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-ESTABLISIIED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER YTH--E.' sErTEH aNlBER CO TENTiON. 4 kw eal on the Deeree of the Pri "' 'arles-The Old Ticket Nominated all - wehz.hrExept as toAttorne-Gen ' ea, to which oflce the Assistit a Speech wthic he Qught. to -have Made Two Years Ago. o News and Courier.] R Co.UMBA, September 21.-The cur tala has dropped after the most impor " =t.g _act in the political f ltie and Ofiee," by play, Tiliman, a won hi victory, and the curtain goes while he is receiving the laudilfif r o hia,former ene y, ies quietly submit ting. The final act will be unimpor - tant, YfmeYel result in the " f nal a:lt of the victory. toW for Tilinan, and and if be over for a long, 1 ine. Perhaps Day imaocratic Con vention Aadvisedly be compared act o izy-play. The d themselme almost of the situation, and C to let their adversaries e"Con erv aves made a ! ood-natured fight. ey battled con py,t, t the majority would not lis A heir argument was clearly r a ieffjrstated, but without avail. majority took charge, and dsIns, be they.good. or bad, were simpy-because they came from theasaority. funeus ruled everything to o lutely nothing was done of dr contrary to the dictates S o ng. Everyone appreciated tI a3 tion, and when the edict was that settled the matter, a rutwonld have been as useless as :t!pa a third caucus to settle the <questin of nomination or no nomina - z'i Attorney-General. le morning session was fruitless, te noop session decided the issue, and 'h= nti;ftnoon caucus-gave the palm to Y.t6!wnsend as predicted in these diiAeethis morDing. After the'burlal of Benet there was e . Electors were elected and oother matters settled in genuine Irby tyi , althoIIgh 3en. (tray did the r o w(lilhe gavel. edicted the chief fight was nsrm e of a platform. The noistrationiists"succeeded in adopt eenAffn'iUeh -'tbey~trgued. g W*.M geistsactory to every Dem n t i or a uiifias" they drr all it was hardly ex d sad'the C>n 1_ ,y-rfed at the aCeeptance of that much of the Me .Ci8yresoIn#ons a hardly be at oaU~aiifMcCrady, of I n&k~*el, of Rich S wn,1 the?alteand courteous man ner In hieh they conducted their gh. JohGjiry Jvans and. Col. Norris mnipulated the affairs of the Admnin iside. be atlcn in not send ing a delegation is not known.. Dr. Pope mnade a pretty good presid nug o hat~r b~at times unfortunately p.->telf, n . i,main thle~eonvention humored and somewhat generous. Tbegaano friction and for once, Ict - t~ behytank[gliy ai~d, the Democratic ~ actionis have come together amd not At Chdiinan Irby called the convention to order and called for nominations for temporary chairman. ign Gary Evans nominated Dr. Sawpuong Pope, of Newberry. The Rev. J. A. Slighi seconded the nomi nation. There being no opposition Dr. Pope was eleeciE by elamation. Ui chair Dr. Pope said; 1I'k2 ~fo?tbe ditthguished honor whfeh you ha!. conferred upon me. I congratulate you that in South Carolina to-day there is union among the white people. I congratulate you that in South Carolina we have De mocracy in its purity. I congratulate you that while the Third party is being pushed forward in several States, in $Houth Carolina it has no footb~old at all. [Applause.1 I congratulate you, gentlemen, that you are united for Cleveland and reform, [applause), and I believe that in the approaching elec t' ~eill give the largest majority * for~ d f6t President and Till man for Governor that has ever been g .th Carolina." [Applause.] n m sear4. Wephs, o) SAikenx,,and L. S. Mellichampe, of BaludeIl, were elected secretaries. The delegates from the several co4n twme| then enrolle4d. [Newberry was represented by Dr. Sampson Pope, Thompson Conn~or, Dr. W. E. Lake, C. J. Pureell, R~ev. J. A. Sligh, P. H. Koon, Dr. C. T. Wyche and Job L. Baghey.) After the completion of the roll, upon motion of Mr. Patterson the roli as prepared was accepted as oficeial, and a committee on credentials was dispensed with. Senator John Gary Evans, who seemed to be the spokesman for the eaucus, moved that the temporary or. ganization be made permanent, and wIthout much ado Dr. Pope was duly put in charge of the convention. TEE VLCE-PRESIDENTS. The vice-presidents elected by accla mnatin w'ere First District-W. S. Barton, Orange burg. Second District-Wm. H. Mauldin, 1 Hampton. Third District-D. K. Norris, Ander- I son. Fourth Distrit-E. C. Alien, Spar. 1 tanburg. Fifth District-Ira B. Jones, Lan caster. Sixth District-Dr. J. D. Boyd, Flo ence. Seventh District-T. W. Stanland, I Berkeley. Senator Verdier's name was pe sented from the 7th distrIct, but wa subsequentlywithdrawn "byiW%WWW "Boss" T. W. Stanland had not been heard from up to this tin, atadter 1 preparing himself for the attag o the chair moved that the r,ies of the a House of Bepresentasves, . plicable, be the rules oftbe co Meenton c during _Its session. Everyone seemed t to be perfectly satisfied with tbiappa- t rently innocent motion and it was 4 unanimously adopted. Mr. McCalla wanted the consenton C to.get don to genuine work and, real- c izing the matter of platforns o~lli the real nut the eonventiol -wol have to crack, tnoved t ta ann < on -platform and resolutions be- e pointed toonsidec lpape. without their being read in convention. Each delegation suggested !ta m th i committee which was named as fol- I lows: I COMMITTEE ON BEOLUTIONS. Abbeville, H. J. Kinard; Aiken, John Gary Evans; Anderson, D. K. Norris; Barnwell, EL G. Madald; t Beaufort, W 3. Verdier; Berkeley, J. I B. Morrison; Charleston, Edward Mo Crady, Jr.; Chester, T. J. Cunningham; Chesterfield, D. M. Barenthne; Claren don, S. A. Nettles; Colleton, L. E. Par ler; Darlington, J. M. Waddell, Edge field, H. H. Townes; Fairfield, J. M. Galloway; Florence, P. D. McWhite, Greenville, T. T.Westmoreland;Hamp ton, W. H. Mauldin; Horry, John P.. Durham; Kershaw, T. 3. Kl !al Lancaster, J. C. Elliott; Laurens, T.B. Crews;Lexington, M.B.W n ( Marion, James G. Haselden; Marlboro, J. W. Drake; Newberry, Dr. C. T. Wyche; Oconee, W. J. Strlb1ing; Or -ngeburg, J. D. Felder; Plckens,E. .1 iffin; Richland, John C. Hakef " Spartanburg, E. C. Allen; 'Binter, B. D. Lee; Union, J. W. Ggfry;" Williamsburg, John 8. GrahamrYork, W. J. Miller. When Chairman Pope ealed for rei olutions the expected hood of mann script and political eft n was not forthcoming. It was indeed' i gre surprise when iiuly two seteesoia tions were introduced, one *n endm faction, in the convention. THE RESOLUTIONS THA'T WEE E ADOPTED. g Gen. EdwardoCrady,as the aepcae. ] senitative of the ConservaUges, h Id5 up the 'following reiely gu paper: ~ Resolved by the convention. of the I Democratie party of SonUh (erolina, now aneembled, That weaaopt the I platform of principles geoiMced by I ly assembled at Chiengo, i~d pledge ! ourselves to a full and ha~ tionlinsecuring,the ieta~a tinguished nominees, rvr eo] land, of New York, and Adlif t son, of Bllinois. . This resolution is is(~r&eqibiuce with the uniform practies~ i0eon- i ventlon of .the Demtoratl,party in I this State, and Is, Indeed, In the exact I and .same words as that alloted by the Democratic conventino oibbil I of August, 1876, whereby thi -darvn- I tion of that year Epledged tiie support of the pafty in tisisStdet(the Iat form and nominee of ihdw 2t4 al Convention which nominated Samuel I 3. TIlden for the Presidency and 4 Thomas A. Hendricks for the :Vice- I Presidency. In the next Presidential I election, that of 1880, the cwoemtion 4 of the Democratic pasily44th~e State, c which met onthea3d ofjubeto eocee I delegates to the Nationiltnvention, c decided at once to elect Presidential 3 electors as well as nominate State-oM eers, and thus to avoid the neeusslyofJ another convention that year. And as I the National Convention had not yet 4 met and announced its platform, our convention adopted in adiai ice' 4 following resolution plelginait paid I in the State genesaUy 404thp u$ot*le 1 qf the National Democratie jasty: "The Democratic party of the State I of South Carolina, in convention as- I sembled, reiterates its adhesion to the doctrine of the great National Demo- I cratic party and renews the deolaiation of principles laid down in its platform of 1876 and 1878." In 18%4 the same polloy of transait. 1 ing aUthe binesof theparty at one I convention, that called to chocise :del. I gates to the National Convention, was 1 pursued. But the convention of that year was careful agala to announce its adherence to these principles of the. National party, to renew ita pledge to their maintenance and to promise In I advance to support the nomlnees of that party whoever they inight be. Among others the following resolu tions were passed:1 "The Democratic party of South Carolina, In State Convention smme bled, reaffirming the lirinciples and declarations contained In the State platform hesetofore a4opted, and de elaring their continued devotion to the. principles of the National Democratic party, declare the following principles as formulating the policy of the South Carolina Democracy In Stan and Fed eral afrailr, and Invite the aid and sup. port of all good citizens In carryingi themi Into effEct. "Twelfth. In the present condition mas of political affairs the people of the con [7nited States have the opportunity, whi )y electing a Democratic President, to shal usure to the whole Union the reform T of abuses, the purification of the pub- wer I service, and peace and good - will star broughout the land. Relying implie- non tly on the wisdom and patriotism of our he National Democratic Convention, just which will asseimble in Chicago on ovei Fuly 8, we pledge to the nominees of sho bepSrtythen to be chosen our hearty, the inited and individual support." U In the Presidential electiion year of of tl U88 the Democratie party of the State by eld two