Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-09-12
of freedom and the promise of future pros
neritv for the entire country.

of freedom and the promise of future pros
perity for the entire country.
Resolved, That this convention hereby
ratifies the nomination of Cleveland and
Thurman as the Democratic candidates for
President and Vice. resident of the Unit
ed States, and pledges to them the earnest
support of the Democracy Of South Caro-
lima.
Resolved, That this convention endors-
es the declaration of principles adopted by
the National Democratic convention at
st. Louis.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Col. Haskell, for the committee, reported
unfavorably on Capt. Tillman's State pri-
mary resolutions, and a long and interest
ing debate ensued. Capt. Tillman defend
ed his proposition in his familiar way.
He was replied to by Col. w. P. Murphy,
of Collector. Messrs. Hough, of Lancaster,
Pope, of Newberry, and Byrd, of Darling
ton, came to the aid of the Edgetield
orator.
Mr.. j.. w. Barnwell, of Charleston,
made a very strong speech against the
primary arrangement, which was received
with great and long continued applause.
Mr.. Hough rejoined, and Col. Hoyt, OF
Greenville, also spoke in favor of the .prl-
mary Col. Haskell closed the debate
with an able speech against the primary.
THE VOTE ON PRIMARY.
The vote resulted as follows, IN a mo-
ton to adopt the unfavorable report of the
committee:
Abbeville, yeas /, nays II; Aiken, yeas
8, nays ; Anderson, yeas l, nays s; Barn
we'll, yeas -; Beaufort, yeas s; Berkeley,
yeas II; Charleston, yeas %; Chester,
yeas 9, nays 6; Chesterfield, yeas 8, nays
3; Clarendon, yeas 6; Colleton, yeas 8,
nays 9; Darlingt8, yeas ., nays 6; Edge
field, nays -; Fairfield, yeas s; George
town, yeas s; Greenville, nays 10; Hamp-
ton, yeas 7; Horny, yeas 5; kershaw,
yeas 6, nays 3; Lancaster, yeas /, nays =;
Laurens, nays 6; Lexington, nays >;
Marion, yeas 6, nays 4 !; Marlboro, yeas .,
NeWberry, nays7; Oconee, nays =; Or
augsburg, yeas 10, nays 1; Pickens, yeas
6; Richland, yeas -; Spartanburg,- yeas
8, nays l !; Sumter, yeas s, nays2; Union,
nays 6; Williamsburg, yeas 8; York, yeas
4, nays 4. Total, yeas 1872; nays 81. The
unfavorable report of the committee was
adopted.
The committees u%nfavorable report on
the resolutions of Sigh, Izlar, Shell and
IOUG Vas duOpICus hlhiu
about Congressman and Solicitors vas re-
ported %unfavorably and adopted. Kirk
lands other resolution was adopted. I'm
favorable report on James's resolution was
adopted. In Rhame's resolution Illlman
offered the following substitute for the
fourteenth amendment:
"That the State Democratic executive
committee shall request each county COM
mittee to call meetings in their respective
counties, to which all candidates for State
offices shall be invited"
The committees unfavOrable report on
the following, by Tillman, was adopted:
Resolved, That the constitution of the
Democratic party of the State be amended
so as provide that the representatives in
all State conventions be on the basis of the
census of 1880, and that the delegates to
the same shall be chosen simultaneously
in each county in a primary election.
The following substitute offered by the
committee for the second clause of Captain
Tillman's morning resolution, was adopt
ed ooros+
ed to provide by statute for the punish
ment of perjury, fraud and Intimidation at
party primary elections"
The following amendment to kirkland's
resolution about congressional and Judlcl-
al primaries, was offered by the committee
and adopted
"Provided that this resolution shall take
effect after the general election in Noyem-
Der next"
On Beaseley's resolution the %unfavora-
BILE report was adopted.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
The election for electors for the State at
large then begun, and the following gen
tlemen were nominated: Col. John T.
Sloan, Jr., of Richland Col. w. B. Utsey,
Of Collector; COLI Knox Livingston, OF
Marlboro; Charles A. Douglass, of Fair
field. The election resulted in the choice
of Douglas and Sloan.
After the customary resolutions OF THANKS
the convention adjourned sine die.
A meeting of the executive committee
was held after the adjournment of the con-
vention, and a reorganization was effected
with Col. James F. Izlar as chairman, and
Willie Jones secretary.