The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-08-11


W. E. Stoney. Seconded by Mr.. Don
aldson.
On motion of Mr.. Hayward, of Green
vile, the President was instructed to cas-
the vote of the Convention for Mr.. Stoney
which being done, he was declared
the nominee of the Convention
The next nomination in order was that
Of Acknowledgement Mr.. Henderson
nominated the Hon. G. R. Miles, Of
Charleston.
Mr.. Gilland, of Williamsburg, nomi-
mated the Hon. Jos. H. Earle, Of Sum
ter. The nomination was seconded with
enthusiastic and prolonged cheers, indi-
cative of the result which followed.
Messrs. Glaze, Hemphill, Wagner and
Davie were appointed tellers.
The President announced the vote as
follows: Hon. J. H. Earle, 174; Hon. R.
C. Miles, III.
Mr.. BUST, of Charleston, in behalf of
the Charleston Delegation, moved that
the nomination be declared unanimous,
which was done.
The next nomination in order being
that of Treasurer, the Chair appointed
as tellers Messrs. J. O. Marshall, Jeryey,
Hutson and Mazyck.
Nj. Izlar, Of Barnweu, nominated
Isaac G. Bamberg, of Barnwell, and the
nomination was seconded by Mr.. Orr, Of
Greenville. Mr.. Croft, of Aiken, nomi-
mated Col John P. Thomas, of Richland,
which was seconded by Mr.. Rutland, Of
Fairfield. Mr. Marshall, of Richland,
nominated Richard Singleton, seconded
by Mr. Sinkler, of Berkeley.
The Convention then proceeded to bal
lot, with the following result: 314 votes
were cast, OF which General Bamberg
received 100, Colonel Thomas "A and
Mr.. Singleton so; and on motion of Mr..
Haskell, on behalf of the Richland dele
cation, the nomination was made unani-
nous.
Mr.. Brooks, of Edgefeld, nominated
Gen. a. N. Manigaul5 for Adjutant and
Inspector General. Mr.. Mockbee, Of
Chester, nominated Col. T. G. McKis-
sick, of Union. Mr.. Humbert, Of Lau-
rens, nominated Mr.. Hugh L. Farley, of
Spartanburg. Seconded by Mr.. Dun
can, of Spartanbrrg. Mr.. Marshall, of
Richland, Mr.. Smith, of Horny, and Mr..
Sparkman, of Georgetown, seconded
General Manigault's nomination. The
vote on the first ballot, after numerous
changes, vas: Manigault, 1856; Farley,
$50; Mckissick, I. Number of votes
cast, 313; necessary to choice, l57.
Mr. Mckissick was Withdrawn by Mr..
Thomas, of Union.
In the midst of cheers for Manigarllt
and Farley, the cry of "Ballot! ballot"
was raised. The second ballot resulted
as follows: Manigault, 1862; Farley, 156.
Number of votes cast, 3lS; necessary to
choice, 100.
Amidst excitement, it was moved to
make the nomination unanimous. Agreed
to.
Gen. James F. Izlar nominated for
Superintendent Of Education Col. 4.
Coward. Seconded by Mr.. Davie, Of
Chester. Mr.. Chlds, Of Pickens, nomi-
mated Col. James II. Rice, of Abbeville.
Seconded By Mr.. Howell, of Coleton.
The ballot resulted as follows: Rice, 1856;
Coward, 12S. Number of votes cast,
314; necessary to a choice, 15S.
On motion Of Mr.. Hart, of York,
motion to make the nomination unani-
nous was carried
Notices of time and place of the meet
ings of the Congressional Conventions
were given. Most of them met in the
Convention Hall Immediately after ad-
iournment.
Mr.. Haskell, from the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions, sent in g re-
port. He stated that while there was
difference of opinion among some of the
members of the committee, there would
be no minority report, but that each
member would state his differences on
the floor of the Convention.
The President appointed the following
committee to notify the successful caadi-
dates of their nomination, and ask them
to address the Convention: Messrs. D.
S. Henderson, J. L. Orr, R. G. Barkley,
G. ". Brown and W. r. Blackwell.
At 1.45 motion was made to adjourn
until o'clock.
sAltcEuOOH SeSslVH.
On the opening of the Convention,
Nh. Haskell submitted the report of the
Committee on Platform and Resolutions.
The platform was taken up for consid-
Grafton, and Mr.. Dawson said that lie
observed that the committee, while con-
forming the instrument very closely to
the platform of 1854, had omitted the
civil service plank, which was first adopt
ed IL 1882 and rea1firmed by the Conven-
ton of 1854. He therefore proposed an
amendment which restored the civil SER
vice clause as it existed in the former
platform and made an earnest argument
in its support. He said that the omis
sion would be calculated to place the
Democracy OF South Carolina in antago
nism to the policy upon which Mr.. Cleve
land had been elected President of the
United States, and he appealed to the
Convention to hesitate before adopting
course which would in effect be construed
as rebuke to the national Democratic
party and the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Mr.. Benet accepted the proposed
amendment.
Messrs. Kelly, Of Barnwell, Murphy,
of Colleton, and Barber, of Chester,
spoke in favor Of the amendment; while
Messrs. Clarke, Of kershaw, Murray, of
Anderson, and Haskell, of Richland,
spoke on the other side. 4 motion to
table the amendment was then lost by a
vote of 153 nays to 149 yeas. The
amendment was then adopted.
The Platform.
The Democratic party of South Caro-