conventions. The drst only nan ected delegates to the National Con- for entiond did no6 elect State officers we i eiatrt; these were elected in the shal icond convention, which met on Sep. bin< ember 6. At the time of the meeting didh (the second convention in that year Den he National Convention had already that net at St. Louis, had renominated Tl ;rover Cleveland and announced the ese ilatform of the National party. The dos onvention of that year, 1888, there- regs ipon adopted the following resolu- we Ions: tion "Besolved, That the Administration we if Grover Cleveland has given to the part ountry a- Government in accordance of a ith the principles of its founders, pre- N erving peace and tranquility within the is borders while maintaining with in [rmnes and decision the character feal ad integrity of American institutions, inf i nd securing the bleeasings of ffreedom pres ad the promise of future prosperity non r the entire country. fear "Besolved, That theconvention here. in ti >y ratify the nomination of Cleveland dut; rid Thurman, candidates for Presi- beei lent and Vice-President of the United pari tates, and pledge them the earnest sion upport of the Democracy of South Ti sarolna. to I "Resolved, That the convention en- Stal lors the declaration of principles ad- by t pted by the National Democratic sitc IveQion rt St. Louis." 'the We have, therefore, an unbroken rece ingof preeidit whereby the conven- disl4 ion of the Democratic party of South by srolina his in each year of a Presi- M entialeiection dgedthe Democracy the f the State, either in advance or in crat onfdrmation alike, to the nominees the ad platform of the National Demo. and ratie party. It is- especlally impor- wee ant in this year, when there is an at- -_ mpt to break the ranks of the Demo racy by the organinsfon of a Third n rty oomposed of many who have due Itherto called themselves Democrats, d ad.whahave, we fear, 3.- some in Lanees stJstakenprt a such in ea gs Demo- yen rpmais, and have brought lei trange Aoctmines into its coundls, that as be true Democrats assembled in this P onvention should emphatically and in 1 arnestly renew their adhesion to the Ple )mneratlc party, reiterate their devo- we* Ion to4ti plinciples,sand pledge tIem- ** ale gl to the suprt of its nom- Ole' ues and to the maintenance of Its sre anda undenied doctrine. fai This cabednen noetter orit er termis thana by again jdoptihg the th orner language wh1ch the convention Th ~ io~g the a f of tJ a this State to the National party, to t landatesa arid to Its platform.. . h REcolved, by the convention of the proj )emoratlcparty of the State of South el laalon the 21st day of8September, is L That we adop the platforma of bo inalplaannonned by the-National ** )emocratic pey recently asembled phI e Chisgo, and pledge ourselves to ari mu and hearty co-operation in secur- thei ng the election of Its distinguished 20 iomnees, Grover Cleveland, of New the fork, and Adlal E. Stevenson, of Illi- to E - evel 2. That ady and every person nom nated by this convention as a Presi- isa leIiuia elector shall within - days of i der the a4onnent of this conven- ann iqnofle with thai executive committee sinI h tafamDeoerancert at their and doce in Columbia a pledge In writing the hat hewlll, if elected as sneh elector, st his vote for Grover Cleveland for Ii Presdent, and Adlal E. Stevenson as hota ~lce-resdents of the United States. re Lad In esany such person so norn- Job died slal1l within the said time refuse wa, r fail so to do the said executive corn- te nittee Is hereby authorized and re- sene nired to nominate In each instance wai enme suitaible person who shall by Th hem be required to give such pledge, mei rd such person so nominated shall he did be nomine of the Democratic party wal is Presidential elector. ls 3. Resoloed, That it is the sense of stra his convention that, every person &o, dleeted at the State Democratic pri- gel nary as the candidate of the Demo- out gatc party as members of Congress, apon the acceptance of said nemina- Mr. ;on,Is hereby bound In good faith C ad honor to act in every respect with i he National Democratic party, and to net bide by the action of any meeting or sern lcus thereof. The Gen. McCrady also introduced .a a vi eliner" in the shape of a resolution C >indng the electors in the most en- wai nalified and unmistakabhle terms. cor 'he resolution reads as introduced. Dr. We also recommend the passage of vot ;he second resolution.wa By the 8th rule of the party pre- rep: eribed by the executive committee, his mid under which the recent election T~ was held, It was provided as follows: sta: "Rule 8. Candidates for the General an Auembly and for county officers shall, of t ten days previous to the primary elee- con Ion, file with the chairman of the ma :onty executive committee a pledge, lnt< i writing, to abide the result of the woi primary and support the nominees of ens le party. Candidates for other offices bes haan mae.nh$n1dan with the chair- ree t of the State Democratic executive mittee. No vote for any candidate > has not complied with this rule 1 be counted." he members of this convention a e elected under this rule and we all t id here pledged to support the e tinees of the party as declared by c constituents. It is but right and c in further delegating and handing o our authority to others that we e aid in like manner require of them a pledge we have ourgelves given. O oder the theory of the Constitution ti ie United States the electors chosen a any State are in fact as well as in , te electors who may legally vote c: whom they choose. If, therefore, g purpose in choosing those who I act for the party as electors to I them morally to vote for the can- t ite nominated by the National e: ioeratic party, it is best and safest we should do so in express terms. ti he party in the State has acqui- T d and acted under this rule laid n n by the executive committee in a Ad to the primary elections, and think it proper that this conven- rr should extend it to those whom ti tre now to choose to act for the l( y in the most important election O l. re also recommend the passage of a third resolution. Recent events ather States. warn us that party a y sometimes fails before outside iences in Congress, and the ex- o slons of some of our own recent tc idnees are enough to awaken our n s and to warrant this convention a e expression of its sense of the r and honor of those who have i elected to abide the behests of the 0 y, without qualification or eva- u p Lat the support of anyone claiming a epresent the Democracy of this e of any of the measures advocated h he Third Party which are in oppo a to any part of the platform of Democratic party adopted at the at Chicago Convention will be a r >yalty which should be condemned R ill true Democrats. a r. John Gary Evans, representing . speclal committee of the Demo ic executive committee, introduced eonstitution as amended last night sI which will be published next i PLATFOBM THAT WAS ADOPTED. s1 r. John Gary Evans, as the expo t of .the morning's caucus, intro- s Ad this set of resolutions: e, the representatives of the Demo- s' Fe party of South Carolina, In con- ? tion assembled, do reaffirm our al wee to the principles of the party )rmulated by Jefferson and exem ed and illustrated by his successors n adership and'endorsed by our peo in the recent primary election, and 0 pledge' our loyal support to the v dnees of the National Democracy, reland and Stevenson. r denounce as unpatriotic and in- ' nu the attempts which have been - le to injure the credit and honor of State, both at home and abroad. C people of South Carolina,econscious ~ reir ability and Integrity, are de mined that every just obligation of ~ State shall be honorably and e nptly discharged. We hereby pro- e n that upon this one suibject there U a difference or division of sentiment ng the sons of the State. The ~ ed debt ot the State is small; her c urces are large and ample. In her sphate deposits alone the State is a ,and since litigation in regard ~ eto has been adjusted, the month's P pts for the phosphate royalty for ~ past two months is nearly sufficient d eet the interest on the debt and ~ atgally to pay the debt Itself. Te earnestly recommend to the Leg- ~ ire toset apart by law any excess"' hosphate royalty, after paying the a al Interest on the State debt, as as ring fund to be placed at interest sacredly kept and used for paying principle of the State debt. THE FIBST FUNl. was over as small a matter as the r at which the convention should esemble that the first tilt occurred. n Gary Evans and Gen. McCrady j ited until 5 o'clock for the commit an platform to report. The Town i men with the quick workers, a ited to re-assemble at 4 o'clock. r re were amendments upon amend- ( its introduced until Chairman Pope e not know what the convention ted. Mr. Frank Kressel, of Char- t n, wanted to set the chairman i ight, whereupon the gentleman r c Newberry suggested that he was g to run, the convention, and with the assistance of anyone else, All right, but dolit right," remarked t Kressel-1 hairman Pope said he bad things tangle, and so as to unravel the work of amendments restated the t es of motions and ordered a division. e S4 o'clock faction was victorious by , te of 168 to 148. t o. John C. Hakell, of Richland, one of the tellers, and when the a retness of the vote was challenged i Pope graciously remarked: "The e e on the right, which is questioned, ~ counted by a gentleman beyond i roach, and I will certainly accept report." LApplanse.]e he 5 o'clock recessionists made a mnh fight and when the vote was ounced the delegates retired, some a hem to attend the meeting of the a imittee on resolutions and platform, my more to dinner and alargesquad >the committee room to discusthe d -k of,the committee rooms to dis- ( the work of the caucus and how ato proceed In the Interest of their r AFTERNOON SESSION. At 4 o'clock, when the convention ,as to have re-assembled, the caucus as in full sway and that body was bout to come to a crisis on the ques on of nomination for Attorney Gen ral. Chairman Pope punctually took iarge of matters and broke up thecau is very much to the disappointment the Tillmanites. They were, how 7er, equal to the emergency, and no oner was the convention called to der than they put and carried a mo on that a recess be taken until 5 clock. A double force of sergeants 'as elected and the hall was promptly eared of all other than Tillman dele ites. Very especial attention was aid to reporters, but some of them are eculiarly constituted for getting de iled ropoits of caucuses and their ex pulsion availed nothing. The Tillmanites took but very little me at their third caucus to nominate ownsend over Benet, select its nomi ees for electors and make a few other rrangements. At 5 o'cloc : King Caucus was in radiness to'give way to the conven on. Three quarters of an hour was et while waiting on the committee o platform and resolutions. Col. D. K. Norris, on. behalf of the >mmittee on resolutions, at 5.45 re Drted the constitution as amended, ]d It was adopted. The committee raported unfavorably 3 a resolution boosting up the Regis. tr and Larry -Gantt, and the report iet with the unanimous and hearty pproval of the convention. THE BIG FIGHT the evening, as anticipated, was pon the platform. The two sides rimed their guns for the question, d had not a Lexingtonian happily ttroduced a motion to table the debate ,ould have, perhaps, continued for ours. The chairman first introduced the vans resolutions, which the Chair ad and was about to call for a vote, hen Gen. Edward McCrady arose and id askedtosubmit the minority report, ie McCrady resolutions. GEN. M'CRADY'S ARGUMENT. After some explanation that the sub itute was in order, Gen. McCrady, ho had the floor, read his resolution full and supplemented the already rong argument with a strong and ear speech. He used the most persua ve and logical argument, but in vain. In support of his motion toadopt the abstitute resolutions Instead of those Tered by Evans Gen.- McCrady said: "We are not asking you, gentlemen, doanything more than has been done y every Democratic Convention held nee 1876-a year in which in our dire ecessity .we appealed totheDemocrats f the whole country in a resolution 'hich we now offer you in almost the une words. We only ask you to-night > do that which was done by the con ention of'76 when it pledged itself to apport the nominees and platform of 2e National Democracy. The Demo ratic party of this State is part of the ational party, and Its doctrines, and ie existence and welfare-of our State, SI verily believe, depend upon the lec. ion of our national standard-bear es. In other words, our reliance Is pon the National Democratic party Now, fellow Demiocrats, the minority port commits you to nothing. II 2mmits you to nothing certainly om 2e financial questions of the hour. ] sk you, therefore, to stand by the emocratic party of the country. ] lead with you that at this time we iall not break loose from the party octrines. Can it be that there is >me fatality hanging over this Stae at at this time, whey the light seems. >be dawning upon her and that she Sentering upon an era of prosperity nd fortune, we shall throw away thE icess almost within our giasp? Car ;be that there is always something te revent South Carolina from rising ato a condition of genuine prospeuityl an it be that when prosperity is fered she must always reject it? We ask you, gentlemen, only tc ledge yourselves to the nominees and rinciples of the national party. WE ave not even asked you to commil ourselves as to your views on othei olitical issues. Entertain your view. s you choose, but I Implore you tc 2aintain the platform announced al hibiago, for how otherwise can we laim to be a part of the great national arty of the country? How can we gc o Washington or elsewhere and ash avor of the Democratic party if we epudate its principles? We have not with cunning skill evised a platform to entrap you, bul sk you simply to subscribe to a resola on in the words in which you passed sixteen years ago. The resolution which we have pre ared only goes a little more into detail ban the very rule prescribed by youi ecutive committee requiring nomi. es in the local elections to fie pledges 2abide their result. Now, fellow Democrats, we havE imply asked you to express your opin. mn that the electors chosen as Demo. rats, as candidates of the Democratic arty to represent us, shall obey thE ehests of the National party. WE o not desire to place upon youan iron lad restriction. We do not ask the lectors to go into any caucus, for I an pposed to caucuses, but I do ask that 1 those who have announced them elves in this State as