighty reform, which, I hope, will (ix forever white supremacy and our principles. (Applause.) Speaking as a reformer, now wo are Hooking uthor reforms. Wo wore told there u/inin i*l mru " (anil uin ir/tf nn in u mnu* f nv ul' to break thorn up. Now, what are rings? Nobody nt:(!inn to know, ft is not rings that aro wrong, but tho advico of rings that is wrong. Tho ring is nothing more than a leader and ills friends finally growing closer together till ull others are oxcludod. Have wo not rings now V I'm willing to moot all on issues of fact. Now, gentlemen of tho jury, (laughter,) have not thoro boon evidences this summer of a ring ? Havo not. two-thirds of tho white people been kept till this moment from liaving a say in the solectlon of the nominees ? Mr. Scruggs?Why havo they V Mr. Jorvey?That's just what I want to know. Mr. Scruggs?Why havon't thoy voted"? Simply because they didn't choose to exercise tho rights thov had. Mr. .forvoy ropliod that the primary should havo been open to all the white Democrats 'in tho State. Ho said the majority report was such an invasion of tho pooplo's rights that thoy could not acquloso thoroin. Mr. J. Helton Watson, of Anderson, aid ho had hoped that tho platform voo 1(1 bo promptly adopted. Ho was flat! to know that Charleston had come >vor to the Reformers and that W. St.. I alien Jervoy. the accomplished solielor. had eonio ovor and expressed himlelf a Hoformor. (Croat applause.) 1 I won't speak to you as 'gent lemen of .he jury." I'm a plain countryman a armor." (Applause.* lie told of how ,ho Conservatives In his county had oinod He form clubs to help defeat '.vans, and what a handshaking there vas. Ho wanted to o.ooml tho riyht land of fellowship to Charleston, (upilause) and weleomo her into the Ho- 1 orm r6ld. We've adopted tho platorniH of 1800 and 1802. Ho speaks to 'on as Democrats' hut there's a little i )oalaism. That was too muoli for hem. The question was should the ley" wau tho tail, or the tail wajf the I lojr ? (Applause.) Tho platform they ind before thorn had boon adopted heore. They expected Charleston to I nine with such complaint. It was now, 1 own at tho root, a question as to ? : .11. . > III MK I UIU IllilJIM ll.y HIIOIIMl ruio. I 1 dnilt thut wo have a ring1 now but its I bigger ring than South Carolina ? an over bad a ring with " hand# all round." Wo want to got all tlio white < ooplo into it. It has driven men to t lie front who have novel' before bad I nay. In plain Knglish, wo want tho iirniera to have a say. I'm not down t n professional men? they are floeos- \ nry. That platform is in good faith I ml wo hold out the olive brunch to < lie Conservatives. Let them come in n ml lot us have tho lamb. I'm in favor <1 f bringing all tho white people toother and stopping all the bickerings 'I e have had in our State. (Cheers.) a Dr. Wyeho said this was a serious n r -or and lie was pleased with the itontion given the gentleman from i harleston. Wi have adopted a gen- i ral direct primary today, in which t very man will have his say. If that t not Democracy, what is Democracy? s V'o Democrats conic here and wo have I ur opinions. I believe that the nlut- I >rni wo will adopt. represents tlio true lomocruey, which is tlio intoi'osts of 10 masses of tlio people. Shall tlio eoplo of South Carolina divide V Can't ro g<) into a primary and let the mairlty rule? He then said ho wished > correct the statement he had made liat Cleveland was not a Democrat, le meant to say that Cleveland was not a Democrat all the way." Mr. r'it/simons said he lie hud hoard lint as he was in a minority the views ml the views of those he represented rould not he allowed a fair expression, le did not believe it. lie did not olieve that a convention of South Carolinians would refuse to allow the linorlty a full and fail' presentation f the views of their constituents, 'hen taking up the majority report n the platform Mr. I< it/.simons said lie first and second planks ntlirming lliuneo to the National Democratic latform wore correct and proper, 'ho third plank was, he considered, ndeinocratic and violated the coinage lank in the national platform. lie lid in the absence of an International grooinent it would be impossible for lie party to insist upon such a ratio, 'here could be but one unit of value, 'o stamp upon a silver dollar coined i such a ratio, if in fact and intrinsiully the silver was not worth so much, as to stamp a lie upon the face of the