The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 04, 1894, Image 1
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NO FIGHT TIHS YHAR.
The Carwile-Carson Conference
Fails to Nominate.
TIIE WHOLE SOHEME ABANDONED.
No Platform, No Nominations
and No Reorganization.
The Convention Dissolves in Disgust
ami Confusion.
The conviction of Democrats reassembled
on ult. in Columbia,
under tho eaif of J. L. Carson chairman
oxoeutivo committoo, and wont
into cuucus on tho political situation.
Tho following summary of proceedings
is made from tlio reports of tlio daily
nowsprtpei'B:
Columbia Register.
The caucus was practically a" secret
society. Walter Capers, Douglass Syinmers
and Mr. Koon were stationed at
tlio main door leading to the hull of
tiie House of Representatives as doorkeepers.
Tlioy had the names of the
delegates from each county, and before
a man was admitted the doorkeepers
had to bo satisfied that he was the
right person. Two policemen were
stationed at the outside of the door.
Even the newspaper reporters In sympathy
.with the objects of the movement
weiV excluded.
Whejj^hairnian Carwile called the
caucus to order about 5:30 o'clock thero
wore numerous vacant chairs. Cliosterfield,
Sumter and Kershaw counties
had no representatives, and the cards
marking the seats for these counties
stood as tlio only representatives.
Many of Hampton's chairs wore vacant
and the sumo was tho case as to other
counties. It did not look liko there
were more than 22."> men in tho hall.
Tho caucus remained in sossion for
an hour add a half and adjourned until
8.30 o'clock when it resumed its secret
work, some of the members stating
that it would bo hours before tho oaucus
would be ready to go into convention.
About 0 o'clock it was given out that
tho caucus would discuss tho question
of nominations for throe hours and
then go into convention.
Tho early hours of tho caucus were
spent in listening to reports on the outlook
in tho various counties. As a genoral
rule tho reports were rosy. These
reports came from members of tho executive
committoo in favor of nominations
and who woro Butlor men.
Shortly after 10 o'clock a Register
roporte^-Vfas informed on what ho
_ ke.*.rr> to bo excellent authority that
tho outlook at that hour was against
nominations by a majority of eight to
ten. The gentleman who informed
tho roportor statod that all tho preliminary
motions which hud boon offered
and which had anything of the
element of a division of the two factions
had boon won by tho mon against
nominations.
One of the motions defeated by tho
"no-nominations" men was that limit
fng do bate ho as U> allow only tho
chairmen of tho delegations to speak.
This wns a scheme in favor of nominations,
as the nomination men had found
that tho majority of the chairmen
wore in favor of putting out a ticket.
Tho no-nomination men spoke strongly
against it and alleged that there was
something like gag law in the proceeding.
Tho motion was defeated and
then one was passed limiting debate to
four hours and tho speeches to ten
minutes each. The proa poets wore
that a vote would bo taken about I'J
o'clock, midnight.
Marly in tho evening A. B. Williams,
of The Greenville News, offered a resolution
in favor of nominating a candidate
for Governor and against putting
out a full State ticket, it is understood
that his motion was defoated by a rising
vote. This was 0110 of tho lirst test
votes. Exactly how Mr. Williams
stood on the question of nominating a
full State ticket is not known.
Tho?v?io on tho question of limiting
dobat>ou -'<1 74 to IK).
At 1 .*),/Volock tho convention finished
taking a yea and nay vote on tho
question of nominations. The voto resulted
123 to DO In favor of nominations
and tho convention decided to go into
nominations in a short time.
Just a few minutes after tho vote
was announced M. 1\ Howell of Colicton,
followed by ovory delegate from
his county, announced that they would
withdraw from tho caucus and would
not remain in tho convention to take
part in its deliberations. M. O. Dantzlor
made the same announcement for
tho Orangeburg delegation, and tlicy
marched out of tho caucus.
A number of individual inombors of
tho various delegations withdrew, as
follows: J. E. Richardson and L. W.
Parkor, of Grconvillo; Mr. Folk, of
Barnwell, one of tho secretaries of tho
eaikvuH; Henry Fuller, of Beaufort;
fill t.hn A ** 1 rw#f? * I
?/??w 4. wwi ? J w?M<^auiwM
ana over half of that from Spartanburg.
Too resolution on which the debate
on nominations took placo was introduced
by C. P. Sanders of Spartanburg,
and was that the convention
deemed it inexpedient that nominations
be mado at this time.
Some of the delegations showed
good, hard sonse in the estimates of
tho political situation. In the reports
from tho counties eighteen reported
that thoy couldn't bo carried ; thirtoon
reported that tbey could be carriod,
and five wero doubtful. Notwithstanding
that tho dolegates from oightoon
counties reported that they would bo
boaton and wero sonslblo in this roport,
a majority of tho delegates favor.Jjatominations.
Tho State.
At 3:10 o'clock a. m. a good many of
tho dologatos, besidesi those who withdrew,
having gone out for a whilo, a
motion to rescind tho previous vote on
tho matter of tho nominations, was
made and put to a vote. This was
killed, however, after a lively fl^ht by
a vote of 75 to 53. Tho matter if the
appointment of the platform coouuittco
is now under consideration again at
3:25 a. m.