Democrat and To eradicate the poisons which pro. uce fever and ague, take Ayer's AguE are. It cures without leaving any ajurious effect upon the system, and the oly medicine in existence which ay be considered an absolute anti te for malaria. candidates shall pledge themselves, as they are in honor bound to do, to align themselves with the National party and act with it. A NEW MAN FROM NEWBERRY. A delegate from Lexington moved to table the McCrady resolutions, but he removed the embargo at the earnest re quest of Dr. Wyche, a new man from Newberry, who was evidently in the pink of oratorical condition, and who made a quite a vehement agrarian speech. He started out in a jocular vein and wanted to know if South Carolina was to be a "Me-too" State, following the dictation of anyone. He said: We have before pledged ourselves to such things. Gen. McCrady asks you to revoke what you have done. Does New Jersey adops the same platform as the National Democracy? [Cries of "No! no!] We used to say what the National Democracy said was right. You are free men and indulgent men, but you have a right to your own views. When they say that the faruere are ready to go out of the Democratic party they are wrong. They want you to swallow the National platform without your understanding it. I don't blame the town and city men for leading you, but I blame you. The laboring.men are going to work for themselves. The whole gist of Gen. McCrady's speech is to have us say "me too" and we won't do it We won't go back on Cleveland. I consider him a good Democrat, and according to the gentleman's views he would be read out of the party. COL. JOHN C. HASRELL made one of his most eloquent speeches, and it was ,as able as it was con,erva tive. He said: I advocate the resolutions of Gen. McCrady because they are cus tomary, and there is no good reason why they should not be adopted. It was the Democracy of 1876 that has made our past history glorious, and if the new Democracy puts us on as high a plane it will entitle you to everyone's well done. It is a fundamental princi pIe that when the nation speaks the State should submit. If the State can defy the nation, why cannot counties resist the Government of the State? Once allow such action and you open the way to Independentism. Where are we going to stand? If we are going to say that the election of Cleveland is a prostitution of Demoo racy, then the State is not In the De mocracy. Think carefully before you take a position so absolutelyinconsist eat. We cannot be National Demo crats and repudiate the national plat from. If these resolutions are voted down where are we, when the present State platform is the one adopted at Ocala and Omaha? The Ocala plat form has been repudiated at Chicago, and we must do likewise or we are not in touch with the national party, which has stood between us and.de struction. I have said words to hurt no one,-but to help this Convention to come to a conclusion that Is good for the State, for which my life has been spent. Let us be lational lemocrats, yielding our opinion tothe wiflof the majority of our fellow' Democrats. It is no slavery, it is that proper and reasonable concesion to the wHi of the majority on which every party must live, without regard to any feeling. I beg~ you to adopt Gen. McCrady's reso lutions. JOHN GARY EYANS took the Administration side and said that the committee had presented a platform which would be-approved by Cleveland and Stevenson, who are the di ciples of the doctrines of Jeffersonlan principles. If Grover Cleveland is not a disciple of Jefferson, he should not expect our endorsement. Why should past conventions,. be brought up, or past platforms be suggested? If they1 desire unity why do they bring up these old things, whea we readirm all that any Democrat can want? If Gen. McCrady had seen this report before he submitted his he would have been sat isfied. He then reviewed .his resolu tions in detail, during which he de voted considerable time to the praise of the administration. All that the other platform tries to do is to cast a slur on somne of our Congressmen. We are the only State where there is not organized opposition to Cleveland. We have gone further than Gen. McCrady, we have gone back to Jefferson. This is a thing of the year. Why do you ask to discard the past and take one man, and take a man who will possibly never be elected? Evans concluded his argu ment for the all absorbing question in the midst of the applause of the All anee Democrats. The convention had heard enough and with one accord went up the cry for the question. SAMPSON POPE'S EXCESSIvE PARTISAN SHIP. Gen. McCrady demanded the yeas and nays, whereupon Chairman Pope made the remarkable declaration that he would hold that one-fourth of the body wasrequired for the call of yeas and nays under the rules of Con gress. This did not meet with the approval even of his own-faction, and Evans and