ollar. The minority report of the com* littee was then put to a vote and romptly laid on the table, only about wenty votes being cast in favor of it. The majority report was then put to ote and adopted by a rising vote, the roportionutc vote being the same as u the minority report. KMOKIAU OK THIS CAHW1MS CAUCUS. Mr. .Jorvoy then asked that the inoloriul placed in the hands of the comlittee the memorial from the Mon- ? ay convention?he read to the o i ention, and that the convention take < itch action upon it as it Haw fit. I The following memorial, together 'ilh the resolutions adopted at the j lonnay convention, was then road : 'o the Presiding ofMoer and the Dele- i gates of the State Democratic Con- ? veution, Convening Sept. lbth, 181H : ; Gentlemen : By instruction and resection of a convention of Democrats, 1 ssembled in Coiumhiu on September i 7th, 18bI, wo the undersigned, apoir.ted an executive committee, herey present the following Democratic I esoiutions and enunciation of Demo- i ratio principles, adopted by that I ody, and demand that you, claiming 0 be the regular Democratic party of he State of South Carolina, adopt the i nine in full us a clear declaration of )omoeratic doctrine, and as your pur- 1 ioso to stand by und fight for the )oniocratie platform, as therein outined, being as it Is, perfectly in line vith the platform and principles of lie National Democratic party, and Lemanding the repudiation and the esci ruling of the platform adopted by he State Democratic convention in 81)2: Signed, J L Carson. Mike Brown, S I'Smith, V B Woods, E 11 Hodge, WS Allen, .1 1 C Wright S A Towncs, C 1' Quuttloluiiin. W C Grav. .1 W Johnson t l??o Si viewer, M O Bant/,lor, John G ('doors, I C Singleton, N T Hurst, M P Tribblo, .J Vordier, I'1 C Pishburnc, W F Uevonson, W 1) Coker, John Bratton, I B Steele, W H Martin, .John (J Molow, C S Bradford, W A Sparks, G W 'rati, It G Gains, A I' Butlor, L J drowning, (J W S Hart. On motion of Senator S (? Mayflold, die matter was received as information tnd laid on the table. NOMINATING TI1N CANIMDATKS. Mr. Patterson then moved that the convention proceed with the nominations of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer and Attorney General by acclamation J a?rry (Jan it, amended tliis by moving that candidates for Governor and Lioutenant Governor be nominated at once and that the contention then take a recess until 8 ^'clock, as tickets with names of all candidates would then lie distributed among delegates. The convention had [lcolded on a primary and should take one itself. In tho meantime, Mr. Patterson withdrew his motion in order that tho State Kxecutivo Committee might be elected. This wa.-> done and county delegations nominated the fol lowing as members: Abbeville, .1 Y Jones; Anderson. J P Glenn; Aiken, W M Jordan; Barnwell, SG Mavtleld ; Beaufort, Thomas Talblrd Borkoloy, J A Harvey ; Charleston, P 11 Gadsden: Chester, T J Cunningham ; Chostorllold, G J lied \ NO 10 fearn; Clarendon. I T Davis : Colleton. Dr A K Williams; Darlington, .1 N Parrott; Edgefield, H H Watson; Fairfield, T W Tray lor; Florence, H N McGownn: Georgetown, It .1 Donaldson ; Greenville, .1 W Gray ; Hampton, M II McSwceny ; Horry, .I P Durham ; Kershaw, T J Klrkland ; Lancaster, Ira II Jonos; Laurens, .1 L M lrby; Lexington, O M Etlrd ; Marion, .J D Montgomery ; Marlboro, W I) Evans ; Newb? rry, .1 A Sligh ; Oconefe, W .1 Strihling; Orangeburg, Dr () It Lowman; Dickens, T 0 Robinson; Rlchlund, Wilie Jonos ; Sumter, D K Keels; Spartanburg, NT L Dennett; Union, A C Lyles; Williamsburg, A il Williams; York, W T Jackson. The question of nominations was again brought up. Mr. Duncan of Newborry moved that a skoioton ticket be adopted and that all tlie officers bo voted for at oner. This was laid on tho table. Mr. I'attorson renewed bis motion u> go into nominations for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and Treasurer, and the motion .van carried. Mr Patterson moved llmt nominations be inado without ipouchus and tins was adopted. John Gary Evans was nominated for iovernor by It LGunter of Aiken, and Jio nomination wus seconded. Mr "Ivans was elected by acclamation. St Jullon Jervoy arose and said tho 'hurlcston delegation refrained from 'oting for Evans because they <1 i<l not u'lieve ho was a Democrat if lie stood m the platform just adopted. This innouncement was received with lorUivu laughter and cheers. Mr .1 1$ Watson nominated \V