At 3:30 o'clock this morning a resolution
"was offered that tho convention
adjourn sine die, and condemning thoso
I " : "
I (lohuru f innu u- ) 5/?l? if it It. i i<iih* rIM?i?j v* n
defeated. The caucus then appointed
the committee on platform and nominations,
consisting of one from each county,
and it has now retired to do its
work.
.lust about 3:50 a. m., Edmund Dens,
taking advantage of his light complexion,
passed in just behind two delegates,
the doorkeeper not seeing him.
lie hud boon in there some time, when
Col. Watts who was on the outside
called attention the fact. Mr. O'Neill,
of the Charleston delegation, happened
to hoar the statement that Doas was
inside. lie happened in and soon
came back pulling Deas along with
him.
Uotli committees returned to the hall
reporting against the nomination of a
State ticket. The subsequent action of
the caucus is shown in the results of
the convention given below :
At 4.15 the caucus was adjourned
sine die and tho doors wero thrown
open. Chairman ilagood called the
convention to order. Mr. A. 11 Williams
oll'ered the following resolutions
which wore adopted with four dissenting
voices:
Unsolved, That this convention ne,
i,,. ,.r n.n i...i.i
v uj;v iiiu tuiiwn \t i i/iiv; V/WU > uu ui\/u 111. hi
hereon tlio ll)tli inst., in endorsing the
Chicago platform us a concession to
tho Democracy of the State, but regards
the simultaneous endorsement of Democratic
and Populist platforms, representing
parties and mitogenetic principles.
as forfeiting the allegiance of all
straight Democrats and the respect of
all honest Populists.
Resolved. That this convention cordially
accepts and endorses the national
Democratic platform and declares its
unwavering devotion to the national
Democratic party.
Resolved, That wo invito and urge
all Democrats of the State to proceed
to organize for the purposes hereinafter
stated.
Resolved, That whilo this convention
desires to avoid doing anything likely
to cause increased strife among our
people we heliovo that tho principles of
Democracy, the safety of ovory interest
in tho Slate and the instincts of
self-preservation demand that a hard
and light earnest bo made against the
proposition to call a constitutional convention
to create a now fundamental
law involving tho rigirtu of every man
in the State without providing for tho
submission of its work to tho people.
Wo tender to the opponents of this iniquitous,
undemocratic, tyrannical and
dangerous proposition tho service of
the organization heroin provided for
and invito them to join with us in
lighting it at the approaching general
election.
Tho convention then adjourned sine
die' at 4:20 a. m., after thanking tho
ollieers. Tho result was due, it is said.
1(1 t.lrn W i t.llil IM1AV !l 1 of iloliMrii ! innc frnm
the caucus after the vote to make nominations
had been decided upon. So
the die once east during the night was
recalled at tho twelfth hour. The Irby
committee didn't hold its session and
won't on the subject of a white man's
ticket in opposition jto the John Gary
Evans ticket.
A rourosentntlvo of the majority of
the delegates this morning said :
" A number of delegates, representing
seven or eight counties, having
after the fullest and freest discussion
refused to accept the decision of tho
tribunal to which they had committed
their case, and having withdrawn from
tho caucus, with the declared purpose,
not only of separating themselves from
their fellow Democrats, but of lighting
ugaiust them ; and realizing that
tho effort was to be made to hold the
majority responsible for dividing tho
Democrats of the State, the caucus
concluded, after full disoussion, to
abandon tho eifort to give the Democratic
party of the State an organization
and a ticket. Tho majority placed
the responsibility fpr the llasco where
it. belonged, and while refusing to re
scind tho caucus action, they adjourned
in disgust."
Tho statement was made to a representative
of the State after tho convention
had adjourned, that the Irby committee
had assurance of recognition
from the national Democratic committee
in case a ticket was put out. The
statement came from a leading Ltoformer.
It wasa'noticablo fact that, whilo the
Tillmunites claimed to have desired
u?u nomination t>i a ticket, a good
many prominent men among them wore
ubout tbo doors when the convention
delegates came out, and the appearanod
of each showed general rejoicing
.that tlio purpose to muko nominations
had been abandoned. Tbo Republicans,
who wero about,'also seemed to
bo glad that no nominations had bocli
made.
Tho statement made as coming frdm
a leading Reformer, to the effect that
the Irby committee had received 110tic'o
that it would bo rocognuod by the
National Committee, if the convention
nominated a ticket, was not correotoly
quoted. The statement of tho gentleman
was an expression of his opinion
as to what tbo National Committee
would do. In tbo rush bo was misunderstood.
lio said yesterday, howover,
that bo was very sorry that a
ticket had not been nominated, for he
would like to see the recognition test
made, and the question as to who woro
Democrats and who not sottled once
and for all.
As showing tho sentiment on the
question of nominations, it might bo
stated that delegates representing
thirty-two counties voted on tho matter.
Representatives of twenty-six
counties olthor in whole or in part
voted for nominations and twenty-six
counties oithcr in wholo or in part
voted against nominations. Tho general
diversity of opinion among delegates
was thus clearly shown.
Charleston Nona nnd Courier.
The pauous when It assembled did
not have ovor 10-1 delegates present.
At the lust convention 224 delegates
voted on tho question of making nominations.
A number of additional delegates
arrived on tho night trains,
but tho convention was not as largo as
on tho 17th. So far as can bo understood
Sumter, Kershaw and Marlboro
had no representatives in tho hail.
Gen. Johnson Bagood took charge of
tiio convention, it was soon developed
that tho convention was oxceodingly
deliberative. It did not get to work
until 0 o'clock, when the secretaries
bogan getting up tho roll of delegates
in attendanco. About tho first resolution
introduced, so far as can bo heard
v' . ..
CONWAY, K C
on tho outside, whs ono l>y Editor
Williams, who proposed that tho executive
coufftiiitteo bo empowered to
name a candidate for Governor two
weeks in advance of tho election. His
resolution did not favor any thing othor
than tho nomination of a Governor.
Tho resolution was voted down upon a
division, and Mr. Williams withdrew
his resolutions. After discussing the
situation brielly at 7 o'clock the caucus
took a recess to 8 o'clock w.thouc having
done a thing. The delegates were
worried t.Ho oouuiMo tli <?f
tho session.
At tho night session the caucus still
had its doors closed, und upon motion
the dllloront delegations were called
upon to make reports us to tho possibilities
of a State tlokot in their
counties, and whether tho counties
favored nominations 01 not. There
were in many instances reports from a
county, each of them dilToring us to the
sentiment of the county.
(ten. McCrudy explained what he
thought to bo the attitude of the people
of Charleston, and that tho two
Senators, the members of the House
and many others regarded themselves
as pledged to the regular nominees
already in tho tiold, and that a full
vote could not bo brought out for a
now State ticket. Mr. Fishburno pre- i
sonted the other side of the picture
and thought a strong vote would rally
to another tieket.
Tho summary of tho reports vary.
One of the most careful delegates toid
mo that eight eountios reported favorable
to nominations, fourteen against
nominations, eight doubtful and four
counties not reporting or present.
Another report was that seventeen
counties wore in favor of making nominations
of a full ticket.
At N.2f> tho reports from tho various
counties were all in and then began a
debate about how long to talk and how
long to let each of tho delegates talk. 1
Mr. Sanders, of the Spartanburg
delegation, brought things to a focus
by making a motion that nominations
should not be made at this time. Then
the oratorcial pyrotechnics began, und
at 12.40 tho donate is still in progress.
From what can be heard the principal
debaters aguiust nominations are :
I Lowell, of Colleton; Woodward, of
Aiken; Mower, of Newberry; Dantzler,
of Orangeburg; McGowan, of Abbeville;
Sanders, of Spartanburg.
Among those favoring nominations
thus far are; Capers, of Columbia;
vjruyuon, 01 ivooevnio; Slniins, ol
Barnwell; T. Hothwoll Butler, of
Union ; Dargun, of Darlington ; Vordlor,
of Beaufort.
At twenty minutes to 2 the caucus <
decided to make nominations by a <
majority of 33. I
A delegate from the low country, I
who^has just left the hall, says that
the vote was 90 to 123 in favor of nomi- <
nations. The information is that the t
delegations are very much divided. i
As soon as the vote was announced i
Capt Dan t/, lor, of Orangeburg, said i
liis delegation considered itself virtual- i
ly instructed, and with the exception I
of Col. Goodwyn and 11. M. Kush, the t
entire Orangeburg delegation retired i
from the hall. Nowborry, as an- f
nounced in the dobate, retired from I
the hall with its entire delegation, i
and Colleton did likewise. A portion i
of the Spartanburg delegation (said to
be livo) retired from the hall. 1
It is now Homi-oifleially announced \
that eighteen counties reported that i
they could not carry their counties, <
thirteen that they could carry their tcounties
and four wero reported as *
doubtful. It naturally depends upon t
which of the counties are included in
each of the totals to for in any idea of i
the probability of carrying the election i
in November. <
Mr. John IT. Folk made the following t
announcement in his opposition to i
nominations. " 1 represent a portion j
of Barnwell County whore tho inajori- t
ty of our people aro neither fools nor 1
THlmanitos. We can carry our place i
two to one for auy ticket this conven- t
tion might nominate, hut, as a representative
of those people in this con- '
vention, I enter my solemn protest t
m/ninst. mnkino iirmii Iintinnu nt. I.liiu l
time.'' \
I have just sent In this note to a i
leading delegate : " Aro you at i
liborty to toll mo who will bo nominat- i
od for Governor, if anyone V Answer i
on this if you can." On the noto came j
this reply . " I don't bdllovo anybody J
will." Further than this nothing can j
bo said at this hour. Tho cauous is {
now discussing tho platform committee
question.
At 3 o'clock a motion was-made to
rescind the action of tho caucus in regard
to nominations. Tho motion to ; *
rescind was lost by a vote of 75 to 63. j 1
.It will Ikj seen that tho total voto of ' <
tho caucus was 12H. j
It now comes from tho caucus at 3 ,
o'clock that a resolution has boon in- j '
troduccd to adjourn the caucus sine die, <
and condemning those delegates who i
withdrew from the caucus. Tho reso- , ^
lution was voted down by a majority i ]
of ten or lifteen votes. I 1
Mr. Altamont Mosos, nominee for
Stato Seqator, and Col. Graham, of I |
Sumter, were herd to oxplain to th<5 i ,
delegates the position of that county, i
They said that tho people of Sumter, ; ]
who would, under ordinary ciroum- j
stances, l>e in favor of a movement I
l/ml/Sn<r f/vuro ?/lo ? u* ?..? 5 wl.i II.-U*
iv/vnraK ?/nOfiuo m ni/I 11^ lit, UUI1"
sidored thomsolvos bound and pledged
to ahldo tho result of the primary in
tfhat county. Both factions, thoy said, ,
had gone into tho tight with an honest
desire to abide'tho result and would
| do ho. The people of Sumter did not
want anoter ticket and could not support
one if nominated. ;
Dr. Sampson Pope, candidate for j
Govornor, was In tho city to-day look- ,
ing over tho field and watching the j
political chess board. Ho wants it
understood that nominations or no I
nominations ho is in tho Hold and to i
stay. Ho is of tho opinion that It j
would bo a mistake to mako nominations,
and Is quite oonfldent just now
that ho can clean up the Hold against
John Gary Evans.
Tho following is tho ofllcial report
as to thoj'iiancos Of tho proposod State
ticket
Counties reporting that thoy could
not bo carried for Stato ticket: Aiken,
Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Char- ;
leston, Clarendon, Colleton, Edgefield,
Hampton. Lancaster. Laurens, Lexington,
Marion, Newberry, Orangeburg,
Pickens, Union Williamsburg?18. .
I Counties reporting that they could
bo -carried for Htato ticket: Beaufort,
Chester, Darlington, Fairfiold,
THURSDAY, OCT(
Floroncc, Georgetown, Greonvillt\
Ooonoo, itichland, York -10.
Counties reported u? divided:
liorkoley, Horry, Spartanburg?d.
Counties not Represented : Four.
Kditor Gonzales, who was strongly
in favor of nominations, at my request
has given tins statement as to
the defeat of the plan to nominate :
" It viras the sense of tho Convention
that they wereeoutragoously deserted
by men who bad submitted their claims
to tho judgment of tho Convention, am
after having the fullest fr? est anil dieusslon,
had boon boa to u by a decisive
majority.
"That when they woet out thoy
threatened not only to desert the
ticket, but that thoy would fight It and
put us In the position of I making up
tho Conservative party.
" Wo refused to rescind the resolution.
hut concluded, after appointing
the committees on nomii aliens and
platform, to place the rt .ponsibility
where it belonged and to abandon the
whole thing in disgust."
Mr. T Hfitli wol I .....
another delegate working for nominations,
explained the tin vie in this
way. A majority of tho convention
was in favor of nominations, but inasmuch
as four counties wore not represented
at all and threo counties absolutely
withdrew and portions of others
wont out thoro was genort 1 demoralization
and the delegates rt alized that
it was absolute folly and m >onshinc to i
put their heads up against \ he wall. 1
This was about tho situation in a
nutshell. As has boon quid, the Convention
proper was a very nild atTair.
It lasted only eight minutes, and as
soon as Chairman I[agood called it to
order Mr. Williams took the floor am'
offered the resolutions, which were
adopted with a few dissenting voices,
and after thanking the ollicers for their
patient labors tho convention adjourned
sine die.
Tho following are so mo opinions expressed
by prominent delegates :
J. Ij. Carson, the chairman of the
now defunct executive committee,
said : " 1 feel all right. I think all
was done that could havo been done
under the circumstances. Wo know
full well that this light would havo
brought tho negro in, and I for one
was opposed to any such thing. Tho
action of the convention of the lDtli
alllrming allegiance to the Chicago
platform and in asserting that it was
thoroughly democratic is sulllcient
victory for us for tho present."
I'aul Hemphill, of Chester, said:
" I think it a dangerous thing for tho
conservatives to divide on tho matter
jf nominations and lose sight of the
great light that is to lie waged over
Lho constitutional convention mutter."
A. 11. Williams, editor of the Tho
Jroonville News, said: "I am well
satisfied. Tho convention did not go
is far us I wanted them to go, hut wo
iuvo an issue on which we can make
t light, and on which wo can win. It
s merelv a mutter <?f tiinr* when
rrolovant to this matter, I will voluncortho
information that I a n a bolter,
ind I am glad of it. I am a bolter
'or the uuino reason that white men
Hivo rebelled for tho past 200 years
igainst tlio tyranny and domination of
i ring."
L. VV. I'arker, of Greenvillo, said :
41 approve of the action of the eonrontion.
I was one of those who withIrow.
We had made a lig ht in our
(Ounty and our hands were tied. I am
latisliod that a fight would have contolldated
tho Tillinanito feces when
.hey are now beginning to divide."
W. C. \lcGowun, of Abbevillo, who,
ilthough opposed to nominations, was
M'ominently mentioned for Governor,
laid : 441 think the convent ion did all
.hat it could have done. I . got at it
n a different way from v hat I oxleeted.
however. I do not think that
,he delegates should have vitluirawn
roui the hall. 1 was opposi d to nomilations,
hut I was in the li ? 1?t to tlie
inish."
Fills (?ray don, of Abbeville, said :
4 I think that tho cousorva .ives made
.lie greatest mistake that they ever
lave made. 1 believe that the men
,vho withdrew from the icnvontion
vill live to see tho day who i they will
'egret their action. Tho policy of
miction never lias won a fight and
lever will."
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
L<ra<fc<l Schools thai Char/to Tuition
Not Kiititleil totlie Constitutional
Two-Mill Tux.
Tho Columbia Register says that
fudgo Townsond made a most important
order a few days ago at. Florcnco,
;>ne that will have a most decided of
rect upon the public school system of
South Carolina. Briefly stated, the
rnso is as follows: The school commissioner
of Florence County refused
to turn over to the trustees of the
Florence graded school any portion of
the constitutional two mills tux collected
in Florence County. The trustees
brought suit to havo him compelled
to turn over to thorn a oortain
portion of the money collected in
Florence County under the two mills
school tax, such as they had received
In previous years. The defonso sot up
by the school commissioner for. not giving
any money to the aforesaid trustees
was that the graded school made
charge for tuition and was not therefore
a free school, and was not entitled
to any portion of the constitutional two
mills tax which is lovicd for the froe
public schools. Tire trustees attempted
to refute the allegation that they
charged for tuition in the graded
school. Judgo Townsond held that it
did not matter whether they did or
did not charge, for their charter gave
thoni tho right to charge for tuition
and therefore their school was not a
free public school in law and was not
entitled to any of the proceeds of the
school tax.
This is a very interesting enunciation
of a legal principle and it will
havo a far reaching effect, as many of
tho graded schools of tho State make
charge for tuition or are authorized by
their charters to ithlWo ur.nH />k???.*/>
ami yet rooeive part of tht two mills
tax collected iu their counties. It it
likely that an appeal I'om Judge
Townsftnd'rt decision will bo taken In
the Supremo Court. If that tribunal
sustains his decision, quite a number
of graded schools will have to inatcc
their tuition free of charge or olso dc
without any sharo of tho two mills tax
)BlSR 4, I8?>4
SENATOR HILL NOMINATED
| hi; is ciioskn iiy acclam v i ion
I'Olt DOVHtlNDIt.
Tlic llcli'KiitrH and Siicrtaloi's Weill
Wild Willi lint liiiNiasm Air, Wliitnej
heclineil ilia Honor.
The New York Democratic Couvi ntion
was in session last week at SaratogA,
N. Y., and was greatly perplexed
in (incline a suitable candldato for
Governor. Candidates were not very
seareo, but it was necessary to Had a
man who could boat Levi i\ Morton,
the Republican nominee. The delegates
were ready to unite upon Win.
U. Whitney, who arrived from ICuropo
| the day the convention assembled, but
ho positlvoly declined on account of
business engagements, and suggested
tlu* nomination of David H. Mill. This
suggestion met with great favor at, the
outset, and ended in a stampede from j
all the other eaudidutus to Senator
I llill.
Tammany's adherents were thrown
into a condition bordering on a panic
when the bulletin announcing that
Whitney had declined the nomination
for Governor was read. Senator llill
was Drat shown the dispatch and said :
"1 supposed that he would decline to
accept it. i had said all along that
Whitney had no desire to enter polltics."
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan
looked disappointed as ho read the disI
patch and said: " Whitney would
have, been a very strong man and the
situation now is rather mixed. We
have wasted valuable time chasing a
shadow."
The convention was called to order
by Senator liill atLoii. The committee
on contested seats decided in favor of
all sitting delegates, except in Monroe
| County, whore a reorganization is ordorod.
Shoparditos, of Hrooklyn. left
the ball when the report of the committee
on contested seats was road.
Fairchild Democrats, of New York,
also left the hall upon the adoption of
| the report excluding them from re
I cognition.
Col. Hrown, chairman of the committuo
ou permanent organization, reported
in favor of continuing the temporary
organization. This was adopted
and Senator Hill remained ehairtuun
of tiie convention. Lieutenant Governor
Slioehun reported the platform,
and it was adopted.
The convention thon resolved to procood
with nominations.
Senator Hill said: "This place
looks a little more Democratic than
the one wo occupied yesterday, it is
more like the JelTorsonian Democracy
in its simplicity, and I have only to i
suggest that in this place were 110111- i
mated two Democratic Governors who
were elected." <
The chairman then recognized Gay- <
Ion It. Hilt, of Albany, who. in an eloquent
speech, placed in nomination for
Govornor .John Hoyd Thaeher, of Al- j
buoy.