Gray advised that the yeas and nays be allowed. A STBICT~ PARTY VoTE. The ballot being announced, it shoeved 2e0 for tabling the substitute of Gen. McCrady and 46 favorable to it. Charleston, Beaufort and ilchland alone voted for the adoption of the National Democratic platform In its entirety. The vote will be remembered when Cleveland is elected. Upon mo tion the majority (or Evans) resolution was adopted and the-matter was finally setted. MAKING NOMINATIONS. The convention had a clear deck and spent the balance of the evening mak ing its nominations, which had long since been decided upon. Evais started the ball rolling by moving that the nomination for State officers be entered upon without argument; and like a fiash this met with as much favor as the happy suggestion that no speeches be made In making nominations. John Gary Evans, the champion of Benjamin Ryan TilfT~aiilaced his name before the convention. Charles A. Doeglass nominated John C. Shep pard.' There was some delay about how the vote should be counted, and it was fin ally decided to call the counties and the cheirman of each be called upon for the vote of ~the~ ditWy,J3t as if it made any difference. The' secretaries labored hard and all to announce the result of 264 votes for B. B. Tillman and 50 for John C. Sheppard. Of course it will be appreciated t'.at the six votes of Georgetown were not east, there.being no delegation present. Some one anxious for supper made a vain effort for an hour's -recess End he was both laughed atand votea down. Nominee for the Senate Mayfield, of Barnwell,renominatedLleutenantGov. E. B. Gary, seconded by Hill, of Abbe ville, Col. James L.Orr was placed in nomination. Mr. Altamont Moses suggested that -it would be advisable to nominate both tickets at once and save. time. The advice was heeded after Gary's nomination had been declared by a vote 264 to 50, which was continued on nearly alliuestions. S. A. Nettles, of Prohibition fame, nominated the re mainder of the "Reform" ticket in om nibus style. Tillman Watson placed Conserva tive nominees to the front. -The vote by counties showed the same vote as on previous candidates, the votes in all cases being 264 for Reformers to 50 Conservative (Georgetown not voting) on the following tickets: Reform-B. B. Tillman, Governor, Edgefleld ; E. B. Gary, Lieutenant Governor, Abbeville; J. E. Tindal, Sec retary of State, Clarendon; W. T. C; Bates, Treasuer, Orangeburg ; D. A. Townsend, Attorney Genera; Union ; W. H. Ellerbe, Comptroller General, Marion; 86perlntendent of Education, W. D. Mayfleld, Greenville; Adjutant and Inspector General, H. L. Farley, Spartanbur. Conservatives-Governor, J. C. Shep pard, Edg d;.Lieutenat Governor, J.- L.. Orr, Gzeenvle.: Seeateryseo State, L. W. Younrans, Hmptoa; Treasurer, E. R. Mclver, Darlington; Attorney General, W. P. Murphy, Cot leton; ComptrollerGeneral, J. B. Ham bert, Laurens; Superintendent- .of Ed ucation, D. W. Hiott, Anderson;.Ad jutant and Inspector General, W. W. Dixon, York. Dr. Pope, with an air of great tri umph, announced that the entire Re form tickethad been nominated, and that Governor B. B. Tillman and his Cabinet wera again -the regular Deni oratie nominees. [Greatapplanse.J Of course the Tmlmanites wanted to hear from their leaders, and a com mittee was appointed to escort and ask them to attend the convention. The committee consisted of John: Gray Evans, Alken: W. A. Neal, An derson; ye Leech, Greenville, Admin sh&stion: Altamont Moses and B. T. Lee, Sumter, Conservatives. STATE EXECUTIVE CoMXrrTEE. The following gentlemen were elected members of the State Executive Comn mittee:~ Abbevlle-J. Y. Jones. Aiken-John Gary Evans. Anderson-W. A. Neal. Barnwell-A. H. Patterson. Beaufort-Henry D. Elliott. Kerkeley-T. W. Stanland. Charleston-John K. Kinloch. Chester-T. 3. Cunningham. Chesternleld-D. W. Bedfearnz. Ularendon-S. A. Nettles. Colleton-Dr. A. E. Willians. Darlingtons-A. A. Gandy. Edgefleld-H. H. Townes. Falirleld-0. W. Buchanan. Florence-B. M. McCowan. Georgetown- -- . Greenville-J. Walter Gray. Hamnpton-T.- J. Reiley. Horry-J. P. Durham. Kershuw-T. J. Kirkland. Lancaster-Ira B. Jones. Laurens-J. L. K. Irby. Lexington-C. K. Efrd. Marion-J. D. Montgomery. Marlsboro-W. D. Evans. Newberry-Dr. Sampson Pope. Oconee-W. J. Stribling. *Orangeburg-O. B. Lowman. Piekens-T. C. Robinson. Richland-C. A. Douglass. Spartanburg-N. L Bennett. Sumter-Frank Melletts. Union-A. C. Lyles. *Williamsburg-Willam Cooper. York-D. E. Finley. PEWafnENTrAL ELECToBS. The Tillmanites nominated the fol lowing gentleman for the Presidential electors: State-at-large-Ernest Gary, of Edge ield; J. W. Stokes, of Orangeburg. First district-C. C. Tracy, Colleton. Second district-T. S. Williams, Col leton. Third district-1. B. McCalla, Abbe vile. Fourth district-Lewis P. Walker, Spartanburg. Fifth distrlt-3. T. Price, York. As a general rule, it Is best not to correct costiveness by the of