II I'immorman of Edgefield for Llouten.111. Clovornor and ho wiw duly nomllatod. Mr.Iorvoy made tho same annou neenent with reference to Mr TiniOjernan that had boon made with roforo noo o Mr Kvans. Mr I'attorson aroao with hout and aid that sort of tiling had boon stood ontf enough, that it was timo to call a lalt, and that if tho Charleston moil lid not think this convention Domo ratio they hud hotter leave it. Tho point of order was made that dr I'attorson was out of order as tho inly business before the convention van tho nomination of certain canlidatos. Mr I'attorson resumed his icat. Mr W O Tatum of Oranjroburtf lominated |)r Dates as tho Democratic landidato for State Treasurer and ho vas elected. Mr T W Scruifus nominated O W tuchunan of Fairfield the Democratic aindidato for Attorney General and ho vuh elected. An Ahheville delegate moved that ,ho convention at once go into nomina,ions for the remainder of the State Jckot. T L Gantt of Spartanburg' moveil as i substitute that a committee he ap>ointod to have I,">00 tickets printed vitli tho names of every candidate for dllco on it, and that after recess a rote bo taken. A motion was made that Gantt's meson bo laid on tho table. A rising M>to was taken and tin? motion to lay /bo substitute on the table was lost. Gantt's substitute next came up and ivas adopted. TIIK (SANT'P IMiAN KKCONSIUKKKD. After recess a motion was made to econslder the plan of voting for tho remainder of the ticket, and after a warm debate the motion to reconsider was passed and the convention proceeded under the original plan. The following candidates wdro nominated for Secretary of State: 1) il Tompkins, of Kdgefield : L It Hill, of Spartanburg; .John It Harrison, of Lireonvillo. Tompkins was elected, receiving 17'J votes; Harrison, KM; Hill, ;io. Tho nominees for Comptroller Gonaral wore James Norton, of Marion, ind A. VV. Jones, of Abbeville. Norton was nominated, getting 17?? votes to l-?> for Jones. Tho voting for Adjutant and Inspector General resulted in the election of John Gary Watts, of Laurens, by a /Ote of 153. Tho vote for the other Jftndidates was: J. 1'. Minus, 7ii; It. N. ItiehlMiury. Ill: It mi U fi inl '.'I Tiio nominee for Superintendent of !Cducation is VV. IV Maytleld, who received 107 votes, against 8") for T. VV. Keitt and 10 for (I. VV. Whitman. There wore eight candidates for I tail road Commissioner. The result .vas as follows, the three first named jeing elected : VV 1) Evans, of Marlboro, 20 i; J C Wilborn, of Yorkville, 198; il KThomis, of Sumter, 1011; VV II Yeldell, of Edgefield, 170 ; .1 A Sligh, of Newberry, Hi ; .1 VV Gary,of Greenville, 2d ; Jasper Miller of Columbia, 11; .J II Koon, of Lexington, 11. The ballotting for Ltailroad Commissioners consumed more than an hour, and was characterized hy great confusion. According to the votes us first cost, Evans, Wilborn and Thomas were elected, and immediately there was scurrying and hustling around, and the swapping sceinod us if it would last all night. THE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR. .fust at this moment, as Mr. Watson was about to offer a resolution, the cominltteo sent out to escort the noin- . inoo of the convention for Governor into the hull, came in bringing John Gary Evans and the other nominees. There was wild applause us they mounted the stand. The chairman introduced Mr. Evans as " the next Governor of South Carolina." Mr. Evans stepped to to the front of the stand and spoke in a clear voice. He mado qulto a remarkable speech, endeavoring to prove that Ocnlaism and Democracy were one and tho sumo thing. lie said that there wore few men In our State who have been honored as ho had been by them tonight. Especially was thin true when ho realized hi* youth. Ho felt that no could not but appreciate the honor. Ho would be false to himself and everything else if ho did not assure them that this was tho happiest hour of his life. Tho responsibility was great, but with tho reunited Democracy of South CaroMna, which they represented, standing to him, he felt that his efforts could not prove futile, ami that the will of tho people would be carried out. Their government was j tho government of the majority. Ho I felt that he would be false to them if he did not carry out the will of the majority. They were Democrat*. Ho saw men there who fought for Democracy; men who learned tho principles [CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAOtS]