The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-15
CAR0LINA'S CLASH
THE TILLMANITE VICTORY SETS
THE STATE BY THE BARS

me StraiRhoutS Withdraw nom the
Columbia Convention-Resolu
Adopted Denying Sensational News
paper Reports-A New Constitution
Adopted and the Scheme for a State
Primary Defeated.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug. 14.-The demo-
cratic convention this morning adopted the
following:
WHEREAS, Evil disposed persons. causelessly
hostile TO the farmers movement and regard
less of the fair name and credit of South Caro-
lima. have caused to be circulated through the
press of the country statements inteude1 to
prejudice the general public as to the relation
OF the Democratic party to the public debt
OF the state; and,
WHEREAS, Such sinister statements. growing
out of hostile political motives, are wholly at
variance with the purpose Of the Democratic
party or the state, and II unuoticed would
create wrong impressions and possibly do harm
and be unjust to the people CT South Carolina,
be il
vention assembled, that the debt of South Caro-
lima, as now recognized, is public Obligation
of primary Importance, and, in the future as In
the past, will continue to have the fostering
care of the state government, and should COM
mand the confidence OF the investing public.
ANTI-TILLMANITEs WITHDRAW.
A new constitution was adopted, and the
plan of "a primary election at this years
election for delegates to the state nomi-
mating convention was defeated. Upon this
action the delegations from Richmond,
Charleston, Beaufort and Sumter counties,
comprising the -Tillmanites, withdrew,
formed new convention, and elected Hon.
George Lamb Buist chairman and E. J.
Brennon secretary. Tney chose an ex-
ecutlve committee to prepare an address to
the people, and took a recess.
In the regular convention the old executive
committee was deposed, and j. l.. NJ. Irby of
Laurens was elected chairman. The con-
vention then adjourned sine die.
STATE ooNsoLs DECLINE.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Aug. 14.-The action
of the Tillmanite convention in Columbia
last night in trying to uslrp the place of
the state democratic executive committee
has caused ripple in the stock market
here, despite the fact that the convention
passed resolutions promising to look after
the debt of the state with as. much care as
it has been looked after by the state hereto
fore. Nobody seems to have confidence in
their promises A large holder of Brown
consols unloaded to-day at 9SA, and before
the close of business hours the quotations
had dropped to 9s. These bonds were
quoted on the New York Stock Exchange
last January at los. They dropped to 102
after the March convention, and are now
offered at 9S.
THE PARTY BREACH WIDENED.
The withdrawal of the straightout dem
ocratic delegates from the convention at
o'clock this morning widens the breach in
the party. In this section of the country
everybody is redhot for fight to the bitter
end. The convention to nominate state
officers occurs in September and the
straight-out democrats are organizing for
it. They will elect delegates in
every county, ignoring the new Tillman
executive committee, and will put a candi-
date In the field and expect to elect him.
Ex-Judge A. c. Haskell Of Columbia is
spoken of as a fighting candidate. If no
thousands of democrats who oppose him
will remain away from the polls.
THE REPUBLICANS ON THE ALERT.
There is strong talk among the republi-
cans here of putting up Geo. T. Cunning
ham, who is wealthy man, a conservative
republican and who at one time was elected
by the white people of the city mayor over
the regular democrat candidate. With the
regular democrats away from the polls Nj.
Cunningham might be elected. The repub-
licans, however, seem indisposed to put out
a state ticket, and are content to lend
hand to the whites in the fight which is sure
to come.
1t is probable that Capt Tillman may get
majority of the alliance negro vote in the
upper section of the state, but an aged
colored republican in the low country
voiced the sentiment Of many thousands of
his race when he said: "Cuffee gwine to vote
is waiting with intense anxiety the outcome
of the stralghtout democratic conference in
Columbia.
The boiling delegations proceeded in a
body to the agricultural hall, whe 9 a tenn
porary organization was effected. This
convention met at 4:30 o'clock and
adjourned at $50 till II o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Upon the reassembling of the straight
outs call was prepared, which will be
published tomorrow. An address will also
be issued tomorrow stating the cause of
their withdrawal.
THE TALK OF THE STATE.
CBy the Associated Press)
CHARLESTON, Aug 14.-The democratic
convention yesterday is the talk of the
state. The general opinion is that there
was no split and that the action of the con-
vention yesterday settled nothing but the
question OF the manner OF electtng delegates
to the September convention. The NelCS
and Courier holds that the convention ex-
ceeded its authority in adopting a new con-
stitution, that the old executive committee
is rightfuly the head of the party and the
old constitution still the law of the party.
The NetCS and Courier will say to morrow:
"The convention in September will not
be composed of the same dele
gates who attended the August convention.
With anything like organiza ion and proper
activity on the part of the Straight demo-
Gratis, it will be practicable to secure clear
majority in the September convention
against Capt. Tillman. 1t is with this OBJ
ject that the sraightouts should organize
and work The August convention has set.
tied nothing except the primary election.
The work that is accomplished between the
present time and the assembling of the
September convention will decide the con-
test"
WHAT TILLMAN'S PAPER SAYS.
The daily Sun, the Tillman organ, says:
ITO sum up the result of the convention
there will be no primary for 1890. There
will be a primary for 1892 A reform
executive committee with a Tillmanite
complexion has been substituted for the old
orthodox committee. There will be no bolt
or split. AS we predicted in advance of
the event, the August convention has settled
everything"
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