saline or drastic medicines. When a purgative is needed, the most prom e~ffective, and. benefieial Is Ayer's Telr tendency is to restore, and not weaken, he normal actinn of the*hawelkt Sixth district-L. W. Nettaes, Claren don. Seventh district-Joseph S. Hart, - Berkeley. The Conservatives nominaid the ^ following: .. State-at-largeSamuel Dibbleorange burg, E. B. Murray, Anderson. First district-George Dk a Charleston. Second district-D. S. Henderson, ;c_ Aiken.:: Third district-W. C. LcGowan A. Fourth district-T. W. Woodward, Fifth district-W. B. Wilson, Jr., York. Sixth district-Jeremiah Smith,Hor ry. -; Seventh district-W. F.. Colcolough .. Beaufort. The Tiliman ticket-was elected by strict factional vote.. THE E(.ETOBS PX,E33GED.. -. The'whole matter of the pledging of the electors was settled by the; pes of thie tollo*1iijresolin o~eeab Mr. M. B. Cooper; :n r - ' Besolved, That the electorsaeed upon within ten days-after their elec :; tion to p themselvesEosiportthe nominees the National Denori:tr = party. HAM THE OONQUERO8 0O3(!" At this Juncture.the trIm p cession, with Governor'Tiinn e tered the hall. Everybody quit :bosi. ness and the Beformers for a number' of minutes devoted themselves to bar rahing and cheering for "Brave Ber. Governor Tillman looked rather cited and flushed with vict'r. was escorted.byJohn GaryEvans; AT tamont Moses followed with Lieutei-. ant Governor Gary. Neal aiid thei honors with Secretary~Tinda1 I;ee of Sumter, came in with Treasurer J'tis Leech and the Adjutant and Insj-ec tor General made a pair, and'Aftrney General Townsend with Superintend ent Mayfield brought up the rear. Governor Tiliman aacendekthe speaker's stand amidst the rapturous applause of those who for montTasIa - Worked patiently forhimandiiscase Chairman Pope grew somewit-' quent himself when he introduaee=:.{ "Benjamin Ryan Tillman, the Refoi ;= Governor of South Carolina." GOvERNOET ILMT s SPEECK was an ne rprise to almost evey onein the.haU, so devoid was.it of-uk usual asaam. - The~ 1Governor spoke.. and moredver.had theudivided aten tIonothIg audtors, who were in -the pent-upentsIam.it GovernorTlman said: Gentlemen of the convention- The4 Good Booksaysthatthere is atime for;; al thinga. Judging bytbe:quantityof it we have had in South C a uder'>_ ing the past sunmmer-there. mnthae been "a time" forspeaking,andlIjijn I have done my.shareof.&.{Langbted andappianss.J I shall, .therfore~ o trespass on your patiecebut for aew moments to-night. ~Weayae - passed through a very bitter, me ntugand, I must--say, malignant campaignL of white men, of DemocratsagainstDemd crat.- .You have met here as the rep renatiesof a majority of4heIemo cratic people of Sooth Carolia. - This Convention is. different fonm any other heretofore held-4 AnSouth Carolina, Inasmch .as.yoondavcome direct fuom yourmsesthkspe You have not been constituted by any thimble-rigging countyconymotion pro cess or "club" busineses deiegatinglfts powers to send you here, but.you have ;. come right straight from-the ground. . Theissues- of the campaign through ' which we have just passed ared.w. understood, and It Is quite uncessary for me to rehearse them. now. OnQ t these issues, and perhaps the one,thptw was fought with the most. bitternes and excited the most. enthaslasm,.jwas whether I should be returnedr o-my home in Edgefield with the .stigma of the disgrace- upon me-tht~ Ivwasa unworthy and nit public servant.or whether I should receive the spanditia of this people as having tried to do my duty. .n *The efforts put forth.by thosenwho believed that I- was unit to-goveru this were perhaps worthy ofmoresuoi - cess, because they-certainly fdught-me with all -the ardor, enthusiasm--'-snd vigor of men engagednstriotOe undertaking. But I am. not- heie to stigmatize their snotives. iclzrheren,s ready to acknowledge-4hst-there are good men on both sides, patriots on both sides, and that thoe who fought the Farmers' Movement and. reformsa in State aflaizs made their.,.fgt what. they believed to be: the1Ostr34 All I now ask. them is.that.theyahai believeandadmitthatwewerecnn td by a sense of Auty. I stand here, gentlemen,. to thank r the people of South Caroliua,who:bavu sent you here, thtteae not sent 7 me home In disgrace, but have. again placed In my hand .the bsaner which they gave me two years ago, that ban ner of unstained Democracy under which we shall again move forward, working with common will, common zeal and common energy forthe welfare. of South Carolina. Let me ask you, gentlemen, when you go back home toreturn my thanks to the people agal a Idividually I thank you because you have.been In the ranks with the masses, an'd to those who have fought'us I would say, we extend you the right hand of fee- , lowship, friends and brotherly love< Carolinian to Carolinian, with then ~ hope thatlTre shall move forward fo~ gether and brldge the chasm ifft ma be done.. [n1zued on 4th page.]