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ried. The Chair invited the Rev. w. H.
Richardson to pray.
yIcL.PREsIDENTs.
1st district, H. A. Mcetze. Lexington; End
C. ]. c. Hutson, Hampton; 3rd, DR.. s. NJ: Orr
Anderson; 4th, Thomas w. Woodward, Fair
field; 5th, r. T. Mackabee, Chester; G. s.
Mccall, Marlboro; 7th, j. D. Blanding, .Sum-
ter.
TREASURER.
Capt. Willie Jones, of Columbia.
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO ST. LOUIS.
The Hon. D. 8. Henderson, Of Aiken, nomi'
mated Major James T. Hart, of York.
The Hon. 9. L: Buist, of Charleston, noml-
mated Capt. F. W. Dawson, of Charleston.
Mr.: w. E. James, IT., Of Sumter, dominated
Ing, Ing OF Sumter, in behalf OF Col. Earle, with
drew his name.
Col. D. P. Duncan, of Union, nominated
Capt. Willie Jones, of Columbia.
Hon. John c. Sheppard, OF Edgetleld;; Mr..
Sheppard declined, and said that he could not
serve If elected.
Gen. James +. !zlar, Of Orangeburg. noml;
having stated that Senator Butler did not de-
sire election, Gen. Izlar withdrew his name.
Mr.. Ellis g. Graydon, Of Abbeville, nomi-
mated the Hon. c. S: Mccall OF Marlboro. Mr.
The Hon. A. T. Smythe, Of Charleston, nom-
mated Mr.. G. A. Woods, Of Marion.
Messrs. Dowson, Hart. Jones and Woods
were elected unanimously by acclamation.
THE PLATFORM.
Resolved, lst That the Democratic party of
the State OF South Carolina, in State Conven-
ton assembled, do hereby express their un-
qualified appreciation Of the administration y
Of President Cleveland and their desire for his
denomination and reelection,
End, That in President Cleveland the Demo-
cracy of South Carolina recognize an exalted
type Of American manhood, inasmuch as he
is mindful Of official responsibilities, fearless
in official action and steadfaSt In the face Of
Importantly.
3rd, That President Cleveland, in his public
life exemplifles the simplicity without parsi-
self-respect without exclusiveness, which
should mark the character and conduct of
one who is higher than all other rulers, In be-
ing the EN- bodiment OF the sovereign OF more
than GO, 900 Of people.
4th, That the enormous excess of public
revenue over the necessary and proper eX-
penditure is in itself u startling evidence OF
needless and therefore unjust taxation. The
millions so Withdrawn from trade and Indus
try are barren Of legitimate fruit, and are, In
themselves, menace to the business Of the
whole country.
land advocating reduction In the revenue
by lowering the taxation on the necessaries OF
life and raw materials of manufacture, meets
wsth our hearty and thorough approval as
statesmanlike and practical way in which the
overburdened people can be relieved without
injury to labor or to capital.
9Th, That, recogiZing the necessity for con-
cessions in order TO secure liberal measure
of tariff REFORM we give to the tariff bill re-
proted by the committee on ways and means,
and known as the Mills bill, our. cordial ap-
proval, and urge the Democracy OF the conn-
try to accept 1t as measure which Will make
life easier for the people at large, increase the
opportunities OF the manufacturers and MAIN
tain the present high position OF enlightened
American labor.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
been read, moved disappointment of COM
mittee to act upon them.
The member OF the committee we're At once
named as follows w; o. Bradley E. b. Murray
s1hfSon 1agGRSa RSst d. p Fl E'isS1s Sanders w.
Hanna, C. S. Land C. c. Tracy, Edward f.
Evans. B. R. Tillman, John Bratton ]. P.
Steele w. H. Perry, N. B. McSweeney, Thomas
John 4. Smith, 6. Leaphart, s. A. Durham,
w. ID. Evans, George Johnstone. ]. Cary,
James f. Izlar, w. A. Clyde, John c. Haskell.
D. P. Duncan, R. p. Lee, D. r. Duncan, j. F.
Hart, #. NJ. Gilland.
Mr.. w. L. Gray, of Laurens, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
That the State constitution of the Democra-
tic party be so amended that all nominations
Mr. Ellis G. Graydon, Of Abbeville, intro
duced this resolution:
Resolved, by this Conyention, that tn the cor, con,
Carolina be amened by striking out the se-
cond proviso Of the last paragraph OF the
thirteeth article thereof. which is In these
words: Provided further, that no @ election don
the primary plan, shall be hereafter held
prior TO the first day Of September in any
year.
Adopted.
The Hon E. B. Murray, introduced the fol-
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this Con.
ventlon that the candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor should be afforded an
opportunity formally to address the people
OF the State before the eletiom OF delegates to
the nominating convention in each election
year, to the end that their views upon pub
lie questions may be known in advance of
the nomination. and to this end the constitu-
tion of the Democratic party of South Caro-
lima be, and the same is hereby, amened by
adding thereto the following section, to wit.
"The State executive ,fa committee shall. IN IN
and Lieutenant Governor occurs, appoint at
last one public meeting In each Congressional
al district, whi5h shall be publicly announced
same, which shall be not more than three
months and not less one month before the
meeting of the State Nominating Convention,
at which all the candidates for Governor aud
dress the people, and the State executive COM
mittee shall make such arrangements for
these meetings as they may deem proper"
Mr.. Eugene B, Gary, OF Abbeville, offered
Resolved, That the delegations from the
counties composing each Congressional dis
trlct do proceed 10 select three members to be
elected by their convention for two years, ana
until their successors shall be elected TO serve
on the State Democratic executive committee.
At230P. NJ. q recess for thirty minutes was
taken to allow the district delegates to meet
each other and elect alternates to the Conven-
tion.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
First dlstrict-F. w. Wagener, Charleston !;
G. S. Graham, Lexington; Alternates-L. a.
o. Neill, Charleston; A. S. Hydrick, Orange
burg.
Second district-M. c. McSwceney, Hamp-
ton; A. S. Seigler. Aiken; Alternates..W. K.
Kelly, Barnwell; W. l.. burst, Edgeiield.
Thr5 m boSs ds6nsc C eafSy
Oconee; ]. ID. Maxwell, Anderson.
Fourth district-N. b. Dial, Laurcns; John
T. Sloan, Jr,. Richland. Alternates-J. NJ.
Fifth dis,rict0W. L. T. Prince, Chesterfield;
Leroy Springs, Lancastor: Alternately. ID.
Sixth district-B. w. Edwards, Darlington;
5I l. Maboa RSfb do5ry a1Sghan AtfgPassA Maon
Seventh distrct-William Elliott, Beaufort;
AlamontS. Moses Sumter. .Alternates-Josiah
Boar, Georgetown; James p. Admas, Rich
land.
Mr. Gray. of Laurens, moved that the un-
favorable report Of the committee be rejected,
and that the original resolution providing for
the primary plan be adopted.
Upon this question MIR. Gray opened the de-
bate.
The reasons for offering the resolution, he
said had been discussed by the newspapers
from the mountains to the seaboard and were
nnllN To 10 Nf oil
tries. The people represented by h imself and
colleagues had asked them TO make this re-
quest Of this Convention and they would be
recreant to their trusts if they remained Sill
ent WhateYer their personal views might