When Mr. Ilitt had finished Fldyn I
Uovnolds of Allegany rose and said : i
"'I ho united dc'ogation of Alloguny i
County desires to place in nomination i
tlioir first and only choice, David II. i
Hill."
That was all ho had time to say.
The crowd went wild with enthusiasm.
Men stood on their seats, waved their |
huts for throe minutes. Senator IIH1
pounded with his gavol. Finally Col.
Follows of Now York arose, and the
crowd thinking that he would say ; <
something about 11 ill, subsided. Sena- i
tor Hill then asking the indulgence of
Col. Follows, said : " I am grateful to :
the Democrats of tho Fmpiro State for
the courtesy and kindness of the past;
but 1 must say to you I cannot agree to (
be your candidate again for Governor." '
Follows then moved that the conn- '
tlos bo ealled alphabetically. This '
was proceeded with. Livingston and 1
Montgomery named Hill amid cheers. 1
Senator Guy rose when Now York '
was called and, standing on a chair,
said: "Mr. Chairman : I rise to per- |
form a duty which I have waited for i
gomo older Democrat from this county i
to perform. I am about to name for i
Governor a man, the mention of whose 1
name warms the heart of every true i
Democrat. He must he our candidate.
Ho is the only man with whom we are
boforohand sure of winning. He, is the
chief Democrat in our ranks. Ho must
sink his personal views and again be- (
come our standard-bearer. We need ;
his services now and we must demand
that ho give thorn to us and consent to
leud us on to victory. Tho situation is
grave. The only thing for this convention
to do is to assert that wo know
the meaning of the term ' 1 am a Democrat'
and knowing should proceed to
nominate that prince of leaders who
presides over our deliberations, lie
lias told us that lie cannot accept our
nomination. Hut I tell you, gentlemen,
we owe a courtesy to tho Democracy
of the State which i-t hurhc.r Minn
tho courtesy which wo owe to him. I
nominate tho one man who typifies
what Democracy typifies." 1 present
1 tiio namo of the chief exponent of
Democratic principles in our party,
David B. Ilill." (Cheers and wild enthusiasm.)
After Senator Guy had finished.
Bourko Cock ran of Now York rose and
climbing over the reporter's table to
tho platform, said in part: " When
I tho life of a nation is at Htake, and the
j laws which govern its existence fail to
control its destinies, the supremo will
of the people is the only resort. At
such times, tho right of revolution is
invoked. Such*time has now come to
us. For tho first time since the senior
Senator directed the affairs of tho
Democratic party of this State, I am in
revolt against his ruling. I urge upon
him his sonso of duty to his party and
place his namo in nomination against
his own dosircs. There comes a time
in tho history of every man when opportunities
arise which summon him
to positions outsldo of his own desires.
Wo aro in a situation to meet which
requires tho most trusted leaders of
tho Democratic party, or we cannot
gain tho victory. Wo are confronted
with a paralysis of industries duo to
tho operation of Liopublican tariff and
financial legislation. It is our duty to
I prove to the people that the misfori
tune which has ovortakon the country
> is uj to lt< publican misrule and that
prosperity can ho restored hy followII
ing our load and placing our candiIdutos
in power. Wo must not take the
risk of falling, and no man who has led
us as our presiding otlleor has led ut
! n,?n ..M,... ... i ?> " * *
. ...ii nr. i,< i [;ii hm'l-ll \VU MOOT. T il
: inspiring influence of his leadership.
I ^Cheers.) By all tho tics that have
, bound him in tho past, by his hopes of
| tho future, by his duty to his country,
| i demand that ho lead us, and now I
nominate him for Coventor." (1'ro!
longed cheers.)
Mr. Coekrun then put the question
to the convention : " Will you make
tho nomination unanimous?" K^oryj
one Is the hall, dolomites, spectators
and all, veiled " Aye." Turning to
Senator Hill, Mr. Coekrun then said : I
" Senator lii'.l we summon you to your
duty."
Col. William L. Brown also spoke,
seconding the nomination of Senator
Ilill for New York County. Half a
dozen delegates moved to suspend tho
roll call for nominations, hut Senator
Ilill quiekly remarked that he had
some experlonco with legislative
bodies, and tho rules of the assembly
under which the convention was acting
would not permit the suspension of the
roll call, and directed the Secretary to
proceed. The counties of Oneida,
Orange, Oswego, Oueon, Uocklaud, St.
Lawrence, Schoharie, Steuben, Suffolk,
Tompkins, Wayne, Westchester and
Yates all seconded Mr. Hill's nomination.
Mr. Hltt, of Albany, withdrew the
nominee of that county and moved that
Senator Hill bo nominated hyueolatna
num. t\ storm in "ayes shook ttio
rafters and there woro no nays. Secretary
Do Forest declared Senator llill
nominate,d, Imt Senator Hill declared
the proceedings out of order and the
roll call of counties was proceeded
with. The vote was unanimous for
Senator llill. Another noisy outbreak
followed.
When order was restored Lieutenant-Governor
Sheehan nominated Daniel
L, Lock wood, of ItutValo, for Lieutenant-Go\ernor
and he was nominated
by acclamation. In a similar mannor
.ludge Gay nor was chosen as candidate
for Judge of the Court of Appeals.
The routine business of the convention
was quickly disposed of, and at
d: lf> the convention adjourned sine die.
Senator llill spoke as follows on being
serenaded at Albany i few hours
after the convention adjourned :
" Fellow Democrats and Gentlemen :
For this generous reception ai d the
compliment of this serenade I tender
you my sincere thanks. This demonstration
is a part of the unexpected
events of a day which to me has been
one of mingled surprises and vmhurrussmcnt.
The action of the Demo* '
c,ratio convention, which is the oeeu
sion of this assemblage and which was
unforseen by my sol f, imposes responsibilities
and obi igat ions of which I cannot
speak to-night. Unwilling as I
was to receive the honor which the i
L'onvention in spite of my protest has <
sought to confer upon mo, I am deeply
touched by the unusual manifestation
of confidence and esteem which ac- <
uompanicd the action of the convention,
and tonight I can only express in
feeble language a small part of the
gratitude which I fed toward the
Democracy o.1 Now York. At some
Future time I hop., to express my views
it length upon the issues involved in
this most important campaign. I rciow
my thanks for this demonstration
md hid you good night."
STATU M:\VS in lilllHIA
Interesting Notes 1'roni Various Sources.
?Col. F. K. Mclvcrhas boon appointed
general superintendent of theaf
'airs of the Statu Agricultural Society,
[jo succeeds Mr. F,. I,. Kocho, of Churns
ton, who has resigned after serving
11 this capacity for a good many years.
?The Columbia Female College
>pened last week with a fluttering attendance,
and about thirty new stu)
4-.. mi. G--1! ' IS
luuba (M UM1IIV. 1 IIU I (HI ICUlUOIlS are
Jiat the attendance will bo largor
lIuui for several years past, and tho
lutlioritios contemplate renting uddiLiotuil
dormitories.
-Tho Columbia Lloglstor has boon
ifivcn tho work by tho State Democratic
ICxecutivo Committee of printing a
mill lion tickets for the November election.
Tho price to be,paid is 25 cents a
thousand. Tho tickets will imprinted
and will besont to the various counties
in time for the election.
? K. F. Glrardoau, of Columbia, has
received by express from The Now
York Financial Chronicle $5<M) in cold
cash, otTored for the best guess ait the
amount of last year's cotton crop. Tho
offer wais open to the world and M
Giradeau's estiinato wais 7,527,HOI bales,
!11K) above the real yield of 7,527,211
bulos.
? Henry L. Hreedon, who slow his
brothor-in-law at Hennetsvillo and was
convicted of manslaughter, hiis boon
sentenced by Judge Norton to hard
labor in the penitentiary for tho tor in
of three yours and six months. Broodon
has appealed to the Supremo Court
for ti new triad and hais boon granted
bail in the sum of $5,000.
?Mrs. Wrn. K. Illake, of Spartanburg,
diod tit her home in thatt city on
tho 25th ult., after a long illness. She
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Jones of Hdgeflold, and was
married to Mr. Blake thirty four years
ago, when ho was president of the
Spartanburg Female Collogo. As a
young lady she was vory sprightly and
attractive, and as she grew into womanhood
she developed ii very strong
and beautiful Christian character. She
was a leader in the VV. C. T. U. work,
and was ever foremost in church and
oharitablo undertakings. She loaves
a husband and seven children to mourn
her loss.
Fkkdino a HoRBK.?Bearing in inind
that the stomacli of a horse is small in
proportion to tho size of tho frame, ho
requires feeding often, and, though
throo times a day is sufficient, four
times is better. Unlike human Isdnirs.
owing to tho conformation of the
horso, wator does not remain in tho
stomach, but passos throgh it into a
largo intestine called the caecum. If a
horso bo fed lirst, tho wator passing
through tho stomach would ho likely
to carry food with it and thus bring
about colic. Whatever a groom may
say, lot a horso drink jmt a-; much n*
ho likes. If he bo watpr d four ti uc*
a day, ho .will never take very much,
or too much to bo good for him. A
horse, it inu>t bo rt mom bored, is fed
on dry food, and this, with tho strong
> work done by tin* hunter, always pro1
duces fovorisnnoss, which asuflieionev
) of wator tends to allay.?London Fiolu.
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NO II
QKXKHAI. \K\VS gCMMAHY^B
I LutOMl Items niul Curious Notes from
Our f,\( Itmiitt'N.
?Tho largest tobacco warehouse in
the world is at, Louisville, KyM and it
will hold ahout 7(H) hogshead*.
In Jacksonville tho damage by tho
roccnt storm, which amounts to about
$7*>,<KM), is being rapidly ropairod. The
I wreck of tho now nlon depot in process
of construction was tho most serious
loss.
? Mr. Thus. A. lOdison stilt has an
office in Churlotto, N. C., and is still
striving to obtain electricity direct
from coal. Tho discovery of a method
of doing this would almost revolutionize
tho world.
