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ond, that majority shall be necessary tc
elect, and, third, that the order In which nom
linations shall be made shall be as follows
First Governor; second, Lieutenant Govern
or; third, Com ptroller- General; fourth, At
SIXTH State Treasurer; seventh, Adjutant and
Inspector General; eighth, superintendent o.
Education.
Capt. Clark, of Kershaw, protested against
naming the Office Secretary OF State at the
foot of the list. The office, he contcnded, was
third on the list In point OF precedence, and
should be so named In the order OF nomlna'
| tion.
Mr. Lee denied that he had placed the Sec
ret,ry of State at the foot OF the list, but pro-
fcsscd his willingness to accept the amend
ment, and the change was accordingly made.
Mr.. A. #. Smythe moved that the vote o.
each delegation be announced by the chair
man. .(Cries Of "No, no! Let's vote oul
Mr. smythe then withdrew his motion.
Resolutions.
Under the call for resolutions for reference
to the committee, the following were intro
By MIR. ]. F. Hart, of York, to amend Arti-
Gle 5 of the Constitution OF the Democratic
party of the State, In reference to representa-
tion in conventions.
ing the sense Of the Convention that the Gen.
eral Assembly at its next session should pass
resolutions looking to the calling of a Constl'
tntiOnal Convention In the Stale at the ear
|
| BY MIR. w. G. Benet, of Abbeville, resolu-
tions OF convention of the Third Congress.
sional District, eli dorsing the primary plan OF
nomination for Congressional candidates, 9aa
recommending that each Congressional DIS.
| trct have the right to regulate the manner OF
nominating candidates for Congress.
| By Mr.. c. f. Sawyer, OF Aiken, providing
for Congressional nominations by the primary
plan.
BY Mr.. D. r. Tillman, of Edgeheld, amend;
ments to the State Constitution. (Democratic:)
First that the election of delegates to the
State Convention be held at the same time
that county officers are nominated; second,
that said elections be held not earlier than the
| 10th nor later than the 3lst of August; third,
that no Democratic club be permitted to or.
ganize before the lst OF August In election
| years; fourth, providing for the primary plan
of nominating judicial and Congressional cam
By Mr. E. p. Murray, of Anderson. that the
State Executive Committee be Instructed to
appoint day in each county thirty days be-
fore the meeting of the State Convention In
| which candidates for State offices shall be In
| vited to address the citizens on the issues OF
the day.
vass the State and tn close the canvass ten
days before the meeting of the State Conven'
ton.
BY Mr. Orr, of Greenville, that all State,
Congressional a. judicial officers be nomina-
ted by the primary plan. lApplausel
A Recess for Dinner.
This seemed to about exhaust the stock Of
resolutions on hand, MS no one else responded
TO the call, and the Chair announced that the
next business In order would be the nomina-
A delegate at this point moved to take a
recess for one hour, 1t being now o'clock. A
half dozen vosces shouted two hours, and, the
amendment being accepted, the motion was
adopted and the Convention adjourned for
two hours
Nominating the Candidates.
Aflera recess Of two hours, during which the
delegates had an opportunity TO refresh them
selves and discuss the situation, the Conven-
ton was called to order promptly at O'Clock.
position which the Convention had failed to
I'LL In the early part of the day, aud the work
of nominating candidate for Governor was
entered upon, a resolution being f1rst adoptcd
limiting speeches TO five minutes
Ex-cHAScELLon JOHNSON.
Mr. C. P. Quattlcbaum, OF Horny county,
first obtained the floor, and placed In nomi-
ion. He alluded to the long and we'll tried f.
deity Of the Independent Republic OF Horny
to the cause Of Democracy. and to the mod
esty which had prevented the people from
asking anything In the way Of public office at
the hands OF the State. The candidate pre-
scnted by Horny to this Convention was one
of the trucSt sons and noblest citizens of the
Palmetto state. He was O. farmer who was
on the calling. lApplause.l He had been
credit to the calling because he had made
success of farming. He had honored the er-
mine and had served the State faithfully In
the halls of the Legislature, when he had to
stand up almost alone against horde Of
aliens and robbers: In the name OF the good
people of Horny he submitted the name Of
chancellor Johnson to the Convention. The
people of that Republic were noted for their
unanimity on al! occasions, but they had nev-
er been more mnanlmors than they were IN
~, ot,Dia nf N INlnSnn n . namnprQf-
ic candidate for Governor of the State. Zap
plauSe]
Mr. ". J. Montgomery, of Marion, heartily
and earnestly seconded the nomination. He
alluded to the services which Marion's men
had done the State in the Revolution Of 1TI6,
and to their steadfast devotion to duty In the
equally trying peaceful revolution of q centu-
Hampton IN Marlboro' and escorted him on
his march from the mountains to the sea.
[Apblause.] Honest to a fault, when wreck
and ruin overlook him he had put his hands
to the plough without looking to the benefits
Of any homestead law, and by his own indus.
try energy and perseverance had rebuilt his
broken fortunes. He was without the stain Of
the ofliceholdcr or politician upon his gar
ments, and he came from II county which had
never enjoyed office at hands of the people,
and from Il section which had never been rep
resented In the Executive mansion since the
days OF Williams, seventy years ago.
GEN. EDWARD M'cRADY.
Mr.. c. G. Dantzler, OF Orangeburg. arose to
place in nomination gentleman who mad
had Il long experience In public life, who had
served the State with equal fidelity in peace
and In war, and who had been found faithful
to every trust that had been reposcd In him.
He alluded to that gallant soldier, true
Edward McCrady. [Applausc.I He presented
him 20 the Convention notas CharleStonian,
but as q true type of Carolina gentleman: gentleman:
legislative career with peculiar pride. The
State owed the present admirable election
laws to him, and during his legislative career
he had been actively identified with every re-.
had he taken q dear Interest In the stock law
and other measures designed for the benefit Of
the agricultural interests. At the last session
firmly on the Constitution, he had supported
the census bill. There was not blot on the
record OF long public life. He was man oil
broad stntcSmnnship and had always been
true to the best ptercsts OF the State. His
name was brought before the Convention In
the confident hope and belief that If fidelity
would receive favorable consideration at the
hands of the representatives of the Democrat.
ic party In Convention assembled.
Mr.. J. Hayward, of Grcenville, was glad OF
of Gen. McCrady. He needed no endorse.
ments: his record was such rs TO mnke his
nomination by the Convention and election
by the people fitting tribute to public worth
Mr.. w. II. Brawley, of Charleston, on behalf
OF the whole people of Charleston, seconded
Gen. McCrudy's nomination.
THE HON. J. c. SIEPPARD.
Mr. w. o. Bradley, of Abbevllle, said 1t was
! his privilege aud honor to place In nomna-
| tion for the high and honorable position OF
| Governor one who, though a young man, did
as much TO redeem the Commonwealth from
| the rule ot the alien and robber rs any man
Ia the State. He was elected by his county to
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his gallant bcnring, his conspicuous ability
and his splendid Qualifications for dlscharg-