The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-13
Especial to News and Courier.)

UitiO 1Oi CLC 1iIIiiIIIlSS. 4ICS u10'
again in caucus and waited with such
patience as they could command fol
the answer Of Col. Earle to their solici
tations that ne would accept their nom.
ination for Governor. Col. Earle came
over from Sumter on an early train
this morning and was Immediately in,
terviewed by the Tillmanites. They
held their caucus during the forenoon,
and when it was over some Of them an
nounced that Col. Earle had promised
to accept their nomination to the office,
and that they were already certain OF
149 votes, II less than a majority.
Independent inquiries made Of Col.
Earle did not bear out fully the Anti
Richardson declaration. 70 s. repre-
sentative Of the News and Courier Col.
Earle said, few minutes before the
convention met, that he was in no
sense candidate for the Governorship;
that he did not wish to be placed in
opposition to Governor Richardson and
he had not agreed to accept any Iiilman
nomination. He declared, however,
that he had stated to persons who had
asked him to be candidate that while
not an aspirant for the Governorship,
he could not refuse to accept the NOM
ination if the people rendered it to him.
In view of The fact that Col. Earle
did not declare that he would refuse to
accept the nomination made against
his friend, Governor Richardson, a
great deal of feeling was manifested by
friends of the latter, who maintained
that Col. Earle, having been elected
chairman Of the delegation committed
to the denomination Of the present State
ticket, would be guilty of a breach OF
faith in allowing his name to be used
in opposition to the Governor under
any circumstances. They went so far
as TO decide that unless Col. Earle eX-
pressly withdrew his name from the
convention before the nomination, they
would put up a candidate against him
for attorney general. In fact, it was
absolutely determined to present for
that Office Col. Knox Livingston, of
Marlboro, or Solicitor Jervey, Of
Charleston. 4 number Of delegations
who We're in favor Of Richardson
pledged themselves, in case the attorney
general did not refuse 20 allow his
name to De used, to vote for any one
who might be put in nomination
against him for the attorney general
ship.
The antagonism to Earle, among the
delegates mentioned was at boiling
neat when TIE convention met.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention was called to order
bv the State chairman, Gen. James w.
Moore, Of Hampton County, who Homi-
mated Col. J. I. Orr, Of Greenvilie, as
Temporary chairman.
Col. Orr, on assuming the duties of
the Craftsmanship, was briefly intro
duced by Gen. Moore, and responding
said:
"Gentle,nen Of the Democratic party:
! thank YOU most cordially for the
compliment which you have paid me
in eIecting me your temporary chair
man. Z congratulate you upon the
full delegations which have been sent
from the respective counties, and upon
the intelligence which appears upon
every face On the floor. I trust that the
action Of this convention may be for
the greatest interest Of the party, and
that we may, by our action, fnrthe1
the interests of the Democratic party in
the United States and thereby again
elect President who shall be, and is,
the President Of the Democratic party
and of the whole country" Zap
plause.l
COMPLETING TIE ORGANIZATION.
The nominations of secretaries being
next in order, John 7. Roper, of MARI
boro, was nominated by Col. Knox
Livingston, and Gen. VIM. Stokes, O.
Hampton, by Col. McSweeny. Both
gentlemen nominated Were elected by
acclamation, and took their seats on
the rostrum.
The secretaries then made out the
roll of the convention.
MAKEUP OF THE CONVENTION.
The sound Of Gen. Moores clear
toned voice, to mix q metaphor, fel
like chilling shower on the animation
and enthusiasm within the hall. l
was only thel mat hasty glance re
vealed the composition ofthe assembly
There were gray-haired men and mid
dle-aged men, and young men ant
beardless statesmen just budding an(
blooming into the full flower OF State
craft. There We're lawyers and doctors
aud farming philosophers and phllos
ophizing farmers, merchants and rail
road magnates, who all made up that
fortunately heterogeneous mass that
called the people. 1t afforded the ap
preciative scribe much Internal salts
faction to sit in his dreadfully eas.
chair and tell himself in all confidenc