?The complete roturoson tho liquor
license question in the recent election
in Ar1 Unas, have been certified to by
the f, .'rotary of State. Tho vote
stands: Lor license, 17, (162; against
license, lU,oU5. Majority against tho
continuation of liquor traffic of 1.UJ3.
?The indictment against .1. O. Hardwick,
oyeashlor of tho Kirst National
Hunk of Ccdartown, La., has boon
quashed. Another Indictment for forgery
is pending against I lard wick,
lie demanded a trial on that indict
ment, i?ut the prosecution secured a
postponement.
Kev. Floury VV. Plummet*, who wa?
appointed chaplain in Iho army by
President Arthur in lKMl and assigned
to tho Oth cavalry, a colored regiment,
will be dismissed from the scrvlco unless
President Cleveland shall choose
to set aside the findings of the courtmartial
which convicted Plummcr of
drunkenness.
? The nomination of Senator David
It. Hill for Governor of New York
opens a now chapter in a remarkable
political career. It was whilo Governor
of Now York that Mr. 11 i 11 was
elected United States Senator, and now
while Senator he is again nominated
for Governor, it is probable that no
other man in tho country over had
such an experience.
?Tom Smith, a nogro desperado,
shot and killed throe colored United
States deputy marshals and seriously
wounded two white olllcers while they
were attempting to arrest him at the
Muskogee (1. T.) International Pair last
week. The deputy marshals organized
a posse and went In hot pursuit of the
murderer. Smith used a revolver and
only llred four times.
?It was stated recently that tho people
of Athens, Ga., had abandoned
their dispensary to adopt some other
method of liquor regulation. Tho
Savannah Morning News of a late date
says that now dispensary commission
urs nave noon elected, whoso characters
give eonlldene" and satisfaction to
Llio citizens, uiul it. is in for rod tluit tho
dispensary will continue to dispense.
Tito 1 'tLli Mull Gazette publishes a
lottor from Shanghai, datod August
17, sayiug that tho Chineso navy cannot
light because tho ships havo only
about twolvo rouudb of ammunition
por ship, tho regular supply of ammunition
having boon sold by tho captains
of tho (Jhinoso warships. Tho correspondent
adds that ono of those commanders
actually sold ono of his ship's
Armstrong guns and wont to sea ono
gun short.
? Persons who patronize papers
should pay for tho pecuniary prospects
of tho press having particular power
iit pushing forward public prosperity.
If the printer is paid promptly and his
pocket-book plethoric by promptly paying
patrons, lie puts his pen in paper
in peace, ho prints his nicluresoi passing
events in more pleasing colors,
and a perusal of his paper is a pleasure
to the people. Paste this piece of
proverbial philosophy in pumpkin pit)
order where all persons may see it
plainly.
CJ. 4 --v.- I * * " ' '
?ocuniiur ivuiisoill inuKOS mis point
in discussing the now tariIT law :
Tlioru aro 1,700,000 people in North
Carolina. At least 100,000 of these
havo accounts at stores. The average
yearly store account ia about $100.
Take ofT of oach of thoao 100,000 accounts
25 por cent. This moans a saving
to North Carolinians of $10,000,000
per year ; one million more than the
cotton crop ia worth ; twice as much aa
the tobacco crop. This means much
more than an increase of the money
per capita to $50. It saves the money
in the pockets of tho people.
?The great wealth, either of tho
Mormon church or of the individuals
at its head, has been again demonstrated
by tho recent investment of
$10,000,001) by the "first presidency"
in anew corporation called tho Utah
company. This now company is to
operate coal mines, a railroad, a bathing
beacli and pleasure resort at the
great Salt lake, and build, equip and
operate telegraph and telephone lines.
'Lhis is purely a church scheme, in
which gentiles have no part, and is
like the Zion co-operative company, to
bo managed to add to tho wealth of tho
church.
?In a recent speech Kx-Sena tor Ingalls
said : " I want to say that I am
a blmotallist, pure and simple, in
favor of tho freo coinage of American
silver at tho ratio of lb to 1, and 1 believe
that tho Republican party stands
on that platform, and 1 go further and
say that I believe that a good portion
of tho industrial difficulties that surround
us, tiie depression of values, tho
I loss of credit, tho stagnation of busi
nuoo, are uuu to mo uesiruction ol tho
money-purchasing power, and business
will never bo restored until silver is
replaced in the full exercise of its func
tions as one of tho mouey metals of the
American people."
?Will Durham, a white man from
Spartanburg, S. C , fell into the bands
of some gulf eoast negroos on Sunday
night and was very much disfigured
by them. He showed up in Mobile
about midnight with u knife cut on
his forohoad, with his right band out
almost off and his clothing covered
with blood and sawdust, fie said he
was bound for New Orleans on a freight
train over tho Ixniisvillo and Nashville
railroad. Whou the train stopped
at a water tank about fifteen mi s
south of Mobile ho got down to stret i
his legs, when some negroes came up i
him ami beat him unmercifully, lea.lu?'
him for dead. Tho tank tendor
found him bleeding profusely beside the
track, and after dressing his wounds
as bostlie could, sent lum to Mobile
for attention on tho noxt train. Ho
will recover from his injuries.
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